1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 313 393 Land in farms ..................acres.. 298 547 297 284 Average size of farm .......acres.. 954 756 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 625 397 483 188 Average per acre .........dollars.. 658 632 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 932 75 588 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 68 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 98 92 Total cropland .................farms.. 303 372 acres.. 283 415 276 468 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 298 363 acres.. 265 422 232 678 Irrigated land .................farms.. 172 201 acres.. 64 525 62 041 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 412 42 650 Average per farm .........dollars.. 208 984 108 524 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 64 891 41 946 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 521 704 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 45 $100,000 or more .................... 153 116 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 849 34 486 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 287 87 750 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 313 393 $1,000.. 19 085 7 777 Average per farm..........dollars.. 60 975 19 790 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 249 283 Other ............................... 64 110 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 103 143 200 days or more ................... 56 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 42 59 number.. 1 912 2 417 Beef cows ..................farms.. 40 53 number.. (D) 1 602 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 41 60 number.. 989 1 433 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 32 number.. 659 1 680 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 21 number.. 915 3 211 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 11 number.. (D) 246 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 53 76 acres.. 11 567 8 637 bushels.. 868 873 549 079 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 167 213 acres.. 57 480 59 754 bushels.. 2 727 391 2 214 542 Rice..........................farms.. 147 166 acres.. 36 514 28 090 cwt.. 1 913 787 1 357 355 Cotton .......................farms.. 94 103 acres.. 38 161 14 133 bales.. 57 741 18 476 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 260 320 acres.. 161 692 162 069 bushels.. 4 857 565 3 651 430 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 20 33 acres.. 1 045 2 194 tons, dry.. 2 765 6 556 @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. .