1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DREW COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 309 380 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 260 111 573 Average size of farm .......acres.. 357 294 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 281 431 183 611 Average per acre .........dollars.. 788 682 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 289 41 158 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 118 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 277 337 acres.. 84 385 82 876 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 242 287 acres.. 60 476 52 472 Irrigated land .................farms.. 93 97 acres.. 33 329 24 381 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 807 15 424 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 337 40 590 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 933 12 739 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 874 2 685 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 22 $100,000 or more .................... 59 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 169 10 445 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 091 27 486 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 309 380 $1,000.. 3 587 4 154 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 608 10 932 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 169 176 Other ............................... 140 204 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 164 217 200 days or more ................... 111 161 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 177 224 number.. 7 454 8 091 Beef cows ..................farms.. 157 189 number.. 4 119 4 578 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 8 number.. 60 96 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 168 224 number.. 3 028 4 511 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 22 number.. 733 1 411 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 21 number.. 2 307 1 790 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 10 number.. 150 219 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 1 250 000 725 000 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 34 acres.. 1 554 3 356 bushels.. 92 771 205 277 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 28 acres.. 2 075 2 598 bushels.. 88 471 83 435 Rice..........................farms.. 58 57 acres.. 15 006 10 280 cwt.. 781 448 475 435 Cotton .......................farms.. 50 59 acres.. 15 172 10 703 bales.. 26 580 18 592 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 69 78 acres.. 20 854 20 385 bushels.. 621 839 413 386 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 140 171 acres.. 6 535 5 792 tons, dry.. 9 836 11 848 @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. .