Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Iron 
Isabella 
Jackson 
Kalamazoo 
Kalkaska 
Kent 
Keweenaw 
Lake 
Farms 
number 
117 
928 
1,073 
734 
224 
1,159 
6 
200 
Land in farms 
acres 
22,939 
188,465 
183,111 
143,540 
25,819 
157,493 
318 
26,025 
Average size of farm 
acres 
196 
203 
171 
196 
115 
136 
53 
130 
Median size of farm 
acres 
94 
78 
51 
40 
59 
40 
40 
70 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
390,041 
772,920 
652,247 
909,857 
350,877 
795,992 
133,333 
338,073 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,989 
3,806 
3,822 
4,653 
3,044 
5,858 
2,516 
2,598 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
5,894 
97,155 
92,057 
109,295 
10,156 
129,140 
205 
11,193 
Average per farm 
dollars 
50,377 
104,693 
85,794 
148,903 
45,339 
1 1 1 ,424 
34,117 
55,963 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
- 
72 
108 
88 
23 
181 
- 
12 
1 0 to 49 acres 
36 
249 
415 
324 
80 
4 
64 
50 to 179 acres 
45 
387 
334 
195 
83 
2 
91 
180 to 499 acres 
28 
137 
133 
62 
30 
1 ill 
- 
23 
500 to 999 acres 
5 
52 
45 
31 
4 
Iflli ■r-tfnl 
- 
8 
1 ,000 acres or more 
3 
31 
38 
34 
4 
27 
- 
2 
Total cropland 
farms 
103 
802 
867 
598 
155 
888 
- 
159 
acres 
9,454 
148,858 
136,040 
112,853 
12,859 
120,547 
- 
11,460 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
94 
653 
724 
533 
122 
801 
- 
139 
acres 
7,488 
135,682 
125,392 
108,770 
8,695 
113,271 
9,947 
Irrigated land 
farms 
9 
23 
63 
168 
15 
155 
- 
11 
acres 
455 
3,438 
3,908 
39,054 
1,605 
9,986 
- 
33 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
3,653 
119,400 
78,185 
243,969 
8,803 
231,861 
(D) 
4,061 
Average per farm 
dollars 
31,222 
128,663 
72,866 
332,383 
39,300 
200,053 
(D) 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
3,188 
78,428 
54,110 
194,521 
8,109 
180,389 
- 
2,290 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
465 
40,972 
24,076 
49,448 
694 
51,472 
(□) 
1,772 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
48 
361 
454 
261 
112 
452 
4 
89 
$2,500 to $4,999 
22 
67 
91 
56 
37 
102 
2 
30 
$5,000 to $9,999 
17 
67 
137 
61 
23 
111 
- 
37 
$10,000 to $24,999 
11 
111 
122 
98 
31 
122 
- 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
80 
77 
58 
8 
96 
- 
7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4 
64 
63 
42 
6 
84 
- 
7 
$100,000 or more 
8 
178 
129 
158 
7 
192 
- 
8 
Government payments 
farms 
21 
485 
344 
196 
38 
263 
- 
24 
$1,000 
25 
2,703 
4,210 
2,473 
104 
2,417 
- 
88 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
30 
353 
384 
298 
54 
436 
2 
51 
$1,000 
130 
2,241 
7,613 
5,064 
400 
12,740 
(D) 
357 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
3,539 
89,212 
75,410 
198,134 
8,088 
209,122 
78 
5,253 
Average per farm 
dollars 
30,248 
96,134 
70,279 
269,937 
36,109 
180,433 
13,062 
26,267 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
117 
928 
1,073 
734 
224 
1,159 
6 
200 
$1,000 
269 
35,132 
14,598 
53,373 
1,218 
37,895 
-63 
-747 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,303 
37,858 
13,605 
72,715 
5,439 
32,697 
-10,442 
-3,736 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
58 
457 
487 
357 
88 
559 
2 
99 
Other 
number 
59 
471 
586 
377 
136 
600 
4 
101 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
70 
499 
636 
417 
137 
710 
6 
115 
200 days or more 
number 
47 
358 
437 
297 
98 
471 
2 
87 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
39 
303 
273 
151 
51 
328 
4 
63 
number 
1,156 
24,480 
15,025 
15,341 
720 
23,685 
40 
1,974 
Beef cows 
farms 
30 
177 
178 
99 
35 
228 
4 
44 
number 
617 
2,368 
2,892 
1,682 
208 
2,644 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
49 
30 
7 
4 
46 
5 
number 
- 
7,214 
3,132 
5,973 
14 
7,915 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
30 
233 
212 
130 
43 
252 
- 
42 
number 
510 
16,703 
7,477 
5,787 
523 
10,443 
- 
670 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
7 
30 
38 
32 
14 
44 
- 
14 
number 
31 
1,400 
760 
49,025 
94 
(D) 
- 
52 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
8 
23 
39 
37 
15 
51 
- 
13 
number 
97 
2,501 
2,181 
93,530 
119 
(D) 
- 
60 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
4 
27 
80 
38 
10 
49 
- 
6 
number 
111 
1,391 
12,787 
5,907 
143 
839 
- 
346 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
20 
80 
150 
97 
43 
143 
- 
35 
number 
592 
1,893 
4,732 
2,366 
1,049 
3,096 
- 
612 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
11 
26 
11 
9 
15 
- 
6 
number 
85 
5,526 
2,161 
584 
629 
698 
- 
217 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
266 
305 
194 
20 
245 
- 
20 
acres 
- 
34,126 
51,421 
58,662 
1,099 
39,383 
- 
1,917 
bushels 
- 
5,000,529 
4,266,920 
6,960,015 
74,384 
5,019,272 
- 
223,861 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
8 
76 
41 
29 
5 
83 
- 
7 
acres 
130 
6,028 
4,291 
3,871 
189 
7,967 
- 
502 
tons 
2,714 
101,197 
42,652 
73,167 
6,207 
123,215 
- 
7,546 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3 
166 
119 
38 
9 
90 
- 
5 
acres 
152 
17,296 
7,576 
3,582 
1,055 
5,643 
- 
240 
bushels 
6,834 
1,241,678 
451,014 
244,217 
72,786 
393,150 
- 
13,612 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
3 
166 
119 
38 
9 
90 
- 
5 
acres 
152 
17,296 
7,576 
3,582 
1,055 
5,643 
- 
240 
bushels 
6,834 
1,241,678 
451,014 
244,217 
72,786 
393,150 
- 
13,612 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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234 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
