1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, INDIANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 762 942 Land in farms ..................acres.. 282 764 288 755 Average size of farm .......acres.. 371 307 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 494 844 359 191 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 326 1 174 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 921 62 190 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 94 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 162 50 to 179 acres ..................... 170 235 180 to 499 acres .................... 202 249 500 to 999 acres .................... 113 143 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 685 851 acres.. 256 636 254 993 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 651 812 acres.. 239 689 205 584 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 6 acres.. (D) 22 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 91 485 83 378 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 059 88 511 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 57 710 44 626 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 775 38 751 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 160 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 127 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 110 154 $100,000 or more .................... 232 213 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 031 63 803 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 163 67 731 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 763 942 $1,000.. 23 922 19 719 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 352 20 933 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 460 572 Other ............................... 302 370 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 392 520 200 days or more ................... 258 334 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 267 371 number.. 12 894 15 595 Beef cows ..................farms.. 209 283 number.. 4 534 5 360 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 18 number.. 111 460 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 263 371 number.. 9 691 12 357 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 182 237 number.. 161 597 121 051 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 188 249 number.. 272 652 255 807 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 52 number.. 2 478 2 974 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 31 number.. (D) 544 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 543 681 acres.. 127 366 102 305 bushels.. 18 175 944 14 301 750 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 23 31 acres.. 539 731 tons, green.. 7 686 11 911 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 140 200 acres.. 5 304 5 178 bushels.. 252 994 317 361 Oats for grain................farms.. 31 49 acres.. 635 753 bushels.. 38 374 51 529 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 537 658 acres.. 102 289 89 059 bushels.. 4 637 499 3 717 883 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 241 299 silage.......................farms.. 6 693 7 058 acres.. 19 365 21 513 tons, dry.. 5 4 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 23 7 acres.. @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Witheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .