1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OUACHITA COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 182 234 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 003 44 011 Average size of farm .......acres.. 176 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 636 137 128 Average per acre .........dollars.. 890 673 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 521 22 276 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 59 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 150 201 acres.. 16 483 21 056 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 124 138 acres.. 5 273 7 368 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 5 acres.. 53 16 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 183 8 014 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 477 34 246 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 245 404 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 938 7 610 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 73 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 8 $100,000 or more .................... 16 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 761 6 928 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 161 29 607 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 182 234 $1,000.. 122 1 718 Average per farm..........dollars.. 671 7 340 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 61 71 Other ............................... 121 163 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 148 200 days or more ................... 95 109 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 150 176 number.. 5 537 5 404 Beef cows ..................farms.. 138 155 number.. 2 948 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 2 number.. 7 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 149 175 number.. 2 263 3 278 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 24 number.. (D) 1 608 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 21 number.. (D) 2 603 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 14 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 23 number.. 38 230 34 670 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 18 number.. 2 465 727 4 176 228 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 537 bushels.. (D) 30 032 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 118 128 acres.. 5 182 6 359 tons, dry.. 9 595 10 139 @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. .