1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARROLL COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 851 783 Land in farms ..................acres.. 171 660 165 547 Average size of farm .......acres.. 202 211 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 830 147 098 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 202 644 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 825 31 321 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 200 152 50 to 179 acres ..................... 386 341 180 to 499 acres .................... 180 193 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 766 697 acres.. 107 544 103 225 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 570 597 acres.. 75 103 67 228 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 10 acres.. 287 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 233 21 617 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 126 27 608 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 430 14 265 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 803 7 352 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 364 232 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 136 151 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 139 140 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 34 $100,000 or more .................... 49 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 058 19 066 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 244 24 381 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 277 304 Other ............................... 574 479 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 498 462 200 days or more ................... 392 358 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 500 476 number.. 17 433 16 589 Beef cows ..................farms.. 439 428 number.. 9 636 8 714 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 19 number.. 272 689 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 494 442 number.. 8 771 7 666 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 123 number.. 4 949 18 766 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 123 number.. 8 927 33 398 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 23 number.. 673 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 151 242 acres.. 23 508 24 244 bushels.. 2 453 132 2 773 607 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 44 52 acres.. 7 633 3 689 bushels.. 324 835 170 093 Cotton .......................farms.. 41 76 acres.. 9 928 16 416 bales.. 12 977 22 616 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 117 125 acres.. 23 330 11 941 bushels.. 851 756 420 541 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 460 415 acres.. 15 893 12 682 tons, dry.. 31 633 20 112 @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.