1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARROLL COUNTY, VIRGINIA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 884 939 Land in farms ..................acres.. 113 165 117 167 Average size of farm .......acres.. 128 125 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 834 107 708 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 164 904 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 283 20 733 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 246 244 50 to 179 acres ..................... 415 469 180 to 499 acres .................... 147 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 804 875 acres.. 61 623 67 488 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 696 779 acres.. 24 435 22 760 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 27 acres.. 445 860 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 743 15 952 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 333 16 988 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 983 3 407 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 760 12 546 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 232 277 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 159 200 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 178 165 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 160 163 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 38 $100,000 or more .................... 35 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 869 11 174 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 820 11 899 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 884 939 $1,000.. 3 884 4 583 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 394 4 881 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 355 357 Other ............................... 529 582 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 523 581 200 days or more ................... 404 450 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 694 712 number.. 33 200 30 614 Beef cows ..................farms.. 534 536 number.. 12 542 11 012 Milk cows ..................farms.. 61 80 number.. 2 033 2 455 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 706 755 number.. 24 480 22 006 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 28 number.. 44 284 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 17 number.. 58 381 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 12 number.. 496 308 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 41 number.. 598 692 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 33 acres.. 179 192 bushels.. 13 486 12 093 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 21 bushels.. 0 800 Tobacco ......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) pounds.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Peanuts for nuts .............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 pounds.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 622 683 acres.. 20 893 18 853 tons, dry.. 37 553 28 579 Land in orchards..............farms.. 66 93 acres.. 881 1 032 @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. .