1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 174 1 201 Land in farms ..................acres.. 268 075 260 125 Average size of farm .......acres.. 228 217 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 056 157 156 Average per acre .........dollars.. 814 763 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 051 21 349 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 163 168 50 to 179 acres ..................... 511 540 180 to 499 acres .................... 356 339 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 990 1 000 acres.. 115 037 102 921 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 772 754 acres.. 38 601 31 519 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 17 acres.. 344 548 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 83 442 76 261 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 075 63 498 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 717 604 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 82 725 75 656 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 246 245 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 178 224 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 214 187 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 187 174 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 78 $100,000 or more .................... 209 239 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 918 57 606 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 852 47 925 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 174 1 202 $1,000.. 11 919 14 754 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 153 12 274 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 641 625 Other ............................... 533 576 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 629 644 200 days or more ................... 444 460 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 026 1 032 number.. 59 297 57 690 Beef cows ..................farms.. 936 890 number.. 31 232 28 805 Milk cows ..................farms.. 78 134 number.. 2 315 3 793 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 011 1 039 number.. 29 749 30 133 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 52 number.. 20 852 13 293 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 46 number.. 45 745 32 574 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 13 number.. 221 290 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 94 104 number.. 593 674 615 249 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 172 207 number.. 34 613 471 31 297 996 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 3 acres.. 209 (D) bushels.. 6 865 5 586 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 749 728 acres.. 37 868 30 682 tons, dry.. 68 376 48 984 @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. .