1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 577 617 Land in farms ..................acres.. 242 650 240 100 Average size of farm .......acres.. 421 389 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 534 755 349 347 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 227 896 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 498 54 036 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 150 126 180 to 499 acres .................... 172 233 500 to 999 acres .................... 122 133 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 535 575 acres.. 209 389 207 995 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 471 546 acres.. 171 618 167 462 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 32 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 602 63 351 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 157 102 676 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 023 39 491 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 579 23 860 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 114 $100,000 or more .................... 199 209 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 462 45 621 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 816 74 060 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 397 472 Other ............................... 180 145 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 263 241 200 days or more ................... 147 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 275 326 number.. 29 357 29 723 Beef cows ..................farms.. 234 263 number.. 10 160 10 286 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 247 256 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 281 334 number.. 22 658 20 461 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 79 180 number.. 38 330 59 401 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 86 205 number.. 70 046 104 062 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 32 number.. 681 3 077 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 10 number.. (D) 483 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 401 494 acres.. 80 630 84 282 bushels.. 10 422 485 12 176 184 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 22 acres.. 746 760 tons, green.. 11 538 13 334 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 383 bushels.. (D) 6 690 Oats for grain................farms.. 25 61 acres.. 590 1 196 bushels.. 39 752 68 673 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 397 456 acres.. 79 948 71 154 bushels.. 3 481 395 2 991 085 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 291 322 acres.. 11 540 11 970 tons, dry.. 29 678 35 382 @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.