Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Baraga 
Barry 
Bay 
Benzie 
Berrien 
Branch 
Calhoun 
Farms 
number 
57 
1,031 
766 
181 
1,063 
1,054 
1,023 
Land in farms 
acres 
17,732 
165,185 
193,708 
20,646 
156,418 
244,208 
224,877 
Average size of farm 
acres 
311 
160 
253 
114 
147 
232 
220 
Median size of farm 
acres 
140 
58 
80 
65 
40 
75 
78 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
574,848 
637,736 
1,015,917 
475,487 
822,735 
823,531 
807,981 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,848 
3,980 
4,017 
4,169 
5,591 
3,554 
3,676 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
4,085 
92,732 
152,416 
11,797 
131,720 
139,432 
120,246 
Average per farm 
dollars 
71,659 
89,944 
198,977 
65,179 
123,914 
132,288 
117,542 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
2 
74 
50 
18 
126 
66 
79 
1 0 to 49 acres 
15 
385 
233 
57 
490 
366 
280 
50 to 179 acres 
16 
372 
255 
79 
278 
368 
412 
180 to 499 acres 
15 
131 
116 
20 
95 
140 
142 
500 to 999 acres 
1 
34 
59 
6 
42 
62 
60 
1 ,000 acres or more 
8 
35 
53 
1 
32 
52 
50 
Total cropland 
farms 
50 
845 
716 
143 
959 
953 
906 
acres 
7,875 
119,383 
174,498 
9,818 
126,096 
197,706 
175,599 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
45 
642 
584 
126 
865 
736 
763 
acres 
6,954 
105,373 
166,525 
7,560 
116,045 
181,344 
163,922 
Irrigated land 
farms 
6 
52 
54 
39 
212 
135 
76 
acres 
13 
4,278 
6,319 
288 
18,098 
44,528 
10,662 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
1,472 
140,071 
165,294 
6,396 
161,542 
175,346 
133,035 
Average per farm 
dollars 
25,833 
135,859 
215,789 
35,339 
151,968 
166,363 
130,044 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
783 
47,415 
157,210 
3,320 
145,902 
125,375 
86,006 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
690 
92,656 
8,085 
3,077 
15,640 
49,971 
47,028 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
22 
474 
252 
79 
362 
434 
416 
$2,500 to $4,999 
7 
115 
30 
18 
74 
64 
63 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6 
78 
35 
28 
79 
92 
100 
$10,000 to $24,999 
14 
135 
56 
22 
124 
95 
119 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1 
73 
67 
7 
99 
58 
69 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
41 
82 
11 
106 
97 
77 
$100,000 or more 
4 
115 
244 
16 
219 
214 
179 
Government payments 
farms 
15 
383 
521 
37 
313 
571 
488 
$1,000 
79 
2,853 
2,628 
808 
3,303 
4,329 
3,618 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
6 
399 
288 
62 
497 
414 
390 
$1,000 
(D) 
6,298 
2,826 
1,550 
10,932 
5,184 
4,894 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
1,638 
106,949 
108,883 
8,962 
142,329 
137,658 
120,040 
Average per farm 
dollars 
28,737 
103,733 
142,145 
49,512 
133,894 
130,605 
117,341 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
57 
1,031 
766 
181 
1,063 
1,054 
1,023 
$1,000 
-43 
42,274 
61,865 
-207 
33,447 
47,202 
21,506 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-747 
41,003 
80,763 
-1,142 
31,465 
44,783 
21,022 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
25 
449 
417 
95 
542 
485 
467 
Other 
number 
32 
582 
349 
86 
521 
569 
556 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
36 
624 
396 
102 
627 
587 
571 
200 days or more 
number 
19 
437 
278 
68 
347 
389 
340 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
25 
343 
91 
32 
114 
252 
243 
number 
1,373 
35,418 
5,117 
1,062 
4,324 
12,370 
13,845 
Beef cows 
farms 
17 
226 
59 
17 
70 
149 
157 
number 
569 
2,826 
752 
229 
899 
1,767 
1,919 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
41 
9 
- 
9 
49 
40 
number 
- 
14,687 
1,638 
- 
1,159 
3,588 
4,649 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
19 
276 
60 
24 
87 
183 
193 
number 
537 
19,090 
1,943 
1,032 
1,681 
11,497 
8,273 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
56 
9 
13 
31 
68 
42 
number 
- 
6,229 
630 
(D) 
20,480 
56,385 
31,898 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
58 
8 
10 
42 
53 
40 
number 
- 
(D) 
647 
(D) 
42,943 
171,468 
131,925 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2 
44 
12 
2 
29 
63 
35 
number 
(D) 
1,089 
250 
(D) 
262 
2,473 
908 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
9 
159 
53 
36 
94 
118 
141 
number 
(D) 
3,747 
1,191 
1,285 
2,246 
2,508 
4,776 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
13 
7 
5 
10 
15 
21 
number 
(D) 
1,656 
280 
790 
442 
720,637 
2,689 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
4 
206 
346 
21 
227 
377 
361 
acres 
52 
33,761 
62,105 
1,720 
45,400 
86,564 
69,095 
bushels 
2,004 
3,655,509 
9,733,297 
65,303 
6,185,013 
10,449,642 
6,305,188 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
39 
12 
16 
11 
38 
45 
acres 
- 
10,247 
1,187 
432 
1,038 
3,332 
5,409 
tons 
- 
166,513 
21,934 
2,866 
14,582 
55,202 
64,958 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1 
69 
206 
3 
38 
74 
115 
acres 
(D) 
6,653 
13,894 
8 
2,932 
4,188 
7,478 
bushels 
(D) 
421,487 
1,076,140 
320 
191,880 
238,874 
447,056 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
69 
206 
3 
38 
74 
115 
acres 
(D) 
6,653 
13,894 
8 
2,932 
4,188 
7,478 
bushels 
(D) 
421,487 
1,076,140 
320 
191,880 
238,874 
447,056 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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230 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
