1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARROLL COUNTY, GEORGIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 771 824 Land in farms ..................acres.. 82 549 87 895 Average size of farm .......acres.. 107 107 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 432 150 249 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 447 1 425 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 896 17 438 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 245 230 50 to 179 acres ..................... 371 446 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 572 662 acres.. 37 908 38 506 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 393 491 acres.. 10 051 11 507 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 10 acres.. 678 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 017 34 914 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 685 42 371 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 991 1 440 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 026 33 474 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 290 304 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 144 201 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 127 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 17 $100,000 or more .................... 96 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 445 32 187 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 227 39 062 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 770 824 $1,000.. 5 460 1 418 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 091 1 721 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 278 275 Other ............................... 493 549 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 507 568 200 days or more ................... 378 444 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 612 664 number.. 23 669 23 404 Beef cows ..................farms.. 568 606 number.. 13 252 13 424 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 17 number.. 495 522 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 588 656 number.. 11 821 12 647 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 24 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 16 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. 41 53 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 35 number.. 251 668 254 447 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 83 87 number.. 25 853 324 19 703 968 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 72 acres.. 581 666 bushels.. 39 405 30 746 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 5 acres.. 400 339 bushels.. 15 860 12 190 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 346 442 acres.. 8 217 10 243 tons, dry.. 16 706 16 943 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .