1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 210 170 Land in farms ..................acres.. 50 582 40 871 Average size of farm .......acres.. 241 240 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 249 054 144 930 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 052 628 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 882 38 240 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 64 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 204 162 acres.. 27 514 26 660 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 189 149 acres.. 17 564 14 470 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 11 acres.. 72 83 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 848 4 602 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 847 27 072 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 211 547 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 637 4 055 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 10 $100,000 or more .................... 18 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 574 4 087 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 883 24 040 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 82 74 Other ............................... 128 96 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 138 108 200 days or more ................... 88 65 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 93 90 number.. 5 261 5 693 Beef cows ..................farms.. 68 58 number.. 1 280 1 337 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 16 number.. 1 538 1 405 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 88 83 number.. 2 367 3 046 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 14 number.. 245 164 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 12 number.. 165 418 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 11 number.. 361 231 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 16 acres.. 482 458 bushels.. 38 333 31 080 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 12 acres.. 138 359 bushels.. 3 962 6 970 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 161 cwt.. (D) 528 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 151 132 acres.. 13 631 11 656 tons, dry.. 21 675 13 780 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 10 acres.. 25 103 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) 19 @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.