1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ARENAC COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 325 276 Land in farms ..................acres.. 86 240 82 418 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 299 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 842 270 205 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 286 865 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 691 69 294 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 135 92 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 305 272 acres.. 69 417 66 272 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 237 260 acres.. 56 792 52 391 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 12 acres.. 870 1 067 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 118 19 651 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 133 71 198 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 441 13 355 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 677 6 296 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 37 $100,000 or more .................... 61 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 490 13 588 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 808 49 232 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 177 Other ............................... 158 99 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 157 115 200 days or more ................... 103 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 82 92 number.. 7 177 7 148 Beef cows ..................farms.. 27 22 number.. 430 294 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 41 number.. 2 379 2 872 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 75 85 number.. 2 366 2 596 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 20 number.. 1 207 4 697 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 18 number.. 1 628 5 122 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 164 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 15 number.. (D) 478 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 121 131 acres.. 14 348 13 344 bushels.. 1 650 694 1 059 270 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 93 106 acres.. 5 430 4 735 bushels.. 334 443 281 866 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 98 79 acres.. 8 408 4 770 bushels.. 293 071 115 169 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 67 87 acres.. 8 663 9 692 cwt.. 134 784 133 319 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 121 131 acres.. 9 751 10 036 tons, dry.. 20 428 22 174 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 36 acres.. 1 857 2 027 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 8 acres.. 31 49 @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.