1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 796 799 Land in farms ..................acres.. 117 968 137 082 Average size of farm .......acres.. 148 172 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 301 229 241 367 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 106 1 416 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 684 41 436 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 338 303 50 to 179 acres ..................... 269 278 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 113 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 725 760 acres.. 98 966 120 168 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 631 691 acres.. 84 103 96 095 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 53 acres.. 798 1 297 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 995 30 897 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 169 38 669 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 496 16 842 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 499 14 055 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 284 263 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 118 115 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 50 $100,000 or more .................... 62 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 547 30 582 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 761 38 323 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 354 383 Other ............................... 442 416 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 443 445 200 days or more ................... 339 349 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 194 238 number.. 7 526 12 642 Beef cows ..................farms.. 106 114 number.. 1 076 1 423 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 35 number.. 1 843 2 376 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 165 205 number.. 3 700 10 451 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 67 number.. 4 183 9 414 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 59 number.. 5 216 15 371 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 37 number.. 1 024 1 462 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 57 number.. 768 2 302 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 5 number.. 901 220 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 190 244 acres.. 27 126 38 276 bushels.. 2 753 644 3 293 655 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 134 218 acres.. 7 648 11 275 bushels.. 421 823 486 231 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 212 263 acres.. 32 355 28 930 bushels.. 1 021 645 709 072 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 7 7 acres.. 861 145 cwt.. 11 260 1 817 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 365 369 acres.. 12 565 12 715 tons, dry.. 27 010 28 390 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 53 50 acres.. 631 800 Land in orchards..............farms.. 34 40 acres.. 391 713 @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.