1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEWAYGO COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 667 687 Land in farms ..................acres.. 115 338 115 937 Average size of farm .......acres.. 173 169 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 660 142 818 Average per acre .........dollars.. 905 802 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 270 51 957 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 146 160 50 to 179 acres ..................... 289 285 180 to 499 acres .................... 177 170 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 642 660 acres.. 85 669 84 764 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 590 626 acres.. 62 072 60 726 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 57 acres.. 5 215 4 767 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 451 31 697 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 147 46 138 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 035 12 866 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 415 18 831 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 195 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 60 $100,000 or more .................... 88 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 799 26 581 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 674 38 692 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 667 687 $1,000.. 5 679 5 277 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 514 7 681 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 332 344 Other ............................... 335 343 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 380 399 200 days or more ................... 267 285 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 336 363 number.. 20 798 19 977 Beef cows ..................farms.. 129 137 number.. 1 292 1 172 Milk cows ..................farms.. 133 169 number.. 7 496 7 592 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 309 341 number.. 7 662 9 178 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 67 number.. 5 481 6 696 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 48 65 number.. 11 516 14 380 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 20 number.. 300 408 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 40 number.. 86 054 108 787 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 4 number.. 215 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 230 334 acres.. 13 670 17 133 bushels.. 906 164 1 514 391 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 77 63 acres.. 1 693 1 039 bushels.. 67 316 41 947 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 2 acres.. 350 (D) bushels.. 5 438 (D) Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 166 cwt.. (D) 1 464 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 454 485 acres.. 29 827 29 716 tons, dry.. 51 041 63 567 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 48 58 acres.. 5 101 4 885 Land in orchards..............farms.. 38 38 acres.. 2 325 2 413 @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. .