1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONROE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 278 306 Land in farms ..................acres.. 219 444 234 605 Average size of farm .......acres.. 789 767 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 625 860 486 928 Average per acre .........dollars.. 772 638 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 657 86 984 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 45 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 86 Total cropland .................farms.. 265 298 acres.. 198 129 212 185 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 263 289 acres.. 183 810 165 722 Irrigated land .................farms.. 191 204 acres.. 70 607 85 962 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 469 33 474 Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 156 109 391 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 638 32 751 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 832 723 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 17 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 54 $100,000 or more .................... 131 119 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 209 22 157 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 107 72 408 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 277 306 $1,000.. 11 082 10 506 Average per farm..........dollars.. 40 006 34 335 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 223 252 Other ............................... 55 54 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 81 99 200 days or more ................... 50 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 15 30 number.. 670 834 Beef cows ..................farms.. 15 27 number.. 484 503 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 13 27 number.. 297 (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 14 number.. 2 421 630 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 12 number.. 3 742 1 198 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 105 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 42 51 acres.. 7 713 3 475 bushels.. 510 140 222 974 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 133 160 acres.. 22 228 22 991 bushels.. 911 258 853 688 Rice..........................farms.. 172 179 acres.. 42 409 32 295 cwt.. 2 259 947 1 544 678 Cotton .......................farms.. 83 98 acres.. 26 254 19 466 bales.. 41 571 26 459 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 234 265 acres.. 99 522 99 078 bushels.. 2 726 171 2 086 057 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 9 12 acres.. 759 676 tons, dry.. 1 474 (D) @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. .