1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLUMBIA COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 320 411 Land in farms ..................acres.. 57 253 66 305 Average size of farm .......acres.. 179 161 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 187 204 124 299 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 315 790 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 768 22 046 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 148 200 180 to 499 acres .................... 77 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 17 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 271 337 acres.. 26 447 28 068 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 230 258 acres.. 8 955 9 140 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 254 127 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 581 19 783 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 314 48 134 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 783 1 994 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 797 17 789 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 8 $100,000 or more .................... 54 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 750 15 402 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 217 37 474 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 320 411 $1,000.. 4 140 2 949 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 937 7 176 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 143 143 Other ............................... 177 268 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 189 276 200 days or more ................... 134 223 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 227 297 number.. 14 005 13 634 Beef cows ..................farms.. 215 274 number.. (D) 7 695 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. (D) 180 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 227 298 number.. 6 814 8 326 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 14 number.. 1 573 593 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 14 number.. 1 944 824 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 137 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 32 number.. (D) 227 300 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 37 35 number.. 12 101 518 8 835 046 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 219 244 acres.. 8 651 8 785 tons, dry.. 21 047 (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. .