1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OTTAWA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 292 1 367 Land in farms ..................acres.. 170 627 176 305 Average size of farm .......acres.. 132 129 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 395 504 268 234 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 066 2 026 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 117 61 705 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 149 142 10 to 49 acres ...................... 476 457 50 to 179 acres ..................... 426 493 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 213 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 199 1 287 acres.. 140 978 146 319 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 096 1 220 acres.. 119 789 112 242 Irrigated land .................farms.. 323 297 acres.. 14 811 13 659 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 299 985 232 853 Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 187 170 339 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 160 066 108 015 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 139 919 124 838 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 252 251 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 140 132 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 150 180 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 177 170 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 117 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 155 $100,000 or more .................... 338 356 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 243 970 196 812 Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 685 143 868 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 658 724 Other ............................... 634 643 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 713 782 200 days or more ................... 506 552 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 451 545 number.. 36 159 41 580 Beef cows ..................farms.. 184 196 number.. 2 421 3 644 Milk cows ..................farms.. 137 184 number.. 13 177 13 470 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 429 517 number.. 46 743 23 626 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 96 177 number.. 69 018 89 434 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 97 181 number.. 162 430 168 499 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 32 number.. 713 938 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 46 50 number.. 2 336 067 983 741 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 20 18 number.. 9 166 3 032 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 410 525 acres.. 42 224 42 362 bushels.. 4 862 900 3 724 693 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 199 206 acres.. 6 118 4 863 bushels.. 318 173 206 383 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 132 34 acres.. 9 232 1 289 bushels.. 369 525 36 483 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 535 628 acres.. 29 015 29 723 tons, dry.. 71 942 76 358 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 103 126 acres.. 3 362 3 752 Land in orchards..............farms.. 65 95 acres.. 6 170 6 985 @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.