1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OSCODA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 76 84 Land in farms ..................acres.. 14 081 17 167 Average size of farm .......acres.. 185 204 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 743 145 048 Average per acre .........dollars.. 722 710 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 465 24 780 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 37 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 26 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 71 78 acres.. 8 594 10 679 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 66 71 acres.. 5 505 6 250 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 870 2 599 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 605 30 935 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 67 106 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 803 2 493 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 9 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 8 $100,000 or more .................... 3 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 709 2 022 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 491 24 076 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 76 84 $1,000.. 161 576 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 115 6 859 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 53 60 Other ............................... 23 24 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 43 53 200 days or more ................... 19 23 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 54 54 number.. 2 467 2 740 Beef cows ..................farms.. 21 14 number.. 381 477 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 31 number.. 652 797 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 49 55 number.. 946 1 884 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 7 number.. 210 278 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 10 number.. 589 514 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 11 number.. 820 682 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 17 number.. (D) 1 005 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 3 number.. 1 195 760 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 14 acres.. (D) 290 bushels.. (D) 15 145 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 64 71 acres.. 4 536 5 097 tons, dry.. 5 782 7 698 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 3 acres.. 21 4 @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. .