1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ARENAC COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 276 332 Land in farms ..................acres.. 82 418 89 470 Average size of farm .......acres.. 299 269 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 270 205 203 569 Average per acre .........dollars.. 865 779 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 294 48 872 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 125 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 272 320 acres.. 66 272 69 511 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 260 312 acres.. 52 391 52 407 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 16 acres.. 1 067 1 143 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 651 16 412 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 198 49 435 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 355 9 993 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 296 6 419 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 38 $100,000 or more .................... 53 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 588 14 115 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 232 42 514 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 276 332 $1,000.. 4 566 1 589 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 543 4 786 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 177 201 Other ............................... 99 131 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 115 163 200 days or more ................... 75 101 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 92 130 number.. 7 148 7 621 Beef cows ..................farms.. 22 44 number.. 294 355 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 53 number.. 2 872 2 905 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 85 112 number.. 2 596 2 262 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 22 number.. 4 697 5 661 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 22 number.. 5 122 10 571 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 4 number.. 164 47 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 26 number.. 478 2 961 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 131 175 acres.. 13 344 11 538 bushels.. 1 059 270 1 099 357 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 100 acres.. 4 735 3 559 bushels.. 281 866 185 507 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 79 94 acres.. 4 770 4 476 bushels.. 115 169 147 405 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 87 96 acres.. 9 692 9 035 cwt.. 133 319 99 732 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 131 173 acres.. 10 036 10 804 tons, dry.. 22 174 22 722 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 36 48 acres.. 2 027 2 491 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 8 acres.. 49 75 @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. .