1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GARLAND COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 371 389 Land in farms ..................acres.. 42 794 41 293 Average size of farm .......acres.. 115 106 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 111 111 697 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 238 1 206 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 230 14 405 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 134 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 172 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 2 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 264 283 acres.. 20 559 18 970 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 178 167 acres.. 5 686 5 028 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 23 acres.. 35 109 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 269 11 869 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 287 30 513 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 262 755 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 007 11 115 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 166 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 4 $100,000 or more .................... 12 18 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 190 9 525 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 327 24 486 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 372 389 $1,000.. 1 003 2 177 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 697 5 596 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 107 118 Other ............................... 264 271 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 234 257 200 days or more ................... 169 190 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 281 297 number.. 9 510 8 466 Beef cows ..................farms.. 250 262 number.. 5 358 4 871 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 17 number.. 264 216 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 265 280 number.. 4 360 4 505 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 24 number.. 1 544 289 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 21 number.. (D) 534 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. 33 86 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 49 number.. 437 703 376 743 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 162 146 acres.. 5 734 4 785 tons, dry.. 9 857 6 990 @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. .