1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARROLL COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 197 1 319 Land in farms ..................acres.. 359 755 366 656 Average size of farm .......acres.. 301 278 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 438 211 305 600 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 430 1 088 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 945 50 775 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 108 121 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 281 324 180 to 499 acres .................... 498 578 500 to 999 acres .................... 173 174 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 087 1 203 acres.. 332 327 336 646 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 062 1 164 acres.. 300 794 270 392 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 3 acres.. 635 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 196 002 170 623 Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 745 129 358 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 564 49 277 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 134 439 121 346 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 117 170 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 217 226 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 249 293 $100,000 or more .................... 505 491 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 147 876 122 194 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 642 92 501 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 196 1 321 $1,000.. 44 026 44 532 Average per farm..........dollars.. 36 811 33 711 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 914 1 056 Other ............................... 283 263 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 481 532 200 days or more ................... 243 249 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 449 577 number.. 72 902 84 045 Beef cows ..................farms.. 278 308 number.. 11 870 11 102 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 22 number.. 341 558 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 458 597 number.. 102 359 108 144 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 584 688 number.. 330 310 277 305 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 613 714 number.. 609 937 510 765 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 68 number.. 1 568 5 205 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 43 number.. 2 550 5 538 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 17 number.. 1 265 3 005 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 986 1 105 acres.. 160 115 132 252 bushels.. 23 451 686 17 304 749 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 98 80 acres.. 4 280 3 467 tons, green.. 70 737 50 939 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 447 bushels.. (D) 24 364 Oats for grain................farms.. 284 375 acres.. 4 933 8 249 bushels.. 408 920 493 853 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 932 1 037 acres.. 122 952 115 659 bushels.. 5 511 668 4 939 438 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 487 506 acres.. 13 976 15 229 tons, dry.. 48 903 44 485 @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. .