1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALHOUN COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 080 1 166 Land in farms ..................acres.. 244 927 253 383 Average size of farm .......acres.. 227 217 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 228 151 013 Average per acre .........dollars.. 950 717 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 518 37 926 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 222 231 50 to 179 acres ..................... 408 492 180 to 499 acres .................... 252 277 500 to 999 acres .................... 112 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 009 1 118 acres.. 190 470 193 816 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 937 1 057 acres.. 145 940 132 224 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 56 acres.. 5 933 8 453 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 793 42 304 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 883 36 282 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 858 19 146 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 936 23 158 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 255 317 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 141 155 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 165 216 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 199 186 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 99 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 89 $100,000 or more .................... 130 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 928 40 427 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 412 34 671 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 081 1 166 $1,000.. 5 799 2 194 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 365 1 881 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 500 548 Other ............................... 580 618 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 632 694 200 days or more ................... 467 516 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 417 476 number.. 23 885 25 732 Beef cows ..................farms.. 222 255 number.. 2 947 3 383 Milk cows ..................farms.. 98 121 number.. 5 066 5 872 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 387 442 number.. 13 112 12 003 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 151 157 number.. 40 577 35 064 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 163 158 number.. 71 885 63 657 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 65 46 number.. 2 276 1 865 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 50 62 number.. 7 819 81 685 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 9 number.. 370 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 600 755 acres.. 76 216 64 654 bushels.. 7 916 918 5 436 815 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 343 414 acres.. 15 298 13 774 bushels.. 655 728 569 849 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 415 360 acres.. 31 856 20 783 bushels.. 1 015 191 691 837 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 3 4 acres.. 46 52 cwt.. 690 512 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 507 599 acres.. 19 048 23 846 tons, dry.. 51 930 58 217 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 29 21 acres.. 907 812 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 19 acres.. 194 382 @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. .