1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARROLL COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 683 689 Land in farms ..................acres.. 113 338 122 480 Average size of farm .......acres.. 166 178 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 235 710 178 550 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 508 1 001 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 983 39 183 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 346 349 180 to 499 acres .................... 161 169 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 646 663 acres.. 67 988 75 554 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 579 621 acres.. 47 612 50 745 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 14 acres.. 43 81 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 278 19 821 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 153 28 767 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 619 4 584 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 659 15 237 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 242 192 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 117 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 111 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 52 $100,000 or more .................... 48 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 432 16 739 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 989 24 331 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 293 315 Other ............................... 390 374 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 419 415 200 days or more ................... 302 301 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 435 493 number.. 17 809 21 104 Beef cows ..................farms.. 300 301 number.. 4 955 5 173 Milk cows ..................farms.. 104 148 number.. 4 281 5 903 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 392 451 number.. 7 957 8 964 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 64 number.. 969 2 133 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 58 number.. 1 243 2 921 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 56 number.. 1 490 2 137 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 39 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 4 number.. 798 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 230 321 acres.. 9 499 12 645 bushels.. 802 604 1 321 554 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 77 96 acres.. 2 569 2 329 tons, green.. 32 759 34 001 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 72 104 acres.. 1 746 1 851 bushels.. 82 620 81 359 Oats for grain................farms.. 133 206 acres.. 2 136 2 649 bushels.. 133 890 158 227 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 49 40 acres.. 2 701 1 789 bushels.. 99 697 57 104 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 495 569 acres.. 26 705 30 058 tons, dry.. 57 650 66 475 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 18 acres.. 100 48 @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.