1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 915 1 086 Land in farms ..................acres.. 214 153 236 799 Average size of farm .......acres.. 234 218 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 366 206 233 064 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 547 1 017 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 339 53 274 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 232 239 50 to 179 acres ..................... 325 434 180 to 499 acres .................... 197 255 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 863 1 051 acres.. 184 076 204 715 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 800 1 005 acres.. 170 733 178 147 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 17 acres.. 993 742 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 200 42 186 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 399 38 845 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 637 25 440 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 563 16 746 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 181 197 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 112 157 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 152 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 167 228 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 131 149 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 79 $100,000 or more .................... 126 124 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 260 38 226 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 632 35 166 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 413 547 Other ............................... 502 539 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 532 610 200 days or more ................... 409 466 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 357 number.. 13 691 17 456 Beef cows ..................farms.. 109 134 number.. 1 105 1 545 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 99 number.. 4 555 5 933 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 233 315 number.. 5 287 7 151 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 70 108 number.. 2 792 11 545 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 69 122 number.. 6 839 20 623 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 43 number.. 1 041 2 356 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 50 number.. (D) 3 647 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 5 number.. 1 640 560 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 426 473 acres.. 45 943 48 606 bushels.. 4 846 427 4 643 197 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 356 524 acres.. 21 835 26 566 bushels.. 1 188 692 1 274 136 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 535 677 acres.. 81 564 77 544 bushels.. 2 578 669 2 251 049 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 7 19 acres.. 145 616 cwt.. 2 171 4 154 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 362 459 acres.. 16 172 20 096 tons, dry.. 39 063 58 362 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 22 19 acres.. 87 92 Land in orchards..............farms.. 26 20 acres.. 163 155 @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.