1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JOHNSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 568 611 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 913 114 283 Average size of farm .......acres.. 192 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 185 180 138 197 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 004 771 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 394 23 237 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 232 274 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 167 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 488 507 acres.. 65 910 58 072 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 383 407 acres.. 27 193 23 894 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 33 acres.. 666 1 833 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 871 43 168 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 928 70 651 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 551 1 245 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 60 320 41 923 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 164 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 125 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 116 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 24 $100,000 or more .................... 89 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 587 34 386 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 061 56 371 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 568 610 $1,000.. 9 755 4 602 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 174 7 545 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 266 290 Other ............................... 302 321 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 324 355 200 days or more ................... 227 232 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 449 482 number.. 24 721 20 919 Beef cows ..................farms.. 420 441 number.. 12 913 11 728 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 16 number.. 86 296 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 441 473 number.. 13 172 13 137 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 26 number.. 13 745 5 841 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 24 number.. 46 654 13 533 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 379 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 45 number.. 237 375 245 471 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 61 67 number.. 22 192 896 15 969 454 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 5 acres.. 581 342 bushels.. 36 687 22 489 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 10 acres.. 1 009 1 182 bushels.. 36 949 47 965 Rice..........................farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 113 cwt.. 0 4 841 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 14 acres.. 4 069 3 636 bushels.. 130 710 95 116 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 355 378 acres.. 22 266 18 798 tons, dry.. 40 709 26 441 @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. .