1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POINSETT COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 619 643 Land in farms ..................acres.. 404 585 404 343 Average size of farm .......acres.. 654 629 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 615 685 495 854 Average per acre .........dollars.. 964 794 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 978 92 788 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 109 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 191 200 1,000 acres or more ................. 136 128 Total cropland .................farms.. 592 615 acres.. 384 450 379 545 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 570 602 acres.. 361 552 302 635 Irrigated land .................farms.. 436 439 acres.. 207 075 190 500 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 109 768 79 903 Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 331 124 266 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 107 974 78 393 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 794 1 510 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 98 $100,000 or more .................... 352 311 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 81 124 56 467 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 269 87 954 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 618 642 $1,000.. 25 476 20 703 Average per farm..........dollars.. 41 223 32 247 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 512 529 Other ............................... 107 114 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 163 177 200 days or more ................... 96 102 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 68 60 number.. 1 993 2 382 Beef cows ..................farms.. 50 47 number.. 888 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. 11 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 66 61 number.. 980 1 017 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 19 number.. 1 431 849 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 18 number.. 2 655 1 832 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 10 number.. 199 274 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 77 95 acres.. 9 708 6 019 bushels.. 742 369 483 338 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 210 230 acres.. 24 105 23 469 bushels.. 1 113 394 1 014 107 Rice..........................farms.. 387 420 acres.. 125 250 90 102 cwt.. 7 230 152 5 023 255 Cotton .......................farms.. 169 180 acres.. 60 926 36 355 bales.. 98 915 46 426 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 459 502 acres.. 158 134 155 246 bushels.. 5 184 943 3 967 996 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 30 37 acres.. 1 495 2 161 tons, dry.. 2 632 3 214 @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. .