1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLINTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 207 1 333 Land in farms ..................acres.. 256 236 256 811 Average size of farm .......acres.. 212 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 213 723 183 236 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 046 937 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 250 45 492 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 261 279 50 to 179 acres ..................... 512 590 180 to 499 acres .................... 290 301 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 178 1 289 acres.. 221 306 219 621 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 139 1 246 acres.. 193 259 175 630 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 34 acres.. 3 624 3 615 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 396 62 190 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 980 46 654 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 131 21 875 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 265 40 315 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 260 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 134 172 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 171 205 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 283 295 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 143 129 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 117 106 $100,000 or more .................... 163 166 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 948 53 511 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 324 40 143 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 207 1 333 $1,000.. 10 617 8 720 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 796 6 542 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 590 631 Other ............................... 617 702 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 671 799 200 days or more ................... 533 643 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 402 480 number.. 38 478 39 306 Beef cows ..................farms.. 120 130 number.. 1 908 1 682 Milk cows ..................farms.. 137 193 number.. 13 917 15 260 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 392 434 number.. 16 205 16 972 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 116 134 number.. 26 969 31 191 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 119 147 number.. 45 490 52 060 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 57 number.. 2 286 3 320 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 66 number.. (D) 12 192 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. 176 1 285 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 645 812 acres.. 57 269 50 452 bushels.. 6 024 228 4 770 290 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 634 494 acres.. 27 419 15 533 bushels.. 1 349 228 687 557 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 748 757 acres.. 66 669 51 849 bushels.. 2 082 181 1 891 908 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 25 126 acres.. 1 594 5 905 cwt.. 21 101 61 319 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 545 666 acres.. 26 381 34 150 tons, dry.. 87 964 93 650 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 24 22 acres.. 667 428 Land in orchards..............farms.. 32 40 acres.. 475 412 @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. .