1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEVADA COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 387 447 Land in farms ..................acres.. 69 422 80 104 Average size of farm .......acres.. 179 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 788 128 991 Average per acre .........dollars.. 673 683 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 358 20 969 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 161 205 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 117 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 335 366 acres.. 35 461 39 402 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 284 287 acres.. 13 982 14 178 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 107 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 690 26 722 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 046 59 781 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 663 839 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 027 25 883 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 133 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 22 $100,000 or more .................... 62 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 768 21 078 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 496 47 155 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 387 447 $1,000.. 2 999 4 201 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 749 9 399 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 162 195 Other ............................... 225 252 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 246 251 200 days or more ................... 192 185 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 301 360 number.. 17 172 20 654 Beef cows ..................farms.. 287 331 number.. 11 323 11 371 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 13 number.. 48 81 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 292 349 number.. 7 870 9 974 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 16 number.. 2 018 531 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 12 number.. 2 619 1 379 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 38 number.. 231 638 763 273 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 53 58 number.. 10 949 746 11 237 114 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 13 acres.. 231 733 bushels.. 13 860 51 395 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 8 acres.. (D) 395 bushels.. (D) 6 540 Rice..........................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 16 acres.. 941 1 856 bushels.. 25 446 17 031 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 268 259 acres.. 11 943 10 708 tons, dry.. 24 667 17 190 @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. .