1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VAN BUREN COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 513 553 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 930 122 842 Average size of farm .......acres.. 234 222 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 826 140 108 Average per acre .........dollars.. 675 641 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 135 19 257 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 187 225 180 to 499 acres .................... 195 190 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 445 482 acres.. 57 540 56 537 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 360 373 acres.. 19 310 18 077 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 9 acres.. 62 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 992 16 799 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 123 30 377 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 634 407 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 358 16 391 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 127 164 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 109 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 42 $100,000 or more .................... 58 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 822 12 261 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 996 22 172 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 512 553 $1,000.. 2 106 3 392 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 113 6 133 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 261 286 Other ............................... 252 267 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 286 305 200 days or more ................... 201 190 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 441 489 number.. 23 236 21 249 Beef cows ..................farms.. 366 382 number.. 9 968 8 867 Milk cows ..................farms.. 62 95 number.. 4 201 3 791 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 427 476 number.. 10 453 10 064 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 28 number.. 1 604 747 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 23 number.. (D) 2 817 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 3 number.. 169 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 42 number.. 637 744 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 37 48 number.. 4 555 451 6 301 249 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 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 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 348 366 acres.. 18 827 17 678 tons, dry.. 31 659 24 661 @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. .