1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DICKINSON COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 116 99 Land in farms ..................acres.. 28 298 28 415 Average size of farm .......acres.. 244 287 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 988 158 663 Average per acre .........dollars.. 943 595 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 021 72 797 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 29 21 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 115 95 acres.. 13 546 13 727 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 104 87 acres.. 9 492 8 959 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 377 664 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 941 3 987 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 975 40 275 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 834 2 383 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 108 1 604 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 1 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 17 $100,000 or more .................... 12 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 506 3 382 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 221 34 515 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 49 56 Other ............................... 67 43 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 79 50 200 days or more ................... 61 26 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 53 56 number.. 2 630 2 260 Beef cows ..................farms.. 35 34 number.. 730 643 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 14 number.. 626 540 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 46 54 number.. 848 749 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 8 number.. 120 121 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 0 number.. 11 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 6 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 6 acres.. 398 268 bushels.. 32 691 13 220 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 78 70 acres.. 5 866 6 161 tons, dry.. 10 594 8 304 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) 37 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 3 acres.. 39 5 @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.