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 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
62 
196 
380 
212 
236 
133 
39 
237 
2007 
41 
178 
318 
182 
204 
107 
46 
287 
Any 
2012 
89 
318 
543 
325 
373 
147 
70 
513 
2007 
99 
347 
633 
406 
444 
214 
58 
539 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
2 
32 
58 
56 
49 
12 
12 
59 
2007 
14 
58 
91 
66 
79 
30 
20 
92 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
4 
38 
25 
20 
29 
11 
5 
37 
2007 
16 
35 
56 
37 
37 
13 
9 
45 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
5 
45 
49 
61 
46 
19 
31 
44 
2007 
19 
43 
69 
45 
54 
32 
8 
65 
200 days or more 
2012 
78 
203 
411 
188 
249 
105 
22 
373 
2007 
50 
211 
417 
258 
274 
139 
21 
337 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
17 
34 
11 
16 
8 
4 
29 
2007 
6 
14 
53 
18 
16 
10 
3 
32 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
5 
30 
50 
31 
31 
13 
6 
30 
2007 
4 
43 
42 
59 
43 
18 
9 
56 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
17 
61 
127 
69 
71 
50 
12 
107 
2007 
27 
84 
157 
89 
108 
45 
12 
165 
10 years or more 
2012 
126 
406 
712 
426 
491 
209 
87 
584 
2007 
103 
384 
699 
422 
481 
248 
80 
573 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.1 
23.0 
22.8 
22.1 
23.3 
24.2 
24.4 
22.9 
2007 
20.8 
21.9 
22.0 
20.1 
21.7 
22.7 
26.4 
22.2 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
3 
11 
25 
6 
11 
7 
2 
24 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
5 
27 
39 
25 
28 
7 
6 
24 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
14 
57 
93 
60 
54 
49 
10 
90 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
129 
419 
766 
446 
516 
217 
91 
612 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.3 
24.5 
24.7 
23.5 
25.3 
25.7 
26.7 
25.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
. 
2 
6 
5 
. 
. 
. 
. 
2007 
- 
6 
11 
2 
- 
- 
- 
6 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
1 
26 
60 
15 
45 
10 
2 
62 
2007 
7 
19 
39 
14 
69 
13 
1 
45 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
31 
58 
98 
29 
89 
30 
8 
80 
2007 
23 
76 
145 
83 
74 
34 
10 
120 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
29 
107 
251 
124 
124 
66 
14 
172 
2007 
35 
157 
280 
164 
180 
99 
25 
190 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
22 
105 
151 
101 
96 
50 
21 
102 
2007 
25 
77 
143 
83 
84 
59 
17 
120 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
24 
80 
115 
80 
70 
47 
22 
123 
2007 
21 
60 
126 
87 
75 
27 
13 
114 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
20 
48 
96 
88 
82 
30 
20 
82 
2007 
14 
44 
80 
69 
79 
33 
7 
69 
70 years and over 
2012 
24 
88 
146 
95 
103 
47 
22 
129 
2007 
15 
86 
127 
86 
87 
56 
31 
162 
Average age 
2012 
57.5 
57.0 
56.2 
59.3 
56.3 
57.7 
61.4 
56.9 
2007 
54.5 
55.8 
54.9 
56.6 
54.5 
56.6 
60.9 
56.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
115 
371 
633 
451 
424 
188 
69 
459 
2007 
76 
334 
532 
395 
417 
175 
50 
412 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
38 
39 
185 
37 
92 
35 
8 
99 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
24 
98 
105 
145 
108 
24 
46 
132 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
1 
100 
82 
208 
24 
14 
6 
27 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
4 
3 
- 
1 
4 
1 
6 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
29 
94 
142 
66 
117 
33 
4 
135 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
31 
58 
132 
48 
97 
86 
2 
84 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
1 
13 
22 
11 
6 
- 
- 
2 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
19 
31 
5 
34 
7 
2 
5 
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 
149 
500 
900 
516 
591 
275 
109 
732 
acres, 2012 
23,637 
58,675 
115,023 
30,389 
119,165 
64,118 
29,063 
106,922 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
3 
49 
71 
71 
51 
23 
4 
32 
acres, 2012 
1,162 
5,521 
15,494 
4,748 
26,992 
13,113 
944 
12,780 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
142 
443 
821 
418 
507 
246 
98 
681 
2007 
127 
448 
856 
451 
554 
273 
91 
728 
acres, 2012 
21,997 
(D) 
85,777 
22,354 
67,886 
38,804 
24,802 
87,140 
2007 
17,575 
(D) 
97,933 
24,497 
67,176 
40,365 
22,599 
96,187 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
6 
29 
43 
39 
55 
22 
4 
44 
2007 
8 
40 
37 
51 
55 
32 
10 
69 
acres, 2012 
844 
6,237 
12,958 
4,285 
27,386 
22,857 
1,800 
14,951 
2007 
(D) 
4,992 
13,238 
3,073 
24,654 
13,068 
4,500 
18,185 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
32 
41 
50 
37 
12 
5 
8 
2007 
3 
30 
44 
67 
34 
10 
3 
16 
acres, 2012 
1,496 
13,928 
20,218 
4,121 
28,872 
6,501 
(D) 
5,938 
2007 
(D) 
12,031 
20,300 
3,594 
28,132 
6,972 
3,731 
6,820 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
3 
18 
1 
- 
- 
11 
2007 
2 
3 
1 
7 
2 
- 
- 
3 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
356 
(D) 
- 
- 
267 
2007 
(D) 
424 
(D) 
356 
(D) 
- 
- 
60 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
7 
15 
12 
9 
2 
6 
2007 
- 
4 
13 
12 
3 
6 
- 
10 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
606 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2,266 
2007 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
984 
(D) 
536 
914 
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602 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
