1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MILLER COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 481 539 Land in farms ..................acres.. 173 861 174 502 Average size of farm .......acres.. 361 324 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 289 215 247 755 Average per acre .........dollars.. 788 790 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 958 30 414 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 173 200 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 120 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 407 438 acres.. 114 151 108 820 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 347 349 acres.. 63 012 54 860 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 21 acres.. 11 074 5 355 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 323 30 991 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 438 57 498 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 637 6 962 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 687 24 029 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 148 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 16 $100,000 or more .................... 94 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 148 23 577 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 809 43 743 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 480 539 $1,000.. 3 710 5 396 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 729 10 011 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 240 228 Other ............................... 241 311 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 253 326 200 days or more ................... 192 240 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 345 404 number.. 26 696 26 964 Beef cows ..................farms.. 317 361 number.. 11 906 13 444 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 25 number.. 169 385 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 346 403 number.. 14 751 17 462 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 20 number.. 1 228 2 065 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 19 number.. 2 403 3 199 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 30 number.. 58 450 79 328 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 49 44 number.. 13 048 504 12 122 443 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 36 30 acres.. 12 112 6 131 bushels.. 670 947 419 803 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 29 acres.. 6 207 8 581 bushels.. 164 603 223 835 Rice..........................farms.. 32 16 acres.. 9 764 4 788 cwt.. 470 390 259 024 Cotton .......................farms.. 8 15 acres.. 1 850 3 852 bales.. 1 559 4 463 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 51 42 acres.. 17 487 14 060 bushels.. 525 166 216 514 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 289 285 acres.. 15 478 14 807 tons, dry.. 32 151 25 406 @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. .