Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delta 
Dickinson 
Eaton 
Emmet 
Genesee 
Gladwin 
Gogebic 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
283 
162 
1,163 
287 
835 
533 
62 
2007 
290 
161 
1,231 
291 
988 
557 
42 
acres, 2012 
70,832 
28,614 
223,239 
39,805 
123,276 
67,150 
6,078 
2007 
77,762 
24,889 
222,215 
39,582 
129,232 
67,634 
3,907 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
213 
129 
844 
218 
629 
370 
44 
2007 
217 
116 
810 
198 
651 
368 
32 
acres, 2012 
28,864 
12,416 
166,769 
14,399 
94,975 
31,246 
1,891 
TENURE 
2007 
30,565 
9,299 
161,117 
17,679 
94,730 
31,338 
1,259 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
185 
96 
738 
200 
566 
380 
48 
2007 
189 
114 
845 
206 
711 
423 
33 
acres, 2012 
25,871 
10,118 
57,865 
21,316 
30,052 
35,473 
4,268 
2007 
29,227 
(D) 
61,938 
18,800 
37,868 
36,712 
3,081 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
121 
66 
436 
138 
376 
236 
30 
2007 
117 
74 
451 
123 
404 
240 
23 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
25,047 
4,698 
11,982 
9,325 
932 
2007 
5,796 
(D) 
22,542 
(D) 
14,183 
8,953 
853 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
91 
63 
384 
75 
217 
143 
14 
2007 
91 
45 
349 
75 
227 
120 
9 
acres, 2012 
43,968 
18,176 
155,121 
18,046 
80,818 
29,883 
1,810 
2007 
47,102 
13,049 
153,533 
20,047 
77,417 
29,684 
826 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
27,907 
10,532 
71,639 
10,386 
28,769 
13,456 
802 
2007 
29,989 
8,769 
68,133 
10,631 
27,206 
14,558 
490 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
16,061 
7,644 
83,482 
7,660 
52,049 
16,427 
1,008 
2007 
17,113 
4,280 
85,400 
9,416 
50,211 
15,126 
336 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
86 
60 
372 
69 
213 
129 
14 
2007 
90 
40 
327 
71 
217 
114 
9 
acres, 2012 
22,286 
10,306 
132,238 
9,471 
71,575 
21,698 
959 
2007 
24,060 
7,006 
132,485 
11,848 
67,335 
21,631 
406 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
7 
3 
41 
12 
52 
10 
_ 
2007 
10 
2 
37 
10 
50 
14 
- 
acres, 2012 
993 
320 
10,253 
443 
12,406 
1,794 
- 
2007 
1,433 
(D) 
6,744 
735 
13,947 
1,238 
- 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
6 
3 
36 
11 
40 
5 
- 
2007 
10 
2 
32 
4 
30 
14 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
9,484 
230 
11,418 
223 
- 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
709 
(D) 
6,090 
(D) 
13,212 
754 
Total operators 
number 
438 
257 
1,779 
431 
1,243 
804 
105 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
161 
77 
633 
173 
493 
294 
24 
2 operators 
98 
78 
470 
93 
291 
217 
33 
3 operators 
19 
4 
45 
13 
42 
18 
5 
4 operators 
3 
3 
9 
7 
7 
2 
5 or more operators 
2 
" 
6 
1 
2 
2 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
143 
85 
581 
123 
414 
264 
43 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
119 
73 
535 
108 
348 
242 
35 
2 operators 
7 
6 
23 
6 
33 
11 
4 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
425 
256 
1,859 
438 
1,481 
822 
71 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
173 
90 
697 
171 
569 
347 
16 
2 operators 
105 
60 
474 
104 
357 
177 
24 
3 operators 
7 
6 
39 
8 
53 
22 
1 
4 operators 
4 
2 
13 
5 
8 
2 
1 
5 or more operators 
1 
3 
8 
3 
1 
9 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
127 
89 
617 
141 
504 
257 
23 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
115 
71 
550 
121 
450 
233 
23 
2 operators 
6 
3 
25 
7 
27 
7 
- 
3 operators 
- 
- 
3 
2 
- 
2 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
250 
146 
975 
250 
680 
456 
52 
2007 
252 
138 
1,033 
242 
798 
476 
36 
acres, 2012 
66,674 
27,048 
209,423 
37,646 
115,895 
60,205 
5,520 
2007 
72,379 
23,450 
209,866 
37,329 
121,821 
61,956 
(D) 
Female 
farms, 2012 
33 
16 
188 
37 
155 
77 
10 
2007 
38 
23 
198 
49 
190 
81 
6 
acres, 2012 
4,158 
1 ,566 
13,816 
2,159 
7,381 
6,945 
558 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
5,383 
1,439 
12,349 
2,253 
7,411 
5,678 
(D) 
Farming 
2012 
165 
57 
577 
129 
418 
223 
17 
2007 
138 
53 
522 
122 
469 
207 
13 
Other 
2012 
118 
105 
586 
158 
417 
310 
45 
Place of residence: 
2007 
152 
108 
709 
169 
519 
350 
29 
On farm operated 
2012 
245 
137 
1,029 
253 
730 
447 
56 
2007 
251 
129 
1,084 
242 
862 
452 
40 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
38 
25 
134 
34 
105 
86 
6 
2007 
39 
32 
147 
49 
126 
105 
2 
-continued 
586 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
