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 
Oscoda 
Otsego 
Ottawa 
Presque Isle 
Roscommon 
Saginaw 
St. Clair 
St. Joseph 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
145 
180 
1,363 
323 
58 
1,318 
1,049 
967 
2007 
136 
182 
1,451 
289 
54 
1,533 
1,072 
1,033 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
16,748 
32,293 
186,154 
81,536 
7,433 
309,710 
179,967 
221,745 
2007 
17,579 
33,598 
170,539 
71,079 
4,759 
324,407 
160,482 
215,425 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
116 
179 
137 
252 
128 
235 
172 
229 
2007 
129 
185 
118 
246 
88 
212 
150 
209 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
145 
180 
1,363 
323 
58 
1,318 
1,049 
967 
2007 
136 
182 
1,451 
289 
54 
1,533 
1,072 
1,033 
$1,000, 2012 
44,029 
81,562 
1,202,161 
174,888 
19,518 
1,181,793 
672,342 
1,054,077 
2007 
44,995 
89,312 
992,002 
160,381 
19,842 
919,542 
615,340 
728,485 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
303,650 
453,123 
881,996 
541,449 
336,520 
896,656 
640,936 
1,090,048 
2007 
330,846 
490,725 
683,668 
554,952 
367,438 
599,832 
574,011 
705,213 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,629 
2,526 
6,458 
2,145 
2,626 
3,816 
3,736 
4,754 
2007 
2,560 
2,658 
5,817 
2,256 
4,169 
2,835 
3,834 
3,382 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
5 
13 
72 
17 
1 
118 
57 
51 
$50,000 to $99,999 
13 
27 
78 
39 
2 
140 
89 
81 
$100,000 to $199,999 
55 
42 
250 
102 
22 
264 
230 
231 
$200,000 to $499,999 
52 
61 
513 
106 
22 
348 
366 
292 
$500,000 to $999,999 
13 
18 
223 
28 
9 
179 
159 
132 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
5 
8 
103 
17 
1 
116 
73 
63 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2 
11 
78 
8 
1 
114 
68 
68 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
- 
- 
32 
5 
- 
28 
3 
32 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
14 
1 
- 
11 
4 
17 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
362,073 
329,596 
360,676 
421,578 
332,568 
512,294 
461,554 
320,380 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
4.6 
9.8 
51.6 
19.3 
2.2 
60.5 
39.0 
69.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
13 
5 
203 
12 
1 
71 
78 
108 
acres 
63 
25 
965 
40 
(D) 
370 
428 
552 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
50 
62 
549 
62 
25 
470 
406 
326 
acres 
1,419 
1,605 
13,738 
1,680 
814 
12,551 
10,536 
8,756 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
10 
11 
143 
28 
6 
107 
94 
92 
acres 
554 
(D) 
8,481 
1,603 
310 
6,268 
(D) 
5,492 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
18 
18 
112 
36 
9 
155 
107 
91 
acres 
1,432 
1,459 
9,010 
2,954 
731 
12,725 
8,687 
7,596 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
18 
23 
93 
45 
5 
80 
73 
75 
acres 
2,204 
2,588 
10,929 
5,162 
604 
9,545 
8,639 
8,791 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
7 
10 
44 
32 
4 
67 
51 
52 
acres 
1,162 
1,607 
6,769 
5,030 
648 
10,567 
7,905 
8,175 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
7 
10 
39 
21 
2 
57 
31 
18 
acres 
1,413 
2,000 
7,622 
4,121 
(D) 
11,287 
(D) 
3,630 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
2 
3 
31 
8 
3 
35 
29 
22 
acres 
(D) 
710 
7,241 
1,874 
720 
8,361 
(D) 
5,174 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
17 
21 
73 
47 
1 
117 
97 
78 
acres 
5,469 
7,153 
25,342 
16,608 
(D) 
41,951 
32,815 
28,243 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
2 
13 
46 
19 
1 
103 
50 
48 
acres 
(D) 
8,086 
31,047 
11,629 
(D) 
74,910 
34,630 
32,936 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1 
3 
22 
9 
32 
31 
32 
acres 
(D) 
4,133 
30,222 
14,283 
- 
44,636 
39,679 
43,668 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
8 
4 
1 
24 
2 
25 
acres 
- 
(D) 
34,788 
16,552 
(D) 
76,539 
(D) 
68,732 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
11 
2 
233 
2 
2 
98 
64 
95 
acres 
67 
(D) 
1,177 
(D) 
(D) 
533 
337 
514 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
43 
68 
629 
59 
23 
568 
488 
370 
acres 
1,216 
1,959 
15,663 
1,945 
762 
16,023 
12,008 
10,036 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
6 
16 
133 
26 
5 
118 
87 
103 
acres 
(D) 
959 
7,805 
(D) 
280 
6,807 
4,991 
6,011 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
21 
13 
110 
33 
10 
170 
110 
101 
acres 
1,643 
1,040 
9,041 
2,752 
786 
13,864 
8,852 
8,217 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
20 
23 
87 
28 
4 
123 
83 
81 
acres 
2,381 
2,541 
10,175 
3,331 
442 
14,367 
9,533 
9,253 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
5 
8 
62 
33 
1 
82 
42 
54 
acres 
745 
1,274 
9,665 
5,094 
(D) 
12,785 
6,433 
8,229 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
6 
7 
35 
20 
6 
65 
39 
37 
acres 
1,230 
1,433 
6,880 
4,099 
1,185 
12,588 
7,917 
7,249 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
4 
2 
28 
17 
2 
37 
22 
19 
acres 
947 
(D) 
6,602 
4,035 
(D) 
8,866 
5,205 
4,451 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
13 
19 
63 
35 
_ 
119 
65 
63 
acres 
4,271 
6,842 
22,831 
12,201 
- 
42,246 
23,078 
22,723 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
6 
21 
48 
24 
1 
90 
42 
56 
acres 
3,230 
12,578 
31,397 
16,738 
(D) 
64,733 
27,926 
39,662 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1 
2 
17 
11 
41 
26 
36 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
22,283 
15,995 
- 
55,896 
32,377 
49,495 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1 
6 
1 
- 
22 
4 
18 
acres 
" 
(D) 
27,020 
(D) 
- 
75,699 
21,825 
49,585 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
90 
135 
1,194 
293 
44 
1,215 
903 
794 
2007 
102 
143 
1,258 
277 
42 
1,381 
919 
898 
acres, 2012 
7,870 
14,295 
138,148 
45,428 
2,703 
274,451 
151,643 
188,221 
2007 
8,361 
15,725 
130,023 
45,746 
2,265 
287,217 
135,377 
181,051 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
77 
121 
1,118 
257 
35 
949 
824 
681 
2007 
91 
113 
1,116 
232 
34 
1,062 
741 
661 
acres, 2012 
6,069 
11,880 
130,170 
38,450 
1,739 
259,727 
142,625 
179,483 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
5,893 
11,004 
117,138 
34,853 
1,545 
267,451 
120,054 
164,161 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
18 
8 
67 
37 
2 
43 
80 
89 
2007 
43 
36 
247 
91 
16 
167 
191 
254 
acres, 2012 
522 
283 
1,485 
1,958 
(D) 
1,644 
1,302 
1,552 
2007 
1,728 
1,391 
3,921 
4,905 
378 
5,139 
3,888 
6,229 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Michigan 325 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
