1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MISSAUKEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 335 289 Land in farms ..................acres.. 90 027 88 322 Average size of farm .......acres.. 269 306 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 288 719 228 032 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 046 770 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 790 57 924 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 115 88 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 321 277 acres.. 66 425 63 321 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 299 254 acres.. 54 266 50 076 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 18 acres.. 2 396 1 768 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 697 29 085 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 575 100 640 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 698 1 441 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 999 27 644 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 22 $100,000 or more .................... 81 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 418 21 324 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 625 73 532 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 191 187 Other ............................... 144 102 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 161 125 200 days or more ................... 114 78 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 171 196 number.. 23 695 24 640 Beef cows ..................farms.. 63 54 number.. 1 013 1 008 Milk cows ..................farms.. 91 111 number.. 10 355 9 827 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 170 189 number.. 8 779 11 899 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 20 number.. 2 590 4 029 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 19 number.. (D) 14 978 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 14 number.. 340 480 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 14 number.. 286 419 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 72 45 acres.. 6 418 3 848 bushels.. 643 890 269 751 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 28 acres.. 771 544 bushels.. 42 958 22 275 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 233 235 acres.. 33 692 34 593 tons, dry.. 73 135 55 052 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 2 acres.. 25 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 3 acres.. 15 (D) @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.