1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 760 806 Land in farms ..................acres.. 105 965 107 157 Average size of farm .......acres.. 139 133 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 409 818 336 460 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 956 2 471 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 131 38 731 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 99 90 10 to 49 acres ...................... 286 329 50 to 179 acres ..................... 238 244 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 99 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 701 761 acres.. 93 117 93 796 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 656 704 acres.. 85 468 86 310 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 35 acres.. 325 442 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 178 31 417 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 603 38 978 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 610 24 763 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 568 6 653 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 193 190 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 108 138 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 139 144 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 59 $100,000 or more .................... 85 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 984 24 184 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 821 30 005 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 303 325 Other ............................... 457 481 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 462 454 200 days or more ................... 341 354 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 211 226 number.. 5 045 5 576 Beef cows ..................farms.. 133 126 number.. 1 341 1 496 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 27 number.. 644 891 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 185 198 number.. 2 722 2 773 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 95 number.. 13 808 13 723 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 99 number.. 21 115 26 259 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 52 number.. 795 929 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 39 53 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 12 number.. 137 792 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 349 367 acres.. 34 907 35 346 bushels.. 4 086 224 5 039 740 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 18 26 acres.. 754 569 tons, green.. 9 827 9 806 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 172 230 acres.. 5 714 7 977 bushels.. 308 260 379 401 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 12 acres.. 30 118 bushels.. 2 494 6 437 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 356 423 acres.. 36 816 37 299 bushels.. 1 598 233 1 568 728 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 280 278 acres.. 6 938 5 676 tons, dry.. 15 071 14 408 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 36 34 acres.. 205 422 @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.