1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARROLL COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 177 155 Land in farms ..................acres.. 24 155 25 439 Average size of farm .......acres.. 136 164 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 278 405 297 178 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 096 1 894 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 079 33 645 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 55 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 163 141 acres.. 5 751 6 233 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 143 130 acres.. 3 928 4 349 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 23 acres.. 123 63 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 556 3 494 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 089 22 542 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 265 1 987 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 291 1 507 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 6 $100,000 or more .................... 8 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 070 3 398 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 545 21 920 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 67 66 Other ............................... 110 89 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 115 96 200 days or more ................... 66 53 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 59 57 number.. 1 287 1 684 Beef cows ..................farms.. 43 40 number.. 285 325 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 12 number.. 329 402 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 44 37 number.. 392 758 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 20 number.. 81 167 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 21 number.. 185 556 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 18 number.. 249 321 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. 260 374 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 7 acres.. 371 397 tons, green.. 5 611 6 558 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 79 89 acres.. 3 353 3 800 tons, dry.. 6 058 6 900 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 33 27 acres.. 146 144 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 15 acres.. 62 98 @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.