1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RANDOLPH COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 663 709 Land in farms ..................acres.. 253 948 250 493 Average size of farm .......acres.. 383 353 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 326 925 185 021 Average per acre .........dollars.. 859 562 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 598 25 417 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 230 241 180 to 499 acres .................... 196 197 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 536 566 acres.. 155 783 148 139 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 421 432 acres.. 101 368 84 233 Irrigated land .................farms.. 93 109 acres.. 29 997 21 407 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 063 20 684 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 836 29 174 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 742 14 369 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 322 6 316 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 199 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 142 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 119 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 38 $100,000 or more .................... 80 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 229 15 108 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 036 21 309 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 663 709 $1,000.. 6 629 4 734 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 998 6 677 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 325 351 Other ............................... 338 358 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 368 392 200 days or more ................... 252 281 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 491 508 number.. 28 696 26 199 Beef cows ..................farms.. 449 461 number.. 15 320 14 098 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 37 number.. 234 211 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 485 498 number.. 14 990 13 356 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 56 83 number.. 4 428 6 274 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 86 number.. 12 792 15 538 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 6 number.. 804 172 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 38 number.. 572 971 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 0 number.. 1 587 534 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 63 111 acres.. 8 890 11 432 bushels.. 618 450 751 399 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 70 85 acres.. 14 016 11 415 bushels.. 665 596 449 958 Rice..........................farms.. 80 97 acres.. 23 452 15 893 cwt.. 1 318 243 935 799 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 109 135 acres.. 41 013 34 116 bushels.. 1 248 041 793 073 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 324 307 acres.. 19 330 16 262 tons, dry.. 30 792 22 987 @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. .