1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 696 745 Land in farms ..................acres.. 146 927 154 482 Average size of farm .......acres.. 211 207 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 439 497 349 106 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 038 1 526 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 017 58 911 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 92 10 to 49 acres ...................... 237 221 50 to 179 acres ..................... 213 245 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 649 700 acres.. 119 557 121 088 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 585 643 acres.. 107 349 103 946 Irrigated land .................farms.. 144 157 acres.. 18 144 20 336 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 105 494 87 635 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 572 117 631 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 67 704 52 216 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 789 35 419 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 176 174 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 62 $100,000 or more .................... 155 150 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 163 73 246 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 119 98 317 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 336 370 Other ............................... 360 375 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 370 409 200 days or more ................... 263 299 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 149 176 number.. 12 872 11 681 Beef cows ..................farms.. 76 84 number.. 1 996 1 160 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 21 number.. 3 157 2 271 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 140 160 number.. 6 014 8 471 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 62 number.. 50 323 28 435 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 70 number.. 87 760 48 824 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 40 number.. 7 204 4 284 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 30 number.. 291 435 355 199 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 8 number.. 375 1 525 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 272 299 acres.. 49 764 50 030 bushels.. 5 375 459 5 603 069 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 155 acres.. 7 422 8 747 bushels.. 364 480 363 044 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 229 240 acres.. 32 025 24 707 bushels.. 1 208 891 821 152 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 4 1 acres.. 484 (D) cwt.. 6 026 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 260 267 acres.. 10 797 11 536 tons, dry.. 27 096 27 381 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 49 65 acres.. 1 728 4 453 Land in orchards..............farms.. 34 55 acres.. 1 150 1 511 @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.