1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SEARCY COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 616 714 Land in farms ..................acres.. 195 510 196 282 Average size of farm .......acres.. 317 275 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 452 142 321 Average per acre .........dollars.. 746 474 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 290 15 627 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 228 257 180 to 499 acres .................... 221 245 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 520 587 acres.. 71 557 70 258 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 358 386 acres.. 18 453 15 249 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 6 acres.. 38 41 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 008 9 741 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 493 13 642 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 323 273 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 685 9 468 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 219 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 131 151 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 133 136 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 20 $100,000 or more .................... 31 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 053 7 556 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 346 10 582 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 615 714 $1,000.. 1 551 1 531 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 523 2 144 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 279 289 Other ............................... 337 425 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 364 448 200 days or more ................... 237 293 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 551 655 number.. 34 330 34 680 Beef cows ..................farms.. 492 571 number.. 16 623 18 528 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 67 number.. 2 722 1 994 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 547 642 number.. 15 728 17 888 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 43 number.. 6 454 3 425 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 37 number.. 18 995 11 900 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 305 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 63 number.. (D) 13 669 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 353 378 acres.. 18 620 15 041 tons, dry.. 29 455 19 707 @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. .