1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EATON COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 069 1 219 Land in farms ..................acres.. 233 921 233 517 Average size of farm .......acres.. 219 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 304 161 762 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 078 867 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 938 37 614 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 269 315 50 to 179 acres ..................... 358 464 180 to 499 acres .................... 268 281 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 018 1 166 acres.. 194 117 188 024 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 947 1 117 acres.. 160 758 139 369 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 40 acres.. 774 1 286 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 218 38 658 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 170 31 713 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 628 22 508 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 590 16 150 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 222 306 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 126 191 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 163 191 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 191 199 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 103 105 $100,000 or more .................... 132 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 994 36 121 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 413 29 607 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 069 1 220 $1,000.. 5 643 1 789 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 279 1 466 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 499 533 Other ............................... 570 686 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 624 758 200 days or more ................... 478 585 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 399 470 number.. 16 600 19 266 Beef cows ..................farms.. 210 241 number.. 3 100 2 940 Milk cows ..................farms.. 99 132 number.. 3 943 5 034 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 350 416 number.. 8 038 8 802 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 103 133 number.. 24 857 25 265 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 105 135 number.. 46 599 41 245 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 64 number.. 3 253 3 252 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 73 number.. 43 384 29 072 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. 1 070 688 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 548 744 acres.. 61 235 50 111 bushels.. 6 507 646 4 831 215 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 403 444 acres.. 26 205 19 606 bushels.. 1 347 536 873 556 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 451 396 acres.. 46 778 26 357 bushels.. 1 517 660 989 900 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 71 158 acres.. 5 477 13 696 cwt.. 65 896 145 283 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 481 623 acres.. 16 958 22 030 tons, dry.. 47 074 54 294 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 32 39 acres.. 1 062 2 054 Land in orchards..............farms.. 27 27 acres.. 249 171 @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. .