1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OCEANA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 594 686 Land in farms ..................acres.. 129 083 133 115 Average size of farm .......acres.. 217 194 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 896 199 690 Average per acre .........dollars.. 937 991 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 601 46 414 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 136 168 50 to 179 acres ..................... 234 280 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 150 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 574 660 acres.. 86 827 85 922 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 549 637 acres.. 62 665 61 720 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 69 acres.. 4 397 3 927 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 054 35 442 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 166 51 665 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 343 23 400 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 711 12 042 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 173 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 69 $100,000 or more .................... 112 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 479 30 795 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 309 44 891 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 595 686 $1,000.. 5 798 4 872 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 744 7 102 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 284 352 Other ............................... 310 334 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 358 420 200 days or more ................... 242 265 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 192 237 number.. 10 738 12 490 Beef cows ..................farms.. 103 100 number.. 1 550 1 254 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 61 number.. 2 629 2 883 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 172 217 number.. 5 866 9 651 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 52 number.. 6 564 10 435 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 58 number.. 11 185 20 035 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 15 number.. 207 229 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 53 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 1 085 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 146 203 acres.. 8 373 8 599 bushels.. 615 110 714 264 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 55 47 acres.. 1 532 1 003 bushels.. 62 376 39 188 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 1 acres.. 323 (D) bushels.. 5 445 (D) Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 3 1 acres.. 196 (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 269 322 acres.. 14 011 15 118 tons, dry.. 24 988 35 758 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 252 315 acres.. 16 468 17 079 Land in orchards..............farms.. 185 214 acres.. 16 270 15 683 @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. .