1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 IRON COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 75 95 Land in farms ..................acres.. 29 763 26 714 Average size of farm .......acres.. 397 281 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 197 774 120 916 Average per acre .........dollars.. 498 430 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 914 29 895 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 0 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 29 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 72 90 acres.. 11 786 10 885 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 70 86 acres.. 6 624 7 251 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 351 340 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 832 1 633 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 429 17 186 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 931 596 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 901 1 037 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 8 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 3 $100,000 or more .................... 5 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 851 1 708 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 683 17 975 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 75 95 $1,000.. (D) - 75 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 790 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 32 44 Other ............................... 43 51 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 44 59 200 days or more ................... 34 47 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 55 57 number.. 1 845 2 097 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 45 number.. 900 938 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 13 number.. 274 330 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 47 56 number.. 939 1 139 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 127 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 11 number.. 411 357 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 13 number.. 170 779 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 208 (D) bushels.. 5 840 (D) 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.. 61 80 acres.. 6 092 5 925 tons, dry.. 7 073 8 545 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 Land in orchards..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 @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. .