1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARROLL COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 659 770 Land in farms ..................acres.. 220 057 230 159 Average size of farm .......acres.. 334 299 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 582 289 402 484 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 801 1 364 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 443 58 008 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 83 92 10 to 49 acres ...................... 130 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 173 213 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 202 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 582 674 acres.. 202 266 210 000 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 553 648 acres.. 188 695 172 573 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 333 334 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 103 275 92 306 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 715 119 878 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 572 37 147 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 55 703 55 159 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 117 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 110 $100,000 or more .................... 209 213 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 82 368 68 595 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 990 89 084 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 659 770 $1,000.. 20 448 23 645 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 030 30 707 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 356 477 Other ............................... 303 293 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 355 418 200 days or more ................... 250 281 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 181 209 number.. 7 562 9 017 Beef cows ..................farms.. 109 142 number.. 1 731 3 298 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 12 number.. 291 394 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 170 204 number.. 6 807 7 165 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 227 290 number.. 228 612 204 237 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 241 310 number.. 437 774 370 954 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 40 number.. 1 311 1 349 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 43 number.. (D) 981 234 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. 1 047 562 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 462 543 acres.. 112 547 97 709 bushels.. 17 428 737 13 835 552 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 18 28 acres.. 855 976 tons, green.. 13 955 18 434 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 126 211 acres.. 3 908 6 315 bushels.. 190 519 378 208 Oats for grain................farms.. 19 43 acres.. 330 945 bushels.. 18 930 55 656 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 421 534 acres.. 68 430 64 110 bushels.. 3 303 565 2 910 644 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 152 165 silage.......................farms.. 3 078 3 127 acres.. 8 882 9 267 tons, dry.. 8 9 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 62 64 acres.. @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Witheld 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. .