1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARION COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 521 544 Land in farms ..................acres.. 142 856 136 684 Average size of farm .......acres.. 274 251 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 256 164 829 Average per acre .........dollars.. 685 617 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 994 18 216 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 189 206 180 to 499 acres .................... 168 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 420 405 acres.. 59 871 50 798 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 291 278 acres.. 14 119 9 631 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 5 acres.. 80 44 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 441 11 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 557 20 949 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 337 156 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 105 11 240 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 119 152 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 114 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 14 $100,000 or more .................... 19 16 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 542 8 618 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 911 15 841 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 521 544 $1,000.. 1 496 2 244 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 871 4 125 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 231 222 Other ............................... 290 322 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 311 369 200 days or more ................... 213 256 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 452 467 number.. 28 925 29 519 Beef cows ..................farms.. 405 409 number.. 15 325 14 170 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 38 number.. 683 751 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 453 477 number.. 15 747 17 653 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 33 number.. 546 1 271 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 28 number.. 3 277 5 097 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 8 number.. 167 270 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 52 number.. (D) 1 202 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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.. 283 269 acres.. 14 113 9 576 tons, dry.. 25 685 14 592 @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. .