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 
Grand 
Traverse 
Gratiot 
Hillsdale 
Houghton 
Huron 
Ingham 
Ionia 
Iosco 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE - Con. 
Total cropland - Con. 
Other cropland 
... farms, 2012 
157 
327 
639 
68 
500 
196 
300 
74 
2007 
217 
348 
737 
66 
501 
216 
301 
113 
acres, 2012 
3,668 
14,801 
25,459 
2,214 
20,334 
6,138 
9,541 
2,531 
2007 
6,796 
13,167 
29,945 
2,781 
18,984 
7,626 
9,821 
4,242 
Cropland idle or used for cover crops or 
soil improvement, but not harvested and 
not pastured or grazed 
... farms, 2012 
127 
293 
580 
60 
464 
135 
257 
57 
2007 
178 
310 
646 
54 
441 
161 
242 
87 
acres, 2012 
2,308 
8,887 
23,322 
1,449 
17,028 
3,596 
8,688 
2,123 
2007 
5,441 
10,963 
28,031 
2,256 
16,369 
4,817 
8,269 
3,513 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
... farms, 2012 
39 
38 
60 
16 
38 
58 
40 
18 
2007 
63 
36 
67 
20 
36 
49 
46 
19 
acres, 2012 
1,049 
5,699 
1,830 
562 
2,938 
2,165 
559 
271 
2007 
1,003 
1,738 
1,202 
346 
1,027 
1,732 
801 
403 
Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 
...farms, 2012 
30 
16 
17 
14 
19 
25 
21 
7 
2007 
32 
28 
54 
9 
41 
34 
31 
19 
acres, 2012 
311 
215 
307 
203 
368 
377 
294 
137 
2007 
352 
466 
712 
179 
1,588 
1,077 
751 
326 
Total woodland 
... farms, 2012 
263 
408 
846 
124 
465 
458 
597 
178 
2007 
301 
522 
896 
114 
574 
498 
609 
177 
acres, 2012 
8,825 
15,100 
27,386 
10,166 
22,857 
15,796 
19,450 
7,791 
2007 
11,481 
19,004 
30,892 
8,773 
21,931 
14,807 
20,834 
8,436 
Woodland pastured 
... farms, 2012 
25 
41 
97 
18 
45 
62 
83 
52 
2007 
31 
47 
95 
23 
63 
56 
76 
52 
acres, 2012 
565 
963 
996 
391 
676 
1,317 
1,578 
2,065 
2007 
573 
940 
1,378 
440 
1,755 
572 
1,252 
2,445 
Woodland not pastured 
...farms, 2012 
253 
381 
789 
117 
441 
429 
552 
151 
2007 
285 
493 
849 
102 
539 
469 
579 
152 
acres, 2012 
8,260 
14,137 
26,390 
9,775 
22,181 
14,479 
17,872 
5,726 
2007 
10,908 
18,064 
29,514 
8,333 
20,176 
14,235 
19,582 
5,991 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 
cropland and woodland pastured (see text) 
... farms, 2012 
155 
195 
501 
82 
137 
407 
433 
145 
2007 
157 
223 
461 
56 
144 
429 
390 
131 
acres, 2012 
3,952 
5,528 
7,731 
2,686 
2,506 
6,425 
8,850 
4,333 
2007 
3,091 
4,442 
6,470 
1,795 
2,416 
5,897 
9,028 
3,727 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock 
facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
... farms, 2012 
387 
590 
1,168 
149 
754 
714 
837 
202 
2007 
397 
638 
1,151 
102 
775 
681 
794 
183 
acres, 2012 
5,408 
9,218 
19,315 
3,496 
21,022 
10,966 
17,013 
2,210 
2007 
6,882 
9,097 
20,482 
1,840 
19,755 
9,810 
15,197 
2,434 
Pastureland, all types 
... farms, 2012 
168 
243 
605 
90 
194 
444 
506 
162 
2007 
220 
353 
697 
78 
349 
527 
584 
190 
acres, 2012 
5,460 
7,456 
11,161 
3,530 
5,714 
8,875 
11,959 
6,713 
2007 
6,195 
9,870 
17,208 
3,431 
12,685 
9,820 
17,024 
8,918 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
... farms, 2012 
6 
278 
593 
6 
497 
31 
140 
22 
2007 
20 
377 
794 
7 
596 
39 
204 
35 
acres, 2012 
290 
7,905 
20,076 
72 
13,954 
1,217 
5,322 
545 
2007 
685 
11,374 
30,730 
208 
18,224 
1,746 
7,647 
1,751 
Land enrolled in crop insurance programs 
... farms, 2012 
102 
223 
163 
7 
497 
149 
196 
23 
2007 
94 
273 
261 
14 
474 
94 
146 
15 
acres, 2012 
14,904 
168,297 
97,983 
293 
294,046 
115,539 
114,851 
6,950 
2007 
13,581 
160,671 
89,274 
583 
262,231 
72,291 
85,063 
11,160 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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