Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lapeer 
Leelanau 
Lenawee 
Livingston 
Luce 
Mackinac 
Macomb 
Manistee 
Farms 
number 
1,133 
494 
1,618 
734 
43 
103 
324 
Land in farms 
acres 
175,598 
59,481 
344,347 
86,141 
11,599 
22,420 
44,298 
Average size of farm 
acres 
155 
120 
213 
117 
270 
218 
135 
137 
Median size of farm 
acres 
41 
72 
60 
36 
80 
80 
31 
80 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
708,546 
810,442 
863,720 
569,114 
619,125 
452,362 
747,673 
393,091 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,572 
6,731 
4,058 
4,849 
2,295 
2,078 
5,523 
2,875 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
142,814 
47,570 
217,178 
65,070 
4,181 
5,950 
60,640 
13,320 
Average per farm 
dollars 
126,049 
96,296 
134,226 
88,651 
97,223 
57,766 
120,797 
41,110 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
89 
34 
118 
76 
6 
5 
60 
15 
1 0 to 49 acres 
509 
155 
622 
352 
13 
26 
238 
99 
50 to 1 79 acres 
313 
217 
531 
195 
11 
43 
108 
151 
180 to 499 acres 
140 
75 
158 
77 
6 
17 
64 
51 
500 to 999 acres 
40 
8 
105 
19 
4 
8 
19 
4 
1 ,000 acres or more 
42 
5 
84 
15 
3 
4 
13 
4 
Total cropland 
farms 
925 
465 
1,424 
531 
29 
83 
422 
282 
acres 
137,097 
33,270 
299,349 
60,990 
4,259 
11,467 
58,407 
20,081 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
818 
428 
965 
477 
28 
75 
394 
234 
acres 
126,307 
26,427 
266,099 
58,135 
4,132 
9,477 
55,231 
13,642 
Irrigated land 
farms 
82 
117 
60 
81 
5 
4 
91 
42 
acres 
2,100 
2,165 
4,369 
1,413 
(D) 
8 
2,455 
1,295 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
113,355 
20,494 
204,571 
52,251 
3,615 
5,360 
73,242 
7,628 
Average per farm 
dollars 
100,048 
41,485 
126,434 
71,186 
84,067 
52,036 
145,900 
23,544 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
91,404 
17,776 
144,060 
38,712 
2,954 
1,185 
58,381 
6,492 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
21,951 
2,718 
60,511 
13,539 
661 
4,175 
14,861 
1,136 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
452 
193 
728 
322 
15 
37 
162 
153 
$2,500 to $4,999 
103 
35 
104 
77 
4 
14 
37 
33 
$5,000 to $9,999 
104 
53 
106 
71 
7 
5 
35 
46 
$10,000 to $24,999 
134 
76 
147 
83 
2 
23 
55 
41 
$25,000 to $49,999 
84 
48 
129 
57 
6 
12 
50 
20 
$50,000 to $99,999 
83 
44 
123 
48 
4 
4 
39 
12 
$100,000 or more 
173 
45 
281 
76 
5 
8 
124 
19 
Government payments 
farms 
262 
153 
1,004 
121 
9 
22 
118 
42 
$1,000 
2,214 
2,363 
10,028 
1,090 
79 
142 
956 
241 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
406 
181 
612 
213 
12 
20 
189 
79 
$1,000 
5,100 
6,393 
16,620 
2,610 
151 
387 
3,937 
1,434 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
83,063 
34,746 
189,765 
45,418 
3,072 
4,314 
64,185 
10,121 
Average per farm 
dollars 
73,312 
70,336 
117,284 
61,878 
71,435 
41,884 
127,858 
31,239 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,133 
494 
1,618 
734 
43 
103 
502 
324 
$1,000 
37,606 
-5,497 
41,454 
10,533 
773 
1,575 
13,951 
-818 
Average per farm 
dollars 
33,192 
-11,128 
25,620 
14,350 
17,977 
15,294 
27,790 
-2,525 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
581 
274 
636 
402 
19 
59 
270 
142 
Other 
number 
552 
220 
982 
332 
24 
44 
232 
182 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
628 
313 
899 
436 
24 
70 
304 
189 
200 days or more 
number 
494 
186 
627 
288 
14 
52 
190 
105 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
332 
63 
249 
174 
19 
42 
73 
88 
number 
14,991 
2,048 
32,114 
7,029 
1,073 
3,254 
6,812 
1,741 
Beef cows 
farms 
215 
41 
124 
122 
16 
28 
49 
71 
number 
2,530 
555 
1,503 
1,027 
391 
742 
343 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
42 
9 
26 
13 
- 
8 
12 
3 
number 
2,852 
216 
9,774 
1,888 
- 
767 
650 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
262 
45 
204 
112 
16 
36 
61 
69 
number 
10,055 
1,443 
19,484 
2,579 
697 
1,258 
7,739 
843 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
44 
8 
35 
27 
5 
6 
16 
25 
number 
876 
42 
6,016 
1,574 
15 
10 
343 
270 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
35 
15 
30 
29 
5 
5 
16 
30 
number 
1,948 
167 
(D) 
1,972 
15 
45 
590 
449 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
80 
7 
42 
63 
- 
13 
28 
11 
number 
1,882 
46 
976 
1,270 
- 
194 
255 
282 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
179 
52 
105 
135 
7 
27 
53 
65 
number 
3,740 
1,486 
2,584 
3,592 
189 
903 
2,531 
1,263 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
37 
4 
31 
31 
2 
3 
21 
4 
number 
3,327 
2,025 
2,033 
5,445 
(D) 
180 
5,848 
162 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
259 
43 
482 
136 
- 
3 
133 
55 
acres 
37,823 
2,434 
94,238 
19,128 
- 
28 
15,606 
3,937 
bushels 
5,625,112 
117,341 
9,320,607 
2,163,494 
- 
2,493 
2,391,540 
250,026 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
61 
16 
39 
16 
1 
8 
20 
21 
acres 
3,527 
637 
11,301 
1,194 
(D) 
392 
1,863 
400 
tons 
56,920 
4,991 
129,863 
19,335 
(D) 
(D) 
31,887 
3,834 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
131 
7 
298 
70 
5 
44 
4 
acres 
8,833 
231 
29,663 
6,053 
- 
613 
2,947 
46 
bushels 
607,895 
10,312 
2,235,917 
403,300 
- 
17,475 
178,984 
2,290 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
131 
7 
298 
70 
- 
5 
44 
4 
acres 
8,833 
231 
29,663 
6,053 
- 
613 
2,947 
46 
bushels 
607,895 
10,312 
2,235,917 
403,300 
- 
17,475 
178,984 
2,290 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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