1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALPENA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 379 424 Land in farms ..................acres.. 77 493 82 201 Average size of farm .......acres.. 204 194 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 297 131 278 Average per acre .........dollars.. 718 645 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 106 36 816 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 183 200 180 to 499 acres .................... 101 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 371 413 acres.. 55 482 54 767 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 351 388 acres.. 37 297 34 589 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 16 acres.. 289 131 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 334 9 935 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 267 23 431 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 833 3 125 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 501 6 809 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 121 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 24 $100,000 or more .................... 28 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 468 9 067 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 757 21 383 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 378 424 $1,000.. (D) 1 852 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 4 367 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 191 Other ............................... 212 233 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 213 257 200 days or more ................... 163 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 198 239 number.. 9 271 10 740 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 127 number.. 1 925 1 857 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 62 number.. 2 468 2 595 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 184 239 number.. 3 742 5 044 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 24 number.. 1 377 702 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 21 number.. 4 081 1 573 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 21 number.. 725 1 091 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 41 number.. 1 041 1 256 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 10 number.. 275 1 942 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 52 94 acres.. 3 560 3 373 bushels.. 179 961 302 645 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 68 50 acres.. 1 834 803 bushels.. 77 600 29 624 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 9 acres.. 204 487 bushels.. 2 852 10 528 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 23 25 acres.. 3 973 2 367 cwt.. 44 147 42 628 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 280 332 acres.. 19 573 18 720 tons, dry.. 29 216 44 471 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 18 acres.. 368 148 Land in orchards..............farms.. 21 17 acres.. 112 50 @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. .