1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAPEER COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 020 1 119 Land in farms ..................acres.. 178 249 193 956 Average size of farm .......acres.. 175 173 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 433 252 249 654 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 425 1 360 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 710 49 595 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 334 354 50 to 179 acres ..................... 399 429 180 to 499 acres .................... 154 184 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 959 1 063 acres.. 144 491 159 230 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 835 970 acres.. 119 906 122 007 Irrigated land .................farms.. 58 55 acres.. 2 308 2 008 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 255 48 103 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 191 42 987 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 266 24 218 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 989 23 885 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 314 333 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 139 159 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 140 159 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 164 184 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 76 $100,000 or more .................... 117 128 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 867 44 836 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 880 40 032 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 488 570 Other ............................... 532 549 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 574 610 200 days or more ................... 421 446 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 402 484 number.. 23 621 26 241 Beef cows ..................farms.. 212 209 number.. 2 473 2 625 Milk cows ..................farms.. 101 131 number.. 5 879 7 683 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 363 431 number.. 12 623 12 910 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 108 number.. 4 354 9 160 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 48 99 number.. 6 738 16 329 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 52 number.. 1 488 1 919 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 78 78 number.. 2 167 4 476 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 20 number.. (D) 1 768 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 316 425 acres.. 40 124 47 862 bushels.. 4 256 713 4 321 823 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 191 273 acres.. 7 929 10 589 bushels.. 419 911 498 395 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 207 187 acres.. 28 400 13 427 bushels.. 940 492 375 257 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 20 31 acres.. 2 863 5 796 cwt.. 87 742 67 639 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 585 676 acres.. 30 884 32 998 tons, dry.. 75 668 81 694 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 53 56 acres.. 3 041 3 446 Land in orchards..............farms.. 35 48 acres.. 658 769 @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.