1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHARP COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 532 537 Land in farms ..................acres.. 159 013 152 416 Average size of farm .......acres.. 299 284 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 221 148 894 Average per acre .........dollars.. 611 573 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 908 12 926 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 201 190 180 to 499 acres .................... 179 201 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 430 411 acres.. 63 998 55 145 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 278 261 acres.. 13 789 10 224 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 76 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 068 10 659 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 240 19 848 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 298 283 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 770 10 376 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 163 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 117 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 16 $100,000 or more .................... 50 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 711 7 794 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 930 14 514 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 532 537 $1,000.. 2 858 2 705 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 372 5 037 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 241 201 Other ............................... 291 336 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 337 378 200 days or more ................... 237 246 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 461 460 number.. 24 805 20 829 Beef cows ..................farms.. 421 422 number.. 12 518 11 096 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 32 number.. 424 428 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 448 465 number.. 13 724 12 416 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 48 number.. 1 523 3 372 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 48 number.. 5 929 11 771 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 39 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 55 number.. 366 974 420 298 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 30 4 number.. 9 590 522 720 000 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 289 bushels.. 0 18 862 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 44 (D) bushels.. 1 600 4 780 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.. 266 247 acres.. 13 659 8 894 tons, dry.. 22 321 13 052 @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. .