Transcript of 1997 Census of Agriculture_MI State & County Profile
2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold by County: 1997 3
3. Value of Crops Sold by County: 1997 4
4. Farm Operators Reporting Principal Occupation as Farming by
County: 1997 5
FIGURES
1. Profile of the State’s Agriculture: 1997 6
2. Percent of Farms and of Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 1997 7
3. Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1969 to
1997 7
4. Land Use: 1997 8
5. Selected Crops Harvested: 1997 8
6. Value of Livestock, Poultry, and Their Products Sold: 1997 9
7. Production Expenses: 1997 9
TABLES
1. Historical Highlights: 1997 and Earlier Census Years 10
2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Direct Sales:
1997, 1992, and 1987 12
3. Farm Production Expenses: 1997, 1992, and 1987 13
4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales: 1997 and 1992 16
7. Land Use: 1997, 1992, and 1987 19
8. Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Size
of Farm: 1997 and 1992 20
9. Irrigation: 1997, 1992, and 1987 20
10. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms:
1997 and 1992 21
11. Value of Land and Buildings: 1997, 1992, and 1987 22
12. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1997 and 1992 22
13. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1997 and 1992 22
14. Petroleum Products Expenses: 1997, 1992, and 1987 23
15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer: 1997, 1992,
and 1987 23
18. Selected Characteristics of Farms by North American Industry
Classification System: 1997 27
19. Selected Characteristics of Reservations and Abnormal Farms:
1997 and 1992 28
20. Poultry
Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992 28
21. Layers, Pullets, and Pullet
Chicks
Number Sold: 1997 and 1992 29
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25. Cattle and
Calves
Sales: 1997 and 1992 31
26. Cattle and Calves Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 1997 31
27. Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 1997 32
28. Beef Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 1997 32
29. Milk Cow Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 1997 33
30. Cattle and Calves
31. Hogs and
Pigs
Inventory: 1997 and 1992 34
32. Hogs and Pigs
33. Hogs and Pigs
Litters Farrowed: 1997 and 1992 35
34. Hogs and Pigs Herd Size by Inventory and Sales: 1997 35
35. Hogs and
Pigs
Inventory and Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1997 35
36. Hogs and Pigs
Inventory, Sales, and Litters by Total Litters Farrowed: 1997 36
37. Sheep and
Lambs
Inventory, Shorn, and Sales: 1997 and 1992 36
38. Sheep and
Lambs
Inventory, Shorn, and Sales by Size of Flock: 1997 36
39. Ewes 1 Year Old or Older
40. Other Livestock and Livestock
Products
Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992 37
41. Specified Crops Harvested
42. Specified Crops by Acres Harvested: 1997 and 1992 39
45. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products
Sold: 1997 44
46. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1997 46
47. Summary by Type of Organization: 1997 56
48. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1997 66
49. Summary by Size of Farm: 1997 86
50. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1997 106
51. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 1997
126
1. County Summary Highlights: 1997 166
2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Farms by North
American Industry Classification System: 1997 and 1992 177
3. Farm Production Expenses: 1997 and 1992 199
4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales, Government Payments,
Other Farm
Related Income, Direct Sales, and Commodity Credit Corporation
Loans: 1997 and 1992 210
5. Hired Farm Labor
Workers and Payroll: 1997 225
6. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use:
1997 and 1992 236
7. Harvested Cropland by Size of Farm and Acres Harvested: 1997 and
1992 258
8. Irrigation: 1997 and 1992 269
9. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1997 and 1992 280
10. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer: 1997 and
1992 291
11. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of
Organization: 1997 and 1992 297
12. Farms With Sales of $10,000 or More: 1997 and 1992 319
13. Selected Crops Harvested: 1997 and 1992 374
14. Cattle and Calves
Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992 396
15. Hogs and
Pigs
Inventory, Litters, and Sales: 1997 and 1992 422
16.
Poultry
Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992 433
17. Sheep and Lambs
Inventory, Shorn, and Sales: 1997 and 1992 444
18. Horses and
Ponies
Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992 450
19. Milk
Goats
Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992 451
20. Angora Goats
21. Mink and Their Pelts
Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992 452
22. Colonies of Bees and
Honey
Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992 453
23. Fish Sales: 1997 and 1992 454
24. Miscellaneous Poultry
Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992 454
25. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal
Specialties
Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992 458
26. Grains
Corn, Sorghum, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1997 and 1992 462
27. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar
Crops, and Peanuts: 1997 and 1992 469
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28. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1997 and
1992 471
29. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons Harvested for Sale: 1997 and
1992 480
30. Land in Orchards: 1997 and 1992 493
31. Fruits and Nuts: 1997 and 1992 495
32. Berries Harvested for Sale: 1997 and 1992 501
33. Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested,
Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale: 1997 and 1992 504
34. Other Crops: 1997 and 1992 512
35. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Value of Sales and
Occupation: 1997 and 1992 514
36. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1997 and
1992 514
37. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1997 and 1992 515
38. Operators of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin: 1997 and 1992
516
39. Farms With Grazing Permits: 1997 and 1992 516
APPENDIXES
B. American Indian Farm Operators B–1
C. Statistical Methodology C–1
D. Report Forms and Information Sheets D–1
E. Conversion From the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification
System to the 1997 North American Industry Classification System
E–1
F. Units of Weights, Measures, and Metric Conversion Factors F–1
Index Index 1
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Table 1. Historical Highlights: 1997 and Earlier Census Years [For
meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text]
All farms 1997 1992 1987 1982 1978 1974 1969 1964
Farms number
46 027 46 562 51 172 58 661 60 426 64 094 77 946 93
504 Land in farms acres
9 872 812 10 088 170 10 316 861 10 942
172 11 038 419 10 832 234 11 900 689 13 598 992
Average size of farm acres
215 217 202 187 183 169 153 145
Estimated market value of land and buildings1:
Average per farm dol lars
358 166 247 370 196 065 228 238 175 171
93 435 49 821 34 027 Average per acre dol lars
1
671 1 131 971 1 223 960 553 326 233
Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment1 $1,000
3 055
199 2 558 206 2 347 585 2 676 343 1 988 471 1 313 311 715 931
(NA)
Average per farm dollars
66 361 55 028 45 954 45 711 32 963 21
225 9 412 (NA)
Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres 2
611 2 562 2 866 2 714 1 972 1
788 1 951 2 659 10 to 49 acres
12 075 11 148 12 174 14 300 12
627 12 233 14 334 17 753 50 to 179 acres
17 439 17 449 19
779 23 336 26 479 30 567 39 876 47 784 180 to 499 acres
8 989
10 289 11 329 13 539 15 035 16 078 19 209 22 956 500 to 999
acres 3 201
3 576 3 667 3 672 3 451 2 880 2 248 2 129 1,000 to
1,999 acres 1 338
1 234 1 134 924 747 486 285 180 2,000 acres or
more 374
304 223 176 115 62 43 43
Total cropland farms
43 017 44 320 48 653 56 321 59 080 62 914 75
656 91 560 acres 7 891 802 8 156 388
8 181 320 8 458 021 8 382 317 8 005 478 8 580 391 9 454 589
Harvested cropland farms
37 941 41 334 46 017 53 738 57 294 60
836 70 605 87 947 acres 6 724 480 6
584 251 6 172 468 7 255 909 6 774 229 6 317 638 5 501 729 6 738
032
Irrigated land farms
3 752 3 823 3 755 3 179 3 157 2 036 2 150 2
041 acres 393 485 366 465 314 953
285 983 225 928 96 839 77 097 48 991
Market value of agricultural products sold2 $1,000
3
567 825 3 028 547 2 545 078 2 588 317 1 914 314 1 491 439 829 451
766 394
Average per farm dollars
77 516 65 043 49 736 44 123 31 680 23
270 10 641 8 196 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops
$1,000
2 199 721 1 671 563 1 272 802 1 364
665 997 743 828 865 349 704 360 094
Livestock, poultry, and their products $1,000
1
368 104 1 356 984 1 272 276 1 223 652 916 571 657 721 475 210 399
783
Farms by value of sales3: Less than $2,500
12 557 10 923 12
670 13 718 14 282 18 360 34 817 39 517 $2,500 to $4,999
5 049
5 579 6 774 7 751 9 125 8 420 11 508 15 848 $5,000 to $9,999
5 800
6 387 7 548 8 741 9 652 10 412 10 887 15 298 $10,000
to $24,999 7 213
7 752 8 460 10 335 10 851 $25,000 to $49,999
4 472
4 683 5 002 6 143 6 644 $50,000 to $99,999
3 663
4 163 4 322 5 334 5 544
24 069 19 980 22 477
$100,000 to $499,999 5 962
6 156 5 808 6 140 4 044 2 678
705 $500,000 or more 1 311
919 588 480 258 131 31
333
Farms by type of organization: Individual or family (sole
proprietorship) 40 190
40 654 45 166 52 022 53 931 (NA) (NA)
(NA)
Partnership 3 778
4 316 4 662 5 495 5 635 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Corporation 1 834
1 431 1 167 947 699 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Other
cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc.
225
161 177 197 161 (NA) (NA) (NA)
Operators by days worked off farm4: None
17 964 18 547 19
384 21 350 21 888 19 760 (NA) (NA) Any
25 906 25 462 29 155 33
579 36 289 34 349 49 652 52 438
200 days or more 18 568
17 984 20 818 23 181 26 054 24 549 34
807 35 909
Operators by principal occupation4: Farming
22 043 24 396 26
112 30 107 29 296 34 438 (NA) (NA) Other
23 984 22 166 25
060 28 554 31 130 29 164 (NA) (NA)
Average age of operator4 years
53.3 51.9 50.9 49.5 49.7 50.9
50.4 50.7
Total farm production expenses1 $1,000
2
835 658 2 583 189 2 211 823 (NA) (NA) 1 096 587 676 628 (NA)
Selected farm production expenses1: Livestock and poultry purchased
$1,000
175 474 205 867 190 386 170 034 145 691 105 358 85 819 52
756
Feed for livestock and poultry $1,000
414 770 333 497 273 192 254 964 179 958 150 759 84 811 75 299
Commercial fertilizer5 $1,000
244 613 218 185 194 526 242 091 173 192
131 619 53 169 54 123 Petroleum products $1,000
142 449 141 653 120 621 181 320 97 893 67 528 39 971 41 977 Hired
farm labor $1,000
369 145 318 276 242 445 186 312 136 868 92 002
70 564 59 667 Interest6 $1,000
189 849 181 417 197 966 273 637
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Agricultural chemicals5 $1,000
182
494 149 282 119 993 114 159 67 558 39 559 22 383 (NA)
Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory farms
15 468 17 031 19 436 25 657 25 293 30 665 36 040 54 150
number 1 025 702 1 113 604 1 163 352
1 345 793 1 248 623 1 430 262 1 441 556 1 724 957 Beef cows farms
7
566 7 548 8 163 10 810 10 575 12 839 (NA) 13 109
number 116 399 116 106 110 156 140
969 139 275 195 130 159 924 132 015 Milk cows farms
3
990 5 198 6 499 9 142 9 867 12 533 17 082 33 176
number 300 641 316 954 344 550 398
211 377 999 392 888 413 907 573 545
Cattle and calves sold farms
14 293 15 780 18 164 22 849 23 057 27
566 33 746 48 806 number 537 681 594
685 653 806 642 060 675 773 653 930 759 959 879 828
Hogs and pigs inventory farms
2 853 4 774 5 577 7 433 8 572 8 508
10 965 18 266 number 1 032 014 1 231
641 1 227 069 1 064 073 931 240 619 910 699 478 716 052
Hogs and pigs sold farms
2 690 4 770 5 603 7 194 8 065 7 811 10
636 15 683 number 2 206 940 2 300
151 2 215 872 1 734 236 1 392 522 1 013 950 1 109 623 1 167
122
Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory (see text)7
farms
2 276 2 454 3 550 5 788 6 146 8 303 9 477 23 216
number 6 043 468 5 388 894 8 428 623
7 572 108 7 011 188 7 609 220 7 311 189 7 773 877 Broilers and
other meat
type chickens sold farms
336 386 495 636 493 459 205 122 number
393 028 400 262 702 431 601 403 496
339 362 042 737 669 1 560 202
See footnotes at end of table.
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STATE DATA
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Table 1. Historical Highlights: 1997 and Earlier Census Years
Con.
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory
text]
All farms 1997 1992 1987 1982 1978 1974 1969 1964
Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed farms
16 712 18 962 25 140 30 792 33 676 35 690 32 957 51 051
acres 2 122 283 2 221 271 1 982 401
2 568 541 2 337 985 1 895 841 1 190 087 1 500 291 bushels
238 319 129 226 824 263 189 779 819
256 473 754 184 697 964 112 269 703 92 288 328 87 838 628
Wheat for grain farms
8 976 12 433 10 327 15 416 13 966 29 897 32
513 48 253 acres 499 742 583 245 356
073 513 445 370 398 810 197 540 778 929 907
bushels 28 432 159 29 350 586 16 465
394 20 764 229 14 669 977 31 891 280 21 102 066 37 094 513 Oats for
grain farms
3 707 5 436 11 392 16 627 17 875 (NA) (NA) 39
069
acres 77 588 113 359 259 445 398 618
395 419 (NA) (NA) 638 075 bushels 4
624 435 6 650 151 14 634 547 24 770 648 22 618 711 (NA) (NA) 32 931
429
Soybeans for beans farms
12 561 13 175 12 734 14 905 13 914 12
289 12 471 11 396 acres 1 694 872 1
332 114 1 023 599 1 122 617 888 449 570 683 472 153 315 900
bushels 62 242 411 41 633 625 36 267
622 34 307 197 21 174 856 12 080 412 11 054 019 7 090 057
Hay
alfalfa, other tame, small grain, wild, grass silage, green chop,
etc. (see text) farms
20 858 22 285 25 983 28 522 32 863 33 374 39
049 (NA)
acres 1 264 350 1 283 598 1 436 630
1 365 495 1 561 452 1 359 191 1 375 505 1 827 892 tons, dry
2 830 915 2 821 347 3 323 175 3 476
731 3 599 083 2 956 963 3 165 340 3 647 477
Land in orchards farms
2 863 3 531 3 791 4 280 4 722 4 746 5 913 8
999 acres 139 607 162 183 161 567
165 238 169 413 167 747 191 048 198 960
1Data are based on a sample of farms. 2Data for 1974 and prior
years include the value of forest products sold. 3Data for 1982 and
prior years exclude abnormal farms. 4Data for 1974 apply only to
individual or family operations (sole proprietorship) and
partnerships. 5Data for 1964 to 1982 do not include cost of custom
applications; data for agricultural chemicals include the cost of
lime for 1969 to 1978. 6Data for 1982 do not include imputation for
item nonresponse. 7Data for 1969 to 1992 are for chickens 3 months
old or older inventory; data for 1964 are for chickens 4 months old
or older.
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STATE DATA MICHIGAN 11
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Direct
Sales: 1997, 1992, and 1987
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory
text]
Item 1997 Percent of total in 1997 1992 1987
Total sales (see text) farms
46 027 100.0 46 562 51 172 $1,000
3 567 825 100.0 3 028 547 2 545
078
Average per farm dollars
77 516 (X) 65 043 49 736
Value of sales: Less than $1,000 (see text) farms
7
756 16.9 5 716 6 578
$1,000 1 198 (Z) 1 597 2 037 $1,000
to $2,499 farms
4 801 10.4 5 207 6 092
$1,000 7 833 .2 8 669 10 125 $2,500
to $4,999 farms
5 049 11.0 5 579 6 774
$1,000 18 208 .5 20 216 24 414
$5,000 to $9,999 farms
5 800 12.6 6 387 7 548
$1,000 41 220 1.2 45 454 53 904
$10,000 to $19,999 farms
5 602 12.2 6 045 6 617
$1,000 79 536 2.2 85 706 93
997
$20,000 to $24,999 farms
1 611 3.5 1 707 1 843 $1,000
35 798 1.0 37 974 41 088
$25,000 to $39,999 farms
3 136 6.8 3 228 3 525 $1,000
98 944 2.8 102 141 111 711
$40,000 to $49,999 farms
1 336 2.9 1 455 1 477 $1,000
59 500 1.7 64 521 65 648
$50,000 to $99,999 farms
3 663 8.0 4 163 4 322 $1,000
260 190 7.3 296 306 310 133
$100,000 to $249,999 farms
4 008 8.7 4 363 4 339 $1,000
637 327 17.9 685 054 669 705
$250,000 to $499,999 farms
1 954 4.2 1 793 1 469 $1,000
677 385 19.0 617 171 496 045
$500,000 to $999,999 farms
864 1.9 659 433 $1,000
593 406 16.6 445 597 292 439
$1,000,000 or more farms
447 1.0 260 155 $1,000
1 057 281 29.6 618 142 373 832
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 farms
344 .7 199 (NA) $1,000
499 382 14.0 286 231 (NA)
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 farms
66 .1 43 (NA) $1,000
218 336 6.1 146 160 (NA)
$5,000,000 or more farms
37 .1 18 (NA) $1,000
339 563 9.5 185 751 (NA)
Sales by commodity or commodity group: Crops, including nursery and
greenhouse crops farms
31 679 68.8 33 778 36 875
$1,000 2 199 721 61.7 1 671 563 1
272 802
Grains farms
19 502 42.4 22 701 25 844 $1,000
1 033 206 29.0 766 941 578 016
Corn for grain farms
13 864 30.1 15 075 19 198 $1,000
470 240 13.2 362 334 284 853
Wheat farms
8 875 19.3 12 186 10 011 $1,000
89 407 2.5 85 584 42 448
Soybeans farms
12 516 27.2 13 099 12 670 $1,000
375 311 10.5 220 044 172 993
Sorghum for grain farms
6 (Z) 5 16 $1,000
22 (Z) 45 40
Barley farms
295 .6 319 658 $1,000
1 180 (Z) 1 317 2 527
Oats farms
1 804 3.9 2 591 6 373 $1,000
4 311 .1 5 281 12 767
Other grains farms
2 667 5.8 3 889 4 687 $1,000
92 735 2.6 92 336 62 389
Cotton and cottonseed farms
– – – – $1,000
– – – –
Tobacco farms
3 (Z) – – $1,000
34 (Z) – –
Hay, silage, and field seeds farms
10 938 23.8 10 791 11 876 $1,000
83 225 2.3 55 317 53 956
Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons farms
2
494 5.4 3 006 3 267 $1,000 183 645
5.1 159 144 136 925
Fruits, nuts, and berries farms
3 027 6.6 3 540 3 926 $1,000
231 595 6.5 205 459 163 847
Nursery and greenhouse crops farms
3 548 7.7 1 928 1 543 $1,000
478 448 13.4 309 521 215 912
Other crops farms
1 725 3.7 1 996 2 007 $1,000
189 569 5.3 175 181 124 146
Livestock, poultry, and their products farms
19 541 42.5 22 300 25 616 $1,000 1
368 104 38.3 1 356 984 1 272 276
Poultry and poultry products farms
1 442 3.1 1 582 2 063 $1,000
169 053 4.7 136 649 116 432
Dairy products farms
3 696 8.0 4 836 5 951 $1,000
645 713 18.1 616 567 568 249
Cattle and calves farms
14 293 31.1 15 780 18 164 $1,000
276 971 7.8 345 457 320 270
Hogs and pigs farms
2 690 5.8 4 770 5 603 $1,000
228 488 6.4 213 440 226 148
Sheep, lambs, and wool farms
1 543 3.4 1 798 2 072 $1,000
5 911 .2 5 400 5 632
Other l ivestock and l ivestock products (see tex t) farms
3
625 7.9 3 661 3 945 $1,000 41 968
1.2 39 471 35 546
Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for
human consumption (see text)1 farms
4 339 9.4 4 019 (NA)
$1,000 28 720 .8 21 093 (NA) Average
per farm dollars
6 619 (X) 5 248 (NA)
Value of sales: $1 to $499 farms
1 000 2.2 1 099 (NA)
$1,000 212 (Z) 227 (NA) $500 to $999
farms
650 1.4 665 (NA)
$1,000 451 (Z) 454 (NA) $1,000 to
$4,999 farms
1 731 3.8 1 518 (NA)
$1,000 3 965 .1 3 351 (NA)
See footnotes at end of table.
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STATE DATA
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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Direct
Sales: 1997, 1992, and
1987
Con.
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory
text]
Item 1997 Percent of total in 1997 1992 1987
Total sales (see text)
Con. Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals
for human consumption (see text)1
Con. Value of sales
Con.
$5,000 to $9,999 farms
429 .9 335 (NA) $1,000
2 853 .1 2 236 (NA)
$10,000 to $24,999 farms
299 .6 259 (NA) $1,000
4 494 .1 3 904 (NA)
$25,000 to $49,999 farms
111 .2 80 (NA) $1,000
3 831 .1 2 693 (NA)
$50,000 or more farms
119 .3 63 (NA) $1,000
12 915 .4 8 229 (NA)
1Data for 1987 were not collected.
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1997, 1992, and 1987 [Data are
based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations and
symbols, see introductory text]
Item
1997
($1,000) 1992 1987
Total farm production expenses farms
46 040 (X) 46 558 51 175 $1,000
(X) 2 835 658 2 583 189 2 211
823
Average per farm dollars
(X) 61 591 55 483 43 221
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $4,999 13 686
37 074 9 995 13 881 $5,000 to $9,999
8 623
62 739 9 758 10 676 $10,000 to $24,999
9 473 151
421 10 995 11 620 $25,000 to $49,999
4 847 171 063 5 801 5 503
$50,000 to $99,999 3 695
263 518 4 328 4 444 $100,000 to
$249,999 3 430
533 981 3 800 3 606 $250,000 to $499,999
1 394
479 996 1 217 1 030 $500,000 or more
892 1 135
865 664 415
$500,000 to $999,999 595
403 653 481 (NA) $1,000,000 to
$2,499,999 230
343 034 138 (NA) $2,500,000 or more
67
389 179 45 (NA)
Livestock and poultry purchased farms
11 086 (X) 13 767 15 088 $1,000 (X)
175 474 205 867 190 386
percent of total (X) 6.2 8.0 8.6
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $999 3 493
1 447 4 389 5 640 $1,000 to $4,999
4 076
9 429 5 184 5 186 $5,000 to $9,999
1 324 9 112 1 521
1 703 $10,000 to $24,999 1 162
17 994 1 461 1 400 $25,000 to
$49,999 510
18 012 563 574 $50,000 to $99,999
253 17 506
340 299 $100,000 to $249,999 152
23 888 198 180 $250,000 or more
116
78 086 111 106
$250,000 to $499,999 70
24 785 57 (NA) $500,000 to $999,999
31
20 963 36 (NA) $1,000,000 or more
15 32 338 18
(NA)
Feed for livestock and poultry farms
17 888 (X) 21 222 23 220 $1,000
(X) 414 770 333 497 273 192
percent of total (X) 14.6 12.9 12.4
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $999 5 816
2 610 7 446 9 130 $1,000 to $4,999
6 371
13 998 6 840 7 307 $5,000 to $9,999
1 585 10 813 2 206
1 949 $10,000 to $24,999 1 663
26 330 2 233 2 580 $25,000 to
$49,999 1 048
37 410 1 223 1 309 $50,000 to $99,999
741
52 254 759 596 $100,000 or more
664 271 356 515 349
$100,000 to $249,999 439
64 364 362 (NA) $250,000 to $499,999
117
40 621 101 (NA) $500,000 to $999,999
58 39 178 25 (NA)
$1,000,000 or more 50
127 192 27 (NA)
Commercially mixed formula feeds farms
12 036 (X) 10 357 11 999 $1,000 (X)
256 579 177 647 153 493
percent of total (X) 9.0 6.9 6.9
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $999 4 718
1 991 3 996 4 468 $1,000 to $4,999
3 722
8 038 2 788 3 441 $5,000 to $9,999
1 001 6 935 1 119
1 474 $10,000 to $24,999 1 190
18 616 1 261 1 591 $25,000 to
$49,999 616
21 417 663 625 $50,000 to $79,999
365 21 933
243 201 $80,000 or more 424
177 650 287 199
$80,000 to $99,999 107
9 452 69 (NA) $100,000 to $249,999
197
29 319 137 (NA) $250,000 to $499,999
53 18 141 47 (NA)
$500,000 or more 67
120 737 34 (NA)
1997 CENSUS OF
AGRICULTURE
STATE DATA MICHIGAN 13
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1997, 1992, and
1987
Con.
[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations
and symbols, see introductory text]
Item
1997
($1,000) 1992 1987
Total farm production expenses
Con. Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees farms
27 224 (X) 30 784 35 507
$1,000 (X) 180 800 137 278 111 895
percent of total (X) 6.4 5.3
5.1
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $499 6 969
1 593 8 723 12 276 $500 to $999
4 140 2 886
5 014 6 422 $1,000 to $4,999 9
282 21 615 11 032 11 636 $5,000
to $9,999 2 951
20 709 3 117 2 947 $10,000 to $24,999
2 519
38 626 2 105 1 742 $25,000 or more
1 363 95 371 793
484
$25,000 to $49,999 905
30 494 547 (NA) $50,000 or more
458
64 877 246 (NA)
Commercial fertilizer farms
29 576 (X) 33 548 37 298 $1,000
(X) 244 613 218 185 194 526
percent of total (X) 8.6 8.4 8.8
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $499 6 605
1 598 7 097 9 121 $500 to $999
3 718 2 620
4 792 5 514 $1,000 to $4,999 9
770 23 393 11 660 13 251 $5,000
to $9,999 3 454
23 706 4 022 4 002 $10,000 to $24,999
3 610
56 611 3 884 3 755 $25,000 to $49,999
1 492 50 075 1 484
1 265 $50,000 to $99,999 676
44 491 463 328 $100,000 or more
251
42 120 146 62
Agricultural chemicals farms
26 238 (X) 33 010 35 505 $1,000
(X) 182 494 149 282 119 993
percent of total (X) 6.4 5.8 5.4
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $499 6 795
1 478 10 138 12 482 $500 to $999
3 337 2 324
5 079 5 741 $1,000 to $4,999 8
712 20 330 10 853 11 452 $5,000
to $9,999 2 948
20 563 3 157 2 976 $10,000 to $24,999
2 805
43 680 2 643 2 124 $25,000 to $49,999
1 061 35 724 773
513 $50,000 or more 580
58 395 367 217
$50,000 to $99,999 420
28 406 285 (NA) $100,000 or more
160
29 989 82 (NA)
Petroleum products farms
42 348 (X) 44 242 48 558 $1,000
(X) 142 449 141 653 120 621
percent of total (X) 5.0 5.5 5.5
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $999 22 796
8 786 22 999 26 607 $1,000 to $4,999
13 001
28 609 14 489 15 706 $5,000 to $9,999
3 345 23 202 3 477
3 861 $10,000 to $24,999 2 317
35 191 2 527 2 002 $25,000 to
$49,999 631
21 025 574 285 $50,000 or more
258 25 636 176
97
Electricity farms
31 396 (X) 34 961 38 590 $1,000
(X) 53 192 49 096 47 789
percent of total (X) 1.9 1.9 2.2
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $499 16 003
3 486 18 673 21 408 $500 to $999
5 797 3 874
6 427 6 890 $1,000 to $4,999 7
332 15 528 7 817 8 382 $5,000 to
$9,999 1 369
9 382 1 374 1 369 $10,000 to $24,999
704
10 128 536 448 $25,000 or more
191 10 794 134 93
$25,000 to $49,999 118
3 930 88 (NA) $50,000 or more
73 6
864 46 (NA)
Hired farm labor farms
14 481 (X) 15 908 18 134 $1,000
(X) 369 145 318 276 242 445
percent of total (X) 13.0 12.3 11.0
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $999 5 592
1 924 6 667 7 940 $1,000 to $4,999
3 369
7 755 3 488 4 237 $5,000 to $9,999
1 183 8 419 1 333
1 513 $10,000 to $24,999 1 626
26 762 1 897 2 231 $25,000 to
$49,999 1 163
41 422 1 252 1 223 $50,000 to $99,999
851
56 890 713 633 $100,000 or more
697 225 975 558 357
$100,000 to $249,999 471
72 106 380 (NA) $250,000 to $499,999
139
46 515 110 (NA) $500,000 or more
87 107 354 68 (NA)
Contract labor farms
3 865 (X) 4 052 4 652 $1,000
(X) 29 043 22 488 27 733
percent of total (X) 1.0 .9 1.3
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $999 1 689
713 1 714 2 093 $1,000 to $4,999
1 330 2 935
1 547 1 582 $5,000 to $9,999 435
2 973 376 440 $10,000 to $24,999
232
3 482 257 366 $25,000 to $49,999
102 3 561 74 98 $50,000
or more 77
15 378 84 73
$50,000 to $99,999 40
2 537 58 (NA) $100,000 or more
37
12 840 26 (NA)
14 MICHIGAN 1997 CENSUS OF
AGRICULTURE
STATE DATA
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 3. Farm Production Expenses: 1997, 1992, and
1987
Con.
[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations
and symbols, see introductory text]
Item
1997
($1,000) 1992 1987
Total farm production expenses
Con. Repair and maintenance farms
37 918 (X) 40 611 43 440
$1,000 (X) 209 298 189 820 152 652
percent of total (X) 7.4 7.3
6.9
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $999 12 823
5 408 14 660 18 473 $1,000 to $4,999
15 178
34 701 16 389 16 927 $5,000 to $9,999
4 639 31 666 4 552
4 225 $10,000 to $24,999 3 669
53 868 3 728 3 046 $25,000 to
$49,999 1 118
37 324 936 599 $50,000 or more
491 46 330
346 170
$50,000 to $99,999 364
23 388 270 (NA) $100,000 or more
127
22 942 76 (NA)
Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment
farms
13 520 (X) 15 413 17 732 $1,000
(X) 53 082 40 995 34 043
percent of total (X) 1.9 1.6 1.5
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $999 6 439
2 428 8 117 10 922 $1,000 to $4,999
4 866
11 039 5 504 5 482 $5,000 to $9,999
1 123 7 593 1 023
791 $10,000 to $24,999 773
11 177 584 417 $25,000 to
$49,999 194
6 664 118 86 $50,000 or more
125 14 180 67
34
Interest farms
18 209 (X) 21 399 25 197 $1,000
(X) 189 849 181 417 197 966
percent of total (X) 6.7 7.0 9.0
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $999 3 100
1 516 4 059 6 055 $1,000 to $4,999
7 147
18 354 9 081 10 112 $5,000 to $9,999
3 443 23 986 3 553
3 970 $10,000 to $24,999 2 796
42 997 3 122 3 287 $25,000 to
$49,999 1 059
36 248 1 046 1 177 $50,000 to $99,999
461
29 984 407 481 $100,000 or more
203 36 765 131 115
Interest paid on debt: Secured by real estate farms
13 336 (X) 15 890 19 208
$1,000 (X) 123 249 124 991 143 627
percent of total (X) 4.3 4.8
6.5
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $999 1 609
831 2 151 (NA) $1,000 to $4,999
5 936 15
987 7 322 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999
2 633 18 298 3 001 (NA) $10,000
to $24,999 2 078
30 516 2 443 (NA) $25,000 to $49,999
762
25 977 681 (NA) $50,000 to $99,999
232 15 205 222 (NA)
$100,000 or more 86
16 437 70 (NA)
Not secured by real estate farms
10 394 (X) 12 115 13 182 $1,000
(X) 66 600 56 426 54 339
percent of total (X) 2.3 2.2 2.5
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $999 2 926
1 371 4 291 (NA) $1,000 to $4,999
4 434
9 982 4 949 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999
1 375 9 294 1 437
(NA) $10,000 to $24,999 1 127
17 076 1 086 (NA) $25,000 to
$49,999 371
12 260 261 (NA) $50,000 to $99,999
114 7 576
72 (NA) $100,000 or more 47
9 041 19 (NA)
Cash rent farms
12 983 (X) 14 665 15 070 $1,000
(X) 162 012 132 101 101 910
percent of total (X) 5.7 5.1 4.6
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $499 2 050
498 2 604 2 465 $500 to $999
1 375 956 1
728 1 971 $1,000 to $4,999 4 553
10 784 5 242 5 888 $5,000 to
$9,999 1 633
11 489 1 973 2 078 $10,000 to $24,999
1 753
27 539 1 864 1 738 $25,000 to $49,999
892 30 192 770 660
$50,000 or more 727
80 554 484 270
Property taxes paid farms
43 608 (X) 43 651 48 191 $1,000
(X) 114 049 170 743 157 280
percent of total (X) 4.0 6.6 7.1
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $499 4 007
1 161 2 814 3 957 $500 to $999
9 100 6 903
4 208 6 221 $1,000 to $4,999 25
539 53 853 27 124 29 868 $5,000
to $9,999 3 399
22 685 6 360 5 386 $10,000 to $24,999
1 308
18 666 2 657 2 444 $25,000 or more
255 10 781 488
315
All other farm production expenses farms
40 748 (X) 42 218 46 587 $1,000 (X)
315 391 292 492 239 391
percent of total (X) 11.1 11.3 10.8
Farms with expenses of
$1 to $999 17 306
7 461 17 752 22 487 $1,000 to $4,999
15 031
31 802 15 567 15 824 $5,000 to $9,999
3 151 21 277 3 616
3 597 $10,000 to $24,999 2 991
44 553 3 071 2 899 $25,000 to
$49,999 1 164
40 307 1 220 1 117 $50,000 to $99,999
694
45 984 619 449 $100,000 or more
411 124 006 373 214
$100,000 to $249,999 306
44 169 282 (NA) $250,000 or more
105
79 838 91 (NA)
1997 CENSUS OF
AGRICULTURE
STATE DATA MICHIGAN 15
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 4. Net Cash Return From Agricultural Sales: 1997 and 1992
[Data are based on a sample of farms. For meaning of abbreviations
and symbols, see introductory text]
Item
than $10,000 All farms
Farms with sales of
$10,000
Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit (see
text) farms
46 040 22 636 23 404 46 558 23 542 23 016 $1,000
686 891 758 861 –71 970 431 005 520
092 –89 088
Average per farm dollars
14 919 33 525 –3 075 9 257 22 092 –3
871
Farms with net gains1 number
21 612 16 604 5 008 19 843 15 850 3 993
$1,000 883 034 872 907 10 127 634
583 627 411 7 171
Average per farm dollars
40 859 52 572 2 022 31 980 39 584 1
796
Gain of
Less than $1,000 2 498
604 1 894 2 350 763 1 587 $1,000 to
$4,999 5 176
2 480 2 696 5 031 2 824 2 207 $5,000 to $9,999
3 020
2 602 418 2 579 2 380 199 $10,000 to $24,999
4 241
4 241 – 3 677 3 677 – $25,000 to $49,999
2 678
2 678 – 2 628 2 628 – $50,000 or more
3 999 3 999
– 3 578 3 578 –
Farms with net losses number
24 428 6 032 18 396 26 715 7 692 19 023
$1,000 196 143 114 046 82 097 203
578 107 319 96 259
Average per farm dollars
8 029 18 907 4 463 7 620 13 952 5
060
Loss of
Less than $1,000 3 584
492 3 092 3 088 571 2 517 $1,000 to
$4,999 11 797
1 846 9 951 11 866 2 034 9 832 $5,000 to
$9,999 4 948
1 354 3 594 6 135 1 777 4 358 $10,000 to
$24,999 3 006
1 381 1 625 4 373 2 218 2 155 $25,000 to
$49,999 744
632 112 932 798 134 $50,000 or more
349 327 22
321 294 27
1Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of
agricultural products sold are included as farms with gains of less
than $1,000.
16 MICHIGAN 1997 CENSUS OF
AGRICULTURE
STATE DATA
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Table 5. Government Payments and Other Farm
Related Income: 1997 and 1992 [For meaning of abbreviations and
symbols, see introductory text]
Item
Farms Value
($1,000)
Government payments 1997
18 851 92 806 11 974 76 933 1992
15 862 91 610 11 619 84 083
Average per farm1 1997
(X) 4 923 (X) 6 425 1992
(X) 5 775 (X) 7 237
1997 farms with receipts of
$1 to $999 4 992
2 227 2 385 (D) $1,000 to $4,999
8 739 21
250 5 234 13 271 $5,000 to $9,999
2 695 18 743 2 114 14 834
$10,000 to $24,999 1 861
28 407 1 692 26 031 $25,000 to $49,999
466
15 651 453 15 202 $50,000 or more
98 6 527 96
(D)
Amount from Conservation Reserve and Wetlands Reserve Programs 1997
5
253 16 056 1 436 3 966 1992 2 641 7
019 1 458 4 193
Average per farm1 1997
(X) 3 056 (X) 2 762 1992
(X) 2 658 (X) 2 876
Other farm related income, gross before
taxes and expenses2 1997
11 609 61 699 7 094 47 532 1992
11 274 52 101 6 744 41 349
Average per farm1 1997
(X) 5 315 (X) 6 700 1992
(X) 4 621 (X) 6 131
1997 farms with receipts of
$1 to $999 4 207
1 622 2 483 903 $1,000 to $4,999
4 370 10
445 2 472 6 054 $5,000 to $9,999
1 450 9 904 821 5 720 $10,000 to
$24,999 1 165
17 508 951 14 448 $25,000 to $49,999
304
10 308 260 8 925 $50,000 or more
113 11 913 107 11 484
Customwork and other agricultural services 1997
3
312 22 647 2 401 20 716 1992 3 903
23 737 2 758 21 618
Average per farm1 1997
(X) 6 838 (X) 8 628 1992
(X) 6 082 (X) 7 838
1997 farms with receipts of
$1 to $999 1 134
462 644 (D) $1,000 to $4,999
1 218 2 917
909 2 187 $5,000 to $9,999 375
2 487 286 1 913 $10,000 to
$24,999 417
6 222 395 5 899 $25,000 to $49,999
122 4 364
122 4 364 $50,000 or more 46
6 193 45 (D)
Rental of farmland 1997
4 372 19 279 1 710 10 893 1992
3 841 11 651 1 426 6 733
Average per farm1 1997
(X) 4 410 (X) 6 370 1992
(X) 3 033 (X) 4 722
1997 farms with receipts of
$1 to $999 1 236
639 336 174 $1,000 to $4,999
2 077 4 923
809 2 086 $5,000 to $9,999 668
4 461 313 2 125 $10,000 to
$24,999 285
4 227 181 2 742 $25,000 or more
106 5 029 71 3
766
Sales of forest products, excluding Christmas trees and maple
products3 1997
1 494 10 013 769 7 272 1992
1 662 9 036 988 6 982
Average per farm1 1997
(X) 6 702 (X) 9 456 1992
(X) 5 437 (X) 7 067
1997 farms with receipts of
&