1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 45 49 Land in farms ..................acres.. 15 742 13 908 Average size of farm .......acres.. 350 284 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 294 470 126 328 Average per acre .........dollars.. 842 445 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 711 40 321 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 0 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 13 12 180 to 499 acres .................... 12 14 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 40 46 acres.. 8 761 7 707 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 38 40 acres.. 5 037 4 286 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 230 1 522 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 326 31 064 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 585 571 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 644 951 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 9 11 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 3 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 4 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 8 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 4 $100,000 or more .................... 3 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 992 1 298 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 043 26 481 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 20 30 Other ............................... 25 19 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 30 27 200 days or more ................... 23 14 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 22 30 number.. 1 462 1 775 Beef cows ..................farms.. 17 22 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 22 29 number.. 825 1 098 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 4 number.. 11 1 276 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 5 number.. 24 1 358 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 6 number.. 71 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 5 acres.. 214 104 bushels.. 21 740 13 550 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. 6 455 0 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 30 34 acres.. 3 801 3 218 tons, dry.. 5 815 6 916 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 3 acres.. 18 6 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 2 acres.. 16 (D) @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.