Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Montmorency 
Muskegon 
Newaygo 
Oakland 
Oceana 
Ogemaw 
Ontonagon 
Osceola 
Farms 
number 
151 
514 
923 
537 
609 
280 
109 
750 
Land in farms 
acres 
24,337 
74,246 
125,663 
31,722 
127,779 
68,162 
29,063 
110,562 
Average size of farm 
acres 
161 
144 
136 
59 
210 
243 
267 
147 
Median size of farm 
acres 
80 
40 
60 
22 
72 
92 
189 
78 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
366,250 
741,080 
484,268 
506,358 
675,791 
645,025 
451,715 
373,809 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,272 
5,130 
3,557 
8,572 
3,221 
2,650 
1,694 
2,536 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
12,759 
49,001 
84,348 
29,138 
75,826 
36,189 
6,677 
48,755 
Average per farm 
dollars 
84,495 
95,333 
91,385 
54,261 
124,919 
129,245 
61,258 
65,007 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
4 
49 
60 
98 
29 
9 
- 
30 
1 0 to 49 acres 
43 
242 
363 
283 
202 
60 
14 
225 
50 to 1 79 acres 
71 
143 
347 
124 
215 
128 
35 
339 
180 to 499 acres 
20 
55 
106 
21 
106 
51 
44 
119 
500 to 999 acres 
11 
17 
27 
7 
33 
18 
14 
22 
1 ,000 acres or more 
2 
8 
20 
4 
24 
14 
2 
15 
Total cropland 
farms 
127 
391 
757 
337 
536 
247 
101 
664 
acres 
14,581 
48,974 
83,384 
18,759 
89,357 
40,218 
13,900 
64,658 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
114 
339 
670 
291 
475 
214 
85 
554 
acres 
13,194 
45,591 
76,076 
16,542 
77,364 
36,702 
11,756 
53,638 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1 
83 
71 
85 
83 
8 
4 
29 
acres 
(D) 
9,451 
7,538 
659 
10,427 
76 
12 
1,429 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
8,132 
76,000 
113,848 
25,907 
101,180 
46,261 
2,204 
45,684 
Average per farm 
dollars 
53,853 
147,860 
123,346 
48,243 
166,141 
165,216 
20,217 
60,912 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
4,295 
46,846 
45,412 
22,664 
64,095 
13,478 
1,656 
13,010 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
3,837 
29,154 
68,437 
3,243 
37,085 
32,782 
548 
32,674 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
59 
224 
367 
295 
200 
96 
48 
323 
$2,500 to $4,999 
15 
28 
92 
59 
68 
41 
11 
93 
$5,000 to $9,999 
20 
62 
99 
48 
45 
25 
6 
109 
$10,000 to $24,999 
25 
55 
118 
47 
69 
36 
20 
96 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
28 
72 
37 
62 
18 
12 
38 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6 
37 
48 
14 
51 
11 
7 
27 
$100,000 or more 
15 
80 
127 
37 
114 
53 
5 
64 
Government payments 
farms 
38 
112 
192 
37 
190 
132 
14 
171 
$1,000 
175 
658 
1,193 
226 
2,529 
927 
91 
1,124 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
43 
172 
333 
156 
269 
105 
31 
247 
$1,000 
434 
4,651 
4,160 
4,397 
6,727 
925 
123 
1,401 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
5,526 
62,796 
96,609 
26,773 
97,509 
36,089 
1,725 
37,606 
Average per farm 
dollars 
36,598 
122,171 
104,668 
49,857 
160,113 
128,888 
15,824 
50,142 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
151 
514 
923 
537 
609 
280 
109 
750 
$1,000 
3,215 
18,514 
22,593 
3,757 
12,927 
12,025 
693 
10,602 
Average per farm 
dollars 
21,291 
36,019 
24,478 
6,996 
21,227 
42,945 
6,360 
14,136 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
55 
249 
416 
277 
321 
138 
49 
269 
Other 
number 
96 
265 
507 
260 
288 
142 
60 
481 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
89 
318 
543 
325 
373 
147 
70 
513 
200 days or more 
number 
78 
203 
411 
188 
249 
105 
22 
373 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
70 
151 
312 
66 
147 
135 
35 
299 
number 
2,126 
10,750 
31,201 
1,047 
8,247 
16,654 
1,363 
19,540 
Beef cows 
farms 
46 
95 
174 
43 
79 
80 
33 
200 
number 
476 
797 
2,360 
(D) 
722 
1,328 
(D) 
3,125 
Milk cows 
farms 
9 
24 
72 
6 
30 
37 
3 
65 
number 
594 
5,317 
12,495 
(D) 
3,256 
6,426 
(D) 
6,566 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
68 
106 
253 
39 
104 
108 
27 
236 
number 
1,153 
6,492 
12,143 
390 
2,870 
6,386 
402 
6,083 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
5 
23 
57 
23 
38 
11 
4 
37 
number 
25 
3,481 
7,200 
208 
49,912 
461 
12 
729 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6 
27 
50 
24 
31 
12 
4 
42 
number 
45 
8,805 
15,048 
567 
(D) 
412 
(D) 
894 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
- 
16 
27 
45 
12 
13 
2 
45 
number 
- 
100 
634 
991 
60 
707 
(D) 
2,112 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
38 
91 
147 
99 
80 
23 
9 
113 
number 
801 
4,395 
3,296 
4,462 
8,727 
503 
214 
3,875 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
5 
15 
19 
22 
11 
1 
3 
11 
number 
457 
5,210 
2,346 
1,118 
3,145 
(D) 
465 
15,721 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
19 
104 
256 
27 
162 
61 
3 
117 
acres 
1,515 
10,880 
23,278 
3,997 
21,480 
9,283 
31 
8,331 
bushels 
162,292 
1,231,392 
2,931,947 
473,807 
2,613,894 
1,170,943 
(D) 
912,392 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
7 
34 
88 
4 
37 
39 
1 
60 
acres 
239 
5,960 
10,535 
76 
3,398 
3,603 
(D) 
5,045 
tons 
4,659 
108,841 
143,259 
1,004 
53,516 
49,068 
(D) 
76,208 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
12 
23 
53 
12 
42 
19 
7 
22 
acres 
727 
2,914 
2,526 
1,352 
2,290 
2,337 
178 
692 
bushels 
41,352 
207,602 
148,447 
69,595 
122,387 
168,265 
7,195 
37,305 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
12 
23 
53 
12 
42 
19 
6 
22 
acres 
727 
2,914 
2,526 
1,352 
2,290 
2,337 
(D) 
692 
bushels 
41,352 
207,602 
148,447 
69,595 
122,387 
168,265 
(D) 
37,305 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Michigan 237 
