1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MIDLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 418 442 Land in farms ..................acres.. 79 667 89 173 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 202 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 345 912 242 242 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 642 1 165 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 081 41 920 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 123 125 50 to 179 acres ..................... 170 190 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 379 416 acres.. 61 712 71 903 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 335 372 acres.. 54 793 62 069 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 13 acres.. 551 934 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 254 20 347 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 278 46 033 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 125 13 714 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 129 6 633 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 16 $100,000 or more .................... 45 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 667 19 069 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 088 43 143 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 169 171 Other ............................... 249 271 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 253 276 200 days or more ................... 189 214 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 128 128 number.. 4 552 5 412 Beef cows ..................farms.. 87 90 number.. 1 011 1 127 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 14 number.. 704 489 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 117 116 number.. 2 184 5 914 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 49 number.. 4 375 5 917 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 52 number.. 8 913 11 852 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 13 number.. 216 326 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 27 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 775 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 173 194 acres.. 20 477 22 700 bushels.. 2 249 613 2 274 757 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 52 92 acres.. 1 899 3 060 bushels.. 117 079 165 075 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 152 179 acres.. 16 244 18 268 bushels.. 619 812 575 143 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 40 73 acres.. 4 892 6 371 cwt.. 82 263 82 754 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 164 148 acres.. 5 980 5 729 tons, dry.. 10 960 9 375 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 17 15 acres.. 178 666 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 13 acres.. 24 43 @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.