1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WHITE COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 440 1 529 Land in farms ..................acres.. 358 904 381 960 Average size of farm .......acres.. 249 250 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 849 191 825 Average per acre .........dollars.. 730 726 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 600 24 177 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 281 281 50 to 179 acres ..................... 567 633 180 to 499 acres .................... 375 378 500 to 999 acres .................... 122 109 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 281 1 386 acres.. 244 646 266 736 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 049 1 156 acres.. 143 258 148 421 Irrigated land .................farms.. 180 195 acres.. 36 826 36 193 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 177 53 091 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 234 34 723 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 141 18 066 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 036 35 025 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 386 465 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 249 260 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 280 288 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 221 228 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 63 $100,000 or more .................... 140 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 924 39 223 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 503 25 636 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 440 1 530 $1,000.. 7 176 9 087 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 983 5 939 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 641 687 Other ............................... 799 842 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 808 889 200 days or more ................... 551 604 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 964 1 022 number.. 48 330 44 972 Beef cows ..................farms.. 824 876 number.. 23 013 23 199 Milk cows ..................farms.. 72 70 number.. 3 313 2 585 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 934 1 007 number.. 23 035 25 449 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 51 number.. 1 747 1 404 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 46 number.. 3 130 4 117 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 8 number.. 349 489 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 68 131 number.. 809 448 1 332 793 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 6 number.. 3 787 621 1 675 100 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 69 112 acres.. 9 677 7 903 bushels.. 483 227 392 563 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 90 120 acres.. 10 310 12 546 bushels.. 353 537 419 296 Rice..........................farms.. 126 154 acres.. 23 724 23 779 cwt.. 1 128 839 1 073 779 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 211 275 acres.. 60 717 71 770 bushels.. 1 564 683 1 231 313 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 774 817 acres.. 41 348 34 031 tons, dry.. 74 297 59 124 @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. .