1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CASS COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 700 735 Land in farms ..................acres.. 176 831 186 431 Average size of farm .......acres.. 253 254 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 399 530 253 121 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 590 1 000 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 908 63 807 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 166 50 to 179 acres ..................... 252 247 180 to 499 acres .................... 145 175 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 669 699 acres.. 141 434 150 590 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 602 652 acres.. 123 647 121 753 Irrigated land .................farms.. 79 82 acres.. 14 599 13 540 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 491 72 885 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 416 99 163 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 695 22 763 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 796 50 122 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 171 135 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 120 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 56 $100,000 or more .................... 141 172 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 517 61 867 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 310 84 172 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 364 449 Other ............................... 336 286 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 378 341 200 days or more ................... 267 247 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 196 213 number.. 7 082 8 258 Beef cows ..................farms.. 116 128 number.. 2 079 2 273 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 38 number.. 1 164 1 629 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 178 196 number.. 3 246 3 759 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 106 206 number.. 172 740 240 927 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 115 223 number.. 274 095 440 131 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 44 number.. 1 147 1 545 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 29 number.. 978 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 333 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 352 408 acres.. 63 940 66 426 bushels.. 6 785 517 7 492 627 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 98 144 acres.. 4 565 6 010 bushels.. 233 719 250 290 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 288 287 acres.. 37 699 29 191 bushels.. 1 391 697 969 970 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 228 cwt.. 0 6 240 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 327 345 acres.. 12 210 12 729 tons, dry.. 27 160 35 550 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 38 62 acres.. 1 222 3 619 Land in orchards..............farms.. 36 52 acres.. 2 246 2 817 @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.