Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Grand 
T raverse 
Gratiot 
Hillsdale 
Houghton 
Huron 
Ingham 
Ionia 
Iosco 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
504 
878 
1,530 
177 
1,205 
944 
1,109 
283 
2007 
522 
1,036 
1,674 
155 
1,394 
947 
1,183 
316 
acres, 2012 
54,558 
289,376 
262,363 
27,194 
452,370 
200,578 
248,418 
37,996 
2007 
62,577 
286,937 
269,916 
23,643 
440,967 
186,209 
238,435 
47,731 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
400 
602 
873 
126 
840 
704 
801 
214 
2007 
386 
661 
813 
111 
893 
688 
812 
220 
acres, 2012 
31,762 
243,764 
180,038 
8,179 
383,119 
160,120 
192,033 
20,816 
TENURE 
2007 
31,796 
236,739 
172,767 
7,258 
369,367 
144,718 
176,811 
26,146 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
383 
529 
1,131 
148 
687 
633 
688 
192 
2007 
403 
689 
1,278 
123 
850 
657 
810 
235 
acres, 2012 
23,754 
49,208 
78,331 
18,224 
77,076 
46,617 
58,954 
13,803 
2007 
29,783 
59,956 
92,824 
14,541 
81,200 
54,970 
68,299 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
291 
271 
502 
99 
333 
415 
407 
127 
2007 
290 
340 
436 
80 
379 
425 
474 
148 
acres, 2012 
9,629 
27,305 
19,690 
3,640 
44,057 
24,159 
29,339 
4,131 
2007 
10,895 
31,463 
22,588 
1,948 
42,152 
29,765 
31,070 
(D) 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
103 
300 
362 
29 
445 
270 
382 
83 
2007 
101 
303 
361 
31 
450 
265 
339 
74 
acres, 2012 
26,649 
223,232 
176,319 
8,970 
342,431 
149,106 
185,425 
21,762 
2007 
30,450 
215,980 
171,006 
(D) 
306,772 
130,091 
164,976 
24,018 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
14,049 
91,219 
77,990 
5,383 
167,062 
68,973 
99,027 
12,562 
2007 
18,039 
81,882 
75,358 
4,504 
140,729 
52,305 
76,616 
13,437 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
12,600 
132,013 
98,329 
3,587 
175,369 
80,133 
86,398 
9,200 
2007 
12,411 
134,098 
95,648 
(D) 
166,043 
77,786 
88,360 
10,581 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
93 
291 
342 
27 
437 
259 
364 
79 
2007 
83 
291 
347 
31 
431 
245 
310 
65 
acres, 2012 
18,460 
200,310 
154,042 
4,539 
309,497 
131,558 
159,544 
14,563 
2007 
19,246 
196,361 
145,377 
5,310 
278,154 
114,222 
141,509 
16,945 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
18 
49 
37 
_ 
73 
41 
39 
8 
2007 
18 
44 
35 
1 
94 
25 
34 
7 
acres, 2012 
4,155 
16,936 
7,713 
- 
32,863 
4,855 
4,039 
2,431 
2007 
2,344 
i ?Ssssi lEKiftil 
6,086 
(D) 
52,995 
1,148 
5,160 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
16 
40 
29 
70 
30 
30 
8 
2007 
13 
30 
30 
- 
83 
18 
28 
7 
acres, 2012 
3,673 
16,149 
6,306 
- 
29,565 
4,403 
3,150 
2,122 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
1,655 
8,915 
4,802 
49,061 
731 
4,232 
(D) 
Total operators 
number 
823 
1,270 
2,258 
280 
1,802 
1,477 
1,736 
448 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
247 
558 
903 
79 
773 
499 
620 
150 
2 operators 
209 
261 
547 
93 
329 
370 
407 
111 
3 operators 
41 
51 
65 
5 
67 
67 
54 
14 
4 operators 
4 
5 
11 
- 
25 
3 
15 
6 
5 or more operators 
3 
3 
4 
11 
5 
13 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
287 
274 
659 
102 
414 
455 
515 
157 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
247 
246 
616 
100 
364 
407 
432 
135 
2 operators 
20 
11 
20 
1 
13 
21 
20 
11 
3 operators 
2 
1 
- 
8 
2 
5 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
828 
1,522 
2,455 
242 
2,024 
1,504 
1,785 
512 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
257 
632 
1,007 
74 
901 
490 
669 
168 
2 operators 
232 
331 
575 
75 
390 
385 
444 
121 
3 operators 
27 
67 
82 
6 
84 
53 
52 
18 
4 operators 
4 
3 
3 
- 
13 
12 
18 
5 
5 or more operators 
2 
3 
7 
6 
7 
- 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
289 
380 
757 
92 
450 
525 
534 
189 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
263 
354 
702 
84 
408 
428 
472 
150 
2 operators 
10 
9 
23 
4 
21 
34 
28 
12 
3 operators 
2 
- 
3 
- 
- 
7 
2 
1 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
419 
823 
1,335 
135 
1,098 
768 
965 
231 
2007 
431 
949 
1,433 
120 
1,261 
753 
1,026 
249 
acres, 2012 
50,636 
285,699 
249,075 
21,805 
436,475 
195,693 
237,033 
35,001 
2007 
58,182 
279,505 
254,488 
17,882 
425,458 
177,986 
223,558 
44,071 
Female 
farms, 2012 
85 
55 
195 
42 
107 
176 
144 
52 
2007 
91 
87 
241 
35 
133 
194 
157 
67 
acres, 2012 
3,922 
3,677 
13,288 
5,389 
15,895 
4,885 
11,385 
2,995 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
4,395 
7,432 
15,428 
5,761 
15,509 
8,223 
14,877 
3,660 
Farming 
2012 
278 
494 
588 
66 
669 
486 
532 
128 
2007 
201 
482 
563 
63 
754 
433 
545 
127 
Other 
2012 
226 
384 
942 
111 
536 
458 
577 
155 
Place of residence: 
2007 
321 
554 
1,111 
92 
640 
514 
638 
189 
On farm operated 
2012 
416 
716 
1,206 
163 
955 
809 
1,002 
238 
2007 
423 
847 
1,313 
143 
1,046 
834 
1,035 
275 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
88 
162 
324 
14 
250 
135 
107 
45 
2007 
99 
189 
361 
12 
348 
113 
148 
41 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Michigan 587 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
