1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. CLAIR COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 940 988 Land in farms ..................acres.. 162 887 181 569 Average size of farm .......acres.. 173 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 416 014 234 789 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 517 1 276 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 699 54 082 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 274 298 50 to 179 acres ..................... 362 377 180 to 499 acres .................... 186 193 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 882 949 acres.. 140 705 160 910 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 809 883 acres.. 118 551 126 028 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 38 acres.. 725 480 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 076 36 448 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 378 36 891 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 664 20 845 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 412 15 603 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 269 292 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 117 134 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 143 169 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 155 151 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 86 $100,000 or more .................... 77 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 955 32 785 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 934 33 183 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 426 464 Other ............................... 514 524 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 558 586 200 days or more ................... 417 441 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 316 335 number.. 10 084 15 087 Beef cows ..................farms.. 206 182 number.. 2 399 2 326 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 83 number.. 1 770 3 063 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 273 303 number.. 4 758 11 059 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 83 number.. 1 997 2 617 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 70 number.. 5 984 4 396 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 35 number.. 362 620 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 64 74 number.. 2 625 4 612 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 15 number.. 2 474 3 301 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 242 301 acres.. 18 226 31 499 bushels.. 1 881 850 2 717 951 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 231 364 acres.. 11 136 16 543 bushels.. 568 561 806 416 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 386 417 acres.. 64 317 50 223 bushels.. 2 117 505 1 383 405 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 7 6 acres.. 1 094 384 cwt.. (D) 4 340 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 462 508 acres.. 20 088 21 115 tons, dry.. 41 743 46 790 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 43 58 acres.. 827 862 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 24 acres.. 89 252 @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.