1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 IZARD COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 651 664 Land in farms ..................acres.. 183 895 173 516 Average size of farm .......acres.. 282 261 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 688 102 063 Average per acre .........dollars.. 491 376 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 359 14 655 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 216 257 180 to 499 acres .................... 248 257 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 513 515 acres.. 75 584 71 022 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 340 296 acres.. 13 822 10 324 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 493 17 454 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 551 26 285 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 271 200 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 222 17 253 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 188 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 128 123 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 142 149 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 119 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 25 $100,000 or more .................... 54 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 947 12 199 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 105 18 372 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 651 664 $1,000.. 3 806 2 644 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 847 3 981 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 272 267 Other ............................... 379 397 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 418 412 200 days or more ................... 295 315 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 578 565 number.. 26 777 24 740 Beef cows ..................farms.. 512 477 number.. 14 201 12 637 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 30 number.. 1 056 866 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 565 556 number.. 13 723 12 949 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 42 number.. 4 156 7 105 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 44 number.. 14 365 21 398 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 109 158 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 33 number.. 79 117 110 439 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 43 54 number.. 9 612 564 7 150 362 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 44 bushels.. (D) 1 312 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 331 285 acres.. 13 666 9 803 tons, dry.. 23 849 12 374 @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. .