1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MANISTEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 284 252 Land in farms ..................acres.. 47 521 48 029 Average size of farm .......acres.. 167 191 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 599 175 584 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 368 869 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 852 42 778 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 138 107 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 72 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 272 250 acres.. 28 403 27 299 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 258 233 acres.. 18 866 16 151 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 44 acres.. 3 064 3 320 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 096 7 774 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 030 30 851 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 118 6 724 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 979 1 050 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 15 $100,000 or more .................... 22 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 533 7 164 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 837 28 544 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 136 131 Other ............................... 148 121 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 157 144 200 days or more ................... 93 82 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 88 90 number.. 2 435 2 254 Beef cows ..................farms.. 63 68 number.. 703 952 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 11 number.. 116 216 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 81 83 number.. 1 105 984 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 19 number.. 414 632 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 16 number.. 916 846 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 5 number.. 367 137 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 25 number.. 380 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 39 acres.. 1 519 692 bushels.. 117 319 51 179 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 14 acres.. 500 214 bushels.. 20 060 9 102 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 4 4 acres.. 956 958 cwt.. 15 895 13 668 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 145 143 acres.. 6 458 6 648 tons, dry.. 9 800 9 146 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 25 37 acres.. 945 1 648 Land in orchards..............farms.. 55 68 acres.. 3 789 4 387 @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.