1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LENAWEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 259 1 387 Land in farms ..................acres.. 336 273 344 801 Average size of farm .......acres.. 267 249 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 229 297 357 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 202 1 190 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 937 55 156 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 81 10 to 49 acres ...................... 279 277 50 to 179 acres ..................... 430 517 180 to 499 acres .................... 267 288 500 to 999 acres .................... 138 160 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 189 1 318 acres.. 305 242 310 342 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 119 1 265 acres.. 276 557 254 847 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 44 acres.. 1 944 3 131 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 88 993 78 772 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 685 56 793 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 486 46 469 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 507 32 303 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 193 231 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 127 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 163 210 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 248 286 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 155 176 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 143 123 $100,000 or more .................... 250 234 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 057 71 542 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 156 51 580 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 260 1 387 $1,000.. 11 133 7 471 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 836 5 387 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 669 719 Other ............................... 590 668 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 717 842 200 days or more ................... 535 606 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 309 325 number.. 22 783 29 033 Beef cows ..................farms.. 82 78 number.. 1 054 1 657 Milk cows ..................farms.. 93 110 number.. 5 778 7 695 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 288 315 number.. 14 606 18 238 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 124 170 number.. 31 135 37 611 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 134 183 number.. 52 946 75 401 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 67 number.. 4 314 5 271 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 68 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 8 number.. 1 684 1 075 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 752 941 acres.. 106 695 92 890 bushels.. 12 934 524 9 007 354 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 528 493 acres.. 32 062 19 552 bushels.. 1 675 120 972 266 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 792 948 acres.. 111 836 106 999 bushels.. 4 085 280 3 779 702 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 5 20 acres.. 222 692 cwt.. 4 045 10 370 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 376 434 acres.. 15 591 20 294 tons, dry.. 45 567 61 693 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 74 78 acres.. 4 261 3 421 Land in orchards..............farms.. 50 43 acres.. 611 696 @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. .