1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MENOMINEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 348 309 Land in farms ..................acres.. 109 661 110 014 Average size of farm .......acres.. 315 356 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 225 950 224 315 Average per acre .........dollars.. 728 568 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 720 51 629 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 104 86 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 334 300 acres.. 62 984 62 458 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 312 283 acres.. 49 565 46 486 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 100 14 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 302 16 732 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 592 54 147 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 426 806 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 876 15 926 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 35 $100,000 or more .................... 58 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 489 13 880 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 634 44 920 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 177 190 Other ............................... 171 119 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 181 144 200 days or more ................... 124 93 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 197 216 number.. 18 694 17 415 Beef cows ..................farms.. 103 84 number.. 2 104 1 392 Milk cows ..................farms.. 88 120 number.. 6 415 6 656 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 190 200 number.. 5 292 6 179 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 17 number.. 191 211 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 10 number.. 218 324 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 14 number.. 63 764 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 16 number.. 476 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 85 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 74 54 acres.. 6 763 3 308 bushels.. 544 167 176 394 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 172 bushels.. (D) 4 155 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 3 acres.. 104 86 bushels.. 3 120 1 460 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 247 263 acres.. 31 999 33 642 tons, dry.. 65 061 45 384 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 13 9 acres.. 40 30 Land in orchards..............farms.. 20 12 acres.. 61 47 @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.