1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MACOMB COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 523 558 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 829 70 306 Average size of farm .......acres.. 132 126 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 429 797 357 988 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 446 2 425 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 118 53 387 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 181 216 50 to 179 acres ..................... 157 182 180 to 499 acres .................... 78 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 495 536 acres.. 59 140 63 000 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 446 507 acres.. 50 551 52 420 Irrigated land .................farms.. 93 100 acres.. 1 996 2 751 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 734 34 223 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 534 61 332 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 310 27 620 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 424 6 603 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 49 $100,000 or more .................... 86 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 411 29 846 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 290 53 680 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 273 295 Other ............................... 250 263 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 259 295 200 days or more ................... 182 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 93 96 number.. 3 289 5 695 Beef cows ..................farms.. 50 44 number.. 577 312 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 25 number.. 892 1 265 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 82 77 number.. 1 164 5 040 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 26 number.. (D) 4 560 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 23 number.. 7 569 5 801 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 21 number.. 272 400 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 33 number.. 1 307 1 932 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 2 073 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 127 163 acres.. 11 379 15 490 bushels.. 1 241 058 1 588 900 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 114 125 acres.. 4 342 4 377 bushels.. 222 756 234 609 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 172 189 acres.. 23 844 19 118 bushels.. 808 061 569 515 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 8 acres.. 0 453 cwt.. 0 3 553 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 125 170 acres.. 4 853 5 151 tons, dry.. 11 220 13 022 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 83 108 acres.. 3 524 3 819 Land in orchards..............farms.. 33 43 acres.. 816 1 173 @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.