1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAPEER COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 119 1 228 Land in farms ..................acres.. 193 956 218 779 Average size of farm .......acres.. 173 178 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 249 654 212 324 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 360 1 121 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 595 45 190 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 354 397 50 to 179 acres ..................... 429 437 180 to 499 acres .................... 184 225 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 063 1 153 acres.. 159 230 175 050 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 970 1 067 acres.. 122 007 126 110 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 64 acres.. 2 008 3 869 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 103 55 582 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 987 45 262 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 218 30 132 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 885 25 450 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 333 428 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 159 192 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 159 157 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 184 137 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 99 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 83 $100,000 or more .................... 128 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 836 50 094 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 032 40 727 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 120 1 230 $1,000.. 4 568 6 186 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 079 5 029 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 570 593 Other ............................... 549 635 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 610 709 200 days or more ................... 446 540 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 484 559 number.. 26 241 30 285 Beef cows ..................farms.. 209 241 number.. 2 625 2 486 Milk cows ..................farms.. 131 196 number.. 7 683 9 670 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 431 511 number.. 12 910 15 748 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 108 85 number.. 9 160 9 591 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 99 84 number.. 16 329 13 352 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 71 number.. 1 919 2 691 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 78 97 number.. 4 476 5 963 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 20 19 number.. 1 768 2 374 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 425 562 acres.. 47 862 46 631 bushels.. 4 321 823 4 922 521 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 273 160 acres.. 10 589 4 966 bushels.. 498 395 214 661 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 187 141 acres.. 13 427 7 665 bushels.. 375 257 284 976 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 31 44 acres.. 5 796 6 024 cwt.. 67 639 95 152 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 676 805 acres.. 32 998 41 934 tons, dry.. 81 694 104 175 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 56 60 acres.. 3 446 4 414 Land in orchards..............farms.. 48 47 acres.. 769 757 @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. .