1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 IONIA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 004 1 007 Land in farms ..................acres.. 236 652 254 793 Average size of farm .......acres.. 236 253 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 334 448 232 784 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 439 933 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 138 63 168 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 233 193 50 to 179 acres ..................... 414 413 180 to 499 acres .................... 190 234 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 92 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 941 962 acres.. 197 400 214 228 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 815 912 acres.. 173 040 176 767 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 41 acres.. 2 152 3 630 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 194 75 770 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 846 75 244 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 077 25 549 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 52 117 50 221 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 263 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 117 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 130 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 183 193 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 92 $100,000 or more .................... 172 179 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 257 66 749 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 808 66 351 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 467 535 Other ............................... 537 472 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 571 573 200 days or more ................... 423 426 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 406 469 number.. 32 661 36 274 Beef cows ..................farms.. 160 161 number.. 2 800 2 892 Milk cows ..................farms.. 100 147 number.. 10 772 12 017 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 377 448 number.. 13 029 14 479 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 119 number.. 19 484 31 647 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 78 124 number.. 36 929 52 724 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 36 number.. 895 1 581 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 29 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 655 300 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 521 589 acres.. 63 232 65 062 bushels.. 7 370 009 6 517 685 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 324 449 acres.. 20 852 25 347 bushels.. 1 161 818 1 226 480 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 375 425 acres.. 49 949 41 825 bushels.. 1 988 723 1 309 692 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 7 44 acres.. 1 021 6 681 cwt.. 14 523 53 063 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 488 559 acres.. 27 609 28 925 tons, dry.. 77 753 84 070 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 37 acres.. 527 550 Land in orchards..............farms.. 34 49 acres.. 1 518 2 522 @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.