1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARROLL COUNTY, MARYLAND Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 080 1 238 Land in farms ..................acres.. 157 505 166 745 Average size of farm .......acres.. 146 135 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 520 562 329 077 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 480 2 449 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 108 43 911 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 92 115 10 to 49 acres ...................... 405 436 50 to 179 acres ..................... 371 448 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 182 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 987 1 127 acres.. 129 101 130 306 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 887 1 011 acres.. 104 959 103 965 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 26 acres.. 357 293 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 966 55 899 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 005 45 153 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 737 16 138 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 229 39 761 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 343 421 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 146 191 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 160 161 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 142 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 93 $100,000 or more .................... 151 147 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 750 48 851 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 325 39 491 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 080 1 237 $1,000.. 8 918 7 470 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 257 6 039 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 541 600 Other ............................... 539 638 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 595 732 200 days or more ................... 432 511 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 612 714 number.. 33 700 36 833 Beef cows ..................farms.. 340 368 number.. 5 586 5 271 Milk cows ..................farms.. 153 190 number.. 10 643 11 902 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 556 670 number.. 15 696 18 626 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 105 135 number.. 9 077 10 115 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 94 132 number.. 15 117 19 629 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 63 95 number.. 2 320 3 838 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 83 140 number.. 1 001 307 495 974 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 140 110 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 439 573 acres.. 36 630 34 383 bushels.. 4 126 399 2 975 273 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 258 342 acres.. 10 258 11 113 bushels.. 533 859 498 583 Barley for grain..............farms.. 184 222 acres.. 6 206 6 629 bushels.. 439 137 426 472 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 215 189 acres.. 20 374 13 804 bushels.. 679 339 412 805 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 710 827 acres.. 26 270 30 162 tons, dry.. 64 869 73 172 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 72 62 acres.. 3 164 2 718 @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. .