1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 INGHAM COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 835 960 Land in farms ..................acres.. 193 688 207 726 Average size of farm .......acres.. 232 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 276 681 243 025 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 179 1 107 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 412 49 918 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 281 291 50 to 179 acres ..................... 233 314 180 to 499 acres .................... 176 186 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 788 912 acres.. 158 992 172 277 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 733 859 acres.. 130 471 130 575 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 26 acres.. 1 320 1 844 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 725 46 181 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 760 48 105 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 644 20 137 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 081 26 044 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 235 252 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 158 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 147 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 64 $100,000 or more .................... 116 128 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 502 44 166 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 779 46 007 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 837 960 $1,000.. 3 779 3 388 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 515 3 530 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 413 423 Other ............................... 422 537 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 479 577 200 days or more ................... 347 450 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 311 379 number.. 21 231 25 973 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 150 number.. 2 026 2 520 Milk cows ..................farms.. 94 117 number.. 6 814 8 700 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 299 358 number.. 9 055 10 648 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 114 number.. 22 172 27 422 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 75 123 number.. 39 520 49 386 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 79 number.. 2 167 4 515 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 56 number.. 1 111 23 928 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 185 1 695 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 370 528 acres.. 53 624 55 236 bushels.. 5 196 447 4 564 646 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 265 283 acres.. 17 891 13 538 bushels.. 847 122 655 440 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 279 263 acres.. 30 880 21 620 bushels.. 1 078 774 659 415 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 7 17 acres.. 191 1 728 cwt.. 2 706 15 193 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 445 550 acres.. 21 619 26 258 tons, dry.. 63 570 71 724 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 29 36 acres.. 1 166 2 438 Land in orchards..............farms.. 28 37 acres.. 343 344 @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. .