Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Cass 
Charlevoix 
Cheboygan 
Chippewa 
Clare 
Clinton 
Crawford 
Farms 
number 
798 
297 
313 
409 
460 
1,128 
49 
Land in farms 
acres 
188,690 
37,540 
45,567 
93,032 
62,506 
243,815 
2,755 
Average size of farm 
acres 
236 
126 
146 
227 
136 
216 
56 
Median size of farm 
acres 
59 
66 
78 
115 
66 
61 
30 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
936,370 
465,683 
361,480 
368,869 
385,266 
939,125 
185,968 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,960 
3,684 
2,483 
1,622 
2,835 
4,345 
3,308 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
117,513 
15,711 
16,096 
24,643 
25,108 
150,144 
2,686 
Average per farm 
dollars 
147,259 
52,899 
51,425 
60,252 
54,582 
133,106 
54,816 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
73 
26 
23 
5 
34 
91 
5 
1 0 to 49 acres 
273 
83 
99 
99 
153 
406 
25 
50 to 1 79 acres 
260 
128 
121 
153 
200 
389 
17 
180 to 499 acres 
112 
48 
55 
104 
50 
128 
2 
500 to 999 acres 
39 
9 
11 
30 
13 
59 
- 
1 ,000 acres or more 
41 
3 
4 
18 
10 
55 
- 
Total cropland 
farms 
669 
254 
258 
354 
379 
1,002 
22 
acres 
147,980 
20,790 
21,791 
57,377 
30,675 
205,697 
766 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
574 
208 
235 
312 
319 
803 
22 
acres 
139,408 
16,911 
17,909 
46,604 
25,356 
194,099 
659 
Irrigated land 
farms 
143 
34 
22 
21 
19 
60 
7 
acres 
57,619 
204 
489 
66 
(D) 
4,200 
13 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
187,159 
9,917 
9,275 
12,566 
20,361 
262,630 
260 
Average per farm 
dollars 
234,534 
33,390 
29,632 
30,723 
44,263 
232,828 
5,308 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
125,673 
5,978 
5,615 
5,235 
6,172 
122,553 
70 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
61,485 
3,939 
3,660 
7,331 
14,189 
140,077 
190 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
332 
143 
131 
132 
205 
413 
22 
$2,500 to $4,999 
70 
25 
54 
48 
40 
65 
11 
$5,000 to $9,999 
52 
38 
49 
67 
72 
91 
9 
$10,000 to $24,999 
80 
40 
39 
73 
63 
97 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
23 
25 
42 
30 
112 
2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
57 
9 
5 
19 
12 
108 
- 
$100,000 or more 
159 
19 
10 
28 
38 
242 
Government payments 
farms 
382 
43 
63 
129 
114 
611 
_ 
$1,000 
2,666 
182 
221 
934 
438 
3,797 
- 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
334 
86 
70 
124 
125 
442 
17 
$1,000 
6,173 
368 
303 
477 
1,071 
6,122 
61 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
139,970 
8,957 
11,016 
11,464 
17,878 
199,709 
724 
Average per farm 
dollars 
175,401 
30,157 
35,194 
28,028 
38,865 
177,047 
14,770 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
798 
297 
313 
409 
460 
1,128 
49 
$1,000 
56,028 
1,510 
-1,217 
2,513 
3,993 
72,841 
-403 
Average per farm 
dollars 
70,210 
5,084 
-3,888 
6,143 
8,680 
64,575 
-8,220 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
391 
113 
127 
160 
231 
522 
24 
Other 
number 
407 
184 
186 
249 
229 
606 
25 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
497 
212 
211 
279 
271 
675 
24 
200 days or more 
number 
299 
111 
108 
153 
185 
495 
13 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
176 
92 
96 
122 
170 
334 
15 
number 
4,359 
3,185 
3,291 
6,309 
8,727 
59,231 
173 
Beef cows 
farms 
114 
54 
72 
92 
92 
149 
3 
number 
1,746 
720 
796 
2,118 
1,708 
1,417 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
16 
9 
7 
11 
51 
76 
number 
491 
721 
773 
674 
2,532 
27,949 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
127 
70 
81 
111 
128 
273 
10 
number 
2,162 
1,090 
1,522 
3,014 
5,329 
27,961 
146 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
57 
12 
17 
21 
33 
37 
6 
number 
153,386 
110 
199 
212 
403 
7,265 
65 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
50 
11 
12 
21 
26 
40 
2 
number 
337,230 
164 
132 
259 
793 
10,966 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
48 
14 
17 
30 
36 
54 
6 
number 
1,179 
274 
418 
1,834 
1,354 
1,882 
52 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
105 
41 
64 
73 
106 
116 
13 
number 
2,266 
870 
1,492 
1,260 
3,533 
3,409 
784 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
18 
2 
- 
18 
17 
10 
1 
number 
4,672 
(D) 
980 
1,278 
1,102 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
265 
46 
16 
2 
69 
376 
5 
acres 
85,695 
3,029 
829 
(D) 
3,474 
63,166 
41 
bushels 
13,379,045 
262,601 
76,402 
(D) 
435,810 
9,107,622 
2,710 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
11 
22 
9 
3 
29 
86 
- 
acres 
1,250 
631 
627 
(D) 
1,932 
17,427 
- 
tons 
20,657 
10,573 
8,954 
(D) 
28,686 
319,320 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
40 
4 
4 
6 
22 
278 
- 
acres 
1,959 
151 
249 
136 
926 
18,911 
- 
bushels 
107,312 
6,740 
12,350 
5,388 
57,543 
1,502,438 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
40 
4 
4 
6 
22 
278 
- 
acres 
1,959 
151 
249 
136 
926 
18,911 
- 
bushels 
107,312 
6,740 
12,350 
5,388 
57,543 
1,502,438 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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