1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PERRY COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 368 396 Land in farms ..................acres.. 67 044 69 548 Average size of farm .......acres.. 182 176 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 804 141 491 Average per acre .........dollars.. 886 851 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 351 27 012 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 145 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 98 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 317 330 acres.. 43 031 40 921 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 268 264 acres.. 20 160 17 419 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 26 acres.. 3 056 2 017 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 940 25 942 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 489 65 510 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 755 2 031 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 184 23 911 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 21 $100,000 or more .................... 69 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 072 18 475 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 692 46 772 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 367 395 $1,000.. 3 875 4 404 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 558 11 150 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 179 177 Other ............................... 189 219 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 210 234 200 days or more ................... 166 163 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 285 318 number.. 11 451 13 781 Beef cows ..................farms.. 265 294 number.. 6 855 7 833 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 15 number.. 134 44 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 283 316 number.. 5 174 6 281 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 23 number.. 14 271 13 498 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 25 number.. 34 760 34 384 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. 461 133 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 28 number.. (D) 948 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 62 75 number.. 12 384 634 13 925 282 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 15 acres.. 690 1 372 bushels.. 20 950 60 258 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 7 acres.. 468 1 116 bushels.. 6 953 29 828 Rice..........................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 1 490 684 cwt.. 66 195 36 369 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 26 acres.. 4 642 3 130 bushels.. 109 832 69 697 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 238 247 acres.. 12 361 11 094 tons, dry.. 22 732 19 996 @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. .