1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BRADLEY COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 231 266 Land in farms ..................acres.. 30 196 31 795 Average size of farm .......acres.. 131 120 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 153 100 523 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 041 798 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 395 17 068 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 81 50 to 179 acres ..................... 107 129 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 200 229 acres.. 14 715 13 579 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 166 186 acres.. 5 283 4 515 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 58 acres.. 698 529 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 954 9 564 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 750 35 956 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 523 2 781 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 432 6 783 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 10 $100,000 or more .................... 37 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 545 6 419 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 992 24 131 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 231 266 $1,000.. 4 211 2 088 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 227 7 850 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 105 106 Other ............................... 126 160 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 167 200 days or more ................... 82 126 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 146 173 number.. 5 080 4 648 Beef cows ..................farms.. 140 146 number.. 3 179 2 810 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 43 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 145 170 number.. 2 325 2 523 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 22 number.. 145 678 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 19 number.. 167 1 462 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 15 number.. 214 776 103 702 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 23 number.. 4 109 762 3 884 590 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 3 069 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (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 3 acres.. 0 338 bushels.. 0 5 070 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 112 129 acres.. 3 921 3 260 tons, dry.. 7 887 4 051 @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. .