Table 5. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1987 and 1982 



[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Mictiigan 



Alger 



Allegan 



Alpena 



FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 



Farms number, 1987.. 



1982., 

 Land in farms __ acres, 1987.. 



19B2_. 

 Average size of farm acres, 1987_. 



1982.. 



Value of land and buildings': 



Average per farm dollars. 1987.. 



1982.. 

 Average per acre dollars. 1987.. 



1982-. 



Approximate land area acres. 1987.. 



Proportion in farms percent. 1987.. 



1987 size of farm: 

 1 to 9 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 10 to 49 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 50 to 69 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



70 to 99 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 100 to 139 acres __ farms.. 



acres.. 

 140 to 179 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



180 to 219 acres farms.- 



acres.. 



220 to 259 acres — farms.. 



acres.. 



260 to 499 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



500 to 999 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 1.000 to 1.999 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 2,000 acres or more farms.. 



acres.. 



1982 size of farm: 

 1 to 9 acres _ fanms.. 



acres.. 

 10 to 49 acres famns.. 



acres.. 

 50 to 69 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



70 to 99 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 100 to 139 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 140 to 179 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



180 to 219 acres farms.. 



acres.. 

 220 to 259 acres farms. 



acres.. 



260 to 499 acres farms.. 



acres.. 



500 to 999 acres famis. 



acres.. 

 1.000 to 1.999 acres — . farms.. 



acres.. 

 2,000 acres or more farms.. 



acres.. 



LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO 

 USE 



Total cropland. 



Harvested cropland . 



_-_ farms. 1987. 



1982. 



acres, 1987. 



1982. 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 

 1982. 



Cropland used only for pasture or grazing farms, 1987. 



1982. 



acres, 1987_ 



1982. 



Ottier cropland . 



, farms, 

 acres. 



Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and 

 soil-improvement grasses, not liarvested 

 and not pastured farms. 



See footnotes at end of table. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



1987. 

 1982. 

 1987. 

 1982. 



213 



285 



28 573 



34 297 



184 



268 



14 390 



19 700 



131 



169 



9 628 



11 144 



99 



108 



4 556 



3 453 



36 



28 



923 



454 



63 

 76 



16 140 



17 700 

 256 

 233 



104 095 



123 053 



406 



528 



583 462 

 2.8 



4 

 22 



5 

 177 



5 

 320 



8 



(D) 



2 



(D) 



10 



1 508 



3 

 600 



6 

 1 435 



9 

 3 372 



10 



(D) 



1 



(D) 



1 



(D) 



10 



355 



1 

 (D) 



12 



941 



11 



1 291 



e 



1 255 



1 146 



5 



1 191 



10 

 3 689 



11 



6 761 



1 



(D) 



61 



75 



9 426 



9 681 



59 



73 



6 209 



6 469 



38 



39 



2 330 



2 287 



21 



28 



887 



925 



7 



7 



(D) 



(D) 



413 



438 



54 767 



50 204 



388 



418 



34 589 



34 934 



219 



232 



10 259 



8 663 



227 

 225 



9 919 

 6 607 



105 



57 



3 581 



806 



227 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE -COUNTY DATA 



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