1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. CLAIR COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 988 1 092 Land in farms ..................acres.. 181 569 177 068 Average size of farm .......acres.. 184 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 234 789 174 973 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 276 1 099 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 082 39 641 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 298 292 50 to 179 acres ..................... 377 488 180 to 499 acres .................... 193 210 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 949 1 047 acres.. 160 910 148 961 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 883 984 acres.. 126 028 107 002 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 31 acres.. 480 343 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 448 36 495 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 891 33 420 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 845 18 776 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 603 17 719 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 292 307 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 134 169 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 169 192 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 151 170 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 107 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 78 $100,000 or more .................... 78 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 785 30 664 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 183 28 081 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 988 1 092 $1,000.. 3 402 6 134 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 443 5 618 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 464 490 Other ............................... 524 602 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 586 673 200 days or more ................... 441 512 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 335 422 number.. 15 087 16 422 Beef cows ..................farms.. 182 229 number.. 2 326 2 198 Milk cows ..................farms.. 83 118 number.. 3 063 3 898 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 303 370 number.. 11 059 11 864 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 83 87 number.. 2 617 4 890 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 70 77 number.. 4 396 7 308 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 40 number.. 620 879 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 74 69 number.. 4 612 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 19 number.. 3 301 2 995 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 301 444 acres.. 31 499 29 812 bushels.. 2 717 951 3 246 807 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 364 91 acres.. 16 543 2 962 bushels.. 806 416 113 300 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 417 418 acres.. 50 223 33 349 bushels.. 1 383 405 1 234 413 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 6 30 acres.. 384 1 035 cwt.. 4 340 17 237 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 508 631 acres.. 21 115 26 696 tons, dry.. 46 790 48 832 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 58 45 acres.. 862 1 060 Land in orchards..............farms.. 24 27 acres.. 252 278 @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. .