1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PRAIRIE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 401 486 Land in farms ..................acres.. 313 232 312 903 Average size of farm .......acres.. 781 644 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 590 056 479 784 Average per acre .........dollars.. 788 739 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 762 83 516 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 102 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 112 114 Total cropland .................farms.. 377 459 acres.. 268 327 268 989 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 359 434 acres.. 242 007 213 951 Irrigated land .................farms.. 296 352 acres.. 157 005 143 336 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 762 53 725 Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 970 110 546 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 62 476 47 033 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 286 6 692 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 71 $100,000 or more .................... 204 186 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 099 38 117 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 946 78 431 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 401 486 $1,000.. 19 433 15 475 Average per farm..........dollars.. 48 463 31 842 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 318 386 Other ............................... 83 100 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 152 200 days or more ................... 59 83 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 86 112 number.. 5 291 5 069 Beef cows ..................farms.. 72 90 number.. 2 208 1 989 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 14 number.. 899 1 115 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 79 91 number.. 1 888 1 962 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 26 number.. 2 618 632 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 24 number.. 7 207 673 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 47 93 acres.. 5 471 5 234 bushels.. 442 209 388 238 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 205 248 acres.. 32 010 30 397 bushels.. 1 617 374 1 321 815 Rice..........................farms.. 282 332 acres.. 73 690 51 356 cwt.. 4 364 131 2 936 128 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 8 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) 1 781 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 297 358 acres.. 141 206 131 220 bushels.. 4 567 556 3 394 705 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 64 87 acres.. 3 909 3 529 tons, dry.. 7 338 (D) @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. .