1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 503 596 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 236 60 358 Average size of farm .......acres.. 96 101 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 153 211 653 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 990 2 405 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 821 37 494 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 109 107 10 to 49 acres ...................... 224 284 50 to 179 acres ..................... 107 119 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 421 503 acres.. 35 275 47 708 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 344 408 acres.. 25 837 32 533 Irrigated land .................farms.. 86 69 acres.. 1 024 1 002 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 009 22 154 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 720 37 171 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 157 18 657 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 853 3 497 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 207 267 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 32 $100,000 or more .................... 45 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 381 22 022 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 484 36 949 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 503 596 $1,000.. 1 829 - 59 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 636 - 99 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 206 224 Other ............................... 297 372 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 299 384 200 days or more ................... 209 282 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 85 160 number.. 2 644 5 119 Beef cows ..................farms.. 52 98 number.. 694 1 532 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 30 number.. 489 1 032 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 76 135 number.. 1 402 1 704 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 29 number.. 1 073 1 870 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 30 number.. 3 348 3 643 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 57 number.. 1 283 1 410 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 69 number.. 883 2 181 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 7 number.. 58 2 019 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 70 105 acres.. 11 153 14 268 bushels.. 1 051 553 1 501 057 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 43 acres.. 2 270 1 707 bushels.. 111 397 71 908 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 9 acres.. 1 535 1 277 bushels.. 49 470 43 402 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 187 263 acres.. 8 694 11 915 tons, dry.. 20 487 26 545 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 31 38 acres.. 616 575 Land in orchards..............farms.. 42 33 acres.. 618 523 @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. .