1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ONTONAGON COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 95 117 Land in farms ..................acres.. 32 980 36 507 Average size of farm .......acres.. 347 312 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 305 111 590 Average per acre .........dollars.. 354 370 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 042 23 109 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 13 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 95 115 acres.. 17 043 16 776 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 91 111 acres.. 10 842 11 950 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 981 2 093 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 855 17 888 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 220 533 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 761 1 560 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 17 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 9 $100,000 or more .................... 5 4 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 563 1 464 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 282 12 513 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 96 117 $1,000.. (D) 362 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 3 094 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 51 68 Other ............................... 44 49 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 54 62 200 days or more ................... 33 41 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 60 76 number.. 3 352 3 255 Beef cows ..................farms.. 36 37 number.. 1 018 785 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 23 number.. 610 720 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 53 72 number.. 1 737 1 311 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 3 number.. 7 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 439 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 12 number.. (D) 314 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 1 742 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 86 99 acres.. 9 400 9 534 tons, dry.. 10 841 15 496 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 6 Land in orchards..............farms.. 5 10 acres.. 9 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. .