Michigan Agricultural Statistics
1996-97

Issued cooperatively by:
United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Donald M. Bay, Administrator	Michigan Department of Agriculture Executive Office Dan Wyant, Director

Table of Contents

Part One Michigan Department of Agriculture Annual Report 1996 Executive Summary 1996: A Year of Change Accomplishments by Division Part Two Michigan Agricultural Statistics 1996-97 1. General Information National rankings Farm numbers and acreage Crop acreage, production and value Record highs and lows 2. Income And Prices Cash receipts Farm income Prices received Monthly farm marketings Prices paid Farm production expenses 3. Farm Labor 4. Field Crops Area, production and value Beans, dry Corn Hay Maple syrup Potatoes Soybeans Small grains Sugarbeets Fertilizer Use Weather summary 5. Fruit Area, production and value Apples Blueberries Cherries Grapes Plums Strawberries

6. Fruit Chemical Usage 7. Vegetables Area production and value Processing vegetables Fresh market vegetables Dual purpose vegetables Pickle stocks Mushrooms 8. Vegetable Chemical Usage 9. Floriculture Growers Production and sales 10. Michigan Christmas Tree Survey 11. Livestock and Poultry Cattle and calves Chicken and eggs Hogs and pigs Honey Mink Sheep Trout 12. Michigan Equine Survey 13. Dairy Milk production Dairy products 14. County Estimates Top ten agricultural counties County rankings Field Crops Barley Beans, dry Corn Hay Oats Potatoes Soybeans Sugarbeets Wheat Livestock Cattle and sheep Hogs and chickens Milk production 15. Subscription Information Internet Access Information