1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BAY COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 730 795 Land in farms ..................acres.. 175 931 181 052 Average size of farm .......acres.. 241 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 388 338 293 678 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 606 1 250 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 046 84 464 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 165 149 50 to 179 acres ..................... 279 320 180 to 499 acres .................... 141 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 698 778 acres.. 162 368 166 625 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 646 762 acres.. 152 564 153 910 Irrigated land .................farms.. 65 75 acres.. 5 065 6 469 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 423 60 966 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 141 76 687 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 57 212 55 817 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 211 5 149 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 135 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 128 173 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 94 $100,000 or more .................... 173 169 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 583 49 035 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 813 61 756 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 409 471 Other ............................... 321 324 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 354 400 200 days or more ................... 251 286 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 85 108 number.. 4 245 5 238 Beef cows ..................farms.. 50 39 number.. 568 322 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 29 number.. 1 325 1 505 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 79 101 number.. 1 959 2 297 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 29 number.. 554 1 113 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 25 number.. 1 786 3 551 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. (D) 153 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 374 405 acres.. 44 992 44 206 bushels.. 5 832 241 5 006 719 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 184 257 acres.. 6 489 7 933 bushels.. 432 136 469 875 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 397 379 acres.. 35 768 24 413 bushels.. 1 405 659 799 818 Dry beans, excl. dry limas....farms.. 266 406 acres.. 33 331 36 161 cwt.. 560 713 495 619 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 140 119 acres.. 5 930 5 214 tons, dry.. 15 690 16 315 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 67 89 acres.. 2 559 3 905 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 19 acres.. 35 72 @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.