1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 298 356 Land in farms ..................acres.. 186 685 213 055 Average size of farm .......acres.. 626 598 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 451 658 442 924 Average per acre .........dollars.. 752 706 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 459 75 879 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 114 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 65 Total cropland .................farms.. 258 307 acres.. 153 031 175 474 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 229 287 acres.. 131 128 133 662 Irrigated land .................farms.. 103 127 acres.. 57 791 73 247 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 597 49 336 Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 990 138 585 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 567 33 955 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 030 15 381 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 19 $100,000 or more .................... 114 126 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 518 34 701 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 102 97 748 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 298 355 $1,000.. 10 553 14 954 Average per farm..........dollars.. 35 412 42 125 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 184 203 Other ............................... 114 153 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 130 168 200 days or more ................... 89 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 118 150 number.. 8 996 7 528 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 132 number.. 4 464 4 141 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 11 number.. 240 231 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 116 150 number.. 3 478 5 856 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 17 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 13 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 29 30 number.. 11 732 833 8 639 995 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 66 acres.. 3 376 5 613 bushels.. 202 023 399 861 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 42 81 acres.. 5 773 16 898 bushels.. 191 023 681 633 Rice..........................farms.. 83 111 acres.. 32 266 26 899 cwt.. 1 946 662 1 329 038 Cotton .......................farms.. 81 104 acres.. 31 387 20 041 bales.. 51 414 33 334 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 133 164 acres.. 54 168 65 298 bushels.. 1 800 237 1 786 719 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 76 105 acres.. 7 345 5 607 tons, dry.. 14 339 8 832 @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. .