1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WOODRUFF COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 248 309 Land in farms ..................acres.. 274 843 269 601 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 108 872 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 771 291 578 638 Average per acre .........dollars.. 686 687 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 162 85 794 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 44 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 53 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 92 95 Total cropland .................farms.. 241 302 acres.. 246 105 250 335 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 231 291 acres.. 228 068 201 173 Irrigated land .................farms.. 173 226 acres.. 124 563 106 324 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 486 39 595 Average per farm .........dollars.. 211 637 128 139 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 114 39 000 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 372 595 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 27 27 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 41 $100,000 or more .................... 131 135 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 228 27 744 Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 147 89 786 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 248 309 $1,000.. 14 774 11 536 Average per farm..........dollars.. 59 572 37 335 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 181 231 Other ............................... 67 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 86 97 200 days or more ................... 66 59 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 18 25 number.. 566 1 098 Beef cows ..................farms.. 15 22 number.. 239 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 11 23 number.. 257 1 013 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 14 number.. 21 784 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 13 number.. (D) 867 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 6 number.. 74 149 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 67 85 acres.. 19 001 15 193 bushels.. 1 308 881 926 698 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 122 149 acres.. 32 601 30 972 bushels.. 1 422 812 1 190 608 Rice..........................farms.. 158 196 acres.. 55 263 43 224 cwt.. 3 015 103 2 072 880 Cotton .......................farms.. 13 13 acres.. 4 011 2 810 bales.. 6 396 3 860 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 212 260 acres.. 134 166 122 367 bushels.. 3 839 708 2 790 804 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 16 24 acres.. 358 935 tons, dry.. 629 (D) @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. .