1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 617 701 Land in farms ..................acres.. 240 100 247 891 Average size of farm .......acres.. 389 354 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 349 347 236 856 Average per acre .........dollars.. 896 672 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 036 52 044 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 126 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 233 262 500 to 999 acres .................... 133 153 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 575 654 acres.. 207 995 217 733 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 546 627 acres.. 167 462 160 388 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 32 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 351 54 168 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 676 77 273 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 491 28 679 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 860 25 489 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 124 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 114 148 $100,000 or more .................... 209 171 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 621 39 898 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 060 56 916 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 616 701 $1,000.. 15 785 15 589 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 625 22 238 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 472 529 Other ............................... 145 172 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 241 302 200 days or more ................... 122 144 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 326 348 number.. 29 723 29 584 Beef cows ..................farms.. 263 272 number.. 10 286 9 933 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 14 number.. 256 303 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 334 378 number.. 20 461 23 100 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 180 229 number.. 59 401 61 284 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 205 250 number.. 104 062 99 489 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 44 number.. 3 077 2 329 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 25 number.. 483 3 055 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 953 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 494 575 acres.. 84 282 73 645 bushels.. 12 176 184 8 730 435 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 22 19 acres.. 760 676 tons, green.. 13 334 14 247 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 12 acres.. 383 482 bushels.. 6 690 17 674 Oats for grain................farms.. 61 96 acres.. 1 196 1 866 bushels.. 68 673 91 878 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 456 532 acres.. 71 154 72 597 bushels.. 2 991 085 2 646 499 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 322 368 acres.. 11 970 13 303 tons, dry.. 35 382 36 280 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld 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. .