1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 781 902 Land in farms ..................acres.. 350 402 351 106 Average size of farm .......acres.. 449 389 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 452 962 350 002 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 040 933 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 768 61 148 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 120 156 50 to 179 acres ..................... 193 196 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 247 500 to 999 acres .................... 188 189 1,000 acres or more ................. 94 78 Total cropland .................farms.. 746 860 acres.. 328 235 324 379 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 701 815 acres.. 296 331 248 572 Irrigated land .................farms.. 428 434 acres.. 155 793 117 310 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 654 69 566 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 635 77 124 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 89 406 65 863 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 248 3 703 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 145 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 103 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 160 $100,000 or more .................... 303 243 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 041 45 168 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 257 50 075 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 780 902 $1,000.. 27 444 21 986 Average per farm..........dollars.. 35 185 24 375 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 521 590 Other ............................... 260 312 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 306 396 200 days or more ................... 223 259 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 170 173 number.. 7 235 6 148 Beef cows ..................farms.. 151 147 number.. 3 866 2 957 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 4 number.. 108 77 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 160 164 number.. 4 227 3 201 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 28 number.. 1 778 2 293 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 25 number.. 4 215 4 336 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 1 number.. 131 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 113 210 acres.. 9 748 12 982 bushels.. 645 297 896 675 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 148 222 acres.. 13 532 15 677 bushels.. 516 645 600 503 Rice..........................farms.. 312 380 acres.. 79 486 60 779 cwt.. 4 421 998 3 257 919 Cotton .......................farms.. 232 294 acres.. 83 612 55 942 bales.. 132 533 75 948 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 497 608 acres.. 109 712 106 467 bushels.. 3 346 781 2 559 110 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 140 130 acres.. 6 001 4 749 tons, dry.. 10 493 6 472 @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. .