1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WEXFORD COUNTY, MICHIGAN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 178 178 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 427 31 103 Average size of farm .......acres.. 177 175 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 567 97 118 Average per acre .........dollars.. 854 599 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 748 24 173 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 82 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 166 167 acres.. 20 366 18 547 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 144 151 acres.. 12 688 12 263 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 8 acres.. 364 106 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 065 3 156 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 835 17 733 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 096 719 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 969 2 437 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 8 $100,000 or more .................... 14 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 547 2 718 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 042 15 269 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 177 178 $1,000.. 483 895 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 731 5 028 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 79 92 Other ............................... 99 86 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 103 200 days or more ................... 62 65 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 83 85 number.. 3 258 3 152 Beef cows ..................farms.. 41 40 number.. 434 452 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 22 number.. 994 911 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 79 80 number.. 1 473 1 359 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 14 number.. 179 544 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 13 number.. 199 2 524 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 16 number.. (D) 413 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 565 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 46 acres.. 1 845 1 733 bushels.. 133 910 97 135 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 18 acres.. 301 347 bushels.. 9 860 12 708 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 126 128 acres.. 7 922 7 962 tons, dry.. 8 884 9 710 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 10 acres.. 783 720 Land in orchards..............farms.. 7 8 acres.. 50 82 @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. .