1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POPE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 879 964 Land in farms ..................acres.. 156 363 156 212 Average size of farm .......acres.. 178 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 962 166 724 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 235 921 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 386 24 624 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 195 269 50 to 179 acres ..................... 396 394 180 to 499 acres .................... 207 212 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 731 783 acres.. 92 984 77 328 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 589 591 acres.. 44 373 34 846 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 20 acres.. 1 270 918 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 93 254 72 580 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 091 75 290 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 138 1 843 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 90 116 70 737 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 210 293 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 151 168 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 142 142 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 45 $100,000 or more .................... 191 196 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 382 56 129 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 621 58 225 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 879 964 $1,000.. 16 044 7 903 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 253 8 198 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 408 424 Other ............................... 471 540 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 493 568 200 days or more ................... 385 389 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 671 732 number.. 33 465 32 419 Beef cows ..................farms.. 604 650 number.. 16 966 16 975 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 38 number.. 815 653 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 657 719 number.. 14 451 17 027 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 80 53 number.. 76 517 19 419 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 76 54 number.. 208 188 55 975 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 6 number.. 236 161 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 47 79 number.. (D) 399 077 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 133 166 number.. 30 229 345 30 548 068 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 13 acres.. 993 1 216 bushels.. 87 497 79 408 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 24 acres.. 3 486 2 264 bushels.. 124 779 73 638 Rice..........................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 650 460 cwt.. 31 558 20 791 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 26 29 acres.. 10 675 7 393 bushels.. 315 093 176 592 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 555 547 acres.. 30 914 24 054 tons, dry.. 59 478 41 990 @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. .