1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALPENA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 412 379 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 047 77 493 Average size of farm .......acres.. 189 204 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 228 078 133 297 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 172 718 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 679 27 106 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 195 183 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 101 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 385 371 acres.. 55 779 55 482 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 351 351 acres.. 39 323 37 297 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 17 acres.. 516 289 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 156 10 334 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 078 27 267 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 399 3 833 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 757 6 501 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 143 122 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 19 $100,000 or more .................... 30 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 838 7 468 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 937 19 757 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 172 167 Other ............................... 240 212 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 246 213 200 days or more ................... 187 163 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 206 198 number.. 10 494 9 271 Beef cows ..................farms.. 128 117 number.. 1 970 1 925 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 49 number.. 2 551 2 468 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 201 184 number.. 4 021 3 742 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 27 number.. 519 1 377 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 23 number.. 1 258 4 081 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 12 number.. 437 725 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 28 number.. 1 342 1 041 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 275 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 59 52 acres.. 5 735 3 560 bushels.. 461 617 179 961 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 42 68 acres.. 2 160 1 834 bushels.. 90 999 77 600 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 4 acres.. 339 204 bushels.. 6 063 2 852 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 17 23 acres.. 3 679 3 973 cwt.. 37 727 44 147 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 290 280 acres.. 21 386 19 573 tons, dry.. 38 426 29 216 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 14 acres.. 133 368 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 21 acres.. 95 112 @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.