Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Delta 
Dickinson 
Eaton 
Emmet 
Genesee 
Gladwin 
Gogebic 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
118 
37 
535 
115 
385 
227 
15 
2007 
111 
47 
451 
109 
343 
222 
17 
Any 
2012 
165 
125 
628 
172 
450 
306 
47 
2007 
179 
114 
780 
182 
645 
335 
25 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
21 
21 
69 
18 
60 
31 
11 
2007 
27 
18 
122 
26 
104 
38 
5 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
9 
7 
31 
20 
28 
15 
- 
2007 
15 
9 
35 
18 
34 
25 
2 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
25 
17 
74 
19 
66 
32 
8 
2007 
19 
11 
95 
33 
76 
40 
6 
200 days or more 
2012 
110 
80 
454 
115 
296 
228 
28 
2007 
118 
76 
528 
105 
431 
232 
12 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
5 
28 
7 
40 
9 
2007 
6 
5 
33 
5 
29 
15 
5 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
16 
7 
49 
16 
34 
29 
12 
2007 
21 
14 
65 
8 
68 
43 
2 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
34 
24 
111 
42 
88 
78 
5 
2007 
31 
26 
176 
46 
134 
86 
2 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
230 
126 
975 
222 
673 
417 
45 
2007 
232 
116 
957 
232 
757 
413 
33 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.6 
21.9 
25.5 
23.9 
23.3 
22.5 
22.1 
2007 
24.1 
21.8 
23.8 
23.0 
21.0 
21.6 
21.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
4 
18 
1 
34 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
16 
8 
38 
16 
30 
24 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
25 
22 
104 
38 
81 
70 
3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
239 
128 
1,003 
232 
690 
430 
49 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.2 
22.6 
27.9 
25.4 
24.9 
24.0 
23.9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
. 
8 
2 
_ 
3 
. 
2007 
- 
- 
6 
- 
4 
2 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
11 
9 
69 
2 
42 
41 
3 
2007 
4 
5 
59 
4 
38 
36 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
20 
26 
119 
34 
77 
79 
4 
2007 
32 
22 
155 
49 
110 
75 
5 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
49 
39 
260 
72 
212 
127 
11 
2007 
78 
49 
358 
61 
332 
144 
12 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
48 
20 
181 
36 
118 
57 
17 
2007 
46 
19 
181 
48 
137 
68 
6 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
61 
22 
159 
36 
132 
51 
12 
2007 
41 
16 
142 
36 
126 
81 
7 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
39 
21 
124 
42 
95 
63 
7 
2007 
34 
29 
141 
36 
92 
56 
4 
70 years and over 
2012 
55 
25 
243 
63 
159 
112 
8 
2007 
55 
21 
189 
57 
149 
95 
8 
Average age 
2012 
59.7 
55.7 
57.8 
59.1 
58.2 
56.4 
58.3 
2007 
58.3 
56.4 
56.0 
57.6 
55.9 
56.1 
58.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
197 
108 
821 
178 
633 
297 
46 
2007 
159 
89 
758 
154 
622 
276 
29 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
32 
25 
100 
27 
67 
20 
9 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
39 
34 
262 
82 
108 
100 
3 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
25 
16 
80 
32 
328 
14 
7 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
7 
2 
24 
1 
7 
- 
2 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
38 
15 
294 
21 
149 
71 
11 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
68 
12 
144 
18 
60 
77 
15 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1 
- 
22 
2 
10 
6 
2 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
2 
4 
38 
4 
11 
24 
- 
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 
274 
157 
1,140 
277 
816 
526 
62 
acres, 2012 
64,786 
26,851 
211,619 
38,926 
117,081 
64,164 
6,078 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
10 
6 
47 
25 
54 
17 
6 
acres, 2012 
5,585 
2,265 
13,827 
3,307 
12,174 
6,074 
889 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
257 
136 
1,053 
247 
737 
490 
55 
2007 
261 
149 
1,099 
259 
858 
497 
41 
acres, 2012 
55,630 
20,197 
184,633 
34,780 
83,911 
58,713 
5,133 
2007 
67,724 
20,286 
174,222 
35,780 
80,242 
56,610 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
14 
18 
44 
10 
46 
16 
5 
2007 
18 
7 
78 
15 
74 
40 
- 
acres, 2012 
10,929 
6,100 
24,290 
1,578 
25,718 
3,958 
(D) 
2007 
7,752 
2,120 
32,018 
2,309 
36,298 
6,177 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
7 
6 
36 
10 
45 
11 
2 
2007 
6 
4 
41 
10 
49 
12 
- 
acres, 2012 
2,813 
(D) 
10,727 
738 
13,261 
2,139 
(D) 
2007 
1,700 
(D) 
14,440 
1,177 
11,575 
1,989 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
4 
5 
2 
2 
- 
2007 
2 
- 
6 
2 
3 
- 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
379 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
150 
- 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
4 
2 
26 
15 
5 
14 
2007 
3 
1 
7 
5 
4 
8 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,330 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
967 
2,858 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Michigan 597 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
