1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 683 789 Land in farms ..................acres.. 118 764 128 511 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 163 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 268 868 221 727 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 504 1 329 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 420 37 013 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 232 288 50 to 179 acres ..................... 224 264 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 632 734 acres.. 93 119 99 835 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 561 663 acres.. 71 876 71 499 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 51 acres.. 1 503 1 768 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 189 30 418 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 736 38 552 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 842 13 905 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 347 16 513 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 215 239 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 131 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 138 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 117 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 49 $100,000 or more .................... 67 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 846 26 027 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 898 33 029 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 682 788 $1,000.. 3 120 4 505 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 575 5 717 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 312 328 Other ............................... 371 461 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 403 487 200 days or more ................... 286 362 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 242 305 number.. 15 655 18 903 Beef cows ..................farms.. 131 140 number.. 1 740 1 341 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 98 number.. 4 671 5 800 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 232 272 number.. 7 092 10 958 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 87 number.. 3 388 5 553 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 81 number.. 5 151 10 067 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 71 number.. 1 831 2 217 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 54 73 number.. 1 539 2 260 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 7 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 222 352 acres.. 30 362 28 864 bushels.. 2 888 002 2 999 166 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 147 155 acres.. 7 055 5 449 bushels.. 319 971 229 638 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 105 78 acres.. 9 544 4 428 bushels.. 270 652 147 947 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 824 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 405 477 acres.. 21 417 24 075 tons, dry.. 47 359 70 118 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 41 30 acres.. 2 133 2 170 Land in orchards..............farms.. 23 31 acres.. 386 553 @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. .