1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHICOT COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 344 409 Land in farms ..................acres.. 269 122 320 847 Average size of farm .......acres.. 782 784 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 615 238 542 262 Average per acre .........dollars.. 790 697 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 260 88 279 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 68 73 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 91 103 Total cropland .................farms.. 322 389 acres.. 244 241 283 730 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 302 362 acres.. 210 584 209 978 Irrigated land .................farms.. 187 194 acres.. 85 226 69 154 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 184 54 279 Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 023 132 713 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 59 598 47 573 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 586 6 706 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 67 $100,000 or more .................... 164 150 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 599 39 827 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 563 97 377 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 345 409 $1,000.. 17 574 12 921 Average per farm..........dollars.. 50 939 31 593 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 288 305 Other ............................... 56 104 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 93 149 200 days or more ................... 51 82 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 68 80 number.. 6 270 5 011 Beef cows ..................farms.. 62 58 number.. 3 344 2 679 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. 20 85 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 69 80 number.. 2 880 3 654 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 7 number.. 47 62 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 0 7 number.. 0 227 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 60 129 acres.. 9 040 14 739 bushels.. 585 496 950 298 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 99 142 acres.. 18 319 28 935 bushels.. 655 907 890 730 Rice..........................farms.. 148 148 acres.. 43 869 32 729 cwt.. 2 355 978 1 697 768 Cotton .......................farms.. 132 133 acres.. 53 440 36 883 bales.. 83 067 58 244 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 213 260 acres.. 92 699 103 401 bushels.. 3 338 989 2 256 107 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 49 49 acres.. 2 412 3 041 tons, dry.. 5 448 (D) @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. .