1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HEMPSTEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 717 802 Land in farms ..................acres.. 168 848 182 876 Average size of farm .......acres.. 235 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 213 032 172 161 Average per acre .........dollars.. 863 725 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 144 25 682 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 142 156 50 to 179 acres ..................... 267 323 180 to 499 acres .................... 190 189 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 580 640 acres.. 83 871 94 037 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 449 497 acres.. 35 589 38 970 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 15 acres.. 302 533 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 116 985 107 614 Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 158 134 182 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 657 2 543 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 115 328 105 071 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 196 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 121 128 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 34 $100,000 or more .................... 194 176 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 96 797 81 351 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 815 101 435 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 718 802 $1,000.. 19 062 17 886 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 548 22 301 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 383 370 Other ............................... 334 432 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 359 461 200 days or more ................... 250 332 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 566 622 number.. 42 699 38 737 Beef cows ..................farms.. 533 571 number.. 25 107 24 128 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 20 number.. 339 342 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 555 631 number.. 21 334 22 041 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 29 number.. 31 444 3 452 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 24 number.. 84 599 5 993 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 11 number.. (D) 415 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 62 number.. 2 776 008 4 466 299 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 151 125 number.. 45 374 534 29 577 048 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 11 acres.. (D) 2 182 bushels.. (D) 106 757 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 20 acres.. (D) 3 722 bushels.. (D) 99 964 Rice..........................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 560 bales.. (D) 680 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 18 34 acres.. 6 074 9 659 bushels.. 98 457 135 795 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 418 451 acres.. 27 502 21 618 tons, dry.. 62 595 39 930 @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. .