Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Montmorency 
Muskegon 
Newaygo 
Oakland 
Oceana 
Ogemaw 
Ontonagon 
Osceola 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
151 
514 
923 
537 
609 
280 
109 
750 
2007 
140 
525 
951 
588 
648 
321 
104 
826 
acres, 2012 
24,337 
74,246 
125,663 
31,722 
127,779 
68,162 
29,063 
110,562 
2007 
21,801 
79,663 
133,403 
32,504 
123,284 
60,941 
30,830 
122,166 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
114 
339 
670 
291 
475 
214 
85 
554 
2007 
94 
344 
649 
306 
497 
216 
84 
564 
acres, 2012 
13,194 
45,591 
76,076 
16,542 
77,364 
36,702 
11,756 
53,638 
TENURE 
2007 
10,101 
51,697 
74,516 
14,194 
67,761 
33,565 
12,819 
53,674 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
103 
388 
624 
434 
402 
174 
72 
544 
2007 
94 
396 
653 
489 
453 
211 
64 
622 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
36,755 
44,527 
14,417 
42,261 
21,556 
11,565 
55,498 
2007 
8,954 
35,237 
51,813 
19,085 
49,463 
23,432 
10,216 
56,052 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
68 
222 
395 
208 
288 
112 
50 
371 
2007 
54 
228 
372 
232 
318 
125 
48 
383 
acres, 2012 
2,745 
14,731 
13,973 
3,235 
15,254 
5,541 
2,427 
17,500 
2007 
2,005 
(D) 
15,081 
4,381 
17,452 
7,635 
2,080 
14,660 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
47 
113 
275 
62 
186 
100 
37 
181 
2007 
46 
120 
279 
74 
171 
100 
37 
196 
acres, 2012 
13,929 
37,208 
75,693 
11,301 
78,065 
46,019 
17,498 
53,718 
2007 
12,847 
40,898 
78,748 
10,896 
66,619 
36,229 
20,554 
65,141 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
8,154 
20,567 
43,305 
3,510 
50,129 
22,139 
8,843 
31,166 
2007 
7,900 
23,081 
45,460 
3,457 
40,495 
21,950 
13,096 
35,812 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
5,775 
16,641 
32,388 
7,791 
27,936 
23,880 
8,655 
22,552 
2007 
4,947 
17,817 
33,288 
7,439 
26,124 
14,279 
7,458 
29,329 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
46 
111 
258 
56 
173 
96 
35 
167 
2007 
40 
110 
261 
55 
160 
83 
36 
178 
acres, 2012 
10,449 
30,668 
57,573 
8,068 
56,689 
30,715 
9,329 
35,596 
2007 
8,096 
31,802 
57,595 
7,964 
45,501 
24,850 
10,739 
38,826 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
1 
13 
24 
41 
21 
6 
_ 
25 
2007 
- 
9 
19 
25 
24 
10 
3 
8 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
283 
5,443 
6,004 
7,453 
587 
- 
1,346 
2007 
3,528 
2,842 
2,523 
7,202 
1,280 
60 
973 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
- 
6 
17 
27 
14 
6 
- 
16 
2007 
- 
6 
16 
19 
19 
8 
- 
3 
acres, 2012 
- 
192 
4,530 
5,239 
5,421 
446 
- 
542 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
' 
(D) 
1,840 
1,849 
4,808 
1,080 
' 
188 
Total operators 
number 
240 
806 
1,418 
948 
958 
437 
187 
1,151 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
77 
262 
475 
226 
323 
160 
49 
406 
2 operators 
63 
221 
410 
245 
236 
98 
48 
304 
3 operators 
8 
26 
34 
51 
42 
13 
8 
25 
4 operators 
2 
3 
1 
7 
6 
6 
3 
13 
5 or more operators 
1 
2 
3 
8 
2 
3 
1 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
74 
258 
482 
404 
284 
136 
61 
363 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
68 
243 
450 
328 
262 
128 
48 
313 
2 operators 
- 
6 
13 
30 
11 
4 
5 
22 
3 operators 
2 
1 
2 
4 
- 
1 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
" 
- 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
204 
818 
1,419 
1,010 
1,007 
522 
166 
1,288 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
81 
279 
528 
261 
347 
165 
49 
461 
2 operators 
55 
214 
384 
270 
262 
137 
48 
300 
3 operators 
3 
25 
35 
43 
24 
10 
7 
43 
4 operators 
1 
4 
2 
7 
12 
4 
- 
16 
5 or more operators 
- 
3 
2 
7 
3 
5 
- 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
78 
259 
462 
449 
313 
166 
57 
426 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
76 
231 
436 
353 
278 
147 
53 
358 
2 operators 
1 
10 
10 
33 
13 
5 
2 
30 
3 operators 
- 
2 
5 
3 
3 
- 
- 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
2 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
131 
439 
778 
376 
524 
223 
97 
658 
2007 
109 
437 
826 
387 
561 
264 
91 
706 
acres, 2012 
21,033 
72,367 
116,332 
26,607 
116,949 
62,726 
26,232 
99,917 
2007 
19,140 
76,472 
125,860 
26,022 
114,002 
55,883 
28,195 
110,756 
Female 
farms, 2012 
20 
75 
145 
161 
85 
57 
12 
92 
2007 
31 
88 
125 
201 
87 
57 
13 
120 
acres, 2012 
3,304 
1,879 
9,331 
5,115 
10,830 
5,436 
2,831 
10,645 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
2,661 
3,191 
7,543 
6,482 
9,282 
5,058 
2,635 
11,410 
Farming 
2012 
55 
249 
416 
277 
321 
138 
49 
269 
2007 
66 
238 
391 
247 
310 
155 
54 
301 
Other 
2012 
96 
265 
507 
260 
288 
142 
60 
481 
Place of residence: 
2007 
74 
287 
560 
341 
338 
166 
50 
525 
On farm operated 
2012 
130 
419 
774 
439 
513 
241 
97 
635 
2007 
122 
444 
813 
492 
553 
275 
90 
717 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
21 
95 
149 
98 
96 
39 
12 
115 
2007 
18 
81 
138 
96 
95 
46 
14 
109 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Michigan 591 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
