1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LONOKE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 836 908 Land in farms ..................acres.. 382 714 382 702 Average size of farm .......acres.. 458 421 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 415 428 331 021 Average per acre .........dollars.. 949 830 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 033 68 039 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 129 156 50 to 179 acres ..................... 230 231 180 to 499 acres .................... 165 179 500 to 999 acres .................... 142 180 1,000 acres or more ................. 116 110 Total cropland .................farms.. 742 826 acres.. 326 004 321 943 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 636 718 acres.. 271 511 238 349 Irrigated land .................farms.. 315 404 acres.. 169 789 166 708 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 105 079 85 237 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 693 93 873 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 76 419 59 463 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 660 25 773 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 188 219 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 97 $100,000 or more .................... 287 277 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 81 818 62 431 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 869 68 756 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 836 908 $1,000.. 21 399 21 073 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 596 23 208 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 509 563 Other ............................... 327 345 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 364 390 200 days or more ................... 280 266 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 345 355 number.. 18 430 17 623 Beef cows ..................farms.. 288 278 number.. 6 902 6 393 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 40 number.. 2 411 2 497 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 334 342 number.. 8 302 9 826 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 15 number.. 495 1 375 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 16 number.. 870 2 876 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 37 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 39 number.. (D) 650 906 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 660 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 24 59 acres.. 1 528 3 219 bushels.. 116 326 162 718 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 193 270 acres.. 36 347 35 311 bushels.. 1 640 877 1 276 024 Rice..........................farms.. 271 358 acres.. 73 966 60 118 cwt.. 4 009 738 3 324 300 Cotton .......................farms.. 99 100 acres.. 28 038 17 455 bales.. 55 583 33 532 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 327 393 acres.. 132 375 123 310 bushels.. 4 423 412 3 346 993 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 278 278 acres.. 18 190 14 803 tons, dry.. 36 650 22 487 @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. .