1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARROLL COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 919 1 013 Land in farms ..................acres.. 377 000 404 480 Average size of farm .......acres.. 410 399 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 451 251 055 Average per acre .........dollars.. 792 648 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 136 53 426 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 262 265 180 to 499 acres .................... 283 323 500 to 999 acres .................... 145 189 1,000 acres or more ................. 99 87 Total cropland .................farms.. 864 941 acres.. 310 455 335 333 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 803 888 acres.. 228 553 237 149 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 15 acres.. 2 069 2 308 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 039 52 637 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 507 51 961 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 243 33 871 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 795 18 766 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 126 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 129 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 209 205 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 123 146 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 114 159 $100,000 or more .................... 178 160 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 520 38 313 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 268 37 822 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 919 1 013 $1,000.. 20 789 13 568 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 622 13 393 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 585 669 Other ............................... 334 344 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 447 454 200 days or more ................... 268 257 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 483 496 number.. 30 044 33 160 Beef cows ..................farms.. 406 426 number.. 13 448 14 032 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 43 number.. 450 908 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 473 512 number.. 19 030 19 526 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 176 199 number.. 55 234 42 875 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 184 210 number.. 123 009 90 892 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 37 number.. 2 144 1 428 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 35 number.. (D) 4 162 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 456 597 acres.. 57 976 56 243 bushels.. 7 693 352 6 226 712 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 29 49 acres.. 1 141 1 422 tons, green.. 13 182 17 705 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 67 63 acres.. 4 067 2 898 bushels.. 317 010 244 077 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 441 176 acres.. 40 961 9 433 bushels.. 1 814 232 395 591 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 572 735 acres.. 106 063 146 466 bushels.. 4 138 565 4 691 483 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 438 434 acres.. 24 637 24 077 tons, dry.. 43 793 42 820 @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. .