1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OGEMAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 261 288 Land in farms ..................acres.. 75 345 78 200 Average size of farm .......acres.. 289 272 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 211 837 193 406 Average per acre .........dollars.. 739 747 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 309 53 335 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 94 120 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 85 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 252 281 acres.. 54 875 53 732 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 236 264 acres.. 40 209 39 659 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 128 44 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 724 12 011 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 245 41 704 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 680 1 917 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 043 10 093 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 17 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 28 $100,000 or more .................... 52 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 285 10 841 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 069 37 642 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 261 288 $1,000.. 3 102 2 602 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 885 9 033 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 161 163 Other ............................... 100 125 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 156 200 days or more ................... 71 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 159 188 number.. 16 197 14 074 Beef cows ..................farms.. 74 82 number.. 1 945 1 236 Milk cows ..................farms.. 67 75 number.. 5 226 4 602 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 147 173 number.. 5 754 5 545 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 25 number.. 1 967 1 362 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 23 number.. 3 309 1 876 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 11 number.. 300 223 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 23 number.. (D) 607 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 65 103 acres.. 6 254 6 848 bushels.. 385 200 604 420 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 48 22 acres.. 2 032 1 090 bushels.. 107 370 39 684 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 210 244 acres.. 23 936 24 921 tons, dry.. 52 440 48 073 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 5 acres.. 50 42 Land in orchards..............farms.. 11 6 acres.. 146 31 @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. .