1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 058 1 135 Land in farms ..................acres.. 209 715 217 095 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 191 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 447 310 328 448 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 293 1 623 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 566 56 818 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 105 99 10 to 49 acres ...................... 360 372 50 to 179 acres ..................... 306 344 180 to 499 acres .................... 168 208 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 996 1 083 acres.. 196 283 203 050 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 926 1 025 acres.. 188 144 189 620 Irrigated land .................farms.. 79 64 acres.. 5 047 2 385 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 94 138 66 291 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 977 58 406 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 84 578 56 968 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 560 9 323 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 226 217 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 127 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 131 183 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 205 218 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 127 139 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 92 107 $100,000 or more .................... 187 144 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 369 60 065 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 448 53 014 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 470 502 Other ............................... 588 633 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 648 694 200 days or more ................... 509 522 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 170 179 number.. 5 529 6 799 Beef cows ..................farms.. 57 56 number.. 484 380 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 21 number.. 751 1 020 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 129 153 number.. 5 084 5 567 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 66 96 number.. 13 788 14 001 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 103 number.. 36 856 28 182 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 44 number.. 1 229 1 278 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 54 58 number.. 3 198 7 307 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 12 number.. 1 453 1 831 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 489 568 acres.. 59 851 63 059 bushels.. 7 843 209 7 683 104 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 408 418 acres.. 25 646 20 039 bushels.. 1 630 969 1 107 043 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 639 755 acres.. 91 890 92 322 bushels.. 3 563 077 3 007 179 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 4 10 acres.. 300 416 cwt.. 3 884 7 831 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 205 226 acres.. 4 008 4 149 tons, dry.. 12 263 12 518 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 72 101 acres.. 2 964 3 718 Land in orchards..............farms.. 35 51 acres.. 318 439 @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.