1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 46 562 51 172 Land in farms ..................acres.. 10 088 170 10 316 861 Average size of farm .......acres.. 217 202 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 247 370 196 065 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 131 971 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 028 45 954 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 562 2 866 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 148 12 174 50 to 179 acres ..................... 17 449 19 779 180 to 499 acres .................... 10 289 11 329 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 576 3 667 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 538 1 357 Total cropland .................farms.. 44 320 48 653 acres.. 8 156 388 8 181 320 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 41 334 46 017 acres.. 6 584 251 6 172 468 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 823 3 755 acres.. 366 465 314 953 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 028 547 2 545 078 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 043 49 736 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 671 563 1 272 802 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 356 984 1 272 276 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 10 923 12 670 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 579 6 774 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 387 7 548 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 7 752 8 460 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 683 5 002 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 163 4 322 $100,000 or more .................... 7 075 6 396 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 583 189 2 211 823 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 483 43 221 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 46 558 51 175 $1,000.. 431 005 319 953 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 257 6 252 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 24 396 26 112 Other ............................... 22 166 25 060 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 25 462 29 155 200 days or more ................... 17 984 20 818 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 17 031 19 436 number.. 1 113 604 1 163 352 Beef cows ..................farms.. 7 548 8 163 number.. 116 106 110 156 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 198 6 499 number.. 316 954 344 550 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 15 780 18 164 number.. 594 685 653 806 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 774 5 577 number.. 1 231 641 1 227 069 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 770 5 603 number.. 2 300 151 2 215 872 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 831 2 057 number.. 97 433 101 330 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 454 3 550 number.. 5 388 894 8 428 623 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 386 495 number.. 400 262 702 431 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 962 25 140 acres.. 2 221 271 1 982 401 bushels.. 226 824 263 189 779 819 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 433 10 327 acres.. 583 245 356 073 bushels.. 29 350 586 16 465 394 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 175 12 734 acres.. 1 332 114 1 023 599 bushels.. 41 633 625 36 267 622 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 3 176 4 098 acres.. 322 334 383 687 cwt.. 4 229 224 4 931 689 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 22 285 25 983 acres.. 1 283 598 1 436 630 tons, dry.. 2 821 347 3 323 175 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 007 3 267 acres.. 138 851 139 145 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 531 3 791 acres.. 162 183 161 567 @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. .