1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BAXTER COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 433 484 Land in farms ..................acres.. 92 708 103 034 Average size of farm .......acres.. 214 213 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 562 170 364 Average per acre .........dollars.. 821 602 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 888 24 681 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 180 201 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 317 357 acres.. 34 719 37 492 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 203 222 acres.. 8 062 7 495 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 14 11 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 652 15 067 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 315 31 130 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 189 186 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 463 14 881 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 129 134 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 7 $100,000 or more .................... 27 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 386 13 704 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 973 28 313 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 434 484 $1,000.. 2 274 649 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 240 1 341 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 185 183 Other ............................... 248 301 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 247 304 200 days or more ................... 193 227 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 372 398 number.. 20 463 20 146 Beef cows ..................farms.. 320 333 number.. 8 230 8 806 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 17 number.. 242 240 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 364 401 number.. 21 392 14 219 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 27 number.. 2 126 700 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 24 number.. 3 808 2 622 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 42 number.. 475 1 793 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 9 number.. 968 000 1 026 020 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 198 211 acres.. 8 050 7 455 tons, dry.. 11 164 9 261 @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. .