1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MUSKEGON COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 417 460 Land in farms ..................acres.. 73 661 82 224 Average size of farm .......acres.. 177 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 472 185 757 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 218 1 001 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 872 50 740 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 120 139 50 to 179 acres ..................... 167 194 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 388 428 acres.. 53 869 56 910 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 354 391 acres.. 43 768 44 267 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 57 acres.. 7 907 6 094 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 658 26 506 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 123 57 621 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 582 15 121 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 077 11 385 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 141 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 33 $100,000 or more .................... 60 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 252 22 745 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 557 49 445 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 417 460 $1,000.. 2 463 3 842 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 907 8 352 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 178 211 Other ............................... 239 249 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 241 275 200 days or more ................... 175 204 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 151 192 number.. 11 052 11 658 Beef cows ..................farms.. 60 78 number.. 660 736 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 62 number.. 3 251 3 898 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 137 176 number.. 5 957 6 316 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 52 number.. 7 886 6 682 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 55 number.. 14 467 11 682 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 6 number.. 148 247 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 33 number.. 1 218 1 271 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 8 number.. 196 1 879 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 136 175 acres.. 14 772 15 968 bushels.. 862 248 1 280 638 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 53 27 acres.. 1 484 805 bushels.. 63 419 33 128 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 7 acres.. 2 549 1 129 bushels.. 43 159 (D) Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 223 243 acres.. 13 546 14 400 tons, dry.. 22 813 38 197 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 41 60 acres.. 3 213 4 236 Land in orchards..............farms.. 24 33 acres.. 3 618 3 928 @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. .