1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALCONA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 207 209 Land in farms ..................acres.. 43 383 42 572 Average size of farm .......acres.. 210 204 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 500 148 051 Average per acre .........dollars.. 965 735 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 270 26 838 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 194 198 acres.. 29 826 28 738 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 176 173 acres.. 18 148 15 372 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 592 4 360 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 016 20 863 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 185 864 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 407 3 497 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 11 $100,000 or more .................... 13 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 850 3 450 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 598 16 585 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 95 96 Other ............................... 112 113 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 105 111 200 days or more ................... 69 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 105 114 number.. 4 744 6 048 Beef cows ..................farms.. 76 91 number.. 1 619 2 211 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 11 number.. 728 628 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 101 118 number.. 3 221 3 807 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 10 number.. 129 173 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 5 number.. 479 1 336 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 10 number.. 236 546 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 14 number.. 317 388 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 13 acres.. 1 237 1 156 bushels.. 74 183 66 685 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 21 acres.. 595 679 bushels.. 26 340 33 821 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 1 acres.. 215 (D) bushels.. 4 440 (D) Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 13 4 acres.. 1 107 301 cwt.. 13 628 4 985 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 155 155 acres.. 13 757 12 737 tons, dry.. 24 116 20 941 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 7 acres.. 24 44 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 13 acres.. 17 29 @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.