1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PIKE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 407 443 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 872 68 402 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 154 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 854 119 881 Average per acre .........dollars.. 772 893 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 784 21 816 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 143 50 to 179 acres ..................... 181 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 303 328 acres.. 31 340 33 207 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 247 233 acres.. 13 778 11 838 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 4 acres.. 589 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 620 31 115 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 433 70 238 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 646 596 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 974 30 519 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 37 $100,000 or more .................... 104 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 675 20 117 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 912 45 308 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 407 444 $1,000.. 5 615 7 045 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 796 15 866 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 192 201 Other ............................... 215 242 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 235 251 200 days or more ................... 175 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 300 319 number.. 18 772 17 303 Beef cows ..................farms.. 283 285 number.. 10 503 10 336 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 9 number.. 170 79 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 294 318 number.. 8 606 9 291 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 22 number.. 32 845 10 156 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 20 number.. 97 402 25 364 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 24 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 57 number.. 504 123 493 922 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 85 116 number.. 15 662 451 15 691 837 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 9 acres.. 485 568 bushels.. 24 474 27 628 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Rice..........................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 16 acres.. 1 177 2 560 bushels.. 23 664 62 142 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 242 219 acres.. 11 852 8 282 tons, dry.. 27 230 15 296 @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. .