1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEELANAU COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 374 394 Land in farms ..................acres.. 64 973 65 482 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 166 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 277 323 274 972 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 820 1 617 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 269 58 886 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 186 197 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 362 377 acres.. 42 279 39 218 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 351 368 acres.. 29 666 27 130 Irrigated land .................farms.. 69 68 acres.. 2 471 2 292 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 039 15 151 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 949 38 454 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 982 11 615 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 057 3 536 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 38 $100,000 or more .................... 70 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 739 15 202 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 429 38 487 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 374 395 $1,000.. 5 694 - 549 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 225 - 1 390 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 215 224 Other ............................... 159 170 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 206 227 200 days or more ................... 129 127 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 83 80 number.. 4 697 3 862 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 32 number.. 451 387 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 24 number.. 739 807 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 76 76 number.. 3 206 3 147 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 12 number.. 479 1 112 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 10 number.. 533 1 009 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 21 number.. (D) 7 835 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 62 69 acres.. 3 116 3 121 bushels.. 232 992 241 705 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 13 acres.. 210 207 bushels.. 7 493 7 184 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 122 124 acres.. 6 175 6 349 tons, dry.. 9 015 11 502 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 16 acres.. 160 183 Land in orchards..............farms.. 247 258 acres.. 17 673 15 888 @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. .