1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARROLL COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 324 365 Land in farms ..................acres.. 59 975 60 812 Average size of farm .......acres.. 185 167 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 075 148 905 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 313 900 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 906 27 248 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 136 144 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 92 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 302 351 acres.. 29 045 28 609 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 292 338 acres.. 11 836 11 398 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 21 acres.. 785 155 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 693 8 744 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 829 23 956 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 766 6 800 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 927 1 944 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 19 $100,000 or more .................... 16 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 769 4 629 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 674 12 683 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 140 176 Other ............................... 184 189 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 195 206 200 days or more ................... 145 143 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 190 213 number.. 8 124 9 629 Beef cows ..................farms.. 174 190 number.. 4 716 5 042 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 10 number.. 221 204 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 182 204 number.. 4 024 3 992 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 12 number.. (D) 2 018 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 8 number.. 2 087 3 113 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 186 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 127 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 27 48 acres.. 587 952 bushels.. 44 533 89 831 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 9 acres.. 318 183 tons, green.. 4 574 3 421 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Tobacco ......................farms.. 234 292 acres.. 2 018 1 976 pounds.. 3 977 397 3 944 982 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 17 acres.. 590 1 325 bushels.. 20 115 45 758 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 191 203 acres.. 8 756 7 401 tons, dry.. 18 439 15 696 @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.