1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TUSCOLA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 140 1 128 Land in farms ..................acres.. 333 099 324 111 Average size of farm .......acres.. 292 287 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 512 315 383 843 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 800 1 339 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 055 73 093 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 243 213 50 to 179 acres ..................... 426 421 180 to 499 acres .................... 234 268 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 109 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 081 1 071 acres.. 291 711 291 059 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 948 1 008 acres.. 267 218 262 996 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 39 acres.. 9 315 5 862 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 105 723 97 374 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 739 86 324 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 85 343 74 425 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 380 22 948 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 275 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 108 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 131 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 159 175 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 124 143 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 102 112 $100,000 or more .................... 263 258 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 841 79 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 416 70 070 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 611 662 Other ............................... 529 466 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 605 579 200 days or more ................... 437 386 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 368 388 number.. 19 247 19 379 Beef cows ..................farms.. 185 180 number.. 2 060 2 261 Milk cows ..................farms.. 84 97 number.. 6 015 6 007 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 340 350 number.. 8 974 8 082 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 121 number.. 10 044 15 845 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 103 number.. 25 616 33 340 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 22 number.. 941 1 618 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 52 49 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 14 number.. 2 092 5 344 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 591 677 acres.. 78 793 85 178 bushels.. 9 505 971 9 618 411 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 276 453 acres.. 16 831 24 746 bushels.. 1 120 706 1 469 620 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 475 472 acres.. 57 939 42 769 bushels.. 2 138 823 1 368 331 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 305 391 acres.. 54 397 49 033 cwt.. 868 803 746 639 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 443 427 acres.. 21 020 17 810 tons, dry.. 55 655 52 363 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 36 41 acres.. 2 474 1 594 Land in orchards..............farms.. 10 17 acres.. 144 309 @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.