1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KALKASKA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 139 79 Land in farms ..................acres.. 21 375 16 076 Average size of farm .......acres.. 154 203 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 902 147 289 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 111 724 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 702 33 598 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 22 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 127 74 acres.. 13 200 12 045 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 114 63 acres.. 9 351 5 923 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 4 acres.. 3 657 895 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 060 3 096 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 405 39 186 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 945 2 117 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 115 979 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 1 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 1 $100,000 or more .................... 9 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 084 2 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 385 36 059 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 49 28 Other ............................... 90 51 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 94 51 200 days or more ................... 72 33 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 39 36 number.. 917 769 Beef cows ..................farms.. 21 16 number.. 239 135 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 7 number.. 230 194 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 34 35 number.. 520 431 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 11 number.. 993 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 14 number.. 3 711 1 994 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. 107 61 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 11 number.. (D) 160 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 12 acres.. 1 099 562 bushels.. 103 904 41 240 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 56 54 acres.. 3 361 2 972 tons, dry.. 4 328 3 080 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 6 acres.. 691 860 Land in orchards..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) @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.