1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 303 334 Land in farms ..................acres.. 22 488 22 196 Average size of farm .......acres.. 74 66 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 252 642 211 171 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 132 3 560 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 596 29 737 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 148 150 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 87 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 268 297 acres.. 19 258 19 024 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 243 259 acres.. 15 517 14 654 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 76 acres.. 499 734 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 465 16 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 842 50 292 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 887 16 317 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 578 481 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 16 $100,000 or more .................... 33 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 863 13 467 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 954 40 320 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 303 334 $1,000.. 3 569 2 842 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 778 8 509 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 149 166 Other ............................... 154 168 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 155 163 200 days or more ................... 104 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 34 44 number.. 620 353 Beef cows ..................farms.. 22 25 number.. 253 123 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. 8 25 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 28 29 number.. 343 170 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 26 number.. 182 614 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 18 number.. 129 594 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 12 number.. (D) 160 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 43 number.. 1 321 4 551 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 40 78 acres.. 4 283 4 127 bushels.. 601 771 391 641 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 21 acres.. 1 040 422 bushels.. 59 581 13 761 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 75 98 acres.. 6 525 6 610 bushels.. 153 268 185 468 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 61 53 acres.. 1 236 1 119 tons, dry.. 3 243 2 379 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 64 55 acres.. 1 222 1 519 Land in orchards..............farms.. 18 29 acres.. 148 166 @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. .