1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SEVIER COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 549 558 Land in farms ..................acres.. 131 353 126 457 Average size of farm .......acres.. 239 227 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 248 913 173 977 Average per acre .........dollars.. 974 832 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 753 24 484 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 123 157 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 212 180 to 499 acres .................... 140 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 458 442 acres.. 59 648 58 610 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 351 317 acres.. 19 576 18 512 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 2 acres.. 779 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 89 199 58 081 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 475 104 087 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 325 144 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 88 874 57 937 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 110 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 41 $100,000 or more .................... 204 163 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 810 40 475 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 391 72 666 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 548 557 $1,000.. 16 239 10 454 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 634 18 769 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 324 269 Other ............................... 225 289 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 263 317 200 days or more ................... 191 233 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 431 438 number.. 32 089 29 835 Beef cows ..................farms.. 404 392 number.. 19 564 17 415 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 16 number.. 358 290 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 425 430 number.. 14 456 17 667 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 34 number.. 71 560 3 472 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 32 number.. 193 079 12 403 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. 135 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 35 number.. 318 818 200 798 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 181 187 number.. 42 844 810 32 029 255 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 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 340 303 acres.. 19 614 18 154 tons, dry.. 48 146 27 390 @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. .