1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLEVELAND COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 223 261 Land in farms ..................acres.. 34 115 36 677 Average size of farm .......acres.. 153 141 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 590 96 831 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 025 953 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 221 24 934 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 183 230 acres.. 14 750 15 911 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 125 167 acres.. 4 369 5 083 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 12 acres.. 35 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 895 26 399 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 604 101 146 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 334 289 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 561 26 110 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 10 $100,000 or more .................... 44 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 886 22 736 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 143 87 112 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 223 261 $1,000.. 4 203 2 969 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 850 11 375 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 110 109 Other ............................... 113 152 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 127 166 200 days or more ................... 93 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 169 197 number.. 8 381 8 148 Beef cows ..................farms.. 150 178 number.. 4 488 3 781 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. 92 93 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 163 196 number.. 3 668 4 716 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 21 number.. 1 289 1 072 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 15 number.. 2 787 1 571 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 18 number.. (D) 175 774 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 37 44 number.. 12 634 736 12 172 133 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 36 bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 110 148 acres.. 4 214 4 806 tons, dry.. 10 179 10 239 @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. .