1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 IONIA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 007 1 089 Land in farms ..................acres.. 254 793 253 500 Average size of farm .......acres.. 253 233 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 784 196 633 Average per acre .........dollars.. 933 857 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 168 53 187 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 193 190 50 to 179 acres ..................... 413 443 180 to 499 acres .................... 234 274 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 962 1 046 acres.. 214 228 207 677 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 912 1 012 acres.. 176 767 156 360 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 47 acres.. 3 630 3 792 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 770 69 853 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 244 64 144 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 549 20 569 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 221 49 284 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 185 244 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 117 126 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 173 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 193 176 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 92 96 $100,000 or more .................... 179 182 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 66 749 61 561 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 351 56 530 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 006 1 089 $1,000.. 8 789 8 985 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 737 8 251 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 535 566 Other ............................... 472 523 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 573 635 200 days or more ................... 426 472 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 469 517 number.. 36 274 38 642 Beef cows ..................farms.. 161 151 number.. 2 892 1 992 Milk cows ..................farms.. 147 187 number.. 12 017 13 457 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 448 488 number.. 14 479 16 395 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 119 144 number.. 31 647 35 059 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 124 140 number.. 52 724 59 117 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 32 number.. 1 581 1 794 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 50 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 300 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 589 747 acres.. 65 062 54 841 bushels.. 6 517 685 5 487 336 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 449 418 acres.. 25 347 16 262 bushels.. 1 226 480 712 061 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 425 338 acres.. 41 825 22 178 bushels.. 1 309 692 841 924 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 44 76 acres.. 6 681 9 643 cwt.. 53 063 100 382 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 559 669 acres.. 28 925 35 178 tons, dry.. 84 070 103 968 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 37 49 acres.. 550 1 843 Land in orchards..............farms.. 49 44 acres.. 2 522 2 520 @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. .