1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PHILLIPS COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 352 441 Land in farms ..................acres.. 357 416 343 568 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 015 779 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 697 697 509 658 Average per acre .........dollars.. 697 672 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 604 84 305 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 83 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 108 102 Total cropland .................farms.. 339 422 acres.. 338 976 314 661 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 333 414 acres.. 319 850 264 125 Irrigated land .................farms.. 154 146 acres.. 102 536 40 503 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 93 319 48 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 265 111 109 072 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 92 818 46 450 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 501 1 651 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 82 $100,000 or more .................... 170 129 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 76 022 37 533 Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 972 84 916 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 352 442 $1,000.. 16 254 9 023 Average per farm..........dollars.. 46 175 20 414 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 283 345 Other ............................... 69 96 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 135 200 days or more ................... 60 55 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 52 61 number.. 2 290 3 204 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 54 number.. 1 407 1 437 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 49 50 number.. 798 3 432 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 24 number.. 192 279 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 14 number.. 405 427 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 14 number.. (D) 231 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 79 94 acres.. 23 347 9 310 bushels.. 1 872 175 671 845 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 167 259 acres.. 40 135 60 970 bushels.. 1 669 633 2 178 085 Rice..........................farms.. 102 120 acres.. 21 166 19 610 cwt.. 995 460 930 177 Cotton .......................farms.. 167 156 acres.. 105 245 32 865 bales.. 181 838 46 587 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 301 360 acres.. 157 652 181 349 bushels.. 4 690 545 3 435 776 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 21 25 acres.. 1 507 876 tons, dry.. 2 274 961 @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. .