Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Baraga 
Barry 
Bay 
Benzie 
Berrien 
Branch 
Calhoun 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
21 
407 
370 
79 
436 
467 
452 
2007 
20 
419 
330 
80 
534 
404 
493 
Any 
2012 
36 
624 
396 
102 
627 
587 
571 
2007 
56 
745 
521 
125 
766 
725 
685 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
5 
77 
65 
19 
119 
76 
64 
2007 
8 
130 
98 
23 
125 
115 
134 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
1 
28 
22 
7 
40 
29 
42 
2007 
13 
35 
27 
7 
67 
59 
45 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
11 
82 
31 
8 
121 
93 
125 
2007 
16 
112 
71 
21 
104 
97 
73 
200 days or more 
2012 
19 
437 
278 
68 
347 
389 
340 
2007 
19 
468 
325 
74 
470 
454 
433 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
32 
12 
4 
28 
30 
34 
2007 
1 
29 
13 
8 
30 
27 
28 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
2 
53 
14 
9 
33 
45 
46 
2007 
8 
57 
33 
4 
45 
57 
68 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
13 
116 
69 
17 
125 
134 
101 
2007 
14 
197 
120 
45 
169 
168 
154 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
42 
830 
671 
151 
877 
845 
842 
2007 
53 
881 
685 
148 
1,056 
877 
928 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
20.9 
23.1 
27.2 
24.9 
26.4 
23.5 
24.8 
2007 
21.1 
22.3 
25.0 
22.3 
25.5 
23.0 
23.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
22 
10 
21 
23 
22 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
1 
40 
12 
10 
26 
37 
32 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
11 
108 
64 
14 
126 
120 
100 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
45 
861 
680 
157 
890 
874 
869 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
23.1 
25.1 
28.8 
27.0 
27.9 
25.2 
26.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
4 
2 
2 
10 
3 
2007 
- 
9 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
4 
43 
27 
7 
28 
77 
34 
2007 
4 
51 
38 
3 
47 
58 
53 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
3 
126 
75 
10 
99 
141 
125 
2007 
4 
149 
122 
25 
136 
152 
146 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
9 
243 
210 
37 
237 
232 
216 
2007 
21 
293 
223 
49 
317 
328 
270 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
14 
148 
108 
27 
139 
127 
172 
2007 
21 
154 
147 
35 
167 
139 
173 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
11 
142 
128 
32 
151 
177 
135 
2007 
6 
151 
103 
27 
158 
141 
140 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
4 
112 
78 
21 
110 
112 
102 
2007 
11 
131 
84 
28 
165 
117 
181 
70 years and over 
2012 
12 
213 
138 
47 
297 
178 
236 
2007 
9 
226 
133 
38 
310 
194 
212 
Average age 
2012 
58.6 
57.8 
58.0 
60.9 
60.7 
56.4 
58.6 
2007 
56.5 
57.2 
56.1 
58.4 
59.1 
56.4 
57.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
33 
741 
495 
132 
789 
663 
700 
2007 
44 
722 
469 
115 
751 
605 
681 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
1 
154 
39 
21 
92 
123 
107 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
23 
282 
130 
34 
201 
157 
92 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
4 
55 
173 
28 
159 
66 
134 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
3 
15 
5 
2 
6 
2 
19 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
5 
164 
97 
30 
219 
190 
284 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
4 
104 
88 
25 
185 
109 
136 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
17 
6 
1 
16 
37 
24 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
32 
11 
1 
29 
66 
23 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption farms, 2012 
53 
1,014 
736 
180 
1,029 
1,011 
987 
acres, 2012 
17,150 
163,285 
176,164 
20,616 
142,571 
236,709 
208,293 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2 
76 
54 
13 
103 
39 
67 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
34,740 
26,351 
1,323 
34,473 
28,856 
38,521 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
42 
919 
668 
156 
904 
942 
885 
2007 
63 
1,052 
731 
172 
1,138 
1,009 
1,041 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
121,537 
129,286 
(D) 
97,925 
182,856 
157,565 
2007 
(D) 
128,156 
122,696 
(D) 
115,134 
184,319 
166,299 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
7 
64 
56 
4 
92 
47 
72 
2007 
6 
71 
68 
15 
99 
83 
89 
acres, 2012 
2,283 
33,316 
33,330 
2,829 
41,080 
44,096 
40,055 
2007 
515 
25,741 
33,885 
2,668 
38,504 
51,979 
40,074 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
6 
19 
26 
16 
50 
44 
37 
2007 
4 
28 
37 
16 
45 
18 
35 
acres, 2012 
4,253 
7,507 
24,351 
2,714 
15,572 
14,261 
22,977 
2007 
2,767 
10,901 
28,687 
3,491 
12,738 
1 1 ,574 
18,819 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
- 
10 
2 
3 
5 
2 
1 
2007 
- 
5 
6 
2 
4 
3 
6 
acres, 2012 
- 
807 
(D) 
108 
291 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
1,216 
570 
(D) 
(D) 
355 
2,288 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
2 
19 
14 
2 
12 
19 
28 
2007 
3 
8 
9 
- 
14 
16 
7 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
2,018 
(D) 
(D) 
1,550 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
2,158 
418 
(D) 
1,907 
514 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Michigan 595 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
