1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OCEANA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 573 594 Land in farms ..................acres.. 127 994 129 083 Average size of farm .......acres.. 223 217 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 294 547 207 896 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 327 937 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 795 51 601 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 146 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 217 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 136 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 554 574 acres.. 86 370 86 827 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 523 549 acres.. 67 165 62 665 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 57 acres.. 3 238 4 397 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 792 44 054 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 896 74 166 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 179 33 343 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 612 10 711 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 138 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 47 $100,000 or more .................... 103 112 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 861 36 479 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 701 61 309 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 295 284 Other ............................... 278 310 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 328 358 200 days or more ................... 220 242 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 160 192 number.. 11 592 10 738 Beef cows ..................farms.. 76 103 number.. 928 1 550 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 41 number.. 3 360 2 629 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 162 172 number.. 5 189 5 866 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 62 number.. 2 380 6 564 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 54 number.. 6 680 11 185 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 16 number.. 89 207 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 37 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 2 number.. 1 986 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 171 146 acres.. 10 646 8 373 bushels.. 941 491 615 110 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 58 55 acres.. 1 840 1 532 bushels.. 90 093 62 376 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 10 acres.. 803 323 bushels.. 20 162 5 445 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 4 3 acres.. 255 196 cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 258 269 acres.. 13 665 14 011 tons, dry.. 31 707 24 988 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 191 252 acres.. 14 607 16 468 Land in orchards..............farms.. 142 185 acres.. 15 159 16 270 @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.