1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARQUETTE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 108 84 Land in farms ..................acres.. 26 624 23 290 Average size of farm .......acres.. 247 277 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 261 325 142 591 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 060 474 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 017 25 284 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 28 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 23 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 90 77 acres.. 12 378 9 892 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 76 68 acres.. 7 616 6 251 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 29 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 946 1 743 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 278 20 746 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 125 602 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 821 1 141 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 1 $100,000 or more .................... 7 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 894 1 464 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 792 17 432 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 33 29 Other ............................... 75 55 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 75 53 200 days or more ................... 51 39 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 43 40 number.. 2 556 1 836 Beef cows ..................farms.. 32 27 number.. 568 347 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. 772 576 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 36 30 number.. 726 633 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 5 number.. 159 46 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 6 number.. 153 44 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 149 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 52 55 acres.. 5 617 5 126 tons, dry.. 10 055 7 444 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 6 acres.. 18 14 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 12 acres.. 45 38 @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.