1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONROE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 135 1 258 Land in farms ..................acres.. 217 095 220 274 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 175 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 448 231 708 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 623 1 363 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 818 45 634 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 99 110 10 to 49 acres ...................... 372 414 50 to 179 acres ..................... 344 395 180 to 499 acres .................... 208 235 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 083 1 207 acres.. 203 050 203 774 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 025 1 148 acres.. 189 620 177 632 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 55 acres.. 2 385 2 181 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 291 58 894 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 406 46 816 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 968 45 777 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 323 13 117 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 217 268 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 127 177 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 183 190 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 218 243 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 139 151 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 107 106 $100,000 or more .................... 144 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 065 54 940 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 014 43 673 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 133 1 258 $1,000.. 5 780 3 351 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 102 2 664 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 502 563 Other ............................... 633 695 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 694 787 200 days or more ................... 522 574 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 179 201 number.. 6 799 8 842 Beef cows ..................farms.. 56 68 number.. 380 343 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 42 number.. 1 020 1 346 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 153 170 number.. 5 567 12 986 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 96 122 number.. 14 001 14 842 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 103 120 number.. 28 182 28 689 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 55 number.. 1 278 1 203 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 58 95 number.. 7 307 56 869 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 15 number.. 1 831 2 945 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 568 719 acres.. 63 059 56 040 bushels.. 7 683 104 5 895 726 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 418 249 acres.. 20 039 8 510 bushels.. 1 107 043 439 168 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 755 894 acres.. 92 322 95 473 bushels.. 3 007 179 3 271 933 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 10 6 acres.. 416 309 cwt.. 7 831 5 304 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 226 252 acres.. 4 149 4 727 tons, dry.. 12 518 13 575 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 101 107 acres.. 3 718 3 627 Land in orchards..............farms.. 51 57 acres.. 439 293 @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. .