1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MENOMINEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 309 374 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 014 118 338 Average size of farm .......acres.. 356 316 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 315 142 543 Average per acre .........dollars.. 568 474 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 629 45 061 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 86 120 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 138 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 300 362 acres.. 62 458 63 542 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 283 348 acres.. 46 486 50 188 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 2 acres.. 14 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 732 17 869 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 147 47 779 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 806 1 134 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 926 16 736 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 49 $100,000 or more .................... 58 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 880 13 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 920 35 030 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 309 374 $1,000.. 2 079 3 951 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 727 10 564 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 190 230 Other ............................... 119 144 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 144 181 200 days or more ................... 93 119 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 216 260 number.. 17 415 18 636 Beef cows ..................farms.. 84 110 number.. 1 392 1 465 Milk cows ..................farms.. 120 137 number.. 6 656 7 096 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 200 263 number.. 6 179 7 013 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 17 number.. 211 875 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 15 number.. 324 1 265 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 7 number.. 764 219 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 36 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 85 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 113 acres.. 3 308 6 524 bushels.. 176 394 566 436 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 2 acres.. 172 (D) bushels.. 4 155 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 1 acres.. 86 (D) bushels.. 1 460 (D) Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 263 329 acres.. 33 642 35 316 tons, dry.. 45 384 61 583 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 5 acres.. 30 16 Land in orchards..............farms.. 12 12 acres.. 47 50 @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. .