1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALCONA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 209 229 Land in farms ..................acres.. 42 572 43 436 Average size of farm .......acres.. 204 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 051 90 751 Average per acre .........dollars.. 735 558 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 838 31 736 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 97 119 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 198 213 acres.. 28 738 28 573 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 173 184 acres.. 15 372 14 390 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 360 3 860 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 863 16 856 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 864 625 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 497 3 235 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 12 $100,000 or more .................... 7 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 450 2 744 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 585 11 983 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 208 229 $1,000.. (D) 420 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 1 833 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 96 111 Other ............................... 113 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 111 124 200 days or more ................... 77 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 114 126 number.. 6 048 5 559 Beef cows ..................farms.. 91 87 number.. 2 211 1 836 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 16 number.. 628 732 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 118 133 number.. 3 807 3 616 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 6 number.. 173 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 6 number.. 1 336 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 16 number.. 546 943 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 16 number.. 388 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 35 acres.. 1 156 1 537 bushels.. 66 685 155 740 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 13 acres.. 679 468 bushels.. 33 821 19 762 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 628 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 4 2 acres.. 301 (D) cwt.. 4 985 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 155 171 acres.. 12 737 11 086 tons, dry.. 20 941 20 082 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 3 acres.. 44 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 10 acres.. 29 30 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .