1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OTTAWA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 367 1 471 Land in farms ..................acres.. 176 305 177 894 Average size of farm .......acres.. 129 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 268 234 207 266 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 026 1 754 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 705 52 554 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 142 156 10 to 49 acres ...................... 457 479 50 to 179 acres ..................... 493 541 180 to 499 acres .................... 213 242 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 287 1 380 acres.. 146 319 146 152 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 220 1 305 acres.. 112 242 112 721 Irrigated land .................farms.. 297 296 acres.. 13 659 10 537 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 232 853 182 959 Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 339 124 378 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 108 015 78 706 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 124 838 104 253 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 251 309 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 132 164 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 180 205 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 170 204 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 123 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 155 136 $100,000 or more .................... 356 322 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 196 812 152 637 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 868 103 694 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 368 1 472 $1,000.. 33 087 30 571 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 187 20 768 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 724 742 Other ............................... 643 729 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 782 852 200 days or more ................... 552 623 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 545 607 number.. 41 580 40 843 Beef cows ..................farms.. 196 211 number.. 3 644 2 266 Milk cows ..................farms.. 184 205 number.. 13 470 12 517 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 517 584 number.. 23 626 40 069 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 177 176 number.. 89 434 90 617 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 181 193 number.. 168 499 168 880 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 23 number.. 938 462 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 50 69 number.. 983 741 2 392 286 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 18 21 number.. 3 032 369 297 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 525 683 acres.. 42 362 42 328 bushels.. 3 724 693 4 055 681 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 206 109 acres.. 4 863 2 011 bushels.. 206 383 82 869 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 34 33 acres.. 1 289 1 148 bushels.. 36 483 38 364 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 628 745 acres.. 29 723 33 541 tons, dry.. 76 358 84 903 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 126 152 acres.. 3 752 4 475 Land in orchards..............farms.. 95 101 acres.. 6 985 6 804 @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. .