Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Grand 
T raverse 
Gratiot 
Hillsdale 
Houghton 
Huron 
Ingham 
Ionia 
Iosco 
Farms 
number 
504 
878 
1,530 
177 
1,205 
944 
1,109 
283 
Land in farms 
acres 
54,558 
289,376 
262,363 
27,194 
452,370 
200,578 
248,418 
37,996 
Average size of farm 
acres 
108 
330 
171 
154 
375 
212 
224 
134 
Median size of farm 
acres 
44 
80 
59 
94 
120 
40 
70 
73 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
577,258 
1,486,504 
590,512 
272,254 
1,952,800 
866,715 
934,093 
358,892 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,333 
4,510 
3,444 
1,772 
5,202 
4,079 
4,170 
2,673 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
39,954 
184,111 
155,267 
7,546 
367,212 
121,562 
171,131 
24,120 
Average per farm 
dollars 
79,275 
209,694 
101,481 
42,635 
304,740 
128,774 
154,311 
85,231 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
64 
47 
110 
6 
75 
102 
85 
17 
1 0 to 49 acres 
200 
282 
566 
46 
303 
420 
382 
97 
50 to 1 79 acres 
160 
281 
602 
79 
321 
239 
352 
108 
1 80 to 499 acres 
63 
116 
132 
37 
249 
103 
162 
46 
500 to 999 acres 
12 
75 
56 
7 
128 
32 
75 
13 
1 ,000 acres or more 
5 
77 
64 
2 
129 
48 
53 
2 
Total cropland 
farms 
438 
783 
1,353 
144 
1,116 
773 
973 
243 
acres 
36,373 
259,530 
207,931 
10,846 
405,985 
167,391 
203,105 
23,662 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
400 
602 
873 
126 
840 
704 
801 
214 
acres 
31,762 
243,764 
180,038 
8,179 
383,119 
160,120 
192,033 
20,816 
Irrigated land 
farms 
141 
57 
71 
26 
39 
73 
65 
8 
acres 
2,957 
9,510 
9,141 
59 
2,043 
1,735 
5,953 
23 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
18,246 
345,033 
161,533 
4,014 
654,564 
131,340 
406,147 
17,083 
Average per farm 
dollars 
36,202 
392,976 
105,577 
22,675 
543,207 
139,132 
366,228 
60,363 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
13,927 
199,091 
115,914 
2,126 
334,344 
101,658 
128,514 
6,226 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
4,319 
145,942 
45,619 
1,888 
320,221 
29,682 
277,633 
10,857 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
208 
296 
795 
79 
372 
332 
399 
124 
$2,500 to $4,999 
40 
33 
91 
28 
48 
110 
59 
45 
$5,000 to $9,999 
54 
55 
100 
21 
32 
104 
87 
31 
$10,000 to $24,999 
91 
85 
168 
15 
63 
97 
112 
38 
$25,000 to $49,999 
37 
71 
93 
13 
55 
79 
93 
14 
$50,000 to $99,999 
25 
60 
61 
17 
107 
60 
77 
9 
$100,000 or more 
49 
278 
222 
4 
528 
162 
282 
22 
Government payments 
farms 
145 
602 
883 
32 
959 
257 
576 
86 
$1,000 
1,273 
4,522 
6,159 
101 
9,479 
2,925 
4,662 
467 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
187 
406 
558 
45 
774 
361 
498 
82 
$1,000 
8,508 
7,829 
6,306 
167 
20,688 
4,794 
7,755 
700 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
28,588 
245,236 
132,739 
3,134 
494,642 
109,562 
305,500 
14,036 
Average per farm 
dollars 
56,721 
279,312 
86,758 
17,707 
410,492 
116,061 
275,473 
49,598 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
504 
878 
1,530 
177 
1,205 
944 
1,109 
283 
$1,000 
-561 
112,148 
41,258 
1,147 
190,089 
29,498 
113,065 
4,213 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-1,113 
127,731 
26,966 
6,482 
157,750 
31,248 
101,952 
14,887 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
278 
494 
588 
66 
669 
486 
532 
128 
Other 
number 
226 
384 
942 
111 
536 
458 
577 
155 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
301 
473 
946 
126 
628 
588 
654 
197 
200 days or more 
number 
175 
340 
698 
62 
399 
378 
476 
126 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
99 
207 
385 
58 
338 
217 
378 
103 
number 
3,013 
47,996 
22,554 
1,593 
141,316 
15,598 
47,631 
5,906 
Beef cows 
farms 
70 
94 
191 
47 
85 
121 
208 
73 
number 
977 
1,469 
2,304 
423 
1,611 
1,699 
3,195 
1,462 
Milk cows 
farms 
5 
39 
85 
9 
87 
37 
72 
16 
number 
202 
22,708 
5,539 
376 
37,426 
5,032 
17,726 
1,999 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
80 
189 
301 
32 
324 
183 
311 
84 
number 
1,526 
36,021 
20,609 
372 
132,141 
5,761 
28,238 
3,417 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
15 
34 
48 
10 
29 
45 
55 
7 
number 
5,589 
69,698 
21,713 
30 
40,535 
3,212 
76,293 
36 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
21 
32 
49 
12 
32 
39 
52 
7 
number 
7,330 
192,294 
53,297 
50 
108,618 
5,489 
155,932 
55 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
6 
25 
87 
15 
18 
67 
46 
20 
number 
8 
415 
2,819 
257 
486 
2,661 
1,052 
1,193 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
60 
66 
182 
45 
46 
130 
137 
40 
number 
1,823 
1,056 
4,282 
1,226 
(D) 
12,125 
(D) 
1,243 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
7 
8 
44 
5 
13 
21 
17 
2 
number 
326 
623 
1,665 
252 
589 
6,757 
505 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
66 
371 
392 
7 
566 
254 
418 
44 
acres 
7,401 
91,299 
68,583 
342 
102,168 
64,296 
76,667 
4,075 
bushels 
625,989 
14,776,349 
7,702,360 
29,257 
15,216,015 
7,921,014 
10,946,684 
536,635 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
27 
64 
84 
3 
187 
46 
103 
23 
acres 
719 
12,636 
6,801 
102 
27,515 
3,640 
14,654 
1,457 
tons 
6,967 
268,086 
96,142 
2,230 
479,504 
53,323 
255,387 
18,703 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
20 
200 
141 
1 
445 
141 
215 
14 
acres 
1,409 
20,819 
10,441 
(D) 
55,212 
18,860 
12,937 
808 
bushels 
62,310 
1,672,571 
700,606 
(□) 
4,893,531 
1,488,963 
934,268 
60,720 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
20 
199 
141 
1 
445 
141 
215 
14 
acres 
1,409 
(D) 
10,441 
(D) 
55,212 
18,860 
12,937 
808 
bushels 
62,310 
(D) 
700,606 
(□) 
4,893,531 
1,488,963 
934,268 
60,720 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
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-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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