1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 196 232 Land in farms ..................acres.. 41 037 41 812 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 439 130 552 Average per acre .........dollars.. 941 739 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 060 27 382 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 190 215 acres.. 25 246 24 558 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 162 196 acres.. 13 417 15 537 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 12 acres.. 143 63 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 907 4 220 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 036 18 189 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 484 1 018 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 423 3 202 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 11 $100,000 or more .................... 14 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 244 3 184 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 636 13 724 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 195 232 $1,000.. (D) 444 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 1 912 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 90 99 Other ............................... 106 133 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 151 200 days or more ................... 77 104 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 101 129 number.. 4 117 4 513 Beef cows ..................farms.. 68 68 number.. 1 119 1 072 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 37 number.. 1 129 1 206 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 96 122 number.. 2 268 2 106 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 14 number.. 1 010 1 045 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 13 number.. (D) 1 289 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 3 number.. 242 199 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 27 number.. 1 422 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 135 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 57 acres.. 1 355 2 563 bushels.. 82 144 226 197 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 89 67 bushels.. 2 007 1 930 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 141 164 acres.. 9 033 9 958 tons, dry.. 15 065 19 977 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 15 acres.. 476 554 Land in orchards..............farms.. 22 24 acres.. 986 793 @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. .