1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 319 332 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 979 92 809 Average size of farm .......acres.. 310 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 264 891 142 856 Average per acre .........dollars.. 881 448 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 451 42 253 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 125 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 117 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 306 315 acres.. 67 900 66 599 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 291 296 acres.. 45 562 39 361 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 2 acres.. 35 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 351 6 124 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 043 18 446 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 887 1 231 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 463 4 893 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 20 $100,000 or more .................... 19 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 399 6 522 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 924 19 586 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 139 143 Other ............................... 180 189 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 220 223 200 days or more ................... 144 135 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 165 183 number.. 8 429 8 303 Beef cows ..................farms.. 113 115 number.. 2 267 2 056 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 44 number.. 1 173 1 415 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 156 164 number.. 4 352 4 052 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 28 number.. 538 656 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 23 number.. 1 145 1 191 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 23 number.. 1 206 1 174 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 25 number.. (D) 568 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 70 bushels.. (D) 2 680 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 16 acres.. (D) 199 bushels.. (D) 2 471 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.. 273 274 acres.. 43 590 36 348 tons, dry.. 48 743 37 925 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 12 acres.. 15 24 @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.