1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALHOUN COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 085 1 080 Land in farms ..................acres.. 243 151 244 927 Average size of farm .......acres.. 224 227 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 301 037 212 228 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 333 950 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 199 44 518 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 225 222 50 to 179 acres ..................... 462 408 180 to 499 acres .................... 239 252 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 112 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 010 1 009 acres.. 188 318 190 470 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 876 937 acres.. 157 288 145 940 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 42 acres.. 8 962 5 933 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 985 52 793 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 208 48 883 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 924 28 858 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 061 23 936 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 299 255 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 141 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 136 165 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 203 199 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 136 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 83 99 $100,000 or more .................... 125 130 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 967 46 928 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 896 43 412 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 493 500 Other ............................... 592 580 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 604 632 200 days or more ................... 445 467 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 375 417 number.. 19 738 23 885 Beef cows ..................farms.. 229 222 number.. 2 923 2 947 Milk cows ..................farms.. 75 98 number.. 4 987 5 066 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 345 387 number.. 10 575 13 112 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 94 151 number.. 41 965 40 577 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 90 163 number.. 76 721 71 885 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 65 number.. 1 593 2 276 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 50 number.. 1 829 7 819 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 6 number.. 539 370 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 533 600 acres.. 71 687 76 216 bushels.. 6 883 919 7 916 918 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 256 343 acres.. 13 675 15 298 bushels.. 638 998 655 728 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 459 415 acres.. 48 722 31 856 bushels.. 1 837 575 1 015 191 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 46 cwt.. (D) 690 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 474 507 acres.. 17 979 19 048 tons, dry.. 44 728 51 930 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 24 29 acres.. 447 907 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 14 acres.. 98 194 @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.