1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 062 1 069 Land in farms ..................acres.. 231 870 233 921 Average size of farm .......acres.. 218 219 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 333 533 236 304 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 524 1 078 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 650 49 938 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 295 269 50 to 179 acres ..................... 375 358 180 to 499 acres .................... 227 268 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 985 1 018 acres.. 190 456 194 117 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 826 947 acres.. 161 765 160 758 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 34 acres.. 1 033 774 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 948 47 218 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 740 44 170 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 474 30 628 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 474 16 590 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 328 222 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 132 126 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 127 163 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 156 191 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 132 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 93 103 $100,000 or more .................... 134 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 406 39 994 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 796 37 413 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 465 499 Other ............................... 597 570 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 644 624 200 days or more ................... 470 478 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 355 399 number.. 15 879 16 600 Beef cows ..................farms.. 211 210 number.. 3 579 3 100 Milk cows ..................farms.. 71 99 number.. 2 854 3 943 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 316 350 number.. 8 849 8 038 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 56 103 number.. 20 573 24 857 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 105 number.. 34 090 46 599 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 55 number.. 2 194 3 253 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 50 45 number.. 3 831 43 384 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. (D) 1 070 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 447 548 acres.. 62 224 61 235 bushels.. 7 066 301 6 507 646 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 264 403 acres.. 22 315 26 205 bushels.. 1 304 944 1 347 536 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 380 451 acres.. 55 355 46 778 bushels.. 2 073 950 1 517 660 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 19 71 acres.. 1 473 5 477 cwt.. 16 050 65 896 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 456 481 acres.. 15 887 16 958 tons, dry.. 42 155 47 074 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 30 32 acres.. 727 1 062 Land in orchards..............farms.. 22 27 acres.. 145 249 @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.