1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEWTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 503 562 Land in farms ..................acres.. 102 560 98 106 Average size of farm .......acres.. 204 175 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 841 108 130 Average per acre .........dollars.. 710 595 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 236 12 562 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 232 264 180 to 499 acres .................... 166 159 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 418 445 acres.. 43 013 36 364 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 281 281 acres.. 8 510 7 570 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 8 acres.. 144 114 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 725 4 856 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 383 8 641 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 257 122 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 468 4 735 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 127 194 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 120 125 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 122 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 10 $100,000 or more .................... 6 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 324 3 606 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 563 6 429 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 504 561 $1,000.. - 237 - 85 Average per farm..........dollars.. - 471 - 151 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 199 205 Other ............................... 304 357 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 334 363 200 days or more ................... 217 237 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 435 493 number.. 17 324 16 655 Beef cows ..................farms.. 397 437 number.. 9 239 8 810 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 58 number.. 509 361 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 428 475 number.. 8 276 8 421 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 62 number.. 10 835 8 662 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 52 number.. 40 723 26 997 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 4 number.. 112 37 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 51 number.. 46 864 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) 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.. 268 273 acres.. 8 490 7 514 tons, dry.. 12 432 9 861 @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. .