1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LENAWEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 317 1 259 Land in farms ..................acres.. 336 468 336 273 Average size of farm .......acres.. 255 267 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 444 451 325 229 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 720 1 202 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 551 61 937 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 326 279 50 to 179 acres ..................... 493 430 180 to 499 acres .................... 234 267 500 to 999 acres .................... 113 138 1,000 acres or more ................. 81 75 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 216 1 189 acres.. 302 470 305 242 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 991 1 119 acres.. 275 112 276 557 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 39 acres.. 2 667 1 944 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 849 88 993 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 093 70 685 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 78 336 61 486 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 513 27 507 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 370 193 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 163 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 219 248 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 128 155 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 116 143 $100,000 or more .................... 258 250 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 78 591 77 057 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 719 61 156 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 593 669 Other ............................... 724 590 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 787 717 200 days or more ................... 576 535 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 280 309 number.. 20 026 22 783 Beef cows ..................farms.. 103 82 number.. 1 116 1 054 Milk cows ..................farms.. 57 93 number.. 5 441 5 778 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 256 288 number.. 13 457 14 606 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 70 124 number.. 13 273 31 135 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 73 134 number.. 28 410 52 946 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 46 number.. 1 725 4 314 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 46 53 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 11 number.. 870 1 684 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 631 752 acres.. 92 720 106 695 bushels.. 11 718 484 12 934 524 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 484 528 acres.. 35 396 32 062 bushels.. 2 308 403 1 675 120 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 692 792 acres.. 124 489 111 836 bushels.. 5 141 670 4 085 280 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 4 5 acres.. 217 222 cwt.. 3 916 4 045 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 343 376 acres.. 13 047 15 591 tons, dry.. 37 800 45 567 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 42 74 acres.. 4 135 4 261 Land in orchards..............farms.. 42 50 acres.. 836 611 @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.