Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Baraga 
Barry 
Bay 
Benzie 
Berrien 
Branch 
Calhoun 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
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 
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 
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 
TENURE 
2007 
6,047 
98,328 
155,249 
7,051 
124,172 
178,173 
157,081 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
41 
732 
435 
144 
736 
721 
684 
2007 
56 
885 
526 
168 
929 
840 
825 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
53,963 
37,273 
(D) 
45,317 
77,851 
55,752 
2007 
8,940 
65,817 
35,479 
12,137 
45,001 
85,897 
66,795 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
29 
368 
260 
100 
551 
422 
440 
2007 
41 
406 
281 
130 
670 
394 
451 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
14,319 
21,422 
(D) 
20,359 
38,419 
20,286 
2007 
1,503 
17,589 
17,265 
3,235 
18,359 
34,707 
22,485 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
15 
265 
299 
31 
290 
289 
298 
2007 
20 
256 
277 
31 
319 
252 
306 
acres, 2012 
7,036 
104,874 
147,392 
7,637 
103,937 
157,183 
162,025 
2007 
9,704 
98,087 
132,046 
8,844 
110,646 
148,231 
152,258 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,302 
50,329 
69,720 
5,585 
48,783 
72,723 
77,033 
2007 
4,764 
47,235 
56,356 
5,690 
53,202 
66,938 
74,644 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,734 
54,545 
77,672 
2,052 
55,154 
84,460 
84,992 
2007 
4,940 
50,852 
75,690 
3,154 
57,444 
81,293 
77,614 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15 
249 
292 
22 
279 
276 
289 
2007 
20 
227 
270 
22 
306 
240 
289 
acres, 2012 
2,873 
85,474 
136,169 
3,741 
89,137 
134,153 
137,884 
2007 
4,544 
77,21 1 
120,326 
3,809 
94,019 
128,462 
126,626 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
1 
34 
32 
6 
37 
44 
41 
2007 
- 
23 
48 
6 
52 
37 
47 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
6,348 
9,043 
(D) 
7,164 
9,174 
7,100 
2007 
4,268 
18,731 
88 
13,369 
16,006 
8,941 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1 
25 
32 
4 
35 
38 
34 
2007 
- 
17 
48 
4 
46 
26 
35 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
5,580 
8,934 
(D) 
6,549 
8,772 
5,752 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
3,528 
17,658 
7 
11,794 
15,004 
7,970 
Total operators 
number 
91 
1,598 
1,087 
284 
1,702 
1,571 
1,645 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
27 
533 
513 
101 
540 
617 
514 
2 operators 
27 
446 
201 
68 
425 
383 
429 
3 operators 
2 
39 
40 
5 
81 
38 
56 
4 operators 
1 
11 
8 
3 
16 
10 
21 
5 or more operators 
- 
2 
4 
4 
1 
6 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
22 
571 
239 
96 
565 
427 
542 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
22 
504 
218 
68 
487 
389 
443 
2 operators 
- 
26 
9 
5 
33 
19 
41 
3 operators 
- 
5 
1 
6 
4 
- 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
112 
1,770 
1,209 
331 
2,031 
1,696 
1,788 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
47 
637 
571 
96 
699 
669 
671 
2 operators 
23 
469 
229 
92 
508 
397 
427 
3 operators 
5 
42 
34 
17 
68 
41 
66 
4 operators 
1 
15 
10 
- 
20 
12 
11 
5 or more operators 
" 
1 
7 
" 
5 
10 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
27 
626 
279 
117 
630 
518 
567 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
27 
551 
245 
93 
557 
444 
499 
2 operators 
- 
36 
14 
9 
35 
21 
28 
3 operators 
- 
1 
2 
2 
1 
9 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
52 
865 
698 
150 
883 
950 
890 
2007 
71 
985 
765 
175 
1,116 
976 
984 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
154,185 
190,428 
19,471 
148,902 
235,411 
213,159 
2007 
18,238 
158,118 
181,543 
19,363 
159,407 
238,796 
214,610 
Female 
farms, 2012 
5 
166 
68 
31 
180 
104 
133 
2007 
5 
179 
86 
30 
184 
153 
194 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
11,000 
3,280 
1,175 
7,516 
8,797 
11,718 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
406 
10,054 
4,713 
1,706 
9,609 
11,338 
13,384 
Farming 
2012 
25 
449 
417 
95 
542 
485 
467 
2007 
28 
460 
411 
99 
638 
420 
534 
Other 
2012 
32 
582 
349 
86 
521 
569 
556 
Place of residence: 
2007 
48 
704 
440 
106 
662 
709 
644 
On farm operated 
2012 
43 
903 
589 
146 
841 
882 
891 
2007 
56 
1,006 
670 
161 
1,078 
946 
1,003 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
14 
128 
177 
35 
222 
172 
132 
2007 
20 
158 
181 
44 
222 
183 
175 
-continued 
584 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
