1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MISSAUKEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 289 304 Land in farms ..................acres.. 88 322 87 314 Average size of farm .......acres.. 306 287 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 228 032 181 482 Average per acre .........dollars.. 770 630 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 924 62 970 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 87 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 129 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 277 289 acres.. 63 321 61 912 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 254 276 acres.. 50 076 49 400 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 23 acres.. 1 768 2 018 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 085 22 751 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 640 74 840 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 441 1 569 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 644 21 182 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 34 $100,000 or more .................... 96 91 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 324 16 980 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 532 55 671 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 290 305 $1,000.. 6 601 4 989 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 762 16 358 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 187 205 Other ............................... 102 99 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 125 119 200 days or more ................... 78 66 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 196 199 number.. 24 640 21 621 Beef cows ..................farms.. 54 37 number.. 1 008 970 Milk cows ..................farms.. 111 134 number.. 9 827 9 197 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 189 202 number.. 11 899 9 082 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 19 number.. 4 029 3 242 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 19 number.. 14 978 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 9 number.. 480 573 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 19 number.. 419 508 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 45 76 acres.. 3 848 4 236 bushels.. 269 751 296 833 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 20 acres.. 544 361 bushels.. 22 275 11 317 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 235 253 acres.. 34 593 36 102 tons, dry.. 55 052 62 226 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) 2 @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. .