1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLARK COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 356 408 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 919 114 391 Average size of farm .......acres.. 278 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 158 790 175 703 Average per acre .........dollars.. 581 625 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 123 31 640 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 143 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 288 339 acres.. 55 160 58 795 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 242 284 acres.. 28 169 34 711 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 16 acres.. 2 032 2 217 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 163 9 034 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 358 22 142 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 660 3 094 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 503 5 940 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 145 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 14 $100,000 or more .................... 25 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 583 8 035 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 842 19 694 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 357 408 $1,000.. 1 037 1 296 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 904 3 176 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 146 166 Other ............................... 210 242 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 214 255 200 days or more ................... 155 167 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 275 313 number.. 14 937 14 959 Beef cows ..................farms.. 256 289 number.. 7 986 8 223 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 12 number.. 701 502 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 270 307 number.. 7 357 9 342 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 17 number.. 3 040 967 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 15 number.. 8 730 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 34 number.. (D) 133 455 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 19 acres.. 1 052 960 bushels.. 65 648 39 906 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 25 acres.. 381 2 292 bushels.. 9 530 74 709 Rice..........................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 1 884 1 376 cwt.. 87 759 51 668 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 40 53 acres.. 13 174 20 609 bushels.. 374 900 358 367 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 204 236 acres.. 9 407 9 287 tons, dry.. 17 820 13 817 @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. .