Table 10. Tenure and Characteristics of Operator and Type of Organization: 1987 

 and 1982 



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



Characteristics 



FARMS 



Land in farms _ 



Harvested cropland _ 



Michigan 



TENURE OF OPERATOR 

 Full owners 



Harvesled cropland _ 



. farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres. 1987. 



1982. 

 farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



1982. 



Part owners farms, 1967. 



1982. 



acres, 1987. 



1982. 



Owned land in farms acres, 1987 



1982. 



Rented land in farms acres, 1987. 



1982.. 



Harvested cropland farms, 1987.. 



1982.. 



acres, 1987.. 



1982.. 



Tenants . 



Harvested cropland . 



farms, 1987. 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



1982. 

 farms, 1987., 



1982. 

 acres, 1987. 



1982. 



OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 



Operators by place of residence: 

 On farm operated 1987. 



1982. 

 Not on farm operated 1987 



1982. 

 Not reported _ 1987 



1982. 



Operators by principal occupation: 

 Farming _ .1987 



1982. 

 Other __ 1987 



1982. 



Operators by days of work off farm: 

 None 1987. 



1982. 

 Any 1987. 



1982. 



1 to 49 days 1987. 



1982.. 

 50 to 99 days— _1987 



1982.. 

 100 to 149 days 1987. 



1982- 

 150 to 199 days 1987.. 



1982. 

 200 days or more 1987.. 



1982. 



Not reported __ __ 1987.. 



1982.. 



Operators by years on present farm: 



2 years or less 1987 



1982. 



3 or 4 years 1987.. 



1982.. 

 5 to 9 years 1987 



1982.. 

 10 years or more 1987 



1982.. 

 Average years on present farm ...1987.. 



1982.. 



Not reported 1987 



1982.. 



31 186 

 35 489 

 3 461 112 

 3 989 535 

 26 650 

 31 141 



1 541 497 



2 024 526 



16 903 



19 523 



6 298 444 



6 413 590 



3 293 403 

 3 417 336 



3 005 041 

 2 996 254 



16 536 

 19 160 



4 238 821 

 4 806 741 



3 083 



3 649 



557 305 



539 047 



2 831 



3 437 

 392 150 

 424 642 



229 



295 



43 436 



53 183 



184 



268 



14 390 



19 700 



194 

 226 

 26 

 42 

 9 

 27 



111 

 157 

 118 

 138 



96 

 105 

 124 

 166 



18 

 16 

 12 

 9 



7 



6 



12 



35 



75 



100 



9 

 24 



5 



12 



15 



29 



37 



46 



132 



152 



21.1 



19.9 



40 

 56 



Alger 



63 

 76 



16 140 



17 700 



59 



73 



6 209 



6 469 



Allegan 



1 634 



1 831 



253 646 



266 977 



1 431 



1 637 



147 135 



185 981 



258 MICHIGAN 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 



