1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 030 1 057 Land in farms ..................acres.. 180 223 188 958 Average size of farm .......acres.. 175 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 507 203 357 056 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 892 1 890 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 575 52 679 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 345 333 50 to 179 acres ..................... 351 375 180 to 499 acres .................... 177 191 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 956 996 acres.. 153 147 156 673 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 826 904 acres.. 134 302 126 536 Irrigated land .................farms.. 83 79 acres.. 4 715 4 157 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 521 52 585 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 874 49 749 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 517 26 762 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 004 25 823 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 266 284 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 117 129 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 156 169 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 178 160 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 80 $100,000 or more .................... 133 143 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 013 49 962 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 509 47 267 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 478 509 Other ............................... 552 548 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 591 621 200 days or more ................... 433 444 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 289 number.. 17 654 22 107 Beef cows ..................farms.. 100 111 number.. 1 317 2 080 Milk cows ..................farms.. 64 93 number.. 4 985 6 553 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 253 267 number.. 9 474 9 808 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 95 number.. 21 881 24 984 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 62 103 number.. 27 917 42 455 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 115 129 number.. 11 315 15 979 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 59 71 number.. 2 038 8 613 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 9 number.. 1 955 987 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 429 457 acres.. 47 511 52 646 bushels.. 4 951 383 5 560 722 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 339 386 acres.. 17 399 16 760 bushels.. 947 230 798 275 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 353 296 acres.. 38 716 22 970 bushels.. 1 389 030 762 558 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 496 568 acres.. 22 311 26 668 tons, dry.. 62 206 77 734 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 56 61 acres.. 2 229 2 015 Land in orchards..............farms.. 30 47 acres.. 341 497 @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.