1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POLK COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 791 814 Land in farms ..................acres.. 122 871 112 409 Average size of farm .......acres.. 155 138 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 190 529 137 425 Average per acre .........dollars.. 983 787 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 285 19 143 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 218 254 50 to 179 acres ..................... 329 338 180 to 499 acres .................... 157 150 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 645 623 acres.. 58 148 48 975 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 473 469 acres.. 19 901 15 123 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 7 acres.. 398 12 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 125 63 817 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 975 78 399 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 485 228 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 74 641 63 589 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 205 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 117 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 131 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 64 $100,000 or more .................... 212 226 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 154 40 254 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 347 49 453 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 790 814 $1,000.. 11 878 10 233 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 035 12 571 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 453 454 Other ............................... 338 360 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 390 407 200 days or more ................... 263 277 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 615 620 number.. 31 029 29 707 Beef cows ..................farms.. 560 530 number.. 16 763 14 481 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 40 number.. 358 740 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 603 604 number.. 15 643 16 934 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 55 number.. 26 822 14 067 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 47 number.. 93 091 27 928 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 3 number.. 196 219 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 66 88 number.. 467 806 600 178 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 191 222 number.. 37 023 629 32 895 160 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 459 461 acres.. 19 968 14 992 tons, dry.. 44 134 25 699 @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. .