1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRANT COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 191 235 Land in farms ..................acres.. 37 606 33 809 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 144 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 218 261 133 801 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 041 848 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 222 22 334 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 89 111 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 168 204 acres.. 16 871 17 069 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 140 162 acres.. 7 564 6 326 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 6 acres.. 6 297 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 607 4 502 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 353 19 155 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 115 319 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 492 4 182 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 2 $100,000 or more .................... 14 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 773 3 628 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 223 15 374 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 191 236 $1,000.. - 652 658 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 3 415 2 788 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 65 77 Other ............................... 126 158 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 115 147 200 days or more ................... 95 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 141 181 number.. 10 028 8 256 Beef cows ..................farms.. 124 151 number.. (D) 3 900 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 491 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 134 172 number.. 5 368 4 834 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 8 number.. 304 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 8 number.. 525 333 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 7 number.. 1 361 015 1 175 800 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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 3 acres.. 0 115 bushels.. 0 2 410 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 138 152 acres.. 7 042 5 865 tons, dry.. 16 862 (D) @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. .