1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ISABELLA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 883 912 Land in farms ..................acres.. 199 733 194 928 Average size of farm .......acres.. 226 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 391 157 111 Average per acre .........dollars.. 767 680 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 122 38 357 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 149 161 50 to 179 acres ..................... 373 375 180 to 499 acres .................... 233 250 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 840 872 acres.. 162 658 158 954 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 795 831 acres.. 130 232 122 657 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 24 acres.. 1 488 1 443 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 110 39 467 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 617 43 276 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 608 10 066 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 501 29 402 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 204 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 151 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 166 168 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 111 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 92 67 $100,000 or more .................... 120 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 245 34 486 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 843 37 813 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 883 912 $1,000.. 7 622 6 239 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 632 6 841 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 488 482 Other ............................... 395 430 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 453 491 200 days or more ................... 316 339 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 435 408 number.. 32 589 31 312 Beef cows ..................farms.. 182 158 number.. 4 011 3 109 Milk cows ..................farms.. 174 167 number.. 10 724 9 938 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 416 387 number.. 16 884 14 521 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 93 105 number.. 13 913 18 774 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 88 103 number.. 25 789 31 681 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 25 number.. 848 1 777 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 46 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 636 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 404 490 acres.. 39 901 33 545 bushels.. 3 331 947 2 581 707 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 299 257 acres.. 11 929 8 281 bushels.. 565 060 349 521 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 244 186 acres.. 19 338 11 526 bushels.. 510 835 381 836 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 100 146 acres.. 5 849 10 945 cwt.. 76 528 110 499 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 564 570 acres.. 41 736 40 998 tons, dry.. 92 565 95 652 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 12 acres.. 343 325 Land in orchards..............farms.. 9 8 acres.. 158 96 @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. .