1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCOTT COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 612 667 Land in farms ..................acres.. 114 762 112 523 Average size of farm .......acres.. 188 169 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 650 129 581 Average per acre .........dollars.. 894 732 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 117 22 213 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 124 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 268 312 180 to 499 acres .................... 161 170 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 517 531 acres.. 60 396 50 973 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 405 427 acres.. 20 962 20 818 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 2 acres.. 88 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 858 42 975 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 638 64 431 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 252 199 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 606 42 776 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 143 174 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 136 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 78 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 23 $100,000 or more .................... 117 126 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 442 28 060 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 464 42 006 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 611 668 $1,000.. 9 350 4 183 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 303 6 262 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 336 329 Other ............................... 276 338 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 325 389 200 days or more ................... 219 263 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 501 540 number.. 26 232 25 352 Beef cows ..................farms.. 458 481 number.. 14 618 13 932 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 32 number.. 318 274 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 486 540 number.. 11 569 13 896 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 32 number.. 281 814 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 25 number.. 388 1 283 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 367 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 63 74 number.. 536 924 468 257 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 100 97 number.. 26 367 001 19 648 068 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 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.. 402 425 acres.. 21 374 20 863 tons, dry.. 37 758 29 698 @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. .