1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TUSCOLA COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 128 1 207 Land in farms ..................acres.. 324 111 328 705 Average size of farm .......acres.. 287 272 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 383 843 278 930 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 339 1 000 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 093 60 401 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 213 227 50 to 179 acres ..................... 421 465 180 to 499 acres .................... 268 273 500 to 999 acres .................... 109 124 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 071 1 151 acres.. 291 059 294 089 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 008 1 110 acres.. 262 996 243 649 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 37 acres.. 5 862 2 781 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 97 374 75 112 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 324 62 230 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 74 425 52 431 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 948 22 680 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 185 243 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 124 129 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 131 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 175 204 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 143 144 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 112 132 $100,000 or more .................... 258 221 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 79 039 64 323 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 070 53 336 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 128 1 206 $1,000.. 17 729 10 915 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 717 9 051 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 662 674 Other ............................... 466 533 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 579 648 200 days or more ................... 386 467 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 388 421 number.. 19 379 19 906 Beef cows ..................farms.. 180 174 number.. 2 261 1 844 Milk cows ..................farms.. 97 118 number.. 6 007 6 420 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 350 389 number.. 8 082 8 719 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 121 114 number.. 15 845 17 979 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 103 118 number.. 33 340 32 015 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 15 number.. 1 618 1 176 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 64 number.. (D) 460 071 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 17 number.. 5 344 1 223 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 677 806 acres.. 85 178 75 513 bushels.. 9 618 411 7 492 717 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 453 377 acres.. 24 746 16 309 bushels.. 1 469 620 907 721 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 472 345 acres.. 42 769 22 526 bushels.. 1 368 331 874 300 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 391 467 acres.. 49 033 57 647 cwt.. 746 639 772 631 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 427 534 acres.. 17 810 22 714 tons, dry.. 52 363 55 434 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 41 40 acres.. 1 594 1 994 Land in orchards..............farms.. 17 19 acres.. 309 372 @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. .