1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GLADWIN COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 424 400 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 036 61 535 Average size of farm .......acres.. 160 154 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 013 121 819 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 204 841 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 431 22 896 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 83 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 212 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 402 383 acres.. 48 516 44 440 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 343 349 acres.. 32 296 27 836 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 13 acres.. 34 506 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 557 7 120 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 539 17 800 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 009 2 273 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 548 4 848 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 136 132 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 20 $100,000 or more .................... 20 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 430 6 758 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 164 16 896 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 198 190 Other ............................... 226 210 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 221 225 200 days or more ................... 143 136 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 228 246 number.. 7 845 7 938 Beef cows ..................farms.. 122 136 number.. 2 192 1 797 Milk cows ..................farms.. 76 78 number.. 1 480 1 717 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 219 217 number.. 3 420 3 429 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 74 number.. 3 216 5 691 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 70 number.. 5 501 11 137 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 27 number.. 1 074 817 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 57 58 number.. 2 403 2 419 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 11 number.. 2 953 4 183 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 142 113 acres.. 7 222 5 314 bushels.. 712 171 391 377 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 64 100 acres.. 2 859 2 613 bushels.. 136 749 108 936 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 27 acres.. 1 415 908 bushels.. 44 839 20 767 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 17 20 acres.. 1 761 2 147 cwt.. 25 726 20 505 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 295 286 acres.. 15 667 13 592 tons, dry.. 28 027 19 493 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 13 acres.. 96 149 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 9 acres.. 15 36 @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.