1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DELTA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 253 237 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 232 72 777 Average size of farm .......acres.. 278 307 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 889 147 978 Average per acre .........dollars.. 759 463 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 530 41 812 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 79 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 238 232 acres.. 41 158 41 916 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 224 209 acres.. 28 923 25 446 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 19 acres.. 903 475 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 162 8 379 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 260 35 356 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 712 2 674 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 450 5 705 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 31 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 34 $100,000 or more .................... 20 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 811 7 263 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 152 30 776 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 124 125 Other ............................... 129 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 151 136 200 days or more ................... 98 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 136 138 number.. 7 979 8 121 Beef cows ..................farms.. 86 83 number.. 2 003 1 757 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 52 number.. 1 933 2 222 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 128 129 number.. 2 873 3 107 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 14 number.. 230 830 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 15 number.. 457 2 272 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 5 number.. 37 33 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 20 number.. 633 849 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 1 number.. 355 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 32 10 acres.. 2 152 416 bushels.. 170 250 40 570 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 15 acres.. 891 1 053 bushels.. 29 134 36 832 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 2 acres.. 590 (D) bushels.. 13 520 (D) Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 6 10 acres.. 1 062 1 263 cwt.. 11 290 12 143 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 188 168 acres.. 20 473 16 255 tons, dry.. 33 311 20 201 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 13 15 acres.. 78 121 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 19 acres.. 90 104 @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.