Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Marquette 
Mason 
Mecosta 
Menominee 
Midland 
Missaukee 
Monroe 
Montcalm 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
168 
440 
779 
398 
555 
433 
1,144 
1,127 
2007 
144 
450 
845 
419 
571 
391 
1,119 
1,227 
acres, 2012 
30,693 
79,048 
123,005 
91,900 
89,543 
99,510 
214,506 
237,252 
2007 
30,092 
76,446 
114,715 
103,636 
90,619 
88,364 
207,812 
242,804 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
95 
328 
564 
305 
366 
343 
907 
815 
2007 
71 
322 
592 
330 
378 
290 
869 
810 
acres, 2012 
7,874 
48,851 
71,606 
45,548 
63,758 
67,287 
189,032 
166,218 
TENURE 
2007 
8,417 
45,875 
61,412 
50,061 
61,303 
55,544 
182,693 
166,345 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
132 
290 
527 
263 
399 
288 
679 
765 
2007 
118 
317 
583 
265 
407 
260 
663 
884 
acres, 2012 
16,450 
24,659 
45,698 
33,942 
25,732 
(D) 
30,076 
61,542 
2007 
18,294 
29,129 
48,351 
(D) 
29,916 
(D) 
30,072 
77,537 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
66 
182 
332 
178 
217 
203 
450 
469 
2007 
50 
192 
352 
180 
225 
169 
424 
488 
acres, 2012 
2,000 
7,772 
13,846 
9,123 
8,061 
(D) 
16,705 
20,284 
2007 
3,351 
10,760 
13,452 
(D) 
10,010 
(D) 
16,419 
28,810 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
28 
132 
231 
126 
140 
134 
390 
319 
2007 
23 
120 
241 
150 
154 
121 
390 
306 
acres, 2012 
13,587 
51,356 
75,768 
57,130 
59,086 
65,813 
160,529 
169,695 
2007 
11,738 
43,389 
63,765 
72,514 
58,982 
56,440 
155,980 
153,069 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
10,757 
27,158 
33,654 
31,262 
26,917 
37,214 
52,809 
85,429 
2007 
9,671 
22,410 
29,980 
45,024 
29,735 
34,550 
50,578 
75,139 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
2,830 
24,198 
42,114 
25,868 
32,169 
28,599 
107,720 
84,266 
2007 
2,067 
20,979 
33,785 
27,490 
29,247 
21,890 
105,402 
77,930 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
26 
129 
214 
120 
136 
129 
387 
310 
2007 
21 
117 
224 
148 
147 
116 
379 
290 
acres, 2012 
5,868 
38,343 
56,818 
36,098 
51,209 
50,189 
149,291 
141,118 
2007 
5,066 
31,998 
45,875 
43,544 
49,853 
40,062 
145,195 
126,985 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
8 
18 
21 
9 
16 
11 
75 
43 
2007 
3 
13 
21 
4 
10 
10 
66 
37 
acres, 2012 
656 
3,033 
1,539 
828 
4,725 
(D) 
23,901 
6,015 
2007 
60 
3,928 
2,599 
(D) 
1,721 
(D) 
21,760 
12,198 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
3 
17 
18 
7 
13 
11 
70 
36 
2007 
- 
13 
16 
2 
6 
5 
66 
32 
acres, 2012 
6 
2,736 
942 
327 
4,488 
(D) 
23,036 
4,816 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
' 
3,117 
2,085 
(D) 
1,440 
(D) 
21,079 
10,550 
Total operators 
number 
282 
675 
1,196 
605 
834 
709 
1,637 
1,730 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
66 
244 
423 
225 
317 
210 
734 
642 
2 operators 
92 
166 
306 
146 
201 
185 
359 
399 
3 operators 
8 
24 
43 
20 
33 
26 
36 
61 
4 operators 
2 
3 
4 
7 
4 
9 
7 
18 
5 or more operators 
“ 
3 
3 
" 
" 
3 
8 
7 
Total women operators 
number 
121 
212 
378 
173 
241 
211 
400 
492 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
103 
182 
355 
147 
226 
179 
345 
421 
2 operators 
9 
15 
10 
13 
6 
12 
22 
25 
3 operators 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
7 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
220 
685 
1,295 
639 
846 
611 
1,650 
1,851 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
76 
245 
467 
225 
337 
217 
698 
697 
2 operators 
60 
179 
319 
169 
199 
142 
339 
455 
3 operators 
8 
23 
54 
24 
29 
19 
64 
63 
4 operators 
- 
2 
1 
1 
6 
12 
10 
7 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
4 
" 
- 
1 
8 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
94 
208 
394 
200 
254 
171 
407 
541 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
82 
180 
355 
194 
240 
149 
344 
505 
2 operators 
6 
11 
14 
3 
7 
8 
25 
18 
3 operators 
- 
2 
1 
- 
- 
2 
3 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
118 
374 
677 
350 
471 
387 
1,035 
1,014 
2007 
103 
398 
725 
359 
485 
354 
998 
1,081 
acres, 2012 
27,686 
72,730 
112,758 
86,937 
86,306 
95,289 
207,409 
230,437 
2007 
27,350 
72,301 
105,845 
95,094 
85,074 
84,649 
202,188 
231,893 
Female 
farms, 2012 
50 
66 
102 
48 
84 
46 
109 
113 
2007 
41 
52 
120 
60 
86 
37 
121 
146 
acres, 2012 
3,007 
6,318 
10,247 
4,963 
3,237 
4,221 
7,097 
6,815 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
2,742 
4,145 
8,870 
8,542 
5,545 
3,715 
5,624 
10,911 
Farming 
2012 
82 
199 
375 
189 
259 
209 
530 
612 
2007 
73 
196 
370 
189 
233 
169 
495 
578 
Other 
2012 
86 
241 
404 
209 
296 
224 
614 
515 
Place of residence: 
2007 
71 
254 
475 
230 
338 
222 
624 
649 
On farm operated 
2012 
151 
347 
657 
344 
467 
373 
990 
905 
2007 
130 
387 
718 
352 
471 
332 
951 
1,036 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
17 
93 
122 
54 
88 
60 
154 
222 
2007 
14 
63 
127 
67 
100 
59 
168 
191 
-continued 
590 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
