1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SANILAC COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 448 1 433 Land in farms ..................acres.. 429 706 444 407 Average size of farm .......acres.. 297 310 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 400 889 275 080 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 379 863 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 024 74 240 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 269 234 50 to 179 acres ..................... 525 501 180 to 499 acres .................... 377 413 500 to 999 acres .................... 150 157 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 89 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 365 1 365 acres.. 380 837 404 349 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 182 1 286 acres.. 334 433 334 227 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 31 acres.. 3 614 3 232 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 132 513 116 977 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 514 81 631 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 75 027 53 356 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 486 63 620 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 302 225 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 108 144 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 160 130 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 190 243 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 184 192 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 166 170 $100,000 or more .................... 338 329 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 102 825 94 707 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 061 66 044 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 898 1 003 Other ............................... 550 430 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 686 603 200 days or more ................... 442 389 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 659 677 number.. 59 423 63 518 Beef cows ..................farms.. 184 163 number.. 2 733 2 271 Milk cows ..................farms.. 310 374 number.. 22 294 25 424 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 641 658 number.. 21 931 28 613 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 74 137 number.. 10 339 14 006 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 61 125 number.. 18 555 20 201 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 31 number.. 567 866 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 54 54 number.. 2 113 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 7 number.. 919 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 669 718 acres.. 90 245 102 227 bushels.. 10 394 096 9 395 093 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 472 770 acres.. 31 433 45 662 bushels.. 1 808 861 2 539 428 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 638 626 acres.. 103 213 69 673 bushels.. 3 666 136 1 739 077 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 176 274 acres.. 19 103 22 393 cwt.. 286 008 225 695 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 744 750 acres.. 54 697 56 249 tons, dry.. 154 177 169 756 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 28 17 acres.. 1 238 418 Land in orchards..............farms.. 23 21 acres.. 388 449 @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.