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

1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE CONTENTS III
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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
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
22. Colonies of Bees and Honey Inventory and Sales: 1997 and 1992 453
23. Fish Sales: 1997 and 1992 454
24. Miscellaneous Poultry
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.
10 MICHIGAN 1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE STATE DATA

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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Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Direct Sales: 1997, 1992, and 1987
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.

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold and Direct Sales: 1997, 1992, and 1987 Con.
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
$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
$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)

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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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
$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)

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 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
$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
Interest paid on debt: Secured by real estate farms 13 336 (X) 15 890 19 208
$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
$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
$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
$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
$100,000 to $249,999 306 44 169 282 (NA) $250,000 or more 105 79 838 91 (NA)

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.

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
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
$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
$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
$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
1997 farms with receipts of &

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