1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BAY COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 795 922 Land in farms ..................acres.. 181 052 177 185 Average size of farm .......acres.. 228 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 293 678 233 235 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 250 1 184 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 464 59 008 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 149 205 50 to 179 acres ..................... 320 394 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 185 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 778 901 acres.. 166 625 161 157 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 762 883 acres.. 153 910 136 207 Irrigated land .................farms.. 75 90 acres.. 6 469 6 630 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 966 43 769 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 687 47 472 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 817 40 121 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 149 3 648 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 149 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 173 225 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 122 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 96 $100,000 or more .................... 169 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 035 39 867 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 756 43 240 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 794 922 $1,000.. 11 428 5 785 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 392 6 274 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 471 513 Other ............................... 324 409 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 400 502 200 days or more ................... 286 339 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 108 115 number.. 5 238 4 683 Beef cows ..................farms.. 39 48 number.. 322 414 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 30 number.. 1 505 1 352 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 101 107 number.. 2 297 1 665 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 32 number.. 1 113 1 843 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 33 number.. 3 551 4 243 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 153 185 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 23 number.. (D) 1 796 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 1 476 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 405 477 acres.. 44 206 35 358 bushels.. 5 006 719 3 624 188 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 257 199 acres.. 7 933 4 179 bushels.. 469 875 231 252 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 379 378 acres.. 24 413 20 318 bushels.. 799 818 830 937 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 406 452 acres.. 36 161 36 135 cwt.. 495 619 441 432 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 119 156 acres.. 5 214 5 220 tons, dry.. 16 315 14 784 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 89 126 acres.. 3 905 4 337 Land in orchards..............farms.. 19 26 acres.. 72 81 @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. .