1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARROLL COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 102 1 197 Land in farms ..................acres.. 352 698 359 755 Average size of farm .......acres.. 320 301 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 603 581 438 211 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 814 1 430 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 551 66 945 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 90 108 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 246 281 180 to 499 acres .................... 443 498 500 to 999 acres .................... 187 173 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 999 1 087 acres.. 323 889 332 327 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 967 1 062 acres.. 302 918 300 794 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 575 635 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 221 458 196 002 Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 960 163 745 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 77 727 61 564 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 143 731 134 439 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 117 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 145 217 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 228 249 $100,000 or more .................... 493 505 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 163 900 147 876 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 730 123 642 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 765 914 Other ............................... 337 283 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 575 481 200 days or more ................... 312 243 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 389 449 number.. 73 296 72 902 Beef cows ..................farms.. 253 278 number.. 9 576 11 870 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 14 number.. 233 341 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 408 458 number.. 96 731 102 359 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 355 584 number.. 372 598 330 310 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 376 613 number.. 713 696 609 937 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 45 number.. 2 581 1 568 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 26 number.. (D) 2 550 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 7 number.. 2 625 1 265 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 883 986 acres.. 151 595 160 115 bushels.. 19 662 164 23 451 686 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 77 98 acres.. 2 631 4 280 tons, green.. 39 336 70 737 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. 114 (D) bushels.. 5 160 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 150 284 acres.. 2 324 4 933 bushels.. 186 174 408 920 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 863 932 acres.. 138 727 122 952 bushels.. 6 236 473 5 511 668 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 390 487 acres.. 9 929 13 976 tons, dry.. 29 525 48 903 @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.