1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OSCODA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 80 76 Land in farms ..................acres.. 13 904 14 081 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 185 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 910 133 743 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 121 722 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 958 20 465 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 73 71 acres.. 8 419 8 594 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 66 66 acres.. 5 110 5 505 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 1 acres.. 10 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 880 1 870 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 494 24 605 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 360 67 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 520 1 803 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 10 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 6 $100,000 or more .................... 3 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 463 1 709 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 291 22 491 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 43 53 Other ............................... 37 23 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 46 43 200 days or more ................... 27 19 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 52 54 number.. 2 388 2 467 Beef cows ..................farms.. 24 21 number.. 593 381 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 30 number.. 539 652 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 52 49 number.. 980 946 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 10 number.. (D) 210 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 10 number.. (D) 589 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 13 number.. 610 820 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 15 number.. 683 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. 456 1 195 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 2 acres.. 388 (D) bushels.. 27 615 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 60 64 acres.. 4 225 4 536 tons, dry.. 6 822 5 782 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 1 acres.. 14 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 21 @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.