1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAKE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 101 111 Land in farms ..................acres.. 18 047 18 555 Average size of farm .......acres.. 179 167 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 678 117 613 Average per acre .........dollars.. 590 607 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 887 22 166 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 93 107 acres.. 10 939 11 004 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 82 98 acres.. 5 321 6 030 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 148 1 283 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 366 11 560 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 131 147 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 017 1 136 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 4 $100,000 or more .................... 1 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 314 1 365 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 885 12 294 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 102 111 $1,000.. (D) - 163 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) - 1 464 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 50 47 Other ............................... 51 64 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 48 68 200 days or more ................... 37 52 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 61 70 number.. 1 716 1 909 Beef cows ..................farms.. 40 47 number.. 475 500 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 17 number.. 293 405 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 49 70 number.. 661 1 137 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 14 number.. 625 329 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 14 number.. 1 265 746 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 20 acres.. 186 256 bushels.. 8 880 15 860 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 27 (D) bushels.. (D) 2 550 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 71 92 acres.. 4 332 5 148 tons, dry.. 3 708 7 218 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 7 acres.. 26 14 @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. .