1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 950 961 Land in farms ..................acres.. 263 182 268 244 Average size of farm .......acres.. 277 279 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 109 188 315 Average per acre .........dollars.. 718 639 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 950 28 201 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 159 172 50 to 179 acres ..................... 358 373 180 to 499 acres .................... 280 250 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 791 752 acres.. 150 168 149 569 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 606 555 acres.. 85 492 80 133 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 63 acres.. 7 629 9 341 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 545 46 895 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 415 48 798 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 682 9 233 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 863 37 662 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 254 244 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 163 184 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 172 171 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 155 153 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 51 $100,000 or more .................... 116 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 430 37 185 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 715 38 694 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 950 961 $1,000.. 10 379 7 696 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 925 8 009 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 444 419 Other ............................... 506 542 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 556 556 200 days or more ................... 404 406 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 772 743 number.. 42 169 38 873 Beef cows ..................farms.. 720 662 number.. 23 202 21 957 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 35 number.. 478 384 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 761 744 number.. 19 889 22 027 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 73 number.. 2 907 3 898 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 68 number.. 8 055 9 029 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 4 number.. 173 23 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 68 number.. (D) 759 241 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 45 57 number.. 11 648 857 8 298 993 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 65 68 acres.. 9 395 7 059 bushels.. 594 735 401 310 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 72 86 acres.. 14 888 13 751 bushels.. 625 496 489 104 Rice..........................farms.. 41 48 acres.. 6 828 7 425 cwt.. 360 346 401 533 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 112 119 acres.. 36 959 36 653 bushels.. 1 012 741 671 853 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 533 460 acres.. 27 383 22 009 tons, dry.. 50 329 31 831 @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. .