1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HILLSDALE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 236 1 018 Land in farms ..................acres.. 257 469 231 557 Average size of farm .......acres.. 208 227 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 212 214 815 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 276 902 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 586 48 829 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 317 234 50 to 179 acres ..................... 538 390 180 to 499 acres .................... 210 221 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 145 951 acres.. 210 468 187 622 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 807 891 acres.. 168 425 152 548 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 39 acres.. 4 428 3 666 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 729 56 053 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 033 55 062 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 793 26 391 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 936 29 662 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 508 217 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 98 125 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 108 144 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 170 184 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 103 $100,000 or more .................... 152 141 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 709 50 943 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 524 50 042 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 495 523 Other ............................... 741 495 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 716 546 200 days or more ................... 559 407 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 387 408 number.. 21 633 23 974 Beef cows ..................farms.. 163 126 number.. 1 960 1 605 Milk cows ..................farms.. 103 150 number.. 7 001 7 975 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 337 353 number.. 9 980 12 587 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 86 177 number.. 36 181 37 671 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 84 186 number.. 78 030 77 334 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 49 number.. 1 503 1 265 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 63 60 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 12 number.. 1 158 1 187 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 490 617 acres.. 67 985 73 169 bushels.. 7 580 871 7 784 467 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 273 310 acres.. 14 179 10 527 bushels.. 771 233 424 493 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 461 489 acres.. 62 120 43 000 bushels.. 2 384 960 1 437 546 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 90 cwt.. 0 1 950 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 443 467 acres.. 19 977 20 051 tons, dry.. 57 829 59 973 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 16 acres.. 85 81 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 20 acres.. 260 375 @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.