1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VAN BUREN COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 164 1 278 Land in farms ..................acres.. 206 781 190 251 Average size of farm .......acres.. 178 149 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 656 164 920 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 277 1 121 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 374 44 573 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 383 425 50 to 179 acres ..................... 459 533 180 to 499 acres .................... 200 190 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 129 1 245 acres.. 163 099 147 853 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 064 1 187 acres.. 117 357 103 657 Irrigated land .................farms.. 193 174 acres.. 19 404 23 763 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 84 931 69 624 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 965 54 479 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 67 964 53 085 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 967 16 539 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 310 331 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 132 175 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 164 190 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 191 217 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 127 112 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 97 122 $100,000 or more .................... 143 131 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 840 58 663 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 964 45 938 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 162 1 277 $1,000.. 12 084 10 804 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 399 8 461 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 594 631 Other ............................... 570 647 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 646 748 200 days or more ................... 442 522 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 214 264 number.. 8 994 10 700 Beef cows ..................farms.. 131 120 number.. 2 006 1 424 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 56 number.. 1 814 1 930 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 189 235 number.. 4 589 5 592 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 119 147 number.. 52 055 56 167 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 116 152 number.. 103 464 84 358 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 26 number.. 1 163 1 468 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 79 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 8 number.. 213 380 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 283 430 acres.. 38 255 35 282 bushels.. 3 694 589 3 615 044 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 84 110 acres.. 3 001 4 209 bushels.. 120 401 189 387 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 171 130 acres.. 23 679 9 684 bushels.. 597 615 346 548 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 306 390 acres.. 12 775 13 784 tons, dry.. 28 860 36 114 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 158 201 acres.. 13 734 14 853 Land in orchards..............farms.. 312 373 acres.. 19 232 18 663 @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. .