1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 278 293 Land in farms ..................acres.. 79 921 81 681 Average size of farm .......acres.. 287 279 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 969 138 939 Average per acre .........dollars.. 735 510 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 791 49 587 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 115 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 272 283 acres.. 51 617 51 610 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 256 269 acres.. 33 261 37 031 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 18 acres.. 1 894 1 112 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 891 11 562 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 176 39 462 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 831 6 178 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 059 5 385 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 13 $100,000 or more .................... 34 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 512 9 452 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 812 32 259 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 278 293 $1,000.. 1 183 1 621 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 255 5 533 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 159 Other ............................... 111 134 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 130 145 200 days or more ................... 90 99 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 176 193 number.. 9 285 9 669 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 118 number.. 1 816 1 985 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 51 number.. 2 049 2 345 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 172 193 number.. 3 803 3 545 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 11 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 10 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 42 number.. 805 1 608 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 7 number.. 974 800 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 39 68 acres.. 2 430 2 839 bushels.. 175 577 258 173 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 42 acres.. 1 253 1 194 bushels.. 40 236 46 618 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 41 52 acres.. 3 576 5 301 cwt.. 18 930 63 154 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 216 232 acres.. 15 612 16 359 tons, dry.. 21 248 35 573 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 8 acres.. 32 21 Land in orchards..............farms.. 14 10 acres.. 30 26 @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. .