1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OTSEGO COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 133 133 Land in farms ..................acres.. 36 272 39 788 Average size of farm .......acres.. 273 299 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 206 806 163 812 Average per acre .........dollars.. 760 525 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 850 35 448 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 122 127 acres.. 19 911 18 017 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 111 121 acres.. 11 638 12 121 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 7 acres.. (D) 580 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 853 2 935 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 451 22 070 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 016 1 041 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 837 1 894 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 24 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 2 7 $100,000 or more .................... 11 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 798 2 508 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 884 18 855 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 134 133 $1,000.. (D) 300 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 2 254 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 59 67 Other ............................... 74 66 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 83 84 200 days or more ................... 54 65 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 58 66 number.. 2 704 3 183 Beef cows ..................farms.. 30 21 number.. 530 261 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 22 number.. 481 761 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 56 68 number.. 2 003 2 037 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 6 number.. (D) 215 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 152 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 18 number.. 63 473 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 35 acres.. 332 814 bushels.. 27 687 74 473 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 10 acres.. 243 248 bushels.. 5 076 7 974 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 99 109 acres.. 10 013 9 380 tons, dry.. 10 313 17 495 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 4 acres.. 37 5 Land in orchards..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 6 (D) @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. .