1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DESHA COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 324 406 Land in farms ..................acres.. 262 021 294 551 Average size of farm .......acres.. 809 725 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 608 674 496 537 Average per acre .........dollars.. 763 710 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 370 99 133 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 96 99 Total cropland .................farms.. 309 398 acres.. 243 901 270 522 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 297 382 acres.. 219 666 212 852 Irrigated land .................farms.. 223 267 acres.. 120 256 107 945 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 983 56 599 Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 169 139 407 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 054 55 572 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 929 1 027 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 18 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 47 $100,000 or more .................... 181 184 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 984 40 930 Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 940 100 813 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 323 406 $1,000.. 17 818 13 118 Average per farm..........dollars.. 55 165 32 309 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 258 331 Other ............................... 66 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 99 104 200 days or more ................... 53 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 42 58 number.. 2 874 5 519 Beef cows ..................farms.. 28 41 number.. (D) 2 631 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 9 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 39 50 number.. 1 080 2 047 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 18 number.. 79 272 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 10 number.. 187 311 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 14 number.. (D) 288 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 73 107 acres.. 12 571 11 233 bushels.. 992 154 883 146 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 82 109 acres.. 16 797 17 853 bushels.. 635 265 657 068 Rice..........................farms.. 156 180 acres.. 43 397 35 797 cwt.. 2 466 848 1 739 862 Cotton .......................farms.. 170 210 acres.. 61 661 45 963 bales.. 117 058 79 315 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 230 291 acres.. 92 809 111 104 bushels.. 2 882 026 2 613 633 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 12 32 acres.. 853 1 353 tons, dry.. 1 175 (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. .