1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OSCEOLA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 496 458 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 250 108 726 Average size of farm .......acres.. 218 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 019 162 554 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 120 687 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 242 49 346 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 226 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 154 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 470 445 acres.. 72 253 75 479 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 423 415 acres.. 51 420 48 874 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 15 acres.. 1 273 1 350 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 284 17 112 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 879 37 362 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 406 1 280 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 878 15 832 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 149 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 21 $100,000 or more .................... 55 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 213 16 244 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 609 35 468 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 225 242 Other ............................... 271 216 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 313 255 200 days or more ................... 202 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 303 285 number.. 20 059 18 522 Beef cows ..................farms.. 181 165 number.. 3 968 3 224 Milk cows ..................farms.. 85 91 number.. 5 956 5 666 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 290 264 number.. 7 400 7 259 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 43 number.. 808 1 655 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 37 number.. 1 338 6 644 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 18 number.. 1 084 1 039 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 38 number.. 1 190 1 045 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 74 40 acres.. 4 111 2 590 bushels.. 389 483 162 594 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 30 acres.. 497 497 bushels.. 23 135 15 398 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 105 bushels.. (D) 3 527 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 384 403 acres.. 41 531 38 893 tons, dry.. 76 871 53 076 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 20 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 6 acres.. 48 23 @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.