1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SALINE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 330 427 Land in farms ..................acres.. 45 609 55 253 Average size of farm .......acres.. 138 129 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 193 855 157 876 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 384 1 307 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 083 13 565 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 134 50 to 179 acres ..................... 111 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 279 363 acres.. 26 220 30 233 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 199 256 acres.. 9 794 12 265 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 29 acres.. 365 394 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 685 3 656 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 166 8 561 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 538 1 012 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 147 2 644 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 126 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 7 $100,000 or more .................... 8 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 617 2 346 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 960 5 494 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 330 427 $1,000.. 24 210 Average per farm..........dollars.. 72 492 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 115 139 Other ............................... 215 288 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 197 265 200 days or more ................... 135 196 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 232 318 number.. 8 396 9 696 Beef cows ..................farms.. 218 271 number.. (D) 5 623 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 17 number.. (D) 256 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 229 311 number.. 3 825 5 518 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 27 number.. (D) 1 091 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 24 number.. 1 294 1 939 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. 6 33 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 47 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Rice..........................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 1 569 bushels.. (D) 29 092 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 168 207 acres.. 9 302 10 421 tons, dry.. 16 744 11 337 @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. .