1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CASS COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 735 839 Land in farms ..................acres.. 186 431 194 464 Average size of farm .......acres.. 254 232 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 121 225 368 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 000 948 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 807 49 289 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 166 195 50 to 179 acres ..................... 247 298 180 to 499 acres .................... 175 190 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 699 782 acres.. 150 590 151 655 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 652 732 acres.. 121 753 108 530 Irrigated land .................farms.. 82 80 acres.. 13 540 12 406 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 885 59 320 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 163 70 703 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 763 19 060 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 122 40 260 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 135 172 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 112 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 120 133 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 69 $100,000 or more .................... 172 150 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 867 49 227 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 172 58 673 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 735 839 $1,000.. 11 441 10 160 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 566 12 110 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 449 456 Other ............................... 286 383 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 341 444 200 days or more ................... 247 326 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 213 275 number.. 8 258 10 140 Beef cows ..................farms.. 128 146 number.. 2 273 2 388 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 54 number.. 1 629 1 998 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 196 232 number.. 3 759 7 638 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 206 258 number.. 240 927 168 766 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 223 263 number.. 440 131 290 506 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 44 number.. 1 545 2 404 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 64 number.. (D) 3 656 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. 333 169 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 408 552 acres.. 66 426 58 818 bushels.. 7 492 627 5 890 101 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 144 158 acres.. 6 010 5 783 bushels.. 250 290 268 196 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 287 287 acres.. 29 191 20 888 bushels.. 969 970 794 189 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 3 2 acres.. 228 (D) cwt.. 6 240 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 345 383 acres.. 12 729 14 151 tons, dry.. 35 550 37 313 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 62 54 acres.. 3 619 3 143 Land in orchards..............farms.. 52 52 acres.. 2 817 3 117 @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. .