1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HURON COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 184 1 325 Land in farms ..................acres.. 424 122 438 914 Average size of farm .......acres.. 358 331 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 605 935 380 024 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 681 1 139 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 372 98 719 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 84 10 to 49 acres ...................... 181 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 352 418 180 to 499 acres .................... 336 413 500 to 999 acres .................... 152 180 1,000 acres or more ................. 101 90 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 100 1 252 acres.. 383 635 403 334 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 967 1 212 acres.. 355 965 361 920 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 33 acres.. 2 270 1 627 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 211 414 180 246 Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 559 136 035 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 100 392 76 823 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 111 022 103 423 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 201 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 233 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 139 214 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 163 185 $100,000 or more .................... 401 430 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 171 252 153 967 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 639 116 289 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 791 1 006 Other ............................... 393 319 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 520 489 200 days or more ................... 343 275 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 450 604 number.. 59 918 83 033 Beef cows ..................farms.. 66 76 number.. 926 1 163 Milk cows ..................farms.. 188 278 number.. 13 275 16 402 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 454 602 number.. 64 243 72 223 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 92 number.. 80 889 41 278 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 69 99 number.. 302 982 99 518 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 17 number.. 242 391 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 29 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 343 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 699 870 acres.. 109 087 116 864 bushels.. 13 655 552 11 410 473 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 491 827 acres.. 30 967 47 761 bushels.. 2 058 462 3 159 791 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 356 212 acres.. 35 377 12 161 bushels.. 1 225 714 337 460 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 577 793 acres.. 91 450 90 835 cwt.. 1 539 326 1 183 278 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 445 586 acres.. 25 601 31 719 tons, dry.. 69 902 109 725 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 12 acres.. 35 55 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 14 acres.. 36 73 @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.