1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ANTRIM COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 261 247 Land in farms ..................acres.. 55 166 51 517 Average size of farm .......acres.. 211 209 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 068 202 299 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 231 924 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 885 43 817 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 54 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 112 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 243 241 acres.. 32 625 32 965 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 220 217 acres.. 21 583 19 809 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 36 acres.. 2 971 2 615 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 206 13 057 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 922 52 862 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 543 8 700 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 663 4 356 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 28 $100,000 or more .................... 37 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 681 10 159 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 754 41 129 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 120 136 Other ............................... 141 111 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 155 131 200 days or more ................... 99 82 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 77 79 number.. 4 686 4 663 Beef cows ..................farms.. 42 34 number.. 875 659 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 22 number.. 815 956 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 72 75 number.. 2 260 2 339 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 19 number.. 1 209 1 653 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 19 number.. (D) 3 735 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 13 number.. 431 490 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 21 number.. (D) 603 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 155 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 37 acres.. 1 843 1 482 bushels.. 159 829 120 966 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 12 acres.. 117 289 bushels.. 4 085 9 211 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 120 acres.. 9 979 8 272 tons, dry.. 17 502 11 844 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 20 14 acres.. 174 122 Land in orchards..............farms.. 63 76 acres.. 4 587 5 069 @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.