1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 396 507 Land in farms ..................acres.. 111 895 141 935 Average size of farm .......acres.. 283 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 286 923 255 643 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 101 903 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 626 30 664 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 156 50 to 179 acres ..................... 136 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 317 389 acres.. 81 705 98 074 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 239 291 acres.. 59 787 72 161 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 71 acres.. 14 034 21 191 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 763 15 557 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 332 30 684 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 864 10 862 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 900 4 694 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 136 215 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 24 $100,000 or more .................... 42 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 917 12 857 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 618 25 358 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 396 507 $1,000.. 3 084 2 135 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 788 4 211 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 171 186 Other ............................... 225 321 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 223 339 200 days or more ................... 170 256 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 202 274 number.. 10 164 11 102 Beef cows ..................farms.. 178 229 number.. 5 640 5 807 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 16 number.. 79 736 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 192 253 number.. 3 812 6 778 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 39 number.. 256 1 092 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 38 number.. 956 1 227 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 3 number.. 156 24 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 37 number.. 434 704 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 1 number.. 1 820 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 14 18 acres.. 1 864 1 862 bushels.. 106 285 136 491 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 52 acres.. 11 897 13 251 bushels.. 456 290 405 051 Rice..........................farms.. 26 32 acres.. 4 115 5 316 cwt.. 208 889 251 995 Cotton .......................farms.. 10 10 acres.. 2 435 (D) bales.. 4 618 1 414 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 56 80 acres.. 32 781 47 756 bushels.. 992 698 865 229 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 144 181 acres.. 8 912 8 781 tons, dry.. 18 647 10 433 @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. .