1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONTCALM COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 954 900 Land in farms ..................acres.. 237 771 224 030 Average size of farm .......acres.. 249 249 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 315 690 218 459 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 262 851 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 520 63 939 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 206 174 50 to 179 acres ..................... 398 360 180 to 499 acres .................... 193 206 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 910 855 acres.. 186 146 179 855 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 786 800 acres.. 159 105 140 805 Irrigated land .................farms.. 104 116 acres.. 45 345 37 575 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 860 64 873 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 096 72 081 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 63 194 42 838 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 666 22 035 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 274 236 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 116 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 140 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 68 $100,000 or more .................... 152 152 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 365 53 343 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 373 59 336 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 460 507 Other ............................... 494 393 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 500 468 200 days or more ................... 349 353 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 404 404 number.. 21 352 23 717 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 164 number.. 1 813 1 758 Milk cows ..................farms.. 120 144 number.. 7 617 8 511 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 368 361 number.. 8 238 9 192 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 104 number.. 22 737 11 810 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 57 98 number.. 36 129 22 475 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 31 number.. 571 1 468 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 47 number.. 1 849 1 866 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 8 number.. 604 770 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 419 455 acres.. 52 909 42 669 bushels.. 5 920 893 3 597 876 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 160 260 acres.. 14 383 15 885 bushels.. 678 115 660 874 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 118 119 acres.. 14 081 10 636 bushels.. 496 302 244 605 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 119 132 acres.. 17 675 17 256 cwt.. 273 964 210 883 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 537 520 acres.. 28 816 29 846 tons, dry.. 66 365 76 025 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 48 44 acres.. 5 240 3 968 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 25 acres.. 966 1 041 @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.