1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 IOSCO COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 238 206 Land in farms ..................acres.. 42 667 47 308 Average size of farm .......acres.. 179 230 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 206 358 146 607 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 235 734 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 219 45 165 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 86 82 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 56 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 226 197 acres.. 28 890 29 498 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 192 178 acres.. 18 674 18 126 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 9 acres.. 697 62 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 769 9 574 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 442 46 474 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 614 906 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 155 8 667 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 6 $100,000 or more .................... 17 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 952 8 653 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 892 41 803 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 114 112 Other ............................... 124 94 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 104 200 days or more ................... 88 70 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 116 117 number.. 7 013 10 217 Beef cows ..................farms.. 72 71 number.. 1 659 1 849 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 25 number.. 1 728 1 521 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 114 108 number.. 3 115 8 084 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 16 number.. 172 2 053 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 16 number.. 288 3 403 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 7 number.. 567 460 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 14 number.. 679 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 50 acres.. 2 837 2 572 bushels.. 260 653 128 216 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 35 acres.. 905 832 bushels.. 60 386 50 068 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 17 8 acres.. 801 232 bushels.. 26 776 2 876 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 1 8 acres.. (D) 178 cwt.. (D) 1 785 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 153 143 acres.. 11 841 12 254 tons, dry.. 23 606 19 809 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 13 acres.. 17 95 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 8 acres.. 48 46 @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.