1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARROLL COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 952 919 Land in farms ..................acres.. 395 657 377 000 Average size of farm .......acres.. 416 410 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 391 768 328 451 Average per acre .........dollars.. 967 792 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 838 50 136 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 302 262 180 to 499 acres .................... 255 283 500 to 999 acres .................... 141 145 1,000 acres or more ................. 105 99 Total cropland .................farms.. 887 864 acres.. 324 102 310 455 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 747 803 acres.. 241 641 228 553 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 19 acres.. 2 068 2 069 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 965 62 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 938 67 507 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 512 39 243 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 453 22 795 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 222 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 108 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 134 209 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 114 $100,000 or more .................... 169 178 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 163 42 520 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 289 46 268 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 532 585 Other ............................... 420 334 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 486 447 200 days or more ................... 310 268 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 444 483 number.. 31 091 30 044 Beef cows ..................farms.. 387 406 number.. 14 225 13 448 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 20 number.. 577 450 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 427 473 number.. 18 151 19 030 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 68 176 number.. 25 066 55 234 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 68 184 number.. 60 596 123 009 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 31 number.. 1 349 2 144 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 25 number.. 699 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 406 456 acres.. 60 428 57 976 bushels.. 6 478 651 7 693 352 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 29 acres.. 1 525 1 141 tons, green.. 21 160 13 182 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 17 67 acres.. 1 062 4 067 bushels.. 91 389 317 010 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 357 441 acres.. 31 787 40 961 bushels.. 1 561 622 1 814 232 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 533 572 acres.. 125 664 106 063 bushels.. 4 033 032 4 138 565 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 405 438 acres.. 28 822 24 637 tons, dry.. 54 399 43 793 @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.