1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SEBASTIAN COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 689 738 Land in farms ..................acres.. 115 019 118 946 Average size of farm .......acres.. 167 161 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 611 147 542 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 242 942 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 012 20 999 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 177 197 50 to 179 acres ..................... 262 308 180 to 499 acres .................... 167 131 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 556 563 acres.. 70 595 58 429 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 402 422 acres.. 25 604 21 711 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 7 acres.. 280 145 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 389 20 000 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 751 27 100 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 644 1 049 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 745 18 951 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 237 265 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 135 155 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 14 $100,000 or more .................... 59 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 644 14 283 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 818 19 353 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 690 738 $1,000.. 3 618 1 442 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 244 1 954 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 259 233 Other ............................... 430 505 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 421 498 200 days or more ................... 307 385 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 535 572 number.. 26 386 26 357 Beef cows ..................farms.. 471 507 number.. 13 000 12 841 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 47 number.. 1 312 1 762 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 524 570 number.. 12 249 12 556 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 22 number.. 2 077 452 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 17 number.. 5 302 561 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 13 number.. 481 459 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 49 number.. 33 972 161 798 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 36 32 number.. 9 456 922 4 795 399 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 3 acres.. 1 299 147 bushels.. 32 206 3 210 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 14 acres.. 4 265 3 314 bushels.. 115 873 73 119 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 383 396 acres.. 20 676 18 272 tons, dry.. 39 708 28 935 @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. .