1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OGEMAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 261 261 Land in farms ..................acres.. 73 239 75 345 Average size of farm .......acres.. 281 289 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 294 322 211 837 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 111 739 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 121 70 309 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 109 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 253 252 acres.. 51 262 54 875 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 230 236 acres.. 40 469 40 209 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 9 acres.. 102 128 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 144 15 724 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 841 60 245 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 010 1 680 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 133 14 043 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 13 $100,000 or more .................... 51 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 051 12 285 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 427 47 069 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 131 161 Other ............................... 130 100 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 134 108 200 days or more ................... 96 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 158 159 number.. 20 997 16 197 Beef cows ..................farms.. 75 74 number.. 1 708 1 945 Milk cows ..................farms.. 58 67 number.. 5 714 5 226 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 151 147 number.. 11 672 5 754 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 13 number.. 219 1 967 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 11 number.. 281 3 309 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 9 number.. 283 300 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 79 65 acres.. 6 706 6 254 bushels.. 680 743 385 200 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 48 acres.. 1 570 2 032 bushels.. 99 852 107 370 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 0 acres.. 308 0 bushels.. 3 800 0 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 211 210 acres.. 25 035 23 936 tons, dry.. 53 911 52 440 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 8 acres.. (D) 50 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 11 acres.. 42 146 @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.