1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ANTRIM COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 247 248 Land in farms ..................acres.. 51 517 55 114 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 222 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 299 182 698 Average per acre .........dollars.. 924 799 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 817 49 022 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 241 227 acres.. 32 965 34 493 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 217 204 acres.. 19 809 24 329 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 37 acres.. 2 615 3 997 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 057 11 491 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 862 46 335 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 700 5 573 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 356 5 918 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 23 $100,000 or more .................... 28 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 159 9 821 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 129 39 602 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 247 248 $1,000.. 3 630 1 887 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 695 7 610 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 136 139 Other ............................... 111 109 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 131 136 200 days or more ................... 82 82 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 79 94 number.. 4 663 6 022 Beef cows ..................farms.. 34 45 number.. 659 642 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 36 number.. 956 1 414 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 75 92 number.. 2 339 2 787 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 25 number.. 1 653 2 570 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 20 number.. 3 735 2 913 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 6 number.. 490 553 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 26 number.. 603 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 37 81 acres.. 1 482 4 439 bushels.. 120 966 416 034 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 17 acres.. 289 1 031 bushels.. 9 211 35 814 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 120 118 acres.. 8 272 9 803 tons, dry.. 11 844 17 974 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 16 acres.. 122 63 Land in orchards..............farms.. 76 66 acres.. 5 069 4 752 @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. .