1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARROLL COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 041 1 080 Land in farms ..................acres.. 160 180 157 505 Average size of farm .......acres.. 154 146 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 568 327 520 562 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 790 3 480 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 369 51 108 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 105 92 10 to 49 acres ...................... 404 405 50 to 179 acres ..................... 321 371 180 to 499 acres .................... 151 158 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 946 987 acres.. 124 841 129 101 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 837 887 acres.. 104 007 104 959 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 29 acres.. 1 119 357 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 272 66 966 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 465 62 005 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 776 21 737 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 496 45 229 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 326 343 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 140 146 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 142 160 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 147 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 61 $100,000 or more .................... 149 151 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 215 59 750 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 635 55 325 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 495 541 Other ............................... 546 539 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 562 595 200 days or more ................... 421 432 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 527 612 number.. 30 584 33 700 Beef cows ..................farms.. 304 340 number.. 5 575 5 586 Milk cows ..................farms.. 126 153 number.. 9 968 10 643 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 496 556 number.. 18 233 15 696 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 105 number.. 9 434 9 077 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 94 number.. 21 395 15 117 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 74 63 number.. 2 645 2 320 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 58 83 number.. 755 010 1 001 307 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 140 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 324 439 acres.. 29 160 36 630 bushels.. 1 716 870 4 126 399 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 185 258 acres.. 8 559 10 258 bushels.. 545 230 533 859 Barley for grain..............farms.. 101 184 acres.. 3 804 6 206 bushels.. 267 337 439 137 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 217 215 acres.. 22 198 20 374 bushels.. 682 590 679 339 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 644 710 acres.. 27 343 26 270 tons, dry.. 51 096 64 869 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 56 72 acres.. 3 779 3 164 @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.