1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 745 842 Land in farms ..................acres.. 154 482 168 310 Average size of farm .......acres.. 207 200 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 349 106 234 532 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 526 1 235 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 911 41 980 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 92 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 221 261 50 to 179 acres ..................... 245 265 180 to 499 acres .................... 100 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 700 805 acres.. 121 088 132 533 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 643 730 acres.. 103 946 94 047 Irrigated land .................farms.. 157 146 acres.. 20 336 15 162 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 635 64 511 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 631 76 616 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 216 35 969 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 419 28 542 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 174 232 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 115 114 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 58 $100,000 or more .................... 150 147 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 246 50 477 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 317 59 949 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 745 842 $1,000.. 14 667 12 310 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 687 14 620 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 370 392 Other ............................... 375 450 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 409 500 200 days or more ................... 299 379 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 176 225 number.. 11 681 13 178 Beef cows ..................farms.. 84 124 number.. 1 160 1 744 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 41 number.. 2 271 2 832 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 160 196 number.. 8 471 8 969 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 98 number.. 28 435 25 702 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 70 103 number.. 48 824 52 428 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 41 number.. 4 284 3 281 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 59 number.. 355 199 426 863 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 16 number.. 1 525 2 294 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 299 403 acres.. 50 030 43 636 bushels.. 5 603 069 4 391 393 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 155 200 acres.. 8 747 10 528 bushels.. 363 044 436 500 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 240 256 acres.. 24 707 20 673 bushels.. 821 152 802 118 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 178 cwt.. (D) 1 667 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 267 318 acres.. 11 536 11 642 tons, dry.. 27 381 33 479 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 65 45 acres.. 4 453 2 129 Land in orchards..............farms.. 55 62 acres.. 1 511 1 622 @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. .