1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLEBURNE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 653 717 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 046 116 705 Average size of farm .......acres.. 165 163 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 237 125 763 Average per acre .........dollars.. 877 668 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 787 17 650 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 153 162 50 to 179 acres ..................... 276 334 180 to 499 acres .................... 176 168 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 548 601 acres.. 51 177 50 128 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 424 431 acres.. 18 801 16 167 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 79 165 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 870 34 308 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 931 47 850 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 469 269 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 401 34 040 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 166 218 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 108 122 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 123 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 48 $100,000 or more .................... 125 139 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 975 24 827 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 904 34 627 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 653 717 $1,000.. 6 119 6 496 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 370 9 060 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 327 359 Other ............................... 326 358 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 350 391 200 days or more ................... 245 276 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 525 551 number.. 26 813 23 687 Beef cows ..................farms.. 469 482 number.. 12 483 12 377 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 29 number.. 1 569 1 239 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 507 551 number.. 11 690 12 835 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 39 number.. 2 001 3 658 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 36 number.. 5 300 6 681 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 1 number.. 488 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 31 number.. 59 687 104 389 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 138 178 number.. 19 303 150 20 950 172 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 164 bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 8 acres.. (D) 223 bushels.. (D) 5 194 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 313 bushels.. (D) 2 980 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 417 418 acres.. 18 664 15 460 tons, dry.. 35 761 20 421 @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. .