1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAKE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 126 101 Land in farms ..................acres.. 22 971 18 047 Average size of farm .......acres.. 182 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 780 117 678 Average per acre .........dollars.. 992 590 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 749 32 887 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 115 93 acres.. 13 929 10 939 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 99 82 acres.. 8 451 5 321 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 18 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 073 1 148 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 454 11 366 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 001 131 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 072 1 017 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 10 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 4 $100,000 or more .................... 4 1 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 662 1 314 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 292 12 885 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 37 50 Other ............................... 89 51 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 74 48 200 days or more ................... 54 37 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 64 61 number.. 2 248 1 716 Beef cows ..................farms.. 54 40 number.. 939 475 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 15 number.. 269 293 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 58 49 number.. 884 661 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 16 number.. 491 625 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 19 number.. 456 1 265 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 3 number.. 774 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 10 number.. 438 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 9 acres.. 319 186 bushels.. 22 870 8 880 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 3 acres.. 68 27 bushels.. 3 850 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 85 71 acres.. 6 848 4 332 tons, dry.. 12 387 3 708 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 7 acres.. 30 26 @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.