Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sanilac 
Schoolcraft 
Shiawassee 
Tuscola 
Van Buren 
Washtenaw 
Wayne 
Wexford 
Farms 
number 
1,467 
65 
1,033 
1,322 
1,113 
1,236 
287 
357 
Land in farms 
acres 
456,877 
19,423 
223,370 
325,372 
175,121 
170,154 
15,767 
40,333 
Average size of farm 
acres 
311 
299 
216 
246 
157 
138 
55 
113 
Median size of farm 
acres 
100 
80 
62 
75 
50 
40 
15 
70 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,365,955 
485,170 
773,484 
1,117,802 
699,335 
701,358 
408,839 
321,616 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,386 
1,624 
3,577 
4,542 
4,445 
5,095 
7,442 
2,847 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
318,761 
3,837 
140,925 
223,242 
147,314 
114,130 
23,219 
17,020 
Average per farm 
dollars 
217,288 
59,027 
136,423 
168,867 
132,358 
92,338 
80,904 
47,674 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
50 
3 
63 
66 
104 
92 
98 
21 
1 0 to 49 acres 
389 
15 
372 
463 
447 
592 
125 
131 
50 to 1 79 acres 
483 
28 
335 
439 
388 
332 
42 
154 
1 80 to 499 acres 
291 
15 
153 
191 
125 
135 
18 
39 
500 to 999 acres 
145 
1 
58 
79 
27 
51 
3 
8 
1 ,000 acres or more 
109 
3 
52 
84 
22 
34 
1 
4 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,346 
55 
907 
1,172 
981 
996 
216 
306 
acres 
405,497 
5,348 
195,229 
284,535 
125,089 
133,455 
10,852 
23,744 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,125 
48 
791 
904 
877 
880 
197 
248 
acres 
384,095 
3,917 
187,096 
265,922 
114,572 
126,822 
9,862 
18,601 
Irrigated land 
farms 
43 
3 
27 
84 
233 
147 
74 
32 
acres 
1,752 
(D) 
821 
5,400 
34,046 
3,565 
341 
906 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
420,966 
2,168 
145,170 
274,446 
194,664 
87,761 
26,535 
9,676 
Average per farm 
dollars 
286,957 
33,357 
140,532 
207,599 
174,900 
71,004 
92,455 
27,103 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
280,054 
1,365 
113,439 
226,266 
161,414 
67,584 
26,059 
4,829 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
140,912 
804 
31,730 
48,180 
33,251 
20,177 
476 
4,847 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
426 
32 
317 
519 
414 
530 
115 
172 
$2,500 to $4,999 
74 
7 
95 
79 
81 
101 
43 
42 
$5,000 to $9,999 
72 
5 
78 
77 
99 
80 
23 
50 
$10,000 to $24,999 
138 
12 
130 
109 
138 
159 
33 
39 
$25,000 to $49,999 
93 
1 
89 
75 
93 
106 
21 
23 
$50,000 to $99,999 
131 
2 
97 
117 
105 
79 
28 
13 
$100,000 or more 
533 
6 
227 
346 
183 
181 
24 
18 
Government payments 
farms 
884 
7 
571 
752 
239 
392 
27 
54 
$1,000 
7,213 
93 
3,634 
4,778 
2,425 
3,466 
102 
122 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
725 
22 
403 
611 
458 
511 
92 
92 
$1,000 
11,325 
236 
5,054 
8,884 
12,729 
10,802 
2,777 
508 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
304,400 
2,310 
101,056 
191,800 
162,152 
91,257 
27,405 
10,965 
Average per farm 
dollars 
207,498 
35,544 
97,827 
145,083 
145,689 
73,833 
95,489 
30,714 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,467 
65 
1,033 
1,322 
1,113 
1,236 
287 
357 
$1,000 
135,104 
187 
52,802 
96,308 
47,665 
10,772 
2,008 
-659 
Average per farm 
dollars 
92,095 
2,877 
51,115 
72,850 
42,826 
8,715 
6,996 
-1,846 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
816 
33 
529 
643 
592 
603 
172 
134 
Other 
number 
651 
32 
504 
679 
521 
633 
115 
223 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
766 
35 
600 
688 
682 
771 
156 
241 
200 days or more 
number 
446 
16 
444 
446 
452 
466 
92 
157 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
462 
20 
248 
331 
216 
211 
24 
98 
number 
68,530 
770 
17,575 
21,235 
12,519 
10,255 
202 
3,372 
Beef cows 
farms 
173 
14 
136 
184 
159 
114 
17 
57 
number 
1,982 
(D) 
1,584 
2,193 
1,762 
1,342 
(D) 
543 
Milk cows 
farms 
175 
3 
36 
45 
22 
29 
1 
29 
number 
23,696 
(D) 
6,043 
5,698 
5,636 
2,209 
(D) 
851 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
361 
18 
197 
270 
152 
161 
16 
74 
number 
52,793 
645 
6,152 
21,253 
4,614 
6,956 
80 
1,419 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
41 
3 
43 
38 
21 
43 
15 
13 
number 
5,978 
8 
1,046 
5,762 
4,655 
4,695 
156 
43 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
33 
1 
59 
43 
33 
48 
14 
8 
number 
16,659 
(D) 
1,494 
1 1 ,888 
(D) 
9,160 
96 
112 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
23 
44 
21 
38 
109 
19 
5 
number 
1,083 
- 
1,116 
504 
837 
9,625 
435 
53 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
139 
9 
98 
148 
114 
202 
51 
60 
number 
4,135 
(D) 
2,143 
(D) 
2,740 
5,786 
1,269 
2,097 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
24 
2 
39 
39 
13 
61 
3 
15 
number 
1,758 
(D) 
2,105 
3,463 
(D) 
8,330 
(D) 
592 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
576 
1 
365 
476 
201 
294 
44 
51 
acres 
101,843 
(D) 
57,460 
88,716 
55,362 
43,590 
2,800 
3,385 
bushels 
15,659,567 
(D) 
8,058,367 
13,874,115 
7,603,896 
3,485,635 
253,731 
295,555 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
207 
36 
61 
19 
54 
6 
30 
acres 
18,408 
- 
5,191 
4,166 
1,548 
3,314 
162 
1,559 
tons 
267,492 
- 
82,654 
64,559 
24,230 
37,424 
984 
17,564 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
453 
1 
286 
281 
20 
210 
6 
9 
acres 
51,908 
(D) 
26,060 
34,285 
1,120 
12,861 
180 
368 
bushels 
4,075,304 
(D) 
1,826,314 
2,729,804 
54,038 
892,972 
11,261 
1 1 ,478 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
453 
1 
286 
281 
20 
210 
6 
9 
acres 
51,908 
(D) 
26,060 
34,285 
1,120 
12,861 
180 
368 
bushels 
4,075,304 
(D) 
1,826,314 
2,729,804 
54,038 
892,972 
11,261 
1 1 ,478 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Michigan 239 
