1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 123 1 207 Land in farms ..................acres.. 243 850 256 236 Average size of farm .......acres.. 217 212 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 358 399 213 723 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 583 1 046 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 353 50 250 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 273 261 50 to 179 acres ..................... 462 512 180 to 499 acres .................... 221 290 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 065 1 178 acres.. 209 822 221 306 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 967 1 139 acres.. 188 811 193 259 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 42 acres.. 2 547 3 624 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 91 515 72 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 492 59 980 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 994 29 131 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 522 43 265 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 245 196 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 134 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 160 171 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 220 283 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 143 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 93 117 $100,000 or more .................... 174 163 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 550 61 948 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 432 51 324 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 490 590 Other ............................... 633 617 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 654 671 200 days or more ................... 506 533 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 365 402 number.. 41 204 38 478 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 120 number.. 1 479 1 908 Milk cows ..................farms.. 113 137 number.. 16 151 13 917 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 352 392 number.. 16 458 16 205 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 67 116 number.. 20 815 26 969 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 119 number.. 36 907 45 490 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 45 number.. 2 054 2 286 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 34 number.. 755 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 212 176 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 545 645 acres.. 57 880 57 269 bushels.. 6 801 104 6 024 228 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 420 634 acres.. 20 203 27 419 bushels.. 1 210 421 1 349 228 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 601 748 acres.. 70 045 66 669 bushels.. 2 614 109 2 082 181 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 13 25 acres.. 1 221 1 594 cwt.. 17 114 21 101 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 460 545 acres.. 24 176 26 381 tons, dry.. 75 406 87 964 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 32 24 acres.. 582 667 Land in orchards..............farms.. 30 32 acres.. 391 475 @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.