1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 415 435 Land in farms ..................acres.. 79 803 78 026 Average size of farm .......acres.. 192 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 327 150 554 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 033 767 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 132 21 082 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 180 197 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 340 355 acres.. 43 377 36 305 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 274 276 acres.. 14 215 11 461 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 11 acres.. 233 97 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 336 27 049 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 918 62 181 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 210 187 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 125 26 862 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 25 $100,000 or more .................... 89 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 866 17 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 894 41 031 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 414 435 $1,000.. 4 160 5 492 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 048 12 625 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 238 234 Other ............................... 177 201 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 185 217 200 days or more ................... 112 119 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 334 348 number.. 19 471 16 356 Beef cows ..................farms.. 316 314 number.. 10 808 9 231 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 12 number.. 352 408 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 336 348 number.. 9 233 9 322 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 19 number.. 17 933 11 814 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 14 number.. 53 450 29 074 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 66 61 number.. 1 025 149 794 461 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 59 57 number.. 12 411 428 10 367 346 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 268 267 acres.. 14 244 11 435 tons, dry.. 22 608 16 966 @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. .