1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 303 303 Land in farms ..................acres.. 39 102 22 488 Average size of farm .......acres.. 129 74 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 447 041 252 642 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 790 4 132 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 639 33 596 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 80 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 148 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 62 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 261 268 acres.. 30 266 19 258 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 209 243 acres.. 22 740 15 517 Irrigated land .................farms.. 69 64 acres.. 557 499 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 159 21 465 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 635 70 842 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 133 20 887 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 026 578 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 21 $100,000 or more .................... 44 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 920 17 863 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 592 58 954 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 137 149 Other ............................... 166 154 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 162 155 200 days or more ................... 118 104 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 43 34 number.. 1 091 620 Beef cows ..................farms.. 27 22 number.. 492 253 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 4 number.. 105 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 29 28 number.. 500 343 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 14 number.. 648 182 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 7 number.. 737 129 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 1 number.. 521 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 19 number.. (D) 1 321 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 40 acres.. 6 258 4 283 bushels.. 623 444 601 771 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 25 acres.. 1 606 1 040 bushels.. 72 113 59 581 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 57 75 acres.. 10 498 6 525 bushels.. 313 781 153 268 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 54 61 acres.. 2 053 1 236 tons, dry.. 4 142 3 243 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 38 64 acres.. 887 1 222 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 18 acres.. 197 148 @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.