1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HILLSDALE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 018 1 142 Land in farms ..................acres.. 231 557 242 353 Average size of farm .......acres.. 227 212 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 815 183 752 Average per acre .........dollars.. 902 835 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 829 39 657 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 234 248 50 to 179 acres ..................... 390 468 180 to 499 acres .................... 221 259 500 to 999 acres .................... 90 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 951 1 089 acres.. 187 622 196 210 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 891 1 051 acres.. 152 548 143 798 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 37 acres.. 3 666 4 316 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 053 53 208 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 062 46 592 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 391 20 861 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 662 32 346 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 217 247 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 125 168 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 144 182 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 184 205 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 103 113 $100,000 or more .................... 141 125 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 943 49 112 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 042 43 006 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 018 1 142 $1,000.. 5 676 5 293 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 576 4 635 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 523 560 Other ............................... 495 582 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 546 663 200 days or more ................... 407 473 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 408 447 number.. 23 974 26 296 Beef cows ..................farms.. 126 143 number.. 1 605 1 490 Milk cows ..................farms.. 150 153 number.. 7 975 7 525 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 353 410 number.. 12 587 17 738 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 177 209 number.. 37 671 43 153 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 186 216 number.. 77 334 85 215 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 61 number.. 1 265 2 070 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 60 78 number.. (D) 72 215 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 15 number.. 1 187 1 742 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 617 804 acres.. 73 169 69 648 bushels.. 7 784 467 6 422 151 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 310 324 acres.. 10 527 8 098 bushels.. 424 493 375 760 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 489 578 acres.. 43 000 34 700 bushels.. 1 437 546 1 071 932 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 4 3 acres.. 90 (D) cwt.. 1 950 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 467 577 acres.. 20 051 24 072 tons, dry.. 59 973 71 140 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 21 acres.. 81 348 Land in orchards..............farms.. 20 17 acres.. 375 278 @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. .