1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SANILAC COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 433 1 559 Land in farms ..................acres.. 444 407 431 199 Average size of farm .......acres.. 310 277 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 080 213 511 Average per acre .........dollars.. 863 764 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 240 60 821 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 234 225 50 to 179 acres ..................... 501 562 180 to 499 acres .................... 413 477 500 to 999 acres .................... 157 161 1,000 acres or more ................. 89 71 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 365 1 488 acres.. 404 349 390 529 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 286 1 440 acres.. 334 227 303 733 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 39 acres.. 3 232 1 997 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 116 977 97 533 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 631 62 561 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 356 40 886 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 63 620 56 647 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 225 216 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 144 162 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 130 209 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 243 281 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 192 207 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 170 191 $100,000 or more .................... 329 293 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 94 707 79 886 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 044 51 242 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 434 1 559 $1,000.. 22 547 16 947 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 723 10 871 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 003 1 086 Other ............................... 430 473 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 603 689 200 days or more ................... 389 440 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 677 772 number.. 63 518 65 275 Beef cows ..................farms.. 163 159 number.. 2 271 1 904 Milk cows ..................farms.. 374 430 number.. 25 424 25 571 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 658 748 number.. 28 613 26 736 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 137 139 number.. 14 006 17 321 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 125 125 number.. 20 201 22 276 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 29 number.. 866 612 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 54 71 number.. (D) 24 264 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 17 number.. (D) 2 283 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 718 988 acres.. 102 227 85 554 bushels.. 9 395 093 8 899 671 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 770 314 acres.. 45 662 13 372 bushels.. 2 539 428 650 520 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 626 458 acres.. 69 673 38 961 bushels.. 1 739 077 1 375 576 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 274 314 acres.. 22 393 25 618 cwt.. 225 695 346 994 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 750 966 acres.. 56 249 77 622 tons, dry.. 169 756 198 194 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 17 27 acres.. 418 601 Land in orchards..............farms.. 21 28 acres.. 449 329 @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. .