1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MIDLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 442 459 Land in farms ..................acres.. 89 173 94 465 Average size of farm .......acres.. 202 206 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 242 183 545 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 165 953 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 920 44 277 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 125 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 190 187 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 416 424 acres.. 71 903 74 957 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 372 399 acres.. 62 069 59 020 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 10 acres.. 934 603 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 347 15 328 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 033 33 394 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 714 9 850 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 633 5 478 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 121 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 32 $100,000 or more .................... 37 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 069 13 189 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 143 28 735 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 442 459 $1,000.. 1 087 693 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 460 1 509 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 171 177 Other ............................... 271 282 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 276 297 200 days or more ................... 214 220 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 128 149 number.. 5 412 6 910 Beef cows ..................farms.. 90 99 number.. 1 127 923 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 19 number.. 489 417 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 116 131 number.. 5 914 5 703 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 60 number.. 5 917 5 777 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 58 number.. 11 852 10 180 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 15 number.. 326 331 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 38 number.. (D) 1 124 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 373 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 194 240 acres.. 22 700 19 602 bushels.. 2 274 757 1 913 103 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 92 68 acres.. 3 060 2 168 bushels.. 165 075 120 872 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 179 185 acres.. 18 268 15 769 bushels.. 575 143 576 930 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 73 104 acres.. 6 371 11 271 cwt.. 82 754 149 566 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 148 174 acres.. 5 729 5 041 tons, dry.. 9 375 9 469 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 17 acres.. 666 503 Land in orchards..............farms.. 13 9 acres.. 43 28 @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. .