1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAFAYETTE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 252 257 Land in farms ..................acres.. 107 841 110 164 Average size of farm .......acres.. 428 429 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 228 862 306 459 Average per acre .........dollars.. 583 619 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 042 60 967 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 84 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 195 217 acres.. 75 028 67 411 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 173 189 acres.. 46 560 37 471 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 40 acres.. 10 439 9 690 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 268 32 616 Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 602 126 912 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 170 7 078 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 098 25 539 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 12 $100,000 or more .................... 105 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 242 25 680 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 203 99 924 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 253 257 $1,000.. 6 553 3 154 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 902 12 271 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 153 145 Other ............................... 99 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 147 200 days or more ................... 83 105 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 184 188 number.. 20 033 25 683 Beef cows ..................farms.. 162 164 number.. 8 206 8 583 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 3 number.. 27 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 175 188 number.. 14 763 24 694 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 13 number.. 340 284 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 9 number.. 328 312 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 6 number.. 42 670 120 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 69 49 number.. 19 907 504 12 877 868 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 28 acres.. 3 103 3 442 bushels.. 162 410 183 652 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 30 acres.. 7 175 6 941 bushels.. 194 294 190 387 Rice..........................farms.. 21 22 acres.. 7 079 4 555 cwt.. 310 055 191 798 Cotton .......................farms.. 17 37 acres.. 8 242 7 246 bales.. 11 635 9 913 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 29 35 acres.. 11 960 7 345 bushels.. 374 577 137 604 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 130 140 acres.. 7 430 6 911 tons, dry.. 17 424 12 617 @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. .