1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARROLL COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 155 136 Land in farms ..................acres.. 25 439 26 574 Average size of farm .......acres.. 164 195 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 297 178 300 647 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 894 1 329 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 645 30 254 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 55 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 27 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 141 118 acres.. 6 233 5 792 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 130 109 acres.. 4 349 3 624 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 21 acres.. 63 73 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 494 2 275 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 542 16 725 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 987 1 117 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 507 1 158 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 5 $100,000 or more .................... 11 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 398 2 345 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 920 17 243 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 155 136 $1,000.. (D) - 143 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 1 055 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 66 57 Other ............................... 89 79 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 96 82 200 days or more ................... 53 49 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 57 54 number.. 1 684 1 365 Beef cows ..................farms.. 40 37 number.. 325 226 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 12 number.. 402 488 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 37 45 number.. 758 695 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 11 number.. 167 82 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 11 number.. 556 177 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 14 number.. 321 238 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 374 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 6 acres.. 397 399 tons, green.. 6 558 8 140 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 89 72 acres.. 3 800 2 825 tons, dry.. 6 900 4 800 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 27 acres.. 144 135 Land in orchards..............farms.. 15 15 acres.. 98 42 @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. .