1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MACKINAC COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 70 80 Land in farms ..................acres.. 22 178 24 583 Average size of farm .......acres.. 317 307 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 037 119 413 Average per acre .........dollars.. 587 389 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 383 29 282 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 22 33 180 to 499 acres .................... 26 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 67 80 acres.. 14 013 14 635 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 63 75 acres.. 10 512 9 248 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 7 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 128 2 653 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 679 33 163 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 331 214 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 797 2 440 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 8 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 9 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 12 $100,000 or more .................... 8 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 548 2 064 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 401 25 800 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 70 80 $1,000.. 579 589 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 278 7 364 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 46 41 Other ............................... 24 39 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 33 48 200 days or more ................... 21 29 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 49 61 number.. 3 777 3 597 Beef cows ..................farms.. 28 32 number.. 525 577 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 19 number.. 1 031 976 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 45 56 number.. 1 337 1 486 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 3 number.. 46 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 4 number.. 83 22 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 3 number.. 98 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 9 number.. (D) 886 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 6 acres.. 350 154 bushels.. 18 400 6 005 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 57 68 acres.. 9 229 7 931 tons, dry.. 12 497 16 320 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 3 acres.. 38 (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 @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. .