1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAGINAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 163 1 294 Land in farms ..................acres.. 297 842 318 125 Average size of farm .......acres.. 256 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 459 033 286 240 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 711 1 212 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 319 64 633 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 279 286 50 to 179 acres ..................... 419 471 180 to 499 acres .................... 235 300 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 101 1 255 acres.. 268 428 290 910 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 036 1 231 acres.. 257 817 273 755 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 38 acres.. 2 919 1 619 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 84 034 74 553 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 256 57 614 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 74 753 61 387 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 281 13 166 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 190 180 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 109 119 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 125 184 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 238 287 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 169 176 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 122 148 $100,000 or more .................... 210 200 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 020 60 352 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 907 46 604 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 640 724 Other ............................... 523 570 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 605 690 200 days or more ................... 417 481 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 218 242 number.. 8 659 13 282 Beef cows ..................farms.. 74 82 number.. 697 780 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 67 number.. 2 654 3 802 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 203 234 number.. 4 239 7 221 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 53 number.. 4 277 6 238 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 56 number.. 7 097 10 368 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 31 number.. 433 407 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 52 number.. 854 1 776 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. 1 790 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 671 771 acres.. 82 406 80 104 bushels.. 9 886 948 8 858 816 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 375 569 acres.. 17 280 24 771 bushels.. 1 093 064 1 404 450 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 777 961 acres.. 110 723 121 932 bushels.. 3 836 000 3 715 603 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 153 221 acres.. 15 606 15 293 cwt.. 266 520 236 889 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 265 270 acres.. 8 073 8 243 tons, dry.. 23 815 30 205 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 44 50 acres.. 3 125 1 804 Land in orchards..............farms.. 24 31 acres.. 169 399 @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.