1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLARE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 292 298 Land in farms ..................acres.. 64 084 67 824 Average size of farm .......acres.. 219 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 363 154 661 Average per acre .........dollars.. 635 674 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 141 26 088 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 134 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 72 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 276 280 acres.. 42 963 47 994 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 245 260 acres.. 24 789 28 462 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 101 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 651 8 683 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 476 29 138 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 835 694 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 816 7 989 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 25 $100,000 or more .................... 28 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 930 8 561 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 159 28 727 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 292 298 $1,000.. 1 596 474 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 467 1 589 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 142 135 Other ............................... 150 163 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 165 174 200 days or more ................... 113 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 170 173 number.. 11 352 10 628 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 81 number.. 1 433 1 724 Milk cows ..................farms.. 68 56 number.. 2 862 2 672 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 169 159 number.. 6 761 5 564 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 39 number.. 4 843 7 479 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 34 number.. 11 586 11 748 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 18 number.. 1 113 1 122 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 19 number.. 988 385 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 85 acres.. 3 594 3 639 bushels.. 238 979 227 055 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 53 33 acres.. 1 572 845 bushels.. 69 332 28 327 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 6 acres.. 140 81 bushels.. 1 142 1 631 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 219 239 acres.. 17 219 19 817 tons, dry.. 24 338 26 598 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 19 Land in orchards..............farms.. 4 8 acres.. 10 20 @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. .