1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAY COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 622 670 Land in farms ..................acres.. 313 573 309 939 Average size of farm .......acres.. 504 463 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 457 185 339 908 Average per acre .........dollars.. 931 831 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 985 60 992 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 157 180 to 499 acres .................... 150 178 500 to 999 acres .................... 129 126 1,000 acres or more ................. 96 88 Total cropland .................farms.. 577 628 acres.. 290 661 277 497 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 547 585 acres.. 257 422 209 308 Irrigated land .................farms.. 288 310 acres.. 126 600 87 834 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 793 45 866 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 776 68 456 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 62 666 43 317 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 127 2 548 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 106 $100,000 or more .................... 208 148 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 467 31 066 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 098 46 298 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 622 671 $1,000.. 18 446 12 571 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 656 18 735 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 420 437 Other ............................... 202 233 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 235 285 200 days or more ................... 155 186 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 159 163 number.. 6 053 5 263 Beef cows ..................farms.. 140 133 number.. 2 927 2 564 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 12 number.. 17 64 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 159 165 number.. 3 976 3 040 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 37 number.. 1 198 2 776 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 41 number.. 1 429 3 408 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 1 number.. 32 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 262 392 acres.. 31 803 40 207 bushels.. 2 015 772 2 511 528 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 255 342 acres.. 29 941 32 122 bushels.. 1 290 971 1 317 530 Rice..........................farms.. 239 260 acres.. 68 167 50 065 cwt.. 3 507 488 2 468 608 Cotton .......................farms.. 76 96 acres.. 21 787 11 813 bales.. 31 928 16 054 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 418 440 acres.. 110 198 82 226 bushels.. 3 480 503 2 004 687 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 110 101 acres.. 4 438 3 349 tons, dry.. 6 499 3 992 @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. .