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 
Montmorency 
Muskegon 
Newaygo 
Oakland 
Oceana 
Ogemaw 
Ontonagon 
Osceola 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
151 
514 
923 
537 
609 
280 
109 
750 
2007 
140 
525 
951 
588 
648 
321 
104 
826 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
24,337 
74,246 
125,663 
31,722 
127,779 
68,162 
29,063 
110,562 
2007 
21,801 
79,663 
133,403 
32,504 
123,284 
60,941 
30,830 
122,166 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
161 
144 
136 
59 
210 
243 
267 
147 
2007 
156 
152 
140 
55 
190 
190 
296 
148 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
151 
514 
923 
537 
609 
280 
109 
750 
2007 
140 
525 
951 
588 
648 
321 
104 
826 
$1,000, 2012 
55,304 
380,915 
446,979 
271,914 
411,557 
180,607 
49,237 
280,357 
2007 
51,878 
315,651 
455,553 
273,744 
466,279 
171,845 
49,023 
325,995 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
366,250 
741,080 
484,268 
506,358 
675,791 
645,025 
451,715 
373,809 
2007 
370,554 
601,241 
479,025 
465,550 
719,566 
535,342 
471,379 
394,667 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,272 
5,130 
3,557 
8,572 
3,221 
2,650 
1,694 
2,536 
2007 
2,380 
3,962 
3,415 
8,422 
3,782 
2,820 
1,590 
2,668 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2 
41 
68 
27 
46 
12 
1 
49 
$50,000 to $99,999 
20 
54 
125 
29 
51 
33 
17 
123 
$100,000 to $199,999 
59 
135 
223 
81 
150 
51 
31 
212 
$200,000 to $499,999 
40 
166 
319 
240 
216 
117 
39 
245 
$500,000 to $999,999 
19 
64 
111 
107 
69 
31 
11 
71 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
8 
26 
39 
31 
35 
14 
7 
32 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3 
20 
24 
19 
30 
18 
2 
16 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
- 
4 
11 
3 
6 
3 
1 
1 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
4 
3 
- 
6 
1 
- 
1 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
349,864 
319,549 
520,476 
555,171 
327,768 
360,635 
839,201 
362,515 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
7.0 
23.2 
24.1 
5.7 
39.0 
18.9 
3.5 
30.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4 
49 
60 
98 
29 
9 
- 
30 
acres 
12 
201 
285 
450 
132 
38 
- 
131 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
43 
242 
363 
283 
202 
60 
14 
225 
acres 
1,375 
6,235 
9,857 
5,966 
5,581 
1,735 
414 
6,436 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
14 
37 
85 
42 
62 
32 
7 
78 
acres 
789 
2,106 
4,954 
2,365 
3,526 
(□) 
(□) 
(□) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
21 
49 
107 
51 
78 
44 
5 
130 
acres 
1,718 
3,908 
8,655 
4,107 
6,270 
3,559 
393 
10,346 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
19 
37 
85 
18 
48 
25 
11 
63 
acres 
2,204 
4,282 
9,850 
2,008 
5,614 
2,811 
1,301 
7,273 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
17 
20 
70 
13 
27 
27 
12 
68 
acres 
2,722 
3,213 
11,083 
2,034 
4,351 
4,196 
1,852 
10,617 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
4 
16 
43 
7 
36 
21 
9 
34 
acres 
(D) 
3,063 
8,562 
1,420 
7,006 
4,117 
1,685 
6,697 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
4 
8 
21 
3 
24 
8 
6 
23 
acres 
925 
1,866 
4,893 
754 
5,642 
1,881 
1,459 
5,402 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
12 
31 
42 
11 
46 
22 
29 
62 
acres 
4,036 
10,314 
15,287 
3,570 
15,902 
7,419 
9,858 
22,287 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
11 
17 
27 
7 
33 
18 
14 
22 
acres 
6,907 
12,002 
19,340 
4,436 
24,153 
12,470 
8,989 
15,416 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
2 
4 
16 
4 
14 
12 
2 
13 
acres 
(D) 
5,420 
22,322 
4,612 
18,479 
14,474 
(D) 
16,937 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
10 
2 
2 
acres 
- 
21,636 
10,575 
- 
31,123 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
5 
48 
34 
95 
36 
12 
1 
29 
acres 
23 
216 
174 
488 
192 
55 
(D) 
137 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
31 
226 
370 
344 
212 
96 
15 
255 
acres 
983 
6,146 
10,134 
7,517 
6,054 
2,816 
450 
7,522 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
13 
42 
74 
34 
66 
38 
5 
78 
acres 
736 
2,466 
4,277 
1,900 
3,831 
2,194 
(D) 
(D) 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
27 
63 
149 
46 
90 
36 
9 
137 
acres 
2,239 
5,246 
11,899 
3,782 
7,343 
2,910 
723 
11,104 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
25 
45 
89 
16 
57 
25 
9 
84 
acres 
2,847 
5,138 
10,115 
1,836 
6,677 
2,878 
1,081 
9,817 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
6 
28 
52 
15 
27 
23 
12 
62 
acres 
905 
4,436 
8,062 
2,377 
4,169 
3,560 
1,885 
9,907 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
9 
10 
59 
12 
34 
15 
7 
37 
acres 
1,751 
1,934 
11,596 
2,388 
6,656 
2,949 
1,373 
7,289 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
1 
4 
16 
8 
20 
10 
6 
26 
acres 
(D) 
969 
3,809 
1,889 
4,766 
2,385 
1,417 
6,171 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
15 
29 
51 
12 
54 
28 
20 
71 
acres 
5,463 
9,546 
18,697 
4,507 
18,547 
9,402 
7,007 
24,383 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
6 
18 
43 
3 
28 
26 
16 
31 
acres 
4,256 
1 1 ,928 
29,372 
2,263 
20,787 
17,352 
10,562 
20,490 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
2 
7 
10 
3 
17 
12 
3 
14 
acres 
(D) 
10,104 
14,279 
3,557 
22,976 
14,440 
3,895 
16,756 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
5 
4 
- 
7 
- 
1 
2 
acres 
- 
21,534 
10,989 
- 
21,286 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
127 
391 
757 
337 
536 
247 
101 
664 
2007 
115 
404 
812 
399 
576 
286 
91 
721 
acres, 2012 
14,581 
48,974 
83,384 
18,759 
89,357 
40,218 
13,900 
64,658 
2007 
12,623 
58,144 
89,457 
19,977 
83,337 
40,490 
15,232 
73,225 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
114 
339 
670 
291 
475 
214 
85 
554 
2007 
94 
344 
649 
306 
497 
216 
84 
564 
acres, 2012 
13,194 
45,591 
76,076 
16,542 
77,364 
36,702 
11,756 
53,638 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
10,101 
51,697 
74,516 
14,194 
67,761 
33,565 
12,819 
53,674 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
9 
33 
81 
33 
44 
25 
9 
90 
2007 
31 
96 
206 
110 
103 
74 
23 
185 
acres, 2012 
134 
345 
1,632 
373 
1,252 
655 
368 
2,976 
2007 
686 
2,786 
4,907 
2,610 
2,478 
2,742 
1,161 
8,056 
-continued 
324 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
