1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 681 762 Land in farms ..................acres.. 273 258 282 764 Average size of farm .......acres.. 401 371 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 781 847 494 844 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 005 1 326 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 486 76 921 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 147 133 50 to 179 acres ..................... 160 170 180 to 499 acres .................... 140 202 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 80 77 Total cropland .................farms.. 611 685 acres.. 243 976 256 636 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 574 651 acres.. 232 300 239 689 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 5 acres.. 870 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 85 081 91 485 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 935 120 059 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 62 153 57 710 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 928 33 775 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 106 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 110 $100,000 or more .................... 210 232 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 899 68 031 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 227 89 163 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 381 460 Other ............................... 300 302 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 369 392 200 days or more ................... 241 258 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 247 267 number.. 8 701 12 894 Beef cows ..................farms.. 187 209 number.. 3 813 4 534 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 7 number.. 51 111 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 234 263 number.. 5 302 9 691 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 182 number.. 91 444 161 597 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 76 188 number.. 168 157 272 652 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 45 number.. 1 240 2 478 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 449 543 acres.. 115 932 127 366 bushels.. 12 580 944 18 175 944 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 23 acres.. 336 539 tons, green.. 4 974 7 686 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 121 140 acres.. 5 893 5 304 bushels.. 334 942 252 994 Oats for grain................farms.. 14 31 acres.. 176 635 bushels.. 12 968 38 374 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 425 537 acres.. 106 616 102 289 bushels.. 4 369 010 4 637 499 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 223 241 acres.. 5 557 6 693 tons, dry.. 16 259 19 365 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 5 acres.. 49 23 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.