1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 351 417 Land in farms ..................acres.. 281 864 279 802 Average size of farm .......acres.. 803 671 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 615 185 492 366 Average per acre .........dollars.. 802 757 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 930 83 899 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 75 86 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 105 96 Total cropland .................farms.. 314 377 acres.. 256 926 251 796 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 283 344 acres.. 228 802 197 509 Irrigated land .................farms.. 161 217 acres.. 79 624 120 629 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 880 56 859 Average per farm .........dollars.. 213 332 136 353 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 967 53 245 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 913 3 614 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 38 $100,000 or more .................... 155 151 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 518 42 138 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 474 100 810 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 351 418 $1,000.. 17 354 12 386 Average per farm..........dollars.. 49 442 29 631 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 236 266 Other ............................... 115 151 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 130 178 200 days or more ................... 76 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 89 114 number.. 3 444 4 498 Beef cows ..................farms.. 85 108 number.. 2 013 2 589 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 88 110 number.. 1 805 2 079 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 19 number.. 687 628 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 19 number.. 203 1 265 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 7 number.. 1 968 000 1 871 961 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 25 26 acres.. 3 543 2 850 bushels.. 258 801 215 364 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 75 100 acres.. 16 670 22 133 bushels.. 718 981 784 165 Rice..........................farms.. 126 162 acres.. 44 279 40 177 cwt.. 2 392 063 1 996 057 Cotton .......................farms.. 141 133 acres.. 70 717 45 080 bales.. 116 898 76 700 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 210 238 acres.. 99 945 96 578 bushels.. 3 334 585 2 280 083 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 62 78 acres.. 2 701 3 347 tons, dry.. 4 649 6 673 @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. .