1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CROSS COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 409 492 Land in farms ..................acres.. 324 539 339 830 Average size of farm .......acres.. 793 691 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 726 163 510 953 Average per acre .........dollars.. 932 744 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 677 85 711 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 84 98 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 108 1,000 acres or more ................. 104 120 Total cropland .................farms.. 386 456 acres.. 299 667 310 868 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 370 435 acres.. 281 814 254 677 Irrigated land .................farms.. 285 344 acres.. 148 993 136 927 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 914 56 306 Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 828 114 443 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 977 55 399 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 936 907 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 72 $100,000 or more .................... 188 185 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 376 38 707 Average per farm .........dollars.. 139 942 78 514 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 410 493 $1,000.. 13 222 14 656 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 249 29 729 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 308 371 Other ............................... 101 121 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 134 179 200 days or more ................... 71 103 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 64 76 number.. 3 623 3 713 Beef cows ..................farms.. 59 63 number.. (D) 2 104 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 11 number.. (D) 47 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 62 71 number.. 1 339 1 698 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 26 number.. 396 495 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 23 number.. 694 1 215 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 15 number.. (D) 384 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 83 98 acres.. 15 120 7 491 bushels.. 1 049 110 477 773 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 205 227 acres.. 49 800 40 680 bushels.. 2 179 143 1 657 306 Rice..........................farms.. 265 324 acres.. 84 383 64 080 cwt.. 4 677 613 3 576 078 Cotton .......................farms.. 14 9 acres.. 3 260 1 491 bales.. 4 949 1 875 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 308 366 acres.. 163 607 160 069 bushels.. 5 330 714 3 893 802 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 42 37 acres.. 2 096 2 042 tons, dry.. 3 193 (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. .