1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FAULKNER COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 051 1 103 Land in farms ..................acres.. 210 692 223 594 Average size of farm .......acres.. 200 203 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 136 160 401 Average per acre .........dollars.. 787 708 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 210 20 691 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 219 208 50 to 179 acres ..................... 425 506 180 to 499 acres .................... 272 249 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 905 956 acres.. 124 835 127 015 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 695 724 acres.. 48 606 50 585 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 38 acres.. 3 282 3 722 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 994 18 716 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 072 16 968 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 278 3 135 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 716 15 581 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 316 381 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 207 226 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 216 218 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 176 140 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 39 $100,000 or more .................... 42 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 929 14 732 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 092 13 356 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 052 1 103 $1,000.. 1 541 2 966 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 465 2 689 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 410 404 Other ............................... 641 699 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 649 703 200 days or more ................... 510 503 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 873 878 number.. 44 755 40 911 Beef cows ..................farms.. 745 736 number.. 21 372 19 997 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 59 number.. 3 973 3 646 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 851 891 number.. 21 932 23 975 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 35 number.. 834 691 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 27 number.. 1 239 900 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 9 number.. 100 434 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 71 number.. (D) 85 086 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 23 acres.. 130 1 013 bushels.. 7 150 32 473 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 23 acres.. 1 240 2 234 bushels.. 34 000 79 985 Rice..........................farms.. 20 19 acres.. 2 794 1 808 cwt.. 149 426 88 966 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 45 acres.. 7 763 9 728 bushels.. 222 458 197 441 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 655 684 acres.. 37 445 37 147 tons, dry.. 63 931 59 976 @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. .