1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 799 851 Land in farms ..................acres.. 137 082 145 269 Average size of farm .......acres.. 172 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 241 367 198 105 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 416 1 225 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 436 40 186 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 303 320 50 to 179 acres ..................... 278 299 180 to 499 acres .................... 113 115 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 760 797 acres.. 120 168 126 584 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 691 744 acres.. 96 095 96 319 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 41 acres.. 1 297 1 713 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 897 29 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 669 34 643 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 842 15 512 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 055 13 969 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 263 276 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 115 149 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 131 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 135 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 40 $100,000 or more .................... 62 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 582 28 444 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 323 33 463 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 798 850 $1,000.. (D) 1 326 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 1 560 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 383 364 Other ............................... 416 487 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 445 500 200 days or more ................... 349 383 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 238 245 number.. 12 642 14 423 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 121 number.. 1 423 1 142 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 44 number.. 2 376 2 641 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 205 217 number.. 10 451 11 638 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 67 74 number.. 9 414 14 203 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 73 number.. 15 371 23 694 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 36 number.. 1 462 1 099 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 57 74 number.. 2 302 2 495 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. 220 277 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 244 370 acres.. 38 276 36 725 bushels.. 3 293 655 3 198 056 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 218 142 acres.. 11 275 5 450 bushels.. 486 231 230 926 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 263 312 acres.. 28 930 26 676 bushels.. 709 072 797 836 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 7 25 acres.. 145 1 116 cwt.. 1 817 13 913 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 369 346 acres.. 12 715 13 305 tons, dry.. 28 390 27 279 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 50 46 acres.. 800 649 Land in orchards..............farms.. 40 39 acres.. 713 627 @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. .