1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 544 503 Land in farms ..................acres.. 45 366 48 236 Average size of farm .......acres.. 83 96 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 486 079 250 153 Average per acre .........dollars.. 5 645 2 990 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 275 38 821 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 93 109 10 to 49 acres ...................... 271 224 50 to 179 acres ..................... 115 107 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 12 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 436 421 acres.. 32 793 35 275 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 333 344 acres.. 24 121 25 837 Irrigated land .................farms.. 75 86 acres.. 586 1 024 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 452 25 009 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 654 49 720 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 719 22 157 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 733 2 853 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 233 207 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 26 $100,000 or more .................... 48 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 747 23 381 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 308 46 484 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 189 206 Other ............................... 355 297 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 338 299 200 days or more ................... 228 209 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 81 85 number.. 2 029 2 644 Beef cows ..................farms.. 54 52 number.. 584 694 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 10 number.. 373 489 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 69 76 number.. 913 1 402 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 17 number.. 418 1 073 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 20 number.. 1 007 3 348 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 47 number.. 967 1 283 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 30 number.. 856 883 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 123 58 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 70 acres.. 7 073 11 153 bushels.. 654 155 1 051 553 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 35 acres.. 2 500 2 270 bushels.. 112 663 111 397 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 16 acres.. 4 432 1 535 bushels.. 138 161 49 470 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 164 187 acres.. 8 293 8 694 tons, dry.. 17 371 20 487 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 21 31 acres.. 503 616 Land in orchards..............farms.. 33 42 acres.. 519 618 @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.