Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oscoda 
Otsego 
Ottawa 
Presque Isle 
Roscommon 
Saginaw 
St. Clair 
St. Joseph 
Farms 
number 
145 
180 
1,363 
323 
58 
1,318 
1,049 
967 
Land in farms 
acres 
16,748 
32,293 
186,154 
81,536 
7,433 
309,710 
179,967 
221,745 
Average size of farm 
acres 
116 
179 
137 
252 
128 
235 
172 
229 
Median size of farm 
acres 
60 
80 
40 
119 
50 
72 
57 
60 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
303,650 
453,123 
881,996 
541,449 
336,520 
896,656 
640,936 
1,090,048 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,629 
2,526 
6,458 
2,145 
2,626 
3,816 
3,736 
4,754 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
7,053 
12,994 
194,738 
26,789 
3,304 
190,888 
128,926 
153,653 
Average per farm 
dollars 
48,641 
72,190 
142,875 
82,939 
56,968 
144,832 
122,904 
158,897 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
13 
5 
203 
12 
1 
71 
78 
108 
1 0 to 49 acres 
50 
62 
549 
62 
25 
470 
406 
326 
50 to 179 acres 
53 
62 
392 
141 
24 
409 
325 
310 
1 80 to 499 acres 
26 
34 
143 
76 
6 
209 
157 
118 
500 to 999 acres 
2 
13 
46 
19 
1 
103 
50 
48 
1 ,000 acres or more 
1 
4 
30 
13 
1 
56 
33 
57 
Total cropland 
farms 
90 
135 
1,194 
293 
44 
1,215 
903 
794 
acres 
7,870 
14,295 
138,148 
45,428 
2,703 
274,451 
151,643 
188,221 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
77 
121 
1,118 
257 
35 
949 
824 
681 
acres 
6,069 
11,880 
130,170 
38,450 
1,739 
259,727 
142,625 
179,483 
Irrigated land 
farms 
5 
19 
330 
13 
10 
45 
49 
273 
acres 
6 
1,233 
18,090 
1,384 
269 
2,346 
360 
112,442 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
6,907 
7,065 
534,405 
22,821 
(D) 
243,639 
107,937 
238,053 
Average per farm 
dollars 
47,635 
39,251 
392,080 
70,654 
(□) 
184,855 
102,895 
246,177 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,178 
6,044 
300,308 
17,469 
290 
223,309 
97,871 
190,933 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
5,729 
1,022 
234,096 
5,352 
(□) 
20,330 
10,065 
47,120 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
56 
66 
371 
128 
30 
439 
338 
350 
$2,500 to $4,999 
14 
21 
113 
34 
7 
49 
90 
86 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9 
22 
104 
33 
7 
95 
123 
63 
$10,000 to $24,999 
25 
27 
160 
52 
7 
133 
115 
89 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7 
24 
148 
21 
6 
102 
101 
82 
$50,000 to $99,999 
14 
9 
101 
20 
1 
136 
95 
55 
$100,000 or more 
20 
11 
366 
35 
- 
364 
187 
242 
Government payments 
farms 
9 
58 
347 
100 
4 
944 
342 
453 
$1,000 
44 
88 
2,689 
684 
(D) 
6,093 
1,714 
4,196 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
51 
64 
578 
112 
20 
568 
339 
418 
$1,000 
155 
517 
14,081 
473 
88 
5,583 
2,754 
13,625 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
6,243 
6,127 
440,082 
18,313 
806 
156,050 
74,112 
192,982 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,054 
34,036 
322,878 
56,697 
13,896 
118,399 
70,650 
199,568 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
145 
180 
1,363 
323 
58 
1,318 
1,049 
967 
$1,000 
863 
1,543 
111,092 
5,665 
-255 
99,266 
38,293 
62,892 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,951 
8,574 
81,505 
17,537 
-4,389 
75,316 
36,505 
65,039 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
76 
85 
702 
178 
20 
644 
587 
404 
Other 
number 
69 
95 
661 
145 
38 
674 
462 
563 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
87 
110 
824 
175 
44 
763 
578 
606 
200 days or more 
number 
63 
75 
600 
93 
30 
461 
425 
407 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
73 
66 
386 
121 
18 
165 
256 
252 
number 
3,642 
1,250 
40,910 
5,254 
240 
7,910 
8,468 
14,514 
Beef cows 
farms 
27 
41 
212 
85 
13 
87 
185 
100 
number 
428 
(D) 
2,968 
1,476 
134 
667 
2,171 
1,365 
Milk cows 
farms 
28 
1 
68 
14 
- 
27 
26 
68 
number 
1,051 
(D) 
13,988 
1,131 
- 
2,574 
1,319 
5,365 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
56 
41 
327 
84 
12 
135 
192 
178 
number 
1,706 
549 
23,643 
1,508 
138 
4,320 
4,349 
7,407 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
9 
5 
54 
29 
2 
32 
30 
76 
number 
30 
66 
37,041 
238 
(D) 
16,521 
137 
28,376 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
4 
59 
17 
27 
19 
69 
number 
29 
143 
77,438 
129 
- 
32,706 
143 
76,257 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
8 
6 
50 
18 
2 
33 
61 
52 
number 
288 
185 
1,263 
224 
(D) 
555 
705 
2,114 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
48 
33 
136 
57 
7 
85 
141 
182 
number 
1,776 
1,221 
(D) 
1,995 
163 
2,629 
3,024 
6,660 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
16 
6 
25 
19 
1 
14 
22 
33 
number 
2,025 
(D) 
1,985,020 
650 
(D) 
726 
1,437 
1,544,225 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
19 
26 
334 
47 
2 
616 
254 
421 
acres 
614 
1,080 
43,598 
5,027 
(D) 
101,166 
38,878 
98,336 
bushels 
53,306 
98,137 
5,213,936 
657,434 
(D) 
15,163,372 
5,765,907 
14,796,293 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
29 
14 
103 
27 
2 
30 
41 
61 
acres 
818 
148 
1 5,566 
1,068 
(D) 
1,760 
1,497 
4,625 
tons 
9,003 
1,682 
259,844 
15,273 
(D) 
32,551 
24,452 
71,574 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2 
13 
89 
35 
343 
154 
63 
acres 
(D) 
1,018 
4,677 
4,002 
- 
23,566 
9,711 
2,425 
bushels 
(D) 
60,536 
291,708 
235,261 
- 
1,822,598 
664,019 
146,109 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
13 
89 
35 
- 
343 
154 
63 
acres 
(D) 
1,018 
4,677 
4,002 
- 
23,566 
9,711 
2,425 
bushels 
(D) 
60,536 
291,708 
235,261 
- 
1,822,598 
664,019 
146,109 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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238 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
