1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALHOUN COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 116 127 Land in farms ..................acres.. 18 818 19 659 Average size of farm .......acres.. 162 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 345 97 150 Average per acre .........dollars.. 836 620 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 625 17 093 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 58 60 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 98 104 acres.. 9 010 9 218 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 83 81 acres.. 3 255 2 823 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) 53 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 896 1 058 Average per farm .........dollars.. 7 725 8 329 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 284 99 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 612 959 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 1 $100,000 or more .................... 0 2 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 940 1 076 Average per farm .........dollars.. 8 102 8 475 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 116 127 $1,000.. 36 - 41 Average per farm..........dollars.. 311 - 320 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 44 44 Other ............................... 72 83 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 65 80 200 days or more ................... 46 56 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 85 94 number.. 3 237 3 650 Beef cows ..................farms.. 82 79 number.. (D) 1 940 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 34 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 85 97 number.. 1 337 1 664 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 3 number.. 98 5 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 3 number.. 246 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 110 bushels.. 0 2 415 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 73 68 acres.. 2 914 2 291 tons, dry.. 6 161 3 480 @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. .