1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CRAWFORD COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 792 902 Land in farms ..................acres.. 145 744 131 221 Average size of farm .......acres.. 184 145 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 239 294 139 788 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 331 951 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 461 20 957 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 225 292 50 to 179 acres ..................... 305 374 180 to 499 acres .................... 150 134 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 643 684 acres.. 85 315 72 097 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 473 477 acres.. 45 081 40 138 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 65 acres.. 5 405 5 152 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 548 36 453 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 035 40 413 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 822 7 441 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 726 29 012 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 245 309 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 150 199 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 147 133 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 34 $100,000 or more .................... 111 99 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 411 26 687 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 499 29 586 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 792 902 $1,000.. 7 209 6 077 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 102 6 737 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 353 371 Other ............................... 439 531 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 436 530 200 days or more ................... 335 402 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 592 674 number.. 29 863 26 976 Beef cows ..................farms.. 540 583 number.. 13 737 13 407 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 41 number.. 698 448 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 572 666 number.. 15 074 15 208 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 29 number.. 581 651 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 25 number.. 1 142 1 253 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 16 number.. 682 460 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 44 65 number.. (D) 87 815 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 63 68 number.. 13 651 929 11 579 209 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 0 acres.. 460 0 bushels.. 14 636 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 24 acres.. 3 457 4 286 bushels.. 116 164 128 643 Rice..........................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 43 52 acres.. 20 443 19 676 bushels.. 533 590 475 697 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 408 395 acres.. 20 758 15 831 tons, dry.. 39 519 29 281 @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. .