1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ARKANSAS COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 490 572 Land in farms ..................acres.. 411 473 454 783 Average size of farm .......acres.. 840 795 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 784 955 672 087 Average per acre .........dollars.. 983 882 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 589 104 148 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 60 180 to 499 acres .................... 97 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 140 155 1,000 acres or more ................. 164 174 Total cropland .................farms.. 469 547 acres.. 357 491 382 983 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 451 528 acres.. 335 860 312 242 Irrigated land .................farms.. 426 493 acres.. 272 596 245 006 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 107 603 80 940 Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 597 141 503 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 105 104 80 048 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 499 892 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 92 $100,000 or more .................... 320 295 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 415 51 933 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 744 90 793 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 490 572 $1,000.. 32 406 23 271 Average per farm..........dollars.. 66 135 40 684 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 425 477 Other ............................... 65 95 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 134 158 200 days or more ................... 60 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 62 80 number.. 2 751 3 848 Beef cows ..................farms.. 59 71 number.. 1 674 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 59 76 number.. 1 188 2 046 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 12 number.. 290 1 130 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 10 number.. 250 613 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 16 number.. 68 426 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 84 143 acres.. 8 382 9 971 bushels.. 689 510 890 434 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 310 355 acres.. 57 446 47 862 bushels.. 3 255 356 2 242 152 Rice..........................farms.. 401 459 acres.. 120 115 88 193 cwt.. 7 320 628 5 025 272 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 712 (D) bales.. 663 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 405 478 acres.. 182 189 179 534 bushels.. 6 694 704 5 552 857 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 32 41 acres.. 1 438 1 947 tons, dry.. 3 600 (D) @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .