1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 188 196 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 077 41 037 Average size of farm .......acres.. 165 209 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 240 551 161 439 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 511 941 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 398 33 060 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 87 180 to 499 acres .................... 35 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 173 190 acres.. 18 266 25 246 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 153 162 acres.. 12 162 13 417 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 22 acres.. 56 143 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 151 4 907 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 080 25 036 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 631 1 484 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 520 3 423 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 11 $100,000 or more .................... 10 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 371 3 244 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 027 16 636 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 74 90 Other ............................... 114 106 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 118 200 days or more ................... 73 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 81 101 number.. 3 217 4 117 Beef cows ..................farms.. 58 68 number.. 705 1 119 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 23 number.. 773 1 129 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 78 96 number.. 1 373 2 268 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 14 number.. 20 1 010 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 10 number.. 18 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 10 number.. 81 242 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 26 number.. 1 086 1 422 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 25 acres.. 1 812 1 355 bushels.. 121 579 82 144 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 4 acres.. 171 89 bushels.. 5 758 2 007 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 126 141 acres.. 8 396 9 033 tons, dry.. 15 100 15 065 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 10 acres.. 111 476 Land in orchards..............farms.. 15 22 acres.. 797 986 @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.