1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOT SPRING COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 419 526 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 498 80 267 Average size of farm .......acres.. 187 153 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 432 143 968 Average per acre .........dollars.. 900 847 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 610 15 736 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 191 240 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 349 417 acres.. 40 468 37 873 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 276 290 acres.. 15 542 14 559 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 12 acres.. 1 081 2 682 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 586 7 599 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 879 14 447 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 235 971 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 351 6 628 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 119 203 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 9 $100,000 or more .................... 24 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 999 6 692 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 704 12 722 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 419 526 $1,000.. 913 - 164 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 179 - 312 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 172 181 Other ............................... 247 345 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 238 330 200 days or more ................... 186 244 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 330 411 number.. 15 109 15 042 Beef cows ..................farms.. 295 358 number.. 7 520 7 939 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 16 number.. 580 612 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 329 421 number.. 7 957 8 509 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 23 number.. 330 823 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 20 number.. 349 1 392 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 180 384 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 39 number.. (D) 202 021 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 314 bushels.. (D) 13 815 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 552 bushels.. (D) 12 285 Rice..........................farms.. 4 5 acres.. 1 047 1 009 cwt.. 53 322 44 545 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 14 acres.. 2 438 3 469 bushels.. 66 678 59 046 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 259 269 acres.. 11 780 8 990 tons, dry.. 25 005 13 829 @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. .