1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CRITTENDEN COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 290 315 Land in farms ..................acres.. 326 808 326 411 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 127 1 036 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 921 593 780 829 Average per acre .........dollars.. 883 760 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 386 96 070 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 43 45 180 to 499 acres .................... 40 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 123 119 Total cropland .................farms.. 285 308 acres.. 314 582 313 895 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 278 301 acres.. 298 663 264 868 Irrigated land .................farms.. 120 94 acres.. 54 697 44 309 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 78 769 49 487 Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 616 157 103 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 78 385 49 300 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 384 188 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 45 $100,000 or more .................... 168 137 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 903 38 287 Average per farm .........dollars.. 206 562 121 163 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 290 316 $1,000.. 13 769 9 611 Average per farm..........dollars.. 47 479 30 414 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 226 231 Other ............................... 64 84 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 115 128 200 days or more ................... 62 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 19 22 number.. 1 739 1 323 Beef cows ..................farms.. 19 20 number.. 1 243 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 19 19 number.. 395 (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 21 number.. 672 269 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 10 number.. 335 149 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 239 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 92 86 acres.. 15 570 8 637 bushels.. 1 145 872 629 563 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 148 184 acres.. 51 799 55 826 bushels.. 2 194 467 2 420 411 Rice..........................farms.. 91 71 acres.. 23 887 14 045 cwt.. 1 243 551 682 804 Cotton .......................farms.. 110 94 acres.. 57 033 23 340 bales.. 91 004 34 334 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 228 264 acres.. 177 003 191 770 bushels.. 5 746 796 4 566 783 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 15 18 acres.. 940 1 028 tons, dry.. 2 126 1 044 @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. .