1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YELL COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 831 937 Land in farms ..................acres.. 190 363 196 674 Average size of farm .......acres.. 229 210 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 095 153 155 Average per acre .........dollars.. 890 705 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 143 23 124 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 149 199 50 to 179 acres ..................... 349 388 180 to 499 acres .................... 212 218 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 692 754 acres.. 108 062 113 103 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 562 627 acres.. 56 636 53 199 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 29 acres.. 5 403 3 433 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 90 700 75 315 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 145 80 379 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 989 3 315 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 86 710 72 001 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 167 220 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 121 137 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 139 133 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 67 $100,000 or more .................... 215 225 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 363 55 212 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 876 58 924 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 831 937 $1,000.. 14 373 10 762 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 296 11 485 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 448 463 Other ............................... 383 474 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 434 517 200 days or more ................... 312 368 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 636 702 number.. 37 614 33 948 Beef cows ..................farms.. 577 631 number.. 21 079 19 356 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 32 number.. 699 906 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 618 713 number.. 17 361 17 635 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 52 number.. 48 764 5 711 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 43 number.. 141 028 21 899 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 3 number.. 108 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 61 73 number.. 742 059 638 209 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 156 213 number.. 36 360 540 39 853 196 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 12 25 acres.. 592 2 148 bushels.. 30 486 114 910 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 26 acres.. 3 598 4 664 bushels.. 117 080 163 685 Rice..........................farms.. 12 17 acres.. 2 458 1 846 cwt.. 109 657 99 273 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 30 43 acres.. 14 470 15 142 bushels.. 384 768 300 831 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 549 585 acres.. 36 540 30 618 tons, dry.. 73 445 52 077 @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. .