1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTCALM COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 900 980 Land in farms ..................acres.. 224 030 238 387 Average size of farm .......acres.. 249 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 218 459 174 925 Average per acre .........dollars.. 851 743 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 939 44 789 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 174 168 50 to 179 acres ..................... 360 385 180 to 499 acres .................... 206 236 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 855 929 acres.. 179 855 186 322 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 800 884 acres.. 140 805 133 416 Irrigated land .................farms.. 116 142 acres.. 37 575 28 987 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 873 48 704 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 081 49 698 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 838 28 348 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 035 20 356 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 236 253 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 125 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 142 164 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 89 $100,000 or more .................... 152 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 343 42 916 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 336 43 836 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 899 979 $1,000.. 12 192 3 249 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 562 3 319 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 507 550 Other ............................... 393 430 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 468 517 200 days or more ................... 353 359 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 404 399 number.. 23 717 22 355 Beef cows ..................farms.. 164 146 number.. 1 758 1 382 Milk cows ..................farms.. 144 170 number.. 8 511 8 759 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 361 384 number.. 9 192 10 516 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 104 119 number.. 11 810 10 716 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 98 120 number.. 22 475 17 412 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 23 number.. 1 468 882 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 47 81 number.. 1 866 2 571 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 4 number.. 770 130 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 455 605 acres.. 42 669 41 000 bushels.. 3 597 876 3 629 977 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 260 281 acres.. 15 885 12 634 bushels.. 660 874 488 076 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 119 106 acres.. 10 636 6 639 bushels.. 244 605 219 811 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 132 160 acres.. 17 256 17 366 cwt.. 210 883 179 088 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 520 557 acres.. 29 846 30 551 tons, dry.. 76 025 79 645 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 44 43 acres.. 3 968 2 672 Land in orchards..............farms.. 25 23 acres.. 1 041 1 119 @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. .