1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 190 1 368 Land in farms ..................acres.. 190 706 203 842 Average size of farm .......acres.. 160 149 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 301 712 202 820 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 832 1 274 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 263 42 890 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 97 126 10 to 49 acres ...................... 347 430 50 to 179 acres ..................... 470 489 180 to 499 acres .................... 196 234 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 113 1 268 acres.. 154 552 163 275 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 046 1 175 acres.. 119 403 121 233 Irrigated land .................farms.. 164 144 acres.. 9 030 7 445 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 105 990 82 983 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 067 60 660 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 73 688 50 383 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 302 32 600 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 325 397 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 139 163 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 157 196 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 161 188 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 99 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 96 108 $100,000 or more .................... 213 211 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 88 084 66 289 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 082 48 421 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 189 1 369 $1,000.. 19 863 16 075 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 705 11 742 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 536 625 Other ............................... 654 743 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 701 809 200 days or more ................... 531 610 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 431 531 number.. 32 184 34 672 Beef cows ..................farms.. 184 227 number.. 2 327 3 286 Milk cows ..................farms.. 148 173 number.. 11 218 12 343 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 391 519 number.. 13 420 17 002 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 88 108 number.. 14 203 17 065 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 89 112 number.. 26 356 27 198 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 37 number.. 1 282 949 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 62 number.. (D) 2 795 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 10 number.. 782 880 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 404 596 acres.. 39 798 39 847 bushels.. 3 271 022 3 684 369 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 206 205 acres.. 7 744 5 565 bushels.. 318 398 243 064 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 85 38 acres.. 5 743 2 520 bushels.. 163 833 91 803 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 18 9 acres.. 2 243 1 346 cwt.. 32 961 19 108 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 634 757 acres.. 34 196 39 950 tons, dry.. 89 707 109 579 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 114 118 acres.. 4 507 4 311 Land in orchards..............farms.. 236 257 acres.. 16 988 16 332 @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. .