1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARROLL COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 689 703 Land in farms ..................acres.. 122 480 117 130 Average size of farm .......acres.. 178 167 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 550 124 393 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 001 761 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 183 32 661 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 125 50 to 179 acres ..................... 349 371 180 to 499 acres .................... 169 147 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 663 655 acres.. 75 554 71 231 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 621 609 acres.. 50 745 49 884 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 8 acres.. 81 35 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 821 17 733 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 767 25 225 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 584 4 632 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 237 13 101 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 192 217 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 117 112 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 111 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 69 $100,000 or more .................... 48 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 739 14 308 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 331 20 381 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 688 702 $1,000.. 3 570 2 885 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 189 4 110 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 315 353 Other ............................... 374 350 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 415 393 200 days or more ................... 301 287 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 493 525 number.. 21 104 19 509 Beef cows ..................farms.. 301 329 number.. 5 173 4 320 Milk cows ..................farms.. 148 181 number.. 5 903 6 071 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 451 484 number.. 8 964 7 901 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 74 number.. 2 133 4 254 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 71 number.. 2 921 7 721 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 53 number.. 2 137 1 311 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 72 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) 197 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 321 366 acres.. 12 645 12 596 bushels.. 1 321 554 1 179 759 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 96 98 acres.. 2 329 1 928 tons, green.. 34 001 24 732 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 104 125 acres.. 1 851 1 573 bushels.. 81 359 59 381 Oats for grain................farms.. 206 266 acres.. 2 649 3 385 bushels.. 158 227 207 928 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 40 39 acres.. 1 789 1 372 bushels.. 57 104 46 090 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 569 551 acres.. 30 058 28 678 tons, dry.. 66 475 71 360 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 17 acres.. 48 90 @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. .