1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARROLL COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 031 1 045 Land in farms ..................acres.. 246 184 240 838 Average size of farm .......acres.. 239 230 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 575 178 162 Average per acre .........dollars.. 876 723 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 960 22 943 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 185 146 50 to 179 acres ..................... 368 412 180 to 499 acres .................... 315 331 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 855 853 acres.. 115 356 105 385 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 666 625 acres.. 33 772 29 774 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 17 acres.. 402 291 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 109 783 80 488 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 482 77 022 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 750 840 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 109 032 79 649 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 217 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 143 147 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 183 166 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 181 175 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 72 $100,000 or more .................... 214 174 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 90 948 60 865 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 299 58 244 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 030 1 045 $1,000.. 14 905 11 778 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 471 11 271 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 550 538 Other ............................... 481 507 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 573 578 200 days or more ................... 386 411 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 890 892 number.. 69 425 64 048 Beef cows ..................farms.. 743 730 number.. 30 891 28 296 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 94 number.. 3 054 3 781 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 881 904 number.. 38 289 40 566 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 46 number.. 9 792 11 280 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 35 number.. 23 934 23 781 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 16 number.. 349 564 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 59 94 number.. 1 754 450 699 692 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 137 123 number.. 29 117 319 19 888 890 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 0 acres.. 60 0 bushels.. 2 250 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.. 646 603 acres.. 33 346 29 387 tons, dry.. 59 473 43 539 @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. .