1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EMMET COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 207 188 Land in farms ..................acres.. 40 115 40 365 Average size of farm .......acres.. 194 215 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 352 044 236 632 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 820 1 033 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 863 32 974 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 190 177 acres.. 25 034 25 916 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 178 168 acres.. 16 188 14 619 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 13 acres.. 360 263 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 449 4 848 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 321 25 787 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 957 1 485 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 491 3 363 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 16 $100,000 or more .................... 13 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 120 4 238 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 903 22 542 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 87 97 Other ............................... 120 91 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 129 97 200 days or more ................... 83 59 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 111 107 number.. 5 852 5 110 Beef cows ..................farms.. 74 76 number.. 1 618 1 648 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 21 number.. 1 113 920 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 101 103 number.. 2 406 3 530 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 13 number.. 577 823 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 13 number.. 929 1 712 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 10 number.. 268 120 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 14 number.. 590 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 452 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 26 acres.. 1 209 1 003 bushels.. 82 815 58 488 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 8 acres.. 38 68 bushels.. 1 347 2 160 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.. 134 142 acres.. 11 712 10 998 tons, dry.. 18 176 14 562 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 17 15 acres.. 197 211 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 11 acres.. 47 55 @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.