Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Baraga 
Barry 
Bay 
Benzie 
Berrien 
Branch 
Calhoun 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
57 
1,031 
766 
181 
1,063 
1,054 
1,023 
2007 
76 
1,164 
851 
205 
1,300 
1,129 
1,178 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
17,732 
165,185 
193,708 
20,646 
156,418 
244,208 
224,877 
2007 
18,644 
168,172 
186,256 
21,069 
169,016 
250,134 
227,994 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
311 
160 
253 
114 
147 
232 
220 
2007 
245 
144 
219 
103 
130 
222 
194 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
57 
1,031 
766 
181 
1,063 
1,054 
1,023 
2007 
76 
1,164 
851 
205 
1,300 
1,129 
1,178 
$1,000, 2012 
32,766 
657,506 
778,193 
86,063 
874,568 
868,002 
826,564 
2007 
38,164 
587,153 
524,922 
96,532 
780,121 
749,917 
686,831 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
574,848 
637,736 
1,015,917 
475,487 
822,735 
823,531 
807,981 
2007 
502,152 
504,427 
616,830 
470,889 
600,093 
664,231 
583,048 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,848 
3,980 
4,017 
4,169 
5,591 
3,554 
3,676 
2007 
2,047 
3,491 
2,818 
4,582 
4,616 
2,998 
3,012 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2 
44 
75 
16 
66 
64 
49 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8 
87 
99 
19 
80 
74 
82 
$100,000 to $199,999 
13 
242 
120 
28 
211 
245 
206 
$200,000 to $499,999 
22 
404 
202 
70 
364 
361 
366 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1 
132 
82 
25 
184 
138 
135 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
9 
60 
79 
16 
69 
74 
91 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1 
43 
71 
7 
57 
70 
53 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1 
13 
34 
- 
22 
19 
36 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
6 
4 
- 
10 
9 
5 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
574,891 
353,980 
283,075 
204,611 
363,358 
324,082 
451,991 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
3.1 
46.7 
68.4 
10.1 
43.0 
75.4 
49.8 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2 
74 
50 
18 
126 
66 
79 
acres 
(D) 
384 
251 
114 
598 
354 
461 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
15 
385 
233 
57 
490 
366 
280 
acres 
(D) 
11,294 
6,285 
1,217 
12,997 
10,724 
7,483 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
115 
60 
23 
82 
69 
99 
acres 
- 
6,703 
3,502 
1,389 
4,717 
4,079 
5,729 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
2 
133 
85 
19 
89 
147 
147 
acres 
(D) 
10,814 
6,834 
1,620 
7,408 
11,893 
12,102 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
9 
80 
70 
16 
61 
89 
102 
acres 
1,103 
9,223 
8,124 
1,711 
7,111 
10,435 
1 1 ,743 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
5 
44 
40 
21 
46 
63 
64 
acres 
802 
6,848 
6,455 
3,239 
7,099 
9,837 
10,201 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
5 
49 
25 
8 
22 
38 
34 
acres 
1,047 
9,639 
4,921 
1,657 
4,336 
7,510 
6,791 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
3 
32 
21 
2 
19 
20 
26 
acres 
742 
7,614 
5,031 
(D) 
4,470 
4,812 
6,230 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
7 
50 
70 
10 
54 
82 
82 
acres 
2,799 
17,618 
25,444 
3,637 
20,361 
28,719 
29,367 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1 
34 
59 
6 
42 
62 
60 
acres 
(D) 
22,732 
43,155 
4,176 
29,400 
44,020 
42,419 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
8 
25 
39 
1 
24 
32 
34 
acres 
9,947 
33,140 
51,032 
(D) 
31,863 
42,536 
45,567 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
10 
14 
8 
20 
16 
acres 
- 
29,176 
32,674 
- 
26,058 
69,289 
46,784 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
- 
71 
45 
28 
148 
75 
89 
acres 
- 
403 
227 
143 
720 
337 
503 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
22 
457 
297 
68 
603 
367 
354 
acres 
746 
12,907 
8,023 
1,677 
15,612 
10,853 
9,624 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
7 
131 
69 
19 
109 
110 
107 
acres 
425 
7,621 
3,927 
1,148 
6,327 
6,576 
6,259 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
5 
170 
86 
33 
123 
153 
170 
acres 
400 
13,737 
6,859 
2,667 
10,137 
12,524 
14,001 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
7 
96 
62 
14 
72 
101 
107 
acres 
824 
11,346 
7,143 
1,611 
8,428 
11,705 
12,408 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
6 
60 
54 
15 
57 
70 
73 
acres 
937 
9,411 
8,379 
2,305 
8,685 
10,900 
11,530 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
6 
36 
30 
8 
32 
31 
41 
acres 
1,211 
7,087 
5,892 
1,557 
6,349 
6,012 
7,890 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
5 
20 
27 
2 
21 
25 
32 
acres 
1,201 
4,887 
6,409 
(D) 
5,119 
5,834 
7,727 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
7 
53 
78 
12 
63 
85 
96 
acres 
2,605 
18,879 
27,979 
4,115 
23,335 
30,309 
33,265 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
5 
37 
60 
4 
44 
55 
64 
acres 
3,186 
25,861 
43,246 
2,901 
29,268 
37,055 
44,273 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
6 
26 
31 
2 
23 
37 
34 
acres 
7,109 
35,867 
39,896 
(D) 
30,601 
50,011 
45,891 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
- 
7 
12 
5 
20 
11 
acres 
- 
20,166 
28,276 
- 
24,435 
68,018 
34,623 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
50 
845 
716 
143 
959 
953 
906 
2007 
76 
973 
782 
173 
1,189 
1,005 
1,017 
acres, 2012 
7,875 
119,383 
174,498 
9,818 
126,096 
197,706 
175,599 
2007 
9,246 
119,985 
166,747 
9,175 
138,582 
202,382 
175,143 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
45 
642 
584 
126 
865 
736 
763 
2007 
61 
650 
599 
156 
1,022 
660 
775 
acres, 2012 
6,954 
105,373 
166,525 
7,560 
116,045 
181,344 
163,922 
2007 
6,047 
98,328 
155,249 
7,051 
124,172 
178,173 
157,081 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
7 
106 
10 
4 
40 
93 
82 
2007 
19 
221 
106 
34 
144 
225 
226 
acres, 2012 
301 
2,183 
143 
66 
555 
2,053 
1,701 
2007 
909 
6,064 
3,514 
470 
2,673 
10,146 
6,114 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Michigan 317 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
