1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 855 880 Land in farms ..................acres.. 234 823 213 857 Average size of farm .......acres.. 275 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 323 109 248 265 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 107 1 039 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 647 55 763 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 179 163 50 to 179 acres ..................... 291 336 180 to 499 acres .................... 195 210 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 808 838 acres.. 201 349 179 703 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 744 805 acres.. 175 391 136 100 Irrigated land .................farms.. 239 229 acres.. 85 009 58 989 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 660 46 042 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 965 52 321 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 46 077 27 325 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 583 18 718 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 110 131 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 175 174 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 97 94 $100,000 or more .................... 168 131 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 800 42 065 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 602 47 801 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 855 880 $1,000.. 11 485 3 071 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 433 3 489 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 456 475 Other ............................... 399 405 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 481 507 200 days or more ................... 341 362 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 285 303 number.. 12 997 14 045 Beef cows ..................farms.. 113 110 number.. 1 876 1 401 Milk cows ..................farms.. 78 105 number.. 3 167 3 833 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 258 276 number.. 6 047 5 520 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 200 206 number.. 61 806 48 628 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 211 218 number.. 100 038 81 697 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 64 number.. 2 917 2 051 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 65 85 number.. (D) 90 216 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 14 number.. (D) 2 577 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 564 653 acres.. 107 668 79 798 bushels.. 12 512 015 9 435 911 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 115 191 acres.. 3 755 5 841 bushels.. 137 120 242 451 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 407 392 acres.. 40 819 30 299 bushels.. 1 449 697 1 166 632 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 22 2 acres.. 2 212 (D) cwt.. 37 523 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 349 398 acres.. 11 213 12 888 tons, dry.. 33 703 39 219 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 65 29 acres.. 7 376 2 669 Land in orchards..............farms.. 8 11 acres.. (D) 258 @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. .