1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALLEGAN COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 469 1 634 Land in farms ..................acres.. 246 403 253 646 Average size of farm .......acres.. 168 155 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 460 184 433 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 427 1 162 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 274 50 356 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 105 134 10 to 49 acres ...................... 437 442 50 to 179 acres ..................... 561 663 180 to 499 acres .................... 267 299 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 366 1 518 acres.. 202 908 205 385 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 269 1 431 acres.. 169 173 147 135 Irrigated land .................farms.. 185 186 acres.. 13 309 9 965 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 154 039 120 484 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 860 73 735 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 65 246 44 327 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 88 794 76 156 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 329 376 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 168 194 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 187 244 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 209 238 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 144 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 138 156 $100,000 or more .................... 306 282 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 126 332 103 807 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 057 63 529 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 468 1 634 $1,000.. 27 848 16 558 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 970 10 133 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 757 791 Other ............................... 712 843 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 815 960 200 days or more ................... 581 695 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 554 643 number.. 48 225 42 989 Beef cows ..................farms.. 183 209 number.. 3 072 2 278 Milk cows ..................farms.. 210 234 number.. 15 878 14 861 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 523 611 number.. 28 089 29 402 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 229 258 number.. 109 059 106 994 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 234 266 number.. 229 219 229 921 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 56 number.. 3 048 2 919 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 54 103 number.. (D) 1 209 323 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 17 number.. (D) 5 210 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 648 827 acres.. 83 041 69 009 bushels.. 8 590 184 6 221 646 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 250 266 acres.. 8 906 6 329 bushels.. 444 092 267 034 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 197 93 acres.. 16 243 5 452 bushels.. 564 392 207 411 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) 80 cwt.. (D) 732 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 682 793 acres.. 34 498 39 554 tons, dry.. 95 785 102 464 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 102 112 acres.. 6 668 5 351 Land in orchards..............farms.. 113 130 acres.. 4 600 4 628 @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. .