1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 881 833 Land in farms ..................acres.. 164 815 165 371 Average size of farm .......acres.. 187 199 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 319 143 199 439 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 813 1 035 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 277 42 730 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 211 192 50 to 179 acres ..................... 430 364 180 to 499 acres .................... 139 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 800 782 acres.. 125 824 127 407 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 625 712 acres.. 95 387 93 656 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 32 acres.. 2 253 1 844 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 801 38 354 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 258 46 043 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 446 12 397 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 355 25 957 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 372 245 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 128 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 138 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 57 $100,000 or more .................... 82 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 677 36 541 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 307 43 867 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 339 368 Other ............................... 542 465 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 546 500 200 days or more ................... 404 373 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 328 383 number.. 24 888 23 793 Beef cows ..................farms.. 209 205 number.. 3 140 2 854 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 90 number.. 8 843 7 219 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 298 348 number.. 9 579 10 961 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 94 number.. 18 864 13 500 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 97 number.. 33 659 27 559 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 39 number.. 2 096 3 666 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 64 49 number.. 1 679 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 585 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 261 297 acres.. 29 410 32 496 bushels.. 2 873 526 3 414 675 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 118 194 acres.. 8 503 11 350 bushels.. 470 784 507 060 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 157 172 acres.. 20 905 18 961 bushels.. 747 937 622 608 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 461 519 acres.. 27 239 25 947 tons, dry.. 73 242 69 338 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 32 acres.. 128 354 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 24 acres.. 43 74 @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.