1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FULTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 716 712 Land in farms ..................acres.. 223 889 197 374 Average size of farm .......acres.. 313 277 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 955 116 562 Average per acre .........dollars.. 458 417 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 578 12 217 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 83 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 233 232 180 to 499 acres .................... 271 289 500 to 999 acres .................... 86 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 538 543 acres.. 76 557 69 396 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 348 330 acres.. 15 569 12 075 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 204 206 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 022 12 561 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 584 17 642 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 351 209 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 671 12 352 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 175 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 153 150 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 138 151 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 122 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 28 $100,000 or more .................... 28 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 020 9 907 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 390 13 914 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 716 712 $1,000.. 539 2 271 Average per farm..........dollars.. 752 3 190 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 308 290 Other ............................... 408 422 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 405 419 200 days or more ................... 300 312 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 634 623 number.. 38 218 34 571 Beef cows ..................farms.. 517 507 number.. 14 958 14 973 Milk cows ..................farms.. 50 66 number.. 2 882 2 892 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 631 626 number.. 19 124 19 594 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 65 number.. 2 429 2 878 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 64 number.. 6 858 11 222 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 104 91 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 74 number.. 1 015 1 313 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 199 bushels.. (D) 6 340 Rice..........................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 337 323 acres.. 14 740 11 469 tons, dry.. 23 032 16 129 @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. .