1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DALLAS COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 108 128 Land in farms ..................acres.. 20 589 18 918 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 148 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 492 114 477 Average per acre .........dollars.. 873 776 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 224 12 524 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 62 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 96 110 acres.. 10 599 9 715 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 78 82 acres.. 3 384 2 979 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 194 992 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 060 7 751 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 247 156 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 948 836 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 0 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 2 $100,000 or more .................... 2 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 326 841 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 274 6 572 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 108 128 $1,000.. 49 84 Average per farm..........dollars.. 457 652 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 43 35 Other ............................... 65 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 48 90 200 days or more ................... 41 74 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 90 103 number.. 3 095 3 396 Beef cows ..................farms.. 83 95 number.. 1 872 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 1 number.. 11 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 86 107 number.. 1 330 1 535 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 10 number.. 299 461 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 9 number.. 419 572 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 9 number.. (D) 224 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 76 77 acres.. 3 109 2 729 tons, dry.. 6 191 3 085 @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. .