1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 739 847 Land in farms ..................acres.. 251 710 252 997 Average size of farm .......acres.. 341 299 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 308 689 220 035 Average per acre .........dollars.. 905 807 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 906 37 724 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 139 162 50 to 179 acres ..................... 228 291 180 to 499 acres .................... 168 184 500 to 999 acres .................... 115 133 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 673 776 acres.. 221 860 220 544 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 618 698 acres.. 193 579 158 148 Irrigated land .................farms.. 304 324 acres.. 86 621 63 406 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 689 37 526 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 591 44 305 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 688 33 949 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 001 3 577 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 142 187 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 103 $100,000 or more .................... 170 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 902 24 237 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 582 28 649 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 739 846 $1,000.. 11 720 10 401 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 859 12 295 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 422 481 Other ............................... 317 366 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 339 422 200 days or more ................... 245 278 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 224 283 number.. 6 167 7 083 Beef cows ..................farms.. 196 239 number.. 2 852 3 326 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 18 number.. 481 428 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 211 282 number.. 2 599 4 308 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 54 number.. 2 532 2 407 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 53 number.. 6 276 5 487 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 1 number.. 116 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 33 number.. 312 731 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 232 409 acres.. 21 804 30 521 bushels.. 1 347 714 2 052 536 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 192 285 acres.. 15 119 19 031 bushels.. 610 960 781 243 Rice..........................farms.. 264 303 acres.. 58 291 44 858 cwt.. 3 143 387 2 394 521 Cotton .......................farms.. 85 96 acres.. 18 384 11 918 bales.. 22 676 15 145 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 429 471 acres.. 80 604 57 220 bushels.. 2 394 182 1 113 998 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 183 183 acres.. 5 076 4 021 tons, dry.. 8 346 6 389 @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. .