1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOWARD COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 658 656 Land in farms ..................acres.. 105 721 102 407 Average size of farm .......acres.. 161 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 393 116 643 Average per acre .........dollars.. 973 789 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 071 21 963 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 166 163 50 to 179 acres ..................... 280 301 180 to 499 acres .................... 135 101 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 508 492 acres.. 54 937 50 210 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 401 379 acres.. 19 491 15 626 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 4 acres.. 546 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 89 562 70 083 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 112 106 834 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 433 243 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 89 129 69 840 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 82 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 67 $100,000 or more .................... 235 210 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 068 49 952 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 486 76 147 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 658 656 $1,000.. 12 798 13 500 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 450 20 579 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 348 321 Other ............................... 310 335 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 380 389 200 days or more ................... 281 297 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 489 482 number.. 33 331 27 647 Beef cows ..................farms.. 459 430 number.. 19 181 16 415 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 15 number.. 284 275 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 482 503 number.. 15 764 17 213 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 28 number.. 51 719 7 697 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 28 number.. 152 961 31 088 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 179 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 36 number.. 744 209 505 382 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 221 242 number.. 40 637 756 37 577 061 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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.. 386 366 acres.. 19 349 15 459 tons, dry.. 49 198 27 929 @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. .