1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLARE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 350 292 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 831 64 084 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 219 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 239 355 121 363 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 317 635 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 662 26 141 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 171 125 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 318 276 acres.. 41 377 42 963 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 274 245 acres.. 26 481 24 789 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. (D) 101 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 950 10 651 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 999 36 476 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 737 835 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 213 9 816 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 28 $100,000 or more .................... 29 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 074 7 930 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 783 27 159 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 176 142 Other ............................... 174 150 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 182 165 200 days or more ................... 116 113 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 189 170 number.. 13 916 11 352 Beef cows ..................farms.. 102 78 number.. 2 583 1 433 Milk cows ..................farms.. 60 68 number.. 3 176 2 862 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 180 169 number.. 7 496 6 761 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 36 number.. 4 550 4 843 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 30 number.. 12 214 11 586 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 18 number.. 695 1 113 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 32 number.. 1 217 988 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 240 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 57 55 acres.. 3 509 3 594 bushels.. 350 065 238 979 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 42 53 acres.. 1 250 1 572 bushels.. 61 844 69 332 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 5 acres.. 460 140 bushels.. 12 215 1 142 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 248 219 acres.. 18 077 17 219 tons, dry.. 35 017 24 338 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 2 acres.. 19 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 4 acres.. 21 10 @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.