1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARROLL COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 913 884 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 201 113 165 Average size of farm .......acres.. 121 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 528 140 834 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 466 1 164 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 990 22 283 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 263 246 50 to 179 acres ..................... 413 415 180 to 499 acres .................... 164 147 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 844 804 acres.. 62 660 61 623 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 715 696 acres.. 25 271 24 435 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 26 acres.. 464 445 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 358 19 743 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 108 22 333 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 542 3 983 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 817 15 760 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 247 232 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 178 159 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 190 178 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 152 160 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 45 $100,000 or more .................... 33 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 962 14 869 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 309 16 820 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 319 355 Other ............................... 594 529 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 576 523 200 days or more ................... 462 404 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 688 694 number.. 31 884 33 200 Beef cows ..................farms.. 552 534 number.. 13 131 12 542 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 61 number.. 1 721 2 033 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 713 706 number.. 22 992 24 480 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 10 number.. 36 44 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 5 number.. 46 58 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 17 number.. 556 496 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 25 number.. (D) 598 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 20 acres.. 185 179 bushels.. 13 486 13 486 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 641 622 acres.. 22 492 20 893 tons, dry.. 46 391 37 553 Land in orchards..............farms.. 52 66 acres.. 660 881 @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.