1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BARRY COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 833 908 Land in farms ..................acres.. 165 371 168 493 Average size of farm .......acres.. 199 186 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 439 167 471 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 035 909 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 730 35 776 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 192 194 50 to 179 acres ..................... 364 414 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 187 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 782 866 acres.. 127 407 128 641 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 712 797 acres.. 93 656 83 610 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 25 acres.. 1 844 2 716 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 354 30 445 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 043 33 529 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 397 8 051 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 957 22 394 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 245 279 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 128 160 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 138 139 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 61 $100,000 or more .................... 105 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 541 26 967 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 867 29 699 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 833 908 $1,000.. 2 250 2 417 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 701 2 662 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 368 438 Other ............................... 465 470 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 500 528 200 days or more ................... 373 385 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 383 455 number.. 23 793 24 470 Beef cows ..................farms.. 205 236 number.. 2 854 3 477 Milk cows ..................farms.. 90 133 number.. 7 219 7 789 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 348 432 number.. 10 961 11 619 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 94 109 number.. 13 500 18 377 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 97 107 number.. 27 559 27 319 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 44 number.. 3 666 1 773 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 57 number.. (D) 1 983 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. 585 644 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 297 469 acres.. 32 496 31 050 bushels.. 3 414 675 2 802 637 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 194 237 acres.. 11 350 7 953 bushels.. 507 060 311 952 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 172 129 acres.. 18 961 9 086 bushels.. 622 608 334 342 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 1 26 acres.. (D) 1 159 cwt.. (D) 11 145 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 519 600 acres.. 25 947 29 299 tons, dry.. 69 338 73 176 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 32 33 acres.. 354 830 Land in orchards..............farms.. 24 22 acres.. 74 92 @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. .