1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARROLL COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 365 399 Land in farms ..................acres.. 60 812 66 781 Average size of farm .......acres.. 167 167 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 905 111 276 Average per acre .........dollars.. 900 695 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 248 22 219 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 144 176 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 351 379 acres.. 28 609 32 257 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 338 366 acres.. 11 398 13 090 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 52 acres.. 155 366 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 744 6 623 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 956 16 599 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 800 4 552 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 944 2 071 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 108 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 18 $100,000 or more .................... 15 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 629 3 923 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 683 9 831 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 365 399 $1,000.. 3 400 2 565 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 315 6 428 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 176 188 Other ............................... 189 211 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 206 249 200 days or more ................... 143 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 213 240 number.. 9 629 9 921 Beef cows ..................farms.. 190 205 number.. 5 042 5 297 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 19 number.. 204 376 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 204 234 number.. 3 992 4 744 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 26 number.. 2 018 817 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 18 number.. 3 113 1 254 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 6 number.. 186 187 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 22 number.. 127 432 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 48 96 acres.. 952 1 517 bushels.. 89 831 151 355 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 15 acres.. 183 208 tons, green.. 3 421 3 684 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 11 acres.. (D) 268 bushels.. (D) 14 469 Tobacco ......................farms.. 292 331 acres.. 1 976 1 301 pounds.. 3 944 982 2 790 385 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 17 26 acres.. 1 325 2 128 bushels.. 45 758 68 514 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 203 230 acres.. 7 401 7 905 tons, dry.. 15 696 15 917 @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. .