1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARROLL COUNTY, TENNESSEE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 783 848 Land in farms ..................acres.. 165 547 166 462 Average size of farm .......acres.. 211 196 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 098 127 583 Average per acre .........dollars.. 644 643 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 321 24 614 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 152 181 50 to 179 acres ..................... 341 378 180 to 499 acres .................... 193 179 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 697 779 acres.. 103 225 111 006 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 597 687 acres.. 67 228 67 299 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 6 acres.. (D) 15 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 617 16 963 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 608 20 004 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 265 8 928 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 352 8 036 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 232 267 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 151 159 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 140 146 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 130 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 35 $100,000 or more .................... 45 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 066 15 490 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 381 18 266 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 782 848 $1,000.. 4 440 3 018 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 677 3 559 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 304 347 Other ............................... 479 501 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 462 514 200 days or more ................... 358 384 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 476 489 number.. 16 589 15 761 Beef cows ..................farms.. 428 410 number.. 8 714 7 388 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 20 number.. 689 798 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 442 486 number.. 7 666 8 813 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 123 220 number.. 18 766 21 796 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 123 227 number.. 33 398 42 578 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 52 number.. (D) 1 327 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 242 387 acres.. 24 244 22 972 bushels.. 2 773 607 2 031 876 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 52 92 acres.. 3 689 4 211 bushels.. 170 093 155 785 Cotton .......................farms.. 76 82 acres.. 16 416 7 034 bales.. 22 616 8 613 Tobacco ......................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 pounds.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 125 222 acres.. 11 941 22 064 bushels.. 420 541 480 713 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 415 444 acres.. 12 682 13 223 tons, dry.. 20 112 20 135 @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. .