1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 057 1 222 Land in farms ..................acres.. 188 958 204 272 Average size of farm .......acres.. 179 167 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 357 056 253 187 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 890 1 523 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 679 46 303 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 333 383 50 to 179 acres ..................... 375 435 180 to 499 acres .................... 191 243 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 996 1 151 acres.. 156 673 170 968 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 904 1 063 acres.. 126 536 131 246 Irrigated land .................farms.. 79 76 acres.. 4 157 4 181 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 585 47 697 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 749 39 032 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 762 19 808 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 823 27 889 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 284 330 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 129 186 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 169 200 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 160 198 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 88 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 85 $100,000 or more .................... 143 135 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 962 46 007 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 267 37 649 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 057 1 222 $1,000.. 2 202 - 484 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 083 - 396 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 509 570 Other ............................... 548 652 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 621 719 200 days or more ................... 444 551 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 289 393 number.. 22 107 26 113 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 135 number.. 2 080 1 672 Milk cows ..................farms.. 93 114 number.. 6 553 7 467 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 267 381 number.. 9 808 16 291 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 95 142 number.. 24 984 24 052 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 103 144 number.. 42 455 43 414 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 129 182 number.. 15 979 16 150 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 71 113 number.. 8 613 30 919 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 10 number.. 987 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 457 672 acres.. 52 646 53 481 bushels.. 5 560 722 4 358 691 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 386 398 acres.. 16 760 13 052 bushels.. 798 275 575 650 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 296 294 acres.. 22 970 18 349 bushels.. 762 558 571 362 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 568 704 acres.. 26 668 30 126 tons, dry.. 77 734 77 767 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 61 47 acres.. 2 015 1 673 Land in orchards..............farms.. 47 50 acres.. 497 826 @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. .