1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 312 1 479 Land in farms ..................acres.. 166 886 179 660 Average size of farm .......acres.. 127 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 559 148 279 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 461 1 167 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 073 38 950 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 121 139 10 to 49 acres ...................... 528 606 50 to 179 acres ..................... 445 483 180 to 499 acres .................... 148 182 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 283 1 433 acres.. 140 851 150 082 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 229 1 381 acres.. 114 707 114 106 Irrigated land .................farms.. 214 211 acres.. 9 803 9 208 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 223 63 420 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 999 42 881 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 548 52 777 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 675 10 644 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 347 351 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 165 192 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 181 244 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 211 266 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 144 134 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 100 123 $100,000 or more .................... 164 169 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 168 55 532 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 063 37 547 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 313 1 479 $1,000.. 8 423 6 748 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 415 4 563 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 751 806 Other ............................... 561 673 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 638 770 200 days or more ................... 447 541 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 170 251 number.. 6 221 7 424 Beef cows ..................farms.. 91 130 number.. 1 084 1 448 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 53 number.. 1 573 1 673 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 154 209 number.. 2 697 3 489 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 74 132 number.. 18 794 21 656 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 83 145 number.. 29 200 50 672 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 24 number.. 267 453 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 63 number.. 982 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 8 number.. 366 574 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 352 500 acres.. 39 889 38 166 bushels.. 4 388 800 3 895 815 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 138 182 acres.. 6 450 5 524 bushels.. 250 899 264 439 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 350 384 acres.. 29 518 26 110 bushels.. 1 022 493 987 745 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 243 332 acres.. 7 072 8 306 tons, dry.. 18 212 24 792 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 245 298 acres.. 6 420 7 680 Land in orchards..............farms.. 625 687 acres.. 24 300 24 197 @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. .