1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEWAYGO COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 670 667 Land in farms ..................acres.. 122 294 115 338 Average size of farm .......acres.. 183 173 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 346 167 660 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 341 905 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 972 50 270 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 165 146 50 to 179 acres ..................... 279 289 180 to 499 acres .................... 148 177 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 635 642 acres.. 89 663 85 669 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 579 590 acres.. 70 695 62 072 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 54 acres.. 4 319 5 215 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 541 39 451 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 449 59 147 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 155 13 035 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 386 26 415 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 180 195 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 111 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 66 $100,000 or more .................... 105 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 745 33 799 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 321 50 674 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 317 332 Other ............................... 353 335 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 382 380 200 days or more ................... 277 267 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 341 336 number.. 22 412 20 798 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 129 number.. 1 635 1 292 Milk cows ..................farms.. 127 133 number.. 8 868 7 496 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 316 309 number.. 8 842 7 662 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 59 number.. 9 690 5 481 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 48 number.. 20 094 11 516 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 15 number.. 1 103 300 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 30 number.. (D) 86 054 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) 215 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 259 230 acres.. 22 778 13 670 bushels.. 2 354 588 906 164 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 73 77 acres.. 1 802 1 693 bushels.. 83 684 67 316 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 7 acres.. 1 604 350 bushels.. 52 597 5 438 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 439 454 acres.. 29 786 29 827 tons, dry.. 67 821 51 041 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 46 48 acres.. 4 988 5 101 Land in orchards..............farms.. 40 38 acres.. 2 297 2 325 @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.