1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STONE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 584 628 Land in farms ..................acres.. 136 309 134 351 Average size of farm .......acres.. 233 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 875 117 686 Average per acre .........dollars.. 661 522 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 980 14 231 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 256 256 180 to 499 acres .................... 155 187 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 502 515 acres.. 56 167 45 791 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 385 365 acres.. 15 546 10 848 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 11 acres.. 160 93 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 160 29 493 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 356 46 964 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 613 275 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 547 29 218 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 129 174 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 84 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 125 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 78 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 48 $100,000 or more .................... 97 119 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 149 22 162 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 138 35 290 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 583 628 $1,000.. 4 609 5 802 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 906 9 239 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 337 322 Other ............................... 247 306 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 294 365 200 days or more ................... 183 230 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 490 511 number.. 26 069 23 066 Beef cows ..................farms.. 454 477 number.. 15 024 13 323 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 30 number.. 140 99 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 479 515 number.. 12 562 12 058 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 30 number.. 1 249 679 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 28 number.. 2 709 1 919 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 26 81 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 42 number.. 346 753 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 127 170 number.. 17 951 870 19 836 095 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 4 050 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 740 bushels.. (D) 12 234 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 367 354 acres.. 14 644 9 940 tons, dry.. 28 375 15 557 @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. .