1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HURON COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 325 1 390 Land in farms ..................acres.. 438 914 424 427 Average size of farm .......acres.. 331 305 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 380 024 314 577 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 139 1 003 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 719 79 860 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 84 89 10 to 49 acres ...................... 140 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 418 458 180 to 499 acres .................... 413 451 500 to 999 acres .................... 180 175 1,000 acres or more ................. 90 75 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 252 1 314 acres.. 403 334 383 583 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 212 1 287 acres.. 361 920 322 799 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 25 acres.. 1 627 1 585 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 180 246 145 602 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 035 104 750 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 76 823 53 765 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 103 423 91 837 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 125 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 233 255 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 214 234 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 185 203 $100,000 or more .................... 430 369 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 153 967 129 370 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 289 93 072 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 324 1 390 $1,000.. 26 458 15 709 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 984 11 301 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 006 1 053 Other ............................... 319 337 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 489 555 200 days or more ................... 275 314 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 604 632 number.. 83 033 74 370 Beef cows ..................farms.. 76 69 number.. 1 163 1 360 Milk cows ..................farms.. 278 327 number.. 16 402 17 413 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 602 641 number.. 72 223 67 685 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 92 116 number.. 41 278 44 207 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 99 119 number.. 99 518 96 840 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 23 number.. 391 349 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 58 number.. (D) 1 141 641 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 14 number.. 343 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 870 1 022 acres.. 116 864 95 978 bushels.. 11 410 473 9 516 420 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 827 593 acres.. 47 761 23 356 bushels.. 3 159 791 1 371 331 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 212 121 acres.. 12 161 5 097 bushels.. 337 460 156 635 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 793 834 acres.. 90 835 88 195 cwt.. 1 183 278 1 339 474 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 586 682 acres.. 31 719 40 595 tons, dry.. 109 725 123 728 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 11 acres.. 55 55 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 10 acres.. 73 35 @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. .