1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 INGHAM COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 827 835 Land in farms ..................acres.. 190 405 193 688 Average size of farm .......acres.. 230 232 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 390 202 276 681 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 680 1 179 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 804 57 412 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 294 281 50 to 179 acres ..................... 252 233 180 to 499 acres .................... 140 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 758 788 acres.. 158 791 158 992 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 692 733 acres.. 143 455 130 471 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 24 acres.. 2 369 1 320 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 394 45 725 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 564 54 760 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 462 22 644 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 933 23 081 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 217 235 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 130 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 131 126 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 58 $100,000 or more .................... 125 116 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 755 42 502 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 236 50 779 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 374 413 Other ............................... 453 422 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 490 479 200 days or more ................... 367 347 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 278 311 number.. 21 243 21 231 Beef cows ..................farms.. 132 134 number.. 2 203 2 026 Milk cows ..................farms.. 80 94 number.. 6 097 6 814 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 251 299 number.. 8 688 9 055 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 69 number.. 6 769 22 172 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 75 number.. 15 761 39 520 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 56 number.. 2 105 2 167 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 41 36 number.. 2 378 1 111 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 4 number.. 156 185 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 296 370 acres.. 49 310 53 624 bushels.. 5 403 825 5 196 447 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 213 265 acres.. 18 481 17 891 bushels.. 1 056 354 847 122 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 305 279 acres.. 48 705 30 880 bushels.. 1 755 431 1 078 774 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 4 7 acres.. (D) 191 cwt.. (D) 2 706 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 396 445 acres.. 18 466 21 619 tons, dry.. 50 741 63 570 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 24 29 acres.. 457 1 166 Land in orchards..............farms.. 21 28 acres.. 302 343 @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.