1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOONE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 148 1 193 Land in farms ..................acres.. 250 819 242 099 Average size of farm .......acres.. 218 203 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 193 486 138 570 Average per acre .........dollars.. 821 714 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 642 16 420 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 225 227 50 to 179 acres ..................... 487 511 180 to 499 acres .................... 292 299 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 926 934 acres.. 114 159 100 398 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 639 585 acres.. 27 285 21 906 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 12 acres.. 270 170 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 795 25 518 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 536 21 390 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 567 528 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 228 24 990 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 291 331 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 180 220 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 223 250 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 253 223 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 46 $100,000 or more .................... 79 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 167 20 284 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 633 16 988 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 148 1 194 $1,000.. 5 239 2 484 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 563 2 080 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 527 482 Other ............................... 621 711 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 654 731 200 days or more ................... 503 531 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 005 1 049 number.. 58 435 54 447 Beef cows ..................farms.. 883 888 number.. 28 878 26 124 Milk cows ..................farms.. 56 90 number.. 1 482 1 684 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 006 1 060 number.. 31 626 30 831 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 57 number.. 1 746 3 131 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 47 number.. 3 777 8 576 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 7 number.. 706 219 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 90 number.. 275 890 163 070 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 40 21 number.. 10 395 671 2 404 294 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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.. 624 561 acres.. 27 642 21 484 tons, dry.. 41 423 25 853 @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. .