1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOGAN COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 940 995 Land in farms ..................acres.. 186 829 187 992 Average size of farm .......acres.. 199 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 924 137 844 Average per acre .........dollars.. 772 682 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 235 20 647 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 166 200 50 to 179 acres ..................... 426 444 180 to 499 acres .................... 251 262 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 801 829 acres.. 103 628 93 190 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 680 664 acres.. 47 575 42 664 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 24 acres.. 671 883 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 230 37 648 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 883 37 838 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 003 1 438 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 55 227 36 210 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 217 279 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 176 204 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 177 171 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 142 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 47 $100,000 or more .................... 127 114 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 113 27 036 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 992 27 172 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 940 995 $1,000.. 10 322 6 448 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 981 6 480 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 437 430 Other ............................... 503 565 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 524 570 200 days or more ................... 396 426 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 800 838 number.. 45 477 38 783 Beef cows ..................farms.. 702 717 number.. 22 483 18 147 Milk cows ..................farms.. 80 83 number.. 3 327 4 101 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 792 825 number.. 22 123 19 938 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 32 number.. 28 006 2 876 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 25 number.. 66 227 5 574 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 7 number.. 634 165 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 86 number.. 91 410 103 592 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 91 101 number.. 23 366 367 17 776 130 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 16 acres.. 490 1 466 bushels.. 37 042 68 740 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 24 acres.. 1 212 1 624 bushels.. 40 785 46 329 Rice..........................farms.. 6 11 acres.. 436 675 cwt.. 20 259 34 011 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 30 29 acres.. 7 111 6 077 bushels.. 197 053 132 710 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 658 646 acres.. 40 174 34 222 tons, dry.. 70 338 54 717 @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. .