1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTMORENCY COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 112 108 Land in farms ..................acres.. 22 056 24 040 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 223 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 426 140 841 Average per acre .........dollars.. 648 635 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 318 34 763 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 0 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 106 105 acres.. 13 036 15 004 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 96 103 acres.. 8 654 9 482 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 3 acres.. 123 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 564 2 544 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 892 23 559 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 468 624 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 096 1 920 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 10 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 10 $100,000 or more .................... 5 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 761 2 304 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 654 21 537 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 112 107 $1,000.. (D) 251 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 2 345 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 55 54 Other ............................... 57 54 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 58 57 200 days or more ................... 44 39 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 75 60 number.. 2 751 2 607 Beef cows ..................farms.. 47 27 number.. 508 334 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 22 number.. 872 912 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 68 60 number.. 1 031 1 245 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 13 number.. 333 387 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 10 number.. 683 615 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 332 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 9 number.. (D) 237 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 24 acres.. 659 1 561 bushels.. 32 866 142 027 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 16 acres.. 717 441 bushels.. 33 418 12 998 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 533 cwt.. (D) 5 467 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 82 93 acres.. 4 878 5 313 tons, dry.. 7 880 10 604 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 3 acres.. 12 13 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 4 acres.. 10 7 @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. .