1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 702 771 Land in farms ..................acres.. 77 944 82 549 Average size of farm .......acres.. 111 107 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 307 168 176 432 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 690 1 447 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 872 20 896 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 212 245 50 to 179 acres ..................... 351 371 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 99 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 569 572 acres.. 40 757 37 908 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 376 393 acres.. 10 473 10 051 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 16 acres.. 1 029 678 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 90 272 46 017 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 592 59 685 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 193 1 991 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 87 078 44 026 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 226 290 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 142 144 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 125 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 13 $100,000 or more .................... 98 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 606 39 445 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 002 51 227 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 295 278 Other ............................... 407 493 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 377 507 200 days or more ................... 282 378 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 568 612 number.. 24 599 23 669 Beef cows ..................farms.. 517 568 number.. 13 813 13 252 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 12 number.. 405 495 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 550 588 number.. 12 522 11 821 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 17 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. 63 41 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 25 number.. 313 306 251 668 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 83 83 number.. 37 169 013 25 853 324 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 30 acres.. 206 581 bushels.. 20 701 39 405 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. 165 400 bushels.. 7 290 15 860 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 348 346 acres.. 9 136 8 217 tons, dry.. 19 953 16 706 @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.