1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOUGHTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 139 147 Land in farms ..................acres.. 29 161 31 751 Average size of farm .......acres.. 210 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 879 104 411 Average per acre .........dollars.. 585 467 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 637 22 072 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 38 500 to 999 acres .................... 7 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 134 145 acres.. 15 274 16 168 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 120 135 acres.. 9 024 10 017 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 11 acres.. 64 37 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 528 2 252 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 190 15 319 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 714 693 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 814 1 559 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 23 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 14 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 6 $100,000 or more .................... 7 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 941 1 809 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 065 12 391 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 138 146 $1,000.. 262 314 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 898 2 149 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 43 64 Other ............................... 96 83 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 100 93 200 days or more ................... 63 58 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 62 75 number.. 2 385 2 229 Beef cows ..................farms.. 32 35 number.. 520 430 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 27 number.. 640 677 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 58 65 number.. 890 967 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 7 number.. 487 24 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 1 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 4 number.. 364 442 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. 120 353 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 309 bushels.. (D) 38 960 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 92 107 acres.. 8 167 8 288 tons, dry.. 9 565 11 910 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 9 acres.. 31 49 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 6 acres.. 60 10 @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. .