1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAGINAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 294 1 424 Land in farms ..................acres.. 318 125 308 269 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 286 240 230 051 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 212 1 050 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 633 49 634 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 286 349 50 to 179 acres ..................... 471 582 180 to 499 acres .................... 300 284 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 255 1 376 acres.. 290 910 277 062 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 231 1 332 acres.. 273 755 246 217 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 43 acres.. 1 619 2 042 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 553 63 362 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 614 44 496 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 387 49 950 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 166 13 411 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 180 239 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 119 139 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 184 213 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 287 356 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 176 173 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 148 136 $100,000 or more .................... 200 168 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 352 54 886 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 604 38 543 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 295 1 424 $1,000.. 12 865 9 161 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 934 6 433 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 724 755 Other ............................... 570 669 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 690 811 200 days or more ................... 481 589 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 242 317 number.. 13 282 14 622 Beef cows ..................farms.. 82 115 number.. 780 814 Milk cows ..................farms.. 67 85 number.. 3 802 4 175 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 234 276 number.. 7 221 7 828 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 84 number.. 6 238 7 252 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 56 79 number.. 10 368 15 784 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 32 number.. 407 2 454 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 52 91 number.. 1 776 18 578 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 669 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 771 830 acres.. 80 104 61 461 bushels.. 8 858 816 6 799 074 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 569 354 acres.. 24 771 12 071 bushels.. 1 404 450 700 737 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 961 1 025 acres.. 121 932 110 340 bushels.. 3 715 603 4 132 161 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 221 335 acres.. 15 293 25 821 cwt.. 236 889 318 609 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 270 353 acres.. 8 243 11 247 tons, dry.. 30 205 32 119 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 50 59 acres.. 1 804 3 016 Land in orchards..............farms.. 31 30 acres.. 399 147 @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. .