1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MANISTEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 252 280 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 029 46 747 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 167 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 584 133 804 Average per acre .........dollars.. 869 799 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 778 32 739 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 107 125 180 to 499 acres .................... 72 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 250 273 acres.. 27 299 29 246 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 233 258 acres.. 16 151 18 203 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 51 acres.. 3 320 3 676 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 774 9 370 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 851 33 465 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 724 8 218 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 050 1 152 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 14 $100,000 or more .................... 17 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 164 7 178 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 544 25 636 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 251 280 $1,000.. (D) 687 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 2 453 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 131 133 Other ............................... 121 147 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 144 164 200 days or more ................... 82 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 90 104 number.. 2 254 2 999 Beef cows ..................farms.. 68 76 number.. 952 1 039 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 16 number.. 216 239 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 83 90 number.. 984 1 739 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 17 number.. 632 670 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 21 number.. 846 997 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 8 number.. 137 199 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 34 number.. (D) 958 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) 484 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 62 acres.. 692 1 496 bushels.. 51 179 74 909 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 17 acres.. 214 460 bushels.. 9 102 10 303 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 4 4 acres.. 958 968 cwt.. 13 668 10 105 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 143 148 acres.. 6 648 6 117 tons, dry.. 9 146 9 408 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 37 46 acres.. 1 648 1 963 Land in orchards..............farms.. 68 85 acres.. 4 387 5 161 @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. .