1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAWRENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 666 709 Land in farms ..................acres.. 281 895 291 186 Average size of farm .......acres.. 423 411 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 332 454 262 320 Average per acre .........dollars.. 836 664 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 889 56 013 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 186 178 180 to 499 acres .................... 197 232 500 to 999 acres .................... 126 145 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 608 633 acres.. 236 822 231 379 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 537 549 acres.. 189 822 161 917 Irrigated land .................farms.. 289 317 acres.. 72 100 73 765 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 549 40 800 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 401 57 546 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 195 36 815 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 354 3 986 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 119 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 89 $100,000 or more .................... 173 147 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 304 27 761 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 510 39 156 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 666 709 $1,000.. 13 928 11 403 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 913 16 084 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 413 466 Other ............................... 253 243 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 294 294 200 days or more ................... 188 184 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 317 334 number.. 14 381 15 018 Beef cows ..................farms.. 287 293 number.. 7 917 8 348 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 14 number.. 194 339 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 318 337 number.. 7 677 8 328 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 51 number.. 2 020 2 917 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 49 number.. 5 678 8 490 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 16 149 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 28 number.. (D) 747 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 0 number.. 1 705 059 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 164 247 acres.. 19 789 20 834 bushels.. 1 318 263 1 525 872 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 166 187 acres.. 22 808 21 418 bushels.. 997 032 847 949 Rice..........................farms.. 280 304 acres.. 64 489 50 075 cwt.. 3 786 208 2 799 550 Cotton .......................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 311 349 acres.. 87 182 74 431 bushels.. 2 707 418 1 723 009 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 227 198 acres.. 11 025 7 873 tons, dry.. 20 726 12 963 @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. .