1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ASHLEY COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 300 368 Land in farms ..................acres.. 151 325 154 580 Average size of farm .......acres.. 504 420 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 398 093 282 326 Average per acre .........dollars.. 856 722 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 621 62 231 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 76 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 273 341 acres.. 131 294 132 539 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 239 298 acres.. 111 363 97 364 Irrigated land .................farms.. 130 165 acres.. 61 608 53 421 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 175 32 513 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 582 88 351 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 312 30 127 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 863 2 386 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 39 $100,000 or more .................... 111 107 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 158 20 840 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 193 56 630 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 300 368 $1,000.. 8 957 9 293 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 858 25 254 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 176 Other ............................... 133 192 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 147 184 200 days or more ................... 107 144 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 117 150 number.. 5 011 4 360 Beef cows ..................farms.. 103 124 number.. (D) 2 363 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 95 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 104 141 number.. 1 791 4 385 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 18 number.. 705 745 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 15 number.. 2 436 1 485 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. 79 172 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 25 number.. 397 778 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 17 37 acres.. 1 944 3 030 bushels.. 84 430 158 071 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 27 acres.. 6 202 3 722 bushels.. 182 881 71 896 Rice..........................farms.. 63 88 acres.. 15 023 14 609 cwt.. 762 083 672 473 Cotton .......................farms.. 103 118 acres.. 51 977 (D) bales.. 92 628 67 356 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 100 116 acres.. 33 898 36 585 bushels.. 1 057 702 658 560 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 99 116 acres.. 3 736 2 654 tons, dry.. 6 369 4 031 @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. .