1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BENZIE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 140 120 Land in farms ..................acres.. 22 556 19 844 Average size of farm .......acres.. 161 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 296 703 173 486 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 026 1 145 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 306 44 636 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 57 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 124 117 acres.. 12 086 10 723 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 110 105 acres.. 8 102 7 117 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 19 acres.. 210 441 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 636 4 568 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 400 38 063 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 728 3 640 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 908 928 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 13 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 14 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 14 $100,000 or more .................... 23 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 586 4 152 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 758 34 604 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 71 67 Other ............................... 69 53 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 74 65 200 days or more ................... 49 38 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 42 31 number.. 1 556 1 381 Beef cows ..................farms.. 28 21 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 39 28 number.. 921 1 002 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 8 number.. (D) 803 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 6 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 26 54 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 9 number.. 378 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 32 13 acres.. 1 383 565 bushels.. 96 529 40 818 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 53 44 acres.. 1 704 1 591 tons, dry.. 2 569 1 499 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 8 acres.. 82 244 Land in orchards..............farms.. 47 56 acres.. 3 205 3 759 @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.