1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEELANAU COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 369 374 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 129 64 973 Average size of farm .......acres.. 168 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 499 928 277 323 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 087 1 820 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 220 55 269 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 174 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 89 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 359 362 acres.. 38 420 42 279 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 340 351 acres.. 28 007 29 666 Irrigated land .................farms.. 77 69 acres.. 2 362 2 471 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 725 25 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 845 66 949 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 805 20 982 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 919 4 057 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 57 $100,000 or more .................... 76 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 733 17 739 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 884 47 429 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 225 215 Other ............................... 144 159 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 200 206 200 days or more ................... 124 129 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 64 83 number.. 5 161 4 697 Beef cows ..................farms.. 33 44 number.. 539 451 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 18 number.. 508 739 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 62 76 number.. 4 286 3 206 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 21 number.. 54 479 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 17 number.. 65 533 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 23 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 62 acres.. 3 826 3 116 bushels.. 349 863 232 992 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 12 acres.. 275 210 bushels.. 8 476 7 493 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 3 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.. 104 122 acres.. 5 595 6 175 tons, dry.. 10 768 9 015 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 18 acres.. 273 160 Land in orchards..............farms.. 232 247 acres.. 16 698 17 673 @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.