1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARROLL COUNTY, ARKANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 032 1 031 Land in farms ..................acres.. 242 482 246 184 Average size of farm .......acres.. 235 239 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 283 170 210 575 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 186 876 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 520 25 960 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 191 185 50 to 179 acres ..................... 399 368 180 to 499 acres .................... 309 315 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 844 855 acres.. 105 428 115 356 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 676 666 acres.. 36 542 33 772 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 24 acres.. 148 402 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 146 376 109 783 Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 837 106 482 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 780 750 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 145 595 109 032 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 181 147 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 172 143 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 153 183 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 188 181 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 67 $100,000 or more .................... 233 214 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 129 050 90 948 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 928 88 299 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 505 550 Other ............................... 527 481 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 603 573 200 days or more ................... 447 386 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 887 890 number.. 73 745 69 425 Beef cows ..................farms.. 775 743 number.. 33 190 30 891 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 73 number.. 2 917 3 054 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 885 881 number.. 40 041 38 289 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 47 number.. 1 716 9 792 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 35 number.. 14 435 23 934 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 17 number.. 536 349 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 53 59 number.. 1 308 787 1 754 450 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 148 137 number.. 38 420 082 29 117 319 Selected crops harvested: Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 60 bushels.. 0 2 250 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.. 658 646 acres.. 36 028 33 346 tons, dry.. 68 868 59 473 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.