1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARROLL COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 423 394 Land in farms ..................acres.. 142 892 151 743 Average size of farm .......acres.. 338 385 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 246 231 235 645 Average per acre .........dollars.. 814 596 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 107 35 549 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 165 146 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 115 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 336 335 acres.. 63 571 75 922 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 266 274 acres.. 37 925 40 638 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 15 acres.. 2 940 3 572 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 467 26 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 565 67 439 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 850 10 286 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 617 16 286 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 116 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 10 $100,000 or more .................... 29 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 702 20 619 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 029 52 332 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 156 174 Other ............................... 267 220 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 268 222 200 days or more ................... 179 166 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 274 276 number.. 15 927 26 505 Beef cows ..................farms.. 245 254 number.. (D) 11 557 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 11 number.. (D) 425 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 271 266 number.. 7 322 21 200 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 25 number.. 359 384 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 17 number.. 816 593 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 79 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 22 number.. (D) 501 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 58 acres.. 4 033 3 524 bushels.. 475 033 355 777 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 637 bushels.. (D) 50 302 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 11 acres.. 1 230 876 bushels.. 50 230 53 248 Rice..........................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 31 61 acres.. 13 022 16 084 bales.. 22 868 26 626 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 38 36 acres.. 8 348 6 559 bushels.. 247 419 168 112 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 208 211 acres.. 10 517 11 011 tons, dry.. 23 094 24 742 @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.