1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 727 721 Land in farms ..................acres.. 168 755 165 498 Average size of farm .......acres.. 232 230 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 610 184 417 Average per acre .........dollars.. 919 863 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 437 24 362 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 131 50 to 179 acres ..................... 296 288 180 to 499 acres .................... 201 204 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 598 599 acres.. 93 358 82 053 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 501 475 acres.. 38 980 33 802 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 28 acres.. 1 446 987 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 777 51 664 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 486 71 657 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 631 2 733 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 80 146 48 931 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 159 174 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 118 148 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 120 91 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 39 $100,000 or more .................... 123 117 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 144 42 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 484 58 473 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 728 720 $1,000.. 14 257 6 143 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 583 8 532 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 403 370 Other ............................... 324 351 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 396 413 200 days or more ................... 262 306 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 594 599 number.. 42 644 38 549 Beef cows ..................farms.. 508 505 number.. 19 857 18 286 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 48 number.. 2 582 2 564 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 585 591 number.. 22 691 23 480 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 16 number.. 2 937 844 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 12 number.. (D) 1 355 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 2 number.. 32 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 40 number.. (D) 51 805 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 48 60 number.. 11 861 587 11 525 892 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 182 bushels.. (D) 10 260 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 391 1 784 bushels.. 15 518 86 265 Rice..........................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 14 acres.. 2 237 2 424 bushels.. 59 993 65 164 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 475 454 acres.. 36 284 28 931 tons, dry.. 64 344 51 821 @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. .