1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 IOSCO COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 206 215 Land in farms ..................acres.. 47 308 47 988 Average size of farm .......acres.. 230 223 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 607 136 259 Average per acre .........dollars.. 734 644 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 165 32 257 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 197 207 acres.. 29 498 26 892 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 178 194 acres.. 18 126 17 051 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 4 acres.. 62 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 574 6 596 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 474 30 680 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 906 754 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 667 5 842 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 7 $100,000 or more .................... 17 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 653 6 238 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 803 28 881 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 207 216 $1,000.. 833 19 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 026 89 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 112 104 Other ............................... 94 111 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 104 123 200 days or more ................... 70 86 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 117 125 number.. 10 217 8 937 Beef cows ..................farms.. 71 85 number.. 1 849 1 784 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 33 number.. 1 521 1 471 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 108 119 number.. 8 084 5 711 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 11 number.. 2 053 1 423 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 8 number.. 3 403 3 526 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 7 number.. 460 296 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 26 number.. (D) 747 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 50 74 acres.. 2 572 2 641 bushels.. 128 216 223 230 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 14 acres.. 832 385 bushels.. 50 068 12 942 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 3 acres.. 232 135 bushels.. 2 876 3 870 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 8 2 acres.. 178 (D) cwt.. 1 785 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 143 172 acres.. 12 254 11 379 tons, dry.. 19 809 21 390 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 13 5 acres.. 95 31 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 6 acres.. 46 37 @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. .