1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE:  1992 AND 1987
SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY,             MICHIGAN
                     Item                      ALL FARMS

                                                    1992            1987



Farms .........................number..               49              52
Land in farms ..................acres..           13 908             (D)
    Average size of farm .......acres..              284             (D)
Value of land and buildings@1:
    Average per farm .........dollars..          126 328         109 731
    Average per acre .........dollars..              445             376

Estimated market value of all
  machinery and equipment@1
    Average per farm .........dollars..           40 321          27 506
Farms by size:
  1 to 9 acres ........................                1               1
  10 to 49 acres ......................               11              11
  50 to 179 acres .....................               12              14
  180 to 499 acres ....................               14              18
  500 to 999 acres ....................                9               5
  1,000 acres or more .................                2               3

Total cropland .................farms..               46              50
                                acres..            7 707           9 323
  Harvested cropland ...........farms..               40              43
                                acres..            4 286           5 499
Irrigated land .................farms..                3               2
                                acres..              (D)             (D)

Market value of agricultural
  products sold................$1,000..            1 522             936
    Average per farm .........dollars..           31 064          17 995
  Crops, including nursery and
   greenhouse crops............$1,000..              571             234
  Livestock, poultry, and their
   products....................$1,000..              951             702
Farms by value of sales:
  Less than $2,500 ....................               11              15
  $2,500 to $4,999 ....................                3               9
  $5,000 to $9,999 ....................                4               5
  $10,000 to $24,999 ..................               16              12
  $25,000 to $49,999 ..................                8               5
  $50,000 to $99,999 ..................                4               5
  $100,000 or more ....................                3               1
Total farm production expenses.$1,000..            1 298             917
    Average per farm .........dollars..           26 481          17 640
Net cash return from agricultural
  sales for the farm unit.......farms..               49              52
                               $1,000..              225             (D)
    Average per farm..........dollars..            4 582             (D)

Operators by principal occupation:
  Farming .............................               30              24
  Other ...............................               19              28
Operators by days worked off farm:
  Any .................................               27              33
   200 days or more ...................               14              17

Livestock and poultry:
  Cattle and calves inventory...farms..               30              27
                               number..            1 775           1 895
    Beef cows ..................farms..               22              22
                               number..              (D)             (D)
    Milk cows ..................farms..                1               2
                               number..              (D)             (D)
  Cattle and calves sold .......farms..               29              28
                               number..            1 098           1 058


  Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms..                4               9
                               number..            1 276             590
  Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms..                5               8
                               number..            1 358           1 706
  Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms..                0               0
                               number..                0               0
  Chickens 3 months old or
    older inventory.............farms..                6               1
                               number..              (D)             (D)
  Broilers and other meat-type
    chickens sold...............farms..                1               0
                               number..              (D)               0
Selected crops harvested:
  Corn for grain or seed .......farms..                5               4
                                acres..              104             100
                              bushels..           13 550          12 300

  Wheat for grain ..............farms..                1               2
                                acres..              (D)             (D)
                              bushels..              (D)             (D)
  Soybeans for beans ...........farms..                0               0
                                acres..                0               0
                              bushels..                0               0

  Dry beans, ex dry limas.......farms..                0               0
                                acres..                0               0
                                  cwt..                0               0

  Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms..               34              37
                                acres..            3 218           4 584
                            tons, dry..            6 916           9 858
  Vegetables harvested..........farms..                3               7
                                acres..                6              17
  Land in orchards..............farms..                2               1
                                acres..              (D)             (D)


       @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.
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