1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONTMORENCY COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 103 112 Land in farms ..................acres.. 21 025 22 056 Average size of farm .......acres.. 204 197 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 437 147 426 Average per acre .........dollars.. 993 648 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 917 35 318 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 0 0 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 49 45 180 to 499 acres .................... 24 35 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 95 106 acres.. 13 605 13 036 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 82 96 acres.. 9 864 8 654 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 123 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 271 2 564 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 755 22 892 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 200 468 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 070 2 096 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 18 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 9 $100,000 or more .................... 9 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 202 2 761 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 379 24 654 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 44 55 Other ............................... 59 57 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 65 58 200 days or more ................... 53 44 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 67 75 number.. 2 963 2 751 Beef cows ..................farms.. 43 47 number.. 716 508 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 22 number.. 683 872 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 62 68 number.. 1 236 1 031 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 13 number.. (D) 333 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 12 number.. (D) 683 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 1 number.. 28 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 14 acres.. 1 569 659 bushels.. 151 095 32 866 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 21 acres.. 710 717 bushels.. 32 061 33 418 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 1 acres.. 111 (D) bushels.. 3 460 (D) Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 5 2 acres.. 471 (D) cwt.. 4 870 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 82 acres.. 5 677 4 878 tons, dry.. 10 393 7 880 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 3 acres.. 11 12 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. 8 10 @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.