1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MACOMB COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 558 667 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 306 79 683 Average size of farm .......acres.. 126 119 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 357 988 232 754 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 425 2 017 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 387 42 673 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 81 10 to 49 acres ...................... 216 233 50 to 179 acres ..................... 182 238 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 536 639 acres.. 63 000 68 255 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 507 600 acres.. 52 420 54 241 Irrigated land .................farms.. 100 91 acres.. 2 751 2 054 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 223 30 471 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 332 45 683 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 620 25 481 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 603 4 990 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 130 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 54 $100,000 or more .................... 75 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 846 23 629 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 680 35 425 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 556 667 $1,000.. 5 762 5 396 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 364 8 089 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 295 359 Other ............................... 263 308 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 295 348 200 days or more ................... 213 254 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 96 157 number.. 5 695 5 508 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 72 number.. 312 470 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 40 number.. 1 265 1 887 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 77 135 number.. 5 040 2 462 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 38 number.. 4 560 3 885 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 42 number.. 5 801 6 231 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 24 number.. 400 613 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 53 number.. 1 932 19 025 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 9 number.. 2 073 4 905 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 163 240 acres.. 15 490 15 496 bushels.. 1 588 900 1 710 229 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 125 68 acres.. 4 377 1 926 bushels.. 234 609 90 293 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 189 200 acres.. 19 118 17 103 bushels.. 569 515 672 270 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 8 12 acres.. 453 433 cwt.. 3 553 6 786 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 170 223 acres.. 5 151 7 669 tons, dry.. 13 022 19 268 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 108 139 acres.. 3 819 4 680 Land in orchards..............farms.. 43 48 acres.. 1 173 1 548 @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. .