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 
Marquette 
Mason 
Mecosta 
Menominee 
Midland 
Missaukee 
Monroe 
Montcalm 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
168 
440 
779 
398 
555 
433 
1,144 
1,127 
2007 
144 
450 
845 
419 
571 
391 
1,119 
1,227 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
30,693 
79,048 
123,005 
91,900 
89,543 
99,510 
214,506 
237,252 
2007 
30,092 
76,446 
114,715 
103,636 
90,619 
88,364 
207,812 
242,804 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
183 
180 
158 
231 
161 
230 
188 
211 
2007 
209 
170 
136 
247 
159 
226 
186 
198 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
168 
440 
779 
398 
555 
433 
1,144 
1,127 
2007 
144 
450 
845 
419 
571 
391 
1,119 
1,227 
$1,000, 2012 
62,541 
225,697 
367,384 
184,354 
322,365 
301,054 
976,619 
791,395 
2007 
72,665 
244,025 
333,360 
231,041 
271,818 
258,033 
795,086 
695,546 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
372,267 
512,948 
471,610 
463,201 
580,837 
695,276 
853,688 
702,214 
2007 
504,620 
542,279 
394,509 
551,410 
476,039 
659,931 
710,533 
566,867 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,038 
2,855 
2,987 
2,006 
3,600 
3,025 
4,553 
3,336 
2007 
2,415 
3,192 
2,906 
2,229 
3,000 
2,920 
3,826 
2,865 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
14 
33 
42 
34 
42 
35 
87 
83 
$50,000 to $99,999 
14 
47 
93 
39 
60 
54 
76 
106 
$100,000 to $199,999 
40 
106 
174 
93 
122 
92 
215 
325 
$200,000 to $499,999 
75 
141 
325 
135 
210 
146 
408 
351 
$500,000 to $999,999 
13 
69 
73 
56 
56 
42 
151 
120 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
9 
27 
48 
22 
34 
31 
89 
68 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2 
13 
20 
17 
20 
25 
79 
48 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1 
3 
2 
2 
8 
4 
30 
19 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
1 
2 
- 
3 
4 
9 
7 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
1,157,432 
316,848 
355,245 
668,212 
330,404 
361,425 
351,630 
451,453 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
2.7 
24.9 
34.6 
13.8 
27.1 
27.5 
61.0 
52.6 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
5 
16 
28 
18 
54 
37 
148 
50 
acres 
16 
55 
124 
49 
291 
181 
750 
232 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
64 
136 
220 
84 
212 
130 
458 
416 
acres 
1,824 
4,266 
6,508 
2,610 
5,602 
3,144 
10,667 
12,145 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
7 
41 
75 
27 
57 
40 
89 
104 
acres 
377 
2,386 
4,414 
1,539 
3,368 
2,354 
5,207 
6,024 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
14 
62 
150 
56 
77 
51 
83 
130 
acres 
1,089 
4,911 
12,336 
4,403 
6,359 
4,156 
6,824 
10,393 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
17 
40 
98 
37 
31 
31 
66 
117 
acres 
2,065 
4,748 
11,384 
4,337 
3,586 
3,561 
7,759 
13,586 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
16 
32 
40 
31 
30 
22 
47 
69 
acres 
2,487 
4,992 
6,247 
4,886 
4,779 
3,546 
7,564 
10,753 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
16 
25 
39 
32 
17 
14 
35 
45 
acres 
3,131 
4,926 
7,680 
6,318 
3,373 
2,678 
6,934 
8,806 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
5 
18 
14 
25 
18 
12 
25 
21 
acres 
(D) 
4,299 
3,349 
6,019 
4,367 
2,862 
5,987 
4,965 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
14 
34 
69 
49 
20 
50 
68 
69 
acres 
5,232 
11,336 
22,987 
17,567 
7,553 
16,914 
23,411 
23,308 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
6 
19 
32 
23 
21 
24 
75 
64 
acres 
4,470 
11,501 
19,712 
16,602 
15,365 
17,368 
49,813 
42,987 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
3 
13 
10 
12 
10 
17 
41 
24 
acres 
4,301 
15,404 
13,023 
15,720 
13,403 
24,413 
58,788 
34,345 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
4 
4 
4 
8 
5 
9 
18 
acres 
(D) 
10,224 
15,241 
1 1 ,850 
21,497 
18,333 
30,802 
69,708 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
7 
13 
23 
9 
50 
37 
141 
60 
acres 
24 
78 
128 
38 
291 
143 
758 
306 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
44 
139 
254 
106 
217 
99 
445 
430 
acres 
1,167 
4,011 
7,856 
3,724 
5,876 
2,590 
10,674 
13,184 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
11 
42 
82 
23 
56 
32 
86 
109 
acres 
(D) 
2,473 
4,887 
1,303 
3,249 
1,917 
4,961 
6,294 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
22 
75 
174 
62 
59 
39 
77 
162 
acres 
1,760 
6,089 
14,090 
4,991 
4,708 
3,150 
6,396 
13,296 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
10 
43 
93 
32 
48 
46 
70 
126 
acres 
1,082 
5,069 
10,783 
3,645 
5,588 
5,272 
8,278 
14,693 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
17 
30 
61 
31 
38 
31 
42 
79 
acres 
2,714 
4,717 
9,405 
4,905 
5,946 
4,790 
6,496 
12,438 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
6 
27 
42 
24 
20 
9 
31 
48 
acres 
1,189 
5,297 
8,136 
4,726 
3,893 
1,740 
6,205 
9,660 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1 
10 
26 
19 
19 
13 
34 
28 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,569 
4,534 
3,126 
8,102 
6,585 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
10 
36 
52 
56 
22 
43 
81 
92 
acres 
3,836 
13,767 
18,593 
20,230 
7,741 
15,913 
28,043 
31,045 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
10 
23 
29 
34 
25 
22 
61 
42 
acres 
6,944 
14,978 
18,703 
23,571 
17,011 
15,369 
41,808 
29,716 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
5 
10 
8 
20 
11 
16 
40 
33 
acres 
6,316 
12,624 
10,348 
24,594 
14,369 
20,511 
52,335 
44,402 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
2 
1 
3 
6 
4 
11 
18 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
7,340 
17,413 
13,843 
33,756 
61,185 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
106 
396 
661 
343 
456 
375 
1,006 
1,000 
2007 
95 
404 
752 
393 
474 
339 
1,008 
1,098 
acres, 2012 
9,186 
56,689 
79,735 
50,289 
69,506 
71,687 
196,178 
181,062 
2007 
10,405 
55,946 
76,661 
59,685 
69,585 
62,872 
189,529 
189,934 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
95 
328 
564 
305 
366 
343 
907 
815 
2007 
71 
322 
592 
330 
378 
290 
869 
810 
acres, 2012 
7,874 
48,851 
71,606 
45,548 
63,758 
67,287 
189,032 
166,218 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
8,417 
45,875 
61,412 
50,061 
61,303 
55,544 
182,693 
166,345 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
10 
35 
94 
34 
32 
30 
41 
98 
2007 
28 
79 
210 
113 
91 
79 
129 
228 
acres, 2012 
193 
571 
2,289 
1,201 
845 
1,048 
348 
3,192 
2007 
1,342 
2,525 
5,993 
5,127 
2,457 
2,201 
1,518 
6,058 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Michigan 323 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
