Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Grand 
T raverse 
Gratiot 
Hillsdale 
Houghton 
Huron 
Ingham 
Ionia 
Iosco 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
203 
405 
584 
51 
577 
356 
455 
86 
2007 
173 
405 
609 
39 
663 
326 
403 
101 
Any 
2012 
301 
473 
946 
126 
628 
588 
654 
197 
2007 
349 
631 
1,065 
116 
731 
621 
780 
215 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
43 
60 
123 
21 
130 
58 
85 
22 
2007 
67 
157 
182 
17 
168 
112 
125 
31 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
44 
19 
36 
12 
32 
89 
25 
21 
2007 
30 
33 
81 
12 
38 
37 
48 
22 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
39 
54 
89 
31 
67 
63 
68 
28 
2007 
55 
68 
96 
19 
74 
75 
77 
36 
200 days or more 
2012 
175 
340 
698 
62 
399 
378 
476 
126 
2007 
197 
373 
706 
68 
451 
397 
530 
126 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
7 
27 
31 
6 
18 
35 
26 
6 
2007 
19 
17 
46 
2 
50 
32 
24 
13 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
32 
34 
66 
5 
60 
50 
48 
17 
2007 
21 
62 
92 
11 
90 
55 
52 
23 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
69 
100 
178 
28 
113 
120 
95 
38 
2007 
80 
131 
276 
24 
166 
124 
172 
48 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
396 
717 
1,255 
138 
1,014 
739 
940 
222 
2007 
402 
826 
1,260 
118 
1,088 
736 
935 
232 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
23.6 
26.2 
24.0 
21.9 
26.2 
23.6 
24.8 
22.1 
2007 
22.0 
24.5 
22.6 
19.5 
24.7 
23.0 
23.6 
20.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
5 
14 
18 
6 
14 
26 
20 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
25 
26 
62 
5 
51 
38 
39 
12 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
67 
90 
145 
22 
90 
116 
85 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
407 
748 
1,305 
144 
1,050 
764 
965 
238 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
25.3 
28.2 
26.3 
23.6 
27.6 
25.6 
26.5 
23.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
9 
5 
- 
10 
12 
6 
2 
2007 
3 
3 
15 
- 
12 
3 
8 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
16 
83 
68 
4 
81 
51 
66 
15 
2007 
12 
72 
113 
2 
106 
39 
81 
13 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
44 
120 
178 
16 
154 
92 
142 
29 
2007 
48 
167 
197 
20 
192 
78 
192 
25 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
140 
206 
303 
42 
284 
181 
277 
59 
2007 
147 
262 
394 
54 
400 
274 
314 
102 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
77 
120 
191 
46 
194 
158 
150 
52 
2007 
86 
149 
191 
41 
176 
156 
128 
37 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
72 
87 
165 
27 
147 
141 
118 
31 
2007 
63 
127 
228 
10 
187 
114 
148 
39 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
53 
95 
207 
14 
143 
108 
151 
25 
2007 
74 
93 
189 
15 
113 
114 
130 
37 
70 years and over 
2012 
102 
158 
413 
28 
192 
201 
199 
70 
2007 
89 
163 
347 
13 
208 
169 
182 
63 
Average age 
2012 
58.6 
55.1 
59.5 
57.5 
56.2 
58.0 
56.7 
58.7 
2007 
57.7 
55.3 
57.6 
54.6 
54.7 
57.5 
55.0 
57.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
371 
666 
978 
123 
807 
679 
833 
191 
2007 
351 
572 
843 
100 
759 
655 
726 
180 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
42 
83 
164 
16 
29 
69 
134 
29 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
121 
184 
389 
44 
225 
172 
187 
50 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
145 
56 
136 
13 
104 
143 
61 
24 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
21 
14 
16 
7 
11 
16 
8 
3 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
54 
183 
186 
32 
140 
181 
350 
23 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
31 
138 
147 
17 
304 
150 
120 
66 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
8 
26 
20 
- 
40 
28 
19 
1 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
1 
39 
24 
- 
56 
15 
35 
2 
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 
478 
848 
1,491 
168 
1,160 
910 
1,074 
277 
acres, 2012 
43,766 
267,190 
252,718 
25,275 
406,969 
194,037 
219,679 
37,322 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
62 
50 
63 
6 
105 
93 
72 
19 
acres, 2012 
9,324 
49,152 
24,184 
2,130 
83,171 
49,600 
36,298 
2,583 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
401 
781 
1,365 
159 
1,000 
789 
979 
252 
2007 
452 
887 
1,504 
139 
1,185 
800 
1,054 
286 
acres, 2012 
34,588 
201,586 
201,958 
22,594 
267,801 
115,823 
165,753 
31,218 
2007 
(D) 
190,351 
216,955 
20,638 
259,103 
112,177 
172,609 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
51 
53 
85 
9 
82 
82 
92 
10 
2007 
40 
99 
113 
6 
104 
82 
90 
20 
acres, 2012 
13,255 
44,801 
39,341 
3,867 
73,846 
65,738 
64,655 
1,822 
2007 
15,337 
50,869 
40,661 
2,427 
80,869 
61,227 
52,721 
9,855 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
37 
30 
29 
5 
104 
28 
24 
8 
2007 
24 
39 
25 
8 
84 
32 
27 
9 
acres, 2012 
5,206 
40,851 
1 1 ,202 
508 
106,294 
10,519 
15,866 
3,007 
2007 
4,924 
44,956 
8,542 
(D) 
99,099 
10,481 
11,648 
2,452 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
6 
3 
11 
4 
3 
10 
6 
4 
2007 
- 
3 
1 
1 
6 
5 
6 
1 
acres, 2012 
580 
(D) 
705 
225 
86 
2,178 
550 
692 
2007 
- 
123 
(D) 
(D) 
761 
147 
717 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
9 
11 
40 
- 
16 
35 
8 
9 
2007 
6 
8 
31 
1 
15 
28 
6 
- 
acres, 2012 
929 
(D) 
9,157 
- 
4,343 
6,320 
1,594 
1,257 
2007 
(D) 
638 
(D) 
(D) 
1,135 
2,177 
740 
- 
-continued 
598 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
