1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARROLL COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 563 659 Land in farms ..................acres.. 218 170 220 057 Average size of farm .......acres.. 388 334 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 892 164 582 289 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 282 1 801 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 876 90 443 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 83 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 130 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 173 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 497 582 acres.. 198 014 202 266 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 474 553 acres.. 186 176 188 695 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 9 acres.. 507 333 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 116 937 103 275 Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 704 156 715 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 898 47 572 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 56 040 55 703 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 94 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 74 $100,000 or more .................... 220 209 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 763 82 368 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 516 124 990 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 329 356 Other ............................... 234 303 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 287 355 200 days or more ................... 206 250 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 151 181 number.. 6 084 7 562 Beef cows ..................farms.. 91 109 number.. 1 596 1 731 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 11 number.. 538 291 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 141 170 number.. 3 851 6 807 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 163 227 number.. 255 176 228 612 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 166 241 number.. 464 651 437 774 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 45 number.. 751 1 311 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 32 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 1 047 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 376 462 acres.. 103 130 112 547 bushels.. 14 569 784 17 428 737 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 18 acres.. 974 855 tons, green.. 15 598 13 955 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 128 126 acres.. 4 185 3 908 bushels.. 271 548 190 519 Oats for grain................farms.. 18 19 acres.. 231 330 bushels.. 12 421 18 930 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 352 421 acres.. 73 613 68 430 bushels.. 3 686 483 3 303 565 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 125 152 acres.. 2 787 3 078 tons, dry.. 8 750 8 882 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 8 acres.. 66 62 @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.