1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 450 469 Land in farms ..................acres.. 367 969 360 049 Average size of farm .......acres.. 818 768 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 581 155 524 953 Average per acre .........dollars.. 750 688 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 751 71 167 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 102 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 108 1,000 acres or more ................. 124 117 Total cropland .................farms.. 417 444 acres.. 337 168 327 384 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 399 416 acres.. 298 424 264 498 Irrigated land .................farms.. 283 303 acres.. 120 613 122 372 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 321 52 224 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 157 111 352 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 63 342 50 384 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 979 1 840 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 61 $100,000 or more .................... 187 153 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 532 37 140 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 045 79 191 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 451 469 $1,000.. 12 856 14 441 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 507 30 790 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 323 347 Other ............................... 127 122 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 176 177 200 days or more ................... 108 99 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 85 96 number.. 3 690 3 385 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 84 number.. 1 905 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 2 number.. 26 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 82 93 number.. 1 513 1 985 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 27 number.. 2 072 1 413 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 25 number.. 4 741 2 291 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 125 138 acres.. 21 012 14 105 bushels.. 1 050 765 835 852 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 194 228 acres.. 49 776 42 482 bushels.. 1 856 952 1 422 124 Rice..........................farms.. 274 290 acres.. 85 250 65 226 cwt.. 4 708 028 3 397 305 Cotton .......................farms.. 5 0 acres.. 490 0 bales.. 359 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 318 340 acres.. 166 999 161 259 bushels.. 4 525 289 3 148 018 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 52 57 acres.. 2 959 2 341 tons, dry.. 5 789 (D) @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. .