1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EMMET COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 188 211 Land in farms ..................acres.. 40 365 44 850 Average size of farm .......acres.. 215 213 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 632 156 156 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 033 754 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 974 32 144 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 78 89 180 to 499 acres .................... 61 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 177 203 acres.. 25 916 25 649 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 168 189 acres.. 14 619 16 124 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 14 acres.. 263 349 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 848 4 655 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 787 22 061 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 485 1 475 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 363 3 179 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 16 $100,000 or more .................... 10 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 238 3 625 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 542 17 181 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 188 211 $1,000.. (D) 981 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 4 652 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 97 110 Other ............................... 91 101 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 97 117 200 days or more ................... 59 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 107 133 number.. 5 110 6 062 Beef cows ..................farms.. 76 94 number.. 1 648 1 918 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 32 number.. 920 1 156 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 103 125 number.. 3 530 2 532 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 16 number.. 823 310 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 15 number.. 1 712 842 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 10 number.. 120 333 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 26 number.. (D) 971 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 53 acres.. 1 003 2 186 bushels.. 58 488 209 678 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 10 acres.. 68 129 bushels.. 2 160 5 060 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 142 167 acres.. 10 998 10 732 tons, dry.. 14 562 23 326 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 9 acres.. 211 122 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 9 acres.. 55 46 @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. .