1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 46 027 46 562 Land in farms ..................acres.. 9 872 812 10 088 170 Average size of farm .......acres.. 215 217 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 358 166 247 370 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 671 1 131 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 361 55 028 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 611 2 562 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 075 11 148 50 to 179 acres ..................... 17 439 17 449 180 to 499 acres .................... 8 989 10 289 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 201 3 576 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 712 1 538 Total cropland .................farms.. 43 017 44 320 acres.. 7 891 802 8 156 388 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 37 941 41 334 acres.. 6 724 480 6 584 251 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 752 3 823 acres.. 393 485 366 465 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 567 825 3 028 547 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 516 65 043 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 199 721 1 671 563 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 368 104 1 356 984 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 12 557 10 923 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 049 5 579 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 800 6 387 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 7 213 7 752 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 472 4 683 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 663 4 163 $100,000 or more .................... 7 273 7 075 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 835 658 2 583 189 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 591 55 483 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 22 043 24 396 Other ............................... 23 984 22 166 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 25 906 25 462 200 days or more ................... 18 568 17 984 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 15 468 17 031 number.. 1 025 702 1 113 604 Beef cows ..................farms.. 7 566 7 548 number.. 116 399 116 106 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 990 5 198 number.. 300 641 316 954 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 14 293 15 780 number.. 537 681 594 685 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 853 4 774 number.. 1 032 014 1 231 641 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 690 4 770 number.. 2 206 940 2 300 151 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 628 1 831 number.. 72 107 97 433 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 276 2 454 number.. 6 043 468 5 388 894 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 336 386 number.. 393 028 400 262 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 712 18 962 acres.. 2 122 283 2 221 271 bushels.. 238 319 129 226 824 263 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 976 12 433 acres.. 499 742 583 245 bushels.. 28 432 159 29 350 586 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 561 13 175 acres.. 1 694 872 1 332 114 bushels.. 62 242 411 41 633 625 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 2 172 3 176 acres.. 302 767 322 334 cwt.. 4 878 076 4 229 224 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 20 858 22 285 acres.. 1 264 350 1 283 598 tons, dry.. 2 830 915 2 821 347 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 498 3 007 acres.. 128 349 138 851 Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 863 3 531 acres.. 139 607 162 183 @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.