1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GLADWIN COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 400 411 Land in farms ..................acres.. 61 535 68 285 Average size of farm .......acres.. 154 166 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 819 112 221 Average per acre .........dollars.. 841 723 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 896 25 448 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 212 217 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 383 394 acres.. 44 440 49 499 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 349 366 acres.. 27 836 30 587 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 4 acres.. 506 17 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 120 6 929 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 800 16 859 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 273 1 811 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 848 5 118 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 132 132 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 19 $100,000 or more .................... 15 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 758 6 385 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 896 15 497 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 400 412 $1,000.. (D) 319 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 775 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 190 206 Other ............................... 210 205 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 225 235 200 days or more ................... 136 168 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 246 242 number.. 7 938 8 922 Beef cows ..................farms.. 136 131 number.. 1 797 2 054 Milk cows ..................farms.. 78 77 number.. 1 717 1 833 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 217 236 number.. 3 429 3 868 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 74 61 number.. 5 691 2 709 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 70 58 number.. 11 137 8 249 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 29 number.. 817 986 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 58 60 number.. 2 419 2 722 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 13 number.. 4 183 2 905 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 113 166 acres.. 5 314 6 303 bushels.. 391 377 442 749 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 100 67 acres.. 2 613 1 519 bushels.. 108 936 61 695 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 33 acres.. 908 1 433 bushels.. 20 767 47 346 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 20 13 acres.. 2 147 1 494 cwt.. 20 505 11 342 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 286 309 acres.. 13 592 15 098 tons, dry.. 19 493 23 384 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 13 3 acres.. 149 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 4 acres.. 36 (D) @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. .