1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNION COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 257 333 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 190 34 580 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 104 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 205 657 103 303 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 840 972 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 331 18 425 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 114 136 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 208 255 acres.. 14 579 12 819 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 161 203 acres.. 4 523 4 592 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 8 acres.. (D) 50 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 358 31 326 Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 145 94 073 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 214 309 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 144 31 018 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 121 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 10 $100,000 or more .................... 70 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 200 24 441 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 073 73 396 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 257 333 $1,000.. 5 559 3 869 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 630 11 618 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 109 122 Other ............................... 148 211 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 149 215 200 days or more ................... 116 170 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 174 222 number.. 6 657 6 521 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 201 number.. 3 628 3 727 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. 11 47 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 165 215 number.. 2 644 3 953 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 22 number.. 172 275 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 21 number.. 343 541 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 6 number.. 409 176 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 26 number.. 266 025 308 283 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 57 66 number.. 17 695 230 14 729 658 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 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.. 153 188 acres.. 4 469 4 404 tons, dry.. 11 560 9 600 @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. .