Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Marquette 
Mason 
Mecosta 
Menominee 
Midland 
Missaukee 
Monroe 
Montcalm 
Farms 
number 
168 
440 
779 
398 
555 
433 
1,144 
1,127 
Land in farms 
acres 
30,693 
79,048 
123,005 
91,900 
89,543 
99,510 
214,506 
237,252 
Average size of farm 
acres 
183 
180 
158 
231 
161 
230 
188 
211 
Median size of farm 
acres 
80 
80 
80 
114 
54 
76 
42 
67 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
372,267 
512,948 
471,610 
463,201 
580,837 
695,276 
853,688 
702,214 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,038 
2,855 
2,987 
2,006 
3,600 
3,025 
4,553 
3,336 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
11,540 
48,248 
70,662 
33,648 
54,578 
66,934 
155,220 
147,996 
Average per farm 
dollars 
68,689 
109,654 
90,708 
84,543 
98,340 
154,581 
135,682 
131,318 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
5 
16 
28 
18 
54 
37 
148 
50 
1 0 to 49 acres 
64 
136 
220 
84 
212 
130 
458 
416 
50 to 179 acres 
54 
175 
363 
151 
195 
144 
285 
420 
1 80 to 499 acres 
35 
77 
122 
106 
55 
76 
128 
135 
500 to 999 acres 
6 
19 
32 
23 
21 
24 
75 
64 
1 ,000 acres or more 
4 
17 
14 
16 
18 
22 
50 
42 
Total cropland 
farms 
106 
396 
661 
343 
456 
375 
1,006 
1,000 
acres 
9,186 
56,689 
79,735 
50,289 
69,506 
71,687 
196,178 
181,062 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
95 
328 
564 
305 
366 
343 
907 
815 
acres 
7,874 
48,851 
71,606 
45,548 
63,758 
67,287 
189,032 
166,218 
Irrigated land 
farms 
16 
45 
53 
15 
32 
53 
87 
151 
acres 
70 
2,995 
14,398 
30 
996 
7,477 
9,752 
55,870 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
2,298 
52,881 
113,257 
41,402 
70,088 
126,002 
173,897 
213,940 
Average per farm 
dollars 
13,676 
120,183 
145,388 
104,025 
126,285 
290,999 
152,008 
189,831 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
815 
31,689 
45,979 
7,914 
47,595 
31,202 
166,044 
154,177 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,482 
21,191 
67,278 
33,488 
22,493 
94,800 
7,852 
59,763 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
87 
164 
288 
158 
245 
171 
341 
457 
$2,500 to $4,999 
16 
42 
65 
46 
47 
37 
78 
92 
$5,000 to $9,999 
20 
45 
64 
44 
46 
45 
100 
115 
$10,000 to $24,999 
25 
58 
128 
53 
62 
40 
146 
126 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
37 
69 
20 
41 
47 
119 
73 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5 
28 
64 
19 
36 
12 
128 
62 
$100,000 or more 
2 
66 
101 
58 
78 
81 
232 
202 
Government payments 
farms 
15 
119 
284 
149 
246 
124 
581 
457 
$1,000 
209 
828 
904 
1,131 
2,310 
1,568 
3,653 
2,577 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
45 
166 
246 
170 
194 
179 
604 
424 
$1,000 
438 
2,071 
2,246 
2,303 
1,800 
1,510 
10,881 
8,594 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
3,686 
41,626 
97,829 
32,905 
49,935 
84,933 
153,590 
150,208 
Average per farm 
dollars 
21,942 
94,606 
125,583 
82,676 
89,973 
196,151 
134,257 
133,282 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
168 
440 
779 
398 
555 
433 
1,144 
1,127 
$1,000 
-741 
14,154 
18,578 
11,931 
24,263 
44,147 
34,840 
74,903 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-4,412 
32,168 
23,849 
29,979 
43,717 
101,956 
30,455 
66,462 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
82 
199 
375 
189 
259 
209 
530 
612 
Other 
number 
86 
241 
404 
209 
296 
224 
614 
515 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
105 
268 
485 
220 
302 
297 
702 
604 
200 days or more 
number 
79 
193 
309 
142 
183 
178 
413 
407 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
60 
116 
349 
172 
136 
158 
114 
386 
number 
1,117 
10,883 
15,944 
17,632 
7,168 
31,997 
3,789 
26,535 
Beef cows 
farms 
35 
79 
175 
106 
112 
72 
69 
211 
number 
(D) 
897 
2,849 
1,744 
(D) 
1,346 
519 
2,504 
Milk cows 
farms 
5 
18 
123 
44 
10 
53 
6 
103 
number 
(D) 
2,482 
4,858 
6,723 
(D) 
16,368 
602 
10,489 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
42 
83 
264 
133 
113 
131 
76 
300 
number 
502 
6,655 
5,971 
7,012 
4,865 
15,996 
4,323 
12,588 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
16 
28 
57 
23 
21 
20 
37 
51 
number 
976 
(D) 
75,590 
211 
2,639 
233 
260 
13,196 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
19 
27 
59 
21 
26 
20 
38 
47 
number 
1,135 
(D) 
(D) 
293 
6,085 
504 
989 
27,280 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
26 
26 
31 
24 
21 
16 
39 
58 
number 
193 
806 
2,876 
382 
454 
351 
658 
1,414 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
33 
63 
110 
64 
81 
76 
108 
159 
number 
1,395 
1,575 
4,888 
1,683 
1,692 
1,829 
4,574 
8,686 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
8 
6 
28 
7 
9 
15 
14 
13 
number 
640 
276 
4,893 
720 
612 
1,571 
768 
842 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1 
106 
241 
69 
156 
74 
454 
357 
acres 
(D) 
13,684 
26,314 
8,603 
23,804 
9,180 
76,225 
62,334 
bushels 
(D) 
1,760,157 
3,376,384 
740,475 
3,857,074 
1,131,202 
7,831,986 
8,521,972 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
5 
23 
130 
63 
7 
76 
12 
109 
acres 
256 
2,197 
3,429 
7,044 
607 
16,106 
890 
6,876 
tons 
(D) 
33,690 
49,185 
98,734 
10,642 
268,638 
12,114 
115,759 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
64 
36 
7 
52 
13 
206 
108 
acres 
- 
4,700 
1,644 
203 
4,231 
687 
16,897 
16,149 
bushels 
- 
295,295 
66,815 
8,645 
347,486 
42,906 
1,284,664 
1,082,636 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
64 
36 
5 
52 
13 
206 
108 
acres 
- 
4,700 
1,644 
(D) 
4,231 
687 
16,897 
16,149 
bushels 
- 
295,295 
66,815 
(D) 
347,486 
42,906 
1,284,664 
1,082,636 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
(□) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
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236 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
