1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRATIOT COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 914 1 011 Land in farms ..................acres.. 277 400 282 467 Average size of farm .......acres.. 304 279 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 307 824 248 593 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 017 825 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 868 63 587 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 143 169 50 to 179 acres ..................... 350 352 180 to 499 acres .................... 206 282 500 to 999 acres .................... 104 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 879 972 acres.. 248 232 249 668 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 849 945 acres.. 221 911 205 688 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 29 acres.. 3 250 1 648 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 78 632 66 273 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 031 65 552 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 683 37 300 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 949 28 972 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 150 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 111 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 130 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 193 186 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 103 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 105 114 $100,000 or more .................... 208 180 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 069 55 421 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 721 54 818 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 914 1 011 $1,000.. 18 438 10 637 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 173 10 521 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 542 612 Other ............................... 372 399 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 489 535 200 days or more ................... 341 363 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 280 333 number.. 22 557 29 895 Beef cows ..................farms.. 108 102 number.. 1 401 1 250 Milk cows ..................farms.. 84 120 number.. 7 568 8 114 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 273 318 number.. 12 440 19 556 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 84 135 number.. 16 671 21 543 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 95 135 number.. 37 607 32 246 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 35 number.. 364 970 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 51 number.. (D) 135 721 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 11 number.. 300 657 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 586 664 acres.. 77 436 61 687 bushels.. 8 613 615 6 080 073 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 356 260 acres.. 16 131 9 273 bushels.. 819 906 439 413 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 591 577 acres.. 63 812 54 987 bushels.. 1 966 680 2 015 476 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 245 360 acres.. 25 583 37 541 cwt.. 355 538 429 653 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 281 377 acres.. 13 647 17 590 tons, dry.. 39 142 43 279 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 63 61 acres.. 4 755 4 241 Land in orchards..............farms.. 16 12 acres.. 246 172 @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. .