1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MUSKEGON COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 410 417 Land in farms ..................acres.. 73 113 73 661 Average size of farm .......acres.. 178 177 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 283 432 217 472 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 631 1 218 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 752 51 872 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 146 120 50 to 179 acres ..................... 144 167 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 371 388 acres.. 53 392 53 869 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 333 354 acres.. 46 071 43 768 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 61 acres.. 7 661 7 907 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 435 29 658 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 379 71 123 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 995 17 582 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 440 12 077 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 136 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 25 $100,000 or more .................... 70 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 487 25 252 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 911 60 557 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 184 178 Other ............................... 226 239 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 241 241 200 days or more ................... 181 175 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 151 number.. 13 741 11 052 Beef cows ..................farms.. 61 60 number.. 563 660 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 45 number.. 6 677 3 251 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 126 137 number.. 6 917 5 957 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 50 number.. 6 202 7 886 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 54 number.. 9 083 14 467 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 13 number.. 53 148 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 25 number.. 797 1 218 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 7 number.. 192 196 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 128 136 acres.. 14 635 14 772 bushels.. 1 500 850 862 248 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 41 53 acres.. 1 893 1 484 bushels.. 97 580 63 419 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 16 acres.. 3 453 2 549 bushels.. 112 720 43 159 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 205 223 acres.. 13 198 13 546 tons, dry.. 32 999 22 813 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 44 41 acres.. 3 098 3 213 Land in orchards..............farms.. 31 24 acres.. 3 734 3 618 @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.