1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 388 422 Land in farms ..................acres.. 305 401 275 462 Average size of farm .......acres.. 787 653 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 513 683 447 043 Average per acre .........dollars.. 692 726 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 169 65 359 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 98 104 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 98 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 107 94 Total cropland .................farms.. 363 403 acres.. 270 031 244 574 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 344 380 acres.. 241 708 192 974 Irrigated land .................farms.. 177 192 acres.. 81 993 76 484 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 828 37 355 Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 195 88 518 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 59 157 36 813 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 671 542 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 52 $100,000 or more .................... 167 130 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 253 27 998 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 898 66 504 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 388 421 $1,000.. 13 118 6 634 Average per farm..........dollars.. 33 808 15 759 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 254 276 Other ............................... 134 146 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 160 203 200 days or more ................... 108 104 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 65 83 number.. 2 897 2 913 Beef cows ..................farms.. 64 72 number.. 1 881 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 2 number.. 30 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 66 82 number.. 1 187 1 431 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 25 number.. 268 571 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 15 number.. 440 1 279 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 94 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 62 74 acres.. 10 019 7 551 bushels.. 835 010 449 191 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 204 178 acres.. 56 038 41 918 bushels.. 2 576 085 1 688 791 Rice..........................farms.. 161 170 acres.. 49 156 33 002 cwt.. 2 592 013 1 680 676 Cotton .......................farms.. 56 49 acres.. 19 591 10 336 bales.. 26 648 14 535 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 283 296 acres.. 146 263 121 069 bushels.. 4 438 995 2 833 704 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 34 43 acres.. 1 046 2 025 tons, dry.. 1 689 2 779 @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. .