Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oscoda 
Otsego 
Ottawa 
Presque Isle 
Roscommon 
Saginaw 
St. Clair 
St. Joseph 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
145 
180 
1,363 
323 
58 
1,318 
1,049 
967 
2007 
136 
182 
1,451 
289 
54 
1,533 
1,072 
1,033 
acres, 2012 
16,748 
32,293 
186,154 
81,536 
7,433 
309,710 
179,967 
221,745 
2007 
17,579 
33,598 
170,539 
71,079 
4,759 
324,407 
160,482 
215,425 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
77 
121 
1,118 
257 
35 
949 
824 
681 
2007 
91 
113 
1,116 
232 
34 
1,062 
741 
661 
acres, 2012 
6,069 
11,880 
130,170 
38,450 
1,739 
259,727 
142,625 
179,483 
TENURE 
2007 
5,893 
11,004 
117,138 
34,853 
1,545 
267,451 
120,054 
164,161 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
105 
148 
863 
213 
44 
829 
635 
639 
2007 
96 
144 
942 
193 
47 
1,001 
722 
727 
acres, 2012 
7,858 
21,805 
55,788 
34,709 
5,506 
58,553 
38,300 
44,122 
2007 
(D) 
21,945 
55,704 
(D) 
(D) 
67,614 
38,760 
51,300 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
43 
91 
639 
150 
23 
471 
428 
369 
2007 
51 
81 
649 
138 
27 
546 
415 
369 
acres, 2012 
1,230 
5,380 
18,760 
5,916 
925 
30,595 
17,263 
21,830 
2007 
(D) 
5,263 
20,280 
6,145 
801 
33,223 
14,109 
18,452 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
40 
32 
419 
104 
14 
442 
380 
267 
2007 
39 
34 
438 
93 
5 
451 
318 
255 
acres, 2012 
8,890 
10,488 
119,489 
42,907 
1,927 
238,132 
133,325 
154,717 
2007 
7,565 
10,461 
107,821 
44,623 
1,141 
230,745 
115,106 
147,205 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
5,095 
5,628 
59,719 
20,809 
1,015 
105,938 
54,860 
73,230 
2007 
3,854 
4,628 
51,967 
21,313 
607 
97,289 
43,438 
65,674 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
3,795 
4,860 
59,770 
22,098 
912 
132,194 
78,465 
81,487 
2007 
3,711 
5,833 
55,854 
23,310 
534 
133,456 
71,668 
81,531 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
34 
30 
405 
101 
12 
436 
365 
258 
2007 
39 
29 
406 
91 
5 
440 
306 
246 
acres, 2012 
4,839 
6,500 
103,037 
28,654 
814 
217,057 
118,481 
136,169 
2007 
3,685 
5,239 
91,497 
28,152 
(D) 
210,663 
100,049 
129,848 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
_ 
_ 
81 
6 
_ 
47 
34 
61 
2007 
1 
4 
71 
3 
2 
81 
32 
51 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
10,877 
3,920 
- 
13,025 
8,342 
22,906 
2007 
(D) 
1,192 
7,014 
(D) 
(D) 
26,048 
6,616 
16,920 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
- 
74 
6 
42 
31 
54 
2007 
1 
3 
61 
3 
2 
76 
20 
46 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
8,373 
3,880 
- 
12,075 
6,881 
21,484 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
(D) 
502 
5,361 
556 
(D) 
23,565 
5,896 
15,861 
Total operators 
number 
226 
290 
2,214 
483 
109 
1,971 
1,605 
1,441 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
73 
96 
719 
196 
22 
801 
602 
558 
2 operators 
66 
73 
522 
110 
30 
443 
366 
358 
3 operators 
3 
4 
91 
11 
2 
61 
65 
47 
4 operators 
3 
3 
13 
3 
3 
6 
8 
1 
5 or more operators 
- 
4 
18 
3 
1 
7 
8 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
69 
101 
594 
126 
42 
468 
518 
436 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
59 
91 
522 
112 
33 
406 
456 
396 
2 operators 
5 
1 
25 
4 
2 
28 
28 
14 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
4 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
2 
1 
1 
" 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
205 
298 
2,282 
437 
88 
2,250 
1,621 
1,495 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
80 
89 
815 
162 
25 
941 
599 
632 
2 operators 
45 
75 
510 
113 
25 
501 
415 
355 
3 operators 
9 
13 
90 
10 
3 
78 
47 
37 
4 operators 
2 
5 
19 
2 
1 
4 
7 
6 
5 or more operators 
" 
" 
17 
2 
" 
9 
4 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
55 
117 
646 
125 
33 
601 
534 
423 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
51 
95 
534 
116 
27 
546 
466 
383 
2 operators 
2 
11 
41 
3 
3 
26 
34 
14 
3 operators 
- 
- 
4 
1 
- 
1 
- 
4 
4 operators 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
135 
142 
1,210 
290 
53 
1,209 
858 
855 
2007 
117 
147 
1,276 
259 
41 
1,368 
904 
918 
acres, 2012 
16,044 
26,442 
172,876 
76,676 
7,215 
298,875 
164,649 
215,691 
2007 
16,308 
28,712 
154,846 
68,378 
3,897 
310,504 
152,210 
205,833 
Female 
farms, 2012 
10 
38 
153 
33 
5 
109 
191 
112 
2007 
19 
35 
175 
30 
13 
165 
168 
115 
acres, 2012 
704 
5,851 
13,278 
4,860 
218 
10,835 
15,318 
6,054 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
1,271 
4,886 
15,693 
2,701 
862 
13,903 
8,272 
9,592 
Farming 
2012 
76 
85 
702 
178 
20 
644 
587 
404 
2007 
62 
82 
627 
134 
26 
741 
503 
405 
Other 
2012 
69 
95 
661 
145 
38 
674 
462 
563 
Place of residence: 
2007 
74 
100 
824 
155 
28 
792 
569 
628 
On farm operated 
2012 
132 
164 
1,097 
270 
46 
1,092 
920 
829 
2007 
129 
159 
1,205 
235 
39 
1,220 
941 
892 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
13 
16 
266 
53 
12 
226 
129 
138 
2007 
7 
23 
246 
54 
15 
313 
131 
141 
-continued 
592 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
