1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 637 683 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 297 118 764 Average size of farm .......acres.. 154 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 398 766 268 868 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 360 1 504 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 608 40 420 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 274 232 50 to 179 acres ..................... 179 224 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 120 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 565 632 acres.. 75 367 93 119 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 483 561 acres.. 64 554 71 876 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 51 acres.. 1 548 1 503 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 455 29 189 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 671 42 736 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 519 15 842 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 936 13 347 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 200 215 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 117 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 41 $100,000 or more .................... 70 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 194 25 846 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 676 37 898 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 278 312 Other ............................... 359 371 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 404 403 200 days or more ................... 295 286 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 190 242 number.. 10 896 15 655 Beef cows ..................farms.. 96 131 number.. 1 139 1 740 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 73 number.. 3 042 4 671 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 178 232 number.. 4 777 7 092 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 50 number.. 2 329 3 388 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 49 number.. 3 061 5 151 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 41 number.. 1 229 1 831 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 54 number.. 1 144 1 539 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 11 number.. 997 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 164 222 acres.. 23 948 30 362 bushels.. 2 430 321 2 888 002 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 99 147 acres.. 6 184 7 055 bushels.. 292 915 319 971 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 112 105 acres.. 13 693 9 544 bushels.. 504 644 270 652 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 311 405 acres.. 15 683 21 417 tons, dry.. 36 663 47 359 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 37 41 acres.. 1 569 2 133 Land in orchards..............farms.. 21 23 acres.. 546 386 @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.