1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LITTLE RIVER COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 354 402 Land in farms ..................acres.. 143 104 146 459 Average size of farm .......acres.. 404 364 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 881 173 095 Average per acre .........dollars.. 647 558 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 621 24 837 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 126 160 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 303 335 acres.. 79 151 79 899 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 244 247 acres.. 43 299 40 359 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 13 acres.. 2 923 3 345 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 576 16 345 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 600 40 660 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 419 3 809 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 157 12 537 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 17 $100,000 or more .................... 50 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 875 12 799 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 321 31 839 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 354 402 $1,000.. 3 788 2 498 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 700 6 213 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 147 146 Other ............................... 207 256 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 223 248 200 days or more ................... 169 197 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 274 316 number.. 25 835 24 380 Beef cows ..................farms.. 251 287 number.. 12 571 11 827 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 10 number.. 242 182 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 272 321 number.. 15 847 19 392 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 25 number.. 16 375 628 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 20 number.. 65 703 731 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 26 number.. (D) 545 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 24 20 number.. 5 036 006 3 352 866 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 14 9 acres.. 2 814 1 837 bushels.. 145 559 135 209 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 21 acres.. 4 626 9 215 bushels.. 162 598 279 355 Rice..........................farms.. 10 5 acres.. 2 435 1 192 cwt.. 76 537 50 310 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 31 acres.. 16 948 15 960 bushels.. 621 959 288 334 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 216 216 acres.. 14 832 11 016 tons, dry.. 31 232 16 547 @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. .