1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 296 278 Land in farms ..................acres.. 82 466 79 921 Average size of farm .......acres.. 279 287 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 546 214 969 Average per acre .........dollars.. 878 735 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 274 62 791 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 111 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 288 272 acres.. 53 961 51 617 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 265 256 acres.. 38 626 33 261 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 23 acres.. 3 096 1 894 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 085 10 891 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 206 39 176 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 816 4 831 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 269 6 059 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 17 $100,000 or more .................... 35 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 262 10 512 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 005 37 812 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 143 167 Other ............................... 153 111 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 160 130 200 days or more ................... 114 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 166 176 number.. 9 247 9 285 Beef cows ..................farms.. 97 107 number.. 1 867 1 816 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 35 number.. 2 344 2 049 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 161 172 number.. 3 496 3 803 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 14 number.. 60 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 10 number.. 97 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 1 number.. 113 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 25 number.. 843 805 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 974 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 76 39 acres.. 4 985 2 430 bushels.. 417 090 175 577 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 39 acres.. 1 611 1 253 bushels.. 58 179 40 236 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 2 acres.. 653 (D) bushels.. 19 357 (D) Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 28 41 acres.. 2 737 3 576 cwt.. 30 688 18 930 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 223 216 acres.. 18 869 15 612 tons, dry.. 35 075 21 248 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 11 acres.. 89 32 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 14 acres.. 29 30 @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.