1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LUCE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 31 34 Land in farms ..................acres.. 9 391 10 637 Average size of farm .......acres.. 303 313 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 328 138 735 Average per acre .........dollars.. 519 443 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 496 30 497 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 7 12 180 to 499 acres .................... 9 11 500 to 999 acres .................... 5 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 30 34 acres.. 6 360 5 787 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 28 31 acres.. 3 224 3 115 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 1 acres.. 8 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 001 861 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 291 25 311 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 329 362 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 672 499 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 5 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 3 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 5 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 2 4 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 1 3 $100,000 or more .................... 4 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 829 811 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 744 23 864 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 31 34 $1,000.. 172 49 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 547 1 446 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 21 18 Other ............................... 10 16 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 15 19 200 days or more ................... 8 12 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 17 17 number.. 1 167 1 365 Beef cows ..................farms.. 12 16 number.. 317 409 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 15 17 number.. 1 103 763 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 3 number.. 70 220 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 17 22 acres.. 2 271 2 305 tons, dry.. 3 214 4 356 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 21 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. 6 7 @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. .