1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OSCEOLA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 458 503 Land in farms ..................acres.. 108 726 111 662 Average size of farm .......acres.. 237 222 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 554 156 950 Average per acre .........dollars.. 687 720 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 346 37 542 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 186 223 180 to 499 acres .................... 154 150 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 445 479 acres.. 75 479 75 019 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 415 441 acres.. 48 874 51 682 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 9 acres.. 1 350 739 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 112 15 922 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 362 31 654 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 280 1 458 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 832 14 463 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 178 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 28 $100,000 or more .................... 52 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 244 12 635 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 468 25 119 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 458 503 $1,000.. 2 078 2 116 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 538 4 206 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 242 270 Other ............................... 216 233 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 255 271 200 days or more ................... 174 181 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 285 304 number.. 18 522 18 264 Beef cows ..................farms.. 165 161 number.. 3 224 2 387 Milk cows ..................farms.. 91 120 number.. 5 666 6 718 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 264 287 number.. 7 259 7 974 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 48 number.. 1 655 2 904 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 46 number.. 6 644 6 468 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 20 number.. 1 039 815 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 41 number.. 1 045 1 731 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 40 98 acres.. 2 590 4 509 bushels.. 162 594 336 676 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 25 acres.. 497 458 bushels.. 15 398 16 141 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 3 acres.. 105 260 bushels.. 3 527 10 400 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 403 416 acres.. 38 893 40 655 tons, dry.. 53 076 60 957 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 5 acres.. 20 13 Land in orchards..............farms.. 6 3 acres.. 23 10 @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. .