Volume 1 

State and County Data 

Part 22 

Michigan 

AC78-A-22 

1978 

CENSUS OF 

AGRCULTURE 

u.s. Department 0 f Commerce 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1978 

CENSUS OF 

AGRICULTURE 

Issued June 1981 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary 

Joseph R. Wright, Jr., 

Deputy Secretary 

William A. Cox, 

Acting Chief Economist 

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Daniel B. Levine, 

Acting Director 

Volume 1 

State and County Data 

Part 22 

Michigan 

AC78-A-22 
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Daniel B. Levine, Acting Director 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Di rector for 

Economic Fields 

Richard B. Quanrud, Assistant Director for 

Economic and Agriculture Censuses 

AGRICULTURE DIVISION 

Arnold L. Bollenbacher, Chief 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS-Many persons participated in the various 

activities of the 1978 Census of Agriculture. Primary direction was by 

Shirley Kallek, Associate Director for Economic Fields, and Richard B. 

Quanrud, Assistant Director for Economic and Agriculture Censuses. 

This report was prepared in the Agriculture Division under the general 

supervision of Orvin L. Wilhite, Chief (to January 1980) and Arnold L. 

Bollenbacher, his successor. Arnold L. Bollenbacher, assisted by 

Thomas D. Monroe, Donald R. Jahnke, and John A. Blackledge, was 

directly responsible for data content of the tables, analysis of the data, 

and clerical and computer edit. and tabulation specifications. William A. 

Harlan, Arion M. Scott, and James C. Vogelsang, directed the resolution 

of problems with individual census reports. 

John E. Adkins, assisted by Stephen M. Schobel, Loyd C. Brown, 

Billy E. Stark, Lowell Wrucke, Sharon C. Spivey, Martin S. Harahush, 

Ralph A. Graham, Avon B. Floyd, Kent C. Hoover, and Lee Smallwood, 

was directly responsible for the systems and processing procedures, 

including preparation of control systems, clerical procedures, and computer programs. Dana E. Moore and Jay A. Johnson were responsible 

for the photocomposition system. Bobbie E. Catlin and Paulette M. 

Bonchak were directly responsible for table preparation and publication standards used. Mittie Buchanan, I ndustry Division (to May 1980), 

and Helen R. Pugh, her successor, were responsible for coding the Linotron table formats for publication. Carl N. McAllister coordinated the 

final preparation of the tables. Virginia Crockett, Regina E. Lindsey, 

and Karin G. Bauer provided editorial services. 

Charles E. Rogers, assisted by D. Dean Prochaska, and David D. 

Chapman, with the additional assistance of Jane Y. Dea and Tommy W. 

Gaulden, was directly responsible for mailing list acquisition and unduplication, design of sampling procedures for the direct enumeration sample 

and the sample from the mail list, sampling variability estimates, statistical adjustment for nonresponse, monitoring of processing, and evaiuation of coverage. Albert W. Graybill was responsible for the preparation 

of the operational procedures for the collection and processing of the 

direct enumeration sample data. 

George E. Pierce, assisted by Patricia A. Clark and Richard R. Storm, 

was directly responsible for overall census planning, the Farm and Ranch 

Identification Survey, and development of the data collection forms and 

followup letters. J. Thomas Miller, Consultant, assisted in the design and 

content of the data collection forms and followup letters, specifications 

for publication tables, and preparation of text. 

Don L. Adams, Chief, Data Preparation Division, Jeffersonville, Ind., 

assisted by Patricia M. Clark, Rebecca Lamon, George Wilson, William L. 

Pangburn, Les Brown, Darrell L. Farabee, and Keith Lacey, was directly 

responsible for clerical and data-keying operations. and labeling. sorting, 

and distribution of the mail and direct enumeration census forms. 

The direct enumeration activities were administered by the Field 

Division, under Forrest P. Cawley, Chief, with the assistance of Darren F. 

Althouse and Thomas J. Manning and the 12 directors of the Bureau's 

Regional Offices. 

The computer processing facilities used were under the general supervision of C. Thomas DiNenna, Chief, Computer Operations Division. 

Forms design was performed under the general supervision of Henry J. 

Husmann, Chief, Administrative Services Division, assisted by Albert W_ 

Cosner, Cathern S_ Kline, and Irene A. Grey. 

Within the Publications Services Division, many individuals made 

significant contributions in the areas of publication planning and design. 

editorial review, composition, and printing procurement. 

Important contributions were made by the members of the Census 

Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics in establishing data needs 

and priorities for collection and publication of the information. Other 

representatives of both public and private organizations also made 

significant recommendations and suggestions. 

Members of various agencies of the U.S. Department 'of Agriculture 

provided advice and counsel during the planning, data collecting, and 

processing phases of the census and assisted farmers and ranchers who 

requested help in completing the report form. 

The press, farm magazines, and radio and television stations were 

most helpful in publicizing the census and encouraging cooperation of 

farm and ranch operators. John W. Ternus and Douglas J. Miller, Agriculture Division, and Richard D. Ritter, Public Information Office, were 

primarily responsible for developing and coordinating the public relations 

program. 

Special tribute is paid to the millions of farm and ranch operators 

and other agriculture-associated people who furnished the information 

requested in the census. Only through their cooperation was it possible 

to collect and publish the data in this report. 

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data 

United States. Bureau of the Census. 

1978 census of agriculture. 

Supt. of Docs. no.: L 3.311 

CONTENTS: v. 1. State and county data.-v. 2. Statistics by subject.-

v.3. Agricultural services. (etc.] 

1. Agriculture-United States-Statistics. I. Title. II. Title: Census of 

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CONTENTS 

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................... . 

Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 1978 and 1974 ....................... . 

State Map ....................... , ..................... . 

CHARTS 

1. Changes in State's Agriculture: 1978 From 1974. . . ................... . 

2. Profile of State's Agriculture. 1978 .................................... . 

3. Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 .............................. . 

4. Farms by Value of Sales: 1978 .......................................... . 

5. Value of Products Sold by Size of Sales: 1978 ............................ . 

PATTERN MAPS 

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Land in Farms by County: 1978 .... , .................................. . 

Average Size of Farm by .county: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .... . 

Value of Land and Buildings by County: 1978 ............................... . 

Val ue of Agricu Itural Products Sold by County: 1978 .......................... . 

Cattle and Calves I nventory by County: 1978 ................................ . 

Milk Cows Inventory by County: 1978 .................................... . 

Corn Harvested for Grain by County: 1978 ................................. . 

Soybeans Harvested for Beans by County: 1978 .............................. . 

TABLES 

CHAPTER 1. State Data 

1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1945 to 1978 ........................... . 

2. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978, 1974, 

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and 1969 ................ '.' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

3. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978,1974, and 1969 . . . . . . 2 

5. Operators by Type of Organization for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978,1974, 

and1969........................................................ 3 

6. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978,1974, and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

7. Expenses for Energy and Petroleum Products: 1978,1974, and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

8. Fuel Expenses, Quantity Purchased, and Storage Capacity: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

9. Farm Payroll, Employment, and Contract Expenses: 1978,1974, and 1969. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978,1974, and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

11. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 . . 6 

12. Income From Machine Work, Customwork, and Other Agricultural Services: 1978,1974, 

and 1969 .......... " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 

13. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1978 . . 7 

14. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974. . . . . . . . . . 8 

16. Irrigation: 1978,1974, and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

17. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

18. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978,1974, and 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

19. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

20. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 197$ and 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

21. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

22. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 
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Other Livestock and Livestock Products-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 .......... . 

Fish Sales: 1978 ................................................... . 

Crops Harvested: 1978 and 1974 ... 

Specified Crops Harvested-Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1978 .......... . 

Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1978 and 1974 ....................... . 

Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978 ......................................... . 

Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978 .................................... . 

Summary by Type of Organization: 1978 .................................. . 

Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978 ..................... . 

Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 ................................................... . 

Summary by Size of Farm: 1978 ...................................... . 

Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 ......................... . 

Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978 ..................... . 

CHAPTER 2. County Summary Data 

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Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974 ........................... . 

Land Use: 1978 ................................................... . 

Irrigation: 1978 ................................................... . 

Farms by Tenure of Operator: 1978 ...................................... . 

Farms and Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 ........................ . 

Characteristics of Operators: 1978 ....................................... . 

Farms by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1978 ............................... . 

Farms by Standard Industr ial Classificat ion: 1978 ............................. . 

Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Ploducts Sold: 1978 ...................... . 

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for All Farms: 1978 ................... . 

Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978 .. . 

Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 ............................... ' ... . 

Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 1978 ............... . 

Hired Farm Labor-Expenses and Number of Workers: 1978 ...................... . 

Estimated Market Value of All Machinery and Equipment: 1978 ................... . 

Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ................................ . 

Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 .................................. . 

Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ...................................... . 

Broilers Sold by Number Per Farm: 1978 ................................... . 

Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ................................ . 

Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1978 .................................... . 

Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1978 .................................. . 

Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1978 .............................. . 

Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1978 ......................... . 

Fish Sales: 1978 ................................................... . 

Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 .............................. . 

Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties-I nventory and Sales: 1978 ............ . 

Grains-Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978 .................... . 

Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1978 .. 

Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978 ......................... . 

Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978 ..................... . 

Fruits and Nuts: 1978 ............................................... . 

Berr ies: 1978 ..................................................... . 

Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod: 1978 ................... . 

Other Crops: 1978 .................................................. . 

Operator Response to Land Held Under Foreign Ownersh ip: 1978 .................. . 

Income From Machine Work, Customwork and Other Agricultural Services: 1978 ........ . 

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TABLES-Con. 

CHAPTER 2-Con. 

38. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 185 

39. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 

40. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 

41. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 187 

42. Operators of Spanish Ori§in: 1978 ...................................... " 188 

43. Female Operators: 1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 

CHAPTER J. Individual County Data [The following tables are common to the State and each county] 

1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

7. Mach inery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Michigan ...... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 189 

Farms Not on Mail List .......... " 194 

Alcona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 199 

Alger ........................ 204 

Allegan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 209 

Alpena ..................... " 214 

Antrim ..................... " 219 

Arenac ..................... " 224 

Baraga ....................... 229 

Barry ...................... " 234 

Bay ......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 239 

Benzie 244 

Berrien ..................... " 249 

Branch ..................... " 254 

Calhoun ...................... 259 

Cass ....................... " 264 

Charlevoix .................... 269 

Cheboygan .................... 274 

Chippewa ................... " 279 

Clare ........................ 284 

Clinton ..................... " 289 

Crawford ..................... 294 

Delta ...................... " 299 

Dickinson ................... " 304 

Eaton ...................... " 309 

Emmet ..................... " 314 

Genesee ...................... 319 

Gladwin .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 324 

Gogebi c ...................... 329 

Grand Traverse ................. 334 

Gratiot ..................... " 339 

Hillsdale .................... " 344 

Houghton ................... " 349 

See footnotes at end of contents. 

Huron ....................... 354 

Ingham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 359 

Ionia ........................ 364 

losco ....................... , 369 

Iron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 374 

Isabella. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 379 

Jackson ...................... 384 

Kalamazoo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 389 

Kalkaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 394 

Kent ........................ 399 

Keweenaw .................... (' ) 

Lake ........................ 404 

Lapeer ....................... 409 

Leelanau ...................... 414 

Lenawee ..................... , 419 

Livingston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 424 

Luce ........................ 429 

Mackinac ..................... 434 

Macomb ...................... 439 

Manistee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 444 

Marquette .................... , 449 

Mason ....................... 454 

Mecosta ...................... 459 

Menominee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 464 

Midland ...................... 469 

Missaukee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 474 

Monroe ...................... 479 

Montcalm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 484 

Montmorency ................... 489 

Muskegon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 494 

Newaygo ..................... 499 

Oakland ...................... 504 

Oceana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 509 
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CHAPTER 3-Con. 

Ogemaw ...................... 514 

Ontonagon .................... 519 

Osceola ...................... 524 

Oscoda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 529 

Otsego ....................... 534 

Ottawa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 539 

Presque Isle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 544 

Roscommon ................... 549 

Saginaw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 554 

St. Clair ...................... 559 

APPENDIXES 

St. Joseph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 564 

Sanilac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 569 

Schoolcraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 574 

Shiawassee .................... 579 

Tuscola ...................... 584 

Van Buren .................... 589 

Washtenaw .................... 594 

Wayne ....................... 599 

Wexford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 604 

A. General Explanation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A·1 

B. Farms by Current and Prior Definitions and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 " B-1 

C. Comparison of 1974 Farm Counts With 1978 Farm Counts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. C-1 

D. Report Forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1 

Index ......... . ..................... Index-1 

Publication Program. . ............... Inside back cover 

I Not shown separately to avoid disclosing data for individual farms. However, the data for the county are included in 

the St ate total s. 
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INTRODUCTION 

HISTORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... . 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED ................. . 

FARM DEFINITION ............................ . 

METHOD OF ENUMERATION ..................... . 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA ................... . 

USE OF SAMPLING ............................. . 

GRAPHICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ . 

TABULAR PRESENTATION ....................... . 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS ........................ . 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES ..................... . 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ................ . 

"SEE TEXT" REFERENCE ........................ . 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS .................. . 

HISTORY 

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The census of agriculture provides a periodic statistical 

picture of the Nation's farming, ranching, and related activities. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture is the 21st taken by the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 

The first agriculture census was taken in 1840 as part of the 

sixth decennial census. From 1840 to 1950, an agriculture 

census was taken as part of the decennial census of population. 

A mid·decade r.ensus of agriculture was conducted in 1925, 

1935, and 1945. From 1954 to 1974 a census of agriculture was 

taken for the years ending in 4 and 9. In 1976, Congress 

authorized the census of agriculture to be taken for 1978 and 

1982 to adjust the data reference year to coincide with the 

1982 Economic Censuses covering manufacturing, mining, 

construction, retail trade, wholesale trade, service industries, 

and selected transportation activities. Thereafter, the agriculture 

census will revert to a 5-year cycle. 

AUTHORITY AND AREA COVERED 

The census of agriculture is authorized under the provisions 

of title 13, United States Code. Section 142(a) provides for the 

census to be taken in 1979, in 1983, and in every fifth year 

after 1983. Section 191 provides that the census shall include 

each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and 

the Virgin Islands. A census of agriculture will be conducted in 

American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands in con· 

junction with the 1980 Census of Population and Housing. 

FARM DEFINITION , 

Since 1850, when minimum criteria defining a farm for 

census purposes were first established, the farm definition has 

been changed nine times, as the Nation has grown and changed. 

The current definition was announced on August 12, 1975, in 

accordance with a joint agreement between tile U.S. Depart· 

ment of Agriculture, the Office of Management and Budget, and 

the Bureau of the Census. It defines a farm, for statistical 

purposes, as any place from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products were sold or normally would have been sold 

during the census year. The previous definition (used for the 

1959, 1964, and 1969 censuses, and for the 1974 preliminary 

county reports) counted as a farm any place with less than 10 

acres from which $250 or more of agricultural products were 

sold or normally would have been sold during the census year, 

or any place of 10 acres or more from which $50 or more of 

agricultural products were sold or normally would have been 

sold during the census year. 

METHOD OF ENUMERATION 

Evaluation studies of the 1969 and 1974 censuses, which 

were conducted primarily by mail, indicated that the 

administrative lists used to create the census mailing list were 

not adequate to assure complete coverage in the census. Also, 

censuses prior to 1969, conducted by direct enumeration, had 

been found by evaiuation studies (conducted since 1950) to be 

progressively less and less complete, as increased mobility of 

farm operators led to increases in the numbers of nonresident 

operators, operators farming on a part-time basis, and operators 

farm ing two or more separate tracts. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture was conducted primarily by 

mail for maximum economy, supplemented by a personal 

canvass of a statistical area segment sample for maximum 

completeness of coverage. The area segment sample, which 

consists of selected geographic areas completely canvassed by 

direct enumeration, provides reliable estimates for States of the 

number and characteristics of any farms not represented in the 

mail portion of the census. Estimates for such farms are an 

integral part of the State totals published for the 1978 census. 

The direct enumeration sample estimates are statistically reliable 

only for State totals and have not been allocated to counties. 

Appendix A provides a more detailed description of how the 

1978 census was taken and includes a discussion of census 

coverage. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

State totals for 1978 are not directly comparable with totals 

for 1974 or earlier censuses as they include data for farm operations represented on the mail list plus estimates from the direct 

enumeration sample for farms not represented on the mail list. 

The 1974 State level data include only operations represented 

on the mail list. 

Coverage evaluation studies for the 1974 censu s indicated 

that 10.7 percent of all farms were not included in the census. 

Farms missed in the census were usually small and accounted 

for less than 3 percent of the total value of a9ricultural products 

sold and less than 6 percent of the land in farms. The proportion of farms missed in the 1974 census was generally higher in 
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States having a large proportion of small farms and urbanized 

areas having a sizable number of part-time farms. Farm 

counts for 1974, adjusted for the net undercount, are shown in 

appendix C. 

County level data on acreages and inventories for 1978 and 

1974 are generally comparable; however, improvements in the 

coverage of the 1978 census, especially of smaller farms, should 

be taken into consideration when comparing farm counts. 

USE OF SAMPLING 

Two wpes of sampling were used for data collection 

for the 1978 census. I n addition to the State estimates from 

the direct enumeration sample discussed previously, data 

for items in sections 22 through 27 of the census report 

form were collected from only a sample of farms. Data based on 

a sample are subject to sampling error. Detailed discussions of 

the census report forms, the use of sampling, and estimates of 

sampling error are included in appendix A. 

GRAPHICS 

Several charts and maps presented on the following pages 

show selected agricultural statistics for this State. The items in 

the charts and the first four maps are presented for all States. 

The last four maps present data of particular importance to this 

State. 

TABULAR PRESENTATION 

State data-In chapter 1, State tables 1 through 28 show 

detailed State level data usually accompanied by historical data 

for one or more censuses. Tables 29 through 35 provide 1978 

State data cross-tabulated by various farm classifications. 

County summary data-Selected data items are presented by 

county in chapter 2. Tables 1 through 15 include general data 

such as land in farms, size of farms, land use, 0perator 

characteristics, expenses, and machinery and equipment. Inven· 

tory and sales data for livestock, poultry, and animal specialties 

are contained in tables 16 through 27 and detailed crop data in 

tables 28 through 35. Tables 36 through 43 present data on 

foreign ownership, income from customwork, direct sales to 

consumers, operators by racial group, and female operators. 

Individual county data-F ive pages of tables are presented in 

chapter 3 for each county with 10 farms or more in 1978. The 

tables include final data for each county and are more 

comprehensive than those in the prel iminary reports. Data are 

provided for all farms and for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more for both 1978and 1974. 

This chapter also includes a set of similar tables for the State 

as a whole and for those farms in the State not on the mailing 

list and not included in county tables. 

PRELIMINARY REPORTS 

Preliminary reports have been published separately for all 

counties in the Un ited States with 10 farms or more in 1978, 

each State, the four geographic regions, and the United States. 

This series provided, at the earliest possible date, information on 

major data items, with comparable final data from the 1974 

census. The data items were standard for each State and county 

except in table 3 where the selected crops varied by State 

according to their relative importance in the State. The State 

preliminary report also included a full set of tables providing 

data derived from the direct enumeration sample on the esti· 

mated number and characteristics of farms not included in 

county totals because they were not represented on the mailing 

list. 

For major data items at the county level differences between 

the preliminary and final figures are in general less than 5 

percent. At the State level, differences are significantly less. 

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES 

I n keeping with the prov isions of title 13, United States 

Code, data that would disclose the operations of an individual 

farm are not published. However, the number of farms in a 

given size category or other classification is not considered a 

disclosure. Appendix A presents additional information on 

disclosure rules. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

Appendix A includes definitions and explanations of selected 

terms used in the tables. 

"SEE TEXT" REFERENCE 

Items in the tables which are followed by the reference "See 

text" are explained or defined in appendix A. 

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS 

The following abbreviations and symbols are used through· 

out the tables: 

(D) 

(X) 

(Z) 

(NA) 

* 

Zero. 

Data withheld to avoid disclosing information for 

individual farms. 

Not applicable. 

Less than half of the unit reported. 

Not available. 

Independent city. 
Highlights of the State's Agriculture: 

, 

1978 

Total 

Farms _______________________________________ number_ 68 237 

11 448 182 

168 6 953 675 

102 

land in forms __________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of form ________________________ acres __ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ acres __ 

Average per form ___________________________ ocres __ 

Forms by size: 1 to 49 ocres _______________________________ number __ 20 195 50 to 499 ocres _____________________________ number __ 43669 500 to m acres ____________________________ number __ 3 511 1,000 acres or more _________________________ number __ 862 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per form __________________________ dollars __ 163 311 Average per ocre ___________________________ dollors __ 975 

Value of machinery and equipment on forms:? _______ $1,000 __ 2 072 471 Average per form __________________________ dollars __ 30 372 

Value of agricultural products sold ________________ $1,000_ - 1 941 095 Average per form __________________________ dollors_ - 28 446 1 013 585 14 854 

Crops sold __________________________________ $1,000 __ 

Average per form __________________________ dollars __ 

livestock and livestock products sold ____________ $1 ,000 __ 849 135 Average per form __________________________ dollars __ 12444 Poultry and poultry products sold _______________ $1,000 __ 78 376 Average per form __________________________ dollars __ 1 149 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: less than $2,500 ____________________________ number_ - 20415 $2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________ number_ - 19 876 $10,000 to $39,999 __________________________ number __ 15 813 $40,000 to $99,99L _________________________ number __ 7 805 $100,000 to $199,999 ________________________ number __ 2 839 $200,000 or more ___________________________ number __ 1 463 Abnormal forms ____________________________ number __ 26 

Value of agricultural products sold by forms having sales of- less than $2,500 _____________________________ $1,000_ - 21 300 $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________ $1,000_ - 106481 $10,000 to $39,999 ___________________________ $1,000 __ 326 249 $40,000 to $99,999 ___________________________ $1,000_ - 492093 $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________ $1,000 __ 389 781 $200,000 or more ____________________________ $1,000 __ 602 242 Abnormal forms _____________________________ $1,000 __ 2948 

Farm production expenses for selected items:' Feed for livestock and poultry __________________ $1,000 __ 184 066 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees _________________ $1,000 __ 81 192 Commercial fertilizer __________________________ $1,000 __ 175 929 Other agricultural chemicals ____________________ $1,000 __ 68 555 Petroleum products-gasoline, diesel, etc. ________ $1.000 __ 100 165 Hired farm lobar _____________________________ $1,000 __ 137 307 

livestock and poultry inventory: Cottte and calves ____________________________ number __ 1 276 204 Hogs and pigs ______________________________ number __ 958 231 Sheep and lambs ____________________________ numbeL_ 112678 Chickens 3 months old or older ________________ number __ 7 089 968 

Crops harvested: Corn for all purposes __________________________ ocres __ 2 817 381 Wheat for groin _______________________________ ocres-_ 382 166 bushels __ 15 044 875 Soybeans for beans ____________________________ acres __ 898 071 bushels __ 21 355 414 Hay crops ___________________________________ acres __ 1 633 568 tons, drv __ 3 729 147 

lNot fully comparable because of direct enumeration sample In 1978 totals; see text. 

ll978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 and 1974 

All forms 

1974' 

Not on moil fist Totol 

7 811 64 094 

409 7631 10 832 2341 52 169 

179 446 6 317 638 

23 99 

5 596 14 021 

2 155 46 645

1 60 2 880 

- 548 

71 565 93 435 

1 364 553 

84 000 1 313 311 

10 754 20 490 

26 781 I 1 491 4391 

3 429 23 270 

15 841 828 866 

2 028 12 932 

10868 585 745 

1 391 9 139 

71 71 976 

9 1 123 

6 133 18360 

1 099 18 832 

391 17 221 

188 6848 

- 2 028 

- 781 (X) 24 

4 706 1 21 983 1 

4 747 105 734 

8 541 356 190 

8 787 420 768 

- 273 426 

- 310 210 (X) 3 128 

4 109 150 759 

1 398 52 018 

2 738 131 619 

998 39 559 

2272 67 528 439 92 002 

27 581 1 430 262 

26991 619910 

15493 149 787 

78 780 7 609 220 

53 738 2 378 301 11 768 810 197 

374 898 31 891 280 

9622 570 683 

180 558 12 080 412 

72 116 1 359 191 

130064 2 956 963 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974' 

Total Not on moil Iis1 Total 

47 796 1 678/ 46 647 

10 224 206 187 787 9 549 692 

214 112 205 

6 609 166 117 428 5 993 074 

138 70 128 

7 995 747 5842 

35 494 871 I 37 429 

3 458 60 2 837 

849 539 

204 613 137 964 112 958 

964 1 233 552 

1 915 216 50 214 1 170 064 

40 071 29 925 25 083 

1 916 846 22 0751 1 467 7051 

40 105 13 156 31 464 

1 000 471 13 667 814 714 

20 932 8 145 17466 

838 451 8 405 576 652 

17 542 5009 12362 

77 925 3 71 658 

1 630 2 1 536 

/ - - 937 

19 876 1 099 18832 

15 813 391 17 221 

7 805 188 6848 

2 839 - 2 028 

1 463 - 781 

(X) (X) (X) 

- 1 - 1 377 

106481 4 747 105 734 

326 249 8 541 356 190 

492 093 8 787 420 768 

389 781 - 273 426 

602 242 - 310210 

(X) (X) (X) 

177 618 1 694 1 146407 

79 240 1 035 50 909 

172 063 2 205 128 788 

67 091 809 38998 

95 190 1 228 63 722 

134 991 405 90342 

1 207 872 13966 1 328 213 

916 984 4 587 597 317 

85 016 120 128 526 

6 927 189 1 010 7 462 686 

2 747 020 41 083 2 301 789 

369 809 10588 769 763 14 718 224 366 520 30 684 495 

877 529 7 616 558 690 21 044 961 157 725 11 900 848 

1 436 883 37 696 1 195 564 3 451 667 89 207 2 707 060 

IX 
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

B UREA U OF THE CENSUS 

MICHIGAN 

OTSEGO 

MOHT -

MORENCY 

OSCODA 

WEl'ORD MISSAUKI£ ROSCOMMON OGlMAW 

u •• OSCEOLA cu .. GLADWIN 

MlCOITA ISAltlLLA 

N[WAYGO 

GRATIOT SAGINAW ."..._.,--_...L..._--, MONTCALM 

GtNESfE 

OTTAWA IONIA CLINTON SHIAWASSEl 

AU,!OAH IAItRY (ATON INGHAM \.tVIMOSTON 

VAH IUMN KALA ...... ZOO CALHOUN JACKSON WASHTENAW 

CASS ST. JOSE!'''' IRANCH HILLSDAL[ 

OAKLAND 
MICHIGAN 

Chart 1. 

Changes in State's Agriculture: 1978 From 1974 Mail portion 

Area sample 

Nun1>er of farms 

Land in farms 

Harvested cropland 

Farms by size: 

1 to 49 acres 

50 to 499 acres 

500 to 999 acres 

1,000 to 1,999 acres 

2,000 acres or more 

Value of land 

and buildings 

Value of agricultural prO<fucts sold 

Crops 

Uvestock 

Poultry 

Farms by value of sales: 

$100,000 or more 

$40,000 to $99,999 

$20,000 to $39,999 

$10,000 to $19,999 

$5,000 to $9,999 

$2,500 to $4,999 

Less than $2,500 

Selected fann 

production expenses: 

Feed purchased 

Fertilizer 

Other chemicals 

Hired farm labor 

Gasoline and petroleum 

Estimated villue of 

machinery and equipment 

I I 

r I 

I I 

L 1 

1 I 

I 

I f 

I 

L 

L 

l I 

I I 

I I 

I I 

I I 

o 50 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

1106.5 

105.7 

110.1 

: >< .... > 1 44.0 

3.6 

I 121.9 

T 153.7 

18! .5 

:'<J 181 .1 

130. 

I 122.3 

45.0 

108.9 

I 152.9 

113.9 

9 0.9 

rI ~ 2.6 

~5.2 

118.3 

111.2 

I 

HI 122.1 

I 133 7 

I u 173.3 

I 149.2 

n 148.3 

mm:l 157.8 

I I 

100 150 

As percent of 1974 

200 

XI 
XII 

MICHIGAN 

Chart 2. 

Profile of State's Agriculture: 1978 

Farms by size: 

1 to 49 acres 

50 to 179 acres 

180 to 499 acres 

500 to 999 acres .-5.1 

1,000 to 1 ,999 acres • 1.1 

2,000 acres or more .2 

Farms by value of 

land and buildings: 

$1 to $19,999 .-67 ,,:; . 

$20,000 to $39,999 14. ) 

$40,000 to $99,999 

:i}"H 29.6 

41.3 

22.7 

3~.2 

$100,000 to $499,999 :'; 3 ~.6 

$500,000 or more 

Farms by value of 

machinery and equipment 

"6.4 

$1 to $4,999 1:2H: 12.E 

$5,000 to $9,999 ::U:1:U:Ti 27.2 

$10,000 to $19,999 19.5 

$20,000 to $49,999 21.3 

$50,000 to $99,999 12.1 

$100,000 or more .. 7.1 

Operators by age group: 

Under 35 years 

35 to 44 years 

45 to 54 years 

55 to 64 years 

65 years or over 

Operators by tenure: 

Full owner 

Part owner 

Tenant 

___ :lliill:::::::: 1~.8 

_--_:;:;: 21.0 

:;:':': 24.5 ____ ::::22.9 _-lEI 148 

___ ._.uJ2 30.2 

"6.5 

.. Mail portion 

['I]] Area sample 

Farms by type of organization: 

Individual or family _ ••• _ •••• _ •••• _ •••• I$2SII2l± 90.0 

Partnership .... 8.6 

Corporation • 1.2 

Other .2 

o 20 40 60 80 100 

As percent of total farms 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
MICHIGAN 

Chart 2-Con. 

Profile of State's Agriculture: 1978 

Operators working off farm: 

None 

1 to 99 days 

100 to 199 days 

200 days or more 

Value of agricultural 

products by commodity group: 

Oops 

Uvestock 

Poultry 

Expenditures for energy 

and petroleum products: 

Chart 3. 

Gasoline 

Diesel oil 

Lp gas, butane 

Fuel oil 

Electricity 

Other 

"'8.1 

~7.9 

.4.0 

.5.6 

.2.9 

9.3 

o 

PS.6 

45.4 

52.2 

43.7 

i' 3 6.S 

22.3 

23.1 

20 40 60 

As percent of total farms 

80 

Mail portion 

Area sample 

XIII 

100 

Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 

Individual or family 

80.2% 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Partnership -------15.8% 

Corporation ____ .3.5% 

Other 

0.4% 
XIV 

MICHIGAN 

Chart 4. 

Farms by Value of Sales: 1978 

Less than $2,500 

29.9% 

$2,500 to $4,999 

14.6% 

Chart 5. 

$100,000 or more 

----------l6.3% 

$40,000 to $99,999 

-----11.4% 

$20,000 to $39,999 

---10.4% 

$10,000 to $19,999 

-------112.7% 

$5,000 to $9,999 

------------114.5% 

Value of Products Sold by Size of Sales: 1978 

$10,000 to $19,999 

6.4% 

$20,000 to $39,999 

10.5% 

$40,000 to $99,999 

25.4% 

L. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

$5,000 to $9,999 

3.6% ----------

----------;Less than $5,000 

3.0% 

$100,000 or more 

----'51.2% 
Map 1. Land In Farms by County: 1978 

As percent of land in county 

State average 31.5 percent 

Map 2. Average Size of Farm by County: 1978 

Average size 168 acres 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Percent 

c=:=J Leas tIwl 5 

~ 5-19 

c=:=J al-49 

_ 50-Ell 

_ 70anue 

Acree 

c=J '--1tWI1<40 

~ 1<40-17'9 

c=:=J 1111- 219 _ ZIl-M 

_ 2S)antn 

xv 
XVI 

Map 3. Value of Land and Buildings by County: 1978 

Average per farm 

State average $163,311 

Collin 

~ I..aIs 1tw1100,<XXl 

~ 100,<XXl- 119,999 

I ............ I 13l,<XXl- 149,999 

.... 1!D,<XXl- 199,999 

_ :m.<XXl~ I1U8 

Map 4. Value of Agricultural Products Sold by County: 1978 

State total $1,941,095,000 

DoIIers 

~ La. 1tw'13 n'IIcrI 

~ 3 - 9 n'IIcrI 

~'10-Zldan 

_ 3l-49dan 

_ 5l n'IIcrI ~ no. 

U.S. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 
Map 5. Cattle and Calves Inventory by County: 1978 

State total 1,276,204 

Map 6. Milk Cows Inventory by County: 1978 

State total 386,080 

u.s. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

QdtIe and calves 

c:::=:=J l.ea811wl2.<xx> 

~ 2.<XX> - 9,999 

c:::=:=J 1O,<XX> - 19,999 

- 3).<XX> - 29,999 _ :I).<XX> a nue 

Milk COWl 

C=:::J l.ea81tW'11,(x{' 

~ 1.<XX> -1._ 

c=J 2,Wl - 4,_ 

~ 5.Wl- 9._ 

1O,<mamn 

XVII 
XVIII 

Map 7. Com Harvested for Grain by County: 1978 

State total 2,385,858 acres 

Aces 

c==J lsaB 1IWl1,OO) 

~ 1,(0) - 9,999 

c:::::::=:::J 10,(0) - 49,999 

~ S),OO) - 79,999 

_ 00,(0) c:r m:re 

Map 8. Soybeans Harvested for Beans by County: 1978 

State total 898,071 acres 

u.s. Department of Commerce BUREAU OF THE CENSUS 

Acw 

c==J tVe 

~ 1-999 

I .•.•.••.• I 1,(0) - 9,. 

_ 10,(0)-.-. 

_ S),OO) c:r m:n 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1945 to 1978 

All forms __ ~ _____________________________________ number __ land in formL _____________________________________ ocres __ 

Average size of form ______________________________ ocres __ Approximate land area ______________________________ ocres __ 

Proportion in forms _____________________________ percenL_ 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per farm _______________________________ dollars __ Average per ocre ________________________________ dollars-_ 

Farms by value of land and buildings, $1 10 $9,999 ___________________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 10 $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 10 $199,999 ___________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ___________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ Harvested cropland _____________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 ta 49 acres ____________________________________ _ 

1 to 9 acres ___________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _________________________________ _ 

201029 acres _________________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

50 ta 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _________________________________ _ 

20010499 acres _________________________________ _ 

500 10 999 ocres _________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or mare ______________________________ _ 

1,000101,999 acres ____________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing2 _________ farms __ 

acres __ Other cropland _________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

grasses, not harvested and not pastured ________ farms __ 

acres-_ Cropland on which all crops failed _______________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follaw 3 ___________ farms-_ 

acres __ Cropland idle ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland ___________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Woodland not pastured __________________________ forms-_ 

acres __ 

O1her land _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured ____________________________ farms-_ 

acres-_ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. ____ farms __ acres __ 

Irrigated land ______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

I 

1978 

68 237 

11 448 182 

168 

36 366 720 

31.5 

163 311 

975 

1 347 

3 219 

9 540 

15 256 

9 471 

8 835 

5 068 

11 104 

4 396 

66 105 

8 664 886 

62 951 

6 953 675 

30 683 

6 888 

7 710 

6 595 

9 490 

12 558 

9822 

7 780 

1 726 

382 

342 

40 

22 895 

759 707 

30 535 

951 504 

9 371 

215 480 

3 868 

75 541 

7 685 

174 602 

18 621 

485 881 

36 331 

1 580 310 

8 996 

340 659 

30646 

1 239 651 

53 260 

1 202 986 

7 352 

325 232 

52 054 

877 754 

3 192 

226 208 

1974 1969 1964 

64 094 77 946 93 504 

10 832 234 11 900689 13 598 992 

169 153 145 

36 362 688 36 362 688 36 492 160 

29.8 32.7 37.3 

93 435 49 821 34 027 

553 326 233 

2 201 7 829 14 933 

5 924 15 442 25 829 

15 239 24 748 28 135 

15 667 15 325 14 528 

7 648 6 121 5 003 

6905 4 292 3010 

3 608 1 845 1 054 

5 717 2 012 923 

1 185 332 89 

62 914 75 656 91 560 

8 005 478 8 580 391 9 454 589 

60 836 70605 87947 

6 317 638 5 501 729 6 738 032 

28 007 37 108 42 816 

4 989 7654 9 458 

6 837 9 546 9 974 

6 112 7 926 8 757 

10 069 11 982 14627 

13 944 15 893 22 213 

10 310 11 332 16 273 

7074 5 730 6 311 

1 283 493 307 

218 49 27 

195 (NA) (NA) 

23 (NA) (NA) 

25 323 32 241 40 577 

909 389 1 090 891 1 147 426 

24 513 50 388 52 728 

778 451 1 987 771 1 569 131 

(NA) (NA) 25 379 

(NA) (NA) 639 219 

(NA) (NA) 6 187 

(NA) (NA) 85 964 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 34447 

(NA) (NA) 843 948 

35 034 45 809 59 084 

1 535 092 1 843 581 2 479 395 

(NA) (NA) 22 527 

(NA) (NA) 908 090 

(NA) (NA) 45 177 

(NA) (NA) 1 571 305 

51 016 62 391 (NA) 

1 291 664 1 476 717 1 665 008 

(NA) (NA) 17 651 

(NA) (NA) 576 808 

(NA) (NA) 89 572 

(NA) (NA) 1 088 200 

2 036 2 150 2 041 

96 839 77097 48 991 

1959 1954 1950 1945 

111 817 138 922 155 589 175 268 

14 782 507 16 466 750 17 269 992 18 392 227 

132 11~ 111 105 

36 492 160 36 494 080 36 494 080 36 494 080 

40.5 45.1 47.3 50.4 1 

25 535 15 800 10 935 6 8431 

193 133 99 65 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

108 922 134 118 150 573 171 344 

9 956 811 10 788 098 11 043 142 11 209 638 

104 712 126 757 144 239 165 709 

7 154 811 7 658 801 7 797 346 8 520 587 1 

52 636 67 536 81 831 96601 

11 387 16960 21 132 27 136 

12 187 14033 16 950 18 882 

10 495 13043 15 593 17 879 

18 567 23 500 28 156 32 704 

28 786 36 431 42 037 48 368 

18 157 18 970 17 735 18 280 

4 923 3 691 2 550 2 3681 

196 123 77 84 

14 6 9 8 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

53 174 75 259 85 404 78 013 

1 398 495 1 912 374 1 982 565 1 785 748 

52 656 57 478 58 736 (NA) 

1 403 505 1 216 923 1 263 231 903. 303 

18 207 (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 

392 317 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 11 764 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 112468 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 42 773 (NA) 41 685 

(NA) 867 715 (NA) 790 835 

71 005 85 667 95 838 96 895 1 

2 843 685 3 416 323 3 720 868 3 501 442 

30 595 47 437 60 812 66 955 

1 136 770 1 741 731 2 144 821 2 275 143 

51 397 51 470 51 427 42 767 

1 706 915 1 674 592 1 576 047 1 226 299 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 982 011 2 262 329 2 505 982 3 681 147 

23 437 31 990 39 350 74 5241 

692 618 937 395 1 101 459 2 287 259 

(NA) 134 356 148 922 170 765 

I 289 393 1 324 934 1 404 523 1 393 888 

1 909 1 408 995 347 

40 178 23 473 13 901 2 850 

Table 2. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

Forms ___________________________________ number __ 

Land in farms _______________________________ acres __ 

Average size of form _______________________ acres __ 

Value of land ond buildings,' Average per form _________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre _________________________ dollars __ 

land in forms according fo use: Toiol cropland _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ____________ ' __________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 110490cres _____________________________ _ 

501099 acres ____________________________ _ 

100 10199 ocres __________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ocres __________________________ _ 

50010999 acres __________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or moro ________________________ _ 

1,00010 1,999 acres _____________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture or grazing ___ farms __ acres __ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil~ 

improvement grosses, not harvested and not postured ______________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

11978 doto ore based on a sample of farms; see text. 

1978 

47 796 

10 224 206 

214 

204 613 

964 

46 951 

7 992 385 

45 888 

6 609 166 

14 608 

11666 

9 741 

7 770 

1 722 

381 

341 

40 

15 148 

607 018 

7 065 

180 639 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1974 1969 

46 647 44 175 

9 549 692 9 142 760 

205 207 

112 958 67 982 

552 328 

46008 43 491 

7 289 394 6 905 342 

45 438 42 586 5 993 074 4 839 384 

13 503 11 597 

13 081 13 503 

10 287 11 222 

7 072 5 728 

1 279 488 

216 48 

193 45 

23 3 

17 137 19266 

677 502 779 488 

5 087 9 916 

133 680 339 097 

lond in forms according to use - (on. 

Total cropland - Can. 

Cropland on which all crops foiled __________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______ farms __ 

acres __ Cropland idle ____________________________ farms __ 

acreL_ 

Totol woodland ____________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Woodland postured ______________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Woodland not postured ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured ____________________ farms __ 

acres-_ land in house lots. ponds, roods. wasteland. etc._farms __ 

acres __ Pas1ureland, all types _________________________ farms __ 

1 

ocreL_ 

rrigoted land _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

1978 1974 1969 

2 556 2 594 2 326 

57 965 60 116 49 457 

6 056 6 948 12 456 

152 611 171 010 318 938 13 406 8 473 16 392 

384 986 254 012 578 978 

26 290 25 841 27 818 1 245 440 1 234 342 1 301 762 

6 680 7 884 10 321 281 456 343 808 442 093 

22 210 21 097 21 301 963 984 890 534 859 669 

5 563 6 363 7 423 279 954 282 110 313 325 35 688 36 300 34 549 706 427 743 846 622 331 

20 594 22 867 25 225 1 168 428 1 303 420 1 534 906 

2 901 1 774 1 719 224 658 94 950 69 515 

MICHIGAN 1 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

Forms land in forms (acres) Harvested cropland (acres) Irrigated land (acres) 

All forms ___ ~ _________________________ number __ 

with harvested cropland __ 

with irrigated land __ 

Forms by size: 1 to 9 acres ________________________________ number __ 

with harvested cropland __ 

with irrigated lond __ 10 to 49 acres ______________________________ number __ 

with harvested cropland __ 

with irrigated lond __ 

50 to 69 acres ______________________________ number __ 

with harvested cropland __ 

with irrigated lond_ 70 to 99 acres ______________________________ number_ - with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ -

100 to 139 acres ____________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 140 to 179 acres _________ . _________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

180 to 219 acres ____________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 220 to 2S9 acres ____________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

260 to 499 acres ____________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigoted land_ 500 to 999 acres ___________________________ number_ 

with harvested crapland_ 

with irrigoted land_ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ 

2,000 acres or morL _________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated land_ S,OOO acres or more ________________________ number_ 

with harvested cropland_ 

with irrigated lond_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 

68 237 

62 951 

3 192 

3 581 

1 770 

263 

16614 

14 529 

632 

4 935 

4 725 

198 

9 737 

9 185 

284 

7 890 

7 661 

283 

5 617 

5 501 

189 

3 975 

3 927 

170 

3 127 

3072 

140 

8 388 

8 227 

473 

3 511 

3 495 

385 

747 

745 

137 

115 

114 

38 

8 

8 

3 

1974 1978 

64 094 11 448 182 

60 836 11 203 150 

2 036 901 476 

1 788 14686 

1 133 9 065 

180 1 228 

12 233 478 017 

11 140 432 975 

456 17 206 

5001 I 287 713 

4 699 275 555 

150 11 575 10 577 794 364 

10 133 749 928 

225 23 274 

8 524 918 772 

8 218 891 808 

191 32 607 

6465 884 215 

6 315 866 166 

132 29 786 

4 398 782 849 

4300 773 463 

103 33 337 

3 358 743 691 

3304 730 655 

87 33 286 

8 322 2943 161 

8 197 2 888 815 

278 169 327 

2880 2 311 521 

2 855 2 301 067 

175 263 987 

486 949 779 

480 947 239 

44 174 918 

62 339 414 

62 336 414 

15 110 945 

(NA) 63 971 (NA) 63 971 

(NA) 23 066 

1974 1978 1974 1978 

10 832 234 6 953 675 6 317 638 226 208 10 591 248 6 953 675 6317638 226 105 452 953 589 533 273 736 226 208 

7 201 5879 3 668 539 5 565 5 879 3668 539 839 648 431 539 379 631 248 026 201 633 4 652 349 196 248 026 201 633 4 611 

12 370 7 509 5 584 4 652 

293 069 154 151 149 995 2 989 

275 659 154 151 149 995 2 959 

8 817 5 611 3910 2989 

859 815 400 684 441 995 5 843 

824 315 400 684 441 995 5823 

18449 12 188 10066 5 843 

992 826 482618 516 378 7 821 

957 590 482 618 516 378 7 821 

22 185 15557 11 268 7 821 

1 015368 477 991 537 135 5 951 

991 916 477 991 537 135 5 940 

20938 16047 11 049 5 951 

867 284 452 519 481 509 8 670 

848 049 452 519 481 509 8670 

20333 19 744 11 123 8 670 

796 177 453 778 457 019 8704 

783 368 453 778 457 019 8 703 

20594 21 471 12263 8 704 

2 908 312 1 854 597 1 783 699 43 625 

2 866 131 1 854 597 1 783 699 43 625 

98689 111 403 58 745 43 625 

1 889 369 1 546 746 1 234 942 68 526 

1 873 697 1 546 746 1 234 942 68 526 

121 429 181 756 81 716 68 526 

620 288 666 749 404 938 41 547 

612 868 666 749 404 938 41 547 

58 137 121 008 39 740 41 547 

202 894 209 937 104 727 27 341 

202 894 209 937 104 727 27 341 

50 173 76 591 27 841 27 341 

(NA) 29 255 (NA) 6 157 

(NA) 29 255 (NA) 6 157 

(NA) 16723 (NA) 6 157 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

Farms and land in form s operated by: All operators _________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland __________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Full owners ______ • ____ • ______________________ farms_ - acres __ Harvested cropland __________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Port owners __________________________________ farms._ 

acres. Harvested cropland __________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Tenants _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Percent of tenancy __________________________ percenL_ 

Farms by type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Corporations _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Family held, More than 10 stockholders _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 10 or less stockholders _____________________ farms-_ 

ocres __ 

Other than family held, More than 10 stockholders _________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

10 or less stockhalders _____________________ farms __ 

acres._ 

Other~cooperQtive, estate or trust, institutional, etc. _____________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

1978 

68 237 

11 448 182 

62951 

6 953 675 

43 167 

4 513 287 

38 534 

2 143 841 

20 626 

6 304 014 

20 352 

4 351 831 

4444 

630 881 

4 065 

458 003 

6.5 

61 399 

9 180 975 

5 890 

1 813 363 

787 

403 992 

14 

16 049 

680 

338 921 

11 

16 191 

82 

32 831 

161 

49 852 

All farms Forms operated by Block and other races I 

1974 1969 1978 1974 

64 094 77 946 439 270 

10 832 234 11 900 689 39 552 31 356 

60836 70 605 346 242 

6317638 5 501 729 21 355 15 143 

42 867 56 258 284 204 

4 976 754 6 687 455 17 688 17449 

39 931 49 509 196 179 

2 342 421 2 508 086 7 202 6 846 

17973 17440 134 58 

5 343 554 4 596 736 19 650 12 621 

17 778 17 150 133 56 

3 617 903 2 630 139 12 504 7 195 

3 254 4 248 21 8 

511 926 616 498 2 214 1 286 

3 127 3 946 17 7 

357 314 363 504 1 649 1 102 

5.1 5.4 4.8 3.0 

(NA) (NA) 413 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 33 118 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 23 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 3 206 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (0) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (0) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (0) (NA) 

1974 

96839 

96816 

96 839 

371 

371 

371 

3322 

3 302 

3 322 

2 220 

2 217 

2 220 

4078 

4078 

4078 

4 247 

4247 

4 247 

4 152 

4 152 

4 152 

4004 

4 004 

4 004 

4 530 

4 530 

4 530 

18 290 

18290 

18 290 

25 405 

25405 

25 405 

14460 

14460 

14460 

11 760 

11 760 

11 760 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1969 

198 

18 458 

164 

7 267 

166 

14392 

135 

4 700 

25 

3 170 

22 

1 783 

7 

896 

7 

784 

3.5 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

, 

2 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978, 1974, and 1969-Con. 

All farms Forms operated by Black and other faces I 

Operators by age group,' Under 25 years ____________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 years _____________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _____________________________________ _ -

- 4510 54 years ______________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years ______________________________________ _ 

65 years and over __________________________________ _ 

Average - oge ___________ . _____ . _____________ . ________ . 

Operators by place of residence: I On form operated _. _________________________________ • 

Not on form operated ________________________________ _ Not reported ______________________________________ _ 

-

Operators reporting days of work off form: 1 None __________ • __________________ • _. _ • ___________ _ Any ______________________________________________ _ - 1 to 49 days ____________________________________ _ - 50 10 99 days ___________________________________ _ - 100 10 149 days _________________________________ _ - 150 to 199 days _________________________________ _ -

- 200 days or more ________________________________ _ 

Not - reporting ______________________________________ _ 

-

Operators by principal occupation: I Forming ___________________________________________ _ 

Olher _____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male _______________________ ._. ___________ • _. forms __ 

acres __ Female ___ • ____ • __________________ • _________ . forms __ 

acres __ 

Operators of Spanish origin _______________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

1978 

2 317 

9 140 

14 307 

16 743 

15648 

10 082 

49.3 

56 145 

6 850 

5 242 

24 III 

41 877 

3 832 

I 692 

I 885 

3 511 

30 957 

2 249 

30 923 

37 314 

65 6lJ1 

II 186 926 

2 636 

261 256 

301 

34 136 

1974 1969 1978 

1 421 1 642 6 

7 148 8 702 93 

12 237 15 715 66 

16203 21 0231 83 

16 141 18 935 135 

10452 11 929 56 

50.9 50.4 48.5 

48 874 63 350 382 

6 342 8 085 38 

8 878 6 511 19 

19 76lJ (NAl 102 

34 349 49 652 321 

3 309 5 927 16 

1 622 2 824 7 

} 6 094 -r 17 I 863 

3006 25 

24 549 34 8071 ~ 256 

9 493 (NAl 16 

34 438 (NAl 131 

29 164 (NAl 30B 

(NAl (NAl 411 

(NAl (NAl I 36 028 

(NAl (NAl 28 

(NAl (NA) 3 524 

(NA) (NAl 19 

(NAl (NA) I 788 

11969 data apply only ta farms operated by Blacks; 1974 dato apply only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorship) and partnerships; See text. 

Table 5. Operators by Type of Organization for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 

1978 

Forms operated by Block and other races, 

Forms (see fext) 

Individual or family ______________________________ farms_ - 41 946 190 

acres_ - 8 076 505 24 878 Partnership ____________________________________ farms_ - acres __ 

Corporations ___________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Family held, More than 10 stockholders ___________________ farm'-_ 

acres_ - 10 or less stockholders _______________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Other than family held, More than 10 stockholders ___________________ farms_ - acres __ 10 or less stockholders _______________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc, _farms __ acres __ 

'1969 dOlO for farms operated by Blacks only. 

1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

5 075 13 

754 094 2 442 

681 2 

371 383 (0) 

14 - (D) - 575 2 

306 686 (0) 

11 - 16 191 - 81 - (0) -

94 1 

22 224 (0) 

1974 

Forms operated by 

Black and other races, 

Forms (see text) 

42 627 143 

8 049 388 23 805 

3 552 8 

1 245 008 851 

420 (NA) 

243 817 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAI 

(NAI (NA) 

(NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAl 

48 (NA) 

11 479 (NA) 

1974 1969 

5 3 

45 11 

53 32 

66 55 

50 49 

51 48 

49.1 53.9 

199 149 

40 271 31 22 

56 (HAl 

181 134 

9 12 

16 II 

II } 16 17 95 1 128 

33 (HAl 

112 (NAl 

158 (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl I 

(NAl (NAl 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAl 

(NA) (HA) 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

1969 

Farm s operated by 

Block and other races,' 

Farms (see text) 

38 519 73 

7 497 635 9 710 

5 227 8 

1 462 469 I 994 

277 - 150 122 -

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NAI (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

152 - 32 534 -

MICHIGAN 3 
Table 6. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

(1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text1 

All Farms 

livestock and poultry purchased ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _______________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,00010 $4,999 __________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $14,999 ________________ _ 

$15,000 10 $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,00010 $39,999 ________________ _ $40,00010 $49,999 _______________ _ 

$50,000 to $79,999 ________________ _ $80,000 or more _________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _______________________ _ 

$50010 $999 ________________ ~ ___ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ~ _____________ ~ __ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 ________________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ________________ _ 

$30,000 to $39,999 ________________ _ 

$40,00010 $79,999 ________________ _ $80,000 or more _________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _______________________ forms-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by 1('ns purchased: 110 49 ton5 ____________________ _ 

SO to 99 10n5- __________________ _ 

100 to 199100' _________________ _ 

20010499100' _________________ _ 

50010799 too, _________________ _ 

80010999100'- ________________ _ 

1,000 tons or more ______ _ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $49L ____________________ _ 

$50010 $999 ___________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 ______________ _ 

$15,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 ______________ _ 

$30,00010 $39,999 _____________ _ 

$40,000 to $49,999 ______________ _ 

$50,000 or more ________________ _ 

Animal health cost ______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

forms with expense 5 of- $110 $99 ________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 _____________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 _________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ $5,000 or more ___________________ _ 

Seeds. bulbs, plants, and trees _________________________ farmL_ 

$1,000 __ 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _______________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 __________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 __________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________ _ 

$20,000 or more __________________ _ 

1978 

Forms 

21 323 

(X) 

8 537 

3 438 

5 506 1 439 

599 

363 

522 

231 

140 

248 

300 

33 390 

(X) 

11 872 

5 284 

9 627 

2944 

1 279 

658 

641 

320 

502 

263 

17 632 

(X) 

15 559 

1 115 

466 

314 

76 

18 

84 

5 399 

2 473 

6 041 

1 886 

695 

293 

275 

141 

91 

338 

26 982 

(X) 

9 951 

10 826 

2 681 

2 688 

487 

349 

49 785 

(X) 

23 171 

9 286 

14 096 

2 182 

750 

300 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

(X) 

148 965\ 

1 730 

2 305 12 065 

1974 

21 054 

105 358 

9 405 

3254 

5 264 9 786 1 309 

7084 l 6 1701-1 12 239 I 

836 l 

7 684 r 6 064 15 393 68 446 _ 

(X) 

184 0661 

2 337 

3 649 21 347 

986 

33 153 

150 759 

14 035 4 517 

8 970 

2 592 

1 

J 

Hm 15 035 t 10 8561 

~* m J 

1 618 l 1 421 r 

(X) 

109 396 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) } (X) 

(Xl 

22 125 98 139 

19 956 

1 061 

586 

341 

181 

1 070 1 10 689 

1 719 2 661 

14 190 5 502 

J 

1~ m 1 1 :!: } 6 511 

j ~~~ 867 

51 031 1-' 

(X) 

13 719 

428 

2 408 

1 784 4 186 

1 746 

3 166 

(X) 

81 192 

4 856 

6 471 

29 662 

14 502 

9822 1 15 879 _r 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

46 462 52 018 

25 775 

8 939 

10 195 

1 032 

521 

1969 

27 747 

85 819 

13 380 

4 275 6 807 

1 544 

1 741 

41 264 84 811 

20 603 6 505 10 904 

All Farms 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 ______________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ____________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 _______________ _ $20,000 to $29,999 ______________ _ 

- $30,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ 

- $40,000 or more ________________ _ 

-

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ______________________ _ 

- $10010 $499 ___________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ 

- $2,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ - $20,000 or more ________________ _ 

- 1 853 Hired form lobor _______________ forms_ -

24 854 

50 200 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ______________________ _ 

$100 10 $499 ___________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,499 ________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ________________ _ $10,000 10 $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $29,999 ______________ _ $30,000 to $49,999 ______________ _ $50.000 or more ________________ _ 

23 ~~~ I Contract labor _________________ farms_ 

473 $1,000_ 307 Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _____________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ 153 $1,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ $20,000 or more ________________ _ 

13 462 Customwork, machine hire. and rental 

3 843 of machinery and equipmenL ____ forms_ 

5 817 $1,000_ 

864 Forms with expenses of867 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

53 286 

23 508 

42 525 6 367 

4046 

197 

151 

$1 to $499 _____________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ___________________ _ $1,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ $20,000 or more ________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products expenses _____________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $110 $499 _____________________ _ $500 to $999 ___________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 ________________ _ $2,000 to $4,999 ________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________ _ $40.000 or more ________________ _ 

Petroleum products ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $110 $499 ___________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________ _ $1,000 to $1,999 ______________ _ 

$2,00010 $4,999 ______________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ____________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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1978 

Expenses 

forms ($1,000) 1974 1969 

51 962 (X) 49 851 59 188 (X) 175 929 131 619 53 169 

14 768 3467 16 704 34 765 

8 707 6 106 9 011 10 254 

19 326 44 682 17361 12 616 

4 759 32 691 3962 1 216 

2 980 39 983 1 973 } 754 17 418 } 337 319 10 512 840 349 21 070 

47 047 (X) 34 122 (NA) 

(X) 68 555 39 559 22383 

7 561 355 6 532 (NA) 

16 810 4 325 13 369 (NA) 

8 055 5 531 5 552 (NA) 

6 184 8 309 } 7 166 (NA) 5 381 16044 

1 888 12 313 } 847 10 890 1 503 (NA) 

321 10 790 

22 925 (X) 19 737 32418 

(X) 137 307 92002 70 564 

1 753 91 2 543 } 17 901 5764 1 459 5696 

3 568 2 423 2610 4 831 

4 178 6 733 3094 4499 

2 676 9 482 2 052 2 268 

1 985 13 943 1 763 1 541 

1 552 21 654 I 066 } 647 15 229 } 1 378 369 13 670 913 

433 52 623 

3 305 (X) 1 887 (NA) 

(X) 12 435 5 370 (NA) 

1 080 288 730 (NA) 

543 370 385 (NA) 

1 232 2 711 567 (NA) 

206 1 424 109 (NA) 

139 2 036 } 96 (NA) 105 5 607 

27246 (X) 26 679 (NA) 

(X) 27 175 20 359 (NA) 

14 752 3075 16671 (NA) 

5 039 3 443 4890 (NA) 

6 717 13 531 4602 (NA) 

518 3 375 396 (NA) 

183 2 366 } 120 (NA) 37 1 385 

67 900 (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 131 249 (NA) (NA) 

25 961 6 273 (NA) (NA) 

14 450 10 402 (NA) (NA) 

11 414 16 253 (NA) (NA) 

10086 31 624 (NA) (NA) 

3 978 27 385 (NA) (NA) 

1 524 20 248 (NA) (NA) 

374 9 864 (NAl (NA) 

113 9 201 (NA) (NA) 

67 865 (X) 62 156 76 752 (X) 100 165 67 528 39 971 

31 183 7 256 29466 52 166 

13 832 9 735 13 780 14 371 

10 526 ·14 923 } 17 136 9 871 8 247 25 696 

2 879 19 529 1 376 270 

933 12 228 } 398 74 265 10 797 

4 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 7. Expenses for Energy and Petroleum Products: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

Gasoline _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _______________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _____________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,999 __________________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 __________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ________________________________ _ $20,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 _______________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 __________________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 __________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 __________________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more __________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butone, and propane ______________________ formL_ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 .. _______________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 _____________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _____________________________________ _ $1,000 to $2,499 __________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 __________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

Motor oil, grease, nctural gas, kerosene, and fuel oil __ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ________________________________________ _ 

$100 to $499 _____________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2,999 __________________________________ _ 

$3,000 to $4,999 __________________________________ _ $5,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

Forms _______________________________________ number __ 

dollars __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ________________________________________ _ 

$100 to $999 _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,999 __________________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $4,999 __________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

11978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text1 

1978, All forms 

Expenses 

forms ($1,000) 

63969 (X) 1 

(X) 48 2481 

36647 7 786 

13 034 8 950 

8 669 11 810 

4 879 13 727 

615 3 901 

91 1 1741 34 898 

30 923 (X) 

(X) 29 236 

16983 3 576 

5 927 4 120 

4 278 5 751 

2 855 8384 

710 4 4841 170 2 922 

7 003 (X) 

(X) 7 407 

1 127 50 

2 349 572 

1 310 918 

1 183 1 622

1 833 2448 

201 1 797 

67865 (X) 

(X) 15 273 

43 951 1 519 

19 521 3 879 

2 760 1 792 

962 1 250 I 389 1 130 i 282 5 702 

Fuel oil Natural gas 

Forms 

Expenses I 

($1.000) Forms 

Expenses I 

($1,000) 

5 800 (X) 1 509 ()() 

(X) 3 760 (X) 4 568 

1 677 75 191 11 

3 572 1 169 883 355 

310 392 117 160 1 162 452 134 399 

79 1 672 184 3 644 i 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978, 

expenses 1969,forms 1978,farms ($1,000) 1974,farms 

45 413 (X) 44 278 43 157 

(X) 44 625 39 081 24 843 

19 318 4 947 18 858 25 298 

11 819 8 213 12 896 11 734 

8 664 11 805 8 486 4921 

4 874 13 714 3 595 1 083 

614 (D) 362 l 91 1 174 1 81 J 121 I 33 (0) -

27 522 (X) 20660 14 912 

(X) 28 748 14 024 4 579 

13 685 3 162 12 521 12 458 

5 832 4 061 4 196 1 689 

4 272 (0) 2 521 565 

2 853 (0) 1 205 184 

710 4484 176 } 16 

170 2 922 41 

6 554 (X) 5 300 5 238 

(X) 7 346 3 599 1 251 

873 44 1 234 2 545 

2 190 544 2 027 2 078 

1 276 (D) 969 408 

1 181 (0) I I 

207 J 1 1 012 833 2448 ~ 201 1 797 58 .J 

48 059 (X) 45 326 43 980 I (X) 14 472 7 019 3 799 

25 854 1 062 29 296 34 2091 17 943 3 630 14 293 9 120 

2 641 1 722 1 224 436 

959 1 246 

380 1 109 } 436 1 2151 

282 5 702 77 J 

1978, All farms , 

Kerosene, motor oil, Electricity Other - cool. wood. 

and grease coke, etc. 

Expenses I Expenses Expenses I Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

67 864 (X) 45 918 (X) 2 137 (X) 

(X) 6945 (X) 30 372 (X) 713 

46 728 1 621 9 193 423 573 27 

20680 4 634 29 371 9 782 1 471 452 

388 460 4 032 5 5421 73 86 

61 159 2666 7 648 13 39 

7 70 656 6976 i 7 108 

Table 8. Fuel Expenses, Quantity Purchased, and Storage Capacity: 1978 

{1978 data ore bosed on a sample of farms; see fext] 

Total Reporting storage copacity 

All Farms Purchased Expenses Expenses Storage capacity Average 

Forms (l ,000 gallons) ($1.000) Price per gallon Farms ($1,000) (l,000 gollons) capacity 

Gasoline _____________________________________________ _ 63 969 81 896 48 248 58.9 43 833 40 327 21 009 479 Storage capacity of 500 gallons or more ________________ _ (X) (Xl (X) (X) 17 717 26 090 14 303 807 Diesel fuel ___________________________________________ _ 30923 60 663 29 236 48.2 23 494 24 635 13 000 553 Storage copacity of 500 gollons or more ________________ _ (X) (X) (X) (X) 9 230 18056 9 255 1 003 lP 90S, butane, and propane ____________________________ _ 

Storage capacity of 500 gallons or more ________________ _ Fuel oil ______________________________________________ _ 

7 003 18 728 7 407 39.6 4 566 5 852 4348 952 (X) (X) (X) (X) 3 598 5 540 4 166 1 158 5800 8 143 3 760 46.2 3 023 2 683 1 587 525 Storage copacity of 500 gallons or more ________________ _ (X) (X) (X) (X) 763 1 982 1 067 1 398 

Table 9. Farm Payroll, Employment, and Contract Expenses: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

[1978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text1 

Hired farm labor ______________________________________ farms __ 

Workers by number of days worked, 

workers __ 

payroll, $1,000 __ 

150 days or more _________________________________ forms __ 

workers __ less than 150 day'-_______________________________ farms __ 

workers __ Contract labor ________________________________________ forms-_ 

expenses, $1,000 __ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

All farms, 

1978 

22 925 143 011 

137 307 

7 002 

18 426 

20 152 

124 585 

3 305 

12 435 

1978 

20 314 

135 838 

134 991 

6 867 

18 203 

17 623 

117 635 

2 832 

12 178 

Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1974 1969 

16 755 24 263 139 875 186 426 90 342 68 277 

4 506 4 331 12 273 9 879 14 876 22 756 127 602 176 547 1 555 2 695 5 250 6792 

MICHIGAN 5 
Table '10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products sold I (see text) _farms __ 

$1.000 __ Average per form ________________________ dollorL_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: Less thon $2,500 (see text) - ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000_ $5.000 to $7,499 ______________________________ farms-_ 

$1,000_ - $7.500 to $9,999 ______________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ 

$10,000 to $14.999 ____________________________ farms_ 

$15.000 to $19,999 _________________________ j:;~~~: 

$20,000 to $29,999 __________________________ ~f:;~~~: 

$30.000 to $39,999 _________________________ j:;~~~: 

$1.000_ $40,000 to $59,999 __ ---- _____________________ farms-

$1.000_ 

$60.000 to $79.999 ____________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ $80,000 to $99,999 ____________________________ farms-

$1,000_ $100,000 or more ____________ _ ______ forms_ 

$1,000_ $100.000 to $199,999 ______ . _______ farms-

$1.000_ $200.000 to $499,999 _______________________ forms-

$1,000_ $500,000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Abnormal farms _______________________________ forms-

$1.000_ 

Form soles by commodity or commodify group: 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products __ forms_ 

$1.000_ GrainL ____________________________________ forms-

• $1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Tobacco ___________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Fruits, nuts. ond berries _____________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Other crops ________________________________ farms-

$1.000_ 

livestock, poultry, and their products sold _________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________ farms-

$1,000_ Dairy products ______________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Cottle and calves ____________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

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-

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-

-

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-

-

-

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-

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11974 and 1969 data include sales of forest products. 

1 

1 

All forms 

1978 1974 

68 237 64 094 941 095 1 491 439 28 446 23 270 

20 415 18 360 21 300 21 983 9 963 8 420 36 147 30903 5 980 6 085 36 455 37 370 

3 933 4 327 33 879 37 461 

5 319 5 712 65 070 69 679 3 380 3 681 58 359 63 625 4 243 4 713 103 494 115 412 2 871 3 115 99 326 107 474 3 888 3 671 

189 987 178 995 

2 342 2 049 161 914 141 071 

1 575 1 128 140 192 100 702 4 302 2 809 992 024 583 636 2 839 2 028 

389 781 273 426 1 205 650 342 923 188 786 258 131 

259 319 121 424 

26 24 2 948 3 128 

51 210 54 365 013 585 828 866 37 610 (NA) 

519 370 (NA) 

3 407 (NA) 

30 127 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

16 427 (NA) 

56 688 (NA) 

4 160 (NA) 

98 425 (NA) 

5 303 (NA) 

161 685 (NA) 

1 688 1 483 103 862 70 510 

2 263 (NA) 

73 555 (NA) 

34 373 34 685 927 510 657 721 

3 861 3 859 

78 376 71 976 

8 405 (NA) 

436 006 (NA) 

24 534 (NA) 

263 312 (NA) 

2 512 (NA) 

4872 (NA) 

9 431 (NA) 

126 173 (NA) 

3 990 (NA) 

18 773 (NA) 

1978, 1974, and 1969 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1969 1978 1974 1969 

77 946 47 796 46 647 44 175 829 451 1 916 846 1 467 705 796 496 10 641 40 105 31 464 18030 

34 817 (X) 937 1 064 32 236 (X) 1 377 1 348 11 508 9963 8 420 11 508 41 655 36 147 30903 41 655 6 649 5 980 6 085 6649 40 819 36 455 37 370 40 819 

4 238 3 933 4 327 4 238 

36 708 33 879 37461 36 708 

5 513 5 319 5 712 5 513 

67 598 65 070 69 679 67 598 

3 769 3 380 3 681 3 769 

65 206 58 359 63 625 65 206 

4 838 4 243 4 713 4 838 118 011 103 494 115 412 118 011 

2 621 2 871 3 115 2 621 

89 759 99 326 107 474 89 759 

1 993 3 888 3 671 1 993 

96 178 189 987 178 995 96 178 

820 2 342 2 049 820 56 240 161 914 141 071 56 240 

426 1 575 1 128 426 37 734 140 192 100 702 37 734 736 4 302 2 809 736 

145 241 992 024 583 636 145 241 

558 1 2 839 2 028 558 

(NA) 389 781 273 426 (NA) 

147 1 205 650 147 (NA) 342 923 188 786 (NA) 

31 258 131 31 (NA) 259 319 121 424 (NA) 

18 (X) (X) (X) 

2 067 (X) (X) (X) 

61 9841 40 147 41 513 37 592 349 704 1 000 471 814 714 330 016 (NA) 31 637 34602 30 131 (NA) 512 867 441 892 132 469 

(NA) 3 209 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 30 038 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) - - - (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - 2 (NA) - - 2 (NA) 12 105 12 789 11 243 (NA) 52 573 36 210 15 324 (NA) 3 318 2 969 3 439 (NA) 97 841 66 555 38917 (NA) 4 139 3 913 4510 (NA) 160 563 108 166 70 191 

(NA) 1 229 1 174 934 (NA) 103 214 70 145 37 017 (NA) 2 175 2 432 3 723 (NA) 73 413 91 746 36 096 

43 032 25 817 26474 30007 475 210 916 376 648310 462 296 (NA) 2 270 2 626 3 582 (NA) 77 925 71 658 47 578 (NA) 8 274 9 861 14 379 (NA) 434 912 315 216 218 698 (NA) 19 868 21 979 (NA) 

(NA) 257 710 181 456 140 757 (NA) 1 406 1 655 } (NA) 4 267 3 818 (NA) 7 157 6299 (NA) 

(NA) 124 188 67 801 55 263 (NA) 2 267 1 371 (NA) 17 374 8 360 

Table 11. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 

Direct soles __________ . ________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Average per farm ______________________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value of direct sales: $1 fo $99 ________________________________________________ _ 

$100 to $249 __ . __________________________________________ _ 

$250 fa $499 ________________________ --- - -- -- ---- -- -- -- ---- $500 fo $999 __________________________________________ ----

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________________ - ___ - - ---- -- ---- -- --- $5,000 to $9,999 ______ . _______________________ -- ---- -- -- --- $10,000 to $19.999 ________________________________ ---- -- ---

$20,000 to $29,999 ____________________________ -- -- ---- -- --- $30.000 or more __________________________________________ _ 

6 MICHIGAN 

All forms 

Farms 

6 787 

(X) 

(X) 

718 

877 

1 127 

1 150 

2 046 

429 

222 

92 

126 

Farms with sales or $2,500 or more 

Value Value 

($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

(X) 4 474 (X) 

22 405 (X) 21 244 

3 301 (X) 4 748 

32 251 12 144 449 74 

394 532 190 788 709 487 4 443 1 664 3 878 

2 893 429 2 893 

3 027 222 3 027 2 130 92 2 130 

8 554 126 8 554 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

, 
Tobie 12. Income From Machine Work, Customwork, and Other Agricultural Services: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Totol __________________________________ forms __ 6 013 6097 

$1,000 __ 12 499 12 704 Average per form ________________________ dollors __ 2 079 2 084 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other 

agricultural services: $1 10 $249 _____________________________ _ 617 (NA) $250 10 $499 _____________________________________ _ 921 (NA) $500 10 $999 ______________________________ . ______ _ 042 (NA) $1,000 10 $4,999 __________________________________ _ 755 (NA) $5,000 10 $9,999 _________________________________ _ 432 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 ________________________________ _ 172 (NA) $20,000 10 $29,999 ________________________________ _ 44 (NA) 

$30,~ormo~ ___________________________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 30 (NA) 

Tobie 13. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1978 

Selected capital assets, I overage Value of soles ($1,000) per form (dollors) 

All Farms Crops, including 

Harvested Value of nursery and livestock and Poultry and 

Lond in forms croplond Value of lond machinery and greenhouse livestock poultry 

Forms (acres) (acres) and buildings equipment Tolol products products products 

T otol _____________________________ 68 237 11 448 182 6 953 675 163 311 30 417 941 095 013 585 849 135 78 376 

Crops (01) ____________________________ 42 105 6 490 233 4 214 928 161 984 28 807 966 197 912 934 51 970 293 

Cosh groins (011) ________________________ 23 852 4 328 226 3 108 157 187 734 32 661 470 090 439 755 29 496 840 Wheal (0111) ______________________________ 870 80 596 36 471 96 997 13 609 3 185 3 117 66 2 Rice (0112) _______________________ .. ________ 

Corn (0115) ______________________________ ._ 9 227 689 378 138 5621 180 562 31 9761 171 450 162 792 8 435 223

1 Soybeons (0116) ___________________________ 5 984 799 842 617 226 150 983 27 636 82 395 80 594 I 739 61 Cosh groins, n.e.c.' (0119) ___________________ 7 771 758 410 315 898 235 662 39 641 213 060 193 250 19 255 555 

Field crops, except cosh groins (013) ________ 7 241 981 941 474 571 Collon (0131) ______________________________ 115 113 19 988 85 948 82 072 799 76 

Tobacco (0132) ____________________________ 

Sugar crops (0133) _________________________ 215 56 034 46847 380 566 68 323 9 394 9 228 157 9 Irish pololoes (0134) ________________________ 303 135 246 77 563 373 963 116 620 38 424 37 732 670 22 Field crops, except cash groins, n.e.c.' (0139) ___ 6 723 790 661 350 161 96 260 14 313 38 129 35 112 2 971 46

Vegelables and melons (016) _______________ 2 063 1 227 131 132 178 145 238 29 319 91 438 89 532 888 17 Fruits and tree nuts (017L _________________ Serry 4344 442 373 213 840 133 097 28 124 163 736 160 020 669 47 crops (0171) _________________________ 

Gropes 977 67 114 19 253 86 669 21 908 20 722 20 534 181 7 (0172) _____________________________ 565 30 116 15 172 79 444 15 274 7 849 7 752 97 I Tree nuts (0173) ___________________________ 1 (0) (D) Cilrus fruils (0174) _________________________ 

Deciduous tree fruits (0175) __________________ 2 301 315 475 169 126 177 336 37 713 131 231 127 962 3 230 38 Fruits and tree nuts, n.e.c.' (0179) ____________ 500 (0) (D) 91 087 10 684 3 934 3 772 161 I 

Horticultural specialties (018L ______________ 354 81 533 29 851 137 988 26 784 104 725 104 623 100 Ornamental floriculture and nursery products 

132 182 (0181) ___________________________________ 320 79 977 29 686 26 021 93 192 93 091 99 Faod crops grown under cover (0182L _________ 22 I 007 86 598 226 85 625 II 215 II 215 Horticultural specialties, n.e.c.' (0189) _________ 12 549 79 64 750 21 000 318 317 I General forms, primarily crop (019) _________ 3 251 429 029 256 331 138 660 21 732 50 262 36 933 13 018 310 

Liveslock (02) _________________________ 26 132 4 957 949 738 747 165 475 33 040 974 898 100 651 797 165 77 082 

livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal speciallies (021) _________________________ 

Seef COllie feedlols (0211) ___________________ IS 503 2 225 658 994 998 124 335 20 664 337 175 43 954 292 159 062 

8eef collie, excepl feedlols (0212>-____________ 3 646 589 768 331 120 155 802 26 201 134 606 15 206 119 092 308 

Hogs (0213) _______________________________ 5 435 843 142 259 989 102 854 15 476 57 385 6 782 50 367 236 

Sheep ond goals (0214) _____________________ 4 284 501 414 273 176 129 407 22 909 117 106 15 281 101 557 268 

General 891 68 723 14 981 57 429 9 138 2 876 326 2 516 34 livestock, except dairy, poultry, ond onimol speciolties (0219) ________________ I 247 222 611 115 732 155 914 27 580 25 202 6 359 18 627 216 

ooiry (024) ______________________________ 

Poultry ond eggs 7 031 2 320 053 536 581 270 841 66 059 500 464 38 477 460 680 I 307 (025) ____________ -------- 654 78 568 41 041 168 985 39 684 80 361 5 246 2 270 72 8451 Chicken 

8roiler, fryer, 

eggs (0252) 

ond roosler ________________________ chickens (0251) ______ 23 957 499 50 704 13 311 526 41 20 465 

Turkey ond lurkey eggs (0253) _______________ 539 62 694 36018 175 400 39 795 60 861 4 729 974 54 158 Poullry holcheries (0254) ____________________ 30 7 909 2 478 248 095 101 064 13 780 305 124 13 351 Poullry ond eggs, n .•. c.' (0259) _______________ 57 

5 1 250 610 110 437 19 753 I 709 52 II I 647 5 758 1 436 139717 26 369 3 485 119 142 3 225 Animol speciollies (027) ___________________ 

Fur-beoring animals ond rabbils (0271) _________ 890 90 505 18 586 93 281 II 163 17 645 447 17 191 

Horses ond olher equines (0272) ______________ 75 4 100 578 47 671 12 885 3 393 20 3 373 

Animol speciollies, n.e.c.' (0279>- _____________ 383 

432 71 

14 681 

724 16 294 94 882 10 937 8 276 351 7 918 6 1 714 95 031 II 735 5 976 76 5 899 I 

Generol forms, primarily liveslock (029) ______ I 054 243 165 147 541 202 776 32 249 39 253 12 527 24 864 861 

11978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

~Not elsewhere classified receives 50 percent or more of their value of sales from a three digit SIC group, but less than 50 percent from any single four digit SIC group. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MICHIGAN 7 
Tobie 14. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text) 

1978 1974 

All Farms Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment _________________________________ forms-_ 68 136 (X) 61 877 (X) 2 072 471 (X) (X) 30 417 (X) Average per farm ________________________ ~~i~== 

By value group: 

- 581 296 399 8 123 24 494 9 833 18 559 123 962 13 399 13 294 175 9991 14 775 7 183 164 514 9 554 

- 7 324 269 127 8 239 4 747 262 739 2948 8 325 1 051 340 2 730 3 496 281 465 (NA) 

- 3 722 477 034 (NA) 

- 1 055 259 250 (NA) 

- 52 33 591 (NA) 

$1 to $999 ____ . _____ . ___________ . _______________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______ . ___ . ___________ . __________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _______________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $29,999 _______________________________ _ 

$30.000 10 $49.999 ________________________ . ______ _ 

$50,000 10 $69.999 _____________________________ . __ 

$70,000 or more _________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 __ . __________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________ . __________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ________________ . _________ _ 

$500,000 or more _________________ . ___ . _______ _ 

1978 

Total Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms 

Selected machinery and equipment: Automobiles _______________________________________ _ 46 446 65 000 28 079 33 957 24404 2 or 3 __________________________________________ _ 

- 12 516 27 354 4 458 9 562 4 980 4 or more ________ .. ______________________________ _ 

- 1 009 4 725 226 1 000 262 Motortrucks, including pickups _______________________ _ - 55 349 83 399 30 042 35 098 34 551 2 or 3 __________________________________________ _ 

- 14 734 32 992 3 280 7 037 8 068 4 or more _______________________________________ _ 2 237 12 029 297 1 596 938 Wheel tractors _____________________________________ _ 

- 62 719 157 697 15 522 23 051 59 266 

- 32 157 76 7761 4 220 9 363 30 775 

- 12 761 63 120 629 3 015 8 783 

2 or 3 __________________________________________ _ 

4 or more _______________________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ____________ _ 

- 18 347 19 474 3 941 4 090 14635 Cornpickers, corn heads. and picker-shellers ___ ._._. ____ _ 26 871 31 692 5 404 5 908 22 228 Corn heads for combines __________________________ _ 

- 10 600 11 333 3 461 3 598 7 291 Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________________ _ - 19 459 20 359 2 270 2 310 17 261 Cottonpickers-.. ___________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - Mower conditioners _____________ • _______ . __________ _ - 20 689 22 066 6 195 6 310 14 721 Pickup bolers _________________ • _________________ . __ _ 

field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ___ ._._ - 25 189 26 039

1 

4 547 4 670 20 959 

- 11 176 12 986 3 045 3244 8 578 

Tobie 15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime ______________________________________ farms-

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer __ _ _____________________ farmsacres on which used_ 

$1,000_ lime _______________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

- acres on which used_ - tons-_ 

Forms by tons used: 1 to 4910n5- __________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 tons. __________________________________ _ 

1001019910ns _________________________________ _ 

20010 49910n'- ________________________________ _ 

500 10 99910n'- _____________ . __________________ _ 

1,000 tons or more ______________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control: Insects on hay and other crops ________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Nematodes in crops _________________________ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

Diseases in crops and orchords ________________ farms-_ 

acres an which used __ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture ____ farms-_ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals for: 

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ___________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Insect control on livestock and paultry __________ farms __ 

Sonitotion ond rodent and bird control __________ farms __ 

f1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms, 

1978 

55 765 

244 485 

51 962 

5 745 950 

175 929 

8 145 

260 968 

549 528 

4 941 

1 546 

1 121 

451 

70 

16 

17 801 

1 551 173 

2 620 

227 341 

7 659 

419 475 

33 811 

3 706 728 

2 105 

94 153 

12 154 

8 552 

Number Farms 

31 043 51 604 

10642 12 857 

1 239 614 

48 301 51 099 

17 733 13062 

5 023 1 621 

134 646 58 057 

72 847 (NA) 

42 091 (NA) 

15 384 13990 

25 784 24 268 

7 735 6 772 

18 049' 19 525 

- (NA) 

15 756 15 424 

21 369 23 502 

9 742 10 341 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

43 628 

239 154 

41 586 

5 587 505 

172 063 

6 730 

245 774 

516 585 

3 696 

1 416 

1 083 

449 

70 

16 

15 123 

1 522 215 

2 382 

224 631 

5 959 

406 540 

28 565 

3 626 221 

1 781 

90 354 

10 006 

6 953 

Volue 

($1,000) 

(X) 

I 313 311 

21 225 

244 

29 420 94 352 

203 472 

227 646 

303 893 163 678 

290 605 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

1974 

Number 

manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

68 517 40666 

27 646 10912 

2 738 526 

73 597 30 663 

28 917 5 669 

8264 1 026 

139 883 22 540 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

14 649 3083 

27 358 6 025 

7 098 2 614 

20 260 3 411 

(NA) (NA) 

15 924 4 652 

23 897 4 351 

11 682 3 182 

1974 

40 828 

167 786 

39 709 

4 410 824 

128 788 

3 745 

149 205 

326 240 

1 847 

971 

540 

330 

43 

14 

(NA) 

838 352 

271 

11 394 

2 267 

151 813 

(NA) 

2 486 946 

543 

31 711 

2916 

(NA) 

8 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 16. Irrigation: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1969 1978 1974 1969 

3 192 2036 2 150 2 901 I 774 I 719 - 4.7 3.2 2.7 6.1 3.8 3.8 - 226 208 96 839 77097 224 658 94950 69 515 - 71 48 358 77 54 404 - , , I 255 918 874 I 008 697 628 -

Forms irrigated in census year ____________________ forms_ 

Proportion of forms _________________________ percenL 

Irrigaled land ___________________________________ acres_ 

Average per form _____________________________ acres_ 

Irrigated farms by acres irrigated: , to 9 acres __________________________________ forms_ 

4 313 (NA) (NA) 3683 2580 2 713 - 844 635 866 802 603 733 - 19216 (NA) (NA) 18 472 13 679 16 397 - 418 232 231 417 228 179 -

acres_ 10 to 49 acres ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ farms_ 

(NA) (NA) (0) 15 850 - 12 2301 29 214 124 375 153 124 374 148 - 49847 (NA) (NA) I (0) 19834 16 141 - 239 79 45 239 79 45 - 70059 (NA) (NA) 70 059 22400 12 403 -ocres_ 100 to 199 ocres ______________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 200 to 499 ocres ______________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ farms_ - 47 13 6 47 13 6 

acres_ - 30 068 (NA) (NA) 30 068 8 780 4 169 J,OOO acres or more ___________________________ forms_ - 14 6 4 14 6 4 

acres_ - 23 491 (NA) (NA) 23 491 II 827 5 462 

3 136 (NA) (NA)I 2868 I 764 I 693 - 66 359 - 222 946 (NA) (NA) 221 746 93 702 

Irrigated land use: Harvested cropland ____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ postureland __________________________________ farms_ - 40 (NA) (NA) 28 (NA) (NA) 

acres_ - 716 (NA) (NA) 611 192 398 Other Iond ___________________________________ farmL - 145 (NA) (NA) 118 41 85 

ocres_ - 2546 (NA) (NA) 2 301 I 056 2 758 

land in irrigated farms- __________________________ acres_ - 901 476 452 953 395 772 884 494 440 026 365028 Cropland _____________________________________ acres_ - 696 857 (NA) (NA) 689 462 328 524 261 751 Harvested croplond __________________ ________ ocres_ - 589 533 273 736 191 871 586 200 270 898 183 372 

Table 17. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1978 

Irrigated farms 

All harvested cropland All forms Any irrigated land irrigated Nonirrigoted forms 

- 68 2371 3 192 I 0001 65 0451 

- Il 448 182 901 476 101 698 10 546 706 

Farms _____________________________________________ number_ 

land in forms ________________________________________ acres_ 

Value of land and buildings: I 

- 163 311 329 672 188 459 154 903 - 975 I 171 I 900 958 - 226 208 226 208 48 589 (X) 

Average per form __________________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre ___________________________________ dollors_ 

Irrigated fond _________________________________________ ocres_ 

land in forms according to use: .. 

- 66 105 3 191 I 000 62 914 

- 8 664 886 696 857 66 9401 7 968 0291 

- 62 951 3 180 I 000 59 771 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

- 6 953 675 589 533 46 998 6 364 142 - 27 594 702 128 26892 - I 084 939 39 225 3 178 I 045 714 

acres_ Total postureland, excluding woodland pastured __________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Inventory of livestOCK: 

- 28 406 587 48 27 819 - I 276 204 67 279 I 536 I 208925 - Il 120 239 12 10 881 - 386 080 17 704 467 368 376 - 10 907 293 39 10614 - 958 231 97 570 4 864 860 661 - 2 615 43 4 2572 - 112 678 I 958 54 110720 

Cottle and colves-___________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Milk cows ____ .. __________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ forms_ 

number_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ formL 

number_ 

- 68 136 3 283 I 079 64 853 - 2 072 471 227 468 43 623 I 845 002 - 30 417 69 287 40 429 28 449 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmentl _____ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm __________________________________ dollars_ 

- I 941 095 369 108 98 293 I 571 987 - 28446 115 635 98 293 24 168 - 51 210 3 079 971 48 131 - I 013 585 307 314 96 422 706 271 - 33 417 843 89 32 574 - 849 135 56 798 I 422 792 i37 - 3 861 140 28 3 21 - 78 376 4 996 449

1 

73 379 

- 33 390 908 173 32 482 - 184 066 Il 538 462 172 529 - 49 785 2 806 771 46 979 - 81 192 21 361 6683 59 832 - 51 962 3 024 912 48 938 - 175 929 23 230 3002 152 700 

Markel value of agricultural producls sald ________________ $1,000_ Average per form ________________________________ dollors_ 

Crops, including nursery and greenhouse products ________ forms_ 

$1,000_ livestock and livestock products _______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Paullry and pau~ry products __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Selected form production expenses: I 

Feed for liveslack and poultry - ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Seed, bulbs, plonts. and Irees ---______________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

- 47 047 3 027 959 44 020 - 68 555 14 595 I 827 53 960 - 67900 3 283 1 079 64 617 - 131 249 23 769 8510 107 480 - 22 925 2 237 680 20 688 - 137 307 57 186 19659 80 121 - 3 305 393 123 2 912 - 12435 5 207 I 125 7 228 

Other agricullural chemicals, including lime ______________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Energy and pelroleum products ________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Hired form lobar -----_______________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Canlract lobar ______________________________________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

'1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms, see lext. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MICHIGAN 9 
Table 18. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978, 1974, and 1969 

All Farms 

Value of livestock and poultryl ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

1969 __ 

~~:~: ~: f;~~!~';ick:::::::::::::::::::::~::::::::: :m:: Cattle and calves ---- _____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 1969 __ Cows and heifers thot hod calved __________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ 

1969_ Beef cows ___________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ - Milk - cows ___________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ 

Hogs and pigL ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Feeder pigs sold ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Sheep and lambs' _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Horses and ponies ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ 

1969_ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1969_ Turkeys _________________________________________ 1978_ 

-

-

-

-

lVolue of mojor poultry and livestock inventory items. 

2Volue of soles includes sheep, lambs, and wool sold. 

Forms 

40499 

38 049 

(NA) 

9 559 38 933 

28 406 30 665 

36 040 

21 236 

23091 

26 184 

11 831 12 839 

(NA) 

11 120 12 533 

17 082 

10907 

8 508 

10965 (X) 

(X) 

2 615 

2 614 

4 151 12 168 

9 263 13 008 

8 118 

8 303 9 477 

7 935 

7 851 

8 742 

2 342 

1 120 

205 

852 

Inventory 

Value 

Number ($1.000) 

(X) 738 379 (X) 403486 (X) 350 875 

(X) 14 852 (X) 723 527 

1 276 204 628 733 1 430 262 345 586 1 441 556 293 353 532 837 375 988 588 018 216 722 573 831 171 302 

146 757 74846 195 130 51 709 159 924 36 783 

386 080 301 142 392 888 165013 413 907 134 520 

958 231 80491 

619 910 30990 

699 478 29039 (X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

112 678 6 197 

149 787 4 656 271 524 6 163 54033 8 105 

43 313 8829 

53 869 9 557 

7 089 968 11 179 7 609 220 13 342 7 311 189 10 714 

6 266 068 10026 

6 190 547 11 143 5 904 619 9447 

224 965 175 

131 487 83 151 322 62 510 923 3497 

Table 19. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Any poultry ______________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Chickens 3 months old or 0Ider ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Forms with- 1 to 1,599 _________________________________ 1978_ - 1,600 to 3,199 _____________________________ 1978_ - 3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________ 1978_ - 10,000 or more _____________________________ 1978_ - Hens and pullets of loying age __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Forms with- 1 to 99 __________________________________ 1978_ - 100 to 399 _______________________________ 1978_ - 400 to 1,599 _____________________________ 1978_ - 1,600 to 3,199 ___________________________ 1978_ - 3.200 to 9.999 ___________________________ 1978 __ 10,000 to 19,999 _________________________ 1978 __ 20,000 to 49,999 _________________________ 1978 __ 

50,000 to 99,999 _________________________ 1978 __ 

100.000 or more __________________________ 1978 __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ______________ 1978 __ 1974 __ Turkeys _______________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For slaughter _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hens kept for bre.ding _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Ducks, geese, and other poultry ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All forms 

Farms 

9 559 8 847 

8 118 8 303 

7 801 

37 

88 

192 

7 935 

7 851 

6 976 

555 

106 

34 

85 

96 

57 

21 

5 

2 342 

1 120 

852 

(NA) 

682 

(NA) 

253 

(NA) 

2 870 

(NA) 

Inventory 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Number Forms Number 

(X) 4 817 (X) 

(X) 5 398 (X) 

7 089 968 4 109 6 927 189 7 609 220 4 981 7 462 686 

393 837 3 794 247 861 

89903 37 89903 

583 071 87 (0) 

6 023 157 191 (0) 

6 266 068 4026 6 141 951 

6 190 547 4 756 6 070 228 

177 599 3 159 83 317 

92 626 466 79994 

74 522 105 (D) 

82 393 34 82 393 

561 971 84 (D) 

1 280 793 95 (0) 

1 702 364 57 1 702 364 

1 372 800 21 1 372 800 

921 000 5 921 000 

224 965 843 187 177 

131 487 670 112461 

510 923 278 507 157 

(NA) 155 268 066 

470 591 217 467 385 

(NA) 120 224 009 

40 332 III 39 772 

(NA) 60 44 057 

(X) 1 166 (X) 

(X) 625 (X) 

'Forms 

34 373 

34 685 43 032 

3861 

33 417 

24 534 

27 566 

33746 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

9431 

7 811 

10636 

2 913 2 247 2 258 

2 220 

3 811 2 639 

1 533 

2013 

1 511 1 903 

2 907 

1 202 

1 711 

2 547 

616 

459 

205 

514 

All farms 

Forms 

2 928 

2 385 

1 511 

1 903 

1 177 

37 

127 

170 

I 202 

1 711 

608 

218 

79 

37 

128 

74 

41 

15 

2 

616 

459 

514 

(NA) 

506 

(NA) 

10 

(NA) 

569 

(NA) 

, Sales 

Value 

Number ($1.000) 

(Xl 927 510 (Xl 657 721 (Xl 475 210 

(X) 78376 (X) 849 135 

685 940 263 312 

653 930 (NA) 

759 959 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

1 417 675 126 173 

1 013 950 (NA) 

1 109 623 (NA) 

321 584 13964 

190061 (NA) 

77 736 4872 

120317 (NA) 

197316 (NA) 

7 592 8958 

5780 (NA) 

7614 (NA) 

6635 168 (NA) 

8 678 963 (NA) 

7 205 179 (NA) 

4 565 570 (NA) 

4 815 682 (NA) 

4 147 687 (NA) 

501 899 (NA) 

362042 (NA) 

737 669 (NA) 

1 112 557 (NA) 

Sales 

Farms with sales of $2.500 

or more 

Number Farms Number 

(X) 1 702 (X) 

(X) 1 809 (X) 

6 635 168 1 054 6 607 168 8 678 963 1 447 8 646 165 

128 342 723 115 059 91 552 36 (D) 

792 983 125 (0) 

5 622 291 170 5 622 291 

4 565 570 1 005 4 543 067 

4 815 682 1 324 4 786 288 

17 539 434 13095 

40 594 198 37 252 

63 843 79 63 843 91 552 36 (0) 

804 813 126 (0) 

956 308 74 956 308 

1 174 501 41 1 174 501 (0) 15 (0) 

(0) 2 (0) 

501 899 381 487 327 

362 042 293 347 143 1 112 557 113 1 109 256 

(NA) 63 1 118994 

1 071 467 105 1 068 166 (NA) 51 1 065 022 

41 090 10 41 090 (NA) 17 53 972 (X) 254 (X) 

(X) 159 (X) 

10 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 19. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Selected poultry inventory, 1978-AII forms 

Chickens 3 months old or older Pullet chicks ond pullets Broilers and other meat-type 

under 3 months old chickens 

Total Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or 

loying age older not of loying oge 

Forms Number Forms Number I Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

- 8 118 7 089 968 7935 6 266 068 I 471 823900 433 425 565 I 848 53 233 

6966 187 860 6 808 169840 I 224 18020 400 23 985 I 769 47 657 

- 725 129 305 717 98 810 201 30495 20 12720 72 4 756 

- 110 76672 110 74 147 10 2 525 - - 5 (0) 

- 37 89903 36 84 343 3 5 560 I (0) I (0) I 88 583 071 84 552 471 5 30600 2 (0) I (0) 

- 97 I 298 293 95 I 265 293 3 33000 I (0) -

- 63 I 911 864 56 I 621 364 14 290 500 4 58 260 - -

- 25 I 592 000 22 I 301 800 7 290200 2 (0) - -

- 7 I 221 000 7 I 098 000 4 123000 3 245 000 - - - (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (Xl 30 265 193 494 171 732 

Farms with chickens 3 months old or older, inventory _______ _ I to 99 _____________________________________________ _ 100 to 399 _________________________________________ _ 

400101,599 _______________________________________ _ 

1,600 to 3,199 _____________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ___________________________________ _ 20,000 to 49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 ___________________________________ _ 100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

None _______________________________________________ _ 

Selected poultry soies, 1978-AII forms 

Chickens 3 months old or older I I Broilers and other meat-type Value of poultry and 

Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or chickens poultry products 

Total loying oge older not of loying age 

Volue 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms ($1.000) 

Farms with chickens 3 months old or older, inventory _______ _ I to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 100 to 399 _________________________________________ _ 400 to 1,599 _______________________________________ _ 

1,600 to 3,199 _____________________________________ _ 3,200 to 9,999 _____________________________________ _ 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

50,000 to 99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

None ____________________________________ " ____________ _ 

- (NA) 5 548 745 I 092 4 169 464 49 I 379 281 310 36 530 2 904 58 143 

- (NA) 105 132 396 19455 22 85677 263 15 117 I 959 584 

- (NA) 42 727 285 31 305 6 II 422 39 8496 518 706 

- (NA) 57 856 110 (0) I (0) 6 (0) 110 630 

- (NA) 52980 36 (0) I (0) - - 37 866 

- (NA) 503 770 84 445 870 4 57 900 I (0) 88 5 296 

(NA) I 009 186 95 (0) 2 (0) - - 97 12 359 

(NA) I 438 670 57 I 084 174 9 354 496 I (0) 63 13 839 

(NA) I 590 424 22 790608 4 799 816 - - 25 13 262 

(NA) 748 000 7 748 000 - - - - 7 10601 

(NA) I 086 423 110 396 106 280 690 317 306 465 369 957 20 232 

Selected poultry soles, 1978-AlI forms-Con. 

Chickens 3 months old Hens and pullets of Pullets 3 months old or Broilers and other meat-type Pullet chicks and pullets 

or older loying age older not of laying age chickens under 3 months old 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number I Farms Number 

I 511 6 635 168 I 202 4 565 570 329 2 069 598 616 501 899 26 (0) 

I 184 140340 912 133 974 288 6 542 592 56089 23 5 331 

Specified paultry sold ___________________________________ _ I to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 3,999 ______________________________________ _ 43 124 832 43 124 832 - - 2 (0) - - 4,000 to 7,999 ______________________________________ _ 76 411 668 75 (0) I (0) 8 45 912 I (0) 

8,000 to 15,999 _____________________________________ _ 112 I 240 975 105 I 153 525 II 134 874 3 24 200 - - 16,000 to 29,999 ____________________________________ _ 43 968 211 35 790 115 8 168496 7 130 198 - - 30,000 to 59,999 ____________________________________ _ 30 I 171 906 17 654806 12 479 100 I (0) - - 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________________ _ 17 I 287 420 13 (0) 5 (0) 3 (0) I (0) 100,000 or mare _____________________________________ _ 6 I 289 816 2 (0) 4 (0) - - I (0) 

Selected poultry sales, 1978-AII forms-Con. 

Turkeys Turkeys for slaughter Turkey hens kept for breeding 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Specified poultry sold ___________________________________ _ 514 I 112 557 506 I 071 467 10 41 090 I to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 488 14 200 485 II 197 3 3 003 2,000 to 3,999 ______________________________________ _ 10 23 474 7 14 787 5 13 487 4,000 to 7,999 ______________________________________ _ 4 21 875 4 (0) I (0) 8,000 to 15,999 _____________________________________ _ 4 42008 3 33 908 - - 16,000 to 29,999 ____________________________________ _ 2 (0) I (0) I (0) 30,000 to 59,999 ____________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 ____________________________________ _ 2 (0) 2 (0) - - I (0) I (0) - - 100,000 or mare _____________________________________ _ 3 (0) 3 (0) - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MICHIGAN 11 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, Inventory Sales 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more or more 

Soles Soles 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number ($1,000) Forms Number ($1,000) 

Any livestock ___________________________________ ._1978_ - 38933 (X) 26 534 (X) 33 417 (X) 849 135 25 192 (X) 838 451 

1974_ Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (X) 26 639 (X) 33 566 00 585 744 25 742 (X) 576 652 

- 33 658 (X) 23 759 (X) 30 778 (X) 394 357 23 788 (X) 386 165 

1974_ - 34 016 (X) 25 270 (X) 31 890 (X) (NA) 25 055 (X) 253 075 

Cottle and calves _________________________________ 1978_ - 28 406 1 276 204 20 280 1 207 872 24 534 685 940 263 312 19 868 665600 257 710 

1974_ - 30665 1 430 262 22 795 1 328 213 27 566 653 930 (NA) 21 979 624001 181 456 

forms with- I to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ 

10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

50 to 99 _. ___________________________________ 1978_ 

100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1,000 to 2,499 _______________________________ 1978_ 

2,500 or more ________________________________ 1978_ 

- 9 531 43 021 3 714 18051 I 11 317 49571 16832 6908 34 425 12476 

- 5 060 68 591 3438 48 121 5 396 73 783 22944 5 173 71 305 22 547 

- 6 382 200 490 5 744 183 885 5 296 158 726 48 796 5 270 158012 48 709 

- 4073 283 338 4 035 281 133 1 576 103468 35 833 1 574 (0) (0) 

- 2346 311 932 2 341 311 324 566 74093 29448 563 73662 29 219 

- 884 243 305 881 242 475 254 74620 33 518 253 (0) (0) 

- 90 60 235 88 (0) 78 50897 24 518 76 (0) (0) 

- 35 47 212 34 (0) 41 60479 31 075 41 60 479 31 075 

- 5 18 080 5 18080 10 40303 20 348 10 40303 20348 

Cows and heifers that hod colved __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Beef cows ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Milk cows ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Heifers and heifer calves _________________________ 1978_ 

- 21 236 532 837 15 446 504 415 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 23 091 588 018 17 552 543 429 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 11 831 146 757 7 562 122 709 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 12 839 195 130 8 142 156 114 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 11 120 386 080 9 160 381 706 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 12 533 392 888 11 001 387 315 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 20 748 387 853 15 395 368 702 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls, and bull colves ___________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) 15 499 351 270 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 22 679 355 514 16 807 334 755 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 18 553 433 514 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cottle fattened on groin and concentrates sold _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 9 238 290704 149 386 7492 285 367 147 390 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 105 259 659 106 456 

Forms with fattened cottle sold: I to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ 

10 10 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

201049 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

500 to 999 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

1,000 to 2,499 _______________________________ 1978_ 

2,500 or more ________________________________ 1978_ 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 5 658 21 736 9384 3923 16995 7679 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 638 21 691 9618 1 630 21 597 9602 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 157 33949 15 525 1 155 (0) (0) 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 338 22 114 11 212 338 22 114 11 212 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 198 26962 13655 198 26962 13 655 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 156 46 384 24403 155 (0) (0) 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 49 32818 17 837 49 32 818 17837 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 36 53 731 29406 36 53 731 29 406 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 8 31 319 18 345 8 31 319 18345 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Beef cows _____________________________________ 1978_ 

- 21 236 ~32 837 15 446 504 415 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 23 091 588 018 17 552 543 429 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 11831 146 757 7 562 122 709 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

10 to 19 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

20 to 49 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ 1'978_ 

100 to 199 _________________________________ 1978_ 

200 to 499 _________________________________ 1978_ 

500 to 999 _________________________________ 1978_ 

1,000 or more ______________________________ 1978_ 

- :)< 7 458 30 244 3 777 16470 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- :1 498 32 959 2012 26644 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- T 441 40 976 1 346 38 549 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- , 301 19 042 299 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 98 11 952 96 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 29 7 255 27 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 5 (0) 4 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- I (0) I (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Milk cows _____________________________________ 1978_ - 11 120 386 080 9 160 381 706 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with- lor 2 ____________________________________ 1978_ 

3 or 4 ____________________________________ 1978_ 

5 to 9 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

10 to 19 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

20 to 49 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

100 to 499 _________________________________ 1978_ 

500 or more _______________________________ 1978_ 

- 2 537 3 193 921 1 211 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 415 1 462 191 649 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 492 3 318 402 2 727 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 1 240 17 808 1 215 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 3 598 115 333 3 596 (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 2 098 139 653 2 098 139 653 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 736 102 251 733 101 612 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 4 3 062 4 3062 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Cottle sold _______________________________________ 1978_ - (X) (X) (X) (X) 21 503 494 345 237 476 17 726 481 957 233 003 

Forms wifh- 1 to 9 _______________________________________ 1978_ 

10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

100 to 199 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

200 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

500 to 999 _____________ .. _____________________ 1978_ 

1,000 or more ________________________________ 1978_ 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 12633 51 861 21 572 8 892 41 171 17 882 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 4 376 58412 25 111 4 349 58 118 25 058 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 3038 88648 39019 3 035 88 538 38 971 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 790 52 269 25 879 787 52 055 25 778 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 352 46687 23 188 351 (0) (0) 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 205 59944 30 710 204 (0) (0) 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 62 40 836 21 920 61 (0) (0) 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 47 95688 50078 47 95 688 50078 

Colves sold ______________________________________ 1978_ (X) (X) (X) (X) 12 231 191 595 25 836 10 389 183 643 24 707 

Forms with- lor 2 ______________________________________ 1978_ 

3 or 4 ______________________________________ 1978_ 

5 109 _______________________________________ 1978_ 

10 to 19 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

20 to 49 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

50 to 99 _____________________________________ 1978_ 

100 to 499 ___________________________________ 1978_ 

500 or more _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 2 127 3 150 513 1 226 I 832 286 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 433 4965 782 1 065 3 714 582 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 2 743 18 307 2 687 2 340 15 742 2 326 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 3062 40 327 4 997 2 919 38 737 4 764 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 2 315 64 502 7490 2 295 63969 7 461 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 404 25823 3 075 400 25 531 3 056 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 134 24 250 3 849 131 23847 3 789 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) 13 10 271 2 443 13 10 271 2 443 

12 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Invontory. 1978-1111 forms 

Cows and hoffo .. thot hod calved Steers, steer calves, bulls, Cottle and calves Heifers and heifer calves and bull calves 

Totol cows Milk cows 

forms Number Forms Number Forml Number Forms Number .-forms Number 

Forms with milk cow inventory ___________________________ _ I to 4 milk COWL ____________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 milk COWL __________________________________ _ 

201029 milk cows ___________________________________ _ 

11 120 765 636 11 120 403 ISO II 120 386 080 10089 273 240 8 298 89 246 

2 952 32 218 2 952 10602 2952 4655 2 372 9066 2 141 12 550 

492 10 280 492 4 462 492 3318 403 3004 375 2 814 

1 240 37 856 I 240 19966 I 240 17808 I 141 11 314 933 6 576 

1 418 67 404 I 418 35 657 1 418 33863 1 333 21 710 1 077 10 037 30 to 49 milk cows __________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 milk COWL _________________________________ _ 

10010199 milk cows ________________________________ _ 

20010499 milk COWL _______________________________ _ 

500 milk cows or more ______________________________ _ No milk cows ________________________________________ _ 

2 180 154 105

1 

2 180 83 III 2 180 81 470

1 

2 110 54 614 I 617 - 16 380 1 2 098 258 923 2 098 142 195 2098 139 653 2 029 94 421 1 I 576 22307 - 661 14604 161 991 I 661 84 312 661 83 441 1 630 63 075

1 

523 - 75 36 690 75 19 783 75 18810 67 13099 52 3 808 - 4 6 169 4 3062 4 3 062 4 2 937 4 170 - 17 286 510 568 10 116 129687 (X) ()() 10 659 114613 14 381 266 268 -

Soles. 1978-1111 forms 

Cottle and calves CoHIe Calves Dairy products 

Sales Sales 

Forms Number ($J.(X)() Forms Number Farms Number Forms ($1,000) 

9 520 258 813 74 885 8 241 137612 6 993 121 201 8200 431 878 

1 371 16 124 5 590 I 117 10430 746 5 694 243 563 474 5 001 I 613 374 2890 316 2 111 318 1 367 

1 239 15 468 4 2981 1 033 8092 856 7 376 1 204 13 8581 1 418 26 484 7 351 1 252 13 967 1 110 12 517 I 417 32 787 

2 180 52 308 14413 I 945 26 187 1 688 26 121 2 180 90 644 2 098 79 958 22404 1 841 40 521 1 699 39 437 2 098 159 890 661 49 087 14 722 611 27067 515 22020 661 106 249 75 12 485 3 919 64 7 432 60 5 053 75 22 499 4 1 898 575 4 1 026 3 872 4 4 020 15 014 427 127 188 427 13 262 356 733 5 238 70 394 205 4 127 

Farms with milk cow inventory ___________________________ _ 1 to 4 milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 milk COWL ____________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 milk COWL __________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 milk COWL __________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 milk COWL __________________________________ _ 

SO to 99 milk COWL __________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 milk COWL ________________________________ _ 

20010499 milk COWL ________________________________ _ 

500 milk cows or more _______________________________ _ No milk cows _________________________________________ _ 

Invontory. 1978-1111 farms 

I 1 

Cottle and colves Cows and heifers that Hoffers and hoifer Steers. steer calves. Soles of cottle had calved calves buns. and bull calves and calves, 1978 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

Sales 

Forms Number Forms Number ($1,000) 

28 406 1 276 2041 21 236 532 837 20 748 387853 22 679 355 5141 23 190 1>49 387 250 395 1 9 531 43 021 5 629 14 714 5 160 10882 6617 17 425 4 353 22 207 7 621 5 060 68 591 3 671 25 718 3696 17 659 4446 25 214 5 060 42 097 14 072 6 382 200 490 5 332 89 773 5 227 55 530 5482 55 187 6346 103 522 33 703 4 073 283 338 3 669 140 008 3681 88103 3336 55 227 4 072 115 732 38 031 2 346 311 932 2 138 147 392 2 145 108 119 I 917 56 421 2 345 120 762 41 1>42 884 243 305 732 94 60S 756 82 321 71>4 66 379 884 124 356 50 893 90 60 235 49 12 215 59 13 420 78 34 600 90 51 226 26 181 - 35 41 212 14 (D) 21 (D) 34 32 081 35 51 280 27 893 5 18 080 2 (D) 3 (D) 5 12 980 5 18 205 10 361 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 1 344 36 553 12 917 

Farms with cattle and calves inventory ____________________ _ 

1 to 9 cattle and calves _______________________________ _ 

10 to 19 cattle and calves _____________________________ _ 

20 to 49 cattle and calves _____________________________ _ 

50 to 99 cottle and calves _____________________________ _ 

100 to 199 cattle and calves ___________________________ _ 

20010499 callie ond calves ___________________________ _ 

500 to 999 cattle and calves ___________________________ _ 

1.000 to 2,499 cottle and calveL ______________________ _ 

2,500 cattle and calves or more _______________________ _ No cottle and calveL ___________________________________ _ 

21 236 I 041 707 21 236 532 837 17 298 338 790 16468 170 080 17 920 398 934 126 844 - 6246 46 930 6246 14 052 4310 14 025 4 333 18 853 3045 23 354 8 329 3 135 49340 3 135 21 148 2386 12900 2629 IS 292 3 022 24 265 8 064 3 580 100 509 3580 48 771 2909 26 539 2992 25 199 3 579 46 398 14 909 2 178 101 265 2 178 51 402 1 945 29 237 I 762 20 626 2 178 44 026 13 557 2 778 193 383 2 778 103 459 2 607 63 874 2 169 26 050 2 778 71 351 21 281 2 429 301 065 2 429 161 922 2 314 103 149 1877 35 994 2 428 103 990 31 900 - 773 184689 773 97 222 725 68 016 619 19 451 773 61 675 20 206 106 49 174 106 26 761 93 IS 765 78 6648 106 18 281 6 411 9 (D) 9 (D) 7 (D) 7 (D) 9 (D) (0) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (01 (0) - 7 170 234 497 (X) (X) 3 4SO 49063 6 211 185 434 6 614 287 006 136 468 

Forms with cows and heifers that had ca!ved inventory ______ _ 1 to 4 COWL _______________________________________ _ 

5 10 9 cows _________________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 cows _______________________________________ _ 

201029 cows _______________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 cows _______________________________________ _ 50 to 99 cows _______________________________________ _ 

10010199 cows ____________________________________ _ 20010499 cows ____________________________________ _ 

500 10 999 COWL ____________________________________ _ 

1,000 cows or more __________________________________ _ No cows ____________________________________________ _ 

- 11 831 357 822 11 831 176 010 8 679 85 789 9637 96 023 9 871 169 038 61 264 - 4 607 50 139 4 607 20 336 3 025 15 612 3 282 14 191 2 726 22 397 7 435 2 851 53 690 2 851 24690 2 171 13 285 2 451 15 715 2 773 23 194 7 830 - 2 498 78 826 2 498 40 5S8 I 928 18022 2 208 20 246 2 498 35 177 II 769 - 842 44 956 842 22 114 696 10 237 766 12 605 842 21 249 7 591 - 599 44 067 599 23 411 494 10225 544 10431 599 21 182 7 577 301 41 894 301 20 028 252 8 576 274 13 290 300 23 322 9 226 98 23 241 98 12 761 84 5 126 83 5 354 98 13 01>4 5 781 - 29 12 506 29 7 574 25 2444- 25 2 488 29 6 057 2 581 - 5 (D) 5 (D) 3 (D) 3 (D) 5 (D) (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (01 (0) - 16 575 918 382 9 405 356 827 12069 302064 13042 259 491 14 663 516 902 202 048 

Forms with beef cow inventary __________________________ _ 

110 4 beef cows ____________________________________ _ 

5109 beef COWL ____________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 beef cows __________________________________ _ 

201029 beef cows __________________________________ _ 

301049 beef cows __________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 beef cows ___________________________________ _ 

10010199 beef COWL ________________________________ _ 

20010499 beef cows ________________________________ _ 

50010999 beef cows ________________________________ _ 

1,000 beef cows or more _____________________________ _ No beef cows ________________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

MICHIGAN 13 
Table 20. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Sales, 1978-Alilorms 

Cottle 

Cattle and colves 

Fattened on grain and concentrates 

Soles Soles Forms Number ($1,000) farms Number ($1,000) Farms Number 

24 534 685 940 263 312 21 503 494 345 237 476 9 238 290 704 6 190 15 323 5 700 5 342 12 062 5 127 2 729 6 318 5 127 34 248 11 132 4 275 23 229 9 378 1 887 10292 5 396 73 783 22 944 4 675 45 742 19 128 1 825 18658 5 296 158 726 48 796 4848 93634 41 139 1 719 35005 - 1 576 103 468 35 833 1 484 65 562 31 492 548 25 859 - 566 74 093 29 448 533 54 827 27 211 264 28 517 

- 254 74 620 33 518 228 60 320 30944 166 46 084 - 129 151 679 75 941 118 138 969 73 057 100 119 971 - 78 50 897 24 518 71 43 281 22 980 56 34 921 

- 51 100 782 51 423 47 95 688 50078 44 85050 

Forms with soles of cottle and colves ___ _ 1 to 4 cottle and calves ____________ _ 

5 to 9 cattle and calves ____________ _ 

10 to 19 cottle and calves __________ _ 20 to 49 cottle and calves __________ _ 

50 to 99 cottle and calves _________ _ 

100 to 199 cottle and colves _______ _ 

20010499 cottle and colves _______ _ 

500 cottle and calves or more ______ _ 

500 to 999 cottle and calves _____ _ 

1,000 cottle and calves or more __ _ 

Farms with beef cow inventory _______ _ 1 104 beel cows _________________ _ 

5 to 9 beef cows _________________ _ 

1010 19 beel cows _______________ _ 

201029 beel cows _______________ _ 

301049 beel cows _______________ _ 

50 to 99 beef cows _______________ _ 

10010 199 beel cows _____________ _ 

200 to 499 beel COWL ____________ _ 

50010999 beel cows _____________ _ 

1,000 beef cows or more __________ _ No beef cows ______________________ _ 

- 9 871 169 038 61 264 8 482 117 976 51 634 4004 61 550 

- 2 726 22 397 7 435 2466 14684 6 286 1 208 6619 

- 2 773 23 194 7 830 2432 16 268 6 708 1 170 7878 

- 2 498 35 177 11 769 1 957 23 512 9 675 897 11 852 

- 842 21 249 7 591 727 14 420 6 307 331 7839 

- 599 21 182 7 577 513 14 561 6 189 235 7 385 

- 300 23 322 9 226 267 16 116 7 545 119 10390 

- 98 13 064 5 781 87 10 516 5 169 32 5810 

- 29 6 057 2 581 27 5030 2 361 9 1 539 

- 5 (0) (0) 5 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- 1 (0) (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 14663 516 902 202 048 13 021 376 369 185 842 5 234 229 154 

Table 21. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory 

All forms Farms with sales of Alilorms 

Total hogs and pigL _____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Forms with- 1 to 24 ____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 25 10 49 ___________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

50 to 99 ___________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 100 10 199 _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - 200 to 499 _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 500 or more ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

500 to 999 _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1,000 to 1.999 ____________________________ 1978 __ 2,000 to 4,999 ____________________________ 1978 __ 

5,000 or more ____________________________ 1978 __ 

Hogs and pigs used or to be used for breeding _______ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

Other hogs and pigs _____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Feeder pigs sold _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 01 preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _____________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Dec. 1 01 preceding year and May 31 ___________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

June land Nov. 30 __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Forms Number 

10 907 958 231 

8 508 619 910 

6 182 46 730 

5 034 39 803 

1 494 51 708 

1 096 37 879 

1 199 80 837 

996 67 514 

872 116 019 

673 89 808 

741 222 007 

459 134 746 

419 440 930 

250 250 160 

280 188 111 

101 131 673 

33 87 590 

5 33 556 

6 845 163 135 

(NA) (NA) 

10027 795 096 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) 

(X) (X) 

7 361 177 116 

5 587 122 996 

5 836 83 940 

4 388 61 094 

5 986 93 176 

4 349 61 902 

$2.500 or more 

Forms Number Forms Number 

7 167 916 984 9431 1 417 675 

6299 597 317 7 811 1 013 950 

2 973 28431 4 020 36625 

3 020 27 118 3 416 33359 

1 070 37 325 1 458 50 508 

946 33005 1 157 40039 

1 104 74979 1 382 94 011 

955 64 948 1 127 78 381 

864 115 122 986 136 057 

672 (D) 898 122 692 

738 220 887 896 273 438 

459 134 746 746 225 456 

418 (0) 689 827 036 

247 247 834 467 514 023 

279 (D) 393 259 732 

101 131 673 211 272 890 

33 87 590 71 196 848 

5 33 556 14 97 566 

5 088 149 894 (X) (X) 

3 997 92 154 (X) (X) 

6 513 767 090 (Xl (X) 

5 921 505 163 (Xl (X) 

(X) (X) 2 913 321 584 (X) (X) 2 247 190061 

5 292 170461 (X) (X) 

4 510 118784 (X) (X) 

4 428 81 126 (X) (X) 

3 688 59 051 (X) (X) 

4 558 89335 (X) (X) 

3577 59 733 (Xl (X) 

Sales 

($1.000) 

149386 

2764 

4389 

8088 

15925 

12994 

14414 

24 215 

66 598 

18 846 

47 751 

29 177 

2958 

3481 

5 353 

3 820 

3 505 

5 186 

2934 

785 

(D) 

(D) 

120 210 

Soles 

I 

Soles 

($1,000) 

126 173 

(NA) 

3 216 

(NA) 

4227 

(NAl 

7094 

(NA) 

11 447 

(NA) 

23015 

(NA) 

77 173 

(NA) 

22 539 

25 400 

18 974 

10260 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

13964 

(NAl 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Calves 

Sales 

Farms Number ($1.000) 

12 231 191 595 25836 

1 700 3261 574 

2 380 11 019 1 754 

3 168 28041 3815 

3586 65092 7658 

1 035 37906 4341 

267 19266 2 237 

70 14300 2 574 

25 12 710 2884 

19 7616 1 538 

6 5094 1 346 

4439 51 062 9630 

1 061 7 713 1 149 

1 164 6926 1 122 

1 272 11 665 2093 

409 6829 1 284 

315 6621 1 387 

162 7206 1 681 

42 2 548 611 

10 1 027 220 

3 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

7 792 140 533 16206 

Forms with sales 01 $2,500 

or more 

Sales 

Forms Number ($1,000) 

7 157 1 382 737 124 188 

6 299 989 327 67801 

2 182 22 733 2 125 

2 179 23 112 1 556 

1 249 43 926 3967 

959 33651 2 234 

1 159 82 295 6 722 

1 056 73 786 4 835 

985 (D) (D) 

897 (D) 7 890 

895 (D) (D) 

744 (D) 14670 

687 (D) (Dl 

464 511 250 36616 

393 259 732 22 539 

209 (D) (D) 

71 196 848 18 974 

14 97 566 10 260 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (Xl 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (Xl 

2 262 303 194 13366 

1 678 180004 4085 

(Xl (X) (X) 

(Xl (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (Xl 

14 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

, 
Table 21. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974-Con. 

Invenlory, 1978-AlI forms Soles, 1978-AII forms 

Hogs and pigs Used or 10 be used Olher hogs and pigs Hog s and pigs Feeder pigs sold for breeding 

Soles Sole, 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number ($1.000) Forms Number ($1,000) 

- 10. 907 958231 6 845 163 135 10. 0.27 795 096 8668 I 377 141 122 397 2824 317 798 13 819 

- 4242 16890 I 645 4674 3656 12216 2065 26 770. 2 0.11 479 8 959 347 

- I 940. 29 840 I 369 10 0.55 I 715 19 785 1940 63 0.59 4944 571 22917 932 

- 2693 132 545 2 193 30 722 2 631 10.1 823 2633 195 700 14819 I 10.2 80 232 3370. 

- 872 1160.19 693 19366 868 96 653 871 181 769 15 132 309 56 680 2~ 

- 741 222 007 600 34 918 738 187 089 741 314 756 27085 262 86 381 3 885 

- 280. 188 III 223 25 777 280 162 334 280. 254 0.88 24165 76 39 643 1 809 

- 139 252 819 122 37 623 139 215 196 138 340 999 34 241 25 22 986 1 0.17 

- (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 763 40 534 3 775 89 3 786 145 

- 8668 944 946 6 132 157 809 7945 787 137 9431 1 417 675 126 173 2 913 321 584 13964 

- 20.39 18329 875 4 20.3 1 875 14 126 2 390. 10. 10.8 933 285 1 468 58 

- 2826 70. 975 2 168 16493 2466 54 482 3 0.88 77 0.25 6510 933 18415 724 

- 1 323 75 141 I 0.52 13372 1 246 61 769 1 382 94 0.11 7094 711 39 235 1 565 

- 942 100395 780. 16650. 880 83 745 986 136 0.57 11 447 400 40 439 1 691 

- 867 185 630. 70.7 29 228 817 156 402 896 273 438 23 DIS 362 80. 271 3435 

- 380. 159 694 319 24995 373 134 699 393 259 732 22 539

1 

145 65 669 2995 

- 291 334 782 231 52868 288 281 914 296 567 304 54 634 77 76 0.87 3496 

- 2 239 13 285 713 5 326 2 082 7 959 (X) (X) (X) (X) DO (X) 

- 7 212 795 933 6 783 159 586 6 332 636 347 6 540. 1 ISO 714 98698 2 912 321 574 13963 

- 1 233 11 348 986 3005 997 8 343 631 6 175 533 248 1 463 58 

- I 904 33 614 1 832 11 10.1 1 547 22 513 1 767 35 836 2898 581 90.58 353 

- 1 141 42 045 1 121 9099 I 0.36 32946 I 173 60 216 4 717 600 21 679 819 

- 1 0.53 66 084 978 13 100 970. 52 984 1 0.81 95 253 7304 564 36 973 1 480. 

- 1 044 146641 1 0.36 29 127 971 117 514 I 049 20.7 634 16 710. 540 71 861 30.74 

- 445 133 405 442 24 798 ' 426 10.8 607 447 198319 159791 227 73 645 3220.1 

- 243 133 806 240 25 330. 238 108 476 243 202 0.51 17 20.5 106 54 IDS 2 523 

- 149 228990 148 44 0.26 147 184 964 149 345 230 33 351,[ 46 52 790 2436 

- 3 695 162 298 62 3549 3 695 158 749 2891 266 961 27 475 1 (0) (D) 

Forms with hogs and pigs inventory ____________________ _ 110 9 hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

10. 10 24 hogs and pig'-____________________________ _ 

2510 99 hogs and pigs _____________________________ _ 

10010199 hogs and pig'-__________________________ _ 

200 10 499 hogs and pig'-__________________________ _ 500 10 999 hogs and plgs ___________________________ _ 

1,000 hogs and pigs or more ________________________ _ No hogs and pigs ___________________________________ _ 

Forms with hogs and pigs sold ________________________ _ 110 9 hogs and pigs-______________________________ _ 

10 10 49 hogs and pigs-____________________________ _ SO 10 99 hogs and pigs-____________________________ _ 

100 10 199 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ 

200 10 499 hogs and pigs-__________________________ _ 

SOC 10 999 hogs and pigs ___________________________ _ 

1.000 hogs ond pigs or more ________________________ _ No hogs and pigs ___________________________________ _ 

Forms by litters farrowed ____________________________ _ I liller __________________________________________ _ 

2 to 4 litters _____________________________________ _ 510 9 litters _____________________________________ _ 

10. 1019 lillers ___________________________________ _ 

20. 10 49lillers ___________________________________ _ 50. 10 99lillers ___________________________________ _ 

10.0. 10199 litters _________________________________ _ 

200 litters or more ______ • _________________________ _ 

No Jitters ____________________________________ -------

litters of pigs farrowed between Dec. I, 1977, and Nov. 30, 1978-AII forms 

Totol Dec. 1, 1977, and May 31, 1978 June I, 1978, and Nov. 3D, 1978 

Fanns Number Farms 

Forms by litters forrowed- __________________________ _ I litter __________________________________________ _ - 7 361 177 116 5 836 

- 1 263 1 263 752 2 to 4 litters _____________________________________ _ - I 955 5 542 1 432 5 to 9 litters _____________________________________ _ - 1 173 7923 942 10. 10 19 lillers ___________________________________ _ 

- 1 082 14 162 90.9 20. 10 49lillers ___________________________________ _ 

- 1 049 31 557 998 50. 10 99 lillers ___________________________________ _ 

- 447 29 912 427 10.0. 10199 lillers _________________________________ _ 

- 243 31 957 231 200 litters or more _________________________________ _ 149 54 800 145 

Table 22. Sheep and Lambs -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Inventory of- Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ formsnumber_ 

Sheep and lambs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

pounds of wooL 

Value of sales from sheep, lombs, and wool _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All forms 

1978 

2 615 

112 678 

2 325 

66 843 

2 258 77 736 

2324 

95 628 

723 735 

2 512 

4872 

Invenlory, 1978-AII forms 

Sheep and lambs Ewes 1 yeor old or 

older 

Forms Number Forms Number 

Forms with sheep ond lambs Invenlory _________________________ _ 

- 2 615 112 678 2 325 66843 11024 sheep and lambs __________________________________ _ 

- I 371 12616 1 102 8 382 251099 sheep and lambs _~ _______________________________ _ 

- 998 49367 986 34 223 100. 10 299 sheep and lambs _______________________________ _ 

- 20.6 32 233 200 17 220 300 10 999 sheep and lambs _______________________________ _ 

- 38 (D) 37 7 0.18 2 (D) - - - 1,000 10 2,499 sheep and lambs ____________________________ _ 

- - - - - 2,500 10 4,999 sheep and lambs ____________________________ _ 

- - - - - 5,000 sheep and lambs or more ____________________________ _ No sheep and lambs ________________________________________ _ 

- (X) (X) 00 (X) 

Forms wilh ewes I year old or older inventory __________________ _ 

- 2 325 10.7 534 2 325 66843 

- 1 329 20 867 I 329 12446 

- 891 60 026 891 38482 87 18 815 - 87 II 0.44 

- 17 (0) 17 (0) 

- I (D) I (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- 290. 5 144 00 (X) 

.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~:)l\:~~:l::\:::\)l)l\l)))))l 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1974 

2 614 

149 787 

(NA) 

(NA) 

2 220. 120. 317 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Sheep and lambs 

Forms Number 

20.79 73 340. 

841 9 317 

994 27 199 

20.5 22 358 

37 (0) 

2 (D) 

- - - - 179 4 396 

I 976 69 574 

985 16 233 

886 34 415 

87 14 531 

17 (D) 

I (0) 

- -

- - - -

282 8 162 

Number Forms Number 

83 940 5 986 93 176 

752 511 511 

2536 1 576 3006 

3480 1 063 4443 

6 435 1 002 7 727 

15408 1 0.16 16 149 

14 264 435 15648

14833 238 17 124 1 

26 232 145 28 568 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

I 485 I 750. 

850.16 128 526 

1 350. 1 609 

48 270 67 664 

1 348 I 60.5 

68 IDS 10.6 186 

1 275 1 479 

75421 104 421 60.1 148 828 905 1 40.6 I 655 4 267 3 818 

Sales, 1978 - All forms 

Sheep and lambs shorn Sheep, 

lambs, and wool 

Pounds Soles Farms Number of wool Form<; ($I,ooD) 

2 213 94 0.85 710. 566 2 333 4 627 989 9898 76 743 1 0.90. 558 986 38986 286 80.9 998 1 626 200. 28 197 224 70.5 206 1 50.2 37 (D) (0) 37 (0) 

I (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - 111 I 543 13 169 179 244 

2 0.70. 92 755 70.2 791 2 122 4 410. I 0.74 16 778 130. 774 I 126 980. 891 50. 383 376 107 891 2 228 87 190.79 145 40.3 87 923 17 (0) (0) 17 (D) 

I (D) (0) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 254 2 873 20. 944 390. 461 

MICHIGAN lS 
Table 23. Other Livestock and Livestock Products -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

Horses and ponies _______________________________ farms_ - number_ -

Mules, burros, and donkeys- _____________ ________ ~f~~= -

- number _ -

Mink and their pelts ____________________________ ~f~~= -

- number _ 

$1,000_ -

-

Colonies of bees ________________________________ forms_ - number _ -

Honey sold (pounds) -------------_______________ ~f~~= -

- number _ - $1.000_ - Goots _________________________________________ farms_ - number _ 

$1.000_ Angora 900t5 _________________________________ forms_ 

-

-

- number _ 

$1,000_ Mohair sold (pounds) ________________________ forms_ 

-

-

number 

$1.000 

Milk goats ___________________________________ farms 

number 

$1,000 Goots milk sold (gallons) _____________________ farms 

number 

$1,000 Other goots __________________________________ forms 

number 

$1,000 

Rabbits and their pelts ___________________________ farms 

number 

$1,000 Chinchillas and their pelts _________________________ farms 

number 

$1.000 

Worms (see textL _______________________________ farms 

number 

$1,000 All other livestock _______________________________ forms 

$1,000 Other livestock products __________________________ farms 

$1.000 

Table 24. Fish Sales: 1978 

Total 

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--

--

--

--

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Sales 

All FARMS 

Catfish _______________________________ _ 

- Trout ________________________________ _ 

- Tropical and bait fish ___________________ _ 

Other fisL ____________________________ _ 

Other aquaculturol product'-_____________ _ 

FARMS WITH SALES OF $2,500 

OR MORE 

Catfish _______________________________ _ 

Trout ________________________________ _ 

Tropical and bait fish ___________________ _ Other fish _____________________________ _ 

Other aquacultural products ______________ _ 

16 MICHIGAN 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Farms ($1.000) 

2 (0) 

49 815 6 31 3 (0) 

- -

2 (0) 

35 796 4 (0) 

3 (0) 

- -

Inventory Sales 

Farms with sal.s of $2,500 or mar. Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

All farms, 1978 1978 1974 All farms, 1978 1978 1974 

12 168 6361 5 173 2639 I 493 914 54 033 29690 28 355 7 592 5284 4355 (X) ()() (X) 8 958 7 855 2972 290 149 102 21 14 9 482 262 166 34 26 19 (X) (X) (X) 4 3 2 39 36 44 38 36 45 63 357 62 600 118 687 121 521 (0) 133 700 (X) (X) (X) 3 048 (0) 2 621 

I 141 643 294 48 30 9 86 239 78046 50 588 7 963 7 789 520 (X) (X) (X) 205 199 IS (X) (X) (X) 768 484 209 (X) (X) (X) 5 294 127 4 970 356 3 000 987 (X) (X) (X) 2 726 2 550 I 538 

939 290 113 325 136 45 5 134 I 956 775 I 396 607 285 (X) (X) (X) 41 18 7 

6 3 8 I - 2 (0) (0) 34 (0) - (0) 

(X) (X) (X) (0) - (0) 

(X) ()O (X) 6 3 8 (X) (X) (X) (0) (0) 216 (X) (X) (X) (0) (0) (Z) 

504 150 48 153 93 22 3 057 1 052 476 850 356 102 (X) (X) (X) 27 12 4 (X) (X) (X) 63 50 16 (X) (X) (X) 45 861 43 213 25 759 (X) (X) (X) 113 108 47 546 148 75 175 44 26 I 989 (0) 265 (0) 251 (0) 

(X) (X) (X) (0) 6 (0) 

741 242 151 157 81 75 15 489 8 059 17 880 42 192 36 302 21 698 (X) (X) (X) 177 158 III 13 10 4 13 10 5 2 635 2 536 I 165 2 133 I 935 530 (X) (X) (X) 52 47 9 

44 6 (NA) 43 5 (NA) 

197 49 (NA) 23 732 8 520 (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) 59 21 (NA) 

27 19 557 14 13 94 (X) (X) (X) 2 369 (0) 646 (X) (X) (X) 53 49 (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) 103 102 (NA) 

Any Only pounds Only number Acres under woter 

for fish production 

Sal.s Sales 

Farms Pounds Farms Number Farms Pounds ($1,000) Forms Number ($1,000) Forms Acres 

I (0) I (0) I (0) (0) I (0) (0) 2 (0) 

20 332 254 30 410 625 19 327 084 546 29 372 695 254 41 205 1 (0) 5 22 650 I (0) (0) 5 22 650 (0) 4 (0) 

1 (0) 2 (0) I (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) 4 31 

- (X) - (X) - (X) (NA) - (X) (NA) - -

I 1 I (0) I (0) (0) I (0) (0) 2 (0) 

IS 324006 21 395 661 14 318 836 538 20 357 731 243 29 114 

- - 4 (0) - - - 4 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

I (0) 2 (0) I I (0) 2 (0) (0) 3 (0) 

- (X) - (X) - (X) (NA) - (X) (NA) - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 25. Crops Harvested: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes- ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

-

-

For groin or seed (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, green>- ____________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grazed ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sorghums for all purposes ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - for silage or green chop (tons. green) _____________ 1978_ 

1974 __ 

CUi for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) _____________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hogged or grazed _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Wheat for grain (bushels) _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oats for groin (bushelsl-__________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barlev for groin (bushels) _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rve for groin (bushels) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Other small grains for grain _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Cotton (boles) ___________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Tobacco (poundsL _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sweelpolalaes (bushels) __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

HoV crops (Ions, dry) (see lext) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Alfalfa hoy (Ions, drvL _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Olher lome dry hav (Ions, dry) (see lext) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Fi.ld seed crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa seed (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Red clover seed (pounds) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see text) ___________ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

Sweet corn ___________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tomatoes ____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ___________________ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

land in orchards ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Apples (pounds) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (pounds) ______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Gropes (pounds) (see lext) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries ________________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sirawberries (pounds) __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse producls __________________ 1978 __ Olher crops ____________________________________ 1978 __ 

, 

Forms 

37 783 

38 592 

35 407 

35690 

10 571 

(NA) 

44 

(NA) 

757 

815 

94 

185 

657 

(NA) 

4 (NA) 

10 

(NA) 

14383 

29 897 

18 576 

(NAl 

754 

(NA) 

769 

(NA) 

155 

(NA) 

14 506 

12 289 

-

-

-

-

-

1 

851 

1 149 

14 

30 

36 136 

33 374 

30 435 

(NA) 

6 905 

(NAl 

713 

(NA) 

85 

(NAl 

515 

(NAl 

4 165 

4062 

1 573 

(NAl 

1 229 

(NAl 

140 

(NAl 

5 299 

4746 

3 280 

(NAl 

1 467 

(NAl 

1 553 

(NA) 

2048 

1 529 

1 058 

(NAl 

1 688 

6 011 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Acres 

2 817 381 

2 378 301 

2 385 858 

1 895 841 

429 609 

(NAl 

1 914 

(NA) 

12 838 

14 733 

2 672 

4746 

10 022 

(NA) 

29 

(NA) 

115 

(NA) 

382 166 

810 197 

408 148 

(NAl 

19414 (NA) 

14 323 

(NA) 

1 975 

(NAl 

898071 

570683 

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

43 903 

41 184 

133 

374 

1 633 568 

1 359 191 

1 137415 

(NAl 

188 330 

(NAl 

13 301 

(NAl 

1 149 

(NAl 

9 129 

(NAl 

122 307 

106 952 

10 873 

(NAl 

7900 

(NAl 

2689 

(NAl 

170 650 

167 747 

71 887 

(NAl 

10 804 

(NAl 

15 529 

(NAl 

14 836 

13002 

3916 

(NAl 

20 512 

558 534 

All forms 

Irrigated land 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) 825 104 829 

(X) (NA) (NA) I 188 175 469 803 99 378 

112 269 703 (NAl (NA) 

4 901 186 129 5451 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) I 6 81 I 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

154 212 1 (D) 

206 716 (NA) (NA) 

102 354 5 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

68 - - (NA) (NAl (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

15 044 875 24 1 191 

31 891 280 (NAl (NA) 

23 368 531 27 643 

(NAl (NAl (NA) 

921 222 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

324 771 2 (D) 

(NA) I (NAl (NA) 

(X) 3 12 

(X) (NAl (NA) 

21 355 414 201 11 307 

12 080 412 (NAl (NA) 

- - -

- (NAl (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NAl 

- - - (D) (NA) (NA) 

10 025 708 216 21 409 

8 500 560 (NAl (NA) 

21 328 4 (D) 

63 474 (NAl (NA) 

3 729 147 217 9 788 

2 956 963 (NAl (NA) 

2 901 154 182 6636 

(NAl (NAl (NA) 

317 702 10 223 

(NAl (NAl (NA) 

(X) 2 (D) 

00 (NAl (NA) 

95 305 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

935 120 - - (NA) (NAl (NA) 

(X) 851 35 623 (X) (NAl (NA) 

00 252 2 936 (X) (NAl (NA) 

(X) 311 2 272 

00 (NAl (NA) 

(X) 25 691 (X) (NAl (NA) 

00 525 14619 

00 (NAl (NA) 

773 356 281 (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NAl (NA) 

50993 384 (NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

118 356 478 (NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NAl (NA) 

(X) 699 6691 (X) (NAl (NA) 

18 960 894 508 3 109 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 603 8 838 (X) (NA) (NAl 

Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Irrigaled land 

forms Acres Quantity Forms Acr .. 

31 621 2 747020 (X) 799 104 633 

32018 2 301 789 00 238 21 665 

29 873 2 325 383 185039 920 780 99 189 

29 796 I 831 211 109 669 979 207 19280 

9 734 420 009 4 825 186 126 5444 

11 407 458 241 4 740 978 52 (D) 

32 1 628 00 - - 622 12337 00 2 (D) 

719 12457 00 6 81 

661 12901 (X) 5 36 

91 2659 153 876 1 (D) 

177 4694 204 733 I (D) 

624 (D) 99 812 5 (D) 

487 7010 56 206 2 (D) 

3 (D) (D) - - 19 425 1 312 - - 9 (D) 00 - - 59 772 00 2 (D) 

13 160 369 809 14 718 224 23 (D) 

25939 769 763 30 684 495 39 727 

15 937 379 653 22 260 927 25 (D) 

15509 302 878 16 719 727 24 282 

700 18968 910 860 1 (D) 

655 11 849 570 713 1 (D) 

564 10544 266 168 2 (D) 

944 11 341 285 235 3 46 

120 1 680 00 2 (D) I 458 6 262 (Xl I (D) 

13003 877 529 21 044 961 197 11 270 

11 236 558 690 11 900 848 71 2 450 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 662 43 631 9 981 827 207 21 394 

860 40 836 8 452 781 172 16227 

11 129 21 103 4 (D) 

22 363 62029 5 97 

25649 1 436 883 3 451 667 199 9 547 

24 718 1 195 564 2 707 060 52 1 776 

22 251 999 312 2 687 629 167 6468 

19709 769 075 1 920 219 41 1 122 

4 732 152 275 274 081 7 180 

(NAl 217416 416716 (NA) 17 

568 11 485 (X) I (D) 

1 772 25 770 (X) 2 (D) 

78 1 081 91 755 - - 123 1 304 67829 - - 451 8394 871 960 - - 1 608 22 758 2 268 379 1 (D) 

3 322 120 310 (X) 784 35488 

3 027 104 471 (X) 658 29 332 

1 007 10064 (X) 218 2886 

899 9348 (X) 171 2401 

934 7 769 (X) 286 2 257 

985 8956 (X) 271 2385 

119 2680 (X) 21 688 182 2 982 00 32 334 

3 585 162439 (X) 458 14 312 

3 522 163002 (Xl 186 4994 

2 112 67 937 768 144 713 (NAl (NA) 

2 021 64 682 604 236 794 (NAl (NA) 

1 022 10208 50 361 335 (NAl (NA) 

1 023 11 372 65 838 664 (NA) (NAl 

1 099 14495 115 964 075 (NAl (NA) 1 013 15 761 83 468 000 (NAl (NAl 

1 407 14 213 (X) 606 6568 1 071 12 207 (X) 424 4 717 731 3 678 18 616 826 437 3029 531 3 023 15 784 823 319 2441 

I 229 19610 (X) 551 8 744 5 730 554 840 (Xl (NAl (NA) 

MICHIGAN 17 
Table 26. Specified Crops Harvested - Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1978 

Entire crop irrigoled Pari of crop irrigaled None of crop irrlgoled 

All Farms Averoge Average Average yield Acres Acres not yieid yield Forms Acres per acre Forms irrigated Irrigated per ocre Forms Acres per acre 

Com for grain or seed (bushels) ________________________ _ 

Com for silage or green chop (Ions, green) _______________ _ Sorghums for grain or seed (bushels) ____________________ _ Wheal for grain (busheisL _____________________________ _ Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________________ _ 

Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________________ _ 

Rice (1(J().lb bags) ____________________________________ _ 

Soybeans for beans (busheis) ___________________________ _ Peanuls for nul. (pounds) _____________________________ _ 

Dry field and seed beans (1(J().lb bags) ___________________ _ 

- 241 28344 120.3 562 71 034 104 713 98.1 34 604 2 181 767 76.8 - 55 I 898 16.7 74 3 553 5241 13.7 10442 418917 11.3 - I (D) (D) - - - - 93 2652 57.9 - 21 I 091 29.3 3 100 170 37.0 14359 380 805 39.4 - 19 526 53.4 8 117 188 64.0 18 549 407 317 57.3 - - - - I (0) (0) (0) 753 19374 47.4 - - - - - - - - - - - - 72 4135 33.0 129 7 172 12 763 27.3 14 305 874 001 23.7 - - - - - - - - - - - - 31 3 895 17.2 37 3831 4441 13.2 5 390 442418 11.6 

Canon (bales) _______________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________________ _ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweighl) __________________________ _ 

Sugar beels for sugar (Ions) ___________________________ _ 

~H~ah':,"y f(,~~~,9~~\IO_n_S!== ======= = = === ==== = ====== ==== = Small groin hay (tons, dryl-____________________________ _ 

Other tame dry hay (see lext) (tons, dry) _________________ _ Wild hay (tons, dry) __________________ . ________________ _ 

Gross silage and hayioge (Ions, green) ___________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 158 16 528 277.5 58 4881 5370 219.0 635 17 124 186.5 

- 6 196 20.8 13 600 456 19.5 I 579 90345 18.7 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 76 2 767 3.1 106 3869 6407 3.5 30253 1 124 372 2.5 

- 1 (0) (0) - - - - I 362 29 054 1.4 

- 9 213 1.5 1 (0) (0) (0) 6895 188097 1.7 

- 4 43 2.6 1 (0) (O) (0) I 638 34158 1.1 

- 14 I 106 7.7 31 I 361 3062 6.6 2 871 178 504 5.5 

Hay crops cui and fed green (tons, green) ________________ _ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _________________________________ _ 

Ail vegelobles harvesled for sale (see lext) ______________ _ land in orchards _____________________________________ _ 

Strawberries (pounds) ________________________________ _ 

- 9 254 4.8 8 145 147 9.5 2429 59954 4.6 

- 1 (0) (0) - - - - 84 1 143 83.0 

-- 510 19393 ()() 341 16 230 14882 (X) 3314 71 802 (X) 

- 178 3664 ()() 347 10956 30351 (X) 4774 125 679 (X) 

-- 494 3063 5381.0 14 46 72 5234.9 550 735 2532.5 

Table 27. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1978 and 1974 

1978 1974 

All Farms Value of Value of 

production production Farms Acres Quanlity ($1,000) Farms Acres Quanlity ($1.000) 

Harvested cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Corn for grain or .eed (busheis) ________________________ _ - 62 951 6 953 675 (X) 1 452 254 60 836 6 317 638 (X) I 234 083 

- 35 407 2 385 858 188 175 469 385 760 35690 1 895 841 112 269 703 319 969 Corn for silage or green chop or fodder or hogged or grazed _ Sorghums for grain or seed (bushels) ____________________ _ - 10 611 431 523 (X) 78630 12 847 482460 (X) 98 335 

- 94 2672 154 212 278 185 4746 206 716 579 Sorghum. for silage or green chop or cui for dry forage or ha or hogged or grozed _________________________________ _ 

y (X) I 113 - 668 10166 (X) I 442 700 9987 Wheat for grain (bushels) ______________________________ _ 

- 14 383 382 166 15 044 875 49648 29 897 810 197 31 891 280 121 188 Olher small grains for grain ____________________________ _ 

- (NA) 443 860 (X) 33 377 (NA) (NA) (X) 31 110 Soybeans for beans {bushels) ___________________________ _ 

- 14 506 898 071 21 355 414 137 742 12 289 570 683 12 080 412 77 315 Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Conan (bales) _______________________________________ _ 

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I (0) (0) 2 Irish pOlatoes (hundredweight) __________________________ _ 

- 851 43 903 10 025 708 45 617 I 149 41 184 8 500 560 36 722 Sweetpolaloes (bushels) _______________________________ _ 

- 14 133 21 328 128 30 374 63 474 254 Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see texl) _________________________ _ 

- 36 136 I 633568 3 729 147 217 527 33 374 1 359 191 2 956 963 103 368 All vegelable. harve.led for sale (see lexl) _______________ _ - 4 165 122 307 (X) 98425 4062 106 952 (X) 84 060 land in orchard. _____________________________________ _ 

- 5299 170 650 (X) 156 763 4746 167 747 (X) 106 904 8orrle. _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2048 14 836 (X) 24 917 1 529 13002 (X) 13 856 Other crops {including nursery and greenhouse producls) ____ _ - (NA) 592 347 (X) 222 000 (NA) (NA) (X) 239 309 

18 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 28. Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978 

All farms Farms wllh salts of $2.500 or more 

Irrigaled lond Irrigaled Iond 

Forms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quanlity Forms Act .. 

Corn for all purposesl Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 11014 acres ____________________________________ _ 151024 acre. ___________________________________ _ 251049 acre. ___________________________________ _ 50 10 99 acre. ___________________________________ _ 

100 10 249 acres _________________________________ _ 250 10 499 acres _________________________________ _ 500 10 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

37 783 2 817 381 00 825 104829 31 621 2 747020 00 799 104 633 - 30 186 - 9340 74426 (X) 50 249 4697 41 873 (X) 

279 5415 102 434 (X) 20 326 4447 84 576 00 17 - (X) 53 1 441 7 709 268835 00 50 1 355 - 8220 284 374 

6697 462 208 (X) 137 7 075 6663 460 098 (X) 137 7075 - 24 150 5 867 878 158 (X) 249 24 150 5865 (D) 00 249 - 33 170 1 668 554 658 00 203 33 170 1 666 (D) 00 203 - 22 957 468 302 471 (X) 85 22957 466 (D) 00 85 - 108 158 652 ()() 28 15461 - 108 158 652 (X) 28 15461 

For grain or seed (bushels), Acres harvested __________________________________ _ I 10 14 acres __________________________________ _ 151024 acres _________________________________ _ 25 10 49 ocres _________________________________ _ 50 10 99 acres _________________________________ _ 100 10 249 acres _______________________________ _ 

250 10 499 acres _______________________________ _ 500 10 999 acres _______________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more _____________________________ _ 

35407 2385858 188 175469 803 99 378 29 873 2 325 383 185 039 920 780 99189 - 234 - 9228 74440 4 864 828 52 290 4954 43 864 3 145 654 35 

5420 102418 7 178 164 20 316 4 555 86 421 6 381 490 17 269 - 7 921 273 338 19 779 294 63 1 679 7560 262 177 19 299 158 6C 1 593 - 419 724 31 828 819 141 7 236 6 107 417964 31 759 630 141 7236 - 6 137 4923 724989 57 401 086 244 23 782 4921 (D) (D) 244 23 782 - 1 333 441 613 36 860 320 184 31 951 1 331 (D) (D) 184 31 951 - 366 235 006 20 304 351 73 19054 366 235 006 20 304 351 73 19054 -

- 79 114330 9 958 6C7 26 15 070 79 114330 9 958 6C7 26 15070 

Wheal for grain (bushels), Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 1 to 14 acres _______________________________ : ____ _ 151024 acres ___________________________________ _ 251049 acre. ___________________________________ _ 

501099 acres ___________________________________ _ 100 10 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 14 383 382 166 15 044 875 24 1 191 13 16C 369 809 14 718 224 23 (D) 

- 5894 51 466 1 833408 5 35 4902 43 925 1 631 944 4 (D) 

- 36C2 66 698 2 544 547 4 74 3426 63 578 2 454 233 4 74 

- 3 038 101 948 4 055 852 5 193 2986 100 457 4 024 627 5 193 

- 1 332 84 722 3 411 826 5 283 1 329 84 517 3408 178 5 283 

- 478 63 6C2 2 619 900 5 606 478 63 602 2 619 900 5 606 250 10 499 ocre. _________________________________ _ 

500 10 999 ocres _________________________________ _ - 33 10253 434 334 - - 33 10253 434 334 - -

- 6 3 477 145008 - - 6 3477 145 008 - - 1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

Oals for grain (bushels), Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 

1 to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ - 18 576 408 148 23 368 531 27 643 15937 379653 22 26C 927 25 (D) 

- 8 789 73 754 3 838 190 11 (D) 6694 58 387 3 190 062 9 (D) 

151024 acres ___________________________________ _ 

251049 acres ___________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 4466 83261 4 652 140 5 102 4 112 76805 4400 495 5 102 

- 3637 121 403 6 977 827 5 109 3 459 115399 6 789 528 5 109 

- 1 382 87999 5 400 265 5 191 1 370 87 331 5 380 733 5 191 100 10 249 acre. _________________________________ _ 

- 284 36 J.46 2 133 789 1 (D) 284 36 J.46 2 133 789 1 (D) 

25010499 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 18 5 385 366 320 - - 18 5385 366 320 - - 500 10 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

Barley for groin (bushels), Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 

- 754 19414 921 222 1 (0) 700 18968 910 860 1 (D) 1 to 14 acres ____________________________________ _ 

- 391 2882 115 334 - - 344 2 659 108 556 - - 151024 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 132 2475 107331 - - 126 (D) (D) - - 251049 acre. ___________________________________ _ 

- 127 4366 216 559 1 (D) 127 4366 216 559 1 (0) 501099 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 69 4 585 228632 - - 69 4585 228 632 - - 100 10 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 32 4 183 205 121 - - 31 (0) (0) - - 25010499 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 3 923 48 245 - - 3 923 48 245 - - 500 10 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels), Acres harvesled ____________________________________ _ 

- 14506 898071 21 355 414 201 11 307 13003 877 529 21 044 961 197 11 270 1 1014 acres ____________________________________ _ 

- 2 734 23940 515 430 18 126 1 731 15 559 372 108 15 93 15 10 24 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

- 2461 46 895 1 084 330 14 236 2 16C 41 366 998 938 14 236 25 10 49 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

- 3 817 133 220 2 953 064 40 (D) (0) 127 350 2 879 500 39 (0) 501099 acre. ___________________________________ _ 

- 2943 199 027 4 635 984 49 2 019 2930 198 265 4 627 809 49 2019 100 10 249 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 2034 296053 7 162 293 49 3841 2034 296053 7 162 293 49 3841 250 10 499 ocre. _________________________________ _ 500 10 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- 414 133 296 3 295 273 26 3055 414 133 296 3 295 273 26 3055 

- 100 (0) (D) 5 (D) 100 (0) (0) 5 (0) 

- 3 (D) (0) - - 3 (0) (0) - -

Dry field and seed beans (lOQ.lb bag.), Acres harve.led ____________________________________ _ 11014 acres ____________________________________ _ 151024 acres ___________________________________ _ 

251049 acres ___________________________________ _ 501099 acres ___________________________________ _ 100 10 2490cre. _________________________________ _ 

250 10 499 ocres _________________________________ _ 500 10 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- 5458 454 585 5 310 200 68 7 726 5 263 451 502 5 285 973 67 (0) 

- 538 4630 52 787 3 15 441 3850 45 363 2 (0) 

- 675 12 905 146 251 4 78 615 11 814 137 852 4 78 - 1 312 46 174 517 532 7 173 1 275 (0) (D) 7 173 

- 1 439 102 225 1 177 939 11 6C6 1 438 (0) (0) 11 6C6 

- 1 215 181 672 2 131 146 24 2953 1 215 181 672 2 131 146 24 2 953 

- 227 73 589 899 465 16 2 651 227 73 589 899 465 16 2651 - 49 29930 347 720 2 (0) 49 29 930 347 720 2 (0) 

- 3 3460 37360 1 (0) 3 3460 37360 1 (0) 

Irish polaloes (hundredweighl), Acres harvesled ____________________________________ _ 

0.1100.9 acres __________________________________ _ 1.010 2.9 acres __________________________________ _ 3.010 9.9 ocres __________________________________ _ 

10.01024.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

25.01049.9 acre. ________________________________ _ 50.01099.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

100.010249.9 acres ______________________________ _ 250.010499.9 acres _____________________________ _ 500.0 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

- 851 43 903 10 025 708 216 21 409 662 43 631 9 981 827 207 21 394 - 232 85 11 832 11 4 108 34 4470 7 3 - 135 193 27 732 19 29 89 130 19 721 17 (0) 

- 105 476 76997 23 87 89 408 68 789 20 75 - 66 1079 187981 12 185 64 (0) (0) 12 185 - 85 2993 543 085 19 563 85 2 993 543 085 19 563 - 82 5804 1 271 967 42 2563 81 (0) (0) 42 2 563 

- 105 16467 3 768 112 6C 8035 105 16467 3 768 112 6C 8035 - 34 (0) (0) 23 (0) 34 (0) (D) 23 (0) 

- 7 (0) (0) 7 (0) 7 (0) (0) 7 (0) 

Sugar bt.ls for sugar (Ions), Acre. harvesled ____________________________________ _ 11014 acres ____________________________________ _ 

~~:~ ~~ ~~;:: ==================================== 

;ru~}~I~}:I~~~~~~~~m~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

- 1 598 91 597 1 712213 19 796 1 595 91 579 1 711 893 19 796 - 212 1 6C5 31 589 1 (D) 209 1 587 31 269 1 (0) 

- 302 5 727 105226 4 (0) 302 5 727 105 226 4 (0) 

- 492 17 622 333 269 5 132 492 17 622 333 269 5 132 - 341 23 452 434 8271 4 165 341 23 452 434 827 4 165 - 217 31 509 590 303 5 442 217 31 509 590 303 5 442 - 32 (0) (0) - - 32 (D) (0) 2 (0) (0) - - - - - 2 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MICHIGAN 19 
Table 28. Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978-Con. 

, All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

lrrigat.d land Irrigated lond 

Forms Acres Quontity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Hay crop. (tons, dry) (see text), Acres harvested _____________________________________ _ 

~ ;~ol~40~~~~s -======= ============ ============== ==== 25 to 49 acres ____________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ____________________________________ _ 100 to 249 ocre. __________________________________ _ 

2SO to 499 acres _________________________________ _ 

.500 to 999 acres _________________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

Alfalfo hay (ton., dry), 

36 136 1 633 568 3 729 147 217 9 788 25 649 1 436 883 3 451 667 199 9 547 10 532 84 887 176 123 31 210 5 534 46177 108 018 23 157 7031 130 583 260 443 28 354 4 100 77 228 184 315 23 280 8 232 281 399 595 751 31 707 6209 216044 512 640 26 593 6095 412 161 959 317 41 1 591 5619 382 093 921 152 41 1 591 3 687 526 398 1 295 807 64 4314 3635 520 064 1 288 490 64 4314 

- 499 157 397 358 216 20 (0) 493 (0) (0) 20 (0) 

- 53 31 649 63985 2 (0) 53 31 649 63 985 2 (0) 

- 7 9094 19 5051 - - 6 (0) (0) - -

Acres harvested __________________________________ _ 1 to 14 acres __________________________________ _ 15 to 24 ccres _________________________________ _ 

25 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ SO to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

100 to 249 acres _______________________________ _ 

250 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 500 to 999 ccres _______________________________ _ 

- 30 435 1 137 415 2 901 154 182 6 636 22 251 999 312 2 687 629 167 6468 

- 9 708 78 040 173 752 36 247 5 452 45 305 114090 27 173 

- 6 106 113 662 246 852 23 351 3 801 71 807 183 659 20 312 

- 7 173 245 688 592 473 33 702 5 844 203 261 531 883 30 647 

- 4960 326 684 851 036 45 1 677 4695 310 100 828 693 45 1677 

- 2 299 307 800 857 406 36 2 483 2272 304 240 851 473 36 2 483 

- 166 (0) (0) 9 1 176 165 (0) (0) 9 1 176 

- 20 (0) (0) - - 19 (0) (0) - - 1,000 acres or more _____________________________ _ 

- 3 3 650 8 200 - - 3 3 650 8 200 - -

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text), Acres harvested __________________________________ _ 

1 to 14 acres __________________________________ _ 

15 to 24 acres _________________________________ _ 25 to 49 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 6905 188 330 317 702 10 223 4 732 152 275 274 081 7 180 

- 3 021 24 074 42963 4 25 1 796 15240 29 644 3 (0) 

- 1 603 29 989 47402 4 (0) 1 078 20047 36 439 2 (0) 

- 1 399 47 260 81 458 1 (0) 1 052 35693 67 710 1 (0) 50 to 99 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 562 36 404 62 277 - - 502 32685 58 469 - - 100 to 249 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 281 37 530 62 232 1 (0) 266 35 787 60 749 1 (0) 250 to 499 acres _______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _______________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more _____________________________ _ 

- 36 (0) (0) - - 35 (0) (0) - - - 3 (0) (0) - - 3 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text): Acres harvested ____________________________________ _ 

0.1 to 0.9 acres __________________________________ _ - 4 165 122 307 (X) 851 35623 3 322 120 310 (X) 784 35 488 

- 296 117 (X) 33 14 131 58 (X) 19 8 1.0 to 4.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 1 320 3 199 (X) 191 454 719 1 896 (X) 144 360 5.0 to 14.9 ocres _________________________________ _ 

- 1 009 8 572 (X) 187 1 329 940 8 098 (X) 181 1 294 15.0 to 24.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 421 7 820 (X) 100 1 339 415 (0) (X) 100 1 339 25.0 to 49.9 ocres ________________________________ _ 

50.0 to 99.9 acres ________________________________ _ - 526 18'261 (X) 113 2 677 524 (0) (X) 113 2677 

- 323 21 918 (X) 108 5 485 323 21 918 (X) 108 5485 100.0 to 249.9 ocres ______________________________ _ 

- 213 31 528 (X) 86 8 509 213 31 528 (X) 86 8 S09 250.0 to 499.9 ocres ______________________________ _ 

- 44 14057 (X) 24 4807 44 14057 (X) 24 4807 500.0 ocres or more _______________________________ _ - 13 16836 (X) 9 11 011 13 16836 (X) 9 11 011 

land in orchards: Acres in orchards ___________________________________ _ 

- 5299 170 6SO (X) 525 14619 3 585 162 439 (X) 458 14312 0.1 to 0.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 401 204 (X) 21 9 102 47 (X) 12 6 1.0 to 4.9 acres __________________________________ _ 

- 1 380 3 301 (X) 81 241 540 1 381 (X) 53 180 5.0 to 14.9 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 1 325 10994 (X) 54 407 864 7 674 (X) 33 284 15.0 to 24.9 ocres ________________________________ _ 

- 571 10 605 (X) 34 428 491 9 147 (X) 27 (0) 25.0 to 49.9 ocres ________________________________ _ 

- 667 23 177 (X) 85 1 221 639 22 289 (X) 83 (0) 50.0 to 99.9 ocres ________________________________ _ 

- 524 35 987 (X) 88 2 366 520 (0) (X) 88 2 366 100.0 to 249.9 acres ______________________________ _ - 341 49 196 (X) 117 4968 339 (0) (X) 117 4 968 2SO.0 to 499.9 acre. ______________________________ _ 

- 71 23 315 (X) 37 3684 71 23 315 (X) 37 3 684 500.0 acres or more _______________________________ _ - 19 13 870 (X) 8 1 296 19 13870 (X) 8 1 296 

All forms, 1978 

Totol Trees or vines not of Trees or vines of Harvested bearing age bearing age 

Trees or Trees or Trees or 

Farms Acres vines Farms vines Farms vines Forms Pounds 

Apples, Acres ___________________________________________ _ 

- 3 280 71 887 4 777 902 1 815 975 627 2 807 3 802 275 2 422 773 356 281 0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 546 181 10 073 388 5 722 268 4351 186 489 868 1.0 to 4.9 acres ________________________________ _ 

- 1 006 2 192 119 362 561 48 400 860 70962 681 9 141 030 5.0 to 14.9 ocres _______________________________ _ 

- 641 5 407 333 271 253 81 708 607 251 563 525 40 630 470 15.0 to 24.9 ocres ______________________________ _ 

- 336 6 317 371 250 148 78 589 325 292 661 292 50 052 209 25.0 to 49.9 acres ______________________________ _ 

- 350 11 889 733 202 198 157 740 348 575 462 341 115 574 832 50.0 to 99.9 ocres ______________________________ _ 

- 241 16 265 1 092 734 153 217 050 241 875 684 240 189 685 894 tOO.O acres or mare _____________________________ _ - 160 29 636 2 118 010 114 386 418 158 1 731 592 157 367 781 978 

Cherries: Acres ___________________________________________ _ 

- 2 456 61 746 5 320 163 1 476 1 595 237 2 183 3 724 926 1 839 201 810 909 0.1 to 0.9 acres _________________________________ _ 445 115 5 534 284 2 769 247 2 765 156 69218 1.0 to 4.9 acres _________________________________ _ 411 1 032 77 190 129 13019 387 64 171 273 2 436 031 5.0 to 14.9 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 634 5 420 427 271 327 129 807 600 297 464 478 12 804 199 15.0 to 24.9 ocr •• _______________________________ _ 276 5 128 427 034 173 138 122 262 288 912 252 15 224 083 25.0 to 49.9 ocr •• _______________________________ _ 332 11346 980 387 258 288 748 329 691 639 324 39 655 821 SO.O to 99.9 ocres _______________________________ _ 223 15 150 1 314 861 185 392 765 223 922 096 222 54 937 939 100.0 ocres or more ______________________________ _ 135 23 556 2 087 886 120 630 007 135 1 457 879 134 76 683 618 

Gropes (see text), Acres ________________________________________ -_ --- 1 553 15 529 7 788 180 350 399 156 1 489 7 389 024 1 247 118 356 478 0.1 to 0.9 acres _________________________________ _ 401 108 40 699 151 3500 354 37 199 214 153 003 1.0 to ~.9 ocr •• _________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 14.9 acr.s ________________________________ _ 374 968 451 476 72 26633 365 424 843 306 4 852 881 

482 4 005 1 912 328 62 77 459 477 1 834 869 441 27 602 537 15,0 to 24.9 ocr •• _______________________________ _ 

25.0 to 49.9 acres _______________________________ _ 133 2 450 1 186 437 21 52 035 131 1 134 402 125 18 380 134 

112 3 718 1 887 752 24 78 143 111 1 809 609 110 29 253 403 

50.0 to 99.9 ocr •• _______________________________ _ 41 2 770 1 488 179 14 89 182 41 1 398 997 41 22 377 400 100.0 acres or more ______________________________ _ 10 1 510 821 309 6 72 204 10 749 105 10 15 737 120 

20 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MICHIGAN 21 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ - percent_ land in farms ______________________________________ ocres_ -

- Average size of farm ______________________________ ocres_ 

Value - of land and buildings' ___________________________ farms_ - Average per form ________________________________ ~~i~= - Average per ocre _________________________________ dollars_ -

-

Forms by value of land and buildings: 

~~d.~i:~9 $40,000 to $69,999 ~999== _____________________________________ ======== ========== ====== ==== ====== == _ 

H~~:~$ii~~~==================================== 

-

-

-

-

-

- $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ $1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

-

Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned ______________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms -- acres -- land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms -- acres --

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms -- acres -- Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms -- acres -- Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _____________________________________ _ 

-- 50 to 99 acres ____________________________________ _ 

-- 100 to 199 ocres __________________________________ _ 

-- 200 to 499 ocres ___________________________________ _ - 500 to 999 acres-_________________________________ _ 

-- 1,000 to 1,999 ocres _______________________________ _ 

-- 2,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

--

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ forms -- ocres 

(over crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses not --

harvested or postured __________________________ farms -- ocres -- On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ - aeres_ - In cultivated summer faUow _______________________ forms_ - acres_ - Idle ___________________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ -

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Woodland pastured ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Woodland not pastured ____________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. _________ forms_ - oeres_ -

Postureland, all types ________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Posture/and irrigated _______________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Other land irrigoted __ ______________________________ forms_ - acres_ - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ forms_ - acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

AnF~r,e~~~;~s -::: =:==~== ========== ========== ====== ~~~~:~ = 

-

- Part owners ____________________________________ number_ - Tenants _______________________________________ number_ - White _________________________________________ number_ - full owners ___________________________ ~ ___ ~ __ number_ - Port owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ - Black and other roces ____________________________ number_ - full owners __________________________________ numbeL - Port owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ -

See footnote at end of table. 

22 MICHIGAN 

All farms 

Total Full owners 

68211 43 151 100.0 63.2 Il 426256 4 500 628 168 104 68 210 42802 II 115 789 4 181 927 162 964 97 703 974 929 

4 566 3 735 9 537 8 056 15 253 12 020 

9469 6 850 8 831 4 993 5 067 2468 Il 099 3 801 

3 253 736 1 135 143 

63 829 43 151 8 261 793 4 843 368 25 161 101 3 584 970 5052 7 325 6327 

420 507 347 792 

66 079 41 307 

8 654 403 3 009 007 

62925 38 518 6 947 059 2 141 244 

30 670 24 893 12 556 8061 9 821 3 908 7 775 I 484 I 722 150 

341 20 40 2 

22 886 14 550 

757 696 378 286 

9 359 5 803 

214951 110 729 

3 867 2 254 

75 521 33 453 

7682 4 563 

174 565 82 025 

18 615 II 708 

484611 263 270 

36 313 23 391 

I 575 759 880606 

8 992 5499 

340 189 172 892 

30629 19 736 

I 235 570 707 714 

7 345 4490 

323 062 148 030 

52 031 34 548 

873 032 462 985 

30 270 19369 

I 420 947 699 208 

3 183 I 778 

226 133 63 346 

3 J27 I 740 

222 875 61 728 

40 26 

716 309 

143 80 

2 542 I 309 

12 727 6086 

245 452 70 703 

68 21l 43 151 

43 151 43 151 

20620 -

4440 -

67 772 42 867 

42 867 42 867 

20486 -

4 419 - 439 284 

284 284 

134 -

21 -

Port owners 

20620 30.2 6 294993 

305 

20720 6 154249 

297 019 

986 

191 

875 

2 325 

2 198 

3 261 

2 214 

6 507 

2243 

906 

20620 

3 414 135 

20620 2 931 858 

827 

51 000 

20 565 

5 113697 

20 346 4 347 903 

4 147 

3451 

5 120 

5809 

I 481 

302 

36 

7 475 

351 941 

3 162 

95056 

I 394 

36897 

2 769 

83 249 

6060 

198651 

II 709 

650 377 

3 163 

156 925 9930 

493 452 

2548 

154 795 15382 

376 124 

9 757 

663 661 

I 237 

146 855 

I 221 145 282 

12 

(0) 

52 

(0) 

5 907 

160614 

20620 

- 20620 

- 20486 

- 20486 

- 134 

-

J34 

-

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Tenants Total Full owners Port owners Tenonts 

4440 47 796 26 117 18 292 3387 6.5 70.0 38.2 26.8 4.9 630 635 10 224 206 3 495 3B4 6 138 811 590011 142 214 134 336 174 4 688 48 132 26258 18349 3525 779 613 9848 448 3 172 608 5954 969 720 870 

166 299 204 613 120 824 324 539 204502 

1 164 964 902 980 I 153 

640 I 71l I 420 62 229 

606 4 454 3 598 488 368 

908 8 482 6408 I 465 609 

421 6991 4 784 I 817 390 

577 7 242 3948 2855 439 

385 4483 I 998 2 113 372 

791 10 549 3352 6424 773 

274 3 105 621 2 225 259 

86 1 115 129 900 86 

58 44 457 26 117 18 292 48 

4290 7 058 614 3 726 859 3 327 958 3 797 

4440 21 753 74 18 292 3 387 

648 060 3 455 138 4067 2 857 327 593 744 

171 4661 3848 706 107 

21 715 289 546 235 542 46 474 7530 

4 207 46 951 25353 18 258 3340 

531 699 7 992 385 2470548 5 014 512 507 325 

4061 45 8B8 24397 18 190 3301 

457 912 6609 166 1 873 929 4 291 997 443 240 

1 630 14608 II 451 2 235 922 

1 044 II 666 7425 3 245 996 

793 9 741 3867 5 085 789 

482 7 770 I 482 5 806 482 

91 1 722 150 I 481 91 

19 341 20 302 19 

2 40 2 36 2 

861 15 148 8047 6419 682 

27 469 607 018 253 809 328 987 24222 

394 7 065 3910 2801 354 

9 166 180 639 81 178 90807 8654 

219 2 556 I 157 I 233 166 

5 171 57 965 19677 34098 4 190 

350 6056 3 168 2 591 297 

9291 152 611 63864 80201 8 546 

847 13 406 7343 53710 692 

22 690 384 986 178091 188 422 18473 

1 213 26 290 14556 10 740 994 

44 776 I 245 440 589 005 618 153 38 282 

330 6680 3546 2 871 263 

10 372 281 456 124911 148 888 7 657 

963 22 210 12264 9 137 809 

34 404 963 984 464 094 469 265 30625 

307 5 563 3043 2 287 233 

20 237 279 954 114 759 148 526 16669 

2 101 35 688 20581 13 607 I 500 

33 923 706 427 321 072 357 620 27 735 

I 144 20 594 II 212 8 488 894 

58 078 I 168 428 493 479 626 401 48 548 

168 2 901 I 533 I 213 155 

15 932 224 658 62022 146 742 15 894 

166 2 868 I 515 I 199 154 

15 865 221 746 60 712 145 200 15 834 

2 28 16 II I 

(0) 61 J 231 (0) (0) 

II 118 57 50 II (0) 2 301 1 079 (0) (0) 

734 II 519 5068 5 764 687 

14 135 238 052 64 608 159 642 13 802 

4440 47 796 26 117 18 292 3 387 

- 26 117 26 117 - - - J8 292 - 18 292 - 4440 3 387 - - 3 387 

4419 47 590 25 985 ,18 231 3374 

- 25 985 25985 - - - 18 231 - 18 231 -

4 419 3 374 - - 3 374 

21 206 132 61 13 

2~1 132 132 -

1;1 61 - 61 

13 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms· see text) 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or familv _________________________________ forms __ 

Partnership __________________ -- -_ - __ 

Corporations: 

acreL_ 

_forms __ 

ocreL_ 

family held _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

Other thon family held _____________________________ forms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms-_ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ formL_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms-_ 

acres- _ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operated ____________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 veors __________________________________________ _ 35 to 44 years __________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years __________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years __________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _______________________________________ _ Average age ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole __________________________________________________ _ 

Female ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _______________________________________________ _ 

Other _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None __________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 dovs ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 dovs ________________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres- ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ____________________________________________ _ 100 to 139 ocres __________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres __________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 ocreL _________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL _________________________________________ _ 260 to 499 acres __________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres __________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 acres _______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011 ) _____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013)-_____________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) _____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms <0132'- ___________ . _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato. hoy, peanut, and other held crop forms (0133, 0134, 0139) _________ . _____ ____ ___ _ _ ____ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ____________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut forms (017) _______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specioltv forms (018) ___________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) __ aeef collie forms. except feedlots (0212) ____________________ _ Dairy forms (024) _________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg forms (025) ________________________________ _ Animal specially forms (027) ________________________________ _ 

General forms. primorilv livestock (029) _______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ forms __ 

Farms by value of agricultural products soldt 

$1,000 __ 

$500.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 __________________________________ _ 

$100.000 to $199,999 __________________________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99.999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39.999. ___________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9.999 ______________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 ______________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

9 

1 

1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tofol 

61 399 180 975 5 890 

813 363 

694 354 970 

14 

680 

93 

49 022 

11 

82 

135 

27 926 

56 135 6 835 

2 316 

9 136 

14 303 

16 734 

15 640 

10 082 

49.3 

65 575 

2 636 

301 

30 909 

37 302 

24 093 

5 523 

5 396 30 950 

3 581 

16 611 4 933 

9 734 

7 887 

5 614 

3 974 

3 126 

8 388 

3 509 

743 

111 

23 849 

7 240 

-

-

7 240 

2 061 

4 339 1 353 

3 249 

15 497 

5 433 

7 029 

654 

1 889 

1 051 

68 211 

938 147 

258 

1 205 

2 839 

7 805 

7 114 8 699 

9 913 

9 963 

20 415 

All forms 

Full owners Port owners 

40 205 17 595 

3 947 076 4 784 147 

2 426 2 734 

410 501 1 284 868 

398 220 

119 124 177 464 

5 8 

393 212 

38 45 

10 322 36 486 

7 3 

31 42 

84 26 

13 605 12 028 

35 572 18068 

3 809 1 384 

649 635 

4 315 3 536 

8 358 5 205 

10 499 5 512 

10 937 4 307 

8 393 1 425 

52.1 46.1 

40 996 20 235 

2 155 385 

171 122 

16 138 12908 

27 013 7 712 

14 042 8840 

2 652 2 398 

3 415 1 597 

21 570 7 096 

2 913 136 13 605 2 038 

3600 975 

7 737 1 442 

5 282 I 970 

3517 1 753 1 913 1 835 

1 372 1 573 

2 494 5 443 

624 2 738 

81 626 

13 91 

13 290 8 170 

5 470 1 439 

- -

- -

5 470 1 439 

1 428 504 

3629 601 1 100 127 

2 421 727 

10 858 3 951 

4 096 1 198 2 311 4 390 

511 136 1 471 227 662 348 

43 151 20620 665 887 1 163 548 

89 157 279 874 717 2 011 2420 4900 

3 094 3 519 4 896 2 958 

6 870 2 291 7 752 1 582 17 034 2 328 

Tenants 

3 599 

449 7521 

730 

117 9941 

76 58 382 1 

7~ 1 10 

2 214 

1 

9 

25 2 293 

2 495 

1 642 

1 032 

1 285 

740 

723

396 1 264 

37.3 

4 344 

96 

8 

1 8631 2 577 

1 211 

473 

384 

2 284 

532 

968 

358 

555 

635 

344 

226 

181 1 451 

147 

36 

7 

2 389 

331 

-

-

331 

129 

109 

126 

101 

688 

139 

328 

7 

191 

41 

4440 

108 711 

12 

52 

111 

485 

501 

845 

752

1 629 

1 053 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Total Full owners Port owners Tenonts 

41 946 23 886 15 410 2 650 

8 076 505 3 023 572 4 640 376 412 5571 

5 075 1 844 2 597 634 

1 754 094 364 806 1 274 384 114904 

589 296 219 74 

322 735 87 560 176 894 58 281 

14 5 8 7; 1 575 291 211 

92 38 44 10 

48 648 10 322 36 112 2 214 

11 7 3 I 

81 31 41 9 

94 53 22 19 

22 224 9 124 II 045 2 055 

. 39 053 21 173 16 041 1 839 

4 903 2 394 I 193 1 316 

1 567 342 504 721 

6 187 2 139 3004 1 044 

9 710 4450 4 630 630 

12 062 6647 4922 493 

11 804 7454 4 023 327 

6466 5085 I 209 172 

49.3 52.9 46.4 37.1 

46 329 24 989 18 014 3 326 

1 467 1 128 278 61 

127 61 58 8 

27 013 12 780 12 585 1 648 

20 783 13 337 5 707 1 739 

19 468 9 918 8 573 977 

4 624 1 892 2309 423 

3 724 2000 1 385 339 

18 069 11 134 5 367 1 568 

I 323 I 129 42 152 

6 672 5266 825 581 

3 156 2 159 701 296 

6 658 4969 1 195 494 

6 217 4002 1 714 501 

4 810 2 827 1 649 334 

3 650 1 653 1 780 217 

2 958 1 225 1 553 180 

8 045 2 212 5390 443 

3 458 584 2 728 146 

738 78 624 36 111 13 91 7 

18 881 9 511 7 411 1 959 3 858 2 542 1 050 266 

- - - - - - - -

3 858 2 542 1 050 266 1 650 1 044 487 119 3 035 2 376 569 90 985 811 112 62 I 240 586 583 71 

9 221 5 689 3 121 411 2 907 1 942 874 91 6 983 2 271 4 387 325 409 285 118 6 919 751 128 40 615 251 326 38 

47 796 26 117 18 292 3 387 1 916 846 648 479 1 160 883 107 484 

258 89 157 12 1 205 279 874 52 2 839 717 2 011 111 7 805 2 420 4 900 485 7 114 3 094 3 519 501 8 699 4 896 2 958 845 9 913 6870 2 291 752 9 963 7 752 1 582 629 (X) X) (X) (X) 1 

MICHIGAN 23 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see fext] 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD - Can, 

Market value of agricultural products sold- Can. Grain ___________________________________________ forms_ 

- Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ ~f~~= -

- Commodity Credit Corporation loans _______________ ~f~~~= -

-

Co"on and cottonseed --- _________________________ ~f~~~= -

- Sales of $40,000 or mor"- _______________________ ~f~~:= -

-

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _______________ ~f~~~= -

- $1,000_ -

Tobacco _________________________________________ farms_ -

-

- Sales of $40,000 or mor"- ________________________ $f~~:= 

-

- Field seeds, hoy, forage, and Silage _________________ ~!f~~~= 

-

- Sales of $40,000 or mor"-_______________________ !f~~~~= 

$1,000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms- - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms- - $1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ -

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Dairy products ____________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - cONle and calves __________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Hogs and pigs ___________________________________ 3arms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Other livestock and livestock products (see text} ________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $49,999 ________________________ ------------- $50,000 or mar. _____________________________________ _ 

-

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ formL - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ -- ____________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $49,999 ____________________________ --------- $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ forms_ - tons_ 

$1,000_ -

- farms by Ions purchased, 1 10 99 lon"-______________________________________ _ 

- 100 10 499 lon"-___________________________________ _ 

- 500 tons or mors __________________________________ _ 

- farms wllh expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $19,999 ________________ --------------------

$20,000 10 $49,999 ______ ---------- ------------------- $50,000 or marL _____________________ -------------- -

See foolnole 01 end of lable, 

24 MICHIGAN 

Tolol 

37 601 519 232 3 028 

257 286 3406 

30 118 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 16 422 

56 617 

74 4 638 

4 155 98 325 

488 72 948 

5 300 

161 574 

I 065 127 818 

I 686 

103 763 

395 94884 

2 257 73 462 

477 51 692 

3 858 78 197 

306 73 945 

8 399 434 999 

3 940 352 669 24 521 262 503 

906 141 991 

9 424 

125 896 

726 

80 680 2 510 4 819 

9 

594 3 967 16 762 

69 6 761 

21 314 

146 607 

17478 

2 397 

892 

547 

33 376 183 706 

26 779 4 679 

I 171 

549 

17 624 647 366 109 164 

16 671 

776 

177 

13 911 

2 873 

503 

337 

All farms 

Full owners Part owners 

19 750 14 789 133 607 345 043 391 2439 27 195 213 834 1 319 I 661 5 150 23379 

- -

- - - - - - - -

- -

- - - - - - - - 10 346 5 313 

27 655 25 576 23 49 (D) 3 014 2 674 I 264 40 509 49413 162 293 26 531 39 713 

4 105 I 046 

97 956 58 711 678 358 72 967 51 041 I 319 226 66 333 30281 287 77 59 324 29014 

725 I 321 16 207 52364 79 370 10 301 38 399 

2 688 I 016 

45 719 30976 180 120 43 090 29498 

2 885 5 110 95 479 322 051 

840 2933 64 621 274 961 

13055 10 305 79 278 169 453 

233 626 29401 103 966 

5 237 3500 

45 295 74950 

235 459 

24423 53 716 

I 771 634 2 573 2 012 

2 7 (D) (D) 

2684 820 15 276 2 716 

50 16 

7 299 I 272 

12 376 7 671 

47496 92 094 

10961 5 516 

903 I 317 327 488 

167 348 

19 378 12079 

71 160 104 748 

17 265 7 912 I 553 3054 

312 810 228 303 

9 205 7333 

275 545 351 069 

44 983 60 394 

6648 6 764 

269 461 

66 88 

8 113 4883 

779 1948 

153 334 160 168 

Farms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

Tenants Tolol Full owners Part owners Tenants 

3 062 31 637 15 174 13 804 2659 40 562 512 667 126 703 344 107 40056 198 3 028 391 2 439 196 

16 256 257 286 27 195 213 834 16258 

226 3 209 I 166 I 833 210 

1 589 30 038 5 089 23 365 1 584 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 763 12 105 6670 4 763 672 

3 385 52 573 24 162 25 115 3 296 

2 74 23 49 2 (D) 4638 (D) 3 014 (D) 

217 3 318 1 910 I 211 197 

8 402 97 841 40 071 49366 6384 

33 488 162 293 33 

6 704 72 948 26531 39 713 6704 

149 4 139 3 010 999 130 

4 907 160 563 96987 58 685 4891 

29 1 065 678 358 29 

3 811 127 818 72 967 51 041 3 811 

141 I 229 946 207 76 

7 148 103 214 65888 30259 7068 

31 395 287 77 31 

6 546 94884 59324 29 014 6546 

211 2 175 653 1 316 206 

4 891 73 413 16 166 52 361 4886 

28 477 79 370 28 

2 992 51 692 10301 38 399 2 992 

154 2 270 I 303 837 130 

I 503 77 925 45477 30948 I 500 

6 306 180 120 6 I 357 73 945 43090 29 498 I 357 

404 8 274 2 776 5 098 400 

17 469 434 912 95404 322 044 17464 

167 3 940 840 2933 167 

13066 352 669 64 621 274 961 13 086 

I 161 19 666 9254 9616 998 

13 772 257 710 75 225 168 843 13641 

47 906 233 626 47 

6 625 141 991 29401 103 966 8625 

687 7 157 3 531 3 144 482 

5 651 124 186 44 122 74 601 5 466 

34 728 235 459 34 

2540 80 680 24423 53 716 2 540 

105 I 406 811 510 85 

234 4 267 2 099 I 949 220 

- 9 2 7 -

- 594 (D) (0) - 283 2 267 I 519 631 117 

768 17 374 14 176 2 585 612 

3 69 50 16 3 190 6 761 7299 1 272 190 

I 265 14 669 7 293 6660 936 

9 217 144 249 43 921 91 401 6 926 

979 II 112 5934 4 528 650 

177 2 350 877 I 296 177 77 892 327 488 77 

32 535 155 348 32 

I 921 23 690 11 668 10 683 "1 339 

7 798 177 618 66 777 103 746 7094 

I 582 17 163 9630 6 523 I 010 

272 4 807 I 498 3 047 262 

49 I 171 312 810 49 16 549 226 303 16 

I 066 12 942 5 465 6 712 765 20 754 630 190 262 726 346 151 19 314 

3 766 106 484 43 079 59 965 3 420 

I 059 II 969 5 106 6 143 736 

26 776 269 481 26 I 177 86 88 I 

915 9 246 4 380 4 262 604 

146

1 

2 856 772 I 948 136

1 16 503 153 334 16 

9 337 160 168 9 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

/' 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms· see text] 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'- Con. 

Animol health c051s __________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1.000 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ - $1,000_ - forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000 __ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Natural gas ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Kerosene, motor oil. and grease ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000_ - Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms __ 

$1,000_ - Hired form labor ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ forms __ 

workers __ less than 150 doys. _____________________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract lobar ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 __________________ ~ ___________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work. customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Value of ogriculturol products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

26970 

13 693 

20 773 

2680 

2684 

833 

49 763 

81 155 

32 444 

14089 

2 180 

1 050 

51 937 

175 764 

35 365 

12 175 

2 979 

1 418 

47 023 

68 498 

40 358 

5 498 

846 

321 

67 874 

131 123 

54 841 

11 025 

1 523 

485 

67 839 

JOOO71 

63943 

48 196 

30 909 

29 217 

6 997 

7 403 

5 794 

3 753 

1 502 

4560 

67 838 

6941 

45 899 

30339 

2 137 

713 

22907 

136 398 

17936 

3 533 

1 010 

428 

6 985 

18346 

20 142 

124 535 

3304 

12 430 

2 445 

615 

139 

105 

27 238 

27 150 

24 702 

2 317 

182 

37 

6013 

12499 

6 785 

22 404 

All farms 

Full owners Port owners 

14 798 10708 

4 528 8 479 

12913 6805 

937 1 516 

750 1 776 

198 611 

27925 18 158 

26 269 48 708 

22 317 7850 

4910 7991 

446 1 588 

252 729 

29 391 18 776 

45 655 117 547 

24683 8 161 

4 111 7076 

465 2 315 

132 1 224 

26 153 17 383 

21 987 41 953 

24 406 12843 

1 471 3 700 

204 608 72 232 

42 514 20 704 

51 779 71 658 

38 633 12 312 

3346 7002 

363 1 105 

172 285 

42483 20 700 

38991 54 903 

40 121 19683 

20 869 24390 

14 304 14084 

7 753 19 533 

2800 3844 

2 039 4930 

3078 2333 

2 283 1 227 

809 618 

3 134 1 226 

42482 20700 

2913 3 596 

27 082 16439 

12 333 16 515 

1 386 700 

455 241 

11 568 9967 

56301 72 884 

9702 7066 

1 269 2 138 

411 543 

186 220 

2690 3952 

7 540 9963 

10 517 8399 

64 541 53 181 

2 102 1029 

5 585 6409 

1 646 685 

345 218 

62 71 

49 55 

15 511 9935 

11 959 13 379 

14 555 8 515 

882 1 296 

66 98 

8 26 

1 770 3 607 

2612 8544 

4357 2 140 

10 888 10119 

Tenants 

1 464 

687 

1 055 

227 

158 

24 

3680 

6 178 

2 277 

1 188 

146 

69 

3 770 

12 562 

2 521 

988 

199 

62 

3 487 

4 558 

3 109 

327 

34 

17 

4 656 

7686 

3 896 

677

1 55 

28 

4656 

6 178 

4 139 

2 937 

2 521 

1 931 

353 

434 

383 

243 

75 

200 

4656 

432 

2 378 

1 491 

51 

17 

I 372 

7 213 

1 168 

126 

56 

22 

343 

843 

1 226 

6 813 

173 

436 

114 

52 

6 

1 

1 792 

1 812 

I 632 

139 

18 

3 

636 

1 343 

1 

288

397 1 

Forms with soJes of $2.500 or more 

Total full owners Port owners Tenants 

20 610 9 747 9 717 1 1-46 

12 819 3884 8 313 622 

14658 7989 5 911 758 

2 529 878 I 435 216 

2604 695 1 761 148 

819 185 610 24 

39 967 19995 16949 3023 

79 240 24830 48 427 5984 

22 738 14435 6 665 1 638 

14 017 4880 7 967 1 170 

2 162 428 1 588 146 

1 050 252 729 69 

41 586 21 206 17 238 3 142 

172 063 42843 116 917 12303 

25048 16 518 6637 I 893 

12 141 4091 7062 988 

2 979 465 2 315 199 

1 418 132 1 224 62 

38 661 19303 16377 2981 

67091 20828 41 778 4486 

32010 17 569 11838 2603 

5484 1 458 3699 327 

846 204 608 34 

321 72 232 17 

48 059 26 193 18 345 3 521 

124 897 46 782 70 758 7 357 

35 031 22 317 9953 2761 

11 020 3341 7002 677 

1 523 363 1 105 55 

485 172 285 28 

48 059 26 193 18345 3 521 

95 190 35 108 54 193 5889 

45 413 24 738 17 493 3 182 

44 625 18011 23869 2 744 

27 522 11 719 13 585 2 218 

28 748 7386 19461 I 901 

6 554 2428 3 785 341 

7346 1 993 4919 434 

4945 2 422 2244 279 

3 612 2 192 1 210 210 

I 364 686 603 75 

4 531 3 108 1 222 200 

48 058 26 192 18345 3 521 

6329 2417 3 512 400 

36 051 18984 15 055 2 012 

29 079 11 295 16331 1 453 

1 608 926 646 36 

628 378 234 16 

20 314 9491 9 555 1 268 

134 991 55 242 72 605 7 143 

15343 7 625 6654 1 064 

3 533 1 269 2 138 126 

1 010 411 543 56 

428 186 220 22 

6 867 2611 3 917 339 

18203 7448 9916 839 17 623 8494 8003 1 126 

117 635 59 176 51 877 6582 

2 832 1 674 994 164 12 178 5 358 6 387 433 

1 979 1 222 652 105 

609 341 216 52 139 62 71 6 105 49 55 1 

21 650 11 100 8995 1 555 25 616 10 725 13 153 1 739 

19 134 10 160 7 575 I 399 2 297 866 1 296 135 182 66 98 18 37 8 26 3 

5 323 1 334 3463 526 11 757 2389 8443 925 

4 474 2 450 1 791 233 21 244 99 22 9 957 

MICHIGAN 25 
TobIe 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms, see !ex!] 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms __ 

Forms by value group: $1,000 __ 

$110 $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $9.999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10.000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 1o $49.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 1o $99.999 ___________________________________ _ 

-

-

- $100,000 10 $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 10 $499,999 _________________________________ _ $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles _______________________ ._. _____ . _. ______ farms. - number. - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms. - number. Wheel - troctors ___ • __________________________________ farms. - number. 2 or 3 _____ . ___________ . _________________________ forms_ -

- number. - 4 or more ___ • _____ . _________ . ___ . ___ . ____________ farms. - number. -

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms_ - number. - Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms_ - number _ Com - heads for combines ___________________________ forms_ - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ - number _ -

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ forms_ - number _ Mower - conditioners _________________________________ farms_ - number _ PH:kup balers _______________________________________ farms_ -

- number _ - Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ - number _ -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ Commercial - fertilizer _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemica', for- Defollatioo or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruil _________________________________________ farmsacres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ 

UVISTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Forml with-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

I to 9 __________________________ -_ -----_ ------------- 10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ -

- 50 10 99 ________________________ -- -------------------- 100 10 199 ____________________________ - ___ ------------ 200 to 499 ______________________________________ ------ 500 or more ________________ -_ - ___ -- -------------------

COWl and heifers thol hod calved ____________________ farms. - number _ - Beef cows _____________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Forml wllh- I to 9 ____________________________________ -------- 10 10 49. _____________________ -------------------- 50 to 99 ________________________________ ---------- 100 to 199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more ____________________ -------------------

See foolno!. 01 end of lable. 

26 MICHIGAN 

To!al 

68 110 2 070 588 

8 703 

18 558 

13290 

14500 

8 237 

3 717 

1 053 

52 

46 441 

64 994 

55 328 83 335 

62 695 157 557 32 152 

76 764 

12 746 

62 996 

18344 

19470 

26 865 31 684 

10598 

11 330 

19 454 20354 

-

- 20680 

22 055 25 181 26 027 

11 167 

12 974 

55 739 

244 262 

50 808 

5 740 804 

8 139 260 788 

548842 

17 785 , 550 296 

2 612 

226 963 

7 647 

419 155 

33 791 

3 704 356 

2 102 94 111 12 144 

8544 

28 393 

1 272 703 

9 529 

11 439 

4071 

2 345 

882 

127 

21 225 

530 983 

11 822 

145 627 

7456 

3 936 

300 

97 

28 

5 

All farms 

Full owners Port owners 

42 730 20720 806 671 1 126 008 

7 206 1 022 

14617 2 761 9 192 3 082 7 768 5601 2 851 4812 903 2599 

184 801 9 42 

27 517 16227 

37 230 24 193 

32 562 18922 

43 815 33 686 

38 516 19933 83674 63998 20 129 9936 46987 24812 

4 768 7 253 23068 36442 

7 541 9381 

7 873 10094 

12 483 12 376 14 205 15044 3 340 6316 3 519 6804 

10 272 7824 10 686 8 240 

- -

- - 10497 9081 

11 342 9503 13446 10421 

13 735 10916 

4 350 6 174 4912 7313 

32 331 19402 

67643 159 500 

28549 18612 

1 557 308 3 755 355 4368 3462 

94915 149873 

197 774 314261 

9 860 6 762 

456 145 980 411 

1 393 1084 

61 425 153 603 

5 240 2052 

173 563 217 937 17457 13 713 

918 007 2 496 387 

I 348 652 

40245 49 755 6086 5405 

4663 3389 

16419 10827 

397 774 821 359 

7 371 I 842 

7028 3 911 1 330 2525 

518 1 747 

156 696 

16 106 

11 865 8 507 

168099 341 701 

7 727 3 715 74853 65 362 

5 387 1 852 

2 177 1 617 

118 166 

31 61 

14 14 

- 5 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Tenonts Tala' Full owners Port owners Tenonts 

4660 48 122 26248 18349 3 525 137908 1 915 216 683 148 1 102 957 129 111 

475 3 497 2673 524 300 

1 180 7368 5 521 1 420 427 

1 016 10718 7 124 2 747 847 

1 131 13 656 7095 5462 1 099 574 8 079 2 750 4 761 568 

215 3 706 892 2 599 215 

68 1 046 184 794 68 1 52 9 42 1 

2 697 36 751 19 324 15 151 2 276 

3 571 52044 26240 22 758 3046 

3844 41 787 21 853 16943 2991 

5 834 67 791 31 677 31 314 4800 

4246 45 250 24 148 17 840 3 262 9 885 129 787 60 903 60 374 8 510 2 087 25 190 14418 8889 1 883 4 965 61 470 34 486 22 482 4502 

725 12 140 4279 7 180 681 3 486 60 397 20966 36 121 3 310 

1 422 16 988 6469 9 184 1 335 

1 503 18 103 6 795 9 892 1 416 

2006 23 411 9865 11 786 1 760 

2435 28 002 11 445 14427 2 130 942 10 114 2981 6264 869 

1 007 10 839 3 160 6 745 934 

1 358 16 336 7915 7 281 1 140 

1 428 17 163 8 285 7 682 1 196 

- - - - - - - - - -

1 102 17 381 7 829 8 525 1 027 

1 210 18 311 8 241 8 935 1 135 

1 314 20 439 9692 9 576 1 171 

1 376 21 193 9896 10 064 1 233 

643 10096 3 519 5 969 608 

749 11 818 4043 7073 702 

4006 43 628 22 590 17 703 3335 

17 120 239 154 63 670 158 695 16 789 

3647 40 932 20 735 17 108 3089 

428 141 5 587 505 1 444 500 3 725 982 417 023 

309 6 730 3 155 3 291 284 

16000 245 774 82 119 148 016· 15639 

36 807 516 585 171 409 309 180 35996 

1 163 15 123 7 575 6468 1 080 

113 740 1 522 215 434 207 975 844 112 164 

135 2 382 1 221 1 037 124 

11 935 224 631 60 032 152 989 11 610 

355 5 959 3664 1 964 331 

27655 406 540 162 080 217 139 27321 

2 621 28 565 13415 12944 2 206 

289 962 3 626 221 861 129 2 482 557 282 535 

102 1 781 1 076 609 96 

4 111 90 354 37 285 49046 4023 

653 10006 4321 5 108 577 

492 6 953 3 271 3 235 447 

1 147 20 280 9478 9844 958 

53 570 1 207 872 344 395 811 510 51 967 

316 3 714 2 341 1 196 177 

500 9 182 5 143 3 587 452 216 4035 1 307 2 514 214 

80 2341 516 1 745 80 

30 881 155 696 30 

5 127 16 106 5 

853 15446 6910 7 830 706 

21 183 504 415 146 178 337 707 20530 

380 7 562 4 118 3 132 312 

5 412 122 709 55 986 61 748 4975 

217 3 777 2 242 1 372 163 

142 3 358 1 715 1 515 128 16 299 117 166 16 

~I 96 31 60 5 

27 13 14 - 5 - 5 -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

LIVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. Cows and heilers that hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms-_ 

number __ 

farms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 ___________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________________________ _ 500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms __ 

number __ $1.000 __ Calves ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Cottle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms __ 

number __ Other _ .. _________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber __ 

$1,000 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ forms-_ 

number __ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ Iarms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms __ 

number __ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms __ 

number __ $1.000 __ Goats inventory _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Goats sold _________________________________________ forms __ 

POULTRY 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ Iarms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 399 _____________________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 _________________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 ________________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ______________________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999 ______________________________________ _ 50,000 to 99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets 01 laying age _______________________ Iarms._ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not 01 laying age ____________________________________ lorms __ 

number __ 

See laatnote at end 01 table. 

Total 

11 113 

385 356 

2 950 

492 

4836 

2098 

660 

73 

4 

20 737 

386 875 

22667 

354 845 

24 521 

683 971 262 503 12 222 

191 015 

25 758 21 492 

492956 

236 744 

9 233 

290 196 

149 108 

10900 

956 760 

4 241 

3431 

I 199 

872 

739 

418 

6840 

162 815 

10020 

793945 

9 424 

1 415 153 

125 896 

2 913 321 584 

13964 

7 356 176 650 

5 832 

83743 

5 981 

92907 

2614 

112 493 

2 324 

66 761 

2 256 

77 616 

2323 

95 313 721 877 

12 160 

53 948 

2 637 

7 572 8948 

939 5 134 

325 

1 396 

41 

8 115 

7 073 150 

7 690 

147 

87 

96 

63 

25 

7 

7 932 

6 249 250 

I 471 

823 900 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

All larms 

Full owners Port owners 

4982 5 583 

93246 276 339 

2 245 554 

325 132 

1 881 2696 

431 1 583 

88 557 

12 57 

- 4 

11 320 8 534 

112 608 258 355 

12 700 9019 

117 067 221 303 

13 055 10305 

228 256 419 271 

79 278 169453 

5913 5684 

74438 106 375 

11 559 12949 

11 326 9224 

153 818 312 896 

67 719 156503 

5 124 3669 

75 513 196 922 

35689 104 775 

6 598 3 597 

354 909 551 299 

3248 758 

1 941 I 225 

634 495 

388 421 

271 415 

116 283 

3 867 2 526 

69 675 84 300 

6000 3358 

285 234 466 999 

5 237 3500 

533 423 815 132 

45 295 74950 1 614 1 163 

145 192 159912 

6268 6979 

4 183 2 675 71 099 97 456 

3 313 2 174 

34 502 45 752 

3 172 2356 

36 597 51 704 

1 802 644 68 336 38 237 

1 598 574 

43 113 20 324 

1 547 609 

42692 31 068 1 661 569 

54 550 35607 410 418 270 351 

8330 3342 

36311 14952 1 895 571 

5 255 1 794 7 014 1 483 

685 205 3 510 1 477 

228 56 981 314 

30 9 

5800 1 962 4098 776 2 854 874 

5 557 1 793 81 57 

52 34 

62 32 28 35 16 8 4 3 5 661 I 924 3 629 345 2 501 812 

I 110 277 469431 353062 

Tenonts 

548 15 771 

151 

35 

259 

84 

15 

4 

-

883 15912 948 

16 475 

1 161 

36 444 

13 772 

625 

10202 

I 250 

942 

26242 

12 522 

440 

17 761 

8 645 

705 

50 552 

235 

265 

70 

63 

53 

19 

447 

8840 

662 

41 712 

687 

66 598 

5 651 

136 

16480 

717 

498 

8095 

345 

3489 

453 

4606 

168 

5920 

152 

3324 

100 

3856 93 

5 156 

41 108 

488 

2 685 

171 

523 

451 

49 

147 

41 

101 

2 

353 119500 

340 9 

1 

2 

-

1 

- 347 

118093 

84 1 407 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or mar. 

Total Full owners Part owners Tenanfs 

9 160 3 272 5425 463 

381 706 90192 275 959 15555 

1 112 619 419 74 

402 259 115 28 

4 811 1 863 2690 258 

2098 431 1 583 84 

660 88 557 15 

73 12 57 4 

4 - 4 -

15395 6758 7 905 732 

368 702 97 501 255 793 15408 

16 1J()7 7 785 8230 792 

334 755 100 716 218010 16029 

19868 9254 9616 998 

665 600 213 039 416911 35650 

257 710 75 225 168 843 13641 

10389 4431 5434 524 

183 643 68 604 105413 9626 

24 707 10702 12 810 1 194 

17 726 8206 8660 860 

481 957 144435 311 498 26024 

233 003 64 523 156 033 12447 

7 492 3 707 3381 404 

285 367 71 417 196281 17669 

147 390 34 219 104 558 8613 

7 167 3561 3 177 429 

916 984 327 747 542 839 46 398 

1 652 977 592 83 

2391 1 266 979 146 

1 104 547 490 67 

864 384 419 61 

738 271 414 53 

418 116 283 19 

5088 2 527 2273 288 

149 894 58 944 83 050 7900 

6513 3 155 2966 392 

767 090 268 803 459 789 38 498 

7 157 3531 3 144 482 

1 382 737 514692 1J()5 267 62778 

124 188 44 122 74 601 5466 

2262 1 205 937 120 

303 194 136202 151 137 15 855 

13366 5945 6716 704 

5 292 2641 2 351 300 

170 461 67371 95 704 7 386 

4 428 2207 1 970 251 

81 126 32605 45 255 3266 4 558 2204 2089 265 

89 335 34 766 50449 4 120 

1 485 877 520 88 85 016 43 743 35900 5 373 

1 350 813 461 76 48 270 26 571 18 742 2 957 1 348 775 492 81 68 105 34 287 30230 3588 1 275 745 455 75 75 421 36 785 33 872 4764 601 148 304 006 258 693 38449 

6 361 3 528 2 532 301 29 690 17346 10655 1 689 1 493 1 017 425 51 5 284 3619 1 471 194 7 855 6 145 1 372 338 290 148 99 43 1 956 1 010 861 85 136 59 39 38 607 357 177 73 18 12 5 1 

4 109 2419 1 511 179 6 927 189 3 972 110 2 839 690 115 389 

3685 2 177 1 342 166 146 IJ() 57 9 87 52 34 1 96 62 32 2 63 28 35 - 25 16 8 1 7 4 3 - 4026 2377 1 476 173 6 141 951 3 539 226 2 487 854 114 871 

420 238 164 18 785 2 38 432884 351 836 5181 

MICHIGAN 27 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms __ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold _____________ ~f:r~~== number __ Forms with- 1101,999 ___________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 

60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ - 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms_ - number _ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms_ -

- number _ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

(orn for all purposes ________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - For grain or seed __________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ 

bushels_ -

- Irrigated _______ .. _______________________________ forms_ - ocres_ Forms by acres harves1ed: 1 to 24 ocres ___ • __________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 100 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin _____________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres- ____________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Barley for groin _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Soybeans for beons __________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

farms by acres harvested: , to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres ar more ___ • _______________________________ _ 

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ farmsacres_ 

loo-Ib bags_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

hundredweighL Irrigated _________________________________________ formsacres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 acreL _______________________________ - _____ _ 

1.0104.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.010 24,90cros _____________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 25,010 99.9 acrOL _____________________________ - _____ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

- Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ tons __ Irrigaled _____________________________________ . ___ farms __ 

acres __ 

Hay crops (soelo.l) _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Ions, dry __ Irrigaled _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: I to 24 acres _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocr.L _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acre'- ___________________ ---- --------------- SOO acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

5H foolnol. al ond of lable. 

28 MICHIGAN 

Tolal 

I 509 

6 625 168 

615 501 699 

591 

21 

3 

-

253 40 332 

513 

I 112 357 

37 769 

2 814 831 

35 396 

2 384 673 188 087 193 

802 

99 377 

14644 

14055 

6 252 

445 

14 380 

382 083 

15 042 125 

24 I 191 

9494 

4 369 

511 

6 

18 572 

408 109 

23 366 826 

27 

643 

753 19314 

920 822 

I 

(0) 

14 503 898 052 

21 354 896 

201 

II 307 

5 192 

6 760 2 448 

103 

5454 

454 559 

5 309 788 

67 

7 723 

846 43 805 10 002 744 

214 

21 402 

232 

197 

105 

166 

146 

I 597 

91 589 

I 712 060 

19 

796 

36 123 

I 630 163 

3 722 636 217 

9 788 

17 562 

14 326 

4 176 

59 

All farms 

Full owners Port owners 

I 030 394 3 731 794 2 798 659 402 157 346 758 123 270 

387 149 

12 8 3 -

- -

185 59 29914 10 399 449 55 452 382 645 747 

19 190 15 810 691 896 I 929999 

17 832 14930 598 278 I 614 112 45 947 374 129 101 688 

247 516 

21 072 73 518 

10443 3 259 

6 289 6 539 I 074 4 736 

26 396 

7090 6324 136 692 221 255 

5 170 456 8 927 266 

8 14 (0) 937 

5 508 3313 I 497 2607 

82 402 

3 2 

9073 8360 

149213 235 100 

8 058 403 13 927 192 

II 16 

307 336 

271 439 

5301 12926 239 806 625491 

- I 

- (O) 

6857 6 152 248 427 560 870 

5 821 670 13 525 880 66 122 

2384 8252 

3360 I 319 

3 121 2916 

370 I 827 

6 90 

2086 2804 

99 181 319 550 

I 151 090 3 753 692 

13 49 

981 6082 

446 354 

II 633 29350 

2 709 812 6 629 421 

67 127 

5699 14017 

186 44 

126 59 

48 49 

51 101 

35 101 

396 I 031 

14074 70849 

267 748 I 316 384 

5 12 

(0) 541 

21 926 12 719 

651 018 907 496 

I 336 181 2 212 615 

62 152 

I 796 7885 

13060 3 829 

7 936 5 758 

925 3 083 

5 49 

Forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

Tenants Total Full owners Port owners Tenonts 

85 I 054 612 366 76 94 715 6607 168 3 715 143 2 797 758 94267 56 381 190 136 55 31 671 487 327 333 843 121 843 31 641 

55 357 175 128 54 I 21 12 8 I 

- 3 3 - - - - - - -

9 III 62 41 8 

19 39 772 29 434 10 320 18 

9 113 60 47 6 

14228 I 109 256 449382 645 696 14 178 

2 769 31 621 14 163 15 021 2437 

192 936 2 747 020 639303 I 919 797 187920 

2634 29 873 13335 14229 2309 

172 283 2 325 383 552 837 I 605 058 167 488 

13 038 131 185 039 920 43 551 689 128 674 831 12 813 400 

39 780 227 514 39 

4 787 99 189 20 909 73 493 4 787 

942 9509 6202 2635 672 

I 227 13667 6033 6462 I 172 

442 6252 I 074 4 736 442 

23 445 26 396 23 

966 13 160 6 125 6 129 906 

24 136 369 809 127 007 219 252 23 550 

944403 14 718 224 4905844 8884069 928 311 

2 23 7 14 2 

(0) I 186 (O) 937 (0) 

673 8 328 4 585 3 128 615 

265 4 315 I 455 2 597 263 

27 511 82 402 27 

I 6 3 2 I 

I 139 15 937 6972 7913 I 052 

23 796 379 653 126 623 230 324 22 706 

I 381 231 22 260 927 7 192 857 13 734 124 I 333 946 

- 25 9 16 - - 629 293 336 -

43 700 237 423 40 

I 087 18968 5 117 12 795 I 056 

55 525 910 860 234 324 621 566 54970 

- I - I -

- (0) - (0) -

I 494 13 003 5 786 5903 I 314 

88 755 877 529 234 471 557 132 85926 

2 007 346 21 044 961 5 605 486 13 473 214 I 966 261 

13 197 62 122 13 

671 II 270 2347 8 252 671 

513 3 891 2420 I 103 368 

723 6 561 2990 2 883 688 

251 2448 370 I 827 251 

7 103 6 90 7 

564 5 263 I 949 2 778 536 

35 828 451 502 97061 319 139 35 302 

405 006 5 285 973 I 134466 3 750 723 400 784 

5 67 13 49 5 

660 7 723 981 6 082 660 

46 662 276 345 41 

2 822 43 631 II 474 29342 2814 

663 511 9 981 827 2 691 055 6 628 451 662 321 

20 207 61 126 20 

I 686 21 394 5693 14 015 I 686 

2 108 68 38 2 

12 142 79 56 7 

8 100 43 49 8 

14 166 51 101 14 

10 146 35 101 10 

170 1 595 395 I 031 169 

6666 91 579 14069 70 849 6661 

127 928 I 711 893 267 663 I 316 384 127 846 

2 19 5 12 2 (0) 796 (0) 541 (O) 

I 478 25 649 13069 II 346 I 234 

71 649 I 436 883 494 382 875 468 67033 

173 840 3 451 667 I 114507 2 169 646 167 514 

3 199 47 149 3 

107 9 547 I 585 7 855 107 

673 9634 6 171 2 979 484 

632

1 

II 828 5992 5 257 579

1 168 4 128 901 3061 166 

5 59 5 49 5 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978-(on. 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see lext] 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay crops-Con. A~alfo hay _______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ tons, dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 10 99.9 acreL ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Farms by acres in orchards: 0.110 4.9 acres-_____________________________________ _ 5.010 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 10 99.9 acreL ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- total ocres __ pounds __ 

Cherries _________________________________________ farms __ 

total ocres __ pounds __ 

Gropes (see text) __________________________________ forms __ 

total ocres __ pounds __ 

'1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Tolol 

30424 

1 135 548 

2 896 516 

182 

6636 

4 160 

122 211 

848 35 597 

1 616 

1 427 

847 

270 

5 291 

170 493 

522 14610 

1 779 

1 892 

1 189 

431 

3 275 

71 786 

772834 906 

2 452 

61 735 

201 785 909 

1 550 

15 524 

118 356 478 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

All farms 

full owners Port owners 

18 195 10951 

474 127 607 172 1 060 852 1 692 752 

55 124 

1 195 5334 

2 676 1 267 

44 553 66 060 

440 345 11 592 17931 

1 283 278 

937 409 401 382 

55 198 

4 161 1 010 

105 170 60 733 

363 147 

8 752 5 785 

1 565 195 

1 549 277 813 350 

234 188 

2519 695 

42839 26681 

424494 036 328 203 755 

1 867 537 

39 293 21 107 

128943 989 68 404 304 

1 207 303 9690 5244 69 728 269 44 385 854 

Tenants 

1 278 

54 249 

142912 

3 

107 

217 

11 598 

63 

6074 

55 

81 

64 

17 

120 

4590 

12 

73 

19 

66 

26 

9 

61 

2266 

20 137 115 

48 

1 335 

4 437 616 

40 

589 4242 355 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Totol full owners Port owners Tenants 

22 251 11 135 10026 1 090 

999 312 359836 588 237 51 239 

2687 629 885890 1 663 305 138 434 

167 42 122 3 

6468 1 055 5306 107 

3 322 1 911 1 214 197 

120310 42842 65932 11 537 

784 387 338 59 

35488 11 495 17 923 6070 

850 579 231 40 

1 355 876 403 76 

847 401 382 64 

270 55 198 17 

3 585 2545 937 103 

162 439 97612 60 347 4480 

458 303 146 9 

14312 8469 5 785 59 

642 482 147 13 

1 355 1 046 254 55 

1 159 785 348 26 

429 232 188 9 

2 112 1 414 643 55 

67 937 39 182 26505 2250 

768 144 713 420 027 502 328033 209 20 084 002 

1 896 1 338 512 46 

59920 37598 20 997 1 325 

201 517 076 128 678 979 68 400 483 4 437 614 

1 099 797 273 29 

14495 8768 5 199 528 

115 964 075 67 489 575 44 305 765 4 168 735 

MICHIGAN 29 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms _________ • _________________ • _________ . _____ number_ - percenL - land in forms _________________ .. _____________ • ______ acres. 

Average - size of form ______________________________ acres. - Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ forms. - $1,000_ Average - per form _________________________________ dollors. Average - per ocre _________________________________ dollars_ -

-

-

-

-

forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ $70.000 to $99.99L ____________________________________ _ 

$100.000 to $149.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $150,000 to $199.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $500.000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ - $1,000.000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms -- acres -- land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ - acres land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ forms 

acres 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Totol cropland ______________________________________ forms 

acres Harvested cropland ________________________________ forms 

acres Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres __________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocreL _________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acreL _________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre5- ______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________ _ 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ forms 

acres 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- harvested or pastured __________________________ forms-- ocres_ - On which all crops foiled _________________________ forms -- acres -- In cultivated summer follow _______________________ farms-- acres -- Idle ___________________________________________ forms -- acres --

Totol woodland _____________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Woodland postured ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms_ -

- Posture/and and rangeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ - acres_ -

Pasture/and, aI/types ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ forms- - acres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Other land irrigated ________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - l.and set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms_ - acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

- A"F~r~~~;;s - Part owners -==================================== ____________________________________ number_ ~~~~~ = 

- Tenants _______________________________________ number_ White - _________________________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Part owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ - Block and other roces ____________________________ number_ - Full owners __________________________________ number_ - Part owners __________________________________ number_ - Tenants _____________________________________ number_ -

See footnote at end of toble. 

30 MICHIGAN 

Individual 

Total or family 

68 211 61 399 

100.0 90.0 11 426 256 9 180 975 168 150 

68 210 61 445 11 115 789 8 804 479 162 964 143 290 974 957 

4566 4300 9 537 9081 15 253 14 312 9469 8 893 

8 831 8 041 5 067 4496 11 099 9 285 3 253 2 369 1 135 668 

63 829 57 855 8 261 793 6 821 020 

25 161 21 286 3 584 970 2 739 537 

7 325 6 723 420 507 379 582 

66 079 59489 

8 654 403 6 898 911 

62 925 56 561 6 947 059 5 439 361 

30 670 28 973 12 556 11 418 

9 821 8 713 7 775 6 174 I 722 1 106 341 166 

40 11 

22 886 20 742 

757 696 659277 

9 359 8334 214 951 177 751 

3 867 3510 

75 521 65864 7 682 6904 

174 565 147 022 

18 615 16 715 

484 611 409 636 

36 313 32412 

1 575 759 1 296 865 

8 992 8 029 

340 189 289 765 

30 629 27242 

I 235 570 1 007 100 

7 345 6499 

323 062 262 351 

52031 47016 873 032 722848 

30 270 27384 

1 420 947 1 211 393 

3 183 2417 

226 133 131 646 

3 127 2368 

222 875 129 723 

40 34 

716 486 

143 III 

2 542 1 437 

12 727 11 132 

245 452 188 248 

68 211 61 399 

43 151 40205 

20 620 17 595 

4440 3 599 

67 772 60 986 

42 867 39 935 

20486 17471 

4419 3 580 

439 413 

284 270 

134 124 

21 19 

Partnership 

5890 

8.6 1 813 363 

308 

5 816 

1 739 308 

299 055 

983 

236 

435 

843 

514 

705 

536 

1 573 

649 

325 

5 163 

1 154 801 

3471 

693 036 

515 

34 474 

5699 1 449 551 

5 586 

1 247638 

1 429 

1 053 

1 008 

1 447 

508 

127 

14 

1 872 

84 076 

898 28497 

324 

8 297 

707 

23 805 

1 644 57238 

3 393 205 723 

883 

40700 

2922 

165 023 

758 

41 755 

4 301 

116334 

2 530 

166 531 

511 55 524 

505 

(0) 

5 

(0) 

23 

(0) 

1 453 49 223 

5 890 

2426 

2 734 

730 5867 

2413 

2 726 

728 

23 

13 

8 

2 

Corporation 

Family held Other than family held Othercooper· 

10 or less 10 or less 

ative, 

estate or Total Total stockholders Total stockholders trust, etc. 

787 694 680 93 82 135 

1.1 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 403 992 354 970 338 921 49022 32831 27926 513 5ll 498 527 400 207 

822 703 691 119 108 127 

524 217 455 402 441 167 68 815 48 426 47 785 

637 733 647 798 638 447 578 275 448 388 376 258 1 254 1254 1 270 1 252 1 250 1 808 

15 13 13 2 2 15 

20 19 19 1 1 1 

65 58 58 7 7 33 

40 27 27 13 12 22 

73 58 58 15 15 12 

30 20 20 10 10 5 

214 188 185 26 25 27 

233 202 200 31 29 2 

132 118 III 14 7 10 

701 618 605 83 73 110 

260 873 230 510 217 114 30 363 22498 25099 

353 297 288 56 52 51 

147 470 128619 125 793 18 851 10495 4927 

65 59 55 6 5 22 

4 351 4 159 3986 192 162 2 100 

759 677 663 82 73 132 

288 902 253 262 243 657 35640 27423 17039 

652 571 558 81 72 126 

247 547 217 925 210 504 29 622 22 917 12 513 

191 171 170 20 18 77 

63 58 56 5 5 22 

88 75 74 13 12 12 

143 119 117 24 21 11 

106 92 88 14 13 2 

47 44 41 3 2 1 

14 12 12 2 1 1 

248 224 217 24 22 24 

13602 10665 9345 2937 1 862 741 

109 97 93 12 11 18 

8 334 7698 7230 636 620 369 

27 23 21 4 4 6 

1 296 979 935 317 317 64 

61 53 52 8 8 10 

3 385 3 186 3086 199 199 353 207 179 175 28 24 49 

14738 12809 12 557 1 929 1 508 2999 

434 389 382 45 36 74 66 920 58045 53661 8 875 2263 6 251 

70 59 57 11 9 10 

9 147 5 297 3628 3 850 620 577 395 354 348 41 33 70 

57 773 52 748 50 033 5 025 1 643 5 674 

75 65 64 10 9 13 

18 213 17442 16602 771 672 743 

620 552 540 68 59 94 

29 957 26221 25001 3 736 2 473 3 893 

317 285 276 32 29 39 

40 962 33404 29 575 7 558 3 154 2061 

246 226 221 20 16 9 

38 728 35 505 33424 3 223 2 100 235 

245 225 220 20 16 9 

37 870 34647 32 691 3 223 2 100 (0) 

1 1 1 - - - (0) (0) (0) - - - 8 8 7 - - 1 (0) (0) (0) - - (0). 

115 100 98 15 13 27 7 662 6599 6430 1 063 595 319 

787 694 680 93 82 135 

436 398 393 38 31 84 

265 220 212 45 42 26 

86 76 75 10 9 25 

785 692 678 93 82 134 

436 398 393 38 31 83 

263 218 210 45 42 26 

86 76 75 10 9 25 

2 2 2 - - 1 

- - - - - 1 

2 2 2 - - - - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Partnership ________________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ -

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other than family held _____________________________ forms_ - Qcres_ - More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

- Not on form operoted ___________________________________ _ - Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 years _________________________________________ _ - 35 to 44 years _________________________________________ _ 

- 45 to 54 years _________________________________________ _ - 55 to 64 yeors _________________________________________ _ - 65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

- Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________ _ Oth~r ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None _________________________________________________ _ 1 to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 Qcres _____________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 acre'-__________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 Qcres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 Qcres ___________________________________________ _ 100 to 139 ocre'-________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre'- ________________________________________ _ 

18010 219 ocro'- ________________________________________ _ 220 to 259 ocre'-________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre'-________________________________________ _ 

500 10 999 ocre'-________________________________________ _ 

1.000 to 1.999 ocres-_____________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011 ) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crap. except cosh groin forms (013) _____________________ _ Callan forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay. peanut, and other fteld crop farms (0133. 0134. 0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) ___________________________ _ Fruil and treo nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Hortlcullurol specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General forms. primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

liveslock forms. except dairy. poultry. and animal specialty (021) _ Beef callie farms. excepl feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy forms (024) ________________________________________ _ Poullry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty farms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General forms. primarily liveslock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of ogricullurol products sold _______________ formsForms by value of ogrlcullurol praducls sold, 

$1.000_ 

$500.000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

$200.000 10 $499.999 _________________________________ _ 

$100.000 to $199.999 _________________________________ _ $40.000 10 $99.999 ___________________________________ _ $20.000 10 $39.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19.999 ___________________________________ _ $5.000 to $9.999 _____________________________________ _ $2.500 to $4.999 _____________________________________ _ Less Ihan $2.500 _____________________________________ _ 

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61 399 

9 180 975 

5890 

1 813 363 

694 354 970 

14 

680 

93 

49022 

11 

82 

135 

27926 

56 135 

6 835 

2 316 

9 136 14 303 

16734 

15640 

10082 

49.3 

65 575 2636 

301 

30909 

37 302 

24093 

5 523 

5 396 

30950 

3 581 

16 611 

4933 

9734 

7 887 

5614 

3 974 

3 126 

8388 

3509 

743 

111 

23849 

7 240 

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7 240 2061 

4339 

1 353 3 249 

15497 

5433 

7029 

654 

1 889 

1 051 

68 211 

1 938 147 

258 

1 205 

2 839 

7 805 

7 114 8699 

9913 

9963 

20415 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

If arms; see toxt] 

Individual 

or family Partnership 

61 399 -

9 180 975 - - 5890 

- 1 813 363 

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50 863 4677 

5 557 992 

1 978 321 

8 164 847 

13 124 1 009 

15048 1 365 

13 872 1 567 

9 213 781 

49.4 M!.9 

59003 5 680 

2 396 210 

271 28 

26649 3692 

34 750 2 198 

20799 2 737 

4842 599 4966 384 

28766 1 987 

3 230 294 15 810 673 

4606 295 

9 131 551 7 238 604 

5 149 407 

3 589 342 

2 765 327 

6 893 1 281 

2 532 826 417 250 39 40 

21 693 1 997 6 758 418 

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6 758 418 1 845 170 

3816 403 1 044 144 

3038 185 

14268 1 037 5 128 276 5687 1 257 

568 58 1 756 107 

926 114 

61 399 5 890 1 314918 418 375 

67 91 607 431 

1 995 719 6 539 1 121 6 373 677 7 849 788 9 169 688 9 347 .560 19453 815 

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14 

680 

93 

49 022 

11 

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218 

10 

95 

140 

297 

172 

73 

49.2 

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20 

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518 

269 

513 

74 

35 

127 

51 

91 

24 

31 

33 

42 

37 

32 

199 

142 

75 

30 

108 

50 

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102 

159 

15 

168 

25 

79 

28 

23 

11 

787 

200 868 

98 

165 

120 

135 

52 

45 

34 

32 

106 

Corporation 

Other than family held Other- Family held cooperative, 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Total stockholders Total stockholders trust, etc. 

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354 970 338 921 - - - 14 - - - -

680 680 - - - - - 93 82 - - - 49022 32831 - - - 11 - -

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135 - - - -

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484 477 55 52 56 

184 178 34 27 68 

9 9 1 1 7 

73 71 22 20 30 

125 121 15 13 30 

273 268 24 20 24 

146 144 26 23 29 

68 67 5 5 15 

49.5 49.6 46.8 46.7 46.3 

675 661 92 82 125 

19 19 1 - 10 

1 1 1 - -

449 439 69 62 50 

245 241 24 20 85 

458 452 55 47 44 

60 59 14 12 8 

31 31 4 4 111 111 107 16 16 70 

40 40 11 11 6 

83 83 8 6 37 

24 24 - - 8 

24 23 7 6 21 

29 29 4 4 12 

38 36 4 4 16 

31 30 6 6 6 

28 27 4 4 2 

183 182 16 14 15 

118 116 24 21 9 69 66 6 5 1 27 24 3 1 2 

96 96 12 12 51 42 41 8 7 14 

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151 1M! 17 13 24 21 19 4 2 4 62 61 17 17 6 22 21 6 6 - 19 19 4 2 3 11 11 - - -

694 680 93 82 135 166 813 152 747 34 055 23430 3 985 

88 82 10 5 2 139 137 26 23 2 104 102 16 15 5 112 110 23 22 10 M! 47 4 4 12 42 41 3 2 17 30 30 4 4 22 26 26 6 6 24 105 105 1 1 41 

MICHIGAN 31 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

Ifxcludes abnormal forms; s .. lex II 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD- Con. 

Market value 01 agricultural products sold - Can. Gram _________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Soles at $40,000 or more _. _____ • ___________ . _____ forms_ - Commodity Credit Corporation loans ________________ $f~;:= -

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$1.000_ Sales of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms_ -

- $1.000_ Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ farms_ -

$1.000_ -

Tobacco __ . ________________ . _____________________ farms_ - $1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms. -

- $1.000_ Field seeds, hay, forage, and siloge ___________________ forms_ -

- $1,000_ Soles of $40.000 or more _________________________ forms_ -

- $1.000_ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ -

- $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

Fruits, nuts, and berries - ___________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or morL ________________________ forms_ -

- $1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ - Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Dairy - productL ___________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Cottle and calveL _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40.000 or more _______________ ..: _________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $19,99L ___________________________________ _ -

- $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ 

Farms with expenses af- $110 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,00010 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

Farms by tons pu rchosed: 

tans_ 

$1.000_ 

110 99 lon'- ______________________________________ _ 

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- $50,000 or more ____________________________ -- _____ _ 

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32 MICHIGAN 

TOlal 

37 601 

519 232 

3 028 

257 286 

3406 

30 118 

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4 638 

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98 325 

488 

72 948 

5 300 161 574 

I 065 

127 818 

I 686 

103 763 

395 94 884 

2 257 

73 462 

477 

51 692 

3 858 

78 197 

306 

73 945 

8399 

434 999 

3 940 

352 669 24 521 

262 503 

906 

141 991 

9 424 125 896 

728 

80680 

2 510 4 819 

9 

594 

3 987 

18 762 

69 

8 761 

21 314 

14B 807 

17 478 

2 397 

892 

547 

33 378 

183 706 

26 779 

4 879 

I 171 

549 

17 624 

647 38B 

109 164 

16 671 

776 

177 

13 911 

2 873 

503 

337 

Individual 

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33 482 3 739 407 550 89312 2 284 611 177 082 60166 2 894 446 

22 384 5 991 

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49600 26 143 

314 117 

27 220 23 557 

4 631 526 102 413 33 203 745 224 72 352 30024 I 321 181 

29 056 16 616 

211 68 22 216 15 387 I 874 315 

43 752 19 675 

286 139 

25 100 16 940 

3 411 296 

42 564 10841 

234 43 

38 823 10 385 

6820 I 411 299 859 123 472 2 851 I 004 

226 990 114 550 

21 626 2 659 

175 613 67652 

621 225 

76 248 48 043 

8347 910 

99 142 21 999 

561 137 

59 505 16 699 

2 229 171 

4072 669 

6 3 

373 221 

3 551 297 

12633 2272 

44 14 

3 623 I 499 

19 134 I 846 

95 451 38 499 

16039 I 233 

2050 306 

727 136 

318 III 

30 012 2940 

126 854 37 212 

24 848 I 698 

4016 71>0 

793 322 

355 130 

15428 I 884 

433 975 121 793 

72 619 20882 

14 768 I 664 

545 184 

115 36 

12643 I 081 

2 214 604 338 133 

233 66 

Corporation 

Family held alher Ihon family held alhercooperative, 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Tolal Tolal stockholders Tolal stockholders trust, etc, 

299 251 247 48 43 81 

21 217 19 638 19 366 I 579 I 229 I 153 

129 112 109 17 14 4 

19 391 18068 17 800 I 323 987 648 

62 55 55 7 5 4 

I 732 I 543 I 543 189 101 II 

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I 312 I 141 I 065 171 171 120 

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22 547 22 322 18 5581 225 225 35 

57 55 52 2 2 - 22 171 (0) 18 231 (0) (0) -

123 108 104 15 12 20 

25 460 22 161 20883 3 298 I 822 498 

91 81 77 10 8 5 

25 026 21 837 20 559 3 188 I 725 417 

176 162 159 14 12 8 

57 900 43 044 41 418 14 856 10 008 190 

115 105 103 10 8 I 

(0) 42 293 40 669 (0) 9 960 (0) 

65 63 63 2 I 3 

9 895 (0) (0) (0) (0) 140 

50 48 48 2 I 2 

(0) 8 853 8 853 (0) (0) (0) 

130 120 119 lO 10 21 

24 783 21 097 14497 3 687 3 687 

~ 1 29 23 22 6 6 

24 737 21 079 14479 3 658 3 658 

102 79 78 23 23 6 

II 192 9094 9 085 2 097 2097 476 

80 60 60 20 20 5 

10 664 8 622 8 622 2 042 2 042 464 

205 164 160 41 37 31 

18 197 14 703 14 267 3 494 2 32~ I 041 

57 46 43 II 3 

16 833 13 613 13 185 3 220 2060 868 

146 134 134 12 II 21 

4 516 2 700 2 700 I 816 I 776 239 

28 20 20 8 7 2 (0) 2 557 2 557 (0) (0) (0) 

101 100 99 I - 9 

61 59 56 (0) - 16 

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133 125 125 8 5 6 

3 789 I 633 I 633 2 156 43 68 

10 8 8 2 - I 

(0) I 481 I 481 (0) - (0) 

297 252 250 45 40 37 

14 254 9696 8 932 4 558 4 099 602 

175 157 157 18 18 31 

38 27 27 II 10 3 

29 24 24 5 4 - 55 44 42 II 8 3 

381 314 310 67 61 45 19 098 15 931 12 198 3 167 2 241 542 

208 184 181 24 24 25 

62 51 51 II 8 II 

53 37 37 16 15 3 

58 42 41 16 14 6 

301 252 250 49 44 II 

90 933 77 749 57 047 13 184 10 058 687 

15 528 13093 9 367 2 434 I 712 134 

230 207 206 23 21 9 

45 25 25 20 18 2 

26 20 19 6 5 -

185 170 169 15 14 2 

48 40 40 8 7 7 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal forms· see text} 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' -Can. 

Animal health costs 

Forms with expenses of 

$1 to $499 

$500 to $999 

$1.000 to $2,999 

$3,000 or more ____ _ 

Seeds. bulbs. plonts, and trees __ . ___ _ 

Forms with expenses offormL 

$1.000_ 

. __________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

$1 to $999 ____________________ . _________ . ____________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _________ . ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $ I to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999. ____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______ • ____________________ • _________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products _____________________ . __ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 _______________________________________ __ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ___________________ • ________________ __ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ __ $20,000 or more ____________________________________ __ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms-

$1,000. Gasoline _______________________________________ forms-

$1.000_ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000. lP gas, butane. and propane ______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000. Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease ___________________ farms_ 

$1,000. 

Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000. 

Other-coal, wood. coke. etc. _______________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Hired form lobar ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000. 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ __ $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ 

workers_ less than 150 days. _____________________________ Iarms_ 

workers_ 

Contract labor ______________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _______________________________________ __ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________________ __ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ____________________________________ __ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ______________________ .... ______________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ____________________________________ __ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work. customwork. and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Value 01 agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

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Totol 

26970 

13 693 

20 773 

2 680 2 684 

833 

49 763 81 155 

32444 

14 089 

2 180 

1 050 

51 937 175 764 

35 365 12 175 

2 979 

I 418 

47 023 

68 498 

40 358 5 498 

846 

321 

67 874 

131 123 

54 841 

·11 025 

I 523 

485 

67 839 

100071 

63 943 48 196 

30 909 29 217 6 997 

7 403 5 794 3 753 

1 502 

4 560 

67 838 

6941 

45 899 30 339 2 137 

713 

22 907 

136 398 

17936 

3 533 1 010 

428 

6985 

18346 

20 142 

124 535 

3304 

12430 

2 445 

615 

139 

105 

27 238 

27 150 

24 702 

2 317 

182 

37 

6013 

12 499 

6 785 

22 404 

Individual 

or family Partnership 

23 960 2 731 

9872 2 990 

19 173 1 486 

2 279 357 

2 004 616 

504 272 

44 372 4692 

55 603 15 609 

30 220 2 065 

12 023 1 803 

I 553 516 

576 308

1 46 391 4840 

131 474 34 520 

32 914 2 216 

10376 I 580 

2 230 636 

871 408 

41 572 4 7321 48 307 14 151 

36658 3348 4272 1 041 

510 231 

132 112 

61 127 5 798 

95 386 24 135 

51 022 3 426 8 993 I 740 

910 490 

202 142 

61 092 5 798 73 368 18 I II 

57 557 5 512

1 37940 7 676 

26 700 3 617 21 403 5 854 5 639 I 117 

4 865 1 696 4837 728 1 924 (0) 

I 152 217 I 715 (0) 

61 091 5 798 

5 521 I 074 40 744 4 377 21 385 5 960 I 919 200 

634 (0) 

19 624 2 709 73 074 28276 

16068 I 708 

2 787 620 

622 278 147 103 

5 318 I 201 10676 3 507 17 381 2 310 93000 19 758 

2 818 381 7 285 2 659 

2 200 201 

483 99 84 47 51 34 

24364 2 538 

21 260 4495 

22 425 2 052 

1 831 412 95 62 13 12 

5046 869 9444 2 506 

6 132 563 16 164 4873 

Totol 

248 

814 

90 

43 

59 

56 

626 

9 835 

124 

229 

108 

165

1 621 

9 533 

176 

198 

III 

136 

627 1 5 949 

267 

180 

103 

77 

822 

II 327 

289 

278 

120 

135 

822 8 358 

767 

2 514 

526 

I 914 

228 

754 

220 1 008 

131 

I 835 

822 

334 

694 2 964 9 

5 

550 

34 777 

142 

125 

107 

176 

453 4 129 

436 

1 I 574 

100 

2 479 

40 

32 

8 

20 

286 

1 332 

182 

68 

24 

12 

87 

515 

73 

1 355 

Corporation 

Family held Other than fomily held Othercooperative. 

10 or less 10 or less estate or 

Totol stockholders Totol stockholders trust, etc. 

1 

182 178 66 60 31 

647 554 167 110 17 

60 58 30 29 24 

37 37 6 5 

43 42 16 16 ~I 42 41 14 10 I 

537 527 89 83 73 

7 535 7 349 2 300 2 161 107 

105 104 19 19 35 

185 183 44 41 34 

95 93 13 13 3 

152 1471 13 10 I I 

538 526 83 74 85 

8 636 8 247 897 540 237 

154 152 22 20 59 

160 159 38 36 21 

98 95 13 II 2 

126 120 10 7 3 

529 518 98 89 1 92 1 5 410 5 108 539 392 91 

206 205 61 61 85 

160 158 20 16 5 

93 89 10 9 2 

70 66 7 3 -

703 691 119 108 127 

9 274 8 679 2 053 I 085 274 

242 241 47 47 104 

238 235 40 38 14 

103 102 17 15 3 

120 113

1 

15 8 6 

703 691 119 108 127 

6968 6 543 I 390 803 234 

674 662 93 82 107

1 2 In 2 0691 343 273 1 65 

1~ 437 80 74 66 I 618 213 169 46 

'191, . 187 37 31 13 

678 629 76 50 88 

:185 178 35 30 9 

503' 477 505 127 (0) 

102 99 29 27 2 

I 645 I 489 189 153 (D) 

703 691 I 119 108 1 1271 270 261 64 30 13 

590 579 104 93 84 2 300 2 131 (D) (D) 31 

8 8 I I 9 

5 5 (0) (D) 9 

474 462 76 66 24 28 121 25 377 6 656 3 449 271 

116 1161 26 251 18 

101 99 24 24 1 100 98 7 6 3 157 149 19 II 2 

405 393 48 39 13 3 353 3 008 776 364 34 371 362 65 57 15 9 598 9 173 I 976 I 471 203 

89 87 11 9 5 I 462 1 421 I 017 I 008 7 

36 36 4 3 4 29 28 3 2 I 7 7 I I -

17 16 3 3 -

250 248 36 321 50 I 211 I 202 122 106 63 

158 158 24 22 43 57 55 II 9 6 24 24 - - I 11 11 I 1 

76 74 11 11 11 472 457 43 43 33 

64 62 9 6 17 1 268 1 231 87 74 12 

MICHIGAN 33 
Tobie 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms, see lexll 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms __ 

Forms by value group: $l,OO(L 

$1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

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Automobiles - _______________________________________ farms_ - number _ Motortrucks, including pickups -- ______________________ farms_ -

- number_ Wheel troctors ______________________________________ farms_ -

- number _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ -

- number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ farms_ - number_ -

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only _____________ forms_ - number _ - Corn pickers, corn heads. and picker-shellers _____________ forms_ - number _ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms_ -

- number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ - number_ -

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ forms_ - number _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms_ -

- number _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ - farms_ - number _ - Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ - numher_ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________ farms_ 

acres all which used_ Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and pasture __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

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- .nsect control on livestock and pou,try ________________ farms_ - Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ -

LIVESTOCK 

CaMle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ - number_ - Forms with- 1 10 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

1010 49 ____________________________________________ _ -

- 50 to 99 ________________________________ ------ -------- 100 to 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ____________________________________ --------

SOO or more __________________________________ - ___ -----

Cows and heifers Ihal hod calved ____________________ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- I to 9 ___________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________ - _____ ---------------- 50 to 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 __________________________ ---_ -- --------

500 or more ______________ - _ ----------- - -----------

See footnote at end of table, 

34 MICHIGAN 

TOlal 

68 110 

2070 588 

8 703 

18 558 

13290 

14 500 

8 237 

3 717 

1 053 

52 

46441 

64 994 

55328 

83 335 

62 695 

157 557 

32 152 

76764 

12 746 

62996 

18344 

19470 

26 865 

31 684 

10 598 

11 330 

19454 

20 354 

-

- 20680 

22 055 

25 181 

26027 

11 167 

12 974 

55 739 

244 262 

50808 

5 740 804 

8 139 

260 788 

548 842 

17 785 

1 550 296 

2612 

226963 

7647 

419 155 

33 791 

3 704 356 

2 102 

94 111 

12 144 

8544 

28393 

1 272 703 

9529 

11 439 

4071 

2 345 

882 

127 

21 225 

530 983 

11 822 

145 627 

7 456 

3936 

300 

97 

28 

5 

Individual 

,or family Partnership 

61 361 5 BOO 

1 660 470 327 293 

8240 452 

17492 863 12 321 885 

12924 1 434 6925 1 094 

2 812 735 

631 315 

16 22 

41 744 4 115 

56627 7356 

49420 5 035 

70092 10416 

56 303 5 512 

134 697 19 215 

29401 2416 

69908 6009 

10094 2 279 

47981 12 389 

15 689 2 381 

16 569 2 591 

23 533 3035 

27 502 3 770 

8 763 1 645 

9 318 1 BOO 

17415 1 883 

18 184 1 970 

- -

- - 18028 2388 

19 154 2610 

22 320 2620 

22966 2 795 

9 265 1 704 

10655 2064 

49805 5 172 

179 780 48 672 

45373 4 755 

4421 796 1 065 510 

7000 1 016 

193 025 52898 

403 568 113 757 

15344 2037 

1 151 475 298 311 

2 122 387 

155 794 49327 

6 550 856 

271 427 89163 

29823 3488 

2 836 097 692348 

1 694 321 

62660 17961 

10640 1 341 

7 376 1 010 

25 296 2 761 

929 320 293 729 

9024 382 

10535 852 

3 507 524 

1 683 611 

496 335 

51 57 

18734 2 219 

398 768 116 897 

10832 821 

124 533 15467 

6977 373 

3 514 381 

242 50 

79 11 17 6 

3 -

Corporallon 

Family held Olher Ihan family held Olhercooperative. 10 or less 10 or less estate or TOlal Tolal slockhalders Tolal slockholders trust, etc. 

822 703 691 119 108 127 

79 526 67955 65 092 11 570 9850 3299 

3 3 3 - - 8 

140 138 138 2 2 63 

64 55 54 9 7 20 

123 98 98 25 24 19 

211 159 156 52 48 7 

161 146 143 15 15 9 

106 92 89 14 10 1 

14 12 10 2 2 -

496 412 408 84 82 86 

899 761 752 138 136 112 

764 672 660 92 82 109 

2 658 2371 2 289 287 241 169 

778 681 669 97 88 102 

3 387 2941 2863 446 394 258 

259 223 220 36 34 76 

661 574 566 87 83 186 

363 309 302 54 48 10 

2 570 2218 2 150 352 305 56 

246 205 202 41 39 28 

281 237 234 44 40 29 

264 200 195 64 61 33 

373 296 289 77 73 39 

185 154 151 31 29 5 

207 175 172 32 29 5 

127 82 79 45 44 29 

166 121 117 45 44 34 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 230 168 163 62 60 34 

257 190 185 67 65 34 

216 154 150 62 61 25 

231 168 163 63 62 35 

176 125 122 51 49 22 

227 150 146 77 74 28 

670 569 557 101 91 92 

15 483 14047 13 355 1 436 932 328 

601 518 506 83 '74 79 

243 900 215 956 208 616 27944 20651 9 598 

114 89 86 25 21 9 

14813 13273 13 157 1 540 1 012 52 

31 394 27 776 27623 3618 1 853 123 

367 307 297 60 57 37 

97847 90338 85965 7 509 7067 2663 

87 76 74 11 8 16 

21 430 19 218 18910 2 212 495 412 

216 196 192 20 15 25 

58 381 53626 52 123 4 755 3003 184 

402 350 341 52 47 78 

168 575 151 522 146 272 17053 12474 7 336 

71 65 64 6 4 16 

13389 11 943 11 803 1 446 472 101 

141 96 94 45 40 22 

134 108 107 26 21 24 

296 256 252 40 36 40 

46 855 38900 37 548 7 955 4962 2 799 

107 104 104 3 3 16 

39 32 31 7 6 13 

36 29 29 7 7 4 

48 37 36 11 11 3 

48 38 37 10 8 3 

18 16 15 2 1 1 

253 223 220 30 27 19 

14 852 11 881 11 357 2971 1 986 466 

160 148 146 12 9 9 

5 537 4253 3 753 1 284 299 90 

102 101 101 1 1 4 

36 30 30 6 5 5 

8 6 6 2 2 - 7 5 5 2 1 - 5 5 3 - - - 2 1 1 1 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Con. 

Cows and heifers Ihal had calved - Con. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms_ - number_ - forms with- 1 10 4 __________________________________________ _ 

- 5 10 9 __________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ -

- 50 10 99 ________________________________________ _ 

- 100 10 199 ______________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ -

- 500 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ farms_ - number _ - Steers, steer calves. bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ - number _ - Cattle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ - number_ 

$1,000_ -

(0Ive5 ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Farms with- 1 10 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farmL 

number_ Dec. 1 ond May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number_ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages Invenlory __________________ formL 

number_ Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep ond lambs sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Sheep and lombs shorn _______________________________ formL 

number_ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number_ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ fannL 

number_ 

$1.000_ Goats Inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goals sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Chlck.ns 3 monlhs old or older inventory _______________ farmL 

number_ 

Forms wllh- 1 to 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

400 10 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 _______________________________________ _ 

10,000 10 19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999 _____________________________________ _ 

50,000 10 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Hens and pull.,s of laying age _______________________ formsnumber _ 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older nol of laying age ____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

See foolnote 01 end of table, 

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IExciudes abnormal forms· see text] 

Individual 

TOlal or family 

11 113 9402 

385 356 274 235 

2950 2 787 

492 449 

4836 4264 

2098 1 516 

660 357 

73 29 

4 - 20 737 18 314 

386 875 280 958 

22 667 20 188 

354845 249 594 

24 521 21 626 

683 971 485 276 

262 503 175 613 

12 222 10549 

191 015 150 569 

25 758 21 284 

21 492 18881 

492956 334 707 

236 744 154 328 

9 233 8 194 

290 196 178 328 

149 108 88 031 

10900 9 812 

956 760 771 220 

4 241 3960 

3431 3095 

1 199 1 062 

872 758 

739 626 

418 311 

6840 6201 

162 815 133 694 

10020 8993 

793 945 637 526 

9424 8347 

I 415 153 1 130 328 

125 896 99 142 

2913 2 682 

321 584 276 586 

13964 11 928 

7 356 6662 

176650 144 071 

5 832 5 262 

83743 68 378 

5981 5368 

92 907 75 693 

2614 2 324 

112 493 97 649 

2 324 2 137 

66 761 58 756 

2 256 2 065 

77 616 65844 

2 323 2 058 

95313 82294 

721 877 616 909 

12 160 11 350 

53948 48 457 

2 637 2466 

7 572 6 787 

8948 7 776 

939 780 

5 134 3854 

325 185 

1 396 1 120 

41 34 

8 115 7 468 

7 073 150 4941 342 

7690 7 117 

147 135 

87 68 

96 85 

63 47 

25 12 

7 4 

7 932 7 295 

6 249 250 4363 866 

1 471 1 313 

823 900 577 476 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Partnership 

1 596 

101 430 

154 1 42 

540 

545 

274 

38 

3 

2246 

93 721 

2 279 

83 11 I 

2659 

160296 

67652 

1 564 36 773 

3999 

2 393 

123 523 

63 653 

940 

84 007 

45801 

921 

159 996 

178 

313 

131 

110 

100 

89 

593 

24 765 

865 

135 231 

910 

232 893 

21 999 

214 

34995 

1 627 

646 

27631 

530 

13040 

569 

14591 

179 

13242 

166 

7 196 

170 

10 416 

158 

11 826 

94 875 

731 

4 371 

147 

513 

581 

65 

480 

51 

(0) 

(D) 

507 

1 111 043 

454 

11 

17 

6 

12 

7 

- 498 

1 030086 

51 

80957 

TOlal 

1 

104 

9315 

5 

-

29 

35 

28 

6 

1 

151 

11 059 

166 

20944 

205 

36 398 

18 197 

99 

3450 

442 

189 

32 948 

17 755 

80 

26 875 

14 700 

148 

23 353 

98 

14 

5 

3 

12 

16 

33 

4 045 

145 

19308 

146 

49 180 

4516 

8 

9 151 

375 

34 

4612 

29 

2 173 

34 

2439 

101 

1 213 

12 

679 

12 

1 017 

100 

1 063 

8 812 

67 

963 

23 

(0) 

(0) 

93 

(0) 

88 

88 

2 

133 

1 020 156 

112 

1 

2 

5 

4 

6 

3 

132 

854 784 

104 

165 372 

Corporation 

Other than family held Other- Family held cooper~ 

ative, 

10 or less JO or less estote or 

Total stockholders Total stockholders trust, etc. 

82 81 22 22 11 

7 628 7 604 1 687 1 687 376 

5 5 - - 4 

- - - - 1 

7 3 22 21 7 

28 28 7 7 2 

7 1 21 21 7 

5 5 1 1 -

1 1 - - -

124 121 27 25 26 

1 8 783 1~1 8 473 2 276 1 254

133 1 129 33 

18 236 17 718 2 708 1 7~ 1 196 

164 160 41 37 31 

29 524 28840 6 874 4 657 2001 

14703 14 267 3494 2 328 1 041 

77 76 22 21 10 

2962 2942 488 479 223 

392 386 51 48 32 

151 1471 38 34 29 

26562 25 898 6386 4 178 1 778 

14311 13881 3443 2280 1 009 

66 64 14 12 19 

21 628 21 426 5 247 3 158 986 

11 886 11 764 2814 1 734 577 

135 135 13 12 19 

17933 17933 5 420 5 190 2 191 

96 96 2 2 5 

12 12 2 2 9 

3 3 2 2 1 

3 3 - - 1 

9 9 3 2 1 

12 12 4 4 2 

24 24 9 8 13 

2 405 2 405 1 640 1 567 311 

134 134 11 10 17 

15 528 15 528 3 780 3 623 1 880 

134 134 12 11 21 

29 640 29640 19540 19 158 2 752 

2700 2700 1 816 1 776 239 

5 5 3 3 9 

4836 4836 4 315 4 315 852 

198 198 177 177 33 

25 25 9 8 141 3056 3056 I 556 1 521 336 

21 21 8 7 11 

1 420 1 420 753 748 152 

25 25 9 8 10 

1 636 1 636 803 773 184 

100 99 1 - 10 (D) (D) (0) - 389 

11 10 1 - 9 (D) (0) (0) - 130 

11 10 1 - 9 (0) (0) (0) - 339 

99 98 1 - 7 (D) (D) (D) - 130 (D) (D) (0) - 1 281 

58 57 9 6 12 

922 920 41 20 157 20 20 3 2 1 

201 201 (0) (0) (0) 

542 542 (0) (0) (0) 

91 91 2 1 1 631 631 (0) (0) (0) 

88 88 - - 1 88 88 - - (0) 

2 2 - - (0) 

125 125 8 8 7 876 134 876 134 144 022 144 022 609 

108 108 4 4 7 1 1 - - - 1 1 1 1 - 5 5 - - - 2 2 2 2 - 5 5 1 1 - 3 3 - - - 124 124 8 8 7 (0) (0) (0) (0) 514 

102 102 2 2 3 (0) (0) (0) (0) 95 

MICHIGAN 35 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

fExciudes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ formL_ 

number __ 

forms with- 1 to 1,999 ___________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 _______________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms_ - number _ - Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms- - number _ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes _______________________________ forms_ 

acres_ For groin or seed __________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ______________________________________ _ 25 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated ________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ formsacres_ 

Barley for groin _____________________________________ formsacres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Soybeans for beons __________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _______________________________ " ________ _ 

100 to 499 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Ory field and seed beans _____________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

l00-lb bogs_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acres ____________________ ------------------- 5.0 to 24.9 ocro'- ____________________________________ _ 

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- 25.0 to 99.9 acro'- ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

tons __ irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: I to 24 acro'- ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocro'- _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocro'- _____________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Soo footnoto at end of table. 

36 MICHIGAN 

Individual 

Total or famiiy 

1 509 1 321 6 625 168 4 910 620 615 524 501 699 460 130 

591 504 

21 17 3 3 - -

253 235 40 332 19464 

513 490 1 1 i2 357 127 210 

37 769 33449 2 814 831 2 131 704 

35 396 31 295 2 384 673 1 839 300 188 087 193 142484 976 802 600 

99 377 64 844 

14644 13 750 

14055 12 455 

6 252 4 836 

445 254 

14 380 12664 

382 083 313 578 15 042 125 12 239 913 

24 16 

1 191 605 

9 494 8 631 4 369 3 661 

511 369 

6 3 

18 572 16343 

408 109 339 388 

23 366 826 19 221 313 

27 24 

643 549 

753 635 

19 314 14 832 

920 822 692 570 

1 1 

(D) (D) 

14 503 12829 

898 052 744 540 

21 354 896 17 496 308 

201 160 

11 307 7 441 

5 192 4723 

6 760 6023 

2 448 2023 

103 60 

5 454 4820 454 559 365 554 

5 309 788 4 243 427 

67 47 

7 723 4899 

846 721 

43 805 23 566 

10 002 744 5 024 600 

214 151 

21 402 9 792 

232 224 

197 182 

105 93 

166 139 

146 83 

1 597 1 338 

91 589 63 102 

1 712 060 1 174 030 

19 13 

796 418 

36 123 32 566 

1 630 163 1 321 791 

3 722 636 2939902 

217 150 

9 788 5 666 

17 562 16 581 

14 326 12855 

4 176 3 101 

59 29 

Partnership 

158 

(D) 

75 

39 798 

71 

4 

-

-

14 

(D) 

14 

(D) 

3930 

576 367 3 735 

458 843 38 188 142 167 

24 809 

827 

1 503 

1 258 

147 

1 564 58 836 2 391 503 7 

(D) 

796 

653 

113 

2 

2067 

62496 

3 726 528 

3 

94 

99 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

1 541 

132 047 3 287 481 

34 

3051 

439 

684 

387 

31 

578 

(D) 

(D) 

15 2 112 

102 12344 

2975 317 

44 

6 616 

8 

14 

12 

22 

46 

215 

21 093 

394 184 

6 

378 

3 255 

274 463 690 972 

57 

2946 

913 

1 354 

962 

26 

Corporation 

Family held Othor than family hold Othorcooper· 

otive, 10 or less 10 or less estate or Total Total stockholders Total stockholders trust, etc. 

28 22 22 6 6 2 

982 024 785 119 785 119 196 905 196905 (D) 

1 1 1 - - 15 (D) (D) (D) - - (D) 

1 1 1 - - 15 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

3 3 3 - - 1 

12 506 12506 12506 - - (D) 

7 7 6 - - 2 

926 408 926 408 382908 - - (D) 

314 264 258 50 45 76 

99 562 87 735 85681 11 827 8952 7 198 

292 242 238 50 45 74 

80 062 70353 69081 9 709 7484 6468 

6 863 822 6 109 723 5 999 428 754 099 589 568 550 253 

34 29 29 5 4 1 

9698 8 858 8858 840 540 (D) 

34 27 26 7 7 33 

70 58 58 12 11 27 

146 119 117 27 25 12 

42 38 37 4 2 2 

129 107 105 22 20 23 

8 790 7471 7378 1 319 802 879 

375 271 320 038 316 455 55 233 36 563 35438 

1 1 1 - - - (D) (D) (D) - - -

51 40 40 11 11 16 

50 43 41 7 7 5 

27 23 23 4 2 2 

1 1 1 - - -

134 105 104 29 27 28 

5 533 4030 3 990 1 503 1 233 692 

374 658 280 098 277098 94 560 78660 44 327 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

17 14 14 3 3 2 

898 678 678 220 220 (D) 

44 595 37095 37095 7 500 7500 (D) 

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

115 102 100 13 13 18 

20 952 19 158 18 653 1 794 1 794 513 

561 219 522 203 511 273 39016 39016 9888 

7 7 7 - - -

815 815 815 - - -

21 16 16 5 5 9 

44 42 42 2 2 9 

38 32 30 6 6 -

12 12 12 - - -

55 52 51 3 3 1 

16 415 15428 15 393 987 987 (D) 

195 696 189 271 189 043 6425 6425 (D) 

5 5 5 - - - 712 712 712 - - -

23 22 22 1 - - 7 895 (D) (D) (D) - -

2 002 827 (D) (D) (D) - -

19 18 18 1 - - 4 994 4320 4 320 (D) - -

- - - - - - 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - 5 5 5 - - - 17 16 16 1 - -

41 40 40 1 1 3 

7 067 (D) (D) (D) (D) 327 

137 671 (D) (D) (D) (0) 6 175 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

246 201 197 45 42 56 

31 444 25323 24403 6 121 4836 2465 

86 514 69493 66 522 17 021 12975 5 248 

10 10 10 - - - 1 176 1 176 1 176 - - -

44 36 35 8 8 24 

92 74 74 18 17 25 

106 88 85 18 17 7 

4 3 3 1 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal forms: see lexl) 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 

Hay crops - Can. A~o~o hoy _______________________________________ forms-_ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

All vegelobles horvesled for sale (see lexl) ______________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ Forms by ocres harvested: 0.1 10 4.9 ocre,- ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 10 24.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25.01099.9 ocre'-____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or rnore ___________________________________ _ 

Lond in orchards ____________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 10 4.9 ocros _______________________________________ _ 

5.01024.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 10 99.9 ocre'- ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ forms __ 

total acres __ pounds __ 

Cherries _________________________________________ farms __ 

total acres __ pounds __ 

Grapes (see text) __________________________________ farms __ 

total acres __ pounds __ 

'1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

TOlol 

30 424 1 135 548 

2 896 516 

182 

6636 

4 160 

122 211 

848 

35 597 

1 616 1 427 

847 

270 

5 291 170 493 

522 14 610 

1 779 

1 892 

1 189 

431 

3 275 

71 786 

772 834 906 

2 452 

61 735 201 785 909 

1 550 15 524 

118 356 478 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Individual 

or family 

27 282 939 046 

2 323 390 

132 

3967 

3 687 76 567 

674 

14 767 

1 535 

1 293 

703 

156 

4686 

111 957 

401 

8644 

1 708 

1 723 

1 007 

248 

2844 

43 993 429 739 662 

2 101 

40 428 132 136 428 

1 411 12 884 97 745 745 

Partnership 

2 872 172 286 

498 856 

41 

1 5931 

375 24401 

126 

8 586 

70 

116 

118

71 1 

488 

34 933 

82 3 101 

63 

1471 

159 

119 

Total 

220 22433 

69 954 

9 

1 0761 

91 21 192 

48 

12 245 

7 

16 

25 

43 

99 23 193 

35 2 789 

4 

141 18 

63 

Corporation 

Family held 

10 or less 

T 0101 slockholders 

178 18381 

56 996 

9 

1 076 

87 

20895 47 

(D) 

7 

15 

23 

42 

89 

21 026 

31 

2 562 

4 

12 

17 

56 

175 

17 586 54 386 

9 

1 076 

82 

18 530 

45 

(D) 

6 

15 

22 

39 

85 19 726 

31 2 562 

4 

121 15 

54 

340 77 70 68 

15 901 11 595 10 629 9 979 

195345 642 145 830 272 131 450 488 122 350 488 

271 74 

13 148

1 

8 133 

43 325 593 26 272 997 1 

9 190 lj~~1 243 11 265 12!~1 440 

67 7491 24 186 997 

15 

(D) 

(D) 

64 

6 931 

22 653 9971 

(D) 141 

(D) 

Other Ihon family held 

10 or less 

Total stockholders 

42 

4 052 12 958 

4 297 1 

(D) 

1 

2 

1 

10 

2 167 

4 

227 

2 

1 

7 

7 

967 

14379 784 

7 

642 2 086 000 

2 

(D) 

(D) 

39 3 067 9746 

4 297 

1 

(D) 

1 

~ 1 

7 

1 097 

3 

92 

1 

1 

5 

5 

603 

9 144 652 

6 

382 

986 000 1 

(O~ 1 (D) 

Othercooper· 

otive, 

estate or 

trust, etc. 

50 

1 783 4 316 

7 

50 

4 

2 

1 

18 

411 

4 

77 

4 

8 

5 

1 

14 

297 1 919 330 

6 

26 

50891 1 

155 01~ I 

MICHIGAN 37 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978 

(Excludes abnormal forms; see text) 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number __ 

land in forms _____________________________________ ~~~~:!== Average size of form ______________________________ ocres_ - Value of land and buildings' ___________________________ forms_ - $1.0()(L - Average per form ________________________________ dollors_ - Average per acre _________________________________ dollors_ - forms by value of land and buildings: $1 1o $19.999 _________________________________________ _ 

- $20.000 10 $39.999 _____________________________________ _ $40.000 10 $69.999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $70.000 10 $99.999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $100.000 10 $149.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $150.000 10 $199.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $200.000 1o $499.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $500.000 1o $999.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $1.000.000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

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Owned and rented land by operator: Land owned ______________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms- - acres_ - land rented or leased to atherL _____________________ farms_ - acres_ -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland ________________________________ forms- -

- Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ - 100 to 199 acres ___________________________________ _ - 200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ - 500 to 999 ocres ___________________________________ _ - 1.00010 1.999 ocre'- _______________________________ _ 

- 2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

-

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ formsacres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not 

-

- harvested or pastured __________________________ farms-- acres_ - On which all crops failed _________________________ farms- - acres_ - In cultivated summer follow _______________________ forms_ - acres_ - Idle _. ___ • _____________________________________ forms- - ocres_ -

Total woodland ____________ • ________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Woodland postured _____________ • _____ • ____________ forms. - acres_ Woodland - not postured ____________________________ farms- - acres_ - Pastureland and rangeland ather than cropla nd and woodland postured ____________________ • ____________ forms_ - ocres_ - land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ - acres_ -

Posture land, all types _________________________ • ______ farms_ - acres_ - Irrigated land ______________ • ___________ • ____________ farms_ - acres-- Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Posture land irrigated _______________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Other land irrigoted ________________________________ forms. - ocres_ - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms_ - ocres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

A"F~r,~~~;~S Port -=========================~========== ~~~~:~ == owners ____________________________________ number __ 

Tenants __________________________________ • ____ number __ 

White _______ • _________________________________ number __ 

Full owners . _________________________________ number __ 

Port owners _____________ • _______________ • ____ number __ Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

Block and other races- ___________________________ number __ Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Part owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

See loolnole 01 end 01 lab Ie. 

38 MICHIGAN 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Tolol 

68 211 30 909 100.0 45.3 II 426 256 7 869 314 168 255 68210 31 219 II 115 789 7 539 716 

162 964 241 510 974 960 

4 566 I 228 9 537 3 052 15 253 4 644 9 469 3643 

8 831 1 4 142 

5 067 2 859 II 099 7 991 3 253 2 619 I 135 I 041 

63 829 29 071 8 261 793 5 290 823 

25 161 14 811 3 584 970 2 747 877 

7 325 2 821 420 507 169 386 

66 079 30 372 8 654 403 6 211 207 

62 9251 6 947 059 29 7961 5 221 163 

30 670 8440 12 556 5 992 9 821 6 711 7 775 6 655 I 722 I 635 341 326 

40 37 

22 886 10 051 757 696 433 821 

9 359 4 803 214 951 133 908 3 867 I 861 

75 521 43 132 7 682 4 104 

174 565 106 755 18 615 8 707 

484 611 272 428 

36 313 17549 I 575 759 921 934 8 992 4409 

340 189 212 294 30629 14 988 

I 235 570 709 640 

7 345 3 728 

323 062 216 503 

52 031 23 634 873 032 519 670 

30 270 13541 I 420 947 862 618 

3 183 2 222 226 133 202 224 

3 127 2 201 

222 875 199 654 

40 18 

716 513 143 91 

2 542 2 057 

12 727 7 688 245 452 188 759 

68 211 30 909 43 151 16 138 

20 620 12 908 

4440 I 863 

67 772 30 778 

42 867 16060 

20486 12 862 

4419 I 856 

439 131 

284 78 

134 46 21 7 

Under 25 yeors 

I 105 

1.6 192 520 

174 

I 148 204 899 

178 483 

935 

17 

215 

139 

153 

183 

102 

255 

79 

5 

586 68 898 

934 124 556 

20 

934 

I 081 163 764 

I 012 

140 074 

286 

168 

329 

203 

24 

2 

-

224 6 259 

108 2 800 

47 

976 

74 

2288 

318 II 367 

373 15 112 

74 

3 104 

332 12008 

60 3 292 

616 10 352 

286 12655 

49 3 B63 

4B 

3 815 

-

-

3 

4B 

188 3 875 

I 105 

171 

415 

519 

I 100 

171 

413 

516 

5 

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2 

3 

Fanning 

Age of operator 

25 10 34 yeors 35 10 44 yeors 45 10 54 years 65 yeors 55 1o 64 years and over 

3 389 4448 6 300 8 234 7433 4.9 6.5 9.2 12.0 10.8 I 005 474 I 524 694 2 157416 2 035 888 953 322 297 343 342 247 128 

3 420 4 452 6078 8320 7801 

I 023 043 I 536 981 2 057 935 I 894 766 822 092 

299 135 345 233 338 587 227 736 105 382 I 051 I 034 981 919 811 

62 63 124 311 651 

215 180 224 574 I 644 

306 456 499 I 221 2023 

291 355 547 I 084 I 213 

481 543 818 I 178 939 

352 433 653 896 423 

I 158 I 535 2087 2 243 713 

405 623 776 590 146 

150 264 350 223 49 

2 851 4 224 6090 8 031 7289 

490 502 905 542 I 422 297 I 515 603 887981 

2 468 2 904 3657 3 462 I 386 

525 028 634 771 761 087 564 551 137 884 

137 219 357 733 I 355 

10 056 15 619 25968 44 266 72 543 

3 291 4 387 6 219 8 127 7267 

836750 I 245 921 I 735 499 1 566 826 662 447 

3 245 4 312 6156 7959 7 112 

726 843 I 074 310 I 486 914 I 302 536 490486 

436 653 997 2 063 4005 

553 675 963 I 832 I 801 

938 I 012 I 553 2011 868 

I 021 I 468 I 973 I 616 374 

255 411 535 363 47 

37 85 119 66 17 

5 8 16 8 -

953 I 592 2 249 2 900 2 133 

43 352 74 877 III 898 121 478 75957 

472 670 I 004 I 326 I 223 

14 592 21 903 35 964 34 556' 24093 

215 289 353 460 497 

6 645 7 714 9 654 10 638 7 505 

380 497 848 I 211 I 094 

12 026 15 999 26466 30 160 19 816 

970 I 437 1 785 2 271 I 926 

33 292 51 118 64 603 67458 44 590 

I 694 2 652 3 775 4980 4075 

94454 155 126 222 624 261 782 172 836 429 640 I 015 I 283 968 

22 908 33 122 53377 59 801 39982 

I 447 2 312 3 206 4 223 3468 

71 546 122 004 169 247 201 981 132 854 . 359 601 824 I 000 884 22 968 34 633 63 937 62 370 29 303 

2 348 3 351 4849 6 416 6054 51 302 89 014 135 356 144 910 88 736 

I 345 2 124 2 987 3 847 2952 

89 228 142 632 229 212 243649 145 242 

299 470 622 542 240 

28 387 54 616 66 367 39 601 9 390 

296 466 616 539 236 28 067 54 230 65368 39 132 9 042 

2 4 4 6 2 (D) 104 36 197 (D) 

14 21 21 19 13 (D) 282 963 272 (D) 

864 I 391 I 815 2 166 I 264 25 121 42 503 53674 48 158 15 428 

3 389 4448 6 300 8 234 7433 926 I 545 2 650 4 783 6063 I 919 2 677 3434 3 243 I 220 

544 226 216 208 150 3 375 4 429 6277 8 198 7399 

922 I 535 2639 4 760 6033 

I 911 2 668 3 422 3 232 I 216 

542 226 216 206 150 

14 19 23 36 34 

4 10 II 23 30 

8 9 12 11 4 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number_ 

percent_ Land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ 

Average size of form ______________________________ ocres_ 

Value of land and buitdingsl ___________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________________________ dollors_ 

Average per ocr8 _________________________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ $100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ $1,000,000 Or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms_ 

Qcres_ 

land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ 

ocres_ land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Farms by ocres horvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocros ___________________________________ _ 200 to 499 ocreL __________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Pasture or grazing only __________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, ond soil-improvement grosses not harvested or pastured __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ 

aeres_ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ forms_ 

aeres_ Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms_ 

oeres_ Woodland pastured ________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Woodland not postured ____________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Postureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland pastured _________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated lond _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Postureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms_ 

ocres_ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

AIIF~r~:~!:s Port owners -==================================== ____________________________________ ~~~~:~ number_ = Tenants _______________________________________ number_ White _________________________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Part owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

Black and other roces ____________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Part owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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{Excludes abnormal forms· see text] 

Total Under 25 yeors 

37 302 1 211 

54.6 1.7 

3 556 942 74 141 

95 61 

36991 1 170 

3 576 073 67475 

96674 57 671 

1 004 937 

3 338 248 

6485 315 

10609 406 

5 826 65 

4689 32 

2208 52 

3 108 51 

634 1 

94 -

34 758 698 

2 970 970 36077 

10350 735 

837 093 40 571 

4504 38 

251 121 2 507 

35 707 1 143 

2 443 196 59 543 

33 129 1 116 

1 725 896 48 886 

22 230 795 

6564 204 

3 110 91 

1 120 25 

87 1 

15 - 3 -

12 835 226 323 875 3 360 

4 556 88 81 043 880 2006 50 

32 389 753 

3 578 65 

67810 1 804 9908 230 212 183 3860 

18764 340 

653 825 7323 4 583 34 127 895 850 15641 315 

525 930 6473 

3 617 42 106 559 916 

28397 690 353 362 6359 

16 729 274 558 329 5 126 

961 6 23 909 83 926 6 23 221 83 22 - 203 - 52 - 485 - 5039 97 56693 1 146 

37 302 1 211 27 013 478 7 712 220 2 577 513 36994 1 210 

26807 478 7 624 220 2 563 512 308 1 

206 - 88 - 14 1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 

5 747 9 855 10434 

8.4 14.4 15.2 

433 606 960 638 1 074 113 

75 97 103 

5 617 9 821 10 372 

464 309 1 016 048 1 118938 

82 661 103 456 107 880 

1 138 1 051 1 033 

619 617 745 

1 220 1 263 1 532 

1 509 3 164 3 083 

846 1 667 1 630 

670 1 315 1 463 

288 719 602 

412 889 955 

48 162 323 

5 25 39 

5 011 9 351 9931 

282 070 727 385 949 608 

2 362 3062 2 605 

175 455 ,290 136 196911 

529 1 063 1 270 

23919 56883 72 406 

5 405 9564 9954 

324 819 692 624 720 447 

4956 8 818 9 197 

246 508 489 995 514 198 

3 367 5 789 6 028 

902 1 698 1 882 

532 920 858 

152 375 391 

2 31 35 

1 4 3 

- 1 -

1 911 3 570 3 771 

31 346 105 082 90 232 

651 1 211 1 315 

9886 19 552 25 230 

269 599 536 

4 854 9064 8 569 

439 895 1 083 

8 345 16 381 21 114 

1 344 2 806 2824 

23880 52 550 61 104 

2 501 5 082 5 454 

64 320 154 767 212 963 

587 1 350 1 360 

14601 29 762 37 535 2 073 4 133 4 574 

49 719 125 005 175 428 

395 953 1 195 8 312 26 897 29 729 4 195 7 564 8 238 36 155 86 350 110 974 

2372 4 637 4 989 54259 161 741 157 496 

139 267 285 3 533 8 283 7 172 136 254 272 3 504 8 126 6 876 - 9 8 - 68 68 8 10 18 29 89 228 706 1 413 1 456 8 720 15460 17 602 

5 747 9 855 10434 3389 6 813 7 849 1 617 2 528 2 078 741 514 507 5 668 9808 10 374 

3 375 6 781 7 794 1 553 2 520 2 074 740 507 506 79 47 60 14 32 55 64 8 4 1 7 1 

65 yeers and 

55 to 64 years over 

7406 2649 

10.8 3.8 

758 616 255 828 

102 97 

7417 2594 

707 506 201 7971 

95389 77 793 

914 782 

613 496 

1 610 545 

1 856 591 

1 229 389 

968 2411 419 128 

623 178 

81 19 

18 7 

7 227 2540 

720 179 255 651 

1 265 321/ 99 122 34 898 

1 056 548 

60 685 34 721 

7 113 2 528 

488 351 157 412 

6606 2436 

329 176 97 133 

4 393 1 858 

1 472 406 

573 136 

145 32 

17 1 

5 2 

1 11 

2 575 782 

68 739 25 116 

928 363 16 687 8 808 

392 160 

6 420 2 729 

844 252 

15 693 4 473 

2 026 678 

51 636 19 153 

4024 1 363 

160 968 53 484 881 371 

32 366 12 781 

3440 1 106 

128 602 40 703 

737 295 28948 11 757 

5 753 1 957 80 349 33 175 

3 345 1 112 130 053 49 654 

201 63 3 734 1 104 198 60 3 590 1 042 3 2 (0) (0) 

11 5 (0) (0) 

1 103 264 11 226 2 539 

7 406 2 649 6 154 2 330 1 064 205 188 114 7 307 2 627 

6 065 2 314 1 056 201 186 112 99 22 89 16 8 4 2 2 

MICHIGAN 39 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 

[Excludes abnonnal farms- see text] 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Partnership ________________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Olher Ihan fomily held _____________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ - Not on form operated ___________________________________ _ - Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 34 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

- 35 to 44 yeors _________________________________________ _ - 45 to 54 yearL ________________________________________ _ - 55 to 64 yeors _________________________________________ _ - 65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

- Average .oge ___________________________________________ _ -

Operotors by sex: Mol. _________________________________________________ _ 

Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operotors by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________ _ 

Other ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None _____________________ ___ _________________________ _ I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

I to 9 ocres _____________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 100 to 139 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocros ____________________________ -------------- 180 to 219 ocros _________________________________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocros- _____________ - _____________ -------------- 260 to 499 ocro' _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 1.000 to 1,999 ocros ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ -------

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin farms (011 ) ________________ -- __________ ---- -----

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013) _____________________ _ 

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- Cation forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

- Tobacco farms (0132) __________________ ------------------- Sugor crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ - Vegelable ond melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ - Fruit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ -

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Horticullurol specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

Livestock forms, e)(cept dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) - - Seef cottl. forms, excepl feedlots (0212) --------------------- Ooiry farms (024) __________ - ___ -------- --------------------

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Paullry and egg farms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specially farms (027) ______ -------- ------------------ General farms, primorily livestock (029) ____ __________________ _ -

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

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- Market volue of agriculturol products sold _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ - $200,000 10 $499,999 ________ -------- ------------------- $100,000 10 $199,999 ________ -------- -------------------

$40,000 to $99,999 __ -------- -- ------ ------------------- $20,000 to $39,999 __________________ ------------------- $10.000 10 $19,999 ________________ -- -------------------

$5,000 10 $9,999 ____________ -------- -------------------

$2,500 10 $4,999 __________ -- -------- ---------- --------- less than $2,500 __________ ---------- -------------------

See foolnol. at end of table. 

Totol farming 

and other 

occupations Tolol 

61 399 26649 

9 180 975 6 013 842 5890 3692 

1 813 363 1 510 226 

694 449 

354 970 288 449 

14 10 

680 439 

93 69 

49 022 45792 

11 7 

82 62 

135 50 

27926 11 005 

56 135 26018 

6 835 2 445 

2 316 1 105 

9 136 3 389 

14 303 4448 

16 734 6 300 15 640 8234 

10 082 7 433 

49.3 52.9 

65 575 29 557 

2 636 1 352 

301 87 

30909 30909 

37 302 -

24 093 20828 

5523 4 301 

5 396 1 686 

30 950 1 845 

3 581 954 

16611 3 789 

4 933 1 383 

9734 3 335 

7 887 3430 

5614 3 022 

3 974 2463 

3 126 2 122 

8 388 6543 

3 509 3 071 

743 698 

III 99 

23849 10 358 

7 240 2 265 

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7 240 2 265 

2 061 I 006 

4 339 2 179 

1 353 649 

3249 1 206 

15497 5 429 

5 433 1 739 

7 029 6441 

654 392 

1 889 432 

I 051 552 

68 211 30 909 

I 938 147 I 629 685 

258 241 

1 205 1 145 

2839 2670 

7 805 6 882 

7 114 5 109 

8699 4 481 

9913 3 704 

9963 2 781 

20415 3896 

Undor 25 yeors 25 10 34 years 

983 2 809 

160 165 748062 

114 501 

28 480 205 403 

7 55 (0) (0) 

- 2 

7 53 

- 14 

- 14761 

- 1 

- 13 

1 10 

(D) (D) 

737 2 675 

311 479 

1 105 - - 3389 

- -

- - - - - - 21.7 29.9 

1 096 3309 

9 80 

5 6 

1 105 3389 

- -

582 1 898 

201 674 

111 310 

175 334 

88 137 

167 225 

59 99 

88 237 

160 355 

101 307 

137 352 

62 219 

179 917 

59 447 

4 85 

I 9 

575 1 102 

56 177 

- - - -

56 177 

22 96 

28 174 

8 77 

22 107 

188 553 

23 126 

127 970 

5 34 

65 43 

9 56 

I 105 3 389 

29 213 216 295 

1 26 

8 145 

32 394 

188 1 186 

215 612 

173 496 

182 245 

144 125 

162 160 

1978-Con. 

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors 

35 10 44 yeors 45 10 54 yeors 55 10 64 yeors and over 

3831 5293 6963 6770 

1 234 202 1 639213 1 459 882 772 318 

505 842 1 126 604 

217 675 406 825 503 033 148 810 

93 137 110 47 

62649 99 833 56 505 30572 

1 4 2 1 

92 133 108 46 

14 17 20 4 

8 802 10023 11 912 294 

1 3 2 - 13 14 18 4 

5 11 15 8 

1 366 1 522 4556 1 328 

3 695 5343 7 137 6431 

396 412 455 392 

- - - - - - - - 4448 - - - - 6300 - - - - 8 234 - - - - 7433 

39.5 49.8 59.5 71.5 

4 305 6054 7896 6897 

143 246 338 536 

14 19 23 20 

4448 6300 8234 7433 

- - - -

2660 4033 5 662 5993 

703 974 I 189 560 

350 422 385 108 

440 463 352 81 

69 114 233 313 

281 407 833 1 876 

138 176 351 560 

337 425 901 1 347 

386 540 959 I 030 

321 566 936 791 

344 461 739 430 

312 531 633 365 

1 318 1 809 1 781 539 

750 996 680 139 

166 241 163 39 

26 34 25 4 

1 185 1 878 2 823 2 795 

307 331 552 842 

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307 331 552 842 

142 204 307 235 

291 426 589 671 

90 173 184 117 

113 200 277 487 

758 983 I 419 1 528 

180 302 498 610 

1 364 1 801 1 702 477 

56 95 90 112 

52 52 144 76 

90 157 147 93 

4448 6300 8 234 7433 

349 885 501 446 409 439 123 406 

51 77 67 19 

289 392 263 48 

672 870 594 108 

1 467 1 932 1 747 362 

738 1 212 1 665 667 

462 788 1 482 1 080 

309 431 989 1 548 

207 303 660 1 342 

253 295 767 2 259 

40 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-(on. 

(Excludes abnormal forms- see text) 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Partnership ________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ farmsocres_ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ 

10 or less slockhoiders ___________________________ formsOlher Ihan fomily held _____________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _________________________________________ _ 

351044 yeorL ________________________________________ _ 

4510 54 years _________________________________________ _ 5510 64 years _________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________ _ Average age ___________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male _________________________________________________ _ Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Sponish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principol occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

Olher ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

11099 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

SO ta 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 10 139 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

140 10 179 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

18010 219 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

220 10 259 acreL ________________________________________ _ 260 10 499 acreL ________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 10 1.999 acreL _____________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain farms (011 ) ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, excepl cash groin farms (013) _____________________ _ Callan farms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco farms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133, 0134. 0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegelable and melon farms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruil and Iree nul farms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specially farms (018) __________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

liveslock farms, .xcepl dairy, paullry, and animal specialty (021)_ eeef callie farms, excepl feedlols (0212) __________________ _ Dairy farms (024) ________________________________________ _ 

Poullry and egg farms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal specialty farms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily liveslock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural producls sold _______________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farms by value of agricullural producls sold, $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $199 ,999 _________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

Less Ihan $2.500 _____________________________________ _ 

See foolnole 01 end of lable. 

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Talal Under 25 years 

34 750 995 

167 133 62046 

2 198 207 

303 137 11 512 

245 2 66 521 (0) 

4 -

241 2 

24 1 

3 230 (D) 

4 - 20 1 

85 6 

16 921 93 

30 117 824 

4390 323 

1 211 1 211 

5 747 - 9 855 - 10434 - 7 406 - 2649 -

46.4 21.9 

36018 1 193 

I 284 18 

214 I 

- - 37 302 1 211 

3 265 28 

1 222 46 

3 7101 102 

29 105 1 035 

2 627 142 

12 822 538 3550 114 

6399 177 4457 130 

2 592 42 1 511 25 1 004 15 

1 845 25 

438 2 

45 1 12 -

13491 706 4975 168 

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- -

4975 168 1 055 14 

2 160 12 704 9 2043 25 

10068 211 3 694 42 588 13 262 2 1 457 13 

499 38 

37 302 1 211 308 462 6909 

17 - 60 - 169 1 923 21 2 005 39 4 218 115 

6209 189 7 182 259 16 519 587 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 10 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 

5 355 9 293 9 755 

381 971 878 279 942 623 

346 504 523 

45 513 69 150 87902 

18 32 136 

3 315 (0) 39 701 

- 3 1 

18 29 135 

8 1 7 

963 (D) 657 

1 1 1 

7 - 6 

20 25 13 

1 844 5006 3 230 

4 536 8 045 8 576 

860 1 037 1 075 

- - - 5 747 - -

- 9 855 - - - 10434 

- - - - - -

30.5 39.4 49.3 

5 548 9649 10 083 

199 206 351 

14 80 33 

- - - 5 747 9 855 10434 

141 344 475 

102 216 227 

527 1 065 837 

4977 8 230 8 895 

616 539 698 2477 3 470 3 413 

500 901 962 

705 1 842 1 794 

537 1 147 1 246 

348 609 759 

210 414 420 

119 249 348 

203 505 627 

31 164 146 

1 14 16 

- 1 5 

2 262 3400 3 665 745 1 325 1 296 

- - -

- - -

745 1 325 I 296 145 319 284 230 576 582 70 102 227 319 634 582 

1 569 2 678 3 070 460 856 1 091 63 147 186 39 61 74 208 536 396 97 77 72 

5 747 9 855 10434 40099 83 732 97 706 

1 3 7 3 13 22 

15 41 61 105 286 337 341 596 596 632 1 245 1 179 919 1 577 1 701 942 I 754 2 154 2 789 4340 4 377 

65 yeers and 

55 10 64 yea rs over 

6909 2443 

679 765 222449 

441 177 

64 993 24067 

36 211 

7080 (0) 

- - 36 21 

6 1 

592 (D) 

1 - 5 1 

14 7 

6 186 562 

6007 2 129 

812 283 

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- -

7406 -

- 2 649 

58.9 71.2 

7 138 2407 

268 242 

79 7 

- - 7406 2649 

803 I 474 

354 277 

843 336 

5406 562 

498 134 

2077 847 

814 259 

1 405 476

1 973 424 

621 213 

338 104 

213 60 375 110 

77 18 11 2 4 2 

2 556 902 991 450 - - - -

991 450 222 71 

510 250 239 57 318 165 

1 970 570 935 310 135 44 58 28 214 90 

193 22 

7 406 2649 63 353 16 663 

5 I 18 4 

42 9 143 31 349 84 845 202 1 368 455 1 567 506 3 069 1 357 

MICHIGAN 41 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal farms, see lext] 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms __ 

Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ $f~~== 

$1.000_ Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ -

- Cotton and cottonseed --- _________________________ ~f~~= -

- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ $f~~= -

- $1,000_ 

Commodity CrecHt Corporation 10005 ________________ farms_ -

- $1,000_ - T aOOeeD _________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ -

- Field seeds, hoy, foroge, and SiIOge __________________ ~f~~~= -

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Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ ~f~~= -

- $1,000_ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ -

- $1,000_ Soles of $40,000 or mors _________________________ forms_ -

- $1,000_ - Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ -

- $1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms-- $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ -

- $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Poultry ond poultry products ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Dairy productL ___________________________________ - farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or mor"- ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Cottle - and colves __________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ -

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ________________ - _____ - _______ -------- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ______________________________ ------- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more __ • ___________________________ --------

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ forms_ 

Forms by tons purchased: 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

1 to 99 lons _______ • _______________________________ _ 

100 10 499 ton'- ___________________________________ _ 

500 tons or more ________________ -------------------

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ________________ - ___ ---------------

$20,000 to $49,999 ________________ ------------------

$50,000 or more __________________ ---- --------------

See footnote at end of table. 

42 MICHIGAN 

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37 601 19 424 519 232 396 911 3 028 2 678 257 286 234 115 3406 2 138 

30 118 24 670 

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- - - - - - - - 16422 7 226 56 617 33 509 74 61 4 638 3 925 4 155 2 272 98 325 86940 488 452 

72 948 69 910 

5 300 2 808 161 574 135 455 1 065 935 127818 114 192 1 686 826 103 763 89 014 395 339 94884 84 165 2 257 1 813 73 462 67 702 477 455 51 692 49 144 

3 858 1 493 78 197 70 253 306 251 

73 945 67410 8 399 7 566 434999 417 567 3 940 3 822 

352 669 342 900 24 521 13867 262 S03 217 251 906 811 141 991 130 286 

9 424 4 154 125 896 100 724 728 631 

80 680 73 170 2 510 933 4 819 3 091 9 7 

594 (0) 

3 987 1 080 18 762 11 269 69 53 8 761 7 155 

21 314 9 501 

148807 124 251 

17 478 6447 

2 397 1 790 892 774 

547 490 

33 378 15 871 

183 706 156 562 

26 779 10 036 

4 879 4 266 

1 171 1 090 

549 479 

17 624 9 965 

647 388 558 052 

109 164 95 001 

16671 9 124 

776 684 

177 157 

13 911 6 659 

2 873 2 568 

S03 452 337 286 

Under 25 yeors 

12~4 63 4471 

63 

497 

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653 

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819 

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336 

34 1 491 

15 1 240 

8 

451 4 

394 

158 

1 876 

14 

857 

19 

351 3 

299 

155 5 823 

55 3 901 

341 2 025 7 

388 

208 3 383 

21 

2 274 

16 

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390 

2 142 

279 

82 

26 

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507 2 169 

400 

92 

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335 6482 

1 318 

325 

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63 

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Farming 

Ago of operator 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 to ~ yeors 65 yeor. 55 to 64 yeors and over 

2228 2 772 4093 5 289 4270 55 351 82 322 114499 99 157 33 498 424 625 853 623 90 34 320 58 379 76 770 52 594 7582 290 436 530 S30 289 

4260 6 639 7889 4643 741 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 747 1 021 1 342 1 937 2031 

5 217 6 271 7633 8 312 5424 

12 12 19 13 5 

668 747 1 395 800 315 215 349 SOO 675 489 

9 101 14948 32499 20 84S 8 728 

60 106 145 108 27 

7427 12 026 28444 15 367 6310 

242 387 S84 766 795 14264 26 767 41 552 35457 15 924 

113 186 277 239 105 12 497 23 433 37057 28 749 11 216 102 119 211 240 146 

7 642 19 105 33 117 23 773 4927 

46 58 127 71 33 

6 928 18 451 32065 22 178 4147 

224 296 S05 497 133 7854 15 430 19346 20 138 3059 51 114 143 115 18 4 938 12 218 13 801 15 108 2 221 

153 221 334 405 361 

9 221 11 023 21 384 18 963 9310 

32 49 89 66 12 

9005 10489 20 610 18 166 8841 1 131 1 539 2 102 2 003 636 62 943 98 730 130 513 102 027 17 532 

609 968 1 185 874 131 

51 161 86 341 110 330 80 131 11 036 

1 672 2384 3354 3801 2 315 

25 229 43 710 71 113 56 226 18 947 95 182 253 220 54 

14433 26 820 47635 32 190 8820 

656 881 877 945 587 18086 29 997 25581 19379 4297 103 199 160 132 16 

12 887 24202 18905 13 421 1 480 

81 126 157 226 327 213 375 841 967 634 1 1 3 2 - (0) (0) 248 (0) - 131 188 189 281 214 

1 175 1 209 3 367 4 194 1 125 9 9 13 17 4 782 689 2 808 2 202 (0) 

1 424 1 756 1 987 2 313 1 631 

18 510 27 877 37302 29 159 9 262 

879 1 127 1 218 1 S64 1 380 352 346 409 424 177 125 157 208 206 52 

68 126 152 119 22 

2 078 2 782 3471 4 171 2 862 22 920 33 609 50554 35 728 11 583 

1 121 1 402 1 766 2 768 2 579 

726 984 1 194 1 059 211 154 294 353 236 41 77 102 158 108 31 

1 470 1 948 2 SOl 2 518 1 193 80438 110 852 184 880 130 609 44 792 14230 19 265 30422 22 132 7 635 

1 362 1 739 2235 2 311 1 152 

84 184 204 166 36 24 25 62 41 5 

951 1 202 1 405 1 764 1 075 

411 563 866 582 83 60 122 132 108 22 48 61 98 64 13 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farm., ... IOxlJ 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Markel valuo of agrlcu~ural producls sold - Can. Grain ___________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,O(XL Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Commodity Credit Corporation 100n5 ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms __ 

$I,()OO __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Commodity Credit Corporation loans ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Field seeds, hoy, farago, and silago ___________________ farm'-_ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or moro _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Solos of $40,000 or moro _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other crops ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Solos of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Poultry and poullry products ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Solos of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Cattle and calves __________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Sales of $40,000 or moro _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or moro _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Olhor livestock and liveslock products (see 10xIL _______ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Llveslock and poullry purchased _______________________ farms._ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expanses of- $110 $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poullry _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $49,999 ____________ c _______________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercialiy mixod formula feeds ___________________ farms __ 

Farms by Ions purchased, 

toos __ $1,000 __ 

110 99lons ________________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 lan5- ____________________________________ _ 

500 Ions or mare ___________________________________ _ 

Farms wllh expenses of- $110 $4,999 _______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $49,999 __________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Seo foolnole 01 end of lable. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tolal Under 25 yeors 

18 177 797 

122 321 4 158 

350 9 

23 171 525 

1 268 27 

5448 98 - - - - - - - -

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- - - - - 9 196 236 

23 107 608 13 1 

714 (0) 

1 883 23 

11 385 71 

36 - 3038 -

2 492 12 

26 120 56 

130 - 13 626 - 660 11 

14 748 68 

56 - 10 719 - 444 11 

5 760 63 22 - 2548 -

2 365 23 

7944 97 

55 1 

6 535 (0) 

833 15 17431 206 

118 1 

9769 (0) 

10654 129 

45 252 478 

95 2 

11 706 (0) 

5 270 274 25 172 1 015 97 6 7 510 (0) 

1 577 16 1 726 22 2 - (0) - 2 907 27 7493 65 16 - 1 606 -

11 613 395 24 556 610 

11 031 365 607 16 116 12 57 -

17 507 533 27 144 368 

16 743 524 

613 9 61 - 70 -

7 659 309 69335 922 14 162 110 

7 547 309 

92 - 20 -

7 252 309 305 - 51 - 51 -

Other occupations 

Age of operolor 

25 to 34 yeors 35 10 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 

2 821 4 734 5099 

18 731 36 372 35434 

44 139 99 

2924 8809 6256 

199 368 358 

1 019 1 821 1 508 

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1 356 2 522 2 498 

3 003 6 325 6 687 

- 2 6 

- (0) 319 

286 537 572 

1 671 3 316 3 748 

7 14 6 

518 1 332 558 

264 660 649 

2 243 5 953 9 533 

11 35 47 

630 3 196 5 694 

141 132 254 

996 2803 5 365 

6 12 23 

(I» 2 100 4 203 

60 100 175 

402 1 292 3 259 

2 8 9 

(0) 689 1 483 

409 616 672 

1 629 993 2966 

5 6 23 

1 369 670 2 603 

100 211 253 1 213 4 180 6 225 

5 26 50 (0) 2 142 3 951 

1 516 2 855 3203 

4826 10993 15 453 7 24 35 (0) 2090 4656 

959 1 824 I 373 

4 295 6300 6708 

15 28 24 

699 2 327 2 160 248 586 435 214 564 459 

- 1 - - (0) - 485 1 048 804 675 2 640 1 669 1 5 4 (0) 373 482 

2409 3 582 2 995 3590 6 225 6977 

2 260 3 383 2 786 137 157 164 6 35 26 6 7 17 

3 032 5 002 4 943 5054 6 326 6 251 

2863 4606 4 719 152 173 160 10 14 40 7 7 24 

1 528 2 055 2 277 20 159 16 567 26 540 2968 2 896 4699 

1 511 2044 2 226 14 7 42 3 4 7 

I 413 1 956 2 171 106 84 59 6 10 30 3 5 17 

65 yeors and 

55 10 64 years over 

3 513 1 213 

22 314 5 313 

53 6 

4 168 490 

242 74 

890 113 - -

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4 652 1 833 

2 2 

(0) (0) 

353 112 

2 169 388 

7 -

631 -

626 259 

5935 2 397 

25 12 

2 667 I 218 

261 61 

4 814 70~ 1 13 

3662 (0) 

77 21 

705 40 

3 -

(0) -

260 163 

1 914 345 

15 3 

1 638 (0) 

186 66 

3969 1 616 

27 9 

2254 1 066 

2266 683 

10 775 2 727 

21 6 

3563 717 

626 214 

4 261 573 

22 2 

1 717 (0) 

201 91 

352 116 1 - (0) -

369 154 

1 434 610 

3 3 430 (D) 

1 626 604 

6 167 966 

1 668 569 111 20 25 12 24 3 

3 132 665 5 614 1 532 

2 996 633 104 15 13 4 19 13 

1 166 324 16 194 6 953 2 540 948 

1 145 310 

15 14 6 -

1 096 307 

53 3 3 2 14 12 

MICHIGAN 43 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[hclude. abnormal farm., see text] 

All Farms 

SELECTED fARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES I - Con. 

Animol health costs __________________________________ forms_ -

Forms with expenses of- $1,O(XL - $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ - $1,()00 to $2,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

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Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees ________________________ forms_ -

Forms with expenses of- $1,000-- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Forms with expenses of- - $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ $2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ - $1,000-- Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

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- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ - $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ -

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Petroleum products ________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Gasoline - _______________________________________ forms-- $1,000_ - Diesel foel _____________________________________ fO·O)1s_ - $1';000. lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ fo,rms: 

$1,000-

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- Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000-- Natural gas ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000-- Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms_ - $1,000-- Electricity ________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000-- Other-coot wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms_ - $1,000-- Hired farm labor ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Workers by number of days worked: ISO doys or more _______________________________ farms_ 

• workers_ -

- less than 150 doys ______________________________ forms_ 

workers_ -

- Controct lobar ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000-- Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 to $9,999 ________________________ -_ -- __ --------- $10,000 to $19,999 __________________ ------------------- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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Customwork. machine hire. and rentol of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ forms-

$1,000--

- Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 __________________ -_ ------------------- $10,000 to $19,999 __________________ ------------------- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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fARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work. customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms __ 

$1,000-_ 

Value of agricultural products soid directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000-_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

44 MICHIGAN 

Total forming 

ond other 

occupations Total 

26970 14249 

13693 11 272 

20 773 8 951 

2680 2 106 2684 2428 

833 764 

49763 26 115 81 155 65502 

32444 12 791 14089 10 383 

2 180 1 959 

1 050 982 

51 937 27 086 175 764 141 248 

35 365 14 130 

12 175 8947 

2 979 2664 1 418 1 345 

47023 24 953 

68 498 55 810 

40 358 19206 

5498 4634 

846 806 321 307 

67 874 31 150 

131 123 102636 

54 841 19647 

11 025 9 579 1 523 1 466 

485 458 

67839 31 145 

100071 77 606 

63943 29 669 

48 196 34 874 

30909 18331 

29 217 24276 

6997 5 208 

7403 6488 

5 794 3 727 

3 753 2 922 

1 502 1 044 

456O 4 185 

67 838 31 144 

6941 4861 

45899 24260 

30 339 24524 

2 137 1 163 

713 507 

22907 14 211 

136 398 121 287 

17936 9 627 

3 533 3249 

1 010 945 

428 390 

6 985 5899. 18346 16202 20 142 12019 

124 535 93030 

3304 1 868 

12 430 10 339 

2445 1 228 

615 416 

139 127 

105 97 

27 238 13 787 

27 150 18 558 

24 702 11 876 

2 317 1 719 

182 156 

37 36 

6013 4063 

12499 10326 

6 785 2 794 

22404 16 103 

Fanning 

Age of operator 

Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 

65 yean 

55 to 64 yeors and over 

444 1 927 2 613 3296 3 759 2 210 

203 1 828 2699 3 190 2 6IJ9 743 

316 1 044 1 370 1 761 2533 1 927 

68 300 430 616 529 163 

54 441 616 676 541 100 

6 142 197 243 156 20 

1 043 3082 3 955 5404 6971 5660 

1 690 9 190 14917 18 141 16468 5095 

565 986 1 345 1 849 3 498 4548 

405 1 625 1 922 2627 2 847 957 

58 330 430 623 408 110 

15 141 258 305 218 45 

1 026 3 135 3972 5586 7 275 6092 

4074 19 811 31 317 40 607 35331 10109 

508 1 209 1 444 2067 3 811 5091 

423 1 335 1 526 2245 2534 884 

73 379 651 836 647 78 

22 212 351 438 283 39 

940 3 142 3 770 527O 667O 5 161 

1 242 7882 12060 16397 13888 4341 

815 2 267 2 450 3560 5 270 4844 

115 717 1 038 1 349 1 147 268 

7 123 215 255 174 32 

3 35 67 106 79 17 

1 134 3420 4444 6075 8 315 7762 

2 251 13521 20 360 30 080 26874 955O 

850 1 731 1 980 2627 5 397 7062 

262 1 432 2021 2 784 2478 602 

21 196 350 504 333 62 

1 61 93 160 107 36 

1 134 342O 4444 6075 8315 7 757 

1 712 10274 15242 22679 20406 7293 

981 3232 421O 5 771 8007 7468 

767 4 128 6403 9923 9357 4296 

820 2 580 3 212 4387 4912 242O 

658 3 559 5 303 7296 601O 1 451 

121 849 966 1477 1 291 504 

122 1 003 I 414 I 895 1 561 493 

107 390 792 937 932 569 

38 ~8 547 820 1 049 239 

18 153 182 243 267 181 

6 689 635 1 428 1 178 249 

1 134 342O 4444 6074 8315 7 757 

120 668 941 1 316 1 251 564 

607 2 676 3 667 5203 6706 5401 

533 3217 5 029 7208 6353 2184 

17 78 168 202 363 335 

7 29 89 193 115 74 

401 1 754 2489 3 572 3918 2 077 

1 455 12504 23 727 41 399 32644 9557 

325 1 182 1 575 2 123 2 685 1 737 

60 431 613 994 897 254 

15 104 224 317 234 51 

1 37 77 138 102 35 

108 749 1 129 1 798 1 613 502 

210 1 801 3 223 5251 4464 1 253 

362 1 484 2 115 285O 3 327 1 881 

1 668 10085 19 370 24 738 25 183 11 986 

52 222 286 421 486 401 

75 1 687 2 681 2644 2 242 1 010 

40 130 146 240 345 327 

11 66 98 124 69 48 

- 10 24 27 45 21 

1 16 18 30 27 5 

399 1 629 1 970 2683 3 892 3 214 

561 2434 3 413 4891 4948 2 310 

322 1 355 1 592 2 129 3427 3 051 

76 246 328 500 423 146 

- 25 41 40 34 16 

1 3 9 14 8 1 

226 671 828 940 983 415 

737 1 930 2 510 2 827 1 889 434 

52 299 411 537 779 716 

128 1 392 3 187 4 759 3 765 2873 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1918-Con. 

[Exclud •• abnormal form.· _ texll 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal health c0515 __________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 ___________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $2,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$3,000 or more _______________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants. and trees ________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ $10,000 - to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Natural gas ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Electricity ________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired farm lobor ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ____________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ forms __ 

workers __ less than 150 dayL _____________________________ forms __ 

workers __ 

Controct lobor ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ______________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Value of agricultural producls sold directly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See footnole at end of lable. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tolal Under 25 yeo .. 

12 721 283 2 ,(21 ~ 

11 822 273 

574 10 

256 - 69 -

23648 767 15653 358 

19653 677 

3706 90 

221 - 68 - 24851 834 34 517 976 

21 235 736 

3 228 97 

315 - 73 1 

22070 701 

12688 362 

21 152 673 

864 28 

40 - 14 -

36 724 I 157 

28486 570 

35 194 I 148 1 446 8 57 1 

27 - 36694 1 157 

22465 ,(7,( 

34 274 92,( 

13322 248 

12 578 541 4941 161 1 789 18 915 10 

2067 6 832 (Z) 

458 7 

375 5 36694 1 157 

2080 SO 21 639 400 5816 92 974 7 

205 .( 

8696 172 15 111 123 

8309 171 

284 1 65 - 38 -

I 086 2 2 144 (D) 

8 123 170 

31 S05 340 

1 436 22 2092 19 

1 217 22 199 - 12 - 8 -

13451 413 

8 592 177 

12826 402 598 11 26 - 1 -

1 9SO 99 2 173 64 

3991 51 6300 56 

Other occupalion. 

Age of _rolar 

25 10 ~ yeo .. 35 10 44 yeo .. ,(5 10 54 yeors 

2315 3677 3 554 

381 683 696 

2 159 3 ,(19 3291 

128 152 158 

27 99 81 

1 7 24 

3528 6 197 6 757 

2058 4326 5011 

2916 5002 5 519 

585 I 121 I 138 

23 57 74 

.( 17 26 

3 713 6619 7024 

.( 670 10 101 10 731 

3188 5 S4S 5859 

43 920 1 021 

40 132 121 

2 22 23 

3179 5881 6394 

1 SS4 3 675 3914 

3077 5 527 6 130 

100 342 248 

2 10 9 

- 2 7 

5 S83 9 773 10 272 

3690 7400 8816 

5 .(44 9361 9 719 

1~ 395 517 

3 9 28 

2 8 8 

5579 9 767 10254 29,(9 5949 6786 

5165 9 164 9610 

1 787 3.(70 4075 

2030 3 337 3693 

668 1 361 1 511 

316 508 475 

92 332 286 

330 636 618 

63 153 183 

39 82 164 

32 62 121 

SS79 9767 10254 

307 571 610 

2977 5 756 6435 718 I ,(10 1977 102 265 257 

23 .(1 54 

1 093 2 ,(72 2622 1 186 3707 4 917 

1 070 2390 2 475 

13 54 122 10 22 14 

- 6 II 

111 313 361 (D) 6S4 688 1 023 2 312 2421 

3623 9315 9 313 

188 44S 398 2D8 549 566 

168 391 327 19 43 69 

- 10 I 1 I I 

2227 3 sao 3 592 

1 236 2 S02 2226 

2 170 3 374 3442 49 200 148 8 5 2 

- 1 -

~IS 633 478 489 762 534 

908 1 207 1 081 803 1 999 2090 

65 yeors and 

55 to 64 yeors over 

2 341 551 

493 134 

2 173 S07 

101 25 

40 9 

27 10 

4872 1 527 

3044 857 

4 235 I 304 

571 201 

49 18 

17 4 

5 110 I 551 

6 515 I 524 

4486 I 421 

S83 124 

19 3 

22 3 

443 I 432 

2 573 611 

4332 I 413 

131 15 

16 3 

4 I 

7372 2567 

6244 1 7671 

7029 2493 

322 70 

13 3 

8 I 

7 370 2 567 

4899 I 409 

6977 2434 

2 835 908 

2334 643 

956 285 

384 88 

165 30 

330 147 

394 39 140 26 147 8 

7 370 2 567 

402 140 

4714 I 357 

I 295 325 227 116 

SO 33 

1 811 526 4 074 I 104 

I 704 499 

76 18 16 3 15 6 

212 87 446 157 I 709 488 

6850 2064 

268 115 624 126 

211 98 51 17 1 - 5 -

2 709 930 1 858 593 

2 556 882 142 48 11 -

- -

257 68 277 46 

581 163 1 057 296 

MICHIGAN 4S 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

fExciudes abnormal forms, see lexl) 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms __ $1.000 __ 

Forms by value group: $110 $4.999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $9.999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20.000 10 $49.999 ____________________________________ _ $SO.OOO to $99.999 ____________________________________ _ $100.000 10 $199.999 _________________________________ _ $200.000 10 $499.999 _________________________________ _ -

- $500.000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms_ - number_ Motortrucks. - including pickups ________________________ forms_ - number_ Wheel - troctors ______________________________________ farms_ - number _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ -

- number_ - 4 or more ________________________________________ farms_ - number _ -

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only _____________ forms_ - number _ - Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms_ - number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ - number_ -

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ - number _ Mower - conditioners _________________________________ farms_ - number_ - Pickup balers _______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ forms_ 

number_ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, gral1ules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which usecL Nemotodes in crops _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which usecL Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit ________________________________________ -forms_ 

acres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms_ 

Sonitotion and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ 

UVESTOCK 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(011le and calves inventory ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 10 9 ____________________ -------- -------------------- 10 to 49 _____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 __________________ -------- -------------------- 100 to 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 ar more ______________________ -- -------------------

Cows and heifers Ihol hod calved ____________________ forms __ 

number __ Beef cows ____________________________________ - forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- I to 9 ___________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 ______________ ---------------------------- SO to 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ______________ --------------------------

200 10 499 ______________ --------------------------

500 or more ____________ ---------------------------

See foolnole 01 end of lobt.. 

46 MICHIGAN 

Total forming 

and olher occupations Tolol 

68 110 31 204 

2070 S88 I 482085 

8703 2 103 

18558 5229 13290 5 102 

14500 8 132 8 237 6 279 3 717 3336 I 053 973 

52 50 

46441 24 587 

64 994 34 277 55 328 26 637 83 335 46 745 62 695 29 419 157 557 91 510 32 152 14970 

76 764 37 192 

12 746 9 768 62 996 49 637 

18344 II 572 19470 12 389 

26865 15423 

31 684 18 555 

10598 7 034 

II 330 7 577 

19454 10438 

20 354 10978 

- - - - 20 680 II 858 

22055 12 497 25 181 13 997 

26027 14570 

II 167 8052 

12974 9470 

55 739 28264 244 262 197 057 

50 808 26681 

5 740 804 4459 442 8 139 4 703 

260 788 191 136 

548842 387 509 

17 785 10 215 

I 550296 I 224 735 

2612 I 745 

226 963 181 736 

7647 4 379 

419 155 345 569 

33 791 18304 

3 704 356 2 896 551 

2 102 I 359 

94 III 78 731 

12 144 7026 

8544 4810 

28393 14444 

I 272 703 I 044541 

9529 2 213 

11 439 5 582 

4 071 3498 

2 345 2 195 882 836 127 120 

21 225 11 650 

530 983 443 305 

II 822 4 311 

145 627 80 222 

7456 2 161 

3936 1 827 

300 213 

97 80 

28 25 

5 5 

Under 25 yeors 

I 138 

39 054 

170 

172 

228 

285 

196 

72 

15 

-

723 

964 

945 

I 299 

895 

2 127 

417 

992 

160 

817 

296 

328 

404 

498 

228 

257 

241 

241 

-

-

306 

332 

322 

334 

207 

249 

I 057 5 316 

965 

146 747 

123 

3215 

7443 

268 

28 106 

77 

6220 87 

5448 

761 103 911 

34 1229 

177 

88 

288 14090 

48 

122 

90 

23 

5 

-

215 6498 

64 

938 

40 

19 

4 

1 

-

-

Fanning 

Age of operolor 

65 years 

25 to 34 yeors 35 10 44 yeors 45 10 54 yeors 55 10 64 yeors and over 

3420 4452 6 078 8315 7801 

207 130 299 958 394801 382 999 158 143 

169 146 114 359 I 145 

331 347 518 I 214 2647 

358 524 708 I 5SO I 734 

I 017 I 253 I 789 2 313 I 475 

836 I 110 I 673 I 877 587 

580 808 939 780 157 

127 254 319 205 53 

2 10 18 J7 3 

2 SOl 3649 5335 6862 5 517 

3 356 5 311 8 181 9613 6852 

3 087 4020 5646 7 267 5672 

5 353 7894 II 226 13 112 7861 

3 172 4304 5895 7894 7259 

9768 15 250 21 879 25 571 16915 

I 644 I 965 2 594 4 305 4045 

4 191 5 035 6678 10 774 9522 

I 060 I 903 2806 2 765 I 074 

5 109 9 779 14706 13973 5 253 

I 281 2 012 2899 3390 I 694 

I 381 2 162 3140 3 583 I 795 

I 880 26SO 3 716 42SO 2523 

2281 3204 4514 5 112 2946 

982 I 413 I 842 I 872 697 

I 128 I SOl I 965 1956 770 

I 109 I 599 2392 2982 2 115 

I 153 I 703 2 549 3 156 2 176 

- - - - - - - - - - I SOl 2 057 2835 3 194 I 965 

I 599 2 134 3021 3 376 2035 

I 500 2 199 3 196 3944 2836 

I 590 2 276 3361 4100 2909 

I 139 I 534 2040 2229 903 

I 376 I 814 2412 2 592 I 027 

3 307 4 095 5 778 7 522 6 505 

27 693 43 377 57004 49218 14450 

3098 3 927 5537 7 173 5981 

632744 913 266 I 264 712 I 120 250 381 723 

748 842 I 017 I 143 830 

43 382 38 208 49682 39 733 16916 

70 337 83 121 105 653 83 773 37 182 

I 381 I 664 2282 2 608 2012 

166 514 281 987 364 178 283 888 100 062 

352 340 322 399 255 

36 680 32 770 49881 45 154 II 031 

475 704 937 I 138 I 038 

41 665 72 663 104221 87 462 34 110 

2413 2 912 4030 5 031 3 157 

442000 600 115 839 397 704 836 206 292 

216 309 317 288 195 

10 211 21 318 21 534 18 474 5965 

I 080 I 364 I 729 I 710 966 

753 953 I 096 I 189 731 

I 750 2 477 3 399 3 871 2659 

144 115 221 285 320 266 266 038 78 747 

149 254 292 537 933 

578 699 1 132 1 696 I 355 

553 776 956 875 248 

358 519 692 517 86 

95 202 288 216 30 

17 27 39 30 7 

1 411 2 073 2807 3 132 2 012 

63 967 96 012 134 249 III 512 31 067 

384 612 889 1 235 I 127 

9 218 13 269 20901 22 787 13 109 

201 306 336 582 696 

137 244 453 575 399 

34 33 61 55 26 

7 23 30 15 4 

4 4 8 7 2 

I 2 1 I -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Coo. 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text) 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ - $J.()O(L - Forms by value group: $110 $4.999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$200,000 - to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms_ - number_ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ - number _ Wheel - troctors ______________________________________ forms_ - number _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ -

- number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ - number_ -

Groin and bean combines. selt·propelled only _____________ forms_ - number_ - Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms_ - number_ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms_ - number_ - Other cornpickers ond picker·shellers _________________ forms_ - number _ -

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ - number_ Mower - conditioners _________________________________ farms_ - number_ - Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harveslers, sheor bar or flywheel type _______ forms __ number __ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicols, including commercial fertilizer ond lime __________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms_ 

ocres on which used_ Lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which use<L 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which usecL Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres on which used __ Diseases io crops and orchards ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Weeds, gross, or brush in crops ond posture __________ forms __ 

ocres on which used __ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms __ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ forms __ 

UVESTOCK 

CoHle ond colves inventory ___________________________ forms __ 

number_ - Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _____________________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thaI had calved ____________________ farms __ 

number __ Beef cows _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ___________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 _________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 _______________________________________ _ 200 10 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

See foolnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1 

Toiol Under 25 years 

36 906 1 162 

588 503 12080 

6600 402 

13329 422 

8 188 187 

6368 114 

1958 35 

381 1 

80 1 

2 -

21 854 295 

30 717 404 28691 860 

36 590 1 044 

33 276 853 

66 047 I 377 

17 182 393 

39 572 845 

2 978 24 

13359 96 

6772 155 

7081 156 

1) 442 269 

13 129 315 

3564 113 

3 753 114 

9016 194 

9376 201 

- - - - 8822 72 

9 558 78 

11 184 140 

11 457 140 

3 115 106 

3504 111 

27475 955 

47 205 1 338 

24 127 816 

281 362 39 220 

3436 26 

69652 685 

161 333 1 203 

7 570 128 

325 561 6164 

867 16 

45227 820 

3268 69 

73586 1 173 

15487 551 

807805 27 798 

743 69 

15380 1 065 

5 118 99 

3734 62 

13949 261 

228 162 2745 

7316 181 

5 857 73 

573 7 

150 -

46 - 7 -

9575 187 

87678 1 084 

7 511 134 

65405 621 

5 295 118 

2109 16 

87 - 17 - 3 - - -

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 10 54 yeors 

5598 9 792 10368 

78 115 1698M 181 66) 

1 050 1 500 1 768 

2 171 3431 3649 

1 196 2 387 2 203 

943 ) 753 1 861 

216 546 730 

20 127 134 

2 47 23 

- 1 -

3091 5884 5922 

3690 8 670 8843 

4485 7 893 8096 

5456 10 215 10 731 

4884 8 727 9 598 

8521 17 303 20 )58 

2 140 4408 5346 

4 736 10 178 12 578 

317 809 935 

) 358 3615 4263 

845 1 893 2033 

864 1 991 2 162 

1 867 3 079 3385 

2 135 3 575 3867 

479 1 082 1 095 

498 1 175 1 148 

1 580 2 265 2631 

1 637 2400 2 719 

- - - - - - 1 248 2479 2 655 

1 295 2688 3006 

1 440 2961 3 561 

1 454 3043 3684 

388 750 974 

435 862 1 136 

4043 7 234 7680 

6224 13776 14645 

3612 6462 6799 

168 736 372 427 391 357 

533 1 100 969 

9386 23802 21 965 

21 251 53 604 55 013 

836 2 163 2 165 

31 464 97 879 103 703 

106 251 239 

9662 10 359 13493 

369 821 1 035 

11 290 18 145 23209 

2 598 4 124 4541 

115977 218 977 259 776 

115 181 209 

2904 3 551 5 121 

820 1 672 1 273 

605 1 179 964 

2 117 4050 3 892 26 602 59 355 72 618 

1 168 2266 1 958 

885 1 605 1 639 

55 141 205 7 28 69 

2 9 18 - 1 3 

1 312 2 756 2 686 9671 21 755 28 610 1 081 2 079 2 185 7603 15 925 21 363 

851 1 477 1 481 224 589 660 5 10 36 1 3 7 

- - 1 

- - -

65 yeors and 

55 10 64 yeors oller 

7402 2584 

117 505 29 299 

1 284 596 

2 585 1 071 I 1 686 529 

1386 311 

367 64 

88 11 

5 2 

) -

4926 1 736 

6849 2261 

5669 1 688 

7 112 2032 

6924 2290 

)4332 4356 

3 714 1 181 

8 554 2681 

733 160 

3 301 726 

1 465 381 

1 525 383 

2 226 616 

2540 697 

628 167 

651 167 

I 825 521 

1 889 530 I - -

- - 1 892 476 

1 986 505 

2383 699 

2 412 724 

741 156 

788 172 

5 773 1 790 

9087 2 135 

4924 I 514 

251 746 57 876 

624 184 

10 426 3 388 

23 794 6468 

1 576 702 

65869 20482 

194 61 

8638 2 255 

788 186 

14 862 4907 

2872 801 

158 263 27014 

120 49 

1 817 922 

991 263 

709 215 

2 810 819 

51 647 15 195 

1 321 422 

1 313 342 

128 37 

35 11 11 6 

2 1 

2 030 604 

20398 6 160 

1 562 470 

15 576 4 317 

1 032 336 

497 123 

27 9 

5 1 

1 1 

- -

MICHIGAN 47 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK-(on. 

Cottle and calves inventory - (on. 

Cows and heifers that hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ - number_ - Forms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 

-

i;~: 49== == ==== ======== == ==== =================== -

- 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

- 500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ farms_ - number_ - Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ - number _ -

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ - number _ -

(al,e ___________________________________________ ~f~~:- -

-- number 

$1,000 --

-- Cottle ___________________________________________ forms -- number 

$1,000 --

-- Fottened on groin and concentrates ________________ farms -- number 

$1,000 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms 

number 

Farms with- 1 to 9 _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ___________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _________________________________________ _ 500 or more ________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- number Other -- ___________________________________________ forms -- number --

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms -- . number -- $1,000 -- Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms -- number 

$1,000 --

-- litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms -- number_ - Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ ferms_ - number _ - June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ ferms_ - number _ -

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number _ 

-

- Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________ .:... _______ farms_ 

number _ 

-

- Sheep ond lombs sold ________________________________ farms_ - number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ ferms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number_ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Goats sold _________________________________________ farms_ 

POULTRY 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms_ 

number _ 

Forms with- I to 399 __________________ -- ------ ------------------- 400 to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 ________ -_ - - ---------- ---- --------------

10,000 to 19,999 __________ ---------- ------------------ 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________ ---------- --------

50,000 to 99,999 __________ ---------- ---------- --------

100,000 or more ____________ -------- ------------------ Hens and pullets of laying age _______________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

of laying age __________________________________ --forms_ - number _ -

Se. footnote at end of tab I •. 

48 MICHIGAN 

Total farming 

end other 

occupations Total 

11 113 8320 

385 356 363 083 

2 950 924 

492 323 

4836 4 323 

2098 2 031 

660 646 73 69 

4 4 

20 737 11666 

386 875 326 612 

22 667 11 503 

354 845 274 624 

24 521 13 867 

683 971 555 222 

262 503 217 251 

12 222 7 999 

191 015 152 150 

25 758 18491 

21 492 12 286 

492 956 403 072 

236 744 198 760 

9 233 4 485 

290 196 240 456 

149 108 126 795 

10 900 4 382 

956 760 726 974 

4 241 1 087 

3 431 I 221 

I 199 577 

872 556 

739 563 

418 378 

6840 2 901 

162815 115 732 

10 020 4084 

793 945 611 242 

9424 4 154 

I 415 153 1 098 429 

125 896 100 724 

2913 1 220 

321 584 212 784 

13964 9402 

7 356 3049 

176 650 133 150 

5 832 2 535 

83 743 62 789 

5 981 2 705 

92907 70361 

2 614 886 

112 493 59 193 

2 324 815 

66 761 32 705 

2 256 905 

77 616 48 952 

2 323 864 

95 313 55 795 

721 877 441 388 

12 160 3244 

53 948 15 706 

2 637 633 

7572 2 369 

8948 3 881 

939 138 

5 134 1 159 

325 57 

1 396 389 

41 11 

8 115 2 928 

7 073 150 6 156619 

7 690 2 578 

147 123 

87 66 

96 74 

63 57 

25 23 

7 7 

7 932 2 880 

6 249 250 5 427 655 

1 471 424 

823 900 728964 

Under 25 years 

164 

5560 

12 

10 

113 

24 

5 

-

-

222 

4679 

233 

2913 

341 

6 143 

2025 

217 

2 158 

234 

253 

3985 

1 791 

93 

1 767 

834 

208 

24 161 

83 

39 

25 

29 

24 

8 

166 

5328 

199 

18833 

208 

40 620 

3383 

37 

6916 

274 

167 

5204 

153 

2 145 

159 

3059 

17 

1 423 

16 

786 

16 

756 

15 

1 291 

10016 

109 

395 

71 

167 

67 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

93 

9460 

92 

-

I 

-

-

-

-

91 

9 348 

4 

112 

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors 25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors end over 

1 180 1 597 2 175 2 162 1 042 

54 749 82 743 113 348 88 725 17958 

52 93 121 204 442 

33 30 51 87 112 

667 814 1 078 1 246 405 

331 478 677 456 65 

89 160 225 152 15 

8 22 21 15 3 

- - 2 2 - I 468 2 065 2810 3093 2008 

45 138 72 103 98537 83 555 22600 

1 381 1 988 2 789 3 143 1 969 

35 010 53 170 87480 70971 25080 

I 672 2 384 3 354 3 801 2315 

69 717 113 040 173 658 141 609 51 055 

25 229 43 710 71 113 56 226 18947 

1 019 1 460 1 989 2201 I 113 

24 753 29 652 43 651 38 248 13688 

3 337 3 168 5206 4 538 2007 

1 478 2 129 2972 3 427 2027 

44 964 83 388 130 007 103 361 37 367 

21 891 40 542 65907 51 688 16941 

421 728 1 033 1 305 905 

24 653 48 459 88 147 59 526 17904 

12 702 25 628 47 165 31 363 9 102 

645 894 913 951 771 

135 339 209 872 184 984 140 867 31 751 

116 169 176 191 352 

164 206 233 311 268 

71 131 119 153 78 

107 117 140 121 42 

110 140 148 113 28 

77 131 97 62 3 

473 621 616 673 352 

22 707 30 830 30080 22 640 4 147 

577 851 842 888 727 

112 632 179 042 154 904 118 227 27604 

656 881 877 945 587 

200 209 323 789 275 905 209 539 48 367 

18086 29 997 25 581 19 379 4 297 

253 280 237 226 187 

48 796 59 285 46 388 40421 10978 

2 206 2 580 2090 1 8,14 437 

491 637 629 700 425 

25616 37 530 32 623 26 727 5450 

418 547 537 593 287 

12 100 18 033 15 441 12 733 2337 

449 592 552 611 342 

13 516 19 497 17 182 13994 3 113 

88 123 166 223 269 

4431 7 365 14026 17913 14035 

75 109 152 207 256 

2 388 3 769 7 771 9 393 8 598 

78 120 150 221 320 

3 952 5 794 12 160 15 698 10592 

68 109 149 212 311 

3 168 6 815 IS 959 16 563 11 999 

25 096 53 177 116067 135 330 101 702 

392 640 697 850 556 

1 706 3 128 3 630 4 037 2810 

74 117 112 173 86 

301 437 380 786 298 

437 503 393 2 234 245 

30 41 14 19 32 

(0) 478 90 133 282 

9 21 6 4 16 

(0) 104 47 48 122 

(0) 3 1 1 4 

254 391 560 745 885 

843 195 1 203 200 2 204 574 1 578 310 317880 

215 330 442 654 845 

9 17 34 34 29 

9 10 22 18 6 

10 15 23 23 3 

5 10 28 13 I 

5 8 9 I - 1 1 2 2 I 

250 381 546 737 875 

709 488 1 076 840 1 823 267 1 526 773 281 939 

34 43 63 65 215 

133 707 126 360 381 307 51 537 35 941 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
TobIe 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms, see loxl1 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Cattlo and calvOl Invonlary - Con. 

COWl and holfors Ihal had calved - Con. Milk COWl _____________________________________ formL - number _ - Form. with- 1 10 4 __________________________________________ _ 

5 10 9 __________________________________________ _ - 10 10 49 ________________________________________ _ 

SO 10 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ______________________________________ _ 

SOO or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ 

number_ Sleer ••• Ioor calvo •• bulls, and bull calve. _____________ formsnumber_ 

Collie and calve. sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ Colves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ $1.000_ Collie ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- FoHened on groin and concentrates ________________ farms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs invenlorv ______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Forms with- 1 109 ______________________________________________ _ 

101o 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

SO 1o 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 1o 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or 1o bo used for brooding _____________________ forms_ 

number _ Olher ___________________________________________ formsnumber _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farmsnumber_ 

$1.000_ Foedor pills sold ___________________________________ farmsLlllors of pig. farrowod betweennumber_ 

$1,000_ 

Ooc. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ forms_ 

number _ Dec. land MoV 31 ______________________________ formsnumber _ Juno land Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Shoop and lambs of all ages Invenlory __________________ forms_ 

number _ Ewe. 1 vear old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number_ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ forrns_ 

number_ Sheep and iambs shorn _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

pounds of wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number_ Horse. and ponies sold _______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Gools Invenlory ____________________________________ ~f~~= 

number _ Gools sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ 

$1.000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older invenlory' _______________ forms_ 

Farm. with _ number_ 

~l;rf~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H ~~~~= ==================== ================== ~ns and pullets of laying age .. ______________________ forms_ 

Pullel. 3 monlhs old or older nol number_ of laying age ____________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Soo foolnole 01 ond of loble. 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

TOlol Under 25 Vears 

2 793 119 

22 273 463 

2026 108 

169 1 

513 9 

67 1 

14 - 4 - - - 9071 104 

60 263 732 

11 164 142 

80 221 929 

10654 129 

128 749 1 235 

45 252 478 

4223 58 

38 865 304 

7267 55 

9 206 104 

89884 931 

37985 423 

4748 42 

49740 472 

22 313 240 

6 518 344 

229 786 11 822 

3 154 158 

2 210 128 

622 32 

316 15 

176 8 

40 3 

3 939 200 

47083 2 573 

5 936 273 

182 703 9249 

5 270 274 

316 724 15 108 

25 172 1 015 

1 693 152 

108 800 6 164 

4562 264 

4 307 239 

43 500 2392 

3 297 181 

20 954 1 158 

3 276 168 

22546 1 234 

1 728 16 

53300 519 

1 509 14 

34 056 382 

1 351 16 

28664 376 

1 459 16 

39 518 S07 280489 3916 

8916 252 

38 242 598 

2004 15 

5203 47 

5 067 33 

801 40 

3 975 50 

268 1 

1 007 (D) 

30 (D) 

5 187 109 

916 531 12749 

5 112 108 

24 - 21 - 22 1 

6 - 2 - - - 5 052 106 

821 595 12 694 

1 047 8 

94936 55 

Other occupalions 

Age of operolor 

25 10 34 yeors 35 10 44 yeors 451054 vears 

361 912 676 

2068 5830 7 247 

278 714 447 

17 45 44 

61 136 144 

5 12 34 

- 4 7 

- 1 - - - -

1 395 2584 2490 

7 339 15 808 18 537 

1 634 3 374 3 132 

9 592 21 792 25 471 

1 518 2 855 3 203 

14716 32 229 43 329 

4826 10993 15453 

498 1 157 1 262 

3866 10665 12910 

659 1 911 2558 

1 362 2 423 2 855 

10850 21 564 30 419 

4 167 9082 12895 

781 1 285 1 500 

6 181 10683 18334 

2 487 4960 7994 

1 293 2 077 1 595 

45 807 69 257 62000 

576 1 087 652 

435 638 699 

175 170 117 

67 109 77 

33 63 39 

7 10 11 

8S8 1 022 1 065 

12702 12 145 12434 

1 142 1 912 1 480 

33 105 57 112 49566 

959 1 824 1 373 

57631 101 421 81 365 

4295 8300 6708 

345 502 412 

24729 30 648 25 110 

1 041 1 304 936 

891 1 144 1 173 

7691 12 873 11 310 

673 914 878 

3 447 6044 5344 

697 889 956 

4244 6 829 5966 

316 619 497 

6 168 24078 10336 

292 560 384 

3 855 15 859 6 627 

180 552 328 

3261 9 126 7 419 

232 543 402 

4947 16656 8 452 

37 528 101 754 64 393 

1 543 2894 2484 

5 385 12 199 11 413 

383 784 463 

914 1 904 1 166 

704 1 840 1 135 

203 228 278 

1 005 981 1 616 

37 91 121 

234 387 318 

10 11 8 

862 1 375 1 S86 

196032 138 194 355 789 

853 1 363 1 562 

2 2 7 

2 5 5 

2 5 8 2 - 3 

1 - 1 

- - - 855 1 294 1 559 192 254 119 144 286 878 

238 217 432 J 778 19 OSO 68 911 

65 years and 

55 to 64 yeors over 

559 166 

4822 1 843 

376 103 

42 20 

126 37 

12 3 

2 1 

1 2 

- - 1 996 S02 

13 798 4049 

2299 583 

17 451 4986 

2 266 683 

29 416 7824 

10775 2 727 

963 285 

8500 2620 

1 494 590 

1 893 569 

20 916 5204 

9281 2 137 

915 225 

11580 2490 

5504 1 128 

994 215 

35981 4919 

554 127 

245 65 

114 14 

43 5 

29 4 

9 - 690 104 

6337 892 

931 198 

29 644 4027 

626 214 

54 088 7 111 

4281 573 

240 42 

19871 2 278 

922 96 

742 118 

8 225 1 009 

557 94 

4459 S02 

488 78 

3766 S07 

190 90 

9 128 3071 

174 85 

5 162 2 171 

188 87 

6260 2222 

179 87 

6 310 2646 

52 228 20 670 

1 365 378 

6643 2004 

255 104 

814 358 

862 493 

44 8 

266 57 

12 6 

51 (D) 

1 (D) 

925 330 

185 583 28 184 

903 323 

8 5 7 2 

6 - 1 - - - - - 911 327 

183 381 27 244 

121 31 

2 202 940 

MICHIGAN 49 
Tobie 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Coo. 

IExcludes abnormal forms, see textl 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 month. old or older sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ Broilers and other moot-type chickens sold ______________ forms __ 

number __ 

Form. with- 1 to 1.999 ___________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 _______________________________________ _ 

-

t&,~~~:: - ============ ======== ========== == ====== Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ forms_ - number_ Turkeys - sold _______________________________________ forms_ - number_ -

ClOPS HAIVISTED 

Com for all purpose, ________________________________ forms-- acres_ - For groin or aeed __________________________________ forms_ - Qcres_ 

bushels_ - Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ -

-

- Forms by acres harvested, 1 to 24 ocre"-_____________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocre' _____________________________________ _ - 100 to 499 ocre' ___________________________________ _ -

- SOO acres or more _________________________________ _ 

- Wheat for groln _____________________________________ farms_ - aeres_ 

bushels_ -

- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Forms by acres harvested I 1 to 24 acre' ________________________________________ _ 

25 - to 99 acre. _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oot, for groin ______________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ 

Borley for groin _____________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Soybean' for beon, __________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ 

bushels_ 

Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Farms by acres harvested, I to 2~ ocros ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocre'-______________________________________ _ 

100 to ~99 ocr .. _____________________________________ _ 

SOC oeres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Dry fleld and seed beans _____________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

1000Ib bogs_ Irrigated ________________________________________ -forms_ 

aeres_ 

Irllh potatoes ______________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ 

hundredweighL Irrigoted _________________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ 

Forms by acres harvested, 0.1 to 0.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

1.0 to ~.9 ocreL _____________ ------------------------- 5.0 to 2~.9 ocr .. _____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 ocrel ____________________________________ _ 

lOttO acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Sugor beets for sugar ________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

to"5_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Irrigoled ________________________________________ - forms __ 

acres __ 

Hoy crops ( .. e text) _________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Ions, dry __ Irrigated ________________________________________ -forms __ 

ocres __ 

Farms by ocr .. horv .. ted, 1 to 2~ ocrOl _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocr .. ________________________________________ _ 

100 to ~99 ocrtl ______________________________________ _ 

500 acr •• or mort ____________________________________ _ 

S" foolnole at end of table. 

50 MICHIGAN 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

I S09 753 

6625 168 5803 731 

615 179 

501 699 223010 

591 168 

21 10 

3 I - -

253 74 

40 332 39622 

513 61 

I 112 357 I 073 265 

37 769 20 849 

2 814 831 2 213 338 

35 396 19 362 

2 384 673 1 828 886 

188 087 193 148 922 342 

802 642 

99377 88 513 

14644 5 285 

14055 8431 

6 252 5 223 

445 423 

14380 9014 

382 083 281 654 

15 042 125 II 356 889 

24 20 

1 191 1 124 

9494 5 329 

4369 3 223 

511 456 

6 6 

18572 11 545 

408 109 301 872 

23366 826 17992044 

27 20 

643 543 

753 561 

19314 16883 

920822 826 154 

I I 

(0) (0) 

14503 7462 

898052 602 093 

21 354 896 14867 244 

201 147 

II 307 8 758 

5 192 1 997 

6760 3546 

2448 1 825 

103 94 

54S4 3833 

454 559 381 167 

5 309 788 4490 556 

67 58 

7 723 7435 

846 625 

43 805 40 671 

10002 744 9341 728 

214 184 

21 402 20 273 

232 143 

197 116 

105 74 

166 155 

146 137 

1 597 1 324 

91 589 83 410 

1 712 060 1 557 633 

19 16 

796 688 

36 123 17 638 

1 630 163 1 131 184 

3 722 636 2 774 849 

217 177 

9788 9015 

17 562 5 752 

14326 8 273 

4 176 3559 

59 54 

Under 25 yeors 

8 

96904 4 

280 

4 

-

-

-

2 

(0) 

4 

6710 

802 

58410 

754 

52937 

4 240 461 

23 

1 891 

207 

364 

177 

6 

257 

6576 

228081 

2 

(0) 

123 

130 

4 

-

356 

8389 

472440 

-

-

10 

203 

6446 

-

-

345 

22 774 

515 859 

9 

412 

72 

197 

73 

3 

328 

19519 

202 589 

3 

316 

16 

824 

172 432 

7 

386 

-

-

4 

9 

3 

144 

3 271 

59862 

1 

(0) 

386 

20091 

46 424 

2 

(0) 

159 

163 

64 

-

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors 

25 to 34 yeor. 35 to M yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors and over 

73 112 190 209 161 

895493 I 171 048 2 177 915 1 251 476 210 895 

27 36 41 40 31 

24050 120 219 26648 41 680 10133 

26 32 40 36 30 

I 3 I 4 I 

- 1 - - - - - - - -

12 12 12 19 17 

4654 35 9260 22 925 (0) 

12 11 18 9 7 

8 332 50 954 289 619 173 181 5M 469 

2648 3 358 4 720 5 543 3778 

334 878 497 999 646 372 523090 152 589 

2479 3099 4415 5204 3 411 

277 125 411 464 526 091 428 556 132 713 

22 574 405 34 056 511 43 270326 34 928 683 9 851 956 

94 176 185 135 29 

13 136 26 123 28373 16391 2599 

399 466 823 1 562 1 828 

1 129 1 332 1 893 2384 I 329 

896 I 172 I 572 1 168 238 

55 129 127 90 16 

879 1 236 2006 2641 I 995 

30 243 45 692 78607 80 798 39 738 

I 224 113 1 902 500 3 244 296 3320 962 I 436 937 

6 3 3 6 - (0) 141 98 433 -

423 624 996 I 618 I 545 

404 523 852 884 430 

52 88 154 138 20 

- I 4 I -

I 272 1 714 2597 3 237 2369 

35835 52048 79304 80332 45964 

2 117 931 3 114 912 4 863 618 4 802 475 2 620 668 

4 4 5 5 2 

70 80 125 (0) (0) 

89 114 150 141 57 

3017 4546 5403 2907 807 

136835 230 478 271 202 136 922 44 271 

- 1 - - - - (0) - - -

894 I 055 I 618 2 075 1 475 

88 953 113 933 162319 155 552 58 562 

2 233 425 2866 323 4 069 241 3 803 654 I 378 742 

28 32 38 35 5 

1 455 I 783 2869 1 742 497 

184 201 331 533 676 

390 461 737 1 075 686 

304 362 527 447 112 

16 31 23 20 1 

483 525 929 1 051 517 

52 S48 69926 115 153 96 108 27913 

583 006 853 205 1 333 542 1 188 791 329 423 

15 10 20 7 3 

2316 1 126 2 794 739 144 

55 80 145 181 148 

4477 10491 10 491 12076 2 313 

1 014914 2 398 088 2 398 421 2 895 426 462 447 

26 44 44 53 10 

2400 6 311 4274 5 907 995 

1 3 7 33 99 

11 5 31 42 27 

5 9 21 27 8 

22 29 45 43 7 

16 34 41 36 7 

170 225 378 340 67 

10723 18 636 26907 21 503 2 370 

195 393 345 231 505 297 405 835 46015 

3 4 3 3 2 

54 117 252 197 (0) 

1 891 2 746 3801 4 701 4 113 

156 425 224 159 304 865 288 569 137 075 

417 035 573 864 765 390 696 621 275 515 

26 46 44 48 11 

1 260 3 139 2252 1 618 (0) 

437 596 907 1 421 2 232 

894 1 317 1 803 2 417 1 679 

S48 826 I 070 854 197 

12 7 21 9 5 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-(on. 

All farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chlekenl3 monthl old or old.r laid ____________________ forml_ - number_ - 8roll.rs and other meat-type chickens laid ______________ forms_ - number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 1,999 ___________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ - 100,000 or mar. _____________________________________ _ -

- Turkey hens k.pt for brttdinv _________________________ forml __ 

number __ TurkeYI sold _______________________________________ forms __ 

number_ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for all purposes ________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ for groin or seed __________________________________ forms_ - acres __ bush.ls __ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested, I to 24 oeres _______________________________________ _ 25 to 99 oeres _____________________________________ _ 100 to 499 oeres ___________________________________ _ -

- 500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

- Wheat for grain _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 aeres ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ______________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Barley for grain _____________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Soybeans for beans __________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested, 1 to 24 oere .. ________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 oeres ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 oeres ______________________________________ _ sao acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated _____________________________________ 1_~~ fot>;'~~== 

acres __ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

hundredweight._ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harv.sted, 

~JjUf:.:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________ ~---------------farms--

acres __ 

Irrigated _________________________________________ fot:~~== 

acres __ 

Hay crops (se. text) _________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

irrigated ______________________________________ ~~~;~r~~== 

See footnote at end of toble. 

(Excludes obnonnol formsi ... text) 

Total Under 25 yeon 

756 8 

821 437 3 119 

436 9 

278 689 S38 

423 9 

11 - 2 - - -

179 1 710 (D) 

452 2 

39092 (D) 

16920 555 601 493 19858 

160304 546 

555 787 19268 

39 164 851 1 247688 

160 1 

10864 (D) 

9359 302 

5624 214 

1 029 29 

22 1 

5366 120 

100 429 2 195 

3 685 236 81 468 

4 - 67 -

4 165 99 1 146 20 

55 I 

- -

7027 250 

106 237 3 186 5 374 782 122 803 

7 - 100 -

192 3 2431 21 94668 660 

- - - -

7041 400 295959 11 870 6487652 242836 54 - 2549 -

3 195 260 3214 117 623 23 9 -

1 621 58 73392 2075 819232 22 719 9 I 288 (D) 

221 4 3 1304 13 661 016 4235 30 1 I 129 (D) 

89 2 81 I 31 1 11 - 9 -

273 7 8 179 141 154427 2689 3 - 108 - 18485 421 498979 7694 947 787 16268 

40 - 773 -

11 810 361 6053 51 617 9 5 -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Other occupation. 

A~ of operator 

25 to 304 years 35 to « years 45 to 54 years 

78 410 123 

119 390 115677 314785 

169 135 65 

119871 18037 129 873 

164 1304 59 

4 1 5 

1 - 1 

- - -

22 54 27 

(D) 184 145 

78 332 17 

(D) 2398 24 682 

2868 4694 4560 

96 123 184849 166907 

2720 4474 4313 

90074 174218 152 456 

6 224 705 12 426 220 10806 505 

31 53 47 

2 123 4205 2815 

1 592 2423 2476 

947 1678 1 540 

181 367 290 

- 6 7 

612 1 217 1 636 

10 797 22 838 32 342 

380 458 843 890 1 238 741 

- 2 1 

- (D) (D) 

sao 965 1 212 

108 2304 408 

4 18 16 

- - -

1 054 I 909 1 989 

15468 30 562 29703 

770257 1 5S5 316 I 511 020 

2 2 3 (D) (D) 68 

31 52 52 

301 794 793 

9486 28 58S 367« 

- - - - - -

1 165 1 715 2 104 48 364 83 806 91 033 1 043 683 I 832 526 2 017 024 8 27 11 

264 1 305 729 

516 682 961 531 826 957 117 201 185 I 6 1 

237 438 502 9817 21 S30 24396 111 601 241 394 272655 I 4 3 (D) 188 (D) 

17 40 67 229 I 073 I 332 45652 183 488 344 874 5 3 12 170 394 524 

4 6 30 5 18 24 5 9 7 3 2 3 

- 5 3 

40 64 128 700 1 867 4439 12343 304 421 86 471 1 I 1 (D) (D) (D) 

2609 4926 5442 60348 133 526 149665 114 177 260 342 288 220 8 17 7 80 303 78 

1 826 3 271 3413 720 1 423 1 854 63 231 173 - 1 2 

65 yeo .. and 

55 to 64 years over 

100 37 

236 727 31 739 

37 21 

8823 1 547 

36 21 

1 - - - - - 71 4 

322 6 

16 7 

5928 5413 

3 193 1 050 

103 818 29 938 

2998 983 

94 SOB 25 263 

6 737 672 1 722 061 

24 4 

1 568 (D) 

1 882 684 972 273 

139 23 

5 3 

1 365 416 

25490 6767 

900 464 240 215 

1 - (D) - 1 041 J.48 311 65 

13 3 

- -

1 368 457 

20 659 6659 

1 078 591 336 795 

- - - -

41 13 

367 155 14929 4264 

- - - -

1 284 373 49983 10903 1 120 978 230605 7 1 (D) (D) 

561 215 641 142 

81 16 1 -

307 79 13 131 2443 142600 28263 

- - - -

64 29 453 34 76620 6 147 4 5 27 (D) 

31 16 22 11 7 2 3 - 1 - 31 3 991 41 17635 868 - - - - 3702 1 385 107 177 40 569 198 266 70514 

4 4 117 195 

2 152 787 1 446 559 103 38 1 1 

MICHIGAN 51 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

Ihclud .. abnormal farms, SOt text] 

All Farms 

ClOPS HAIVISTID-Con. 

H.yeropi-Can. AIf.1fa hay _______________________________________ f.rms_ - ocre,. ton •• dry_ -

- Irrigated _______________________________________ f.rms_ - acres_ -

A11 ..... t.bIt. harv •• ted f.r salo (see t .. t) ______________ f.rms_ - acres. Irrigated _________________________________________ f.rms_ -

- acres. - F.rml by .eres harvested, 0.1 to 4.9 acre. ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 .erel _____________________________________ _ - 25.0 - to 99.9 acre'- ___________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

- land in orchards ___ • _________________ . __ • ________ • __ forms_ - acres. Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

forms by acres in orchards, 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocre .. ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocrel ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more _____ • ___ • ___________________ • ____ _ 

Applo. __________________________________________ farms_ 

total acres. 

pounds. 

Cherrie. _________________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- total acres_ 

PQunds_ -

- Gropes ( ... text) __________________________________ farms. 

s.. footnat. at Ind of tablo. 

52 MICHIGAN 

total ocres. 

pounds. 

-

-

-

Total forming 

and other 

aceupotlon. Total 

30 424 15291 

I 135 548 766 223 

2896 516 2 133 808 

182 149 

6636 5 987 

4 160 2274 122 211 103 698 

848 592 

35 597 33 676 

I 616 576 

I 427 817 

847 618 

270 263 

5 291 2 517 

170 493 136 868 

522 344 14610 II 441 

1 779 429 

I 892 784 

I 189 917 

431 387 

3 275 I 610 

71 786 58 394 

772834 906 679 139 018 

2452 I 397 

61 735 SO 309 

201 785909 167969 362 

I 5SO 713 

15 524 10569 

118 356 478 86 763 141 

Under 25 year. 

348 13939 

35853 

2 

(0) 

44 

1 399 

13 

377 

I 

21 

20 

2 

33 I 678 

3 

97 

4 

II 

12 

6 

20 

749 

9066597 

18 

598 

2 223 190 

6 

129 

I 266 000 

farming 

Age of operator 

6Syoars 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yoors and over 

I 714 2459 3341 4 154 3 275 

105 50S 148 984 199 619 199 597 98576 

326 222 439 314 578 448 S38 407 215 S64 

23 38 36 41 9 

758 I 985 I 600 I 162 (0) 

217 349 500 675 489 

10943 20 793 36 790 24886 8887 

71 123 149 164 72 

3 855 5 511 15278 6833 I 823 

29 45 68 189 244 

78 119 183 246 170 

75 120 165 177 61 

35 65 84 63 14 

221 373 521 663 706 

14451 28 552 39698 33 525 18966 

49 81 98 74 39 

I 421 3 735 3344 2 185 661 

26 34 54 98 213 

54 80 120 209 310 

94 171 228 262 150 

47 88 119 94 33 

140 251 354 428 417 

5945 II 615 17431 14312 8342 

66 554 610 131 675 178 220 351 085 170 169 552 81 321 996 

132 244 317 373 313 

5923 II 518 14094 11868 6308 

20 439 320 37 076 183 44 667 807 42 606 615 20 956 247 

51 79 133 197 247 

I 300 I 605 3 287 2 517 I 732 

10 092 741 12 437 895 29 912 976 20588444 12 465 085 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay crops-Con. Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ farms_ -

-

-

oeres_ 

ton •• dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ - ocres __ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see toxt) - _____________ farm'-_ 

acres __ Irrigated -_ -_ - ____________________________________ forms __ 

forms by acres harvested: ocres __ 

0.1 to 4.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocre"-____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acreO-____________________________________ _ 

-

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Lond in orchards ____________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

forms by acres in orchards: acres __ 

0.1 to 4.9 acro. _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocroO-_____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocroo-____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ formL_ 

total ocres __ 

pounds __ 

Cherries - ________________________________________ forms __ 

total ocres __ 

pounds __ 

Gropes (see toxt) __________________________________ formL_ 

total acres __ 

pounds __ 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 year. 

15 133 326 369325 5433 762 708 12073 

33 - 649 -

1 886 23 18 513 163 256 3 1 921 19 

1 040 11 610 11 229 1 

7 -

2774 14 33625 108 178 - 3 170 -

I 3SO 5 I 108 8 272 1 

44 -

I 665 4 13392 15 93 695888 102900 

1 055 7 11 426 43 33 816 547 53368 

837 7 4955 39 31 593337 162480 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

25 to 34 yeor. 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 years 

2082 4 181 4338 44 425 102801 108 317 90518 215 333 230037 6 13 6 69 223 73 

286 539 572 2 285 4952 6673 38 55 63 270 558 537 

174 310 281 85 175 182 25 53 108 

2 1 1 

319 783 827 3398 8999 10805 20 43 42 367 539 962 

174 380 401 101 325 328 42 65 84 

2 13 14 

204 396 570 1 076 3370 4485 6098 249 20 845 306 31 298510 

171 267 327 I 373 3023 3 717 2940249 6652 193 14 749 853 

82 221 258 507 1 525 1 464 3 355 724 9 110 595 9 105 167 

65 yeor. and 

55 to 64 years over 

3064 1 142 

78769 29 580 

157 708 57039 

4 4 107 177 

353 113 3833 61)7 

81 16 SOl 35 

192 72 119 38 

39 3 

3 -

625 206 

7666 2650 

61 12 751 550 

312 78 

241 105 61 19 

11 4 

378 113 3303 1 143 27 889 543 7461 380 

196 87 2428 6951 646 2 469 ~ I 198 71 974 445 7 414 173 2 445 198 

MICHIGAN 53 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 

(Excludes abnonnal forms; see text) 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number __ 

percent __ land in forms ______________________________________ 'Qcres __ 

Average size of form ______________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildings 1 ___________________________ farms __ 

Average per form ________________________________ ~!i~= -

- Average per ocre _________________________________ dollars--

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $ISO,OOO to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $1,000,000 or moro ____________________________________ _ 

-

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - land rented or leased from others ___________________ forms_ - ocres_ - land rented or leased to others ______________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

10 to 29 acres _____________________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _____________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocrOL __________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___ .: _____________________________ _ 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

(over craps, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or pastured __________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- On which all crops foiled _________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - In cultivated summer follow _______________________ farms_ - acres_ - Idle ___________________________________________ farms_ - acres_ -

Totol woodland _____________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Woodland postured ________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Posturelond and rangeland other thon cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ forms- - acres_ -

Pasture/and, all types ________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Postureland irrigated _______________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Other land irrigoted ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - land set oside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms_ - ocres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

AIIF~iJ'~~~;:S -======= ============================= ~~~:~ = 

-

- Port owners ____________________________________ number __ Tenants ____________ - __________________________ number_ - White _________________________________________ number_ 

Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Part owners ____________________________ - _____ number __ 

Tenonts _____________________________________ number __ 

Block and other races __ __________________________ number __ Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

-

See footnote at end of tobl., 

54 MICHIGAN 

Totol forming 

and other 

occupations 

48 990 

100.0 

4 465 812 

91 

48 828 4 088 246 

83 727 

911 

4 415 

9 052 

14 3301 8 199 

6 374 

2 863 3 181 

363 

51 

45 754 

3 966 321 12 515 

837 720 

6 245 

338 229 

47 0881 2 964 880 44 155 I 992289 

6 545 

13 748 

8 825 

10 373 

4 212 

452 

-

16 752 

451 118 

6399 

109 194 

2 852 

44 844 

5 297 90875 

13 072 

276 560 

25 230 

901 488 

6 311 194 570 21 059 706 918 

4 950 141 361 

37 443 458 083 

21 895 787 049 

I 058 II 032 

I 015 10 138 

27 

360 

67 

534 

6 819 61 807 

48 990 

36 552 

9 159 

3 279 

48600 

36 287 

9 051 

3 262 

390 

265 

108 

17 

I Total Undor 25 years 

14862 661 30.3 1.3 

1 722 884 64 365 116 97 

14962 656 I 365661 57 397 91 275 87496 790 853 

I 139 6 

2 692

1 

190 3 925 133 

2 652 118 2 132 114 

I 108 45 

I 200 45 

100 5 

14 -

13 914 335 

I 522 716 25 595 

3 932 547 310 393 39437 

2 002 14 

110 225 667 

144661 643 

I 171 179 52941 

14 052 578 

820 546 41 048 

1 501 75 

3 067 113 2 784 69 

4 274 129 2 156 169 

270 23 - -

4 671 115 

159 285 I 748 

2317 48 

43 102 I 124 987 18 

15 995 260 

2090 37 

36 598 913 

4 095 203 

95 653 7848 

8 159 183 

335 890 5661 

2 098 23 

84 129 I 402 

6863 169 251 761 4259 

I 647 23 

55 717 665 

II 406 380 

160 098 5 098 

6 265 141 

299 131 3 815 378 7 

4 191 131 

366 7 

3779 131 

9 - 179 - 23 -

233 - 2 685 78 

26 655 I 017 

14862 661 

10952 114 

2 948 221 

962 326 

14774 659 

10 890 114 

2 926 220 

958 325 

88 2 

62 - 22 I 

4 I 

Fanning 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years over 

I 026 I 231 I 817 3 898 6229 2,0 2.5 3.7 7.9 12.7 

129 086 163 271 261 557 506 321 598284 

126 133 144 130 96 

I 071 I 220 I 735 3 791 6489 

127412 126 059 203 353 384 796 466 644 

118 965 IOJ 326 117 206 101 S02 71 913 

996 792 804 787 739 

46 49 110 283 645 

163 155 153 416 1 615 

209 326 372 975 I 910 

172 211 341 790 1 020 

202 225 327 566 698 

141 102 174 385 261 

133 ISO 235 330 307 

I 2 19 40 33 

4 - 4 6 -

801 I 163 I 720 3 785 6 110 

76 215 126 761 218048 460 953 615 144 

539 470 616 903 857 

56 934 43129 55400 69 134 46 359 

63 102 175 424 I 224 

4063 6619 11 891 23 766 63 219 

953 I 195 I 769 3 829 6077 

98 769 114 805 179 704 338 S05 386 455 

925 I 142 I 725 3 748 5934 

74 142 80 935 124149 238 566 261 706 

61 74 93 275 923 

123 190 314 754 1 573 

130 208 311 715 1 351 

331 420 570 I 253 1 571 

236 206 379 675 491 

44 44 58 76 25 

- - - - -

257 470 681 I 404 1 744 

8 592 15 804 28 517 SO 567 54 057 

169 169 248 639 I 044 

2 881 3 648 5366 11906 18 177 

61 111 134 219 444 

I 760 2 017 2 564 3 340 6054 

110 120 255 618 950 

2 578 2490 5 283 10 971 14363 

298 411 520 I 061 I 602 

8 816 9 911 13825 23 155 32098 

503 726 I 074 2 301 3372 

18 427 28 400 51 657 104 656 127 089 

136 173 323 635 808 

5341 6 529 14664 26 880 29 313 

423 629 880 I 889 2 873 

13 086 21 871 36993 77 776 97 776 

98 156 219 418 733 

3 882 5 414 8994 16 713 20049 

691 900 I 366 2 985 5084 

8 008 14 652 21 202 46447 64 691 

368 605 885 I 828 2438 

17 815 27 747 52 175 94 160 103 419 

34 43 52 109 133 

329 906 622 I 293 910 

32 42 50 106 129 

278 861 599 I 051 859 

- I 2 5 I 

- (0) (0) 159 (0) 

3 2 3 8 7 

51 (0) (0) 83 (0) 

165 234 385 B46 977 

I 839 2 715 4 390 8 677 8017 

I 026 I 231 I 817 3 898 6 229 

488 761 I 203 3 002 5 384 

310 400 514 782 721 

228 70 100 114 124 

I 022 I 221 I 806 3 870 6 196 

486 755 I 195 2 985 5 355 

309 396 511 773 717 

227 70 100 112 124 

4 10 II 28 33 

2 6 8 17 29 

I 4 3 9 4 

I - - 2 -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

lExciudes abnormal forms; see text] 

Fa"", W;th Sal .. of los', 'ho. $20.0001 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___ . ___ ._. _________________ • _______________ number._ 

percent._ land in forms ___________________________ • _________ . acres __ 

Average size of form _________ . _______________ . ___ . acres __ 

Value of lond and buildings' ___________________________ formL_ 

$1.0(XL Average per form _____ • ______ • ________ • _________ • dollors __ Average per acre _________________________________ dollors __ 

Forms by value of lond and buildings: $1 to $19,999 __________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $149,999 ____________________________________ _ $150,000 10 $199,999 ____________________________________ _ $200,000 10 $499,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$500,000 10 $999,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented lond by operator: Land owned _. ___________________________________ . forms __ 

acres __ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Land rented or leased to otherL _____________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 9 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

1010 29 ocre'-_____________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ocre,-___________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ocre'- ___________________________________ _ 500 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Pasture or grazing only __________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ On which all crops failed _________________________ forms __ 

acres __ In cuttivoted summer follow _______________________ forms-_ 

acres __ Idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland paslured ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland nol paslured ____________________________ form'-_ 

ocres __ 

Posturelond and rangeland other than cropla nd and woodland pastured _________________________________ forms __ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc. _________ f~~~~== 

ocres __ 

PaslurelDnd, all types ________________________________ forms __ 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ f~~~!== 

Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ f~~~~== 

Posturelond irrigated _______________________________ f~~:~== 

Olher fond irrigoled ________________________________ f~~~:== 

Land set aside in the federal farm prog~ms in 1978 ______ f~~~:== ocres __ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

I Toiol 

34 128 

69.6 

2 742 9~ 1 

33866 

722 585 80 392 

987 

3 276 

6360 

10405 1 5 547 4 242 1 755 

1 981 

263 

37 

31 840 1 2 443 605 

8 583 527 327 4243 

228 004 

32 6221 793 701 30 103 171 743 

5044 

10 681 

6041 

6099 

2056

182 1 

12 08~ 1 

291 8331 

4082 

66 0921 1 865 

28849 

3207 

54 277 

8977 

180 907 

17071 

565 598 

4 213 

110441 

14 196 

455 157 

3 303 85644 

26 037 

297 985 

15 630 487 918 

680 6841 

649 

6359 

18 

181 

44 

301 

4134 

35 152 

34 128 25 600 

6 211 

2317 

33 826 

25 397 

6 125 

2304 

302 

203 

86 

13 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Under 25 years 

1 150 

2.3 

60 781 

53 

1 114 

50 707 45 517 

892 

247 

315 

406 

65 

32 

37 

12 

665 

30 735 

684 31 939 

36 

1 893 

1 084 

47 597 

1 057 

38 295 

142 

424 

221 

198 

65 

7 

215 3066 

83 

798 

49 

733 

57 

391 

217 3 314 

318 

6658 

25 

623 

298 6035 

36 

597 

662 

5929 

256 4286 

5 

40 

5 

40 

82 

761 

150 

466 

199 

485 

150 

466 

199 

485 

25 10 34 years 

5 282 

10.7 

335 807 

64 

5 186 

376 545 

72 608 

1 152 

618 

191 

467 

775 

597 

250 

258 

30 

4630 

236 120 2 043 120 438 

498 20 751 

4 951 

242 402 4 517 

175 331 

846 

602 

846 

849 

343 

31 

1 810 

28 145 

573 

7935 

244 

4340 

389 6 761 

1 210 19890 

2 295 

56 388 

545 

12982 

1 899 43 406 

361 

6 788 

3 881 

30229 

2 224 

47915 

93 

1 089 

90 

060 

8 

29 

570 

4923 

5 282 3 242 

1 384 

656 

5 205 

3 230 

1 320 

655 

77 

12 

64 

1 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 10 54 yeors 55 10 64 yeors 65 years and over 

8916 9411 6849 2 520 

18.1 19.2 13.9 5.1 

716 576 802 728 609 298 217 7~ 1 80 85 89 

8 891 9 379 6824 2472 

748 010 844 710 540 457 162 155 

84 131 90063 79 199 65596 

1 037 1 028 884 735 

598 728 602 483 

1 241 1 482 596 535

1 3 109 3016 826 581 

1 616 1 534 174 383 

1 171 1 356 854 232 

559 465 325 119 

550 607 415 139 

39 168 26 

8 23 6 

8 478 8 950 6700 2 417 

589 975 755 303 607 769 223 703 

2 456 2 108 1022 270 

177 968 112 625 57 350 27007 

991 1 192 999 527 

51 367 65200 55 821 32972 

8648 8 955 6 576 2 408 

491 378 504 618 377 716 129990 

7919 8 216 6076 2318 

314 808 329 789 237 352 76 168 

I 432 1 136 1 003 485 

2 m 3068 1 996 818 

1 470 1 679 1 299 526 

1 557 1 733 1 366 396 

628 544 389 87 

59 56 23 6 

3339 3 537 2431 749 

96 228 79943 61 539 22 912 

1 065 1 161 856 344 

15 061 20 302 14691 7 305 

556 499 361 156 

8 079 7467 5 632 2 598 784 963 778 236 12425 15 578 14064 4058 2 532 2 503 1 863 652 44 m 51 539 44 438 16949 

4 579 4 876 3 713 1 290 131 616 181 165 140 578 49 193 1 235 1 243 814 351 25 716 32 954 27 583 10583 3706 4 070 3 176 1 047 105 900 148 211 112 995 38610 

859 1 088 682 277 22 590 25054 20 602 10 013 6882 7436 5 327 1 849 70 992 91 891 70 402 28 542 

4 305 4647 3 136 1 062 144 534 137 951 109 724 43 508 193 190 151 48 2 103 825 557 227 181 179 148 46 2006 636 431 186 7 8 2 1 59 68 (0) (0) 

9 14 9 4 38 121 (0) (0) 

1 118 1 159 965 240 9 289 1000B B 332 839 

8 916 9 411 6 849 2 520 6480 7 323 5 B37 2 252 1 989 1 623 856 160 447 465 156 lOB 8 B70 9 351 6 751 2 499 6448 7268 5 749 2 236 1 982 1 619 B48 157 440 464 154 106 46 60 98 21 32 55 BB 16 7 4 8 3 7 1 2 2 

MICHIGAN SS 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

(Excfudes obnormal forms; see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or famity __________________________________ forms __ 

ceres_ . Partnership ________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Corporations: Family held ______ _________________________________ forms_ - Qcres_ More - thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ Other - than family held _____________________________ forms_ - ocres_ More - thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ - acres_ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

Not on farm operated ___________________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _________________________________________ _ 3S to 44 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

4S to 54 yeorL ________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________________________ _ Average age _________________________________________ ~ __ 

Operators by sex: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

Female _______________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ______________________________________________ _ 

Olher ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

11099 days __________________________________________ _ 

10010 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 ocres _____________________________________________ _ 

JO to 49 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 10 139 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 140 10 179 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 

180 10 219 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 22010 259 ocreL ________________________________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 10 1,999 ocres ______________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (OI1L ___________________________________ _ 

Field crop, excepl cosh groin forms (013) _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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- CoHan forms (0131) _____________________________________ _ 

T obocco forms (0132) ___________________________________ _ - Sugar crop, 'rish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegeloble and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ - Fruil and Iree nul forms (01 n _______________________________ _ Horticultural specialty farms (018) ___________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ -

livestock farms, excepl dairy, poullry, and animal specialty (021) -- Beef coHle forms, excepl feedlols (0212) ____________________ _ Dairy forms (024) _________________________________________ _ 

Poullry and egg forms (025) ________________________________ _ 

Animal specialty forms (027) ________________________________ _ 

General forms. primarily live.lock (029) _______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ forms __ $1,000 __ 

Forms by value of agricultural producls sold, $15,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $14,999 __________ -------- ------------------- $5,000 10 $9,999 ____________ - _______ -------------------

$2,500 10 $4,999 ________ - ___ -------- ------------------- less Ihan $2,500 ____________________ ------------------- $2,000 10 $2,499 __________________ - _________ ---------

$1,500 to $1,999 __________________ - _________ ---------

$1,000 to $1,499 __________________ ------------------- less than $1,000 __________________ --- _______ ---------

See foolnole 01 end of loble. 

56 MICHIGAN 

T otol forming 

and other 

occupations 

45818 

4079 591 

2 851 1 325 612 

203 

45 130 

1 

202 

14 

I 542 

1 

13 

104 

13 937 

39 7471 5 379 

I 811 

6 308 

10 147 

11 228 

10 747 

8 749 

50.0 

46682 

2 308 

248 

14 862 

34 128 

12 582 

2 997 

4 221 

27 838 

3221 

15931 

4 595 

6 928 

6606 

3938 

2 181 

I 247 

I 980 

342 

19 

-

16042 

6 588 

-

-

6 588 

I 418 

2 781 

831 

2 703 

12 829 

4932 

I 120 

320 

1 700 

658 

48990 

251 210 

3380 

5319 

9 913 

9963 

20415 

2 928 

3716 

4 393 

9378 

I T 0101 Under 25 years 

13 743 612 

1 568 349 58 568 I 057 47 

147090 (0) 

35 I 

4916 (D) 

- - 35 I 

1 - (O~ I -

- 1 - 26 1 (D) (0) 

12 073 424 

I 452 200 

661 661 

I 026 - I 231 - I 817 - 3 898 - 6 229 - 58.2 21.3 

13 775 656 

1 087 5 

41 3 

14 862 661 

- -

9 590 339 

1 858 97 

918 69 

1 144 137 

685 82 

3 326 148 

I 157 55 

2 756 70 

2458 115 

1 716 57 

998 82 

627 22 

979 27 

150 3 

8 - - -

5 919 365 

1 715 33 

- -

- -

I 715 33 

4f.2 12 

916 10 

234 3 

795 6 

3393 128 

1364 21 

817 19 

133 -

294 63 

184 2 

14862 661 

105 931 4 554 

1 923 83 

2558 90 

3704 182 

2 781 144 

3896 162 

817 8 

588 12 

737 64 

I 754 78 

Forming 

Age of operalor 

65 yeors and 

25 10 34 yeors 35 10 44 yeors 45 10 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors over 

909 1 066 1 662 3635 5859 

112681 142 224 238 863 4f.7 353 548 660 109 154 139 249 359 

15392 (0) 20 348 37624 48 415 

3 9 14 4 4 

581 1 OSO (D) 638 (0) 

- - - - - 3 9 14 4 4 

- - - - I 

- - - - (0) 

- - - - - - - - - 1 

5 2 2 10 6 

432 (0) (0) 706 856 

688 875 1 423 3269 5394 

258 230 203 252 309 

- - - - - 1 026 - - - -

- 1 231 - - - - - 1 817 - -

- - - 3898 - - - - - 6229 

29.6 39.5 SO.O 59.9 71.9 

969 1 119 1 641 3 652 5 738 

57 112 176 24f. 491 

3 5 10 7 13 

I 026 I 231 1 817 3898 6229 

- - - - -

383 456 894 2483 5035 

215 207 300 584 455 

167 172 189 235 86 

197 284 251 213 62 

91 35 53 132 292 

161 213 284 700 I 622 

73 92 132 276 529 

14f. 238 294 74f. 1 262 

221 243 313 647 919 

124 127 233 513 662 

62 81 156 326 291 

49 56 115 198 185 

83 127 203 304 235 

16 17 33 51 30 

- - I 5 2 

- - - - -

458 365 697 I 577 2417 

89 201 184 405 803 

- - - - - - - - - -

89 201 184 405 803 

26 40 52 140 192 

35 58 93 221 499 

15 24 31 84 77 

30 38 82 177 4f.2 

24f. 308 452 910 I 349 

73 119 206 381 564 

75 109 159 260 195 

2 9 9 16 97 

31 40 32 61 67 

19 19 26 47 71 

1 026 1 231 1 817 3 898 6229 

9808 10 148 16190 32 017 33 213 

249 199 363 646 383 

247 263 425 836 697 

245 309 431 989 1 548 

125 207 303 660 I 342 

160 253 295 767 2 259 

27 98 60 115 509 

29 34 49 131 333 

37 48 69 191 328 

67 73 117 330 1 089 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

FARMS IY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farms -- acres -- Partnership ________________________________________ farms -- acres --

Corporations: Family hekL_ . ____________________________________ farms -- acres More -- thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms -- 10 or less slockholders ___________________________ farms -- Olher Ihan family held _____________________________ farms -- acres -- More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms -- 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms -- Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms -- acres --

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _____________________________________ _ 

Not -- on farm operated __________________________________ _ 

-- Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________________________ _ 

-- 2510 34 yeor'-_______________________________________ _ 

3510 44 year'-_______________________________________ _ --

-- 4510 54 yeors ________________________________________ _ 

5510 64 yeors ________________________________________ _ -- 65 years -- and over _____________________________________ _ Average -- age __________________________________________ _ 

--

Operators Male by sex: ________________________________________________ _ 

Female ______________________________________________ _ -- Operators -- of Spanish origin _______________________________ _ 

-- Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________________________ _ Olher _______________________________________________ _ --

--

Operators reporting days of work off form: None ________________________________________________ _ 

-- 1 10 99 days _________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 days ______________________________________ _ -- 200 days or more _____________________________________ _ --

--

FAIIMS IY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres _____________________________________________ _ 

- 10 10 49 acreL __________________________________________ _ 

50 10 69 acreL __________________________________________ _ 

701099 acreL __________________________________________ _ 

l~:~ l~ :~~~========================================== 

~ ~~~;:!-~~-:-~-:!~!-:~!!:~~!:~-::-:::~~-::~ .AIIMS IY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL ClASSIFICATION 

(SI. TIXT) 

;~r: ~;:~~ :~~:r,~ ~~~~grol,;-f~r,;;~«ii3)---------------------­

;~~c~!a!a':~O(~W2)==========----====================== 

Sugar crop, Irish polalo, hay, pea;;~t,-~;;d-.;-Ih;~fi-.;jd-.;-r~p-fu,:;;;s 

Veg~~~~~~ ~~~".;,~,~~9Ia~;;;_s--oi6-==-------------------------- Fruil and lree nul farms 01~ _: ___ --------------------------

Horticultural special fa:"'s }018 _ --------------------------

General farms, primZrllY crop( (OI~) ========================== 

livestock farms, excepl dairy, poullry, and animal specialty (02!) _ 

Da?~~::~e(~2~)~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (0212) --------------------

:~'t!'J ~nd I~yg f::;~ss (~5f =====-=======~================== General f':ms~rlmaril; Iiv~SlOCk (029)======================= 

VALUE O' AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Markel value of agricultural producl. sold _______________ farms_ 

$1,000- Farms by value of ogricullural producls sold, 

:l~'~ or more --------------------------___________ _ , 10 $14,999 _________ _ 

~[~:!-!!-~~:~!!;;;;;~~!~::::::::~: See foolnole 01 end of lable. 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

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-

-

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[Excludes abnormal farms, ... lexll 

Tolal Under 25 years 

32075 945 

2 511 242 50 986 

I 794 196 

178 522 9212 

168 2 

40 214 (D) 

I - 167 2 

13 1 

(D) (D) 

I - 12 1 

78 6 (D) 93 

27674 787 

3 927 305 

I 150 1 150 

5 282 - 8916 - 9 411 - 6849 - 2520 - 46.4 21.9 

32907 1 132 

I 221 18 

207 1 

- - 34 128 1 150 

2992 26 

I 139 45 

3303 91 26694 988 

2536 139 

12603 536 3438 113 

6172 170 4 150 124 2222 31 

I 183 18 620 10 I 001 9 

192 - 11 - - -

12 123 671 4 873 167 

- - - -

4873 167 956 14 1 865 12 

597 9 1 908 24 

9436 191 3568 40 303 10 

187 1 1 406 13 474 38 

34 128 1 150 145280 4519 

1 457 42 2 761 73 6209 189 

7 182 259 

16519 587 2 111 76 3 128 95 

3656 164 7624 252 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

25 10 34 years 

4978 

305 278 

277 

28287 

6 

(D) 

-

6 

5 

(D) 

1 

4 

16 

1 305 

4 199 

763 

- 5 282 

-

-

-

- 30.5 

5089 

193 

12 

- 5 282 

127 

91 

454 4610 

599 

2430 

479 

678 

498 

282 

151 

69 

83 

13 

-

-

2026 

728 

-

-

728 

121 

196 

54 

309 

1 480 

451 

39 

30 

203 

96 

5 282 

21 439 

215 

417 

919 

942 

2789 

262 

497 

673 

1 357 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 10 44 years 45 10 54 years 55 10 64 yeors 65 yean and ..... r 

8 0464 8878 6<163 2347 

667876 717676 569643 199 783 

411 403 349 158 

40 388 48 459 35338 16838 

16 113 22 9 

3306 33126 2601 615 

I - - - 15 113 22 9 

- 5 2 - - 624 (D) -

- - - - - 5 2 - 25 12 13 6 

5006 2843 (D) 502 

7295 7 757 5598 2038 

914 949 736 260 

- - - - - - - - 8916 - - - - 9411 - - - - 6849 - - - - 2520 

39.3 49.4 59.0 71.2 

8 718 9074 6604 2290 

198 337 245 230 

79 29 79 7 

- - - - 8916 9411 6849 2520 

302 402 728 1 407 

204 200 332 267 

943 726 768 321 

7467 8083 5021 525 

513 677 481 127 

3 417 3350 2034 836 

870 926 799 251 

1 776 1 720 1 360 468 

1 068 I 147 897 416 

514 644 552 199 

309 321 291 93 148 189 156 48 

209 383 247 70 

88 48 31 12 

4 6 1 - - - - -

2942 3262 2356 866 1 295 I 264 976 443 

- - - - - - - -

1 295 1 264 976 443 290 261 199 71 511 474 448 224 83 189 212 50 606 500 305 164 

2481 2879 1 856 549 815 1 051 906 305 73 88 68 25 50 44 39 23 513 384 207 86 72 66 183 19 

8916 9 411 6849 2520 39142 40 956 29 900 9325 

402 449 282 67 843 730 563 135 1 577 1 701 1 368 455 I 754 2 154 1 567 506 4340 4377 3069 I 357 589 528 484 172 765 933 525 313 843 1 010 644 2 143 1 906 322 1 416 550 

MICHIGAN 57 
Tobie 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Con. 

IE.cludes abnonnal lanns, see t •• t1 

Farm. With Sal •• of Leu Than $20,000 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value 01 agricultural products sold- Con. Groin ___________________________________________ forms __ 

Sales 01 $5,000 or more _________________________ ~I~~== 

$1,000 __ Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ larms __ $1,000 __ (o"on and co"onseed _____________________________ forms __ 

Sales 01 $5,000 or more _________________________ ~I~~== 

$1,000 __ Commodity Credit Corporation loon'-_______________ larm"-_ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ farms_ - Sales 01 $5,000 or moro _________________________ ~I~~= -

-

FlOid seeds, hoy, lorago, ond SiIOgO __________________ ~I~~= -

-

-

-

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ larm'-

$1,000_ - Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ -

-

-

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ Iorms_ 

$1,000_ -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms_ -

-

-

$1.000_ Sales 01 $5,000 or more __________________________ lorms-

$1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Sales - 01 $5,000 or more __________________________ Iorms_ - $1,000_ Other - crops ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ lorms_ - $1,000_ - Poultry ond poultry products ________________________ Iorms_ - $1,000_ - Sales 01 $5,000 or more __________________________ lonns-- $1,000_ Dairy products ____________________________________ - lorms_ - $1,000_ - Soles 01 $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Cottle - ond calvos __________________________________ lonns_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Hog. and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ Iorms_ - $1.000_ -

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-

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ Iorms_ 

$1,000_ Sale. of $5,000 or more __________________________ Ianns_ - $1.000_ -

-

-

Other livestock ond livestock products (see to.t) ________ lonns_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ -

IllICTID 'ARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

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-

live.lock ond poultry purchalled _______________________ Ionns_ 

$1,000_ 

Farm. with e.penH. of- $1 to $499 ________________________ --------------------

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-

-

$500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

f~:~ ~~ ~~~=~=================~================== Feed for Ilveslock ond poultry _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Form. with •• penH. of- $1 10 $499 ________________________ ------------------- $500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ -

- $2,500 to $4,m ---_________________ ------------------- $5,000 or more ____________________ --------------------

Commercially ml.ed formula leeds ___________________ forms __ 

Fann. by Ian. purchalled, 

tonl __ $1,000 __ 

1 10 49 lon. ________________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 lon. _______________________________________ _ 100 Ion. or more ___________________________________ _ 

Fann. with •• penH. af- $1 10 $499 ________________ - _____ --------------------

$500 10 $2,499 __________________ --------------------

$2,500 10 $4,999 __________________ ------------------- $5,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Set foolnol. 01 .nd of lable. 

58 MICHIGAN 

Total farming 

ond other 

occupations 

24624 

114 6S6 

8499 

82090 

1 SOl 

2 S88 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 12488 

28 535 

1 415 

11 177 

2 527 

8820 

675 

6 164 

3 270 

13 851 

1 018 

10 379 

1 044 

4 258 

317 

2 976 

608 

2 207 

175 

1 433 

2947 

1 420 

47 

436 

1 614 

11 473 

957 

10009 

14473 

40 447 

2 358 

19308 

64D6 

16905 

1 002 

9107 

2051 

2 370 

85 

654 

3408 

6267 

333 

3030 

14494 

17023 

7 513 

5 237 

1 092 

652 

22022 

20497 

10948 

9 170 

1 383 

521 

9329 

47878 

7 758 

8238 

1 031 

60 

5 052 

3 S46 

533 

198 

Total! Under 25 years 

8656 452 

47980 2912 

3 732 247 

37427 2394 

566 19 1 088 73 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 3 942 69 

10032 222 

534 17 

4 381 129 

918 14 

3 906 120 

311 11 

2984 115 

1 149 13 

6392 110 

494 9 

5 253 98 

307 3 

1 657 22 

132 3 

1 339 22 

346 83 

1 304 207 

98 14 

829 115 

723 7 

691 2 

28 - 264 - 1 124 26 

8 758 207 

733 18 

7799 180 

4940 157 

16 742 383 

1 089 24 

9352 214 

1 732 118 

5913 286 

397 17 

3 702 156 

559 5 

1054 18 

SO 1 

389 (0) 

631 71 

1 S02 65 

103 1 

986 (0) 

3 785 226 

6045 464 

1 693 19 

1 342 124 

413 64 

337 19 

5989 258 

7 138 396 

2584 37 

2633 191 

507 25 

265 5 

2392 141 

14304 647 

2414 147 

2060 125 

310 16 

22 -

873 30 

1 301 101 

161 5 

57 5 

Fonning 

Ag. 01 aperalar 

65 years and 25 10 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 10 54 years 55 10 64 years over 

624 612 1 082 2394 3492 

5 100 3563 6808 14351 15246 

383 286 525 1 121 1 170 

4504 2 789 5 549 11634 10 559 

37 60 73 157 220 

117 173 175 276 274 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 238 354 486 1 080 1 715 

858 1 086 1 379 2 811 3 677 

57 58 81 154 167 

496 519 664 1 220 1 352 

SO 74 108 299 373 

263 491 571 1 245 1 216 

21 42 48 98 91 

203 439 459 976 793 

53 75 127 291 590 

317 557 971 1 863 2 574 

29 44 74 138 200 

284 495 871 1 570 1 935 

24 30 40 112 98 

132 222 235 604 441 

7 18 25 44 35 

105 199 205 S05 303 

21 15 66 94 67 

100 75 317 387 218 

10 8 19 31 16 

73 64 187 261 129 

54 71 92 199 300 

41 54 115 203 276 

2 1 6 9 10 

(0) (0) 64 87 85 

106 140 208 343 301 

900 1 180 1 758 2 782 1 931 

75 99 153 230 . 158 

823 1 D83 1 636 2491 1 585 

327 461 741 1 481 1 773 

977 1 576 2628 5 635 5 S43 

62 98 177 400 328 

513 884 1 569 3475 2698 

227 283 246 413 445 

860 1 033 1 015 1 495 1 225 

61 71 79 98 71 

594 684 718 928 621 

31 40 54 134 295 

62 49 143 292 489 

4 1 10 15 19 

(0) (0) 92 110 135 

68 101 82 127 182 

200 262 248 348 378 

15 23 17 21 26 

(0) 188 165 233 239 

443 379 488 961 1 288 

798 700 1 160 1 361 1 563 

174 171 198 4S3 678 

155 106 151 328 478 

80 51 58 95 65 

34 51 81 85 67 

547 598 746 1 604 2236 

885 1 034 1 112 1 9D6 1 806 

107 205 285 670 1 280 

324 243 317 749 809 

68 102 110 112 90 

48 48 34 73 57 

269 281 322 631 748 

1 867 2 322 2825 3 183 3 459 

359 330 425 577 578 

226 232 248 S64 665 

43 37 69 62 83 

- 12 5 5 - 42 120 81 236 364 

185 124 198 361 332 

33 23 37 18 45 

9 14 6 16 7 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Con. 

IExcludes abnormal forms, see lext] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con, 

Markel value of agricultural products sold - Con, Groin ___________________________________________ forms_ 

$I,OO<L Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation 10005 ________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5.000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans ________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Field seeds, hoy, forage, and siloge ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Other crops ______________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or moro __________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Poultry and poultry producls-_______________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms-

$1,000_ Dairy products ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Conle and colves __________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Hogs ond pigs ____________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $5,000 or mor"-_________________________ farms-

$1,000_ Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Soles of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Other liveslock ond livestock products (see text} ________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Sales of $5,000 or more __________________________ farms-

$1,000_ 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

lives lock ond poultry purchased _______________________ formsForms wilh expenses of- $1,000_ 

$1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or mare ______________________________________ _ 

Feed for lives lock and poullry _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms wilh expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

t~:~ ~~ ~~~~====================================== Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

Forms by Ions purchased, 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

1 10 49 ton,-______________________________________ _ 50 to 99 lon'-_____________________________________ _ 

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-

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-

-

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-

-

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-

-

-

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-

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-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

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-

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- 100 - Ions or more __________________________________ _ 

- Forms with expens's of- $1 10 $499 ________________________________________ _ 

$500 10 $2,499 ____________________________________ _ -

t~:ggg ~~ ~~~~~==================================== -

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See foolnole al end of loble, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 yeors 

15 968 742 

66 676 2 801 

4 767 193 

44 663 1 745 

937 22 

1 500 23 

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- - - - 8546 223 

18 503 504 

881 8 

6 796 50 

I 609 22 

4 915 69 

364 6 

3 180 46 

2 121 12 

7460 58 

524 5 

5 126 43 

737 11 

2601 68 

185 6 

1 636 54 

262 9 

903 50 

77 5 

604 (D) 

2 224 22 

729 7 

19 - 172 - 490 12 

2 715 103 

224 8 

2210 96 

9533 111 

23 706 227 

1 269 10 

9 956 70 

4674 253 

10992 555 

605 29 

5 405 296 

1 492 15 

1 316 17 

35 1 

265 (0) 

2 777 25 

4 765 61 

230 5 

2045 41 

10709 380 10978 358 

5 820 244 

3 895 113 

679 6 

315 17 

16033 508 13 359 337 

8364 370 

6 537 123 

876 7 

256 8 

6937 307 

33 575 898 

5 343 105 

6 178 267 

721 40 

38 -

4 179 238 

2 245 68 

372 1 

141 -

25 10 34 yeors 

2490 

10396 

791 

7 334 

134 

237 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 249 

2 350 

109 

827 

247 

707 

63 

511 

234 

875 

60 

652 

120 

325 

27 

245 

45 

174 

16 

112 

388 

104 

2 

(D) 

69 

384 

31 

319 

1 381 

2985 

147 

1 083 

863 

2 297 

124 

1 102 

240 

138 

2 

(0) 

470 

704 

33 

276 

2243 

2208 

1 214 

828 

122 

79 

2 812 

2 856 

1 431 

1 115 

165 

101 

1 441 

9 703 

1 503 

1 231 

192 

18 

915 

351 

98 

77 

Other occupations 

Age of ope rotor 

35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors 65 yeors and over 

4063 4368 3 163 1 142 

17633 18690 13 321 3836 

243 1 288 1 330 922 2 181 12 213 12 452 8738 

258 260 198 65 

517 396 262 66 

- - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2342 2288 1 771 673 

5221 5 053 3865 1 510 

270 236 183 75 

2 141 1 875 1 340 565 

472 453 308 107 

1 343 I 454 1 010 332 

80 120 68 27 

744 1 072 602 206 

571 524 548 232 

1 802 2033 1 904 788 

135 149 128 47 

1 274 1 423 1 242 492 

110 211 231 54 

488 711 779 229 

41 46 50 15 

346 430 425 136 

63 72 54 19 

247 219 185 27 

22 18 15 1 

169 133 139 (0) 

783 629 248 154 

196 185 155 83 

3 7 4 3 

32 58 48 (0) 

121 138 104 46 

621 816 592 199 

55 66 48 16 

509 688 455 144 

2496 2845 2064 636 

6040 7606 5302 1 S46 

312 419 301 80 

2440 3303 2403 657 

1 607 1 211 538 202 

3436 2662 1 662 380 199 138 88 27 

1 804 1 225 770 210 

555 408 187 87 

384 394 274 110 

5 13 10 4 

58 97 66 24 

1 001 767 369 145 1 732 1 135 849 285 

78 57 42 15 710 470 409 139 

3 275 2636 1 623 552 3 102 2 557 2449 304 

1 794 1 273 898 397 1 161 1 III 541 141 230 191 122 8 90 61 62 6 

4556 4485 2861 811 3 701 3 565 2 303 596 

2434 2 306 1 459 364 1 768 1 910 1 204 417 276 237 169 22 78 32 29 8 

1 868 2009 1 017 295 7 893 8466 5335 1 279 1 283 1 506 731 214 

1 631 1 907 862 280 219 102 153 15 18 - 2 - 1 271 1 059 585 111 455 831 360 180 97 104 69 3 45 15 3 1 

MICHIGAN S9 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes obnonnol fonns· see text) 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

SELECTED F ... RM PIODUCTION EXPENSES I - Con. 

Animal health cost'-_________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ____________________________________________ _ 

$100 to $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ $5,000 or mar. _______________________________________ -

_ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $99 ___________________________________________ _ 

- $100 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ -

- Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ farms_ - ~I,OOO_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ - $1,000 - to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ -

-

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ - $1,000_ - forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ - $1,000 - to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $2.499 _____________________________________ _ $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ -

-

Petroktum products ________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ Gasoline - _______________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ -

-

-

lP gas, butane. and propane ______________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ -

-

-

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease ___________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

-

-

Electricity ________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

-

-

Other-cool. wood. coke. etc. _______________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Hired fann Iobor ____________________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Fanns with expenses of- $1 to $499 ________________________ -------------------- $500 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ - $2,500 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 or more ____________________ --------------------

-

-

Workers by number of days worked. 150 days or more _______________________________ forms_ 

workers_ 

-

-

l ... thon ISO doyL _____________________________ farms_ 

workers_ 

Contract Iobor ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Fanns with .xpenses of-

$1 to $499 ______ - ___ ---------------------------------- $500 to $999 ________________ --------------------------

$1,000 to $2,499 __________________ -- -------------------

$2,500 or more __________ ------------------------------

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms with expense. of-

$1 to $499 ______ -------------------------------------- $536to $999 ________ -------------- -------------------- $1,000 to $2,499 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 or more ______________ --------------------------

.... RM.IElA TID INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and ather agricultural services ___________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to Individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms __ 

$1.000--

See footnote at end of table. 

60 MICHIGAN 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

16207 4733 24SO 704 

8619 2395 

6764 2 113 

611 177 213 48 

31 759 10850 15601 6349 

6094 1 592 14910 4801 

6 774 2 583 3 981 1 874 

33 755 11 696 

34 688 14414 

14213 3963 7689 2762 

8452 3368 

3401 1 603 

29 147 9853 

11 843 4780 

21 336 6593 

50SO 2083 

2399 1 024 

362 153 

48500 14900 

31 479 12607 

25 529 5988 

13340 4208 8 776 4 211 

855 493 

48465 14895 

24905 10079 

45460 14 134 

16 782 6 752 

15491 5336 

4392 1 896 

1 927 761 

46S 203 

2888 1 140 

619 246 

547 197 

174 77 

48465 14895 

2 472 905 

29133 10005 

6248 2386 

1 486 590 326 142 

10933 3784 

9057 3689 

5979 1 999 

4099 1 419 

733 274 

122 92 

1 063 447 

1 513 603 10349 3 581 

36279 13469 

1 840 634 

1 832 696 

915 306 

315 87 

437 161 

173 80 

17800 5803 

9438 3456 

11 965 3646 

3 115 1 040 

2262 927 

458 190 

2 719 1 178 

2 778 1 610 

5 132 1 451 

7504 3033 

Under 25 yeors 

234 

44 

93 

121 

10 

10 

558 

346 

85 

210 

162 

101 

5SO 1 017 

101 

113 

169 

167 

470 

265 

267 

156 

31 

16 

642 

517 

311 

87 

226 

18 

642 

449 

528 

238 

401 

149 

41 

19 

27 

5 

5 

1 642 

36 

291 

64 

5 

5 

127 

121 

62 

49 

16 

-

10 

19 

124 

432 

19 

22 

10 

4 

-

5 

141 

141 

56 

32 

35 

18 

116 

444 

25 

77 

Farming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors and 

25 to 34 yeors 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors over 

412 497 703 1 260 1 627 

59 91 123 202 185 

202 179 367 553 1 001 

190 280 278 651 593 

19 35 42 43 28 

1 3 16 13 5 

856 854 1 308 2776 4498 

828 614 965 1 644 1 951 

35 62 92 264 1054 

228 364 578 1 341 2080 

265 219 293 678 966 

328 209 345 493 398 

892 867 1462 3032 4893 

1 740 1 170 2232 4147 4 108 

133 223 408 810 2288 

160 220 403 680 1 186 

301 332 353 1 069 1 144 

298 92 298 473 275 

903 772 1 208 2524 3976 

606 499 755 1 220 1 435 

446 424 691 1 685 3080 

315 178 249 538 647 

107 149 245 276 216 

35 21 23 25 33 

1 071 1 216 1 735 3786 64SO 

1 087 1 233 2004 3 551 4216 

355 407 459 1 198 3258 

256 281 455 1 239 1 890 

414 473 701 1 193 1 204 

46 55 120 156 98 

1 071 1 216 1 735 3786 6445 

913 974 1 594 2817 3333 

998 1 147 1 648 3617 6196 

506 615 1 057 1939 2397 

596 535 772 1 425 1 607 

296 220 301 521 408 

75 72 145 168 260 

13 16 41 42 71 

SO 178 242 258 385 

7 33 52 62 87 

21 4 34 31 102 

4 (Z) 12 8 52 

1 071 1 216 1 735 3 786 6445 

87 90 130 246 317 

636 860 1 307 2 639 4272 

168 240 394 698 822 

17 58 52 155 303 

7 18 15 36 61 

246 420 607 1 074 1 310 

178 358 720 994 1 318 

143 261 289 S68 676 

92 122 244 403 S09 

11 31 43 81 92 

- 6 31 22 33 

19 66 85 121 146 

20 90 113 147 214 

241 381 564 1 020 1 251 

1 ISO 1 732 1 713 3357 5085 

38 57 110 124 286 

80 75 165 96 258 

16 25 30 70 155 

6 2 23 22 30 

- 16 34 25 86 

16 14 23 7 15 

4S8 445 599 1 543 2617 

351 299 402 939 1 323 

259 256 352 908 1 815 

75 87 127 335 384 

103 81 91 253 364 

21 21 29 47 54 

154 154 152 296 306 

278 197 226 298 167 

114 111 167 434 600 

231 217 504 918 1 087 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Con. 

IExeludes abnormal farms· see text] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animol health costs __________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 fa $99 ___________________________________________ _ 

- $100 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $5.000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 fo $99 ___________________________________________ _ 

- $100 to $999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ - $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ -

- $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ -

- $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

-

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 ________________________________________ _ -

- $1,000 to $2.499 _____________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 or more _______________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ - $1,000 __ 

Gasoline _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Diesel fuel _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms_ - $1,000 __ Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms_ - $1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ___________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $2,499 _______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 or more _______________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: }50 days or more _______________________________ farms __ 

workers __ Less than 150 days ______________________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract labor ______________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ___________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ $1,000 to $2,499 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 or mare _______________________________________ _ 

-

Customwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ___________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $2.499 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARM·RELA TED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms __ 

V 

for 

alue human of agricultural consumption products _____________________________ sold directly to individuals ~-­ forms __ 

$I,OO(L 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

I Total Under 25 years 

11 474 270 

1 745 32 

62241 127 

4 651 133 

434 10 

165 -

20909 722 

9 253 277 

4502 209 

10 109 323 

4 191 130 

2 107 60 

22059 779 

20 274 627 

10250 396 

4 927 136 

5 0841 202 

I 798 45 

19294 646 7063 213 

14743 512 

2967 100 

1 375 34 

209 -

336001 I 101 

18872 454 

19541 790 

9 132 267 

4565 44 

362 -

33 570 1 101 

14826 366 

31 326 878 

10030 209 10 155 486 2496 107 

1 166 16 

262 5 

1 748 6 

374 (ZJ 350 6 

97 3 

33 570 1 101 

1 567 41 

19 128 379 

3862 84 

896 7 

184 4 

7149 148 

5368 89 

3 980 107 

2680 35 

459 6 

30 -

616 1 

910 (0) 

6 768 147 

22810 273 

1 206 21 

1 136 18 

609 10 

228 1 

276 10 

93 -

11 997 397 

5982 169 

8 319 291 

2075 66 

1335 29 

268 11 

1 541 89 

1 168 57 

3681 49 

4471 44 

25 to 34 yeors 

2 130 

322 

1 049 

946 

114 

21 

3 161 

1 339 

705 

1 522 

559 

375 

3338 

3083 

I 569 

796 

695 

278 

2 793 

958 

2 191 

364 

212 

26 

5 153 

2663 

3264 

1 133 

728 

28 

5 149 

2 153 

4761 

1 415 

1 684 

381 

246 

40 

284 

51 

31 

18 

5 149 

248 

2645 

493 

94 

16 

907 

564 

591 

246 

70 

-

64 

106 

865 

3 020 

162 

148 

84 

15 

50 

13 

2002 

828 

1 496 

262 

236 8 

319 

263 

844 

589 

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years 65 years and over 

3 319 3 139 2 113 503 

547 419 333 93 

1 739 1 737 1 296 276 

1 374 1 251 744 203 

129 126 43 12 

77 25 30 12 

5 351 5903 4333 1 439 

2409 2860 1 681 686 

1 186 1 186 926 290 

2 520 2 795 2 178 771 

1 068 1 306 918 210 

577 616 311 168 

5 750 6 156 4576 1 460 

5 362 6 115 3 924 1 163 

2639 2720 2 187 739 

I 278 1 297 1 075 345 

I 307 1 593 1 001 286 

526 546 313 90 

5 058 5 507 3 951 1 339 

2035 2080 1 367 410 

3 706 4 187 3083 1 064 

872 833 587 211 

366 443 261 59 

114 44 20 5 

8843 9 279 6 779 2445 

4 788 5700 3887 1 380 

5224 5 185 3642 I 436 

2345 2 555 2 196 636 

1 195 1 392 871 335 

79 147 70 38 

8 837 9261 6777 2445 

3 774 4 417 3034 1 081 

8282 8643 6438 2324 

2 570 2960 2 124 753 

2 586 2965 1 874 560 

617 741 494 154 

278 317 245 64 

54 109 40 13 

521 520 275 142 

102 135 51 35 

54 116 117 26 

15 31 22 8 

8837 9261 6777 2 445 

416 440 303 118 

4988 5 596 4240 1 280 

977 1 235 805 267 

242 235 214 104 

37 48 48 32 

2058 2094 1 488 454 

1 605 1 641 1 064 405 

1 130 1 068 849 235 

779 890 574 156 

141 125 54 63 

8 11 11 -

208 183 102 58 

326 274 134 (0) 

1 940 1 964 1 431 421 

6251 7 124 4 702 1 440 

381 332 208 102 244 362 279 85 

236 167 67 45 61 56 62 33 74 70 53 19 10 39 26 5 

3 132 3 167 2 415 884 1 617 1 579 1 249 540 

2 129 2 196 1 650 557 601 523 450 173 321 380 253 116 81 68 62 38 

499 369 208 57 410 245 160 32 

1 tt2 996 527 153 1 518 1 300 834 186 

MICHIGAN 61 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes obnormol forms; see textl 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ farms_ · $1.000_ · Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 • ________ • _____ • __ • ________ ••• ____ • __ •• _. · $5,000 to $9,999 _ •• ____ • _____ • ___ • ___ • _____ ._ •• ____ • __ · $10,000 to $19,999 __ • ______________ • __ • ____ ._ •• ____ •• _ · $20,000 to $49,999 ______ • ______ • _________________ ._. __ · 

· 

· 

$50,000 to $99,999. _______ • __________________________ _ $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _________ ._ .. _._ •.•. ________ ._. __ _ · $500,000 or more _______________ . ____________ .. ____ . __ · 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms_ · number _ · Mo1ortrucks, including pickups ________________________ farms_ · number _ Wheel · 1rac1ors ______________________________________ forms_ · number _ · 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ · number _ 4 or more ________________________________________ formsnumber _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farms_ 

number _ Corn pickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms_ 

number _ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Other cornpickers and piCker-shellers _________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cot1onpickers _______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Pickup balers _______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ forms_ 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliotion or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms_ 

Sani1ation and rodent and bird confrol ________________ forms_ 

UVESTOCK 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

-

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ · number _ · 

Farms with- I to 9 •• ________ • __ •• _. _________ ••• _______ ••••• _____ • 

· 10 to 49 ••••• ______ • ___ • __ • _____ ••••• ____ • __ • ____ ._._ · 50 to 99 _. ___ ••• _____ ._ •• ____ ._ •• _____ --.-•• -•• - .----· 100 to 199 __ •••• ____ ._._. ___ •••• ______ •• _____ • _____ ._ · 200 10 499 _._. __ • ____ ••• ____ •• _ •• ____ ._. __ • __ ._ •• ___ • 

· 500 or more ________________________ - _________ --------· 

(ows and hellers that hod calved ____________________ Iorms_ · number _ · Beef cows _____________________________________ farms_ · 

number_ · Farms with- I 10 9 __ ••••• _._._ •••••• _. _______ •• __ •••• __ ._ ••• _ · 10 to 49 •••• ___ •• __ •• __ ._ •• _____ ••••••• __ •• •• __ ·_ · 50 to 99 ._ •• __ ••• _ .-----•••••• ---••••.• --. -•• ---. · 100 to 199._ ••••• _. __ ._ .•••••••• _ ••• _ ••••••• ____ • · 200 to 499 _ ••••••••• _ •• _ •••••••••• _ •• ____ •••••••• · 500 or mor8 _____________________________________ _ 

· 

See loolnot. at end of tobl •. 

62 MICHIGAN 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

48 728 14947 683 880 252 067 

8529 I 950 17 892 4784 II 689 3931 8404 3 304 I 995 868 196 95 23 15 

- -

29 963 10 529 40 155 13 257 37 177 II 442 46 222 14810 43 964 13 668 87 349 30 333 

23 883 8 283 55 161 19 552 

3 541 I 550 

15648 6946 

8 559 3348 8 872 3 512 14 724 5 031 

16 745 5 777 

3683 1 299 

3 880 I 426 

12334 4 158 12 865 4 351 

- - - - 11 675 3 832 12 523 3 985 

15 659 5 502 

16033 5 638 

4 228 1 615 4 738 1 801 

37 004 12448 

46531 19194 

32 766 II 417 

I 376638 586 627 

4 553 I 588 

81 124 28 573 

180 983 58 080 

9956 3 532 

303 759 129 912 

1 112 450 

38 532 16849 

4 492 1 676 

72 317 33168 

20033 6 653 

795 260 328 462 

998 376 

19700 10 328 

6475 I 994 

4 745 I 469 

18421 5 581 

282 094 120071 

8 972 I 810 

8648 3304 

697 399 

93 59 

II 9 

- -

13029 4 184 

113 797 50 188 

9 797 2 703 

87 738 32 571 

6 709 I 556 

2 987 I 087 

91 51 

7 7 

3 2 

- -

Under 25 years 

646 9829 

148 

159 

158 

128 

53 

-

-

-

339 

462 

544 

664 

462 

874 

187 

448 

43 

194 

85 

90 

118 

153 

57 

62 

91 

91 

-

- 108 

123 

122 

122 

45 

59 

572 

I 282 

490 

41 633 

44 

I 032 

I 927 

114 

6821 

23 

I 200 

36 

987 

372 

25814 

10 

147 

73 

16 

104 

2440 

28 

66 

10 

-

-

-

65 

790 

30 

347 

19 

9 

2 

-

-

-

Farming 

Age 01 operator 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 

65 years and 

55 to 64 yeors over 

I 071 1 220 I 735 3 786 6489 

23 178 24279 37341 71 613 85 826 

147 115 83 330 I 127 

264 293 457 I 055 2 556 

231 358 472 I 141 I 571 

315 349 579 956 977 

95 88 120 267 245 

14 17 19 37 8 

5 - 5 - 5 

- - - - -

674 903 I 389 2 813 4411 

896 I 167 I 950 3539 5243 

917 962 I 498 3004 4517 

I 158 I 402 2 118 3 998 5 470 

914 I 121 I 629 3 558 5984 

2 129 2603 4022 8 615 12090 

519 653 I 098 2 363 3 463 

I 266 I 539 2683 5 610 8 006 

132 176 230 518 451 

600 772 I 038 2 328 2014 

246 333 492 I 081 I III 

251 366 514 I 132 I 159 

456 503 752 1 322 I 880 

509 593 896 1 495 2 131 

166 176 186 319 395 

197 186 211 325 445 

307 380 627 1 113 1 640 

312 407 685 I 170 I 686 

- - - - - - - - - - 304 362 563 I 053 1 442 

331 372 573 I 104 1 482 

3SO 469 838 I SOl 2 222 

365 474 863 1 564 2 250 

147 147 276 SOl 499 

183 160 287 570 542 

I 002 943 I 522 3 182 5 227 

2346 I 669 2987 5366 5 543 

885 8SO I 435 2966 4 791 

65421 48 695 87 289 166 704 176 885 

178 145 204 407 610 

4 161 2 723 5059 7 617 7981 

5936 6563 II 355 15 764 16 535 

360 235 466 857 I 500 

16497 10 189 23 704 35 056 37645 

100 56 10 91 170 

5 528 2 070 965 3 698 3388 

94 130 228 419 769 

2 472 3 979 4 186 9 242 12 302 

667 605 836 I 801 2372 

44165 31 242 SO 141 90 552 86 548 

78 51 41 73 123 

3 938 I 481 878 I 446 2 438 

191 271 251 528 680 

153 198 159 372 571 

400 549 807 1 588 2 133 

9 761 14 216 20804 38 257 34 593 

93 162 197 423 907 

265 311 523 I 001 I 138 

33 64 73 140 79 

8 10 12 21 8 

I 2 2 3 I 

- - - - -

252 450 625 I 191 I 601 

3 818 6 032 9 101 16 170 14 277 

136 301 408 809 I 019 

I 886 3 737 5 808 10 854 9 939 

74 173 201 429 660 

55 124 190 360 349 

7 2 14 17 9 

- 2 3 2 - - - - I I 

- - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms· see lext] 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ farms_ 

$1,00(>-

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 10 $99,999 ___________________________________ _ $100,000 to $199,999 _________________________________ _ $200,000 10 $499,999 _________________________________ _ $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ 

number _ Wheel troctors ______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only _____________ farms. 

number _ Cornpickers, corn heods, and picker-shellers _____________ forms_ 

number_ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farmL 

number _ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Pickup bolers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ forms_ 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ lime ____________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which use<L 

tons_ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms_ 

acres on which uS8<L Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ 

UVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ 

number_ Forms with- 1 10 9 ___________________________ ~ __________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10 10 49 ____________________________________________ _ - 5010 99 ____________________________________________ _ - 100 10 199 __________________________________________ _ - 200 10 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

- 500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

-

Cows and heifers Ihol had calved ____________________ farmL - number _ Beef - cows _____________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Farms wllh- 1 10 9 __________________________________________ _ 10 10 49 _________________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ 100 10 199 ______________________________________ _ - 200 10 499 ______________________________________ _ - 500 or more _____________________________________ _ -

-

See foolnole 01 end of lable. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total Under 25 yeors 

33 7Bl 1 106 

431 813 9526 

6579 402 

13 108 422 

7 758 176 

5 100 85 

1 127 21 

101 - 8 - - -

19434 274 

26898 370 

25 735 804 31 412 955 

30296 807 

57016 1 273 

15600 349 

35609 746 

1 991 23 

8 702 92 

5 211 125 

5360 125 9693 225 10968 270 

2384 87 

2454 87 8 176 176 

8 514 183 

- - - - 7843 52 

8538 58 

10 157 120 10395 120 

2613 104 

2 937 109 

24556 900 27337 840 21 349 761 

790 011 25 814 2965 14 52 551 565 122903 1 023 

6424 110 173 847 4 169 662 16 21 683 820 2816 65 39 149 1 013 13380 497 466 798 17 190 

622 69 

9372 1 065 4481 85 3 276 60 

12840 247 162 023 2 216 

7 162 181 5344 61 298 5 34 - 2 - - -

8845 180 63609 895 

7094 131 55 167 532 

5 153 118 1 900 13 40 - - -

1 - - -

25 10 34 yeors 

5 167 60 947 

1 039 

2 140 1 151 

716 

115 

6 

-

-

2810 

3363 

4088 

4832 

4478 

7 523 

1 916 

4206 

225 

980 

663 

671 

1 652 

1 870 

341 

346 

1 472 

1 524 

-

- 1 164 I 204 

1 336 

1 350 

317 

360 

3635 

4041 

3241 

117 326 

452 

7 596 16056 

703 

20960 69 

2 827 

300 6 510 2305 

77567 

80 

1 175 

709 

540 

1 976 20828 

1 138 

819 

19 

-

-

-

1 231 7 800 

1 027 6679 

824 

200 

3 

-

-

-

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 10 44 yeors 45 10 54 yeors 55 10 64 years 65 years and over 

8862 9 375 6809 2462 

115 719 132 254 89 316 24052 

1 499 I 761 1 282 596 

3 394 3538 2566 1 048 

2253 2089 1 575 514 

1 410 1 462 1 168 259 

274 494 178 45 

26 29 40 -

6 2 - -

- - - -

5 127 5 140 4440 I 643 

7300 7645 6 122 2098 

6988 7 148 5 121 1 586 

8608 9048 6 126 1 843 

7 811 8692 6339 2 169 

14586 17 295 12361 3978 

3 935 4834 3429 1 137 

8982 11 276 7 826 2 573 

512 639 480 112 

2 240 2800 2 105 485 

1 375 1 571 1 141 336 

1 407 1 646 I 175 336 

2526 2846 1 875 569 

2858 3 231 2099 640 

702 752 369 133 

715 789 384 133 

2021 2354 1 654 499 

2 143 2442 1 715 507 

- - - -

- - - -

2 183 2337 1 681 426 

2 378 2681 1 765 452 

2688 3 186 2 169 658 

2762 3296 2 197 670 

651 781 625 135 

736 915 670 147 

6346 6768 5 219 1 688 

7 397 8 195 5290 1 573 

5594 5 937 4393 1 423 

210 209 234 126 158 653 43 883 981 813 542 163 

19 425 14857 7 360 2 748 44 211 38 799 17 561 5 253 

1 832 1 780 1 353 646 57 001 46103 33 246 12368 214 182 127 54 

6 146 6230 4 142 1 518 725 878 691 157 9086 10504 8801 3 235 3 523 3 815 2 502 738 118 624 142 795 89 104 21 518 

163 172 97 41 2 257 3 356 879 640 1 482 1 105 872 228 1 028 800 647 201 

3694 3536 2614 773 43 438 48 784 36608 10 149 

2214 1 910 1 298 421 1 411 1 490 1 239 324 64 121 64 25 5 14 13 2 - 1 - 1 - - - -

2 526 2448 1 893 567 15835 19 923 14967 4 189 1 927 2054 1 502 453 13 532 17 565 13 272 3 587 

1 423 1 440 1 013 335 499 597 477 114 5 17 12 3 - - - - - - - I - - - -

MICHIGAN 63 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

IE •• lvdel abnormal 'arml, III 1 •• 1) 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

UVESTOCK - Can. 

CoM Ie and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _ Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms._ - number _ - forms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 __________________________________________ _ - 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ - 50 to 99 ________________________________________ _ - 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ - 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ - 500 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ - number_ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ farms_ -

- number _ - Cottle and colves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1.000_ Colves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1.000_ fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ - 500 or more _________________________________________ _ -

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number_ Other ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Hogs ond pigs sold __________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms_ 

litters of pigs forrowed betweennumber_ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ forms_ 

number_ Dec. 1 and Moy 31 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ June I and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ farms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number_ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ Iarms. 

number _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

pound. 01 wooL 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Goots inventory _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Goats sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number_ 

$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms_ 

number_ 

Forms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

400 to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ -

- 3,200 to 9,999 ______________________ ------------------- 10,000 to 19,999 ____________________ ------------------- 20,000 to 49,999 __________________ -- ------------------- 50,000 to 99,999 __________________ -_ ------------------ 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Hens and pull.ts 01 laying age _______________________ Iarms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older nol 01 loying age ____________________________________ Iarms __ 

number __ 

Se. lootnote at end 01 table. 

64 MICHIGAN 

Talal 'armlll9 

and alher 

occupations Tolal 

4301 1877 

26059 17617 

2 756 769 

428 268 

1 113 836 4 4 

- - - - - - 12 518 4 162 

77 256 34 052 14638 4386 91 041 35 831 

14413 4940 

132 659 55974 40447 16 742 

6 196 2418 

48 328 22 229 

8 105 3460 12 313 4 152 

84 331 33 745 

32343 13 281 

6066 1834 

39 522 14 134 

16 1~ 6046 

7931 1 990 

204 223 73 562 

3943 840 

2803 736 

773 242 

301 107 

106 60 

5 5 

4 752 1 221 

47 740 15328 

7 213 1 811 

156 483 58 234 

6406 1 732 

249 529 91 376 

16905 5913 

2 177 647 

118 794 44 569 

4 729 1 706 

5204 1 331 

40 114 14 556 

3939 1 017 

19002 6623 

3 998 1 130 

21 112 7933 

2 149 513 

70922 26213 

1 907 480 

46 050 15 fl6.4 

1 811 541 

38646 17495 

1 910 526 

56 557 22 523 

417 785 184 387 

10 273 1 711 

45480 9320 

2294 374 

5 930 1 188 

4 367 811 

892 106 

4643 738 

310 48 

1 314 335 

39 10 

6818 1 817 

335906 152391 

6 758 1 773 

58 43 

1 - - - 1 1 

- - - - 6663 1 791 

264 004 104 105 

1 360 333 

71 902 48 286 

Under 25 yeors 

38 

443 

9 

9 

20 

-

-

-

-

71 

738 

77 

912 

157 1 472 

383 

102 

713 

81 

84 

759 

302 

35 

294 

142 

115 

3 179 

72 

20 

16 

4 

3 

-

102 

838 

113 

2341 

118 

5465 

286 

17 

1 455 

46 

102 

808 

94 

328 

102 

480 

5 

561 

5 288 

5 

179 

5 399 2367 

90 

352 

68 

143 

54 

1 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

77 

1 447 

77 

-

-

-

-

-

-

77 

(0) 

2 

(0) 

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 yeors and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors over 

148 193 287 500 711 1 932 2 295 3 293 5 316 4 338 

34 60 86 154 426 23 19 42 69 106 

89 114 158 277 178 2 - 1 - 1 

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - 304 435 604 1 154 1 594 

3243 4 237 5 594 10650 9 590 

292 468 675 1 318 1 556 

2700 3 947 6 109 11 437 10 726 

327 461 741 1 481 1 773 

3 499 5 884 9 121 17 859 18 139 

977 1 576 2 628 5 635 5 543 

168 255 385 710 798 

1 495 2848 3 713 6 887 6 573 

194 395 530 1 173 1 088 

272 366 621 1 275 1 534 

2004 3 036 5408 10 972 11 566 

783 1 182 2098 4 462 4455 

104 143 238 594 720 

728 1 048 2 110 4991 4963 

304 433 884 2 170 2 114 

224 304 274 435 638 

13 163 13 563 12 670 17 553 13434 

79 110 91 153 335 

78 104 112 192 230 

26 56 37 54 53 

20 20 21 24 18 

20 13 11 11 2 

1 1 2 1 - 173 195 194 296 261 

3 098 2 751 3 468 3354 1 819 

177 282 238 397 604 

10 06S 10 812 9202 14 199 11 615 

227 283 246 413 445 

13 960 17 210 15016 21 249 18476 

860 1 033 1 015 1 495 1 225 

124 121 88 127 170 

8964 9 897 6 747 8908 8 598 

361 337 262 383 317 

184 200 199 313 333 

2662 2 698 2 295 3 364 2 729 

144 161 159 252 207 

1 246 1 181 1 098 1 729 1 041 

166 180 160 257 265 

1 416 1 517 1 197 1 635 1 688 

32 45 60 136 235 

1 177 1 987 3 792 7 633 11·063 

29 37 56 129 224 

816 1 227 2 013 4 598 6 922 

30 38 50 130 288 

1 087 772 2 144 4 749 8 564 25 34 54 128 280 1 154 1 599 3626 6 243 9 502 8 701 14 480 25598 51 954 81 287 

139 262 251 493 476 

822 1 461 1 760 2 489 2 436 

38 64 56 75. 73 

163 193 211 251 227 

89 164 168 179 157 

21 25 10 17 32 (0) 190 78 113 282 6 16 5 4 16 (0) 64 43 48 122 (0) 2 1 1 4 

106 157 231 465 781 

26 610 10 266 17 727 31 292 65 049 

104 154 224 449 765 

1 3 7 16 16 

- - - - -

- - - - -

1 - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - 104 152 226 459 773 (0) 9 095 15 421 29 742 44 173 

19 27 29 45 211 (0) 1 171 2 306 1 550 20 876 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978 - Con. 

IExcludes abnormal larms; .... lextJ 

Farms With Sales of Len Than $20,000 

UVESTOCK - Con, 

Cottle and calves 1nvenlory - Can, . Cows and helfe .. thaI hod calved - Con, Milk cows _____________________________________ lorm5-- number_ - Forms wllh- 1 10 4 __________________________________________ _ 

- 5 10 9 __________________________________________ _ 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ - SO 10 99 ________________________________________ _ - 100 10 199 ______________________________________ _ - 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ - SOO or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ - number _ - Steers, steer calves. bulls. and bull calves _____________ farms_ - number _ - Caltle and calves sold ________________________________ forms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ - Calves ___________________________________________ - forms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

Co"1e ___________________________________________ farms_ -

- number _ 

$1,000_ -

- foHened on grain and concentrates ________________ forms_ - number _ 

$1,000_ -

- Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms_ - number _ - Forms with- 1 10 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 ____________________________________________ _ -

- SO 10 99 _____________________________________________ _ 100 10 199 ___________________________________________ _ 200 10 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 or mOr8 _________________________________________ _ 

- Used or 10 be used lor breeding _____________________ Iorms __ 

number __ Olher ___________________________________________ lorms-_ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ Iorms __ 

numbar __ $1,000 __ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ Iarms __ 

Lilters 01 pigs larrowed betweennumber __ $1,000 __ 

Dec. 1 01 preceding veor and Nov, 30 _________________ lorms __ 

number __ Dec, I and MaV 31 ______________________________ Iorms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov, 30 ______________________________ lorms_ - number __ 

Sheep and lambs 01 all ages invenlory __________________ Iarms __ 

number __ Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ Iorms __ 

number __ Sheep and Iombs sold ________________________________ Iarms __ 

number __ Sheep and Iombs shorn _______________________________ lorms __ 

number __ 

pounds 01 wooL_ 

Horses ond ponies inventory __________________________ forms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ Iorms-_ 

number __ $1.000 __ GoolS inventory _____________________________________ Iorms-_ 

number __ Gools sold _________________________________________ Iorms __ 

POULTRY 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ lorm5-_ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 399 _____________________________________________ _ .coo to 3.199 _________________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 ________________________________________ _ 

10,000 to 19,999 ______________________________________ _ 

20,000 10 49,999 ______________________________________ _ SO,OOO to 99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullels 01 laying oge _______________________ lorms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not 01 laying age - ___________________________________ Iarms __ 

number __ 

See lootnote 01 end 01 table, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

I Tolol Under 25 yeors 

2424 115 

8442 363 

1 987 107 

160 1 

277 7 

- - - - - - - - 8356 94 

43 204 S84 

10252 129 

55 210 737 

9 533 111 

76685 673 

23 706 227 

3 778 SO 

26099 228 

4644 40 

8 161 87 

SO S86 445 

19061 187 

4232 34 

25 388 164 10 122 77 

5941 323 

130661 7626 

3 103 156 

2067 123 

531 28 194 14 

46 2 

- - 3 531 189 

32412 1 710 

5402 252 98249 5916 

4674 253 

158 153 9 116 10992 555 1 S30 149 

74 225 5416 

3023 226 

3 873 226 25 558 1 579 2922 170 12 379 761 

2868 157 13 179 818 

1 636 15 

44 709 439 1 427 13 30 186 306 1 270 15 21 151 276 1 384 15 34 034 417 233398 2888 

8562 248 36 160 590 1 920 13 4742 43 3556 29 786 40 3 905 SO 262 1 979 (0) 

29 (0) 

5001 106 183515 2707 

4985 106 15 - 1 - - - - - - - - - 4872 103 159 899 2652 

1 027 8 23616 55 

2510 34 yeo .. 

327 

1 121 

272 

17 

38 

-

-

-

- 1 318 

5 '151 1 514 

7077 

1 381 

9977 

2985 

450 2 811 

458 

1 230 7 166 

2 528 

703 

3738 

1 4S6 

1 201 

30948 

572 

412 

159 

47 

11 

- 785 

106S6 

1 053 

20292 

863 33 522 

2 297 

305 

16022 

646 

814 

5220 

606 

2304 

622 2 916 

306 4 527 

284 3 182 

172 

1 955 

226 

3 554 25 748 

1 498 

5 179 

372 

882 

S83 

202 1 003 

37 

234 

10 

837 24662 

836 

1 

-

-

-

-

- 830 20891 

236 3771 

Other occupalions 

Age of operalor 

3510 44 yeors 45 10 54 yeors 55 10 64 years 65 yeors and over 

811 552 474 145

2 303 2358 1 695 1 602 

700 433 372 103 

42 38 42 20 

69 81 60 22 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2 368 2 254 1 854 468 

11 842 12 2SO 9 915 2662 

3 102 2 825 2 137 545 

15 761 16 611 11 726 3298 

2496 2 845 2064 636 

19292 24813 16 907 5023 

6040 7606 5 302 1 546 

1 037 1 108 866 267

1 7 163 7990 6007 1 900 

1 203 1 471 1 120 352 

2089 2 521 1 709 525 

12 129 16 823 10900 3 123 

4837 6 134 4 181 1 194 

1 125 1 332 836 202 

5 888 9604 4820 1 174 

2 574 3 522 1 997 496 

1 865 1 432 914 206 

36 010 32 S89 19418 4070 

1 ·069 630 549 127 

S83 663 226 60 

136 91 104 13 

63 41 26 3 

14 7 9 3 

- - - - 879 951 629 98 

7226 8 258 3 782 780 

1 :7.18, c· 1 334 855 190 28.'784 24331 15 636 3 290 

1 607 1 211 538 202 

48688 38 640 23 251 4936 

3436 2662 1 662 380 

443 376 218 39 

21 598 17776 11 218 2 195 

905 625 529 91 

992 1 052 680 109 7 163 6 168 4600 828 776 777 506 87 3381 2899 2644 390 742 847 428 72 3 782 3 269 1 956 438 

S84 469 176 86 20 576 9436 6 850 2 881 S30 357 162 81 14207 5924 4 532 2035 523 303 174 83 6 ISO 6 144 4 551 2 075 516 377 167 83 14333 7648 5 576 2 506 81 543 57 194 46 359 19666 

2 763 2 365 1 322 366 11 313 10847 6 376 1 855 752 441 245 97 1 678 1 060 768 311 1 313 821 611 199 220 274 43 7 951 1 589 261 51 89 118 12 5 383 296 (0) 13 11 8 (0) (Z) 

1 317 1 532 886 323 42408 66 313 31 570 15 855 

1 316 1 527 882 318 - 5 4 5 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 238 1 509 872 320 37 879 54 087 29 475 14 915 

213 425 114 31 4 529 12226 2 095 940 

MICHIGAN 6S 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal formsi see toxt] 

Farms With Sales of less Than $20,000 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms __ 

number __ Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms_ - number _ - Forms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 15,999 ______________________________________ _ - 16,000 to 29,999 _____________________________________ _ - 30.000 or more ______________________________________ _ -

- Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ farms_ - number _ Turkeys - sold _______________________________________ farms_ - number _ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - For grain or seed __________________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

bushels_ -

- Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 499 ocreL __________________________________ _ 

- 500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

- Wheat for grain _____________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ 

bushels_ -

- Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

25 - to 99 oCreL ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for grain ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Barley for groin ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Soybeans for beons __________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 99 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Orv field and seed beans _____________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

l00-lb bogs- Irrigated _________________________________________ farmsacres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ hundredweighL Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 0.9 oc'"s ______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocre'- ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocro'-_________________ -------------------

100.0 acres or more ________________ -------------------

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres_ 

tons_ - IrrIgated ____ c ____________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ 

Hoy crops (seo text) _________________________________ forms_ 

acrestons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

- acres __ 

Forms by ocr •• horvosted, 1 to 24 ocrOL ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocrOL ______________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 499 ocr.'- ____________________________________ _ - SOO acres or more - _________________ -------------------

So. footnoto at end of table. 

66 MICHIGAN 

Total forming 

and other 

occupations Total 

950 279 

220 392 149 556 

511 98 

91 532 24596 

502 96 9 2 

- - - -

222 50 

890 198 

463 19 

11 781 2229 

22 592 7950 

598926 245962 

21 089 7 251 

550 360 220334 

36 265 432 14892 733 

118 37 

3 374 987 

12 971 3890 

7621 3 113 

497 248 

- -

7944 3594 

125 452 59456 

4 368440 2 104 223 

5 1 

74 (D) 

6 595 2923 

1 331 663 18 8 

- -

10836 4673 

161 666 77 563 

8 136 194 4017849 

9 3 

81 41 

302 146 

3453 1 836 

138900 81 630 

- - - -

9071 3 163 

300 722 113 789 

6 190 137 2 379 503 

34 9 

827 260 

4 425 1 389 

4298 1 625 

348 149 

- -

2440 1 236 

85 193 46 715 

875378 474 972 

11 6 

268 124 

43D 241 

1 240 768 

168890 110511 

32 15 

100 50 

215 128 

153 78 

52 27 

10 8 

- -

324 207 

4 475 2635 

78361 46 464 

2 - (0) -

25250 8024 

683 313 259 855 

1 239 508 482 643 51 20 

858 336 

15412 4054 

9 115 3641 

723 329 

- -

Under 25 yeors 

2 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

1 

-

-

-

1 

(D) 

-

-

425 

16261 

409 15327 

1 032960 

2 

(D) 

167 

206 

36 

-

138 

2947 

83 189 

-

-

62 

76 

-

-

185 

3153 

162 040 

-

-

4 

33 

1 210 

-

-

186 

6326 

111 117 

1 

(D) 

49 

131 

6 

-

208 6622 

61 314 

-

-

1 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

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1 

-

-

82 

S04 9808 

-

-

184 

5183 

9724 

-

-

107 

69 

8 

-

Forming 

Age of operator 

65 years and 

25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years over 

18 27 39 74 119 

60 748 (D) 28213 19602 33897 

15 11 17 25 29 

2095 (D) 3847 7 012 10125 

15 11 17 24 28 

- - - 1 1 

- - - - - - - - - -

7 8 6 11 17 

(D) 24 39 40 44 

3 5 2 3 6 

285 (D) (D) 790 969 

670 671 1 052 2 162 2970 

29 621 26484 36 910 67883 68 803 

619 610 959 2004 2650 

26476 23 123 32399 60 252 62757 

1 887 215 1 498 011 2 141 560 4069843 4263 144 

1 11 7 6 10 

(D) 387 128 190 188 

221 254 482 1 093 1 673 

366 320 431 850 940 

32 36 46 61 37 

- - - - -

242 214 403 1 071 1 526 

5 481 3 724 7273 17903 22 128 

198 725 125 714 257 123 653834 785 638 

- - - 1 - - - - (0) -

136 175 317 881 1 352 

104 38 84 187 174 

2 1 2 3 -

- - - - -

286 350 613 1 359 1 880 

5 776 6041 11 150 22635 28808 

297095 281 544 583 740 1 257 907 1 435 523 

- 2 - 1 - - (D) - (D) -

15 13 32 39 43 

178 222 538 332 533 

7034 6 118 25 120 13 347 28801 

- - - - - - - - - -

216 219 421 934 1 187 

9846 9039 18289 36548 33 741 

190 406 175 079 395 194 776609 731 098 

- 1 4 1 2 

- (D) 124 (D) (D) 

81 97 168 364 630 

112 105 215 523 539 

23 17 38 47 18 

- - - - -

116 59 160 356 337 

5627 2583 7270 13 770 10843 

53 527 24928 73256 144683 117 264 

- 2 - 2 2 

- (D) - (D) (D) 

8 7 35 63 127 

(D) 56 150 348 145 

(D) 8494 22 232 48 774 20529 

3 3 1 5 3 

21 11 (D) (D) 9 

- 2 7 22 97 

6 2 19 26 25 

1 3 8 9 5 

1 - 1 6 - - - - - -

13 8 39 40 25 

205 168 695 693 310 

3646 2 724 12075 12 029 6 182 

- - - - - - - - - -

450 725 1 048 2 182 3435 

18281 30985 40146 73984 91 276 

35 562 59 575 74471 143 455 159 856 

2 2 4 8 4 

(D) (D) 39 162 78 

211 289 472 967 2 008 

193 384 505 1 130 1 360 

46 52 71 85 67 

- - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,00 0 

POULTRY - Can. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms -- number -- Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold ______________ forms -- number -- Farms with- 1101,999 _________________________________________ _ 

-- 2,000 10 15,999 ________________________________ -------- 16,000 10 29,999 _____________________________________ _ 30,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedinQ _________________________ forms_ 

number _ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ farmsacreL For groin or seed __________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farmsacres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ______________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 ocre'- __________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin _____________________________________ formsacresbushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 251099 acre'- ______________________________________ _ 

100 10 499 acre,- ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acreL 

Barley for groin ____________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels_ Irrigat~ _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Soybeans for beons __________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels- Irrigated ____________ . _____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 

25 10 99 acre,- ______________________________________ _ 

10010499 acres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

100-lb bogs- Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms_ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

-

-

-

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- ocres_ 

hundredweight _ 

-

- Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 10 0.9 acres- _____________________________________ _ 

~:g:~ U9a~~~!~=~=:=:===:=:=~=:=~=~=:=:=:::::=:=::::: 25.0 10 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Sugar beels for sugar ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

tons_ Irrigaled _________________________________________ farmsacres_ 

Hay craps (see lext) _________________________________ farmsacres_ 

Irrigaled _________ , ____________________________ ~~~:~r<l,.,r;,: 

acres_ 

forms by acres harvested: 

~51~02~9a~~~!;=::~=:::::=:=::::::::~::::=:::=:::=:::== 100 10 499 acres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

See faalnale 01 end of lable. 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

IExcludes abnormal farms ; see text] 

Tolal Under 25 years 

671 7 

70 836 319 

413

1 

9 

66936 538 

406 9 

7 - - - - -

172 I 

692 (0) 

9~1 2 

(0) 

14 642 501 

352 964 14 828 

13 838 494 

330 026 14 477 

21 372 6991 900 927 

81 - 2 387 -

9 081 297 

4 508 182 

249 15 

- -

4 350 98 

65 996 I 473 

2 264 217 51 920 

4 - (0) -

3 672 85 668 13 

10 - - -

6 163 229 

84 103 2784 

4 118 345 105 232 

6 -

40 -

156 3 I 617 21 

57 270 660 

- -

- -

5 908 369 

186 933 8 611 

3 810 634 162 038 

25 - 567 -

3 036 255 

2 673 107 

199 7 

- -

I 204 50 38 478 I 624 400 406 16 562 

5 I 

144 (0) 

189 4 472 13 58 379 4235 

17 I 

51 (D) 

87 2 

75 I 25 I 

2 - - -

117 5 I 840 97 31 897 2 117 

2 - (0) -

17 226 399 

423 458 6 865 756 865 14 194 

31 - 522 -

II 358 348 5 474 45 394 6 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

25 10 34 yeors 

67 

3046 

163 

23 338 

160 

3 

-

-

22 

51 

78 

661 

2 530 62 265 2 388 57 706 

3 638 055 

17 

660 

I 552 

782 

54 

-

486 

7 170 

242 536 

-

-

423 

62 

I 

-

913 12 347 600 535 

2 

(0) 

25 

201 

6 241 

-

-

979 

32 528 

655 260 

2 

(0) 

489 

436 

54 

-

191 

6 161 

65 031 

I 

(0) 

13 

58 7 452 

2 

(D) 

4 

4 

5 

-

-

29 

428 6980 

I 

(D) 

2 434 

51 941 

92 798 

6 

(0) 

I 753 

640 

41 

-

Other occupations 

Age of operator 

35 to 44 years 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 years 65 years and over 

394 97 75 31 

34 689 15 742 13 916 3 124 

126 59 36 20 

16 544 21 646 3 423 I 447 

125 56 36 20 

I 3 - -

- - - - - - - -

49 26 71 3 

169 143 322 (011 331 13 16 

2 378 449 5 928 (D) 

3 988 3 830 2 819 974 

102 182 90 955 63 590 19 144 

3 788 3 603 2 651 914 

96 707 84 616 58 784 17 736 

6 177 226 5 498 191 3 957 801 I 200 499 

26 23 13 2 

628 661 428 (D) 

2 350 2 390 I 817 675 

I 350 I 155 806 233 

88 58 28 6 

- - - -

949 I 254 I 186 377 

13644 19 220 19 060 5 429 

475 767 665 918 641 101 186 975 

2 I I - (0) (0) (0) -

822 I 057 957 328 

125 193 226 49 

2 4 3 -

- - -

I 639 I 733 I 228 4211 

23 253 23 273 16 873 5 573 

I 121 160 I 145 742 868 120 277 556 

2 2 - - (0) (0) - -

41 40 37 10 

579 384 327 105 

19 810 13 499 13 356 3 704 

- - - - - - - -

I 369 I 745 I 102 344 

46 310 56 295 34 738 8 451 

920 109 I 171 916 729 798 171 513 

13 5 4 I 260 143 143 (0) 

641 916 530 205 674 778 542 136 54 51 30 3 - - - -

318 331 245 69 10 638 10 689 7 575 I 791 112 699 105 008 79 493 21 613 2 I - - (0) (0) - -

29 58 58 27 99 III 160 31 10 188 13 227 17 615 5 662 

- 9 I 4 

- 14 (0) 2 

6 28 31 16 17 24 20 9 6 6 5 2 - - 2 - - - - -

36 31 14 2 600 494 (D) 

10 402 (0) 

8 330 (0) (0) I - - - (D) - - -

4 550 5 040 3 481 1 322 113266 124 596 92 049 34 741 210 641 220 780 161 673 56 779 15 4 4 278 61 2 117 (0) 

3 114 3 271 2 097 775 I 268 I 677 I 322 168 92 522 62 25 - - -

MICHIGAN 67 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms, see text] 

Farms With Sales of less Than $20,000 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hay crops - Con. Alfolfo hay _______________________________________ forms_ - acres_ 

tons. dry_ - Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ -

- ocres_ -

All vegetobles harvested for sale (see toxt) ______________ forms_ - acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ -

- ocres_ - Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 5.0 to 24.9 ocrOL ____________________________________ _ - 25.0 to 99.9 QCreL ___________________________________ _ - 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ -

- Lond in orchards ____________________________________ forms_ - acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ -

- acres_ - Farms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 Qcres _____________________________________ _ - 25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ - 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ -

- Apples __________________________________________ forms --

- totol acres_ 

pounds -- Cherries _________________________________________ farms 

totolocres pounds 

Gropes (see fext) __________________________________ forms 

See footnote at end of table. 

68 MICHIGAN 

total acres 

pounds 

--

--

--

--

--

--

Total farming 

and other 

occupations Total 

20572 6559 501 939 187 276 985 728 378 497 

46 20 673 261 

2 531 919 18366 8427 337 134 1 598 760 

1 463 457 926 392 136 65 6 5 

3477 1 032 29664 12295 170 52 1 119 441 

1 683 362 1 526 528 263 142 

5 -

2 085 600 11 903 4893 48 164 223 24466 527 

I 212 373 6 823 2771 8 633 710 4 078 812 

I 186 412 

6506 2802 39 095 720 17 433 390 

Under 25 yeors 

166 

4340 

8 S35 

-

-

14 

299 

5 

44 

1 

8 

5 

-

13 

247 

-

-

3 

6 

4 

-

7 

82 462440 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

5 

117 1 116 000 

Farming 

Age of operalor 

65 yeors and 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 yeors 45 to 54 yeors 55 to 64 yeors over 

376 592 863 1 850 2 712 12558 19660 27 739 56 985 65994 

26826 42 161 57423 118 476 125076 

2 2 4 8 4 (0) (0) 39 132 58 

51 74 108 299 373 

606 1 290 1 280 2 572 2379 

7 12 15 48 47 

48 55 123 337 153 

15 19 34 158 230 

31 45 61 117 130 

5 7 13 22 13 

- 3 - 2 -

47 86 121 248 517 

643 1 207 1 943 3 267 4988 

8 7 7 13 17 

64 115 40 129 94 

14 27 34 84 200 

26 40 59 125 272 

7 19 28 39 45 

- - - - -

28 52 74 155 284 

253 429 907 1 348 I 874 

1 328 616 I 678 512 4 552 592 7 870 676 8 573691 

16 35 48 91 182 

(0) 315 314 725 1 191 

(0) 479 000 305 167 1 225 256 1 931 528 

13 30 45 103 216 

112 256 460 705 I 154 

702 176 I 248 445 2 883 394 4 288 946 7 194429 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than 

$20,000: 1978-Con. 

Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000 

CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 

Hay crops - Can. Altalta hay _________ _ . _______ .. __________________ forms_ - ocres_ 

tons, dry_ - Irrigated _________ _ _ _________________________ forms_ - acres_ - All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) ______________ tormL - ocres_ Irrigoted ______ .. ______________ _ _ ___________ formL - ocres .. Forms by ocres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

5.010 24.9 acrCL ___ .. _______________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acrcL ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________ .. _______________ farmL 

ocres_ Irrigated _______________________________ _ _ ___ formL 

acres- Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 fa 4.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.010 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ forms_ 

total acreL 

poundsCherries _________________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- total ocres_ 

pounds_ -

Gropes (see text) __________________________________ farms_ - total ocres __ 

paundL_ 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

(Excludes obnormul forms; see texfj 

Total Under 25 years 

14 013 306 

314 6631 4 823 607 231 JO 334 

26 - 412 -

I 612 22 9 939 158 203 3 838 19 

I 006 1 II 

534 10 71 I I -

2 445 14 17 369 108 

Jl8 - 678 -

I 321 1 5 998 8 121 I 5 -

I 485 4 7 010 15 23 697 696 102 900 

839 7 4 052 43 4 554 898 53 368 

774 7 3 704 39 21 662 330 162 480 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

25 to 34 years 

I 925 

38 334 72 971 

5 

(0) 

247 

I 187 

24 

91 

167 

75 

5 

-

271 

I 959 

JO 

97 

167 

82 

22 

-

180 

642 

2 606 465 

140 

651 

678 526 

74 

360 2 396 724 

Other occupations 

35 fa 44 

Age 

years 

of operator 

45 to 54 years 55 to 64 yeors 65 ~ years and over 

3 846 3 988 2 865 I 083 

88 132 90 042 68 271 25 0611 175 106 174 665 128 782 45 373 

II 4 4 2 

198 61 107 (0) 

474 453 308 108 

2 928 2 950 2 197 519 

44 47 69 16 

223 208 262 35 

298 272 187 71 

157 156 101 35 

19 24 20 2 

- I - -

707 721 549 183 

5 039 4 816 3 995 I 453 

31 21 48 8 

228 115 207 31 

373 396 303 771 

297 297 217 

34 

3 

26 

2 

29 

- 9~ I 353 517 331 100 I I 876 2 307 I 724 446 5 477 165 7 754 686 6639315 1 117 165 

220 250 150 72 I 288 822 800 449 724 325 I 194 97. I 176 815 726 890 

204 237 182 70 I 091 I 051 778 385 5817 175 5 875 592 5 365 161 2 045 198 

MICHIGAN 69 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms - __________________________________________ number __ 

land in forms _____________________________________ ~e~~~~!== Average size of farm ______________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildingsl ___________________________ farms __ 

Average per form ________________________________ ~~i~== Average per ocre _________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 __________________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $69,999 ______________________________________ _ $70,000 to $99.999 ______________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ____________________________________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ____________________________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farmL_ 

acres __ land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres _______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acreL ___________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres ____________________________________ _ 500 ta 999 acres ____________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres _________________________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland: Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses not harvested or postured __________________________ farms __ 

acres __ On which all crops foiled _________________________ forms __ 

acres __ In cultivated summer follow _______________________ forms __ 

acres __ Idle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Woodland not postured ____________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland and rongeland other than cropland and woodland postured _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Land in house fats, ponds. roods. wasteland. etc. _________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Pastureland. all types ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ PastureJand irrigated _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ forms __ acres __ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number __ 

Full owners ____________________________________ numbeL_ Port owners ____________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _______________________________________ number __ 

White _________________________________________ number __ 

Full owners __________________________________ number __ Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

T enoots _____________________________________ number __ 

Block and other races- ___________________________ number __ Full owners __________________________________ numbeL_ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

70 MICHIGAN 

Totol 

68211 

100.0 

11 426 256 

168 

68 210 

11 115 789 162 964 

974 

4566 

9 537 

15 253 9469 

8 831 5 067 11 099 

3 253 

I 135 

63 829 8 261 793 25 161 

3 584 970 

7 325 420 507 

66 079 

8 654 403 

62 925 

6 947 059 

30 670 

12 556 

9821 

7 775 

1 722 

341 

40 

22 886 757 696 

9 359 214 951 

3 867 75 521 

7 682 

174 565 

18615 

484 611 

36313 

575 759 

8 992 340 189 

30 629 

235 570 

7 345 

323 062 

52 031 

873 032 

30 270 

420 947 3 183 226 133 3 127 

222 875 

40 

716 

143 

2 542 

12 727 

245 452 

68 211 

43 151 

20620 

4440 

67 772 

42 867 

20486 

4419 

439 

284 

134 

21 

1 to 9 acres 

3 581 

5.2 

14686 4 3685 

157614 

42 771 

10559 

937 

269 

986 

246 

131 

46 

58 

11 

I 

3 053 45 565 

677 

4 147 

590 

35026 

2 280 

7914 

I 770 

5 879 

770 

561 

1 458 

30 

71 

74 

112 

78 

96 

III 

298 

85 

219 

17 

38 

70 

181 

50 

152 2833 

6401 

622 

648 

263 

539 

263 

535 

4 

4 

7 

29 

3 581 

2913 

136 

532 

3 566 

2 901 

134 

531 

15 

12 

2 

I 

10 to 49 ocres 50 to 69 ocres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 ocres 

16 611 4933 9 734 7887 

24.3 7,2 14.2 11.5 

477 914 287 593 794 130 918413 

29 58 82 116 

16 239 4968 9846 8085 

911 318 353246 828 794 855 251 

56 119 71 104 84 175 105 782 

I 939 I 219 1 030 908 

2 529 357 391 278 

4 483 916 1 375 807 

5 339 989 3303 I 841 

2 013 749 2484 I 637 

1 !O7 567 1 229 2103 

340 209 530 654 

385 162 476 649 

34 19 40 !O5 

9 18 11 

15659 4 580 9 187 7258 

533 220 276 497 750 134 788830 

3 045 I 339 2 011 2617 

61 222 49375 99987 190669 

2 606 863 I 021 828 

116 528 38 279 55991 61 086 

16060 4871 9649 7826 

349 466 210817 569091 666 138 

14 526 4 723 9 182 7658 

247 983 154 133 400 574 482 467 

14 526 3 761 5485 2 715 

962 3697 3 675 

1 268 

4 779 I 511 3420 2 768 

45 184 22 764 69481 73 261 

1 291 657 I 423 I 406 

9 589 7 502 20053 23264 

770 228 517 536 

6680 2 371 6 121 9261 

825 453 I 241 1 01>7 

6 256 4921 17404 18680 

3 515 I 312 2992 2643 

33 774 19 126 55458 59205 

5 467 2 505 5887 5 139 

47 923 37967 127 075 144901 

I 265 481 I 190 1 265 

9543 5614 20 117 29 565 

4402 2 144 5003 4309 

38 380 32353 106 958 115 336 

I 159 412 929 944 

9 850 5672 16404 22 785 

12748 3699 7 503 5933 

70 675 33 137 81 560 84 589 

6 202 2001 4467 3 714 

64 577 34050 106002 125 611 

631 196 282 281 4 645 2 976 5816 7811 

611 191 272 273 

4 356 2 847 5568 7 545 12 2 5 9 

81 (D) 95 83 

35 14 19 15 

208 (D) 153 183 

847 659 I 508 1 586 

4 013 3966 10047 13893 

16 611 4933 9 734 7887 

13 605 3600 7 737 5 282 

2 038 975 I 442 I 970 

968 358 555 635 

16368 4894 9697 7863 

13443 3 575 7 706 5 266 

I 965 965 I 438 I 963 

960 354 553 634 

243 39 37 24 

162 25 31 16 

73 10 4 

8 4 2 i I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number --

percent __ Land in forms ______________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of farm ______________________________ acres __ 

Value of land and buildingsl ___________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Average per form ________________________________ dollars __ 

Average per ocr8 _________________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of land and buildings, $1 to $19,999 __________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $69,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$150,000 to $199,999 ____________________________________ _ $200,000 to $499,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms __ acres __ land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms __ ocres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ______________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ocres ____________________________________ _ 200 to 499 acreL ___________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ocre' ____________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ forms __ 

acres-_ Cover crops, legumes, and soil· improvement grosses not harvested or pastured ___________________________ forms __ acres __ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms __ 

acres __ in cultivated summer fallow _______________________ farms __ 

acres __ Idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland pastured ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ forms __ ocres __ 

Pastureiand and rangeland other thon cropland and woodland pastured _________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ land in house lots, ponds, roads, wastelond, etc. _________ farms __ ocres __ 

Pasturelond, oillypes ________________________________ form'-_ 

acres __ Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Other land irrigated ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms __ acres __ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators ______________________ .... ______________ number __ 

Full owners ______________________________ ..:. _____ number __ Port owners ____________________________________ number __ Tenants _______________________________________ number __ White _________________________________________ number __ Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ Tenants _____________________________________ number __ Black and ether roce'-___________________________ number __ 

Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Part owners __________________________________ number __ Tenants _______________ . ______________________ number __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

5614 3974 

8.2 5.8 

883 740 782 659 

157 197 

5 581 3996 

757 464 689599 

135 721 172 572 

862 875 

68 6 

314 191 

896 357 

043 496 

I 307 795 

I 007 828 

892 I 276 

49 40 

5 7 

5 275 3 752 

738 286 602 104 

2 105 2 062 

178 901 199 654 

476 261 

33 447 19099 

5 586 3961 

640 731 582 806 

5 498 3926 

477 832 452 491 

I 206 535 

2 015 944 

2 277 2 298 

149 

2 145 I 497 

70 542 57 465 

1 066 666 

21 497 14 777 

397 266 

7064 6 100 

913 640 17 760 13 295 

I 799 I 276 

46 036 38678 

3 889 2 552 

144 077 118447 

999 710 

31 160 26469 

3286 2 141 

112 917 91 978 

816 472 

23540 18 321 

4303 3023 

75 392 63 085 

2909 I 944 

125 242 102 255 

18B 170 

5 939 8 670 

183 167 

5 824 8 547 

3 2 

46 (0) 

7 8 

69 (0) 

1 397 1 088 

14904 14 226 

5 614 3 974 

3 517 1 913 

I 753 1 835 

344 226 

5 592 3964 

3 500 1 911 

I 750 I 828 

342 225 

22 10 

17 2 

3 

2 

3 126 8388 3509 

4.5 12.2 5.1 

743433 2 943 161 2 310 146 

238 351 658 

3 018 8 530 3408 

637 207 2 649 571 2 049 417 

211 135 310617 601 354 

888 883 917 

69 112 I 

249 270 23 

276 461 63 

529 951 100 

514 773 156 

208 4 729 190 

164 I 098 447 

9 136 428 

2 946 7 942 3366 

549 176 936 942 359 559 

I 756 5901 2888 

207 675 I 035 456 965 368 

173 350 127 

13 418 29 237 14781 

3 115 8 372 3506 

562 272 2 24S 997 822 932 

3071 8 227 3493 

453 756 854 597 546 109 

265 333 68 

521 665 74 

461 2238 268 

824 4991 718 

365 

1 147 3 442 1 350 

4S 035 186067 141 272 

521 I 540 594 

13074 55 774 30 049 

224 582 235 

5 581 18952 II 265 

500 1 271 552 

II 867 40 058 26 226 

940 2 477 1 219 

29 959 93 549 68 011 

2 082 5 762 2 389 

108 627 419 535 288 418 

595 1 655 684 

24 652 94 237 68 695 

I 777 4907 2091 

83975 325 298 219 723 

454 I 325 595 

18 555 78 507 57 935 

2 425 6310 2616 

53 979 196 122 140 861 

I 593 4 554 1 848 

91 242 358 811 267 902 

140 473 385 8 704 43 625 68 526 

138 472 383 

8586 43166 67 523 

4 2 

118 (0) 

5 19 13 

118 341 (0) 

868 2 909 I 441 

13 961 64 944 62 4S1 

3 126 8388 3509 

I 372 2 494 624 I 573 5 443 2 738 181 451 147 

3 III 8364 3 502 I 363 2 4S5 623 I 567 5429 2 733 181 450 146 

15 24 7 9 9 1 

6 14 

I 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

743 

1.0 

944 477 

I 271 

743 

887 549 

194 547 

939 

1 

12 

9 

72 

238 

411 

707 

504 071 

662 

443 559 

23 

3 153 

743 

759 240 

741 

664 776 

6 

3 

II 

88 

345 

288 

240 

36 451 

144 

13 066 

35 

I 796 

130 

14 652 

287 

28 499 

475 

97641 

107 

17 017 

427 

80624 

152 

38 255 

553 

49 341 

356 

91 723 

137 

41 547 

137 

(0) 

I 

(0) 

3 219 

366 

32 846 

743 

81 

626 

36 

740 

81 

623 

36 

3 

2,000 ocres or more 

III 

0.1 

325904 

2936 

III 

338 759 

3 051 885 

1 039 

-I 

1 

2 

8 

100

1 

104 

177 409 

98 

14S 957 

7 

462 

110 

233 999 

110 

206462 

5 

12 

53 

40 

26 

5 716 

211 

6 235 

3 

218 

12 

3350 

44 

12 018 

811 

40 929 

24 

13082 

72 

27 847 

37 

33 086 

85 

17 890 

60 

51 884 

37 

27 335 

37 

(0) 

I 

(D) 

51 

10 142 

III 

13 

91 

7 

III 

13 

91 

7 

MICHIGAN 71 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership ________________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Corporations: Family hold _______________________________________ farm,-_ 

acres __ More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms __ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

Oth~r than family held _____________________________ farm'-_ 

More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ f~~~~== 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by ploce of residence: 

~~tf~~~o~~r~~:~at;d===================================== Operators by age grou p: Under 25 years _________________________________________ _ 25 to 34 yearL _________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL _________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL _________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years __________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _______________________________________ _ 

Average age ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex.: Male __________________________________________________ _ 

Female ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _______________________________________________ _ Other _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None __________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ________________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

I to 9 acres ______________________________________________ _ 

10 fa 49 acres ________________________ - ___________ ---- ____ _ 50 to 69 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acros- _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acros- _________________________________________ _ 180 to 219 acros- _________________________________________ _ 220 to 259 acres- _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acros- _________________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres- _________________________________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocre'- ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain farms (OIl) _________________ . ____________ --------

Field crop, except cash grain farms (013) ______________________ _ Cotton forms (0131) _____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco farms (0132) ____________________________ ---------

Sugor crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134. 0139) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ____________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut farms (017) _______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) ___________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy. poultry, and animol specialty (021) -_ geef cattlo farms, except foodlots (0212) - ___________________ _ 

Dairy forms (024) ____________________ -- -------------------- Poultry and ogg farms (025) ________________________________ _ 

Animal specialty farms (027) ________________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestock (029) ____ ---- _______________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500,000 or more ______________ ---- --------------------

$200,000 to $499,999 __________ ------------------------- $100,000 to $199.999 ________________ -------------------

$40,000 to $99,999 ________ -_ -------- -------------------

$20,000 to $39,999 __________ ---------------------------

$10.000 to $19,999 __________ -- ------ ------------------- $5,000 to $9,999-___________________ -------------------

$2,500 to $4,999 __ ---------- -------- ------------------- less than $2,500 __ - _________ -------- -------------------

See footnote at end of table. 

72 MICHIGAN 

Total 

61 399 

9 180 975 

5 990 1 813 363 

694 

354 970 

14 

680 

93 

49 022 

11 

82 

135 

27926 

56 135 6 835 

2 316 

9 136 

14 303 16 734 

15640 

10 082 

49.3 

65 575 

2 636 

301 

30 909 

37 302 

24 093 

5 523 

5 396 

30 950 

3 581 

16 611 

4 933 

9 734 

7 887 

5 614 3 974 3 126 

8 388 

3 509 

743 

III 

23 849 

7240 

7 240 2061 

4339 

1 353 3249 

15 497 

5 433 7 029 

654 

1 889 

1 051 

68 211 

I 938 147 

258 

I 205 

2 839 

7 805 7 114 

8 699 

9 913 

9 963 20 415 

I to 9 acres 

3 230 

13479 

294 

001 

40 

154 

40 

II 

30 

II 

6 

23 

2 986 

406 

230 

753 

608 

812 

731 

447 

46.9 

3 436 

145 

9 

954 

2 627 

176 

132 

287 

934 

3 581 

230 

84 

84 

150 

354 

596 

14 

306 

278 

46 

152 

496 

153 

3 581 

38 839 

7 

23 

50 

120 

160 

160 

251 

552 

2258 

10 to 49 acres SO to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 acres 

15 910 4606 9 131 7239 

454 476 269 362 744 523 842549 

673 295 551 604 

19 997 17396 45334 70645 

93 24 24 29 

2 096 I 3SO I 980 3359 

I 

93 24 23 29 

8 7 4 

231 604 450 

2 I 

6 6 4 

37 8 21 12 

124 495 1 699 I 411 

13 540 3 831 7800 6 356 

1 818 677 I 157 870 

705 173 265 290 

2 702 599 942 892 

3 751 039 2 179 533 

3 820 138 2 219 786 

2 910 165 2306 I 932 

2 723 819 1 823 1 454 

48.3 50.2 SO.9 SO.7 

15 514 4734 9 395 7604 

I 097 199 339 283 

173 20 26 7 

3 789 1 393 3335 3430 

12 822 35SO 6399 4457 

3 691 1 ISO 2 629 2472 

823 287 624 611 

I 113 439 1 023 713 

10608 2 925 5 153 3 807 

16 611 4 933 9734 7887 

5 144 901 3883 3 203 

1 926 695 1 460 1 061 

926 685 460 061 

917 172 247 205 

736 389 542 390 

379 115 75 49 

328 214 481 302 

3 838 176 2475 979 

1 132 351 945 771 

90 61 291 571 

175 47 69 53 

864 138 145 108 

214 35 67 76 

16 611 4933 9 734 7 987 

106 399 41 529 94629 105 209 

22 3 6 1 

37 11 12 19 

61 31 50 67 

217 115 255 363 

343 178 483 829 

747 463 1 354 1 911 

I 848 I 111 2370 I 836 

3 397 1 244 2 128 

9 939 I 777 3076 : !~61 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

FARMS IY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual ar family ________________ . _________________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership ________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farm'-_ 

10 or Ie .. stackholders ___________________________ farmL_ Other than family held _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms __ 10 or less stackholders ___________________________ farmL_ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _______________________________________ _ 

Not on form operoted ____________________________________ _ 

Operators by oge group: Under 25 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 34 years __________________________________________ _ 35 to 44 years __________________________________________ _ 

4S to 54 years __________________________________________ _ 55 to 64 yeors __________________________________________ _ 

65 years and over _______________________________________ _ 

Average oge ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Male __________________________________________________ _ 

Female ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _______________________________________________ _ Other _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work aff forml None __________________________________________________ _ 

1 to 99 days ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days ________________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS IY SIZE 

1 to 9 Qcres ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to ~9 acre,-___________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres __________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre'- _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 acre5- _________________________________________ _ 220 to 259 acres __________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres __________________________________________ _ 

SOO to 999 acres __________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre5-______________________________________ _ 2,000 acres or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS IY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain forms (011) _____________________________________ _ 

Field crap, except cash grain farms (013) ______________________ _ Cotton farms (0131) _____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco farms (0132) ____________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peonut, and other field crop farms (0133,0134,0139) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) ____________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut farms (01 n _______________________________ _ Horticultural specialty farms (018) ___________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ _ 

Livestack farms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) __ Beef cattle farms, except feedlots (0212) ____________________ _ Dairy farms (024) _________________________________________ _ Poultry and egg farms (025) ________________________________ _ 

Animal specialty farms (027) ________________________________ _ 

General farms, primarily livestack (029) _______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agrlcukural products sold _______________ farm'-_ 

$1.000 __ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold, $500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 __________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 __________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 ______________________________________ _ 

See footnote at .nd of tabie. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 ocres 

5 149 3589 

810 170 706 822 

407 342 

64 458 67315 

38 31 

5997 6087 

2 I 

36 30 

4 6 

576 216 

4 6 

16 6 

2 539 219 

4643 3381 

534 348 

143 162 

655 562 

930 758 

1 325 881 

1 557 077 

1 004 534 

51.5 49.3 

5 435 3865 

179 109 

17 4 

3 022 2463 

2 592 I 511 

2 150 748 

542 442 

453 327 

2 232 311 

5614 3974 

2246 485 

606 357 

606 357 

74 52 

272 194 28 26 199 190 

285 808 

566 347 

733 758 

35 19 

57 25 79 60 

5 614 3974 

111 152 111 122 

3 2 

24 25 93 100 508 731 

048 935 

1 444 934 

1 019 606 

671 317 

804 324 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

220 to 259 acr •• 

2 765 

657 917 

327 77 453 

28 

6640 

I 

27 

4 

(0) 

4 

2 

(0) 

2642 

273 

77 

338 

561 

879 

846 

425 

50A 

3054 

72 

9 

2 122 

004 

508 

356 

246 

879 

3 126 

153 

245 

245 

47 

112 

15 

151 

585 

247 

729 

8 

19 

62 

3 126 

111 438 

I 

20 

144 

830 

884 

569 

333 

177 

168 

260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres 

6893 2 532 

2 400 106 641 597 

1 281 826 

467905 564 219 

183 118 

64 367 81 189 

I 2 

182 116 

16 24 

5 503 17 728 

2 3 

14 21 

15 9 

5 280 5 413 

7299 3036 

502 195 

204 61 

120 478 

I 823 914 

2436 142 

2 156 757 

649 157 

48.2 46.8 

8m 3466 

162 43 

24 8 

6543 3 071 

1 645 438 

4680 2 253 

1 067 541 

628 139 

I 636 419 

8388 3509 

2916 321 

513 250 

513 250 

133 50 

239 95 42 22 

236 90 

1 469 510 

573 172 

2 569 041 

69 24 

28 7 

174 99 

8388 3509 

492 494 428 542 

25 59 

201 466 939 068 3 302 280 1 941 294 

923 185 466 69 

248 37 343 51 

1,000 to 1,999 

acres 

417 

526 664 

250 315802 

69 

93 374 

3 

66 

6 

(0) 

I 

5 

1 

(0) 

634 

38 

5 

86 

180 

257 

174 

41 

48.2 

736 7 

3 

698 

45 

559 

81 

23 

38 

743 

319 

45 

45 

10 

24 

4 

41 

139 

41 

129 

3 

2 

27 

743 

207 779 

78 

328 

227 

74 

17 

9 

4 

1 

5 

2,000 acres or more 

39 

114 311 

40 101 848 

27 

88 388 3 

241 

(O~ 2 

1 

2 

(0) 

87 

17 

1 

9 

27 

39 

29 

6 

48.8 

110 1 

I 

99 

12 

77 

17 

5 

8 

III 

48 

8 

8 

4 

2 

2 

3 

27 

10 

11 

1 

111 

89016 

51 

39 

9 

10 

2 

MICHIGAN 73 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes abnonnol fanns: see lext) 

All Farms TOlal 1 to 9 acres 1010 49 acres 50 10 69 acres 70 10 99 acres 100 to 139 acres 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Markel value 01 agricunurol products sold - Can. Groin _________________ • _______ • __________ • ______ forms __ 37 601 190 6340 2 688 5606 4864 

Sales 01 $40,000 or more ________________________ ~~::== 519 232 438 13981 9681 25888 32453 3 028 1 1 

Commodity Credil Corporolion loon'-______________ ~f~::== 257 286 (0) (0) 

3 406 177 123 325 373 

CoMan and coMons.ed ____________________________ ~I~::== 30 118 146 132 397 772 

$1,000 __ Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ 

Tobacco _____ ._. _. _____ • ___ • _______ • _____________ forms __ 

Soles 01 $40,000 or mor. ________________________ ~f~::== 

Field seeds, hoy, loroge, and siloge __________________ ~I~~== 16 422 95 2 775 1 208 2874 2397 $1.000 __ 56 617 113 3 739 2 199 5981 6703 Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 74 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _________________ ~f~~~== 4 638 

4 155 251 1 406 298 485 395 

Sales 01 $40,000 or more ________________________ ~f~~== 98 325 645 9668 4 180 6620 6257 

488 1 41 24 37 48 $1.000 __ 72 948 (0) (0) 2318 3606 3 768 

Fruits, nuts, and berries - ___________________________ farms __ 5 300 363 1 818 467 735 548 $1,000 __ 161 574 615 11 965 8 282 14944 150SO Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 1 065 37 63 122 138 $1,000 __ 127 818 2 329 4409 8709 10344 Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms __ I 686 611 528 146 117 68 $1,000 __ 103 763 18 585 30 889 4497 5 130 2701 Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 395 109 119 25 34 20 $1.000 __ 94 884 15 712 28 283 3629 4336 2 153 Other crops ______________________________________ farms __ 2 257 15 221 69 177 179 $1,000 __ 73462 30 549 307 1 059 750 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 477 2 5 $1.000 __ 51 692 (0) (0) 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms __ 3 858 295 1 061 285 708 369 $1,000 __ 78 197 6898 9863 1 630 10555 3 761 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 306 42 51 10 30 23 $1.000 __ 73 945 6493 9 115 1 270 10036 3341 Dairy products ____________________________________ farms __ 8399 58 156 97 419 718 $1,000 __ 434 999 015 2016 989 4988 12924 Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 3 940 5 9 3 14 59 $1,000 __ 352 669 317 1 101 199 775 3343 Cottle and calves __________________________________ farms __ 24 521 746 2 897 1 284 2 888 2993 $1,000 __ 262 503 3 171 7 216 3919 10049 12429 Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 906 10 17 6 11 23 $1,000 __ 141 991 1 214 1 494 918 1 730 1 734 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms __ 9424 707 1 981 681 1 416 1 077 $1,000 __ 125 896 3337 8950 4319 7 769 9 738 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 728 18 33 16 33 38 $1.000 __ 80680 382 2 720 697 2 373 3954 Sheep. Iambs, and wool ____________________________ farms __ 2 510 135 572 130 524 239 $1,000 __ 4 819 178 476 213 SOl 427 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 9 1 1 $1,000 __ 594 (0) (0) 

Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ forms __ 3 987 552 1 411 318 492 395 $1,000 __ 18 762 3814 7 087 1 312 1 145 1 016 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 69 10 18 6 3 7 $1,000 __ 8 761 759 3 701 680 354 485 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ forms __ 21 314 1 439 4 887 1 530 2 703 2 328 $1,000 __ 148 807 5 411 7 278 3577 8402 7442 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 __________________________________________ 17 478 276 4676 1 404 2433 2009 $5,000 10 $19.999 ______________________________________ 2 397 51 156 100 216 265 $20,000 10 $49,999 ____________________________ --------- 892 95 39 10 40 33 $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 547 17 16 16 14 21 

Feed lor liveslock and poullry _________________________ forms __ 33 378 2200 6938 2077 4249 3689 $1,000 __ 183 706 8 001 14380 3 757 11 926 9 382 

Forms with expenses 01- $110 $4,999 __________________________________________ 26 779 2050 6630 1 977 3 932 3 354 $5,000 10 $19,999 ______________________________ -------- 4 879 69 232 70 235 274 

$20,000 10 $49,999 __________________ ------------------- 1 171 31 28 21 57 38 $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 549 50 48 9 25 23 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ forms __ 17624 1 361 3 355 780 1 794 1 486 tons __ 647 388 38 104 61 443 11 833 44 363 31 540 $1.000 __ 109 164 6089 9 679 1 830 7 194 5 114 

Forms by Ions purchased, 16 671 1 304 3299 760 J 10 99lon'-________________________________________ 746 1 441 100 10 4991001 ______________________________________ 776 44 35 17 35 34 

500 tons or more ____________________________________ 177 13 21 3 13 11 

Forms with expenses 01- 264 173 724 $110 $4,999 ________________________________________ 13 911 1 664 1 340 $5,000 to $19,999 ________________ - ___________________ 2 873 28 132 36 92 114 

$20,000 10 $49.999 ________________ ------------------- 503 28 8 15 22 18 $SO,OOO or more _____________________________________ 337 41 42 5 16 14 

Se. loolnol. 01 end of labl •. 

74 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnannal farml, _ textl 

All Farms 

1,000 to 1,999 2,(X)() acres or 

140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres acres more 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLO-Con. 

Market value 01 agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms __ 2680 2 156 5893 2743 625 92 3 724 

$1,000 __ 31 272 29 586 30 522 128 705 124 417 69268 23022 

SoleI 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ lorms __ 12 39 87 1 056 1 265 485 82 

$1,000 __ (D) 1 891 4259 59589 101 058 67090 22 769 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ larms __ 339 295 217 844 519 167 27 

$1,000 __ 865 1 007 III 7 214 9 235 6360 2878 

Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ farml __ 

$1,000 __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loanl ________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms._ 

$1,000 __ Field 168 25 seeds, hoy, forage, and siloge ___________________ forms __ 1 713 1 129 929 2 180 929 

$1,000 __ 5462 4470 3614 13 102 8391 2 521 321 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 1 2 19 35 14 3 

$1,000 __ (D) (D) 1 060 2238 1 024 164 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms __ 275 167 210 383 210 66 9 

$1.000 __ 4084 3 719 5876 19419 17 720 14 177 5 958 

Sales 01 $40,000 or more. ________________________ forms._ 27 23 34 123 82 43 5 

$1,000 __ 2 572 2341 3266 16 375 15935 13816 5910 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms __ 350 255 174 390 156 39 5 

$1,000 __ 15026 14710 10336 32389 24 232 10694 3331 

Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 144 137 88 201 104 27 4 

$1,000 __ 12486 13 217 9 179 29 665 23626 10 525 3329 

Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms __ 43 40 22 66 33 8 4 

$1,000 __ 2 525 4372 1 217 12 ll4 7908 2 186 II 638 Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 10 13 9 29 20 4 3 

$1,000 __ 2 297 4229 1 069 11 700 7 757 2084 11 636 Other crops ______________________________________ forms __ 171 185 202 528 354 135 21 

$1,000 __ 2268 3 214 3901 16225 21 341 17 207 5 611 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 9 16 11 111 189 114 20 

$1,000 __ 694 1 146 1 048 8 611 17 567 16673 5 577 

Poultry and poultry products. _______________________ Iarms __ 280 181 125 405 125 21 3 $1,000 __ 4773 2 528 874 16524 11 035 3 142 6614 Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ Iorms __ 23 15 8 58 33 12 1 $1,000 __ 4418 2277 (D) 15 741 10847 3098 (D) Dairy products ____________________________________ forms __ 864 903 830 2902 1 234 197 21 

$1,000 __ 22 104 29 329 33 549 165 587 123 777 31 432 7290 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 178 265 383 1 799 1 030 176 19 $1,000 __ 10013 15918 23911 140 010 119 012 30834 7236 Cottle and calves __________________________________ forms __ 2569 2029 1 620 4936 2095 403 61 $1,000 __ 14477 12673 13451 56 717 61 769 43 702 22930 Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 30 35 44 262 272 157 39 $1.000 __ 3 152 2 117 3572 22 219 41 373 39881 22 588 

Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms __ 748 500 414 1 253 503 127 17 $1,000 __ 7 722 5742 7448 28 353 27 220 13046 2 253 Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ forms __ 48 45 56 204 168 59 10 $1,000 __ 3 371 2939 4581 19 559 23801 12 tJO 2 172 Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ fonns __ 194 129 88 364 110 20 5 $1,000 __ 432 372 188 1 195 593 212 30 Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ forms._ 3 2 2 $1,000 __ 203 (D) (D) 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ farms __ 199 116 97 313 73 18 3 $1,000 __ 008 409 463 2 162 138 190 18 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms __ 6 2 2 13 2 $1,000 __ 541 (D) (D) 1 689 (D) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

livestock and paultry purchased _______________________ forms __ 1 660 1 225 887 3052 1 210 339 54 $1,000 __ 6825 5 755 4756 29 152 32 610 25 965 11 633 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 __________________________________________ 334 955 672 2005 602 97 15 $5,000 to $19,999 ______________________________________ 257 218 142 663 247 76 6 $20,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 50 36 61 250 206 65 7 $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 19 16 12 134 155 101 26 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms._ 2689 2 119 1 481 5358 2098 419 61 $1,000 __ 10350 9545 7 744 48 412 36 432 14766 9010 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 __________________________________________ 

$5,000 2250 1 641 1 010 2961 847 118 9 to $19,999 ______________________________________ 376 416 395 1 928 731 132 21 $20,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 32 48 61 363 393 91 8 31 14 15 106 127 78 23 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms __ 1 357 1 198 859 3609 1 513 276 36 tons __ 34046 33 476 21 206 176 306 129 135 35 020 30916 $1,000 __ 5 707 5441 4016 29 960 22 121 6497 5 516 Farms by tons purchased, 1 to 99 tons _________________________________________ 

100 to 499 tons ______________________________________ 1 316 158 828 3343 257 201 18 25 32 28 228 226 62 10 500 tons or more ____________________________________ 16 8 3 38 30 13 8 Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ 197 996 628 2210 635 74 6 

$20,000 127 172 204 1 183 648 126 11 to $49,999 ___________________________________ 8 18 14 147 171 44 1~ I $50,000 or mar. _____________________________________ 25 12 13 69 59 32 

See footnote at end of tabl •. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MICHIGAN 75 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnannal farmsl see text) 

All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animol health COSt5 __________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ___________________________________________ _ $500 to $999 _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 1o $2,999 ______________________________________ _ $3,(K)() or more _______________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1.000 __ 

$1 to $999 ___________________________________________ _ $1,000 10 $4,999 ______________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ______________________________________ _ $10,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1,000 __ 

$1 10 $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 ______________________________________ _ $10,000 1o $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Farms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 1o $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Forms with expenses of- $110 $2.499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Gasoline _______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Fuel oil ________________________________________ farl11~ __ 

Nalurol gas ____________________________________ $f~~== 

$I,OO(L Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Electricity ________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Other-cool, wood, coke, etc _____________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hired form lobar ____________________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 _____________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $49,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ forms __ 

workers __ less Ihon 150 doyL _____________________________ farms __ 

workers __ 

Contract lobar ______________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

forms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 _________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 1o $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or mare ______________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms with expenses of- $1 1o $2,499 _________________________________________ _ $2,500 10 $9,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$10,000 1o $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARM-RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work. customwork, and olher agricultural servIces _________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Value of ogricultural producls sold direclly 10 individuals for humon consumption _____________________________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

See foolnole ot end of loble. 

76 MICHIGAN 

Total 

26970 

13693 

20 773 

2680 

2684 

833 

49763 

81 155 

32444 

14089 

2 180 

1 050 

51 937 175 764 

35365 

12 175 2 979 

1 418 

47023 

68 498 

40 358 

5498 

846 

321 

67874 

131 123 

54841 

11 025 

1 523 

485 

67839 

100 071 63 943 

48 196 30909 

29 217 6997 

7403 

5 794 

3 753 1 502 4560 

67838 

6941 

45899 

30339 

2 137 

713 

22907 

136398 

17936 

3533 

1 010 

428 

6985 

18346 

20 142 124 535 

3304 

12430 

2445 

615 

139 

lOS 

27238 

27 150 

24702 

2 317 

182 

37 

6013 

12499 

6785 

22404 

1 to 9 acres 

I 366 

310 

I 259 

71 

27 

9 

I 335 

2886 

118 

128 

33 

56 

I 156 

312 

144 

9 

3 

1 341 

248 

I 333 

5 

2 

I 

3598 

3 736 

3359 

173 

39 

27 

3598 

2827 

3 178 

1 022 

744 

226 

144 

66 

248 

284 

263 

1 072 

3 597 

156 I 867 

787 

86 

122 

670 4801 

517 

91 

38 

24 

195 

686 

605 3504 

141 

231 

124 

9 

7 

1 

508 

331 

489 

18 

1 

135 

598 

727 

782 

IOta 49 acres 

4974 

882 

4600 

295 

69 

10 

9093 

6587 

8640 

358 

34 

61 

9985 

4600 

9934 

48 

3 

9046 

2447 

8973 

70 

3 

16 103 

10401 

15765 256 

32 

50 

16087 

8398 

15 255 4422 

3256 

682 

595 

391 

917 

557 

235 

I 645 16087 700 8442 

I 943 

318 

60 

3279 

11 303 

3010 

187 

48 

34 

450 

1 495 

3 113 15846 

728 

041 

655 

65 

6 

2 

5356 

2 166 

5 247 

105 

3 

I 

497 

491 

2 197 

3842 

50 to 69 acres 

1 610 

367 

1499 31 

65 

15 

3480 

1 871 

3 182 

262 

12 

24 

3754 

2988 

3676 

78 

3221 

1420 

3 154 

61 

6 

4948 

3572 

4849 82 

14 

3 

4943 

2821 

4631 

1 795 

1 476 

289 

244 

109 

332 

110 

49 

255 

4943 

263 3072 

720 

162 

31 

1 242 3504 

I 085 

97 

56 

4 

214 

442 

1 149 6541 

247 

610 

201 

33 

8 

5 

2 119 1 163 

2062 55 

2 

262 

243 

511 

1 517 

70 to 99 acres 

3052 

592 

2882 

108 

46 

16 

6904 

3950 

6099 

752 

32 

21 

7422 

7744 

6891 

524 

6 

I 

6497 

3386 

6314 

176 

6 

1 

9800 

7954 

9433 

348 

13 

6 

9800 

6137 

9098 

3934 

3384 

929 

445 

163 

658 

467 

125 

112 

9800 

532 6078 

1 759 

316 

59 

2488 

6419 

2236 

209 

32 

11 

323 

690 

2 345 11 987 

383 

032 

296 

69 

12 

6 

4017 

2301 

3888 

129 

535 

681 

876 

2808 

100 to 139 acres 

2969 

757 

26C6 192 

112 

19 

6293 

4853 

4832 

I 394 

44 

23 

6578 

10264 

5 122 

I 454 2 

5669 

4366 

5401 

230 

37 

I 

8068 

9 109 

7451 

602 

10 

5 

8062 

7061 

7681 

4574 

3435 

I 337 

534 

207 

682 

261 

126 

72 

8062 

610 5742 

1 978 

292 

70 

2675 

7350 

2347 

269 

45 

14 

517 

1 041 2466 

12255 

370 

956 

287 

50 

22 

11 

3 502 2974 

3321 

159 

22 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal form., ... t.xl] 

1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

All Farms 140 to 179 ocr •• 180 to 219 ocr •• 220 10 259 ocrel 260 to 499 ocres SOO 10 999 ocres acres more 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-Con. 

Animol health C05.S __________________________________ forms __ 2286 880 1 G6 4867 2065 407 

$1,000 __ 714 787 695 4073 3059 1 053 ~I Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 ____________________________________________ 896 1 393 993 2 673 805 113 141 1 $500 to $999 __________________________________________ 243 263 205 845 359 64 4 $1,000 to $2,999 _______________________________________ 120 198 219 1 078 6IJ9 126 15 $3,000 or more ________________________________________ 27 26 17 271 292 104 27 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms __ 4 591 3520 2675 7 788 3 249 725 110 

$1,000 __ 4451 4 342 4 282 19331 16442 8088 4071 1 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 ____________________________________________ 2984 891 1 098 2 101 459 36 4 $1,000 to $4,999 _______________________________________ 1 542 531 1 475 4937 1 549 145 16 $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 52 80 87 6IJ9 936 244 17 $10,000 or more _______________________________________ 13 18 15 141 305 300 73 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms __ 4 775 3 552 2 734 7 852 3 287 732 110 

$1,000 __ 10 147 10069 9950 48 033 42869 21 338 7449 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 395 28 1 3 155 870 116 2033 $2,500 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 1 611 630 506 4241 988 77 9 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 9 51 111 1 461 177 155 4 $20,000 or more _______________________________________ 1 1 117 727 472 96 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms __ 4 190 3200 2 537 7 368 3 143 703 108 

$1,000 __ 3 744 3850 4086 17 509 15864 8292 3 286 

Forms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 __________________________________________ 045 89 9 3 936 2891 2 186 5 027 $2,500 10 $9,999 _______________________________________ 240 277 299 2 143 735 243 19

1 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 12 24 45 141 278 260 32 $20,000 or more _______________________________________ 2 8 7 57 85 111 48 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms __ 5 503 3986 3018 8530 3407 742 111 

$1.000 __ 8915 8069 7220 32821 24939 10 820 3 566 

Forms with expenses of- 32 3 $1 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 4768 3018 2006 3603 554 $2,500 to $9,999 _______________________________________ 761 940 950 4551 2 107 244 11 $10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________________________ 21 19 59 313 650 322 31 $20,000 or more _______________________________________ 13 9 3 63 96 144 661 

Petroleum products ________________________________ farmL_ 5 555 3986 3018 8 530 3 407 742 111 $1,000 __ 6650 6002 5662 24 312 18 789 8496 2 915 Gasoline _______________________________________ farms __ 5309 3 793 2876 8014 3276 723 109 

$1,000 __ 3996 3264 3040 11 207 7 319 2 724 898 Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms __ 2906 2619 2203 6998 3068 713 107 

$1.000 __ 1 547 1 639 1 682 8318 7 505 3 766 297 lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms __ 453 507 424 1 933 1 249 403 66 $1.000 __ 272 236 289 2001 2066 194 408

1 Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms __ 427 368 364 1 002 596 162 38 

$1,000 __ 139 147 213 808 472 222 73 Natural gas ____________________________________ farms __ 61 74 88 280 132 46 23 $1,000 __ 170 252 43 339 319 167 115 Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___ :. _______________ farmL_ 5 555 3986 3018 8 530 3 407 742 111 $1.000 __ 527 463 395 1 639 1 109 423 124 Electricity ________________________________________ forms __ 4 287 3081 2355 7 125 3 057 693 100 $1,000 __ 2 180 2043 1 510 8352 6 100 2 319 650 Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms __ 258 107 106 359 111 18 4 $1.000 __ 85 25 47 157 50 6 1 

Hired form labor ____________________________________ farms __ 2042 1 660 1 361 4 509 2286 595 100 $1,000 __ 6973 7 155 5629 32033 27 979 14 557 8 694 Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 __________________________________________ 790 375 1 095 3 160 147 164 10 $5,000 10 $19,999 ______________________________________ 189 227 211 1 026 784 221 22 $20,000 10 $49,999 _____________________________________ 48 45 42 225 255 145 31 $50,000 or more _______________________________________ 15 13 13 98 100 65 37 Workers by number of days worked: 

1 150 doys or more _______________________________ farms __ 504 478 367 2008 1 394 444 91 workers __ I 089 865 759 4613 4 161 595 910 Less Ihan 150 days ______________________________ farms __ 1 787 1 469 1 204 3673 1 788 463 80 workers __ 9 789 8918 6662 27 777 14402 5054 800 

Contract labor ______________________________________ farms __ 274 238 146 437 261 68 11 $1,000 __ 961 714 530 2098 2 421 760 077 Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 __________________________________________ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 _______________________________________ 179 158 118 278 128 18 3 79 61 16 107 92 30 4 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________________________ 

$20,000 or more _______________________________________ 5 13 5 34 14 12 1 11 6 7 18 27 8 3 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms __ 2 475 1 837 380 4072 1 563 357 52 $1.000 __ 2 522 1 802 509 6048 4068 833 434 Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 __________________________________________ 

$2,500 10 $9,999 _______________________________________ 2 210 663 250 3307 1 075 175 15 254 169 118 738 412 132 28 $10,000 to $19,999 _____________ : _______________________ $20,000 or more _______________________________________ 11 4 12 23 67 32 5 1 4 9 18 4 

FARM·RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms __ 592 476 402 1 426 853 200 25 $1,000 __ 862 683 582 3 231 2 903 214 257 Value of agricultural products sold direclly to individuals for human consumption _____________________________ forms __ 452 326 215 561 248 44 3 $1,000 __ 2 161 1 588 805 2 870 2 579 485 31 I See footnote 01 end of lable. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MICHIGAN 77 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExciudes obnonnol lonns; see lext] 

All Farms Tolol I 10 9 ""res 10 10 49 acres SO 10 69 acres 70 10 99 acres 100 10 139 acre. 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms __ 68 110 3680 16 176 4968 9820 8085 $1,000 __ 2070 588 34 681 163681 67310 156 794 167 457 

Forms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________________________ 8 703 868 4423 783 1 222 698 $5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________________________ 18 558 2 122 70SO 1 848 3 266 1 968 $10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________________________ 13290 361 3031 1 370 2 744 2 278 $20,000 10 $49,999 _____________________________________ 14 500 244 I 258 791 2053 2 374 $SO,OOO 10 $99,999 _____________________________________ 8 237 68 364 149 452 663 $100,000 10 $199,999 ___________________________________ 3 717 13 45 25 74 89 $200,000 10 $499,999 ___________________________________ I 053 4 5 2 8 15 $500,000 or more ______________________________________ 52 I 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms __ 46 441 1 682 7919 3217 6 528 5891 number __ 64 994 2264 10447 4229 8699 7 767 Motortrucks. including pickups ________________________ forms __ 55 328 2563 11 531 3826 7703 6704 number __ 83 335 3 106 14 110 4677 9583 9354 Wheel Iroctors ______________________________________ forms __ 62 695 2 815 14261 4 570 8987 7531 

number __ 157 557 4478 23021 8936 18858 17958 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms __ 32 152 848 5 963 2645 5 582 4906 

number __ 76 764 949 13 122 5989 12807 11 707 4 or more ________________________________________ forms __ 12 746 175 436 296 765 1 027 

number __ 62996 737 2037 318 3 411 4653 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only _____________ farms __ 18344 98 1 172 706 1 871 2067 

number __ 19 470 98 I 188 733 1 971 2 147 

Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker·shellers _____________ farms __ 26 865 369 2 927 1 659 3221 3288 

number __ 31 684 395 3 075 1 823 3588 3 754 

Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms __ 10 598 75 385 307 663 859 

number __ II 330 75 395 308 691 890 

Other cornpickers and picker·shellers _________________ farms __ 19454 313 2 629 1 467 2790 2740 

number __ 20 354 320 2680 I 515 2897 2864 

Cot1onpickers _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners _________________________________ farms __ 20680 232 2 270 194 2 515 2336 

number __ 22 055 259 2589 1 400 2633 2460 Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms __ 25 181 208 2909 I 424 3496 3354 

number __ 26 027 208 2942 I 438 3 547 3412 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms __ 11 167 72 554 387 891 1 063 

number __ 12 974 83 600 410 994 1 190 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms __ 55 739 1 612 11 622 4057 7892 6 852 

$1,000 __ 244 262 560 7048 4408 11 130 14630 Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms __ 50808 974 9623 3674 7268 6389 

acres on which used __ 5 740 804 3 311 155 378 107 233 281 408 369 590 lime ____________________________________________ farms __ 8 139 91 1 145 437 958 1 075 

acres on which used __ 260 788 633 11 861 6724 14 193 24001 

tons __ 548 842 643 25 702 13988 31 299 49343 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms __ 17 785 496 3049 I 147 2240 2 097 

acres on which used __ 5S0296 I 339 37 721 25 363 64 772 94952 

Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms __ 2 612 43 331 101 286 323 

acres on which used __ 226963 81 4398 2 152 6945 12900 

Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ forms __ 7 647 440 2091 585 995 825 

acres on which used __ 419 155 950 20 697 11 889 26070 30 342 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture __________ farms __ 33 791 519 5 813 2277 4 573 3961 

acres on which used __ 3 704 356 I 930 92 699 62019 161 931 215 689 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for grawth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms __ 110 293 314 2 102 60 333 

acres on which used __ 94 111 102 2 898 1 823 4976 9 787 

Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms __ 12 144 374 1 837 684 1 379 1 235 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control ________________ forms __ 8 544 413 1 495 547 1 123 907 

UVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms __ 28 393 89\l 4845 1 640 3 813 3 212 

number __ 272 703 10908 38 271 18 612 52 458 67923 

Forms with- I 10 9 ______________________ -------------------------- 9 529 526 3 720 909 882 993 10 to 49 ______________________________________________ II 439 346 1 080 707 835 I 983 501099 ______________________________________________ 4 071 15 31 18 81 210 100 10199 ____________________________________________ 2345 8 5 4 11 22 

200 10 499 ________________________ -------------------- 882 4 8 2 I 4 

500 or more ________________ --------------------------- 127 1 3 

Cows and heifers Ihal hod calved ____________________ larmL_ 21 225 547 2 934 983 2846 2 393 

number __ 530983 3601 13 236 6364 21 029 28808 

Beef cows _____________________________________ forms __ II 822 266 2 076 779 1 991 1 618 

number __ 145 627 2 168 9562 4 769 14012 14321 

Forms with- 110 9 ____________________________________________ 7 456 243 835 653 I 580 034 

10 10 49 ______________________ -------------------- 3936 19 240 123 402 574 

50 10 99 ____________________ ---------------------- 300 3 1 2 5 9 100 10 199 ________________________________________ 97 I I 1 I 

200 10 499 ________________________________________ 28 1 =1 500 or more ________________ ---- ------------------- 5 2 

See loolnole 01 end 01 loble. 

78 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STA TE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal forms; see text] 

1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

All Farms 140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 acres 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to 999 acres acres more 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

3996 3 018 8 530 3 408 743 111 

Estimated markel value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms __ 5 575 32 638 $1,000 __ 151 494 144 965 124 012 540 878 353 591 133 085 

farms by value group: 339 191 74 91 11 3 $110 $4,999 __________________________________________ 

461 334 468 67 9 $5,000 to $9,999 ____________ - ___________ ------ --------- 965 1 $10,000 to $19,999 __________________ -- __ ------ --------- 1 360 801 411 766 158 9 

53 3 $20,000 to $49,999 _____________________________________ 2005 480 193 2 501 545 

005 92 11 $50,000 to $99,999 __________________ ------ -- -- --------- 772 798 776 3 087 

247 211 1 352 228 284 24 $100,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ 125 

18 265 384 274 52

1 

$200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ 8 18 

1 10 19 20 $500,000 or more ______________________________________ 1 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms __ 4 512 3 291 2 479 7 311 2916 613 82 

number __ 6 297 4299 3 503 11 153 4 925 209 202 

Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms __ 4 765 3456 2 672 7 989 3 288 722 109 

number __ 6908 5 127 4 097 14 627 8096 2 863 787 

Wheel troctorL _____________________________________ forms __ 5349 3 798 2 842 8 338 3 363 731 110 

number __ 14 496 11 021 8 837 29 810 15 030 4 154 958 

2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms __ 3 222 2 421 1 597 3 783 1 069 109 7 

number __ 7 895 6 161 4 073 9 934 2 814 293 20 

4 or more ________________________________________ farms __ I 274 960 965 3 934 2204 607 103 

number __ 5 748 4443 4484 19 255 12 126 3 846 938 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ forms __ 1 870 1 536 1 333 4 584 2410 611 86 

number __ I 951 1 588 1 403 4 875 2 673 711 132 

Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms __ 2699 2226 1 629 5644 2 493 618 92 

number __ 3300 2685 1 940 6 912 3 242 823 147 

Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms __ 884 855 794 3 124 2008 562 82 

number __ 966 900 823 3 370 2 153 634 125 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ forms __ 2 173 723 047 3 359 1 027 166 20 

number __ 2 334 785 117 3 542 1 089 189 22 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms __ 102 789 291 4 548 1 961 385 57 

number __ 2 170 1 840 352 4 771 2 098 421 62 

Pickup balers _. _____________________________________ forms __ 2 580 2 162 547 5043 1 983 416 59 

number __ 2657 2 196 599 5 327 2 165 463 73 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ forms __ 1 043 1 114 863 3 347 1 476 311 46 

number __ I 219 1 306 031 3 922 1 764 383 72 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals. including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms __ 4944 3 671 2 835 8 067 3 339 738 1101 

$1,000 __ 13891 13919 14036 65 542 58 733 29 630 10 734 

Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms __ 4 710 3 520 2 715 7 816 3 278 731 110 

acres on which used __ 371 135 370 412 362 311 595 158 309 289 614 645 200 934 

lime ____________________________________________ forms __ 749 573 484 1 603 809 176 39 

acres on which used __ 16686 25 770 13 377 59846 53 510 20 541 13 646 

tons __ 37459 42 251 31 348 128 203 113 206 42 989 31 411 

Sproys, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control731 Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ forms __ 1 599 1 065 1 006 3040 1 546 427 

acres on which used __ 86458 74 770 90 551 385 744 364 774 230 384 93 468 

Nematodes in crops _________ . _____________________ farms __ 214 194 136 603 299 65 17 

acres on which used __ 10598 10 839 9 687 65 549 63 896 28 468 11 450 

Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________ forms __ 508 501 318 864 404 96 20 

acres on which used __ 24 744 34 937 24 916 91 370 82 408 39 302 31 530 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________ forms __ 3 131 2428 1 967 5 886 2 585 563 88 

acres on which used __ 221 129 212 537 238 154 017 618 903 646 419 891 157 113 

Chemicols forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms __ 190 143 99 339 175 36 10 

acres on which used __ 6 243 6800 3 207 20 827 19 611 11 121 6 716 Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms __ 1 063 914 664 2 544 1 144 265 41 Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms __ 614 525 418 1 497 794 178 33 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms __ 2697 2078 1 645 5 005 2 102 396 61 

number __ 81 668 81 969 83 151 375 461 297 212 115 565 49 

50; I farms with- 1 to 9 ________________________________________________ 538 297 181 382 88 11 10 to 49 ______________________________________________ 670 125 738 520 399 34 50 to 99 ______________________________________________ 

100 437 561 546 705 424 39 4 to 199 ____________________________________________ 

200 40 86 171 208 685 99 6 to 499 ____________________________________________ 12 9 9 187 470 157 19 500 or more ___________________________________________ 3 36 56 28 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _____ : ______________ farms __ 2 131 1 690 1 344 4 273 758 286 40 number __ 36384 38 859 38870 176 567 122 784 33 150 11 331 Beef cows _____________________________________ farms __ I 256 858 560 1 651 631 114 22 number __ 14346 11 372 8 705 31 379 21 700 7 866 5 427 forms with- 1 to 9 ____________________________________________ 

10 704 432 228 602 132 13 to 49 __________________________________________ 

50 to 99 __________________________________________ 534 405 315 934 346 38 6 

100 to 199 ________________________________________ 12 18 15 95 106 32 2 

200 4 2 1 18 41 23 4 to 499 ________________________________________ 2 1 2 6 8 

~ I 500 or more _______________________________________ 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MICHIGAN 79 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes obnonnal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Cattle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers that had calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 to 4 ___________________________________________ _ 

5to 9 ___________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _________________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _______________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves _~ _________________________ formL_ 

number __ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms __ 

number __ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Calves ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ Cottle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 _____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms __ 

number __ Other ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms __ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber __ 

$1.000 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ farms __ 

number __ Dec. 1 ond May 31 ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms __ 

number __ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Goats inventory _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Goats sold _________________________________________ farms __ 

POULTRY 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ farms __ number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 399 ________________________ ----------------------

400 to 3,199 ______________________ --------------------

3,200 to 9,999 __________________ ---- -------------------

10,000 to 19,999 __________________ -- ------------------- 20,000 to 49,999 ____________________ ------------------- 50,000 to 99,999 ____________________ ------------------- too,ooo or more ____________________ ------------------- Hens and puUets of laying oge _______________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying oge __________________________________ --farms __ 

number __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

80 MICHIGAN 

Total 1 to 9 acres 

11 113 294 385356 1 433 

2950 247 492 10 4836 31 2 098 6 

660 

73 

4 

20 737 610 386 875 3605 

22 667 688 354 845 3 702 

24 521 746 

683 971 11 235 

262 503 3 171 

12 222 216 191 015 5 257 

25 758 991 

21 492 634 

492 956 5978 

236 744 2 179 

9 233 354 

290 196 3 326 149 108 1 177 

10900 994 

956 760 31 626 

4241 452 

3431 433 

1 199 43 

872 35 

739 25 

418 6 

6 840 588 

162 815 7 106 

10020 930 

793 945 24 520 

9 424 707 

415 153 42832 

125 896 3 337 

2 913 165 

321 584 14415 

13 964 572 

7 356 745 

176 650 5356 

5 832 551 

83 743 2 588 

5 981 507 

92 907 2 768 

2614 196 

112 493 3 763 

2 324 189 

66 761 2498 

2 256 134 

77 616 3068 

2 323 126 

95 313 3938 

721 877 29047 

12 160 794 

53 948 2 617 

2 637 306 

7 572 824 

8948 1 930 

939 30 

5 134 230 

325 12 

396 86 

41 2 

8 115 596 

7 073 150 686 595 

7 690 551 

147 7 

87 19 

96 12 

63 4 

25 3 

7 

7 932 532 

6 249 250 592 950 

1 471 265 

823 900 93645 

10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 acres 70 to 99 acres 100 to 139 acres 

1 OSI 260 1 097 979 

3 674 595 7 017 14487 

973 168 710 284 

44 36 112 99 

56 53 266 577 

5 3 9 18 

1 1 

2 

2 930 978 2 644 2265 

10443 4 636 13 853 18650 

3 358 1 361 3033 2638 

14 592 7 612 17 576 20465 

2 897 1 284 2 888 2993 

23 553 12426 29 50s 37935 

7 216 3919 10 049 12 429 

1 091 473 1 256 1 391 

8 515 5 507 9 718 13 136 

1 580 1 016 1 547 2 191 

2 480 1 119 2496 2 596 

15 038 6919 19790 24 799 

5 636 2903 8 502 10238 

1 421 675 1 197 1 175 

7 201 4091 10 520 12 703 

2984 1 732 4830 5 335 

2 830 715 1 589 1 109 

84 183 37914 69696 70928 

596 216 800 363 

848 294 453 390 

206 129 165 160 

113 37 86 97 

52 32 65 84 

15 7 20 15 

1 620 527 862 774 

19 701 6 596 12093 12 764 

2 542 642 1 444 1 030 

64 482 31 318 57603 58 164 

1 981 681 1 416 1077 

121 367 57047 102 078 121 032 

8950 4319 7 769 9 738 

830 316 425 297 

51 949 25685 40078 35 491 

2 153 1 152 1 702 1 510 

1 801 547 893 806 

16636 7670 13605 14350 

1 330 449 716 655 

7 661 3 783 6548 6 511 

1 356 457 735 681 

8 975 3 887 7 057 7839 

577 136 533 250 

10 132 3998 22 781 9 700 

513 126 499 225 

6 286 2421 15 250 6333 

472 120 511 226 

7 611 4059 7848 7077 

516 116 496 222 

8591 3098 16083 8661 

66 152 26909 94 756 69 912 

4 003 976 2022 1 186 

16699 4 728 8 514 5 964 

1 008 236 335 272 

2 411 641 824 778 

2 664 653 788 604 

466 79 85 86 

2 118 374 429 508 

86 26 36 46 

609 122 206 138 

20 4 5 3 

2 796 583 1 130 881 

012994 138 930 737 159 480 899 

2 738 564 081 839 

12 11 24 20 

14 2 7 6 

20 4 14 7 

7 2 2 8 

5 1 1 

1 

2 756 575 1 109 871 

887 072 137 590 702 758 433 247 

590 60 157 

125 922 1 340 34401 47 6~~ I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STA TE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes obnormal form" see lext) 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Ca"le and calve, Inventory - Can. Cows and heifers that had calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

-

- Farm, wlth- 1 to 4 __________________ -------------------------- 5 to 9 ____________________________________ ------- 10 to 49 ________________________________________ _ - SO to 99 ________________________________________ _ -

- 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 200 10 499 ______________________________________ _ 

SOO or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Co"le and calves sold ________________________________ formL 

number_ 

$1,000_ Colves ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Co"ie ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000_ Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 50 to 99 ____________________________________________ _ 100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ form'-

number _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs sald ___________________________________ farms_ 

li"ers of pigs farrowed betweennumber_ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding veor and Nov. 30 _________________ forms_ 

number_ Dec. 1 and MaV 31 ______________________________ formL 

number _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms_ - number __ Ewes 1 yeor old ar alder ___________________________ farms __ 

number _ - Sheep and lambs ,old ________________________________ farm'-- number_ - Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms_ - number __ 

pounds of woo'-_ 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ farms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

- Goats inventory ____________________________________ ~f~~=_ 

number __ GoalS sold _________________________________________ forms __ 

POULTRY 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Chicken, 3 months old or older Inventory _______________ farm'-_ 

number __ 

Farms wlth- 1 to 399 _____________________________________________ _ 

~ob°t~·~~==================·======================= 10,000 to 19,m ______________________________________ _ 

20,000 to 49,999 ______________________________________ _ SO,OOO to 99,m ______________________________________ _ 100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Hen, and pullets of laving age _______________________ formL_ 

Pullets 3 month, old or older nol 

number __ 

of laving agl ________ " ___________________________ farmL_ 

number __ 

See footnote at end of table. 

140 to 179 ocr., 

1 043 22038 

195 

71 

719 

56 

2 

-

-

2074 

23 076 

2 279 

22208 

2569 

43 607 14477 

1 352 16586 

2 621 

2 208 27021 

11 856 

930 

12 792 5 685 

792 66 708 

216 

277 

112 

91 

68 

28 

578 10662 730 

56 046 

748 92 495 

7 722 

229 

27 857 

1 263 

603 13030 477 6 180 

522 68SO 

197 9 725 

182 

5820 

181 7 009 

181 

8 710 

70033 

746 3644 

138 

531 

588 

37 

234 

10 

75 

1 

581 425 928 

544 

18 

4 

9 

4 

2 

- 567 

324 170 

82 101 758 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

180 to 219 acres 

1 001 27487 

113 

45 

748 

88 

6 

1 

- 1 652 24039 

1 7SO 19071 

2 029 

38 863 12673 

1 049 14806 

1 824 

1 794 

24 057 10849 676 9 874 4588 

524 43 651 

155 

173 

67 

57 

60 

12 

355 8 106 

479 

35545 

500 68 159 

5 742 

138 

19039 812 

377 8649 

299 

4104 

315 4545 

133 8 518 

124 

5 108 

122 5608 

121 

7026 

62 658 

532 2 261 

78 

238 

117 

9 

68 

3 

14 

(Z) 

381 261 382 

357 

12 

2 

6 

4 

-

- 375 

244292 

49 17 090 

220 10 259 acres 

883 30 165 

71 

27 

601 

177 

7 

-

-

1 337 

26 196 I 341 18 085 

1 620 

39 203 13451 

m 14569 

1 754 1 428 24634 

11 697 

476 

11 295 5 691 

439 59 191 

91 

115 

72 

84 

48 

29 

305 10406 411 

48 785 

414 

83 681 

7448 

124 

21 124 

952 

312 

10 139 

262 4726 

266 5 413 

94 4961 91 

2 821 

87 3224 

85 4 114 

33 328 

351 1 560 

60 

186 

169 

16 

142 

2 

(D) 

(0) 

234 

(0) 

216 

10 

3 

4 

1 

-

-

229 

(0) 

15 

(0) 

1,000 to 1,999 2,000 acres or 

260 10 499 ocres 500 to 999 acres ocres more 

2989 1 267 199 20 

145 188 101 084 25284 5904 

149 36 4 - 34 13 1 - 1 467 295 21 2 

1 161 520 53 2 

172 374 93 

29 26 " 9 6 

- - I 3 

4 138 1 766 295 48 

123 929 97548 29 686 11 214 

4026 1 794 344 55 

74965 76880 52 729 26960 

4936 2095 403 61 

163 329 153 710 88 807 41 795 

56 717 61 769 43 702 22 930 

2961 1 232 178 24 

56 033 35 297 9038 2553 

6077 4264 I 310 583 

4439 1 869 375 54 

107 296 118 413 79 769 39 242 

SO 640 57 S05 42392 22 347 

1 434 687 175 33 

SO 962 72 267 59846 35319 

25 580 37248 33 898 20 361 

I 276 496 119 17 

207 951 182 674 86 417 15821 

290 52 9 1 

330 104 12 2 

171 63 9 2 

189 67 14 2 

176 98 28 3 

120 112 47 7 

823 324 75 9 

32 186 27 467 14247 1 481 

1 197 484 114 17 

175 765 155 207 72 170 14340 

1 253 503 127 17 

308 430 270 353 127 655 20 024 

28 353 27 220 13046 2 253 

286 89 13 1 

54 872 25 639 (D) (D) 

2474 1 ISO (D) (D) 

852 334 77 9 

37 605 31 619 15 765 2 226 

727 289 69 8 

19095 14 198 7 264 1 085 

759 304 71 8 

18 510 17 421 8 501 1 141 

363 105 24 6 

24 517 8651 5 103 644 256 95 20 4 

13613 4702 1 510 399 272 107 20 4 19 139 9219 3 127 627 

346 92 18 4 23 081 8792 2 788 431 

178 111 65930 21 362 3679 

988 473 71 18 5 188 1 988 637 148 140 49 12 3 695 240 136 68 1 153 109 154 18 113 14 4 - 931 85 15 - 96 7 1 - 101 31 (0) - 3 1 (0) -

673 223 35 2 I 551 400 1 262 991 401 479 (0) 

594 181 23 2 22 10 1 - 19 9 2 - 12 6 2 - 18 10 3 - 5 5 3 - 3 2 1 - 661 222 33 2 1 281 120 1 202 706 330464 (0) 

147 19 4 1 270 280 60 285 71 015 

MICHIGAN 81 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Exclude. abnormal farm., .ee text] 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ farms._ 

Broiitlrs and other meat-type chickens sold _____________ ~f:;;.:~== number __ Forms witht~ ':km== ================== ============ ======== 

no~~~~ ======================================= Turk.y h.ns kept for braedlng _________________________ farms._ 

Turk.ys .old ______________________________________ ~f:;;.:~== 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for all purposes ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ For groin or seed __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels._ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms._ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres _______________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acre. ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Wheat for oroin _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushel. __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms._ 

ocres __ 

Forms by ocres harvested: 1 to 24 acre'- ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocre .. _______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 acr.s ______________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Oats for groin _____ ..; ________________________________ farms __ 

acres-_ 

bu.hel. __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Borley for groin _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bu.hels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Soybeans for beons __________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested, 1 to 24 acre .. ________________________________________ _ 

2S to 99 acres ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acre. ______________________________________ _ 

sao ocres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Dry field and.eed bean. _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

loo-Ib bags __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

hundredweight._ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms._ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvestedl 0.1 to 0.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

1.0 to 4.9 acre. _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acre. ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________ ------ --------------------

Sugar beets for sugor ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

tons __ Irrloated _________________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Hay crop' (, •• text) _________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

ton •• dry __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvestedl 1 to 24 acr ... ________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 acr.' ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocr ... ___________________ ------------------- sao acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

See footnote at .nd of table. 

82 MICHIGAN 

Total 

1 509 

6625 168 

615 

501 699 

591 

21 

3 

253 

40 332 

513 

112 357 

37 769 

2 814 831 

35396 

2 384 673 

188 087 193 

802 

99 377 

14644 

14055 

6 252 

445 

14380 

382083 

15042 125 

24 

1 191 

9494 

4369 

511 

6 

18572 

408 109 

23 366 826 

27 

643 

753 

19314 

920 822 

1 

(D) 

14 503 

898 052 

21 354 896 

201 

11 307 

5 192 

6760 

2448 

103 

5454 

454 559 

5 309 788 

67 7 723 

846 

43 805 

10002 744 

214 

21 402 

232 

197 

105 

166 

146 

597 

91 589 

712060 

19 

796 

36 123 

1 630 163 

3 722 636 

217 

9 788 

17 562 

14 326 

4 176 

59 

1 to 9 acres 

89 

644 725 

127 

178 158 

120 

5 

2 

4 

36 

43 

606 

294 

1 405 

286 

1 378 

74313 

1 

(D) 

286 

10 

38 

577 

10 

15 

64 

3 385 

118 

592 

12642 

118 

8 

33 

334 

16 

24 

3 253 

1 

(D) 

7 

8 

1 

3 

12 

203 

277 

1 203 

3 830 

1 

(0) 

277 

10 to 49 acre. 50 to 69 acre. 70 to 99 acre. 100 to 139 acre. 

288 88 408 176 

115069 136 722 646 117 523 700 

151 45 77 82 

51 510 42340 25673 88 883 

148 43 74 79 

3 2 3 2 

1 

111 24 35 13 

4 555 895 125 24 

115 15 275 10 

154 944 3341 148 156 645 

5 498 2430 5018 4 775 

69 146 47 233 117 494 154340 

5034 2341 4799 4441 

62604 44 842 109 138 140 577 

4227692 3 003 633 7 591 510 10 233 358 

28 8 42 38 

278 (0) 1 059 1 501 

4437 689 3088 2 133 

597 652 1 711 2209 

99 

1 098 730 1 875 1 947 

10742 8 293 25046 30876 

352 251 293 588 905434 156 726 

1 3 

(0) 96 

071 687 1 674 1 648 

27 43 201 294 

5 

1 584 1 022 2362 2408 

13414 10964 28319 34 356 

670 265 524 309 507 201 873 710 

3 1 2 

15 (0) (D) 

26 24 49 57 

192 184 428 619 

6942 7 713 21 220 27091 

2 368 974 2021 1 795 

40 608 25557 64 711 70624 

864 658 550 963 399849 566639 

8 6 11 14 

80 139 148 485 

859 505 871 615 

509 469 150 116 

64 

451 214 642 623 

7 153 5427 19939 24973 

81 459 58333 236 943 282 418 

1 1 3 5 

(D) (O) 76 235 

181 29 74 80 

416 118 454 914 

70 541 18643 68 114 166 406 

23 4 9 10 

82 (OJ 146 235 

106 10 29 21 

52 14 27 27 

21 4 11 19 

2 I 7 13 

111 40 122 114 

741 563 1 955 2642 

14 107 10013 37 143 47 701 

I 1 I 

(0) (O) (D) 

6443 2433 5 427 4 759 

78 886 43 671 122 783 142 882 

136 548 82964 234 109 276 689 

14 4 12 13 

108 (D) 192 273 

5 853 870 3 405 2 363 

590 563 2017 2 318 

5 7~ I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms, see text] 

All Farms 140 to 179 acres 180 to 219 ocre. 220 to 259 acres 260 to 499 acres 500 to m ocr.s 

POULTRY - (on. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ form'-_ 

number __ 

8roilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ form'-_ 

number __ 

Forms with- Ito 1,999 ___________________________________________ _ 

2,000 to 59,m ________________________________ --- ____ _ 60,000 to 99,m ______________________________________ _ 100,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _________________________ form'-_ 

number __ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Com for all purposes ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ For grain or seed __________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

bushel,-_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres _______________________________________ _ 25 to 99 ocre'-_____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Wheat for groin _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocro .. _____________________________________ _ 500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Barley for grain _____________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Soybeans for beons __________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

bushels __ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvestedl 1 to 24 acres _________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocro .. _______________________________________ _ 100 to 499 ocre5. _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ____________________________________ _ 

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

lOO-lb bags __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

hundredweighL_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by acres harvested, 0.1 to 0.9 ocre5-______________________________________ _ 1.0 to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocre .. ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

tons __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Hav crops (see text) _________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigated ______________________________________ ~~~i~rd",~== 

acres __ 

Forms by acres horvestod, 1 to 24 ocro .. ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocre'-_______________________________________ _ 

~ ~~r!~90~c~·:r~- ========== ====== == ========== ======== = 

See footnote at end of table. 

108 

955 070 

36 10459 

35 

1 

26 

5 882 

13 

24434 

3850 

165 124 

3 622 

144880 10 492 964 

27 

1 596 

1 256 

2 162 

204 

1 593 

28 395 

067868 

269 

322 

2 

2 207 38 841 

2 053 961 

2 

(D) 

63 

785 

35 307 

1 350 

63329 

446 705 

5 

81 

402 

822 

126 

557 28294 

314 949 

3 

104 

72 

1 393 

295 718 

14 

324 

24 

15 

11 

22 

128 

3 104 58 924 

3 

49 

3650 

133 543 

282 552 7 

126 

I 373 2 169 

108 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

62 

127 467 

27 

22 364 

26 

I 

15 

2 732 

9 49341 

2886 

161 047 

2 701 

136 275 

10 270 966 

46 2 651 

664 

723 

314 

1 207 

25 869 996 973 

2 

(D) 

785 

418 

4 

652 31 364 785 456 1 

(D) 

47 

648 

31 187 

1 055 

61 912 

387 073 

12 

300 

218 

642 

195 

485 28 908 

317 433 

3 

257 

59 

2068 

389775 15 

509 

11 

11 

9 

21 

7 

138 4584 

82979 

2 

(D) 

2603 

121 074 276 825 

10 

192 

744 

1 671 

188 

52 160 60 

(D) 311 080 822 800 

13 37 19 

(D) 79 532 512 

13 33 19 

4 

6 11 8 

3 214 12543 9326 

3 18 9 

3 186 127 164 6036 

2 347 6841 3048 

162531 764 217 701 407 

2 195 6 355 2880 

136 115 623 286 585 535 

10 473 195 49 018 361 48 023 234 

51 202 243 

3941 19242 35 057 

384 608 93 

411 3033 515 

400 2 714 2 174 

98 

1 103 2919 1 483 

28 591 92 437 86 851 

093 351 3 662 428 3 594 698 

1 5 8 

(D) 110 504 

612 369 327 

487 490 900 

4 60 254 2 

1 409 3898 1 673 

35 155 115 942 73 360 

2 160 347 6 712 519 4 394 005 

9 9 

334 243 

47 254 144 

953 6447 6 117 

44 384 292 624 290 991 

1 

(D) 

817 2446 1 216 

55 654 226449 192 193 

304 920 5430 704 4 752 615 

17 50 53 

640 2418 3643 

151 358 83 

466 117 399 

200 971 698 

36 

475 1 178 620 

36 515 122 487 111 364 

435 610 422 736 287 281 

2 13 25 (D) 1 168 3 596 

43 148 102 

1 436 9 585 12631 321 376 977 552 3 002 540 12 54 46 748 4 293 6666 

5 15 4 

15 23 5 9 14 6 8 54 33 6 42 54 

168 403 259 6264 22 354 26 338 122 608 414 321 482 869 2 3 4 

(D) 192 179 

2 051 5644 2340 114 445 464 810 311 366 262 623 1 113 962 792 002 17 52 64 331 2 582 3 539 

489 842 299 262 2 913 707 

300 1 887 301 2 33 

1,000 to I,m 

acres 

17 

273 670 1 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

678 

346 779 

647 

298 412 

25 776325 

88 

18526 

6 

38 

330 

273 

367 

35054 

497 751 

4 

423 

39 

176 

151 

1 

303 

22 012 

387 154 

37 

2008 

111 618 

300 

78 698 

2 138 259 

19 

2388 

9 

64 

177 

50 

180 

56061 

720743 

10 

1 692 

37 10906 

2 735 093 

21 

6619 

4 

33 

96 

18 698 

356 108 

1 

(D) 

435 

76081 

206 335 

20 2 005 

42 

108 

273 

12 

2,000 acre. or more 

1 

(D) 

1 

(D) 

104 

124 108 

95 

101 631 

8 901 642 

28 

15330 

4 

17 

74 

48 

9891 

419 480 

3 

11 

31 

3 

39 

4318 

294 514 

5 

933 

51 745 

43 17725 

499869 

6 

985 

3 

6 

17 

17 

21 

13405 

151 549 

1 

(D) 

5 

3860 

953 733 

5 

769 

1 

4 

15 

4334 

85084 

I 

(D) 

61 

19419 

54 197 

3 360 

5 

8 

f~1 

MICHIGAN 83 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms, see lexll 

All Farms 

CIOI'S HAIVEmD - Con. 

Hoy crops-Con. Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Irrigal'" ____________________________________ ~~~:~!,~=: ocres __ 

All vegeloblos harvesled for sole ( .... lext) ______________ forms __ ocres __ Ir""1'" _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Farms by oc .. s harvesl"', o. I 10 4.9 oc .. s _______________________________________ _ 5.010 24.9 acre'- _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 10 99.9 ocre'- ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more _________ • _._. ___ ._ •• __ ._. _________ _ 

lQnd in on:ho,dl _. ___ • _._. ___ • ___ ._. ___ • _. __________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigaled _________________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Forms by ocres in orchards, 0.110 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 5.010 24.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25.010 99.9 acre'-____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more _______________ • _._. ___ • _________ • __ 

Apples __________________________________________ farms __ 

total ocres __ pounds __ 

Cherries _____ . ___________________________________ forms __ 

total ocre5 __ pounds __ 

Grapes ( .... lexl) __________________________________ farms __ 

Tolal 1 10 9 acres 

30 424 170 

I 135 5018 781 2 896 516 3025 182 I 

6636 (D) 

4 160 251 122 211 728 84 46 35597 142 

1 616 199 I 427 52 847 

270 

5291 280 170493 862 522 19 

14610 46 

1 779 219 1 892 61 1 189 

431 

3 275 199 71 786 421 

772 834 906 2 204 040 

2 452 62 61 735 103 

201 785 909 188 608 

I 550 95 15 524 202 118356 478 170 335 

10 10 49 acres 50 10 69 ocres 70 10 99 acre. 100 to 139 acre. 

5 125 I 999 4361 4026 

56 411 33223 89129 106 927 107 304 67108 183 153 225 837 12 4 12 II (D) 75 192 242 

1 407 299 486 395 11060 4137 7751 8 287 

217 75 100 112 

844 338 I 851 2021 

730 118 162 135 

576 122 223 142 

101 59 101 1ll 

7 

2031 438 676 544 

15 126 8 120 15904 16 797 

83 25 58 93 

603 298 761 173 

972 101 170 142 

941 204 244 165 

118 133 262 210 

27 

I 182 244 423 291 

5 673 3068 6195 6322 

34 881 958 24 094 779 48 809 608 66 221 782 

710 201 352 289 

3560 2508 5 264 5885 

8 508 737 10 431 395 19 710 028 18 696 427 

711 145 204 162 

3646 1 463 2342 I 786 

23 549 258 10 641 635 18 210 496 13 695 654 total acres __ pounds __ L-____________________________________________________ ~ 

See foolnole 01 end of lable. 

/ 

84 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978-Con. 

IExcludes abnormal forms; see lext] 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hoy crops-Con. A~olfo hoy _______________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

tons, dry __ Irrigated _______________________________________ form,-_ 

acres __ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see texl) ______________ forms __ 

ocres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 10 4.9 ocros _______________________________________ _ 5.01024.9 ocre'-_____________________________________ _ 25.010 99.9 ocro'-____________________________________ _ 

100.0 ocres or more ___________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Farms by ocres in orchards: 0.1104.9 ocres _______________________________________ _ 5.010 24.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

25.010 99.9 ocre'-____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Appies __________________________________________ forms __ 

total ocres __ 

pounds __ 

Cherries _________________________________________ forms __ 

total ocres __ 

pounds __ 

Grapes (see text) __________________________________ forms __ 

total ocres __ pounds __ 

'1978 data are based on 0 sample of farms; see text. 

140 10 179 acres 

3 130 

99 937 230 035 

5 

99 

276 5484 

43 

225 

136 

64 

66 

10 

332 

15 120 

50 

415 

53 

86 

144 

49 

215 6 132 

72 583 334 

204 5 730 20 173 396 

75 1 540 

12 733 364 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

ISO 10 219 ocres 

2247 

87618 

225 724 

8 

111 

167 5453 

33 I 562 

34 

63 

56 

14 

245 

15 210 

40 

692 

30 

49 

103 

63 

180 6 521 

69 944 964 

156 5 671 

19 552 086 

50 

1 479 

11 721 758 

220 10 259 acres 

1 783 

82330 

207 138 

16 

215 

210 9387 

32 

984 

24 

46 

117 

23 

156 

11 145 

25 

(D) 

13 

34 

63 

46 

109 4218 

46 805 192 

103 4983 15 341 014 

28 

625 

4 687 810 

1,000 10 1,999 2,(X)() acres or 

260 10 499 ocres SOO to 999 acres acres mare 

5034 2 100 396 53 

316060 198403 51 491 13238 

859 104 587007 158 658 42423 

46 50 14 3 

1m 2 175 1 414 260 

384 210 66 9 

25536 22 347 14821 7218 

96 59 30 

5 338 131 7 159 5 OO~ 1 

60 13 4 1 

94 39 5 1 

136 76 21 3 

94 82 36 4 

399 153 32 5 

33824 23 359 11 520 3508 

74 40 13 2 

2946 2858 085 (D) 

59 16 3 

81 26 1 

116 34 6 

143 77 22 4 

298 105 24 5 

17017 10 212 4677 1 3321 204 248 989 130 337 110 52047 505 20 655 645 

241 107 22 5 

11 273 9536 5669 I 552 

36 434 564 32 360 661 15629 630 4 759 363 

55 20 2 3 

1 180 1 071 (D) (D) 

9274 343 10 664 825 (D) (D) 

MICHIGAN 85 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number __ 

land in farms _____________________________________ ~~~~::= - Average - size of form ______________________________ ocres_ - Value of land and buildingsl ___________________________ forms_ - Averog' per form ________________________________ ~!i~~ -

Average - per acre _________________________________ dollors_ -

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 10 $19.999 _________________________________________ _ 

-

~::::~ ~~:m ~=~=~====:============================ t~&,~~o$;i 4'r'99"9 ====== ==== ======== ==== ====== == ====== 

-

-

-

- $ISO.000 10 $199.999 ___________________________________ _ $200.000 - 10 $499.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $500.000 10 $999.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $1.000.000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

-

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ - ocres_ - land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms_ - ocres_ -

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

50 - to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 199 ocres ___________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 

- 500 10 999 acreL __________________________________ _ 

- 1.000 101.999 ocr's ________________________________ _ 

- 2.000 ocres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

(over crops. legumes, and soil·improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ On which 011 crops foiled _________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ In cultivated summer follow _______________________ farms_ 

acres_ Idle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ Woodland postured ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland not postured ____________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Posturelond and rangeland other than cropland and waodkmd postured _________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland. etc. _________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Posturelond. all types ________________________________ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres_ - Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Other land irrigated ________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ______ farms_ - acres_ -

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

A"F~r,e~~~;~S Part owners -=======~=================~========== ____________________________________ number_ ~~~~:~ = Tenants _______________________________________ number_ 

White ________________________________________ - number __ 

Full owners __________________________________ number __ Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

Block and other rOC85- ___________________________ number __ Full owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners ____________________________ - ___ -- number __ Tenants ____________________________________ - number __ 

-

-

-

-

See foalnole 01 end of lable. 

86 MICHIGAN 

All farms 

68 237 

100.0 11 448 182 

168 

68236 11 143 702 163 311 

974 

4566 

9 540 15 256 9471 

8 835 

5068 

11 104 

3 255 I 1 141 

63 851 8 282 870 25 171 3 586 277 7329 

420 965 

66 105 

8 664 886 62 951 6 953 675 

30683 

12558 

9 822 

7 780 

I 726 

342 

40 

22 895 759 707 

9 371 215 480 

3868 

75 541 7 685 174 602 

18621 

485 881 

36 331 1 580 310 8996 

340659 

30646 1 239 651 

7352 

325 232 52054 

877 754 

30 281 1 425 598 3 192 226 208 

3 136 222946 

40 

716 

145 

2 546 12 730 245 701 

68 237 43 167 

20626 

4444 

67 798 

42 883 20492 

4 423 

439 

284/ 134 

21 

$500.000 or TOlol more 

19221 258 28.1 0.3 6 960 444 332001 362 1 287 19 382 258 7 027 S44 401 739 362 sao 1 557 126 I 015 1 210 

151 2 485 2 923 2 1 270 2 2 457 5 2204 4 7918 35 

2 890 64 1 084 142 

18 075 246 

4 295 472 209 268 12646 170 

2 747 250 124 382 I 080 23 

82 278 1 649 

18991 247 

5 689 523 270 149 18770 245 4 954 770 241 727 

I 552 30 2 183 3 

5609 7 7323 39 I 722 74 

341 64 

40 28 

6 134 54 306 578 8 012 

2960 45 105 757 6 276 

1 015 8 

30677 578 

2 385 28 83690 3288 

5 S43 81 

208 051 10 268 

11 083 139 

674 271 31 119 

2681 25 

145619 7 159 

9 570 131 

528 652 23 960 

2 395 33 

181 701 12302 

14 588 195 

414 949 18 431 

8375 90 

633 898 27 473 

2 125 119 

215 101 44 798 

2 112 119 

212 737 44 438 

13 - 356 -

76 4 

2 008 360 

5 908 73 

183 645 10423 

19221 258 

6599 89 

11 461 • 157 

1 161 12 19 172 257 

6 580 89 11 435 156 

1 157 12 

49 1 

19 -

26 1 

4 -

Farms wilh sales of $20.000 or more 

$200.000 10 $100,000 10 $40,000 10 $20.000 10 $499.999 $199.999 $99.999 $39,999 

1 205 2 839 7805 7 114 

1.7 4.1 11.4 10.4 956 089 I 467 879 2615 744 1 588 731 

793 517 335 223 

1 205 2 835 7 737 7347 

1 048 092 1 529 832 2 S46 834 I SOl 048 

869 785 539 623 329 175 204 307 

1 096 I 060 989 926 

6 25 63 55 

5 22 149 307 

14 48 261 598 

16 57 402 793 

39 127 794 1 492 

45 132 926 I 097 

277 1 226 3 701 2679 

442 880 1 226 278 

361 318 215 48 

1 154 2 731 7325 6619 

559 959 860 592 1 602 102 I 063 551 

928 2 124 5 395 4029 

402624 618 623 I 041 009 S60 612 

61 116 341 539 

6494 11 336 27367 35432 

1 190 2809 7710 7035 

810 367 I 239 339 2 125 736 I 243 932 

I 178 2 789 7652 6906 

734 162 I 101 267 1 844 227 I 033 387 

65 130 517 810 

29 133 679 1 339 

82 332 2 157 3031 

346 I 404 3847 1 687 

447 720 443 38 

197 70 9 I 

12 - - -

306 918 2 552 2304 

21 351 58 076 122 716 96423 

192 402 1 181 1 140 

13 718 18 758 37 OOB 29 997 

44 137 429 397 

1 655 5 822 13868 8 754 

137 345 975 900 

8 973 16486 31 329 23 614 

384 833 2 249 1 996 

30 50S 38 930 76588 51 757 

698 1 709 4439 4098 

67 299 117 357 260 687 197 809 

120 371 1 095 1 070 

9 151 22 753 60 467 46 089 

634 1 511 3859 3435 

58 148 94604 200 220 151 720 

178 387 948 849 

22 790 34 179 71 363 41 067 

947 2 166 5912 5 368 

55 633 77 004 157 958 105 923 

463 1 279 3459 3084 

53 292 115 008 254 546 183 579 

369 488 773 376 

61 859 49 495 44 963 13986 

369 487 767 370 

61 183 49 126 44 273 13 717 

- - 10 3 

- - 270 86 

9 10 34 19 

676 369 420 183 

417 914 2450 2054 

31 471 40 460 66160 35 131 

1 205 2 839 7 805 7 114 

279 717 2420 3094 

874 2 011 4900 3 519 

52 111 485 501 

1 201 2 835 7 784 7095 

279 715 2414 3083 

871 2 009 4 886 3 513 

51 111 484 499 

4 4 21 19 

- 2 6 

3 1 ~ / 2 14 

1 - 1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Coo. 

Farms wilh sales of less Ihan $20,000 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ___________________________________________ number __ 

percenL_ Land in forms ______________________________________ acres __ 

Average size of form ______________________________ acres __ 

Value of lond and buikSings' ___________________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Average per form ________________________________ dollors __ 

Average per ocre _________________________________ dollars __ 

farms by value of land and buildings, $110 $19,999 __________________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $69,999 ____________________ --------- _________ _ $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________________________ _ $100,000 10 $149,999 ____________________________________ _ $ISO,OOO 10 $199,999 ____________________________________ _ $200,000 10 $499,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$500,000 to $999,999 ____________________________________ _ $1,000,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: lond owned ______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms __ 

acres __ land rented or leased to others ______________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Totol cropland ______________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ Horvested cropJond ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

forms by acres harvested: 110 49 acreL ______________________________________ _ 

5010 99 acreL _____________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 acres ____________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres ____________________________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 acres _________________________________ _ 

2,000 ocres or more _________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses not harvested or postured __________________________ forms __ 

acres __ On which all crops foiled _________________________ forms __ 

acres __ In cUltivated summer follow _______________________ farms __ 

acres-_ Idle ___________________________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

Totol woodland _____________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ Woodland postured ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Woodland oat postured ____________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Posturelond and rangeland other than cropland and woodland poslured _________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

land io house lots, ponds, roads, wastekmd. etc. _________ farms __ ocres __ 

Paslureland, aillypes _______________________________ 3arms __ 

ocres __ Irrigaled land _______________________________________ farms-_ 

ocres __ HarveSled cropland irrigaled ________________________ farms __ 

ocres __ Paslureland Irrigal.d _______________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Olher land irrigaled ________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ 

land sel aside in Ihe federal farm programs in 1978 ______ farms __ 

acres __ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATC?R 

AIIF:r~~~;;s Port -==================================== ~~::~ == owners ____________________________________ number __ Tenants _______________________________________ number __ 

Whil. _________________________________________ number __ 

Full Owners __________________________________ number __ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

Block and olher rOc8L ___________________________ number __ 

Full Owners __________________________________ number-_ 

Port owners __________________________________ number __ Tenants _____________________________________ number __ 

See faolnole 01 end of loble. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Tolal $10,000 10 $19,999 

48 990 8699 

71.7 12.7 

4465812 362950 91 157 

48 828 8 535 

4088 246 130 555 

83 727 132461 

911 833 

4 415 169 

9052 513 14330 550 8 199 I 543 6 374 2042 2863 I 165 

3 181 I 400 

363 137 51 16 

45 754 7 867 

3 966 321 037 018 12 515 3 820 837 720 383 437 6245 801 

338 229 57 505 

47 088 8 583 2964 880 1 020 565 44 155 8456 992 289 776744 

29 118 I 732 

10 373 3472 

4 212 2 887 452 365 

16 752 2684 451 118 122052 

6399 I 352 109 194 26 166 2 852 515 (D) (D) 

5297 1 161 (D) (D) 

13072 2492 276 560 58 999 

25230 4832 901 488 198 568 6 311 I 240 194 570 47 183 21 059 4072 706 918 151 385 

49SO 973 141 361 36451 37443 6416 458 083 107 366 

21 895 3 628 787 049 205686 1 058 281 II 032 5004 I 015 274 (D) 4799 27 5 360 75 67 18 (D) 130 6819 2206 61 807 27028 

48 990 8699 36 552 4896 9 159 2958 3 279 845 48 600 8662 36 287 4868 9051 2951 3 262 843 390 37 265 28 108 7 17 2 

$5,000 10 $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

9913 9963 

14.5 14.6 

095 716 805096 

III 81 

10 235 9980 

961 271 729078 

93919 73053 841 920 

438 953 

I 465 1 991 

2 878 3 131 

2 185 1 993 

I 649 I 094 

775 339 

792 439 

49 29 

4 II 

9 171 9344 

957 185 768 939 

3060 2 227 

214 042 110 409 

I 327 I 453 

75 511 74 252 

9720 9657 

765 888 516 409 

9488 9 174 

549028 328624 

4 217 7 107 

4 175 1 836 

1 027 218 

69 13 

3039 3 291 96536 81 852 

I 492 I 261 

26916 21 800 

522 504 

8 173 7851 I 319 1 191 

24380 19201 

2714 2657 60 855 57081 

5 279 5096 197 852 174 749 I 338 I 421 47932 40722 4420 4148 149 920 134 027 

I 061 I 134 34 078 27 724 7381 7 303 97898 86 214 

4 115 4476 178 546 150 298 239 256 2 671 882 231 251 2 473 I 737 4 6 100 80 13 II 

98 65 2036 I 369 17 755 9624 

9913 9963 6870 7 752 2291 I 582 752 629 9858 9898 6 837 7 700 2 274 I 571 747 627 55 65 33 52 17 II 

5 2 

less thon $2,500 

20 415 

29.9 2020SO 59 

20 078 267 341 63120 

1 062 

1 

2 8551 5083 

6 771 2 478 

1 589 

584 

550 

1~1 

19372 

203 179 3408 

129 832 

2664 

130 961 

19 128 

662018 

17037 

337 893 

16~1 

80 

5 

7 738 

ISO 6781 

2294 

34 312 

I 311 

17556 

I 626 21 954 

5209 

99 625 

10023 

330 319 2312 

58 733 8419 

271 586 

I 782 

43108 

16343 

166605 

9 676 252 519 

282 

475 

259 

(D) 

12 

105 

25 

(D) 

I 208 7 400 

20 415 17034 

2 328 

1 053 20 182 16882 

2 255 

1 045 

233 

152

1 

73 

• 8 

Abnormal forms 

(see text) 

26 

(1) 

21 926 

843 

26 27913 

073 560 

I 273 

3 

3 

2 

4 

I 

5 

2 

6 

22 

21 077 

10 

307 

4 

458 

26 

10483 26 6616 

13 

2 

I 

5 

4 

I 

9 

2 011 

12 

529 1 

(D) 

3 

(D) 

6 270 

18 4 551 

4 

470 

17 

4081 

7 

2 170 

23 4722 

n 4 651 9 

75 

9 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

3 249 

26 

16 

6 

4 

26 

16 

6 

4 

MICHIGAN 87 

1 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

All forms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farms __ 61 399 acres __ 9 180 975 Partnership ________________________________________ farms __ 5 890 Qcres __ 813 363 

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ farms __ 694 ocres __ 354 970 More than 10 stockholders _______________________ farms __ 14 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ 680 Other than family held _____________________________ forms __ 93 ocres __ 49022 More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 11 10 or less stockhofders ___________________________ forms __ 82 Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms __ 161 acres __ 49 852 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ________________________________________ 56 145 Not on farm operoted _____________________________________ 6 850 Operators by age group: Under 25 years __________________________________________ 2 317 25 to 34 yeors ___________________________________________ 9 140 35 to 44 years ___________________________________________ 14 307 45 to 54 years ___________________________________________ 16 743 I 55 to 64 years ___________________________________________ 15 648 65 years and over ________________________________________ 10 082 Average age _____________________________________________ 49.3 

Operators by sex; Mole ___________ • _______________________________ • _______ 65 601 female _________________________________________________ 2 636 Operators of Spanish origin __________________________________ 301 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ________________________________________________ 30923 Other __________________________________________________ 37314 

Operators reporting days of work off form: None ___________________________________________________ 24 111 

1 to 99 days ____________________________________________ 5 524 100 to 199 days _______________________________ • _________ 5 396 200 days or more ________________________________________ 30957 

FARMS BY SIZE 

I to 9 ocres _______________________________________________ 3 581 10 to 49 ocres _____________________________________________ 16 6J4 50 to 69 acres _____________________________________________ 4935 70 to 99 acres _____________________________________________ 9 737 100 to 139 ocres ___________________________________________ 7 890 140 to 179 ocre'-__________________________________________ 5617 180 to 219 ocre,- __________________________________________ 3 975 220 to 259 ocres ___________________________________________ 3 127 260 to 499 ocre'- ________ • _________________________________ 8388 500 to 999 acres ___________________________________________ 3 511 1,000 101,999 ocreL _______________________________________ 747 2,000 acres or more __________________________ - _____________ 115 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011) ______________________________________ 23 852 fiekJ crop, except cash groin forms (013)-______________________ 7 241 Conan forms (0131) ______________________________________ 

T obocco forms (0132) ________________ -_ -------------------

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ______________________________________ 7 241 Vegetable and melon farms (016) _________ • ___________________ 2063 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017) ____ - _______ --- _______ ---------- 4 344 Horticullurol specialty forms (018) ____________________________ I 354 General forms, primarily crop (019) ___________________________ 3 251 

livestock forms, excepl dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) __ 15 503 Beef conle forms, except feedlots (0212) _____________________ 5435 

Dairy forms (024) ________________ ------ -------------------- 7031 Poultry and egg farms (025) _________________________________ 654 

Animal specialty forms (027) ______________ ------------------- 1 890 General forms, primarily livestock (029) ________ • _______________ 1 054 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Markel value of agricultural products sold _______________ forms-_ 68 237 $1,000 __ 1 941 095 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold, $500,000 or more ______________________________________ 260 $200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ I 207 

$100,000 to $199,999 ________________ ------------------- 2 840 

$40,000 to $99,999 ______________ ----------------------- 7 810 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _______ • _________ • ------------------- 7 117 

$10,000 10 $19,999 __________________ -------------.----- 8 700 

$5,000 to $9,999 • ___________ - _____ -- ------------------- 9917

1 $2,500 to $4,999 ____ • ___ --------.-. - ------------------- 9965 

less than $2,500 ________________ ---- ------------------- 20421 

See foolnote at end of table. 

88 MICHIGAN 

Total 

15 581 5 101 384 3 039 

487 751 

491 

309 840 

13 

478 

79 

47480 10 

69 

31 13 989 

16388 

1 456 

505 

2828 

4 156 

5 506 

4 893 

I 333 

47.6 

18893 328 

53 

16047 

3 174 

11 511 

2 526 

1 175 

3 112 

360 

680 

338 

806 

1 279 

1 676 

I 793 

1 879 

6408 

3 167 

724 

111 

5 807 

652 

652 

643 

558 

522 

546 

2668 

501 

5909 

334 

189 

393 

19 221 

1 686 936 

258 

1 205 

2839 

7805 

7 114 

$500.000 or more 

67 83818 91 119 279 

88 110 959 

6 

82 

10 

(D) 

5 

5 

2 

(0) 

189 

59 

1 

27 

54 

84 

72 

20 

49.5 

257 1 

1 

241 

17 

209 

23 

2 

14 

7 

22 

3 

6 

1 

3 

2 

1 

25 

59 

78 

51 

18 

13 

13 

32 

23 

36 

3 

81 

5 

15 

32 

1 

4 

258 259319 

258 

Farms with soles of $20,000 or more 

$200.000 to $499,999 

607 

461 632 

431 

376 113 

139 

99 800 

2 

137 

26 

(0) 

3 

23 

2 

(D) 

023 

107 

8 

148 

302 

414 

281 

52 

47.5 

192 

13 

3 

145 

60 

919 

145 

31 

54 

23 

37 

11 

12 

19 

24 

25 

20 

201 

466 

328 

39 

190 

53 

53 

52 

140 

71 

40 

233 

33 

321 

63 

7 

35 

1 205 

342 923 

1 205 

$100,000 to 

$199,999 

1 995 1 008 718 

719 399 965 

104 

50 484 

2 

102 

16 7032 1 

15 

5 

680 

2 459 

162 

33 

409 

713 

931 

636 

117 

46.9 

2 798 

41 

8 

2 670 

169 

2 129 

355 

92 

142 

50 

61 

31 

50 

67 

93 

100 

144 

939 

068 

227 9 

553 

89 

89 

98 

267 

99 

70 

350 

50 

127 

102 

18 

66 

2 839 

389 781 

2 839 

$40,000 10 

$99,999 

6539 2 143 858 

I 121 420030 

112 

38 707 

2 

110 

23 11 490 1 

22 

10 

659 

6 721 

504 

209 

1 291 

1 753 

2269 

1 890 

393 

46.6 

7695 

110 

22 

6882 

923 

4930 

1 104 

426 

971 

120 

217 

115 

255 

363 

508 

731 

830 

3 302 

1 280 

74 

10 

2 192 

207 

207 

240 

644 

187 

243 

879 

179 

2904 

97 

40 

172 

7 805 492 093 

7805 

$20,000 to 

$39,999 

6373 I 403358 677 172364 

48 9890 

1 

47 

4 299 

4 

12 

2 820 

5996 

624 

254 

953 

1 334 

1 808 

2014 

751 

49.0 

6951 

163 

19 

5 109 

2005 

3324 

899 

624 

1 931 

160 

343 

178 

483 

829 

048 

935 

884 

1 941 

294 

17 

2 

2854 

290 

290 

221 

484 

129 

190 

125 

234 

1 542 

40 

123 

116 

7 114 

202 320 

7 114 

=1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ Partnership ________________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ 

Corporations: Family h.ld _______________________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 

10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms __ Other than family held _____________________________ farms __ 

acres __ More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms __ 10 or less stockhoklers ___________________________ forms __ 

Other-cooperative, estote or trust. etc. ________________ farms __ 

ocres __ 

OPERATOR CHARACTERISnCS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _______________________________________ _ 

Not on farm operoted ____________________________________ _ 

Operators by oge group: Under 25 years _________________________________________ _ 

2510 34 years __________________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years __________________________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years __________________________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years __________________________________________ _ 6S yeors and over _______________________________________ _ Average og8 ____________________________________________ _ 

Operators by sex: Mole __________________________________________________ _ 

Female ________________________________________________ _ 

Operators of Spanish origin _________________________________ _ 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _______________________________________________ _ 

Other _________________________________________________ _ 

Operators reporting days of work off farm: None __________________________________________________ _ 

Ito 99 days ___________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 days ________________________________________ _ 

200 days or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 QcreS ______________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acre'-___________________________________________ _ SO to 690cres ____________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres __________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acre'-_________________________________________ _ 

180 10 219 acre'-_________________________________________ _ 220 10 259 acres __________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 acre'-_________________________________________ _ 

SOO to 999 acres __________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _______________________________________ _ 2,000 ocres or more _______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash groin forms (011 ) _____________________________________ _ 

Field crap, excepl cosh grain farms (013) ______________________ _ Callan forms (0131) _____________________________________ _ Tobacco forms (0132) ____________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish polato, hay, peanul, and other field crop farms (0133,0134,0139) _____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ____________________________ _ Fruit and tree nut forms (017) _______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specially forms (018) ___________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) __________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specially (021) __ Beef collie farms, except feedlols (0212) ____________________ _ Dairy forms (024) _________________________________________ _ 

Poultry and egg forms (025) ________________________________ _ Animal specially forms (027) ________________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily livestock (029) _______________________ _ 

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. SOLD 

Mark.t value of agricultural products sold _______________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Forms by valu. of agricultural products sold, $500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499 ,999 __________________________________ _ $100,000 to $199 ,999 __________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ____________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ______________________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 _______________ " ______________________ _ 

See footnote at end of table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

45818 4079 591 2851 

325 612 

203 45 130 1 

202 

14 

1 542 1 

13 

IOC 13937 

39 747 5 379 

1 811 

6308 

10 147 

11 228 

10 747 8749 

SO.O 

46 682 

2308 

248 

14862 

34 128 

12582 

2997 

4221 

27838 

3221 

15931 

4595 

8928 

6608 

3938 

2 181 

1 247 

1 980 

342 

19 

18042 

6588 

6588 

1 418 2 781 

831 2703 

12829 

4932 

1 120 

320 

1 700 

658 

48 990 

251 210 

8699 

9913 

9963 

20 415 

Farms with salK of less lhan $20,000 

$10,000 10 $19,999 $5,000 10 $9,999 $2,500 10 $4,999 

7 8049 9 169 9347 

1 217 538 1 005 249 752334 

788 688 560 

136 137 82 J6.4 47W 

42 30 26 

5275 5097 2523 

1 

41 30 26 

3 4 6 

315 536 (D) 

1 

2 4 6 

17 22 24 

3685 2470 (D) 

6944 7 793 7928 

1 OCI 1 265 1 141 

288 371 403 

1 128 1 164 1 067 

1 707 1 886 I 961 

1 967 2 132 2457 

2327 2 357 2227 

1 282 2003 1 848 

49.8 SO.9 SO.5 

8396 9528 9512 

303 385 451 

16 34 24 

4481 3704 2 781 

4218 6209 7 182 

2816 2814 2327 

821 688 589 

796 912 8041 

3870 5 164 5923 

160 251 552 

747 1 848 3 397 

463 1 111 1 244 

1354 2370 2 128 

1 911 1 836 1 191 

1 444 1 019 671 

934 606 317 

569 333 177 

923 466 248 185 69 37 

9 4 1 

4148 4788 4 138 647 1 010 1 549 

647 010 549 327 349 331 541 486 450 143 179 141 262 256 176 

678 2257 2618 500 8047 1059 703 271 100 29 23 23 125 219 386 96 75 51 

8699 9913 9963 123429 70334 36147 

8699 

9913 

9963 

leis than $2,500 

19453 

IOC 470 

815 59 269 

105 32235 

105 1 

(D) 

1 

41 

(D) 

17082 

1 932 

749 2949 

4593 

4672 

3836 

3616 

49.4 

19246 

1 169 

174 

3896 

16519 

4625 

899 

1 672 12881 

2258 

9939 

1 777 3076 

1670 

804 

324 

168 

343 

51 

5 

4968 

3382 

3382 

411 1 304 

368 

2009 

6276 

2526 46 

245 

970 

436 

20 415 21 300 

Abnonnal forms (_text) 

26 21 926 

10 

15 

1 

4 

4 

9 

8 

26 

14 

12 

18 

1 

3 

2 

3 

3 

3 

1 

1 

2 

4 

4 

3 

1 

1 

2 

5 

1 

2 

6 

2 

2 

1 

3 

26 2948 

2 

2 

1 

5 

3 

1 

~ I 

MICHIGAN 89 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Mark.t value of agriculturol products sold - Con. Groin ___________________________________________ farms_ -

Soles 01 $40,000 or more ________________________ ~I~~= -

-

Commodity Credit Corporotion 100ns _______________ ~I~~= -

-

Conon and cononseed ____________________________ ~f~~= -

-

Soles 01 $40,000 or more ________________________ ~f~~= -

-

Commodity Credit Corporotion loon"-______________ ~I~~= -

- $I,OO(L - Tobacco _________________________________________ farms_ -

Sales 01 $40,000 or more ________________________ ~I~~= -

-

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage __________________ ~f~~= -

-

Soles 01 $40,000 or more ________________________ ~I~~= -

-

Vegetables. sweet corn. and melons __________________ $f~~= -

- $1,000_ - SoJas of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000 --

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ forms -- $1.000 -- Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms -- $1,000 Other -- crops ______________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ lorms -- $1,000 -- Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms -- $1.000 -- Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 Dairy -- product'-___________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 Conlt and calves __________________________________ forms --

-- $1,000 -- Sale. of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Hag. and pigs ____________________________________ farms -- $1,000 Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms --

-- $1,000 -- Sh .. p, lambs, and wool ____________________________ forms -- $1.000 -- Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ________ forms -- $1,000 -- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms -- $1,000 --

.IUcrID FAIM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Llwltock and poultry purchaled _______________________ Iarms -- $1,000_ - Farml with expenoes of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Farml with expen ... 01- $1 to $4,999 ________________ ------------------------- $5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 __________________ ------------------ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ forms_ 

tons_ 

$1,000_ 

Farml by toni purchased, I to 99 tonl ______________ - _______ ------------------ 100 to ~99 tono ____________________________________ _ 500 toni or mare __________________________________ _ 

Fa$l'~::!" ~e_n_l~ _~~ ~ ______________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ________________ -------------------

I~:ggg ~~ ~:;~================ ================== 

See footnote at end 01 table, 

90 MICHIGAN 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All farms 

37610 

519370 

3029 

257 359 

3407 

30 127 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 16 427 

56688 74 4638 

4 160 98 425 

488 72 948 

5 303 

161 685 

1 066 

127 896 

1 688 

103 862 

396 94983 

2 263 73 555 

478 51 741 

3861 

78376 308 74 123 

8405 

436006 

3946 

353 676 24534 

263 312 

911 142 722 

9431 

126 173 730 

80925 

2512 

4872 

10 

647 

3990 

18773 

69 8 761 

21 323 148 965 

)7481 

2401 

893 

548 

33390 

184066 

26783 

4881 

1 175 

551 

17632 

649 122 109396 

16674 780 

178 

13913 

2874

1 507 

338 

$500,000 or 

Total more 

12977 144 404 575 20602 3028 89 (0) (0) 

1 903 28 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 3934 26 

28082 769 

74 7 4638 585 

1 628 51 89 504 31 526 

488 45 72 948 31 453 

2030 32 

147 723 18095 1 065 29 (0) (0) 

642 42 (0) (0) 

395 41 (0) (0) 

1 649 35 71 255 10 199 477 33 (0) (0) 

911 38 76 777 38 575 

306 36 (0) (0) 

6 785 27 

423 526 12075 

3940 27 

352 669 12075 10048 104 

222 055 60296 

906 90 141 991 60 134 

3018 42 

108991 15 194 

728 31 

(0) (0) 

459 5 

2449 78 

9 1 (0) (0) 

579 8 12495 I 813 

69 1 8 761 (0) 

6820 143 

131 784 41 124 

3636 14 

1 768 12 881 13 

535 104 

11 356 151 

163 208 35 368 

5278 7 

4359 18 

1 170 22 549 104 

8 295 110 

599 510 152 137 

101 406 24844 

7342 29 

776 35 

177 46 

4780 9 

2675 21 

S03 21 

337 59 

Forms with sales 01 $20,000 or more 

$200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

797 1 908 5205 4923 68 709 88459 145 134 81 670 

444 759 1 736 - 63 416 73 052 101 080 - 183 313 812 567 

7 037 6485 8657 3420 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 172 469 1 553 ) 714 

2088 4687 11 267 9271 

14 16 37 - 900 I 127 2026 - 157 274 646 500 

18 605 14976 17781 6616 

106 147 190 - 17 773 13 106 10 616 -

186 338 848 626 

39021 35739 40 992 13875 

165 283 588 - 38 759 34 804 36 225 - 82 117 231 170 

20 519 13427 11 793 3669 

75 102 177 - 20429 13254 11 107 - 184 317 705 408 

22 226 17 SOl 16802 4 527 

159 180 105 - 21 598 14263 5659 -

95 160 318 300 

17 775 12 510 6534 1 383 

79 107 84 - 17 647 12 252 5485 - 405 1 291 3268 1 794 

75021 134 604 161 420 40 405 

391 1 244 2278 - 74706 133 326 132 562 - 633 1 672 4358 3281 

SO 362 39613 48 530 23254 

278 251 287 - 43 654 22 239 15963 -

224 447 1 128 1 177 

26 333 25 107 28094 14263 

lSO 221 326 - 25 199 22208 18280 - 19 53 178 204 

101 550 979 742 

- 4 4 - - (0) 267 -

28 87 186 270 

2 163 2608 2 767 3 144 

7 20 41 - (0) 2441 2429 -

584 I 174 2 556 2363 

32 589 25 022 20 712 12338 

114 449 I 439 I 620 

110 277 790 579 

138 287 281 162 

222 161 46 2 

754 1 890 4695 3866 

34501 39 203 40604 13 533 

73 356 1 997 2845 

216 845 2 274 I 006 

241 521 371 15 

224 168 53 -

573 1 555 3 747 2310 

135 551 141 232 131 099 39491 

21 977 24 576 23 790 6219 

328 1 224 3469 2'292 

169 280 274 18 

76 51 4 -

59 435 2 348 1 929 

259 823 1 193 

140 182 158 37~ 1 115 115 48 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Produds Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Markel value 01 agrlcullurol producl. sold- Con. Grain ___________________________________________ forms __ 

$I,O(XL Sale. 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ larm._ - $1,000 __ Commodity Credit Corporation loans ________________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ forms_ - $1.000 __ Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000 __ Commodity Credit Corporation loans ________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Tobacco _________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sale. 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ IormL - $1,000_ - Field seeds, hay, forage, and siloge ___________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ Other - crops ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1.000_ Dairy - products ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sole. 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ formL - $1.000_ Cattle - and calves __________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ IarmL - $1,000_ Sheep, lamb., and wool - ___________________________ Iorms_ -

- $1,000_ - Sale. 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ larmL - $1.000_ Other livestock and livestock products (see textL _______ farms_ -

- $1,000_ Sale. 01 $40,000 or more _________________________ lorm._ -

- $1,000_ -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

Llveslock and poultry purcha.ed _______________________ Iarm._ -

Farms with expense. 01- $1,000_ - $1 10 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

-

Feed lor IIve.lock and poullry _________________________ Iarms_ - $1,000_ Farms with expen.e. 01- $1 10 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

-

$5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ - $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ - $SO,OOO or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Commercially mixed lormula leed. ___________________ Iarms_ - tons_ -

Farm. by Ion. purcha.ed, 

$1,000_ - I 1099 lon. _______________________________________ _ 

100 10 49910nO-___________________________________ _ - 500 Ions or more __________________________________ _ -

- Farm. wilh expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,00010 $49,999 _________________________________ _ - $50,000 or more ___________________________________ _ -

-

See loolnole 01 end 01 lable. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

24624 

114656 

-

- I 503 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 12488 

28 535 -

- 2 527 

8820 

-

-

3 270 

13 851 

-

-

I 044 

(D) 

-

- 608 

2 207 

-

-

2947 

I 420 

-

- I 614 

II 473 

-

- 14473 

40 447 

-

-

6406 

16905 

-

- 2 051 2 370 

-

- 3408 

6 267 

-

-

14494 

17023 

13842 

629 

II 

12 

22022 

20 497 

21 SOl 

520 

I 

-

9329 

47 878 

7 758 

9329 

-

-

9 131 

198 

-

-

Farms with sale. of less Ihan $20,000 

$10,000 10 $19,999 $5,000 10 $9,999 $2,500 10 $4,999 

6280 6767 5613 

59 195 33 891 15206 

- - - - - - 579 450 277 

I 643 634 230 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

2 387 2 911 2873 

10317 8313 5862 

- - - - - - 603 560 527 

4698 2494 I 145 

- - -

- - -

715 701 693 

7 681 3494 I 666 

- - - - - -

190 221 176 

I 976 I 240 494 

- - -

- - -

252 143 131 

I 545 453 160 

- - - - - -

410 458 491 

579 3.50 219 

- - - - - - 899 417 173 

9214 I 829 343 

- - -

- - - 3342 3338 3 140 

17060 II 709 6885 

- - - - - -

I 427 I 437 I 275 

8508 4288 2402 

- - - - - - 277 346 324 763 643 412 - - - - - - 386 526 776 I 895 I 630 I 354 

- - - - - -

2 556 2 827 2686 5925 4011 2530 

2 144 2 702 2630 408 119 55 4 6 I 

- - -

3816 4 170 4348 6699 4 296 3414 

3 SOl 4 115 4269 315 54 79 

- I - - - -

I 761 I 476 I 410 15 525 6853 8302 2679 I 109 I 291 

I 761 I 476 I 410 - - - - - -

I 662 I 463 I 341 99 13 69 

- - - - - -

Abnormol larms 

Less Ihan $2,500 ( .... Iexl) 

5964 9 

6365 138 

- I 

- (D) 

197 I 

(D) (D) 

- - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - - -

- -

- - 4 317 5 

4044 71 

- - - - 837 5 

484 100 

- - - -

I 161 3 

I 011 III 

- I 

- (D) 

457 2 

(D) (D) 

- I 

- (D) 

82 6 

49 93 

- 1 

- (D) 

I 588 3 2n 179 

- 2 

- (D) 

125 6 

87 I 007 

- 6 

- I 007 

4653 13 

4793 809 

- 5 

- 731 

2267 7 

I 708 277 

- 2 

- (D) 

1 104 2 552 (D) 

- I 

- (D) 

I 720 3 I 388 II 

- - - -

6425 9 

4558 158 

6366 3 47 • - I 

12 I 

9688 12 6088 361 

9616 4 n 2 

- • - 2 

4682 8 17 198 I 734 2679 233 

4682 3 

- 4 

- 1 

4665 2 

17 I 

- 4 

-

MICHIGAN 91 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES I - Con. 

Animal health <osls __________________________________ forms_ -

Farms with expenses of- $1,O(XL - $1 10 $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 10 $999 ________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 10 $2,999 _____________________________________ _ - $3.000 or more ______________________________________ _ -

- Seeds, bulbs, plonls, and trees ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expense s of- $1 10 $999 __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 10 $4,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - forms with expenses of- $110 $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ - $20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

-

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 - 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

-

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Petroleum products ________________________________ farms -- $1.000_ Gasoline - _______________________________________ farms -- $1,000_ Diesel - fuel _____________________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms -- $1,000 Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms --

-- $1,000_ Natural - gos ____________________________________ farms -- $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ farms -- $1,000_ Electricity ________________________________________ - farms_ - $1.000_ - Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Hired form labor ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Worker. by number of doys worked, 150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ - workers_ - less Ihan 150 doy'-_____________________________ farms_ - workers_ -

Contract labor ______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

Farms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 10 $9,999 ____________________ - _________ --------- $10,000 10 $19,999 __________________ - ___ --------------- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

CUltomwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipmenl ____________________________________ -farms-

$1,000_ -

- forms wllh e.pen.e. af- $1 10 $2.499 ____________________ -- -------------------- $2,500 10 $9,999 ____________ -- ____ --------------------- $10,000 10 $19,999 ________________ -- - _____ ------------- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

fARM.RI!LATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ 

Value of agricukurol products sold direclly 10 individuols -

for human consumption _____________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ -

-

See foolnole 01 end of loble. 

92 MICHIGAN 

All forms 

26982 

13 719 

20 777 

2681 

2688 

836 

49 785 81 192 

32457 

14096 

2 182 1 050 

51 962 

175 929 

35 381 12 179 2980 

1 422 

47 047 68 555 

40 376 

5 503 

847 

321 

67900 

131 249 

54 854 

11 035 

1 524 

487 

67865 

100 165 

63 969 48 248 30 923 

29 236 

7003 

7407 

5 800 3 760 I 509 

4568 

67864 

6945 

45 918 

30 372 2 137 

713 

22925 

137 307 

17 939 3 537 

1 016 

433 

7002 

18426 

20 152 

124 585 

3 305 12435 

2 445 

616 

139 

105 

27 246 27 175 

24 707 

2 319 

183 

37 

6 013 12499 

6 7871 22405 

$500,000 or Tolol more 

10763 151 11 243 1 131 

5 390 18 2069 15 2 499 32 805 86 

18004 240 65 554 9744 

4666 13 10 238 38 2 057 49 1 043 140 

18 182 235 

141 077 9 750 

5011 12 

8 852 29 2906 41 

1 413 153 

17 876 245 

56 655 5 688 

11 573 29 

5 136 64 846 58 321 94 

19 374 258 

99 644 10783 

7 196 1 

10 170 32 1 523 70 

485 155 

19 374 258 

75 166 7 882 

18483 252 31 414 1 974 

15 418 230 

24826 2 062 

5070 133 

6939 756 

2906 92 

3 134 1 132 

955 70 

4386 1 686 

19373 258 4469 272 16 766 245 

24091 2 895 

651 9 

386 5 

11 974 245 

127 341 32 385 

7 125 9 

3413 36 

1 009 55 427 143 

5 922 235 

16833 3 757 9 793 188 

86 256 7 995 

1 464 41 

10 596 2 506 

776 7 

442 9 

139 8 

105 17 

9 438 114 

17 712 1 176 

7360 34 

1 861 44 

180 21 

37 15 

3 294 35 

9 721 329 

I 653 28 

14900 1 006 

farms wilh sales of $20,000 or more 

$200,000 10 $100,000 10 $40,000 10 $20,000 10 $499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

748 1 888 4477 3499 

2 074 3 322 3563 I 153 

130 454 1 925 2863 

93 313 1 180 468 

298 773 1 240 156 

227 348 132 12 

1 150 2 717 7 223 6674 

12 398 13 599 19 758 10054 

55 222 1 353 3023 

355 1 478 4920 3447 

340 764 742 162 

400 253 208 42 

1 155 2 715 7 361 6716 

25 940 33 028 48199 24 160 

65 256 1 717 2961 

246 1 072 4059 3446 

316 891 1 371 287 

528 496 214 22 

1 144 2692 7228 6567 

11639 13550 17568 8210 

179 976 4674 5 715 

507 1 335 2 389 841 

294 326 157 11 

164 55 8 -

1 204 2 835 7736 7341 

16 933 22 933 32610 16385 

23 175 2035 4962 

421 1 955 5419 2343 

555 620 242 36 

205 85 40 -

1 204 2 835 7736 7341 

12 595 17006 24809 12875 

1 166 2 748 7410 6907 

4 318 6 565 11 430 7 127 

1 110 2 553 6551 4974 

4 685 6 112 8 345 3620 

609 1 162 2 105 1 061 

1 489 1 949 2047 698 

338 653 1 204 619 

492 547 693 265 

143 191 313 238 

974 890 669 167 

1 204 2 834 7736 7 341 

637 943 I 619 997 

1 144 2 596 6 797 5984 

4 333 5868 7 591 3403 

23 98 280 241 

5 59 210 107 

1 073 2 158 4987 3 511 

30 936 26 549 28 066 9405 

160 782 3 202 2972 

388 970 1 495 522 

347 310 260 17 

178 96 10 -

897 1 541 2 220 1 029 

3 500 3 554 4376 1 646 

846 1 674 4 106 2977 

14410 16 629 33 623 15399 

127 240 579 477 

1 611 2 640 2 662 1 177 

34 92 331 314 

49 81 161 142 

25 22 64 20 

19 45 23 1 

627 1 495 3 869 3333 

3 026 3 475 6361 3 675 

307 1 021 3055 2943 

238 426 761 390 

64 43 52 - 18 3 1 -

293 598 I 373 995 

1 724 2 150 3 756 1 763 

129 250 632 614

3 183 2 299 5 504 2909 1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-Con. 

Animal health costs __________________________________ forms_ 

$l,O()(L -

- Forms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

- $500 10 $999 ____________________________ ------ -------- $1,000 10 $2,999 ____________________________ ----------- $3,000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

- Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000 to $4,999 _____________________________________ _ - $5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 - 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Petroleum products ________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Kerosene, motor oil. and grease ___________________ forms_ -

Electricity ______________________________________ j~;:= -

- $1,000_ - Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _______________________ forms_ - $1,000_ -

Hired form lobar ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ -

- Workers by number of days worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ forms_ - workers_ - less Ihon 150 days. _____________________________ forms_ - workers_ - Contract labor ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2,500 - 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $2,499 ____________________ • ____________________ _ 

$2,500 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 - to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

FARM.RELATED INCOME 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms_ - $1,000 __ 

Valu. of agricultural products sold directly 10 individuals for human consumption _____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

See foolnol. al end of tabl •. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

16207 

2450 

15383 

611 

185 

28 

31 759 

15601 

27 778 

3851 

123 7 

33 755 

34 688 

30 354 3 323 

73 

5 

29 147 

11843 

28 785 

362 

-

-

48 500 31 479 

47 645 

855 -

-

48 465 

24 905 

45460 

16 782 

15491 

4 392 

1 927 

465 

2888 

619 

547 

174 

48 465 2 472 

29 133 

6248 

1 486 

326 

10933 

9057 

10 811 

120 

1 

1 

1 063 

1 513 

10349 

36279 

1 840 

(D) 

1 667 

173 

-

-

17800 

9438 

17 342 

456 

2 

-

2 719 

2 778 

5 132 

(D) 

forms wilh sales of less Ihon $20,000 

$10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

3 282 3 331 3234 

617 511 447 

3024 3 182 3062 

224 84 152 

32 58 15 

2 7 5 

7372 7 813 6 778 

6792 4296 2 599 

4829 6 874 6369 

2460 910 409 

76 29 -

7 - -

7 725 8319 7 360 

15 357 10 202 5427 

5 448 7 427 7 162 

2 237 854 198 

40 33 - - 5 -

6996 7427 6362 

5 259 3 349 1 828 

6 741 7 336 6360 

255 91 2 

- - -

- - -

8 515 10 226 9944 

11 036 8 507 5 711 

7 901 10007 9 927 

614 219 17 

- - -

- - -

8 515 10226 9944 

8860 6736 4427 

8044 9646 9240 

5583 4609 3019 

4 732 3949 3423 

2 010 1 175 737 

693 500 291 

238 116 53 

700 819 520 

208 172 98 

160 168 81 

78 53 14 

8 515 10226 9944 

743 611 506 

6552 6693 6040 

2 097 1 663 1 228 

275 377 305 

78 108 56 

3070 2 882 2 388 

3640 2492 1 518 

2964 2866 2388 105 15 - - 1 - 1 - -

413 349 183 612 509 249 2840 2 716 2 274 12339 9920 7 120 

497 461 410 809 500 271 

376 420 405 121 41 5 

- - - - - -

3 959 4543 3 710 3807 2486 1 612 

3638 4456 3680 

319 87 30 2 - - - - -

899 639 491 1 024 592 420 

852 975 994 2978 2 06 9 1 297 

Abnormal forms 

less thon $2,500 (see text) 

63601 12 

874 1 26 

6 115 4 

151 1 

80 4 

14 3 

9796 221 1 914 37 

9706 13 

72 7 

18 2 

- -

10 351 25 

3 701 165 

10317 16 

34 4 

- 1 

- 4 

8362 24 

1 407 57 

8348 1~1 14 

- 1 

- -

19 815 26 

6226 126 

19 810 13 

5 10 

- 1 

- 2 

19780 26 

4882 93 

18530 26 

3 571 52 

3387 14 

470 19 

~I ~I 849 6 

141 7 

138 7 

29 7 

19 780 26 

612 4 

9848 19 

1 260 33 

529 - 85 -

2593 18 

1 407 909 

2 593 3 - 4 

- 6 

- 5 

118 17 

143 80 2 519 10 

6900 50 

472 1 (D) (D) 

466 - 6 1 

- - - -

5 588 8 1 534 25 

5 568 5 

20 2 

- 1 - -

690 - 742 -

2 311 2 

MICHIGAN 93 
Tobie 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ farms_ -

Forms by value group: $1.000_ -

$1 to $4.999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9.999 _____________________________________ _ -

- $10.000 to $19.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20.000 to $49.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50.000 to $99.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $100.000 to $199.999 _________________________________ _ 

- $200.000 to $499.999 _________________________________ _ $500.000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ - number _ Wheel - troctors ______________________________________ forms_ - number _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms_ -

- number _ - 4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ - number _ -

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only _____________ forms_ - number _ - Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ forms_ - number _ - Corn heads for combines ___________________________ forms_ - number _ - Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ forms_ - number _ -

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms_ - number _ Mower - conditioners _________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Pickup bolers _______________________________________ farms_ - number_ - Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ - number _ -

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals. including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms_ - $1.000_ - Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms_ - acres on which used_ - lime ____________________________________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ 

tons_ -

-

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ forms-- acres on which used_ - Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ - acres on which used_ - Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used_ -

- Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________ farms_ - acres on which used_ -

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ - Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ farms_ -

-

UVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

-

- Forms with- 1 to 9 ____________________ -------- -------------------- 10 to 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

- 50 to 99 ________________ ---- ____ -- -------------------- 100 to 199 ______________ ------------------------------ 200 to 499 __________________________________________ _ 

- 500 or more __ ~ _____________ ---------------------------

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ farms_ 

number _ 

-

- Beef cows _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

-

- Farms with- 1 to 9 __________________ ------ -------------------- 10 to 49 ________________ ------ -------------------- 50 to 99 ________________ ------ -------------------- 100 to 199 ________________ -- -- -------------------- 200 to 499 ____________________ -------------------- 500 or more __________ --- _____ -- ---------- ---------

See footnote at end of table. 

94 MICHIGAN 

All farms 

68136 2 072 471 

8704 

18 559 13294 

14 507 

8 243 3 722 

1 055 

52 

46446 

65000 

55 349 83 399 

62 719 157 697 32 157 76 776 12 761 63 120 

18 347 

19474 

26 671 31 692 10600 

11 333 

19459 

20 359 

-

- 20 689 22 066 25 189 26039 

11 176 12966 

55 765 244485 

50633 

5 745 950 6 145 260 968 

549 528 

17601 

1 551 173 2 620 

227 341 

7659 

419 475 

33811 3 706 726 

2 105 

94 153 12 154 8 552 

28406 1 276 204 

9 531 11 442 4073 

2346 

884 

130 

21 236 532 837 

11 831 146 757 

7458 

3939 

301 

98

1 

29 

6 

$500.000 or Total more 

19382 258 I 386 708 62357 

174 - 666 1 1 601 3 6096 15 6242 30 3 521 85 1 030 93 52 31 

16478 204 24839 465 

18 151 254 37 113 1 682 

18 731 249 70 208 1 976 8 269 31 21 603 77 

9 205 204 47 348 1 885 

9 785 130 

10596 171 

12 141 139 14939 196 

6915 120 7450 157 

7 120 37 

7489 39 

- - - - 9005 86 

9 532 95 9 522 91 9994 104 

6939 91 

8 236 131 

16 735 250 

197 732 15438 18042 235 

4 364 166 236 365 

3586 66 

179664 16883 367 659 36893 

7829 159 

1 246 537 116268 1 500 46 

188431 16467 

3 155 76 

346 638 50 574 

13 758 178 

2909096 172 697 

1 104 33 

74411 13 193 

5669 106 

3 799 99 

9972 106 

990 609 92089 

557 4 

2791 5 

3 374 4 

2 252 S 

871 19 

127 69 

8 196 42 

417 186 11 789 

2025 17 

57 889 2864 

747 1 

949 7 

209 2 

90 2 

25 3 

5 2 

Farms with sales of $20.000 or mar. 

$200.000 to $100.000 to $40.000 to $20.000 to 

$499.999 $199.999 $99.999 $39.999 

I 205 2835 7 737 7347 

191 417 297012 529 156 306 766 

4 10 27 133 

12 23 205 425 

31 89 368 1 110 

58 374 2419 3230 

220 941 3074 1977 

493 1 111 1 383 449 

372 284 258 23 

15 3 3 -

992 2480 6670 6 132 

2042 4032 9 891 8409 

I 178 2 757 7249 6 713 

4 240 6600 14 105 10486 

1 179 2 784 7501 7018 

6 775 12454 27685 21 318 

164 671 3262 4141 

433 I 808 8621 10664 

981 1 984 3839 2 197 

6 308 10 517 18664 9974 

713 I 587 3854 3501 

802 1 744 4 145 3 736 

791 1 683 4983 4345 

I 022 2 370 6 117 5234 

668 1 317 2 757 2053 

733 1 393 2995 2172 

268 904 2991 2920 

289 977 3 122 3062 

- - - - - - - - 560 1 564 3642 2953 

608 I 657 4 102 3070 

590 I 545 3902 3394 

644 1 637 4 116 3 493 

524 1 358 3031 1 935 

651 1 598 3 578 2 278 

I 176 2 776 7 555 6976 

37 578 46 578 65768 32370 

1 155 2698 7 294 6660 

685377 975 291 1 586 343 876 790 

324 678 1 489 1 029 

31 780 35 700 65402 29 899 

67589 77 279 124 005 62093 

687 1 396 3 211 2376 

249 741 307 479 385 579 187 470 

151 303 569 431 

36 889 43 844 59071 32 160 

272 572 1 361 874 

67998 71 101 109 925 47240 

887 2 121 5679 4 893 

461 268 653 684 1 055 907 565 340 

123 248 459 241 

14 760 16 208 21 443 6 607 

434 1 040 2 394 1 695 

344 762 1 547 1 047 

621 1 645 4340 3260 

169983 243 073 338 985 146 479 

10 45 178 320 

31 115 848 1 792 

33 223 2 147 967 

108 888 1 096 155 

395 366 65 26 

44 8 6 -

453 1 417 3 726 2 558 

59 190 114 40S 163 475 68 327 

72 213 753 970 

4402 8 292 21 477 20854 

18 61 292 375 

24 96 347 475 

14 32 70 91 

10 19 32 

6 5 9 2~1 - - 3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with sales 01 less Ihan $20,000 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market volue of all machinery and equipment ___ forms __ 

$1,OO(L 

Forms by value groupl $110 $4,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ______________________________________ _ $10,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $49,999 ____________________________________ _ $SO,OOO 10 $99,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 10 $199,999 __________________________________ _ 

$200,000 10 $499,999 __________________________________ _ $500,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Motortrucks. including pickups ________________________ forms __ 

number __ Wheel troctors ____ ~. _________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 4 or more ________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ____________ .farms __ 

number __ 

Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers ____________ .forms __ 

number __ Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Mower conditioners _________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Pickup balers _______________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ forms __ 

number __ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ lime ____________________________________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ tons __ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________ farms __ 

acres an which uS8(L_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms __ 

acres on which used __ Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ Weeds, gross. or brush in crops and pasture __________ farms __ 

acres on which used __ 

Chemicals lor- Defoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning ollruil _________________________________________ larms __ 

acres on which used __ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms __ Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ fanns __ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cattle and calves inventory ___________________________ 1orms __ 

number __ 

Farms with- 1 10 9 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 _____________________________________________ _ SO 10 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ___________________________________________ _ 500 or more ____________________ .: _____________________ _ 

Cows and heilers Ihal hod calved ____________________ larms-_ 

number __ Beel cows _____________________________________ larms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 10 9 ___________________________________________ _ 101049 _________________________________________ _ 50 10 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 _______________________________________ _ 200 10 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

See loolnole 01 end 01 lable. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

1 

Totol $10,000 10 $19,999 

472B B 535 

683 880 217816 

8529 380 

17892 1 188 

11689 2490 

8404 3335 

1 995 1 008 

196 129 

23 5 

- -

29 963 6646 

40 155 9246 

37 177 7485 

46 222 10753 

43 964 7951 87349 20571 23883 5 237 

55 161 12 722 

3 541 1 449 15648 6584 

8 559 3031 

8872 3 174 

14724 4098 16745 4812 

3683 1 560 (0) 1 637 

12334 2 987 12 865 3 175 

- - - - 11 675 2 608 

12 523 2746 15 659 3 S06 16033 3649 

4228 1 095 4 738 1 297 

37004 8001 46 531 20616 32766 7635 376638 607404 4553 1 129 81 124 30073 180 983 67266 

9956 2693 303 759 151 513 1 112 381 

38 532 21 960 4492 892 72 317 24163 20 033 5073 795 260 357095 

998 253 19700 8288 6475 1 S05 4 745 1 011 

18421 3332 282094 94824 

8972 639 8648 2 253 697 374 93 58 11 8 - -

13029 2374 113 797 3B 156 9 797 1 498 87 738 22931 

6709 646 2 987 800 91 47 7 3 3 2 

- -

$5,000 10 $9,999 $2,500 10 $4,999 

10235 9970 

177 910 132 782 

990 1953 

2392 3 122 

3640 2987 

2644 1 581 

531 298 

33 23 

5 6 

- -

7403 6224 

9696 8263 

8333 7818 

10695 9230 

9624 8944 

21 421 17587 

62SO 5434 

14704 12441 

1 009 477 

4352 2 113 

2587 1 S85 

2700 1 631 

4068 3 104 

4836 3415 

1 127 512 

1 220 532 

3454 2775 

3616 2883 

- -

- -

3 175 2593 

3304 2729 

3893 3 518 

3982 3568 

1 225 837 

1 389 896 

8 798 8094 13 551 7 255 

8083 7 172 

408 359 207 576 986 1 029 22 322 13 715 

SO 858 30602 

2446 2 155 77 703 46 462 274 227 9 519 4721 969 943 21 935 13604 5348 4386 243 749 116281 

246 178 4909 2 746 1 441 1 391 1077 1 066 

3 S48 3428 72 260 50 179 

1 049 1 469 2 259 1 879 218 69 20 11 2 - - -

2541 2335 29 495 19578 2002 2037 24 288 17601 

1 044 1 340 

924 685 32 11 2 1 

- - - -

Abnormal forms 

Less lhan $2,500 (see text) 

199B8 26 

155 372 1 883 

5206 1 

11 190 1 

2572 4 

844 7 

158 6 

11 5 

7 2 

- -

9690 5 

129SO 6 

13541 21 

15 S44 64 

17445 24 

27770 140 

6962 5 

15294 12 

606 15 

2599 124 

1 356 3 

1 367 4 

3454 6 

3682 8 

484 2 (0) (0) 

3 118 5 

3 191 5 

- - -

3299 91 3744 11 

4742 8 

4834 12 

1 071 9 

1 156 12 

1 12 111 26 

5 108 222 

9876 25 153 299 5 146 

1 409 6 15014 180 32 257 686 

2662 16 

28081 877 230 8 2332 378 1 688 12 12615 320 5226 20 78 135 2372 

321 3 3 757 42 2 138 10 1 591 8 

8 113 13 64 831 3 SOl 

5 815 2 2 257 3 36 2 4 1 1 2 

- 3 

5779 11 26568 1 854 4260 9 22 918 1 130 

3679 2 578 1 ~I 1 1 1 1 -

MICHIGAN 95 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

CcHle and calves inventory - Con. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

forms with1 to 4 ••.•.••.••••.•.•.••..•..••••••••••.•.••••••• 

5 to 9 ..••.•....••.•.••••..•.••.••.•••••••.••••••• 10t049 .•.••.••••.•.•.•••.••.••.•.••••••••.••.••• 

50 to 99 .•.••.•••..•.•.••...•.••.•.••••••••.•••••• 

100 to 199 .•...•.•.•.•••••.•..••••..••.•.•.••••••• 200 to 499 .......••••....•••.••..•••...•.••••••••• 500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ Steers, steer colves, bulls, and bull colves _____________ forms_ · number_ · 

Cattle and calves sold _______________ • ________________ forms_ · number _ 

· Colves ........••.....•.•.••••..•...••••••..•••.•• $f~~= number _ 

$1,000. 

· 

· 

· 

Cottle ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

$1,000. Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ forms. 

number. 

$1,000. 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Farms with1 to 9 ....•.•.•...•.........•.••.••••••.•••..••••.•.• 

10 to 49 .•..• _ •..•...•••••.••.••.•..••••.•.•.•.•••.•• 

50 to 99 ....•••...•.....•...•.•..••.•••••. _ .•..•••.•• 

100 to 199 ..••.•..••.•.•••.••.•••••.••...••..•••••• _. 

200 to 499 .. __ •...•.....••.••.••••..••..•••••.• _ ••••• 500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ forms_ 

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· number _ - Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1,000. 

· 

· 

Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms_ · 

-

litters of pigs forrowed betweennumber_ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 3O _________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Dec. I ond May 31 .•••••••...•.•.••••••••••• _ ••• farms. 

number_ 

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

· June J and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ · number_ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages inventory __________________ forms_ 

number _ Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

. number_ 

Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ formL 

number_ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

pounds of wool. 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms_ 

number _ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1.000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Goots sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POUlTRY 

number _ 

$1.000. 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ forms_ 

number _ 

Farms with- 1 to 399 .••••....•••••.••....•.••• --_ •..•••• _.-•• _._. 400 to 3,199 ••...•• _ ••••••.••..•.•• _ ••••••••• _ ••• _ ••• 

3,200 to 9,999 .•.•.••••••..•••.•••••••••• _ ••••••••• __ • 

10,000 to 19,999 ..••••••••..••..•••••••..•• __ •• -···_·· 

20,000 to 49,999 ..•••••••••.••.•.• _ •••••••• _ ••• -_ ••• -. 

50,000 to 99,999 ....•• _ ••.. _ .•.• -•••••••.••••••••••• _-

-

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Hens ond pullets of laying age .•.•••.•••••••••• _ ••••• forms_. number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of laying age ..••••••..•••.••.••••••••••••••• _ ••• forms •• number __ 

See footnote al end of toble. 

96 MICHIGAN 

All forms 

11 120 

386 080 

2952 

492 4838 

2098 

661 

75 

4 

20748 

387 853 

22 679 

355 514 

24534 

685940 

263 312 12 231 

191 595 

25836 

21 503 

494345 

237 476 

9 238 

290 704 

149386 

10907 

958231 

4242 

3434 

1 199 

872 

741 

419 

6 845 

163 135 

10027 

795 096 

9431 

1 417 675 

126 173 2913 

321 584 

13964 

7 361 

177 116 

5836 

83940 

5986 

93 176 

2615 

112 678 

2325 

66 843 2258 

77 736 

2 324 

95628 

723 735 

12 168 

54033 

2639 

7592 

8 958 

939 

5 134 

325 

1 396 

41 

8 118 

7089968 

7691 

147 

88 

97 

63 

25 

7 

7935 

6 266 068 

1 471 

823900 

$500,000 or 

Totol more 

6812 27 359297 8925 

194 - 64 - 3 723 2 2094 2 

660 4 73 15 4 4 

8219 58 309 619 16478 8029 94 

263 S04 63822 

10048 104 

551 312 112 534 222055 60296 6026 22 

142687 2 587 

17 654 334 9179 100 

408 625 109 947 

204 402 59963 

3 167 76 

250 674 95817 

132 940 55 147 

2969 40 

752 537 84 488 

298 2 

628 - 426 2 571 5 

633 4 413 27 

2088 25 

115 075 13 575 

2807 39 

637462 70913 

3018 42 

1 165 624 144 004 

108991 15 194 

736 5 

202 790 9264 

9235 415 

2 152 25 

136 536 17482 

1 893 24 

64 741 7962 

1 983 25 

71 795 9520 

465 4 

41 571 1 255 

417 3 20 711 45 

445 4 

38 970 1 603 413 3 

38 756 53 

304 092 349 

1 887 19 

8~ 131 

343 5 

1 642 36 4581 11 

47 - 491 - 15 - 82 -

2 -

1 297 30 6 737 244 2 485 315 

932 2 

89 - 86 - 96 1 62 2 

25 18 7 7 

1 269 29 

5 985 246 2 216900 

111 10 

751 998 268 415 

Forms with soles of $20,000 or more 

$200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to 

$499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

398 1 275 3 253 1 859 

54 788 106 113 141 998 47473 

5 14 56 119 

- 1 16 47 

16 102 2021 1 582 

55 784 1 142 111 

270 368 18 - 52 6 - - - - - -

476 1 407 3 717 2 561 

53 178 86 001 112 903 41 059 

527 1 301 3 375 2 732 

57 615 42 667 62607 37093 

633 1 672 4358 3 281 

113 775 108 515 144 691 71 797 

50 362 39 613 48 530 23254 

316 1 069 2 757 1 862 

23268 37 077 53 218 26537 

3961 4007 5867 3486 

594 1 561 3988 2936 

90 507 71 438 91 473 45260 

46 401 35 606 42663 19 768 

274 490 1 170 1 157 

60 475 36 354 36998 21 030 

31 663 18 281 17981 9869 

213 429 1 128 1 159 

161 214 168341 212 685 125 809 

8 28 132 128 

16 63 225 324 

13 35 139 237 

21 61 213 271 

40 98 316 175 

115 144 103 24 

129 278 801 855 

22617 24 236 33491 21 156 

208 421 1 058 1 081 

138 597 144 105 179 194 104 653 

224 447 1 128 1 177 

256 846 259 376 320 557 184841 

26333 25 107 28094 14 263 

21 88 272 350 

9 852 39 893 74 728 69053 

465 1 913 3 417 3025 

131 285 822 889 

25 102 29 065 40 505 24382 

123 254 730 762 

11665 13 804 20 276 11 034 

127 263 757 811 

13 437 15 261 20229 13 348 

19 55 182 205 

2 199 5 819 18 198 14 100 

16 49 164 185 

1 322 1 941 9277 8 126 

18 53 174 196 

1 412 7 960 15 744 12251 

16 49 162 183 

1 734 6 881 18454 11 634 

12 843 49 302 143 028 98 570 

102 264 701 801 

573 1 241 2 690 3 833 

5 47 85 201 

176 273 385 772 

420 671 982 2498 

1 6 12 28 

(D) (D) 345 111 

- 3 4 8 

- 13 35 34 

- (Z) 1 1 

98 186 470 513 

2060 945 1 402 042 660 734 128 208 

23 83 362 462 

3 6 38 42 

5 24 50 7 

15 60 18 2 

46 12 2 - 6 1 - -

- - - -

93 182 462 503 

1 825 275 1 244 912 587 590 110 569 

12 12 36 41 I 235 670 157 130 73 144 17639 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

", i . 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Produds Sold: 1978-Con. 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Conte and calves inventory - Can. Cows and heffers that hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Forms with- 1 to 4 ____________________________________ -_ - - ----

5 to 9 __________________ - ___________ - _____ --------

10 to 49 __________ - ___ -_ -_ -- ________ - ____ - -------- SO 10 99 _________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 _____ . _________________________________ _ 200 10 499 _______________________________________ _ 

500 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms __ 

number __ Steers, steer calves, bulls. and bull calves _____________ forms __ number __ 

(oMle and calves sold ________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ (olves ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ Cottle ___________________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ forms __ 

number __ $1,000 __ 

Hogs and pigs inven10ry ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Forms wi1h- 1 109 _______________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 _____________________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 _____________________________________________ _ 

100 10199 ___________________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ___________________________________________ _ 

500 or more __________________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ forms __ 

number __ Other ___________________________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1.000 __ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _________________ forms __ 

number __ Dec. land May 31 ______________________________ forms __ 

number __ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

Sheep and lambs of all oges inventory __________________ farms __ 

number __ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ farms __ 

number __ Sheep and lombs sold ________________________________ forms __ 

number __ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms __ 

number __ 

pounds of wooL_ 

Horses and ponies inventory __________________________ forms __ 

number __ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

$1,000 __ Goots inventory _____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ GoolS sold _________________________________________ forms __ 

POULTRY 

number __ 

$1,000 __ 

Chickens 3 monlhs old or older invenlory _______________ forms __ . number __ 

Forms with- 110399 _____________________________________________ _ 

400 10 3,199 _________________________________________ _ 

3,200 10 9,999 ________________________________________ _ 

10,000 10 19,999 ______________________________________ _ 

20,000 10 49,999 ______________________________________ _ 50,000 to 99,999 ______________________________________ _ 

100.000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge _______________________ forms __ 

number __ 

Pullets 3 months old or older not of loying age ____________________________________ forms __ 

number __ 

See foolnole at end of loble. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Total 

" 301 26059 

2 756 

428 

113 

4 

12 518 

77 256 

14638 

91 041 

14 473 

132 659 

40 447 6 196 48 328 

8 105 12 313 

84 331 32 343 

6066 

39 522 

16 168 

7931 

204 223 

3943 

2 803 

773 

301 

106 

5 4 752 47 740 

7 213 

156 483 

6406 

249 529 

16905 

2 177 

118 794 

4729 

5204 

40 114 

3939 

19002 

3998 

21 112 

2 149 

(0) 

1 907 

(0) 

811 

(0) 

910 

(0) 

(0) 

10 273 

45480 

2294 (0) 

(0) 

892 4643 

310 

314 

39 

6818 

335 906 

6 758 

58 

1 

6663 

264 004 

1 360 71 902" 

Forms with sales of less than $20,000 

$10,000 to $19,999 

1 118 

15 225 

235 

99 

780 

4 

2406 

26 672 

2840 

29 996 

3342 

53 300 17060 

1 601 

18643 

3 125 

2 882 

34 657 

13 935 

1 433 

16802 

7 139 

1 378 

85054 

255 

560 

288 

197 

75 

3 995 

16 594 

1 267 

68 460 

1 427 

114952 

8 S08 

453 

48 091 

2 020 

1 035 17 164 

848 

8 242 

895 

8 922 

276 

(0) 

258 

(0) 

272 

(0) 

255 

(0) 

(0) 

1 075 

5 486 

230 

(0) 

(0) 

72 

411 

54 

162 

3 

702 87 154 

670 

30 

1 

690 61 213 

61 

25941 

$5,000 to $9,999 

737 

5 207 

345 

134 

258 

2 441 

18 945 

3 013 23 820 

3 338 

37 498 11 709 1 471 13 882 2 498 2 928 23 616 9 211 

1 499 

10 874 

4622 

1 448 

SO 603 

465 

649 

234 

73 

25 

2 1 033 

10435 

1 312 

40168 

1 437 

64 457 

4288 

521 

31 515 

1 277 

1 087 

9 827 

859 

4506 

922 

5 321 

359 

15404 

315 

9 639 

330 

10399 

315 

12899 

98 856 

1 420 

6862 

346 

194 

112 

77 

466 

30 

137 

7 

959 

57 388 

936 

23 

943 53 327 

121 

4061 

$2,500 to $4,999 

493 

977 

338 

105 

SO 

2 329 

13466 

2 925 17 135 

3 140 

23 490 

6885 

1 291 

8431 

1 430 

2 737 

15 059 

5 455 

1 393 

7 017 

2689 

1 372 28 790 

634 

554 

156 

23 

5 

972 

7 790 

1 127 

21 000 

1 275 

37 704 

2402 

552 

20 798 

834 

1 018 

6934 

828 

3 637 

758 

3 297 

385 

11 575 

360 7 951 

301 

7 196 

292 

9358 

73 758 

1 979 

8 874 

574 

580 

039 

94 

588 

37 

226 

6 

1 151 

45 403 

147 

4 

1 124 42 165 

127 

3 238 

Less than $2,500 

1 

1 953 1 

36SO 

838 

90 

25 

=1 

5 342 

18 173 

5860 

20 090 

4 6531 18 371 4 793 

1 833 

7372 

1 052 

3 766 

10999 

3 741 

1 741 1 4829 

1 718 

3 733 

39 776 

2 589 

1 040 

9~ 1 

1 

1 752 12921 

3 S07 

26 855 

2 267 

32 4161 

1 708 

651 

18 390 

598 

2064 

6 189 

1 404 

2 6171 1 423 

3572 

1 129 

27 477 

974 18491 

908 

9 511 

1 048 

19 892 

120 729 

5 799 

24 258 

1 144 

2 288 

1 092 

649

1 3 178 

189 

789 

23 

4006 

145961 1 

4 005 

1 

3906 

107 299 

1 051 1 38 662 

Abnormal forms I 

(see text) 

2 

~I 2 

11 

978 

12 

669 

13 

969 

809 9 580 

78 

11 

1 389 

731 

SO~ 1 

278 

7 

471 

2 

1 

5 

320 

7 

151 

7 

2 5221 

277 

5 

466 4 

197 

5 

269 

1 

(0) 

1 

(D) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

8 

85 

2 

(D) 

(0) 

3 16 818 

3 16 818 

=1 

MICHIGAN 97 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

POULTRY - (on. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ - number _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold ______________ forms_ - number_ - Forms with- 1 to 1,999 __________________________________________ _ 

- 2,000 to 59,999 ______________________________________ _ 60,000 to 99,999 _____________________________________ _ -

- 100,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

-

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ forms_ - number _ Turkeys sold _______________________________________ forms_ -

- number_ -

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ forms_ - acreL - For groin or seed __________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ 

bushels_ -

- irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ - 500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

- Wheat for grain _____________________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

bushels_ -

Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ________________________________________ _ 25 to 99 ocres _______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels- Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Barley for groin _____________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels- Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

Soybeans for beans __________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

bushels_ Irrigated ___________________ -' _____________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres ________________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocreL ______________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

100·lb bogs_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

hundredweight _ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

Forms by acres harvested, 

0.1 to 0.9 acres ____________ -_ ---- -- - ------------------ 1.0 to 4.9 ocres ____________________ -------------------

5.0 to 24.9 ocre'- _____________ ---- -- ---- ------- - ------

25.0 to 99.9 acres _____________ --- -- ------------------- 100.0 acres or more ________________ -------------------

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

tons_ Irrigated ____________________________________ ----- forms_ 

acres_ 

Hay crops (see text) _________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ 

tons, drv_ Irrigated ______________________________________ - - - forms_ 

acres_ 

Forms by acres harvested, I to 24 acres ______________ -------- -------------------

25 to 99 ocreL ___ ------------------------------------ 100 to 499 ocre'- _____________ ---- -- ------------------ 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

See footnote at end of toble. 

98 MICHIGAN 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- . 

-

All forms 

1 511 

6 635 168 

616 SOl 899 

592 

21 

3 

-

253 40 332 

514 

1 112 557 

37 783 

2 817 381 

35407 

2 385 858 188 175 469 

803 

99 378 

14648 

14058 

6 256 

445 

14383 

382 166 15 044 875 

24 1 191 

9496 

4370 

511 

6 

18 576 

408 148 

23 368 531 

27 

643 

754 19414 

921 222 1 

(0) 

14 506 

898 071 

21 355 414 

201 

11 307 

5 195 

6 760 

2448 

103 

5 458 454 585 

5 310 200 

68 7 726 

851 

43903 

10 025 708 

216 

21 409 

232 

198 

108 

167 

146 

1 598 

91 597 

I 712 213 

19 

796 

36 136 

1 633 568 3 729 147 

217 

9 788 

17 563 

14 3271 4 186 

60 

$500,000 or 

TOlol more 

559 30 6404 776 2061 496 104 - 410 167 -

89 - 12 - 3 - - -

31 1 39442 (0) 

50 6 

1 100 576 954000 

15 177 167 

2 215 905 143 270 

14307 159 

1 834 313 105317 

151 821 761 9 833 449 

684 40 

96003 16327 

1 673 5 

6434 13 

5 755 61 

445 80 

6436 62 

256 631 7 878 

10 673 685 324 236 

19 - 1 117 -

2 899 8 

3038 25 493 27 

6 2 

7 736 37 

246 443 3 133 

15 230 632 229 180 

18 - 562 -

451 3 

15861 190 

781 922 11 850 

1 1 

(0) (0) 

5 432 43 597 330 12903 

15 164 759 377 751 

167 11 

10 480 1 570 

767 2 

2462 8 

2 100 25 

103 8 

3 014 17 

369366 5 959 

4 434 410 75 979 

56 1 

7 455 (0) 

416 14 42 565 8 100 9 833 854 2 121 549 

182 12 

21 302 4964 

17 - 44 - 53 - 156 - 146 14 

1 273 19 

87 114 4482 

1 633699 88 613 

17 - 788 -

10873 94 

946 850 18706 

2 483 128 61 425 

166 9 

8930 1 364 

2 150 15 

5 211 30 

3 453 43 

59 6 

Forms with sales of $20,000 or more 

$200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to 

$499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

85 120 192 132 1 786 954 1 391 512 905 788 259026 

5 16 39 44 

10475 187 664 138 194 73834 

4 12 35 38 

1 2 3 6 

- 2 1 - - - - -

4 5 10 11 

11 277 11 105 2 735 (0) 

6 10 18 10 

69 180 49 058 18428 9910 

930 2 336 6321 5423 

376 587 527 806 785 342 382 900 

880 2 231 5919 5 118 

307 314 429 257 651 410 341 015 

28 287 397 36 707 661 51 715 342 25 277 912 

146 175 217 106 

27 562 23 811 21 180 7 123 

19 78 534 1 037 

102 576 2 817 2926 

560 1 453 2 527 1 154 

199 124 41 1 

415 933 2 623 2403 

32 828 52 249 98 763 64 913 

1 473 755 2 253 136 4 136 091 2 486 467 

8 2 8 1 

641 (0) 403 (0) 

77 280 1 165 1 369 

220 496 1 302 995 

116 157 154 39 

2 - 2 -

359 1 133 3270 2937 

18 596 47044 101 250 76420 

1 236 493 2 982 491 6 197 149 4 585 319 

4 4 6 4 

123 207 132 100 

35 77 188 148 

2 333 3 665 6287 3 386 

135 884 197 752 284 347 152 089 

- - - - - - - -

305 734 2 121 2 229 

66 629 III 471 235 739 170 588 

1 921 189 3 042 590 5 910 554 3 912 675 

26 34 59 37 

2 221 2 573 2 785 1 331 

24 78 261 402 

77 269 917 1 191 

163 358 921 633 

41 29 22 3 

168 410 1 253 1 166 

54 087 73 276 149 131 86913 

737 263 908 716 1 730 412 982 040 

14 15 21 5 

2 641 1 964 2 261 (0) 

58 95 155 94 

13066 11 037 8668 1 695 

3 350 331 2402 417 1 682 904 276 653 

38 52 64 16 

8 185 4 856 3 175 121 

- 1 5 11 

2 4 15 23 

- 3 22 28 

6 34 84 32 

SO 53 29 -

122 238 571 323 

21 943 21 546 29651 9492 

426 272 404 446 540 986 173 382 

1 7 8 1 

(0) 379 (0) (0) 

612 1 699 4607 3 861 

103 155 222 858 385 228 216 903 

297401 621 758 1 003 577 498 967 

42 48 45 22 

2 890 2437 1 705 534 

65 173 754 1 143 

137 554 2343 2 1471 390 956 1 499 565 

20 16 11 6 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with soles of less 'han $20,000 

Total $10,000 to $19,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $2,500 to $4,999 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold _________ • ____ _____ formL. 950 171 160 164 

number __ (0) 125 961 16 975 59 456 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens sold ________ _____ formL. 511 104 75 98 

number __ (0) 41 020 12 866 23 274 

forms with1 to 1,999 ____ . ____ . ______ . _____ . ___ ._ . _______________ 502 100 74 94 

2,000 to 59,999 __ . ___________ . __________________ 9 4 1 4 60,000 to 99,999 __ . _____________________ . ______________ 

100,000 or more __________ . _______________ .. -.---------

Turkey hens kept for breedin9 _________________________ formL. 222 9 26 45 

number _. 890 20 136 174 

Turkeys sold ---------- ----.--------"----.-.---- __ forms __ 463 17 20 26 

number. _ (0) 6 686 430 564 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes __ • ____ • _____ ._._._. ____ _______ formL. 22 592 6 062 5 897 4 485 

aereL. 598 926 271 804 173 282 86029 

For groin or seed __________________________ ________ forms __ 21 089 5 703 5 618 4 245 

acres __ 550 360 250 369 161 021 79 660 

bushels __ 36 265 432 17 726 513 10 622 397 4 869 249 Irrigated ___________________ ~ ____ k ____ • _________ forms __ 118 46 26 24 

acres __ (0) 2 066 865 255 

Forms by acres harvested: 

1 to 24 acres _______________ •. _______ ". _______________ 12 971 1 833 2 863 3 140 25 to 99 acres _______________________________________ 7 621 3 457 2 678 1 098 100 to 499 acres _____________________________________ 497 413 77 7 

500 acres or more ----------------------------.------

Wheat for groin _____ • _. _____________________________ formL_ 7 944 2 716 2 473 1 533 

ocreL_ 125 452 54 564 39 234 19 380 

bushels __ 4 368 440 2070 108 342 711 631 720 Irrigated _________________________________ • ___ ._. _ formL_ 5 2 1 1 

acres._ 74 (0) (0) (0) 

Forms by acres harvested: 

1 to 24 acres __________ • _______________________________ 6 595 992 2 031 406 25 ta 99 acres _________________________________________ 1 331 713 438 126 100 to 499 ocre,-______________________________________ 18 13 1 

500 acres or more -- -------------- ------------ --.------

Oats for grain _________ • _____________________ • ______ forms __ 10 836 3 103 2 932 2 166 acres __ 161 666 59 205 45 940 28 065 bushels __ 136 194 3 312 323 2 367 994 349 978 Irrigated _________________ • _______________________ formL_ 9 1 2 4 ocres __ 61 (0) (0) 21 

Barley for groin ________________________________ • ____ f~rms._ 302 97 85 67 acres __ (0) 1 578 935 594 

bushels._ (0) 69 893 36 027 21 018 Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

acreL_ 

Soybeans for beans __________________________________ farms __ 9 071 2 818 2 670 2 083 

acreL_ 300 722 141 704 89 955 48 540 bushels __ 6 190 137 137 656 605 066 937 478 Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 34 21 7 2 acres __ 827 655 129 (0) 

Forms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres __________________________________________ 4 425 747 069 308 25 to 99 acres _________________________________________ 4 298 784 545 770 100 to 499 acres _______________________________________ 348 287 56 5 500 acres or mare ------------------------------------- Dry field and seed beans _____________________________ forms __ 2 440 1 015 632 402 ocres._ 65 193 48 184 25 945 8 007 100-lb bogs __ 875 378 520 113 257 122 74 328 Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 11 7 4 acreL_ (0) 176 (0) 

Irish potatoes ______________________________________ forms __ 430 86 74 64 acres __ I 240 737 191 137 hundredweight __ 168 890 105 256 24 351 16 366 Irrigated ________________________________________ • forms __ 32 11 5 9 acres __ (0) 

Farms by acres harvested I 

53 7 32 

0.1 to 0.9 acres ________________________________________ 215 19 29 43 1.0 to 4.9 ocre,- _______________________________________ 153 32 34 32 5.0 to 24.9 ocres _______________________________________ 52 27 11 9 25.0 to 99.9 ocr.'- _____________________________________ 10 10 100.0 acres or more _____________ . _______________________ 

Sugar beets for sugor ________________________________ form5-_ 324 171 79 72 acres-_ (0) 3 126 1 126 213 tons __ (0) 55 505 18 786 3 901 Irrigated _________________________________________ farms __ 2 1 1 acres._ (0) (0) (0) 

Hoy crops (see text) _________________________________ farms __ 25 250 4 447 5 086 5 241 acre5-_ 683 313 185 596 170 153 134 284 tons, dry __ 239 506 399 2B2 324 616 244 641 Irrigated ______________________________ • __________ forms __ 51 6 11 14 acres __ B58 42 203 372 Forms by acres harvested: 

1 to 24 acres ____________________ • _____________________ IS 412 1 657 2 495 3 132 2S to 99 acre'-________________________________________ 

100 9 115 2 207 2 3B7 2 023 to 499 ocre'- ______________________________________ 723 363 206 66 500 acres or more _____________________________________ 

s •• toot note ot end ot table. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

less thon $2,500 

455

1 (0) 

234 

(0) 

234 

-I 142 

560 

400 

(0) 

6 148 

67 811 1 5 523 

59 290 

3 047 273 

22 

(0) 

5 135 

386 

=1 

1 220 

12 274 

323 901 

1 

(0) 

166 

54 

2 635 

28 456 

105 899 

2 

(0) 

53 

(0) 

(0) 

1 500 

20 523 

309 93~ I 

(0) 

301 

199 

191 

3 057 1 23 615 

164 

174 

20 917 

7 

(0) 

124 

55 

5 

2 

(0) 

(0) 

10 474 

193 280 

270 969 

16 

241 

7 928 

2 498 I 46 

Abnormal forms 

(see text) 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

=1 

1 

(0) 

14 

2 550 I 11 

1 185 

86 276 

1 

(0) 

4 

3 

~I 

3 

83 

750 

4 

39 

705 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

3 

19 

51~1 

4 

26 

412 

I 

(0) 

5 

96 

22 964 

2 

(0) 

1 

(0) 

(0) 

13 

3 405 

6 511 

MICHIGAN 99 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

CROPS HARVESTED - Can. 

Hoy crops - (on. Alfalfa hay ____ .. __________________________________ farms_ - acres_ 

tons. dry_ -

- Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ - acres_ - All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) ______________ forms_ - acres_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acres _________________ ._. __________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocre'- ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres __________________________ .. _____ . ___ _ 100,0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Land in orchards ____________________________________ forms_ 

Irrigoted ___________________ _ 

Forms by acres in orchards: 

acres_ _______________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

0.1 to 4.9 ocres __________________ .. ___________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocres __________________________________ .. __ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Apples _____________ • ________________ • __________ farms_ 

total acrespounds_ 

Cherries _____________________________ • ________ .. __ farms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- totol acres_ 

pounds_ -

-

Gropes (see lext). ____ • ___________ • _ •• ______ • ______ formsSee footnote at end of table. 

100 MICHIGAN 

totol acres_ 

pounds_ 

-

-

-

All forms 

30 4351 1 137 415 2 901 154 

182 

6 636 

4 165 

122 307 

851 35 623 

1 616 

1 430 

849 

270 

5 299 

170 650 

525 14 619 

I 781 

1 896 

1 191 

431 

3 280 I 71 887 

773 356 281 

2 456 

61 746 201 810 909 

1 553 

15 529 118 356 478 

$500,000 or 

Total more 

9 852 86 633 609 13 247 

1 910 788 50 130 

136 9 

5 963 1 083 

1 629 51 

103 845 22 514 

511 34 

33 999 14 759 

153 1 

501 2 

711 8 

264 40 

1 814 31 

140 829 14 550 

352 14 

13 491 1 624 

96 2 

366 -

926 4 

426 25 

1 190 28 

59 883 7665 

724 670 683 105 420 485 

1 240 27 

54912 5 451 

193 152 199 18 148 050 

364 3 

9 017 55 

79 260 758 150 000 

Forms with soles of $20,000 or more 

$200,000 to $100,000 to $40,000 to $20,000 to 

$499,999 $199,999 $99,999 $39,999 

544 1 551 4 294 3377 

61 837 138 187 265 400 154 938 

214 836 454 425 794 874 396 523 

26 41 41 19 

1 655 1 530 I 246 449 

157 274 647 500 

19 788 21 245 28 515 11 783 

83 104 174 116 

6 830 5 442 5 067 1 901 

4 13 50 85 

18 58 192 231 

61 120 345 177 

74 83 60 7 

174 304 743 562 

33 066 32 531 42996 17 687 

69 85 140 44 

4 922 3 326 2 913 705 

6 4 32 52 

9 24 129 204 

27 128 471 296 

132 148 111 10 

132 220 476 334 

13 556 14 349 17 157 7 157 

191 819 474 187 002 544 176 783 885 63 644 295 

137 232 514 330 

13 979 13 294 16 668 5 520 

52 735 058 49 754 107 57 408 527 15 106 457 

24 43 140 154 

1 323 1 246 4 104 2 290 

13 423 820 12 367 805 33 561 206 19 757 927 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978-Con. 

Forms with soles of less thon $20,000 

CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 

Hoy crops-Con. Alfolfo hoy _______________________________________ forms __ 

acres __ tons, dry __ Irrigated _______________________________________ forms __ 

ocres-_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) ______________ forms __ 

acres __ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms __ 

ocres __ 

Farms by acres harvested: C.l to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 ocre5 ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocres ____________________________ . ________ _ 100.0 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms-_ 

acres __ Irrigated __________________________ . _______________ farms __ 

acres __ 

Farms by acres in orchards: O. J to 4.9 acres _______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 ocres. ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 ocres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ farms __ 

, total acres __ 

pounds-_ 

Cherries _________________________________________ forms-_ 

totalocres-_ 

paunds-_ 

Gropes (see text) __________________________________ forms-_ 

toto! acres-_ 

pounds-_ 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STAff DATA 

Totol 

20 572 50] 939 

985 728 

46 

673 

2 531 

18 366 

337 

598 

463 

926 

136 

6 

3477 

29 664 

170 

] 19 

683 

526 

263 

5 

2 085 

II 903 48 ]64 223 

I 212 

6 823 

8 633 710 

1 186 

6 506 39 095 720 

$10,000 to $19,999 

3 847 142 363 

329 833 

8 

42 

604 

8 938· 

82 

658 

144 

364 

90 

6 

593 

II 234 

33 

373 

79 

348 

163 

3 

312 

4 212 

27 297 060 

278 

2918 5 894 710 

211 

2 747 

19 578 804 

$5,000 to $9,999 

4 286 127 966 

261 929 

II 

203 

561 

5 068 

75 

459 

193 

330 

38 

610 

6 332 

20 

192 

185 

379 

46 

310 

2 331 

II 573 715 

201 

I 309 750 558 

262 

I 766 II 812 823 

$2,500 to $4,999 

4266 

95 374 185 079 

12 

260 

528 

2 459 

116 

372 

360 

160 

8 

568 

4 044 

53 

257 

282 

262 

24 

300 

I 512 

4 603 255 

177 

782 

719 609 

262 

965 

5311690 

less thon $2,500 

8 173/ 136236/ 

208 887 

15

1 

168 

838 

9~/ 

109/ 

766/ 

8054 

I 7:~/1 64 

298 

137 

537 

30 

2 

I 163/ 3 849 

4 690 193 

556 

I 814 

268 833 

451 

I 0291 2 392 403 i 

Abnormal forms (see text) 

1 

II/ I 867 4 638 

I 5~ / 

3 

9 

JO~ 1 

521 375 

4 

12 

25 000 

3 

~I 

MICHIGAN 101 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978 

IExcludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 

Forms ______ _ . ______________ . number_ - percent -- Land in farms __________________ _ 

Average size of form _________________________ . ___ ocres_ - Value of land and buildingsl_______ _ ___ forms_ -

Average per form __________ _ 

Average per acre ____ . 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $110$19.999 _______________ _ 

$20.00010 $39.999 _______ _ 

$40.00010 $69.999 ______ _ 

$70.000 10 $99.999 ___ _ 

$100.000 10 $149.999 __ 

$150.00010 $199.999 __ _ 

$200.000 10 $499.999 __ _ 

$500.00010 $999.999 __ 

$1.000.000 or more ____ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned _ .. __ ._ .. _____ . ____ " 

land rented or leased from others __ 

land rented or leased to others __ 

$1.000_ _. _ dollors. __________ dollars_ --

-

--

--

--

--

--

_______ torms_ 

acres -- _ ______ forms 

acres 

_forms 

acres 

--

--

--

LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

T 010/ cropland _ 

Harvested cropland __ 

Forms by acres harvested: 

1 to 49 acreL_ 

50 10 99 acres_ 

100 10 199 ocreL_ 

200 to 499 ocreL __ 

50010 999 ocreL_ 

1,000 to J ,999 acres __ 

2,000 acres or more __ 

Cropland: 

Posture or grozing only ____ ~ 

_ _____ .. ___ forms 

acres 

_forms 

acres 

_forms 

--

--

--

--

--

-

--

--

--

-- acres 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not --

harvested or postured __ ________________ _ ____ farms --

On which all crop s foiled ____ _ 

In cultivated summer foHow __ _ 

IdIL ____ _ 

T otat woodland __ _ 

Woodland postured __ 

Woodland not pastured __ 

acres 

_forms 

acres ______________ forms 

acres 

farms 

acres 

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- ____ forms 

ocres_ 

___ farms 

acres_ ____ farms_ 

-

--

-

- Posrureland and rangeland other than croplo nd and woodland postured __ _ __________ _____ forms -- acres - land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc_ forms -- ocres_ 

Paslureland. all types __ _ _________ farms_ -

- Irrigated land _________ _ 

acres- ______________ farms_ --

Harvested cropland irrigated ____ _ 

Poslurelond irrigated 

Other land irrigoted __ 

acres_ ____ formsacres_ ____ formsacres_ __________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

land sel aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ formsRACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _ 

Full owners _ _ 

Parf owners __ 

acres-

________ number_ 

_________ number_ 

___________ number_ 

Tenants __ _ ______________ number_ 

While __ _ _ ___________ number_ 

full owners ___ number_ 

Port owners__ _ ___________ number_ 

Tenants __ _ __________ number_ 

Block and olher raceL_ _ ____________ . ____ numbeL 

full owners _. __________________________ number_ 

Pori owners _______ . ________ . _______________ number_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tenants _________ . ______________ . ____________ number_ -

See footnote of end of table. 

102 MICHIGAN 

Cosh groin 

Total forms forms (011) 

68 211 23 849 

100.0 34.9 

11 426 256 4 328 002 

168 181 

68 210 23 861 11 115 789 4 479 753 

162 964 187 743 

974 1 045 

4 566 1 399 

9 537 2 739 

IS 253 4 622 

9 469 3 588 

8 831 3 335 5 067 I 899 

11 099 4364 

3 253 1 362 

I 135 553 

63 829 21 4931 

8 261 793 2 783 920 

25 161 10 599 

3 584 970 1 690 676 

7 325 2 468 

420 507 146 594 

66 079 23 849 

8 654 403 3 578 323 

62 925 23 849 

6 947 059 3 108 027 

30 670 9 340 

12 556 5 900 

9 821 4 269 

7 775 3 289 

1 722 846 

341 182 

40 23 

22 886 3 909 

757 696 106 595 

9 359 3 546 

214 951 80929 

3 867 1 142 

75 521 24 879 

7 682 2 999 

174 565 77 667 

18 615 6665 

484 611 180 226 

36 313 11 558 

1 575 759 379 805 

8 992 1 840 

340 189 48 744 

30 629 10 284 

1 235 570 331 061 

7 345 2 008 

323 062 71 979 

52 031 17 401 

873 032 297 895 

30 270 6 290 

1 420 947 227 318 

3 183 505 

226 133 79 975 

3 127 498 

222 875 79 606 

40 5 

716 119 

143 13 

2 542 250 

12 727 6 433 

245 452 125 973 

68 211 23 849 

43 151 13 290 

20 620 8 170 

4 440 2 389 

67 772 23 750 

42 867 13 228 

20 486 8 141 

4 419 2 381 

439 99 

284 62 

134 29 

21 8 

Field crop forms except cosh grain forms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hay, peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton forms Tobacco fa rms farms (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree 

Total (0131) (0132) 0134.0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

7 240 - - 7 240 2 061 4 339 

10.6 - - 10.6 3.0 6.3 

981 901 - - 981 9011 225 925 441 957 

136 - - 136 110 102 

7 296 - - 7 296 2014 4 483 

839 938 - - 839 938 287 001 596 654 

115 123 - - 115 123 142 503 133 092 

838 - - 838 1 230 1 323 

505 - - 505 161 458 

1 414 - - 1 414 348 833 

1 946 - - 1 946 463 926 

1 074 - - 1 074 298 587 

917 - - 917 260 633 

466 - - 466 111 270 

735 - - 735 297 551 

186 - - 186 47 179 

53 - - 53 29 46 

6913 - - 6 913 1 932 4 231 

826 428 - - 826 428 173 251 419 561 

1 784 - - 1 784 635 714 

206 992 - - 206 992 62 324 45 790 

935 - - 935 221 648 

51 519 - - 51 519 9 650 23 394 

7 240 - - 7 240 2 061 4 339 

675 788 - - 675 788 166 545 289 900 

7 240 - - 7 240 2 061 4 339 

474 561 - - 474 561 131 958 213 691 

4 652 - - 4 652 1 508 3 175 

1 505 - - 1 505 249 587 

684 - - 684 138 361 

316 - - 316 134 186 

63 - - 63 26 22 

18 - - 18 5 8 

2 - - 2 1 -

2 243 - - 2 243 273 499 

82 643 - - 82 643 5 526 13 388 

1 071 - - 1 071 297 744 

27 692 - - 27 692 5 889 13 367 

436 - - 436 205 263 

9030 - - 9030 3 119 2 281 

857 - - 857 249 411 

18 602 - - 18602 4 841 5 722 

2 370 - - 2 370 691 1 704 

63 260 - - 63 260 15 212 41 451 

4 312 - - 4 312 863 2 243 

199 337 - - 199 337 31 390 80492 

826 - - 826 117 245 

33 246 - - 33 246 3 186 7 715 

3 771 - - 3 771 775 2 068 

166091 - - 166091 28 204 72 777 

684 - -- 684 126 288 

25 373 - - 25 373 5 333 11 146 

5 258 - -- 5 258 1 547 3 478 

81 403 - - 81 403 22 657 60 419 

3 018 - - 3 018 435 862 

141 262 - - 141 262 14 045 32 249 

213 - - 213 519 836 

29969 - - 29 969 31 017 21 838 

211 - - 211 517 830 

29 763 - 29 763 30 592 21 514 

1 - - 1 2 --

(0) - -- (D) (D) -

10 - - 10 28 42 

(0) - - (D) (D) 324 

701 - -- 701 147 202 

8 128 - - 8 128 ? 107 2 2/4 

7 240 - - 7 240 2 061 4 339 

5 470 - - 5 470 1 428 3 679 

I 439 - - 1 439 504 601 

331 - - 331 129 109 

7 164 - - 7 164 2 039 4 299 

5 459 - - 5 459 I 412 3 093 

1 374 - - 1 374 500 600 

331 - - 331 127 106 

76 - - 76 22 40 

11 - - 11 16 36 

65 - - 65 4 1 

- - - - 2 3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

FARMS AND lAND IN FARMS 

Farms ___________________________________________ number_ 

percent _ Land in forms ______________________________________ ocres_ 

Average size of form ______________________________ ocres_ 

Value of land and buitdingsl ___________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________________________ dollors_ 

Average per ocre _________________________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value of land and buildings: $1 to $19,999 _________________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _____________________________________ _ $40,000 to $69,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $149,999 ___________________________________ _ $150,000 to $199,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 ___________________________________ _ $500,000 to $999,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

Owned and rented land by operator: land owned ______________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ land rented or leased from others ___________________ farms_ 

ocres_ land rented or leased to others ______________________ formsocres_ 

lAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 

Total cropland ______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland ________________________________ farms_ 

acresFarms by acres harvested: 1 to 49 acres ______________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _____________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocreL __________________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________________________________ _ 500 to 999 oCreL __________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________________________ _ 

Cropland, Posture or grazing only __________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

Cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses not harvested or pastured __________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ On which all crops foiled _________________________ farms_ 

acres_ In cultivated summer fallow _______________________ forms_ 

acres_ Idle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

acresTotal woodland _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland postured ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ farms_ 

Pastureland and rangeland other thon cropla nd and woodland postured _________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Land in house lots, ponds. roods, wasteland, etc. _________ forms_ 

Qcres_ 

Pastureland, all types ________________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Irrigated land _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ forms_ 

acres_ Pastureland irrigated _______________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Other land irrigoted ________________ " _______________ forms_ 

acres_ land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ______ farms_ 

ocres_ 

RACE AND TENURE OF OPERATOR 

All operators _____________________________________ number_ 

Full owners ____________________________________ numbeL 

Part owners ____________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _______________________________________ number_ 

White _________________________________________ number_ 

full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Port owners __________________________________ number_ Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

Block and other rOC05- ___________________________ number_ Full owners __________________________________ number_ 

Part owners __________________________________ number_ 

Tenants _____________________________________ number_ 

See footnote at end of table. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

fExcludes abnormal forms- see text) 

General 

Horticultural forms, 

specialty primarily 

forms (018) crop (019) 

I 353 3 249 

1.9 4.7 

81 453 428 2191 

60 132 

I 431 3 201 

197 099 443 869 

137 735 138 665 

2 476 I 056 

108 128 

318 568 

328 1 071 

199 386 

168 310 

88 162 

164 374 

36 148 

22 54 

I 228 3 1481 

73 385 320 603 

256 830 

13 851 121 794 

127 316 

5 783 14 178 

I 353 3 249 

48 018 320 749 

I 353 3 143 

29 829 255 91 I 

I 239 2 075 

44 385 

37 347 

25 257 

7 58 

- 21 

I -

76 I 310 I 545 28 173 

112 401 

4660 8 1781 28 321 

461 5 320 

77 409 

2 572 6 207 

321 882 8 951 16960 

404 I 708 

20 224 59 357 

39 404 I 347 10271 

377 I 453 18 877 49 086 

34 300 

803 I I 141 

921 2 723 

12 408 36972 

128 I 617 

3 695 49 585 

562 126 

11480 6487 

556 121 10420 6413 

I I (D) (D) 

21 10 

(D) (0) 

15 467 

468 6868 

I 353 3 249 

I 100 2 421 

127 727 

126 101 

I 349 3 237 

I 096 2 410 

127 726 

126 101 

4 12 

4 II 

- I 

- -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock forms, except dairy, 

poultry, and onimol specialty (021) 

Beef cottle 

forms, except I feedlots 

Total (0212) 

15 497 5 433 

22.7 7.9 

2 217 880 841 887 

143 155 

15 415 5406 

I 910014 555 862 

123 906 102 823 

854 655 

I 463 511 

2 345 1 0771 4419 I 528 

2 342 

~I I 790 

959 326 

I 442 401 

493 

162 I~I 

14 820 5 301 I I 814 297 733 826 

4668 1 356 

527 592 159 653 

I 846 728 

124 009 51 592 

14 133 50461 I 462 574 479 818 

12051 4 325 

993 582 259 416 

7009 2 724 

2 548 946 

I 412 454 

830 178 

192 17 

51 5 

9 I 

8 808 3663 297 787 160 925 

I 894 647 

39056 13319 

828 371 14 561 6 678 I 573 588 30 282 9 579 

3 528 I 119 

87 306 29 901 

8 837 3 353 

452 688 221 459 

3331 I 536 

136 824 84 925 6 752 2 451 

315864 136 534 

2 251 923 112 761 69209 12 385 4 138 

189 857 71 401 

10 665 4 378 547 372 315 059 198 29 

20464 I 405 181 26 20086 I 219 16 5 220 126 12 3 

158 60 2 322 567 40439 6 873 

15497 5 433 

10858 4096 3 951 I 198 

688 139 15 341 5 414 10729 4081 

3 931 I 194 681 139 156 19 129 15 20 4 7 -

1978-Con. 

Poultry and Animol Generol forms, I 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

7 029 654 I 889 1 051 

10.3 0.9 2.7 1.5 

2 316 966 78 568 90 330 235 0551 

330 120 48 224 

6 963 579 I 938 I 029 

I 884 088 97842 180 835 198 695 

270 585 168 984 93309 193 095 

819 I 208 I 790 895 

55 70 142 77 

248 49 404 271 I 605 160 616 97 

600 62 258 75 

I 020 66 206 126 

858 35 149 70 

2 715 82 140 235 

693 45 14 50 

169 10 9 28 

6 708 648 1 698 I 0101 

I 540 731 66 781 82 760 160 076 

4 723 143 420 389 

790 800 18680 24 995 81 476 

196 115 324 129 

14 565 6 893 17 425 6497 

6 959 481 I 446 969 

I 831 023 53 825 47 001 180 657 

6 902 397 842 748 

I 535 362 41 041 18446 144 651 

477 217 764 214 

I 092 61 52 133 

2 335 51 20 167 

2 507 52 6 173

1 446 16 - 46 

43 - - 13 

2 - - 2 

4 041 177 937 613 

178 363 4 463 16 993 22 220 

989 70 118 117 

28 276 I 881 I 801 3 2221 486 46 42 70 

12 801 975 641 I 453 

893 50 62 102 

23 007 I 245 I 548 4/) 2872 

I 742 158 359 195 

53 214 4 220 7 572 6 239 

4 750 271 788 579 

284 356 14 238 22 922 30 950 I I 689 62 261 178 79 914 3 941 4 905 10096 3 854 238 574 483 204 442 10 297 18 017 20854 

I 183 61 268 142 65 225 2 753 8 323 8 225 5 462 540 I 422 894 136 362 7 752 12 084 15 223 

5040 239 I 258 718 323 502 II 157 30 221 40 541 148 24 15 37 19 185 2 393 81 3 244 144 24 13 32 18 843 2 393 70 3 175 8 - 2 4 272 - (0) (0) 

4 - I 2 70 - (D) (0) 2 094 86 42 218 50 836 I 817 318 6 174 

7 029 654 I 889 I 051 2 311 51 I I 471 662 4 390 136 227 348 328 7 191 41 7 010 649 I 884 I 050 2 304 506 I 468 662 4 379 136 225 347 327 7 191 41 19 5 5 I 7 5 3 - II - 2 I I - - -

MICHIGAN 103 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family --------------- ___________________ forms_ - ocres_ Partnership ________________________________________ farms_ -

- ocres_ -

Corporations; Family held _______________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholderL __________________________ farms_ 

Other - thon family held - ____________________________ farms_ - acres_ More - thon 10 stockholders _______________________ farms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ farms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ farms_ - acres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

- Not on form operated ___________________________________ _ - Operators by age group: Under 25 yeors ________________________________________ _ 

- 25 fa 34 years _________________________________________ _ 

· 35 to 44 yeorL ________________________________________ _ 

- 45 to 54 yeorL ________________________________________ _ 

- 55 to 64 yearL ________________________________________ _ 

· 65 years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average - age _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _________________________ _ 

· 

Operators by sex; Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

· Female _______________________________________________ _ 

- Operators of Spanish origin _______________________________ _ 

-- . Operators by principal occupation: Forming ______________________________________________ _ 

· Other _. _. _. _ ..... _ .. _ ...•. __ . _____ • _ .. ______ . ___ .. __ . .- Operators reporting days of work off form: None _________________________________________________ _ 

- I to 99 days ._._ .• _ .•. _. ______ • ____ •• _. __ ._. ______ ._._ .- 100 to 199 days .• _ .. _._. ___ . ______ . ___ . __ .. _. ___ ._ .. __ _ 200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 acres ____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres __________________________________________ _ 

50 to 69 acreL __________________________________________ _ 70 to 99 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres _________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocr.5.._ ... _. __ .... __ . ____ .. _. ______ ._._. __ ._._ 220 to 259 oCte5.._. ____ . __ .. __ ._. ___ • ____ . ___ .• _ •• __ . __ ._ 

260 to 499 ocres .. _. __ ._. _____ .. _._ •. _ .• _. ___ • __ ._ .. __ ._._ 500 to 999 acres _________________________________________ _ 

1.000 to 1.999 ocres. ... _ .• _ .•.. _._._._._ •.. _ .... ___ • _____ _ 2,000 acres or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cash grain farms (011) ...• _ ....•. _. _______ •.• _. __ . ___ . __ .. 

field crop, except cosh groin forms (013)- ____________________ _ Catton farms (0131) ._ .•..... _. ___ .•. ____ .. ___ ... ___ .• _._ 

Tobacco farms (0132), _ . __ ..... _. __ .• ____ ... __ .... ___ .• __ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133.0134.0139) ... __ ._ .• ___ .....•. _._ .. _._ .•. ___ ... _ Vegetable and m.lon forms (016) . __ ..•. __ •. __ .. __ .. ________ • Fruit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

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livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021) _ - aeef cattle farms. except f.edlots (0212) ___ . __ . ___ ._ .••.. __ _ - Dairy farms (024) ._ ..• _ •..• ___ . __ ._._ •. _. __ .• __ ._ ..• _ ... __ - Paultry and egg farms (025) ____ •• __ ...... _. __ .•• _ .•.• _____ _ - Animal specialty farms (027) ____ .•. _._ ..... __ •.• _. __ ... __ ._. - General farms. primarily livestock (029)-.. __ . ______ ._._ ...• __ • -

VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

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Market value of agricultural products sold _______________ farms_ 

$1.000. 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: $500.000 or more ._ •.. _ ••. ___ ••. __ •• ___ ._ .• _. ____ .. __ _ - $200.000 to $499.999 __ ••.. ___ .•. _._._ .. _ .•. __________ _ - $100.000 to $199.999 __ .•..•... _ •.. __ .•. __ •. _________ ._ · 

$40.000 to $99.999 •... _____ . _ •.•...• __ ._ .••.. _. __ .. __ • · 

$20.000 to $39.999 ..... __ •.• ___ .......• _. __ ._ .. -------- $10.000 to $19.999 ••.••. __ • ___ •...•... _._._ •...•.•. _._ - $5.000 to $9.999 _ •. _ .•. _ .•• ___ •.... _ ... _._ .• __ . __ .. _ .• - $2.500 to $4.999._ ....• ___ . ___ ••.. __ -----.-•. -.--.• - .• - less than $2.500._ ...•••• ______ •.. __ . __ • __ .•.•.•..• _._ -

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104 MICHIGAN 

Cosh groin Total forms farms (011) 

61 399 21 693 9 180 975 3 642 993 

5 890 1 997 1 813 363 579 904 

694 96 354 970 82 715 14 - 680 96 93 12 

49 022 7 519 

11 -

82 12 135 51 27 926 14 871 

56 135 18 619 

6 835 3222 

2 316 1 281 9 136 3364 

14 303 4 585 

16 734 5 543 

15 640 5 379 

10 082 3 697 

49.3 48.8 

65 575 23 176 2 636 673 

301 111 

30 909 10 358 37 302 13 491 

24 093 7 457 

5 523 2 082 

5 396 1 820 

30 950 11 661 

3 581 230 

16 611 5 144 

4 933 1 901 

9 734 3 883 

7 887 3 203 

5 614 2 246 

3 974 1 485 

3 126 I 153 

8 388 2 916 

3509 1 321 

743 319 

111 48 

23 849 23 849 

7 240 - - -

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7 240 - 2 061 - 4 339 - 1 353 -

3 249 -

15 497 - 5 433 - 7 029 -

654 -

1 889 -

1 051 -

68 211 23 849 

1 938 147 470 068 

258 18 

I 205 190 

2 839 553 

7 805 2 192 

7 114 2 854 

8 699 4 148 

9 913 4 788 

9 963 4 138 

20 415 4 968 

Fi.ld crop farms except cash grain farms (013) 

Sugar crop. 

Irish potato. 

hay. peonut. 

and other field crap Vegetable and 

Cotton forms T ahoeea fa rms farms (0133. melon farms Fruit and tree Total (0131) (0132) 0134.0139) (016) nut farms (017) 

6 758 - - 6 758 I 845 3816 

847 105 - - 847 105 153 701 317496 

418 - - 418 170 403 

97 862 - - 97 862 35 201 79 528 

42 - - 42 42 90 

30463 - - 30463 35 515 38 752 

1 - - 1 3 3 

41 - - 41 39 87 

8 - - 8 2 12 

4 739 - - 4 739 (0) 4396 

I - - I - 2 

7 - - 7 2 10 

14 - - 14 2 18 

1 732 - - 1 732 (0) 1 785 

5 710 - - 5 710 I 638 3 451 

874 - - 874 253 626 

224 - - 224 36 40 

922 - - 922 241 404 

1 632 - - I 632 461 867 

1 627 - - I 627 488 1 008 

1 543 - - 1 543 529 1 099 

1 292 - - 1 292 306 921 

49.9 - - 49.9 50.2 52.6 

6929 - - 6929 1 954 4 085 

311 - - 311 107 254 

23 - - 23 76 11 

2 265 - - 2 265 1 006 2 179 

4 975 - - 4975 1 055 2 160 

1 967 - - 1 967 733 1 765 

530 - - 530 183 421 

543 - - 543 167 367 

4 004 - - 4004 899 1 644 

84 - - 84 150 354 

1 926 - - 1 926 917 I 736 

685 - - 685 172 389 

1 460 - - 1 460 247 542 

1 061 - - 1 061 205 380 

606 - - 606 74 272 

357 - - 357 52 194 

245 - - 245 47 112 

513 - - 513 133 239 

250 - - 250 50 95 

45 - - 45 10 24 

8 - - 8 4 2 

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7 240 - - 7 240 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

7240 - - 7 240 - - - - - - 2 061 - - - - - - 4 339 

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- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

7240 - - 7 240 2061 4 339 

85941 - - 85 941 91 378 163 625 

13 - - 13 32 23 

53 - - 53 52 140 

89 - - 89 98 267 

207 - - 207 240 644 

290 - - 290 221 484 

647 - - 647 327 541 

I 010 - - 1 010 349 486 

1 549 - - 1 549 331 450 

3 382 - - 3 382 411 1 304 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Individual or family __________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Partnership ________________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

Corporations: Family held _______________________________________ forms-- ocres_ - More than 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other than family held _____________________________ forms-- ocres_ - More thon 10 stockholders _______________________ forms_ - 10 or less stockholders ___________________________ forms_ - Other-cooperative, estate or trust, etc. ________________ forms_ - ocres_ -

OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated ______________________________________ _ 

- Not on form operoted ___________________________________ _ 

- Operators by age group: Under 2S yeors ________________________________________ _ 

2S - to 34 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

- 35 to 44 yeorL ________________________________________ _ 

45 - to 54 yeorL ________________________________________ _ 

SS - to 64 yeors _________________________________________ _ 

- 6S years and over ______________________________________ _ 

Average - age ___________________________________________ _ 

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Operators by se)(: Mole _________________________________________________ _ 

- Female _______________________________________________ _ 

- Operators of Spanish origin ________________________________ _ 

- Operators by principal occupation: forming ______________________________________________ _ Other ________________________________________________ _ -

Operators reporting days of work off farml Nane _________________________________________________ _ 

I to 99 days __________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 days _______________________________________ _ 

200 days or more ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY SIZE 

1 to 9 Qcres _____________________________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocreO- __________________________________________ _ 

SO to 69 acres ___________________________________________ _ 

70 to 99 ccres ___________________________________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocreO-________________________________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocreO-________________________________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocreO- ________________________________________ _ 220 to 2S9 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocreO-________________________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres _________________________________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

2,000 acres or mare ______________________________________ _ 

FARMS BY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 

(SEE TEXT) 

Cosh groin forms (011} ____________________________________ _ 

Field crop, except cosh groin forms (013) _____________________ _ Colton forms (0131) ____________________________________ _ 

Tobacco forms (0132) ___________________________________ _ 

Sugar crop, Irish potato. hoy, peanut, and other field crop forms (0133,0134,0139) ____________________________________ _ 

Vegetable and melon forms (016) ___________________________ _ 

Fruit and tree nut forms (017) ______________________________ _ 

Horticultural specialty forms (018) __________________________ _ 

General forms, primarily crop (019) _________________________ _ 

livestock forms, except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty (021)_ eeef cottle forms, except feedlots (0212) ___________________ _ Dairy forms (024) ____________________ • ___________________ _ 

pounry and egg forms (025) _______________________________ _ 

Animal sr.:;iolty forms (027) _______________________________ _ 

General arms, primarily livestock (029) ______________________ _ 

VALUE O' AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD 

Market value of agricultural products sald _______________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold, $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

$200,000 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199 ,999 _________________________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 ___________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4.999 _____________________________________ _ 

less than $2.500 _____________________________________ _ 

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Horticultural farms, 

specialty primarily 

forms (018) crop (019) 

I 044 3038 

50042 342 939 

144 185 

7971 69750 

145 14 

19031 12 943 

2 - 143 14 

14 1 

3 543 (D) 

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12 1 

6 11 

866 (D) 

978 2 822 

281 227 

17 47 

147 426 

192 747 

400 782 423 595 174 652 

51.6 51.8 

I 281 2987 

72 262 

10 7 

649 I 206 704 2043 

665 1 018 

101 251 105 177 

430 1 730 

596 14 

379 I 328 

115 214 75 481 49 302 28 199 

26 190 15 151 42 236 22 90 4 41 2 3 

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- - - - - - 1 353 - - 3 249 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

1 353 3249 

104 626 50 232 

36 3 71 40 99 70 

187 243 129 190 143 262 179 256 141 176 368 2009 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

livestock forms, except dairy. 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

aeef cottle 

farms, except 

feedlots 

Total (0212) 

14268 5 128 

1 829 328 750 755 

I 037 276 

286 752 70 777 

151 21 

80308 17806 

3 2 

148 19 

17 4 

17008 1 450 

4 2 

13 2 

24 4 

4484 1 099 

13 473 4 6221 905 361 

399 65 

2 122 586 

3436 I 036 

4053 1 393 

3389 1 433 

2098 920 

49.0 51.5 

14981 5 173 

516 260 

39 9 

5429 I 739 

10068 3694 

4 125 1 489 

I 038 349 

1 626 587 

8 268 2 851 

I 306 278 

3838 1 132 

1 176 351 

2 475 945 

I 879 771 

1 285 566 

808 347 

585 247 

1 469 573 

510 172 

139 41 

27 10 

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- - - - - - - - - -

15497 5433 

5 433 5433 

- - - - - - - -

15497 5433 

336 283 57 307 

81 5 233 33 350 50 

879 179 

1 125 234 1 678 500 2.257 847 

2 618 1 059 6276 2526 

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Poultry General forms, and Animol 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

5 687 568 I 756 926 

1 693 540 56 191 80130 167 510 

I 257 58 107 114 

579 266 13451 6995 56 683 

62 22 19 11 

32867 8684 2830 10862 

I 1 - - 61 21 19 11 

17 6 4 - 9 256 242 87 - - - 2 - 17 6 2 -

6 - 3 - 2 037 - 288 -

6330 551 1 609 954 

207 37 172 31 

140 7 78 47 

1 033 73 251 153 

I 511 117 588 167 

I 987 169 448 229 

1 837 148 358 340 

521 140 166 115 

48.0 52.7 46.1 49.7 

6866 624 I 677 1 015 

163 30 212 36 

17 2 3 2 

6441 392 432 552 

588 262 I 457 499 

5 160 316 423 464 

689 48 95 85 

229 56 164 142 

607 202 I 182 323 

46 152 496 153 

90 175 864 214 

61 47 138 35 

291 68 145 67 

571 53 108 76 

733 35 57 79 

758 19 25 60 729 8 19 62 2 569 69 28 174 I 041 24 7 99 129 3 2 27 

11 I - 5 

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- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 7029 - - - - 654 - - - - 1 889 - - - - 1 051 

7 029 654 1 889 1 051 499 939 80 361 17643 38 052 

15 32 1 4 321 63 7 35 1 127 102 18 66 2904 97 40 172 1 542 40 123 116 703 29 125 96 271 23 219 75 100 23 386 51 46 245 970 436 

MICHIGAN lOS 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market volue of agricultural products sold - Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms_ 

- $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or Olore _________________________ forms_ -

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _______________ ~f~~= -

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Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________ !f:;~:= -

- Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ !f:;~:= -

- $1,000_ - Commodity Credit Corporation loans ________________ farms_ - $1,000_ -

Tobacco _________________________________________ farms_ -

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- Sales of $40,000 or more ________________________ !f:;~:= 

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- Field seeds. hoy. forage, and Siloge __________________ ~f~~:= 

$1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ farms_ -

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$1,000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sates of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Other - crops ______________________________________ forms -- $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ - $),000_ -

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms -- $1,000_ Dairy - products ____________________________________ farms_ - $),000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ Cottle - and calves __________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Hogs and pigs ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Other liyestock and livestock products (see text) ________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms-- $1,000_ -

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

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- Livestock and poultry purchased _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

forms with expenses 01- $1 to $4,999 __________________________________ -------- $5,000 10 $19,999 ______________________________ -------- $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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Feed for livestock and poullry _________________________ forms- - $1,000_ 

Farms with expenses of- $1 fa $4,999 ____________________ - ___ -- ________ ------- $5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________ --------- $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ___________________ farms_ 

Farms by tons purchased: 

ton5_ 

$1,000_ 

1 10 99 lon,-___________________ - - ------------------ 100 10 499 lon'- ___________________________________ _ 

SOO tons or more ________________ -------------------

farms with expenses of- $1 10 $4,999 ______________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 _________________________________ _ $50,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

See foolnole 01 end of lable. 

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farms (011) 

37 601 23 674 519 232 403949 3 028 2 474 257 286 215 708 3 406 2 242 30 118 23 025 

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- - - - 16422 4 350 56617 10 733 

74 5 4 638 236 

4 155 532 98 325 3304 488 19 72 948 1 218 

5 300 223 161 574 985 

1 065 4 127818 296 1 686 87 103 763 277 395 I 

94 884 (0) 

2 257 I 004 73462 20485 477 143 51 692 9 723 

3 858 683 78 197 840 306 5 73 945 (0) 

8 399 148 434999 3889 3940 30 352 669 2 573 

24 521 3296 262 503 14 797 

906 37 141 991 2960 

9 424 1 721 125896 9 884 

728 44 

80 680 2 841 

2 510 427 4 819 647 

9 - 594 - 3 987 364 18 762 278 

69 - 8 761 -

21 314 3965 148 807 8090 

17478 3677 

2 397 210 

892 66 547 12 

33 378 5 382 

183 706 5 662 

26 779 5 137 

4 879 226 

1 171 13 

549 6 

17 624 1 797 

647 388 11 876 

109 164 2 207 

16 671 1 787 

776 10 

177 -

13 911 1 713 

2873 71 

503 10 

337 3 

Field crap farm s except cash grain farms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish palata, 

hay, peanut, 

and ather field crop Vegetable and Cotton farms Tobacco farms farms (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nul farms (017) 

2 219 - - 2219 489 468 

13477 - - 13477 4417 2399 

62 - - 62 23 6 5233 - - 5233 1 934 368 

140 - - 140 31 37 

565 - - 565 224 96 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 710 - - 6710 145 268 

26936 - - 26936 291 552 

43 - - 43 - - 2634 - - 2634 - - 186 - - 186 2061 555 

I 740 - - 1 740 77 433 6559 12 - - 12 365 39 

1 246 - - 1 246 63 006 3 141 

131 - - 131 422 3970 

210 - - 210 4 273 149995 

1 - - 1 16 1 011 (0) - - (0) 2 375 122 088 

17 - - 17 122 47 

45 - - 45 1 446 239 

- - - - 10 - - - - - (0) - 602 - - 602 114 27 

39 657 - - 39657 1 613 166 

245 - - 245 11 - 34 895 - - 34 895 1 009 -

220 - - 220 103 73 76 - - 76 17 47 - - - - - - - - - - - - 55 - - 55 7 22 531 - - 531 (0) 781 4 - - 4 - 6 201 - - 201 .: 511 

1063 - - 1 063 126 184 2 566 - - 2566 1 515 2103 

1 - - 1 5 14 (0) - - (0) 1 024 1 295 

333 - - 333 83 66 395 - - 395 298 584 - - - - - 4 

- - - - - 333 

154 - - 154 11 26 86 - - 86 6 16 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 420 - - 420 47 166 221 - - 221 35 185 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

1 323 - - 1 323 235 300 1 160 - - 1 160 876 1 088 

1 282 - - 1 282 212 266 

38 - - 38 17 19 

2 - - 2 2 10 1 - - 1 4 5 

2 173 - - 2 173 364 537 

1 326 - - 1 326 404 728 

2 163 - - 2 163 351 508 

10 - - 10 12 23 

- - - - - 6 

- - - - 1 -

1 085 - - 1 085 177 306 

4 338 - - 4338 573 1 651 

666 - - 666 126 260 

I 085 - - 1 085 177 302 

- - - - - 4 

- - - - - -

1 083 - - 1 083 169 296 

2 - - 2 8 9 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

VALUE OF PRODUCTS SOLD-Con. 

Market value of agricultural products sold- Can. Groin ___________________________________________ forms __ 

$1,00(>-- Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ 

$1,000- Cotton and cottonseed _____________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Commodity Credit Corporation loons ________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Tobacco _________________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000- Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ___________________ forms_ 

$1,000- Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons __________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms. 

$1,000-

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________________________ farms_ 

$1,000- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000- Nursery and greenhouse products ____________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000- Other craps ______________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000- Soles of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000-

Paultry and paultry products- _______________________ farms_ 

$1,000- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000- Dairy praducts ____________________________________ forms_ 

$1,000- Sales of $40,000 or mare _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000- Cottle and calves __________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000-

Hogs and pigs - ___________________________________ farms_ 

$1,000- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000- Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Sales of $40,000 or mare _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000- Other livestock and livestock products (see text> ________ forms_ 

$1,000- Sales of $40,000 or more _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000-

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES' 

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$1,000- Forms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

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Feed for livestock and poultry _________________________ farms_ 

$1,000- Farms with expenses of- $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

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87 1 278 

975 15 296 

9 90 516 7 133 5 116 17 542 

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124 364 893 6 775 7 36 377 3 395 

59 207 1 091 2 468 

5 13 838 1 154 1 353 40 101 469 261 383 1 93 727 (0) 

7 276 33 7 399 

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- 3 936 

15 159 2 310 

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- 120 - 2 858 

- 24 

- 1 740 19 870 47 6884 

- 36 

- 2 519 

9 345 37 2 820 - 12 

- 1 142 12 67 4 230 

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37 1 172 39 3 381 

36 1 020 1 121 

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41 2 327 

77 1 688 - 74 

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livestock forms, except dairy, 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

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forms, except 

feedlots 

Total (0212) 

5 082 1 206 

34347 4 695 

160 15 12284 1 312 427 61 

2640 171 

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- - - - 2 391 829 5434 1 857 

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1 544 259 996 236 4 1 

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485 255 6884 3579 48 26 3 701 1 793 11 106 5 275 174 322 45 147 

670 210 123 793 22 212 

6 101 454 106 286 1 288 639 5 74450 427 1 621 144 3 399 174 7 - (0) - 736 234 450 102 1 - (0) -

9 709 2 668 96 311 1~ 731 

7801 2234 1 151 298 365 80 392 56 

13 237 4 270 

50005 7229 

11 648 4 054 1 108 154 330 48 151 14 

4 915 966 82407 11 239 15953 2 072 

4 751 947 151 18 13 1 

4305 908 427 38 141 14 42 6 

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Poultry and Animol General forms, 

Dairy farms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (02n livestock (029) 

3 465 228 87 524 

30 714 4 307 189 9 1~1 113 30 1 

7 045 (0) (0) 4 675 

327 20 7 54 

658 2 063 278 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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5 682 393 229 1 595 

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58 34 14 32 

373 145 8 414 

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77 12 19 32 

842 164 19 497 

3 2 - 5 

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834 236 (0) (0) 

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258 579 55 169 

1 307 72 845 7 1 748 

5 280 - 11 

969 70 753 - 1 395 

7 028 16 2 516 

405 713 325 (0) 13 946 

3 722 4 - 102 

335 411 228 - 8 304 

7 006 88 144 619 

51 569 531 169 7 998 

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7 042 (0) - 3 134 

460 85 48 173 2 476 1 343 52 1 721 5 13 - 11 347 824 - 743 114 16 19 43 230 33 6 160 

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2 562 480 934 597 16963 12 805 4 382 3 711 

1 702 205 784 493 635 93 60 52 185 129 86 25 40 53 4 27 

6 650 553 1 708 926 70 579 43 649 4 721 4 263 

2 641 234 1 605 727 3 167 26 65 168 705 75 18 19 137 218 20 12 

6 639 486 818 642 234 009 283 402 10 208 14 088 41 503 43 002 2 078 2 446 

6 180 196 810 627 440 152 5 11 19 138 3 4 

4 125 169 773 560 2 194 26 30 67 255 77 10 8 65 214 5 7 

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Tobie 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

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All Farms 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal heolth costs __________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $1 10 $499 __________________________________________ _ $500 10 $999 ________________________________________ _ -

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- Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ $2,SOO - 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 - 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 - 10 $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

-- $20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Energy and petroleum products ________________________ forms -- $1,000 -- Forms with expenses of- $110 $2,499 _______________________________________ _ 

-- $2,500 10 $9,999 _________________ .. ___________________ _ - $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Petroleum products ________________________________ farms -- $1,000 -- Gasoline _____________________________________ ... _ forms -- ; $1,000 Diesel fuel ___________________________________ "'" _ farms --

-- $1,000 -- lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ forms -- $1,000_ - Fuel oil ________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Natural gas ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Kerosene. motor oil. and grease ___________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Electricity ________________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Other-cool, wood, coke. etc. _______________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Hired form labor ____________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Forms with expenses of- $110 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

- $5,000 10 $19,999 ____________________________________ _ 

- $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- Workers by number of doys worked: 150 days or more _______________________________ forms_ - workers_ - less Ihon 150 doVs-_____________________________ forms_ - workers_ - Contract lobar ______________________________________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Farms with expenses 0#- $1 1o $2,499 ________________________________________ _ 

- $2,500 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

- $10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ 

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Income from machine work, custom work, and other agricultural services ___________________________ farms_ 

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forms (011) 

26970 3 719 13 693 562 

20 773 3 554 2 680 91 2684 70 833 4 

49 763 20 782 81 155 30 963 

32 444 13 196 14 089 6 242 

2 180 965 1 050 379 

51 937 21 789 

175 764 83 223 

35 365 13 912 

12 175 5 820 2 979 1 354 

1 418 703 

47 023 19834 68 498 26 826 

40 358 17 156 5 498 2 261 

846 336 

321 81 

67 874 23 795 131 123 38908 

54 841 19 965 

11 025 3 392 1 523 355 485 83 

67 839 23 795 

100 071 33 519 63943 22 156 48 196 15 811 

,30 909 13 053 

29 217 11 343 

6 997 2 368 

7 403 3277 5 794 1 615 

3 753 421 

1 502 290 

4560 296 

67 838 23 795 

6941 2 372 

45 899 14468 

30 339 5 215 

2 137 605 

713 174 

22 907 5977 

136 398 12 561 

17 936 5 513 

3 533 364 

1 010 83 

428 17 

6 985 983 

18346 1 653 

20 142 5440 

124 535 19045 . 

3 304 725 

12430 1 156 

2 445 612 

615 103 

139 6 

105 4 

27 23B 10 946 

27 150 10305 

24 702 10 026 

2 317 874 

182 39 

37 7 

6 013 2 606 

12499 5075 

6 785 932 

22404 1 531 

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1 668 - - 1 668 176 223 256 - - 256 25 53 

1 612 - - 1 612 168 191 

41 - - 41 5 23 

15 - - 15 2 8 

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4558 - - 4558 1 733 2 527 

5790 - - 5 790 3 792 3 763 

3 764 - - 3 764 1 174 1 672 

593 - - 593 375 666 

102 - - 102 100 126 

99 - - 99 81 63 

4 095 - - 4095 1 788 3 515 

10042 - - 10042 5460 5873 

3 341 - - 3341 1 321 2910 

542 - - 542 334 S07 

120 - - 120 95 69 

92 - - 92 38 29 

3 035 - - 3005 1 715 4143 

4 130 - - 4130 4 708 10988 

2688 - - 2688 1 369 3084 

264 - - 264 240 769 

38 - - 38 61 190 

45 - - 45 45 100 

7 197 - - 7 197 2 008 447O 

7916 - - 7 916 4 331 8 224 

6678 - - 6678 1 665 3676 

416 - - 416 252 643 

65 - - 65 60 115 

38 - - 38 31 36 

7 197 - - 7 197 2 008 4464 

6 194 - - 6 194 3519 6077 

6659 - - 6659 1 921 4300 

3296 - - 3296 1 921 3 745 

2474 - - 2474 648 1 647 

1 971 - - 1 971 796 1 210 

292 - - 292 241 513 

201 - - 201 208 . 275 

461 - - 461 262 572 

171 - - 171 186 267 

86 - - 86 88 128 

45 - - 45 195 115 

7 197 - - 7 197 2 008 4464 

509 - - 509 212 464 

4 115 - - 4 115 1 274 3004 

1 638 - - 1 638 792 2 128 

306 - - 306 81 96 

84 - - 84 19 20 

1 828 - - 1 828 1 071 2 485 

6666 - - 6666 13 892 29 998 

1 574 - - 1 574 661 1 426 

180 - - 180 252 664 

51 - - 51 95 252 

23 - - 23 63 143 

338 - - 338 323 892 

978 - - 978 1 499 2606 

1 724 - - 1 724 1 005 2 355 

7695 - - 7695 14 062 44 164 

285 - - 285 288 820 

319 - - 319 2 231 4325 

267 - - 267 ISO 527 

13 - - 13 85 172 

3 - - 3 35 57 

2 - - 2 18 64 

2511 - - 2 511 655 1 816 

1 841 - - 1 841 1 088 390O 

237O - - 237O 524 1 340 

117 - - 117 112 417 

15 - - 15 14 51 

9 - - 9 5 8 

482 - - 482 139 284 

710 - - 710 316 1 809 

410 - - 410 707 1 335 

728 - - 728 4 176 8037 

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Tobie 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

fExciudes abnormal forms, see text] 

Livestock farms, except dairy, 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

All Farms General Beef coMIe General forms, Horticultural forms, forms, except Poultry and Animal 

specialty primarily feedlots Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

forms (018) crop (019) Total (0212) (024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

SELECTED FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES'-(on. 

Animal health C05t5 __________________________________ forms_ 

$U)O(L 

Farms with expenses of- $1 to $499 __________________________________________ _ 

$500 to $99L _______________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $2.999 _____________________________________ _ $3.000 or more ______________________________________ _ 

24 I 371 10 S40 3 552 6 611 396 I 464 778 - 2 281 3 544 776 7302 393 816 460 -

570 1 - 24 I 284 9292 3308 2 696 309 I 073 

- 31 674 138 I 488 53 205 69 - - 50 373 57 I 893 19 154 100 - 201 49 534 15 32 39 - - 6 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

I 211 2 219 8 894 2695 6488 251 447 653 - 12 087 2334 8099 I 439 12 710 423 119 I 076 - Farms with expenses of- $1 to $999 __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $4.999 _____________________________________ _ $5.000 to $9.999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

593 I 777 6865 2 393 2 442 147 424 390

1 - 293 321 I 731 263 3 552 85 23 208 - III 80 213 26 428 17 - 35 - 214 41 85 13 66 2 - 20 - Commercial fertilizer _________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

851 2 241 9 796 3 103 6415 247 516 684 - I 868 6008 23 621 3 605 34 679 I 168 311 3 511 - Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ $2.500 to $9.999 _____________________________________ _ 

$ 10.000 to $19.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 715 I 746 7819 2798 2 563 138 498 402 

- 98 346 I 432 265 2 829 68 13 186 

- 20 90 369 28 776 30 5 51

1 - 18 59 176 12 247 II - 45 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _______________ forms_ 

$1.000_ - 945 I 812 8007 2 311 6 082 268 654 528 

- I 055 2 138 7 541 I 215 9 535 491 128 956 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ $2.500 to $9.999 _____________________________________ _ - 866 I 626 7360 2 236 4933 200 648 428 

- 59 149 548 67 I 050 60 6 92 $10.000 to $19.999 ___________________________________ _ - II 27 80 6 91 8 - 4 

$20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ - 9 10 19 2 8 - - 4 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ farms_ 

$1.000_ - I 431 3 196 15 275 5 377 6963 578 I 936 I 025 

- 9 470 3 892 19865 4882 31 639 2 775 I 570 2 532 

Forms with expenses of- $1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

- I 028 2 855 13 571 5086 2496 358 I 811 738 $2.500 to $9.999 _____________________________________ _ 

- 212 279 I 451 262 3 879 150 119 232 $10.000 to $19.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 92 47 212 26 492 40 2 43 $20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 99 15 41 3 96 30 4 12 

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$1.000_ - I 431 3 196 15 250 5369 6963 578 I 936 I 021 1 - 7 608 3 160 15051 3661 20 524 I 537 I 068 I 815 Gasoline _______________________________________ forms_ - I 218 3 028 14721 5 169 6 593 554 I 805 988 

$1.000_ - I 685 I 659 8008 2 314 9832 607 697 934 Diesel fuel _____________________________________ farms_ - 354 I 006 5446 I 618 5 288 260 345 388 

$1.000_ - 422 978 4009 724 7 568 278 109 533 lP gas, butane, and propane ______________________ farms_ - 150 210 I 217 227 I 575 148 140 143 

$1.000_ - 421 179 I 295 86 957 388 59 144 fuel oil ________________________________________ forms- - 322 274 I 004 359 986 82 143 73 

$1.000_ Natural gas ____________________________________ forms-- I 440 80 425 186 552 89 60 63

- 1 335 32 209 58 217 39 61 17 

$1.000_ - 3 452 10 144 21 150 101 33 19 Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ___________________ forms_ - I 430 3 196 15250 5369 6963 578 I 936 I 021 $1.000_ - 189 253 I 170 330 I 465 74 III 122 Electricity ______________________ . _________________ forms_ - I 002 I 983 II 077 3838 6 298 414 I 413 851 $1.000_ Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. __________________ . ____ farms-- I 739 711 4695 I 173 10998 I 233 489 701 

- 54 93 522 214 256 25 45 54 $1.000_ - 123 21 120 48 117 6 12 16 

Hired form labor ____________________________________ forms_ - 717 823 4267 I 545 4 506 237 582 414 $1.000_ - 24 156 3 161 10452 Forms with expenses of- 2081 26 172 4641 2846 I 853 

$1 to $4.999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $19.999 ____________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $49.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$50.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Workers by number of days worked: 

- 325 726 3866 I 479 2 887 134 503 321 

- 187 47 276 52 I 373 66 53 71 

- 110 40 100 II 225 18 18 18 - 95 10 25 3 21 19 8 4 

150 days or more _______________________________ farms_ 

workers __ less than 150 days ______________________________ forms_ 

workers_ 

- 412 194 816 238 2 590 126 148 163 3 329 409 I 447 358 5 102 624 374 325 

- 633 776 3 838 I 412 3 305 193 532 341 

- 6 903 4026 II 002 3856 12628 I 760 I 883 I 367 

Contract labor ______________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Forms with expenses of-

- 118 162 445 136 252 36 144 29 - I 531 835 687 198 692 289 273 92 

$1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $9.999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20.000 or more ________________ . _____________________ _ 

- 74 102 377 110 182 20 121 13 - 34 46 61 26 60 II 15 15 

- 6 9 5 - 9 2 6 

- 4 5 2 - I 3 2 ~I Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

forms with expenses of-

- 186 947 5 560 I 939 3 591 154 526 346 - 477 844 3 703 884 4 173 140 200 479 

$1 to $2.499 ________________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $9.999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$20.000 or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 147 857 5284 I 893 3 182 140 521 311 - 25 82 254 38 394 13 4 25 - II 7 19 8 14 I I 10 - 3 I 3 - I - - -

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Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services ___________________________ forms_ 

Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals $1,000_ for human consumption -____________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

- 51 248 1 074 272 808 62 151 108 - 246 600 I 613 381 I 101 152 618 260 

- 118 281 2 2S1 443 310 147 198 96 - 353 868 4024 875 533 I 351 560 

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1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA MICHIGAN 109 
Tobie 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classificatioh of Farm: 1978-Con. 

{Excludes abnormal farms; see textI 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ - $1,OO(L - Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________________________________________ _ 

$5,000 - to $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ___________________________________ _ -

- $20,000 to $49,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199 ,999 _________________________________ _ - $200,009 to $499,999 _________________________________ _ - $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ -

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Automobiles ________________________________________ farms_ - number _ - Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ - number _ Wheel - troctor5 ______________________________________ forms_ - number 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms --

-- number 4 or more ________________________________________ farms --

-- number -- Groin and bean combines. self·propelled only _____________ forms -- number -- Cornpickers, corn heads, and picker-shellers _____________ farms -- number -- Corn heads for combines ___________________________ farms -- number -- Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms -- number --

Cottonpickers _______________________________________ farms -- number Mower -- conditioners _________________________________ farms -- number -- Pickup balers _______________________________________ forms -- number -- field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _______ forms -- number --

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ farms -- $1,000 Commercial -- fertilizer _______________________________ farms -- acres on which used lime ____________________________________________ forms --

-- acres on which used 

tons --

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Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ - Nematodes in crops _______________________________ forms_ - acres on which used_ - Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________ farms_ - acres on which used_ - Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture __________ forms_ - acres on which used_ -

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of fruit _________________________________________ farms_ - ocres on which usecL - Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ farms_ 

Sanitation and rodent ond bird control ________________ forms_ -

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Confe and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ 

number_ -

- Forms with- 1 to 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ____________________________ ------------------ 50 to 99 ________________________ -- -------------------- 100 to 199 ____________________________ ---------------- 200 to 499 ______________________ -- -------------------- 500 or more ______________________ -_ -------------------

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ farms_ - number_ - Beef cows _____________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Forms with- 1 to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

- 10 to 49 ____________________ -- ____ ---------------- 50 to 99 ____________________ -- ____ ---------------- 100 to 199 ______________________________________ _ 

- 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

- 500 or more ________________________ ---------------

See footnote at end of table. 

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Cosh groin farms (011) 

68 110 23806 

2 070 588 777 488 

8703 2 287 

18 558 5437 

13290 5 201 

14500 5821 

8 237 3309 

3 717 1 392 

1 053 345 

52 14 

46441 17 267 

64 994 23 748 

55 328 19 534 

83 335 29 797 

62695 22 317 

157 557 55 336 

32 152 13088 

76 764 31 147 

12 746 4051 

62 996 19011 

18344 10820 

19 470 11 626 

26865 11 806 

31 684 14086 

10 598 6 394 

II 330 6861 

19454 6900 

20354 7 225 

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- - 20680 4 571 

22055 4774 

25 181 6420 

26027 6 530 

11 167 I 888 

12974 2 080 

55 739 22 573 

244 262 110 049 

50 808 21 531 

5 740 804 2 805 893 

8 139 2602 

260 788 92 269 

548842 189 604 

17 785 6293 

1 550 296 653 270 

2 612 999 

226 963 113 626 

7 647 1 311 

419 155 100 632 

33 791 15 875 

3 704 356 2049626 

2 102 479 

94 111 26 591 

12 144 2545 

8 544 2 160 

28 393 4546 

1 272 703 85 558 

9529 2356 

11 439 1 818 

4071 265 

2345 85 

882 19 

127 3 

21 225 2469 

530 983 27090 

11 822 2 117 

145 627 22337 

7 456 1 389 

3936 672 

300 45 

97 8 

28 2 

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Field crop farms .xcept cash grain forms (013) 

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Irish pototo, 

hay, peonut, 

and other 

field crop Vegetable ond 

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7277 - - 7277 2014 4478 

145457 - - 145 457 58987 125 872 

1 336 - - 1 336 362 707 

2703 - - 2703 442 1 177 

1 497 - - 1 497 425 888 

1 045 - - 1 045 439 942 

458 - - 458 210 491 

153 - - 153 92 223 

76 - - 76 41 48 

9 - - 9 3 2 

4382 - - 4382 1 386 2 758 

6 125 - - 6 125 1 977 4099 

5312 - - 5312 1 648 3426 

7375 - - 7375 3 155 6477 

6480 - - 6480 1 848 4286 

13634 - - 13634 5 311 11 346 

3 185 - - 3185 861 1 858 

7328 - - 7328 2094 4412 

757 - - 757 412 933 

3768 - - 3768 2642 5439 

1 021 - - 1 021 171 170 

1 049 - - 1 049 183 181 

1 582 - - 1 582 231 306 

1 705 - - 1 705 261 336 

400 - - 400 88 99 

411 - - 411 91 100 

1 261 - - 1 261 164 226 

1 294 - - I 294 170 236 

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2663 - - 2663 197 546 

2995 - - 2995 217 651 

3232 - - 3 232 196 274 

3338 - - 3338 201 278 

716 - - 716 90 143 

805 - - 805 112 166 

4504 - - 4504 I 847 4277 

14172 - - 14172 10 168 16861 

4034 - - 4034 1 758 3426 

274009 - - 274009 132 389 183 989 

755 - - 755 368 526 

23036 - - 23036 14 557 15498 

47338 - - 47338 33914 35687 

1 234 - - I 234 1 135 1 898 

83887 - - 83887 66 351 83 295 

170 - - 170 151 389 

14406 - - 14406 7347 7461 

602 - - 602 712 3205 

39 163 - - 39 163 41 813 142 258 

1 941 - - 1 941 934 1 694 

146 971 - - 146 971 83361 82295 

200 - - 200 76 796 

18283 - - 18 283 1 767 26 178 

586 - - 586 188 362 

524 - - 524 162 926 

1 566 - - 1 566 193 291 

21 047 - - 21 047 '\ 746 7931 

977 - - 977 127 154 

532 - - 532 54 93 

44 - - 44 5 25 

10 - - 10 3 12 

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996 - - 996 115 210 

7208 - - 7 208 711 2 729 

664 - - 864 94 171 

6067 - - 6067 613 1 841 

631 - - 631 73 121 

227 - - 227 20 45 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Estimated market volue of all machinery and equipment ___ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $4,999 ________________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 _____________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ___________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $49,999 ___________________________________ _ $50,000 to $99,999 ___________________________________ _ $100,000 10 $199 ,999 _________________________________ _ $200,000 10 $499,999 _________________________________ _ $500,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT' 

Automobiles ________________________________________ farmsnumber _ Motortrucks, including pickups ________________________ forms_ 

number _ Wheel tractors ______________________________________ farms_ 

numher _ 2 or 3 ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 4 or more ________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only _____________ farms_ 

number _ Cornpickers. corn heads. and picker-shellers _____________ forms_ 

number _ (orn heads for combines ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Other carnpickers and picker-shellers _________________ farms_ 

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Cottonpickers _______________________________________ forms_ 

number _ Mower conditioners _________________________________ formsnumber _ Pickup balers _______________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Field forage horveslers, shoor bar or flywheel type _______ farms_ 

number _ 

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS' 

Agricultural chemicals, including commercial fertilizer and lime __________________________________________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Commercial fertilizer _______________________________ forms_ 

acres on which usecL time ____________________________________________ farms_ 

acres on which used_ 

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Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which used'_ Nematodes in crops _______________________________ farms_ 

acres on which use(L Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________ forms_ 

acres on which usecL Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture __________ forms_ 

acres on which usecL 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops, or thinning of frull _________________________________________ formsacres on which used_ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________ forms_ Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________ forms_ 

LIVESTOCK 

Cottle and calves inventory ___________________________ farms_ 

number _ Forms wllh- 1 10 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 ____________________________________________ _ 501099 _________________ • __________________________ _ 

100 10 199 __________________________________________ _ 200 10 499 __________________________________________ _ 500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers Ihal hod calved ____________________ farmsnumber _ Beef cows _____________________________________ farms_ 

Farms wllh- number _ 

1109 __________________________________________ _ 

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1 431 3201 38294 6949B 

230 556 472 1 330 227 496 288 433 

131 212 

58 141 

22 32 

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768 I 928 1 079 2 749 

1 215 2 369 2 541 3 539 

1 166 2943 

2 754 6 439 

404 1 382 

927 3 139 

205 406 1 270 2 145 

48 472 

48 497 

62 1 055 

66 I 212 

16 277 17 288 

49 893 49 924 

- - - - 61 I 100 159 I 207 

46 I 393 46 1 412 

18 401 

21 487 

1 045 2 327 

2 924 8 147 724 2 226 

26 579 195 186 64 415 2 921 8 723 

3 995 20 074 

454 859 

6 117 60 818 68 71 

521 4218 333 364 6046 15 831 456 1 254 16464 130 414 

78 87 

938 34J6 76 411 134 306 

34 1 892 

318 29 525 

23 1 301 10 457 I 83 - 42 

- 9 - - 22 1 337 134 8 707 

17 925 125 5 470 

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poultry, ond animal specialty (021) 

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Totol (0212) 

15 394 5 395 

317 699 83 414 

2498 975 5 302 2 003 

3 1~4 1 230 2 781 83B 

1 102 277 

403 63 

109 9 

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13 276 4 585 

12670 4 149 

16816 5 342 

13906 4999 

31 190 10 534 

7480 2 705 

17 733 6342 

1 953 557 

8984 2 455 

2 620 621 

2 729 646 

6000 I 366 

6953 1 550 

1 507 204 1 618 256 

5 119 I 264 

5 335 I 294 

- - - - 5 154 2061 

5 395 2 145 

6968 2 9361 7207 3047 

2 648 928 

3000 I 066 

10 574 3 395 

31 162 4820 9 487 3002 

778862 142 518 1 715 508 38555 7 266 

88 250 16839 

2 854 694 233 971 35 563 

388 92 

32633 I 963 624 206 32479 8 205 5940 1 6B3 

486 509 79080 

243 81 

6600 1 594 3 769 863 2 235 444 

11644 5 070 427 428 162 516 

3 922 1 264 6046 3 080 939 465 406 156 241 90 90 15 

8 037 3944 110 131 65 682 

6 692 3 519 99 171 60 357 

3 B04 1 763 2 567 1 553 216 128 -78 55 23 17 4 3 

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Poultry and Animal General farms, 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) farms (027) livestock (029) 

6 963 579 I 938 1 029 

459 890 22 977 21 626 32 799 

78 58 407 184 

349 212 860 274 

693 81 441 147 

2 242 88 186 235 

2 121 67 31 105 

1 138 52 12 53 

332 18 - . 30 

10 3 1 1 

6 166 398 884 619 

9 128 594 1 261 958 

6 288 474 1 611 781 

9 583 809 2 108 1 135 

6 813 533 I 419 984 

25 711 I 117 2 262 2 457 

2 865 215 474 340 

7 580 494 1 045 865 

3639 73 85 232 

17 822 378 357 I 180 

2 552 98 96 276 

2 652 107 96 302 

4960 148 221 494 

5994 172 276 623 

1 486 82 70 179 

I 583 88 75 198 

4 164 82 194 402 

4 411 84 201 425 

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5 555 88 341 404 

5 770 93 365 429 

5 689 112 416 435

1 6019 118 421 457 

4 885 33 93 252 

5 861 45 104 293 

6 673 307 898 714 

44 214 1 659 439 4 468 

6 345 246 417 614 

1 186 516 33 631 12 336 111 414 I 422 39 97 136 57 341 I 269 I 909 4 710 

111 823 2 929 4 729 10 499 

2666 97 115 180 323 782 12 692 2 244 23 869 310 12 5 49 

39 328 689 195 6 539 399 33 19 45 33 842 I 372 448 5 271 4 739 200 365 393 619 396 26 560 5 902 56 858 

125 I 6 11 8 751 (D) (D) 1 132 3 227 204 488 288 1 473 147 341 136 

7 018 155 173 881 655 110 2 813 I 270 36 957 

69 97 138 365 2 053 44 33 299 2 584 10 2 113 1 712 3 - 72 572 1 - 28 28 - - 4 

7 010 111 115 803 356 769 1 010 585 15 909 602 79 92 169 6 772 646 505 2 080 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

[Excludes abnonnal forms; see text] 

All Farms 

UYESTOCK - Con. 

CaHle and calves inventory - Can. 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ forms_ - number _ - Forms with- 1 to 4 __________________________________________ _ 5 - to 9 __________________________________________ _ 

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- 200 to 499 ______________________________________ _ 

- 500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Steers, steer calves, bulls, and bull calves _____________ forms_ 

number _ 

Cottle and calves sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Colves ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

$1.000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ Fattened on grain and concentrates ________________ forms_ 

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$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ farms_ 

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Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ farms_ 

number _ Other ___________________________________________ forms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ $1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farmslitters of pigs farrowed betweennumber _ $1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor ond Nov. 30 _________________ farms_ 

number _ Oec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ formsnumber _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ forms_ 

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Sheep and lambs of 011 oges inventory __________________ farms_ 

number _ Ewes I yeor old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

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$1,000_ Goats inventory _____________________________________ farms_ 

number _ Goats sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

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$1,000_ 

Chickens 3 months old or older inventory _______________ formsnumber _ 

Forms with- 1 to 399 ____________________________________________ _ 

400 to 3,199 ________________________________________ _ 

3,200 to 9,999 ________________________________ -- _____ _ 

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112 MICHIGAN 

Total farms Cash grain forms (011) 

11 113 580 385 356 4 753 

2 950 439 492 36 4 836 84 2 098 16 660 4 73 1 

4 - 20 737 2622 386 875 22 557 22 667 3 708 354 845 35 911 

24 521 3 296 683 971 39 694 

262 503 14 797 

12 222 1 095 

191 015 9 823 

25 758 1 462 21 492 2 833 492 956 29 871 

236 744 13 335 9 233 1 719 290 196 19904 

149 108 9331 

10 900 2 031 956 760 104 850 

4 241 869 

3431 655 

1 199 227 872 154 739 90 

418 36 6840 1 099 

162 815 15 657 

10 020 1 864 793 945 89 193 

9424 1 721 

1 415 153 121 153 125 896 9 884 2 913 410 

321 584 28 969 13 964 1 109 

7 356 1 148 176 650 15 075 

5 832 876 

83 743 6 744 

5 981 914 92 907 8331 

2 614 444 

112 493 17 611 

2 324 391 

66 761 10837 

2 256 403 

77 616 10676 

2 323 388 

95 313 13 564 

721 877 111 333 

12 160 2 381 

53 948 7 549 

2 637 201 

7572 459 

8 948 192 

939 132 

5 134 600 

325 68 

1 396 216 

41 5 

8 115 1 652 

7 073 150 160 027 

7 690 1 618 

147 27 

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96 2 

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25 - 7 - 7 932 1 618 

6 249 250 114 954 

1 471 270 

823 900 45 073 

Field crop farms except cash groin farms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato. 

hay, peonut, 

and other field crop Vegetable and Cotton farms Tobacco farms forms (0133, melon farms Fruit and tree Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

207 - - 207 27 46 

1 141 - - 1 141 98 888 

156 - - 156 22 26 

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6853 - - 6853 1 366 2 102 

1 271 - - 1 271 153 212 

6986 - - 6986 2 669 3 100 

1 063 - - 1 063 126 184 

9 520 - - 9 520 3309 4625 

2566 - - 2 566 1 515 2 103 

440 - - 440 37 59 

3 298 - - 3 298 226 772 

484 - - 484 38 125 

824 - - 824 112 171 

6222 - - 6 222 3 083 3 853 

2 082 - - 2082 1 477 1 978 

312 - - 312 64 96 

3 142 - - 3 142 2 776 2 757 

991 - - 991 1 358 1 570 

447 - - 447 93 139 

7404 - - 7404 3395 5 195 

312 - - 312 45 94 

100 - - 100 34 29 

23 - - 23 4 7 

6 - - 6 8 6 

5 - - 5 1 - 1 - - 1 1 3 

240 - - 240 50 42 

1 544 - - 1 544 500 449 

348 - - 348 81 131 

5860 - - 5 860 2 895 4 746 

333 - - 333 83 66 

5851 - - 5851 3 949 6072 

395 - - 395 298 584 

146 - - 146 20 19 

2675 - - 2675 999 733 

100 - - 100 38 29 

255 - - 255 52 44 

1 024 - - 1 024 341 542 

206 - - 206 37 33 

498 - - 498 151 247 

133 - - 133 42 32 

526 - - 526 190 295 

166 - - 166 16 24 

3 319 - - 3319 738 356 

148 - - 148 12 20 

2264 - - 2264 87 294 

137 - - 137 9 22 

1 154 - - 1 154 87 269 

141 - - 141 10 22 

2 559 - - 2 559 105 347 

20 716 - - 20 716 933 2979 

1 598 - - 1 598 142 256 

6459 - - 6459 436 833 

307 - - 307 17 28 

536 - - 536 40 51 

188 - - 188 21 50 

124 - - 124 9 51 

376 - - 376 44 81 

20 - - 20 5 2 

66 - - 66 26 (0) 

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706 - - 706 160 230 

24617 - - 24617 5 066 8 146 

702 - - 702 160 229 

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22 440 - - 22 440 4 298 6 934 

124 - - 124 21 120 

2 177 - - 2 177 768 1 212 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

UVESTOCK - Con. 

Cottle and calves inventory - Can. Cows and heifers Ihal had calved - Can. Milk cows _____________________________________ farms_ - number _ 

Forms with- 1 10 4 __________________________________________ _ 

510 9 __________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 ________________________________________ _ 

SO 10 99 ________________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 ______________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 ______________________________________ _ 

500 or more _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ forms_ 

number _ Steers. steer calves, bulls, and bull colves _____________ farms_ 

number_ 

Cottle and colves sold ________________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

$1,000- (0Iv85 ___________________________________________ forms_ 

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$1.000_ CaWe ___________________________________________ form._ 

number _ 

$1,000- Fattened on groin and concentrates ________________ farms_ 

number _ 

$1,000_ 

Hogs and pigs inventory ______________________________ forms_ 

number_ 

Forms with- 110 9 ______________________________________________ _ 

10 10 49 ____________________________________________ _ 

50 10 99 ____________________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 __________________________________________ _ 

200 10 499 __________________________________________ _ 

500 or more _________________________________________ _ 

Used or 10 be used for breeding _____________________ forms_ 

number_ Olher ___________________________________________ farms_ 

number _ 

Hogs and pigs sold __________________________________ farms_ 

number _ $1,000_ Feeder pigs sold ___________________________________ farms_ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweennumber_ 

$1,000_ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _________________ formsnumber _ Dec. 1 and May 31 ______________________________ farms_ 

number _ June land Nov. 30 ______________________________ farmsnumber _ 

Sheep and lambs of all ages invenlory __________________ farms_ 

number_ Ewes I yeor old or older ___________________________ forms_ 

number_ Sheep and lambs sold ________________________________ farms_ 

number_ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

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Horses ond ponies inventory __________________________ farms_ 

number_ Horses and ponies sold _______________________________ farms_ 

number_ 

Gools inventory ____________________________________ ~~~: 

number_ Gools sold _________________________________________ forms_ 

POULTRY 

number _ $1,000_ 

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Forms wilhnumber _ 

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9 3 237 

6 410 

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84 7 534 

23 1 254 

100 13284 

19 870 

189 17 611 

47 6884 

7 270 

57 3 495 

13 480 

17 796 

132 14 116 

34 6404 

9 435 

39 8229 

16 4063' 

11 609 

223 22133 

8 379 

1 135 

2 38 

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SO 3493 

9 580 

173 18640 

9 345 

942 31 829 

37 2 820 

4 81 

831 6 125 

30 256 

5 271 

83 3800 

5 178 

43 1 737 

3 223 

40 2063 

12 71 

146 4094 

8 63 

69 2069 

11 67 

89 3 313 

8 62 

68 4 108 

411 30 653 

34 929 

124 5312 

8 43 

10 153 

7 177 

3 38 

11 115 

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880 42 367 

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livestock forms, except dairy. 

pou~ry, and animal specially (021) 

Beef coltle 

farms, except 

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Total (0212) 

1 928 676 

10960 5 325 

1 467 417 

215 121 

213 119 

26 16 

6 3 

1 - - - 8 038 3872 

92920 45056 

9834 4 317 

224 377 51 778 

11 106 5 275 

388 723 130 734 

174 322 45 147 

4 257 2 978 

63345 49 183 

13956 11 301 

9 921 4 317 

325 378 81 551 

160 366 33 846 

5402 371 

235 517 2386 

123 217 1 068 

6 S05 687 

764 771 12 870 

1 987 498 

2200 145 

791 23 

588 14 

583 4 

356 3 

4448 318 

133606 2668 

6024 620 

631 165 10202 

6 101 454 

1 178 553 18321 

106 286 1 288 

2006 127 

265 206 8462 

11 693 353 

4 815 337 

147051 3 087 

3862 242 

69 997 1 354 

4 179 237 

77 054 1 733 

1 668 149 

77 338 4960 

1 SOl 132 

45 7SO 3479 

1 427 133 

54 975 3098 

1 519 124 

67050 3 562 

492 459 30 285 

4 126 1 521 

13500 6 483 

419 167 

917 352 

265 81 

416 ·124 

3 057 959 

196 28 

906 225 

29 5 

2983 741 

227 189 68 002 

2959 739 

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2 - 1 - 2 1 

- - - - 2943 730 

177 586 66 034 

611 99 

49603 1 968 

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Pou~ry and Animol General forms. 

Ooiry forms egg farms specialty primorily 

(024) (025) forms (027) lives lock (029) 

7004 45 31 724 

349 997 364 80 13829 

49 32 28 315 

149 4 1 55 

4 125 8 2 279 

1 978 1 - 57 

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6 686 92 89 752 

240 523 759 296 11 881 

5 247 112 122 731 

9 167 57 818 1 044 389 

7006 88 144 619 

198 893 1 644 933 18830 

51 569 531 169 7998 

5 585 37 96 339 

104 380 587 664 4368 

8430 83 67 621 

6 098 78 66 576 

94 513 1 057 269 14462 

43 139 449 102 7 378 

918 39 30 209 

13 114 594 155 3969 

6 208 265 63 2025 

506 96 54 409 

23 452 10496 698 14 143 

191 33 39 284 

191 22 12 52 

62 13 1 31 

36 13 2 22 

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306 59 24 345 

3 848 1 411 144 2 113 

462 88 49 384 

19604 9085 554 12030 

460 85 48 173 

30 713 16858 771 18462 

2476 1 343 52 1 721 

139 22 17 49 

9443 3 132 206 3 265 

401 148 8 150 

325 60 30 351 

4 151 1 872 131 2580 

254 44 20 317 

1 988 961 44 1 333 

267 51 21 116 

2 163 911 87 1 247 

123 22 25 43 

5 113 1 000 267 2 511 

105 17 17 42 

3 094 581 141 1 575 

108 15 18 39 

3 606 506 111 2830 

103 15 14 41 

4480 640 130 2262 38094 5 059 943 18 297 

954 81 1 276 383 

3 009 239 13 777 2 710 105 5 1 440 64 279 6 4911 210 

158 2 7 739 148 17 12 64 73 157 96 170 427 

6 3 13 3 21 19 49 25 (Zl eZ) 1 1 

602 532 161 334 116 787 6 191 223 3331 293517 

580 239 161 300 16 44 - 23 4 73 - 4 

1 90 - 2 1 56 - 3 - 23 - 2 

- 7 - - 599 517 159 329 115 557 5 474654 2994 288961 

47 118 20 26 1 230 716 569 337 4 556 

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Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

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All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickens 3 months old or older sold ____________________ forms_ - number _ - Broilers ond other meot·lype chickens sold ______________ forms_ -

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Corn for all purposes -----------------_______________ farms_ - acres For groin or seed __________________________________ forms 

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bushels Irrigated _______________________________________ farms 

acres Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 ocres _____________________________________ _ 

25 to 99 ocres ____________________________________ _ 

100 to 499 ocre'-_________________________________ _ 

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Wheat for groin _____________________________________ forms 

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bushels Irrigated _________________________________________ forms 

acres Farms by acres harvested, 1 to 24 ocre,-______________________________________ _ 25 to 99 ocro'- _____________________________________ _ 100 to 499 ocros ____________________________________ _ 

500 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ farms 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- aeres_ - Forma by ocr., harvested, 0.1 to 0.9 acres ______________________________________ _ 

- 1.0 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

- 5.0 to 24.9 ocre, _____________________________________ _ 

25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 100.0 ocr., or mare __________________________________ _ 

Sugar beets for sugar ________________________________ forms_ 

aeres_ 

tons_ Irrigated _________________________________________ formsaeres_ 

Hoy crap' (see text) _________________________________ forms_ 

atres_ 

tons, dry_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- acres_ - Farm, by acre, harvested, 1 to 24 acre'-_______________________________________ _ 

- 25 to 99 ocr .. _______________________________________ _ 

- 100 to 499 acre' _____________________________________ _ 

- 500 acr., or mort ___________________________________ _ 

-

See footnote at end of tablo. 

114 MICHIGAN 

Total forms Cash groin forms (011) 

1 509 198 6625 168 114583 615 165 501 699 47435 

591 161 21 4 3 - - -

253 27 40332 94 513 33 1 112 357 1 565 

37 769 17634 2 814 831 1 320 011 35 396 17 498 2 384 673 1 299 613 188 087 193 103 333 503 

802 397 99377 60 542 

14644 6479 14 055 7479 6 252 3277 445 263 

14380 8 705 382 083 248 414 15 042 125 9805855 24 9 I 191 470 

9494 5451 4369 2 889 511 361 

6 4 

18 572 7452 408 109 176 899 23 366 826 10 712 766 27 13 643 266 

753 201 19314 7995 

920 822 415987 I -

(0) -

14503 11 602 898 052 761 964 21 354896 18 041 057 201 143 11 307 8622 

5 192 3819 

6 7tIJ 5603 244B 2 085 103 95 

5454 4254 454 559 360 267 5 309 788 4213947 67 42 7 723 4 797 

846 88 43805 1 356 10002 744 232 108 

214 13 21 402 285 

232 30 197 29 

105 16 

166 9 

146 4 

1 597 935 

91 589 52499 

1 712 060 967 524 

19 4 

796 (0) 

36 123 7961 

1 630 163 188 060 

3 722 636 408 885 

217 40 

9 788 1 050 

17 562 5 563 

14326 2 197 

4 176 200 

59 1 

Field crop forms except cosh groin farms (013) 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, 

hoy, peonut, 

and other field crop Vegeloble and Cotton farms Tobacco forms forms (0133, melon farms Fruit and tree TOlol (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nul forms (017) 

59 - - 59 14 19 12912 - - 12912 835 1 611 

26 - - 26 17 12 

2 557 - - 2 557 2 038 573 

26 - - 26 17 12 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

21 - - 21 2 3 

86 - - 86 (0) 7 

8 - - 8 1 2 

75 - - 75 (0) (0) 

2 109 - - 2109 434 483 

73 112 - - 73 112 21 091 18300 

1 682 - - 1 682 417 453 

58022 - - 58022 19158 16089 

4 259 910 - - 4 259 910 1 479394 1 285 420 

51 - - 51 24 12 

3 992 - - 3992 1 640 605 

1 087 - - 1 087 254 285 

465 - - 465 117 126 

124 - - 124 43 41 

6 - - 6 3 1 

599 - - 599 131 97 13 784 - - 13784 4 252 1 693 

484 122 - - 484 122 143 421 58857 

10 - - 10 2 - 570 - - 570 (0) -

471 - - 471 80 83 106 - - 106 43 13 21 - - 21 7 1 

1 - - 1 1 -

1 408 - - 1 408 104 115 25 749 - - 25 749 1 494 1 640 1 240501 - - I 240 501 89068 85 533 4 - - 4 - - 278 - - 278 - -

47 - - 47 .3 1 1 086 - - 1 086 242 (0) 

43 489 - - 43 489 16 100 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

236 - - 236 155 109 10048 - - 10048 7367 2 882 245 589 - - 245 589 190409 72 414 7 - - 7 11 4 310 - - 310 242 148 

127 - - 127 68 71 

81 - - 81 67 33 28 - - 28 19 5 

- - - - 1 -

254 - - 254 46 7 26371 - - 26371 2069 436 286 180 - - 286 180 20656 4 706 

14 - - 14 - - 2291 - - 2291 - -

362 - - 362 89 30 38030 - - 38030 1 041 207 8907991 - - 8 907 991 197040 45 579 

140 - - 140 24 11 

19 575 - - 19575 235 124 

22 - - 22 24 9 

51 - - 51 40 11 

40 - - 40 16 7 

116 - - 116 7 3 133 - - 133 2 -

278 - - 278 24 1 

16215 - - 16215 1 223 (0) 

301 483 - - 301 483 23 155 (0) 

10 - - 10 1 1 

243 - - 243 (0) (0) 

6 582 - - 6 582 300 538 

269 781 - - 269 781 5 927 13 358 

578 444 - - 578 444 13 344 28 315 

20 - - 20 5 5 

878 - - 878 102 37 

2 884 - - 2884 224 379 

3 192 - - 3 192 70 132 

499 - - 499 6 27 

7 - - 7 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

All Farms 

POULTRY - Con. 

Chickons 3 months old or older sold •••••••••••••••••••• forms. 

number_ 

8roiler. and othor moot·type chickens sold ••••.••••••••• farms. 

number _ 

Farms with- I to 1,999 •••••••••••••••.•••••••••••.•..•.••••••••.• 2,000 to 59,999 .•••••.••••••••••••••••••.•..•.•••••••• 60,000 to 99,999 •••••••.•••••••••..•...••••••••••••••• 100,000 or moro •••••••••••••••.••••.••••••••••••.••.• 

Turkey hens kept for breeding •••••••••••••••.••••••••• forms. 

number _ Turkeys sold •••••••••••••••••.••••.•••••••••••••••• farms. 

number _ 

CROPS HARVESTED 

Corn for all purposes ________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ For grain or seed __________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels. 

Irrigated •••.••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••.•.• farms. 

acres_ Farms by ocres harvestedl 1 to 24 acres .•••••••••••••.•.••••••••••••••••••.•.. 

25 to 99 acres •••..••••••••••••••.•.•.••.•.••••••••• 100 to 499 acres .•.•.••••••••••••••••......•••.••••• 500 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Wheat for grain _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushols. Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 1 to 24 acres ••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 25 to 99 aero ........................................ . 100 to 499 oeros ••••••...••••••••••••.•....••••••••••• 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Oats for groin ______________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels. Irrigated •••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••• farms. 

acres_ 

Barley for grain _____________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

bushels. Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ 

Soyb&ons for beans __________________________________ forms_ 

ocres_ 

bushels. irrigated •••••••••.••••••••••.•••••••..••••••••••• farms. 

Forms by acres harvested, 1 to 24 acres ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•• 

25 to 99 aero ........................................ . 100 to 499 acres •••••••••••..••••••••••••••.•••••••••• 500 acres or more ___________________________________ _ 

Dry fieid and seed beans •••••••••••••••.••••••••••••• forms. 

acres_ 

Irrigated ••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••• _ •••••• I~~f:~~= acres_ 

Irish potatoes ••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••.• forms. 

acres_ hundredweight. 

Irrlgoted ••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•.•••••••••••• farms. 

acres_ Farms by acros harvestod, 0.1 to 0.9 acres •••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••• 

1.0 to 4.9 aere5. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 5.0 to 24.9 oeres •••••••••••••••••••••• _ •••••••••••.••• 

25.0 to 99.9 aeros ••••••••••••••• : ••.•••••••••••••••••• 100.0 acres or more ••••••••••••• _ •.••••••••••••••••••• 

· 

· 

· 

Sugar beets for sugar •••••••••••••••• _ ••••••••••••••• forms. 

acres_ 

Irrigated ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• fot~~:= ocres_ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

· Hay crops (see text) ••••••••••• _ ••••••••••••••••••••• forms. 

acres __ 

Irrigated •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~~~:~::n~=· · 

· 

· 

· 

See footnote at end of toblo. 

[Excludes abnormal formsl see text] 

Genorol 

Horticultural forms, 

specialty primarily farms (018) crop (019) 

3 59 

130 11 849 

3 26 

217 2031 

3 26 - - - - - -

2 14 (D) 3216 I 8 (D) 3304 

57 I 712 

2 495 80 851 

54 1 429 

2466 69022 

196 453 5 583 332 

6 27 

309 2095 

29 757 

15 505 10 156 

- 11 

20 533 435 13 052 

15362 581 971 I - (D) -

14 336 6 185 

- 12 

- -

13 757 167 14 927 9644 874341 

- 1 

- (D) 

- 21 

- 420 

- 21 325 

- - - -

45 293 3 755 13445 97302 314 679 4 3 239 46 

13 139 

21 121 10 31 1 2 

4 242 (D) 26165 (D) 311 836 1 4 (D) 270 

7 124 (D) I 590 (D) 354 383 2 17 (D) 842 

2 81 4 15 1 14 

- 9 

- 5 

- 224 

- 14088 

- 274 113 

- 3 

- 291 

60 2759 

919 78 863 1 460 175 416 2 11 (D) 561 

49 1 829 10 824 1 104 

- 2 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

Livestock forms, except doiry, 

poultry, and animal specialty (021) 

Beef cattle farms, except 

feedlots Total (0212) 

532 63 141 297 26654 

250 25 

21 595 1 055 

250 25 

- -

- - - -

136 20 

519 75 

396 46 

5086 315 

7948 2062 

495 034 69900 

7 339 1 686 

393841 46 727 

30 636 384 3 228 743 

128 10 

16 105 832 

4 132 1 229 

2 226 371 

891 80 

90 6 

2253 411 

48 895 6 379 

1 879 538 215 945 

2 1 (D) (D) 

1 703 341 

490 69 

60 1 

- -

3906 1 283 

62646 20010 

3 211 570 922 479 

6 2 (D) (D) 

225 74 

3432 915 

157 847 36 575 

1 - (D) -

1 155 143 51 054 5 151 1 253 146 124381 16 1 1 305 (D) 

624 84 

396 44 132 15 3 -

254 38 14929 1 102 183 566 10 321 2 - (D) -

89 35 815 113 123 548 16 578 

4 - 180 -

42 19 

32 12 6 2 

7 2 2 - 58 6 4 557 273 90272 4564 

- - - - 9695 3960 

323 419 160 424 641 318 286 180 32 9 

651 193 

5298 1 705 

~840 1 940 

554 313 3 2 

1978-Con. 

Poultry and Animal General farms, 

Dairy farms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

110 406 15 94 

63 177 6 112 560 303 165 911 

33 57 5 21 

21 917 398400 340 4 596 

32 39 5 20 

1 15 - 1 

- 3 - - - - - -

15 18 6 9 

37 36 252 8 81 

6 47 1 10 

50 055 1 049 558 (D) 2655 

6400 263 145 584 

706 184 27212 2330 68 211 

5 592 251 136 545 

442 684 26669 2 143 54 966 

34 499 250 2 278 750 134 084 4 400 713 

119 15 2 21 

9676 2 133 (D) 2 278 

1 244 91 117 169 

2802 85 15 220 

1 505 64 4 137 

41 11 - 19 

1 667 81 16 278 

40 832 1 424 228 9074 

1 636 281 58 489 7334 370895 

- - - - - - - -

1 108 67 12 169 

529 14 4 90 

30 - - 19 

- - - -

4 142 97 114 464 

110 344 1 536 1 719 10988 

6332 916 85853 73452 651 182 

3 - - - 54 - - -

227 2 - 26 5703 (D) - 381 

244 948 (D) - 19 276 

- - - - - - - -

701 36 19 152 

35 231 2313 364 9629 841 191 55047 8085 235 977 10 2 - I 293 (D) - (D) 

250 14 16 51 350 14 2 72 101 8 1 28 

- - - I 

289 23 1 80 16082 1 992 (D) 6 152 186 061 28 352 (D) 73030 1 1 - 2 (D) (D) - (D) 

37 4 1 15 393 5 (D) 353 70687 625 (D) 68 308 - - - 3 - - - (D) 

17 1 1 3 7 3 - 5 3 - - 2 10 - - 5 - - - - 50 12 - 15 1 472 605 - 908 26443 11 674 - 17 028 - - - - - - - - 6698 190 658 682 687 285 5342 13693 43 516 1 727 056 12 222 24 578 111 598 90 2 2 8 6 143 (D) (D) 186 

501 129 499 207 3 520 57 140 344 2 637 3 19 126 40 1 - 5 

MICHIGAN 115 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978-Con. 

(Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED-Con. 

Hoy crops - Con. Alfalfa hoy _______________________________________ forms_ - aeres_ 

tons, dry_ -

- Irrigated _______________________________________ forms_ - acres_ -

All vegetables horvosted for sol. (s •• toxt) ______________ forms-- ocres_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ - acres_ - Forms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 ocreL _____________________________________ _ 

- 5.0 to 24.9 ocreL ____________________________________ _ 

25.0 - to 99.9 ocr.'-___________________________________ _ 

- 100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ -

land in orchards ____________________________________ forms_ - ocres_ - Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ - ocres_ - Farms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocre,-____________________________________ _ 

5.0 -- to 24.9 ocro'-___________________________________ _ 

25.0 -- to 99.9 ocros ___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more _________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ farms 

total acres 

pounds 

Cherries _________________________________________ farms 

total acres 

pounds 

Grapes (see text) __________________________________ farms 

See footnote at end of table. 

116 MICHIGAN 

total acres 

pounds 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

Cash groin Total forms forms (011) 

30424 6494 

1 135 548 145 843 

2 896 516 344 895 

182 38 

6636 933 

4 160 533 

122 211 9 658 

848 42 

35 597 1 228 

1 616 313 

1 427 111 

847 89 

270 20 

5 291 3:32 

170 493 2 146 

522 6 

14 610 87 

I 779 219 

I 892 96 

I 189 17 

431 -

3 275 229 

71 786 979 

772 834 906 3 878 736 

2 452 127 

61 735 363 

201 785 909 235 575 

I 550 107 

IS 524 508 

118 356 478 3 952 064 

Field crop forms except cosh groin farms (013) 

Sugar crop, 

Irish potato, 

hoy, peanut, 

and other 

field crop Vegetable and 

Cotton forms T cbaeea fa rms forms (0133, melon forms Fruit and tree Total (0131) (0132) 0134,0139) (016) nut forms (017) 

5390 - - 5390 252 449 

198 051 - - 198051 5 045 10849 

463 451 - - 463 451 12200 24884 

19 - - 19 5 3 

798 - - 798 92 23 

188 - - 188 2 061 556 

2 582 - - 2582 81 074 11 304 

37 - - 37 481 138 

1 281 - - 1 281 28200 2005 

133 - - 133 584 204 

23 - - 23 825 239 

26 - - 26 468 93 

6 - - 6 184 20 

214 - - 214 395 3485 

780 - - 780 6 B04 151 647 

5 - - 5 62 406 

42 - - 42 401 13 115 

171 - - 171 165 680 

39 - - 39 168 1 376 

4 - - 4 51 1 018 

- - - - 11 411 

184 - - 184 192 2091 

511 - - 511 2 196 63 182 

793 252 - - 793 252 19 054 785 700 805 696 

49 - - 49 177 1872 

126 - - 126 2368 57054 

15 808 - - 15808 2 589 806 194 989 616 

46 - - 46 168 991 

44 - - 44 1 093 12 769 

88986 - - 88986 5 618 063 101 254 659 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 
Table 35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 

[Excludes abnormal farms; see text] 

All Farms 

CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 

Hay crops-Con. Alfalfa hay _______________________________________ farmsocres_ 

tons. dry_ Irrigated _______________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ 

AU vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ______________ forms_ 

acres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ forms_ 

Farms by acres harvested: 0.1 to 4.9 acre'- _____________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acre'-____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acres ____________________________________ _ 

100.0 ocres or more __________________________________ _ 

land in orchards ____________________________________ farms_ 

ocres_ Irrigated _________________________________________ farms_ 

acres_ Forms by acres in orchards: 0.1 to 4.9 ocres ______________________________________ _ 

5.0 to 24.9 acre'-____________________________________ _ 25.0 to 99.9 acre'-___________________________________ _ 

100.0 acres or more __________________________________ _ 

Apples __________________________________________ forms_ 

total ocres_ 

pounds_ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cherries _________________________________________ farms __ 

total ocres __ pounds __ 

Grapes (see text) __________________________________ farms __ 

total acres __ pounds __ 

1J978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Horticultural 

specialty farms (018) 

48 

586 

1 073 

1 

(D) 

124 

1 136 

44 

574 

68 

46 

9 

1 

63 1 174 

14 

625 

38 

17 

6 

2 

42 

570 

12 016 514 

22 

153 

303 001 

27 

224 1 167 619 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 

General 

farms, 

primarily 

crop (019) 

2 376 

59991 

149 470 

11 

543 

364 12 435 

69 

1 961 

104 

97 

134 

29 

178 

3 221 4 

139 

72 

72 

28 

6 

120 

1 520 

20064089 

63 

736 1 122 188 

73 

556 4696 510 

livestock forms, except dairy, 

poultry. and animal specialty (021) 

Beef callie forms, except 

feedlots Total (0212) 

8049 3 228 

239079 116 163 

514 885 226 431 

30 8 482 130 

195 46 1 445 112 24 6 

284 18 

134 38 

50 8 9 - 2 -

276 94 

1 911 247 

10 3 

80 1 

194 80 

62 14 20 - - -

205 80 1 042 176 

6 351 477 228 689 

78 19 443 37 

1 123 181 61 560 

79 18 162 5 664 458 2 192 

1978-Con. 

Poultry and Animal General forms, 

Dairy forms egg forms specialty primarily 

(024) (025) forms (027) livestock (029) 

6082 137 549 598 

429 612 3 945 10258 32289 

1 264 322 10644 19949 90 743 

67 - 1 7 

3 641 - (D) (0) 

58 34 14 33 

1 215 418 24 922 

2 9 1 1 

(D) 42 (D) (0) 

25 23 12 161 

19 8 2 7 

10 1 - 8 

4 2 - 2 

89 26 199 34 

1 525 299 373 615 

2 - 9 4 

(D) - 30 (D) 

27 16 181 16 

34 6 14 8 

28 3 4 10 

- 1 - -

67 16 106 23 

1 159 70 255 303 

7 120 712 301 135 158 830 2 289 680 

25 9 19 11 

172 138 10 172 

691 078 264 058 706 450892 

12 12 25 10 

81 22 27 37 

639 556 1 770 6 153 266640 

MICHIGAN 117 
Table 1. Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974 

Michigan _____________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Alcono _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alger _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Allegan _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alpena _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Antrim _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Arenac _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Baraga _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barry ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Bay _________________________ 1978_ - 1974 -- Benzie__ _ ________ .. _______ _ 1978 -- 1974 --

Berrien _______ 1978 -- 1974 -- Branch __________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Calhoun ______________________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Coss ______ . ____________ 1978 -- 1974 -- Charlevoix _ _ ___ 1978 --

Cheboygan __ 

Chippewa __ 

Clore _____ _ 

Clinton _____ _ 

Crawford 

Delfo _______ _ 

Dickinson ___ _ 

Eoton __ " ___ _ 

Emmet ______ _ 

Genesee _ 

1974 

_ __ 1978 

1974 _ _________ 1978 

1974 _ _____________ 1978 

1974 . ______________ 1978 

1974 ______ 1978 

1974 

1978 

1974 

1978 

1974 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-- ____________ 1978_ - 1974_ _____________ 1978_ 

1974_ _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

-

-

-

-

-

Gladwin ___________ . ___________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Gagebic ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Grand Traverse ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Gratiot ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hillsdale ________ _ ________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Houghton _______ _ __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Huron ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Ingham _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Ionia ________ .. _ . ______________ 1978_ - 1974_ losco ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Iron __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Isabella _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Jackson ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Kalamazoo ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Kalkaska _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Kent _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Keweenaw ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - lake _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - lapeer _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

See footnote at end of table. 

118 MICHIGAN 

Forms 

68 237 

64 094 

287 

254 

94 

81 

I 923 

2 044 

450 

487 

268 

250 

430 

436 

93 

86 

1 033 

1 092 

1 168 

I 244 

176 

177 

I 926 

I 959 

I 196 

I 310 

I 307 

I 417 

I 066 

I 107 

247 

219 

221 

178 

369 

320 

313 

346 

I 517 

I 645 

16 

8 

332 

317 

116 

143 

I 398 

1 558 

230 

200 

990 

1 015 

419 

434 

72 

59 

487 

443 

I 334 

1 553 

1 542 

I 719 

212 

206 

1 800 

2 088 

1 067 

I 198 

I 232 

1 380 

237 

225 

92 

83 

999 

I 074 

I 190 

I 250 

976 

1 003 

92 

63 

I 461 

I 603 

5 

3 

126 

122 

I 323 

I 405 

Forms and lond in farms 

All forms 

Average 

Acres in size of form Percent of 

farms (acres) land area 

11 448 182 168 31.5 10 832 234 169 29.8 

55 630 194 12.8 50 624 199 11.7 21 971 234 3.8 

19 155 236 3.3 

261 199 136 49.4 259 515 127 49.1 

79 758 177 22.1 80 646 166 22.3 

63 734 238 20.9 

53 444 214 17.5 

97 685 227 41.6 

81 854 188 34.8 

19 562 210 3.4 

16 633 193 2.9 

180 832 175 51.0 

184 667 169 52.1 

183 759 157 64.2 

166 836 134 58.3 

26 802 152 13.3 

33051 187 16.3 

197 025 102 53.1 

196 077 100 52.8 

242 233 203 74.8 

247 539 189 76.4 

256 095 196 56.4 

270 564 191 59.6 

199 277 187 63.4 

196 264 177 62.5 

47 664 193 18.0 

44 036 201 16.6 

50 395 228 10.9 

46 527 261 10.1 

99 716 270 9.8 

83 530 261 8.2 

71 709 229 19.6 

75 730 219 20.7 

260 251 172 71.1 

262 158 159 71.6 

2 090 131 0.6 

I 520 190 0.4 

92 203 278 12.2 

91 893 290 12.2 

33 390 288 6.9 

39 343 275 8.1 

239 006 171 65.4 

238 527 153 65.3 

47 685 207 16.2 

43 907 220 14.9 

156 560 158 38.1 

149 318 147 36.3 

74 712 178 23.2 

76 461 176 23.8 

10 557 147 1.5 

8 743 148 1.2 

75 990 156 25.7 

64 876 146 21.9 

280 016 210 77.3 

281 624 181 77.7 

263 797 171 68.7 

267 212 155 69.6 

41 659 197 6.4 

40 832 198 6.3 

405 649 225 77.4 

410 442 197 78.3 

226 301 212 63.3 

227 488 190 63.6 

244 245 198 66.4 

250 863 182 68.2 

60079 253 17.3 

57 190 254 16.4 

26 142 284 3.5 

22 363 269 3.0 

201 906 202 55.2 

204 407 190 55.8 

242 219 204 54.2 

245 344 196 54.9 

174 980 179 48.6 

170 617 170 47.4 

19 759 215 5.5 

12 065 192 3.3 

229 513 157 41.8 

226 408 141 41.3 

260 52 0.1 

235 78 0.1 

23 496 186 6.4 

23 429 192 6.4 

233 427 176 55.4 

223 737 159 53.1 

Value of land and buildings' 

(dollars) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

Average 

Acres in size of farm Average Average Average Average Farms farms (acres) per farm per acre per form per acre 

47 796 10 224 206 214 163 311 975 204 613 964 

46 647 9 549 692 205 93 435 553 112 958 552 

173 42 309 245 89 815 513 112 842 548 

141 37 467 266 63 157 317 85 234 321 

65 17 280 266 100 465 430 116480 438 

49 14 109 288 58 407 247 71 673 249 

1 484 237 953 160 143 181 1 028 165 984 1 025 

1 454 225 841 155 72 065 568 87 171 561 

294 64 673 220 72 313 448 81 495 418 

252 55 874 222 52 994 320 68 341 308 

193 54 316 281 164432 690 200 821 707 

191 45 352 237 92 408 432 108 288 456 

361 92 214 255 161 420 746 172 281 752 

323 72 381 224 69 174 368 82 839 370 

46 12 300 267 78 003 371 86 318 323 

43 10 129 236 35 953 186 40860 173 

755 160 381 212 137 053 782 168 516 782 

712 152 924 215 74 901 443 95 343 444 

1 021 177 563 174 199 147 1 230 216 003 1 228 

1 045 158 153 151 90 688 676 102831 679 

113 22 332 198 109 688 755 144905 764 

104 25 184 242 74 073 397 101 135 418 

1 432 178 678 125 121 989 1 221 145 639 1 200 

1 352 173 918 129 75 087 750 92 987 723 

972 230 162 237 163 919 804 182 318 793 

1 030 232 590 226 85 638 453 100667 446 

1 008 237 954 236 153 558 783 180 264 758 

1 019 242 124 238 84 174 441 103 069 434 861 188 639 219 195 751 1 010 226 786 997 

801 178 739 223 93 647 528 116894 524 

154 37 324 242 115 618 660 139 447 671 

122 32 758 269 79 361 395 113 189 422 

128 40 183 314 104 796 443 146 022 451 

103 32 495 315 77 770 298 98 903 313 

256 81 909 320 85 455 303 96 507 298 

196 64 329 328 58 422 224 73 495 224 

215 62 232 289 104 188 511 150 438 517 

210 62823 299 66870 306 89 771 300 

1 237 246 554 199 151 654 911 171 077 882 

1 345 245 296 182

1 

85 211 535 96 187 527 

7 842 120 75 517 578 82 214 683 

5 (D) 148 59 875 315 57400 387 

234 79 979 342 92 990 324 105 556 314 

204 73 963 363 56 047 193 69 373 191 

77 27 304 355 149 725 522 183 231 540 

82 30 868 376 81 021 294 104 549 278 

1 056 221 305 210 151 234 902 182 275 892 

1 067 209 796 197 81 040 529 101 862 518 

125 35 499 284 94 579 470 119 881 436 

111 33 821 305 70 100 319 92 901 305 

692 142 674 206 187 504 1 238 241 026 1 208 

682 132 455 194 116 846 794 147 988 762 

272 60918 224 I II 085 645 142 479 650 

265 60 132 227 58 615 333 73 211 323 

30 6 478 216 53 453 365 68 259 316 

26 5 775 222 32 695 221 48 500 218 

365 65 081 178 203 078 I 250 246 900 I 253 

312 54 260 174 II 1 316 760 140 388 807 

I 171 271 166 232 202 472 991 223 713 995 

1 332 268 807 202 97 153 536 108 479 538 

1 198 246 825 206 163 964 940 195981 932 

1 301 240 952 185 74 888 482 88 307 477 

130 31 921 246 69 847 280 87 596 273 

113 30 566 270 45 597 230 61 885 229 

I 631 396 192 243 271 705 I 233 294 419 1 233 

1 826 395 529 217 104 875 534 116 292 537 

803 207 929 259 219 479 I 054 261 251 I 039 

839 199 354 238 125 622 662 150 627 634 

1 015 231 479 228 163 086 843 183 790 832 

1 089 232 164 213 83 151 457 95 467 448 

158 52 234 331 144 016 589 194 962 584 

144 47 456 330 84 760 333 111 465 338 

59 21 193 359 83 763 295 100 433 280 

54 18 397 341 56 627 210 67 241 197 

779 185 122 238 150 072 745 182 738 757 

832 183 928 221 79 031 415 91 173 412 

839 216 258 258 181 805 852 228 934 839 

816 212 457 260 99 554 507 128 444 493 

734 160 614 219 209 419 1 134 237 451 1 097 

683 145 564 213 116 449 685 141 609 664 

56 15 333 274 128 083 596 161 123 588 

29 7 732 267 60 857 318 86 552 325 

1 119 210 960 189 176 006 1 061 199 356 1 054 

I 105 198 858 180 87 856 622 109 959 611 

- - - 9 900 190 - - 2 (D) 78 17 667 226 20 500 265 

69 15 520 225 81 863 414 95 734 421 

60 15 549 259 44 738 233 57 933 224 

886 206 000 233 220 450 1 237 255 991 1 123 

898 194015 216 113 595 713 150 399 696 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 1. Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974 -Con. 

leelanau ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ lenawee ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ livingstan _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ luce _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Mackinac _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Macamb ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Manistee _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Marque"e ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ Mason - _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Mecosta - ______________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Menominee ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Midland - ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Missaukee ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Manroe - _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Montcolm - _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Montmorency _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Muskegon - ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Newaygo _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Oaklond - ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Oceana - _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Ogemaw ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Ontonagon - ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Osceola - _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oscoda _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Otsego _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

ONawa _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Presque Isle ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Roscommon ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Saginow ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ St Clair _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

St Joseph _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sanilac _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ SChaolcraft ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Shiawassee ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tuscalo _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Von Buren ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Washtenaw ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Wayne _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Wextord ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Farms not on malilisL __________ 1978 __ 

Forms 

420 

441 

1 840 2056 

792 

790 

30 

29 

87 

86 

838 

872 

341 

300 

101 

80 

496 

532 

687 

633 

488 

488 

524 

580 

361 

358 

1 529 

1 702 

1 210 

1 310 

110 

108 

493 

465 

807 

823 

620 

609 

772 

779 

303 

304 

149 

147 

546 

554 

80 

87 

151 

132 

1 588 1 616 

347 

388 

31 

23 

1 817 

2044 

1 316 

1 468 

1 083 

1 169 

1 969 

2300 54 

43 

1 384 1 476 

1 563 

1 798 

1 615 

1 700 

1 362 

1 327 

463 

441 

227 

232 

7 811 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms: see text. 

Farms and land in forms 

All farms 

Average 

Acres in size of farm Percenf of 

forms (acres) land area 

72 351 172 32.8 

70 373 160 31.9 

373 727 203 77.5 

373 081 181 77.4 

136 212 172 37.2 

140 645 178 38.4 

11 402 3BO 20

11 621 401 2.0 1 

27 861 320 4.3 

23487 273 3.6 

89489 107 29.1 

89073 102 29.0 

57 183 168 16.2 

55 675 186 15.7 

27814 275 2.41 24 761 310 2.1 

87 234 176 27.8 

89911 169 28.7 

139 885 204 39.0 

126 297 200 35.2 

146 332 300 22.0 

144 844 297 21.8 

94 386 180 28.4 

88253 152 26.5 

100 823 279 27.9 

86 501 242 23.9 

231 839 152 65.0 

232 022 136 65.1 

243 125 201 53.4 

240 034 183 52.7 

27048 246 7.6 

24 500 227 6.9 

87 218 177 27.2 81 648 176 25.5 133 266 165 24.5 

127 166 155 23.4 

77 107 124 13.9 86 549 142 15.6 125 734 163 36.7 

125 560 161 36.6 

73 732 243 20.21 70449 232 19.3 41 572 279 4.9 37 105 252 4.4 125 053 229 33.6 117 288 212 31.5 17 110 214 4.7 20827 239 5.8 

41 490 275 12.3 35 308 267 10.5 

190645 120 52.9 174 445 108 48.4 89310 257 21.5 86633 223 20.9 6456 208 1.9 6 537 284 2.0 334 821 184 64.3 332 874 163 63.9 

206 258 157 43.9 202 340 138 43.1 

223 042 206 68.9 226013 193 69.8 447 673 227 72.8 421 441 183 68.5 14 250 264 1.9 14499 337 1.9 

252001 182 72.9 242 140 164 70.1 344 694 221 66.1 335 408 187 64.3 

206 380 128 53.5 212 717 125 55.1 235 477 173 51.7 226 138 170 49.7 33450 72 8.6 

37489 85 9.7 44031 194 12.3 42 888 185 12.0 

409 763 52 (X) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Average 

Ai;res in size of form I Forms forms (acres) 

338 63 917 189 

329 58 730 179 

1 548 362 597 234 

1 714 354 145 207 

547 122 893 225 

523 122 365 234 

18 9 154 

19 8 561 ~I 64 24340 380 

54 19 248 356 

623 81 051 130 

619 78 236 126 

216 43 8BO 203 

180 40689 226 

48 17036 355 

37 15964 431 

360 77 178 214 

367 77 495 211 

434 113 150 261 

396 100 956 255 

360 126928 353 

371 126 737 342 

401 84 609 211 

410 78 156 191 

279 91 218 327 

273 75 847 278 

1 271 223 502 176 

1 385 222 813 161 

856 217 134 254 

938 211 250 225 

74 23 375 316 

73 20 597 282 1 346 78 316 226 

263 66 779 254 

560 109 996 196 

516 97 764 189 

380 64 121 169 367 69380 189 

605 112 119 185 

566 108 373 191 

217 65 173 300 1 

200 61 317 307 

101 33 335 330 

90 27988 311 

352 101 9BO 290 

329 90 376 275 59 14 364 243 

62 17445 281 

93 30 189 325 87 28933 333 

1 222 176 394 144 1 191 154 791 130 

249 75937 305 237 66 234 279 16 4 923 308 10 4 522 452 1 554 322425 207 1 783 322 579 181 

946 184 908 195 933 169 243 181 

891 212454 238 910 208032 229 1 659 428 463 258 1 880 396 265 211 37 11 711 317 27 12464 462 1 125 239 677 213 1 143 221 743 194 1 286 327 334 255 1 446 312 190 216 

1 231 185933 151 1 148 181 150 158 1 036 220 485 213 974 203340 209 317 28652 90 

305 31 889 105 126 31 786 252 123 29 326 238 

1 678 187 787 112 

V oueo I f 10 n a d nd buildings' (dallors) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

Average Average Average Average 

per form per acre per form per ocre 

169 627 1 010 194 388 1 038 

89 435 560 106 878 599 

266 652 1 318 307 104 1 315 

125 083 689 142935 692 

222019 1 293 273802 I 215 

156 605 880 195637 836 

166 676 439

1 

200 165 394 

84 069 210 100 053 222 

106 897 334 127 740 336 

58035 213 74463 209 

195 558 1 857 222 428 1 738 

124 413 I 218 147 237 I 165 

98844 615 122 555 638 

63540 342 81 806 362 

119 155 433 115 573 326 

62500 202 61 919 144 

115 105 656 141 455 688 

61 023 361 74695 354 

119596 656 146 271 665 

58 581 294 72 684 285 

III 659 371 130 012 372 

67973 229 78210 229 

178 298 1 071 1 220 275 1 134 

BOI43 527 99 678 523 

162 846 557 189 016 575 

74 120 307 84 377 304 

243 412 1 583 280 250 1 573 

123 892 909 143 274 891 

156 395 743 200 654 762 

66 005 360 80 940 359 

123 119 548 150 481 540 

74 611 329 1 94 110 

147 293 877 192727 ~I 84 824 483 124053 489 

112 265 645 120 920 621 

65588 424 84163 444 

266 954 2 170 337935 2024 

199 123 1 401 255259 1 350 

122 183 723 141 723 729 

65 112 404 78504 410 

131 788 5401 158 618 541 

79 141 342 103 620 338 

69400 260 83 964 264 

45 952 182 53600 172 

99 584 461 123088 450 

61 756 292 80 535 293 

117 093 547 133 816 550 85 759 358 101 484 361 

129 570 456 146772 446 

73629 275 87 161 262 

145 623 1 210 168 454 1 173 

80350 744 96343 741 

107 553 378 126631 391 59961 269 77 928 279 103 625 498 132994 432 86783 305 104 700 232 

198 717 1 095 220 875 1 090 112740 692 124 769 690 163 875 1 104 203 350 1 092 102 820 746 130 274 718 

189 677 993 220 707 993 89416 462 105 134 460 212 156 931 239 116 929 95 753 523 109 521 520 97 921 371 119256 377 68 860 204 85444 185 153 645 875 172 796 867 94522 576 110249 568 313 584 1 354 367 066 1 361 126870 680 149 278 691 

137900 1 039 160 243 1 022 76 519 612 95045 602 245034 1 391 290229 1 329 146 726 861 177 396 850 170 471 2 519 191 461 2 282 175 748 2 067 200 790 1 920 108494 562 147414 575 59 418 321 78 301 328 

71 565 1 364 137 964 1 233 

MICHIGAN 119 
Table 2. land Use: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

A1cona ___________________________ _ 

- Alger _____________________________ _ Allegan ___________________________ _ -

- Alpena ___________________________ _ 

- Antrim ___________________________ _ Arenac ___________________________ _ - Borogo - ___________________________ _ 

Borry - ____________________________ _ 

- Boy ______________________________ _ 

- Benzie ____________________________ _ 

-

Berrien ___________________________ _ 

- Branch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ - Coss _____________________________ _ -

- Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

- Cheboygan ________________________ _ 

- Chippewa _________________________ _ 

- Clare ____________________________ _ 

-- Clinton __________________________ _ 

-- Crawford ________________________ _ 

--

Delta ____________________________ _ 

-- Dickinson ________________________ _ Eaton -- ___________________________ _ 

-- Emmet __________________________ _ 

Genesee _________________________ _ --

-- Gladwin _________________________ _ 

-- G0gebic _________________________ _ 

-- Grand Traverse ___________________ _ Gratiot __________________________ _ --

-- Hillsdale _________________________ _ 

-- Houghton ________________________ _ 

-- Huron ___________________________ _ 

-- Ingham __________________________ _ Ionia ____________________________ _ --

-- losco ____________________________ _ 

-- Iroo _____________________________ _ 

-- Isobello __________________________ _ Jackson _________________________ _ -- Kalamazoo -- _______________________ _ 

-- Kalkaska ________________________ _ --

Kent ____________________________ _ 

-- Keweenaw _______________________ _ 

lake ____________________________ _ -- lOp€er __________________________ _ --

-- leelonau _________________________ _ 

-- lenawee _________________________ _ 

-- Uvingston ________________________ _ 

-- Luce ____________________________ _ Mackinac ________________________ _ --

Macomb -- _________________________ _ 

-- Manistee ________________________ _ Marquette -- _______________________ _ Moson __________________________ _ -- Mecosta -- _________________________ _ Menominee -- __ _____________________ _ 

Midland _________________________ _ -- Missaukee -- _______________________ _ Monroe __________________________ _ -- Montcalm ________________________ _ --

-- Montmorency ____________________ _ 

-- Muskegon _______________________ _ Newaygo _________________________ _ 

--

- Oakland __________________________ _ Oceano ___________________________ _ - Ogemow __________________________ _ - Ontonagon - ________________________ _ Osc80Ia ___________________________ _ -

Oscoda - ___________________________ _ Otsego ___________________________ _ - Ottowa ___________________________ _ -

- Presque Isle _______________________ _ Roscommon - _______________________ _ Saginaw __________________________ _ -

- 5t Clair ___________________________ _ 

- 5t Joseph _________________________ _ Sanilac ___________________________ _ -

- Schoolcraft ________________________ _ 

- Shiawossee _______________________ _ - Tuscola ___________________________ _ 

Von Buren - ________________________ _ 

Washtenow - _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ - Wexford - __________________________ _ 

-

Forms not on moil lisL ______________ _ 

-

120 MICHIGAN 

Total 

Forms 

66 105 

286 

90 I 878 

440 

255 

424 

92 

I 021 

I 153 

173 

1 899 

I 157 1 271 

I 037 

241 

214 

366 

301 

I 500 

16 

321 

114 I 377 

225 

966 

414 

69 

480 

1 311 

I 497 

212 

I 742 

I 038 

I 209 

234 

91 

975 

I 153 

942 

88 

I 429 

4 

123 

I 300 

418 

I 787 

763 

30 

83 

B17 

335 

9B 

487 

675 

483 

508 

360 

I 495 

I IB9 

108 

489 

796 

558 

762 

299 

147 

537 

79 

147 

I 540 

341 

30 

I 794 

I 288 

I 050 

I 934 

51 

I 361 

1 537 

I 593 

I 324 

436 

223 

7 025 

Harvested 

Acres Forms 

8 664 886 62951 

35 204 272 11 399 86 205 331 I 782 

49 759 425 39 424 246 73 517 418 8 807 80 131 229 975 

158 282 1 144 12 802 164 

153 501 1 860 184 715 I 136 192 988 1 237 148 632 995 

29 413 231 

29 167 207 

70069 351 

43 952 284 211 913 I 473 I 037 14 

46 163 305 15 671 112 187 974 I 347 

25 534 222 

132 430 940 

50 537 401 5 010 65 50 286 472 

236 237 1 295 

204 537 1 448 

22 844 203 

350 764 I 721 180 932 999 

192 331 I 184 

34 678 226 12 193 90 157 150 943 

175 385 I 101 132 507 903 11 858 83 

179 055 1 382 

68 2 13 154 116 183 353 I 245 

40 750 410 

324 870 1 749 102 352 722 7690 27 16792 80 

75 327 797 

32494 329 

10215 94 61 308 471 

91 105 653 

74 716 472 

71 404 494 

65 124 347 

209343 I 465 

182 467 I 164 

16 327 101 

60651 464 

91 824 774 

52867 488 

84 793 747 

47287 294 

19217 143 

79 383 516 

10 541 75 

20 474 144 

149992 I 484 

51 411 332 

4 661 28 

283 286 I 767 

178 248 I 235 

178 622 I 008 

388 190 1 899 

7904 50 

207 117 I 337 

295 949 1 513 

150 657 I 550 

190 170 I 268 

27 455 410 

27 542 208 

282 569 5 657 

Cropland 

Used only for posture In cover crops On which all c raps failed 

Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

6 953 675 22 895 759 707 9371 215 480 3868 75 541 

18 577 181 II 951 30 780 30 566 8 113 42 2670 9 171 2 (D) 161 725 594 13 887 301 6 123 159 3690 33 241 225 9257 67 I 275 56 962 25 470 101 5754 63 2930 26 837 

59 491 110 3 845 70 I 805 47 I 545 

4 821 62 2 828 14 271 6 189 

97 763 489 16257 171 3 518 43 701 

148 160 100 2 380 93 I 836 48 I 039 

7874 44 2 105 37 696 6 84 

122 756 323 7 202 378 6894 145 2 595 

156 136 352 10 628 185 4034 58 975 

151 254 551 20328 220 5 258 53 840 

117 695 445 16917 182 4734 57 1 433 

19 545 131 6464 49 1 003 23 240 

16 983 127 8607 17 441 21 459 

46046 227 14 883 40 I 516 64 I 756 

26950 161 11 593 35 I 172 24 575 

179 548 424 9 743 261 5 422 85 I 187 

315 7 (D) 3 80 3 (D) 

29 103 191 11 472 42 1 578 40 593 

11 355 68 3016 17 934 7 59 

150 844 494 15 476 248 5613 48 I 305 

16 549 137 6430 31 644 23 294 

110 175 261 6920 125 4 220 65 I 128 

34 858 222 9746 52 1 310 30 671 

3307 44 1 349 3 (D) 3 18 

38 119 125 4352 82 2 213 31 553 

209 105 249 9 134 196 5 208 53 962 

173 331 439 11 100 215 3 614 116 1 857 

12 557 121 5435 47 1 453 28 424 

309 874 454 17326 164 3 532 86 1 725 

151 990 347 II 130 145 3 512 28 255 

157 622 435 14 022 186 4 710 27 658 

23 701 125 7099 28 520 28 658 

7 620 49 2 754 11 881 1 (D) 

128 362 334 11 951 167 3 753 61 1 251 

139 676 457 14807 192 3 655 26 279 

110087 296 6995 174 4 747 40 764 

7320 33 I 373 21 603 8 239 

145 6051 560 16349 226 5 563 45 670 

(D) 2 (D) - - - - 6321 77 4 161 26 644 18 251 

144 324 556 16684 166 4079 97 2 428 

28639 82 3 788 79 1 784 16 194 

296 952 296 7 721 138 2 516 71 1 331 

79681 331 10046 112 2 044 ~2 1 090 

2 813 19 4017 2 (D) 7 5B6 

10 706 52 3 776 B 164 17 917 

61 443 211 4971 64 I 341 58 955 

19 302 121 4499 92 I 908 27 345 

6 715 57 2368 21 425 5 90 

44 755 172 6 184 108 2869 29 503 

62 277 296 11 632 161 4 556 55 I 318 

56451 295 12882 44 954 23 293 

62 71B 120. 3670 57 I 284 23 395 

48 927 192 9857 77 I B89 40 720 

195 770 133 1 908 145 2 131 64 I 06B 

142 710 412 12870 304 7 774 84 I 526 

10972 63 2 745 24 572 17 519 

48 568 184 4 482 BB 2 150 41 774 

66822 357 II 693 137 2 800 52 999 

35 969 223 6935 57 1 346 16 282 

59 203 234 8 515 222 5 106 56 638 

35404 143 7743 38 683 24 612 

12 715 93 4 874 16 261 6 83 

53659 314 17408 89 I 686 42 809 

6 264 55 3328 12 170 6 107 

11 527 72 4 506 28 1 145 35 707 

119 274 575 14 581 182 4 130 100 I 371 

32 989 224 13 124 29 1 349 33 880 

(D) 18 2344 1 (D) I (D) 

266 021 232 5617 141 2483 55 948 

132 399 495 15003 140 4 104 107 2 765 

150012 392 10 856 174 4686 32 384 

324 981 670 23 821 244 6875 146 4 597 

4 595 32 2 545 I (D) 5 570 

179 473 371 9 631 251 4 798 58 I 245 

264 116 367 II 174 207 5 058 63 I 339 

I II 405 390 9873 287 7 113 109 2842 

160 191 518 15 123 147 3 629 48 872 

23 501 55 668 18 307 21 512 

18057 106 4628 59 I 378 26 308 

179 446 3 151 61 539 578 8 900 333 3 227 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
TobIe 2. Land Use: 1978 -Con. 

~I--~~--------~----------------~-------r------~ Cropland Woodlo d - Con. n OIlIer pasturelond Lond in house lots, ponds, 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

Aleona ___________________________ _ 

-

-

=a~======== - Alpena == == == == == == == ==== == ________________________ - __ _ Antrim - ___________________________ _ 

- Arenae ___________________________ _ Boraga ___________________________ _ - Borry ______________ - - _____________ _ 

-

-

-

Boy ________________ - _____________ _ Benzie __________________________ ---

Berrien ___________________________ _ Branch ___________________________ _ - Calhoun __________________________ _ - (0$$ ______ .... ______________________ _ -

- Charlevoix ________________________ _ Cheboygan - ________________________ _ Chippewa _________________________ _ -

Clare - _____________________________ _ Clinton ___________________________ _ - Crawford - _________________________ _ 

- Dena _____________________________ _ 

- Dickinson _________________________ _ 

- Eaton ____________________________ _ Emmet ___________________________ _ - Genesee - __________________________ _ 

Gladwin - __________________________ _ Gogebic __________________________ _ - Grand Traverse - ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ - Hillsdale __________________________ _ -

-

Hooghton _________________________ _ Huron ____________________________ _ - Ingham ___________________________ _ - Ionia _____________________________ _ -

- losco _____________________________ _ lron ______________________________ _ -

- lsabella ___________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Kalamazoo ________________________ _ Kalkaska _________________________ _ -

-

Kent _____________________________ _ 

Keweenaw - ________________________ _ 

- lake _____________________________ _ lapeer ___________________________ _ - leelanau __________________________ _ - lenawee __________________________ _ - livingston _________________________ _ -

- luce ______________________________ _ 

Mackinac _________________________ _ Macomb __________________________ _ -

- Manistee _________________________ _ Marquette ________________________ _ - Mason ___________________________ _ - Mecosta __________________________ _ - Menominee ________________________ _ - Midland - __________________________ _ MissQukee _________________________ _ 

- Monroe ____________________________ _ 

Monlcalm __________________________ _ Montmorency ______________________ _ 

Muskegon _________________________ _ Newaygo __________________________ _ Oakland ___________________________ _ Oceana ____________________________ _ Ogemaw ___________________________ _ 

Onlonagan _________________________ _ O'ceala ____________________________ _ Oscoda ____________________________ _ Otsego ____________________________ _ 

Ottowa ____________________________ _ 

Presque Isle ________________________ _ Roscommon ________________________ _ Saginaw ___________________________ _ St Clair ___________________________ _ 

-

i:,;,r::"_~========== SchoalcrafL ________________________ == == == == == == ===='= _ Shlawassee ________________________ _ Tuscala ____________________________ _ 

Van Buren _________________________ _ 

Wa,hlenow ________________________ _ Wayne ____________________________ _ Wexford ___________________________ _ 

Farms nat on mallllsl ________________ _ 

In cultivated summer 

follow 

Forms Acres 

7685 174 tul 

68 1 386 

9 (D) 

206 5043 

106 2 188 

31 519 

96 2672 

7 61 

151 3 112 

76 1 218 

10 215 

142 2424 

78 1 755 

125 3 192 

37 653 

31 539 

23 645

1 54 1 000 

41 591 

233 5 539 

4 44 

52 1 227 

12 137 

270 5409 

25 301 

140 3336 

72 1477 

2 (D) 

44 861 

152 3984 

143 2 725 

35 450 

241 6812 

176 4239

207 4768 1 

60 1 400 

8 (D) 

161 3 758 

141 3681 

83 1 956 

14 208 

160 2 960 

1 (D) 

23 530 

238 5 798 

33 441 

172 4314 

111 3019 

5 115 

11 248 

125 2 095 

58 825 

4 63 

81 2410 

134 2 812 

34 798 

33 853 

62 1 147 

67 1 755 

253 6083 

17 668 

49 677 

113 2974 

57 1 594 

133 2 520 

47 1 289 

8 201 

75 I 412 

7 123 

22 459 

127 2929 

60 1 026 

4 74 

110 1 909 

342 10501 

59 1 853 

469 13 989 

5 (D) 

182 4656 

155 3 323 

124 2030 

107 2 615 

23 507 

30 496 

189 679 

Idle 

Farms kres 

18621 485881 

63 1 944 

17 330 660 14863 

115 2836 

87 3914 

152 4 159 

25 637 

348 9 878 

181 3649 

51 1 828 

709 11 630 

394 11 187 

416 12 116 

282 7200 

65 1 622 

56 2032 

90 4868 

92 3071 

470 10474 

3 189 

71 2 190 

10 170 

391 9 327 

38 1 316 

235 6651 

99 2 475 

15 305 

164 4 188 

300 7844 

546 11 910 

83 2 525 

386 11 495 

302 9806 

397 10551 

57 1 300 

15 783 

288 8075 

371 13287 

280 7958 

41 2 115 

370 7908 

1 (D) 

37 1 247 

364 10040 

180 5904 

437 12036 

210 6472 

3 (D) 

24 981 

234 4522 

168 5615 

15 554 

147 4 587 

246 8510 

115 3338 

112 2484 

100 2584 

308 6 711 

430 11 504 

20 851 

168 4000 

247 6536 

150 6741 

299 8 811 

59 1 556 

37 1 083 

151 4409 

15 549 

43 2 130 

368 7 707 

47 2043 

6 152 

304 6308 

425 13476 

326 10831 

504 13927 

7 141 

345 7314 

352 10939 

662 17394 

333 7740 

99 1 960 

85 2675 

1 703 28 778 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Postured 

Forms Acres 

8996 3040 659 

101 6466 

30 2353 

231 53D3 

138 7347 

60 4051 

102 4002 

25 1 490 

156 3534

75 2 911 1 

32 941 

122 1 782 

200 6 145 

192 5898 

189 4626 

73 2 655 

64 5 565 

96 5 157 

93 6062 

155 3499 

7 236 

106 7 615 

51 2276 

195 3 567 

69 4021 

86 1 203 

147 8433 

20 761 

43 865 

121 3 543 

187 4 753 

66 3377 

201 6479 

128 2699 

166 4379 

69 10 456 

51 589D 

169 5467 

191 5944 

83 2536 

10 393 

167 3655 

- - 37 1 894 

168 5745 

44 3 D33 

123 3435 

99 289D 

13 1 147 

31 1 802 

66 1 299 

60 2435 

35 3 D89 

63 1 653 

129 5500 

142 10 317 

84 3038 

92 6764 

68 899 166 3981 

39 2234 

77 4049 

150 564S 

64 2 158 

102 3494 

117 8 153 

77 10853 

154 8444 

26 1 389 

47 4 794 

157 4805 

143 10495 

5 322 

135 3968 

141 3238 

147 3705 

232 8222 

21 2 131 

110 1 619 

184 4982 

185 4989 

176 3 160 

18 366 

42 2027 

560 8 161 

Not pastured and rangeland roods, wastelond, etc. 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Form, Al:.res 

30 646 1 Z39 651 7 352 325 232 52 0504 877 7504 

147 8808 41 2652 186 2 SOO 

68 6339 14 731 65 1 149 

803 22 350 222 6004 1 505 22 211 

267 15699 49 2520 301 4433 

171 13 738 42 2417 200 4 104 

239 12630 46 3403 301 4 133 

67 7 747 17 775 65 743 

610 20 4951 191 7885 837 17689 

295 9480 37 3 189 707 9897 

114 6986 22 2 078 136 3995 

760 15820 128 4570 1 549 21 352 

589 23 802 189 6787 931 20 784 

651 23 102 234 8701 1 039 25 406 

538 20 637 143 6752 841 18630 

163 9837 45 2075 198 3684 

109 8953 33 3 79D 157 2920 

213 15046 38 4690 244 47504 

151 10 501 71 6604 215 4590 

751 18993 154 5934 1 214 19912 

11 (D) 8 746 - -

224 27087 68 5 911 231 5427 

86 13232 16 533 68 1 678 

707 20 681 234 6924 1 093 19860 

144 11 634 45 2625 174 3871 

443 11 514 68 1 795 734 9618 

182 8864 64 3 195 318 3683 

38 2206 21 1 964 48 616 

281 14 160 60 2339 364 8 3040 

tul 19 163 103 4 778 947 16295 

797 23 225 223 6395 1 267 24887 

147 10752 34 1 334 163 3352 

612 21 031 116 4997 1 292 22 378 

489 17494 160 6789 861 18387 

675 19871 229 9531 985 18133 

109 9460 24 1 254 167 4231 

49 5743 11 660 59 1 656 

521 19783 116 5081 746 14425 

581 19472 214 14754 960 26664 

413 18296 110 4206 781 17435 

65 2904 25 2288 71 2316 

663 21 3761 179 5 651 1 094 19776 

3 80 1 (D) 3 (D) 

79 5 108 16 1 174 107 2 166 

630 20 791 124 3525 1 023 20 013 

310 16329 76 2807 337 9432 

700 20 705 156 3639 1 330 21 078 

385 11 768 149 5664 634 13538 

16 1 840 2 (D) 14 652 

56 5356 13 3 190 55 721 

248 5293 65 1 499 590 6071 

228 15945 45 1 846 261 4463 

72 10902 15 1 758 66 1 85D 

282 14074 60 3228 379 6971 

416 25 700 119 5026 543 12 5504 

369 50 568 74 5004 324 5727 

236 11 939 40 1 801 348 6204 

185 11 201 65 11090 254 6644 

471 8937 63 1 067 1 005 11 593 

641 31 768 145 5054 903 19855 

58 3933 14 3302 87 1 252 

264 11 431 53 3418 361 7669 

421 19 188 123 4972 596 11 637 

190 6744 68 5906 468 9432 419 19 177 103 3 795 630 14475 153 10 818 53 3 732 224 3742 

94 9361 6 518 97 1 623 319 19009 109 7469 408 10748 

53 3 757 11 520 63 903 96 12071 30 2955 113 1 196 507 17046 170 3630 1 134 15 172 

212 18281 73 5520 214 3603 15 973 6 177 12 323 755 24295 98 4944 I 240 18328 568 11 945 114 2 897 930 9930 514 16951 127 4483 815 19281 787 20 062 161 6233 1 444 24966 34 2 159 14 1 370 43 686 665 17577 110 3 109 1 068 22 579 638 18888 107 5076 1 123 19799 793 21 007 143 6312 1 278 23415 604 16884 183 5 871 1 069 19392 94 1 664 20 864 280 3 101 154 8303 26 1 383 177 4776 

2370 70 166 366 4768 6879 44 099 

MICHIGAN 121 
Table 3. Irrigation: 1978 

I Irrig a ted Ia n d acco rd' mo t 0 use land In Irrigated forms 

All Fanns Total Harvested cropland Pastureland Other land Ac ... s of 

Acres of harve.ted 

Form. Acre. Forms Acre. Forms Acre. Forms Ac .... Ac .... cropland cropland 

Michigan ________ ~ _________ _ 3 192 226208 3136 222 946 .co 716 145 2 S46 901 476 696857 589 533 

AIcona ____________________________ _ 

=on====== Alpena == ====== == ==== ==== == === ___________________________ _ 

Antrim ___________________________ _ 

Arenoc ___________________________ _ 

Boraga ___________________________ _ 

Borry ____________________________ _ 

Boy -------------------------------

2 (0) 2 (0) - - 1 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

4 30 4 30 - - - - 782 214 121 

119 4542 114 4372 2 (0) 11 (0) 22293 16502 12928 

- 17 168 17 (0) - - 1 (0) 2924 1 645 723 

- 25 2003 25 (0) - - 1 (0) 9779 7003 4905 

- 8 702 7 (0) - - 1 (0) 4793 3 707 2908 

- 1 (0) 1 (0) - - I (0) (0) (0) (0) 

- 30 2059 30 (0) - - 1 (0) 7975 6017 5292 

- 56 3888 56 3888 - - - - 14056 11 661 11 335 Benzie ____________________________ _ 

- 24 613 24 (0) - - 2 (0) 6 127 2 770 1 989 

Berrien ___________________________ _ Branch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Cass _____________________________ _ 

Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

Cheboygan ________________________ _ Chippewa _________________________ _ 

Clare _____________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Crawford _________________________ _ 

- 233 6595 229 6536 - - 12 59 38 817 31 829 27182 

- 113 18826 113 18826 - - - - 58 996 48 063 42227 

- 54 6242 53 (0) 1 (0) - - 27455 22 110 18988 

- 78 8352 77 (0) 1 (0) - - 36 063 28957 23519 

- 7 20 5 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 681 243 159 

- 9 188 9 108 2 (0) 2 (0) 1 561 373 135 

- 3 (0) 3 (0) - - - - 965 538 393 

- 4 14 4 14 - - - - 106 18 16 

- 35 2 126 34 1 995 - - 5 131 9a.co 7950 6933 

- 1 (0) 1 (0) - - - - (0) (0) (0) 

Defta _____________________________ _ 

DIckinson _________________________ _ Eaton ____________________________ _ 

Emmet ___________________________ _ 

Genesee __________________________ _ 

Gladwin __________________________ _ 

- 12 179 12 (0) - - 1 (0) 4647 2041 983 

- 9 996 9 (0) - - 2 (0) 3999 2111 1 500 

- 33 2370 32 2 179 1 (0) 3 (0) 7950 6590 5881 

- 17 311 17 (0) - - 1 (0) 3455 1663 1 304 

- 30 1 293 30 (0) - - 1 (0) 7629 5826 3954 

- 1 (0) 1 (0) - - - - (0) (0) (0) 

Gogeblc __________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- 80 2720 79 2593 - - 10 127 12079 7843 6445 

- 26 936 26 924 - - 4 12 3851 29.co 2657 

- 37 3913 36 3880 - - 4 33 17 218 13961 12625 

HOlJ9hton _________________________ _ Huran ____________________________ _ 

Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Ionia _____________________________ _ 

losco __ ___________________________ _ lron ______________________________ _ 

Isabella ___________________________ _ 

Jockson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

Kalkaska _________________________ _ 

- 16 63 16 (0) - - 1 (0) 1 777 594 257 

- 15 438 14 (0) 1 (0) - - 3222 2471 2015 

- 32 2192 31 (0) - - 2 (0) 17284 14217 13354 

- 39 2834 38 2692 1 (0) 2 (0) 12894 10 173 8 195 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) - - - - (0) (0) (0) 

- 5 343 5 343 - - - - 2326 1 164 560 

- 16 9.co 16 9.co - - - - 4656 2779 2055 

- 44 7073 44 6967 2 (0) 3 (0) 27391 20 487 18375 

- 112 7062 112 6992 - - 3 70 28785 23008 20 436 

- 5 480 5 (0) - - 1 (0) 1 576 950 656 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

Keweenow ________________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ 

lapeer ___________________________ _ leelanau __________________________ _ 

lenowee __________________________ _ llvfngston _________________________ _ luCl _____________________________ _ 

Mockinoc _________________________ _ 

Macomb __________________________ _ 

- 125 5503 124 (0) - - 4 (0) 22800 17803 15424 

- 1 (0) 1 (0) - - - - (0) (0) (0) 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) - - - - (0) (0) (0) 

- 44 2439 41 2389 3 26 3 24 9491 7555 5801 

- 79 2492 78 2474 - - 3 18 18 181 10194 7973 

- 34 3 174 34 3 174 - - - - 15463 14472 13 718 

- 39 I 856 36 I 787 3 (0) 3 (0) 5 526 4088 3092 

- 1 (0) 1 (0) - - - - (0) , (0) (0) 

- 1 (0) - - - - 1 (0) (0) (0) -

- 83 1 847 81 1 762 I (0) 3 (0) 7036 5969 4982 

Monist .. _________________________ _ 

Marquette ________________________ _ 

Malon ___________________________ _ Mecosta __________________________ _ 

Menominee ______________ - ____ - -_ ---

Midland __________________________ _ Mll$oukee ________________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Montcalm _________________________ _ 

- 65 2547 64 2506 - - 5 41 15 957 9796 6955 

- 5 15 5 15 - - - - 2524 818 522 

- 48 1 949 48 (0) - - 1 (0) 13424 10141 7916 

- 16 4756 15 4696 1 (0) - - 9672 7472 6555 

- 7 158 5 (0) - - 2 (0) 2838 1 512 1 124 

- 6 391 6 391 - - - - 4 321 3470 3340 

- 22 1 420 22 (0) - - 2 (0) 8031 5884 4952 

- 46 2900 45 (0) 1 (0) - - 12 653 11800 10678 

- 129 22966 129 22 966 - - - - 62638 50 338 43 523 

Montmorency _____________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

MUlkegon ________________________ _ 

Newaygo _________________________ _ Ookland __________________________ _ Oceano ___________________________ _ 

Ogemow ____________ -_____________ _ Ontonagon ________________________ _ Osceolo ___________________________ _ Oscoda ___________________________ _ 

Otaego ___________________________ _ Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

- 50 1 362 50 (0) - - 2 (0) 9661 6657 6172 

- 42 4 123 42 3839 2 (0) 2 (0) 14616 10380 7958 

- 63 777 61 (0) 2 (0) - - 4 141 2 777 1 957 

- 78 2745 76 2689 2 (0) 6 (0) 27600 20 626 16308 

- 5 19 5 19 - - - - 167 95 19 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- 13 747 13 (0) - - 1 (0) 4856 4041 3 371 

- 2 (0) 1 (0) - - 1 (0) (0) (0) (0) 

- 3 (0) 3 (0) - - - - 525 274 192 

- 219 7341 218 7204 2 (0) 7 (0) 28 160 21 287 16571 

Presque lilt _______________________ _ Roscommon _______________________ _ 

Saglnow __________________________ _ 

St Clair ___________________________ _ St Joseph _________________________ _ 

Sonllac __________ -_ -- __ ------------ Schaoicroft ________ ----------------- Shlowa .... _______________________ _ 

Tuscolo __________ -_ ---------------- Von Buren ________________________ _ WOlhtenow _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Wexford ____________ ---------------

- 6 162 6 162 - - - - 4 223 1 802 1 285 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) - - - - (0) (0) (0) 

- 33 961 33 961 - - - - 7360 5653 5 122 

- 19 604 18 519 1 (0) 3 (0) 2830 2328 1 660 

- 180 40366 179 .co 269 3 (0) 3 (0) 85395 75066 67333 

- 19 938 17 (0) 2 (0) - - 6284 5 202 4040 

- 1 (0) 1 (0) - - - - (0) (0) (0) 

- 18 1 193 15 I 174 1 (0) 2 (0) 5 593 4502 3960 

- 22 2235 21 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 12 191 10 2.co 9507 

- 147 12591 146 12533 - - 8 58 46 364 36037 30 581 

- 59 3692 58 (0) 1 (0) - - 13 575 12084 10520 

- 60 559 59 (0) - - 2 (0) 5449 4661 3688 

- 9 269 7 206 2 (0) 3 (0) 2501 1 473 969 

Form, not on moll "'t _______________ _ - 35 280 35 280 - - - - 3 500 1 050 280 

122 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 4. Farms by Tenure of Operator: 1978 

All forms Form. wiIh sales of $2,500 or more 

All Farms Percent of Percent of 

Total Full owners Port owners Tenants tenancy Total Full owners Part owners Tenonts tenancy 

Michigan _________________ _ 68 237 43 167 20 626 4444 6.5 47796 26 117 18292 3387 7.1 - Alcono ___________________________ _ Alger _____________________________ _ 

Allegan ___________________________ _ Alpena ____________________________ _ 

Antrim ____________________________ _ Arenoc ____________________________ _ 

8aroga ____________________________ _ 80rry _____________________________ _ 

Boy ______________________________ _ 

Benzie ____________________________ _ 

287 183 92 12 4.2 173 87 80 6 3.5 - 26 I 1.5 - 94 61 32 I J.J 65 38 

1 923 1 248 580 95 4.9 I 484 867 539 78 5.3 - 450 333 111 6 1.3 294 191 98 5 1.7 

268 175 82 11 4.1 193 111 73 9 4.7 

430 228 173 29 6.7 361 174 162 25 6.9 

93 65 27 I 1.1 46 26 20 - -

1 033 692 300 41 4.0 755 448 272 35 4.6 

1 168 592 453 123 10.5 1 021 465 437 119 11.7 - 2.8 113 80 29 4 3.5 - 176 133 38 5 

Berrien ___________________________ _ Bronch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ Cass _____________________________ _ 

Charlevoi)( ________________________ _ Cheboygan ________________________ _ 

Chippewa _________________________ _ Clore _____________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Crawford _________________________ _ 

I 926 1 343 475 108 5.6 I 432 911 435 86 6.0 - 6.5 I 196 759 364 73 6.1 972 556 353 63 - 6.4 I 307 889 343 75 5.7 I 008 625 318 65 - 60 7.0 I 066 670 331 65 6.1 861 493 308 - 6 3.9 247 154 86 7 2.8 154 79 69 - 3 2.3 221 142 75 4 1.8 128 67 58 - 132 6 1.6 256 143 III 2 0.8 - 369 231 7.0 313 200 92 21 6.7 215 114 86 15 - 93 7.5 I 517 990 416 111 7.3 I 237 755 389 - 16 13 3 - - 7 6 1 - - -

Delta _____________________________ _ 

Dickinson _________________________ _ Eaton ____________________________ _ 

Emmet ___________________________ _ 

Genesee __________________________ _ Gladwin __________________________ _ 

Gogebic __________________________ _ 

Grand Troverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

332 229 95 8 2.4 234 145 82 7 3.0 - 3 2.6 77 38 37 2 2.6 - 116 69 44 8.3 I 398 817 477 104 7.4 1 056 539 429 88 - 163 63 4 1.7 125 72 49 4 3.2 - 230 542 371 77 7.8 692 307 327 58 8.4 - 990 

419 276 134 9 2.1 272 151 113 8 2.9 - 42 29 1 1.4 30 14 15 1 3.3 - 72 

487 356 116 15 3.1 365 254 100 II 3.0 - 723 507 104 7.8 I 171 590 491 90 7.7 - I 334 

I 542 I 012 422 108 7.0 I 198 705 397 96 8.0 - Houghton _________________________ _ Huron ____________________________ _ 

Ingham ___________________________ _ Ionia _____________________________ _ 

losco _____________________________ _ Iron ______________________________ _ 

Isabella ___________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

212 130 76 6 2.8 130 63 66 I 0.8 - I 800 935 681 184 10.2 I 631 794 672 165 10.1 -

- I 067 651 356 60 5.6 803 427 329 47 5.9 

- I 232 780 390 62 5.0 I 015 593 366 56 5.5 

- 237 146 80 II 4.6 158 79 70 9 5.7 

- 92 53 37 2 2.2 59 31 27 I 1.7 

- 999 610 338 51 5.1 779 414 320 45 5.8 

- I 190 756 376 58 4.9 839 466 328 45 5A 

- 976 619 306 51 5.2 734 422 272 40 5.4 Kalkaska _________________________ _ 

- 92 75 16 I 1.1 56 44 12 - -

Kent _____________________________ _ 

- I 461 881 503 77 5.3 I 119 606 448 65 5.8 Keweenaw ________________________ _ 

- 5 4 - I 20.0 - - - - - lake _____________________________ _ 

- 126 89 35 2 1.6 69 44 24 I 1.4 lapeer ___________________________ _ 

- I 323 787 450 86 6.5 886 434 390 62 7.0 leelanau __________________________ _ 

- 420 315 86 19 4.5 338 245 76 17 5.0 lenowee __________________________ _ 

- I 840 958 670 212 11.5 I 548 721 639 188 12.1 livingstoo _________________________ _ 

luce _____________________________ _ - 792 477 269 46 5.8 547 276 233 38 6.9 

- 30 11 18 I 3.3 18 4 13 I 5.6 Mackinac _________________________ _ 

- 87 55 31 I 1.1 64 38 25 I 1.6 Macomb __________________________ _ 

- 838 479 281 78 9.3 623 323 238 62 10.0 

Manistee _________________________ _ 

- 341 241 84 16 4.7 216 140 63 13 6.0 Marquette ________________________ _ 

- 101 62 33 6 5.9 48 21 24 3 6.3 Mason ___________________________ _ 

- 496 326 152 18 3.6 360 206 138 16 4.4 Mecosta __________________________ _ 

- 687 480 186 21 3.1 434 251 170 13 3.0 Menominee ________________________ _ 

- 488 297 182 9 1.8 360 182 172 6 1.7 Midland __________________________ _ 

- 524 316 174 34 6.5 401 203 168 30 7.5 Missaukee ________________________ _ 

- Manroe 361 205 148 8 2.2 279 130 142 7 2.5 ___________________________ _ 

- 1 529 726 587 216 14.1 1 271 543 535 193 15.2 Montcalm _________________________ _ 

- I 210 752 386 72 6.0 856 442 355 59 6.9 Montmorency _____________________ _ 

- 110 73 36 I 0.9 74 43 31 - - . Muskegon ________________________ _ 

- 493 331 147 15 3.0 346 204 131 II 3.2 I Newaygo _________________________ _ 

- 807 527 252 28 3.5 560 309 228 23 4.1 Oakland __________________________ _ 

- Oceana 620 408 154 58 9.4 380 224 115 41 10.8 ___________________________ _ 

- Ogemow 772 573 176 23 3.0 605 425 161 19 3.1 __________________________ _ 

- 303 198 96 9 3.0 217 121 90 6 2.8 Ontonagon ________________________ _ 

- 149 93 54 2 1.3 101 56 43 2 2.0 Oscealo ___________________________ _ Oscoda ___________________________ _ - 546 362 173 II 2.0 352 195 148 9 2.6 

- Otsego ___________________________ _ 80 54 26 - - 59 33 26 - - Ottowa ___________________________ _ - 151 99 49 3 2.0 93 49 43 I J.J 

- I 588 I 019 486 83 5.2 I 222 718 437 67 5.5 

Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

Roscommon _______________________ _ - 347 228 102 17 4.9 249 143 91 15 6.0 

- Saginaw __________________________ _ 31 20 II - - 16 9 7 - - St Clair ___________________________ _ 

~~~U~~~~ Schoolcraft == ________________________ == == ==== == == ==== == == == == _ Shlowossee ______________________ . __ 

Tuscola ___________________________ _ Von 8uren ________________________ _ 

Woshtenow _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Wexford __________________________ _ 

- I 817 996 685 136 7.5 I 554 795 634 125 8.0 

- I 316 755 477 84 6.4 946 438 434 74 7.8 

- I 083 ~682 325 76 7.0 891 515 310 66 7.4 

- I 969 I 069 743 157 8.0 I 659 808 722 129 7.8 

- 54 36 16 2 3.7 37 22 14 I 2.7 

- I 384 809 460 115 8.3 1 125 593 426 106 9.4 

- I 563 765 653 145 9.3 I 286 542 620 124 9.6 

- I 615 I 159 390 66 4.1 I 231 821 355 55 4.5 - I 362 783 475 104 7.6 1036 526 422 88 8.5 - 463 281 128 54 11.7 317 169 104 44 13.9 

- 227 159 62 6 2.6 126 68 54 4 3.2 

Forms not on mollllsL ______________ _ 

- 7 811 6142 1056 613 7.8 I 678 I 098 427 153 9.1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MICHIGAN 123 
Table 5. Farms and Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978 

Corporation 

All Farms Individua1 or family Partnership Other - cooperative. estate 

Family held Other than familv held or trust, institutional, etc. 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 61 399 9 180975 5890 1 813 363 694 354 970 93 49022 161 49852 

Alcona ________________________ • __ _ 

Alger _____________________________ _ - 264 49563 22 (D) 1 (D) - - - - - 87 18508 4 1 630 1 (D) - - 2 (D) Allegan ___________________________ _ 

- 1 702 201 870 185 SO 371 29 7359 2 (D) 5 (0) Alpena ___________________________ _ 

- Antrim 423 72 922 24 6571 3 265 - - - - ___________________________ _ 

- 224 44 315 37 16902 6 (D) 1 (0) - - Arenoc _____ . _________________ . ___ _ 

Baraga ___________________________ _ - 369 74352 57 22 737 3 (D) - - 1 (D) 

- 84 17095 7 (D) - - - - 2 (D) Barry ____________________________ _ 

- 941 149068 83 29 698 5 1 145 3 (D) 1 (D) Bay ______________________________ _ 

8enzfe _____ • ___ • _________ • ________ _ - I 050 148891 113 33041 4 (D) - - 1 (0) 

- 157 20409 17 (D) 2 (D) - - - -

Berrien ___________ . ___ . __ . ____ •. __ _ 

- 1 741 154 325 155 34 364 16 4995 3 216 11 3 125 Branch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ Cass _______ • ___________ . _________ . 

- 1 080 200 584 108 38 715 3 I 416 2 (D) 3 (D) 

- 1 188 214606 107 36 104 9 5042 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 939 154 062 106 33 378 11 7958 5 3455 5 424 Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

Cheboygan ________________________ _ Chippewa _________________________ _ Clare _____________________________ _ 

Clinton _. __ • _____________ • _____ ._._ 

- 220 38451 24 7409 I (D) 2 (D) - - - 202 43 394 12 5381 5 (D) - - 2 (D) 

- 343 87 591 22 10440 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 275 54536 30 8 109 6 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 359 206 547 140 46 678 11 5940 1 (D) 6 (D) 

Crawford _________________________ _ - 15 (D) 1 (D) - - - - - -

Delta _____________________________ _ 

- 304 83439 27 (D) I (D) - - - - Dickinson _________________________ _ - 103 27 105 13 6285 - - - - - - Eaton _. __________________________ • 

- 1 263 206 786 127 30149 4 728 4 1343 - - Emmet _______________________ • ___ _ 

Genesee __________________________ _ - 206 38 110 22 (D) 2 (D) - - - - - 891 123383 91 28 173 7 (D) - - 1 (D) 

Gladwin __________________________ _ 

- 396 66703 22 (D) I (D) - - - - Gogebic __________________________ _ Grand Troverse _______ • ________ • ___ • 

Gratiot _______ •• _________________ _ Hillsdale _________________________ _ 

- 65 9641 7 916 - - - - - - - 425 60415 51 13883 11 1692 - - - - -- 1 161 217 534 159 58815 9 3433 - - 5 234 

-- I 374 216 176 154 40 879 8 5 597 1 (D) 5 (D) 

Houghton _________________________ _ 

Huron _____ • ___ ._. ________________ _ 

Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Ionia _________ . _______________ . ___ . 

- 188 34 245 23 (D) 1 (D) - - - - - 1 601 322954 155 53405 34 27201 3 1 399 7 690 

- 942 162496 106 48 395 10 7952 3 1038 6 6420 

- 1 096 195 295 120 43 256 9 4102 3 998 4 594 losco ____________________________ _ 

Iroo ______________________________ _ 

-- 220 42 797 16 (D) - - 1 (D) - - - 84 22 187 4 I 459 3 (D) 1 (D) - - Isabella __________________________ _ 

Jackson _________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo _______________________ _ 

-- 908 169 554 88 31 207 3 1 145 - - - - -- I 067 176 435 107 39 223 11 16 786 1 (D) 4 (D) 

-- 852 137 365 99 30991 19 (D) 2 (D) 4 4 731 Kalkaska ________________________ _ 

-- 90 (D) 2 (D) - - - - - -

Kent ____________________________ _ 

-- I 259 171 068 167 45 162 26 11546 2 (D) 7 (D) 

Keweenaw _______________________ _ 

-- 5 260 - - - - - - - - lake _____________________________ _ 

lapeer ___________________________ _ 

leelanau __________________________ _ 

lenowee __________________________ _ 

Uvingston _________________________ _ luce _____________________________ _ Mackinac _________________________ _ 

Macomb __________________________ _ 

- 115 19870 11 3626 - - - - - - - 1 159 173 123 144 54 476 16 5483 - - 4 345 

- 362 55 445 46 11 613 9 4809 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 630 289 632 192 64 524 14 18817 1 (D) 3 (D) 

- 705 109408 70 22454 11 2515 3 1 480 ·3 355 

- 29 (D) 1 (D) - - - - - -

- 82 26693 4 (D) 1 (D) - - - -

- 726 69859 89 18378 18 854 - - 5 398 

Manistee _________________________ _ 

Marquette ________________________ _ Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mecosta __________________________ _ 

Menominee ________________________ _ Midland ____________________ - ___ - __ 

Missaukee ______________________ --- Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Montcalm _________________________ _ 

Montmorency _____________________ _ 

- 302 47000 26 4 751 8 3 757 2 (D) 3 (D) 

- 93 22863 6 (D) 1 (D) - - 1 (D) 

- 439 71 426 54 14949 3 859 - - - -

- 623 114 889 60 21 919 2 (D) - - 2 (D) 

- 445 123391 38 20 547 5 2394 - - - -

- 485 79 588 39 14798 - - - - - -

- 320 84 759 39 (D) - - - - 2 (D) 

- 1 354 179 902 152 35696 17 12987 3 2900 3 354 

- 1 094 190983 101 39217 12 10 116 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 104 24367 3 1 866 2 (D) 1 (D) - -

Muskegon ________________________ _ Newaygo _________________________ _ 

Oaklond ____________________ ------- Oceana ________________________ ---- Ogemaw __________________________ _ 

Ontonagon ______________________ ---

Osoeolo ____________________ -------- Oscoda ___________________________ _ 

Otsego ______________ - ____________ _ 

Ottowa ______________ -- ________ ----

- 433 65 256 49 11 369 9 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 723 107215 67 18994 10 4038 4 414 3 2605 

- 536 64 309 55 8903 23 3 121 3 31 3 743 

- 704 102620 64 19 542 2 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 273 63 312 25 9344 2 (D) - - 3 (D) 

- 135 36607 14 4965 - - - - - -

- 505 106816 39 (D) - - 2 (D) - -

- 76 15071 3 (D) 1 (D) - - - -

- 137 36046 13 (D) I (D) - - - -

- 1 385 140 955 165 34 814 27 10907 4 3 274 7 695 

Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

Roscommon __________________ ------ Saginaw ______________________ ----- 5t Clair ___________________________ _ 

51 Joseph - ________________________ _ 

Sanilac ______________ -- ________ ----

Schookrafl ____________ -___ --------- 5hlawa .... _______________________ _ 

Tuscola ______________ -------------- Van Bur.n ________________________ _ 

Washtenaw _______________________ _ Wayne ______________ -- ___________ _ 

Wexford ________________________ ---

- 314 73 820 32 (D) I (D) - - - -

- 30 (D) I (D) - - - - - -

- 1 606 258 582 193 64 278 14 9862 - - 4 2099 

- 1 201 170081 108 33 103 6 (D) 1 (D) - -

- 967 171 292 104 43 956 5 6 183 4 769 3 842 

- i 742 360555 211 77 238 12 8 192 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 51 13 716 3 534 - - - - - -

- 1 244 202 316 131 47030 5 2 270 I (D) 3 (D) 

- 1 392 262 788 144 59581 25 (D) - - 2 (D) 

- 1 451 156 708 124 23 290 27 23 287 7 2 760 6 335 

- 1 183 183 626 148 43689 20 5894 3 387 8 1 881 

- 400 26 825 40 3691 20 1 780 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 213 40919 13 (D) 1 (D) - - - -

Forms nolan mallll.L ______________ _ 

- 7468 364 618 255 15225 88 29 920 - - - -

124 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 6. Characteristics of Operators: 1978 

Operolors by place of Operators reporting days of work off form Operotors by principal 

Operators residence occupation 

All Farms On form Not on form 100 to 199 200 days Olher Mole Female Average age operated operated Any days 1 1099 days days or more Forming 

Michigan _________________ _ - 65 601 2 636 49.3 56 145 68SO 41 877 5 524 5396 30 957 30 923 37 314 

Aleona ______ ----------------------

Alger ________ ---------------------- Allegan ______ ---------------------- Alpena ____________ -- ----------- __ _ Antrim ____________ -_ -_ - __________ _ 

Arenac ____________ ------------- __ _ 

Baraga ________ --------------------

Barry ______ ----------------------- Boy ________ ----------------------- Benzie ______________ - _____________ _ 

272 15 51.8 234 31 181 39 37 105 134 153 - 39 41 53 91 3 50.5 78 4 57 7 11 - 973 9SO 1 861 62 49.5 I 573 185 1 161 184 169 808 - 431 19 50.1 361 43 294 43 47 204 182 268 

- 124 258 10 51.9 209 33 143 34 27 82 144 - 13 49.9 345 52 227 42 23 162 257 173 - 417 52 88 5 50.8 70 11 58 10 2 46 41 - 588 993 40 50.0 872 79 657 95 74 488 445 - 591 5771 I 118 50 49.0 910 135 709 121 92 496

1 - 80 96 162 14 52.5 128 30 116 23 19 74 -

Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Branch ______ -- ______ ---------- ___ _ Calhoun __________________________ _ 

(ass ______________ ------ ____ -- ___ _ Charlevoix ________________________ _ Cheboygan ________________________ _ Chippewa _________________________ _ 

Clare _____________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Crawford _________________________ _ 

86 52.1 1 549 210 1 126 174 149 803 943 983 - 1 840 

1 150 46 48.3 919 ISO 760 116 82 562 559 637 - 548 759 1 272 35 49.9 1 081 126 825 100 87 638 - 1 028 38 49.2 860 102 659 119 71 469 500 566 - 25 109 125 122 237 10 50.6 193 25 156 22 - 32 103 79 142 213 8 50.4 184 10 ISO 15 - 301 40 231 33 27 1711 176 193

1 - 355 14 50.5 126 146 167 303 10 49.7 244 33 191 26 39 - 742 693 824 1 478 39 48.4 1 239 158 933 99 92 - 53.1 15 1 10 3 1 6 5 11 - 16 - Oelto _____________________________ _ 

Dickinson _________________________ _ Eaton ____________________________ _ Emmet ___________________________ _ 

Genesee __________________________ _ Gladwin __________________________ _ 

Gogebic __________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

306 26 50.5 276 21 184 22 38 124 167 165 - 56 110 6 52.0 104 6 69 9 4 56 60 - 825 1 345 53 48.7 1 127 139 959 123 120 716 573 - 113 117 215 15 52.3 183 23 137 27 22 88 - 50.8 797 115 619 65 64 490 394 596 953 37 - 50.2 347 29 271 30 33 208 1 

176 243 - 1 407 12 

71 1 52.1 58 4 51 9 15 27 30 42 - 36 50.7 372 76 289 55 40 194 249 238 451 - 32 48.0 1 079 142 737 141 95 SOl 746 588 - 1 302 

1 508 34 49.4 1 209 172 976 126 122 728 686 856 -

Houghlon _________________________ _ 

Huron ____________________________ _ 

Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Ionia _____________________________ _ 

losco _____________________________ _ 

Iron ______________________________ _ Isabella ___________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ Kalkaska _________________________ _ 

203 9 51.3 193 13 127 26 32 69 96 116 - 1 763 37 48.4 1 365 243 754 186 153 415 1 329 471 - 1 023 44 49.0 860 116 649 96 SO 503 488 579 - 1 180 52 48.2 1 032 109 704 73 67 564 625 607 -

- 231 6 52.6 188 28 143 14 30 99 99 138 

- 85 7 50.0 70 11 65 9 11 45 39 53 

- 978 21 49.8 797 107 570 n 61 432 S02 497 

- 1 129 61 50.6 964 132 761 94 94 573 491 699 

- 930 46 50.1 769 122 595 79 68 448 437 539 

- 87 5 49.4 68 9 59 7 4 48 33 59 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

- 1 414 47 48.9 1 200 146 871 121 100 650 704 757 

Keweenaw ________________________ _ 

lake _____________________________ _ 

lapeer ___________________________ _ 

leelanau __________________________ _ 

- 5 - 54.81 3 2 3 1 -

5~ 1 

1 41 - 119 7 51.1 104 15 83 14 10 51 75 

- 1 270 53 49.9 1 082 137 839 116 104 619 603 720 

- 394 26 51.2 315 79 252 45 59 148 237 183 lenawee __________________________ _ 

- 1 796 44 48.0 1 464 252 1 195 184 148 863 888 952 Livingston _________________________ _ luce _____________________________ _ - 763 29 50.9 655 92 480 54 51 375 346 446 

- 30 - 46.7 24 3 20 3 1 16 11 19 Mackinac _________________________ _ 

- 84 3 46.9 70 6 SO 9 7 34 52 35 Macomb __________________________ _ 

- 796 42 52.5 662 98 446 66 54 326 435 403 

Manistee _________________________ _ 

- 322 19 51.4 260 53 228 41 36 151 142 199 MarqueHe ________________________ _ 

- 89 12 48.6 87 9 60 14 8 38 42 59 Mason ___________________________ _ - 479 17 SO.4 398 53 288 55 35 198 261 235 Mecosta __________________________ _ 

- 659 28 SO.3 570 54 424 54 59 311 275 412 Menominee ________________________ _ 

- 464 24 49.5 418 31 250 36 42 172 272 216 Midland __________________________ _ 

- 507 17 48.3 396 71 359 35 33 291 190 334 Missaukee ________________________ _ 

- 351 10 48.1 307 22 180 52 25 103 233 128 Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- 1 477 52 49.2 1 172 230 977 97 125 755 665 864 Montcalm _________________________ _ - 1 166 44 49.1 963 116 716 125 85 506 590 620 Montmorency _____________________ _ 

- 108 2 51.2 87 8 69 12 12 45 53 57 

Muskegon _________ :. ______________ _ - 479 14 50.3 385 68 335 39 60 236 201 292 Newaygo _________________________ _ 

- 780 27 49.3 651 98 507 63 71 373 351 456 Oakland __________________________ _ 

- 563 57 50.2 490 83 395 34 45 316 218 402 Oceana ___________________________ _ - 733 39 49.7 620 96 503 83 74 346 358 414 Ogemow __________________________ _ 

- 294 9 52.0 232 35 155 39 19 97 168 135 Ontonagon ________________________ _ 

- 138 11 53.6 136 4 73 13 11 49 82 67 Osceolo ___________________________ _ 

- 531 15 52.3 447 42 310 58 44 208 268 278 Oscoda ___________________________ _ Otsego ___________________________ _ - 73 7 50.0 63 6 43 11 8 24 46 34 

- 147 4 50.9 122 15 92 11 23 58 68 83 Onawa ___________________________ _ 

- 1 557 31 48.1 1 280 164 940 111 111 718 761 827 

Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

Roscommon _______________________ _ 

Saginaw __________________________ _ SI Clair ___________________________ _ SI Joseph _________________________ _ 

Sanilac ___________________________ _ Schoolcraft ________________________ " 

Shiawossee _______________________ _ Tuscola ___________________________ _ 

Van Buren ________________________ _ Woshtenow _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ Wexford __________________________ _ 

- 331 16 51.0 279 28 190 33 19 138 172 175 

- 30 1 52.3 23 4 23 2 2 19 9 22 - 1 767 50 49.7 1 469 194 1 032 156 124 752 948 869 

- 1 263 53 51.1 1 085 126 828 127 115 586 580 736 

- 1 037 46 48.0 855 134 676 124 107 445 543 540 

- 1 919 50 49.0 1 593 224 938 216 173 549 1 291 678 

- 52 2 48.6 43 6 38 5 8 25 21 33 

- 1 347 37 49.1 1 101 148 872 103 91 678 624 760 

- 1 504 59 48.4 1 268 183 882 178 112 592 879 684 

- 1 520 95 50.7 1 272 227 1 022 177 148 697 741 874 

- 1 307 55 50.8 1 091 161 854 113 131 610 631 731 

- 434 29 51.4 319 100 286 26 40 220 188 275 - 222 5 51.9 191 11 142 25 22 95 102 125 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 7 420 391 46.7 7 670 141 5 588 70 615 4 903 1 627 6 184 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MICHIGAN 125 
Table 7. Farms by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1978 

Forms with soles of $20.000 or more Forms wilh sales of less Ihan $20.000 

All Farms Occupation Occupation 

Forms Tolal Abnormal forms Forming Olher Ihan forming Tolal Forming Olher than forming (see lext) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 6B 237 19 221 16 047 3 174 48990 14862 34 128 26 

Aleona ___________________________ _ 

Alger _____________________________ _ 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Alpena ___________________________ _ 

Antrim ___________________________ _ 

Arenac ___________________________ _ Baraga ___________________________ _ 

Barry ____________________________ _ Boy ______________________________ _ 

Benzie ____________________________ _ 

- 2B7 41 36 5 246 9B 148 - - 94 22 18 4 71 22 49 1 - 1 923 714 581 133 1208 392 816 1 

- 450 79 62 17 371 120 251 - - 268 96 84 12 172 60 112 - - 430 161 140 21 269 117 152 - - 93 9 9 - 83 32 51 1 

- 1 033 257 212 45 775 233 542 1 

- 1 168 416 339 77 752 252 500 - - 176 53 42 11 123 38 85 - Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Branch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Cass _____________________________ _ 

Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

Cheboygan ________________________ _ 

Chippewa _________________________ _ 

Clare _____________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Crawford _________________________ _ 

- 1 926 526 440 86 1 398 501 897 2 

- 1 196 379 28B 91 817 271 546 -

- 1 307 357 274 83 950 274 676 - - 1 066 357 290 67 709 210 499 -

- 247 44 37 7 203 88 115 - - 221 21 21 - 200 58 142 - - 369 72 60 12 297 116 181 - - 313 84 76 8 229 70 159 - - 1 517 457 379 7B 1 059 313 746 1 

- 16 - - - 16 5 11 - Della _____________________________ _ 

- 332 82 75 7 250 92 158 - Dickinson ________________________ _ 

Eaton ___________________________ _ -- 116 43 37 6 73 23 50 - -- I 398 358 298 60 1 040 275 765 - Emmet __________________________ _ 

-- 230 44 42 2 186 71 115 - Genesee _________________________ _ 

-- 990 206 158 48 784 236 548 - Gladwin _________________________ _ Gogebic -- 419 71 55 16 348 121 227 - _________________________ _ 

-- 72 10 9 1 62 21 41 - Grand Traverse ___________________ _ 

-- Gratiot 487 207 161 46 280 BB 192 - __________________________ _ 

-- I 334 548 464 84 786 282 504 - Hillsdale _________________________ _ 

-- I 542 422 331 91 1 120 355 765 - Houghton ________________________ _ 

-- 212 33 32 1 179 64 115 - Huron ___________________________ _ 

-- I 800 917 856 61 B83 473 410 - Ingham __________________________ _ 

-- I 067 360 303 57 704 184 520 3 Ionia ____________________________ _ 

-- I 232 473 394 79 758 230 52B 1 105co ____________________________ _ 

-- 237 43 33 10 194 66 128 - Iron _____________________________ _ 

-- 92 17 12 5 75 27 48 - Isabella __________________________ _ 

-- 999 330 280 50 669 222 447 - Jackson _________________________ _ 

-- I 190 269 220 49 920 270 650 1 Kalamazoo _______________________ _ 

-- 976 327 254 73 648 182 466 I Kalkaska ________________________ _ 

-- 92 21 17 4 71 16 55 -

Kent ____________________________ _ 

-- I 461 513 435 7B 947 268 679 1 Keweenaw _______________________ _ -- 5 - - - 5 1 4 - lake ____________________________ _ 

-- 126 13 13 - 113 38 75 - lapeer __________________________ _ 

-- I 323 364 329 35 958 274 684 1 leelanau _________________________ _ 

-- 420 217 164 53 202 73 129 1 lenowee _________________________ _ 

-- I 840 701 554 147 1 139 334 805 - livingston ________________________ _ 

luce ____________________________ _ -- 792 205 166 39 586 179 407 1 

-- Mackinac 30 9 7 2 21 4 17 - ________________________ _ 

-- 87 30 30 - 57 22 35 - Macomb _________________________ _ 

-- 838 253 218 35 5B5 217 368 -

Manistee ________________________ _ 

-- 341 70 55 15 271 B7 184 - Marquette _______________________ _ 

-- 101 16 14 2 84 27 57 1 Mason ___________________________ _ 

- 496 149 127 22 347 134 213 - Mecosto _________________________ _ 

-- 687 150 124 26 537 151 386 - Menominee ________________________ _ 

- 4B8 169 155 14 319 117 202 - Midland __________________________ _ - 524 142 103 39 382 87 295 - Mi550ukee ________________________ _ - 361 167 163 4 193 69 124 I Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- 1 529 469 343 126 I 060 322 738 - Montcalm _________________________ _ 

- 1 210 328 285 43 B81 305 576 1 Montmorency _____________________ _ - 110 24 21 3 86 32 54 -

Muskegon ________________________ _ Newaygo _________________________ _ 

Oakland __________________________ _ 

- 493 136 121 15 357 BO 277 - - 807 230 199 31 577 152 425 - - 620 119 86 33 501 132 369 - Oceano ___________________________ _ 

- 772 266 209 57 506 149 357 - Ogemaw __________________________ _ 

Ontonagon ________________________ _ Osceola ___________________________ _ 

- 303 82 76 6 221 92 129 -

- 149 20 15 5 129 67 62 - - 546 130 122 B 416 146 270 - (lscoda ___________________________ _ 

Olsego ___________________________ _ 

Ottawa ___________________________ _ 

Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

Roscommon _______________________ _ 

Saginow __________________________ _ SI Clair ___________________________ _ 

SI Joseph _________________________ _ 

Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

- 80 25 23 JI 55 23 32 - - 151 25 22 126 46 80 - - 1 588 610 524 977 237 740 1 

- 347 78 74 4 269 98 171 -

- 31 2 2 - 29 7 22 -

- I BI7 619 497 122 1 197 451 746 I 

- 1 316 318 269 49 99B 311 687 -

- 1 083 392 321 71 690 222 468 1 

- 1 969 834 767 67 1 134 524 610 1 

Schoolcraft ______________________ - __ 

Shiowassee _______________________ _ Tuscola ___________________________ _ 

Von Buren ________________________ _ Washtenaw _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Wexford ______________________ --- __ 

- 54 9 8 1 45 13 32 -

- I 384 394 323 71 990 301 689 -

- I 563 634 559 75 929 320 609 -

- I 615 466 381 85 1 148 359 789 1 

- I 362 403 331 72 959 300 659 - - 463 100 76 24 362 111 251 1 

- 227 48 45 3 179 57 122 -

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 7 811 366 272 94 7445 1 355 6 090 -

126 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 8. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Michigan __________________ _ 

Alcono ______ - _____ ----------------- Alger ________ - _____ ---------_______ _ Allegan ____________________________ _ 

Alpena ______________ -_ - ___________ _ 

Antrim ______________ ------- ___ ----- Arenac ____________________________ _ 8oroga ____________________________ _ 80rry _____________________________ _ 

80y ________________ - ___ - __________ _ Benzie _____________________________ _ 

Berrien ____________________________ _ Branch ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun ___________________________ _ (ass ______________________________ _ 

Charlevoix _________________________ _ Cheboygan _________________________ _ 

Chippewa __________________________ _ Clare ______________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ Crawford __________________________ _ 

-

Oello ______________________________ _ Dickinson _________________________ _ 

- Eaton _____________________________ _ Emmet ___________________________ _ 

Genesee - __________________________ _ 

- Gladwin __________________________ _ Gogebic __________________________ _ - Grand Traverse - ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ - Hillsdole __________________________ _ -

- Houghton _________________________ _ 

Huron ____________________________ _ - Ingham ___________________________ _ - Ionia _____________________________ _ - losco _____________________________ _ - Iron ______________________________ _ -

- Isabella ___________________________ _ 

Jackson ___________________________ _ 

- KatamolOO _________________________ _ Kalkaska __________________________ _ 

Kent ______________________________ _ 

Keweenaw _________________________ _ Lake ______________________________ _ 

Lapeer ____________________________ _ 

leelanau ___________________________ _ lenawee ___________________________ _ livingston __________________________ _ luce ______________________________ _ 

Mackinac __________________________ _ Macomb ___________________________ _ 

Manistee __________________________ _ Marquette _________________________ _ Mason ____________________________ _ 

Mecosta ___________________________ _ Menominee _________________________ _ Midland ___________________________ _ 

Missaukee _________________________ _ Monroe ____________________________ _ 

Montcalm __________________________ _ Montmorency ______________________ _ 

Muskegon _________________________ _ Newaygo __________________________ _ 

Oakland ___________________________ _ Oceana ____________________________ _ 

Ogemaw ___________________________ _ Ontonagon _________________________ _ Osceala ____________________________ _ 

Oscoda ____________________________ _ 

Otsego ____________________________ _ 

Ottowa ____________________________ _ 

Presque Isle ________________________ _ Roscommon ________________________ _ Saginaw ___________________________ _ 

St Clair ____________________________ _ 

St Joseph _____________________ ~ ____ _ Sanilac ____________________________ _ 

Schoolcraft _________________________ _ 

Shlawassee ________________________ _ Tuscola ____________________________ _ 

Von Buren _________________________ _ 

Washtenow ________________________ _ Wayne ____________________________ _ 

Wexford ___________________________ _ 

Forms not an malllisL _______________ _ 

Farms 

68 237 

287 

94 

I 923 

450 

268 

430 

93 

I 033 

I 168 

176 

I 926 

I 196 

I 307 

I 066 

247 

221 

369 

313 

I 517 

16 

332 

116 

I 398 

230 

990 

419 

72 

487 

I 334 

I 542 

212 

I 800 

I 067 

I 232 

237 

92 

999 

I 190 

976 

92 

I 461 

5 

126 

I 323 

420 

I 840 

792 

30 

87 

8J8 

341 

101 

496 

687 

488 

524 

361 

I 529 

I 210 

110 

493 

807 

620 

772 

303 

149 

546 

80 

151 

I 588 

347 

31 

I 817 

I 316 

I 083 

I 969 

54 

I 384 

I 563 

I 61S 

1 362 

463 

227 

7 811 

Cosh groin (011) Total (013) 

23 852 7241 

15 66 

2 22 

394 160 

69 82 

15 35 

192 53 

I 22 

294 170 

746 155 

6 21 

470 62 

712 36 617 84 

426 37 

17 53 

11 44 

14 137 

28 56 

799 89 

I 2 

22 86 

- 41 

753 115 

5 54 

492 84 

91 71 

- 17 

36 74 

870 39 

826 87 

5 56 

llil 115 

66 

485 70 

34 55 

6 26 

363 123 

466 lOB 

373 59 

9 26 

2851 160 

- -

11 33 

338 175 

8 29 

I 210 68 

190 122 

3 7 

2 17 

275 66 

34 56 

- 23 64 61 

120 151 

31 92 327 24 

15 86 I 131 39 

480 193 

13 19 

52 66 152 151 

86 95 42 74 31 57 

4 40 22 139 

5 12 9 51 237 122 

53 76 I 8 I 345 68 515 173 539 50 

799 163 2 13 

842 84 894 156 

332 78 

520 114 179 18 

14 64 

I 672 I 190 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

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Tobocco (0132) (0133.0134.0139) melon (016) (017) 

- 7241 2063 4344 

- 66 2 2 

- 22 I 4 

- 160 82 213 

- 82 4 25 

- 35 5 74 

- 53 13 I 

- 22 I 6 

- 170 18 13 

- 155 78 8 

- 21 6 94 

- 62 185 814 

- 36 4 8 

- 84 21 13 

- 37 26 37 

- 53 5 12 

- 44 2 3 

- 137 2 3 

- 56 3 2 

- 89 5 17 

- 2 - -

- 86 3 6 

- 41 - -

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- 84 23 

- 71 2 I 

- 17 - I 

- 74 13 222 

- 39 19 6 

- 87 6 5 

- 56 5 27 

- 115 - 3 

- 66 18 19 

- 70 30 41 

- 55 6 3 

- 26 I I 

- 123 9 5 

- lOB 16 30 

- 59 17 77 

- 26 I I 

- 160 65 2081 

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- 33 I 3 

- 175 41 30 

- 29 2 277 

- 68 21 20 

- 122 16 21 

- 7 I - - 17 - - - 66 122 38 

- 56 9 98 

- 23 4 I 

- 61 51 78 

- 151 13 11 

- 92 - 3 

- 24 9 6 - 86 I 4 

- 39 55 23 

- 193 14 23 - 19 - -

- 66 39 64 

- 151 44 27 

- 95 25 51 

- 74 202 193 

- 57 2 5 

- 40 - 3 

- 139 I 2 

- 12 - - - 51 2 2 - 122 118 193 

- 76 - - - 8 - 3 - 68 28 25 

- 173 38 23 - 50 16 9 - 163 31 20 - 13 - - - 84 9 9 - 156 II 10 - 78 200 535 - 114 32 28 - 18 S6 26 - 64 8 

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Table 8. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- Alcona ___________________________ _ Alger _____________________________ _ - Allegan ___________________________ _ - Alpena ___________________________ _ - Antrim ___________________________ _ - Arenac ___________________________ _ - Baraga - ___________________________ _ 

Barry ____________________________ _ - Bay ______________________________ _ - Benzie ____________________________ _ -

- Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Branch ___________________________ _ - Calhoun __________________________ _ - Cass ____________________________ _ - Charlevoix _______________________ _ -- Cheboygan _______________________ _ -- Chippewa ________________________ _ -- Ciare ____________________________ _ -- Clinton __________________________ _ -- Crawford ________________________ _ --

-- Delta ____________________________ _ 

Dickinson ________________________ _ -- Eaton -- ___________________________ _ 

Emmet __________________________ _ --

Genesee -- _________________________ _ 

Gladwin -- _________________________ _ 

Gogebic -- _________________________ _ 

Grand -- Traverse ___________________ _ 

Grafiot __________________________ _ -- Hillsdale _________________________ _ --

-- Houghfon ________________________ _ Huron ___________________________ _ --

-- Ingham __________________________ _ 

Ionia ____________________________ _ -- losco ____________________________ _ -- Iron _____________________________ _ --

-- lsabella __________________________ _ 

Jackson _________________________ _ -- Kalamazoo -- _______________________ _ Kalkaska -- ________________________ _ 

-- Kent ____________________________ _ 

-- Keweenaw _______________________ _ 

-- lake ____________________________ _ 

-- lapeer ________________________ --_ -- leelanau _________________________ _ 

-- Lenawee _________________________ _ 

-- livingsfan ________________________ _ 

luce ____________________________ _ --

Mackinac -- ________________________ _ Macomb _________________________ _ --

--

Manistee ________________________ _ 

--

Mason MarqueUe __________________________ -- ----------------------_ -- Mecosta -- _________________________ _ 

Menominee -- _______________________ _ 

Midland -- __ • ______________________ _ 

Missaukee -- _______________________ _ 

Monroe __________________________ _ -- Montcalm -- ________________________ _ 

Montmorency ____________________ _ --

-- Muskegon _______________________ _ 

Newaygo -- ______________________ --_ Oakland -- _________________________ _ Oceano -- ________________________ --_ -- Ogemaw _________________________ _ 

-- Onfonogon _______________________ _ 

Osceola -- ________________________ --_ -- Oscoda __________________________ _ 

Otsego ________________________ -----

-- Ottawa ________________________ ----- Presque Isle ______________________ _ 

-- Roscommon ______________________ _ 

-- Saginaw _________________________ _ 

-- St Clair • _________________________ _ 

-- St Joseph ________________________ _ 

-- Sanilac ____________ -_ --------------- Schoolcraft ________ -- __ -_ ------------ Shiowassee __________ -- ______ ------- Tuscolo __________________ ---_ -- --- Von -- Buren _______________________ _ 

Washtenow -- ______________________ _ 

-- Wayne __________ ----------------- Wexford -- ______________________ ------

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

Horticultural 

specialty (018) 

1 354 

-

I 

37 

-

2 

I 

1 

3 

14 

1 

54 

11 

17 

13 

4 

6 

-

8 

18 

4 

3 

4 

12 

10 

22 

I 

2 

9 

14 

6 

2 

8 

16 

7 

I 

I 

5 

19 

79 

4 

71 

-

-

21 

.. 

13 

28 

I 

I 

83 

7 

2 

17 

I 

I 

7 

3 

46 

.. 

I 

18 

5 

74 

7 

3 

-

3 

2 

I 

80 

I 

I 

20 

24 

9 

16 

-

IS 

3 

28 

30 

94 

4 

185 

Livtllloc:k ."c.pt dairy, \'8:ultry, and anlmol specialty 021) 

co.n.rol. primarily Beef cattle. except crap (019) Total feedlots (0212) 

3251 15503 5 435 

25 141 114 

2 34 26 

OC 575 125 

26 172 114 

11 69 38 16 77 29 

3 36 29 

49 306 122 

54 56 14 

5 35 16 

77 170 40 13 276 52 

44 339 114 

24 419 55 

10 104 74 

14 106 71 

15 lIO 76 

20 129 61 

38 286 53 

I 8 5 

10 105 87 

6 28 22 

45 288 90 

18 87 72 

25 180 51 

23 173 105 

5 31 27 

14 81 31 

29 186 49 

47 348 B3 

13 46 37 

81 291 BO 

41 232 58 

38 309 102 

15 93 65 

3 38 35 

S5 226 91 

56 33S 119 

32 237 46 

.. 26 13 

55 342 133 

- 2 2 

12 43 29 

70 350 123 

II 57 32 

47 308 44 

SO 201 65 

I 16 11 

2 31 20 

34 106 46 

28 86 45 

7 31 27 

31 92 41 

52 201 107 

19 122 76 

13 96 38 

16 75 38 

20 134 16 

51 221 68 

II 41 28 

22 132 56 

48 189 86 

24 108 40 

41 131 42 

20 105 58 

8 53 51 

32 184 119 

5 26 17 

II 53 46 

58 432 106 

II 142 104 

2 11 8 

40 130 3B 

58 248 85 

30 307 55 

69 288 125 

3 27 24 

36 183 45 

66 229 80 

62 269 59 

57 344 50 

8 34 5 

25 58 34 

914 2477 622 

General. 

Paultry and egg Animol specialty primarily livestock Dairy (024) (025) (027) (029) 

7031 654 1 890 1 054 

23 1 11 1 

21 2 1 4 

268 67 41 22 

50 6 7 9 

29 12 11 5 

66 3 2 6 

17 - I 5 

129 10 25 16 

38 B 10 1 

3 2 3 -

38 6 37 13 

102 3 13 18 

114 9 29 20 

49 8 13 14 

29 3 7 3 

18 1 7 9 

69 4 5 10 

54 2 8 3 

209 7 32 17 

- - - -

62 6 20 9 

29 1 6 1 

109 9 26 13 

30 1 8 4 

46 6 53 10 

41 4 7 5 

10 1 4 I 

19 3 13 3 

135 14 8 14 

144 13 31 29 

48 6 - 4 

341 35 16 73 

146 3 40 20 

220 9 12 II 

25 - 2 3 

11 1 2 2 

177 9 19 8 

94 6 42 18 

48 12 34 8 

14 1 4 2 

205 7 42 21 

- 1 - I 

17 1 4 1 

206 7 59 26 

19 4 6 3 

100 12 20 21 

109 8 40 7 

- 1 - - 30 I 3 - 71 5 30 8 

7 4 8 4 

16 3 5 9 

75 5 19 3 

114 5 9 10 

195 4 16 5 

19 1 12 10 

149 2 6 4 

18 14 32 17 

178 8 20 18 

19 I 3 2 

72 5 17 6 

160 11 12 8 

29 9 107 12 

53 4 16 9 

69 - 3 8 

28 3 5 5 

136 6 10 11 

24 1 4 1 

20 - - 2 

250 50 35 13 

51 I 4 8 

- 1 3 1 

104 12 26 19 

153 11 48 25 

84 14 17 8 

538 9 14 22 

5 1 2 1 

165 8 25 8 

140 17 22 15 

54 22 24 11 

120 11 75 31 

I 7 37 3 

35 3 9 2 

118 60 431 241 i 

128 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 9. Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 

IE )ccu I d es 0 bn arm 01 forms I see lexll 

Forms with sa~s of $2.500 or more Forms with soles less than $2,500 

$1.000 1o 

$100,000 $40,000 10 $20,000 to $10,000 10 $5,000 1o $2,500 10 $2,000 1o $1,500 10 $1,.199 

Forms TOlal or more $99,999 $39,999 $19,999 $9,999 $4,999 Tolol $2,499 $1,999 (see texl) 

Michigan ______ • __________ _ 

- 68 211 47796 4302 7 805 7 114 8699 9913 9963 20 415 2 928 3 716 13 771 

Aleona ________ ---. _________ . __ -.--

Alpena ~e:.;;== ____________________ ==== == == == = = == === = == - ______ == == == _ Antrim ________________ • __________ _ 

Arenoc _. _________________ ._. ___ • __ 

8arogo _. _________ • _. __________ • __ _ Barry ____________________________ _ 

Bay ____________________ - _______ --- Benzie ____________________________ _ 

287 173 3 14 24 25 47 60 1 

114 17 15 82 - 93 65 3 9 10 9 22 12 28 3 5 20 - 1 922 I 484 195 278 241 241 270 259 438 89 79 270 - 450 294 II 36 32 54 80 81 156 16 28 112 - 268 193 33 39 24 36 32 29 75 7 12 56 - 430 361 22 75 64 69 69 62 69 II 14 44 - 92 46 I 4 4 8 13 16 46 10 6 30 - 277 38 67 - 1 032 755 63 92 102 150 1721 157 191

I 168 1 I 021 89 161 166 230 209 166 147 32 28 87 - 176 113 19 22 12 16 22 22 63 7 10 46 -

Berrien _______________ . ___________ _ Branch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Cass ___ • ______ • __ • _________ • _____ _ 

Charlevoix _____ ._. ___ . ____________ _ Cheboygan ________________________ _ 

Chippewa _________________________ _ 

Clar. _____________________________ _ Clinlon ___________________________ _ Crawford _________________________ _ 

I 924 I 432 121 226 179 275 321 310 492 94 81 317 - I 196 972 86 124 169 218 211 164 224 56 40 128 - 70 183 - I 307 1 008 83 135 139 190 253 208 299 46 

1 066 861 110 131 116 178 155 171 205 35 38 132 - 247 154 10 20 14 24 38 48 93 18 16 59 - 221 128 8 10 3 30 37 40 93 8 17 68 - 721 - 369 256 7 33 32 54 63 67 113 19 22 

313 215 15 39 30 29 47 55 98 17 16 65 -

- I 516 I 237 107 181 169 269 263 248 279 56 65 158 

16 7 - - - 2 4 1 9 3 2 4 - D.lto _____________________________ _ 

Dickinson • ________________ ._. _____ _ Eotoll __ . _________________________ _ Emmet __ • ________________ ._. _____ _ 

Genesee _. _________ • ______ • _______ _ 

Gladwin __________________________ _ Gog_bic __________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse _________________ . __ _ 

Gratiot _______________ ._. ___ ._ •• __ _ Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

- 332 234 13 36 33 44 53 55 98 20 13 65 

- 116 77 7 20 16 6 14 14 39 5 7 27 

- 1 398 1 056 61 152 145 233 244 221 342 66 81 195 

- 230 125 7 19 18 20 19 42 105 II 14 80 

- 990 692 45 80 81 128 154 204 298 58 56 184 1 - 419 272 9 28 34 54 77 70 147 23 27 97 

- 72 30 2 - 8 4 4 12 42 6 6 30 

- 487 365 58 97 52 51 44 63 122 20 21 81 

- 1 334 I 171 107 236 205 228 233 162 163 39 33 91 

- I 542 1 198 100 145 177 235 287 254 344 76 68 200 

Houghlan _________________________ _ Huron ____________________________ _ 

Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Ionia _____________________________ _ losco _____________________________ _ Iroo ______________________________ _ Isabella ___________________________ _ 

- 212 130 2 16 15 25 30 42 82 9 10 63 

- 1 800 I 631 187 388 342 297 256 161 169 39 33 97 

- 1 064 803 110 151 99 136 146 161 261 62 54 145 

- I 231 1 015 104 200 169 181 191 170 216 46 48 122 

- 237 158 8 II 24 26 45 44 79 14 13 52 

- 92 59 2 4 11 8 20 14 33 6 1 26 

- 999 779 75 129 126 143 146 160 220 44 54 122 Jackson __________________________ _ 

- I 189 839 68 109 92 151 208 211 350 56 79 215 Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

- 975 734 109 115 103 129 145 133 241 42 43 156 Kalkaska _________________________ _ 

- 92 56 3 10 8 8 12 15 36 7 6 23 

Kenl _____________________________ _ 

Keweenaw ________________________ _ 

lake _____________________________ _ 

- I 460 1 119 157 195 161 178 195 233 341 48 70 22;1 - 5 - - - - - - - 5 1 -

- 126 69 I 4 8 9 12 35 57 11 4 42 

lapeer - _______ c------------------- leelanau __________________________ _ - I 322 886 79 152 133 119 191 2,J2 436 56 100 280 

- 419 338 59 92 66 47 40 34 81 6 17 58 lenawee __________________________ _ 

- I 840 I 548 179 276 246 328 288 231 292 76 60 156 livingston _________________________ _ 

- 791 547 52 84 69 108 118 116 244 35 56 153 luce _____________________________ _ 

- 30 18 2 6 1 2 3 4 12 3 2 7 Mackinac _________________________ _ 

- 87 64 2 19 9 7 11 16 23 1 5 17 Macomb __________________________ _ 

- 838 623 51 96 106 95 157 118 215 41 36 138 

Manislee _________________________ _ 

- 341 216 20 27 23 26 64 56 125 12 13 100 Marquett. ________________________ _ 

- 100 48 5 4 7 10 5 17 52 4 3 45 Mason ___________________________ _ Mecosta - 496 360 35 57 57 63 72 76 136 22 18 96 __________________________ _ 

- 687 434 26 58 66 54 112 118 253 29 27 197 Menaminee ________________________ _ 

- 488 360 27 75 67 62 58 71 128 16 27 85 Midland __________________________ _ 

- 524 401 28 51 63 70 103 86 123 19 28 76 Missaukee ________________________ _ 

- Monroe 360 279 33 87 47 37 33 42 81 9 19 53 ___________________________ _ 

- Montcalm 1 529 1 271 85 187 197 281 304 217 258 46 69 143 _________________________ _ 

- 1 209 856 72 133 123 159 181 188 353 54 69 230 Montmorency _____________________ _ 

- 110 74 5 7 12 9 14 27 36 4 4 28 

Muskegon ________________________ _ Newaygo _________________________ _ 

Oakland __________________________ _ 

Oceano ___________________________ _ Ogemaw ________________________ ~ __ 

Ontonagon ________________________ _ 

Osoeala ___________________________ _ Oscoda ___________________________ _ 

- 493 346 45 55 36 46 84 80 147 24 23 100 

- 807 560 59 98 73 69 117 144 247 43 37 167 

- 620 380 30 43 46 64 79 118 240 34 54 152 

- 772 605 66 92 108 106 129 104 167 23 27 117 

- 303 217 19 30 33 35 56 44 86 19 16 51 

- 149 101 2 9 9 17 35 29 48 6 5 37 

- 546 352 30 58 42 61 72 89 194 32 35 127 

- 80 59 4 9 12 8 15 11 21 3 4 14 Olsego ___________________________ _ 

Ottowa ___________________________ _ - 151 93 I II 13 23 31 14 58 8 5 45 

- I 587 I 222 178 250 182 162 236 214 365 62 93 210 

Presque Isle _______________________ _ Roscommon _______________________ _ Saginaw __________________________ _ 

SI Clair ___________________________ _ 

SI Joseph _______________________ , __ Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

Tuscola ~~:~~!-======================== ___________________________ _ 

Von Buren ________________________ _ 

Wexford ~~~~~e~~~_== __________________________ ====== == == ======== ==== _ 

- 347 249 II 32 35 40 62 69 98 11 21 66 

- 31 16 - 1 I 3 4 7 15 I 2 12 

- 1 816 1 554 110 248 261 355 336 244 262 59 63 140 

- I 316 946 41 133 144 162 219 247 370 53 92 225 - 1 082 B91 92 152 148 172 175 152 191 37 36 118 - 1 968 1 659 IB8 385 261 306 292 227 309 52 62 195 

- 54 37 - 4 5 7 6 15 17 4 2 II 

- I 384 I 125 58 180 156 215 277 239 259 46 74 139 

- I 563 I 286 158 251 225 249 228 175 277 48 56 173 

- 1 614 1 231 103 177 186 226 283 256 383 76 70 237 - 1 362 1 036 97 148 158 210 216 207 326 51 91 184 - 462 317 22 51 27 56 76 85 145 28 32 85 - 227 126 7 15 26 16 22 40 101 13 11 77 

Forms nal on malilisL ______________ _ 

- 7 811 I 678 - 188 178 213 261 838 6 133 471 880 4 782 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MICHIGAN 129 
Table 10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for All Farms: 1978 

Product. sold Crops. including nursery and 

greenhouse products livestock and livestock product. Poultry and poultry products 

Total Average per form Value Value Value ($1,000) (dollars) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Michigan _________________ • 

- I 941 095 28446 51 210 1 013 585 33417 849 135 3861 78 376 

Aleona ___________________________ _ 

- 3 247 11 313 143 (0) 197 2 284 14 (0) 

- 1 630 17 343 47 (0) 65 1 360 8 (0) 

~r.;o;;====== - 78633 40891 1 400 28 234 1 113 40885 137 9514 Alpena ___________________________ == == == == ========== ==== _ 

- 6 935 15 412 265 I 683 276 5 015 31 237 Antrim ___________________________ _ 

- 11 173 41 689 177 6761 138 3 573 22 839 

- 12421 28886 344 7033 211 5 295 14 93 

- 755 8 118 41 (0) 58 647 2 (0) 

- 24 963 24 165 765 8400 632 15468 57 I 094 

Arenac _____________ . __ . __________ _ Baraga ___________________________ _ 

Barry ____________________________ _ 

- 34 720 29726 I 091 31 748 189 2 820 40 152 

- 6 178 35 100 131 5 093 65 1 082 7 2 

Boy ________________ .. _____________ _ Benzie ___________ • ________________ _ 

- 53 946 28 009 1 728 44 281 447 7849 70 1 816 

- 37 104 31 023 I 020 18 324 637 (0) 49 (0) 

- 37 741 28 876 I 094 17 519 746 19 571 67 651 

- 41 261 38 706 837 14600 646 25969 56 691 

- 4 530 18 342 133 1 563 174 2 629 10 338 

- 3 212 14533 109 863 155 2 344 22 5 

- 5444 14 754 249 (0) 240 3 788 22 (0) 

- 7 393 23 619 179 1 038 228 6347 18 8 

-- 43 744 28 836 1 330 15 881 771 27 510 66 354 

-- 65 4 075 10 42 10 (0) 2 (D) 

Berrien ________ • ____ • _____ • _______ _ Branch _____________ • _____________ _ 

Calhoun _________ • ________________ _ 

Coss _________ •• ____ • _____________ _ 

Charlevoix _____ • _______________ • __ _ Cheboygan ________________________ _ Chippewa _________________________ _ 

Clore _____________________________ _ Clinton _. _____ • _____ . ____________ _ 

Crawford ___________________ • ____ _ 

-- 6 276 18 905 186 I 753 226 4 515 21 8 

-- 3 037 26 184 60 I 310 79 I 722 7 5 

-- 29 949 21 423 I 205 18 141 694 11 557 40 251 

-- 3 466 15 067 125 I 160 153 2304 8 2 

-- 22 504 22 731 831 11 689 403 10310 53 505 

-- 5 823 13 897 270 2 253 293 3550 20 20 

-- 751 10434 36 (0) 53 692 3 (D) 

-- 20 578 42 255 415 17 957 176 (0) 15 (0) 

-- 51 423 38 548 1 199 28 589 507 19450 48 3384 

-- 41 664 27 019 I 261 16 930 789 23405 75 I 329 

Delta ____________________________ _ 

Dickinson ______ . _________________ _ 

Eaton ___________________________ _ 

Emmet _______ . _______ . __________ _ 

Genesee ___ . ________________ . ____ _ Gladwin _________________________ _ 

Gogebic _________________________ _ Grand Traverse ___________________ _ Gratiot __________________________ _ Hillsdale _________________________ _ 

-- 2 359 11 125 126 739 119 I 509 23 110 

-- 94 231 52 351 I 542 36 549 I 003 49988 88 7695 

-- 41 594 38 982 841 20 470 601 20642 49 482 

-- 45 294 36 765 I 000 17904 739 23448 43 3942 

-- 4662 19 673 161 1 098 160 3 557 9 7 

-- I 146 12459 49 (0) 64 536 3 (0) 

-- 32 321 32 353 741 (0) 560 22164 44 (0) 

-- 35 305 29 668 926 13 532 681 21 560 65 213 

-- 38 950 39 908 772 20 307 495 17087 47 I 556 

-- I 646 17 889 55 743 52 891 12 11 

Houghton ________________________ _ 

Huron ___________________________ _ Ingham __________________________ _ Ionia ____________________________ _ losco ____________________________ _ 

Iron _____________________________ _ Isabello __________________________ _ Jackson _________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo _______________________ _ 

Kalkaska ________________________ _ 

Kent ____________________________ _ 

Keweenaw _______________________ _ 

lake ____________________________ _ lapeer __________________________ _ 

leelanau _________________________ _ lenowee _________________________ _ 

livingston ________________________ _ 

luce ____________________________ _ Mackinac ________________________ _ 

Macomb _________________________ _ 

-- 59 089 40445 I 154 32 931 810 24 596 45 I 562 

-- 4 830 I (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 

-- 972 7 716 65 (D) 72 736 9 (0) 

-- 41 332 31 241 940 19856 800 21 338 69 138 

-- 22 540 53 667 346 18 779 133 (0) 20 (0) 

-- 73 237 39803 I 643 45 381 72J 27 155 78 701 

-- 23 990 30 290 587 10 245 466 13656 51 89 

-- 846 28 191 J6 (0) 19 434 2 (0) 

-- 2044 23 499 39 162 68 J 875 8' 7 

-- 25 792 30 778 713 18 763 313 6696 60 333 

-- 9 475 27 785 243 8 673 154 795 19 7 

-- I 594 15 787 52 598 67 991 15 5 

-- 13 355 26926 365 7332 230 5 760 23 263 

-- 13 376 19 470 450 (D) 410 7 567 32 (0) 

-- 12 965 26 567 231 (0) 379 11 355 21 (0) 

-- 14 085 26 879 444 9 508 200 4566 24 11 

-- 14 327 39 687 182 (0) 261 12 530 11 (0) 

-- 45 132 29 517 I 421 36 287 407 7666 92 1 179 

-- 34 240 28 297 973 20660 576 (0) 51 (0) 

-- 2026 18418 54 437 71 I 587 4 2 

Manistee ________________________ _ 

Marquette _______________________ _ Mason __________________________ _ 

Mecosta _________________________ _ Menominee _______________________ _ 

Midland _________________________ _ Missoukee _______________________ _ 

Monroe __________________________ _ 

Montcalm ________________________ _ 

Montmorency ____________________ _ 

-- 18 144 36 803 354 10 232 279 (D) 33 (0) 

-- 24 989 30 966 557 11 952 474 11 392 46 1 646 

-- 17 092 27 567 392 12 780 308 4 074 53 237 

-- 25 746 33 349 633 20066 317 5 389 29 290 

-- 7 313 24 135 191 I 414 217 5 893 17 6 

-- I 699 11 406 79 (D) 108 I 238 11 (D) 

- 12 065 22096 285 (0) 390 10 193 29 (0) 

- I 700 21 246 33 (D) 58 1 497 10 (0) 

- 1 840 12 188 98 703 87 I 137 3 1 

- 88 379 55 654 I 211 37 137 904 31 593 110 19648 

Muskegon _______________________ _ 

Newaygo ________________________ _ 

Oakland ______________________ - __ _ 

Oceano ______________________ ----- Ogemaw _________________________ _ Ontonagon _______________________ _ 

Osceola ______________________ -- ---- Oscoda ____________________ - ___ ---- Otsego ______________________ ------ Ottowa ________________________ ----

- 6 142 17 701 219 2449 245 3 683 27 11 

- 177 5 700 13 III 20 (0) 2 (0) 

- 53 749 29 581 I 691 42 600 513 10 772 105 377 

- 29 342 22 296 I 029 12 865 643 (0) 75 (0) 

- 40 735 37 613 864 24 416 621 14989 71 I 329 

- 72 581 36 862 1 558 26 803 I 078 45486 59 292 

- 582 10 775 28 (D) 39 461 I (0) 

- 36 063 26 057 1 207 16265 583 19097 53 701 

- 60699 38 835 I 344 41 495 607 15 386 77 3818 

- 52 494 32504 I 392 39 836 554 11 193 74 I 466 

- 39 232 28 805 I ll4 18641 764 19925 ll3 667 

- II 781 25 445 388 10 776 104 665 26 340 

- 3 276 14430 120 (D) ll5 2360 7 (D) 

Presque Is'e _______________________ _ Roscommon ______ -- - ______________ _ Saginaw ______________________ ----- St Clair __ .. ________________________ _ 

St Joseph ________ - --- -------------- Sanilac ______ ~ _______________ -- ---~ 

Schoolcraft ____________________ -----

Shiowassee ____ ~ __________ ~ __ ------

Tuscola ____________ -- _ ------------- Von Buren ________________________ _ Woshtenow _______________________ _ 

Wayne ________________ - __________ _ Wexford __________________________ _ 

- 26 781 3 429 3 597 15 841 3384 10 868 808 71 Forms not on maillisL __ ~ ___________ _ 

130 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 11. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for Farms with Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978 

Products sold Crops including nursery and greenhouse products livestock and livestock products Poultry and poultry products 

Tot.1 Average per form Value Value Value 

($1,000) (doff.rs) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

MIchIgan _________________ _ 

- 1 916846 40 105 40 147 1 000 471 25 192 838 451 2270 77 925 

- 3 136 18 126 100 (0)1 145 2 214' 10 (0) 

- 1 508 23207 34 (0) 49 1 253 4 (0) 

- 78 112 52636 1 145 27 924 935 40 680 ll5 9 S08 

- 6771 23 031 187 1 603 206 4933 21 235 

- 11 106 57 544 141 6 725 103 3543 14 838 

- 12344 34 195 301 6983 184 (0) 13 (0) 

- 708 15394 23 (0) 35 620 2 (0) 

- 24642 32639 607 8236 489 15 314 41 1 092 

- 34 530 33819 979 31 593 159 2 788 33 149 

- 6 114 54109 97 5055 44 (0) 2 (0) 

Aleono ________ -__________________ _ = Alpena . .;-== ___________________________ ==== == == == == == == ====== == == _ Antrim ___________________________ _ Arenac ___________________________ _ Baraga ___________________________ _ Barry ____________________________ _ Bay ______________________________ _ 

Benzie ____________________ -_ -_ -- __ _ 

- 52946 36974 1 358 43 778 353 7 354 56 1 814 

- 36806 37866 874 18 128 542 (0) 37 (0) 

- 37 381 37 085 899 17 283 628 19449 54 649 

- 41 020 47643 713 14450 557 25883 46 687 

- 4419 28 695 96 (0) 110 2 555 8 (0) 

- 3 119 24369 71 826 104 2291 11 3 

- 5312 20 750 176 (0) 188 3734 15 (0) 

- 7289 33 904 134 993 180 6294 12 3 

- 43 386 35 074 1 131 15641 675 27400 45 345 

- 52 7 493 6 37 4 15 - -

Berrien ___________________________ _ Branch ___________________________ _ Calhoun __________________________ _ Coss _____________________________ _ 

Charlevoix ________________________ _ Cheboygan ________________________ _ Chippewa _________________________ _ Clar. _____________________________ _ Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Crawford _________________________ _ 

- 6 171 26 373 135 1 712 180 4455 10 4 

- 2999 38 948 45 (0) 57 1 699 6 (0) 

- 29 511 27946 972 17855 559 II 408 30 249 

- 3 367 26 936 85 (0) 95 2 243 I (0) 

- 22 137 31 990 619 11434 303 10 202 41 SOl 

- 5648 20 764 200 2 176 213 3 455 15 171 

- 706 23 526 17 (0) 27 662 I (0) 

- 20443 56009 325 17864 136 (0) 11 (0) 

- 51 215 43 737 1 078 28 427 461 19 407 40 3 382 

- 41 225 34 411 I 032 16640 657 23 262 56 I 322 

Della _____________________________ _ 

Dickinson _________________________ _ 

Eoton ____________________________ _ Emmet ___________________________ _ Genesee __________________________ _ Gladwin __________________________ _ Gogebic __________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

- 2 285 17 578 82 700 87 I 476 15 109 

- 94003 57 635 I 423 36 391 940 49918 82 7694 

- 40448 50 372 683 20 235 487 19 798 39 415 

- 45024 44 359 868 17 727 655 23 359 28 3939 

- 4 578 28976 119 1 057 124 3 514 9 7 

- I ll4 18 874 33 (0) 46 519 3 (0) 

Houghfan _________________________ _ Huron ____________________________ _ Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Ionia _____________________________ _ losco _____________________________ _ Iron ______________________________ _ 

Isabello ___________________________ _ 

- 32 054 41 148 612 (0) 477 22 076 25 (0) 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

- 34 171 40 728 726 13223 516 20 852 42 96 

- Kalamozoo ________________________ _ 38 350 52 249 641 20048 378 16748 42 1 554 Kalkaska _________________________ _ 

- 1 609 28 725 39 (0) 36 871 6 (0) 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

- 58 676 52 436 942 32 677 652 24441 31 1 558 

- - - - - -

710 I -

(OJ I - 921 13 342 39 (0) 47 7 

- 40 851 46 107 697 19 597 603 21 121 42 133 

Keweenaw ________________________ _ Lake _____________________________ _ 

Lapeer ___________________________ _ Leelanau __________________________ _ 

- 22 471 66 484 306 18 738 109 (0) 15 (0) lenowee __________________________ _ 

- 72 856 47064 I 426 45109 633 27050 56 697 lIvlngston _________________________ _ 

- 23 615 43 171 449 9982 363 13 547 30 86 luce _____________________________ _ 

- 830 46 114 10 (0) 12 424 2 (0) Mackinac _________________________ _ 

- 2022 31 594 29 (0) 54 1 860 7 (0) Macomb __________________________ _ 

- 25 535 40988 565 18 578 243 6626 45 332 

ManIstee _________________________ _ 

- 9368 43 371 177 8610 105 753 8 4 Marquette ________________________ _ 

- Mason I 392 29 009 30 513 37 877 4 3 ___________________________ _ 

- Mecosta 13 222 36 728 293 7 248 183 5 711 17 262 __________________________ _ 

- 13 140 30277 331 (0) 301 7 456 17 (0) Menominee ________________________ _ 

- 12 827 35 631 171 (0) 319 11 295 15 (0) MIdland __________________________ _ 

- 13933 34 745 369 9 424 145 4 501 13 8 

- 14 171 50 793 140 (0) 232 12422 8 (0) 

- 44 799 35 247 1 221 36 023 346 7601 77 1 175 

Mlssaukee ________________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- 33840 39533 733 20373 465 (0) 40 (0) 

- 1 993 26936 42 (0) 56 1 5681 2 (0) 

Montcalm _________________________ _ Montmorency _____________________ _ 

- 17 980 51 965 273 10 138 216 (0) 25 (0) 

- 24 718 44140 401 11 774 380 11 299 33 1 645 

- 16 829 44 288 276 12646 197 3950 28 234 

Muskegon ________________________ _ Newaygo _________________________ _ 

Oakland __________________________ _ 

- 25 576 42 275 538 19961 255 5 328 19 288 - 7 212 33 233 140 1 371 173 5 837 8 4 - 1 658 16419 58 (0) 86 1 216 6 (0) 

- 11 868 33 716 197 (0) 292 10091 17 (0) 

- 1 682 28 502 26 (0) 48 1 488 9 (0) 

- 1 782 19 161 65 (0) 69 1 112 1 (0) 

- 87918 71 946 977 36869 749 31 404 95 19645 

Oceano ___________________________ _ 

Ogemaw __________________________ _ Ontonagon ________________________ _ Osc80Ia ___________________________ _ Oscoda ___________________________ _ Otsego ___________________________ _ Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

- 6034 24 232 164 2390 202 3633 24 10 

- 165 10 335 8 106 12 (0) 2 (0) 

- 53 377 34 348 1 492 42 317 443 10693 88 368 

- 28914 30564 804 12 599 490 (0) 43 (0) 

- 40470 45 421 742 24263 543 14 878 65 1 328 - 72 195 43 517 1 333 26 525 980 45 384 44 286 561 15 168 22 (0) 29 446 1 (0) 

- 35 717 31 749 I 022 16026 489 18993 39 698 - 60366 46 941 1 152 41 268 492 15 283 63 3 815 51 958 42208 I 123 39426 436 11 074 46 1 458 - 38 821 37 472 907 18388 617 19 772 88 661 - 11 551 36 437 287 10594 63 619 II 33B - 3 190 25 321 77 (0) BO 2 322 3 (0) 

Pnlsqu.'sl. _______________________ _ Roscommon _______________________ _ 

SI t'~~~=========:========:==:=:==: Joseph _________________________ _ Sonffac ________________________ " __ _ Schaolcraft _________________________ _ 

Shlawas.ee _______________________ _ 

Washtenaw ~~~c~~r:;i_,,-:=:=:===:=:=====:========_ _______________________ _ 

~~~f:,..j====:=====:=:=:======:=:::= Farms not on maillfsL _______________ _ 22 075 13 156 1 2B7 13667 822 8405 35 3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MICHIGAN 131 
Tobie 12. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 

[1978 dolo are based an a sample of farms; see lexll 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Michigan __________________ _ 

Aleona _____________________ ..: ______ _ 

Alger ______________________________ _ 

Ali<o;Jon ____________________________ _ Alpena ____________________________ _ 

Antrim ____________________________ _ 

Arenac ____________________________ _ 

Boraga ____________________________ _ 

Sorry _____________________________ _ Soy _______________________________ _ 

Benzie _____________________________ _ 

Berrien ____________________________ _ Branch ____________________________ _ 

Colhoun ___________________________ _ 

Cass ______________________________ _ 

Charlevoix _________________________ _ 

Cheboygan ________________________ _ 

- Chippewa _________________________ _ 

- Clore _____________________________ _ 

- Clinton ___________________________ _ 

- Cray.,-ford _________________________ _ 

-

Delta _____________________________ _ 

- Dickinson _________________________ _ 

- Eaton ____________________________ _ 

- Emmet ___________________________ _ 

- Genesee __________________________ _ Gladwin - __________________________ _ 

- Gagebic __________________________ _ 

- Grand Traverse ____________________ _ 

- Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

Hillsdale - __________________________ _ 

-

Houghton _________________________ _ 

- Huron ____________________________ _ 

- Ingham ___________________________ _ 

- Ionia ___________________ ..:. _________ _ 

- losco _____________________________ _ 

- Iron ______________________________ _ 

- Isobelia ___________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

- Kalkaska _________________________ _ 

-

Kent _____________________________ _ 

- Keweenaw ________________________ _ 

- lake _____________________________ _ 

- Lapeer ___________________________ _ 

- leelanau __________________________ _ 

- lenawee __________________________ _ 

- Livingston _________________________ _ - luce _____________________________ _ 

Mackinac - _________________________ _ - Macomb __________________________ _ 

-

Manistee _________________________ _ 

- Marquette ________________________ _ 

- Mason ___________________________ _ 

- Mecosta __________________________ _ 

- Menominee ________________________ _ - Midland __________________________ _ - Missaukee ________________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ -

- Montcalm _________________________ _ 

- Montmorency _____________________ _ 

-

Muskegon ________________________ _ - Newaygo _________________________ _ 

- Oakland __________________________ _ Oceano - ___________________________ _ 

Ogemow __________________________ _ -

- Ontonagon ________________________ _ 

- Osceola ___________________________ _ 

Oscoda - ___________________________ _ Olsego ___________________________ _ - Ottowa - ___________________________ _ 

-

Presque Isle ________________________ _ Roscommon ________________________ _ 

Saginaw ___________________________ _ SI Clair ____________________________ _ 

SI Joseph __________________________ _ Sanilac ____________________________ _ 

Schoolcraft ______________________ - __ _ 

Shiawossee ________________________ _ 

Tuscola ________________________ ----- Van Buren _________________________ _ 

Washtenaw ________________________ _ 

Wayne ________________________ -----

Wexford ______________________ ------

Forms not on maillisL _______________ _ 

132 MICHIGAN 

livestock and poultry 

purchased 

Expenses Farms ($1,000) 

21 323 148 965 

100 657 

35 125 767 8 767 177 399 81 614 

157 1 203 

15 32 339 1 413 134 456 46 549 

235 1 952 421 4 152 533 3 589 

441 3 5421 86 333 

101 235 143 404 136 898 

548 2 759 

5 7 

96 165 

40 38 374 1 383 

52 59 250 3 141 139 391 

21 75 97 402 357 4 744 418 3935 

58 33 

534 15 593 340 1 599 

482 2 755 

66 334 

28 80 312 3 606 478 4092 

279 4 531 

31 43 

494 2 578 

3 I 

38 44 

440 3661 

81 919 511 8263 263 I 808 

13 212 

33 71 

153 1 209 

119 154 

44 67 

81 1084 

235 531 

168 516 

123 1 744 

150 1 503 

383 3009 

350 926 

28 47 

204 1 516 

279 894 

146 791 

197 1 351 

126 273 

39 55 

160 636 

33 155 

39 61 

721 10 731 

179 485 

7 6 

394 1 644 358' 2876 

400 2 561 

585 3 571 

17 46 

329 1 529 

349 2973 

403 2629 

525 3 153 

84 185 

65 137 

3 022 3 274 

Tolal 

Forms 

33390 

188 

64 1 125 

265 

130 

192 

62 

572 

189 

55 

474 

611 

777 

640 

146 

138 

244 

219 

764 

8 

224 

80 

680 

122 

365 

236 

60 

133 

471 

681 

126 

876 

593 

724 

143 

62 

481 

643 

469 

53 

773 

4 

74 

748 

150 

674 

431 

19 

65 

322 

162 

71 

192 

371 

390 

154 

276 

478 

537 

62 

270 

485 

291 

278 

207 

112 

362 

58 

76 

I 015 

212 

18 

549 

590 

597 

1 002 

33 

510 

498 

495 

775 

110 

93 

4716 

1978 

, 

Feed for liveslock and pou~ry Seeds, bulbs, planls, Animal hea~h cosls and lrees 

Commercialiy mixed formula feed 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses ($1,000) Farms Tons ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Foons ($1.000) 

184 066 17632 649122 109396 26982 13719 49 785 81 192 

488 61 2 211 314 176 33 155 97 

332 28 941 145 54 13 49 26 13 127 639 56 711 8 tn2 981 594 1 533 2 176 1 013 87 4592 744 221 54 258 191 I 649 75 7481 1 365 104 39 189 351 991 89 3623 579 171 55 360 619 

108 30 587 73 49 12 38 22 3 271 242 11 301 1 989 506 238 820 821 650 123 1958 418 149 52 989 1 907 298 28 339 78 51 16 90 72 

2 551 229 11 983 I 784 325 126 1 390 1 870 3 174 266 8648 1 510 517 274 1 045 1 501 3 258 309 10 327 1 677 641 309 1 051 1 678 7 737 283 13 149 2 585 532 385 850 1 368 451 61 1 362 204 110 37 192 99 

502 29 2450 360 114 21 139 138 908 108 2377 474 190 41 242 92 1 038 89 I 774 314 191 60 165 162 

4 589 417 13 208 2 656 629 449 1 159 1 667 

5 4 6 1 4 (Z) 10 5 

1 368 115 3863 523 204 73 179 258 

318 38 942 180 56 14 74 114 

1 966 289 4 708 889 547 215 1 159 1 750 

467 59 1 092 168 99 21 154 97 

I 742 142 5 657 1 122 288 123 712 1 306 

591 84 1 808 285 172 42 296 331 

221 23 358 44 52 14 31 8 

409 44 1 494 278 90 21 345 541 

5 054 289 19 639 3343 402 291 1 202 2391 

4 410 321 13 551 2 323 601 381 1 264 1 596 

496 83 2 375 356 99 21 127 64 

11 541 562 37 786 6376 749 617 1 547 3358 

3 286 321 9459 1 838 485 348 821 1 946 

5640 328 24331 3 983 642 428 975 1 563 

576 50 1 520 272 104 50 165 128 

115 29 495 74 54 9 42 38 

3299 270 10 087 2 077 412 218 820 1 300 2564 254 6740 1 216 544 350 942 1 290 

4 036 220 15 356 2 843 412 302 748 1 965 

167 27 376 78 38 15 62 87 

4 942 364 15892 3 093 675 606 1 124 2 782 

3 2 (0) (0) 3 (Z) 2 (0) 

148 34 429 76 60 12 76 31 

2654 366 5972 1 196 667 426 951 1 365 

751 82 1 823 259 99 39 260 503 

4 343 283 10 787 1 885 584 394 1 521 3426 

1 686 232 4 107 645 419 222 561 810 

91 3 337 41 16 6 18 28 

436 37 1 439 239 58 26 49 37 

1 096 149 2640 573 275 120 617 1 596 

169 66 451 57 136 26 203 251 

299 33 1608 222 54 15 50 24 

729 106 1 813 330 141 44 343 586 

1 570 174 5 293 841 338 108 478 528 2 580 254 12022 1 795 350 134 285 270 

641 58 1 756 310 139 48 375 606 

2993 188 11 086 1 626 256 129 299 324 

I 587 224 4974 797 294 132 1 158 2501 

2 542 247 7 701 1 353 480 221 974 2 542 

239 29 1 072 168 52 12 64 53 

1 094 145 2940 531 241 110 324 568 2744 259 13 151 1 827 347 170 642 682 957 145 2744 449 236 140 381 2085 

1 205 129 4 745 721 217 76 574 1 042 627 96 2333 356 169 64 214 226 

320 55 1 949 259 81 20 80 24 

2096 174 7649 1 121 305 . 148 348 300 

291 30 1 208 175 50 14 58 35 

130 30 325 53 58 11 99 67 

16 178 534 76342 12848 814 682 1 147 3 507 

750 66 2963 437 188 39 225 324 

37 3 (0) (0) 13 1 10 (0) 

1 991 230 6000 1 136 373 224 1 455 2 721 

3240 269 12 527 2 020 516 237 842 1 066 

4 172 325 17 745 2 699 520 256 870 1 352 

6368 646 19229 3 782 943 759 1 572 3 279 

81 16 324 56 30 6 29 34 

3 625 269 10628 1 866 493 365 1 042 1 562 

3 992 233 17291 2 756 438 249 1 326 3 203 

2 737 201 9 207 1 451 395 188 1034 1 696 

2 737 381 9074 1 627 643 350 1 115 1 746 

273 51 958 138 79 19 311 905 

404 36 1 536 304 54 19 153 100 

4 109 3633 20308 3 124 2918 490 4 137 1 398 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 12. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 -Con. 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Michigan __________________ _ 

Aleona ____________ -- - _________ -- __ - Alger __________________ ---------- __ Allegan - ____________ --- ____________ _ 

- Alpena ____________ -_ -_ ---------- __ Antrim ____________ -______________ _ - ArenDc ___________________________ _ - Baraga - ___________________________ _ 

- Barry ____________________________ _ Bay - ______________________________ _ 

- Benzie ____________________________ _ 

-

Berrien ________________ - __________ _ 

- Branch ___________________________ _ 

- Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- Cass _____________________________ _ 

Charlevoix - ________________________ _ 

- Cheboygan ________________________ _ 

- Chippewa _________________________ _ Clare __________________ - __________ _ -

- Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Crawford _________________________ _ -

-

Delta _____________________________ _ - Dickinson _________________________ _ - Eaton ____________________________ _ Emmet ___________________________ _ -

- Genesee __________________________ _ Gladwin - __________________________ _ Gogebic __________________________ _ -

- Grond Troverse ____________________ _ Gratiot - ___________________________ _ 

Hillsdale - __________________________ _ 

- Houghton _________________________ _ Huron - ____________________________ _ 

- Ingham ___________________________ _ 

- Ionia _____________________________ _ 

- losco _____________________________ _ Iron ______________________________ _ - Isabello ___________________________ _ -

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo - ________________________ _ 

- Kalkaska _________________________ _ 

-

Kent _____________________________ _ 

Keweenaw - ________________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ -

- lapeer ___________________________ _ 

- leelanau __________________________ _ lenawee __________________________ _ -

- livingston _________________________ _ 

- luce _____________________________ _ 

Mackinac _________________________ _ -

Mocomh - __________________________ _ 

-

Manistee _________________________ _ 

Marquette - ________________________ _ Mason ___________________________ _ -

- Mecosta __________________________ _ Menominee - ________________________ _ Midland __________________________ _ - Missaukee ________________________ _ - Monroe ___________________________ _ - Montcalm _________________________ _ - Montmorency _____________________ _ -

- Muskegon ________________________ _ Newaygo - _________________________ _ Oakland __________________________ _ -

Oceana ___________________________ _ - Ogemaw __________________________ _ -

- Ontonagon ________________________ _ Osceolo - ___________________________ _ Oscoda - ___________________________ _ Otsego - ___________________________ _ Ottawa ___________________________ _ -

- Presque Isle _______________________ _ Roscommon _______________________ _ - Saginaw _________________________ - .!_ 

St Clair ___________________________ _ -

- SI Joseph _________________________ _ Sanilac ___________________________ _ - Schoolcraft ________________________ _ - Shiawassee _______________________ _ - Tuscola ___________________________ _ - Van Buren ________________________ _ - Washtenaw _______________________ _ - Wayne ___________________________ _ - Wexford __________________________ _ -

-

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

(1978 d a a t are b a sed on a sample of forms ; see text] 

Commercial fertilizer Other agricultural 

chemicals, including lime 

Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

51 962 175 929 47 047 68 555 

147 121 102 33 

51 60 37 11 

I 637 5 075 1 585 2 333 

303 387 130 III 

197 767 185 443 

394 I 620 309 419 

49 43 44 27 

745 1 942 676 647 

I 104 5 679 1 020 1 593 

116 211 115 308 

I 589 3 138 1 694 3 147 

1 075 3 960 957 1 397 

I 047 3 641 985 1 386 

856 3 396 833 1 359 

202 353 141 130 

137 351 75 72 

255 413 83 82 

186 372 120 108 

I 269 4 311 1 190 1 556 

10 3 9 2 

231 466 177 153 

79 226 54 92 

1 153 3 535 1 062 1 337 

175 253 129 79 

766 2 642 660 922 

329 647 253 211 

32 17 23 7 

397 985 416 1 358 

I 173 5 666 I 049 1 900 

I 248 4 447 1 188 1 394 

157 110 131 46 

1 545 10 148 1 383 2 293 

887 4 365 828 1 597 

1 042 3 937 985 1 711 

170 318 140 77 

46 70 32 45 

806 2 999 698 937 

930 3 470 912 1 350 

738 3 080 725 1 180 

61 124 52 60

1 

I 192 3 381 1 190 2 511 

1 (D) 1 (0) 

74 61 40 19 

1 018 3 523 799 1 232 

325 921 363 976 

1 551 8 358 1 444 2 914 

557 1 976 534 644 

22 34 14 (D) 

63 105 35 30 

674 1 688 639 733 

246 323 193 411 

56 85 41 31 

378 987 372 603 

481 1 007 397 314 

390 842 284 164 

465 1 679 410 523 

303 744 280 263 

I 311 5 193 1 208 2 117 

985 3 903 928 1 683 

76 132 44 27 

390 1 040 340 555 

669 1 339 575 712 

313 760 338 280 

681 I 807 643 1 623 

199 603 143 152 

82 66 38 24 

340 634 260 163 

53 97 35 19 

101 174 82 67 

I 303 3 043 I 187 1 685 

299 724 222 238 

12 (D) 5 1 

1 621 7 284 1 493 2466 

945 2 723 747 859 

870 4 187 858 1 394 

1 710 8 776 1 549 2 251 

35 59 22 21 

1 200 3 702 1 069 1 217 

1 418 9 800 1 239 2 665 

I 273 3 389 1 290 2 544 

I 113 3 971 1 016 I 203 

262 530 237 233 

132 186 113 75 

3 439 2 738 3 143 998 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Hired farm lobor 

Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) 

22 925 137 307 

117 121 

39 112 

786 6 250 

131 292 

108 937 

123 649 

31 55 

339 1 161 

554 1 817 

79 647 

1 048 11 224 

371 1 376 

417 2 282 

362 2 138 

60 383 

76 212 

129 206 

109 414 

424 1 514 

2 (0) 

144 588 

57 317 

461 1 025 

46 175 

312 1 053 

167 232 

28 112 

279 2 209 

424 1 639 

458 I 464 

66 205 

664 2 711 

417 2 715 

453 2 616 

86 256 

33 201 

475 1 758 

360 2 536 

428 3 666 

29 132

1 

655 7 769 

- - 37 57 

559 4 762 

218 2 393 

543 2 532 

259 1 203 

16 62 

33 110 

390 3 396 

141 I 254 

32 145 

182 1 114 

187 859 

196 784 

153 331 

170 657 

447 2 629 

398 2 268 

28 95 

200 2 156 

294 I 692 

226 3 429 

426 4043 

124 395 

62 

187 

31 4~il 59 

49 86 

748 9 474 

191 565 

10 (D) 

517 2 098 

371 1 283 

285 1 722 

754 3 536 

20 51 

457 1 587 

605 2 651 

805 7 462 

398 2 453 

134 1 490 

55 202 

640 439 

(ustomwork, and Energy and petroleum Contract lobor rental of machinery products and equipment 

Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

3 305 12 435 27 246 27 175 67900 131 249 

I (D) 91 39 287 306 

151 I (0) 25 11 94 

894 1 922 4 777 141 347 872 441 505 7 19 153 78 

261 632 21 75 101 156 

421 1 1261 22 65 171 183 

92 73 2 (D) 24 6 

479 361 1 031 1 8331 6 100 2499 109 361 575 587 1 170 

12 89 70 87 173 224 

253 1 037 1 001 1 432 1 920 3472 

27 131 533 534 1 184 2 512 

597 598 1 307 2 957 16 5 

64 147 466 745

1 

1 058 2 1541 

258 12 27 58 102 248 

30 221 317 8 5 72 378 12 6 128 36 359 

6 9 84 56 315 489 

2881 55 206 763 518 1 509 

1 (0) 2 (D) 16 14 

16 20 133 42 333 543 

216 3 1 33 13 116 

166 1 758 1 72 712 1 392 2 362 

31 230 276 I (0) (D) 

74 227 327 249 990 1 656 

3 7 240 143 408 468 

3 1 25 4 72 61 

61 435 207 425 481 857 

60 288 533 466 1 329 3 231 

44 145 723 669 1 523 2 756 

10 4 67 221 213 321 

108 216 876 1 233 1 797 5 456 

64 128 547 557 I 059 2 518 

48 173 645 511 I 230 2 980 

2 (0) 116 33 236 327 

7 5 31 12 92 116 

7 16 400 371 992 2 225 

55 138 502 498 1 180 2 471 

65 83 343 470 971 3 007 

3 21 22 171 91 1741 

129 846 618 784 I 456 4 776 

- - - - 5 2 

- - 45 14 127 118 

37 219 556 566 1 315 3 211 

78 658 187 425 416 772 

68 585 786 856 1 840 4299 

3 32 377 339 781 1 488 

1 (D) 12 8 30 71 

2 (D) 23 19 87 146 

19 256 305 228 839 2 436 

46 227 141 117 331 517 

3 1 29 17 101 146 

75 154 221 204 496 763 

24 5 284 220 682 1 III 

26 18 225 108 490 981 

26 12 259 219 524 825 

13 13 150 137 359 943 

58 59 639 619 1 520 3 318 

41 134 571 655 1 208 2 828 

6 7 33 27 108 159 

53 498 216 276 484 1 317 

13 59 366 252 804 1 587 

61 144 192 116 610 1 347 

131 686 412 562 769 1 502 

14 II 110 49 302 612 

6 4 45 13 147 161 

13 II 192 107 548 838 

1 (D) 22 4 78 122 

7 5 29 12 151 208 

82 1 301 718 755 1 572 4009 

21 32 141 85 349 636 1 (D) 3 4 30 30 39 105 707 627 1 818 3 514 20 58 450 418 1 314 2 058 

35 161 554 650 1 061 2 541 81 203 894 1 212 1 963 5 429 

1 (0) 12 4 54 71 

52 94 597 473 1 386 2 513 92 249 745 707 1 562 4 084 261 673 801 1 366 1 615 3 078 61 80 559 540 1 362 3 055 46 43 105 80 463 979 7 71 84 34 227 248 

70 23 1 053 305 7 752 2 821 I 

MICHIGAN 133 
Table 13. Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 1978 I1978 data ore bosed on 0 sample of forms; see text} 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 3 

Michigon _________________ _ 

- Alcona ___________________________ _ 

- Alger _____________________________ _ 

- Allegan ___________________________ _ Alpena - ___________________________ _ 

- Antrim ___________________________ _ 

Arenat - ___________________________ _ Baraga - ___________________________ _ 

- Barry ____________________________ _ 

- Bay ______________________________ _ Benzie ____________________________ _ -

-

Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Branch - ___________________________ _ 

- Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- Cass _____________________________ _ 

- Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

Cheboygan - ________________________ _ Chippewa - _________________________ _ 

- Clore _____________________________ _ 

- Clinton ___________________________ _ 

- Crawford _________________________ _ 

-

Delta _____________________________ _ 

- Dickinson ________________________ _ 

-- Eaton ____________________________ _ 

- Emmet __________________________ _ 

Genesee -- _________________________ _ 

-- Gladwin _________________________ _ 

-- Gogebic _________________________ _ 

-- Grand Traverse ___________________ _ 

-- Gratiot __________________________ _ 

-- Hillsdale _________________________ _ 

-- Houghton ________________________ _ 

-- Huron ___________________________ _ 

-- Ingham __________________________ _ 

-- Ionia ____________________________ _ 

-- 105co ____________________________ _ 

-- Iroo _____________________________ _ 

-- Isabella __________________________ _ 

-- Jackson _________________________ _ 

-- Kalamazoo _______________________ _ -- Kalkaska ________________________ _ 

--

Kent ____________________________ _ 

-- Keweenaw _______________________ _ 

-- lake ____________________________ _ lapeer ___________________________ _ 

--

- leelanau _________________________ _ lenowee __________________________ _ 

--

- livingston _________________________ _ - luce _____________________________ _ Mackinac - _________________________ _ 

- Macomb __________________________ _ 

-

Manistee _________________________ _ 

- Marquette ________________________ _ 

- Moson ___________________________ _ 

Mecosta - __________________________ _ 

- Menominee ________________________ _ 

- Midland __________________________ _ - Missaukee ________________________ _ 

- Monroe ___________________________ _ Montcalm _________________________ _ -

- Montmorency _____________________ _ -

Muskegon ________________________ _ - Newaygo _________________________ _ 

- Oakland __________________________ _ - Oceano ___________________________ _ 

- Ogemow __________________________ _ Ontonagon - ________________________ _ Osceolo - ___________________________ _ 

Oscoda - ___________________________ _ Otsego ___________________________ _ - Ottowa - ___________________________ _ 

- Presque Isle _______________________ _ Roscommon - _______________________ _ 

- Saginaw __________________________ _ St Clair ___________________________ _ -

- St Joseph _________________________ _ Sanilac - ___________________________ _ 

- Schoolcraft ________________________ _ 

- Shiawossee _______________________ _ TuscoIQ - ___________________________ _ 

Von Buren - ________________________ _ 

Washtenaw - _______________________ _ Wayne - ___________________________ _ 

Wexford - __________________________ _ 

-

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

134 MICHIGAN 

Total 

Farms 

67900 

287 

94 1 922 

441 

261 

421 

92 1 031 

1 170 

173 

I 920 

1 184 

1 307 

1 058 

248 

221 

359 

315 

1 509 

16 

333 

116 

I 392 

230 

990 

408 

72 

481 

I 329 

I 523 

213 

I 797 I 059 ) 230 

236 

92 

992 

I 180 

971 

91 

) 456 

5 

127 

I 315 

416 

I 840 

781 

30 

87 

839 

331 

101 

496 

682 

490 

524 

359 

I 520 

I 208 

108 

484 

804 

610 

769 

302 

147 

548 

78 

151 

I 572 

349 

30 

1 818 1 314 

I 061 

I 963 

54 ) 386 

I 562 

I 615 

I 362 

463 

227 

7 752 

Expenses Expenses ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

131 249 63 969 48 248 

306 265 134 151 93 59 4 777 1 801 I 469 505 418 191 632 238 222 1 126 404 406 73 91 36 1 833 989 684 2 499 1 121 1 175 224 163 115 

3 472 1 880 1 670 2 512 I 094 847 2 957 1 257 965 2 154 1 012 842 258 217 100 317 204 115 378 344 171 489 309 176 2 881 I 389 958 14 13 3 

543 324 224 

216 115 84 2 362 I 261 970 

276 209 115 1 656 928 570 

468 366 194 61 71 30 

857 418 389 3 231 1 223 1 207 2 756 I 380 983 

321 212 124 5 456 ) 709 2 197 2 518 980 770 2 980 ) 150 I 027 

327 236 149 

116 91 58 2 225 931 840 2 471 I 144 943 3 007 890 796 

174 85 53 

4 776 1 360 I 330 2 5 1 

118 125 55 

3 211 1 214 971 

772 395 323 4299 I 689 I 576 I 488 728 527 

71 30 29 146 83 60 

2 436 810 722 

517 311 239 

146 98 57 

763 466 301 

I III 648 437 

981 473 395 

825 500 374 

943 333 290 

3318 I 478 I 290 

2 828 I 143 908 

159 98 54 

I 317 452 443 

I 587 761 564 

1 347 564 397 

I 502 721 578 

612 286 185 

161 146 78 

838 517 312 

122 74 45 

208 144 90 

4009 I 523 I 389 

636 326 234 

30 30 16 

3 514 I 751 I 647 

2 058 I 203 828 

2 541 I 034 786 

:; 429 I 860 1 750 

71 51 27 

2 513 1 283 I 050 

4084 I 513 1 629 

3 078 1 495 1 237 

3055 I 316 I 173 

979 425 266 

248 216 94 

2 821 7 266 I 432 

Gasoline Diesel fuel 

Storage copacity Storage capacity 

Purchased Size Purchased Size 0,000 0,000 Expenses 0,000 (1,000 gallons) Forms gallons) Forms ($1,000) gallons) Forms gallons) 

81 896 43 833 21 009 30 923 29 236 60663 23494 13000 

221 141 61 7.1 59 115 51 23 102 60 19 37 20 40 26 8 2 521 1 414 598 963 723 1 530 670 295 322 254 102 179 115 239 96 43 371 167 114 163 160 355 144 107 

704

1 

302 154 267 280 580 223 127 

58 55 15 23 7 15 15 4 I 177 685 354 434 419 876 354 178 

2039 873 553 607 631 1 307 457 280 

191 88 52 80 41 83 52 22 

2 776 1 385 652 734 535 1 128 593 261 

I 420 808 341 526 598 1 212 376 235 

1 612 909 391 579 626 I 255 452 241 

1 426 748 349 503 426 881 348 204 

173 179 60 131 62 132 97 35 

194 124 49 101 52 105 67 29 

289 267 91 153 61 123 116 31 

300 171 68 133 111 229 91 54 

I 647 1 110 521 810 739 1 533 662 317 

5 3 1 4 4 8 3 1 

371 245 71 141 106 219 108 34 

136 91 37 58 51 103 43 32 ) 631 941 400 678 493 1 015 540 210 

196 145 60 108 60 122 74 31 

972 604 276 469 395 822 360 194 

326 262 98 193 III 221 132 58 

48 47 14 10 2 4 6 2 

675 301 170 286 163 333 200 83 

2042 955 488 821 897 I 868 626 468 

1 640 1 015 506 737 652 I 336 566 291 

195 172 56 66 23 46 49 12 

3 676 I 3)5 762 I 183 1 538 3 159 961 628 

1 280 711 387 585 627 ) 301 469 274 

1 757 868 445 674 795 I 666 518 361 

258 138 62 56 56 121 48 29 

100 70 27 27 18 37 20 9 

I 447 690 331 521 677 I 429 386 209 

1 595 754 397 538 567 I 161 438 255 

1 328 610 282 479 517 I 082 374 169 

89 55 26 47 47 96 38 30 

2272 955 529 752 871 1 844 591 329 

I 1 (D) 2 (D) (D) I (D) 

93 95 35 38 (D) (0) 28 14 

I 627 768 403 649 613 I 270 491 294 

554 324 161 250 209 428 219 90 

2648 I 281 611 I 098 1 304 2 719 881 573 

882 506 217 408 363 744 314 161 

50 16 II 18 22 46 15 10 

99 68 25 46 28 57 38 12 

I 242 577 284 336 266 550 254 125 

390 215 105 154 93 186 104 43 

96 68 22 34 26 54 27 9 

534 342 147 245 178 365 162 78 

726 427 201 253 185 380 175 75 

660 399 108 228 180 379 182 46 

648 336 172 221 242 505 183 175 

479 284 117 221 209 437 180 96 

2 182 I 110 556 700 760 I 597 554 286 

I 557 862 423 649 867 I 828 538 343 

91 66 26 54 41 85 42 15 

752 292 160 225 276 581 150 94 

964 554 246 379 290 608 296 125 

701 286 166 243 164 342 166 66 

989 504 273 407 328 678 310 175 

323 180 94 144 145 301 III 84 

131 116 30 44 13 26 30 6 

533 342 145 177 146 299 125 65 

73 46 27 42 24 51 34 13 

155 117 49 69 41 87 55 22 

2 404 1 001 522 613 581 I 254 434 223 

402 256 112 197 173 351 150 78 

29 11 (D) 7 3 6 4 I 

2 767 I 360 674 893 882 I 820 698 425 

I 397 851 382 606 461 941 471 205 

I 346 761 299 519 654 I 347 425 222 

3 043 1 441 772 I 265 I 574 3303 I 046 734 

43 32 12 25 19 37 19 (0) 

1 787 984 428 682 632 I 300 543 282 

2 758 I 228 773 853 1 151 2 379 726 591 

2 100 I 081 620 672 531 I 104 458 299 

I 974 I 010 497 699 695 I 415 554 310 

450 233 84 117 59 121 70 25 

156 167 76 80 47 96 53 25 

2481 2548 971 I 434 410 826 738 273 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 13. Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 3 

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

Aleona ___________________________ _ 

Alger _____________________________ _ - Allegan ___________________________ _ - Alpena ___________________________ _ - Antrim ___________________________ _ - Arenac - ___________________________ _ 

- Baraga ___________________________ _ 

Barry ____________________________ _ - Boy - ______________________________ _ 

- Benzie ____________________________ _ 

-

Berrien ___________________________ _ Branch - ___________________________ _ 

- Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- (ass _____________________________ _ 

- Charlevoix ________________________ _ Cheboygan - ________________________ _ 

- Chippewa _________________________ _ Claro - _____________________________ _ 

- Clinton ___________________________ _ - Crawford _________________________ _ 

- Dello _____________________________ _ 

Dickinson - _________________________ _ Eaton ____________________________ _ -

- Emmet ___________________________ _ 

Genesee - __________________________ _ 

- Gladwin __________________________ _ Gogebic __________________________ _ -

- Grand Traverse ____________________ _ 

- Gr01i01 ___________________________ _ Hillsdale - __________________________ _ 

-

Houghton _________________________ _ Huron ____________________________ _ -

- Ingham ___________________________ _ 

- Ionia _____________________________ _ losco _____________________________ _ -

- Iron ______________________________ _ Isabella ___________________________ _ -

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

- Kalkaska _________________________ _ 

-

Kent _____________________________ _ 

- Keweenaw ________________________ _ 

- lake _____________________________ _ 

- lapeer ___________________________ _ leelanau __________________________ _ - lenowee __________________________ _ - livingston _________________________ _ -

- luce _____________________________ _ 

Mackinac - _________________________ _ Macomb - __________________________ _ 

-.. Manistee _________________________ _ Marquette ________________________ _ - Mason - ___________________________ _ Mecosta - __________________________ _ Menominee - ________________________ _ Midland __________________________ _ - Missaukee ________________________ _ - Manroe - ___________________________ _ 

Montcalm _________________________ _ - Montmorency - _____________________ _ 

- Muskegon ________________________ _ Newaygo _________________________ _ - Oakland - __________________________ _ Oceano - ___________________________ _ Ogemaw __________________________ _ -

Ontonagon - ________________________ _ Osceolo - ___________________________ _ Oscoda - ___________________________ _ Otsego - ___________________________ _ Ottawa - ___________________________ _ 

- Presquelsle _______________________ _ Roscommon _______________________ _ - Saginaw __________________________ _ - St Clair _________________________ ~ __ -

- St Joseph _________________________ _ 

- Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

- Schoolcraft ________________________ _ Shiowassee _______________________ _ -

- Tuscolo ___________________________ _ 

Von Buren ________________________ _ - Woshtenaw _______________________ _ - Wayne ___________________________ _ - Wexford __________________________ _ -

-

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

11978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

lP gas, butane, and propane 

Purchased 

Expenses (1,000 

forms ($1,000) gallons) 

7 003 7 407 18 7281 

8 (Z) 1 

10 3 6 

240 360 924 

43 12 33 

52 26 65 

60 140 32~1 9 1 

161 131 322 

114 113 309 

6 1 3 

245 219 526 

218 288 746 

154 132 343 

243 290 733 

14 4 9 

16 12 32 

5 (D) 3 

18 19 50 

152 175 431 

1 (D) (0) 

53 8 18 

15 9 20 

126 115 311 

7 1 2 

97 127 321 

44 23 61 

4 2 4 

65 18 41 

163 229 574 

227 255 660 

23 11 26 

151 164 417 

165 279 733 

168 156 401 

21 14 36 

13 3 6 

65 57 153 

105 159 427 

230 294 721 

9 9 22 

210 223 550 

- - - 4 1 2 

126 137 361 

23 4 10 

307 376 967 

96 72 185 

1 (D) (D) 

4 3 7 

83 61 153 

44 20 42 

14 7 14 

45 32 80 

32 25 63 

56 31 74 

24 22 58 

23 27 71 

203 274 676 

115 77 186 

13 9 23 

43 22 55 

28 38 92 

38 30 75 

57 17 37 

7 8 19 

6 3 7 

29 12 29 

8 (D) 8 

11 4 10 

125 213 532 

27 (D) 21 

- - -

78 79 200 

77 88 239 

268 301 737 

203 236 603 

5 (D) 1 

III 69 172 

205 302 806 

239 349 852 

133 216 541 

39 49 113 

7 8 21 

316 91 224 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Storage capacity 

Size (1,000 

forms gallons) forms 

4 566 4348 1 5 800 

1 (D) 19 

7 2 14 

178 219 205 

13 6 61 

21 14 27 

44 42 41 

3 1 3 

96 100 90 

78 67 121 

2 (D) 22 

150 143 244 

148 195 110 

108 90 140 

180 199 81 

13 6 23 

10 12 29 

2 (D) 22 

16 10 11 

103 97 III 

- - 3 

18 7 44 

9 9 15 

105 107 112 

- - 19 

75 72 78 

28 27 37 

1 (D) 11 

42 14 76 

86 79 106 

166 168 121 

12 6 31 

91 99 161 

118 138 91 

89 80 106 

13 10 19 

6 2 7 

40 32 94 

72 89 108 

161 175 57 

3 11 9 

134 114 173 

- - - 3 2 5 

70 70 96 

10 2 57 

251 253 93 

71 41 113 

1 (D) 4 

2 (D) 10 

55 41 144 

26 13 30 

9 6 17 

32 21 53 

21 17 46 

27 14 76 

14 13 32 

17 16 48 

148 173 149 

67 52 98 

8 5 10 

12 8 31 

24 21 82 

26 35 59 

28 11 106 

6 3 37 

2 (D) 4 

17 7 52 

5 3 3 

3 1 16 

42 54 157 

15 8 46 

- - 2 

47 48 155 

41 44 68 

189 228 89 

142 127 161 

2 (D) 7 

52 59 74 

155 161 155 

146 128 181 119 131 110 

25 25 65 

7 6 18 

187 62 i 189 

1978 -Con. 

Fuel oil 

Storage co pacify 

Purchased Size 

Expenses (1.000 (I.ooo 

($1.000) gallons) Forms gollons) 

3 760 8 143 3 023 1 587 

4 7 6 2 

9 4 6 13 

511 1 235 105 89 

16 35 27 19 

9 18 21 10 

10

1 14 30 28 (0) (Z) 1 1 

2~1 30 61

1 30 

37 77 81 9 6 13 13 

107 230 135 65 

33 69 40 13 

68 147 347 86 

~I 22 

~I 24 

4 9 

8 16 14 7 

10 22 11 3 

11 22 5 (D) 

86 172 45 23 

(D) (0) 2 (0) 

17 36 20 6 

5 111 

7 2 

19 1 42 87 66 

5 11 16 4 

64 143 15 17 

12 23 25 5 

2 4 3 2 

33 68 61 41 

32 65 58 20 

21 41 61 13 

28 58 15 5 

69 138 75 19 

59 129 44 39 

42 87 54 17 

4 8 18 6 

3 6 4 1 

22 44 56 19 

58 117 38 16 

101 228 32 75 

11 271 3 21 

133 275 93 65 

- - - -

1 2 3 3 

34 69 38 13 

27 54 34 12 

54 108 51 15 

40 85 43 12 

1 2 -

6 11 6 61 

475 1 069 66 168 

4 7 9 ·4 

15 33 8 18 

18 34 32 14 

16 35 42 15 

31 65 36 9 

10 20 12 3 

56 129 18 8 

95 169 67 37 

41 84 55 19 

3 7 4 3 

22 46 27 23 

53 112 57 28 

40 83 36 22 

50 100 67 31 

55 134 25 12 

(Z) 1 - - 12 25 29 6 

1 2 2 (D) 

8 15 4 2 

231 499 84 76 

9 20 11 4 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

55 112 58 18 67 142 30 34 

27 53 67 19 

60 122 90 25 

3 5 5 1 58 121 32 23 45 93 80 26 81 165 123 44 54 111 69 24 27 57 44 17 7 14 8 6 

44 91 94 23 

MICHIGAN 135 
Table 13. Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 

(1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 3 

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

".leona ___________________________ _ 

Alger - _____________________________ _ 

- Allegan ___________________________ _ Alpena - ___________________________ _ 

Antrim - ___________________________ _ 

- Arenac ___________________________ _ 

- Baraga ___________________________ _ 

- Barry ____________________________ _ 

Bay ______________________________ _ - Benzie ____________________________ _ -

-

Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Branch - ___________________________ _ 

- Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- Coss _____________________________ _ 

- Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

- Cheboygan ________________________ _ Chippewa - _________________________ _ 

- Clare _____________________________ _ 

- Clinton __________________________ _ 

-- Crawford ________________________ _ 

-- Delta ____________________________ _ 

Dickinson -- ________________________ _ 

-- Eaton ___________________________ _ 

-- Emmet __________________________ _ Genesee -- _________________________ _ Gladwin -- _________________________ _ 

-- Gogebic _________________________ _ 

-- Grand Traverse ___________________ _ -- Gratiot __________________________ _ Hillsdale -- _________________________ _ 

--

Houghton ________________________ _ Huron -- ___________________________ _ 

-- Ingham __________________________ _ 

-- Ionia ____________________________ _ 

-- losco ____________________________ _ 

-- Iron _____________________________ _ 

-- Isabella __________________________ _ 

-- Jackson _________________________ _ 

-- Kalamazoo _______________________ _ 

-- Kalkaska ________________________ _ 

-- Kent ____________________________ _ 

-- Keweenaw _______________________ _ 

-- lake ____________________________ _ 

-- lapeer __________________________ _ 

-- leelanau _________________________ _ 

-- lenawee _________________________ _ 

-- livingston ________________________ _ 

-- luce ____________________________ _ Mockinac -- ________________________ _ 

-- Macomb _________________________ _ 

-- Manistee ________________________ _ 

-- Marquette _______________________ _ Mason -- ___________________________ _ Mecosta - _________________________ _ 

-- Menominee __ ______________________ _ - Midland __________________________ _ - Missaukee _______________________ _ -- Monroe ___________________________ _ - Montcolm ________________________ _ Montmorency -- _____________________ _ 

-

Muskegon ________________________ _ - Newaygo _________________________ _ - Oakland __________________________ _ - Oceano ___________________________ _ 

- Ogemaw __________________________ _ 

- Ontonagon ________________________ _ 

- Osceolo ___________________________ _ 

- Oscoda ___________________________ _ 

- Olsego ___________________________ _ - Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

- Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

- Roscommon _______________________ _ 

- Saginaw __________________________ _ 

- Sf Clair ___________________________ _ - 51 Joseph _________________________ _ Sanilac ___________________________ _ -

- Schoolcraft ________________________ _ 

- Shiowassee _______________________ _ Tuscola - ___________________________ _ Von Buren - ________________________ _ Woshfenaw - _______________________ _ Wayne - ________________________ - __ _ Wexford - __________________________ _ 

-

Forms not on moil JisL ______________ _ -

Natural gas 

Forms 

1 509 

6 

3 

56 

1 

-

10 

1 

7 

14 

1 

44 

9 

24 

15 

17 

11 

1 

1 

18 

-

9 

2 

20 

7 

57 

-

-

13 

22 

37 

5 

49 

23 

15 

15 

I 

18 

35 

74 

-

64 

-

-

24 

10 

28 

10 

-

-

61 

-

3 

3 

24 

17 

1 

3 

21 

26 

2 

34 

12 

45 

6 

16 

4 

11 

-

4 

83 

2 

1 

60 

12 

8 

31 

-

25 

32 

34 

21 

60 

10 

60 

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease 

Expenses Expenses ($1.(JOO) Forms ($1,000) 

4 568 67864 6945 

1 2B7 12 

2 94 B 74 1 922 205 (0) 441 26 - 261 44 

6 421 52 (D) 92 4 8 1 031 102 

50 I 170 142 (D) 173 13 

80 I 920 199 

5 1 184 136 

103 1 307 151 

13 1 058 108 

4 24B 17 

44 221 22 

(D) 359 25 

(D) 315 29 

9 1 509 172 

- 16 1 

7 333 31 

(0) 116 15 

33 I 392 139 

4 230 22 

39 990 94 

- 408 37 

- 72 4 

20 475 48 20 1 329 163 

27 1 523 149 

19 213 16 

33 1 797 263 

53 1 059 116 

8 1 230 154 

7 236 19 

(0) 92 9 

11 992 108 

19 1 176 133 

580 970 171 

- 91 9 

637 1 450 190 

- 5 (Z) 

- 127 10 

348 I 315 152 

3 416 51 

9 1 840 228 

6 781 63 

- 30 3 

- 87 9 

356 839 91 

- 331 27 

I 101 10 

2 496 44 

19 677 53 

20 490 52 

(D) 524 44 

(D) 359 45 

152 I 520 152 

39 1 208 154 

(0) 108 9 

120 484 69 

70 804 99 

384 610 51 

4 769 91 

6 302 36 

3 147 11 

8 548 46 

- 78 6 

1 149 11 

233 1 572 169 

(D) 349 36 

(D) 30 2 

76 1 818 213 

19 1 314 132 

31 I 061 137 

33 I 963 278 

- 54 6 

12 I 386 128 

39 I 562 202 

B6 1 615 176 

137 1 362 166 

408 451 28 

1 227 15 

12 7 752 2B2 

Eleelricily 

Farms 

45 918 

222 

69 

1 469 

310 

159 

342 

60 

763 

827 

105 

I 365 

840 

965 

692 

146 

152 

285 

219 

1 038 

7 

254 

96 

991 

165 

678 

238 

59 

386 

882 

1 030 

182 

1 371 

754 

932 

151 

71 

714 

786 

645 

57 

1 122 

3 

90 

949 

310 

1 175 

558 

21 

69 

621 

232 

73 

362 

446 

399 

383 

262 

869 

81B 

74 

369 

547 

419 

553 

209 

122 

414 

50 

III 

1 150 

298 

25 

1 109 

942 

673 

I 475 

42 

933 

I 067 

1 123 

950 

280 

141 

3 603 

1978 -Con. 

Olher-caol. wood, coke, elc. 

Expenses Expenses 

($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

30 372 2 137 713 

91 18 5 

52 9 1 

1 425 30 10 

136 17 (D) 

170 6 1 

224 21 4 

21 13 (D) 

451 21 8 

341 30 10 

42 15 (0) 

656 54 6 

580 7B 26 

814 53 lB 

451 14 4 

64 6 3 

63 2 (D) 

102 32 8 

134 15 5 

734 48 9 

2 1 (D) 

146 8 4 

49 13 (D) 

560 35 10 

70 5 (l) 

362 19 3 

91 5 (l) 

20 8 2 

183 17 2 

679 22 4 

663 23 7 

97 16 3 

1 169 66 22 

602 39 13 

787 46 12 

75 10 1 

23 13 (D) 

495 64 15 

584 33 9 

541 17 7 

42 4 2 

1 373 40 19 

(l) 2 (D) 

35 9 1 

939 45 18 

147 38 7 

73B 51" 14 

40B 4B 9 

14 2 (0) 

37 7 2 

460 15 4 

130 25 6 

28 11 2 

185 24 3 

354 43 22 

262 31 9 

129 10 (D) 

314 I (D) 

484 32 110 

722 73 21 

43 9 (D) 

35B 51 6 

468 32 6 

2BO 7 1 

428 37 7 

174 15 4 

49 18 4 

300 18 2 

38 2 (D) 

46 15 6 

1 172 16 20 

153 75 20 

8 2 (D) 

538 88 25 

448 42 16 

5B9 41 17 

1 4Bl 47 17 

15 2 (D) 

563 21 2 

699 42 16 

609 35 B 

600 30 14 

137 33 5 

73 6 4 

549 - -

136 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 14. Hired Farm Labor-Expenses and Number of Workers: 1978 

(]978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

, , Reporting both - workers working less than Reporting only workers working Reporting only workers working 

less than 150 days t 50 days or more 150 days or 150 days or more 

Expenses Expenses Expenses less thon 150 days Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms Workers ($1,000) Forms Workers ($1,000) Forms 150 days or more ($1,000) 

All Farms 

Michigan __________________ _ 22925 137 3iJ7 15923 72 996 24083 2 773 6209 26508 4229 51 589 12 217 86 716 

117 121 105 282 48 7 12 34 5 12 10 39 - 39 112 31 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 6 35 14 82 

786 6250 510 4 102 946 94 434 2 511 182 2 235 478 2 793 

131 292 115 522 107 9 21 106 7 42 22 80 

108 937 69 514 186 10 14 45 29 364 80 705 

123 649 91 390 122 15 48 243 17 127 54 284 

31 55 26 79 25 4 9 (D) 1 4 7 (D) 

339 1 161 245 917 235 34 93 299 60 427 113 627

554 1 817 409 1 783 608 58 99 288 87 585 1 191 921 

79 647 56 455 233 6 16 68 17 264 30 346

1 

Aleono ___________________________ _ 

Alpena 

=;~ ====== == ==== == ==== == == == == == = __________________________ - __ 

Antrim ____________________________ _ 

Arenoe ____________________________ _ 

8ora9a ______________ --------------- 80rry __________________________ - __ _ 

Soy -------------------------------- Benzie _____________________________ _ 

1 048 11 224 707 6 718 2 265 54 98 430 287 8 749 893 8529 

371 1 376 271 668 220 70 120 510 30 185 77 645 

417 2 282 293 838 203 61 123 479 63 438 215 1 601 

362 2 138 253 973 385 48 86 507 61 746 209 1 247 -

- 60 383 44 184 61 12 16 96 4 40 8 227 

76 

~I 63 157 58 5 9 62 8 16 15 92 - 129 98 337 65 18 18 28 13 25 28 113 -

- 109 414 89 207 55 8 15 141 12 31 35 218 

- 424 1 514 311 788 431 59 113 352 54 160 120 731 

Berrien ____________________________ _ Branch ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun ___________________________ _ Coss _____________________________ _ 

Charlevoix ________________________ _ Cheboygan ________________________ _ Chippewa _________________________ _ 

Clore _____________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ 

- Crawford _________________________ _ 2 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) - - - -

- 144 588 82 203 64 11 22 73 51 214 101 452 

- 57 317 37 379 46 6 12 29 14 107 41 241 

- 461 1 025 364 1 111 229 53 102 406 44 216 139 391 

- 46 175 33 72 25 10 23 50 3 24 23 100 

- 312 1 053 239 855 268 35 57 2471 38 345 87 538 1 - 167 232 143 387 92 14 16 73 10 14 14 67 

- 28 112 23 64 10 - - - 5 17 17 102 

- 279 2209 200 1 146 542 12 63 267 67 1 085 150 1 400 

- 424 1 639 282 1 175 306 53 109 504 89 416 167 830 

- 458 1 464 354 808 249 48 76 260 56 402 164 955 

Delta _____________________________ _ 

Dickinson _________________________ _ Eaton ____________________________ _ Emmet ___________________________ _ Genesee __________________________ _ 

Gladwin __________________________ _ 

Gogebic __________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ____________ __ _____________ _ Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

- 66 205 42 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 23 74 44 168 

- 664 2 711 449 1 558 454 127 269 877 88 446 216 1 380 

- 417 2 715 271 870 389

1 

59 104 367

1 

87 555 345 1 958

1 - 453 2 616 329 1 447 388 51 99 316 73 608 190 1 912 

- 86 256 75 197 25 4 9 42 7 26 32 189 

- 33 201 25 (0) (D) 2 (D) (D) 6 53 23 162 

- 475 1 758 340 1 040 334 81 160 718 54 216 114 705 

Houghton _________________________ _ 

Huron ____________________________ _ Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Ionia _____________________________ _ losco _____________________________ _ Iron ______________________________ _ Isabella ___________________________ _ 

- 360 2 536 196 626 221 66 117 703 98 626 221 1 612 

- 428 3666 283 947 501 45 162 674 100 776 254 2491 

Jackson __________________________ _ Kalamazoo ________________________ _ Kalkaska _________________________ _ 

- 29 132 22 66 35 - - - 7 29 17 97 

- 655 7 769 403 2 539 1 06: \ 58 143 59: 1 194 4 162 914 6 11 ~ \ - - - - - - - - - - - 37 57 27 79 13 4 9 13 6 12 7 30 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

Keweenaw ________________________ _ 

Lake _____________________________ _ 

- 559 4 762 356 1 257 420 103 394 1 733 100 634 289 2608 

- 218 2 393 125 1 304 385 19 35 171 74 939 216 1 838 

Lapeer ___________________________ _ 

Leelonou __________________________ _ 

lenowee __________________________ _ 

- 543 2 532 384 966 437 54 100 552 105 567 215 1 543 livingston _________________________ _ 

- 259 1 203 178 571 240 32 87 287 49 240 99 675 luce _____________________________ _ 

- 16 62 10 37 (D) 1 (D) (D) 5 14 7 48 Mackinac _________________________ _ 

- 33 110 22 93 19 3 4 13 8 17 16 78 

- 390 3 396 244 630 323\ 52 202 919

1 

94 734 273 2 154 

- 141 1 254 99 761 178 16 16 28 26 1 045 93 1 048 

Macomb __________________________ _ 

Manistee _________________________ _ 

Marquette ________________________ _ 

- 32 145 22 111 21 4 9 55 6 33 16 69 Mason ___________________________ _ 

- 182 1 114 119 1 226 445 21 31 142 42 290 64 527 Mecosta __________________________ _ 

- 187 859 132 434 191 27 50 178 28 163 94 490 Menominee ________________________ _ - 196 784 113 384 109 33 71 243 50 161 94 432 Midland __________________________ _ 

- 153 331 126 358 95 10 21 83 17 130 24 153 Missaukee _________________________ _ 170 657 86 282 69 41 89 269 43 147 87 319 Monroe 

Mantcalm ____________________________ _ 447 2 629 323 1 281 402 55 102 350 69 602 308 1 877 __________________________ _ 398 2 268 258 701 342 36 85 303 104 518 255 1 624 Montmorency ______________________ _ 28 95 18 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 8 28 13 75 

Muskegon _________________________ _ 200 2 156 106 752 173 45 93 525 49 1 290 249 1 459 Newaygo __________________________ _ 294 1 692 220 993 282 29 101 477 45 557 109 933 226 3429 151 607 258 13 28 235 62 664 295 2 936 426 4043 307 3034 1 165 19 64 123 100 1 961 344 2 755 124 395 80 204 71 24 35 139 20 45 35 185 62 94 52 158 44 - - - 10 29 16 50 

Oakland ___________________________ _ Oceana ____________________________ _ 

Ogemow ___________________________ _ 

Ontonagon _________________________ _ 

187 481 146 475 134 15 22 121 26 82 39 225 31 59 24 66 20 4 7 22 3 10 (D) 17 49 86 36 102 47 7 10 25 6 38 8 13 748 9474 432 3918 1 271 151 352 1 521 165 5 270 737 6682 

Osc.ala ____________________________ _ Oscoda ____________________________ _ 

Otsego ____________________________ _ 

Ottowa ____________________________ _ 

191 565 140 568 147 18 24 130 33 194 72 288 10 35 9 19 (D) - - - 1 5 (0) (D) 517 2098 399 1 586 557 68 121 481 50 956 131 1 060 371 1 283 272 789 178 36 73 216 63 460 138 890 285 1 722 186 574 224 46 66 305 53 745 131 1 194 754 3536 405 1 314 371 173 362 1 623 176 666 312 1 542 20 (D) 15 47 15 2 (D) (D) 3 19 3 28 457 1 587 326 895 236 59 107 460 72 241 183 891 605 2 651 419 2 184 601 101 222 841 85 672 160 1 209 805 7462 573 5 189 2055 69 191 710 163 5 244 709 4698 398 2 453 273 816 474 57 83 510 68 555 221 1 470 134 1 490 83 236 88 10 25 208 41 503 226 1 195 55 202 43 215 25 3 10 21 9 38 15 156 

Presque Isle ________________________ _ 

Roscommon ________________________ _ Saginaw ___________________________ _ 

5t Clair ____________________________ _ 5t Joseph __________________________ _ Saniloc _______________________ • ____ _ 

Schoolcraft _________________________ _ 

5hlowassee ________________________ _ 

Tuscola ____________________________ _ 

Van BUren _________________________ _ 

Washtanow ________________________ _ Wayne ____________________________ _ 

WexfOrd ___________________________ _ 

Farms not on mailllsL _______________ _ 640 439 605 1 902 369 - - - 35 175 35 70 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MICHIGAN 137 
Table 15. Estimated Market Value of All Machinery and Equipment: 1978 

[1978 dolo are based an a sample of farms; see lexll 

, Tofal Farms by e.fimafed value of machinery and equlpmenf 

All Farms Eslimaled 

value $110 $5.000 10 $10.000 fo $20.000 fo $30.000 10 $50.000 10 $70,000 10 $100.000 to $200.000 Farms ($1.000) $4.999 $9.999 $19.999 $29.999 $49.999 $69.999 $99.999 $199.999 or more 

Michigan _____ . ___________ ._ 68136 2 072 471 B704 18559 13294 7 183 7324 4 747 3496 3 722 1 107 

Aleona ____ • __ ._. __________ • ______ _ 

=.;-"== == == == == == == == = = = ==== = = = == 

- 287 3700 46 112 87 6 31 3 1 1 - - 94 2 177 7 32 21 8 12 7 6 I - Alpena - 1 916 56 528 191 388 476 229 285 135 108 80 24 ___________________________ _ 

Antrim _______ • _________________ ._. 446 8934 37 159 83 82 52 10 11 11 1 

- 266 9520 32 74 38 20 43 27 8 lB 6 Arenoe ____ • __ • ___________________ _ 

Baraga ___________________________ _ - 421 18068 44 53 100 41 42 66 32 29 14 

- Barry ____________________________ _ 93 1 464 11 36 26 10 4 3 2 1 - - 1 031 26106 131 287 231 142 72 71 49 41 7 

Bay ---------------- ---------------- 1 170 47614 102 165 311 136 147 87 72 125 25 Benzie ___________ • _. ______________ _ 

- 175 4203 34 49 29 19 20 6 9 8 1 

Berrien _______ ._. ___ • _____ ._._. ___ _ 

- 1 925 51 387 194 460 509 218 258 115 81 70 20 Branch ___________________________ _ 

- 1 193 41 265 134 277 228 179 90 93 73 102 17 Colhoun __________________________ _ 

Cass _____ . _____ . ___ . _______ . _____ _ 

Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

- 1 310 37 523 155 331 324 136 134 82 73 55 20 

- 1 068 37233 105 236 254 114 74 106 79 83 17 

- 246 6247 40 76 34 39 8 21 20 8 2 Cheboygon ________________________ _ 

- 221 4 719 20 99 44 14 17 8 12 3 4 Chippewa _________________________ _ 

- 369 7754 32 67 131 59 52 10 16 2 - Clare _____________________________ _ 

Clinfon ___________________________ _ - 315 7 203 44 98 73 39 35 2 6 17 1 

- 1 517 52 116 176 259 361 191 198 102 111 92 27 Crawford _________________________ _ 

- 16 142 3 9 3 - 1 - - - - Deha _____________________________ _ 

Dickinson _______ • _________ • _______ _ 

Eaton _. __ • ______ • _________ • ______ _ 

Emmet __________ • ________ • ___ • ___ _ 

Genesee ___________ . _. ____________ _ 

- 333 8841 34 87 68 45 51 5 28 13 2 

- 116 6060 13 35 8 II 8 6 13 15 7 

- 1 391 37 790 121 426 281 158 154 122 57 59 13 

- 230 4609 53 72 30 33 21 7 8 5 1 

- 990 30474 83 318 228 76 94 66 54 49 22 Gladwin __________________________ _ 

- 414 9 009 68 116 118 30 31 16 18 16 1 Gogebic __________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse _______ . ____________ _ Gratiot _______ • _____ • _____ • _______ _ 

- 72 888 10 31 23 4 2 1 1 - - - 482 18 336 56 135 42 35 101 36 32 34 11 

- 1 329 54328 34 253 285 218 157 145 85 120 32 Hillsdole __________________________ _ 

- 1 541 42 095 143 516 275 107 272 101 37 79 11 

Houghfon _________________________ _ 

Huron ___ • _____ • _______________ • __ _ - 213 3 893 32 66 35 40 21 6 12 1 - - 1 797 86459 70 266 336 229 243 261 151 192 49 Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Ionia _______ . _______ . _____________ _ - 1 063 39081 84 278 192 132 116 65 96 73 27 

- 1 230 45 373 59 315 284 146 151 103 52 74 44 105CO _____________________________ _ 

Iron ______________________________ _ Iso bello ___________________________ _ 

- 236 6 652 15 102 45 16 23 14 4 9 8 

- 92 2 038 4 40 23 10 4 2 5 3 1 

- 992 35 630 79 203 168 139 149 95 67 74 18 Jackson __________________________ _ Kalamazoo ________________________ _ Kalkosko _________________________ _ 

- 1 186 37416 129 314 224 167 153 92 30 58 19 

- 976 32203 70 228 210 172 104 63 47 63 19 

- 92 2 326 10 32 17 9 8 6 5 4 1 

Kenl _____________________________ _ 

- 1 461 51 068 178 323 344 131 151 144 37 120 33 Keweenaw ________ . ______________ ._ - 5 29 3 1 1 - - - - - - loke _____________________________ _ 

lapeer ___________________________ _ 

leelonau __________________________ _ 

lenawee _. _________ . ______________ _ 

livingston _____ • ___________________ _ luce _____________________________ _ 

- 127 1 930 7 63 23 22 7 2 2 1 - - 1 315 46 545 106 403 252 104 146 94 101 60 47 

- 416 15 201 32 BB 64 43 99 32 19 34 5 

- 1 840 70522 177 414 369 170 261 136 120 146 47 

- 791 25 483 74 246 126 130 34 50 57 62 10 

- 30 978 2 6 8 4 4 2 1 , 2 I Mackinac _____ • ___________________ _ Macomb __________________________ _ - 87 2454 7 24 13 13 9 13 7 1 - - 839 25 346 92 111 194 111 183 74 32 35 7 

Manistee ________ • ________________ _ 

MarqueN. ________________________ _ Mason _______ • ___________________ _ Mecosta __________________________ _ 

Menominee _____ . __________________ _ Midlond __________________________ _ 

Mlssoukee ________________________ _ 

Monro8 _______ • ___________________ _ 

Montcalm _________________________ _ 

Montmorency _._. _________ • _______ _ 

- 341 8 535 46 117 67 54 10 30 1 11 5 

- 101 1834 15 37 21 12 8 4 1 3 - - 496 15 203 30 155 96 61 43 60 18 28 5 

- 687 16 732 131 207 145 81 50 14 41 11 7 

- 490 16776 67 118 82 17 87 33 33 47 6 

- 524 18483 64 106 138 66 57 9 35 29 20 

- 363 16 279 23 47 74 28 65 44 49 26 7 

- 1 528 53 298 129 356 307 192 191 122 93 119 19 

- 1 208 41 092 131 328 284 112 85 114 62 62 30 

- 110 3375 13 35 20 14 8 3 7 9 1 

Muskegon ______________________ --- Newaygo _________________________ _ 

Oakland __________________________ _ 

Oceana ________________________ - __ _ 

Ogemow ______________________ -_ --- Ontonagon ________________________ _ Osceola ___________________________ _ 

Oscodo ________________________ ----

Ofsego ________________ - _______ ---- Ottowa ________________________ ----

- 484 15 560 89 137 92 50 16 22 20 45 13 

- 804 24405 93 191 202 97 112 26 21 35 27 

- 616 15 328 75 224 108 68 45 24 46 21 5 

- 769 22 354 87 189 204 71 75 60 40 32 11 

- 302 10607 19 88 72 47 18 21 13 14 10 

- 149 2846 27 40 39 15 14 6 4 4 -

- 546 14283 78 174 124 20 79 16 25 26 6 

- 80 2003 8 20 20 11 8 7 3 3 - - 151 3419 12 49 27 27 14 17 - 5 - - 1 582 47863 211 406 318 147 182 160 60 78 20 

Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

Roscommon _________________ ._. ___ _ 

Saginaw ______________ -_ - _______ --- Sf Clair ___________________________ _ 

Sf Joseph _________________________ _ 

Sanilac ____________ - _____ ---------- Schoolcroft ____________________ ----- Shlawassee _______________________ _ 

Tuscola ____________ - ___ -- _ --- ------ Van Buren ________________________ _ 

Washlenaw _______________________ _ 

Wayne ____________ - ___ ------------ Wexford ____________ - ___________ ---

- 349 11 408 13 93 107 33 19 28 23 31 2 

- 31 561 4 10 7 3 4 2 I - - - 1 818 70211 122 315 429 175 268 206 106 157 40 

- 1 318 35 311 91 338 296 189 196 94 56 51 7 

- 1 070 34 041 137 266 202 145 130 51 64 54 21 

- 1 969 90626 71 334 372 215 300 209 209 210 49 

- 54 1 216 10 19 7 7 4 5 - 1 1 

- 1 386 46 097 189 321 276 199 136 94 74 58 39 

- 1 563 75655 67 322 304 137 202 145 132 206 48 

- 1 615 41 610 234 438 350 208 138 94 68 63 22 

- 1 362 46 812 95 330 246 190 166 122 103 79 29 

- 463 9432 82 121 101 80 30 17 17 14 1 

- 227 4250 32 8'1 33 45 16 9 5 6 -

farms nof on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 7 811 84 000 2 826 3 766 473 178 214 166 119 35 34 

138 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1918 

Inventory 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 10 

Cows and heifers tllat hod calved 

Cottle and calves 

Tolol Beef cows 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

Michigan __________________ _ 28406 I 276 204 21 236 532837 II 831 146 757 

Alcono ____________________________ _ 

Alpena ~e:.;;====== ____________________________ == == == == == == ==== == == === _ 

Anlrlm ____________________________ _ 

175 6608 152 3234 130 2 371 

62 3 132 SO 1 490 28 675 

845 46 410 581 18688 261 3 141 

251 9 184 208 4 395 131 1 700 

112 7 278 96 3066 60 1 242 Arenae ____________________________ _ 194 9 467 142 3948 65 605 Baraga ____________________________ _ 

Barry __________________________ - __ _ 

Bay _______________________________ _ 

Benzie _____________________________ _ 

62 I 907 58 976 34 516 

552 26 169 414 11343 263 3 143 

164 4882 124 2005 73 524 

51 I S06 43 522 36 391 

Berrien ____________________________ _ 310 8 575 215 3824 146 1 608 8ronch ____________________________ _ 490 22 264 364 8002 211 2 352 Calhoun ___________________________ _ 619 29 821 469 II 513 321 4236 Coss ______________________________ _ 419 15 894 308 6995 227 3 959 Charlevoix _________________________ _ 158 5 915 142 2672 95 I 014 Cheboygan _________________________ _ 

Chippewa __________________________ _ Claro ______________________________ _ 

148 5 719 126 3074 103 1 664 

234 8 381 206 4026 124 I 616 

194 II 112 157 4778 102 2 134 Clinlon ____________________________ _ 644 36 574 421 15 129 170 1 811 Crawford __________________________ _ 10 109 8 39 8 (D) 

Delta _____________________________ _ 

- 212 9 371 193 5249 127 2704 Dickinson _________________________ _ 

- 84 2 985 77 1 688 51 617 Ealon _____________________________ _ 565 21 038 448 9491 321 4085 Emmet ___________________________ _ 

- 161 6 385 142 2 915 102 1 586 Genesee __________________________ _ 

- 327 16276 227 5 216 158 2029 Gladwin __________________________ _ 

- 267 9 2SO 228 4 135 175 2 385 Gogebic __________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse ____________________ _ 56 I 248 53 594 43 419 -

- 143 5010 99 1 778 74 766 Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

- 425 27 483 295 9 194 127 1 904 Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

- 628 30 536 435 12998 231 2953 

Houghlon _________________________ _ 

- 118 3 187 110 I 732 56 519 Huron ____________________________ _ 

- 882 72 357 594 20959 155 4054 Ingham ___________________________ _ 

- 481 28 245 371 12684 199 2603 Ionia _____________________________ _ 

- 658 37 103 457 16392 207 3 352 losco _____________________________ _ 

- 151 8 977 126 3 755 102 2566 (ron ______________________________ _ 

- 66 2 138 63 I 252 47 898 Isabella ___________________________ _ 

- 489 32 387 388 11900 198 2 101 lackson __________________________ _ 

- 568 35 121 428 13 491 291 5 235 Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

- 374 19440 249 5454 182 I 8SO Kalkaska _________________________ _ 

- 48 1 393 43 744 22 223 

Konl _____________________________ _ 

- 698 38 242 513 17 749 280 4435 Keweenaw _________________________ _ 4 34 4 12 3 7 lake _____________________________ _ 

- 71 1 916 66 985 45 477 lapeer ___________________________ _ 

- 709 33 427 532 12993 283 2 428 leelanau __________________________ _ 

- 123 5877 83 1 565 53 542 lenawee ___________________________ _ 509 30641 273 9649 139 1 638 lIvingston _________________________ _ 

- 399 20 524 298 8641 169 I 890 luce _____________________________ _ 

- 17 1 262 14 301 14 (D) Mackinac _________________________ _ 

- 65 3 483 62 1 822 31 599 Macomb __________________________ _ 

- 281 9 927 222 4341 134 1 085 

Manistee __________________________ _ 146 2 953 130 1 302 117 I 043 Marquette _________________________ _ 

Mason 70 2 038 64 1 161 47 378 ___________________________ _ 

- 210 10 016 160 4034 75 927 Mecosta ___________________________ _ 389 15436 323 7 158 192 2 073 Menomlnee _________________________ _ 365 19 170 328 9816 131 1858 Midland ___________________________ _ 165 7 201 128 I 785 101 919 Missoukee _________________________ _ 245 20085 220 9958 52 2018 Monroe ____________________________ _ 246 8 518 113 1 574 58 243 Montcalm _________________________ _ 

- 548 21 006 401 10120 172 1 432 Montmorency ______________________ _ 70 3 107 58 1 612 35 526 

Muskegon _________________________ _ 

Newaygo __________________________ _ 248 12 239 190 4585 103 770 

439 18652 349 9015 174 1 530 Oakland ___________________________ _ 173 6 229 136 2682 101 1 289 Oceano ____________________________ _ 277 11 321 194 3997 114 1 675 Ogemow ___________________________ _ 210 12398 166 5111 89 1 194 Ontonagon _________________________ _ 107 4069 98 2246 61 1 461 Osc.ala ____________________________ _ 376 18 832 334 9682 191 2594 Oscoda ____________________________ _ 50 2 794 45 1 211 17 276 Otsego ____________________________ _ 79 3 183 72 1 570 51 954 Ottowa ____________________________ _ 749 38 489 539 17 227 257 3562 

Presque Isle ________________________ _ 243 10 713 210 5 192 153 2962 Roscommon _______________________ _ 

- 16 392 15 239 13 231 

~~~~~-========================~=== 445 15 476 282 6376 135 1 182 

567 21 851 444 9 180 262 2 724 SI Joseph __________________________ _ 423 18 593 306 7 065 164 2229 Sanilac ____________________________ _ 1 006 69 112 790 33010 226 2872 Schoolcraft _________________________ _ 41 2 182 36 1 052 29 892 Shlowas.ee ________________________ _ 495 26376 357 12 757 167 1 677 Tuscola ____________________________ _ 538 23 607 388 9 521 220 1 905 Von Buren _________________________ _ 

Washtanaw ________________________ _ 396 14020 282 4732 196 1 895 

Wayne 527 27934 342 10 769 192 2370 ___________________________ _ 

- Wexford ___________________________ _ 50 604 31 275 19 187 

111 3 857 92 I 862 54 441 

Farms not on mall IIst ________________ _ 3 113 27581 2236 15563 1256 7482 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, Heifers ond heifer calves and bull calves 

Milk cows 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

II 120 386 080 20 748 387 853 22 679 355 514 

35 863 138 1 590 158 1 784 

28 815 56 1 241 44 401 

362 15 547 611 15 571 685 12 151 

94 2695 196 2 557 212 2 232 

41 I 824 98 2 337 94 1 875 

90 3343 165 3 067 160 2452 

30 460 51 577 48 354 

178 8200 407 8 777 462 6049 

54 1 481 114 1 705 133 1 172 

9 131 28 318 46 666 

75 2 216 206 2648 253 2 103 

180 5650 337 5 617 415 8645 

185 7 277 442 7955 541 10 353 

103 3036 274 4 571 358 4 328 

69 I 658 129 2 OBB 135 1 155 

38 I 410 121 1 581 126 I 064 

104 2 410 201 3028 184 I 327 

70 2644 145 3096 167 3238 

262 13 318 430 II 668 551 9 777 

I (D) 8 49 6 21 

85 2 545 172 2881 177 I 241 

32 1 071 68 1 001 64 296 

170 5406 419 6676 478 4871 

55 I 329 139 2 197 132 1 273 

84 3 187 197 3 957 265 7 103 

71 1 750 221 2691 236 2 424 

16 175 42 414 48 240 

35 I 012 99 I 625 120 1 607 

184 7290 297 6474 3SO II 815 

231 10 045 434 9284 494 8254 

6'7 1 213 98 1 054 90 401 I 478 16905 600 13690 774 37 708 

200 10081 377 9972 404 5 589 

279 13040 468 II 713 561 8998 

32 1 189 124 2996 134 2 226 

20 354 54 575 61 311 

216 9799 386 9638 410 10849 

165 8 256 418 9578 48B 12 052 

80 3604 241 5 732 307 8254 

24 521 42 408 41 241 

262 13314 527 13004 548 7 489 

3 5 4 10 3 12 

30 S08 60 588 59 343 

287 10565 520 9806 580 10628 

42 1 023 84 1 327 99 2 985 

147 8 011 294 8415 438 12 577 

147 6 751 295 6690 324 5 193 

2 (D) 14 256 17 705 

37 1 223 56 1 140 52 521 

106 3 256 195 3588 221 I 998 

22 259 117 802 124 849 

29 783 SO 590 58 287 

98 3107 167 3 133 169 2849 

156 5 085 318 5 095 325 3 183 

225 7958 315 7 128 270 2226 

42 866 130 1 487 140 3929 

173 7940 214 7 526 187 2601 

61 1 331 113 1 266 198 5 678 

256 8688 408 7081 438 3 805 32 1 086 59 1 018 58 477 

105 3 815 190 4 137 195 3 517 198 7 485 351 6 550 337 3 087 52 1 393 119 2209 123 1 338 

92 2322 211 3488 221 3836 

90 3917 164 4289 180 2998 

49 785 78 I 161 92 662 171 7088 309 6030 313 3 120 34 935 44 1 020 44 563 

30 616 65 891 69 722 310 13665 549 14 103 557 7 159 

76 2 230 192 3 123 209 2 398 

3 8 II 62 15 91 163 5 194 281 4 390 346 4710 225 6456 434 6 100 452 6 571 170 4836 320 5432 370 6096 622 30 138 843 24331 769 11 771 9 160 34 655 33 475 215 11 080 3SO 8 978 401 4641 205 7616 383 6620 455 7466 115 2 837 279 4 522 327 4766 182 8399 357 8885 442 8 280 16 88 23 147 40 182 46 I 421 87 I 218 99 777 

1 253 8081 2081 6 965 1 870 5 053 

MICHIGAN 139 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 10 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Aleona ___________________________ _ 

Alger _____________________________ _ Allegan ___________________________ _ Alpena ___________________________ _ 

Antrim ___________________________ _ Arenoc ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Boraga ___________________________ _ Barry - ____________________________ _ 

-

~~z-~ ==== == ====== == = === ======== === 

-

-

Berrien ___________________________ _ Branch ___________________________ _ -

- Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Cass _____________________________ _ -

Charlevoix - ________________________ _ Cheboygan ________________________ _ - Chippewa _________________________ _ - Clore - _____________________________ _ 

- Clinton ___________________________ _ 

- Crawford _________________________ _ 

- Della _____________________________ _ 

- Dickinson _________________________ _ 

- Eaton ____________________________ _ 

Emmet - ___________________________ _ Genesee - __________________________ _ 

- Gladwin __________________________ _ Gogebic - __________________________ _ 

- Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ - Hillsdale - __________________________ _ 

-

Houghton _________________________ _ Huron - ____________________________ _ 

- Ingham ___________________________ _ Ionia _____________________________ _ -

- losco _____________________________ _ 

- Iron ______________________________ _ 

- lsobello ___________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

- Kalkaska _________________________ _ -

Ken1 _____________________________ _ 

- Keweenaw ________________________ _ 

- lake _____________________________ _ - lapeer ___________________________ _ 

- leelanau __________________________ _ 

-

tf~~;::o~~=====================~=== -

- luce _____________________________ _ - Mackinac _________________________ _ Macomb - __________________________ _ 

-

Manis1ee _________________________ _ MorqueHe - ____________________ - ___ _ Mason ___________________________ _ - Mecosta - __________________________ _ Menominee - ________________________ _ Midland - __________________________ _ 

- Missoukee ______________________ - __ Monroe - ___________________________ _ N,ontcalm - _________________________ _ Mon1morency - _____________________ _ -

Muskegon ________________________ _ 

- Newaygo ______________________ ----- Oakland ______________________ ------ Oceana ________________________ ----- Ogemow ______________________ ------ Ontonagon ______________________ ---- Osceolo ________________________ ----- Oscoda ____________ -_ --------------- Olsego ______________ --- _______ ----- Ollowo ______________ ---------------

Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

- Roscommon ____________ - _______ ----- Saginaw ________________________ ---- 51 Clair ___________________________ _ 

- 51 Joseph _________________________ _ 

- Soniloc ______________ --------------- Schoolcraft ____________ -------------- Shiawassee __________ ---_ ----------- Tuscola ______________ -_ - __________ _ Von - Buren ________________________ _ Wosh1enow - _______________________ _ - Wayne ______________ --------------- Wexford __________________ ----------

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

COllie and calves 

Forms Number 

24534 685 940 

172 3 738 61 1 357 788 28409 242 4944 

111 3 024 178 4473 

56 770 491 11 ISO 128 2599 40 I 233 

259 4090 422 16032 574 17 935 

368 8544 

152 2 462 132 2 123 216 3864 180 5 525 

583 17 651 9 61 

194 4 126 

70 1 001 

511 9 389 

142 2204 277 11 977 254 4 228 

46 547 

127 2 370 395 18 529 551 16 866 

114 I 457 

881 54 561 433 11 824 

601 15 883 

145 4 627 

60 871 458 19 645 518 25 254 

340 14067 41 718 

650 17 895 

3 14 

61 675 

633 19054 

106 4 903 

454 22 753 

363 11 422 

17 951 

59 I 262 

248 6 578 

123 I 255 

57 649 

187 5 288 

349 4 977 

346 7 218 

147 6 537 

237 7 589 

209 8986 

474 7 693 

65 1 279 

219 6 763 

389 6 779 

148 3 364 

248 6 114 

204 4 733 

100 1 653 

354 6487 

49 I 249 

84 1 885 

718 22 610 

237 4 747 

16 152 

393 9343 

510 14 782 

386 9951 

972 27 958 

36 930 

439 10 936 

491 10 977 

329 9484 

500 15 992 

34 395 

93 1 383 

I 477 10 167 

Soles 

Calv •• 

Soles Sales ($1.000) Forms Number ($1,(lOO) 

263 312 12 231 191 595 25 836 

1 192 105 1 512 358 404 41 645 111 9 917 400 12 182 2086 . I 676 122 1 529 249 1 143 58 1 045 135 1 545 111 1 360 140 

218 40 388 62 38SO 249 4438 714 869 70 851 88 627 20 103 23 

1 378 107 I 507 215 6 749 189 2490 397 6 953 252 5389 I 091 3 235 153 27SO 5SO 

735 79 971 149 623 84 1 002 233 I 092 145 I 646 278 2 196 99 1 448 243 

6 880 258 4994 510 19 4 12 3 

I 153 135 2 159 3SO 

240 48 617 89 

3 123 227 3 046 357 

662 75 837 148 5 781 103 1 433 178 1 443 123 1 264 175 

146 29 239 40 943 SO 618 130 8 698 199 3 166 374 6069 280 4384 499 

329 87 752 76 

27 534 348 5 732 776 4650 213 3 574 328 5 240 304 6046 806 

I 898 71 916 176 

265 41 435 107 

8 399 253 3 898 778 9 471 217 4 127 485 

6 845 104 1 265 234 248 20 211 30 

6448 335 6724 875 

3 3 (0) (0) 

212 33 268 51 

7 754 320 4 787 428 

2254 57 724 77 

10 492 172 3083 358 4 379 161 3 532 306 

405 8 (0) (0) 

399 43 497 95 

2572 132 1 781 201 

455 34 193 49 

177 39 334 47 2 253 104 I 010 107 

1 465 173 1 992 202 

I 810 245 3 919 415 

2 983 71 715 85 

2 202 173 3 713 341 

4 153 68 969 148 

2240 296 3 193 336 

360 46 596 89 

2 715 129 2005 389 

I 820 239 3 517 S05 

1 145 81 974 92 

2 258 125 2 146 493 I 519 112 I 755 240 

512 59 769 170 

I 685 206 3 182 364 

446 34 466 101 

601 46 492 75 

7 394 385 6429 828 

I 488 ISO I 783 354 

43 9 105 26 

3 387 193 3 207 301 

6 295 263 3204 355 

4 142 163 2344 358 

8641 641 12 138 1 OSO 

306 26 463 116 

3940 218 3407 255 

4 167 240 3244 333 

3835 149 2374 317 

6 323 209 4641 504 

144 15 139 37 

358 54 743 80 

2698 459 2 B43 440 

COllie 

Tolol Fattened on groin and concentrotes 

Soles Sales 

Farms Number ($1,(XlO) Farms Number ($1,000) 

21 S03 494345 237 476 9 238 290 704 149386 

125 2 226 834 29 312 118 

54 712 293 10 36 21 

702 16227 7831 334 8 726 4297 

209 3415 1 427 60 831 377 

100 1 979 1 008 34 1 040 664 

152 3 113 1 404 52 1 476 788 

46 382 156 9 30 13 

407 6 712 3 136 163 3256 I 528 

112 1 748 781 55 1 189 572 

37 I 130 604 18 986 545 

231 2 583 1 163 127 I 406 644 

356 13542 6351 179 8041 4561 

513 12546 5 861 231 7 599 3669 

319 5 794 2685 189 3651 I 655 

139 1 491 585 33 267 109 

107 1 121 390 31 170 63 

190 2218 813 34 207 75 

157 4077 1953 46 1 095 602 

530 12657 6 370 283 6 572 3359 

8 49 17 2 (0) (0) 

166 I 967 803 32 209 87 

57 384 ISO 10 59 27 

454 6 343 2 766 203 2842 I 313 

125 1 367 513 19 223 103 

253 10544 5602 149 79SO 4452 

230 2964 1 268 66 904 453 

40 308 106 4 8 4 

113 1 752 813 65 864 415 

359 15 363 8324 ISO 11 896 6623 

483 12482 5 570 229 8069 3566 

91 705 253 9 24 9 

775 48 829 26759 417 40 377 23083 

395 8250 4 322 168 4606 2443 

513 9837 4434 230 4534 2237 

130 3 711 1 722 30 2 171 1 085 

46 436 158 6 20 8 

399 15 747 7620 145 10423 5 280 

476 21 127 8 986 249 10487 5377 

312 12802 6 611 202 9991 5 170 

30 S07 218 11 71 29 

576 11 171 5 573 243 5 275 2 575 

3 (0) (0) - - - 53 407 162 11 46 16 

570 14267 7326 266 9989 5 327 

96 4 179 2 178 39 3 113 I 777 

415 19670 10 135 259 14 187 7422 

328 7890 4072 144 4661 2409 

15 (0) (0) 6 47 24 

52 765 304 9 86 37 

221 4797 2371 104 3 115 1 546 

115 1 062 405 37 352 172 

42 315 129 3 (0) (0) 

170 4 278 2 146 71 3262 1 753 

309 2 985 I 263 110 933 425 

301 3299 1 395 55 658 309 

130 5822 2898 61 5325 2 715 

209 3876 1 862 33 410 181 

188 8 017 4005 134 7096 3623 

415 4 SOO 1 904 152 1 536 711 

52 683 271 11 219 105 

194 4 758 2 326 75 3408 I 750 

341 3262 I 315 105 853 339 

134 2390 1 053 71 1 278 611 

220 3968 I 765 128 2711 I 271 

174 2978 1 279 51 798 389 

90 884 342 5 79 25 

291 3305 I 321 69 538 241 

48 783 345 8 207 108 

75 I 393 526 10 160 73 

635 16 181 6 565 304 7076 3 153 

195 2964 1 135 54 931 418 

10 47 18 2 (0) (0) 

354 6 136 3 086 182 3 230 I 681 

459 11 578 5940 194 8 375 4 562 

352 7607 3 783 186 4335 2 153 

850 15820 7 591 262 6953 3294 

27 467 190 4 21 9 

403 7 529 3 685 177 3 518 1 770 

442 7 733 3 834 209 4 711 2452 

297 7 110 3 518 150 5 537 2 883 

457 11 351 5 819 289 7 875 4 135 

31 256 107 24 202 88 

77 640 278 21 121 52 

1 146 7 324 2 258 597 4 811 I 357 

140 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sal .. : 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 10 

Michigan __________________ _ 

Aleona ____________________________ _ 

Alger ______________________________ _ Allegan ____________________________ _ 

Alpena ____________________________ _ 

Anlrim ____________________________ _ 

Arenoe ____________________________ _ 

Baraga ____________________________ _ 

Barry _____________________________ _ Bay _______________________________ _ 

Benzie _____________________________ _ 

Berrien ____________________________ _ Bronch ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun ___________________________ _ Cass ______________________________ _ 

Charlevoix _________________________ _ 

Cheboygan _________________________ _ Chippewa __________________________ _ Clare ______________________________ _ 

Clinton ____________________________ _ Crawford __________________________ _ 

Della ______________________________ _ 

Dickinson __________________________ _ 

Eaton _____________________________ _ 

Emmet ____________________________ _ 

Genesee ___________________________ _ Gladwin ___________________________ _ 

Gogebic ___________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse _____________________ _ Gratiot ____________________________ _ Hillsdale ___________________________ _ 

Houghton __________________________ _ Huron _____________________________ _ 

Ingham ____________________________ _ 

Ionia ______________________________ _ losco ______________________________ _ Iron _______________________________ _ 

Isabella ____________________________ _ 

Jackson ___________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo _________________________ _ Kalkaska __________________________ _ 

Kent ______________________________ _ Keweenaw _________________________ _ lake ______________________________ _ 

lapeer ____________________________ _ leelanau ___________________________ _ 

lenawee ___________________________ _ livingston __________________________ _ 

luce ______________________________ _ Mackinac __________________________ _ Macomb ___________________________ _ 

Manistee __________________________ _ 

Marquette _________________________ _ Mason ____________________________ _ 

Mecosta ___________________________ _ Menominee _________________________ _ Midland ___________________________ _ 

MissQukee _________________________ _ Monroe ____________________________ _ 

Montcalm __________________________ _ Montmorency ______________________ _ 

Muskegon _________________________ _ 

Newaygo __________________________ _ 

Oakland ___________________________ _ Oceano ____________________________ _ 

Ogemaw _________________ ~ _________ _ 

Ontonagon _________________________ _ 

Osceala ____________________________ _ Oscoda ____________________________ _ 

Olsega ____________________________ _ 

Ottawa ____________________________ _ 

Presque Isle ________________________ _ 

Roscommon ________________________ _ Saginaw __________________________ _ 

SI Clair ____________________________ _ SI Joseph __________________________ _ Sanilac ____________________________ _ 

Schoolcraft _________________________ _ 

Shiawassee ________________________ _ Tuscola ____________________________ _ 

Van Buren _________________________ _ 

Washlenaw ________________________ _ 

Wayne ____________________________ _ 

Wexford ___________________________ _ 

Farms nol an mail 11.1 ________________ _ 

Tolal 

Forms 

28406 

175 

62 

845 

251 

112 

194 

62 

552 

164 

51 

310 

490 

619 

419 

158 

148 

234 

194 

644 

10 

212 

84 

565 

161 

327 

267 

56 

143 

425 

628 

118 

882 

481 

658 

151 

66 

489 

568 

374 

48 

698 

4 

71 

709 

123 

509 

399 

17 

65 

281 

146 

70 

210 

3&" 

365 

165 

245 

246 

548 

70 

248 

439 

173 

277 

210 

107 

376 

50 

79 

749 

243 

16 

445 

567 

423 

1 006 

41 

495 

538 

396 

527 

50 

111 

3 113 

Number 

1 276 204 

6608 

3132 

46 410 

9184 

7 278 

9467 

1 907 

26 169 4882 

I 506 

8 575 

22 264 29 821 

15894 

5915 

5 719 8381 

11 112 

36 574 

109 

9 371 

2985 

21 038 

6385 

16276 

9250 

1 248 

5010 

27483 

30536 

3 187\ 72 357 28 245 

37 103 8977 

2 138 

32387 

35 121 

19440 

1 393 

38 242 

34 

1 916 

33 427 

5 877 

30641 

20524 

I 262 

3483 

9927 

2953 

2038 

10016 

15436 

19 170 

7201 

20 085 

8518 

21 006 3 107 

12239 

18652 

6229 

11 321 12398 

4069 

18832 

2 794 

3 183 

38489 

10 713 

392 

15476 

21 B51 

18593 

69 112 

2182 

26376 

23607 

14020 

27934 

604 

3 857 

27581 

1 104 5109 

5372 4159 

8 27 

8 4 

115 127 

17 38 

10 9 

22 32 

9 13 

81 89 

36 30 

6 15 

65 66 

79 55 

90 96 

70 68 

16 28 

14 26 

23 34 

18 26 

86 95 

2 4 

16 19 

12 12 

76 89 

9 36 67 67 

16 43 9 13 

24 25 

55 45 

132 96 

8 24 

47 72 

63 82 

67 82 14 21 

5 7 47 50 99 86 

78 59 7 4 

91 91 

- 2 

7 13 

110 110 16 17 

98 97 

72 56 1 - 7 4 

53 46 

24 33 8 16 20 37 49 47 

20 39 

39 30 14 19 

77 47 90 81 12 6 

41 42 

66 67 40 32 44 37 20 15 

5 18 32 41 .. 4 5 2 96 III 

13 27 

1 4 

90 74 

80 97 

67 60 

65 76 

6 3 

97 68 73 83 93 87 77 72 

26 9 

16 21 

1 881 504 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

1978-Con. 

C"ttItt and coMI-inwntCII'Y per fafm 

F.""swlth- 500 or more 

101019 2010 "" 50 to 99 100 10199 200 10 499 Forms Number 

5060 6382 4073 2 3046 884 130 125 527 

44 52 31 11 2 - - 12 20 8 6 .01 - -

126 183 157 91 42 4 2692 

58 n 42 17 2 - - 30 24 15 15 8 I (D) \ 

38 .c8 22 26 5 I (D) 

13 15 7 5 - -

117 118 n 43 25 2 (0) 

38 34 16 5 5 - - 12 10 4 3 1 - -

52 69 44 12 1 1 (D) 

116 132 59 30 15 4 3808 

115 147 90 56 21 4 2723 

94 94 50 32 10 1 (D) 

34 46 20 11 3 - -

33 4S 18 7 5 - -

62 51 .c8 14 2 - - 38 53 31 18 8 2 (D) 

109 121 127 61 42 3 2 117 

2 2 - - - - -

47 75 30 18 7 - -

11 28 16 5 - - - 126 139 84 46 4 1 (0) 

36 44 25 8 2 1 (D) 

62 59 32 23 13 4 4 190 

66 n 54 8 3 - -

19 11 1 3 - - -

28 32 23 8 3 - - 73 107 68 56 13 8 7 218 

122 122 n 46 29 4 3807 

26 44 13 3 - - 17322\ 110 265 194 134 49 11 

68 103 75 57 30 3 2056 

105 144 142 87 29 2 (D) 

33 46 17 14 5 1 (D) 

20 21 9 4 - - - 89 128 71 66 32 6 4210 

117 118 72 47 20 9 11 617 

81 68 31 30 22 5 3663 

12 14 9 2 - - -

126 170 110 74 31 5 3 100 

2 - - - - - - 25 15 7 4 - - -

125 178 97 65 20 4 4214 

19 40 22 6 2 1 (D) 

89 79 55 50 35 6 4632 

63 80 65 46 15 2 (D) 

4 5 2 2 3 - -

15 7 24 6 2 - - 57 71 35 17 I 1 (D) 

35 43 7 4 - - - 18 17 6 4 1 - - 39 56 30 20 6 2 (D) 

83 10. 63 37 6 - - 63 106 83 39 15 - - 35 38 14 5 2 2 (D) 

28 50 73 44 16 1 (D) 

38 36 27 10 11 - - 108 126 91 38 14 - - 10 20 15 4 3 - -

4S 55 33 21 10 I (D) 

83 93 71. 46 10 - - 28 40 19 10 3 1 (D) 

56 72 42 17 9 - - 36 72 25 26 16 - - 23 33 21 6 1 - - 73 103 78 31 18 - - 6 19 8 6 3 - - 15 40 12 3 2 - - 127 171 122 98 20 4 3918 

40 97 43 16 7 - - 3 5 3 - - - - 76 113 58 26 8 - - 98 163 82 36 8 3 2 565 69 121 6.c 24 16 2 (D) 124 270 234 181 50 6 4 286 3 15 6 6 2 - - 78 108 72 55 12 5 5589 110 134 75 49 12 2 (D) 58 94 34 22 6 2 (D) 85 liS 94 59 23 2 (D) 7 4 4 - - - - 20 29 17 5 3 - -

421 189 118 - - - -

MICHIGAN 141 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves -Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

Cows and heifers that had calved - inventory per farm 

All Farms 

Part 4 of 10 

Michigan ___ _ 

Alcana _____________ _ 

Alger ___________________ _ 

Allegan __ 

Alpena __ 

Antrim __ 

Arenac __ _ 

Baraga __ . 

Barry ___ _ 

Boy ___ _ 

Ben/iL __ 

-

--

--

-- Berrien _______________ . __________ • 

Bronch _______________________ " __ -- Calhoun _______ . _________ • _______ • 

-- Cass ___________________________ _ 

-- Charlevoix ____ " .... _______ • _______ _ 

--- Cheboygan ________________________ • -- Chippewa __________ • ____________ • 

-- Clore ____ ... _____________________ _ 

-- (linton __ .. ______________________ _ 

-- Crawford __ --

Delto _____ _ -- Dickinson __ _ -- Eaton ____ _ -- Emmet ____ ._. -- Genesee __ " __ " ___ .. ______ • _____ .. _. -- Gladwin ... "_ . ___________ . ___ _ -- Gogebic _______ '_'. _______________ • 

-- Grand Traverse __ . ________________ _ -- Gratiot _________ . ________________ _ 

-- Hillsdale _________ • ____ .. ______ _ 

Houghton __ _ 

Huron ___ _ 

Ingham __ 

Ionia __ 

Joseo ___ . Iron __ . _ _. ____ •. __ . _______ . __ _ 

Isabello __ ... ____ . __ . _____________ • 

Jackson _ .. _______ .. ____ . _______ _ 

KalamoLOo __ . ___ ,, ______ . ________ _ 

Kalkaska __ 

Kent _. _ 

Keweenaw 

loke .. lapeer __ 

I eclonou. 

Lellawec _ 

Livingston 

{uee _. 

Mockinac __ 

Macomb _ 

Manistee __ _ .. _________ .. ____ _ 

Morquclle _______________________ _ 

Mason ___ . _____________________ _ 

Mecosta __ . _. ____________________ _ 

Menominee __ . ____________________ _ 

Midland __ , ______________________ _ 

Missaukee ___ . ___________ . _______ _ 

Monroe. _______ .. _________________ _ 

Monlcalm ____ ____________________ _ 

Monlmorency ____________________ _ 

Muskegon _______________________ _ 

Newaygo __ . _____________________ _ 

Oakland __________________ - ______ _ 

Oceano ____ . ____________ .. _ - ______ _ 

Ogemaw ____ . _. ___ .. ______________ _ 

Ontonagon ________________ -_ -. - - --

Osceolo__ . _____________ • _____ _ 

Oscoda __ _ ___________________ _ 

Olsego __ __ _ ________ ------- Ottawo__ _ _ ______________ _ 

Presque Isle. . _______ .-------- Roscommon _________ . ___________ _ 

Saginaw ___ . _ _ __ . ___ -- --' -

51 Clair __ __ _ -------------- 51 Jaseph _____ - ______________ _ Sanilac ___________ . _______ .. _____ _ 

Schoolcraft.. ______ . _ -•. __ • __ -- ----

Shiowossee ___ • _. ______ -._ - - -- -- ---

Tuseola__ .. _. _. _____ . --- -----

Von Bl1rcn .. _. _ ._. _. _____ -_ - - -- -- .• 

Washtenow __ • _ .•. _. _ - _ --_. Wayne __ . ___________ ._ -

Wexford. ____ . ___________ _ 

Forms no! on moillisL_ .. _. _____ . 

142 MICHIGAN 

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--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

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--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

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--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

-

Total 

Forms 

21 236 

152 

50 

581 

208 

96 

142 

58 

414 

124 

43 

215 

364 

469 

308 

142 

126 

206 

157 

421 

8 

193 

77 

448 

142 

227 

228 

53 

99 

295 

435 

110 

594 

371 

457 

126 

63 

388 

428 

249 

43 

513 

4 

66 

532 

83 

273 

298 

14 

62 

222 

130 

64 

160 

323 

328 

128 

220 

113 

401 

58 

190 

349 

136 

194 

166 

98 

334 

45 

72 

539 

210 

15 

282 

444 

306 

790 

36 

357 

388 

282 

342 

31 

92 

2 236 

Number } fa 4 5 la 9 

532 837 6 246 3 135 

3 234 31 26 

1 490 9 8 18688 141 77 4 395 45 43 

3 066 13 25 

3 948 34 27 

976 19 12 

11 343 109 70 

2 005 41 34 

522 15 13 

3 824 78 34 

8002 84 71 

11 513 117 70 

6995

1 89 59 

2672 45 26 

3074 25 32 

4026 48 42 

4 778 34 20 

15 129 103 39 

39 5 I 

5 249 35 26 

I 688 17 10 

9 491 117 90 

2915 40 31 

5 216 84 49 

4 135 52 50 

594 21 12 

I 778 31 20 

9 194 62 40 

12 998 132 65 

I 732 25 25 

20959 44 49 

12 684 97 44 

16 392 79 53 

3 755 25 21 

I 252 8 17 

11 900 81 57 

13 491 134 69 

5 454 80 51 

744 11 8 

17 749 104 78 

12 3 I 

985 14 22 

12 993 147 75 

I 565 18 13 

9 649 81 35 

8 641 70 58 

301 - 5 

I 822 9 10 

4 341 69 42 

I 302 52 33 

I 161 17 13 

4 034 36 30 

7 158 80 56 

9 816 52 31 

I 785 46 27 

9 958 29 18 

I 574 57 18 

10 120 109 52 

I 612 9 11 

4 585 57 32 

9 015 88 47 . 

2 682 49 26 

3 997 60 30 

5 III 23 23 

2 246 20 15 

9682 62 53 

I 211 1 4 

I 570 12 10 

17 227 112 71 

5 192 28 34 

239 5 2 

6376 82 40 

9 180 122 76 

7065 71 53 

33010 81 49 

I 052 8 4 

12 757 86 53 

9 521 96 76 

4 732 108 55 

10 769 82 38 

275 21 2 

I 862 26 16 

15 563 I 678 182 

Forms with- 500 or morc 

101019 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 10 499 Farms Number 

3 580 4 956 2429 773 106 11 8 100 

38 45 7 5 - - - 10 12 7 3 1 - - 70 148 113 29 3 - - 47 48 20 5 - - - 18 16 15 9 - - -

18 35 21 6 1 - - 11 12 4 - - - - 76 84 51 20 3 I (0) 

19 21 5 4 - - - 6 7 2 - - - -

31 55 15 1 I - - 79 88 29 12 1 - - 97 115 47 21 2 - -

51 66 30 11 2 - - 25 30 13 3 - - - 20 31 12 6 - - - 38 62 13 3 - - - 34 43 18 4 4 - - 56 114 68 38 3 - - 2 - - - - - -

48 55 20 8 I - - 13 29 7 I - - - 76 112 44 8 I - -

20 38 10 2 I - -

28 33 21 10 I I (0) 

55 57 11 2 I - -

13 5 I I - - - 18 22 5 3 - - - 47 83 47 14 2 - - 75 83 45 26 9 - -

30 25 5 - - - - 147 216 101 30 7 - - 52 89 52 33 4 - - 60 145 94 22 4 - - 28 33 13 5 - I (0) 

20 10 6 2 - - - 64 96 70 19 I - - 62 91 47 18 4 3 2 130 

48 34 22 13 1 - - 11 10 2 I - - -

73 149 72 27 8 2 (0) 

- - - - - - - 14 12 4 - - - - 92 130 70 18 - - -

21 24 7 - - - -

32 53 43 26 3 - -

40 70 42 16 2 - -

3 5 I - - - - 8 24 9 I I - - 35 51 22 2 I - -

25 17 3 - - - - 15 15 2 2 - - -

30 40 18 5 I - -

72 75 35 5 - - - 73 118 39 14 I - - 27 20 8 - - - - 21 88 45 14 4 I (0) 

12 19 6 - I - - 67 III 46 16 - - - 11 19 4 4 - - -

25 47 24 4 1 - - 61 93 49 11 - - - 20 28 10 2 I - -

43 40 17 2 2 - -

38 47 22 13 - - -

25 25 11 I I - -

62 97 40 19 I - - 13 15 3 3 - - -

23 21 4 I I - -

74 153 !O3 22 4 - -

53 74 14 6 I -

5 2 I - - -

42 79 36 3 

81 120 36 7 2 -

72 75 22 12 I 

113 290 198 52 7 - .. 

7 9 5 3 - - 44 89 63 18 2 2 (0) 

71 82 47 15 I -

46 48 18 7 - - - 53 95 52 21 I - -

2 5 I - - -

17 25 5 3 - -

258 59 59 - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 5 of 10 

Michigan __________________ _ 

AIeona ____________________________ _ 

~~.;-~============================= Alpena ____________________________ _ 

Anlrim ____________________________ _ 

Arenac ____________________________ _ 

Baraga ____________________________ _ 

Barry _____________________________ _ 

Bay ______________________________ _ 

Benzie ____________________________ _ -

- Berrien ___________________________ _ Branch ___________________________ _ - Calhoun __________________________ _ - Cass _____________________________ _ -

- Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

Cheboygan ________________________ _ - Chippewa _________________________ _ - Clare _____________________________ _ - Clinlon - ___________________________ _ 

Crawford _________________________ _ -

- Oe~a _____________________________ _ 

Dickinson - _________________________ _ Eaton ____________________________ _ -

- Emmet ___________________________ _ 

Genesee. __________________________ _ - Gladwin __________________________ _ - Gogebic ___________________________ _ 

-

Grand Traverse _____________________ _ Graliol ___________________________ _ 

Hillsdale __________________________ _ -

- Houghlon __________________________ _ 

Huron _____________________________ _ 

Ingham ____________________________ _ 

Ionia ______________________________ _ 

losco ______________________________ _ Iron _______________________________ _ 

lsabella ____________________________ _ 

jackson ___________________________ _ Kalamazoo _________________________ _ 

Kalkaska __________________________ _ 

Kenl ______________________________ _ 

Keweenaw _________________________ _ Lake ______________________________ _ 

Lapeer ____________________________ _ 

Leelanau ___________________________ _ 

Lenawee ___________________________ _ 

LivingstoR __________________________ _ Luce ______________________________ _ 

Mackinac __________________________ _ Macomb ___________________________ _ 

Manistee __________________________ _ 

Marquette _________________________ _ 

Mason ____________________________ _ Mecosla ___________________________ _ 

Menominee _________________________ _ Midland ___________________________ _ 

Missaukee _________________________ _ 

Monroe ____________________________ _ Montcolm __________________________ _ Montmorency ______________________ _ 

Muskegon _________________________ _ 

Newaygo __________________________ _ 

Oakland ___________________________ _ Oceano ____________________________ _ Ogemaw ___________________________ _ 

Onlonagon _________________________ _ 

O'oeola ____________________________ _ Oscoda ____________________________ _ 

Otsego ____________________________ _ 

Ottowa ____________________________ _ 

Presque Isle ________________________ _ 

Roscommon ________________________ _ 

Saginaw ________________________ " __ _ 

SI Clair ____________________________ _ SI Joseph __________________________ _ 

Sanilac ____________________________ _ 

SChoolcraft _________________________ _ 

Shlawassee ________________________ _ 

Tuscola ____________________________ _ 

Van Buren _________________________ _ 

Washl.naw ________________________ _ 

Wayne ____________________________ _ 

Wexford ___________________________ _ 

Forms nolan mallllsl ________________ _ 

Tolal 

forms 

11 831 

130 

28 

261 

131 

61.) 

65 

34 

263 

73 

36 

146 

211 

321 

227 

95 

103 

124 

102 

170 

8 

127 

51 

321 

102 

158 

175 

43 

74 

127 

231 

56 

155 

199 

207 

102 

47 

198 

291 

182 

22 

280 

3 

45 

283 

53 

139 

169 

14 

31 

134 

117 

47 

75 

192 

131 

101 

52 

58 

172 

35 

103 

174 

101 

114 

89 

61 

191 

17 

51 

257 

153 

13 

135 

262 

164 

226 

29 

167 

220 

196 

192 

19 

54 

1256 

Number 

146 757 

2371 

675 

3 141 

I 700 

1 242 

61.)5 

516 

3 143 

524 

391 

1 608 

2352 

4236 

3959 

1 014 

1 664 

I 616 

2 134 

1 811 

38 

2704 

617 

4085 

1 586 

2029 

2 385 

419 

766 

1 904 

2953 

519 

4054 

261.)3 

3352 

2566 

898 

2 101 

5235 

1850 

223 

4435 

7 

477 

2428 

542 

1 638 

1 890 

296 

599 

1 085 

1 043 

378 

927 

2073 

1858 

919 

2018 

243 

1 432 

526 

770 

1 530 

1289 

1 675 

1 194 

1 461 

2594 

276 

954 

3562 

2962 

231 

1 182 

2724 

2229 

2872 

892 

1677 

1 905 

1 895 

2370 

187 

441 

7482 

1104 5109 

461.)7 2851 

34 22 

9 9 

109 68 

33 32 

8 24 

29 22 

17 5 

95 67 

36 29 

11 13 

58 32 

66 53 

104 70 

77 52 

35 23 

27 27 

41 38 31 20 

81 31 

5 1 

32 20 

19 10 

108 86 

34 29 

68 44 

50 45 

20 12 

25 21 

44 34 

94 53 

24 13 

36 31 

82 44 

64 48 

25 17 

7 15 

77 48 

109 68 

73 48 

5 6 

101 71 

2 1 

13 18 

129 64 

17 13 

66 33 

58 52 

- 6 

10 5 

64 39 

50 30 

20 13 

31 23 72 46 55 25 

42 27 

16 18 

41 11 

79 43 

5 11 

49 28 

76 48 

44 23 

45 24 

19 20 

14 12 

63 45 6 4 

9 12 

101 65 

28 32 

3 2 

66 36 

104 75 

45 34 

77 43 

6 4 

67 49 

87 67 

89 50 

67 44 

11 1 

25 13 

733 241 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

1978-Con. 

I 

Beef cows - inventory per farm 

Farm, wilh- 500 or more 

101o 19 20 1o 49 50 1o 99 100 10199 200 10 499 Fonns Number 

2498 1 441 301 98 29 6 4329 

37 28 6 3 - - - 3 3 1 2 1 - - 50 24 7 2 1 - - 36 27 1 2 - - -

15 5 4 4 - - - 7 6 - 1 - - -

4 5 3 - - - -

54 36 10 1 - - - 4 2 1 1 - - -

5 6 1 - - - -

28 25 3 - - - - 56 31 5 - - - -

70 65 10 2 - - -

43 40 7 6 2 - - 20 15 2 - - - - 17 27 4 1 - - -

18 23 3 1 - - - 24 20 4 1 2 - - 36 19 2 - 1 - - 2 - - - - - -

36 27 7 4 1 - -

11 9 2 - - - - 61.) 56 9 2 - - -

15 20 3 - 1 - - 25 14 2 4 1 - -

45 30 3 1 1 - - 9 - 1 1 - - -

14 13 1 - - - - 23 18 4 4 - - - 50 23 6 5 - - -

13 6 - - -I - -

40 28 7 9 4 - - 41 21 8 3 - - - 44 36 12 3 - - -

26 26 6 1 - 1 (0) 

13 6 4 2 - - - 43 26 4 - - - - 56 46 7 2 1 2 (0) 

41 15 4 1 - - - 9 2 - - - - -

56 35 11 4 - 2 (0) 

- - - - - - -

10 2 2 - - - - 67 18 5 - - - - 16 6 1 - - - - 21 12 6 - 1 - -

33 20 5 1 - - -

2 5 1 - - - - 7 7 1 - 1 - - 17 12 2 - - - -

25 9 3 - - - -

10 4 - - - - - 13 5 1 1 1 - - 51 20 3 - - - - 28 17 3 2 1 - -

22 8 2 - - - - 7 7 1 1 1 1 (0) 

6 - - - - - - 36 13 1 - - - - 9 9 1 - - - -

21 4 1 - - - - 31 17 2 - - - - 18 13 2 - 1 - - 26 12 5 - 2 - - 33 14 3 - - - - 11 15 7 1 1 - - 42 31 9 1 - - - 3 3 - 1 - - - 16 10 3 - 1 - - 46 30 11 3 1 - -

38 46 6 2 1 - - 5 2 1 - - - - 15 15 3 - - - - 56 17 8 2 - - - 41 39 5 - - - - 61.) 39 5 2 - - - 6 6 4 3 - - - 31 14 5 - 1 - - 48 15 2 1 - - - 34 19 2 2 - - - 43 32 4 2 - - - 3 4 - - - - - 10 6 - - - - -

282 - - - - -

MICHIGAN 143 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Part 6 of 10 

Michigan __________________ _ 

Aleona ____________________________ _ 

Alger ______________________________ _ Allegan ____________________________ _ Alpena ___________________________ _ 

Anfrim ___________________________ _ - Arenac ___________________________ _ -

- Boraga ___________________________ _ Borry ____________________________ _ -

Boy ______________________________ _ - Benzie ____________________________ _ -

- Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Branch - ___________________________ _ Calhoun __________________________ _ - Cass - _____________________________ _ 

- Charlevoix ________________________ _ Cheboygan - ________________________ _ Chippewa - _________________________ _ Clare - _____________________________ _ 

- Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Crawford _________________________ _ -

- Della _____________________________ _ 

Dickinson _________________________ _ - Eoton ____________________________ _ -

- Emmet ___________________________ _ Genesee __________________________ _ - Gladwin __________________________ _ - Gagebic - __________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse - ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ - Hillsdale - __________________________ _ 

-

Houghton _________________________ _ Huron - ____________________________ _ 

- Ingham ___________________________ _ 

- /onio _____________________________ _ 

- losco _____________________________ _ 

- Iron ______________________________ _ 

- Isabella ___________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Kalamazoo ________________________ _ Kalkaska - _________________________ _ 

-

Kent _____________________________ _ Keweenaw - ________________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ -

- lapeer ___________________________ _ 

Leelanau __________________________ _ - Lenawee __________________________ _ -

- Livingston _________________________ _ Luce _____________________________ _ -

- Mackinac _________________________ _ 

Macomb - __________________________ _ 

-

Manistee _________________________ _ Marquette - ________________________ _ 

Mason - ___________________________ _ 

- Mecosta __________________________ _ 

- Menominee ________________________ _ Midland - __________________________ _ Missoukee - ________________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ -

Montcolm - _________________________ _ 

- Montmorency _____________________ _ -

Muskegon ________________________ _ Newaygo _________________________ _ - Oakland __________________________ _ - Oceana ___________________________ _ - Ogemaw - __________________________ _ 

- Ontonagon ________________________ _ Osceo'Q ___________________________ _ -

- O,cada ___________________________ _ 

- Of,ega ________________________ - __ _ 

- Ottawa ___________________________ _ 

-

Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

- Roscommon _______________________ _ 

- Saginaw __________________________ _ 

- Sf Clair ___________________________ _ 

- Sf Jo,eph _________________________ _ 

- Sanilac ________________________ - __ _ 

- Schaalcrafl ________________________ _ 

- Shiawassee ____________________ - __ _ Tuscola ___________________________ _ -

- Van Buren ________________________ _ Wa,hfenaw - _______________________ _ Wayne - ________________________ - __ _ 

- Wexford ________________________ - __ -

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

144 MICHIGAN 

Tafal 

Farms 

11 120 

35 

28 

362 

94 

41 

90 

30 

178 

54 

9 

75 

180 

185 

103 

69 

38 

104 

70 

262 1 

85 

32 

170 

55 

84 

71 

16 

35 

184 

231 

67 

478 

200 

279 

32 

20 

216 

165 

80 

24 

262 

3 

30 

287 

42 

147 

147 

2 

37 

106 

22 

29 

98 

156 

225 

42 

173 

61 

256 

32 

105 

198 

52 

92 

90 

49 

171 

34 

30 

310 

76 

3 

163 

225 

170 

622 9 

215 

205 

115 

182 

16 

46 

1 253 

Number 1 fa 9 

386 080 3444 

863 10 815 5 15 547 77 2 695 41 1 824 10 3343 19 

460 15 8 200 44 I 481 13 131 6 

2 216 27 5 650 58 7 277 47 3 036 41 

I 658 37 1 410 15 2 410 31 2644 17 13 318 39 (0) I 

2 545 23 1 071 3 5 406 49 

I 329 23 3 187 35 I 750 26 175 7 I 012 14 7 290 34 10 045 72 

1 213 26 16 905 58 10 081 40 13040 37 I 189 8 354 6 9 799 37 8 256 52 

3604 24 521 10 

13 314 34 5 3 508 14 

10 565 67 I 023 14 8 011 29 6 751 35 (D) 2 

I 223 10 3 256 28 

259 14 

783 11 3 107 25 5 085 40 7 958 31 

866 22 7 940 19 

1 331 29 

8688 62 I 086 10 

3 815 28 7 485 36 1 393 23 

2 322 32 

3 917 17 

785 20 7 088 32 

935 7 

616 10 

13 665 42 

2 230 15 

8 3 5 194 39 

6 456 61 

4836 66 

30 138 55 

160 4 

11 080 47 

7 616 52 

2 837 50 

8 399 42 

88 15 

I 421 12 

8081 1 100 

Milk cows - inventory per farm 

Dairy products sold 

Farms with- 500 or more 

Sales 10 fa 19 20 fa 49 50 fa 99 100 fo 199 200 fa 499 Forms Number Forms ($1,000) 

1 240 3 598 2 098 661 75 4 3 062 8405 436 006 

6 16 2 1 - - - 27 967 6 10 7 - - - - 26 947 25 127 106 25 2 - - 303 18451 10 21 19 3 - - - 70 3 102 

5 11 10 5 - - - 30 2 157 12 32 21 5 1 - - 77 3 174 

8 6 I - - - - 23 419 20 50 41 19 3 I (D) 149 10010 15 19 4 3 - - - 47 1 465 

I I 1 - - - - 4 (D) 

6 29 11 I I - - 53 2 701 

30 57 22 12 I - - 147 5814 

29 52 38 17 2 - - 154 8 257 

9 25 23 5 - - - 69 3 124 

3 15 11 3 - - - 39 1 765 

4 7 7 5 - - - 26 1 502 

18 44 10 I - - - 86 2543 

8 29 11 3 2 - - 60 3010 

22 96 65 38 2 - - 237 16973 

- - - - - - - - -

16 31 11 4 - - - 73 2 557 

3 21 4 I - - - 30 1 101 

21 63 30 6 1 - - 132 5926 

5 18 7 2 - - - 35 1 600 

2 21 19 6 - 1 (D) 54 3 195 

9 27 8 I - - - 51 1 739 

4 5 - - - - - 12 182 

3 12 4 2 - - - 25 1 205 

30 67 41 10 2 - - 158 8386 

30 60 39 22 8 - - 182 12091 

17 19 5 - - - - 60 1 167 

112 192 92 23 1 - - 462 18944 

14 68 43 32 3 - - 171 11 912 

20 116 84 19 3 - - 249 14825 

5 10 6 3 - - - 26 I 335 

8 4 2 - - - - 15 223 

22 72 65 19 1 - - 197 11 485 

7 46 39 16 4 1 (D) 123 9621 

7 18 18 12 1 - - 63 4301 

3 8 2 I - - - 17 397 

22 116 59 23 8 - - 242 15625 

- - - - - - - - - 5 9 2 - - - - 17 494 

25 112 65 18 - - - 235 11 880 

6 16 6 - - - - 31 I 040 

11 42 37 26 2 - - 128 9 678 7 51 38 14 2 - - 122 7936 

- - - - - - - - - 1 17 8 1 - - - 31 1 447 

18 38 19 2 1 - - 81 3457 

- 8 - - - - - 13 165 

3 12 1 2 - - - 22 761 

16 37 16 4 - - - 84 3 273 

25 55 31 5 - - - 129 5 520 

46 100 36 12 - - - 207 8438 

2 12 6 - - - - 25 895 

13 81 44 13 3 - - 157 9916 

6 19 6 - 1 - - 38 1 255 

35 98 46 15 - - - 215 9421 

3 13 2 4 - - - 23 1 195 

5 43 25 3 1 - - 83 4 550 

27 77 47 11 - - - 170 8 616 

3 17 8 1 - - - 35 I 507 

18 28 12 2 - - - 70 2 567 

7 35 19 12 - - - 78 4 232 

15 11 3 - - - - 35 696 

24 64 34 16 1 - - 150 8 062 

10 12 3 2 - - - 29 1 003 

7 11 I 1 - - - 21 510 

28 127 93 17 3 - - 278 16 585 

24 26 7 4 - - - 64 2 096 

- - - - - - - - - 25 63 33 3 - - - 134 5 825 

29 102 26 5 2 - - . 179 7019 

36 38 18 11 I - - 144 5 204 61 260 188 51 7 - - 596 35 348 1 3 1 - - - - 5 143 

12 77 58 17 3 1 (D) 189 13 272 

25 69 44 14 1 - - 164 8 518 11 35 14 5 - - - 79 3042 

11 61 48 19 1 - - 149 9 899 

- - I - - - - I (D) 

7 19 5 3 - - - 37 1 508 

35 59 59 - - - - 153 4621 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 7 of 10 

Michigan __________________ _ 

AIcona ____________________________ _ 

=00== Alpena ______________ == == ==== == == == - ___________ == ====== == === - __ Antrim ______________ - _________ - ___ _ Arenoc ____________________________ _ 

Baraga ____________________________ _ Barry ______________ - ______________ _ 

Bay ________________ - ___ -------____ _ Benzie ________________________ - ____ _ 

Berrien ____________________________ _ Branch ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun ___________________________ _ Cass ______________________________ _ 

Charlevoix _________________________ _ Cheboygan _________________________ _ Chippewa __________________________ _ Clare ______________________________ _ 

Clinton ____________________________ _ Crawford __________________________ _ 

Delta _____________________________ _ 

- Dickinson _________________________ _ 

- Eaton ___________ .. ________________ _ Emmet - ___________________________ _ Genesee - __________________________ _ Gladwin - __________________________ _ Gogebic _______________ ~ __________ _ -

- Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot - ___________________________ _ Hillsdale __________________________ _ -

- Houghton _________________________ _ 

- Huron ____________________________ _ 

- Ingham ___________________________ _ Ionia _____________________________ _ - losco _____________________________ _ -

- Iron ______________________________ _ Isobello ___________________________ _ - Jackson __________________________ _ - Kalamazoo ________________________ _ - Kalkaska _________________________ _ -

-

Kent ______________________________ _ Keweenaw _________________________ _ 

lake _____________________________ _ lapeer ___________________________ _ -

- leelanau ___________________________ _ 

luce tM:;s~n=========================== ______________________________ _ 

Mackinac __________________________ _ Macomb ___________________________ _ 

Manistee __________________________ _ Marquette _________________________ _ Mason ____________________________ _ Mecosta ___________________________ _ Menominee _________________________ _ Midland ___________________________ _ Missaukee _________________________ _ Monroe ____________________________ _ Mantcalm __________________________ _ Montmorency ______________________ _ 

Muskegon _________________________ _ Newaygo __________________________ _ Oakland ___________________________ _ Oceano ____________________________ _ Ogemow ___________________________ _ 

Ontonagon _________________________ _ Oscoala ____________________________ _ Oscoda ____________________________ _ Otsego ____________________________ _ Ottowa ____________________________ _ 

Presque Isle ________________________ _ Roscommon ________________________ _ 

~~~~~============================ 

5choolcraft ~~~;~p-~==== _________________________ == ==== == == ========== === _ Shlowassee ________________________ _ Tuscola ____________________________ _ 

Von Buren _________________________ _ 

Washtenaw ________________________ _ Wayne ____________________________ _ Wexford ___________________________ _ 

Forms not on malilisL _______________ _ 

Farms 

24 S34 

172 

61 

788 

242 

111 

178 

56 

491 

128 

40 

259 

422 

574 

368 

152 

132 

216 

180 

583 9 

194 

70 

511 

142 

277 

254 

46 

127 

395 

551 

114 

881 

433 

601 

145 

60 

458 

518 

340 

41 

650 3 

61 

633 

106 

454 

363 

17 

59 

248 

123 

57 

187 

349 

346 

147 

237 

209 

474 

65 

219 

389 

148 

248 

204 

100 

354 

49 

84 

718 

237 

16 

393 

510 

386 

972 

36 

439 

491 

329 

500 

34 

93 

1477 

Total 

Soles 

Number ($1,000) 1 to 9 

685940 263 312 11 317 

3738 1 192 72 

1 357 404 24 

28409 9917 283 

4944 1 676 96 

3024 1 143 47 

4473 1 545 80 

770 218 34 11 150 3850 233 2599 869 63 1 233 627 24 

4090 1 378 142 16032 6749 196 17935 6953 259 

8544 3 235 186 

2462 735 81 2 123 623 60 3 864 I 092 88 5 525 2 196 75 

17651 6880 236 61 19 6 

4126 I 153 77 

I 001 240 35 9389 3 123 264 

2204 662 75 

II 977 5 781 152 4 228 I 443 118 

547 146 26 2370 943 61 18529 8698 142 16866 6069 271 

I 457 329 59 

54 561 27 S34 271 II 824 4650 188 

15883 5240 212 4627 I 898 66 871 265 28 19645 8399 174 25 254 9471 265 

14067 6845 184 718 248 19 

17895 6448 296 14 3 2 675 212 34 19054 7 754 282 4903 2 254 36 22 753 10492 200 11 422 4379 164 951 405 9 

1 262 399 19 6578 2572 114 

I 255 455 76 649 177 36 5288 2253 86 4977 1 465 186 7218 1 810 127 6537 2983 95 7589 2202 64 8986 4153 103 7693 2240 226 I 279 360 28 

6 763 2 715 102 6 779 I 820 187 3 364 I 145 76 6 114 2258 112 4733 I 519 81 1653 512 43 6487 1 685 165 I 249 446 17 I 885 601 23 22610 7394 291 

4 747 I 488 88 152 43 10 9343 3387 185 14782 6295 258 9951 4142 194 27958 8641 293 930 306 15 10936 3940 196 10 977 4 167 228 9484 3835 176 15992 6323 182 395 144 20 1383 358 49 

10167 2698 I 171 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

1978-Con. 

Cottle and calves - soles per form 

Forms with- SOO or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Farms Number 

5396 5296 1 576 566 254 129 151 679 

42 43 8 7 - - - 15 14 6 2 - - - 170 210 79 23 18 5 5396 

68 57 15 5 1 - - 21 30 6 5 2 - -

46 30 13 6 3 - -

9 10 3 - - - - 109 90 45 7 6 1 (0) 

33 18 10 3 1 - - 9 2 2 - 3 - -

60 47 6 I 3 - - 98 86 29 4 2 7 8435 

132 120 34 15 9 5 4608 

72 77 17 13 2 I (0) 

33 28 7 3 - - - 36 29 5 2 - - - 60 55 10 3 - - - 43 39 10 8 4 1 (0) 

115 151 51 15 14 I (0) 

3 - - - - - -

54 40 19 3 I - - 20 II 4 - - - - 102 116 20 6 2 1 (0) 

35 22 8 2 - - - 42 41 22 10 5 5 5 183 

70 54 9 2 I - - 14 4 I 1 - - - 27 27 10 2 - - - 91 103 29 18 7 5 7 150 

116 100 40 16 4 4 5687 

26 27 2 - - - - 213 254 76 34 19 14 27455 

78 114 36 12 2 3 2232 

153 160 46 21 9 - - 32 34 9 3 - 1 (0) 

21 9 I I - - - 105 108 41 13 10 7 6058 

92 89 37 19 11 5 11 859 

59 43 24 10 13 7 4654 

II 10 - I - - -

128 135 54 30 4 3 2 100 

1 - - - - - - 19 6 2 - - - - 139 144 44 17 3 4 5610 

29 22 15 I 2 I (0) 

81 92 32 24 16 9 6646 71 80 24 17 4 3 2535 

I 2 1 2 2 - - 18 17 4 1 - - - 57 62 11 I 2 1 (0) 

31 13 3 - /- - -

13 7 I - \ - - - 47 36 9 4 3 2 (0) 

91 53 17 I I - - 83 109 17 9 I - - 18 22 7 - 2 3 4 ISO 55 81 25 10 I I (0) 

34 37 17 5 9 4 2617 III 108 27 2 - - - 15 17 3 2 - - -

48 49 II 2 5 2 (0) 

100 81 17 3 - 1 (0) 

34 23 9 4 2 - - SO 54 20 II - I (0) 

49 53 16 4 I - - 32 19 5 I - - - 80 79 26 3 I - - 12 13 6 - 1 - - 29 26 4 2 - - - 172 170 65 10 5 5 7226 

69 63 10 6 I - - 3 3 - - - - - 84 90 21 6 5 2 (0) 

104 112 24 6 3 3 5744 67 81 22 15 6 I (0) 232 324 90 26 4 3 2 811 6 8 5 2 - - - 93 114 26 5 3 2 (0) 113 108 26 10 5 I (0) 69 54 18 6 4 2 (0) 98 143 48 21 6 2 (0) 7 6 1 - - - - 21 19 3 1 - - -

247 59 - - - - -

MICHIGAN 145 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978 -Con. 

All Farms 

Part 8 of 10 

Michigan __________________ _ 

Alcana ____________________________ _ 

Alpena =Q~== ____________________________ ==== == ==== == ========== = = == _ 

-

- Antrim ___________________________ _ Artnoc ___________________________ _ - Baraga - ___________________________ _ 

Barry ____________________________ _ -

- Benzie Bay -------- ____________________________ -----------------------_ -

- Berrien ___________________________ _ Bra""h ___________________________ _ - Calhoun __________________________ _ - Ca •• _____________________________ _ -

- Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

Cheboygan ________________________ _ - Chippewa _________________________ _ - Clare _____________________________ _ - Clinton ___________________________ _ - Crawford _________________________ _ -

- Delta _____________________________ _ 

Dlckin.on - _________________________ _ 

Eaton ____________________________ _ -

Emmet - ___________________________ _ 

Gene ... __________________________ _ - Gladwin __________________________ _ - Gogebic __________________________ _ -

Grand - Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ - Hillsdale __________________________ _ -

- Houghton _________________________ _ 

- Huron ____________________________ _ Ingham ___________________________ _ - Ionia _____________________________ _ - laseo _____________________________ _ - lran ______________________________ _ - Isabella ___________________________ _ -

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

Kalkaska - _________________________ _ 

-

Kent _____________________________ _ 

Keweenaw ________________________ _ - lake _____________________________ _ -

- lapeer ___________________________ _ 

- leelanau __________________________ _ 

lena ___________________________ _ -

- lIving.ton _________________________ _ 

- luce _____________________________ _ 

Mackinac - _________________________ _ 

Macomb __________________________ _ -

- Monist .. _________________________ _ 

Marquette - ________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ - Mecosta __________________________ _ - Menomln - .. ________________________ _ 

Midland - __________________________ _ 

Miuauk - .. ________________________ _ 

Monroe - ________________________ - __ _ 

Montcalm _________________________ _ - Montmorency _____________________ _ -

-

Muskegon ________________________ _ 

Newaygo _________________________ _ - Oakland __________________________ _ -

- Oceana ________________________ ----

Ogemaw __________________________ _ - Ontonagon ________________________ _ -

- Osceola ____________ -_ ---_______ ---- Olcoda ___________________________ _ -

Otsego ______________ -- ___________ _ -

- Ottowa ______________ --- __________ _ 

- Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

- Roscommon _______________________ _ 

Saginaw - __________________________ _ 

- St Clair ___________________________ _ 

- St Joseph _________________________ _ 

- Sanilac ________________________ ----- Schoolcraft ____________ - ___ - ___ - - --- Shlawa .... - ______________________ _ -

- Tuscola ____ ---_ -_ ------------------- Van Buren ________________________ _ 

Washtenaw - _______________________ _ 

Wayne - ___________________________ _ 

- Wexford ____________ - ___________ ----

Farms not on maUUsL ______________ _ -

146 MICHIGAN 

Farms 

12231 

105 

41 

400 

122 

58 

111 

40 

249 

70 

20 

107 

189 

252 

153 

79 

84 

145 

99 

258 

4 

135 

48 

227 

75 

103 

123 

29 

50 

199 

280 

87 

348 

213 

304 

71 

41 

253 

217 

104 

20 

335 

3 

33 

320 

57 

172 

161 

8 

43 

132 

34 

39 

104 

173 

245 

71 

173 

68 

296 

46 

129 

239 

81 

125 

112 

59 

206 

34 

46 

385 

ISO 

9 

193 

263 

163 

641 

26 

218 

240 

149 

209 

15 

54 

459 

Total 

Sales 

Number ($J.(100) I t09 

191 595 25836 6303 

1 512 358 53 

64S 111 20 

12 182 2086 153 

1 529 249 72 

1 045 135 24 

1360 140 67 

388 62 25 

443B 714 135 

851 88 34 

103 23 17 

1 507 215 67 2490 397 102 

5389 1091 131 

2 7SO 5SO 91 

971 149 44 

1 002 233 54 

1 646 278 84 1 448 243 55 

4994 510 114 

(D) (D) 4 

2 159 350 63 

617 89 25 

3046 357 124 

837 148 46 

1 433 178 65 

1 264 175 80 

239 40 21 

618 130 27 

3 166 374 90 

4384 499 155 

752 76 54 

5 732 776 166 

3 574 328 97 

6046 806 123 

916 176 38 

435 107 23 

3898 778 127 

4 127 485 117 

1 265 234 57 

211 30 12 

6724 875 162 

5 (Z) 3 

268 51 23 

4 787 428 149 

724 77 32 

3083 358 86 

3532 306 65 

(D) (D) 6 

497 95 26 

1 781 201 51 

193 49 27 

334 47 28 

1010 107 65 

1992 202 109 

3919 415 104 

715 85 SO 

3713 341 58 

969 148 37 

3 193 336 169 

596 89 22 

2005 389 76 

3517 S05 131 

974 92 43 

2 146 493 73 

1 755 .240 52 

769 170 32 

3 182 364 116 

466 101 17 

492 75 19 

6429 828 174 

1 783 354 89 

105 26 4 

3207 301 94 

3204 355 140 

2344 358 93 

12 138 10SO 226 

463 116 13 

3407 255 99 

3244 333 146 

2374 317 85 

4641 504 74 

139 37 10 

743 80 28 

2843 440 341 

Calves - sale. per farm 

Farms with- sao or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 SO to 99 100 to 199 20D to 499 Farms Number 

3062 2315 404 88 46 13 10271 

27 20 5 - - - - 9 9 3 - - - - 110 107 19 1 7 3 3675 

22 24 2 2 - - - 12 18 3 1 - - - 25 17 1 - I - - 9 6 - - - - - 53 48 7 2 4 - - 19 15 2 - - - - 2 1 - - - - -

23 13 2 1 1 - - 48 30 8 1 - - - 73 33 10 3 - 2 (D) 

31 22 7 1 - 1 (D) 

20 12 3 - - - - 16 11 3 - - - - 34 23 4 - - - - 28 12 3 - 1 - - SO 67 23 4 - - - - - - - - - -

44 22 4 1 1 - - 13 8 2 - - - - 60 38 4 - - 1 (D) 

18 10 - 1 - - - 15 17 6 - - - - 22 19 2 - - - - 7 - I - - - - 12 9 2 - - - - 54 43 10 2 - - - 59 48 14 3 1 - -

25 8 - - - - - 95 74 8 2 2 1 (D) 

57 44 12 3 - - - 88 72 16 1 4 - - 16 15 2 - - - - 13 5 - - - - - 72 48 3 1 2 - - 45 37 11 5 2 - - 23 21 3 - - - - 5 3 - - - - -

86 64 15 4 3 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - 7 3 - - - - - 79 79 10 3 - - - 13 11 1 - - - - 40 32 8 6 - - - 39 41 13 2 - 1 (D) 

- 1 - I - - - 10 6 - 1 - - - 51 28 2 - - - -

6 1 - - - - - 7 " - - - - - 28 10 1 - - - - 38 21 " - 1 - - 76 57 4 3 1 - - 8 11 2 - - - - 44 60 4 6 I - - 17 11 2 - 1 - - 80 38 9 - - - - 13 10 1 - - - -

27 20 4 - 2 - - 59 40 7 1 - 1 (D) 

26 10 I 1 - - - 28 18 4 1 - 1 (D) 

32 20 7 1 - - - 16 9 2 - - - - 33 49 5 2 1 - - 12 4 - 1 - - - 22 5 - - - - - 100 98 11 - 1 1 (D) 

29 29 3 - - - - 3 2 - - - - - 58 34 2 2 3 - - 69 49 4 1 - - - 31 31 6 2 - - - 194 180 33 7 1 - - 5 5 3 - - - - 56 56 6 - 1 - - 46 38 6 3 1 - - 33 23 4 3 1 - - 55 63 14 1 2 - - 2 3 - - - - - 12 12 1 1 - - -

118 - - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 16. Cattle and Cqlves-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 9 of 10 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Aleona ___________________________ _ Alger _____________________________ _ 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Alpena ___________________________ _ 

Antrim ___ . _______________________ _ Arenat ___ . _____ . _____________ . ___ _ 

Baraga __ ._. ______________________ _ Barry ____________________________ _ Boy ______________________________ _ 

Benzie _________ . ___ . _. _____ ._. ____ _ 

Berrien ____ . ______________________ _ 

Branch ___________________ ._. _____ _ 

Calhoun _. _____ . _________ . ________ _ 

Cass ___________ . _________________ _ 

Charlevoix _____ .. __ . _________ ._._._ Cheboygan ________________________ _ Chippewa _________________________ _ 

Clare. __________________ . _________ _ 

Clinton _._. __________________ . __ . __ Crawford _________________________ _ 

Delta _____________________________ _ 

Dickinson ______ .:.. ___ • ___ ._. _______ _ 

Ecton _________ . ___ . _________ . ____ _ 

Emmet __ • ________________________ _ 

Genesee __________________________ _ Gladwin __________________________ _ 

Gogebie __________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

Houghton _________________________ _ 

Huron ____________________________ _ Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Ionia _____________________________ _ 

losco _____________________________ _ Iron ______________________________ _ Isabella ___________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ Kalkaska _________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

Keweenaw _____ • __________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ 

lapeer ___________________________ _ leelanau __________________________ _ lenawee _. ___________________ . ____ _ livingston _________________________ _ Luce _________________ . ___________ _ 

Mackinac _________________________ _ 

Macomb __________________________ _ 

Manistee _________________________ _ Marquette ________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ Mecosta __________________________ _ Menominee ________________________ _ Midland __________________________ _ 

Missaukee ________________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Montcalm _________________________ _ Montmorency _____________________ _ 

Muskegon ________________________ _ 

Newoygo _________________________ _ Oakland __________________________ _ 

Oceana ___________________________ _ 

Ogemaw __________________________ _ 

Ontonagon ________________________ _ 

Osceolo ___________________________ _ 

Oscoda ___________________________ _ Otsego ___________________________ _ 

Ottowa _____________________ . _____ _ 

Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

Roscommon _______________________ _ 

Saginaw __________________________ _ 5t Clair ________________________ • ___ _ 

5t Joseph _________________________ _ 

Sanilac ___________________________ _ 5ehoolerofL _______________________ _ 

Shiawassee _______________________ _ Tuscola ___________________________ _ 

Von Buren ________________________ _ 

Washtenaw _______________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ Wexford __________________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

-

Forms 

21 503 

125 

54 

702 

209 

100 

152 

46 

407 

112 

37 

231 

356 

513 

319 

139 

107 

190 

157 

530 

8 

166 

57 

454 

125 

253 

230 

40 

113 

359 

483 

91 

775 

395 

513 

130 

46 

399 

476 

312 

30 

576 

3 

53 

570 

96 

415 

328 

15 

52 

221 

115 

42 

170 

309 

301 

130 

209 

188 

415 

52 

194 

341 

134 

220 

174 

90 

291 

48 

75 

635 

195 

10 

354 

459 

352 

850 

27 

403 

442 

297 

457 

31 

77 

I 146 

Total 

Number 

494 345 

2 226 

712 16227 

3415 

1 979 

3 113 

382 6 712 

1 748 

1 130 

2 583 13 542 

12 546 

5 794 

1 491 

1 121 

2 218 

4077 

12657 49 

I 967 

384 

6343 

I 367 10 544 

2964 

30B 

I 752 

15 363 12482 

705 48 829 

8 250 9837 

3 711 

436 

15 747 

21 127 

12802 

507 

11 171 

9 407 

14 267 

4 179 

19670 

7 890 

742 

765 4 797 

1 062 

315 

4 278 

2985 

3 299 

5 822 3 876 

8017 

4500 

683 

4 758 

3 262 

2 390 

3968 

2978 

884 

3 305 

783 

1 393 

16 181 

2964 

47 

6 136 

II 578 

7607 

15 820 

467 

7 529 

7 733 

7 110 

11 351 

256 

640 

7 324 

Sales 

($1.000) 1 to 9 

237 476 12 633 

834 64 

293 31 

7 831 338 

1 427 104 

1 OOB 61 

1 404 91 

156 36 

3 136 228 781 77 

604 24 

1 163 153 

6 351 201 

5861 297 

2 685 183 

585 93 

390 64 813 112 1 953 BB 

6370 261 17 6 

803 109 

150 44 

2 766 285 

513 84 5602 150 

1 26B 131 

106 34 813 64 8324 193 

5 570 284 

253 69 

26 759 303 4 322 213 

4434 243 1 722 83 158 33 7620 213 8986 271 

6 611 190 218 18 

5 573 337 

3 3 162 41 

7 326 345 

2 178 51 

10 135 201 4072 181 

332 9 

304 31 2 371 145 

405 78 

129 33 2146 107 1 263 205 1 395 197 

2 898 98 I 862 99 

4005 110 1 904 256 271 32 

2 326 111 1 315 230 I 053 91 I 765 121 1 279 96 

342 59 1 321 182 345 26 526 34 

6 565 356 

1 135 106 

18 8 3086 222 

5940 310 3 7B3 206 7 591 428 190 16 

3 685 245 3834 255 3 518 198 

5 819 210 107 20 

278 60 

2258 958 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

1978-Con. 

Cattle - sales per form 

Forms with- 500 or more 

10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Farms Number 

4 376 3038 790 352 205 109 136 524 

34 19 2 6 - - - 11 9 3 - - - -

(D) 179 120 34 17 13 1 

54 32 16 3 - - - 21 10 3 3 2 - - 28 21 6 4 2 - - 4 4 2 - - - - 89 60 21 5 4 - - 23 3 5 3 1 - - 7 I 2 - 3 - -

42 30 4 I I - - 81 46 18 I 2 7 B 435 

100 71 26 8 8 3 2 622 

71 42 10 11 2 - - 28 15 2 1 - - - 24 18 1 - - - - 50 23 3 2 - - - 29 24 5 7 3 1 (D) 

118 113 15 10 12 1 (D) 

2 - - - - - -

27 25 3 2 - - - 11 2 - - - - - 83 69 9 6 2 - - 20 18 2 1 - - - 46 27 11 9 5 5 5 183 

58 37 2 1 1 - - 4 1 - 1 - - - 22 19 7 1 - - - 65 59 18 14 5 5 7 150 

95 72 21 3 5 3 5 100 

11 11 - - - - - 182 174 57 29 17 13 26955 

86 70 16 6 1 3 2 142 

145 80 28 12 5 - - 20 20 3 3 - 1 (D) 

9 3 - 1 - - - 70 66 25 10 B 7 6058 

91 70 19 13 9 3 10801 

48 29 15 10 13 7 4654 

5 6 - 1 - - -

99 86 34 16 3 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - 9 2 1 - - - - 121 64 23 10 3 4 5610 17 14 10 1 2 1 (D) 

84 72 18 16 15 9 6646 70 50 14 8 3 2 (D) 

1 1 1 1 2 - - 9 8 4 - - - - 45 20 8 - 2 1 (D) 

24 10 3 - - - - 5 4 - - - - - 32 16 6 4 3 2 (D) 

73 24 7 - - - - 60 36 5 3 - - - 11 13 3 - 2 3 4 150 63 34 8 4 - 1 (D) 

23 24 15 4 8 4 2 617 97 52 9 1 - - - 12 6 1 I - - -

48 22 7 1 3 2 (D) 70 38 3 - - - - 21 13 4 3 2 - - 47 28 15 9 - - - 36 33 7 1 I - - 19 11 1 - - - - 63 38 7 I - - - 11 7 3 1 - - - 18 18 3 2 - - - 145 94 28 4 4 4 6626 

50 30 5 3 1 - - 2 - - - - - - 62 50 11 6 I 2 (0) 

79 46 15 3 3 3 5 744 65 51 15 8 6 1 (0) 211 172 25 8 3 3 2 811 3 5 3 - - - - 80 58 11 5 3 1 (0) 99 67 10 5 5 1 (D) 49 32 10 3 3 2 (0) 106 98 23 15 3 2 (0) 7 4 - - - - - 8 9 - - - -

129 59 - - - - ~I 

MICHIGAN 147 
Table 16. Cattle and Calves-Inventory and Sales: 1978-(on. 

Fattened cottle - sales per farm 

All Farms Total forms with- 500 or more 

Part 10 of 10 

Sales 

Forms Number ($UJOO) I to 9 10 to 19 20 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 199 200 to 499 Farms Number 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 9238 290 704 149386 5 658 I 638 1 157 338 198 156 93 117 868 

Atcono ___________________________ _ 

- Alger 29 312 118 19 6 3 I - - - - _____________________________ _ 

- 10 36 21 9 1 - - - - - -

~:::; ============================ - 334 8 726 4 297 180 70 53 12 9 9 I (0) 

- 60 831 377 33 15 8 3 1 - - - Antrim ___________________________ _ 

- 34 1 040 664 22 3 5 - 2 2 - - Arenoc ___________________________ _ 

- 52 I 476 788 27 II 5 4 4 I - - Baraga ___________________________ _ Barry - 9 30 13 9 - - - - - - - ____________________________ _ 

- Bay 163 3256 I 528 94 34 21 8 2 4 - - ______________________________ _ 

- 55 I 189 572 39 8 - 5 2 I - - Benzie ____________________________ _ 

- 18 986 545 II I 2 1 - 3 - -

Berrien ___________________________ _ Bronch ___________________________ _ - 127 I 406 644 89 20 14 2 1 I - -

- 179 8041 4 561 99 41 23 10 I 2 3 5097 Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- 231 7 599 3 669 131 50 29 7 4 7 3 2 522 Cass _____________________________ _ 

- 189 3 651 I 655 111 42 21 5 8 2 - - Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

- 33 267 109 23 8 2 - - - - - Cheboygan ________________________ _ 

- 31 170 63 26 4 I - - - - - Chippewa _________________________ _ Clore _____________________________ _ - 34 207 75 27 6 I - - - - - - 46 I 095 602 28 4 9 3 - 2 - - Clinton ___________________________ _ 

- 283 6572 3359 160 58 48 6 4 6 I (0) Crawford _________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (0) I I - - - - - -

Delta _____________________________ _ 

- 32 209 87 25 4 3 - - - - - Dickinson _________________________ _ 

- 10 59 27 8 2 - - - - - - Eaton ____________________________ _ 

- 203 2 842 I 313 139 28 27 4 4 1 - - Emmet ___________________________ _ Genesee ______________ ~ ___________ _ - 19 223 103 II 3 5 - - - - - - 149 7950 4452 95 22 II 9 4 4 4 4530 Gladwin __________________________ _ 

- 66 904 453 45 16 3 1 - I - - Gogebic _________________________ _ 

-- 4 8 4 4 - - - - - - - Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

- 65 864 415 41 10 12 I 1 - - -

- 150 II 896 6 623 73 28 23 7 9 5 5 7 150 

- 229 8069 3 S66 152 39 24 7 1 3 3 5100 

Houghton ________________________ _ Huron ___________________________ _ 

Ingham __________________________ _ 

Ionia ____________________________ _ 105co ____________________________ _ 

-- 9 24 9 9 - - - - - - - -- 417 40 377 23083 167 85 83 38 20 II 13 26955 

-- 168 4606 2443 101 32 23 3 5 2 2 (D) 

-- 230 4534 2 237 136 42 30 10 7 5 - - -- 30 2 171 1 085 16 8 4 1 - - 1 (D) 

Iron _____________________ • _______ _ lsabella ___________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

-- 6 20 8 6 - - - - - - - - 145 10 423 5 280 70 28 22 8 4 7 6 5 558 

- 249 10487 5377 156 47 26 6 8 5 1 (0) 

kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

- 202 9 991 5 170 128 31 II 7 7 12 6 4 154 Kalkaska _________________________ _ 

- II 71 29 9 1 I - - - - -

Kent _________________ . ___________ _ 

- 243 5275 2 575 151 35 31 16 7 2 I (D) 

Keweenaw _________________ • ______ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - lake _____________________________ _ 

lopeer ________________ .• __ • ______ _ leelanau __________________________ _ lenowee _______ . __________________ _ 

livingston _____________________ • ___ _ luce __________ . __________________ _ 

- 11 46 16 9 2 - - - - - - - 266 9989 5 327 175 44 26 8 6 3 4 5 610 

- 39 3 113 I 777 17 4 7 7 2 1 1 (D) 

- 259 14 187 7422 146 47 28 9 10 II 8 6 146 

- 144 4661 2409 94 22 14 4 5 3 2 (D) 

- 6 47 24 4 1 1 - - - - - Mackinac _________________________ _ Mocomb __________________________ _ - 9 86 37 6 1 2 - - - - -

- 104 3 115 I S46 78 14 8 2 - 1 1 (D) 

Manistee _________________________ _ 

- 37 352 172 28 6 1 2 - - - - Marquette ________________________ _ Mason ___________________________ _ Mecosta __________ . _______________ _ Menominee ________________________ _ Midland __________________________ _ 

Mis5aukee ___ • ____________________ _ Monroe _______________________ . ___ _ 

Montcalm ______________________ ---- Montmorency _____________________ _ 

- 3 (0) (D) 2 - 1 - - - - - - 71 3 262 I 753 42 12 4 5 3 3 2 (0) 

- 110 933 425 86 II II 2 - - - -

- 55 658 309 36 II 5 2 1 - - -

- 61 5 325 2 715 44 5 4 3 - 2 3 4 150 

- 33 410 181 17 10 5 I - - - -

- 134 7 096 3 623 73 13 20 12 4 8 4 2 305 

- 152 I 536 711 105 28 14 4 1 - - -

- II 219 105 7 2 1 - I - - -

Muskegon ________________________ _ 

Newaygo ______________________ ---- Oakland ____________ - _____________ _ 

Oceana ________ • ____ - __________ ----

Oilemow ______ --------------------- Ontonagon ________________________ _ Osceolo _______________ . ___________ _ 

Oscoda ________________________ ---- Otsego ___________________________ _ 

OHow. ____________ ---_ -_ ----------

- 75 3 408 I 750 44 16 6 3 I 3 2 (D) 

- 105 853 339 82 14 8 I - - - - - 71 I 278 611 50 9 8 I 2 I - - - 128 2 711 1 271 65 27 18 12 6 - - -

- 51 798 389 27 12 9 3 - - - -

- 5 79 25 2 - 3 - - - - - - 69 538 241 48 13 8 - - - - -

- 8 207 108 4 I 1 2 - - - -

- 10 160 73 7 - 1 2 - - - -

- 304 7076 3 153 188 58 38 II 4 2 3 2 626 

Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

Roscommon ____________________ ---- Saginow ____________ -- __________ ---

5t Clair ___________________________ _ 

5t Joseph _________________________ _ 

Sanilac ______________ -- ________ ----

Schoolcraft ______________________ ---

5hiowo .... ______ ------- __________ _ 

Tuocolo __________ ------------------ Von Bur.n ____________________ . ___ _ Wosht.naw. ______________________ _ 

Wovne ________ ------ -------------- Wexford ____________ ---___ ---------

- 54 931 418 32 II 8 2 - I - -

- 2 (D) (0) 2 - - - - - - -

- 182 3 230 I 681 III 28 32 6 4 - I (D) 

- 194 8 375 4 562 130 31 18 8 2 3 2 (D) 

- 186 4335 2 153 117 25 29 5 5 4 1 (D) 

- 262 6 953 3 294 135 65 43 8 6 2 3 2 811 

- 4 21 9 3 I - - - - - -

- 177 3 518 1 770 127 21 22 2 4 - 1 (D) 

- 209 4 711 2452 115 47 32 8 2 4 I (0) 

- 150 5 537 2 883 95 26 18 3 3 3 2 (0) 

- 289 7875 4 135 149 54 55 15 11 3 2 (D) 

- 24 202 88 16 5 3 - - - - -

- 21 121 52 16 3 2 - - - - -

Forms nol on molilisL ______________ _ - 597 4 811 I 357 444 94 59 - - - - -

148 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 17. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory 

Hogs and pigs 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 3 Total Used or to be used Other for breeding 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

Michigan __________________ _ 10907 958 231 6 845 163 135 10027 795 096 

17 466 11 103 16 363 

16 77 5 20 14 57 

446 79425 295 8 765 411 70 66lJ 

51 1 520 25 498 48 1 022 

32 1 428 25 2SO 31 1 178 

Aleona ________ -_ ---_ ---------_ ----- Alger ________________ -_ - _____ - ___ ---

Allegan __________ -- - _ ---------_ ----- A1peno ____________________________ _ 

Antrim ______________________ - _____ _ 

Arenoc ____________________________ _ 49 4 715 34 669 48 4046 

7 65 3 (D) 6 (0) 

179 13438 132 1 924 148 11 514 

95 2918 51 640 87 2 278 

13 (D) 8 29 12 (0) 

Baraga ____________________________ _ 

Borry ____________ -_ - _ -_ -------_ - ---

Boy ________ - ___ -------------------- Benzie _____________________________ _ 

Berrien ____________________________ _ 168 20658 114 3 591 159 17 067 Branch ____________________________ _ 310 44 775 247 6 735 281 38 040 

231 30 5921 173 4 5141 211 26 0781 

364 125 080 312 32 054 325 93 026 

Calhoun ___________________________ _ 

Cass ______________________________ _ 

Charlevoix _________________________ _ 32 667 20 144 26 523 Cheboygan _________________________ _ 36 950 25 202 34 748 Chippewa __________________________ _ 32 670 14 107 30 563 Clore ______________________________ _ 65 7 106 49 1 963 59 5 143 Clinton ____________________________ _ 225 23 997 173 3 175 202 20 822 Crawford __________________________ _ 2 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

Oe~o ______________________________ _ 45 423 21 98 42 325 Dickinson __________________________ _ 9 66 6 32 6 34 Eaton _____________________________ _ 201 19 051 156 2 724 188 16 327 Emmet ___________________________ _ 

- 23 137 13 41 21 96 Genesee __________________________ _ 

- 99 8 301 67 1 104 92 7 197 Gladwin ___________________________ _ 62 1 888 40 339 55 1 549 Gogebit ___________________________ _ 4 27 2 (D) 3 (D) Grand Traverse ____________________ _ 

- 43 2 177 25 425 42 1 752 Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

- 149 15 072 104 1 903 129 13 169 

301 39 548 222 5 168, 280 34 380 , -

- 11 125 4 30 10 95 

Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

Haughton _________________________ _ Huron ____________________________ _ 

- 200 23 194 122 3 088 189 20 106 Ingham ___________________________ _ 

- 170 24 934 128 3 339 156 2.1 595 Ionia _____________________________ _ 

- 206 25 712 ISO 4 235 195 21 477 los<:o _____________________________ _ 

- 27 2 855 18 (D) 26 (0) Iron _______________________________ _ 3 10 - - 3 10 Isabella ____________________________ _ 140 16620 101 2563 128 14 057 

207 13 359 147 2 297 187 11 062 , 185 29 435 122 4 989' 181 24446 

17 1 007 8 244 17 763 

Jackson ___________________________ _ Kalamazoo _________________________ _ 

Kalkaska __________________________ _ 

Kent ______________________________ _ 188 16 135 119 2 270 178 13 865 Keweenaw _________________________ _ 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (0) lake ______________________________ _ 13 290 12 51 9 239 lapeer ____________________________ _ 200 10 061 137 1 736 177 8 325 leelanau ___________________________ _ 24 1 760 11 235 23 1 525 lenawee ___________________________ _ 299 44 718 190 4 750 273 39 968 livingston __________________________ _ 106 7 830 73 1 209 99 6 621 luce ______________________________ _ 7 (0) 6 59 6 (D) Mackinac __________________________ _ 13 65 7 29 10 36 Macomb ___________________________ _ 66 2 501 41 400 59 2 101 

Manistee __________________________ _ 31 1 107 17 139 29 968 Marquette _________________________ _ Mason 18 359 11 43 16 316 ____________________________ _ 40 1 219 20 172 38 1 047 Mecosta ___________________________ _ 97 3 183 61 585 85 2 598 Menominee _________________________ _ 48 918 25 224 45 694 Midland ___________________________ _ 71 4 339 57 726 62 3 613 Missaukee _________________________ _ Monroe 39 1 974 24 653 35 1 321 ____________________________ _ 196 18 216 114 1 803 180 16 413 Montcalm __________________________ _ 168 8 163 113 1 520 161 6643 Montmorency ______________________ _ 4 42 3 (D) 4 (D) 

75 3 152 54 583 71 2 569 

133 7 232 78 1 654 120 5 578 

Muskegon _________________________ _ Newaygo __________________________ _ 

Oakland ___________________________ _ 

Oceana 58 2 028 27 444 53 1 584 ____________________________ _ 80 3929 53 706 74 3 223 Ogemaw ___________________________ _ 36 507 21 131 34 376 

14 201 8 59 14 142 

73 4096 46 690 62 3406 

Ontonagon _________________________ _ Osceola ____________________________ _ 

Oscoda ____________________________ _ 12 428 6 68 10 360 

11 197 4 24 11 173 

268 54 413 170 6777 244 47636 

Otsego ____________________________ _ 

Ottawa ____________________________ _ 

34 936 19 96 33 840 4 76 2 (D) 4 (0) 

156 8 281 79 984 146 7 297 

139 4646 85 829 125 3 817 

332 44 527 261 8 547 297 35 980 

180 11 032 119 2 207 167 8 825 

7 94 6 26 6 68 143 10931 110 2 051 131 8 880 

163 16488 95 1 756 153 14 732 

265 33 732 196 7 155 243 26 577 

230 14743 159 2 108 215 12 635 

35 1 560 24 303 28 1 257 

23 826 14 457 16 369 

Presque Isle ________________________ _ 

Roscommon __________________ .: _____ _ Soginaw ___________________________ _ 

St Clair ____________________________ _ 

~~~:~~h_== Schoolcraft _________________________ == = = == == = = == = ====== = == === _ 

Shiawassee ________________________ _ 

Tuscola ____________________________ _ 

Von Buren _________________________ _ 

Washtenaw ________________________ _ 

Wayne ____________________________ _ 

Wexford ___________________________ _ 

Forms not on maillis'- _______________ _ 2 335 26 991 993 10491 2 181 16500 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

litters of pig s 

farrowed between 

Oec.l, 1977, and 

Nov. 30, 1978 

forms Number 

7 361 177 116 

12 86 

5 19 

304 11 371 

25 496 

25 249 

36 822

1 3 21 

134 2 389 

56 540 

9 38 

121 4 162 

256 7 355 

183 6 023 

318 29 845 

20 166 

28 288 

15 170 

49 1 492 

180 4 453 

2 (0) 

21 97 

6 33 

160 3 025 

13 21 

68 1 425 

47 333 

2 (0) 

25 456 

112 3004 

235 5 791 , 

5 21 

125 3 958 

136 4 537 

154 4 513 

21 559 

1 (0) 

107 3 478 

155 2 707, 126 5 098 

9 323 

127 3034 

1 (D) 

12 66 

142 1 742 

12 3SO 

197 6 021 

77 1 704 

6 66 

8 33 

44 427 

22 169 

11 56 

21 188 

63 596 

27 267 

59 944 

25 623 

119 2 187 

120 1 638 

4 11 

56 752 

84 1 757 

34 575 

58 742 

21 168 

8 68 48 796 

7 35 

4 25 

177 9 741 

19 108 

2 (D) 

81 1 176 

90 974 

276 9 153 

122 2 155 

6 31 

113 2 051 

104 2 539 

201 6 311 

166 2444 

24 303 

14 704 

1 240 5009 

Soles 

Hogs and pigs Feeder pigs 

Soles Soles 

Forms Number ($1,000) forms Number ($1,000) 

9431 1 417 675 126 173 2 913 321 584 13964 

17 460 33 8 272 12 

7 133 5 3 76 (0) 

456 131 915 12 197 140 20 376 1 014 

33 2 693 193 15 1 490 73 I 24 1 216 94 12 477 20 

45 6 320 567 14 1 S06 70 

3 (0) (0) 2 (D) (D) 

170 16943 1 388 SO 3498 162 

76 4 597 265 24 2 709 99 

13 (0) (0) 7 173 6 

171 35 970 3 SOl 42 5 698 253 

304 59 710 5 596 82 9 777 460 

234 41 ISO 4020 I 74 5 551 220 

386 189 990 19 148 113 21 487 925 

24 956 60 5 (0) (0) 

29 1 269 104 18 684 29 

17 809 67 7 240 7 

52 8301 684 25 3 611 166 

215 31 925 3 205 38 2 785 116 

2 (0) (0) - - -

32 569 

~I 14 315 1~ , 6 164 4 116 

192 25 532 2 163 76 6384 274 

12 84 6 6 38 1 

85 11 916 881 27 2 645 103 

64 3334 258 25 1 050 34 

4 32 2 1 (0) (0) 

36 3 391 229 10 (0) (0) 

144 24435 2236 40 4 100 177 

304 57 102 4981 , 100 14 371 608 

(D) , 4 105 5 2 (0) 

189 39 184 3 115 57 12944 514 

163 34 732 3302 51 2 941 121 

197 34 795 3 184 49 6025 252 

18 3 806 300 10 625 27 

1 (0) (0) - - -

130 26443 2091 36 10 159 421 

206 20 553 1 873, 57 4439 

173 38 648 3 775 47 8 167 ~, 12 (0) (0) 6 (0) (D) 

186 25 310 2 142 58 6935 318 

- - - - - -

11 386 20 8 307 12 

172 13 075 1 065 62 3 510 126 

23 3 022 210 8 1 074 42 

293 71 775 6 517 83 13543 580 

101 10606 905 28 2 586 102 

5 (0) (0) 3 (0) (0) 

9 218 14 2 (D) (0) 

61 5 758 484 15 2 227 111 

29 1 307 92 9 559 18 

10 237 23 2 (D) (D) 

33 1 893 147 11 742 29 

77 5 119 383 25 1 931 86 

37 2043 122 19 1 517 65 

74 7 181 541 31 2306 89 

29 5 539 346 16 4099 197 

188 23 713 1 994 51 5 179 204 

ISO 11 163 855 58 4 676 200 8 78 6 2 (D) (D) 

72 5 301 396 36 2 328 89 

116 11 392 743 56 7 124 304 49 4 SOl 336 17 1 272 38 86 6 176 459 33 2 907 129 

25 934 51 12 797 38 7 333 10 4 316 9 54 5 599 382 27 3 370 158 

10 356 19 6 213 11 5 237 24 - - - 265 89 297 7377 96 26 951 1 304 

26 892 77 12 350 13 3 60 (D) 1 (D) (D) 

150 13046 1 279 30 1 773 70 116 6 570 549 41 2692 125 338 62 583 5 370 101 16602 702 158 16 218 1 356 69 5 427 230 5 167 7 2 (0) (0) 

143 15360 1 207 63 4 355 180 155 27 426 2 525 40 5 025 205 255 43 121 4 158 71 6072 252 234 21 956 2 087 55 3680 141 32 1 914 170 10 421 13 15 5603 304 7 4648 232 

1 366 25 153 1 426 336 15 313 602 

MICHIGAN 149 
Table 17. Hogs and Pigs -Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 3 

Michigan __________________ _ 

Aleona ____________________________ _ Alger ______________________________ _ 

Allegan ____________________________ _ Alpena ____________________________ _ 

Antrim ___________________________ _ 

- Arenac ___________________________ _ 

- Baraga ___________________________ _ Barry ____________________________ _ -

- Boy 8enzie -------- ____________________________ -------- ---------------_ -

-

Berrien ___________________________ _ 

- Branch ___________________________ _ Calhoun __________________________ _ -

- Cass _____________________________ _ Charlevoix ________________________ _ - Cheboygan ________________________ _ - Chippewa - _________________________ _ 

- Clare _____________________________ _ - Clinton ___________________________ _ Crawford _________________________ _ -

-

Delta _____________________________ _ 

Dickinson - _________________________ _ 

Eaton - ____________________________ _ 

Emmet ___________________________ _ - Genesee __________________________ _ - Gladwin __________________________ _ -

- Gagebic __________________________ _ Grand Traverse - ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ - Hillsdale __________________________ _ -

- Houghton _________________________ _ 

Huron ____________________________ _ - Ingham ___________________________ _ - Ionia _____________________________ _ - losco ________________________ - ____ _ - Iroo ______________________________ _ -

- lsabello ___________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

- Kalkaska _________________________ _ -

Kent _____________________________ _ 

Keweenaw ________________________ _ - lake _____________________________ _ - lapeer ___________________________ _ -

- leelanau __________________________ _ 

- lenawee __________________________ _ 

- livingston _________________________ _ 

- luce _____________________________ _ 

Mackinac - _________________________ _ Macomb ___________________________ _ -

- Manistee _________________________ _ 

Marquette - ______________ -_________ _ 

- Mason ________________ ------------- Mecosta __________________________ _ 

- Menominee ________________________ _ Midland - __________________________ _ 

- Missoukee ________________________ _ 

- Monroe ________________ ------------- Montcalm _______________ ------- ---- Montmorency - _____________________ _ 

-

Muskegon ____________________ ----- Newaygo _________________________ _ - Oakland - __________________________ _ 

Oceana - ________________________ ----- Ogemaw ________________ ------------ Ontonagon ________________________ _ 

- O",ealo ________________ - - ------ ---- Oscoda - ___________________________ _ 

- Otsego ______ - ___ ------------------- Ottawa ___________________________ _ 

-

Presque Isle ________________________ _ 

Roscommon __________ --------------- Soglnaw ___________________________ _ 

51 Clair ____________________________ _ 

51 Joseph __________________________ _ 

Sonllac ____________ - ___ ------------- 5choolcraf'-________________________ _ 

5hlawass .. ________________________ _ 

Tuscola ________ - _ ------------------- Van Buren _________________________ _ 

Washlonow ________________________ _ 

Wayne ____________ -- ---------------

Wexford ________ -_ ------------ ------

Farms nat an malllls'- _______________ _ 

150 MICHIGAN 

Tolal 

Forms 

10 907 

17 

16 

446 

51 

32 

49 

7 

179 

95 

13 

168 

310 

231 

364 

32 

36 

32 

65 

225 

2 

45 

9 

201 

23 

99 

62 

4 

43 

149 

301 

11 

200 

170 

206 

27 

3 

140 

207 

185 

17 

188 

I 

13 

200 

24 

299 

106 

7 

13 

66 

31 

18 

40 

97 

48 

71 

39 

196 

168 

4 

75 

133 

58 

80 

36 

14 

7J 

12 

11 

268 

34 

4 

156 

139 

332 

180 

7 

143 

163 

265 

230 

35 

23 

2335 

Number I t04 

958 231 2644 

466 7 

77 10 

79 425 38 

1520 20 

I 428 8 

4715 14 

65 3 134J8 42 

2918 28 (D) 4 

20658 21 

44 775 36 

30 592 30 

125 080 23 

667 13 

950 13 

670 20 

7 106 14 

23997 28 

(D) 1 

423 25 

66 4 

19051 27 

137 13 

8301 21 

1 888 17 

27 3 

2 177 11 15072 31 

39 548 33 

125 7 

23 194 25 

24934 30 

25 712 24 

2855 8 

10 2 

16620 27 

13359 40 29435 25 

1 007 6 

16 135 37 

(D) 1 

290 5 

10061 53 

1 760 4 

44 718 31 

7830 21 

(D) 3 

65 8 

2501 15 

1 107 10 

359 11 

1 219 15 

3 183 31 

918 19 

4339 11 

1 974 16 

18216 32 

8 163 34 

42 2 

3 152 9 

7 232 41 

2028 24 

3929 10 

507 15 

201 7 

4096 28 

428 4 

197 7 

54 413 27 

936 14 

76 1 

8281 34 

4646 48 

44 527 30 

11 032 39 

94 2 

10931 16 

16488 39 

33 732 35 

14743 J8 

I 560 12 

826 11 

26991 1 042 

1978-Con. 

Hags and pigs - invenlory per form 

Forms wilh- SOC or more 

510 9 1010 24 25 to 49 50 10 99 100 10 199 200 10 499 Farms Number 

I 598 I 940 I 494 I 199 872 741 419 440 930 

2 3 4 - - I - - 4 2 - - - - - - 37 68 72 65 62 56 48 46 557 

7 7 6 5 6 - - - 7 5 2 6 3 I - - 3 8 4 4 8 5 3 I 965 

2 1 1 - - - - - 29 37 21 16 18 12 4 4472 

14 22 10 13 6 2 - - 2 5 - - - 1 1 (D) 

16 36 30 16 19 25 5 7632 

26 57 48 48 35 35 25 246J4 

18 46 42 37 26 20 12 15653 

28 53 J8 41 55 61 65 93528 

8 5 2 2 1 1 - - 6 7 3 3 4 - - - 3 6 2 - - 1 - - 5 12 15 7 4 6 2 (D) 

27 41 37 36 28 16 12 11 070 

1 - - - - - - -

7 9 3 1 - - - - 1 4 - - - - - - 28 42 28 29 25 15 7 7388 

6 3 1 - - - - - 18 16 11 13 11 6 3 3260 

12 15 7 6 3 2 - - - 1 - - - - - - 7 13 5 2 1 4 - - 21 18 19 22 17 12 9 7422 

26 71 47 46 23 38 17 18739 

2 - 2 - - - - - 25 J8 24 25 27 24 12 9907 

15 31 25 27 13 14 15 15587 

19 J8 21 35 39 20 10 10821 

9 6 - 1 1 - 2 (D) 

1 - - - - - - - 12 25 18 25 12 14 7 7467 

24 44 31 33 18 14 3 2485 

15 J8 24 27 20 19 17 16834 

3 4 - 2 - 2 - -

17 44 26 24 14 22 4 4644 

- - - - - - - - 4 - 2 1 1 - - -

33 48 29 19 10 3 5 4232 

3 4 5 4 3 - 1 (D) 

24 53 41 36 44 50 20 17914 

14 18 24 13 9 5 2 (D) 

1 1 1 - - 1 - - 4 1 - - - - - - 9 18 14 3 4 3 - -

3 6 4 5 2 1 - - 3 1 2 - - 1 - - 8 7 2 4 3 1 - - 23 20 6 10 4 2 1 (D) 

6 16 3 2 2 - - - 13 13 8 12 8 5 I (D) 

3 7 4 4 1 4 - - 21 37 31 29 21 18 7 5509 

23 39 19 28 19 4 2 (D) 

1 - 1 - - - - -

14 29 7 7 5 3 1 (D) 

16 28 17 12 6 12 1 (D) 

13 10 3 1 4 3 - - 9 20 18 7 12 4 - - 5 11 4 - 1 - - - - 4 3 - - - - -

12 13 3 9 2 5 1 (D) 

1 3 1 1 2 - - - 1 2 - - 1 - - - 27 40 30 36 46 28 34 35 180 

7 5 2 3 2 1 - - - 2 1 - - - - - 20 34 27 14 19 4 4 2 264 

20 35 17 9 5 4 1 (D) 

19 61 55 51 45 49 22 17619 

23 35 37 15 15 13 3 1 825 

2 1 2 - - - - - 17 37 29 16 10 15 3 2458 

24 24 17 18 23 11 7 6934 

31 50 J8 48 23 23 17 18 193 

27 41 46 41 19 15 3 2 570 

6 4 9 1 - 3 - - 3 1 1 4 2 1 - -

592 280 302 119 - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 17. Hogs and Pigs-Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 3 of 3 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Akana ___________________________ _ 

Alger _____________________________ _ 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Alpena ___________________________ _ 

Antrim ___________________________ _ 

Arenac ___________________________ _ 

Baraga ___________________________ _ Barry ____________________________ _ Bay ______________________________ _ 

Benzie ____________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ Bronch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

(ass _____________________________ _ Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

Cheboygan ________________________ _ Chippewa _________________________ _ 

Clore _____________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Crawford _________________________ _ 

Della _____________________________ _ 

Dickinson _________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Eaton ____________________________ _ 

Emmet - ___________________________ _ Genesee - __________________________ _ 

Gladwin __________________________ _ -

- Gogebic __________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse - ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ -

- Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

- Houghlon _________________________ _ 

Huron ____________________________ _ - Ingham ___________________________ _ - lonio _____________________________ _ -

- losco _____________________________ _ lron ______________________________ _ -

- Isabella ___________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ - Kalkaska - _________________________ _ 

- Kenl _____________________________ _ 

Keweenaw - ________________________ _ 

- lake _____________________________ _ 

lapeer ___________________________ _ - leelanau __________________________ _ - lenawee __________________________ _ - livingston _________________________ _ - lute _____________________________ _ - Mackinac _________________________ _ - Macomb __________________________ _ -

- Monislee _________________________ _ 

Marquette - ________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ - Mecoslo __________________________ _ - Menominee ________________________ _ - Midland - __________________________ _ 

Mlssoukee ________________________ _ - Monroe - ___________________________ _ Monlcolm - _________________________ _ 

Montmorency - _____________________ _ 

-

Muskegon ________________________ _ Newaygo - _________________________ _ 

Oakland __________________________ _ - Ciceano ___________________________ _ - Ogemow __________________________ _ -

- Onlonogon ________________________ _ 

Ooceolo - ___________________________ _ 

Oscoda ___________________________ _ -

- Olsego ___________________________ _ Ottowa ___________________________ _ -

- Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

Roscommon _______________________ _ - Saginaw - ________________________ ~ __ 

SI Clair ___________________________ _ -

- ~~~~P_h_ == == == == == == ========== == == - Schoolcrofl ________________________ _ - Shlawossee _______________________ _ - Tuscola ___________________________ _ - Von Buren ________________________ _ - Woshlenow _______________________ _ - Wayne ___________________________ _ - We.ford __________________________ _ -

-

Forms nolan molllls'-______________ _ 

-

Forms 

9431 1 

17 

7 

456 

33 

24 

45 

3 

170 

76 

13 

171 

304 

234 

386 

24 

29 

17 

52 

215 

2 

32 

6 

192 

12 

85 

64 

4 

36 

144 

304 

4 

189 

163 

197 

18 

1 

130 

206 

173 

12 

186 

-

11 

172 

23 

293 

101 

5 

9 

61 

29 

10 

33 

77 

37 

74 

29 

188 

150 

8 

72 

116 

49 

86 

25 

7 

54 

10 

5 

265 

26 

3 

150 

116 

338 

158 

5 

143 

155 

255 

234 

32 

15 

1 366 

Tolol 

Sales 

Number ($1,000) 

417 675 126 173 

460 33 133 5 

131 915 12 197 

2 693 193 

1 216 94 

6320 567 

(D) (D) 

16943 1 388 

4 597 265 

2646 (D) 

35 970 3 501 

59 710 5 596 

41 150 4020 

189 990 19 148 

956 60 

1 269 104 

809 67 

8 301 684 

31 925 3 205 

(D) (D) 

569 29 

164 12 

25 532 2 163 

84 6 

11 916 881 

3334 258 

32 2 

3391 229 

24435 2 236 

57 102 4981 

105 5 

39 184 3 115 

34 732 3 302 

34 795 3 184 

3 806 300 (D) (D) 

26443 2 091 

20 553 1 873 

38 648 3 775 

(0) (D) 

25 310 2 142 

- - 386 20 

13 075 1 065 

3 022 210 

71 775 6 517 

10606 905 

(D) (D) 

218 14 

5 758 484 

1 307 92 

237 23 

1 893 147 

5 119 383 

2043 122 

7 181 541 

5539 346 23 713 1 994 

11 163 855 

78 6 

5301 396 

11 392 743 

4 501 336 

6 176 459 

934 51 

333 10 

5599 382 

356 19 

237 24 

89 297 7377 

892 77 

60 (D) 

13046 1 279 

6 570 549 

62583 5 370 

16 218 1 356 

167 7 

15360 1 207 

27426 2 525 

43 121 4 158 

21 956 2087 

1 914 170 

5 603 304 

25 153 1 426 

1978-(on. 

Hogs and pigs - sales per farm 

Farms with1 to 9 1010 49 50 10 99 100 10 199 

2390 3088 1 382 986 

6 8 2 1 

5 1 1 - 63 108 63 77 

7 15 2 4 

6 5 11 2 

9 12 7 9 

- 2 - 1 

47 58 20 25 

21 37 9 4 

3 6 2 -

30 55 20 27 

31 113 45 40 

28 96 41 33 

39 98 36 53 

12 8 2 - 9 14 2 1 

7 6 2 1 

8 15 14 6 

33 83 29 34 

- 2 - -

15 14 1 2 

2 3 - 1 

34 70 32 28 

9 3 - -

14 36 14 10 

19 24 11 6 

3 1 - - 13 19 - -

29 44 19 21 

38 115 41 43 

1 3 - - 32 56 26 22 

26 53 25 20 

30 51 40 31 

4 6 3 2 

1 - - -

20 45 22 19 

43 79 36 23 

32 50 28 17 

7 2 1 -

36 72 24 14 

- - - -

3 4 4 - 53 74 16 16 

5 6 2 4 

30 73 45 48 

24 48 10 6 

1 3 - - 4 3 2 - 30 19 3 3 

7 12 8 1 

7 2 - 1 

9 17 2 2 

30 27 9 6 

12 14 5 3 

22 21 10 13 

7 9 4 4 

27 78 24 30 

34 64 24 12 

5 3 - -

19 27 12 6 37 42 13 8 

20 16 7 1 

20 34 11 12 

12 9 2 1 

3 1 - 3 

22 21 3 4 

4 3 2 1 

1 3 - 1 22 73 40 42 

11 9 3 3 1 2 - - 30 74 17 16 42 44 14 7 46 86 63 54 28 65 26 12 1 3 1 - 24 62 14 24 38 51 17 15 52 84 41 23 45 88 53 24 

11 15 1 2 3 3 1 1 

816 308 242 -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

1,(()() or more 

20010499 500 10 999 Farms Number 

896 393 296 567 304 

- - - -

- - - -

77 34 34 67 146 

4 1 - -

- - - -

4 3 1 (D) 

- - - - 13 5 2 (0) 

4 - I (0) 

1 - 1 (0) 

28 5 6 17690 

47 13 15 25394 

14 14 8 18646 

65 42 53 128 650 

2 - - -

3 - - - 1 - - - 4 3 2 (D) 

21 5 10 14248 

- - - -

- - - - - - - -

15 10 3 6259 

- - - -

6 3 2 (D) 

4 - - - - - - -

- 4 - -

18 5 8 10 157 

43 14 10 22 678 

- - - -

34 11 8 14020 

17 13 9 14857 

30 9 6 11 594 

1 1 1 (D) 

- - - - 13 6 5 12882 

16 6 3 3598 

24 13 9 16047 

- - 2 (D) 

29 6 5 7955 

- - - - - - - -

8 2 3 4020 

5 1 - - 52 29 16 24300 

9 2 2 (D) 

1 - - - - - - - 2 2 2 (D) 

1 - - - - - - - 3 - - - 3 1 1 (D) 

3 - - - 5 2 I (D) 

1 2 2 (D) 

16 9 4 6090 13 3 - -

- - - -

7 - 1 (D) 

7 9 - - 1 3 1 (D) 

7 2 - - 1 - - -

- - - - 2 - 2 (D) 

- - - - - - - - 37 26 25 49638 

- - - - - - - - 8 3 2 (D) 

6 3 - - 54 26 9 13479 19 8 - - - - - - 11 7 1 (D) 

22 7 5 11 113 33 13 9 17 869 16 4 4 4929 

3 - - - 2 3 2 (D) 

- - - -

MICHIGAN 151 
TobIe 18. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Michigan __________________ _ 

Alcona ____________________________ _ 

Alger ______________________________ _ 

Allegan ____________________________ _ 

Alpena ____________________________ _ 

Antrim ____________________________ _ Arenac ___________________________ _ 

Baraga ___________________________ _ 

Barry - ____________________________ _ 

- Bay ______________________________ _ Benzie ____________________________ _ -

-

Berrien ___________________________ _ 

- Branch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ -

- Cass _____________________________ _ 

- Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

- Cheboygan ________________________ _ 

- Chippewa _________________________ _ Clare _____________________________ _ - Clinton - ___________________________ _ 

Crawford - _________________________ _ 

-

Delta _____________________________ _ 

Dickinson _________________________ _ - Eaton - ____________________________ _ 

- Emmet ___________________________ _ 

- Genesee __________________________ _ 

- Gladwin __________________________ _ 

- Gogebic __________________________ _ 

- Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot - ___________________________ _ 

- Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

-

Houghton _________________________ _ Huron - ____________________________ _ 

- Ingham ___________________________ _ 

- Ionia _____________________________ _ 

- losco _____________________________ _ 

- Iron ______________________________ _ 

- Isabella ___________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

- Kalkaska _________________________ _ -

Kent _____________________________ _ 

- Keweenaw ________________________ _ 

- lake _____________________________ _ 

- Lapeer ___________________________ _ leelanau __________________________ _ 

- lenawee __________________________ _ 

- Livingston _________________________ _ luce _____________________________ _ - Mackinac - _________________________ _ Macomb - __________________________ _ 

-

Manistee _________________________ _ Marquette - ________________________ _ 

Mason - ___________________________ _ 

Mecosta __________________________ _ Menominee - ________________________ _ Midland - __________________________ _ 

Missaukee - ________________________ _ 

Monroe - ___________________________ _ 

Montcolm - _________________________ _ 

- Montmorency _____________________ _ -

Muskegon ________________________ _ Newaygo _________________________ _ -

- Oakland __________________________ _ 

- Oceano ________________________ ---_ Ogemow - __________________________ _ 

Ontonogon - ________________________ _ Osceola - ________________________ - __ _ 

- Oscoda ______________________ ---__ _ 

- Otsego ________________________ ----- Ottowa ______________________ -_ -----

Presque Isle ________________________ _ 

Roscommon ____________________ - __ _ 

- Saginaw ________________ - _______ ---- St Clair ____________________________ _ 

St Joseph __________________________ _ 

Sanilac ____________________________ _ 

Schoolcraft ______________________ - __ _ 

Shiowassee __________________ -_ ---__ Tuscola ______________ - _________ ----- Von Buren _________________________ _ 

Washtenaw ________________________ _ 

Wayne ______________ - _________ -----

Wexford ________________________ ----

Farms not on maillisL _______________ _ 

152 MICHIGAN 

Hens and pullets 

of laying age 

Forms Number 

7935 6266 068 

36 (D) 

14 543 177 797 612 

68 27643 

29 (D) 

45 10 376 

9 186 

114 65 106 

83 8 706 

18 347 

121 211 340 

134 35 914 

117 100 424 

97 (D) 

41 29910 

39 1 365 

45 (0) 

38 1 453 

120 39 188 

5 115 

44 1 794 

16 832 

126 32 974 

27 588 

104 63 2941 

76 2 679 

7 266 

47 (D) 

94 199 060 

139 121 581 

27 9 361 

130 788 609 

94 62 0091 78 (D) 

40 827 

13 I 974 

88 (D) 

158 23 243 

92 111 337 

16 I 503 

101 (D) 

3 180 

25 2 911 

169 14 457 

39 (0) 

119 67 597 

89 10 513 

4 (D) 

11 974 

93 32 467 

50 1 625 

23 1 033 

46 23 360 

78 (D) 

56 16899 

73 2 781 

42 (0) 

161 105 399 

131 71 319 

12 553 

54 24 233 

80 177 324 

100 25 319 

65 31 905 

46 1 386 

20 (D) 

75 24 626 

18 (D) 

25 745 

123 729 876 

80 3 298 

5 487 

166 41 984 

160 121 700 

131 142 545 

129 29 217 

2 (D) 

112 80 719 

130 430 043 

141 145 641 

197 59909 

44 (0) 

28 (D) 

1 913 47 337 

In v n e t ory 

Pullets 3 months 

old or older 

Forms Number 

1 471 823900 

10 180 

1 (D) 

32 193 114 

11 383 

2 (D) 

5 241 

2 (D) 

15 428

12 253 1 

- -

16 (D) 

7 104 

7 81 

10 237 

8 (D) 

5 158

1 2 (D) 

6 102 

8 306 

1 (D) 

3 40 

2 (D) 

24 459 

3 45 

21 879 1 9 272 

- -

2 (D) 

9 (D) 

17 328 

1 (D) 

15 (D) 

7 (D) 

12 336 

6 86 

- - 16 246 

22 435 

5 (0) 

1 (D) 

13 (D) 

- - I (D) 

40 1 577 

4 245 

19 749 

5 (D) 

- -

1 (D) 

11 296 

10 223 

3 75 

9 272 

10 814 

4 52 

9 184 

3 105 

25 I 610 

15 226 

1 (D) 

5 59 

13 35 583 

8 90 

7 230 

5 66 

3 (D) 

11 114 

3 89 

4 76 

14 156 157 

6 142 

1 (D) 

8 603 

23 (D) 

13 (D) 

18 (D) 

- -

19 (D) 

11 (D) 

12 218 

27 817 

7 245 

8 140 

727 31 443 

Sale s 

Pullet chicks and pullets Hens and pullets Pullets 3 months Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old of laying age old or older under 3 months old 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

463 690 758 1 202 4 565 570 329 2 069 598 26 (D) 

3 (D) 5 (D) - - - - - - 2 (D) - - - - 10 135 180 73 578 972 13 316 144 1 (D) 

4 91 11 (D) - - - - - - 11 53 750 1 (D) - - 3 179 8 7626 - - - - 1 (D) - - - - - - 4 38 21 56 239 - - - - 2 (D) 15 (D) - - 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - -

2 (D) 24 127603 2 (D) - - 1 (D) 22 28 934 - - - - - - 28 75439 - - - - 2 (D) 19 37804 1 (D) 1 (D) 

4 (D) 4 19900 - - - - - - 3 70 - - - - - - 7 (D) - - 1 (D) 

- - 8 206 1 (D) - - 3 (D) 25 34 430 - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 (D) 4 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - 4 390 - - - - 3 (D) 10 27542 - - - - - - 3 58 - - - - 2 (D) 17 47728 2 (D) - - 5 (D) 11 264 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - 5 (D) - - - - 3 (D) 20 245 077 4 159 004' - - 8 (D) 33 118 858 2 (D) 2 (D) 

1 (D) 8 7852 - - - - 4 350 43 509 334 5 (D) 2 (D) 

- - 20 41 516 1 (D) - - 4 (0) 9 344 220 - - 1 (D) 

1 (0) 2 (D) - - - - - - 2 (D) - - - - 7 (D) 17 (D) 1 (D) - - 5 (D) 23 18 147 - - - - 5 (D) 17 68 164 1 (D) 2 (D) 

2 (D) 3 (D) - - - - 2 (D) 23 136 092 - - 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - I (D) 2 (D) - - - - 10 209 15 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- - 8 (D) - - - - 4 (D) 24 120 353 5 (D) 1 (D) 

I (D) 19 7 727 1 (D) '- - - - 2 (D) - - - - - - 3 (D) - - - - 3 (D) 23 18363 - - - -

- - 4 130 - - - - 2 (D) 5 67 - - - - 2 (D) 10 12669 1 (D) - - 2 (0) 9 (D) - - - - 1 (D) 4 (D) - - 4 3 528 

- - 7 181 - - - - - - 2 (D) 1 (D) - - 4 146 43 82055 1 (D) - - 4 (D) 22 34 316 1 (D) - - - - 2 (D) - - - -

I (D) 14 (D) - - - - 4 (D) 22 130 346 2 (D) - -

3 21 22 8482 - - 1 (D) 

- - 7 22456 I (D) - - - - 5 126 - - - -

3 (D) 7 (0) 1 (D) - - 4 (D) 8 (D) - - - -

- - 4 (0) - - - - 1 (D) - - - - - - 4 98 100 58 652 734 6 259 100 - -

I (D) 5 290 - - - - - - 1 (D) - - - - 4 (D) 47 18 079 1 (D) - -

10 418 21 103 809 1 (D) - - 2 (D) 24 67905 2 (D) - - 3 100 17 9 509 4 (D) - -

- - 1 (D) - - - - 4 (D) 16 37966 - - - - 3 (D) 41 252 746 2 (D) - - 7 222 27 85950 5 (D) I (0) 

6 325 46 42055 1 (D) 2 (D) 

1 (D) 7 (D) - - - - 1 (D) 3 (D) - - 1 (D) 

274 3 380 35 245 254 5 080 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 18. Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

~------------------------------------------~ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Michigan __________________ _ 

Aleona ____________________________ _ 

=0';====== Alpena ____________________________ == ==== == ========:: == ::: _ 

Antrim ____________________________ _ Arenoe ____________________________ _ 

80raga ________________________ - ___ _ 

80rry _____________________________ _ 

80y _______________________________ _ 

Benzie _____________________________ _ 

Berrien ____________________________ _ 

Branch ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun ___________________________ _ 

Coss ______________________________ _ 

Charlevoix _________________________ _ Cheboygan _________________________ _ 

Chippewa __________________________ _ Clare ______________________________ _ 

Clinton ____________________________ _ Crawford __________________________ _ 

De~a ______________________________ _ 

Dickinson __________________________ _ 

Eaton _____________________________ _ Emmet ___________________________ _ 

Genesee - ___________________________ _ 

Gladwin __________________________ _ 

Gogebic ___________________________ _ 

- Grand Traverse _____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

- Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

-

Houghton _________________________ _ Huron - _____________________________ _ 

Ingham ____________________________ _ Ionia ______________________________ _ losco ______________________________ _ Iron _______________________________ _ 

Isabella ____________________________ _ 

Jackson ___________________________ _ Kalamazoo _________________________ _ Kalkasko __________________________ _ 

Kent ______________________________ _ 

Keweenaw _________________________ _ lake ______________________________ _ lapeer ____________________________ _ 

leelanau ___________________________ _ lenowee ___________________________ _ livingston __________________________ _ luce ______________________________ _ 

Mackinac __________________________ _ Macomb ___________________________ _ 

Manistee __________________________ _ Marquette _________________________ _ 

Mason ____________________________ _ Mecosta ___________________________ _ Menominee _________________________ _ Midland ___________________________ _ 

Missaukee _________________________ _ Monroe ____________________________ _ Montcalm __________________________ _ 

Montmorency ______________________ _ 

Mu.kegon _________________________ _ 

Newaygo __________________________ _ 

Oakland ___________________________ _ 

Oceana ____________________________ _ 

Ogemow ___________________________ _ Ontonagon _________________________ _ 

O.ceola ____________________________ _ 

O.coda ____________________________ _ Otsego ____________________________ _ Ottawa ____________________________ _ 

Pre.quel.1e ________________________ _ 

Roscommon ________________________ _ Saginaw ___________________________ _ 

St Clair ____________________________ _ 

Schoalcraft ~~Ir~~~=========================== _________________________ _ Shlawa .... ________________________ _ 

Tu.cola ____________________________ _ 

Van Buren _________________________ _ 

Washtenow ________________________ _ 

Wayne ____________________________ _ 

Wexford ___________________________ _ 

Farms not on mallll.t ________________ _ 

Total 

Farms Number 

7935 6266 068 

36 (0) 

14 543 177 797 612 

68 27 643 

29 (0) 

45 10376 

9 186 

114 65 106 

83 8706 

18 347 

121 211 340 

134 35914 

117 100 424 

97 (0) 

41 29 910 

39 1 365 

45 (0) 

38 1 453 

120 39 188 

5 115 

44 1 794 

16 832 

126 32 974 

27 588 104 63 294 

76 2 679 

7 266 

47 (0) 

94 199 060 

139 121 581 

27 9361 

130 788 609 

94 62009 

78 (0) 

40 827 

13 1 974 

88 (0) 

158 23 243 

92 111 337 

16 1 503 

101 (0) 

3 180 

25 2 911 

169 14457 

39 (0) 

119 67 597 

89 10 513 

4 (0) 

11 974 

93 32467 

50 1 625 

23 1 033 46 23 360 

78 (0) 

56 16899 

73 2 781 

42 (0) 

161 105 399 

131 71 319 

12 553 

54 24233 

80 177 324 

100 25 319 

65 31 905 

46 1 386 20 (0) 

75 24626 

18 (0) 

25 745 

123 729 876 

80 3 298 

5 487 

166 41 984 

160 121 700 

131 142 545 

129 29 217 

2 (0) 

112 80 719 

130 430043 

141 145641 

197 59909 

44 (0) 

28 (0) 

1 913 47337 

1 to 100 to 

99 399 

6976 555 

35 -

13 1 

111 16 

61 3 

23 3 

36 3 

9 - 95 13 

64 15 

18 -

106 6 

116 14 

96 13 

84 8 

38 - 36 3 

39 4 

35 3 

95 19 

5 -

40 4 

14 2 

117 5 

27 - 85 15 

73 2 

7 - 44 2 

83 1 

119 12 

21 4 

82 14 

78 12 

69 6 

40 - 12 - 74 11 

142 11 

73 9 

15 -

87 10 

2 1 

24 - 159 9 

34 2 

97 14 

77 7 

2 1 

8 3 

68 19 

48 2 

21 2 

38 3 

68 8 

52 3 

66 7 

41 - 117 26 

115 11 

10 2 

44 8 

66 4 

87 10 

58 2 

45 1 

17 2 

69 4 

16 1 

25 - 74 16 

73 7 

4 - 120 37 

142 13 

110 10 120 4 

2 - 96 9 

94 14 

125 7 

150 35 

38 4 

24 3 

1 913 -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

H ens 0 nd PI' llet s 0110' ylllg age-In . ventory per form 

Farms with- 100,000 or more 

.400 to 1,600 to 3,200 to 10,000 to 20,000 to SO,OOO to 

1,599 3,199 9,999 19,999 49,999 99,999 Farms Number 

106 34 85 96 57 21 5 921 000 

- - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 7 3 11 18 9 1 1 (0) 

1 - 2 1 - - - - - 1 - 2 - - - - 4 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 1 - - - 3 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2 2 1 - 2 2 - - 2 - 1 - 1 - - - 2 - 4 1 - 1 - - 2 1 - - 2 - - - - - 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 - 2 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 - 2 3 3 1 - -

1 - 1 4 2 - - -

- 1 1 - - - - - 3 - 6 10 10 5 - - - - 3 - 1 - - - - - - - 2 - 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 1 - - - 1 - - 2 1 1 1 - - - - 3 1 2 2 2 - - - 1 - - - - - - -

- 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - 2 - 4 2 - - - - 3 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

2 1 2 1 - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 - 3 - - - - - 1 - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 9 1 5 2 1 - - - 4 - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - 6 4 - - - 1 - 1 1 - - - - - 3 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 3 7 9 3 2 2 (0) 

- - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 7 - 1 1 - - - - 1 - 1 2 - 1 - - 2 1 3 3 2 - - - 1 - 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 2 2 1 - - - 6 1 2 9 1 2 1 (0) 1 2 1 2 3 - - - 8 - 1 3 - - - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - - - -

- - - - - - - -

MICHIGAN 153 
Table 19. Broilers Sold by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Total 

All Farms 

farms 

Michigan __________________ _ 616 

3 

:~~~ 19 ============================= 6 

3 

11 

=~-============================= 10 

16 

9 ritt.=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11 C ... ______________________________ _ 16 

3 

3 

~~~~========================== Delta 16 ______________________________ _ 6 e.ton _____________________________ _ 4 

3 

8 Gladwin t.:::.. -============================ ___________________________ _ 5 Gratiot ____________________________ _ 7 Hlllsd.1e ___________________________ _ 14 

Huron _____________________________ _ 16 Ingham ____________________________ _ 9 lonl. ______________________________ _ 13 Isabell. ____________________________ _ 4 Jockson ___________________________ _ 9 K.lamazoo _________________________ _ 7 Kent ______________________________ _ 9 l.peer ____________________________ _ 12 lena ____________________________ _ 13 Uvingston __________________________ _ 9 

Macomb ___________________________ _ 7 M.nlst .. __________________________ _ Mason 4 ____________________________ _ 6 ~osta ___________________________ _ Midland 5 ___________________________ _ 8 Mlasouk .. _________________________ _ 4 Manroe ____________________________ _ Mantcalm 14 __________________________ _ Muskegon 6 _________________________ _ 4 Newaygo __________________________ _ 6 

Oakland ___________________________ _ Oceana 5 ____________________________ _ 9 Osceola ____________________________ _ 3 Oscoda ____________________________ _ Ottaw. 3 ____________________________ _ 21 Presque Islt ________________________ _ 3 SagInaw ___________________________ _ 18 St ClaIr ____________________________ _ 23 51 Joseph __________________________ _ 22 Shlaw ..... ________________________ _ 4 

Tuscala ____________________________ _ 7 V.n Buren _________________________ _ 6 W.sh,enaw ________________________ _ 10 Way .. ____________________________ _ 4 All other counties ______ .. ____________ _ 17 

farm. not.n maillls'-_______________ _ 123 

1 

Number 

SOl 899 

108 114 997 

2845 

3SO 

(D) 

1 325 

1 946 

1 022 

517 

(D) 

(D) 

145 

523 

89 

249 

116 

736 

(D) 

2260 

2 140 

I 675 

1 109 1 056 

212 

249 

336 2789 

978 

7808 

819 

I 465 

140 

162 

307 

780 

(D) 

(D) 

283 

600 

488 

(D) 

911 

90 

(D) 

221 380 

90 1 614 10640 (D) 

285 

1 097 

196 2473 

365 5949 

5560 

1 to 1,999 

592 

3 

15 

6 

3 

10 

10 

16 

9 

11 

15 

3 

3 

16 

6 

4 

3 

8 

4 

7 

14 

16 

9 

13 

4 

9 

7 

8 

12 

12 

9 

7 

4 

6 

,5 

8 

4 

13 

6 

4 

6 

4 

9 

3 

3 

13 

3 

18 

21 

20 

4 

7 

6 

10 

4 

16 

123 

2,000 to 7,999 

10 

2 

1 

farms with sales of8,000 to 15,999 

3 

3 

16,000 to 29,999 

7 

2 

3 

30,000 to 59,999 

Sales of 500,000 or more I 

60,000 to 100,000 to 99,999 499,999 farms Number 

3 

2 

Table 20. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Mlchlg.n _________________ _ 

Afc:ono ___________________________ _ 

-

-

=0';============================= Alpena ____________________________ _ 

Antrim ____________________________ _ Barry _____________________________ _ 

Berrien ________________________ -_ ---

Branch ________________ - _____ --- ---- Calhoun ___________________________ _ Co .. ______________________________ _ 

Cheboygon _________________________ _ 

Clinton ~~~=========================== ________________________ -----

Delta __________________________ -___ _ Eaton _____________________________ _ Emmet ____________________________ _ 

G. ..... ___________________________ _ Gladwin ___________________________ _ Grand Traver .. _____________________ _ 

Gratiot ______________ -_____________ _ HINsdale ___________________________ _ Houghton __________________________ _ 

Huran _____________________________ _ 

154 MICHIGAN 

Inventory 

Shttp .nd lambs Ewes 1 year old or older 

Farms Number farms Number 

2615 1I2 678 2325 66 843 

17 747 15 634 

3 (D) 3 (D) 

55 2548 45 1 664 

12 286 12 190 

4 65 3 (D) 

60 2507 55 1 564 

26 447 23 329 

75 3313 65 2226 

71 3684 65 2 231 

49 2204 48 I 316 

9 359 8 284 

23 1 288 22 880 

19 1 591 19 1 173 

69 4096 65 2424 

8 112 8 78 

68 4537 64 2999 

3 144 3 83 

29 1 505 28 988 

30 864 22 485 

5 47 3 28 

30 794 26 459 

75 2586 64 1 5SO 

5 80 5 34 

II 192 9 119 

Sales 

Sh .. p .nd I.mbs Shttp .nd I.mbs shorn Value of sheep, lambs, .nd wool sold 

Wool S.les FanJ)s Number Farms Number (1,000 Ibs.) Forms ($1,000) 

2258 77 736 2324 95628 724 2512 4872 

18 634 16 626 4 18 31 

2 (D) 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) 

51 I 426 47 2004 16 55 70 

14 214 9 218 2 14 12 

2 (D) 3 (D) (D) 3 (D) 

57 2060 57 2215 19 59 110 

24 258 20 430 4 27 35 

68 2426 65 2656 23 72 146 

66 2706 65 3473 24 66 174 

45 1390 42 I 642 12 47 88 

8 219 9 310 2 9 9 

21 810 22 I 113 10 22 55 

19 1 243 20 1656 12 20 77 

66 3 128 66 3627 30 68 188 

7 SO 8 87 I 8 2 

65 3678 64 3738 32 67 214 

3 91 3 80 I 3 5 

27 862 26 1 192 11 27 56 

23 431 21 504 4 25 26 

3 39 4 47 (Z) 4 (D) 

28 583 26 577 5 28 36 

72 I 910 67 2086 15 74 121 

5 78 4 36 (Z) 5 5 

13 375 9 188 1 13 16 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 20. Sheep and Lambs -Inventory and Sales: 

All Farms 

Part 1 of 2 

Ingham ___________________________ _ Ionia _____________________________ _ lo.co _____________________________ _ 

lsobella ___________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

lake _____________________________ _ 

lapeer ___________________________ _ leelonou __________________________ _ 

lenowee __________________________ _ livingston _________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Mackinac _________________________ _ - Macomb __________________________ _ - Manistee _________________________ _ - Mason ___________________________ _ - Mecosta - __________________________ _ Menominee ________________________ _ -

- Midland __________________________ _ Missaukee ________________________ _ -

- Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- Montcalm _________________________ _ Montmorency - _____________________ _ Muskegon ________________________ _ - Newoygo _________________________ _ - Oakland __________________________ _ -

Oceano - ___________________________ _ 

Ogemow - __________________________ _ Osc8010 ___________________________ _ - Oscoda ___________________________ _ -

-

Ottawa ___________________________ _ 

Saglnow __________________________ _ -

- SI Clair ___________________________ _ 

- SI Joseph _________________________ _ 

- Saniloc ___________________________ _ 

- Shiawassee _______________________ _ 

- Tuscolo ___________________________ _ Van Buren ________________________ _ - Woshtenow _______________________ _ - Wayne ___________________________ _ -

All - other counties __________________ _ 

- Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

Michigon _________________ _ 

Alcona ___________________________ _ 

Alger _____________________________ _ Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Alpeno ___________________________ _ Antrim ___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

- Barry _____________________________ _ 

- Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Bronch ___________________________ _ - Calhoun __________________________ _ - Cas. _____________________________ _ -

- Cheboygan ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

Chippewa _________________________ _ Clore _____________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ 

- De~a _____________________________ _ Ealon ____________________________ _ -

Emmel ___________________________ _ - Gene.ee __________________________ _ - Gladwin __________________________ _ - Grond Troverse - ____________________ _ 

- Grotiot ___________________________ _ Hillsdale __________________________ _ -

-

, 

-

Haughton _________________________ _ 

Huron ____________________________ _ Ingham ____________________________ _ 

Ionia ______________________________ _ 

la.co ______________________________ _ 

Isabella ____________________________ _ Jackaon ___________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo _________________________ _ 

Kent ______________________________ _ 

lake ______________________________ _ 

lapeer ____________________________ _ 

leelanau ___________________________ _ 

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nve 

Sheep and lambs 

Farms Number 

60 2845 

38 2087 7 610 

15 343 

72 4525 

37 1 727 

28 860 4 (0) 

49 1 504 

4 27 

85 4255 

58 2898 

4 32 29 640 9 523 12 903 

5 507 

10 83 

10 1 343 14 798 

38 711 

27 796 

7 444 

4 (0) 

13 1 459 

40 839 

7 171 

13 585 13 843 

3 (0) 

28 663 28 1 099 

33 506 

54 2271 

25 509 

42 1 417 

26 767 24 430 

209 21 276 

12 167 

23 1 260 

640 15493 

Total 

Forms Number 

2 615 112678 

17 747 

3 (0) 

55 2 548 

12 286 

4 65 

60 2507 

26 447 

75 3313 

71 3684 49 2204 

9 359 

23 1288 19 1 591 

69 4096 

8 112 

68 4537 

3 144 

29 1 505 

30 864 

5 47 

30 794 

75 2586 

5 80 

11 192 

60 2845 

38 2087 

7 610 15 343 72 4525 37 1 727 

28 860 

4 96 

49 1 504 

4 27 

85 4255 

58 2898 

4 32 

29 640 9 523 12 903 5 507 

10 83 10 I 343 

ory 

Ewe. 1 yeor old or alder 

Forms Number 

55 1 798 

38 1 467 

7 321 

13 214 

64 1 847 

32 957 

28 537 

4 75 

42 1054 

3 13 

76 2 760 

54 1 774 

3 30 24 409 8 408 

10 462 

5 337 

9 41 

6 109 

13 529 

34 497 

21 483 7 288 

3 (0) 

10 236 

34 454 

6 113 

13 408 13 552 

2 (0) 

24 475 

27 612 

24 350 

50 1 438 

22 348 

39 1020 

23 536 

24 317 

195 9916 

10 72 

18 883 

552 10733 

1 2104 

139 437 

1 2 

- 1 

3 13 

- 4 

- 2 

1 4 

- 7 

6 3 2 9 1 2 

- 1 1 1 

- 1 1 4 

1 - 2 2 

- - - 4 3 4 

1 2 

- 5 4 7 

- 2 1 -

- 5 

- 1 

- - 1 3 

1 6 2 3 

1 1 

- - 4 7 

- 1 

3 13 

1 7 

1 - 1 4 1 - 1 2 

- - 2 1 

- 3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

I 

1918-Con. 

Soles 

Sheep and lambs Sheep and lomb. shorn Value of sheep, lambs, 

and wool sold 

Wool Sole. 

Forms Number Farms Number (1,000 lb • .) Forms ($1,000) 

58 2 146 53 2991 20 58 195 

38 1838 38 1 801 13 39 119 

7 422 7 356 3 7 17 

14 219 12 229 2 14 11 

69 5 216 65 5362 38 70 332 

32 1 168 32 1 335 10 37 85 

28 638 22 624 5 28 27 

4 1 4 (0) 4 78 1 

45 I 049 44 1 311 12 49 54 

3 7 3 22 (Z) 3 1 

72 4 112 74 4555 37 82 221 

54 1 679 54 2 522 24 57 127 

3 34 3 32 (Z) 3 2 

29 19 27 313 25 459 4 

8 203 6 398 3 8 12 

9 480 9 510 4 10 29 

5 155 5 384 3 5 8 

6 64 8 69 1 8 3 

7 1 248 6 114 1 8 (0) 

15 577 11 636 4 15 32 

33 434 33 693 6 36 30 

19 470 21 693 5 23 37 

7 286 7 310 2 7 18 

2 (0) 3 (0) (0) 3 (0) 

14 (0) 9 552 6 14 (0) 

33 533 30 715 6 35 33 

10 83 6 155 1 11 6 

14 660 13 636 5 14 35 

14 569 13 620 5 14 30 

4 (0) 1 (0) (0) 4 (0) 

29 435 23 503 3 30 25 

22 427 24 624 5 25 25 

34 470 27 425 3 35 23 

54 2422 51 1973 17 58 158 

18 269 19 444 4 20 18 

35 1 023 41 1 204 10 43 65 

24 487 22 635 5 26 32 

19 299 19 346 3 22 21 

206 16418 199 21 113 167 210 1 102 

8 125 9 104 1 11 10 

15 595 16 736 6 19 37 

433 2586 581 10600 44 581 179 

Sheep and lambs -Inventory per form 

Forms with- 1,000 or mare 

5109 10 to 24 25 to 99 100 to 299 300 10 999 Forms Number 

204 591 998 206 38 2 (0) 

- 3 9 2 - - - 1 - 1 - - - - 4 13 15 5 2 - - - 5 3 - - - - - - 2 - - - - 7 9 33 6 - - - 8 6 5 - - - - 7 27 25 5 2 - - 8 12 31 7 2 - - 5 15 20 5 1 - -

- 1 6 1 - - - 1 3 13 4 - - - - 3 10 4 1 - - 6 14 33 9 2 - - 2 4 1 - - - - 2 12 34 16 - - - - - 3 - - - - 2 2 16 5 - - - 4 8 9 2 - - - - 2 - - - - - 4 9 12 - - - - 5 24 33 1 1 - - - 2 1 - - - - 2 6 2 - - - - 4 15 29 6 1 - - 1 14 19 2 1 - - - - 6 1 - - - 1 6 4 - - - - 5 22 29 7 1 1 (0) 4 15 9 3 1 - - 8 7 10 1 - - - 2 - 2 - - 6 - - 12 18 2 - - - 2 1 - - - - - 9 13 36 9 2 7 13 20 9 - - 1 2 1 - - 7 - - - - - 10 6 1 - - - - 3 3 2 - - - 1 3 2 2 1 - - - 3 1 - 1 4 3 - - - - - - - I 2 3 - - 1 (0) 

MICHIGAN 155 
Table 20. Sheep and Lambs-Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

Part 2 of 2 

I 

Missoukee _________________________ _ Monroe ____________________________ _ 

Monlcolm __________________________ _ 

Monlmorency ______________________ _ 

Muskegon _________________________ _ 

_ygo __________________________ _ 

Oakland ___________________________ _ 

Oceano ____________________________ _ 

Ogemow ___________________________ _ 

Osceola ____________________________ _ 

Oscoda ___________________________ _ 

Ottowa ___________________________ _ - Soginow __________________________ _ - 51 Clair ___________________________ _ -

- 51 Joseph _________________________ _ 

Sonilac ___________________________ _ - Shiowossee _______________________ _ -

- Tuscola ___________________________ _ 

- Von Buren ________________________ _ 

Woshlenow - _______________________ _ 

Wayne - ___________________________ _ 

AU other - counties __________________ _ 

- Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

TOlol 

Forms 

14 

38 

27 

7 

4 

13 

40 

7 

13 

13 

3 

28 

28 

33 

54 

25 

42 

26 

24 

209 

12 

23 

640 

Number 1 

798 1 711 3 796 4 444 - (D) 1 1 459 1 

839 1 171 - 585 - 843 -

(D) - 663 1 

1 099 1 

506 2 

2 271 1 

509 3 

1 417 3 767 2 

430 4 21 276 2 167 1 

1 260 2 

15 493 59 

Table 21. Milk Goats-Inventory and Sales: 

Inventory 

All Farms 

Farms Number 

Michigon _________________ _ 

- 504 3 057 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

- 10 69 Barry _~ __________________________ _ 

- 12 113 Berrien ___________________________ _ 

- 4 13 Branch ___________________________ _ 

- 5 22 Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- 4 19 

- 3 (D) 

- 3 (D) 

Chorlevoix ________________________ _ 

Cklre _____________________________ _ 

Eaton ____________________________ _ 

- 10 45 Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

- 12 100 Houghlon _________________________ _ 

- 4 10 

Inghom ___________________________ _ 

- 10 96 Ionia _____________________________ _ 

- 3 33 Isabella ___________________________ _ 

- 8 48 Jackson __________________________ _ 

- 4 117 Koklmozoo ________________________ _ 

- 7 47 Kenl _____________________________ _ 

- 7 53 Lapeer ___________________________ _ 

- 8 139 leelanau __________________________ _ 

- 4 36 lenowee __________________________ _ 

- 5 (D) Livingston __________________________ _ 6 63 

Marquette _________________________ _ 3 12 Mls.aukee _________________________ _ 3 12 Monroe __________ • _________________ _ 6 17 Montcalm __________________________ _ 3 3 Muskegon _________________________ _ 3 7 Newaygo __________________________ _ 5 19 Oakland ___________________________ _ 15 149 Oceano _____________ • ______________ _ 6 20 Osceola ____________________________ _ 4 12 Ottowa ____________________________ _ 8 64 

4 71 

5 37 

Saglnow ___________________________ _ 

51 Clair ____________________________ _ 

7 25 

6 60 

St Joseph __________________________ _ 

Sonlloc ____________________________ _ 

Tuscola ____________________________ _ 5 10 Von Buren _________________________ _ 7 42 Wa.htenow ________________________ _ 12 68 

4 13 

28 1M 

Wayne ____________________________ _ 

All ather counties ___________________ _ 

Forms not on maillis'- _______________ _ 241 954 

Sheep and lambs -Invenlory per form 

Forms wilh210 4 510 9 IOta 24 25 to 99 

1 1 3 3 7 8 12 7 2 3 7 10 - - 3 3 

- 1 - 2 2 - 4 4 7 9 17 5 2 2 - 3 

- 1 4 7 

- 1 3 7 

- 1 - - 6 3 9 9 

6 3 7 8 9 4 11 7 

4 3 18 23 

7 3 4 8 

8 4 6 19 

5 5 6 6 

3 6 3 8 

11 9 26 85 

4 2 3 2 

8 3 3 4 

208 - 119 254 

1978 

Soles 

Milk gools 

Forms Number Sales ($1.000) 

153 850 27 

3 12 (ll 5 45 1 

4 27 1 

- - - 3 7 (ll 

1 (D) (D) 

- - - 3 8 (ll 4 22 (Z) 

2 (D) (D) 

7 69 4 

- - - 3 9 1 

2 (D) (D) 

3 11 (ll 2 (D) (D) 

8 47 2 

1 (D) (D) 

3 (D) (D) 

4 31 1 

2 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

3 13 (D) 

3 7 (ll 1 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

10 140 5 

- - - 1 (D) (D) 

4 26 1 

3 31 1 

3 10 (ll 2 (D) (D) 

3 (D) 1 

- - - 3 (D) (D) 

4 20 1 

1 (D) (D) 

14 53 3 

35 70 1 

Table 22. Angora Goats-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Soles 

All Farms Angora gools 

Farms Number Forms Number Sales ($1,000) 

Michigan __________________ _ 6 (D) 1 (D) (D) 

1.000 or more 

100 10 299 30010999 Fonns Number 

5 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - - 2 - - -

2 - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 5 - - - - - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - - 61 15 - - - - - - 2 1 - -

- - - -

Gool milk 

Farms Gollons Soles ($1,000) 

63 45861 113 

- - - 1 (D) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) 

- - - - - - 1 (D) (D) 

- - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - 2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

3 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

- - -

- - - 1 (D) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) 

4 (D) (D) 

- - - - - - 4 1 419 3 

- - - 1 (D) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - 2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

- - - 2 (D) (D) 

35 105 (Z) 

Mohair 

Farms Pounds Sales ($1,000) 

6 (D) (D) 

156 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 23. Mink and Their Pelts-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Soles of mink and their pelts 

All Farms Mink and their pelts Female mink used for breeding 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Soles ($1,000) 

Michigan __________________ _ 39 63 357 38 32265 38 121 521 3 048 

10 12 297 10 8045 10 34 959 6 11 165 6 9347 6 35 128 953 744 J 4 2 175 4 1 940 4 4844 131 19 37720 18 12933 18 46 590 1 220 

Delta ______________________________ _ 

Menominee _________________________ _ 

If,g~~g:. ~o~ntie~-== == ================ 

Table 24. Colonies of Bees and Honey-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Soles ! 

All Farms Colonies of bees Honey 

Farms Number Forms Number Sales ($1,000) Forms Pounds Soles ($1,000) 

Michigan __________________ _ 1 141 86 239 48 7 963 205

1 768 5 294 127 2 726 

7 (0) - - - 6 (0) (0) 

- 29 1 924 - - - 21 88 770 44 

- 4 49 1 (0) (0) 3 2592 1 9 2 247 1 (0) (0) 8 213 788 88 -

- 3 (0) - - - 2 (0) (0) 

- 21 409 2 (0) (0) 14 18266 7 

- 9 4891 1 (0) (0) 8 (0) 182 

- 18 764 2 (0) (0) 15 36 999 19 - 38 2 365 - - - 27 152616 88 

- 6 1 046 - - - 4 46 050 25 

A1eona ____________________________ _ Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Alpena ___________________________ _ 

Antrim ___________________________ _ 

Arenoc ___________________________ _ Barry ____________________________ _ 

Bay ______________________________ _ 

Benzie ____________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Branch ___________________________ _ 

- 24 153 3 (0) (0) 16 6 513 4 - 12 287 - - - 8 15200 8 - J 12 973 1 (0) (0) 12 60 298 29 - 5 812 - - - 4 (0) (0) - 4 62 - - - 3 3400 3 - 9 91 - - - 5 4096 2 - 24 3 114 1 (0) (0) 18 220 443 140 - 8 258 1 - - - 4 14672 14 21 1 949 1 (0) (0) 14 98369 49 - 4 11 - - - 1 (0) (0) 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Cass _____________________________ _ 

Charlevoix ________________________ _ Cheboygan ________________________ _ 

Chippewa _________________________ _ 

Clare _____________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ Delta _____________________________ _ 

Eaton _____________________________ _ 

Emmet ___________________________ _ 

- 24 1 644 1 (0) (0) 21 57919 37 9 185 2 (0) (0) 8 8 136 6 22 1 168 2 (0) (0) 18 58 368 31 14 964 - - - 12 68 561 46 - 20 2 117 2 (0) (0) 16 105716 51 16 8 932 1 (0) (0) 14 506 335 310 18 1 592 - - - 12 69505 35 18 1 152 - - - 16 (0) 33 19 1 108 2 (0) (0) 14 66 656 31 23 1 241 - - - 19 49942 26 

Genesee __________________________ _ Gladwin ___________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse _____________________ _ 

Gratiot ____________________________ _ Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

Huron _____________________________ _ Ingham ____________________________ _ 

Ionia ______________________________ _ Isabella ____________________________ _ 

Jackson ___________________________ _ 

20 1 812 2 (0) (0) 12 101 082 51 38 3 101 3 (0) (0) 26 386 174 109 8 231 - - - 5 12808 8 16 (0) 1 (0) (0) 10 (0) (0) 22 813 - - - 16 55 331 21 

13 

13 912 1 (0) (0) 6 56 150 30 (0) 1 (0) (0) 12 (0) (0) 14 1 089 - - - 10 74480 47 11 919 

14 249 - - - 10 66 837 32 2 (0) (0) 8 10412 5 

Kalamazoo _________________________ _ Kent ______________________________ _ lake ______________________________ _ 

lapeer ____________________________ _ leelanau ___________________________ _ lenawee ___________________________ _ 

livingston __________________________ _ Macomb ___________________________ _ 

Manistee __________________________ _ Mason ____________________________ _ 

15 

9 977 

174 1 (0) (0) 10 8205 5 3 54 4 7 16636 9 3 (0) 

18 - - - 2 (0) (0) 115 

16 3 790 - - - 12 3 760 2 

3 - - - 15 278 661 121 7 - - - - 9 230 1 - - 40 8915 (0) (0) 8 12 169 6 

14 866 1 (0) (0) 31 494 755 270 

3 (0) 1 (0) (0) 10 47432 22 - - - 3 (0) (0) 

5 97 

8 256 - - - 4 5 188 (0) - - 16 620 - 7 17 546 8 

3 (0) - - - 12 30 307 16 - - - 3 (0) 13 1 950 (0) 

20 970 - - - 12 87 321 44 

11 174 -

1 - - 13 72 032 33 

20 1 496 1 

(0) (0) 8 5 092 5 

16 193 (0) (0) 16 137 504 73 

15 2080 -

1 - - 8 11 085 5 (0) (0) 13 149 620 80 

33 I 182 1 (0) 

- 37 I 333 1 (0) 25 52 741 34 (0) 

- 20 1 018 2 (0) 26 56 571 37 (0) 6 (0) - (0) 16 40 867 25 - - 5 (0) 15 539 1 (0) (0) (0) 9 27 546 15 

- 154 448 - - - 35 11 340 6 

Mecosta ___________________________ _ Midland ___________________________ _ 

Missaukee _________________________ _ 

Monroe ____________________________ _ Montcalm __________________________ _ 

Muskegon _________________________ _ Newaygo __________________________ _ 

Oakland ___________________________ _ 

Oceana ____________________________ _ Ogemaw ___________________________ _ 

Ontonagon _______________________ ~ __ 

Osceola ____________________________ _ 

Ottawa ____________________________ _ 

Presque Isle ________________________ _ 

Saginaw ____ .. ______________________ _ St Clair ____________________________ _ 

St Joseph __________________________ _ Sanilac ____________________________ _ 

Shiawassee ________________________ _ 

Tuscola ____________________________ _ 

Van Buren _________________________ _ 

Washtenaw _______________________ _ 

Wavne Wexford ---------------------------- ___________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

Forms not on mallllsL ______________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MICHIGAN 157 
Table 25. Fish Sales: 1978 

Total Any Only by pounds Only by number Acres under water for fish production 

All Fanns Sales Sales Sales Farms ($J.()OO) Forms Pounds Farms Number Farms Pounds ($J.(XlO) Farms Number ($1,000) Farms Acres 

TROUT 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 49 815 20 332 254 30 410625 19 327084 546 29 372 695 254 41 205 

3 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

3 20 - - 3 15500 - - - 3 15500 20 2 (0) 

- 3 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 3 (0) 

- 4 33 1 (0) 4 102930 - - - 3 65000 18 4 28 

- 3 (0) - - 3 (0) - - - 3 (0) (0) 3 (0) 

- 4 146 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) 4 30 

- 29 528 13 254 276 16 123331 13 254 276 420 16 123331 108 23 118 

Antrim ____________________________ _ 

Cheboygan _________________________ _ Gogebic __________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

Ogemaw __________________________ _ Wexford __________________________ _ 

Ail other counties __________________ _ 

TROPICAl AND BAITFISH 

- 6 31 1 (0) 5 22650 1 (0) (0) 5 22 650 Michigan _________________ _ (0) 4 (0) 

OTHER FISH 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 3 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) 4 31 

Table 26. Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 

.' Inventory Sales 

Forms Number Farms Number 

Inventory Sales 

Farms Number Fonns Number All Farms All Fanns 

BROILERS BROILERS-Con. 

- 4 117 3 (0) 

- 7 395 - - - 26 62 173 21 221 380 

- 20 979 3 90 

- 28 1 152 18 1614 

- 46 2165 23 10640 

- 42 8143 22 (0) 

- 31 1 462 1 (0) 

- 18 962 4 285 

- 25 1 237 7 1 097 

- 26 577 6 196 

- 37 3476 10 2473 

- 14 672 4 365 

- 6 74 1 (0) 

- 7 160 1 (0) 

Branch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ Cass __________________________ - __ _ 

- 2 342 224 965 616 501 899 

- 9 478 3 108 

- 4 275 1 (0) 

- 44 44 394 19 114 997 

- 18 983 6 2845 

- 5 599 3 350 

- 13 593 2 (0) 

- 28 21 998 11 (0) 

- 26 1 575 10 1 325 

- 3 324 1 (0) 

- 25 5337 16 1946 

- 17 1018 9 1 022 

- 20 738 11 517 

- 28 8662 16 (0) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Aleona ___________________________ _ Alger _____________________________ _ Allegan ___________________________ _ Alpena ___________________________ _ Antrim ___________________________ _ 

Arenae ___________________________ _ 

Barry ____________________________ _ Bay ______________________________ _ 

Benzie ____________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Oscoda ___________________________ _ Otsego ___________________________ _ Ottawa ___________________________ _ 

Presque Isle _______________________ _ Saginaw __________________________ _ 

St Cloir ___________________________ _ St Joseph _________________________ _ Saniloc ___________________________ _ Shiawassee _______________________ _ 

Tuscola ___________________________ _ 

Von Buren ________________________ _ 

Woshtenow _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ Wexford __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

- 992 17804 123 5560 Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

Cheboygan ________________________ _ Chippewa _________________________ _ 

Clore ____________________ - ___ ------

- 5 372 - - - 10 328 3 (0) 

- 8 117 3 145 

- 6 681 - - TURKEYS 

- 852 510923 514 1 112 557 

Clinton ___________________________ _ Della __________________________ ---- Dickinson _________________________ _ 

- 35 2188 16 1 523 

- 9 346 6 89 

- 4 112 - - Michigan _________________ _ 

- 4 29 2 (0) 

- 15 83 083 7 (0) 

- 3 10 - - - 5 9307 6 22100 

- 3 17 1 (0) 

- 12 4294 3 (0) 

- 6 65 5 85 

- 5 32 2 (0) 

- 7 281 9 (0) 

- 7 288 2 (0) 

- 3 36 1 (0) 

- 8 58 2 (0) 

- 5 40 1 (0) 

- 3 20 - - - 10 56 - - - 3 25 - - - 9 240 3 (0) 

- 5 34 - - - 4 12 - - - 7 22 1 (0) 

- 33 943 4 249 

- 7 276 3 116 

- 19 905 8 736 

- 9 431 5 (0) 

- 3 175 1 (0) 

- 12 447 7 2260 

- 38 2169 14 2140 

- 9 267 2 (0) 

- 29 2203 16 1 675 

- 24 1 628 9 1 109 

- 36 1 506 13 1056 

- 9 101 2 (0) 

- 3 54 - - - 14 424 4 212 

- 27 913 9 249 

- 13 646 7 336 

- 20 1 037 9 2789 

- 9 143 1 (0) 

- 51 2440 12 978 

- 9 134 1 (0) 

Eaton ____________________________ _ 

Emmet ______________________ ------ Genesee __________________________ _ 

Glodwin __________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse ____________________ _ 

Gratiot ________________________ ---- HlHsdale ________________________ --- Houghton ____________ - ____________ _ Huron ____________________________ _ 

Ingham ____________ -_ --------------

lonlo ________________ -------------- losco __________ - ___ --- ------------- Iron ______________ -- ---------------

Isabella ______________ -_ ------- -----

Jacksan ____________ ---------------

Kalomazoo ________ ----------------- Kent _____________________________ _ 

lake ________________ --------------

lapeer ____________ ---------------- leelonau __________________________ _ 

Alger _____________________________ _ Allegan ___________________________ _ Alpena ___________________________ _ Antrim ___________________________ _ 

Arenac ___________________________ _ Barry ____________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ Branch ___________________________ _ Calhoun __________________________ _ Cass __________________ - __________ _ 

Charlevoix ________________________ _ Clinton ___________________________ _ Della _____________________________ _ 

Dickinson _________________________ _ Eaton ____________________________ _ 

Emmet ___________________________ _ Genesee __________________________ _ 

Gladwin __________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

- 9 33 2 (0) 

- 6 60 2 (0) 

- 3 19 1 (0) 

- 7 350 4 314 

- 6 61 3 (0) 

- 6 413 2 (0) 

- 4 32 1 (0) 

- 7 21 4 21 

- 4 16 3 (0) 

- 5 69 1 (0) 

- 39 4061 13 7808 

- 14 401 9 819 

26 2325 7 1 465 

- 17 500 4 140 I 

4 50 1 (0) I 

- 12 371 6 162 I 

- 19 756 5 307 I 

11 410 - - 17 852 8 780 

7 259 4 (0) 

Lenowee __________________________ _ 

llvingston ______________ ------------ Macomb ________________ ------------ Manistee _________________________ _ Marquette _________________________ _ Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mecosta ____________ ---------------

Menomln .. ________ -- ---------------- Midland ____________ ---------------- Mlssauk .. _________________________ _ 

Hillsdale __________________________ _ Houghton _________________________ _ Huron ____________________________ _ 

ngham ___________________________ _ onio _____________________________ _ osco _____________________________ _ 

sabello ___________________________ _ Jackson __________________________ _ Karamozoo ________________________ _ 

Kalkaska _________________________ _ 

- 26 229 8 535 

- 13 14047 4 (0) 

- 5 27 1 (0) 

- 10 118 6 157 

- 5 14 1 (0) 

7 42 3 (0) 

5 14 2 (0) 

5 13 - - 5 30 1 (0) 

13 132 6 39 

33 1 538 14 (0) 

24 770 6 283 

3 44 1 (0) 

12 874 4 600 

16 518 6 488 

14 273 5 (0) 

14 605 9 911 

14 447 1 (0) 

5 109 - - 21 294 3 90 

Monroo _________ ---------------- - --- Montcalm __________ -_ --------------- Montmorency ______________________ _ Muskegon _________________________ _ Newaygo __________________________ _ 

Oakland ____________ ---------------- Ocaono ______________ ---------------

Ogemaw ____________ ---------------- Ontonagon _________________________ _ 

Osceolo __________ -_ -----------------

lapeer ___________________________ _ 

Lenawee __________________________ _ 

Uvingston ________________ - ________ _ Macomb __________________________ _ 

Manlst .. _________________________ _ Marquette _________________________ _ Masan ____________________________ _ Mecasta ______________ - ____________ _ Menominee _________________________ _ Manroo ____________________________ _ 

158 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 26. Miscellaneous Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

Inventory Sales I 

All farms Forms Number Form. Number 

TURKEYS - Can. 

Monlcalm __________________________ _ 12 5 138 4 (D) Mu.kegon _________________________ _ 3 15 - -

8 24 - - 8 69 4 29 

4 22 2 (D) 

Newaygo __________________________ _ Oakland ___________________________ _ Oceona ____________________________ _ 

6 21 - - 6 14 - -

Ogemaw ___________________________ _ Osceolo ____________________________ _ 

Ottawa ____________________________ _ 11 384 620 8 857 102 

5 26 3 14 

9 83 - -

Saginaw ___________________________ _ 51 Clair ____________________________ _ 

12 77 2 (D) 

14 225 9 274 

51 Joseph __________________________ _ Sanilac ____________________________ _ 5hiowa • ..., ________________________ _ 6 88 4 (D) Tuscola ____________________________ _ 10 78 4 34 Von Buren _________________________ _ 13 3258 5 (0) Woshlenow ________________________ _ 18 187 6 (D) Wayne ____________________________ _ 8 1 215 5 5 713 All other counties ___________________ _ 29 256 9 256 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 395 1 818 349 2094 

TURKEYS FOR SLAUGHTER 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 682 470 591 506 1 071 467 

- 4 27 2 (0) 

- 11 (D) 7 (D) 

Alger _____________________________ _ Allegan ___________________________ _ 

- 3 6 - - - 7 37 2 (D) 

Alpena ___________________________ _ Sorry ____________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ 

- 6 63 5 85 Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- 5 (D) 9 (D) Cass _____________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 2 (D) Chadevoix ________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 1 (D) 

Clinton ___________________________ _ - 6 51 2 (D) Delta _____________________________ _ 

- 5 40 1 (D) 

- 3 13 -

=1 - 6 41 - - 3 25 -

Dickinson _________________________ _ Eaton ____________________________ _ Emmet ___________________________ _ Genesee __________________________ _ 

- 6 (D) 3 (D) Grotiot ___________________________ _ 

- 7 21 1 (D) Hillsdale ___________________________ _ 5 17 2 (D) Houghton _________________________ _ 

- 6 60 2 (D) Ingham ___________________________ _ 

- 6 (D) 4 314 Ionia ______________________________ _ 5 41 3 (D) losco ______________________________ _ 5 (D) 2 (0) 

Jackson ___________________________ _ 5 14 4 21 Kalamazoo _________________________ _ 4 15 3 (D) Kalkaska __________________________ _ 3 (D) 1 (D) lapeer ____________________________ _ 21 184 8 535 Lenawee ___________________________ _ 12 (D) 4 (D) Livingston __________________________ _ 3 14 1 (D) Macomb ___________________________ _ 9 117 6 157 Manistee __________________________ _ 4 10 1 (D) Marquene _________________________ _ 6 40 3 (D) Mecosta ___________________________ _ 3 5 - -

Monroe ____________________________ _ 10 100 6 39 Montcalm __________________________ _ 9 33 4 (D) Muskegon _________________________ _ Newaygo 3 11 - - __________________________ _ Oaklond 5 9 - - ___________________________ _ 7 65 4 29 Oceano ____________________________ _ 3 20 2 (D) Ogemaw ___________________________ _ Osceola 5 10 - - ____________________________ _ Ottawa 3 8 - - ____________________________ _ 9 368 016 7 832 502 Saginaw ___________________________ _ 4 18 3 14 

St Clair ____________________________ _ 7 39 - - 51 Joseph __________________________ _ 10 67 2 (D) Sanilac ____________________________ _ 11 182 9 274 5hiawas..., ________________________ _ 6 88 4 (D) Tuscalo ____________________________ _ 10 56 4 34 Von Buren _________________________ _ 9 76 4 95 Washlenow ________________________ _ Wayne 12 ISO 6 (D) ____________________________ _ 8 (D) 5 5 713 All other counties ___________________ _ 39 2300 18 11440 

Farms nolan maillisL _______________ _ 336 1 582 349 2094 

TURKEY HENS KEPT FOR BREEDING 

Michigan __________________ _ 253 40 332 10 41 090 

6 23 - - 5 7306 5 11 100 

Allegan __________________________ : __ Antrim ____________________________ _ 

8 (D) 1 (D) 

3 6 - -

Barry _____________________________ _ 

Branch ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun ___________________________ _ 4 14 - - Cas. ______________________________ _ Ealon 4 35 - - _____________________________ _ Genesee ___________________________ _ 5 15 - - Gladwin ___________________________ _ 4 7 - - Hill.dale ___________________________ _ 5 26 - - 5 16 - - Ionia ______________________________ _ 5 20 - - Isabella ____________________________ _ 4 25 - - Jackson ___________________________ _ 3 7 - - 12 45 - - 3 (D) - - 3 13 - - 3 4 - - 3 6 - - 4 29 - -

t:=..;============================ Llvlngstan __________________________ _ Manistee __________________________ _ Malon ____________________________ _ Menamlnee _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

All Farms 

TURKEY HENS KEPT FOR 

BREEDING - Can. 

Monroe ____________________________ _ 

Montcalm __________________________ _ Newaygo __________________________ _ Ogemaw ___________________________ _ Osceolo ____________________________ _ Onawa ____________________________ _ 

Saginaw ___________________________ _ 5t Joseph __________________________ _ Saniloc ____________________________ _ Tuscola ____________________________ _ 

Von Buren _________________________ _ 

Woshtenaw ________________________ _ 

All other coun1ies ___________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL _______________ _ 

DUCKS 

Michigan __________________ _ 

Alcono ____________________________ _ Alger ______________________________ _ Allegan ____________________________ _ Alpena ____________________________ _ 

Antrim ____________________________ _ Arenac ____________________________ _ Boraga ____________________________ _ Sorry _____________________________ _ 

Bay _______________________________ _ 

Berrien ____________________________ _ 

Branch ____________________________ _ Calhoun ___________________________ _ (ass ______________________________ _ Cheboygan _________________________ _ Chippewa __________________________ _ Clare ______________________________ _ Clinton ____________________________ _ 

Crawford __________________________ _ Delta ______________________________ _ 

Dickinson __________________________ _ 

Eoton _____________________________ _ Emmet ____________________________ _ Genesee ___________________________ _ 

Glodwin ___________________________ _ Gogebic ___________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse _____________________ _ 

Gratiot ____________________________ _ Hillsdale ___________________________ _ Houghton __________________________ _ Huron _____________________________ _ 

I ngham ____________________________ _ 

I onio ______________________________ _ 

I OSCO ______________________________ _ 

I ron _______________________________ _ 

I so bello ____________________________ _ Jackson ___________________________ _ KolafTlOzoo _________________________ _ Kalkaska __________________________ _ Kent ______________________________ _ Lake ______________________________ _ 

Lapeer ____________________________ _ Leelanau ___________________________ _ Lenawee ___________________________ _ Uvingston __________________________ _ Mackinac __________________________ _ Macomb ___________________________ _ Manistee __________________________ _ Marquette _________________________ _ Mason ____________________________ _ Mecosta ___________________________ _ 

Menominee _________________________ _ Midlond ___________________________ _ Missoukee _________________________ _ Monroe ____________________________ _ 

Montcalm __________________________ _ Muskegon _________________________ _ Newaygo __________________________ _ Oakland ___________________________ _ Oceano ____________________________ _ Ogemow ___________________________ _ 

Onlanagon _________________________ _ Osceola ____________________________ _ Otsego ____________________________ _ Onawa ____________________________ _ 

Presque Isle ________________________ _ Saginaw ___________________________ _ 51 Clair ____________________________ _ 5t Joseph __________________________ _ 5aniloc ____________________________ _ 5hiawas..., ________________________ _ 

Tuscola ___________________________ _ 

Van - Buren ________________________ _ Washtenaw _______________________ _ - Wayne. ___________________________ _ - Wexford __________________________ _ -

All - other caunlie. __________________ _ 

- Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

Inventory Sales 

Form. Number Form. Number 

5 (D) - - 3 (D) - - 4 15 - - 4 11 - - 3 6 - - 4 (D) 2 (D) 

3 8 - - 6 10 - - 9 43 - -

6 22 - -

5 (0) I (D) 

9 37 - - 44 165 1 (D) 

59 236 - -

2 124 94607 433 65 536 

13 94 - - 3 14 - -

54 8 132 7 (D) 

12 91 1 (D) 

6 50 1 (D) 

5 85 1 (D) 

3 (D) - -

22 (D) 4 (D) 

9 128 2 (D) 

37 417 13 387 

21 198 3 (D) 

28 269 8 133 

23 245 9 187 

3 (D) - - 9 52 2 (D) 

8 167 3 140 

20 390 6 340 

3 14 - - 9 90 4 50 

4 32 1 (D) 

26 197 3 18 

3 16 - - 29 521 5 99 

13 283 2 (D) 

3 13 - - 3 15 - - 22 (D) 3 (D) 

28 299 5 84 

11 76 - - 18 518 7 247 

21 263 2 (D) 

25 316 7 93 

14 117 - - 3 (D) 2 (D) 

19 309 5 46 

24 406 3 (D) 

13 114 3 12 

4 (D) 1 (D) 

16 143 6 168 

7 53 - -

37 389 7 128 

11 84 1 (0) 

34 395 11 297 

16 235 5 106 

5 22 1 (D) 

17 290 5 127 

17 93 - - 6 92 1 (D) 

6 30 1 (D) 

16 (D) 2 (D) 

19 235 4 541 11 157 3 40 9 78 - - 42 550 8 341 

18 194 2 (D) 

11 80 2 (D) 

15 154 4 88 23 322 6 134 14 101 2 (D) 

3 13 - -

4 23 - - 12 65 - - 5 26 - - 25 (D) 11 (D) 

4 19 - - 40 651 4 (D) 

43 788 13 305 21 (D) 4 97 

28 359 9 204 26 323 6 52 

30 390 6 195 29 (D) 4 37 47 605 4 (D) 20 199 4 60 4 19 1 (D) 

13 115 1 (D) 

849 8492 182 4620 

MICHIGAN 159 
Table 26. Miscellaneous Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978-Con. 

I I 

All Farms All Fanns 

Inventory Salo • Farms Number Forms Number 

Inventory Sal es 

Forms Number Fanns Number 

GEESE PHEASANTS 

Michigan __________________ _ 1 424 12703 261 7090 Michigan __________________ _ 45 (0) 21 (0) 

Aleona ____________________________ _ 

Allegan ____________________________ _ Alpena ____________________________ _ Baraga ____________________________ _ Barry _____________________________ _ Bay _______________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ Branch ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

4 31 - - 30 184 2 (0) 8 41 1 (0) 

3 10 - - lB 182 4 (0) 

B 47 2 (0) 

- 20 115 8 193 13 73 2 (0) 

- 17 105 4 32 

Calhoun ___________________________ _ Marquette _________________________ _ Muskegon _________________________ _ St Clair ____________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

QUAIL 

3 63 2 (0) 

3 (0) 1 (0) 

3 116 2 (D) 

3 (D) - - 33 44 019 16 138 797 

Cass _____________________________ _ 

- 21 113 7 103 Michigan _________________ _ 

- 21 1 427 5 1 876 

Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

Cheboygan ________________________ _ Chippewa _________________________ _ (lore _____________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ Delta _____________________________ _ 

Dickinson _________________________ _ Eaton ____________________________ _ 

- 5 12 - - - 3 33 - - - 5 21 - - - 8 100 1 (0) 

- 19 153 2 (D) 

- 7 38 1 (D) 

- 3 31 - - - 20 153 3 (D) 

Mecosta __________________________ _ 

AU other counties __________________ _ 

OTHER POULTRY 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 3 230 - - - 18 1 197 5 1 B76 

- 269 3 934 16 (0) 

Genesee __________________________ _ 

Gladwin __________________________ _ - 21 238 6 99 

- 14 158 4 (D) 

Alpena ___________________________ _ Barry ____________________________ _ - 4 132 1 (0) 

- 4 18 - - Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

Hillsdale __________________________ _ Huron ____________________________ _ 

Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Ionia _____________________________ _ 

losco _____________________________ _ 

Isabella ___________________________ _ 

- 4 23 - - - 14 69 1 (D) 

- 26 217 5 82 

- 4 22 3 (D) 

- 13 75 3 12 

- 13 229 4 14 

- 11 63 1 (D) I 

- 14 186 4 26 

Berrien ___________________________ _ Calhoun __________________________ _ Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Gladwin __________________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

05CO _____________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

- 8 74 - - - 6 41 1 (0) 

- 3 14 - - - 3 (D) 2 (0) 

- 3 (0) - - - 7 134 3 63 

- 3 (D) - - - 7 31 1 (D) 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ - 15 62 - - - 11 120 2 (D) Kalamazoo ________________________ _ kent _____________________________ _ - 4 (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 53 - - Kalkaska _________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

lake _____________________________ _ 

la;;Jer ___________________________ _ 

leelanau __________________________ _ 

Macomb 

tf~~;s~~= __________________________ = = = = = = = = = = == = === === = = = = == _ 

- 3 7 - - - 13 74 6 91 

- 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 36 271 9 76 

- B 48 1 (D) 

- 22 148 5 57 

- 6 67 4 (D) 

- 17 270 2 (D) 

lapeer ___________________________ _ 

Macomb __________________________ _ 

Montcalm _________________________ _ Saginaw __________________________ _ 

5t Clair ___________________________ _ 

5t Joseph _________________________ _ Shiawassee _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 6 112 1 (D) 

- 3 (D) - - - 3 (D) - - - 3 15 - - - 3 (D) - - - 4 19 - - - 7 56 1 (0) 

- 55 1 542 5 3 540 Manistee _________________________ _ 

Marquette ________________________ _ - B 24 - - - 5 21 - - Forms not on maillisf- ______________ _ 

- 129 899 - -

Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mecosta __________________________ _ - 4 26 - - - 11 (0) 1 (D) POULTRY HATCHED (SEE TEXT) 

Menominee ________________________ _ Midland __________________________ _ - 5 204 2 (0) 

- 13 56 3 11 Michigan _________________ _ 

- 313 2275 317 547 12 331 142 Missaukee ________________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ - 3 11 - - - 25 166 8 121 Alcana ___________________________ _ 

- 3 300 6 276 Montcalm _________________________ _ 

- lB 91 1 (D) Allegan ___________________________ _ 

- 4 686 13 484 Muskegon ________________________ _ Newaygo _________________________ _ - 7 36 2 (D) 

- 7 41 2 (0) 

Barry ____________________________ _ Berrien ___________________________ _ - 3 460 12 760 

- 4 524 )0 219 Oakland __________________________ _ 

- 23 131 3 (0) Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- 5 1 450 4 466 Cass _____________________________ _ 

- B 36 248 7 (D) Oceana ___________________________ _ 

- 3 25 2 (0) Chippewa _________________________ _ 

- 3 200 3 (D) Ogemaw __________________________ _ 

Osceola ___________________________ _ - 6 25 2 (0) 

- 6 43 1 (0) 

Cla'" _____________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ 

- 3 300 2 (D) 

- 5 (D) 10 1 497 Otsego ___________________________ _ 

- 3 13 - - Eaton ____________________________ _ 

- 5 (D) 9 (0) Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

- 13 63 3 (D) Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

- 4 15 - - Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

- 5 (0) 6 (0) Saginaw __________________________ _ 

St Clair ___________________________ _ St Joseph _________________________ _ Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

- 27 235 3 34 

- 32 ISO 5 33 I 

- 15 117 4 19 I 

- 14 84 3 20 I 

Houghton _________________________ _ ngham ___________________________ _ 

05CO ______________________________ _ 

sabella ___________________________ _ 

- 3 225 5 (0) 

- 3 1 000 9 302 

3 179 3 35 

- 3 (D) 9 256 

Shiawossee _______________________ _ Tuscola ___________________________ _ - 23 . 137 2 (D) 

- 25 405 5 (D) 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 6 183 

- 5 3 325 6 (0) 

- 3 160 8 369 Von Buren ________________________ _ 

Woshtenaw _______________________ _ - 27 203 6 53 

- 43 87B 9 (0) 

Lapeer ___________________________ _ lenowee __________________________ _ - 6 9 700 11 (0) 

- Wayne 9 3904 16 615 ___________________________ _ 

Wexford __________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 15 88 5 Bl 

- 3 (0) 1 (0) 

- 13 63 2 (0) 

Livingstan _________________________ _ 

Macomb ___________________________ _ 

- 3 246 11 478 

8 4200 7 (D) 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- S43 3 125 88 352 

Mecosta __________________________ _ 

Midland ___________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 5 217 

3 250 6 211 Montcalm __________________________ _ 3 (0) 3 (0) 

PIGEONS OR SQUAB Oakland __________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 13 414 Ottawa ____________________________ _ 4 982 012 6 (D) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 89 3828 14 429 Saginaw ___________________________ _ 

St Clair ____________________________ _ 7 8 338 14 265 

9 (0) 20 (D) 

Allegan _________ ~ __________________ _ Berrien ____________________________ _ Isabella ____________________________ _ 

Macomb ________________________ ---- Saginaw ___________________________ _ 5t Clair ____________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

4 196 2 (0) 

3 170 1 (0) 

3 (0) 1 (0) 

3 (0) - - 3 (0) - - 5 536 1 (0) 

33 1 347 9 371 

5t Joseph __________________________ _ 

Sanilac ____________________________ _ Tuscola ____________________________ _ Van Buren _________________________ _ 

Washtenaw ________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

3 150 11 1 142 

6 600 12 395 

4 1 340 15 636 

7 1 675 11 249 

12 1 754 12 1 195 

31 2B5 944 153 920 403 

Forms not on maillisL _______________ _ 35 1 225 - - F arms not on maillisL _______________ _ 119 14 950 93 304 

160 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 27. Miscellaneous livestock and Animal Specialties -Inventory and Sales: 1978 

Inventory Soles Inventory Soles 

Soles 

Farms Number Forms Number ($1,000) Saies 

Forms Number Forms Number ($1,000) 

All Farms All Farms 

HORSES AND PONIES MULES, BURROS, AND DONKEYS-Con 

- 13 

~I - - -

- 5 - - - - 3 (D) - - - - 6 18 - - - - 9 12 - - -

- 5 8 - - - - 6 12 - - - - 7 11 - - -

- 12 15 I (0) (D) 

- 4 5 1 I (0) (D) 

- 6 11 I (D) (D) 

- 7 7 I (0) (D) 

- 7 12 2 (0) (D) 

- 3 3 - - - - 6 7 I (D) (D) 

- 3 (D) - - -

- 6 9 - - -

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 12 168 54 033 2639 7 592 8958 

- 62 254 12 31 26 

- 19 43 4 9 3 

- 283 1 374 66 170 108 

- 69 392 19 37 27 

- 42 190 5 10 5 

- 51 144 7 23 6 

- 19 54 3 4 1 

- 204 818 38 100 100 

- 56 277 4 10 8 

- 17 78 5 15 5 

- 213 900 48 135 113 

- 189 1 094 49 172 157 

- 253 1 310 SO 174 153 

- 155 718 31 107 55 

- 56 403 11 47 14 

Aleona ___________________________ _ 

Alger _____________________________ _ Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Alpena ___________________________ _ Antrim ___________________________ _ Arenac ___________________________ _ 

Baraga ___________________________ _ 

Barry ____________________________ _ 

Bay ______________________________ _ 8enzie ____________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Branch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ Cass _____________________________ _ 

Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

Eaton ____________________________ _ 

Genesee __________________________ _ Gratiot __________________ - ________ _ Hillsdale __________________________ _ Ingham ________________________ - __ _ 

Ionia _____________________________ _ 

Isabello ________________ - - ---------- Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo ________________ - _ -_ - - --- Kent _____________________________ _ 

Lapeer ___________________________ _ 

Lenowee __________________________ _ Livingston _________________________ _ Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mecosta __________________________ _ Midland __________________________ _ 

Montcalm ________________ - _ - - - -----

- 9 14 - - -

- 4 4 - - -

- 4 5 I (D) (D) 

- 38 142 7 24 6 

- 103 432 13 36 27 

- 67 260 15 41 14 

Cheboygan ________________________ _ Chippewa _________________________ _ 

Ciare _____________________________ _ 

Newaygo _________________________ _ Oakland __________________________ _ 

OsceoJo ____________________ - _ - ___ --

- 3 4 - - - - 5 8 - - -

- 3 3 - - -

- 185 1 055 46 151 121 

- 3 8 2 (D) (0) 

- 56 199 13 38 14 

Ciinton ___________________________ _ Crawford _________________________ _ 

Delta _____________________________ _ 

Saginaw __________________________ _ 

St Joseph _________________________ _ 

Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

- 7 18 - - - - 31 174 12 54 22 Dickinson _________________________ _ Shiawossee _______________________ _ Eaton ____________________________ _ 

- 279 1 158 46 122 77 Tuscola ___________________________ _ 

- 7 17 - - - - 5 8 - - - - 13 2~ 1 2 (D) (D) 

- 5 - - - - 40 68 3 9 I 

- 34 34 - - -

- 42 186 11 30 16 

- 188 900 56 190 353 

68 242 14 34 22 

13 34 5 6 1 

66 308 12 30 24 

117 402 19 53 36 

Emmet ___________________________ _ Genesee __________________________ _ 

Gladwin ___________________________ _ Gogebic ___________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse _____________________ _ 

Gratiot ____________________________ _ 

Von Buren ________________________ _ Washtenow _______________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisf _______________ _ 

Hillsdale ___________________________ _ 274 1 2SO 57 177 87 RABBITS AND THEIR PELTS 

- 741 15489 157 42 192 177 32 122 5 29 2 

95 306 18 30 12 

Haughton __________________________ _ Huron _____________________________ _ Michigan _________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 2 (D) (D) 

- 10 146 4 (D) (D) 

- 5 129 2 (0) (D) 

3 (D) 4 (0) I 

4 18 2 (D) (D) 

10 117 2 (D) (D) 

4 51 3 (D) (D) 

4 12 2 (D) (D) 

210 1 134 59 163 235

1 164 652 26 74 47 

47 186 6 11 6 

28 129 3 (D) (D) 

137 668 33 98 147 

247 1 678 52 227 223 

162 1 107 46 249 148 

8 25 2 (D) (D) 

Ingham ____________________________ _ 

Ionia ______________________________ _ 

losco ______________________________ _ Iron _______________________________ _ lsobella ____________________________ _ 

Jackson ___________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo _________________________ _ Kalkaska __________________________ _ 

Aleona ___________________________ _ Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Alpena ___________________________ _ Antrim ____________________________ _ Barry _____________________________ _ 

Berrien ____________________________ _ 

Branch ____________________________ _ Cass ______________________________ _ 

7 123 2 (D) (D) 

4 21 1 I (D) (D) 

10 168 2 (D) (D) 

4 152 4 (D) (D) 

3 29 I (D) (D) 

4 283 4 (D) (D) 

4 (D) I (D) (D) 

7 60 2 (D) (D) 

4 63 I (D) (0) 

7 (0) 3 (D) (D) 

237 957 47 129 149 

3 5 - - - 26 83 1 (D) (D) E 303 1 674 86 352 518 39 127 6 25 30 207 1 094 48 115 114 

193 1 164 58 146 232 

10 33 2 (D) (D) I 15 47 3 3 (D) 

106 613 26 61 94 I 

Kent ______________________________ _ Keweenaw _________________________ _ 

Lake ______________________________ _ 

Lapeer ____________________________ _ 

leelanau ___________________________ _ lenawee ___________________________ _ 

livingston __________________________ _ luce ______________________________ _ 

Mackinac __________________________ _ Macomb ___________________________ _ 

Clinton ____________________________ _ Oelta ______________________________ _ 

aton _____________________________ _ Genesee ____________________________ _ 

Glodwin _______________________ " ___ _ 

Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

Hillsdale ___________________________ _ ngham ____________________________ _ 

sabella ____________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo _________________________ _ 

16 1 813 13 5991 18 

3 18 1 (D) (D) 41 178 5 9 (D) 

32 178 8 18 31 L 

Manistee __________________________ _ 

Marquette _________________________ _ 

kent ______________________________ _ 

ake ______________________________ _ 

13 S48 9 1 293 4 

3 12 1 (D) (D) 

5 36 1 (D) (D) 

5 141 3 73 (D) 

5 51 1 (D) (D) 

4 21 1 (D) (D) 

6 (D) 3 (D) (D) 

10 199 6 371 1 

62 253 16 53 19 L 126 457 22 46 18 L 63 278 17 56 22 L 67 366 15 91 79 L 53 203 11 38 25 140 812 42 128 183 

173 655 26 52 30 23 170 3 (D) 7 

Mason ____________________________ _ 

Mecosta ___________________________ _ 

Menominee _________________________ _ 

Midland ___________________________ _ Missaukee _________________________ _ Monroe ____________________________ _ 

Montcalm __________________________ _ 

Montmorency ______________________ _ 

apeer ____________________________ _ 

eelanau ___________________________ _ enowee ___________________________ _ 

jvingston __________________________ _ Macomb ___________________________ _ 

Marquette _________________________ _ 

Mecosta ___________________________ _ Monroe ____________________________ _ 

5 (D) 2 (0) (D) 

7 188 2 (0) (D) 98 523 27 68 36 161 647 33 109 58 

Muskegan _________________________ _ Newaygo __________________________ _ 

Montcalm __________________________ _ Newaygo __________________________ _ 

7 88 4 (D) (D) 

5 43 1 (D) (D) 

11 517 8 588 2 5 31 1 (D) (D) 

12 i19 11 1 309 4 8 133 2 (D) (D) 

5 421 5 653 2 10 770 4 (0) 5 7 226 5 298 1 9 305 4 (D) (D) 

4 116 3 (D) (D) 

41 1 135 24 2 941 9 

200 2232 105 361 733 

101 482 22 123 75 

38 171 7 42 15 

31 139 10 20 12 

116 489 24 67 25 S 24 181 10 17 11 S 19 100 4 5 2 S 216 994 SO 161 176 S 

27 85 2 (D) (D) 

12 156 5 38 13 

115 515 26 75 80 210 930 55 167 194 

Oakland ___________________________ _ Oceana ____________________________ _ 

Ogemaw ___________________________ _ 

Ontonagon _________________________ _ 05c8alo ____________________________ _ 

Oscoda ____________________________ _ 

Otsego ____________________________ _ Ottawa ____________________________ _ 

Presque Isle ________________________ _ 

Roscommon ________________________ _ Saginaw ___________________________ _ 

St Clair ____________________________ _ 

Oakland ___________________________ _ 

Osceola ____________________________ _ 

Ottawa ____________________________ _ Saginaw ___________________________ _ 

t Cloir ____________________________ _ t Joseph __________________________ _ 

aniloc ____________________________ _ 

hiowassee ________________________ _ 

Von Buren _________________________ _ Washtenow ________________________ _ Wayne ____________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

437 4 283 - - - 238 1 265 53 124 106 F 216 749 33 65 43 12 57 3 6 (D) 

182 1 017 55 238 601 

St Joseph __________________________ _ 

Shlawassee ~~~~Ic~fi========================~= ________________________ _ 

orms not on maillis'-_______________ _ 

CHINCHILLAS AND THEIR PELTS 

13 2 635 13 2 133 52 

3 340 3 680 17 4 I 177 4 479 12 6 1 118 6 974 23 

168 587 26 83 61 201 878 44 123 95 297 2075 89 284 427 

56 537 31 98 266 

34 109 4 13 12 

Tuscola ____________________________ _ 

Van Buren _________________________ _ Washtenaw ________________________ _ 

Wayne ____________________________ _ Wexford ___________________________ _ 

Michigan __________________ _ 

Berrien ____________________________ _ 

Oakland ___________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

Farms not an mall IIst ________________ _ 3 129 8962 549 1 004 1 899 WORMS (SEE TEXT) 

MULES, IURROs, AND DONKEYS Michigan __________________ _ 44 197 43 23 732 59 

Michigan __________________ _ 290 482 21 34 4 All other counties ___________________ _ Q 57 8 9 732 24 

Ailegan ____________________________ _ Barry _____________________________ _ 

Berrien ____________________________ _ 

arms not on moillisL _______________ _ 9 14 2 (D) (D) 35 140 35 14000 35 F 

8 17 2 (D) (D) 

5 11 - - - OTHER LIVESTOCK Branch ____________________________ _ Caihoun ___________________________ _ Clare ______________________________ _ 

Clinton ____________________________ _ 

27 (X) 14 (X) 2 369 

3 (X) 2 (X) (D) 

- 24 (X) 12 (X) (D) 

7 10 - - - 7 28 3 3 (D) 

3 4 1 (D) (D) 

4 4 - - -

. Michigan __________________ _ 

Kalamazoo _________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MICHIGAN 161 
Table 28. Grains-Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978 

All Farms 

CORN FOR GRAIN OR SEED 

(BUSHELS) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

Aleona ___________________________ _ 

Allegan - ___________________________ _ 

Alpena ___________________________ _ -

Antrim - ___________________________ _ Arenac ___________________________ _ -

Baraga ___________________________ _ -

- Barry ____________________________ _ Boy ______________________________ _ - Benzie ____________________________ _ - Berrien ___________________________ _ -

-

Bronch __________________________ _ Calhoun _________________________ _ -- Cass ____________________________ _ -- Charlevoix _______________________ _ -- Cheboygan _______________________ _ -- Chippewa ________________________ _ -- Clore -- ____________________________ _ Clinton __________________________ _ -- Delta ____________________________ _ -- Dickinson -- ________________________ _ 

--

Ecton ___________________________ _ Emmet __________________________ _ -- Genesee _________________________ _ -- Gladwin -- _________________________ _ Grand Traverse -- ___________________ _ Gratiot -- __________________________ _ 

-- Hillsdale _________________________ _ 

Houghton -- ________________________ _ Huron -- ___________________________ _ 

-- Ingham __________________________ _ 

--

Ionia ____________________________ _ losco ____________________________ _ -- Isabella __________________________ _ -- Jackson _________________________ _ -- Kalamazoo -- _______________________ _ 

-- Kalkaska ________________________ _ 

Kent -- ____________________________ _ 

-- lake ____________________________ _ 

-- lapeer __________________________ _ leelanou _________________________ _ --

-- lenawee _________________________ _ 

-- livingston ________________________ _ Mackinac -- ________________________ _ Macomb -- _________________________ _ 

Manistee -- ________________________ _ 

Mason -- __________________________ _ 

-- Mecosta _________________________ _ Menominee -- _______________________ _ 

Midland -- _________________________ _ 

Missaukee -- _______________________ _ 

-- Monroe __________________________ _ Montcalm -- ________________________ _ 

Montmorency -- ____________________ _ Muskegon -- _______________________ _ 

-- Newaygo ________________________ _ 

-- Oakland _________________________ _ Oceano -- ___________________________ _ 

Ogemaw - __________________________ _ Osceolo - ___________________________ _ 

- Oscoda ___________________________ _ 

- Otsego ___________________________ _ 

- Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

- Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

- Roscommon _______________________ _ - Saginaw __________________________ _ 

- St Clair ___________________________ _ 

- St Joseph _________________________ _ 

- Sanilac ___________________________ _ Schoolcraft - ________________________ _ 

Shlawassee - _______________________ _ 

- TU5cola ___________________________ _ Von Buren - ________________________ _ Woshtenaw - _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ - Wexlord - __________________________ _ 

- Ali other counties __________________ _ 

-

Forms not on moilllsL ______________ _ -

SORGHUMS FOR GRAIN OR SEED 

(BUSHELS) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- Branch ___________________________ _ 

- Cass _____________________________ _ - Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

- Isabella ___________________________ _ 

- Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

- Saginaw __________________________ _ St - Joseph _________________________ _ 

- Shiawassee _______________________ _ Von Buren - ________________________ _ 

- All other counties __________________ , -

162 MICHIGAN 

Forms 

35 407 

37 

1 228 

114 

89 

270 

3 

644 

656 

23 

753 

984 

948 

776 

94 

28 

5 

136 

I 009 

35 

13 

I 000 

50 

484 

217 

130 

934 

I 202 

5 

I 297 

728 

904 

92 

665 

817 

568 

38 

814 

46 

732 

86 

I 287 

436 

6 

372 

109 

226 

385 

138 

325 

160 

889 

820 

27 

246 

491 

166 

294 

142 

190 

31 

31 

895 

56 

3 

988 

614 

837 

1 171 

3 

767 

1 118 

690 

917 

94 

89 

9 

1 731 

94 

6 

24 

4 

3 

9 

3 

14 

3 

8 

20 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

2 385 B58 188 175469 

948 67 82B 

85 238 6 681 507 

4 108 241 784 

5254 447 023 

15 193 1 194 017 

42 (D) 

37 212 2 959 B62 

45 511 4 293 005 

475 39064 

43 223 3 670 326 

90 154 7 063 566 

77 198 6 324 605 

66 222 5 992 000 

2 970 243 799 

1 214 64 680 

255 16420 

6 098 421 955 

54 775 4 231 907 

1 273 96 380 

298 25074 

60 046 5 331 906 

1 929 137 248 

37 873 2 3B5 011 

9 985 660 421 

6 597 456 487 

72 669 6 362 857 

91 571 6 609 043 

157 15 058 

92 5B9 7 803 682 

77 589 6 628 515 

59 968 4 955 073 

4 582 326 309 

44 305 3 102 290 

75 574 5 839418 

55 872 4 691 595 

1 966 143 829 

54 707 4 701 194 

799 51 148 

50 427 3 216 879 

2 947 191 305 

119 132 10 168 256 

31 562 2 140 725 

223 17 774 

18 775 1 147 711 

2 035 132 305 

12 983 860 740 

16 119 1 054 483 

6 647 460 193 

22 406 2 022 832 

6 553 452 668 

60 341 5 024 736 

44 924 3 192 454 

1 514 101 304 

18 170 1 378 709 

20 274 1 335 344 

13 392 744 379 

9 454 710 890 

5 924 395 536 

5 993 429 747 

730 46 029 

751 38 141 

48 859 3 984 303 

1 518 104 851 

(D) (D) 

61 213 5 155 525 

39 605 2 293 553 

84 038 7 771 003 

81 643 5 707 565 

48 3 888 

45 796 3 054 638 

92 828 7 459 751 

45 726 3 760 997 

70 024 5 273 975 

5 931 383 045 

2 747 184 310 

(D) B 796 

47 873 3 477 505 

2 672 154 212 

221 12 215 

802 56918 

99 3 118 

100 2 450 

225 13 505 

34 2 517 

275 18 119 

65 2 150 

284 17 360 

567 25 860 I 

Irrigated 

All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

WHEAT FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

Michigan ________________ _ 

-- 14383 382 166 15 044 875 24 1 191 

B03 99 37B 

- - 22 1 400 1 (D) 

3 (D) 

1 (D) 

- -

Aleona __________________________ _ Allegan __________________________ _ 

Alpena ___________________________ _ 

Antrim __________________________ _ Arenac __________________________ _ Baraga ___________________________ _ Barry ___________________________ _ 

-- 23 448 14 705 - - -- 349 5 888 192 416 1 (D) 

- 77 998 2B 580 - - -- 17 788 26 132 - - -- 90 2409 115 761 - - - 3 (D) (D) - - -- 302 8 431 307 831 - - 15 I 415 

12 561 

- -

Bay _____________________________ _ 

Benzie ___________________________ _ 

Berrien __________________________ _ 

-- 2Bl 5 083 22B 721 - - -- 3 (D) (D) - - -- 192 4 618 149 868 2 (D) 

10 1 175 

89 13 805 

39 4 575 

45 6 372 

- -

Branch __________________________ _ Calhoun _________________________ _ 

Cass ____________________________ _ 

Charlevoix _______________________ _ Cheboygan _______________________ _ 

-- 357 8 963 289 456 - - -- 519 15 535 591 998 - - -- 204 6 259 218 420 1 (D) 

-- 9 101 3 603 - - -- 10 158 3 660 - - 1 (D) 

- -

Chippewa ________________________ _ Clore ____________________________ _ -- 27 573 12 770 - - -- 48 797 29 821 - - - - Clinton __________________________ _ 

-- 645 15 130 630 062 - - 10 586 

- -

Delta ____________________________ _ 

Eaton ___________________________ _ -- 5 64 1 116 - -

-- 614 20039 835 709 2 (D) 

- - Emmet ___________________________ _ 

- 13 62 2 003 - - 12 829 

- -

Genesee __________________________ _ Gladwin __________________________ _ - 241 7 201 300 280 - - - 55 1 172 45 854 - - 1 (D) 

- -

Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ - 41 791 19 676 1 (D) 

- 349 8944 382 031 - - - - Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

- 418 8 836 305 665 1 (D) 

8 357 

29 3 235 

- -

Huron ____________________________ _ Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Ionia _____________________________ _ 

- 542 14 208 706 313 - - - 330 10 350 452 154 - - - 518 15 555 655 338 - -

1 (D) loseo _____________________________ _ 

- 20 566 22 035 - - 6 446 Isabella __________________________ _ 

-- 231 4926 200 373 - - 10 567 

- -

Jackson _________________________ _ Kalamazoo _______________________ _ -- 292 8 550 326 774 1 (D) 

-- 281 12 017 451 708 - - 7 434 

19 5 538 

42 4 638 

2 (D) 

12 1 087 

- -

Kalkaska _________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ lake _____________________________ _ 

lapeer ___________________________ _ leelanau _________________________ _ lenawee _________________________ _ 

- 14 505 7 394 - - - 230 6416 245011 - - - 11 172 3 851 - -

- 253 6 754 283 033 - - -- 19 245 4076 - - -- 790 25 175 1 124 609 - - 2 (D) Livingston _________________________ _ 

- 213 5 507 218 737 - -

1 (D) Mackinac _________________________ _ 

- 7 134 3 891 - -

12 2409 Macomb __________________________ _ 

- 204 3 965 150013 - - 2 (D) 

- -

Manistee _________________________ _ Mason ___________________________ _ - 32 276 5 898 - - - 120 2 669 74643 - -

- - Mecosta __________________________ _ 

- 110 2 225 66 320 1 (D) 

- - Menominee ________________________ _ 

- 10 291 6266 - - 7 294 

7 649 

- -

Midland __________________________ _ 

Missoukee ________________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- 77 1 548 67651 - -

- 27 584 15 963 - - - 542 14874 582 414 - - 3 280 Montcalm _________________________ _ 

- 401 13 116 417 028 7 283 

13 565 Montmorency _____________________ _ 

- 13 176 4 670 - - 9 493 

74 6 047 

- -

Muskegon ________________________ _ Newaygo _________________________ _ Oakland __________________________ _ 

- 50 888 30 730 - - - 93 1 154 38 995 - -

- 73 2 781 101 621 - -

2 (0) 

13 457 

1 (D) 

4 354 

- -

Oceano ___________________________ _ Ogemaw __________________________ _ 

Ontonagon ________________________ _ Osceola ___________________________ _ Otsego ___________________________ _ 

- 55 1 049 32 095 - - - 38 704 18 864 - - - 9 105 3 029 - - - 61 887 22426 1 (D) 

- 7 46 998 1 (D) 

6 306 Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

- 246 3 456 104 5B8 1 (D) 

- - Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

- 39 619 15 578 - - - - Saginaw __________________________ _ 

- 406 9 802 473 961 - - 22 805 

- -

5t Clair ___________________________ _ 

St Joseph _________________________ _ - 343 8 202 292 872 1 (D) 

- 287 9548 297 687 3 128 

- - Sanilac ___________________________ _ - 405 10 166 403 809 - - 4 316 

- -

Shiowassee _______________________ _ 

Tuscola ___________________________ _ - 482 13472 542 705 - - - 442 12926 658 519 - - 161 31 956 

2 (0) 

- -

Von Buren ________________________ _ 

Washtenaw _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ 

- 125 2 642 84364 - - - 556 15996 664 974 - -

- 44 996 31 202 - -

4 271 Wexford __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ - 20 717 14994 - -

- 6 61 1 280 - - 7 491 

32 3 721 

Forms not on maif IisL ______________ _ 

- 417 11 768 374 898 - -

13 1 367 

1 (D) BARLEY FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

4 (D) 

- - Michigan _________________ _ - 754 19414 921 222 1 (D) 

- - Alger _____________________________ _ 

- 15 367 10936 - - Allegan ___________________________ _ 

- 5 56 2 02B - - Alpena ___________________________ _ 

- Baraga 7 123 6 040 - - ___________________________ _ 

- 8 286 13 685 - - Barry ____________________________ _ 

- 8 2BO 7 245 - -

1 (D) 

Boy ______________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ - 5 30 1 920 - -

Branch - 8 59 1 461 - - ___________________________ _ 

- 3 68 (D) - -

- - Calhoun __________________________ _ - 10 146 6 650 - - - - Cass _____________________________ _ 

- 12 191 8 431 - -

- -

- - Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

- 4 87 3 456 - -

- - Cheboygan ________________________ _ 

- 14 142 4 720 - - - - Chippewa _________________________ _ 

- 12 212 7 225 - - 1 (D) Clare _____________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) (D) - - - - Clinton ___________________________ _ 

- 10 294 17 306 1 (D) 

- - Delta _____________________________ _ 

- 57 1 423 65 592 - - - -I Dickinson _________________________ _ 

- 13 318 13 1401 - -I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 28. Grains-Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978-(on. 

All Farms 

BAIllY FOR GRAIN (IUSHW)-Con. 

Eaton ___________________________ _ Emmet ___________________________ _ 

-- Genesee - __________________________ _ Gladwin __________________________ _ - Houghlon _________________________ _ - Huron ____________________________ _ - Inghom ___________________________ _ - Ionia _____________________________ _ - Iron ______________________________ _ - lsabello ___________________________ _ -

-

Jock,on __________________________ _ Kolamazoo ________________________ _ - Kenl _____________________________ _ - Lapeer __________________________ _ - lenawee _________________________ _ -- Luce _____________________________ --

_ Mocklnoc _________________________ _ - Macomb - __________________________ _ 

Marquette _______________________ _ - Menominee _______________________ _ --

--

Missaukee _______________________ _ Monr08 ___________________________ _ 

-- Montcalm - _________________________ _ Oaklond __________________________ _ -

Ogemow - __________________________ _ Onlonagon ________________________ _ -

- 05c8010 ___________________________ _ 

Otsego - ___________________________ _ 

Ottawa - ___________________________ _ Presque Isle _______________________ _ -

-

Saginaw __________________________ _ 51 Clair ___________________________ _ -

- 51 Joseph _________________________ _ Sanilac ___________________________ _ - Schoolcraft ________________________ _ - 5hlawossee _______________________ _ -

- Tuscola ___________________________ _ Van Buren ________________________ _ - Wosh1enaw _______________________ _ -

- All other counties __________________ _ 

- BUCKWHEAT (BUSHELS) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

Anlrim ___________________________ _ Clinlon ___________________________ _ -

Manistee - _________________________ _ 

- Mecosta __________________________ _ Monlcalm _________________________ _ - Ottawa ___________________________ _ - Saginaw __________________________ _ -

- 51 Clair ___________________________ _ Sanlloc ___________________________ _ - Shklwassee - _______________________ _ 

- All olher counlie, __________________ _ 

-

EMMER AND SPELT (BUSHELS) 

Mlchigon _________________ _ 

- Allegon ___________________________ _ Burry ____________________________ _ - Berrien ___________________________ _ - Kenl _____________________________ _ - Ottowo ___________________________ _ - 51 Clolr ___________________________ _ - Washlenaw _______________________ _ -

All - olher counlles __________________ _ 

-

MIXED GRAINS (BUSHELS) 

Mlchigon _________________ _ 

- Monlcolm _________________________ _ 

All - olher counll .. __________________ _ 

- OATS FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

Michigan __________________ . 

- Alcona ___________________________ _ 

-

·Z~an============================ - Alpeno ___________________________ _ - Anlrlm ___________________________ _ -

-

::~~ ============================ 

::~~- == ==== == == == == ==== ======== ==== 

-

-

Benzie ____________________________ _ 

- Berrien ____________________________ _ 

-

~~-:lll~j~:~~:~~ljj~~l: 

Harvested 

Farms Acres 

9 72 8 54 

4 82 3 40 8 88 53 I 883 

9 134 13 243 7 99 18 780 

5 72 5 52 4 53 15 520 7 52 3 (D) 

10 140 

3 28 

6 140 104 2634 

5 74 5 215 12 324 4 133 4 88 13 91 

4 26 5 105 

12 287 17 189 

11 235 

9 113 

3 16 27 1 185 

7 98 16 272 

63 3 871 8 145 14 215 26 410 

69 698 

3 22 4 22 3 29 

3 14 

4 68 4 24 4 64 

3 35 3 76 

4 22 34 322 

77 1 069 

12 133 7 143 

5 43 6 73 12 153 7 71 

3 62 25 391 

11 201 

3 67 

8 134 

18 576 408 148 

93 1 931 22 414 414 6 742 

243 6897 36 978 175 3913 36 710 

266 5763 212 2792 

6 59 

99 1 393 

243 4185 

455 10056 171 3 224 62 807 

86 1 996 217 6898 90 1 719 

I Irrlgaled 

Quonlily Forms Acres 

3 273 - - 1 660 - - 2870 - - 1 730 - - 2 185 - - 96382 - - 6 160 - -

11 428 - - 4920 - - 35 592 - -

2 650 - - I 280 - - I 910 - - 27973 - - I 770 - - (D) - - 5 201 - - I 400 - - 5 225 - - lOB 713 - -

1 650 - - 6362 - - 14 723 - - 3 100 - - 6 ISO - - 3283 - -

1 275 - -

6471 1 - -

12 225 - - 6600 - -

13000 - -

3695 - - 565 - - 63 631 - - 2 810 - - 12 067 - - 235 204 - - 7 611 - - 5073 - - 18260 - -

10 639

1 

2 (0) 

310 - - 386 - - 365 - - 105 - - 730 - - (0) 2 (0) 

(D) - - 615 - - I 288 - - 410 - - 5 766 - -

59 676 - -

5 896 - - 7 725 - - 1 780 - - 4 820 - - 8 956 - - 4449 - - 3 980 - - 22 070 - -

10 558 - -

1 893 - - 8 665 - -

23 368 531 27 643 

98869 - - 18929 - - 3SO 108 - - 326014 - - 37041 - - 252 403 - - 29 609 - - 333 810 - - 181 186 I (D) 

1 752 - -

68 057 - - 213 326 2 (D) 

554 165 - - 147346 - - 34 503 - - 68 828 I (D) 

265 834 - - 89 590 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Horvesled 

All Farms Forms Acres 

OATS FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS)-Co n. 

Clinton __________________________ _ 

-- 590 10541 Delto ________________ - _______ - _ - __ -- 163 4 562 Dickinson _________________________ _ 

Eaton ____________________________ _ - 51 I 626 

- 428 8239 Emmel ___________________________ _ - 65 I 167 Genesee __________________________ _ 

- 351 8 916 Gladwin __________________________ _ Gogebic __________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

- 153 3 131 

- 25 288 

- 73 1 119 

- 433 9 475 

Hillsdole __________________________ _ Houghlon _________________________ _ Huron ________________ - ___________ _ 

Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Ionia _____________________________ _ 

- 363 6403 

- 94 I 897 

- 985 25 326 

- 298 6 337 

- 534 12 914 105co _________________________ - ---- Iroo ______________________________ _ - 81 I 953 

- 48 I 791 Iso bello ________________________ - __ _ 

- 383 8 911 Jackson __________________________ _ - 344 7430 Kalamazoo ____________ - ______ ------- 191 4454 

Kalkaska _________________________ _ 

- 14 225 Kent _____________________________ _ 

- 430 8828 Loke _____________________________ _ 

- 26 430 lapeer ___________________________ _ 

leelanau __________________________ _ - 463 10318 

- 59 739 lenawee __________________________ _ 

- 428 8249 Uvingston _________________________ _ luce _____________________________ _ - 216 5061 

- 9 399 Mackinac _________________________ _ 

- 46 1 406 Macomb __________________________ _ 

- 182 3061 

Manistee _________________________ _ 

- 40 417 Marquette ________________________ _ Mason ___________________________ _ - 43 937 

- 129 2200 Mecosta __________________________ _ 

- 160 2628 Menominee ________________________ _ - 279 6986 Midlond __________________________ _ 

- 126 1 788 Missoukee ________________________ _ 

- 159 3 323 Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- 312 4523 Montcalm _________________________ _ 

- 384 8 549 Montmorency _____________________ _ 

- 52 I 942 

Muskegon ________________________ _ 

- 132 1 969 Newoygo _________________________ _ 

- 181 2 931 Ooklond __________________________ _ 

- 71 1 689 Oceano ___________________________ _ 

- 80 1 034 Ogemow __________________________ _ 

- 141 3 110 Ontonagon ________________________ _ 

- 82 I 740 Osceolo ___________________________ _ 

- 191 3460 Oscudo ___________________________ _ 

- 20 252 Otsego ___________________________ _ 

- 61 I 603 Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

- 387 6064 

Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

- 231 6 159 Saginaw __________________________ _ 

- 490 8554 51 Cloir ___________________________ _ 

- 406 79SO 51 Joseph _________________________ _ 

- 135 2437 Saniloc ___________________________ _ 

- I 161 37 942 5choolcroft ________________________ _ 

- 24 731 Shiawassee _______________________ _ 

- 603 17 522 T uscolo ___________________________ _ - 614 15 171 Von Buren _________________________ _ 102 I 758 Washtenaw _______________________ _ 

- Woyne 542 12 995 ___________________________ _ 

- Wexford 31 445 __________________________ _ 

- 48 805 All other counties __________________ _ 

- 6 132 

F arms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 701 12 729 

POPCORN (POUNDS, SHE~D) 

Michigon _________________ _ 

- 99 2 158 

C alhoun __________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 

5 I Joseph _________________________ _ 

- 13 903 All other counties __________________ _ 

- 24 662 

F arms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 59 (D) 

RYE FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) 

Michigan __________________ _ 769 14 323 

Allegon ___________________________ _ 

- 29 367 Alpena ___________________________ _ 

- 6 38 Antrim ___________________________ _ 

- 5 63 Arenoc ___________________________ _ 

- 5 38 B orry ____________________________ _ 

- 5 121 B 

B 

oy c----------------------_______ _ enzte ____________ '-_______________ _ - 12 88 

- 3 31 

B 

Berrien ___________________________ _ ranch ___________________________ _ - 23 314 

- 10 135 C alhoun __________________________ _ 

- 16 247 

C 

C 

C 

C 

ass _____________________________ _ 

~~~i~~~========================= - 16 269 

- 4 19 

- 3 15 

- 21 212 E 

G 

aton ____________________________ _ 

Genesee __________________________ _ 

G~~~~t T~~~~:~~========~============ 

- 4 42 

- 6 114 

- 13 291 

- 9 193 

Irrigaled 

Quonfity Forms Acres 

645 549 I (0) 

200 812 - - 70 260 I (0) 

533 722 2 (D) 

47306 - - 562 968 - - 167 S03 - - 12844 - - 45 877 I (D) 

604 251 I (D) 

333 766 1 (D) I 67 788 - - I 736 208 - -

398 689 - - 717 100 3 9 

103 274 - - B2 556 - - 502 866 2 (D) 

406 337 I (D) 

226 613 I (D) 

6942 - - 463 000 - - 18 198 - - 630 955 - - 28 lOB - - 518 603 - - 291 870 - -

13 180 - - 53 532 - - 179 008 - -

21 690 - - 46 243 - - 109 4J3 - - 104 568 1 (D) 

342 145 - - 114 114 - -

143 383 1 (D) 

313 OB2 - - 398 633 4 133 

94222 - -

107 823 - - 137 511 - - as 434 - - 53 234 1 (D) 

168 46B - -

71 982 - - 159 404 I (D) 

7 775 - - 38 762 - - 311 493 - -

251 568 - - 602 143 - - 485 406 - - 109 879 I (D) 

2 529 719 - - 35660 - - 1 054 987 - - 1 046 738 - - 79402 - - 793 498 - - 20 695 - - 31 162 - - 4400 - -

749 820 - -

5956109 8 1 094 

(D) - - 3 516 577 6 (D) 

1 816 718 2 (D) 

(D) - -

324 771 2 (0) 

10 125 - - I 105 - - 1 172 - - 866 - - 3 305 - - 3 OB6 - - 340 - - 5963 - - 3401 - - 8341 I (D) 

6302 - - 730 - - (0) - - 6 850 - - 1 940 - - 1 885 - - 6620 - - 5 901 - -

MICHIGAN 163 
Table 28. Grains-Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978-Con. 

All Farms Harvested irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms 

RYE FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS) - Con. RYE FOR GRAIN (BUSHELS)-Con. 

Hillsdale •....•..•........•......... Huron ____________________________ _ 

Ingham ___________________________ _ 

ionia _____________________________ _ 

Isabella •....••.•......•.••....•.•.• Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

Kalkaska .•.•.....•.•...•.•.•.••... Kent _____________________________ _ 

Lake ...•.••..•.•..•.•...•••.•..... 

· 3 (0) (0) -

=\ · 4 57 2 761 - · 18 270 9 579 - · 6 313 2 510 - - · 15 327 5 116 - - · 9 173 4608 - - - 10 175 6915 - - · 3 27 (0) - - · 23 430 11 076 - - · 4 36 975 - -

Presque Isle _______________________ _ Saginaw __________________________ _ 

St Joseph _________________________ _ Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

Shiawassee _______________________ _ 

Tuscola ___________________________ _ Van Buren ________________________ _ Washtenaw _______________________ _ 

Wexford __________________________ _ 

· 9 202 5640 - · 13 200 6095 -

· 20 419 10 231 1 

· 5 95 2450 - · 13 244 5 713 - · 24 521 17 765 - · 17 244 6 207 - · 5 65 1 785 - · 6 81 1 850 -

lapeer ___________________________ _ 

leelanau __________________________ _ · 6 76 1 875 - -1 · 7 149 4 370 - -

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

· 21 212 5 913 -

· 93 2 417 33 100 -

Mocomb t7~~;s%~= __________________________ = = = = = = == == = = = = = == = = == == = = _ 

· 9 113 3 317 - -

· 6 58 1 890 - - · 6 117 2 472 - - SUNFLOWER SEED (POUNDS) 

Manistee _________________________ _ Mason ___________________________ _ · 7 269 3 901 - -

· 13 197 4 149 - - Michigan _________________ _ 

· 98 4463 4 713 048 1 Mecosta __________________________ _ 

· 26 424 8 854 - - Midland ................•.......... Missoukee _______________________ _ · 3 (0) (0) - - .. 6 88 1 655 - -

Barry ____________________________ _ 

Eaton ____________________________ _ · 15 644 617980 - · 8 368 458 758 - Grand Traverse ____________________ _ 

· 3 (0) (0) - Monroe __________________________ _ .. 5 32 785 - - Ionia _____________________________ _ 

· 3 133 136 230 - Montcalm ________________________ _ .. 70 2 329 52 823 - - Mason ___________________________ _ 

· 5 475 344 979 - Muskegon _______________________ _ .. 9 82 2 140 - - Montcalm _________________________ _ 

· 4 (0) (0) - Newaygo ________________________ _ .. 15 204 4 710 - - Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

· 4 99 130 800 - Oceano __________________________ _ .. 29 373 8 190 - - Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

· 10 966 1 085 600 - Ogemaw _________________________ _ .. 3 38 800 - - Shiawassee _______________________ _ 

· 5 39 58400 1 Osceolo __________________________ _ Otsego __________________________ _ 

Ottawa __________________________ _ 

.. 8 78 1 775 -

=\ .. 3 14 225 1 - .. 27 484 9 365i - -i 

Tuscola ___________________________ _ Woshtenaw _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

· 6 298 273 200 -

· 7 133 166 122 -

· 28 947 1 158 510 -

Table 29. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1978 

All Farms 

SOYBEANS FOR BEANS (BUSHELS ) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

· 

Allegan .................•.•........ · Alpena ___________________________ _ 

· Arenac ___________________________ _ 

· Barry ____________________________ _ 

· Boy ••.•.•.•.........•............. · Berrien ___________________________ _ 

· Branch ______________________ ~ ____ _ · Calhoun ________________ ~ _________ _ 

· Cass _____________________________ _ 

· Chippewa _________________________ _ 

· 

Clore _____________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ 

· Eaton ____________________________ _ 

· Genesee __________________________ _ 

· Gladwin __________________________ _ 

· Grand Traverse ____________________ _ 

· Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

· Hillsdale ............•..••.•..•.•... · Huron ____________________________ _ 

· Ingham ___________________________ _ 

· 

Ionia _____________________________ _ 

· losco _____________________________ _ 

· 

Isabella ..•••...••••..........••.•.• · Jackson __________________________ _ 

· Kalamazoo ________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ · 

· lapeer ___________________________ _ · lenowee __________________________ _ 

· livingston _________________________ _ · Macomb __________________________ _ 

· 

Mecosta __________________________ _ 

· Midland ••...•....•.•....•......••. Monroe · ___________________________ _ 

Montcalm _________________________ _ 

Muskegon ________________________ _ 

Newaygo _________________________ _ 

Oakland ...•...•.•......•.....••... Oceana ___________________________ _ 

Ogemaw __________________________ _ 

Osceolo ___________________________ _ 

Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

Saginaw ________________________ ---

St Clair ••........••.........•••...• 

St Joseph •. _ •...•.•••.......•••.... Sanilac ________________ -- __ -------- Shiowassee _______________________ _ 

Tuscola ______________ -_ - ----------- Van Buren ________________________ _ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· Woshtenaw ____________________ ----· Wayne ________________________ ----· Ali other counties ___________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL _______________ _ 

Forms 

14 506 

42 

5 

122 

83 

359 

479 

572 

274 

343 

4 

4 

820 

342 

401 

41 

3 733 

623 

167 

229 

240 

8 

155 

81 

213 

15 

96 

1 200 

47 

222 

5 

212 

1 200 

131 

5 

7 

18 

4 

5 

3 

18 

3 

1 309 

494 

440 

397 

806 

294 

156 

283 

185 

16 

592 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

898 071 21 355 414 

1 063 26 389\ 397 8 555 5 657 111 352 

3 453 95494 

14 812 359 092 

21 097 601 013 

32032 719 026 

13 607 325 273 

18 963 495 703 

68 1 940 

73 (0) 

43 224 I 036 815 

17 346 484 766 

27068 531 710 

1 417 33 902 

28 380 

45 171 1 215 342 

30 185 573 348 

5 960 125 604 

17 317 482 458 

11 895 331 600 

207 4467 

6995 180 753 

3 686 88 092 

14 456 375 885 

701 23 441 

3 804 74 507 

110 619 2 993 936 

2 34B 55 044 

12 990 280 368 

171 (0) 

12 605 364 B16 

100 566 2 343 192 

5 662 133 444 

368 11 210 

77 1 593 

746 14309 

150 2 800 

379 4 617 

(0) (0) 

759 19 622 

(0) (0) 

110 183 2 787 814 

31 072 524 312 

26930 636 037 

23 700 405 734 

58 646 1 215 750 

14 907 334 747 

6 585 153 267 

15 B35 352 650 

11 283 199 557 

7B6 18 318 

9622 180 55B 

Irrigated 

Forms Acres 

201 11 307 

3 1~\ -

1 (0) 

3 79 

1 (0) 

9 461 

42 3 368 

15 898 

7 284 

- -

- -

5 137 

4 (0) 

1 (0) 

- - - - 3 50 

5 129 

- - 2 (0) 

1 (0) 

- - - - 1 (0) 

7 570 

- - - - 4 145 

- - 1 (0) 

- - - - 7 149 

8 285 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

1 (0) 

- - - -

1 (0) 

59 3 694 

1 (0) 

- - - - 4 197 

4 54 

- - 1 (0) 

- -

All Farms 

DRY FIELD AND SEED BEANS 

(lOO·LB BAGS) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Alpena ___________________________ _ 

Antrim ___________________________ _ 

Arenac ___________________________ _ Barry ____________________________ _ 

Boy ..•..•.•..........•.•.••...•.•. Berrien ___________________________ _ 

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

· Cheboygan ________________________ _ Clinton ___________________________ _ · 

· Delto _____________________________ _ 

· 

Eaton ____________________________ _ 

· Genesee __________________________ _ 

· Gladwin __________________________ _ 

· Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot _______________________ · ~ ___ _ 

· Huron ____________________________ _ 

· Ingham ___________________________ _ 

· Ionia _____________________________ _ 

· losco _____________________________ _ 

· 

Isabella ••.••.•.••••.•.•.•.•.•...... · 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

· Kent _____________________________ _ 

· lapeer ___________________________ _ Macomb __________________________ _ · 

Manistee · _________________________ _ 

· Mecosta __________________________ _ 

· 

Midland ...•••.•......•••.•.••.•.•. · Montcalm _________________________ _ Newaygo _________________________ _ · 

· Presque Isle _______________________ _ · 

Saginaw __________________________ _ 

· 

St Clair ._ ...•.•....•.•••••.••.•.... · Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

· Shiawossee _______________________ _ 

· Tuscola ___________________________ _ 

· Ail other counties __________________ _ 

- Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

· 

DRY LIMA BEANS (IOO.LB BAGS) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

· 

Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

· All other counties __________________ _ 

· 

DRY FIELD AND SEED PEAS (POUNDS) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

· 

Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

· All other counties __________________ _ 

· 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms 

5 458 454 585 5 310 200 68 

14 1 516 10704 -

8 725 6401 -

118 9 733 107 184 - 15 1 438 21 489 - 625 47991 561 037 2 

4 (0) (0) 1 

3 142 1 784 - 3 507 3674 - 116 6929 73919 2 

10 1 129 10 042 -

156 13 330 174 879 3 9 540 4620 -

19 I 772 16 195 - 3 142 1 450 - 502 39837 495 541 4 

942 81 378 1 018 167 - 13 1 743 23499 -

86 7944 125 835 1 

7 276 2639 - 153 9 704 125 875 5 

3 63 585 - 13 1 129 17069 2 

66 7052 74 068 - 5 (0) (0) - 5 805 11 655 3 24 2 522 36041 7 

161 13 298 179 412 - 193 17953 214 602 31 7 287 2 551 - 40 2 982 27956 -

550 41 621 482 268 1 

87 4925 39 430 -

529 49 309 442 424 1 79 4023 40838 -

623 67057 776 409 3 27 1 833 18905 2 

240 12 660 157 680 -

12 625 8 781 -

9 602 8 502 - 3 23 279 -

6 290 534 000 2 

3 190 424000 - 3 100 110 000 2 

Acres 

-

-

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

-

-

Acres 

7 726 

-

-

-

-

(0) 

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

-

- 170 

-

-

(0) 

- 245 

-

(0) 

-

- 411 

1 086 

- 4 322 

-

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

360 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

164 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 29. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1978-Con. 

Harvested 

All Farms Farms Acres Quonlity 

IRISH POTATOES (HUNDREDWEIGHT) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Alger ____________________________ _ Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Alpena ___________________________ _ 

B51 43 903 10 025 70B 1 

4 4 600 

19 I 147 204 645 

6 (0) 6 012 Antrim ___________________________ _ 10 I 148 339 364 Arenac ________________________ . __ _ 12 I 835 325 IBI Barry ________________ .. _______ . __ _ 7 15 I 627 Bay _______________________________ _ BB 5 323 I OBO 732 Berrien ____________ . _ . ____________ _ 29 148 31 042 Calhoun _____________________ . _____ . 

Cass ________ .. ____________________ _ 

Charlevoix _____________________ . ___ _ Cheboygan ____ .. ___________________ . 

Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Delto _____________________________ _ 

Dickinson ____ .. _ . ___ . _________ .. ____ _ 

Genesee ~~~nef-= ~ __________________________ = == = = =l~ = == = = = --= == = = = = = = == _ 

Grand Traverse ____________________ _ 

II (0) (0) 1 4 (0) (0) 

- 6 30 5 1491 

- 6 6 7B2 

8 (0) (D) 

20 979 210 7381 16 I 527 397 610 

- 7 726 194 9BO 

14 528 104 3351 

- 5 (D) (D) 

6 II I B97 Gratiot ________________ .. __________ _ 6 (D) (0) 

Houghton __________________________ _ 29 569 75 933 Huron ____________________________ _ 

- II 293 36 110 Ingham ___________________________ _ 8 211 29 53B Ionia _____________________________ _ 5 (D) (D) losco ______________________________ _ 

Iron ______________________________ _ 

Isobello ___________________________ _ 

3 I 71 - 6 380 110 7601 

7 (D) (0) Jackson __________________________ _ 

- B (0) (0) Kalamazoa ________________________ _ - 6 (0) (0) Kalkaska _________________________ _ 

- 6 (0) (0) 

Kent _____________________________ _ 13 796 22B 315 lapeer ___________________________ _ 

- 13 587 116050 leelanau __________________________ _ 

- 6 120 24 115 Lenawee __________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) (0) Macomb __________________________ _ 

- 8 (D) (0) Manistee _________________________ _ 9 644 183 960 Marquette ________________________ _ 

- IB 513 92 94B Mecosta __________________________ _ 

- 15 I 611 4B7 977 Menominee ________________________ _ 

Midland __________________________ _ 

Missaukee ________________________ _ 

- 10 31 4 4381 - 5 (0) (0) 

- 7 251 50 670 Monrae ___________________________ _ 

Montcalm _________________________ _ 

Newaygo _________________________ _ 

Oakland __________________________ _ 

20 2 9BI 640 B451 63 9 158 2 552 5711 B 134 36 44B 

- 5 10 2 135 

Irrigated 

Forms Acres 

216 21 40: 1 

-

8 34~ I -

4 895 

3 (D) 

I (D) 

30 2 335 

II 99 

-

2 (D) 1 

I (D)I 

- -

2 (0) 

4 (0) 

B 809 

2 (D) 

2 (D)I 2 (D) 

-

(O~I 2 

-

-

-

2 (D~I - 342 1 

4 

I (D)I I (0) 

I (D) 

1 (D) 

7 6BB I I (D) 

1 (D) 

- - 1 (D) 

6 641 

- -

6 1 600 

-

(0) 1 I 

4 154 

5 726

51 1 

2 B B3: (0) 1 

2 (D) 

All Farms 

IRISH POTATOES 

(HUNDREDWEIGHT) - Can_ 

Oceano _ 

Ogema'll ___ _ 

Oseeola __ Otsego _____ _ 

Onawa ______ _ 

Presque Isle __ 

Saginaw __ 

Sf Clair ___ _ 

51 Joseph _____ _ 

Sanilac __ _ 

Sehoolcraft _____ _ 

Shiowassee ____________ _ 

T useola __________________ _ 

Von Buren _________________________ _ 

Washtenow ___________________ _ 

Wayne __________ _ 

Wexford ____ _ 

All of her counties __ _ 

Forms not on moil lisf __ 

SWEETPOTATOES (BUSHELS) 

Michigan ____________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

SUGAR BEETS FOR SUGAR (TONS) 

Michigan _________________ _ -

Arenac ___________________________ _ - Bay ______________________________ _ 

- Gladwin __________________________ _ 

- Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

Huron ____________________________ _ 

- lena wee __________________________ _ 

- Midland __________________________ _ 

- Manroe ___________________________ _ 

- Soginaw __________________________ _ 

- St Clair ___________________________ _ - Sanilac ______________________ _ - Shiawossee ______________________ _ 

Tuscola ___________________________ _ 

AI! other counties __________________ _ -

Forms not on moil /isL ______________ _ 

Table 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978 

All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

All Farms Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

FIELD SEED CROPS FIELD SEED CROPS - Can_ 

Michigan _________________ _ 1I3 13 301 (X) 2 (0) I Newaygo _______________ _ 

Ontonagon ____________________ ~ __ -

- Allegan ___________________________ _ 

- 24 261 (X) - - Osceolo _____________________ _ 

Alpena ___________________________ _ 

- 6 lB3 (X) - - Ottowa ___________ _ Antrim ___________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (X) - - St Clair ___________ _ - Arenac ____________________________ _ 

- 7 196 (X) - - St Joseph ________ _ 

Barry ____________________________ _ 

Bay ______________________________ _ - 14 362 (X) - - 3 (0) (X) I (D) 

Sanilac ____________ _ 

Shiawassee ___________ _ 

Berrien ____________________________ _ 

- 9 105 (X) - - Tuscola __________________ _ - Branch ___________________________ _ 19 421 (X) - - Van Buren _________________ _ - Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Cass _____________________________ _ 

Chippewa __________________________ _ 

(Iare _____________________ ~ ________ _ 

Clinton ______________________________ _ 

- 25 531 (X) - 5 139 (X)I -

;1 33 I 155 (X) - 7 56 (X) - 13 173 (X) - -

Washtenaw _______________________ _ 

All other counties ____ _ 

Farms not on moillist _____________ _ 

ALFALFA SEED (POUNDS) 

-

Eaton _________________ . ___________ _ 

Genesee __________________________ _ - 53 I 125 (X) - -

- 24 426 (X) - - Michigan __________ _ 

Gladwin __________________________ _ 

GrotiOI ___________________________ _ 

Hillsdale ___________________________ _ Huron _____________________________ _ 

Ingham ___________________________ _ 

10 21B (X) - - 3 31 (X) - - - 12 196 (X) - - - 13 157 (X) - - IB 261 (X) - -

ClorL ____ _ 

Genesee _____________________ _ 

Gladwin _____________________ >_ 

Huron _______________________ _ 

Isabella __ '- ______________ _ 

Ionia ______________________________ _ 

Isabella __________________________ _ Jackson ___________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo __________________ * ______ _ 

Kent _________________________ . ______ _ 

27 559 (X) - - 19 249 (X) - -

- 29 3BB (X) - -

- 9 146 (X) - -

- 7 173 (X) - -

Lake _________________ _ 

lapeer __________________ _ 

Mecosta ________________ _ 

Montcalm _________________ _ 

Sf Clair ____________________ " ______ _ 

Sanilac __________________________ _ 

-

loke _____________________________ _ 

lapeer ___________________________ _ 3 39 (X) - - 20 251 (X) - -

Ali other counties ____ " _____________ _ 

- lenowee ___________________________ _ 

livingsfon _________________________ _ 

Mason ________ . ___________________ _ 

Mecosta _________________________ _ 

Monrac ___________________________ _ 

Montcalm ________ + _________________ _ 

Muskegon ________________________ _ 

- 10 21B (X) - - 17 304 (X) - - 4 105 (X) - - - 5 141 (X) - - 4 43 (X) - -

- 19 364 (X) - - - 6 97 (X) I (0) 

BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL SEED (POUNDS) 

Michigan _____________ _ 

Chippewa __________________________ _ 

Ontonagon ________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quanlity Farms Acrf;;, 

1 

8 66 7 9921 2 (D) 

5 (0) (0)1 - -

11 196 22 6B5 -

11 449 57 8751 1 (0) 

15 461 116 239 10 280 

44 2 036 359 9421 5 161 

8 300 (0) I (0) 

9 103 16 778 - -

4 8 1 100 2 (D) 

9 21 4 711 I 3 121 

8 (0) (D)I -

06~ I 4 370 77 700 -

21 I 954 339 370 I B 1 

13 48 8 4521 2 

7 (D) (D) 3 (0) (0) 1 

6 (D) (0) -

3 2 135 -

28 352 69 B791 - -I 60 30 4 500 I -

-I 14 133 21 32B I 4 (0) I 8 122 19 073 4 (0) 

6 10 2 2551 -

-I 

I 598 91 597 1 1I22131 19 7J 

45 2 223 39 7681 I (0) 1 345 16 346 293 432 12 366 

5 263 4 655 -

=1 55 3 385 67 760 I -

337 16 909 326 342

1 

-

25 2 2B7 41 616 I (D) 

27 2 820 54 745 - -

10 374 5 313 - -

211 14 525 277 381 I 3 13B 

II 690 II 404 I (0) 

93 7 981 140 180 - -

4 204 4 030 - -

303 20 745 387 3431 I (OJ 7 325 5 444 -

120 52 BOO I -I 2 520 

Harvested Irrigated 

forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

5 51 (X) I - 9 506 =1 

~~; I 

-

3 65 

12 139 (X) ; - -

22 299 (X) - 20 363 (X) - 25 431 (X) - 5 112 (X) - 4 65 (X) 

II 139 (X) 

32 630 (X) -I 26 539 (X)I 

I 

59 B26 (X) 

B5 I 149 95 3051 1 rDll 4 26 I 6501 -

6 54 3 640 I 9 162 12 3331 

I 3 40 rD) 3 (D) (0) 

3 39 

7 2 900 I 76 5 545 

1 

3 70 2 460 3 (0) (D) 

B 94 4 190 I 1 9 123 6 720 

27 393 43 8151 I (011 

40 I 414 113 225 

25 8B2 60 954 -I 9 476 48 III 6 56 4 100 I 

MICHIGAN 165 
Tobie 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978 -Con. 

All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms 

RED CLOVER SEED (POUNDS) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Alpena ___________________________ _ 

Arenac ___________________________ _ 

Barry ____________________________ _ 

515 9 129 935 120 -

21 216 23 3261 - 5 160 12 395 - 5 66 11 440 - 14 362 35 653 - Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Bronch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ Cass _____________________________ _ 

Chippewa _________________________ _ 

Clore _____________________________ _ 

5 77 7 206 - 19 421 52 963 - - 25 531 41 495 - - 5 139 15 450 - - 6 59 2 275 - 4 30 2 002 - Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Eaton ___________________________ _ 10 155 13 464 - -- 50 1 067 160 986 - Genesee _________________________ _ 

Gladwin _________________________ _ 

Hillsdale _________________________ _ 

-- 20 372 30 225 -

-- 3 (0) (0) - -- 12 186 24 958 - Huron ___________________________ _ 

-- 10 98 7 153 - Ingham __________________________ _ 

-- 18 261 26 579 - Ionia ____________________________ _ 

-- 27 559 71 609 - Isobello __________________________ _ 

--- 17 235 20 769 - Jackson __________________________ _ 

-- 27 362 45 768 -

Kalamazoo _______________________ _ 

-- 8 124 9 212 - Kent ____________________________ _ 

-- 6 165 11 670 - Lapeer __________________________ _ 

-- 13 150 17 154 - Lenawee _________________________ _ 

-- 9 196 20047 - Livingston ________________________ _ 

Mason __________________________ _ 

Mecosta _________________________ _ 

-- 17 304 28 979

1 

-

-- 3 (0) (D) -

-- 4 71 5 668 - Monroe __________________________ _ 

-- 4 43 (0) - Montcalm ________________________ _ 

-- 14 285 30 681 - Muskegon ____________ 0 ___________ _ 

-- 5 92 3 125 -

Newaygo ________________________ _ 

-- 3 28 1 560 - Ottowa __________________________ _ 

-- 12 131 10030 - Sf Clair __________________________ _ 

-- 14 165 7 737 - Sf Joseph ________________________ _ 

-- 20 363 36 229 - Sanilac ______________ 0 ____________ _ 

-- 14 255 20 745 - Shiawassee ______________________ _ 

-- 4 100 9 432 - Van Buren ______________________ _ -- 8 121 10 076 - Washtenaw ______________________ _ 

-- 30 579 57 850 - Ali other counties _________________ _ -- 24 385 28 375 -

RYEGRASS SEED (POUNDS) 

Michigan ________________ _ 

-- 78 1 066 642 764 1 1 

Berrien __________________________ _ 

-- 4 28 (D) - Van Buren ____ 0 __________________ _ 

-- 3 18 (0) - All other counties _________________ _ 

-- 12 194 155 282 1 

Farms not on maillisL _____________ _ -- 59 826 474 950 -

TIMOTHY SEED (POUNDS) 

Michigan ________________ _ -- 35 479 82 756 -

Chippewa ________________________ _ -- 12 209 47 864 - Sf Clair __________________________ _ 

-- 6 40 3 600 - Washtenaw ______________________ _ -- 5 51 5 300 - Ali Of her counties _________________ _ -- 12 179 25 992 -

HAY CROPS (TONS, DRY) (SEE TEXT) 

Michigan ________________ _ -- 36 136 1 633 566 3 729 147 217 

Akono __________________________ _ 

-- 261 14 665 27 672 I Alger ____________________________ _ 

Allegan ___________________________ _ Alpena __________________________ _ 

Antrim ___________________________ _ 

-- 83 7 038 12 690 - - 1 019 42 282 121 295 7 

-- 361 17 657 32 656 - - 155 11 065 17 699 1 Arenac ___________________________ _ - 240 13 643 32 975 - Borago ___________________________ _ 

Barry ____________________________ _ 

60y _______________________ _ 

Benzie ____________________________ _ 

- 72 3 870 7 302 - - 760 33 415 91 678 3 

- 215 5 466 13 050 1 

- 68 2 116 4 133 -

Berrien ___________________________ _ 420 11 266 30 766 1 Branch ___________________________ _ 518 15 456 40 079 11 Calhoun __________________________ _ - 755 27 845 74 149 7 Cass ____________________ 00 ________ _ 

- 516 17 637 46 230 10 Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

- 200 11 697 23 861 - Cheboygan ______________________ --- Chippewa _________________________ _ 

Clare _____________________________ _ 

- 188 I I 118 18 002 2 

340 36 107 54005 - - 252 15 747 30 016 - Clinton ___________________________ _ - 650 35 530 90 847 5 Delfo _____________________________ _ 266 18 613 36 113 -

Dickinson ________________ 00 ________ _ 

Eafon ____________________________ _ - 96 7 410 15 255 - - 783 26 057 72 172 2 Emmet ___ 0 ________________________ _ 196 10 579 19 131 - Genesee __ 00 _____________ -_ ---_ -- ---- 477 16 214 40 059 - Gladwin __________________________ _ - 349 15 081 27 637 1 

Gogebic ______________ -_ -- ---- ----- Grand Traverse ___________ - -- ____ ---- 61 2 961 4 072 - - 230 II 506 16 637 - Gratjot ___________________________ _ 

Hillsdale ________________________ - __ 

Houghton _________________________ _ 

Huron ____________________ -- ____ ---

494 16 759 48 305 3 

- 763 29 730 64 746 6 

- 155 9 519 14 326 - - 1 016 44 660 106 363 1 Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Ionia ______________________ - ______ _ - 620 26 794 71 405 2 

- 762 35 106 95 625 3 

losca ____________________ - _______ --- 202 14 118 31 538 I -

166 MICHIGAN 

Acres 

] 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

=1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D)I 

-

-

(0) 

-

I -

-

-

-

-

9 788 

(0) 

- 261 -

(D) 

-

-

124 

(D) 

-

(D) 

521 

203 

254 

-

(D) 

-

- 313 

-

-

(D) 

-

-

(D) 

-

-

40 

110 

-

(0) 

(D) 

24 

-I 

All Farms 

HAY CROPS (TONS, DRY) 

(SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Iron ______________________________ _ 

- Isabella ___________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Kalamazoo ________________________ _ Kalkaska - _________________________ _ 

- Kent _____________________________ _ 

- Lake _____________________________ _ 

- Lapeer ___________________________ _ 

- Leelanau __________________________ _ 

- Lenawee __________________________ _ 

-

livingston _________________________ _ - Luce _____________________________ _ 

- Mackinac _________________________ _ - Macomb __________________________ _ 

Manistee - _________________________ _ - Marquette ________________________ _ - Mason ___________________________ _ - Mecosta __________________________ _ 

- Menominee ________________________ _ - Midland __________________________ _ -

Missaukee ________________________ _ 

Monroe - ___________________________ _ - Montcalm _________________________ _ - Montmorency _____________________ _ 

Muskegon - ________________________ _ 

- Newaygo _________________________ _ 

- Oakland __________________________ _ 

- Oceano ___________________________ _ 

- Ogemow __________________________ _ 

- Ontonogon ________________________ _ 

- Osceola ___________________________ _ - Oscoda ___________________________ _ - Otsego ___________________________ _ 

- Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

- Presque Isle _______________________ _ Roscommon - _______________________ _ 

- Saginaw __________________________ _ 

- Sf Clair ___________________________ _ - Sf Joseph _________________________ _ 

- Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

-

Schoolcroft ________________________ _ 

- Shiawassee _______________________ _ - Tuscola ___________________________ _ - Von Buren ________________________ _ - Washtenaw _______________________ _ Wayne - ___________________________ _ 

- Wexford __________________________ _ - All other counties __________________ _ 

- Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

ALFALFA HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Michigan _________________ _ -

Alcona ___________________________ _ 

- Alger _____________________________ _ - Allegan ___________________________ _ - Alpena ___________________________ _ 

- Antrim ___________________________ _ - Arenac ___________________________ _ 

- Baroga ___________________________ _ - Barry ____________________________ _ 

- 60y ______________________________ _ 

- Benzie ____________________________ _ 

- Berrien ___________________________ _ - Branch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- Coss _____________________________ _ - Charlevoix ________________________ _ - Cheboygan ________________________ _ - Chippewa _________________________ _ - Clore _____________________________ _ - Clinton ___________________________ _ - Crawford _________________________ _ -

Delfa _____________________________ _ - Dickinson _________________________ _ - Eaton ____________________________ _ 

- Emmet ___________________________ _ 

- Genesee __________________________ _ - Gladwin __________________________ _ 

- Gagebic __________________________ _ - Grand Traverse ____________________ _ 

- Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

- Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

- Houghton _________________________ _ 

- Huron ____________________________ _ 

- Ingham ___________________________ _ - Ionia _____________________________ _ 

- losca _____________________________ _ 

- Iran ______________________________ _ 

- Isabella ___________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo - ________________________ _ 

- Kalkaska _________________________ _ - Kenf _____________________________ _ 

- lake _____________________________ _ 

- lapeer ___________________________ _ -

Forms 

82 

650 

749 

423 

70 

938 

104 

934 

181 

597 

545 

21 

78 

364 

205 

81 

286 

560 

447 

206 

325 

319 

753 

90 

327 

630 

294 

394 

266 

136 

483 

65 

129 

897 

296 

19 

520 

764 

533 

1 285 

47 

642 

676 

548 

813 

82 

166 

10 

3 273 

30 435 

240 

66 

804 

332 

137 

213 

33 

669 

166 

62 

340 

437 

637 

472 

184 

160 

74 

222 

761 

6 

224 

67 

642 

160 

406 

269 

16 

216 

438 

700 

65 

891 

545 

686 

165 

26 

580 

679 

377 

66 

647 

100 

649 

Harvested 

Acres 

5 169 

37 170 

33 162 15 463 

3 368 46 609 

4 416 46 576 

7 805 24 541 

26 342 

2 038 8 375 

11 685 

7 342 4 770 

14 788 

31 385 

35 716 

5 762 

29 835 

7 011 

33 385 6 269 

17 065 

29 651 

14408 

15 006 

20 191 10 543 

36 665 

4 500 7 637 

35 094 

17 012 

1 508 15 129 

30 461 

20 482 

82 146 

3 598 

29 321 

27445 

16 279 

36 109 

2 688 11 569 

292 

72 116 

1 137 415 

12 257 

4 699 

28 796 

14096 

7 873 

10 391 

1 251 

24 837 

4 185 I 847 

6 553 11 798 

21 019 

14 627 

6 696 

8746 

5 163 

11 548 

25 120 

231 

12 510 

5 123 

17 599 

6 671 

13 613 

11 220 

663 9 485 

13 221 

23 379 

3 107 

30 762 18 942 

24683 

9 424 

1 297 

27 656 

26 600 

11 673 

2 939 

33 966 

3 519 

34 142 

Irrigated 

Quonfify Farms Acres 

8 412 - - 80 916 3 76 

86 799 6 307 

42 647 11 631 

5 349 - - 123 077 6 602 

7 747 - -

104 237 2 (D) 

14053 1 (D) 

73 352 3 63 

72 632 3 29 

2 952 - - 14 276 - -

25 549 I (D) 

13 804 2 (D) 

7 516 - - 32 741 2 (D) 

62 548 4 704 

74 124 2 (D) 

12 016 - -

57 748 8 346 

15 350 - - 61 702 24 1 231 

11 674 - -

40 763 3 50 

66036 6 227 

29 759 1 (D) 

34 502 3 105 

41 403 - - 15 515 - -

72 092 5 364 

8 676 - - 13 244 - -

91 894 6 233 

30065 - -

1 484 I (01 

41 864 1 (D) 

63 163 2 (D) 

52 234 22 I 069 

196 926 2 (D) 

6 183 - - 72 442 3 467 

64 655 1 (D) 

40943 7 165 

102 399 2 (D) 

4 260 - - 15 593 3 76 

450 - -

130 064 - -

2 901 154 162 6 636 

24444 1 (D) 

6 627 - -

93 219 6 236 

27 585 - - 14001 I (D) 

28 278 - - 2 605 - -

73 079 2 (D) 

10 926 I (D) 

3 532 - -

26 326 I (0) 

33 247 10 447 

60 877 7 167 

40 081 9 209 

16 315 - - 14 411 2 (0) 

6 715 - -

23 823 - - 71 671 5 283 

397 - -

29 394 - - 11 992 - -

56 141 1 (D) 

16 967 - - 33 021 - -

22 693 1 (0) 

990 - -

15 654 - -

36 653 3 40 

73 369 4 85 

5877 - -

63 922 - -

55 770 1 (D) 

76 226 2 (D) 

22 278 - -

1 963 - -

66 822 3 46 

77 247 6 307 

35 117 6 446 

4 620 - -

99 212 5 306 

6 359 - -

81 6751 2 (0), 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978-Con. 

H arve sted Irrigated I 

All Farms forms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

AlfALFA HAY (TONS, DRY)-Con. 

leelonau .. _________________________ _ lenowee ___________________________ _ 165 6140 11668 I (0) 

534 17776 60 306 3 (0) 

UVingston ________________ -___ - - ____ _ lute ____________________ - ___ -- ____ _ 508 20 782 58 913 2 (0) 

13 I 169 1930 - - Mackino<: ____________________ -- ____ _ 43 3015 6160 - - Macomb ______________________ - ____ _ 291 7 795 18725 1 (0) Manistee __________________________ _ 184 6257 12 143 2 (0) Marquette _________________________ _ Moson ____________________________ _ 26 I 777 3530 - - 258 10 253 24412 2 (0) Mecosta ___________________________ _ 520 25465 54 137 4 638 

Menominee _________________________ _ 

Midland ___________________________ _ Missoukee _________________________ _ 

407 24057 54 079 - - 144 3 539 8255 1 - - 292 21 332 46 538 5 203 Monroe ____________________________ _ 263 5636 12878 - - Montcalm __________________________ _ 662 24446 66 421 21 802 Montmorency ______________________ _ 87 4653 8953 - - Muskegon _________________________ _ 242 11 047 30 259 2 (0) 

~"'ki:~ao_====_======================= 574 21 483 51 253 8 217 

257 10853 24 on 1 (0) Oceana ____________________________ _ 362 12463 29 786 3 (0) 

agemow ___________________________ _ 

Ontonagon _________________________ _ Osceolo ____________________________ _ 

241 14484 32 155 - - 43 2 290 3508 - -

421 26481 55 378 3 (0) 

Oscoda ____________________________ _ 58 3 395 7395 - - Otsego ____________________________ _ 

Ottowa ____________________________ _ 125 6 729 11 817 - -

648 21 816 66 532 7 126 Presque Isle ________________________ _ 

Roscommon ________________________ _ 

SaginOVI ___________________________ _ 5t Clair ____________________________ _ 

268 13022 24940 - 15 1 082 1 0551 1 (0) 1 

455 11 847 35976 - - 540 18307 43 560 2 (0) 

5t Joseph __________________________ _ 478 16 566 45 152 21 655 Sonilac ____________________________ _ 1 125 55 199 151 831 - - Schoolcraft _________________________ _ 28 1 653 3070 - - Shiawossee ________________________ _ 576 20437 55 508 2 (0) Tuscola ____________________________ _ 

Van Buren _________________________ _ Washtenaw ________________________ _ 

602 18428 49433 -

447 163\ 11 745 31 7761 6 

723 26801 85 351 1 (0) Wayne ____________________________ _ 52 1 280 2674 - - Wexford ___________________________ _ 173 9 611 12 886 3 78 

Farms not on maillisL _______________ _ 2 472 45 775 97954 - -

SMALL GRAIN HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Michigan __________________ _ I 363 29 059 41 738 1 I (0) 

Alcona ____________________________ _ 6 90 62 - - Allegan ____________________________ _ 39 456 804 - - Alpena ____________________________ _ Antrim 9 506 288 - - ____________________________ _ Arenac 4 40 40 - - ____________________________ _ Barry 12 169 166 - - _____________________________ _ 

Bay 31 687 1372 - - _______________________________ _ 7 93 115 - - Berrien ____________________________ _ 

Branch 8 91 97 - - ____________________________ _ 12 348 413 - - Calhoun ___________________________ _ 25 549 1 061 - - Cass ______________________________ _ 11 138 191 - - Charlevoix _________________________ _ 12 116 173 - - Cheboygan _________________________ _ 7 110 (0) - - Chippewa __________________________ _ Clore 23 638 907 - - ______________________________ _ 12 188 353 - - Clinton ____________________________ _ Delta 30 531 900 - - ______________________________ _ Dickinson 19 570 867 - - __________________________ _ 9 334 317 - - Eaton _____________________________ _ Emmet 27 494 820 - - ____________________________ _ 8 136 83 - - Genes .. ___________________________ _ Gladwin 22 205 166 - - ___________________________ _ Gogebic ___________________________ _ 30 466 978 - - 3 17 (0) - - Grund Traverse _____________________ _ Gratiot 8 136 303 - - ____________________________ _ Hillsdale 19 216 471 - - ___________________________ _ 21 313 797 1 (0) Houghton __________________________ _ Huron 6 81 88 - - _____________________________ _ 39 I 056 I 709 - - Ingham ____________________________ _ 18 314 448 - - Ionia ______________________________ _ 23 641 I 335 - -

losco ______________________________ _ 13 339 624 - - Iran _______________________________ _ 6 46 66 - - lsobella __________________________ : __ 34 634 895 - - Jackson ___________________________ _ 28 801 926 - - Kalamazoo _________________________ _ 9 148 463 - - Kent ______________________________ _ 27 497 688 - - lake ______________________________ _ 9 80 148 - - lope" ____________________________ _ 31 678 598 - - leelanau ___________________________ _ 9 83 109 - - Lenawee ___________________________ _ 18 516 1 015 - - livlngston __________________________ _ Macomb ___________________________ _ 21 312 333 - - Manistee 10 99 137 - - __________________________ _ Marquette 7 87 75 - - _________________________ _ Mecosta ___________________________ _ 6 111 109 - - 29 349 558 - - Menomlnee _________________________ _ Midland ___________________________ _ 17 234 424 - - Missaukee _________________________ _ 14 125 138 - - Monroo ____________________________ _ 22 337 510 - - Mantcalm 11 184 422 - - __________________________ _ Montmorency ______________________ _ 

Muskegon _____________ , ___________ _ 

33 624 997 - - 7 196 401 - - 14 246 472 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

All Farms 

SMAl.I. GRAIN HAY (TONS, DRY) - Con 

Newaygo __________________________ _ Oakland ___________________________ _ 

Oceano ____________________________ _ 

Ogemow ___________________________ _ 

Ontonagon _________________________ _ 

Osceola ____________________________ _ 

Oscoda ____________________________ _ Olsego ____________________________ _ Ottawa ____________________________ _ 

Presque Isle ________________________ _ 

Saginaw ___________________________ _ 

51 Clair ____________________________ _ 51 Joseph __________________________ _ Sanilac ____________________________ _ 

Shiawassee ________________________ _ 

T uscolo __________________ - ___ - ------ Von Buren _________________________ _ 

Washtenow ________________________ _ 

Wexford ___________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL _______________ _ 

OTHER TAME DRY HAY (TONS, DRY) 

(SEE TEXT) 

Michigan __________________ _ 

Aleona ____________________________ _ 

Alger ______________________________ _ 

Allegan ____________________________ _ Alpeno ____________________________ _ 

Antrim ____________________________ _ 

Arenac ____________________________ _ 

Barogo ____________________________ _ Barry _____________________________ _ 

Bay _______________________________ _ Benzie _____________________________ _ 

Berrien ____________________________ _ 

Branch ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun ___________________________ _ Cass ______________________________ _ 

Charlevoix _________________________ _ Cheboygan _________________________ _ Chippewa __________________________ _ Clore ______________________________ _ 

Clinton ____________________________ _ 

Delta ______________________________ _ 

Dickinson __________________________ _ 

Eoton _____________________________ _ 

Emmet ____________________________ _ 

Genesee ___________________________ _ 

Gladwin ___________________________ _ Gogebic ___________________________ _ Grand Traverse _____________________ _ 

Gratiot ____________________________ _ 

Hillsdale ___________________________ _ Houghton __________________________ _ 

Huron _____________________________ _ 

I nghom ____________________________ _ 

I onia ______________________________ _ 

I osco ______________________________ _ 

I ron _______________________________ _ 

I sabella ____________________________ _ 

J ackson ___________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo _________________________ _ 

Kalkaska __________________________ _ Kent ______________________________ _ 

lake ______________________________ _ lapeer ____________________________ _ 

leelanau ___________________________ _ 

lenawee ___________________________ _ 

livingston __________________________ _ 

Luce ______________________________ _ 

Mackinac __________________________ _ 

Macomb ___________________________ _ Manistee __________________________ _ 

Marquette _________________________ _ 

Mason ____________________________ _ 

Mecosta ___________________________ _ 

Menominee _________________________ _ Midland ___________________________ _ Missaukee ________________________ _ 

Monroe - ___________________________ _ Montcalm - _________________________ _ 

Montmorency - _____________________ _ Muskegon - ________________________ _ 

Newaygo - _________________________ _ 

-

Oakland __________________________ _ 

- Oceana ___________________________ _ Ogemow __________________________ _ - Ontonogon ________________________ _ - Osceola ___________________________ _ - Oscoda- ___________________________ _ - Otsego ___________________________ _ - Ottawa ___________________________ _ - Presque Isle _______________________ _ - Roscommon _______________________ _ -

-

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

24 254 345 - -

9 226 312 - -

12 100 144 - -

16 261 317 - - 7 172 245 - -

26 633 1 421 - - 6 71 49 - -

5 66 45 - - 60 935 1 816 - - 14 291 297 - -

27 448 677 - - 17 307 ~I - -

14 285 - - 40 I 085 2 142 - -

11 229 617 - - 25 571 I 164 - - 12 126 169 - -

27 I 002 I 055 - - 4 20 36 - - 13 712 511 - -

119 4809 3624 - -

6905 188 330 317 702 10 223 

23 752 I 117 - -

19 I 171 2226 - - 260 4333 8954 - - 38 1 344 2 139 - - 17 763 701 - - 34 775 I 143 - - 47 2099 3 817 - - 145 3 110 6324 - -

26 460 971 1 - 7 =1 116 205 -

120 I 712 3038 - - 134 I 881 3634 - - 148 2320 4326 - -

72 1 174 1 983 - - 18 846 1 998 - - 27 994 1 532 1 (0) 

276 26341 38 958 -

32 1 165 1 7821 -

123 2038 3 512 - =1 

67 2 771 4 199 - -

22 894 1 512 - - 226 4516 8910 - -

18 559 582 - - 80 I 593 2908 - - 59 1 842 2 612 - -

40 1 811 2589 - - 24 942 1 589 - -

50 878 1 578 - - 112 1 565 2 743 - - 98 4709 6520 - -

116 2 702 5586 - - 96 1 572 3 126 1 (0) 

166 2 911 5 357 - - 45 2403 5 725 - - 54 3 232 5 817 - - 90 2468 3852 - - 90 1 545 2973 - - 69 1 196 2 567 - - 5 93 (0) - - 143 2833 5548 - -

11 413 645 - - 118 2696 5 487 - - 14 396 (D) - - 78 1 246 2 111 - - 88 2 119 3 794 - - 9 308 520 - - 46 3444 4708 - - 87 2 011 3 419 - - 22 533 895 - - 52 2 238 3 163 - -

36 889 I 700 - - 58 1 794 2399 1 (0) 

51 2 205 4205 - - 54 1 387 2 286 - - 29 I 521 2 223 - - 55 754 1 477 - - 108 1 971 2939 - - 8 269 575 - - 97 2605 4 520 1 (D) 

68 I 271 1 948 - -

38 1 545 2 888 - - 48 818 1 836 - - 28 753 1 187 - - 104 6861 10519 - - 77 3039 4886 1 (D) 7 227 321 - - 8 357 249 - - 336 7 745 14634 1 (D) 43 1 430 1 798 - - 4 109 156 - -

MICHIGAN 167 
Table 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978-Con. 

All Farms Harvested I rrlgo . led I 

Forms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres 

OTHER TAME DRY HAY (TONS, DRY ) 

(SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Saginaw __________________________ _ 

- 62 92B 1 688 - - $1 Clair ___________________________ _ 

51 Joseph _________________________ _ - 295 7600 12 824 1 (D) 

- 85 1 613 2 297 - - Sanilac ___________________________ _ Schaalcrafl ________________________ _ - 175 4645 8367 2 (D) 

- 24 1 493 2 559 - - Shiowossee _______________________ _ 

- 86 1 982 3 374 - - Tuscola ___________________________ _ Von Buren - 56 919 1 933 - - ________________________ _ 

Woshtenow _______________________ _ - 141 2 702 5062 1 (0) 

Wayne - 179 3 788 7 549 - - ___________________________ _ 

- 28 723 1 163 - - Wexford __________________________ _ 

- 11 381 361 - - Ail other counties __________________ _ - 3 51 43 - -

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 742 12 122 17744 - -

WILD HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Michigan _________________ _ - 1 643 34 231 36977 5 58 

Aleona ___________________________ _ 

- 13 352 417 - - Alger _____________________________ _ 

Allegan ___________________________ _ Alpena ___________________________ _ 

- 4 100 (D) - - - 54 644 1 036 1 (D) 

- 12 254 182 - - Antrim ___________________________ _ 

- 10 301 349 - - Arenac ___________________________ _ 

Baraga - 13 398 442 - - ___________________________ _ 

- 9 138 181 - - Barry ____________________________ _ 

- 23 257 280 - - Boy ______________________________ _ 

- 17 194 266 1 (D) Berrien ___________________________ _ 

- 12 112 141 - -

Branch ___________________________ _ 

- 16 345 531 - - Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- 16 116 127 - - Cass _____________________________ _ 

- 8 113 131 - - Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

- 13 259 208 - - Cheboygan ________________________ _ - )0 214 227 - - Chippewa _________________________ _ 

- 9 299 333 - - Clare _____________________________ _ - 15 490 652 - - Clinton ___________________________ _ 

- 19 159 263 - - Della _____________________________ _ - 20 620 525 - - Dickinson _________________________ _ - 4 190 88 - - Eaton ____________________________ _ 

- 27 338 453 - - Emmet ___________________________ _ - 10 211 85 - - Genesee __________________________ _ 

- 21 380 402 - - Gladwin __________________________ _ 

- 16 261 230 - - Gogebic __________________________ _ 

- 15 374 279 - - Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

- 5 96 123

1 

- - - 18 319 319 - - - 15 115 139 - - Houghton _________________________ _ - 23 814 876 - - Huron ____________________________ _ 

- 32 539 805 - - Ingham ___________________________ _ - 19 191 235 - - Ionia _____________________________ _ 

- 20 381 550 1 (0) lasco _____________________________ _ 

- 12 818 569 - - Iron ______________________________ _ 

- 16 484 356 - - Isabella ___________________________ _ 

- 17 441 383 - - Jackson __________________________ _ - 23 454 654 - - Kalamazoo ________________________ _ - 11 169 400 - - Kalkaska _________________________ _ 

- 5 67 25 - - Kent _____________________________ _ 

- 22 432 420 - - lapeer ___________________________ _ - 32 767 836 - -

leelanau __________________________ _ - 12 197 169 - - Lenowee __________________________ _ - 9 183 119 - - Livingston _________________________ _ 

Mackinac _________________________ _ - 13 125 168 - - - 4 (D) (D) - - Macomb __________________________ _ - 21 328 454 - - Manistee _________________________ _ - 15 323 468 - - Marquette ________________________ _ 

Mason ________________________ - __ _ 

- 8 266 175 - - - 8 144 155 - - Mecosta __________________________ _ - 27 773 964 - - Menominee ________________________ _ 

- 23 761 1 076 - -

Midland ________________________ ---- 17 305 298 - - Missaukee ______________________ - __ - 12 450 303 - - Manroe ___________________________ _ 

Montcalm _________________________ _ - 7 22 18 - -

- 27 558 844 1 (D) 

Montmorency _____________________ _ 

Muskegon ____________________ ----- Newaygo ______________________ ----

Oakland ________________________ ---

- 4 80 72 - -

- 25 396 330 - -

- 23 280 430 - - - 22 856 1 300 - - Oceano ________________________ ----- 16 186 206 - - Ogemow ___________________________ _ 8 264 170 - -

Ontonagon ____________________ ------ Osceola ________________________ -----

Oscoda ________________________ -----

Ottowa ________________________ -----

Presque Isle ________________________ _ R.oscammon ________________________ _ 

Saginaw ___________________________ _ 

SI Clair ____________________________ _ 

51 Joseph __________________________ _ 

Sanilac __________________________ ---

12 341 305 - - 18 270 379 - -

4 85 69 - -

42 486 607 - -

11 229 247 - -

3 (D) 191 - -

11 129 183 - -

67 I 492 1 981 - - 7 67 51 - - 28 450 357 1 (D) 

Schoolcrafl ______________ - ___ - ___ ---- Shiowossee ____________________ -----

Tuscola ______________ -_ ------------- Von Buren _________________________ _ Washtenow ________________________ _ 

Wayne ______________________ -------

Wexford ______________________ ------

Ail alher counlies ___________________ _ 

3 82 8B - -

22 259 409 - - 45 832 908 - - 28 364 599 - - 26 393 644 - -

13 198 212 - - 6 124 143 - - 8 205 144 - - Forms not on moillisL _______________ _ 332 8030 6667 - -

168 MICHIGAN 

All Farms 

GRASS SILAGE AND HAYLAGE 

(TONS, GREEN) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

Alcana ___________________________ _ Alger - _____________________________ _ 

Allegan ___________________________ _ -

- Alpena ___________________________ _ 

- Antrim ___________________________ _ 

Arenac ___________________________ _ -

- Baraga ___________________________ _ Barry ____________________________ _ -

- Boy ______________________________ _ 

- Benzie ____________________________ _ 

-

Berrien ___________________________ _ Branch - ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun - __________________________ _ Cass _____________________________ _ -

- Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

- Cheboygan ________________________ _ 

- Chippewa _________________________ _ - Clore _____________________________ _ 

- Clinton ___________________________ _ Delta _____________________________ _ -

-

Dickinson _________________________ _ 

- Eaton ____________________________ _ 

- Emmet ___________________________ _ 

Genesee - __________________________ _ 

Gladwin - __________________________ _ 

- Gogebic __________________________ _ 

- Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot - ___________________________ _ 

- Hillsdale __________________________ _ Houghton - _________________________ _ 

-

Huron ____________________________ _ - Ingham ___________________________ _ 

- Ionia _____________________________ _ 

- fosco _____________________________ _ - Iron ______________________________ _ 

- Isabella ___________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

- Kalkaska _________________________ _ Kent - _____________________________ _ 

-

Lake _____________________________ _ 

- Lapeer ___________________________ _ - Leelanau __________________________ _ 

- lenowee __________________________ _ 

- livingston _________________________ _ - Mackinac _________________________ _ 

Macomb - __________________________ _ 

- Manistee _________________________ _ 

- Marquette ________________________ _ 

- Mason ___________________________ _ -

Mecosta __________________________ _ 

- Menominee ________________________ _ Midland - __________________________ _ - Missaukee ________________________ _ 

Monroe - ___________________________ _ 

- Montcalm _________________________ _ 

- Montmorency _____________________ _ Muskegon - ________________________ _ 

- Newaygo _________________________ _ 

- Oakland __________________________ _ 

-

Oceano ___________________________ _ Ogemaw - __________________________ _ 

- Ontonagon ________________________ _ 

- Osceolo ___________________________ _ - Oscoda ___________________________ _ 

- Olsega ___________________________ _ - Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

- Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

- Saginaw ______________ - ___________ _ 

- 51 Clair ___________________________ _ 

-

5 I Joseph _________________________ _ 

- $ anilae ___________________________ _ - 5 ehoolcroft ____________ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ - __ - 5 hiawassee _______________________ _ 

- T uscolo ________________ ------------- Von Buren ____________ - ___________ _ Woshtenaw - _______________________ _ 

Wexford - ___________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

F arms not on maillisL _______________ _ 

H AY CROPS CUT AND FED GREEN 

(TONS, GREEN) 

Michigan __________________ _ 

A leona ____________________________ _ 

A Iger ______________________________ _ 

A lIegan ____________________________ _ 

A Ipena ____________________________ _ 

A ntrim ____________________________ _ 

A renoc ________________ - ___________ _ 

B orago ________________ ---_________ _ 

Harvesled 

Fanns Acres 

2916 184 033 

8 687 9 930 110 6 160 

17 842 19 1 850 16 1 066 

3 (0) 

51 3746 

6 354 

3 (D) 

17 533 

10 406 

54 3065 

27 1 524 

17 1 645 

8 966 

31 4760 

24 2238 92 5 506 11 1 131 

8 595 

47 2074 

10 624 

35 1 233 

18 1 241 

3 106 

13 720 48 3368 

50 3938 

8 636 

161 7 551 

65 4465 

96 4 728 

9 1 061 

3 (D) 

50 4261 

48 2789 

25 1 652 

3 (D) 

102 7 787 

3 (D) 

87 5 176 

15 948 

60 4347 

54 3 507 

11 1 397 

21 769 

4 67 

3 (D) 

37 2812 

38 1 954 

69 6 209 

9 346 

61 4 789 

7 212 

71 3536 

6 878 

33 2088 

75 4841 

10 303 

22 1 064 

35 3628 

8 718 

57 5 514 

5 454 

5 217 

78 3201 

15 1 578 

32 1 144 

46 1 741 

40 1 602 

246 14984 

3 200 

66 4965 

80 5 231 

27 1 004 

66 3082 

12 1 106 

4 326 

60 900 

2446 60 500 

18 547 

4 113 

90 1 891 

16 615 

8 238 

30 B44 

3 120 

1 . rngo ted 

Quonlity Forms Acres 

1 013331 45 2467 

2662 - - 4 150 - - 41 823 - - 4437 - - 7 131 - - 5501 - -

(D) - - 28 258 1 (D) 

1 680 - - (0) - -

2648 - - 2229 2 (0) 

17 806 1 (D) 

9704 1 (0) 

9 167 - - 4478 - - 18 502 - - 9658 - - 33 738 1 (D) 

5815 - -

3015 - - 12631 - -

3 745 - -

6560 - - 3644 - -

550 - -

2455 - -

17573 - - 20 173 1 (D) 

2 185 - -

39 897 1 (0) 

29 659 - -

27 789 - -

6 704 - - (0) - - 20 345 1 (0) 

16495 - - 10 703 4 173 (0) - - 45 087 3 294 

(D) - - 32 139 - -

4835 - -

26354 - - 20 755 1 (D) 

7869 - -

5 702 - -

202 - - 495 - - 15405 - -

8629 1 (D) 

33 007 2 (D) 

2908 - - 19094 3 85 

867 - - 19090 5 300 

4391 - - 12009 - - 28 571 1 (D) 

1 327 - -

6 159 - -

18616 - - 2080 - - 26204 3 (D) 

1 492 - - (D) - - 19984 3 87 

6939 - -

6937 1 (D) 

9 712 - -

10 107 4 328 

78 327 - - (D) - - 28023 3 276 

27027 1 (D) 

8 176 - - 18441 1 (D) 

5 752 - - 1 050 - -

9000 - -

277 059 17 399 

2223 - - 316 - - 9863 - -

3 507 - -

1 268 - - 3 298 - - 730 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

HAY CROPS CUT AND FED GREEN 

(TONS, GREEN) - Con. 

Barry __ ••.• __ • _________ ••• __ • ____ _ Bay - __ • ______ • ______________ • _____ _ Berrien ___________________________ _ · Branch - ___________________________ _ 

· Calhoun _____ • ________ • __ •• _ •• ___ •• Cass _____________________________ _ - Charlevoix ________________________ _ · 

- Cheboygan __ • __ • __ •• _ •• __ • _____ • __ _ 

· Chippewa _. __ ._ •• ___ • __ • ______ • ___ _ - Clore _____________________________ _ 

- Clinton ___________________________ _ 

- Delta •• ___ •• ___ •• ___ •• ___ • ________ _ 

· Dickinson _________________________ _ - Eoton ____________________________ _ 

Emmet ___________________________ _ · 

- Genesee __________________________ _ 

Gladwin - __________________________ _ 

Grand - Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ · 

- Hillsdale ____ ••• __ • _____ ._. _. _____ •• -

Houghton _________________________ _ - Huron ____________________________ _ 

· Ingham ___________________________ _ 

- Ionia _____________________________ _ - losco ____________ :. ________________ _ 

- Iron ______________________________ _ 

- Isobello. __ ._. _____ • __ •• _. ___ • __ •• __ - jackson __________________________ _ 

· Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

- Kalkaska •••• _________ • ___ • _____ ._. -

Kent _____________________________ _ 

- lake •• ___ ._. ___ • _________________ • - Lapeer ___________________________ _ 

- leelanau __________________________ _ 

- lenawee __________________________ _ 

Livingston - _________________________ _ 

Mackinac _________________________ _ · 

Macomb __________________________ _ · 

Manistee _________________________ _ · 

- Marquette ________________________ _ 

- Mason ___________________________ _ Mecosta - __________________________ _ 

Menominee - ________________________ _ 

- Midland ___ • ___ •• __ • ____ • __ ••• _. __ _ Missoukee - ________________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ - Montcalm - _________________________ _ 

Montmorency - _____________________ _ 

Muskegon - ________________________ _ 

Newaygo _________________________ _ -

-

Oakland _. ______ •• __ • __ ._._ ••• ____ • Oceano ___________________________ _ - Ogemaw - __________________________ _ 

Ontonagon · ________________________ _ Oscealo ___________________________ _ · 

Oscoda ___________________________ _ - Otsego ___________________________ _ - Ottawa - ___________________________ _ 

- Presque Isle _______________________ _ Saginaw __________________________ _ -

-

SI Clair __ •• _. ________ • ___ ••• _. __ • __ - SI Joseph _._ •• ____ • ____ •••• ___ •• __ _ Sanilac ___________________________ _ - Shiawossee - _______________________ _ Tuscola ___________________________ _ - Von Buren ________________________ _ · 

Woshtenaw _______________________ _ -

- Wexford _. _ •• ____ • _____ ••• __ • __ ••• _ All - ather counties __________________ _ 

- Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

CORN fOR SILAGE OR GREEN CHOP 

(TONS, GREEN) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Alcona _._ ••• _ ••• _ ••• _. ___ ._. ___ : •• Alger ____ •• _. _. __ • __ •• _ •••••••• _ •• _ Allegan •••• __ •••• ___ ••••• _._ •• ____ _ Alpena •• ___ ._ •••• __ •• _. __ ••••• ___ _ Antrim ___________________________ _ Arenac ___________________________ _ 

Barry ••• _ ••• _ •••••••• _. __ ••••• ___ • Bay _ •• __ ••••• _ •• _ ••• ___ • __ • ______ • Benzie ____________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Branch _. __ •• _ ••• _ ••• _ •• _._ •••• _ •• _ Calhoun • ____ •••• ___ ••• __ ••••••••• _ Cass ______ . _______________________ _ 

Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

Clare ~~r:::~~~ _. _. __ = •• === _ == ••• == _._ = = = ••••• = = = = = _ •• = = = __ = ••••• = = === Clinton •• __ •••• _._ •••••• _ •••••••• _. Delta _. _. _. ___ • ____ •• __ • __________ _ 

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· 

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Forms 

35 

11 

15 

24 

25 

12 

7 

5 

22 

6 

66 

38 

12 

46 

10 

36 

5 

8 

26 

20 

10 

73 

52 

66 

5 

4 

59 

41 

21 

5 

58 

6 

114 

3 

21 

45 

8 

31 

4 

6 

28 

34 

80 

7 

47 

12 

77 

4 

24 

54 

13 

21 

28 

7 

37 

14 

B 

58 

19 

35 

52 

16 

199 

65 

61 

17 

54 

9 

6 

130 

10 571 

31 

13 

332 

71 

66 

94 

163 

50 

23 

59 

138 

182 

74 

82 

36 

8 

78 

307 

69 

Harvested 

Acres 

778 

180 

264 

680 

776 

261 

135 

88 

906 

liB 

2 176 I 011 

274 

I 036 

178 

I 190 

51 

127 

757 

420 

172 

2070 

I 310 

I 762 

73 

(D) 

I 710 

993 

425 

149 

I 294 

152 

3 117 

(0) 

473 

I 497 

229 

683 

75 

170 

684 

I 050 

2 250 

80 I 406 

203 

2 250 

193 

703 

I 522 

625 

375 

BOI 

161 

928 

268 

248 

911 

462 

633 

I 034 

349 5 783 

I 449 

I 464 

338 

I 043 

327 

270 

480 

429 609 

857 

387 

10 808 

2 317 

2 497 4 185 

6 215 

1 449 

836 

I 604 

5 417 

7323 

I 862 

2 213 

1 772 

229 

3308 

15 108 

1 668 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

3 548 - (0)1 609 I 

883 - - 4 504 I (0) 

5 409 - -

I 785 - -

315 - - 169 - - 2 741 -

=1 535 -

9642 - - 3 540 - - I 012 - -

4 852 I (0) 

487 - -

4070 - - 314 - -

428

1 

- 3 610 - =1 2 808 -

697 - ;/ 8940 - 5 704 -

=1 8 523 - 313 -

(D)I - 6 476 =1 -

4 421 -

(D~1 2 160 I 

509 -

6 389 -

~I 475 - 14 633 - (D) - 2 9891 - 7 448 I (OJ I 975 - - 2 694 - - 463 - - I 118 - -

3949 - -

4 783 - - 9906

1 - 193 =I - 5 339 I (0) 

776 - - 12 299 4 114 

625 - - 3 485 - - 7 496 - -

2 1491 - I 407 I (0)1 

4056 - - 725 - - 3 81 I I (D) 

I 022 - - I 510 - - 4 822 I (D) 

I 380 - - 3 026 - -I 3 455 - - 2 141 3 86 23989 - - 9 474 I (0) 

6 531 - - I 804 - - 4 860 - - 736 - - 655 - -

3035 -

-I 

4 901 186 129 5 451 

7 698 - - 3 524 - - 138417 I (0) 

27 223 - - 27 761 I (D) 

48 404 - - 80 369 3 186 20899 1 (D) 

9 593 - - 21 805 - -

80 597 9 387 95351 5 (D) 

24900 4 132 25 466 - - 18 872 - - I 954 - - 30696 - - 182 235 3 28 

17 6451 - -\ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

All Farms 

CORN fOR SILAGE OR GREEN CHOP 

(TONS, GREEN)-Con. 

Dickinson _____________ _ - Eaton ________ . ______________ . ----- -- Emmet _________________________ - --- Genesee __________________________ _ - Gladwin __________________________ _ 

- Gogebic ______________________ - - ---- Grand Traverse ____________ -- -- ------ Gratiot _______________________ - ----- Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

Houghton _________________________ _ -

Huron ______________________ - _ --- --- Ingham ____________________ - - - --- --- Ionia _____________________________ _ 

losco __________________ - _ --- - - - - - --- Iron ______________________________ _ - Isabella _______________________ - - ---- jackson __________________________ _ - Kalamazoo ________________________ _ - Kalkaska ____________________ -- ---- Kent __________________________ - _ --

lake ______ ~ _______________ - _ --- - -- lapeer ___________________________ _ 

leelanau __________________________ _ - lenawee __________________________ _ - livingston _________________________ _ 

Luce ______________________ - - - --- -- Mackinac _________________________ _ - Macomb __________________________ _ 

- Manistee _________________________ _ 

Marquette ________________________ _ -

Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mecosto __________________________ _ 

Menaminee ________________________ _ 

- Midland __________________________ _ 

- Missaukee ________________________ _ - ManroL __________________________ _ 

- Montcolm _________________________ _ - Montmorency _____________________ _ - Muskegon ________________________ _ - Newaygo _________________________ _ -

Oakland __________________________ _ 

- Oceono ___________________________ _ 

Ogemaw __________________________ _ - Ontonagon ________________________ _ 

- Osceolo ___________________________ _ . Oscoda ___________________________ _ - Otsego ___________________________ _ - Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

- Presque Isle _______________________ _ Saginaw __________________________ _ -

St Clair ___________________________ _ - St Joseph _________________________ _ - Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

- Schoolcraft ________________________ _ - Shiowassee _______________________ _ - Tuscola ___________________________ _ - Van Suren ___________________ ~ ____ _ - Washtenow _______________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

- Wexford _______________________ _ 

AI! other counties _______________ _ 

Forms not on moillis'- ___________ _ 

SORGHUMS CUT FOR DRY FORAGE 

OR HAY (TONS, DRY) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

SORGHUMS fOR SILAGE OR GREEN 

CHOP (TONS, GREEN) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Alpena ___________________________ _ 

Antrim ___________________________ _ Arenac ___________________________ _ 

Barry ____________________________ _ 

Bay •• ____________ • ____________ • __ _ Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Branch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun _________ •• ______ • _____ • _._ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cass - _____________________________ _ 

-

Charlevoix ________________________ _ . Clore _____________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Eoton ____________________________ _ Emmet ___________________________ _ 

- Genesee __________________________ _ 

- Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot - ___________________________ _ 

- Hillsdale _._. ____ • _ ••• ______ ._._. __ _ Huron - ____________________________ _ 

- Ingham ___________________________ _ 

lonlo _____________________________ _ 

-

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

31 528 5 113 -

(0) I 179 4 907 62 105 I 

=1 

54 2 208 25 1341 -

123 a 341 90 531 -

91 2 242 23 198 -

4 73 663

1 

-

60 (0)1 I 774 17 715 I 

214 9 327 119 925 3 32 

182 10 745 126 402 5 246 

21 497 3 8891 - -I 597 31 083 391 6951 I (0)1 

222 10 381 142 586

1 

-

301 10 239 127 503 I (DJI 52 2 387 25 5831 -

47~1 8 182 I 505 -

272 18 421 181 014 -

175 II 706 141 323 6 

103 5 827 81 1101 12 76~1 20 570 5 172 - 268 9 957 128 244 2 (D~I 19 461 3 714 - 320 16432 149 843 I 

66 2 002 21 110 - (D~I 172 10061 138 594 I (0) 

167 7 650 81 896 I (0) 

6 198 I 9461 - 18 811 7 832 - =1 

122 4 297 34 7651 -

= I 43 757 8 037 -

10 322 3 467 -

95 3 Oil 33 2421 3 (0)1 163 5 123 44 817 I (D) 

181 6 380 69 754 I (0) 

44 2 183 22 917 - 203 10 284 103 3991 8 2141 

75 2 947 36 547

1 

-

-I 213 6 225 62 658 16 448 

24 I 180 12 455 - 1I0 5 741 67 908 I (0) 

206 7 097 94 7871 3 

(D~I 42 I 619 12 552 -

152 4 351 45 338 5 210 

110 5 343 54 9921 - -I 4 130 

76 ~I - 180 7 507 2 

31 987 9 981 - (D~I 41 I 148 10 862 - 345 10 610 130 543

1 

6 

90 2 752 27 900 - 31~1 167 5 305 70 202 -

227 8 827 78 170 I - 137 3 256 45 821 14 3781 

669 31 907 314 614 - - 8 93 755 - - 204 12 000 127 600 2 (D) 

241 9 707 98692 I (D) 

63 3 085 47 367 - -

223 8 696 106 119 2 (0) 

7 120 \ 040 - - 57 I 570 16 6421 2 (D~I 5 119 I 340 -

458 5 865 65 159 - -

4 29 68 -

657 10 022 102 354 1 5 J 32 

3 

293 

24 2 829 

105 

I (O~ I - 3 20 (D) - = 1 6 38 271 - 15 153 938 -

J 6 67 359 - 4 47 650 - 6 199 2 660 I 8 63 680 -

= I 6 73 1 053 -

4 26 367 -

=1 8 80 841 - 14 140 I 430 I -

= \ 15 172 I 823 - 3 17 216 - 8 180 

2 fi~ 1 - 3 (D) -

-I II 129 939 8 90 766 - 18 171 I 126

1 

- 7 66 878 - :1 28 474 4 41 -

MICHIGAN 169 
fable 30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

SORGHUMS FOR SILAGE OR GREEN 

CHOP (TONS, GREEN) - Con. 

Isabella ___________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

Macomb 

t~:~t~~== == == == == == == ==== ==== == == __________________________ _ Manistee _________________________ _ 

Moson ___________________________ _ 

Mecosta __________________________ _ 

Midland __________________________ _ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

MissQukee ________________________ _ - Monroe ___________________________ _ -

Montcalm _________________________ _ - Muskegon - ________________________ _ 

- Newaygo _________________________ _ 

-

Harvested 

Farms Acres 

18 235 

12 235 4 60 25 218 21 253 

7 114 8 291 

3 (0) 

3 23 13 121 

6 72 8 98 

5 32 

23 290 10 84 19 150 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms 

2947 - 1 684 - 390 - 2310 - 1 459 - 1 004 - 3 355 - 46 - (0) - 857 - 385 - 612 - (0) 1 2 178 1 718 - 1 174 -

Acres 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

(D) 

-

-

All Farms 

SORGHUMS FOR SILAGE OR GREEN 

CHOP (TONS, GREEN)-Con. 

Oakland __________________________ .. 

Oceano ___________________________ _ Osceolo ___________________________ _ Ottawa ___________________________ _ Presque Isle _______________________ _ Saginaw __________________________ _ 5t Clair ___________________________ _ 

5t Joseph _________________________ _ 

Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

Shiawossee _______________________ _ Tuscola ___________________________ _ Von Buren ________________________ _ Washtenow _______________________ _ All other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on moillIsL ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Harvested 

Forms Acres Quantity 

5 107 974 

12 121 1 055 12 196 1 524 32 234 2801 11 79 440 13 160 2 199 15 223 2688 10 134 1 875 

22 266 2476 19 606 6799 

14 176 1 266 4 51 (D) 

5 140 1 152 23 339 3338 

59 2360 28 320 

Tobie 31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978 

All Farms 

LAND USED FOR VEGETABLES 

(SEE TEXT) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Aleona ___________________________ _ Alger _____________________________ _ Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Alpena ___________________________ _ 

Antrim ___________________________ _ Arenac ___________________________ _ Baraga ___________________________ _ Barry ____________________________ _ 

Boy ______________________________ _ 

Benzie ____________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ Branch ___________________________ _ Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Cass _____________________________ _ 

Charlevoix ________________________ _ Cheboygan ________________________ _ 

Chippewa _________________________ _ 

Clore _____________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Crawford _________________________ _ 

Della _____________________________ _ 

Eaton ____________________________ _ 

Emmet ___________________________ _ Genesee __________________________ _ Gladwin __________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

Houghton _________________________ _ Huron ____________________________ _ 

Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Ionia _____________________________ _ losco _____________________________ _ Iron ______________________________ _ Isabella ___________________________ _ 

Jockson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

loke __________________ ------- ____ _ 

lapeer ___________________________ _ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- leelanau ________________ ------ __ ---- Lenowee ________________ ----------- Uvingston - _________________________ _ 

Macomb - __________________________ _ 

Manistee - _________________________ _ Marquette - ________________________ _ 

- Mason ________________ -------_ ---- Mecosta - ________________________ --- Midland - __________________________ _ 

Missaukee - ________________________ _ 

-

Monroe __________________ - ----____ _ 

- Montcalm ________________ - - - - - ____ _ 

- Muskegon ____________________ -----

Newoygo - _________________________ _ 

Oakland - __________________________ _ 

- Oceano ________________ ------- ------ Ogemaw ________________ ------ ____ _ 

- Osceolo _________________ - ----- ____ _ 

- Otsego ____________ ----------------- Ollawa ___________________________ _ 

- Presque Isle _______________________ _ -

Harvested 

Forms 

4 165 

4 

3 

133 

12 

13 

28 

3 

51 

144 

9 

436 

13 

39 

59 

16 

10 

5 

6 

28 

3 

10 

36 

10 

55 

4 

33 

50 

13 

13 

6 

36 

64 

7 

3 

9 

46 

41 

115 

4 

62 

16 

57 

34 

160 

27 

8 

82 

26 

20 

3 

107 

40 

60 

61 

42 

353 

11 

4 

7 

173 

6 

Acres 

120 137 

9 

2 3 803 

99 

43 

1 815 

8 1 793 

3 739 

25 

8 589 

196 

1 055 

2 432 

(D) 

26 

11 

16 

545 

8 

29 

957 

113 

632 6 1 911 

2959 

182 

30 

12 

2043 

3864 

44 

(D) 

438 

759 

362 

3 170 

8 3 071 

176 

1 327 

1 851 

4 271 

934 

30 4217 

1 015 

322 4 

2 798 

1 729 

3 519 4379 

672 

11 575 

35 

5 

47 

4 051 

6 

Irrigated 

Farms Acres 

851 34 086 

1 (D) 

1 (D) 

49 1 556 4 15 

6 18 

2 (0) 

- -

10 (0) 

15 426 

3 7 

145 2 976 

4 (D) 

3 3 

19 1 011 

3 10 

- -

- -

- - 7 246 

- -

3 7 

8 86 

3 (D) 

8 21 

- -

- - 3 29 

3 (0) 

4 11 

- -

10 805 

7 (0) 

1 (D) 

- -

2 (0) 

14 229 

5 69 

57 1 806 

2 (0) 

18 1 492 

5 39 

14 317 

13 (0) 

33 1 100 

15 217 

2 (0) 

10 476 

5 361 

1 (D) 

1 (0) 

16 894 

16 1 093 

14 570 

24 2 782 

12 158 

14 611 

2 (D) 

1 (D) 

- - 81 I 678 

1 (D) 

All Farms 

LAND USED FOR VEGETABLES 

(SEE TEXT)- Con. 

Saginaw __________________________ _ 5t Clair ___________________________ _ 

5t Joseph _________________________ _ 

Sanilac ___________________________ _ Shiawassee _______________________ _ Tuscola ___________________________ _ Van Buren ________________________ _ 

Woshtenaw _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ Wexford __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

ALL VEGETABLES HARVESTED 

(SEE TEXT) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Alcona ___________________________ _ Alger _____________________________ _ 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Alpena ___________________________ _ Antrim ___________________________ _ Arenac ___________________________ _ Baraga ___________________________ _ Barry ____________________________ _ Boy ______________________________ _ 

Benzie ____________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ Branch ___________________________ _ Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Cass _____________________________ _ 

Charlevoix ________________________ _ Cheboygan ________________________ _ 

Chippewa _________________________ _ 

Clore _____________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Crawford _________________________ _ 

Delta _____________________________ _ 

Eoton ____________________________ _ Emmet ___________________________ _ Genesee __________________________ _ Gladwin __________________________ _ 

Grand Troverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ Hillsdole __________________________ _ 

Houghton _________________________ _ 

Huron ____________________________ _ 

Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Ionia _____________________________ _ losco _____________________________ _ Iron ______________________________ _ Isabella ___________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ Lake _____________________________ _ 

lapeer ___________________________ _ 

leelanau __________________________ _ Lenawee __________________________ _ livingston _________________________ _ Mocomb __________________________ _ 

Manistee _________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Harvested 

Farms 

63 

72 

35 

79 

32 

35 

380 

65 

76 

14 

13 

372 

4 165 

4 

3 

133 

12 

13 

28 

3 

51 

144 

9 

436 

13 

39 

59 

16 

10 

5 

6 

28 

3 

10 

36 

10 

55 

4 

33 

50 

13 

13 

6 

36 

64 

7 

3 

9 

46 

41 

115 

4 

62 

16 

57 

34 

160 

27 

Acres 

2 523 

1 652 

2 456 

3 920 

403 

1 278 

11 545 

1 968 

1 614 

869 

38 

3 020 

122 307 

10 

2 

3 802 

99 

41 1 815 

7 1 791 3 757 

25 

8636 

195 1 452 2 615 

1 081 

26 

11 

16 

544 

8 

29 

956 

123 

635 5 1 912 

2 959 

187 

28 

11 

2043 

3 875 

44 

8 437 

758 

361 3 456 

8 3 074 

176 1 339 2 866 

4 369 

949 

Irrigated 

Forms Acres 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

- -

' Irrigated 

Forms Acres 

9 217 

3 (D) 

12 (0) 

- - 1 (D) 

2 (D) 

51 5809 

25 1 202 

10 197 

2 (0) 

1 (0) 

35 102 

851 35623 

1 (D) 

1 (0) 

49 1 557 

4 16 

6 18 

2 (D) 

- -

10 194 

15 426 

3 6 

145 2993 

4 147 

3 3 

19 1 194 

3 10 

- - - -

- - 7 246 

- -

3 7 

8 86 

3 75 

8 21 

- - - - 3 29 

3 7B 

4 10 

- -

10 805 

7 1 264 

1 (D) 

- - 2 (0) 

14 229 

5 69 

57 2077 

2 (D) 

18 1 492 

5 39 

14 330 

13 2 289 

33 1 110 

15 233 

170 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978 -Con. 

All Farms 

AU VEGETABLES HARVESTED 

(SEE TEXT) - Con. 

Marquette ________________________ _ Mason ___________________________ _ - Mecoslo __________________________ _ - Midland __________________________ _ -

Missoukee - ________________________ _ Monroe - ___________________________ _ - Montcalm _________________________ _ Muskegon ________________________ _ -

- Newaygo _________________________ _ Oakland __________________________ _ -

-

Oceano ___________________________ _ 

- Ogemow __________________________ _ Ooceola ___________________________ _ - Olsego ___________________________ _ - Ollawa ___________________________ _ - Presque - Isle _______________________ _ 

- Saginaw __________________________ _ 

- 51 Clair ___________________________ _ St Joseph _________________________ _ -

- Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

-

Shiowassee _______________________ _ 

- Tuscola ___________________________ _ 

- Van Buren ________________________ _ 

Washtenow - _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ - Wexford - __________________________ _ 

- All other counties __________________ _ 

-

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

ASPARAGUS 

Michigan _________________ _ -

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

- Antrim ___________________________ _ 

- Berrien ___________________________ _ 

- (ass _____________________________ _ 

- Charlevoix ________________________ _ - Clinton ___________________________ _ 

- Grand Traverse ____________________ _ 

- Ionia _____________________________ _ 

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

- Kolamazoo ________________________ _ 

- Kent _____________________________ _ 

- leelanau __________________________ _ Macomb - __________________________ _ 

Manistee - _________________________ _ Mason - ___________________________ _ Mecosta - __________________________ _ Muskegon ________________________ _ - Newaygo _________________________ _ - Oakland - __________________________ _ 

- Oceana ___________________________ _ 

-

Ogemaw __________________________ _ Ollawa ___________________________ _ -

- Saginaw __________________________ _ SI - Joseph _________________________ '_ - Shiawassee _______________________ _ 

- Van Buren ________________________ _ Woshtenow - _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ -

Ali - alher counties __________________ _ 

-

BEANS, GREEN LIMA 

Michigan _________________ _ -

Berrien ___________________________ _ Macomb ___________________________ _ 

-

Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- Von Buren _________________________ _ Woshlenaw ________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

- All other counlies ___________________ _ 

BEANS, SNAP (BUSH AND POLE) 

Michigan ________________ : __ 

Allegan ____________________________ _ Alpena ____________________________ _ Barry _____________________________ _ Bay _______________________________ _ Benzlo _____________________________ _ 

Berrien ____________________________ _ Calhoun ___________________________ _ Cass ______________________________ _ 

Gonesee ___________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse _____________________ _ 

Gratiol ____________________________ _ Hillsdale ___________________________ _ Ionia ______________________________ _ Isabella ____________________________ _ 

~~,~~;z~~== Kenl ______________________________ ======== ==== ============ _ 

Harvesled 

Forms 

8 

82 

26 

20 

3 

107 

40 

60 

61 

42 

353 

11 

4 

7 

173 

6 

63 

72 

35 

79 

32 

35 

380 

65 

76 

14 

13 

372 

1 087 

35 

3 

146 

22 

3 

3 

4 

5 

3 

14 

13 

9 

7 

9 

33 

13 

24 

12 

3 

329 

5 

31 

4 

12 

6 

301 5 

6 

27 

44 

11 

5 

4 

3 

4 

3 

14 

781 

8 

5 

26 

10 

3 

33 

5 

13 

9 

17 

4 

3 

39 

J 

11 

3 

21 

Irrigaled 

Acres Forms Acres 

32 2 (D) 

4 217 10 476 

1 016 5 361 

321 1 (D) 

4 1 (D) 

2 807 16 894 

1 728 16 1 093 

3 520 14 570 

4 397 24 2 782 

674 12 158 

11 573 14 612 

35 2 (D) 

5 1 (D) 

46 - - 4052 81 1 678 

6 1 (D) 

2 524 9 218 

1 694 3 56 

2456 12 2008 

3920 - -

403 1 (D) 

1 278 2 (0) 

11 552 51 5 810 

1 968 25 1 202 

1 612 10 197 

868 2 (D) 

42 1 (D) 

3020 35 102 

19 719 51 540 

569 3 (D) 

(D) - - 1 585 7 21 1 021 1 (D) 

23 - -

5 1 (D) 

47 - - (D) - - (D) - - 147 - -

88 4 3 134 - - 14 I (D) 

218 3 (D) 

465 1 (D) 

496 - - 394 1 (D) 

234 1 (D) 

1 - - 8 521 2 (D) 

18 1 (D) 

360 6 44 

6 1 (D) 

429 4 (D) 

11 - - 4608 5 99 12 2 (D) 

11 1 (D) 

177 6 24 

43 11 9 

11 1 (D) 

4 - - 4 - - (D) 1 (D) 

2 1 (D) 

(D) 1 (D) 

10 7 6 

19486 151 4 978 

16 3 (D) 

(D) - - 930 3 (D) 

4 - - 1 2 (D) 

60 11 27 

3 2 (D) 

(D) 4 (D) 

37 2 (D) 

1 784 - - (D) - - (D) - - 1 276 1 (D) 

(D) - - 6 3 2 2 1 (D) 

2731 10 160 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Horvested 

All Farms Forms 

BEANS, SNAP (BUSH AND POlE) - Co n. 

lapeer __________________ ----------- 8 lenawee _________________________ _ 

-- 4 livingston ________________________ _ Macomb ___________________ - ____ ---- 8 

-- 30 Manistee _________________________ _ - 5 Moson __________________________ --- 38 Mecosta __________________________ _ - 5 Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- 30 Montcalm _________________________ _ - 5 Muskegon ________________________ _ - 11 

Newaygo _________________________ _ Oakland __________________________ _ - 3 

- 8 Oceana ___________________________ _ 

- 23 Ottowa ___________________________ _ - 28 Saginaw __________________________ _ 51 Clair ___________________________ _ - 7 

- 18 51 Joseph _________________________ _ 

Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

- 4 

- 32 Von Buren ________________________ _ - 18 Woshtenow _______________________ _ - 21 Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Wexford ______________________ ------ 25 

- 11 All other counties __________________ _ - 38 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ - 188 

BEETS 

Michigan _________________ _ - 199 

8ay ___________________________ ----

Kent _____________________________ _ - 9 

- 3 lapeer ___________________________ _ - 5 Macomb __________________________ _ 

- 20 Monroe ___________________________ _ - 3 Ottawa ___________________________ _ 

- 8 Sanilac ___________________________ _ - 7 Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 51 

Forms not on moil lisL ______________ _ - 93 

BROCCOLI 

Michigan _________________ _ - 134 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

- 3 Berrien ___________________________ _ - 6 

I "ghom ___________________________ _ 

- 3 Kent _____________________________ _ 

- 8 lapeer ___________________________ _ 

- 3 Macomb __________________________ _ 

- 5 Manistee _________________________ _ 

- 3 Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- 3 Ottawa ___________________________ _ 

- 4 Von Buren ________________________ _ 

- 5 Washtenaw _______________________ _ 

- 3 Wayne ___________________________ _ 

- 4 Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 24 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 60 

CHINESE CABBAGE 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 4 

HEAD CABBAGE 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 477 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

- 13 Borry ____________________________ _ Bay - 3 ______________________________ _ 

- 27 Berrien ___________________________ _ - 20 Branch ___________________________ _ 

- 3 Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- 4 Cass _____________________________ _ 

- 3 Genesee __________________________ _ 

- 5 Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

- 3 Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

- 7 

I ngham ___________________________ _ 

- 5 I sabella ___________________________ _ 

- 3 J ocksan __________________________ _ 

- 9 Kenl _____________________________ _ 

- 25 l epeer ___________________________ _ 

- 8 l enawee __________________________ _ Macomb - 10 __________________________ _ 

- 61 Monroe ___________________________ _ Muskegon - 32 ________________________ _ 

- 5 Newaygo _________________________ _ 

- 3 

Oakland __________________________ _ 

- 8 Oceana ___________________________ _ Ollawo - 3 ___________________________ _ 

- 31 Saginaw __________________________ _ 

- 10 St Clair ___________________________ _ 

- 28 Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

- 6 Von Buren ________________________ _ 

- Woshl,naw 11 _______________________ _ Wayne - 13 ___________________________ _ 

- 25 All olher counties __________________ _ 

- 34 

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 59 

irrigated I 

Acres Forms Acres 

(D) 1 (0) 

13 1 (D) 

15 1 (D) 

495 3 (D) 

(D) 1 (D) 

3499 6 350 

94 - -

110 1 (D) 

(D) 2 (D) 

587 1 (D) 

(Z) - - 7 I (D) 

1 587 6 447 

51 14 25 

6 2 (0) 

437 - -

I 3 (Z) 

1 173 - - (0) 6 (0) 

53 11 49 

55 2 (D) 

861 1 (D) 

1 110 11 27 

50 35 7 

547 19 21 

78 - - 1 3 1 

15 2 (D) 

29 1 (D) 

(D) - -

(D) 2 (D) 

358 - - 42 11 11 

9 - -

80 22 31 

3 1 (0) 

9 5 9 

(D) - -

11 5 9 (D) - - 3 - - (0) 2 (OJ 

1 - - 7 4 7 

3 - - 2 1 (D) 

1 1 (0) 

10 3 1 

24 - -

10 3 8 

3 194 108 1 164 

69 3 (D) 

2 1 (D) 

197 8 118 45 6 21 (D) 1 (0) 

1 2 (D) 

(D) 2 (OJ 12 - - (D) - - (0) 2 (D) 

(D) I (D) 

3 - - 8 2 (D) 

233 15 117 44 2 (D) 

116 4 62 488 12 162 465 4 (D) 

3 - - 3 2 (0) 

3 2 (0) 

2 - - 300 15 187 515 2 (0) 

223 1 (D) 

6 - - 22 2 (0) 

153 5 29 60 3 {DJ 86 11 41 

6 - -

MICHIGAN 171 
Table 31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978-Con. 

All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

farms Acres Farms 

CANTALOUPS AND PERSIAN MELDNS 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 485 1 404 190 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Boy ______________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Bronch ___________________________ _ 

- 12 20 4 

- 31 193 4 

- 56 163 37 

- 5 5 3 Cass _____________________________ _ 

Eoton ____________________________ _ 

Genesee __________________________ _ 

Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

- 11 32 6 

- 4 (0) 2 

- 8 21 1 

- 3 (0) 1 

3 (0) - - 12 13 6 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

lapeer ___________________________ '_ 

t~~~;~~ Macomb __________________________ = = = = = = = = = == = = = == = = = = = == = = = _ 

- 4 (0) 1 

- 21 34 B 

- 3 (0) - - 8 31 4 

- 8 42 6 

- 17 105 - Monroe ________________ ~. _________ _ 

Muskegon ________________________ _ 

Oakland __________________________ _ 

Oceano ___________________________ _ 

- 35 153 6 

- 4 3 1 

- 7 20 3 

- 3 (0) 1 

Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

- 29 84 17 Saginaw __________________________ _ St Clair ___________________________ _ - 8 18 2 

- 6 8 - St Joseph ________________________ _ 

-- 9 14 8 Van Buren _______________________ _ Woshtenaw ______________________ _ -- 20 166 11 

-- 19 70 11 Wayne __________________________ _ 

-- 19 56 5 All other counties _________________ _ -- 25 43 7 

Farms not on maillisL _____________ _ -- 95 42 35 

CARROTS 

Michigan -- 324 6362 59 

Berrien __________________________ _ 

-- 4 (0) 3 Calhoun _________________________ _ 

-- 7 116 2 Cass ____________________________ _ 

-- 3 120 - Clinton __________________________ _ 

-- 4 162 4 Genesee _________________________ _ 

-- 3 1 1 Ingham __________________________ _ 

-- 5 321 2 Ionia ____________________________ _ 

-- 4 (0) 2 Isabella __________________________ _ 

-- 3 2 - Kent ____________________________ _ 

-- 9 141 5 lapeer __________________________ _ 

-- 19 1 452 5 

Mocomb _________________________ _ 

-- 8 5 - Marquette _______________________ _ 

-- 3 1 - Newaygo ________________________ _ 

-- 31 , 2 142 17 Ottawa __________________________ _ 

-- 9 67 5 St Clair __________________________ _ 

-- 4 (0) - Sanilac __________________________ _ 

-- 3 1 - Van Buren _______________________ _ -- 3 (0) 1 Wayne __________________________ _ 

-- 6 2 1 All other counties _________________ _ 

-- 43 793 11 

Farms not on maillisL _____________ _ -- 153 37 -

CAULIflOWER 

Michigan _________________ _ - 273 I 062 79 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

- 16 320 B Boy ______________________________ _ 

- 9 46 3 Berrien ___________________________ _ - 10 15 6 Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

- 7 49 2 Ingham ___________________________ _ 

- 4 31 1 Kent _____________________________ _ 

- 26 83 17 lapeer ___________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) 1 lenowee __________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) - Macomb __________________________ _ 

- 32 126 6 Monrae ___________________________ _ - 12 73 2 

Ottowa ___________________________ _ - 19 52 9 St Clair ___________________________ _ - 13 91 - Von Buren ________________________ _ - 11 42 6 Woshtenow _______________________ _ - 5 3 2 Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 8 10 2 

- 36 87 14 

forms not on moil fisL ______________ _ 

- 59 6 -

CELERY 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 67 2309 57 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Kent ________________________ ------- 7 158 6 

- 6 187 6 

lapeer ________________________ ---- Muskegon ________________________ _ Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

- 4 (0) 2 

- 4 278 3 

- 31 759 27 

Van Buren ________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) 3 

All other counties __________________ _ - 12 664 10 

COLLARDS 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 47 214 15 

Kent __________________________ ----- 3 15 3 

Macamb ________________________ ---- 24 139 9 Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- 6 26 - Ali other counties __________________ _ - 14 341 3 

172 MICHIGAN 

Acres 

668 

6 

111 

113 

(0) 

30 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

-

6 

(0) 

17 

-

6 

39 

-

50 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

61 

(0) 

-

13 

150 

57 

23 

13 

18 

3 620 

(0) 

(0) 

-

107 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

-

(0) 

567 

-

- 1 596 

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

(0) 

478 

-

369 

77 

24 

12 

(0) 

(0) 

58 

(0) 

-

56 

(0) 

20 

-

35 

(0) 

(0) 

38 

-

2 095 

128 

183 

(0) 

232 

628 

(0) 

663 

79 

15 

56 

-

81 

All Farms 

COWPEAS. BLACKEYED AND 

OTHER GREEN COW PEAS 

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

All - other counties __________________ _ 

-

CUCUMBERS AND PICKLES 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Antrim ___________________________ _ -

Arenac - ___________________________ _ Barry - ____________________________ _ 

Boy ______________________________ _ - Berrien ___________________________ _ -

Branch - ___________________________ _ Coss _____________________________ _ - Clinton - ___________________________ _ 

- Eaton ____________________________ _ 

- Genesee __________________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ - Hillsdale __________________________ _ -

- Ingham ___________________________ _ Ionia _____________________________ _ - losco _____________________________ _ -

- Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ -

- Kent _____________________________ _ 

lapeer ___________________________ _ -

- lenawee __________________________ _ 

- livingston _________________________ _ Macomb - __________________________ _ Manistee _________________________ _ - Mason ___________________________ _ - Mecosta - __________________________ _ 

Midland __________________________ _ - Monroe ___________________________ _ -

Montcalm - _________________________ _ - Muskegon ________________________ _ 

- Newaygo _________________________ _ 

Oakland __________________________ _ - Oceano ___________________________ _ -

- Ottawa ___________________________ _ 

- Saginaw __________________________ _ 

- St Clair ___________________________ _ 

- St Joseph _________________________ _ Sanilac ___________________________ _ -

- Shiawassee _______________________ _ Tuscola ___________________________ _ -

- Van Buren ________________________ _ 

Woshtenaw - _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ -

- Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- Forms not on moil lis1- ______________ _ -

EGGPLANT 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- Berrien ___________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ -

- Macomb __________________________ _ Monrae - ___________________________ _ 

Oceano - ___________________________ _ 

- Van Buren ________________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ -

- AU other counties __________________ _ 

-

ENDIVE 

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

ESCAROLE 

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

GARLIC 

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

HONEYDEW MELONS 

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

Bay ______________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ -

- Kent _____________________________ _ 

- livingston _________________________ _ 

Macomb - __________________________ _ 

Monroe - ___________________________ _ 

Oakland __________________________ _ -

- Saginaw __________________________ _ 

Tuscola ___________________________ _ -

- Ali other counties __________________ _ 

-

farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

Harvested 

Farms 

17 

3 

14 

921 

34 

3 

24 

6 

63 

88 

4 

13 

5 

5 

11 

40 

3 

9 

7 

6 

10 

4 

18 

8 

11 

5 

38 

6 

14 

3 

6 

15 

14 

12 

5 

11 

38 

30 

20 

13 

3 

24 

12 

18 

40 

11 

30 

27 

154 

74 

14 

4 

18 

6 

3 

4 

8 

17 

6 

3 

4 

136 

16 

5 

4 

3 

8 

3 

3 

5 

3 

26 

60 

Irrigated 

Acres farms Acres 

35 3 (0) 

10 - - 25 3 9 

23 469 233 5 580 

1 130 16 776 

1 1 (0) 

1 695 1 (0) 

1 2 (0) 

1 765 4 47 

1 448 58 1 049 

(0) 2 (0) 

374 6 290 

(0) 1 (0) 

(0) 1 (0) 

8 3 1 

2 631 - -

1 - - 315 3 (0) 

204 2 (0) 

16 1 (0) 

15 4 (0) 

1 1 (0) 

414 9 92 

(0) 2 (0) 

238 3 90 

2 1 (0) 

124 5 (0) 

85 6 85 

202 5 121 

(Z) 2 (0) 

(0) - - 65 2 (0) 

729 8 S64 

1 463 6 (0) 

29 3 22 

10 3 (0) 

1 170 6 85 

607 17 301 

775 2 (0) 

118 - - (0) I (0) 

1 514 - - 311 1 (0) 

1 154 1 (0) 

1 574 23 1 408 

32 8 30 

30 4 (0) 

329 9 9 

2 431 - -

100 22 53 

21 7 18 

2 3 (0) 

3B 3 21 

7 1 (0) 

2 - - 13 2 (0) 

7 2 (0) 

10 4 4 

10 2 (0) 

(0) 2 (0) 

2 - -

184 13 41 

43 2 (0) 

19 4 17 

4 1 (0) 

(0) - - 16 - - (0) - -

8 - - 13 1 (0) 

(0) - - 27 5 6 

241 - -I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978 -Con. 

All Farms 

LETTUCE AND ROMAINE 

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

Genesee __________________________ _ 

- Ingham ___________________________ _ - Kent _____________________________ _ - lapeer ___________________________ _ 

Mocomb - __________________________ _ Monroe - ___________________________ _ 

Woshtenow - _______________________ _ 

- All other counties __________________ _ -

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ -

MUSTARD GREENS 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- Kent _____________________________ _ 

- lapeer ___________________________ _ Macomb - __________________________ _ Monroe - ___________________________ _ 

- St Clair ___________________________ _ 

- All other counties __________________ _ 

-

ONIONS, DRY 

Michigan _________________ _ -

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

- Barry ____________________________ _ 

Boy - ______________________________ _ 

- Berrien ___________________________ _ 

- Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- Clinton ___________________________ _ 

- Eaton ____________________________ _ 

- Genesee __________________________ _ 

- Ingham ___________________________ _ 

- Ionia _____________________________ _ 

-

Jackson __________________________ _ Kent - _____________________________ _ 

-

t~:~t~~==== ~=== == == == ======== ==== -

- Macomb __________________________ _ Manroe - ___________________________ _ Muskegon ________________________ _ Newaygo _________________________ _ 

Ottowa ___________________________ _ Saginaw __________________________ _ 

Tuscola ___________________________ _ 

Van Buren ________________________ _ Washtenow _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

ONIONS, GREEN 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Boy ______________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

lapeer ___________________________ _ Macomb __________________________ _ 

Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Ali ather counties __________________ _ 

OKRA 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Ionia _____________________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

PARSLEY 

Michigan _________________ _ 

PEAS, GREEN, EXCLUDING 

GREEN COWPEAS 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Michigan __________________ _ 

Allegan ____________________________ _ 

Barry _____________________________ _ 

Bay _______________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ Eaton _____________________________ _ 

- Genesee ___________________________ _ 

Ionia _____________________ , _________ _ 

Jackson ___________________________ _ 

Kent ______________________________ _ 

Macomb ___________________________ _ 

Mecosta ___________________________ _ 

Monroe ____________________________ _ 

Montcalm _________________________ _ 

Oceana ___________________________ _ - Ottawa ___________________________ _ -

-

Harvested 

Forms 

135 

3 

3 

14 

II 

13 

5 

3 

24 

59 

61 

4 

4 

26 

7 

5 

15 

309 

16 

4 

34 

3 

9 

3 

6 

3 

9 

8 

5 

II 

17 

3 

6 

5 

3 

24 

40 

8 

7 

7 

4 

13 

27 

34 

53 

4 

8 

4 

7 

3 

3 

24 

18 

3 

3 

12 

7 

140 

3 

16 

4 

4 

6 

4 

13 

3 

3 

4 

3 

3 

4 

4 

5 

Irrigated 

Acres Forms Acres 

I 171 40 747 

(D) I (D) 

(D) 2 (0) 

95 10 6J 179 5 132 

154 8 126 

48 I (D) 

(D) - - 152 13 136 

6 - -

328 18 132 

13 4 13 

8 - - 201

1 

10 110 

(D) - -

(D) - - 44 4 10 

8 390 78 2846 

I 241 7 299 

127 2 (D) 

107 3 18 

(D) I (D) 

224 2 (D) 

(0) 3 (D) 

217 - - (D) I (D) 

580 3 (D) 

960 2 (0) 

312 2 (D) 

323 7 231 

318 8 216 

(D) - - II I (D) 

I - - 639 2 (D) 

I 615 II 910 

872 12 105 

II I (D) 

35 I (D) 

187 I (D) 

2 I (D) 

37 I (D) 

175 6 113 

3 - -

200 18 81 

6 - - 36 7 30 7 - - 34 2 (D) 

(D) I (D) 

(D) - - 99 8 36 

20 2 (D) 

(D) - - (D) I (D) 

8 I (D) 

20 3 (D) 

2 689 25 691 

(D) 2 (D) 

483 - - (D) I (D) 

2 - - 184 - - 2 2 (D) 

331 - - I - - (D) I (D) 

(D) - -

310 3 310 (D) - - 240 4 240 

3 2 (D) 

21 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

All Farml 

PEAS, GIEEN, EXCLUDING 

GREEN COWPEAS - Con. 

Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

Van Buren ________________________ _ Washtenow _______________________ _ 

All other counties ________ • _________ _ 

PEPPERS, HOT 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Bay ______________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ Genesee __________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

Macomb __________________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ Oceana ___________________________ _ 

Saginaw __________________ • _______ _ Washtenow _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Forms not on mall IisL ______________ _ 

PEPI'ERS, SWEET 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Barry ____________________________ _ Bay ______________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ Branch ___________________________ _ Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Co 55 _____________________________ _ 

Eaton ____________________________ _ Genesee __________________________ _ 

Grotiot ___________ ._. _____________ _ 

Hillsdale __________________________ _ Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Ionia __________________________ • __ _ Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo __________ • _____________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- lenowee __________________________ _ -

Uvingston - _________________________ _ Macomb __________________________ _ -

Manistee - _________________________ _ 

- Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Muskegon - __________________ ... _____ _ Newaygo _________________________ _ - Oakland __________________________ _ - Oceana ___________________________ _ - Onowa ___________________________ _ - Saginaw __________________________ _ - St Clair ___________________________ _ -

- St Joseph _________________________ _ 

Tuscolo ___________________________ _ - Van Buren ________________________ _ - Washtenaw - _______________________ _ Woyne ___________________________ _ -

- All ather cauntles __________________ _ 

- Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

PUMPKINS 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Antrim ___________________________ _ - Barry ____________________________ _ - Bay ______________________________ _ - Berrien _____________ ... _____________ _ - Calhoun __________________________ _ - (ass _____________________________ _ - Eaton ____________________________ _ - Genesee __________________________ _ - Ingh.m ___________________________ _ -

- Ionia _____________________________ _ Jackson __________________________ _ - Kalomazoo ________________________ _ - Kent _____________________________ _ - Lapeer ___________________________ _ - Leelanau __________________________ _ -

-

t7~~=~=====::===::=:::~::::==:~: - Macomb __________________________ _ - Monroe ___________________________ _ -

- Manlc.lm _________________________ _ 

Muskegon ________________________ _ - Newaygo _________________________ _ - Oakland __________________________ _ - O"awa ___________________________ _ - Saginaw __________________________ _ - SI Clair ___________________________ _ - Van Buren ________________________ _ -

Washlenaw _______________________ _ - Wayne ___________________________ _ - All alher caunll .. __________________ _ -

- Farms nal on mailllsL ______________ _ 

-

Harvested 

Forms 

25 

5 

6 

25 

151 

15 

6 

4 

5 

14 

9 

4 

6 

3 

7 

19 

59 

479 

9 

3 

34 

49 

4 

4 

9 

4 

7 

8 

3 

6 

3 

6 

3 

23 

8 

4 

50 

3 

29 

4 

3 

9 

5 

17 

16 

13 

3 

3 

14 

12 

33 

1B 

60 

362 

7 

4 

4 

II 

24 

7 

5 

7 

10 

3 

5 

9 

B 

17 

3 

3 

3 

9 

3B 

15 

3 

3 

5 

10 

16 

5 

10 

12 

21 

16 

35 

34 

Irrigated 

Acres Farms Acres 

827 - (0) 1 18 I 

15 2 (D) 

42 7 22 

422 24 101 

102 - ) 17 5 

3 I (0) I 5 2 (0) 

21 - -

58 4 52 

5 - - 141 2 (D) 

3 2 (D) 

5~ 1 

- -

8 23 

6 - -

I 862 141 756 

12 - (0) 1 (D) I 

313 5 36 

316 32 252 

(0) 2 (0) 

I - -

(D) 6 (D) 

5 3 5 

8 I (0) 

45 3 (0) 

(0) I (0) 

8 2 (0) 

I I (0) 

2 4 I 

(D) I (D) 

46 13 38 

34 2 (D) 

(0) 1 2 

179 9 ~I (D) 3 (0) 

79 4 (D) 

I I (D) 

(D) 3 (D) 

10 2 (D) 

5 - -

36 10 31 

421 4 (D) 

36 2 (0) 

(D) 2 (D) 

(D) - - 50 6 26 

13 5 10 

53 5 13 

9 6 2 

30 - -

906 55 96 

8 2 (D) 

I I (D) 

2 2 (0) 

32 I (D) 

65 6 14 

7 - - 13 I (0) 

25 3 (D) 

18 - - (D) - -

(0) 2 (0) 

8 4 2 

33 - - 29 5 5 

2 - - 3 2 (D) 

I - - 15 2 (D) 

101 3 (D) 

57 - -

(Z) - - 3 - -

5 3 3 115 2 (D) 

20 4 7 

15 2 (D) 

17 - - 53 - - 94 5 20 

69 I (D) 

51 4 7 

34 r - -

MICHIGAN 173 
Table 31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978 -Con. 

All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Fanns Acres 

RADISHES SWEET CORN - Con. 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 50 5623 18 4419 Houghton _________________________ _ 

- 9 9 2 (D) Huron ____________________________ _ Kent - 4 9 - - _____________________________ _ lapeer ___________________________ _ 

Macomb __________________________ _ St Joseph _________________________ _ 

Woshtenow _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 6 (D) 5 (D) I 

- 6 37 2 (D) I - 8 48 1 (D) I 

- 3 (D) 1 (D) I 

- 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 24 3 172 8 2 037 

nghom ___________________________ _ onia _____________________________ _ ron ______________________________ _ 

sabella ___________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

- 17 107 3 (D) 

- 11 319 5 (D) 

- 3 (D) - - - 4 (D) 1 (D) 

- 26 170 5 61 

- 19 85 1 (D) Kent _____________________________ _ 

- 55 551 21 186 

RHUBARB lapeer ___________________________ _ 

- 27 396 2 (D) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 32 187 11 92 

leelanau __________________________ _ 

lenawee __________________________ _ - 5 24 2 (D) 

- 18 71 5 (D) 

Berrien ___________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

Macomb __________________________ _ 

Von Buren ________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 6 76 5 64 

- 4 2 3 2 

- 8 (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 (D) - - - 10 51 2 (D) 

Uvingston _________________________ _ Macomb __________________________ _ Manistee _________________________ _ Marquette ________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mecosta __________________________ _ 

- 22 158 5 (D) 

- 69 957 8 69 

- 10 67 6 62 

- 6 18 1 (D) 

- 10 39 1 (D) 

- 6 15 1 (D) 

Midland __________________________ _ 

- 15 62 - - SPINACH Missaukee ________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 1 (D) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 42 216 19 92 

Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Montcalm _________________________ _ - 42 539 4 (D) 

- 12 (D) 2 (D) 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

lapeer ___________________________ _ 

Macomb __________________________ _ Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- 5 43 5 (D) 

- 8 57 2 (D) 

- 11 51 5 29 

- 5 17 3 12 

- 13 48 4 11 

Muskegon ________________________ _ 

Newaygo _________________________ _ Oakland __________________________ _ 

Oceana ___________________________ _ Ogemaw __________________________ _ 

Osceola ___________________________ _ 

- 18 70 3 5 

- 14 44 6 19 

- 31 454 7 (D) 

- 9 37 1 (D) 

- 8 13 2 (D) 

- 3 (D) 1 (D) 

SQUASH 

Otsego ___________________________ _ Ottowa ___________________________ _ - 7 42 - - - 60 533 12 99 

Michigan ________________ _ 

-- 502 1 864 96 584 Presque Isle _______________________ _ Saginaw __________________________ _ 

- 6 5 1 (D) 

- 36 282 3 (D) 

Allegan __________________________ _ Alpena __________________________ _ Arenac __________________________ _ 

Barry ___________________________ _ 

Bay _____________________________ _ 

Berrien __________________________ _ Branch __________________________ _ 

Calhoun _________________________ _ Cass ____________________________ _ 

Eaton ___________________________ _ 

-- 5 7 2 (D) 

-- 3 3 - -

-- 3 (D) - - -- 5 2 2 (D) 

-- 30 58 I (D) 

-- 94 485 25 259 

-- 4 4 I (D) 

-- 6 20 - - -- 10 57 4 43 

-- 4 4 1 (D) 

St Clair ___________________________ _ 5t Joseph _________________________ _ 

Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

Shiawossee _______________________ _ Tuscola ___________________________ _ 

Van Buren ________________________ _ 

Washtenow _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Wexford __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 42 341 1 (D) 

- 14 78 6 47 

- 9 29 - - - 14 53 1 (D) 

- 15 53 1 (D) 

- 43 253 5 20 

- 49 1 199 12 839 

- 43 972 4 109 

- 4 4 2 (D) 

- 20 66 1 (D) 

Farms not on maillfsL ______________ _ 

- 312 264 35 70 Genesee _________________________ _ 

-- 10 8 2 (D) Hillsdale _________________________ _ 

-- 5 22 I (D) TOMATOES Ingham __________________________ _ Ionia ____________________________ _ -- 6 6 I (D) 

-- 3 I 1 (D) Michigan _________________ _ 

- 1 229 7900 311 2272 Jackson _________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo _______________________ _ 

Kent ____________________________ _ lapeer __________________________ _ 

lenawee _________________________ _ 

livingston ________________________ _ 

-- 9 6 2 (D) 

-- 8 18 1 (D) 

-- 28 119 16 45 

-- 9 7 - - -- 9 29 2 (D) 

-- 4 (D) - -

Allegan ___________________________ _ Antrim ___________________________ _ 

Arenac ___________________________ _ 

Barry ____________________________ _ Bay ______________________________ _ 

Benzie ____________________________ _ 

- 20 23 5 4 

- 5 4 3 (D) 

- 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 9 4 4 3 

- 52 268 6 49 

- 4 2 2 (D) 

Macomb _________________________ _ Manistee ________________________ _ 

Monroe ________ . _________________ _ 

Muskegon _______________________ _ 

-- 54 313 5 (D) 

-- 4 3 2 (D) 

-- 19 57 2 (D) 

-- 4 6 - -

Berrien ___________________________ _ Branch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ Cass _____________________________ _ 

- 236 3 732 70 895 

- 6 17 3 (D) 

- 14 9 2 (D) 

- 26 403 12 266 

Newaygo ________________________ _ 

-- 10 104 5 64 Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 1 (D) Oakland _________________________ _ Oceana __________________________ _ 

Ottawa ___________________________ _ 

-- 4 3 - - - . 15 161 3 36 

- 23 47 8 27 

Clare _____________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ Eaton ____________________________ _ 

- 3 2 - - - 9 8 3 (D) 

- 8 11 3 9 Saginaw _________________________ _ 

5t Clair __________________________ _ -- 13 64 - - -- 13 42 I (D) 

Genesee __________________________ _ 

Gladwin __________________________ _ - 20 39 5 3 

- 3 1 - -

Sanilac __________________________ _ 

Shiawossee ______________________ _ 

Van Buren _______________________ _ Washtenaw _______________________ _ 

-- 3 I - - -- 3 (D) - - -- 26 127 1 (D) 

- 7 8 - -

Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

Hillsdale __________________________ _ Ingham ___________________________ _ 

- 4 8 - -

- 6 7 2 (D) 

- 5 3 - -

- 8 13 1 (D) 

Wayne ____________________ .. ______ _ 

Ali other counties _________________ _ ~ 16 24 1 (D) 

-- 33 27 6 5 

Ionia _____________________________ _ Isabella ___________________________ _ - 3 1 1 (0) 

- 3 5 1 (D) Jackson __________________________ _ 

- 18 70 6 3 

SWEET CORN Kalamazoo ________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ - 7 5 2 (D) 

- 35 29 17 16 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- I 573 10 873 252 2 936 lapeer ___________________________ _ 

lenawee __________________________ _ - 12 7 1 (D) 

- 31 775 5 (D) 

Aleana ___________________________ _ 

Alger _____________________________ _ 

Allegan ________________________ ---- Alpena ___________________________ _ Antrim ___________________________ _ 

Barry __________________________ --- Boy ____________________________ ---

eenzle __________________________ --- Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Branch ______________________ ------

- 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 3 1 1 (D) 

- 38 131 7 48 

- 9 51 3 9 

- 7 18 2 (D) 

- 9 21 1 (D) 

- 60 303 4 33 

- 6 11 1 (D) 

- 77 401 21 148 

- 11 50 4 (D) 

livingston _________________________ _ Macomb __________________________ _ 

Manistee _________________________ _ 

Marquette ________________________ _ Mason ___________________________ _ 

Midland ________ • _________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Montcalm _________________________ _ 

Muskegon ________________________ _ Newaygo _________________________ _ 

- 10 10 3 2 

- 96 261 9 22 

- 6 17 4 16 

- 3 (D) - - - 4 (D) - - - 9 6 1 (D) 

- 71 895 9 309 

- 6 2 3 (D) 

- 11 9 4 2 

- 5 2 1 (D) 

Calhoun ________________________ --- Cass __________________________ ----

Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

- 25 125 1 (D) 

- 24 104 5 (D) 

- 10 32 3 9 

Oakland __________________________ _ Oceano ___________________________ _ 

Osceola ___________________________ _ 

- 25 33 7 11 

- 6 8 3 (D) 

- 3 2 1 (0) 

Cheboygan ________________________ _ 

Chippewa ______________________ ----

Clore ________________________ ------ Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Delta _______________________ - ------ Eaton __________________________ --- Emmet ___________________________ _ 

- 10 19 - -

- 5 7 - - - 6 11 - - - 15 167 1 (D) 

- 7 19 3 (D) 

- 19 90 7 33 

- 6 67 3 23 

Ottawa ___________________________ _ Saginaw __________________________ _ 

St Clair ___________________________ _ 

St Joseph _________________________ _ 

Sanilac ___________________________ _ Shiawassee _______________________ _ 

Tuscola ___________________________ _ 

- 37 95 IS 29 

- 24 222 6 (D) 

- 27 64 - -

- 9 4 5 2 

- 7 3 - - - 3 9 - - - 5 9 - - Genesee ________________________ ---

Gladwin ______________________ ----- Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

Hillsdale ____________________ -------

- 45 444 4 6 

- 3 3 - - - 9 35 - -

- 6 39 - -

- 10 60, - -I 

Von Buren ________________________ _ 

Woshtenaw _______________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 47 486 20 316 

- 35 93 15 77 

- 53 150 4 (D) 

- 20 17 10 7 

- 154 43, 35 7, 

174 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978-Con. 

I 

All Farms All Farms H arvest Irrigated 

Forms Acre. Farms Acres 

Harvested 

Fanns Acres 

TURNIPS MIXED VEGETABLES - Con. 

Michigan __________________ _ 47 209 14 127 St Clair ____________________________ _ St Joseph __________________________ _ 

Kent ______________________________ _ 

Macomb ___________________________ _ 3 (D) 2 (D) 

10 72 4 35 

Van Buren _________________________ _ 

Washtenaw ________________________ _ 

Newaygo __________________________ _ 

Von Buren _________________________ _ 3 18 1 (D) 

5 (D) 2 (0) 

Wayne ____________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 26 68 5 42 

WATERMELONS 

TURNIP GREENS Michigan __________________ _ 

Michigan __________________ _ 111 255 15 104 Boy _______________________________ _ Berrien ____________________________ _ 3 (D) 2 (D) Berrien ____________________________ _ 

Genesee ___________________________ _ 4 6 I (D) Hillsdale _________________________ ---

Kent ______________________________ _ 3 13 3 13 Jackson ___________________________ _ 

Macomb ___________________________ _ 19 170 6 79 lenawee ___________________________ _ 

Monroe ____________________________ _ 7 11 - - Macomb ________________________ ---- St Clair ____________________________ _ 4 (D) - - Monroe __________________ - ____ ------

All other counties ___________________ _ 12 27 3 9 Montcalm __________________ - _____ ---

Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ - 59 6 - - Ottowa ________________ --- _________ _ Saginaw ___________________________ _ 

MIXED VEGETABLES 

St Joseph __________________________ _ Washtenaw ________________________ _ 

Wayne ____________________________ _ 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 125 356 37 84 All other counties ___________________ _ 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Borry ____________________________ _ - 10 24 7 16 

- 3 4 2 (D) OTHER VEGETABLES 

Boy ______________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ - 5 14 - - - 6 15 - - Michigan __________________ _ 

Coss _____________________________ _ 

- 4 11 - - Deba _____________________________ _ 

- 4 4 2 (0) Genesee __________________________ _ 

- 3 6 1 (D) Houghton _________________________ _ 

- 5 4 2 (D) Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ - 3 (0) 1 (D) 

- 5 8 3 5 

Macomb __________________________ _ 

- 8 61 1 (D) Oakland __________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 2 (D) Oceana ___________________________ _ 

- 3 6 3 6 Ottawa ___________________________ _ 

- 5 (D) I (D) Saginaw __________________________ _ 

- 6 10 - -

Table 32. Fruits and Nuts: 1978 

Total 

All Farms 

Nonbearing age Bearing oge 

Farms Acres Trees or vines Farms Trees or vines Farms Trees or vines 

LAND IN ORCHARDS 

Michigan __________________ _ 5299 170 650 (J() (J() (J() DO (J() 

Aleona ____________________________ _ 12 33 (J() (J() (J() (X) (X) Allegan ____________________________ _ 177 5893 (J() (J() (J() (X) (J() Alpena ____________________________ _ 18 125 (J() (J() (J() (X) (J() Antrim ____________________________ _ 82 3909 (J() (J() (J() (X) (J() Arenac ____________________________ _ 3 (D) (J() (J() (J() (X) (J() Boraga ____________________________ _ 8 34 (J() (J() (J() (X) (J() Borry _____________________________ _ 25 237 (J() (J() (J() (X) (J() Boy _______________________________ _ 

Benzie _____________________________ _ Berrien ____________________________ _ 

20 50 (J() (J() (J() (X) (J() 

102 4 258 (J() (J() (J() (X) (J() 

I 044 29 264 (J() (J() (J() (X) 00 

Branch ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun ___________________________ _ (ass ______________________________ _ Charlevoix _________________________ _ 

Cheboygan _________________________ _ 

Clinton ~~:r~=========================== ___________________________ _ De~a ______________________________ _ 

Dickinson __________________________ _ 

16 281 (J() (J() (J() (X) (X) 

17 387 (J() (J() (J() (X) (J() 

62 2027 (J() (J() (X) (X) (J() 

14 974 (J() (J() (J() (X) (J() 

8 53 (J() (J() (J() (X) (J() 

5 19 (J() (J() (J() (X) (J() 

6 50 (J() (J() (J() (X) (J() 

- 35 467 (J() (J() (J() (X) (X) 

13 31 (J() (J() (J() (X) (J() 

4 (D) (J() (J() (J() (X) (X) 

Eaton _____________________________ _ Emmet ___________________________ _ 

Genesee __________________________ _ 

Gladwin __________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse ____________________ _ 

Grallot ___________________________ _ Hillsdale ___________________________ _ 

Houghton _________________________ _ Huron ____________________________ _ 

Ingham ___________________________ _ 

22 162 (J() (J() (J() (X) (X) 

- 14 66 (X) (J() (X) (X) (X) 

- 48 868 (J() (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 6 (J() (X) (X) (X) (J() 

- 237 14055 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 12 138 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

19 264 (X) (J() (X) (X) (X) 

- 12 32 (X) (X) ()() (X) (X) 

- 8 42 (X) (X) ()() (X) (X) 

- 26 319 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Ionia _____________________________ _ lasco _____________________________ _ 

Isabella ___________________________ _ Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

Kalkaska _________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

lake _____________________________ _ lapelr ___________________________ _ 

leelanau __________________________ _ 

- 60 3369 (X) (J() (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 45 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 13 132 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 43 612 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 91 2073 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 6 19 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 265 17760 (J() (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 5 54 (J() (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 52 934 (X) (X) (l() (X) (X) 

- 292 14628 (X) (X) (l() (X) (X) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Irrigated 

Farms 

Harvested 

Forms 

(J() 

(J() 

(J() 

(J() 

(J() 

(J() 

(J() 

(J() 

(J() 

(J() 

(J() 

(X) 

(J() 

(J() 

(X) 

(J() 

(X) 

(J() 

(J() 

(J() 

(J() 

()() 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

()() 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

()() 

(X) 

()() 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(l() 

(X) 

Acres 

4 

(D) 

(D) 

12 

35 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

6 

(D) 

1 

11 

135 

Pounds 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(l() 

(X) 

(X) 

(l() 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(J() 

(l() 

(l() 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(l() 

(l() 

(X) 

(l() 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(l() 

(l() 

(l() 

MICHIGAN 175 
Table 32. Fruits and Nuts: 1978-Con. 

All Farms Total Nonbearing age Bearing oge Harvested 

Forms Acres Trees or vines Farms Trees or vines Forms Trees or vines Farms Pounds 

lAND IN ORCHARDS - Con. 

lenowee __________ _ Livingston _____________________ _ 

Mocomb_. _ _ ________________ _ Manistee _______________________ _ 

Marquette __ _ ________________ _ Mason ___________________________ _ 

Mecosta __________________________ _ 

Menominee ________________________ _ 

Midland __________________________ _ Missoukee _______________________ _ 

- 42 513 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 33 662 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

64 I 470 (X) I (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

-- 110 5 399 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

5 21 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

84 5 305 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

IS 367 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 10 30 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 12 31 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

-- 3 7 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Montcalm _________________________ _ 

Muskegon _______________________ _ 

Newaygo _________________________ _ 

Oakland _________________________ _ 

Oceano __________________________ _ 

Ogemow _________________________ _ 

Onlonagon _______________________ _ 

- 62 459 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 25 755 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

-- 36 3 223 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 42 I 864 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

-- 70 673 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

-- 290 16660 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

-- 9 67 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

-- 7 IS (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Osceolo __________________________ _ 

Otsego ______________ .., ___________ _ -- 5 23 (X)I (X) (X) I (X) (X) I (X) (X) 

-- 4 6 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Ottawa __________________________ _ 

Presque Isle ______________________ _ -- 103 4 571 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

-- 9 22 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Roscommon ______________________ _ -- 5 75 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Saginaw _________________________ _ 

-- 30 200 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Sf Clair ___________________________ _ 

St Joseph _________________________ _ - 30 526 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 13 299 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

Shiawassee _______________________ _ 

Tuscola ___________________________ _ 

39 395 (X) I (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 14 117 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- II 271 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Von Buren ________________________ _ 

Washtenaw _______________________ _ - 510 20423 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

62 868 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Wayne __________________________ _ 

-- 45 354 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) Wexford __________________________ _ 6 II (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) All other counties _________________ _ -- 10 15 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Forms not on mail lisL ______________ _ - 577 I 237 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

APPLES 

Michigan ________________ _ 

-- 3 280 71 887 4 777 902 I 815 975 627 2 807 3 802 275 2 422 773 356 281 

Akana __________________________ _ 

-- " 24 684 4 90 10 594 6 9680 Allegan ___________________________ _ 134 2 745 145 801 68 26 647 124 119 154 105 26 086 063 Alpena ___________________________ _ 

- 16 97 3 923 10 494 14 3 429 5 (0) Antrim ___________________________ _ 

- 37 549 25 792 18 5 231 33 20 561 27 4 086 550 Arenac ___________________________ _ 

Baraga ___________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) I 4401 I (0) I 3 (0) I 3 (0) 

- 8 31 I 363 4 (D) 6 (D) I (D) Barry ____________________________ _ 20 181 12062 13 I 002 17 II 060 8 947 350 Bay ______________________________ _ 

- 18 36 3 453 13 I 451 14 2 002 10 136 275 Benzie ____________________________ _ 

- 51 I 251 79962 24 10 533 48 69 429 43 II 652 130 Berrien ___________________________ _ 

- 485 10 705 715041 230 138 795 469 576 246 414 131 044 346 

Branch ___________________________ _ 

- 15 224 16066 6 886 12 15 180 10 I 953 981 Calhoun _________________________ _ -- 17 330 17008 5 (D) 13 (D) " 2 600 160 Coss _____________________________ _ 

Charlevoix _______________________ _ 49 I 208 90 596 29 29 423 44 61 173 38 12 277 1491 

-- 8 247 10 421 5 (D) 8 (D) 8 (0) 

Cheboygan _____ .. __________________ _ 7 30 I 149 I (D) 7 (D) 6 (0) Chippewa ________________________ _ -- 4 14 274 I (D) 3 (D) 3 (D) Clare _____________________________ _ 

- 6 47 I 439 5 649 5 790 2 (D) Clinton ___________________________ _ 

- 33 446 46029 24 26 921 28 19 108 21 3 355 014 Delta _____________________________ _ 

- 13 29 I 325 8 (D) II (D) 8 29 490 Dickinson _________________________ _ - 4 5 81 I (D) 4 (0) 2 (D) 

Eaton ____________________________ _ 

- 20 128 8 897 " 6 008 16 2 889 13 538 542 Emmet __________________________ _ 13 50 I 709 7 294 12 I 415 7 23 210 Genesee __________________________ _ 

- 44 771 31 177 24 7 959 39 23 218 32 3 493 347 Gladwin __________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 64 3 46 4 18 4 I 190 Grand Traverse ____________________ _ - 91 I 523 161 492 37 56 987 80 104 505 76 II 579 085 Gratiot ___________________________ _ - 8 (D) 14 915 3 (0) 8 (0) 8 (0) Hillsdale __________________________ _ - 16 221 14 256 12 I 852 9 12 404 6 3 330 822 Houghton _________________________ _ 

Huron ____________________________ _ 12 29 962 6 (0) II (0) 7 (D) 

- 8 20 I 467 7 (D) 6 (0) 5 2 700 Ingham ___________________________ _ 

- 25 274 17 399 15 4 319 18 13 080 17 2 520 155 

Ionia _____________________________ _ - 52 3 123 178 190 28 39 790 51 138 400 46 31 448 901 losco _____________________________ _ 7 37 474 3 43 7 431 6 (0) Isabella ___________________________ _ 13 98 4 291 6 I 360 II 2931 7 • (0) Jackson __________________________ _ - 42 505 16 562 16 804 37 15 758 29 2 976 "3 Kalamazoo ________________________ _ - 45 860 48 981 17 5 038 44 43 943 34 7 182217 Kalkaska _________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ - 5 17 610 2 (D) 3 (0) I (0) 

248 14621 I 021 261 118 16B 550 243 852 711 233 172 559 179 lake _____________________________ _ - 5 47 2 238 3 (D) 5 (0) 3 (D) 

lapeer ___________________________ _ 

leelanau __________________________ _ 

- 48 807 41 536 32 9 531 35 32 005 25 6 512 466 

- 52 I 126 120 621 23 30 564 43 90 057 40 7 038 456 

lenawee __________________________ _ 

livingston _________________________ _ 

Macomb __________________________ _ 

Manistee _________________________ _ 

Marquette ______________________ ---

Mason ________________________ ----

Mecosta ________________________ ---

Menominee ________________________ _ 

39 370 23 567 18 I 998 35 21 569 25 3 071 042 

31 531 56 524 15 7 497 28 49 027 22 4 090 926 

- 57 I 216 82 989 19 5 657 52 77 332 45 13 286425 

52 I 974 129 122 22 17 753 49 "1 369 47 22 872 747 

5 21 945 I (0) 4 (0) 2 (0) 

- 62 I 593 92 271 37 20 545 59 71 726 55 13 844 316 

10 126 8810 7 I 760 8 7050 8 (0) 

- 9 19 266 7 85 9 181 7 9 580 

Midland __________________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- 12 17 2344 8 (D) II (0) 9 36360 

- 52 385 35 064 32 13 912 36 21 152 29 3 278 926 

Montcalm _________________________ _ 

Muskegon ______________________ --- Newaygo _________________________ _ 

Oakland __________________________ _ 

Oceano ___________________________ _ 

Ogemaw __________________________ _ 

Ontonagon ______________________ ---

21 654 41 865 10 18 068 18 23 797 17 5 994 416 

- 32 I 853 "7 731 16 26 777 29 90954 28 35 298 371 

- 36 I 371 95 151 22 17 896 29 77 255 26 21 647 940 

- 64 597 30 841 19 5 354 58 25 487 39 5 287 630 

- 146 4 268 292 921 58 51 489 142 241 432 130 39 383 841 

8 40 2 622 6 219 8 2 403 4 (0) 

7 14 3881 4 681 7 320 I 5 I 040 I 

176 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Tobie 32. Fruits and Nuts: 1978-Con. 

r-----------------------------------r-----------------------r-----------------------,---------Ho--~--t-e~d--------.., Total Nonbearing oge 8eonng age 

All Farms Forms Acres Trees or vines Forms Trees or vines forms Trees or vines Forms Pound, 

APPLES-Con. 

Osceokl ________________________ -_ - __ 

Otsego ____________________________ _ Ottowa ____________________________ _ 

Presque Isle ________________________ _ Roscommon ________________________ _ Soglnaw ___________________________ _ St Clair ____________________________ _ St Joseph __________________________ _ Soniloc ____________________________ _ 

Shiowassee ________________________ _ 

5 23 -407 3 (D) 4 (D) 3 4<100 

4 3 88 3 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

92 3457 175 718 -40 26565 85 149 153 n .co 707 354 

9 21 378 2 (D) 7 (D) 3 3 120 

5 58 2425 4 (D) 4 (D) 3 (D) 

26 166 9274 14 588 22 8686 19 726 702 

25 418 26917 13 I 201 19 25 716 14 3 528 ceo 12 242 9210 8 (D) 10 (D) 7 I 540 004 

38 343 20323 26 7 235 33 13088 26 1 809 415 

13 111 7 788 5 1 224 12 6564 11 76JJ 604 

Tuscola ____________________________ _ Von Buren _________________________ _ Woshtenaw ________________________ _ Wayne ____________________________ _ 

Wexford ___________________________ _ 

AIl other counties ___________________ _ 

10 187 16804 5 (D) 9 (D) 6 (D) 

201 7 738 535 605 96 108 928 191 4266n 176 95 ISO 873 

51 731 48 506 28 15 751 41 32 755 32 5680695 

-40 246 19099 21 3 574 36 15525 27 2 16JJ 905 

3 6 171 1 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

11 17 371 7 97 9 274 6 6885 

Farms not on moillis'-_______________ _ 395 459 30386 395 22 371 182 8015 182 1 5740.0 

APRICOTS 

Michigan __________________ _ 223 362 30 534 152 9539 162 20 995 98 880C 597 

Allegan ____________________________ _ Antrim ____________________________ _ 9 4 168 7 52 5 116 2 (D) 

3 (D) 508 2 (D) 3 (D) 3 (D) 

Barry _____________________________ _ Benzie _____________________________ _ 

Berrien ____________________________ _ 

Cass ______________________________ _ Eaton _____________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse _____________________ _ Hillsdale ___________________________ _ Ingham ____________________________ _ 

4 (ZJ 23 4 23 - - - - 7 15 1 641 3 (0) 6 (D) 6 67637 

22 39 2724 16 747 17 1 9n 14 69014 

6 (D) 217 2 (D) 4 (D) 3 (D) 

3 (ZJ 15 3 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

8 26 2 717 6 487 5 2230 5 152 674 

4 (ZJ 12 4 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

4 (D) 203 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

Kent ______________________________ _ leelanau ___________________________ _ lenawee ___________________________ _ 

livingston __________________________ _ 

Macomb ___________________________ _ Manistee __________________________ _ Monroe ____________________________ _ 

6 21 829 - - 6 829 6 102 742 

12 59 5453 8 2 721 10 2732 9 234 105 

5 5 430 3 (D) 4 (0) I (D) 

6 1 59 5 41 3 18 I (D) 

4 1 13 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

4 12 742 I (D) 4 (D) 3 (0) 

3 1 49 2 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) Oakklnd ___________________________ _ 6 1 45 1 (D) 6 (D) 4 (D) Oceana ____________________________ _ 12 19 1 658 5 837 9 821 9 48 671 Sonilac ____________________________ _ Von Buren _________________________ _ 4 (ZJ 13 2 (0) 3 (D) 3 388 

12 28 2 231 6 641 8 I 590 8 109 960 Woshtenow ________________________ _ 

AU other counties ___________________ _ 5 I 42 3 (D) 3 (D) 3 (D) 

39 15 1 0821 30 359 21 723 9 6432 

Forms not on maillisL _______________ _ 35 98 9660 35 3010 35 6650 - -

CHERRIES 

Michigan __________________ _ 2456 61 746 5 320 163 1 476 1 595 237 2183 3 724 926 1 839 201 810909 

Alcono ____________________________ _ 3 1 21 3 (D) 1 (0) 1 (D) Allegan ____________________________ _ 97 1 076 85 010 52 29 206 89 55804 68 I 586 737 Alpena ____________________________ _ 7 16 1 069 3 86 5 983 2 (0) Antrim ____________________________ _ 70 3050 275 298 42 76 569 70 198 729 66 13 635 418 Barry _____________________________ _ 11 17 988 5 245 8 743 6 (D) 

Bay _________ ~------------------ ___ _ 6 1 41 4 24 6 17 4 223 Benzie _____________________________ _ 82 2676 216 559 38 42 742 80 173 817 76 13 313 095 Berrien ____________________________ _ 413 5322 449957 205 159 960 398 289997 326 10623094 Branch ____________________________ _ 5 5 149 2 (D) 3 (D) 2 (0) Calhoun ___________________________ _ 7 (D) 3 178 6 (D) 5 (D) 2 (D) 

(ass ______________________________ _ 29 408 38 133 17 13650 24 24483 20 1 080 615 Charlevoix _________________________ _ Cheboygan _________________________ _ Chippewa __________________________ _ Clinton ____________________________ _ Eaton _____________________________ _ Emmet ____________________________ _ Genesee ___________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse _____________________ _ Gratiot ____________________________ _ 

8 688 43 637 6 13966 7 29 671 7 1 -401 436 4 (D) (D) - - 4 (D) 4 (D) 

3 (D) 121 1 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

5 (D) (D) - - 5 (D) 3 (D) 

5 2 132 4 (D) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

3 (D) 47 I (D) 3 (D) 3 (D) 

11 30 2302 4 (0) 9 (D) 5 (D) 

223 11 515 1 077 290 156 297 270 221 780 020 215 51 847 972 4 2 101 1 (D) 4 (0) 3 (D) 

Hillsdale ___________________________ _ Huron _____________________________ _ Ingham ____________________________ _ Ionia ______________________________ _ losco ______________________________ _ Isabella ____________________________ _ Jackson ___________________________ _ Kalamazoo _____________________ ~ ___ _ Kent ______________________________ _ lapeer ____________________________ _ 

9 4 253 8 (D) 3 (D) 2 (D) 3 (D) 400 2 (D) 3 (D) 3 160 5 4 210 4 (D) 2 (D) I (D) 12 89 8128 7 5514 9 2614 7 67280 3 I 62 2 (D) 3 (D) 3 312 5 5 270 1 (D) 5 (D) 3 (D) 19 49 3 025 8 144 14 2881 7 31 853 22 241 23676 13 9 264 19 14412 15 594 764 58 1 436 121 355 28 37232 54 84 123 43 I 981 066 17 23 I 568 13 (D) 9 (D) 3 (D) 

leeklnau ___________________________ _ Lenowee ___________________________ _ lIvlngston __________________________ _ Mocomb ___________________________ _ 

Manistee __________________________ _ Mason ____________________________ _ Mecosta ___________________________ _ 

Monroe ____________________________ _ Montcalm __________________________ _ 

Muskegon _________________________ _ 

281 12320 980 734 183 272 536 273 708 198 262 52 769 738 17 -40 3370 8 (D) 15 (D) 10 16230 10 7 989 6 (0) 7 (D) 5 (D) 16 12 I 046 7 (D) II (D) 11 (D) 89 3044 241 890 36 55076 85 186 814 80 11 421 473 73 3011 264 935 49 97 782 72 167 153 66 7 711 063 11 191 16147 5 (D) 9 (D) 8 (D) 15 4 151 12 134 5 17 4 (D) 5 53 4963 4 (D) 5 (D) 5 (D) 15 1 106 103 057 9 18047 13 85010 12 2 124900 

Oceana ~""kI~~~o_====================::::::: ____________________________ _ 

~t~i; ~~~== ======== ========== ===== 

20 311 30951 16 11 531 16 19420 15 652 836 17 8 389 5 16 15 373 12 (D) 253 9910 897508 155 289 377 243 608 131 223 22 298 249 31 S05 42567 22 17 350 24 25 217 23 1 255 266 3 (Z) 16 3 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 8 41 2012 6 571 5 1 441 4 45 600 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MICHIGAN 177 
Table 32. Fruits and Nuts: 

All Farms 

CHERRIES- Con. 

St Joseph _________________________ _ Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

Tuscola ___________________________ _ Van Buren ________________________ _ 

Washtenow _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Ail other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

GRAPES (FRESH WEIGHT) 

(SEE TEXT) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

Aleona ___________________________ _ Allegan ___________________________ _ - Alpena ___________________________ _ - Antrim - ___________________________ _ Barry - ____________________________ _ Boy ______________________________ _ - Benzie ____________________________ _ - Berrien - ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ - (oss _____________________________ _ -

-

Clinton __________________________ _ 

-- Eaton ___________________________ _ 

-- Emmet __________________________ _ Genesee -- _________________________ _ 

Grand -- Traverse ___________________ _ Hillsdale -- _________________________ _ Huron ___________________________ _ --

-- Ingham __________________________ _ Ionia ____________________________ _ --

-- Isabello __________________________ _ 

-- Jackson _________________________ _ 

-- Kalamazoo _______________________ _ Kent -- ____________________________ _ 

-- lapeer __________________________ _ leelanau _________________________ _ --

--

tM~=~== = = == == = = = == = = == ======= = 

--

Macomb -- _________________________ _ Mason __________________________ _ -- Mecosta -- _________________________ _ 

--

Menominee _______________________ _ Midland _________________________ _ -- Missaukee -- _______________________ _ Monroe __________________________ _ --

Montcolm -- ________________________ _ Muskegon -- _______________________ _ 

-- Newaygo ________________________ _ 

-- Oakland _________________________ _ Oceana -- __________________________ _ 

-- Onowo __________________________ _ 

-- Saginaw _________________________ _ St Clair ___________________________ _ 

--

- St Joseph _________________________ _ Sanilac ___________________________ _ - Tuscola ___________________________ _ -

- Von Buren ________________________ _ 

Woshtenow - _______________________ _ Wayne - ___________________________ _ 

- Ali other counties __________________ _ 

- Forms not on mailllsL ______________ _ 

-

NECTARINES 

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

Berrien ________________________ ----- Von Buren ________________________ _ 

- All other counties __________________ _ 

-

PEACHES 

Michigan _________________ _ - Allegan ___________________________ _ 

- Antrim ________________________ ----- Sorry __________________ ------------ Bay ____________________ ------------ Benzie __________________________ ---- Berrien ___________________________ _ 

- Branch ____________________ --------- Calhoun __________________ --------- Cau - ______________________ --------- Charlevoix ____________________ ------

Clinton ___________________________ _ 

- Eaton ____________________ ---------- Genesee ____________ ---------------- Grand Trover •• ____________________ _ 

- Gratiot ____________________ --------- Hillsdale ________________________ ---- Huron ________________________ ------ lovham ------------ ----------------- Ionia ________________________ ------- lsobella ________________________ -----

178 MICHIGAN 

1978-Con. 

Total 

Forms Acres Trees or vines 

4 24 2 255 10 7 552 5 (0) 4494 187 3903 343 192 12 15 2081 13 17 789 26 36 2 616 

186 386 18469 

I 553 15 529 7 788 180 

5 4 I 490 29 209 94369 4 I 413 7 22 11 249 8 6 2604 12 8 3840 5 21 6 532 674 7 243 3 594 701 5 3 718 26 257 134 587 

14 6 2 240 7 5 2 565 

3 I 313 

12 II 4206 7 42 42 235 

7 8 3 597 

5 5 2 356 

3 I 288 

6 2 639 

6 I 130 

8 2 767 

56 922 423 909 

11 24 8 122 16 3 908 7 66 42640 

10 10 4 742 

8 6 856 

20 24 9 101 4 2 965 

4 I 347 

3 (Z) 98 

7 6 2 139 

3 I 197 

30 19 8372 

3 14 8047 

4 3 I 143 

4 I 186 

19 24 14 777 

6 21 10 368 

7 14 4915 

13 14 4761 

4 9 4026 

3 2 855 

12 5 I 981 

5 I 143 

308 6412 3 297 662 

16 20 9534 

16 12 2833 

32 13 3 891 

69 28 10 823 

17 38 3 728 

3 12 I 160 

5 22 I 918 

9 5 650 

I 467 10804 I 047 725 

86 961 90402 

18 63 5635 

7 22 2 066 

3 I 83 

17 62 5 387 

384 4 378 439 641 

6 36 3 385 

5 2 76 

21 62 4443 

6 16 1 540 

5 (0) 195 

7 8 658 

13 13 881 

15 33 3 739 

6 20 1 749 

9 17 1 602 

3 5 438 

7 26 3 615 

17 107 10605 

6 18 1 885, 

Nonbeoring age Bearing age Harvested 

Forms Trees or vines Forms Trees or vines Forms Pounds 

2 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 

9 (0) 7 (0) 4 (0) 

4 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

110 118 016 171 225 176 140 6 250 077 12 (0) 6 (0) 2 (0) 

6 86 10 703 2 (0) 

19 1 089 22 1 527 9 49993 

152 17482 93 987 34 3 808 

350 399 156 I 489 7 389 024 I 247 118 356 478 

2 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

9 22 018 28 72 351 21 850 283 

3 35 4 378 3 196 

2 (0) 6 (0) 5 5490 

5 63 6 2 541 4 244 

5 308 II 3 532 10 47 775 

4 6 045 4 487 2 (0) 

111 201 041 671 3 393 660 623 56 929 707 

3 48 3 670 3 310 

4 6998 25 127 589 22 I 658 591 

9 108 14 2 132 12 8 688 

4 112 6 2453 3 2600 

I (0) 3 (0) 3 320 

2 (0) 12 (0) 7 32 114 

4 300 6 41 935 5 4314 

4 47 5 3 550 2 (0) 

3 454 4 I 902 4 425 

I (0) 3 (0) 3 380 

4 91 5 548 4 I 184 

I (0) 6 (0) 4 I 695 

3 13 8 754 3 614 

10 24 116 56 399 793 53 6 554 387 

3 825 10 7 297 6 58455 

7 151 12 757 6 302 

6 34 555 4 8 085 3 52 212 

5 179 6 4 563 5 51 940 

4 74 6 782 6 2 776 

4 361 20 8 740 16 61 817 

2 (0) 3 (0) I (0) 

I (0) 4 (0) 3 850 

- - 3 98 2 (0) 

2 (0) 6 (0) 4 6910 

2 (0) 3 (0) I (0) 

14 2037 22 6335 20 27877 

2 (0) I (0) - - - - 4 I 143 4 17 850 

3 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

10 8 773 18 6004 12 32 022 

3 5 965 6 4403 5 21 060 

5 445 5 4470 1 (0) 

8 470 II 4 291 10 13930 

3 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

I (0) 3 (0) I (0) 

8 260 II I 721 9 8 106 

4 33 5 110 5 I 382 

27 61 674 308 3 235 988 283 51 810813 

11 4080 13 5 454 10 27 627 

7 278 14 2 555 13 11 089 

14 246 29 3 645 19 8407 

- - 69 10823 - -

11 919 10 2 809 10 129 527 

2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

3 235 5 I 683 5 106 950 

6 (0) 3 (0) 3 (0) 

963 303 568 I 115 744 157 946 50 993 384 

52 25 746 78 64 656 71 5 027 656 

10 2 191 16 3 444 13 208 780 

5 (0) 5 (0) 3 (0) 

3 23 3 60 3 (0) 

9 2 035 14 3352 14 209 340 

240 131 414 347 308 227 306 21 737 944 

2 (0) 5 (0) 4 (0) 

5 15 3 61 I (0) 

9 151 16 4 292 14 393 472 

5 382 6 I 158 4 (0) 

2 (0) 4 (0) 3 2 500 

5 288 4 370 3 (0) 

8 262 10 619 6 (0) 

8 736 12 3003 11 212 670 

5 365 6 I 384 6 (0) 

9 (0) 3 (0) 3 (0) 

2 (0) 3 (0) 3 (0) 

3 (0) 6 (0) 6 182 360 

9 1 195 16 9410 15 324 788 

4 823, 6 1 062, 5 3088, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 32. Fruits and Nuts: 1978-Con. 

~----------~r--------r--------~------~ H ted 

All Farms 

PEACHES - Can. 

Jackson ____ -_ -_ -------------------- Kalamazoo __________ ---------___ ---- K.nt __________________________ - ___ _ 

lape.r ______________ -----------___ _ leelanau ____________ ---------------- Lenowee ____________ ---____________ _ 

Manistee ~~i~~~~~=========================== __________________________ _ Mason ____________________________ _ 

Mecosto ___________________________ _ Monroe ____________________________ _ Montcalm __________________________ _ Muskegon _________________________ _ Newaygo __________________________ _ Oakland ___________________________ _ Oceano ___________________________ _ 

Ottawa ___________________________ _ - Saginaw ___________________________ _ 

- St Clair ____________________________ _ 

Sanilac ____________________________ _ Tuscola ____________________________ _ Von Buren ________________________ _ 

Washtenow - _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ -

- All other counties __________________ _ 

- Fanns not on maillisL ______________ _ 

-

PEARS 

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

Allegan ____________________________ _ Alpena ____________________________ _ Antrim ____________________________ _ Barry _____________________________ _ Bay _______________________________ _ 

Benzie _____________________________ _ Berrien ____________________________ _ Branch ____________________________ _ Calhoun ___________________________ _ Cass _____________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ Delta _____________________________ _ 

Eaton ____________________________ _ Emm.t ___________________________ _ Gen .... __________________________ _ 

Grand Troverse ____________________ _ Hillsdale __________________________ _ Houghton _________________________ _ Huron ____________________________ _ Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Ionia ______________________ . _______ _ losco _____________________________ _ Isobella ___________________________ _ Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ K.nt _____________________________ _ lape.r ___________________________ _ leelanau __________________________ _ lenowee __________________________ _ livingston _________________________ _ 

Macomb __________________________ _ Manistee _________________________ _ Mason ___________________________ _ Mecosta __________________________ _ Midland __________________________ _ Monroe ___________________________ _ Montcalm _________________________ _ Muskegon ________________________ _ Newaygo _________________________ _ Oakland __________________________ _ 

Oceana ___________________________ _ Og.maw __________________________ _ Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

::~~~~~~ ======================== 

t'~~~~_=========================~= Shiawas 

~~":~~~========================== ... _______________________ _ 

Tuscolo ___________________________ _ Von Buren ________________________ _ Washt.now _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ 

All oth.r countl •• __________________ _ 

Farms nat on mollll.t _______________ _ 

PlUMS AND PRUNES (FRESH 

WEIGHT) (SEE TEXT) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Z~~an ====== ======== ========== ==== 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Farms 

14 

7 

71 

18 

37 

18 

12 

20 

37 

39 

5 

30 

5 

13 

14 

19 

104 

34 

8 

7 

12 

4 

93 

20 

14 

18 

153 

1 076 

76 

10 

12 

II 

6 

17 

165 

7 

6 

13 

7 

4 

5 

4 

17 

25 

6 

3 

7 

4 

8 

3 

6 

13 

7 

53 

26 

26 

12 

9 

24 

20 

35 

4 

5 

20 

5 

6 

8 

25 

56 

4 

25 

3 

3 

7 

II 

5 

15 

3 

6 

65 

20 

19 

21 

93 

I 127 

3 

45 

Total 

Acr •• Trees or vines 

38 1 137 

29 2410 

865 82409 

29 2336 206 15961 

65 5419 

65 3 724 142 14 353 

223 17678 

349 36826 

(D) 1 522 32 2204 12 I 193 

89 8499 

95 9038 

12 872 

I 155 115958 

267 25 792 

6 485 

18 I 083 

22 I 827 (D) 985 

1 025 99 369 

50 5085 

33 3439 

30 2778 

69 7318 

3644 314 181 

632 55846 10 734 

72 6 172 7 642 1 31 

55 4522 606 51 095 10 705 

4 132 12 721 

1 41 

2 76 

6 411 (D) 306 22 1 089 177 17661 

4 256 (D) 70 6 248 (D) 156 

42 3981 

1 46 2 77 7 334 

6 468 214 16790 51 3475 134 11 867 

6 399 (D) 3229 

32 2078 60 5602 212 18 576 (D) 942 3 88 11 686 

(D) 496 23 1 709 

13 1 038 15 840 

441 48134 

9 245 87 6523 (Z) 16 4 220 

5 359 16 1 602 (D) 951 8 367 (Z) 25 

6 312 401 33472 38 2 127 27 2744 29 2 201 

33 1248 

6287 587659 

1 23 251 20971 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Honbearing age 

Farms Trees or vines 

8 193 

5 675 

46 20 542 17 (D) 

14 I 394 

II I 386 

7 (D) 

14 5 417 

16 5 549 

25 10466 

4 (D) 

26 I 088 

5 (D) 

5 2 973 

9 2353 

7 462 

67 27420 

21 10605 

7 293 

7 (D) 

9 (D) 

2 (D) 

48 32 027 

13 777 

8 554 

14 2074 

153 2 558 

316 26344 

16 3 837 

8 70 

4 278 

6 229 

4 19 

5 54 26 3897 

2 (D) 

1 (D) 

6 149 

4 35 

2 (D) 

4 (D) 

- - 6 276 

7 1 160 

3 (D) 

1 (D) 

1 (D) 

3 (D) 

1 (D) 

2 (D) 

1 (D) 

6 26 

2 (D) 

8 1 321 18 (D) 

4 130 

8 (D) 

2 (D) 

6 224 

6 867 

6 1 596 

2 (D) 

3 18 13 93 

2 (D) 

1 (D) 

4 (D) 

8 40 

10 6 128 

1 (D) 

3 8 1 (D) 

1 (D) 

5 (D) 

6 86 1 (D) 

7 60 1 (D) 

3 (D) 

12 1 856 5 (D) 

6 47 8 28 

34 34 

410 107 008 

2 (D) 

15 2697 

Bearing age arvu 

Farms Trees or vines Farm. Pounds 

9 944 6 (D) 

7 1 735 4 92 450 

60 61 867 53 3 938 614 

4 (D) <4 I 720 

32 14567 31 I 498 369 

13 4033 II 175 114 

9 (D) 9 71 032 

15 8936 12 1 152086 

30 12 129 30 688 0« 

34 26360 31 2 092 416 

3 (D) 3 (D) 

17 I 116 13 16510 

3 (D) 2 (D) 

12 5526 10 284 660 

9 6685 8 455 860 

14 410 12 10593 

88 88 538 82 5650035 

27 15 187 23 953461 

2 (D) 3 192 

2 (D) 2 (D) 

9 (D) 8 14014 

3 (D) 3 (D) 

83 67342 72 4608 104 

12 4308 10 203 686 

10 2885 7 (D) 

10 704 4 8758 

34 4760 - -

951 287837 650 16 947 495 

74 52009 55 2 751 604 

6 664 4 4807 

12 5894 II 147510 

8 413 6 (D) 

4 12 4 1 560 

15 4468 12 326 730 

158 47 198 108 1 985 079 

7 (D) 5 (D) 

5 (D) 3 (D) 

11 572 7 42 350 

3 6 3 (D) 

2 (D) - - 2 (D) 2 (D) 

4 306 1 (D) 

14 813 10 46 320 24 16501 22 1987770 

5 (D) 4 1 280 

2 (D) - - 6 (D) 5 2 120 2 (D) 2 (D) 

8 (D) 7 57 520 

2 (D) 2 (D) 

6 (D) 4 8470 11 308 7 2735 6 (D) 2 (D) 

53 15469 46 1 176035 17 (D) 9 (D) 

23 II 737 21 697 535 7 (D) 6 3596 7 (D) 6 (D) 

22 1 854 19 233 260 15 4735 12 297 132 34 16980 30 1 545 223 2 (D) 2 (D) 

5 70 3 (D) 

13 593 9 (D) 

4 (D) 3 (D) 

5 (D) 5 197900 4 (D) 4 54 910 22 800 18 46 460 

52 42006 47 2 235 340 4 (D) 2 (D) 

22 6 515 15 449 828 2 (D) 2 (D) 

3 (D) 2 (D) 

3 (D) 3 (D) 7 1 516 6 (D) 

5 (D) 5 (D) 12 307 11 4392 3 (D) 3 422 

4 (D) 4 (D) 62 31 616 42 I 558375 17 (D) 10 61 110 15 2697 II 259 240 17 2 173 8 2 785 

93 I 214 - -

1 018 480651 863 43 164 315 

I (D) I (D) 43 18274 41 1 189 079 

MICHIGAN 179 
Table 32. Fruits and Nuts: 

All Farms 

PlUMS AND PRUNES (FRESH 

WEIGHT) (SEE TEXT)-Con. 

Antrim ___________________________ _ Borry ____________________________ _ - Boy ______________________________ _ - Benzie ____________________________ _ - Berrien ___________________________ _ - Branch ___________________________ _ - Calhoun __________________________ _ - Cass _____________________________ _ - Eaton ____________________________ _ - Gene .... __________________________ _ -

- Grand Troverse ____________________ _ Hillsdale __________________________ _ - Ingham ___________________________ _ - Jonia _____________________________ _ - lsabella ___________________________ _ - Jackson __________________________ _ - kalamazoo ________________________ _ - Kent - _____________________________ _ 

- lapeer ___________________________ _ 

- leelanau __________________________ _ 

- lenowee __________________________ _ 

- livingston _________________________ _ Macomb - __________________________ _ 

Manistee - _________________________ _ Mason - ___________________________ _ 

Mecosta - __________________________ _ Midland - __________________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ - Montcalm - ________________________ _ Muskegon _______________________ _ --

-- Newaygo _________________________ _ Oakland - _________________________ _ Oceana ___________________________ _ 

-- Ottowa - __________________________ _ 

-- Saginaw _________________________ _ 

-- St Clair __________________________ _ 

-- Sanilac __________________________ _ 

Shiowossee -- ______________________ _ Tuscola __________________________ _ -- Von Buren -- _______________________ _ Woshtenaw -- ______________________ _ Woyne __________________________ _ --

-- All other counties _________________ _ 

--

Forms not on moillisL _____________ _ --

OTHER NONCITRUS FRUIT 

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

- Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Grand - Troverse ____________________ _ Woshtenaw - _______________________ _ 

- All other counties __________________ _ 

-

Forms not on moilllsL ______________ _ 

-

FILIERTS AND HAZELNUTS 

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

WALNUTS, ENGLISH OR PERSIAN 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- Allegan ___________________________ _ 

- Barry __________________________ ---- Berrien ________________________ ----- Eaton ____________________________ _ 

- livingston ________________ ----------- Oakland ________________ ----------- Washtenow - _______________________ _ 

- All other counties __________________ _ 

-

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

OTHER NUTS 

Michigan _________________ _ 

-

Allegan ________________ ------------ Monroe - ________________________ ----- SI Clair ___________________________ _ Von Buren - ________________________ _ Wa,htenaw - _______________________ _ Wayne - ________________________ ----- Ali other countle. ________ ------------

Forms not on moillisL ______________ _ 

-

180 MICHIGAN 

1978-Con. 

Total 

Forms Acres Trees or vines 

18 146 15 190 

7 4 271 

4 3 283 

27 175 18076 

242 939 86902 

6 5 265 

4 2 87 

11 70 5 216 

6 4 320 

13 21 I 210 

77 737 71 402 

4 11 469 

6 4 380 

5 3 258 

5 7 530 4 8 447 

9 16 1 474 

60 579 50 788 

14 15 898 

79 713 72 610 

8 6 292 

5 2 219 

15 38 2 728 

22 84 6642 

29 137 12408 

6 21 2046 

4 3 33 

18 8 433 

5 11 573 

10 151 15200 

15 73 6430 

14 4 277 

93 848 86 185 

31 241 17886 

4 4 200 

10 8 1 551 

12 10 699 

3 3 251 

4 11 744 

88 880 82 101 

8 4 311 

8 5 250 

32 21 1 645 

34 3 476 

80 25 1 556 

3 (0) 111 

4 6 498 

3 (0) 103 

3 (0) 99 

7 2 145 

60 6 600 

14 8 374 

215 146 4 770 

4 (0) 69 

3 1 21 

3 (0) 87 

4 (0) 148 

3 (0) 49 

7 7 134 

3 (0) 140 

31 33 832 

157 80 3290 

267 168 5 211 

3 (0) 98 

3 (0) 46 

5 10 353 

4 13 580 

3 (D) 45 

3 (0) 533 

30 42 1 490 

216 76 2 066 

Nonbeoring age Bearing age Harvested 

Forms Trees or vines Farms Trees or vines Forms Pounds 

13 4 977 18 10 213 15 1 180 456 

5 61 6 210 3 28965 

4 73 4 210 3 I 060 

8 9 242 23 8 834 15 623941 

64 12 447 236 74455 207 7 211 297 

2 (0) 5 (0) 4 26584 

1 (0) 3 (0) 3 2 115 

4 834 9 4382 8 292 528 

4 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

5 238 11 972 10 55 512 

32 16 633 73 54 769 71 3 188 339 

1 (0) 3 (0) 3 46 900 

4 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

1 (0) 5 (0) 4 28070 

2 (0) 4 (0) 1 (0) 

2 (0) 4 (0) 3 3811 

3 640 8 834 6 90 088 

14 6 195 57 44 593 53 4 118 591 

8 44 8 854 5 60 775 

33 22 137 72 50473 67 4 235 951 

6 39 6 253 5 739 

2 (0) 4 (0) 3 6210 

7 972 12 1 756 9 102 558 

5 1 546 19 5006 15 353 730 

9 1 849 25 10 559 23 1 027 512 

2 (0) 4 (0) 4 92070 

1 (0) 3 (0) 3 1 130 

12 96 9 337 8 47038 

1 (0) 4 (0) 3 65100 

1 (0) 10 (0) 9 560 921 

7 631 11 5 799 11 447 356 

6 136 12 141 10 6464 

22 12677 92 73508 87 6 503 261 

8 3 813 25 14073 24 1 231 040 

3 30 3 179 1 (0) 

4 101 10 1 450 4 13810 

2 (0) 11 (0) 9 38 iS8 

2 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

2 (0) 3 (0) 3 22800 

20 6 371 86 75 730 83 10 201 984 

3 15 7 296 5 28 135 

3 24 5 226 2 (0) 

21 791 23 854 13 5 332 

34 340 34 136 - -

71 1 010 15 546 13 26 714 

2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

3 302 3 196 3 (D) 

2 (0) 3 (0) 3 (0) 

2 (0) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

2 (0) 5 (0) 3 810 

60 600 - - - -

14 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

196 1 957 157 2813 18 4 817 

4 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

3 21 - - - - 1 (0) 2 (0) - -

2 (0) 4 (0) 3 9 

1 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 

4 28 5 106 3 (0) 

3 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

21 370 19 462 9 2 786 

157 1 120 122 2 170 - -

166 2 242 154 2969 15 11 985 

3 (0) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

2 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 

5 (0) 1 (0) - - 4 (0) 2 (0) - - 1 (0) 3 (0) 3 (0) 

3 (D) 1 (0) I (0) 

20 656 21 834 9 10825 

128 782 122 1 284 - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 33. Berries: 1978 

All Farms Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

I 

All Farms Harvested Irrigaled 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

BLACKBERRIES (POUNDS) RASPBERRIES (POUNDS) - Can. 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ All other counties __________________ _ 

BLUEBERRIES, TAME (POUNDS) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Barry ____________________________ _ Berrien ___________________________ _ 

- 29 52 65702 1 (D) 

- 4 7 (D) - -

- 12 37 32503 - - - 13 8 (D) I (D) 

- 647 9992 26 740 962 164 3 197 

- 105 I 738 5 037 023 16 431 1 

- 4 10 9 177 2 (D) 

- 93 729 I 394 982 12 91 

51 Clair ___________________________ _ 5t Joseph _________________________ _ 

Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

Shiowossee _______________________ _ Tuscola __________________________ -_ 

Van Buren ________________________ _ 

Washtenaw _______________________ _ Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

STRAWBERRIES (POUNDS) 

- 7 12 9 575 - - - 6 3 3 815 3 (D) 

- 3 (D) (D) I (D) 

- 4 I 2300 - - - 3 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- 23 67 63 848 6 45 

- 10 50 48 964 2 (D) 

- 5 3 4 512 - -

- 30 31 41 617 10 15 

- 153 29 29 890 35 18 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Cass _____________________________ _ - 3 5 5 885 - - - 7 22 (D) 2 (D) Michigan _________________ _ - I 058 3916 18 960 894 508 3 109 

Genesee __________________________ _ Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

lapeer ___________________________ _ 

Montcalm _________________________ _ 

Muskegon ________________________ _ 

Newaygo _________________________ _ 

Oakland __________________________ _ 

Oceano ___________________________ _ 

Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

- 6 67 (D) 4 40 

- 5 14 9 190 - -

- 4 27 37 598 - - - 3 (D) (D) - - - 5 12 22 3981 5 12 

- 37 796 I 945 623 16 349 

- 3 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 (D) 26400 2 (D) 

- 5 54 (D) 3 (D) 

- 128 2929 8 629 769 52 1 248 

Alger __________________ - __________ _ 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Alpena ___________________________ _ 

Antrim ________________________ - __ _ 

Barry ____________________ - ___ -----

8ay ______________________________ _ 

Benzie ________________ - __ - --- - ----- Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Branch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

- 3 29 58 019 3 29 

- 22 32 147 550 10 20 

- 23 153 842090 14 119 

- 4 5 9 167 3 (D) 

- 15 23 95591 8 21 

- II 13 42 273 2 (0) 

- 6 33 180 160 4 14 

- 102 680 4 243 578 78 666 

- 8 31 209 680 6 30 

- 10 18 51 148 3 (D) 

Saginaw __________________________ _ 

Van Buren ________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

BLUEBERRIES, WILD (POUNDS) 

- 8 110 233 650 3 (D) 

- 199 3 199 8 239 218 38 890 

- 28 143 234 7761 8 141 c 

C 

E 

Cass _____________________________ _ 

Charlevoix ________________________ _ hippewa _________________________ _ 

linton ___________________________ _ 

Della _____________________________ _ oton ____________________________ _ 

- 6 31 (D) 4 31 

- 3 (D) (D) 2 (0) 

- 3 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- 15 17 47867 10 16 

- 5 22 142445 5 22 

- 12 20 53 851 8 15 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 6 15 29 207 I (D) E mmet ___________________________ _ 

Genesee __________________________ _ - 6 6 25407 5 6 

- 19 120 396 576 II 111 

CURRANTS (POUNDS) G 

G 

rand Traverse ____________________ _ ratiot ___________________________ _ - 7 32 (D) 3 (D) 

- 9 19 (D) 9 19 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ All other counties __________________ _ 

- 6 3 (D) -

-I~ - 3 3 (D) - - H 

- 3 (Z) 387 - - I 

I 

iIIsdale __________________________ _ 

oughton _________________________ _ 

uron ____________________________ _ 

ngham ___________________________ _ 

onio _____________________________ _ 

- 5 (D) (0) 1 2 (D) 

- 37 124 232940 II 42 

- 8 9 (D) 3 9 

- 9 40 (D) 5 45 

- 16 42 163 740 10 27 

RASPBERRIES (POUNDS) I 

J 

sabella ___________________________ _ 

ockson __________________________ _ - 3 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- 9 51 197 895 6 45 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 606 785 894 872 153 318 K 

K 

alamazoo ________________________ _ ent _____________________________ _ - 8 32 104 890 3 (D) 

- 28 110 542 680 14 58 

Aleona ___________________________ _ Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Alpena ___________________________ _ 

Barry ____________________________ _ Boy ______________________________ _ 

Benzie ____________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Cass _____________________________ _ 

Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (D) 1 - ;Il 

- 15 15 18410 5 

- 14 55 45340 3 14 l 

- 9 18 23696 5 12 l 

- 8 5 6620 I (D) l" 

- 6 14 (D) 2 (D) 

- 95 186 251 942 10 41 

- 3 (D) (D) 2 (0) 

- 5 4 6492 1 (D) 

- 3 (D) (D) I (D) 

apeer ___________________________ _ 

eelanou __________________________ _ enowee __________________________ _ 

lVingston __________________________ _ Macomb ___________________________ _ Manistee __________________________ _ 

Marquette _________________________ _ Mason ____________________________ _ 

Midland ___________________________ _ 

Missaukee _________________________ _ 

- 14 40 162 142 5 (D) 

- 19 211 1 578 877 19 184 

- 14 35 78 819 5 28 

12 29 (D) 8 (D) 

21 65 181 784 6 (D) 

31 290 I 869 299 28 288 

3 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

II 57 534 356 6 52 

5 (0) (D) 4 (D) 

3 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

Cheboygan ________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) I 300 I (D) Monroe ____________________________ _ 22 54 148 658 5 32 Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Eaton ____________________________ _ 

Emmet ___________________________ _ Genesee __________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse _____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

Houghton _________________________ _ 

Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Ionia _____________________________ _ 

- 8 5 3669 6 4 

- 5 3 2024 3 2 

- 4 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- II 23 33 603 6 20 N 

4 9 (D) 2 (D) 

- 5 6 5 700 I (D) 0 

- 8 13 9050 I (D) 0 

- 6 5 4724 I (D) 0 

- 7 8 6890 I (D) 0 

5 

Montcalm __________________________ _ 

Muskegon _________________________ _ 

ewaygo __________________________ _ 

Oakland ___________________________ _ ceona ____________________________ _ 

gemaw ___________________________ _ ntonogon _________________________ _ 

ttowa ____________________________ _ 

aginaw ___________________________ _ 

7 9 II 800 5 8 

13 27 172 787 5 13 

4 7 (D) I (D) 

14 42 140 323 10 39 

19 105 437 602 16 102 

3 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

4 4 (D) - - 42 76 257291 23 61 

17 74 381 385 9 66 

Jackson ___________________________ _ 8 4 2980 - - 5 t Clair ____________________________ _ II 19 19663 - - Kalamazoo _________________________ _ 

Kent ______________________________ _ lapeer ____________________________ _ 

Lenowee ___________________________ _ 

livingston __________________________ _ Macomb ___________________________ _ 

Manistee __________________________ _ 

Mason ____________________________ _ Midland ___________________________ _ 

10 7 7 222 - - 5t 10 10 7605 4 2 5 7 13 24560 3 8 5 6 5 4 721 I (D) T 6 (D) (D) 3 I V 9 8 5910 - - W 3 (D) (D) 2 (D) w 6 8 7010 - - AI 3 I 409 - -

Joseph __________________________ _ aniklc ___________________________ _ 

hiawassee ________________________ _ 

uscolo ____________________________ _ 

on Buren _________________________ _ Qshtenaw ________________________ _ 

ayne ____________________________ _ 

lather counties ___________________ _ 

9 23 120065 6 21 

8 15 31 172 3 11 12 18 84 640 5 13 

4 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

34 468 2 560 901 22 337 19 158 586 615 9 149 

19 67 278 302 6 60 29 56 116 348 13 44 

Fa 

13 26 28986 2 (D) 

rms not on mail lisL _______________ _ 223 157 171 280 35 18 

3 (D) (D) 2 (D) 0 5 5 7 411 I (D) THER BERRIES (POUNDS) 

4 14 16500 3 9 

6 5 14805 4 5 Michigan __________________ _ 47 12 14940 37 4 

5 6 5 197 3 (D) 

24 24 23 202 9 7 AI 3 (D) (D) - -

Berrien ____________________________ _ 

I other counties ___________________ _ 3 4 (D) - - 9 5 8340 2 (D) 

9 23 23494 3 17 Fa rms not on maillisL _______________ _ 35 4 (D) 35 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MICHIGAN 181 
Table 34. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod: 1978 

All Farms 

ALL NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE 

PRODUCTS (SEE TEXT) 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Barry ____________________________ _ 

80y ______________________________ _ 

Benzie ____________________________ _ Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Branch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Cass _____________________________ _ 

Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

Cheboygan ________________________ _ 

Clore _____________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Crawford _________________________ _ 

Delto _____________________________ _ 

Dickinson _________________________ _ 

Eaton ____________________________ _ 

Emmet ___________________________ _ 

Genesee __________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse ____________________ _ Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

Huron ____________________________ _ 

Ingham ___________________________ _ 

Ionia _____________________________ _ 

Isobello ___________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

Kalkaska _________________________ _ 

Kent _____________________________ _ 

Lapeer ___________________________ _ 

Leelanau __________________________ _ 

lenowee __________________________ _ 

livingston _________________________ _ 

Macomb __________________________ _ 

Manistee _________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

Midland __________________________ _ 

Missaukee ________________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ 

Montcalm _________________________ _ 

Muskegon ________________________ _ 

Newaygo _________________________ _ 

Oakland __________________________ _ 

Oceana ___________________________ _ 

Ogemaw __________________________ _ 

Osceola ___________________________ _ 

Oscoda ___________________________ _ 

Ottawa ___________________________ _ 

Saginaw __________________________ _ St Clair ___________________________ _ 

SI Joseph _________________________ _ 

Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

Shiawassee _______________________ _ 

Tuscola ___________________________ _ Van Buren ________________________ _ 

Washtenaw _______________________ _ 

Wayne ___________________________ _ 

Wexford __________________________ _ 

Ali other counties __________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

BEDDING PLANTS 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

80rry ____________________________ _ 

Boy ______________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Branch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Cass _____________________________ _ 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Charlevoix ________________________ _ - Clore _____________________________ _ - Clinton ___________________________ _ 

-

Emmet ___________________________ _ - Genesee ________________________ ---- Grand Traverse ____________________ _ - Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

- Hillsdale ______________________ -- ---- Ingham ___________________________ _ 

- Ionia _____________________________ _ - Jackson __________________________ _ - Kalamazoo ________________________ _ - Kent _____________________________ _ 

-

lapeer ___________________________ _ - leelanau __________________________ _ 

- lenowee __________________________ _ 

- livingston _________________________ _ 

- Macomb ___________________________ _ Mason ___________________________ _ 

- Monroe ___________________________ --

182 MICHIGAN 

Farms 

I 688 

45 

10 

20 

4 

74 

II 

21 

18 

4 

6 

8 

21 

4 

3 

4 

13 

10 

27 

II 

15 

9 

10 

20 

8 

5 

24 

80 

4 

86 

22 

6 

17 

34 

106 

II 

17 

8 

4 

63 

5 

23 

6 

78 

17 

3 

4 

3 

115 

24 

31 

12 

20 

16 

5 

42 

37 

III 

4 

25 

244 

687 

15 

6 

II 

18 

5 

4 

7 

3 

3 

5 

4 

II 

4 

4 

5 

6 

3 

5 

51 

32 

3 

4 

4 

13 

42 

3 

28 

Sq. ft. under 

glass or other protection Acres in open 

22 155 685 19946 

600 050 732 4992 73 264 300 95 (D) 7 616 870 999 31 994 419 

631 140 592 85 204 60 4 260 (D) 

(D) 20 

(0) 30 52 100 232 (0) 5 (D) 3 (D) (D) 

128 000 598 

36 437 43 594 873 318 22 220 40 

82 288 189 

28 477 II (D) 32 

267 208 I 090 (D) 248 

(D) 9 58 463 154 3 034 764 368 (D) 18 

2 152 868 312 917 316 776 

4 396 3 

61 860 84 108 207 399 I 832 066 I 000 (D) 192 33 500 199 

2 144 30 (0) 60 

955 487 856 (D) lOl 

275 458 18 

(D) 66 I 327 504 545 7 728 206 

50052 (D) 

6800 8 (D) (0) 

3811 783 3 640 

216 372 142 

181 858 631 

19 406 270 

17 768 I 598 

16 900 488 

II 280 5 

314 598 446 

854 020 145 

I 703 096 666 

- 64 

198 914 255 

190 720 350 

9 443 409 383 

123 000 14 

4992 (0) 

150 700 (D) 

125 570 5 

12 557 - (D) (D) 

33 850 (0) 

(D) -

(0) (0) 

18 500 (D) 

18 821 (D) 

62 473 -

7 220 (D) 

13 000 - 26 679 (0) 

135 224 - (0) (D) 

II 088 -

2 687 836 55 

871 617 10 

(D) (D) 

(D) (0) 

17 620 -

58 690 5 

335 180 (D) 

(D) (0) 

548 628 12 

Soles ($1,000) 

103 862 

7 042 

53 

839 

18 

3 468 

952 

2 540, 

328 

23 

(D) 

121 

372 

30 

(D) 

18 

837 

243 I 214 

133 

467 

114 

86 

2 538 

390 

42 

230 7 887 

(0) 

6 492 

4 206 

14 

217 

800 

8892 

407 

297 

48 

(D) 

3 995 

(0) 

792 

158 

9 448 

613 

(D) 

70 

(D) 

16 319 

946 

I 091 

549 

I 179 

351 

32 5 642 

2 506 

7 139 

93 

688 

275 

22 589 

431 

II 

280 

202 

23 

(D) 

97 

(D) 

(D) 

36 

66 

98 

9 

21 

(D) 

485 

(D) 

19 

5 848 

I 862 

(0) 

5 

22 

98 

840 

(D) 

I 597, 

All Farms 

BEDDING PLANTS-Con. 

Muskegon _________________________ _ 

Oakland ___________________________ _ 

Oceano ____________________________ _ 

Osceala ____________________________ _ 

Ottowa ____________________________ _ 

Saginaw ___________________________ _ 

St Clair ____________________________ _ 

St Joseph __________________________ _ 

Sanilac ____________________________ _ 

Van Buren _________________________ _ Washtenaw ________________________ _ 

Wayne ____________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

Forms not on maillisL __________ _ 

BULBS 

Michigan __________________ _ 

Allegan ____________________________ _ 

Berrien ____________________________ _ Kent ______________________________ _ 

Ottawa ____________________________ _ 

Von Buren _________________________ _ 

Wayne ____________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

CUT FLOWERS AND CUT FLORIST 

GREENS 

Michigan _________ _ 

Allegan ____________________________ _ Berrien ____________________________ _ 

Bronch ____________________________ _ 

Eaton _____________________________ _ Emmet ____________________________ _ 

Jackson ___________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo _________________________ _ 

Kent ______________________________ _ livingston __________________________ _ 

Macomb ___________________________ _ 

Monroe ____________________________ _ 

Oakland ___________________________ _ 

Ottawa ____________________________ _ 

Saginaw ___________________________ _ 

Von Buren _________________________ _ 

Washtenaw ________________________ _ 

Wayne ____________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

FOLIAGE AND FLOWERING PLANTS 

Michigan __________________ _ 

Allegan ____________________________ _ 

Soy _______________________________ _ 

Berrien ____________________________ _ 

Branch ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun ___________________________ _ 

Cass ______________________________ _ 

Clinton ____________________________ _ 

Emmet ____________________________ _ 

Genesee ___________________________ _ 

Gratiot ____________________________ _ 

Ingham ____________________________ _ 

Jackson ___________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo _________________________ _ 

Kent ______________________________ _ 

Lapeer ____________________________ _ 

lenawee ___________________________ _ 

livingston __________________________ _ 

Macomb ___________________________ _ 

Mason ____________________________ _ Monroe ____________________________ _ 

Muskegon _________________________ _ 

Oakland ___________________________ _ 

Oceano ____________________________ _ 

Ottowa ____________________________ _ Saginaw ___________________________ _ 

SI Clair ____________________________ _ 

SI Joseph __________________________ _ 

Shiawassee ________________________ _ 

Tuscola ____________________________ _ Van Buren _________________________ _ 

Washtenaw ________________________ _ 

Wayne ____________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

Farms not on maillisL _______________ _ 

MUSHROOMS 

Michigan __________________ _ 

lapeer ____________________________ _ 

Macomb ___________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

Sq. ft. under 

gloss or other Farms protection Acres in open 

12 

21 

8 

3 

48 

10 

13 

3 

4 

14 

13 

57 

32 

150 

38 

4 

5 

3 

3 

3 

4 

16 

140 

3 

8 

5 

3 

3 

3 

9 

8 

4 

II 

5 

6 

lO 

4 

5 

9 

12 

32 

390 

6 

6 

13 

5 

5 

7 

3 

4 

4 

3 

6 

4 

17 

28 

5 

6 

8 

21 

4 

12 

5 

22 

3 

15 

4 

5 

3 

3 

3 

13 

13 

40 

34 

60 

13 

182 798 

517 623 

(D) 

6 800 814 635 

77 232 125 330 

2 750 

17 768 

88 770 

473 778 

877 263 

389 836 

156 000 

113 622 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

14 600 

II 772 

295 305 

(D) 

(0) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

82 586 

67 375 

18 017 

562 710 

(D) 

21 800 

15 000 

(D) 

33 466 

55 000 

56 300 

190 765 

4 503 020 

21 650 III 600 

(D) 

14 720 

(D) 

lO 210 

(D) 

(D) 

(0) 

(D) 

116 571 

(D) 

203 512 

631 008 

(0) 

(0) 

30 500 330 140 

21 500 

286 570 

39 900 

552 181 

3 888 186 200 

(D) 

21 270 

(0) 

(D) 

(D) 

147 318 

314 742 

677 958 

180 702 

30 000 

2 043 055 

(D) 

(D) 

826 930 

(D) 

(D) 

68 

Il 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

26 

103 

715 

106 

2B2 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

278 

587 

(D) 

31 

322 

(0) 

14 

2 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

5 

(D) 

4 

41 

(D) 

(0) 

3 

9 

42 

319 

4 

(D) 

16 

(D) 

2 

(D) 

8 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

23 

7 

(D) 

2 

I 

13 

60 

(D) 

(D) 

126 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

2 

16 

7 

II 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

Sales 

($1.000) 

469 

I 890 

115 

(0) 

725 

280 

363 

5 

35 

273 

290 

946 

773 

156 

878 

157 

(D) 

128 

38 

(D) 

(D) 

403 

5 462 

(D) 

117 

696 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

481 

157 

40 

2089 

(D) 

73 

184 

(D) 

43 

74 

334 

687 

19851 

49 

462 

275 

117 

(D) 

31 

(0) 

72 

(D) 

(0) 

514 

8 I 144 

3 565 

(D) 

(0) 

84 

020 

48 

137 

(D) 

3 549 

6 873 

(0) 

64 

(0) 

17 

(0) 

728 

587 

3 230 

581 

36 

10358 

(0) 

(D) 

5 398, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 34. Nunery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod: 1978-Con. 

All Farms 

NURSERY PRODUCTS 

Michigan __________________ _ 

Allegan ____________________________ _ 

Barry ______________ ----------------

Bay ---------------- ---------------- Berrien ________________ - _____ -- ____ _ Calhoun ________________________ ----

(ass ________ -_ - _____ - -------------- Cheboygan __________ - ______________ _ 

Clare ________ -_ -_ -_ - _ --------------- Clinton ____________ -------------___ _ Eaton ______________ - ______________ _ 

Emmet ____________________________ _ 

Genesee ___________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse _____________________ _ Gratiot _______________________ - ____ _ Huron ______________________ -_ - ____ _ Ingham ____________________________ _ Ionia ______________________________ _ 

Isabella ____________________________ _ Jackson ___________________________ _ 

Kalamoloo __________________ -_ - ____ _ 

Kalkaska __________________________ _ Kent ______________________________ _ 

Lapeer ________________ - ___ ---- ____ _ 

Macomb tf!~=~===~======================= ___________________________ _ 

Manistee __________________________ _ 

Mason ____________________________ _ 

Midland ___________________________ _ 

Missaukee _________________________ _ 

Sq. ft. under glass or other Forms protection Acres in open 

627 

21 

3 

7 

37 

11 

7 

5 

8 

10 

5 

4 

12 

7 

9 

8 

6 

3 

4 

10 

14 

3 

33 

10 

12 

15 

31 

7 

9 

7 

3 

3 776 878 

(0) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

42 586 

18488 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

10 468 

551 

(D) 

89 

654 

(D) 

52 

20 

29 

93 

77 

17 

29 

39 

26 

28 

(D) 

(D) 

9 

33 

225 

17 

288 

98 

72 

202 

305 

185 

154 

29 

60 

Monroe_____________________________ 28 (D) 457 Muskegon __________________________ 5 (D) 16 Newaygo ___________________________ 3 (D) 

Oakland ____________________________ 40 (D) 351 

Oceana _____________________________ 4 (D) 

Osceala_____________________________ 3 8 Ottawa _____________________________ 48 (D) 3 369 

Saginaw ____________________________ 11 (D) 131 

St Clair _____________________________ 14 (D) 348 

St Joseph ___________________________ 5 (D) 54 

I Sales All Farms 

($1.000) 

34 799 

431 

(D) 

92 

700 

(D) 

(D) 

20 

80 

91 

125 

(D) 

374 

90 

51 

70 

(D) 

(D) 

15 

71 

389 

SOD HARVESTED 

Michigan __________________ _ 

Eaton _____________________________ _ Genesee ___________________________ _ 

Ingham ____________________________ _ 

Jackson __________________ -_ --------

Macomb trJ:~t~~== ___________________________ === = = == = == = = = = = == ==== = = == _ 

Moson ____________________________ _ 

Monroe ____________ - _____ -------- ---

Oakland __________________ - ________ _ 

ONawa _____________ - __ ------------- St Clair ____________________________ _ Sanilac ____________________________ _ 

Shiawossee ________________________ _ Wayne ____________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS 

3~ Michigan -------------------

39 

103 Oceano -----------------------------

255 Ottowa -----------------------------

2 423 1 Wayne ----------------------------- 352 All other counties ----- ______________ _ 

193 

45 Forms not on moil fisL _______________ _ 

(0) 

831 GREENHOUSE VEGETABLES 

24 

3 lcgj Michigan -------------------

'fJ Kalamazoo --------------------------

12 989 Kent ------------------------------- 473 Macomb ---------------------------- (D) Ottowa ----------------------------- 71 All other counties --------------------

Sanifac _____________________________ 10 187 28121 OTHER NURSERY AND Shiawassee _________________________ 9 (D) 67 

Van Buren __________________________ 15 13644 375 (D) 1 GREENHOUSE PRODUCTS Washtenaw _________________________ 17 (D) 52 (D) 

~~~'::'rd============================ ~ (D) ~~ 9(~ Michigan -------------------

Sq. ft. under gloss or other Farms protection Acres in open 

97 

3 

4 

7 

5 

5 

4 

9 

3 

5 

4 

3 

4 

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3 

9 

21 

85 

3 

8 

3 

12 

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33 

3 

8 

4 

6 

12 

15 

(X) 

()() 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

00 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

(X) 

()() 

()() 

66 696 

(0) 

(D) 

10 151 

4720 

903 776 

(D) 

505 370 

(D) 

159 060 

206 952 

5924 

7401 

520 

288 

047 

119 

677 

190 

655 

(D) 

326 

182 

70 

280 

410 

(D) 

418 

m 

33 

15 

7 

12 

()() 

00 

()() 

()() 

()() 

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35 

Sales ($1,000) 

7 617 

416 

(D) 

444 

106 

586 

(D) 

742 

7 

333 

281 

105 

199 

931 

(D) 

493 

921 

264 

(0) 

(D) 

(D) 

96 

2 

1 006 

(D) 

393 

(D) 

266 

284 

39 

All other counties ____________________ 27 7 589 165 242 Von Buren __________________________ 3 (D) (D) 10 

Forms not on maillisL ________________ 1.. ____ 3_5 _________ 3_5O _____ 8...Jl All other counties -----_______________ L.. ____ 12 _____ (D_) _____ (O_) _____ 2_9.J 

Table 35. Other Crops: 

All Farms 

CORN CUT FOR DRY FODDER, 

HOGGED OR GRAZED 

Michigan _________________ _ 

Allegan ___________________________ _ Eaton ____________________________ _ Huron ____________________________ _ 

Shiowassee _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

HERBS (POUNDS) 

Michigan ______________ c __ _ 

MINT FOR OIL (POUNDS OF OIL) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Michigan __________________ _ 

~~g~============================ 

1978 

Harvested 

Forms Acres 

44 1 914 

3 52 

3 (D) 

4 (D) 

3 92 

31 1 030 

3 3 

37 4395 

8 1 653 

4 360 

3 520 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) - -

(X) - - (X) - - (X) - - (X) - - (X) - -

3400 2 (D) 

103094 9 546 

31 927 1 (D) 

8640 4 180 

17682 1 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 

Harvested Irrigated 

All Farms Fanns Acres Quantity Fanns Acres 

MINT FOR Oil (POUNDS OF Oll)-Con 

Soniklc ___________________________ _ 

- 4 620 16730 2 (D) Shiowossee _______________________ _ 

- 9 518 13 087 - - An other counties __________________ _ 

- 9 724 15028 1 (D) 

SORGHUMS HOGGED OR GRAZED 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 10 115 (X) - -

OTHER CROPS 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 44 415 (X) 3 5 

Berrien ____________________________ _ 7 25 (X) - - 3 7 (X) - - 4 13 ()() 1 (D) 

5 17 ()() - - 4 23 (X) - - 4 19 (X) - - 17 311 (X) 2 (D) 

Cass ______________________________ _ 

Macomb ___________________________ _ 

Ottowa ____________________________ _ 

~:~~~:~:~~~~~=======~============= 

MICHIGAN 183 
Table 36. Operator Response to Land Held Under Foreign Ownership: 1978 

Reporting land held under foreign ownership I Reporting don't know I Report'ng no , N o resp nS8 

All Farms Owned by individuals Owned by foreign held 

who ore not citizens corporations. 

of the Un~ed Stotes associations. or a 

land in foreign government Land in Land in Land in forms Total acres forms forms forms Forms (acres) held Forms Acres Forms Acres Fanns (ocres) Forms (acres) Forms (acres) 

Michigan __________________ _ 119 18 737 11 268 115 (D) 4 (D) 159 35 575 64 426 10 708 327 3 533 685 543 Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Borry ____________________________ _ Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Branch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Gladwin __________________________ _ Hillsdale __________________________ _ Huron ____________________________ _ 

Ingham ___________________________ _ 

- 4 826 606 4 606 - - 3 821 1 800 244 953 116 14 599 

- 4 947 555 4 555 - - 1 (D) 977 170 595 51 9 180 - 6 286 128 6 128 - - 3 89 1 815 186 128 102 10 522 - 3 183 123 3 123 - - 4 402 1 106 226943 83 14 705 

- 4 459 274 3 (D) 1 (D) 6 3698 1 226 238 604 71 13334 

- 3 777 (D) 3 (D) - =1 5 1 304 1 422 243 556 87 14614 

- 3 1 676 209 3 209 - 3 360 385 65905 28 6771 - 8 1 724 814 7 (D) 1 (D) 5 1 390 1 431 243462 98 17221 - 4 307 307 4 307 - - 6 1 687 1 659 376 442 131 27213 

- 6 1 361 263 5 (D) 1 (D) 6 1 020 993 212611 62 11309 

Koklmazoo ________________________ _ 

lapeer ___________________________ _ 

lenowee __________________________ _ 

livingstoo _________________________ _ 

Missoukee ________________________ _ 

Oakland __________________________ _ Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

Saginaw __________________________ _ 

St Clair ___________________________ _ 

Von Buren ________________________ _ 

Woshtenow _______________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 4 217 (D) 4 (D) - - I (D) 913 161 680 58 13023 

- 3 1 869 1 846 2 (D) 1 (D) 4 470 1 250 216 784 66 14304 

- 6 633 513 6 513 - - 5 1 175 1 730 350 828 99 21 091 

- 4 1 348 166

1 4 166 - - 3 1 753 744 122 600 41 10 511 

- 3 388 388 3 388 - - 1 (D) 338 94074 19 6321 

- 3 130 (D) 3 (D) - - 8 1 991 567 65 497 42 9489 

- 3 286 (D) 3 (D) - - 3 470 1 498 183 443 84 6446 

- 3 121 121 3 121 - - 3 850 1 710 305 862 101 27988 

- 5 471 428 5 428 - - 4 1264 1 233 195 214 74 9309 

- 7 529 440 7 440 - - 6 1 049 1 517 195 572 85 9230 

- 4 150 147 4 147 - - 3 986 1 280 220 414 75 13927 

- 29 4 049 3 138 29 3 138 - - 76 14586 38 832 6 387 160 1 960 404 436 

Table 37. Income From Machine Work, Customwork and Other Agricultural Services: 1978 

Fanns withAll Farms Income $1 to $250 to $500 to $1.000 10 $5,000 to $10,000 to $20,000 1o $30,000 Farms ($1,000) $249 $499 $999 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 29,999 or more 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 6 013 12 499 1 617 921 1 042 1 755 432 172 44 30 

Aleono ___________________________ _ 

- 30 51 11 9 1 6 1 2 - - Alger _____________________________ _ 

- 6 11 2 1 - 2 1 - - - Allegon ___________________________ _ 

- 189 398 51 37 33 51 8 4 4 1 Alpeno ___________________________ _ 

- 36 36 13 6 7 8 2 - - - Antrim ___________________________ _ 

- 29 135 12 2 4 3 4 2 - 2 Arenac ___________________________ _ 

- 30 43 8 4 4 12 2 - - - Baraga ___________________________ _ 

- 5 1 4 1 - - - - - - Barry ____________________________ _ Boy - 111 210 31 18 22 30 5 4 1 - ______________________________ _ 

- 128 350 18 16 35 47 4 5 2 1 Benzie ____________________________ _ 

- 18 55 3 1 2 9 2 1 - - Berrien ____ ~ ______________________ _ 

- 155 588 27 18 21 50 23 11 3 2 Branch ___________________________ _ 

- 115 162 21 27 22 37 6 2 - - Colhoun __________________________ _ 

- 164 325 38 24 38 49 9 3 2 1 Coss _____________________________ _ 

- 113 311 33 9 18 36 7 9 - 1 Charlevoix ________________________ _ 

- 15 42 3 2 1 6 2 1 - - Cheboygan ________________________ _ Chippewa _________________________ _ Clore _____________________________ _ 

- 16 8 8 3 3 2 - - - - - 28 26 12 4 6 5 1 - - -

- 29 88 10 1 5 8 1 3 1 - Clinton ___________________________ _ 

- 143 217 38 25 24 44 9 3 - - Crawford _________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 2 - 1 - - - - - Oe~o _____________________________ _ 

- 21 7 11 7 - 3 - - - - Dickinson _________________________ _ 

- 16 16 4 7 - 4 1 - - - Eoton ____________________________ _ 

- 145 250 35 24 22 50 10 4 - - Emmet ___________________________ _ 

- 17 12 7 3 3 4 - - - - Genesee __________________________ _ 

- 76 82 21 15 13 24 3 - - - Gladwin __________________________ _ 

- 40 58 15 8 4 10 1 2 - - G"lIebic ------------------------ __ _ Grand Traverse ____________________ _ - 10 3 7 1 2 - - - - - - 52 206 16 5 7 13 3 6 1 1 Gratiot ___________________________ _ 

- 180 343 28 28 46 64 9 3 1 1 Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

- 151 307 29 19 25 60 10 8 - - Houghton _________________________ _ Huron ____________________________ _ - 11 2 10 - - 1 - - - -

- 222 604 30 34 36 82 30 7 I 2 Ingham ___________________________ _ Ionia _____________________________ _ - 104 166 22 22 22 28 7 3 - -

- 105 181 21 23 20 29 9 3 - - lasco ______________________ -_ - _ - _-_ Iroo ______________________________ _ - 15 10 4 6 2 3 - - - - - 9 5 4 2 2 1 - - - - Isabella ___________________________ _ 

lackson __________________________ _ Kalamazoo ________________________ _ 

- 93 106 28 16 14 30 5 - - - - 116 314 19 22 24 31 15 3 1 1 

- 118 247 24 17 18 51 5 2 - 1 Kalkaska ______________________ - __ _ 

- 9 5 4 3 1 1 - - - -

Kenl ______________________________ _ Lake ______________________________ _ 

Lapeer ________________________ - ___ _ 

LHlonau ________________________ ---- lenawee ___________________________ _ 

Llvlngslon ______________________ - ___ _ 

Luce __________________________ ----- Mackinac __________________________ _ 

Macomb ___________________________ _ 

Manl.IH ______________________ -----

Marque"e ______________ - _______ ---- Mason ________________ • ___________ _ Mecosla ___________________________ _ 

Menominee _________________________ _ 

136 377 30 22 27 44 6 2 2 3 

14 5 8 5 - 1 - - - - 114 153 41 9 28 29 3 4 - - 54 271 7 6 9 16 8 4 3 1 

248 507 47 41 50 81 21 5 3 - 68 138 11 17 13 21 2 2 2 - 6 16 - - 1 4 1 - - - 9 3 5 1 2 1 - - - - 54 85 13 7 14 17 2 - 1 - 40 111 15 5 5 10 3 1 - 1 

8 1 7 - 1 - - - - - 45 79 10 6 5 21 2 1 - - 45 50 16 11 7 9 1 1 - - 27 21 7 6 6 8 - - - -

184 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 37. Income From Machine Work, Customwork and Other Agricultural Services: 1978-(on. 

Forms withAll Farms Income $1 to $2SO to $500 to $1.000 to $5,000 to $10,000 to $20,000 to $30,000 

Forms ($1.000) $249 $499 $999 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 29,999 or more 

Midland ---------------------------- 40 42 13 6 9 10 2 Missaukee __________ - ___________ ---- 34 41 14 2 8 8 2 Monroe ________ -_ -_____ -_ -_ ---- _____ 158 287 39 22 29 56 3 8 

Montcalm ______ --- _____ - _ - _ ---- __ - __ 108 128 34 21 18 26 9 

Montmorency ----------------------- 13 30 4 I 4 3 

Muskegon -------------------------- 53 127 15 7 10 12 5 4 Newaygo ____ -----___ - ______________ 75 137 27 13 7 19 6 3 Oakland ____________________________ 50 107 II 13 7 12 4 2 I Oceo:na _____________________________ 86 365 24 9 12 21 10 6 3 Ogemow ____________________________ 16 18 6 4 4 I I 

Ontonagon __________________________ 6 2 I 5 I Osc80Ia ________________________ - ____ 32 27 16 6 4 5 Oscoda ______ - ______________________ 6 2 3 3 Otsego _____________________________ 6 7 2 I 3 Ottowa 3 _____________________________ 155 476 39 21 27 44 10 9 2 Presque Isle _________________________ 23 30 II 2 3 6 I Roscommon _________________________ 3 (D) I I I Saginaw ____________________________ 149 241 34 23 33 46 10 3 SI Clair _____________________________ 103 192 35 18 12 30 6 I I SI Joseph ___________________________ 130 417 32 17 19 42 10 6 3 

Sonilac _____________________________ 183 324 43 28 28 69 II 3 Schoolcraft __________________________ 4 (D) 2 2 

Shiawossee 103 107 36 25 17 20 4 I 

Tuscolo ____ ========================= 196 371 37 26 52 63 12 3 2 1 Von Buren __________________________ 145 557 29 22 22 44 14 8 4 2 Washlenow _________________________ 134 207 30 23 24 48 7 2 Wayne _____________________________ 25 40 7 4 7 6 I Wexford ____________________________ 19 17 9 2 4 3 

Forms not on maillisL ________________ 217 389 158 59 

Table 38. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978 

Forms withAll Farms Volue $110 $2SO 10 $SOO to $1,000 to $5,000 to $10,000 to $20,000 to $30,000 

Forms ($1,000) $249 $499 $999 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $29,999 or more 

Michigan __________________ _ 6 787 22405 I 595 1 127 I ISO 2046 429 222 92 126 

Aleona ____________________________ _ Alger ______________________________ _ 18 15 9 5 I 2 I - - - 13 30 2 3 1 4 3 - - - Allegan ____________________________ _ Alpena ____________________________ _ 232 624 39 28 48 83 18 11 3 2 

Antrim 55 177 18 7 10 9 5 4 I I ____________________________ _ Arenac ____________________________ _ 

Soraga ____________________________ _ 

50 433 10 7 9 15 4 - - 5 36 153 7 2 6 9 8 3 I - Sorry _____________________________ _ 6 5 - 3 - 3 - - - - Soy _______________________________ _ 

Senzie _____________________________ _ 

122 2SO 34 18 23 35 7 2 2 I 112 587 13 9 22 40 10 10 4 4 36 59 6 7 8 13 - 2 - - Berrien ____________________________ _ Branch ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun ___________________________ _ 

Cass ______________________________ _ Charlevoix _________________________ _ 

Cheboygan _________________________ _ 

Chippewa __________________________ _ Clore ______________________________ _ 

Clinlan ____________________________ _ 

Crawford __________________________ _ 

351 I 276 78 37 54 125 26 15 7 9 58 155 11 5 13 23 3 - 2 I 125 211 32 16 24 46 4 I 2 - 112 479 17 10 24 45 5 6 4 I 47 53 10 9 13 13 2 - - - 29 25 7 7 10 4 I - - - 30 52 2 2 15 8 2 I - - 21 54 5 5 2 4 4 I - - 100 207 17 14 24 33 9 3 - - 5 (0) 2 - I 1 1 - - - Deka ______________________________ _ 

Dickinson __________________________ _ Ealan _____________________________ _ 

Emmel ____________________________ _ 

Genesee ___________________________ _ Gladwin ___________________________ _ 

Gogebic ___________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse _____________________ _ Gralial ____________________________ _ 

Hillsdale ___________________________ _ 

38 92 7 12 3 11 4 - - I 5 6 I I I 2 - - - - 99 189 17 20 24 32 4 I - I 25 42 7 3 5 8 I I - - 128 973 20 20 19 35 15 6 4 9 35 42 9 7 5 12 2 - - - 10 7 2 3 3 2 - - - - 66 129 13 13 13 19 5 3 - - 57 102 16 11 15 12 - I 2 - 92 371 19 17 21 24 9 - - 2 Haughlan __________________________ _ Huron _____________________________ _ Ingham ____________________________ _ Ionia ______________________________ _ lasca ______________________________ _ 

Jackson 

i~~~i~============================= ___________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo _________________________ _ Kalkaska __________________________ _ 

47 83 17 5 9 12 2 2 - 64 313 15 7 13 - 16 2 8 I 2 107 232 27 21 19 31 3 4 I I 101 669 15 17 20 35 5 6 - 3 17 

9 32 2 I 5 7 2 - - 5 3 I - 3 2 - - - 48 102 10 15 - 7 10 3 2 1 141 339 24 15 32 57 6 3 - 2 2 141 791 17 26 27 46 17 3 2 3 11 21 3 I 4 I 2 - - - Kenl ______________________________ _ 

t~~ .. ;.- ====== == ==== == == ==== ==== ===== 

~~~;:~=========================== 

~~~~~~~~~~::~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

238 965 35 31 47 81 18 17 4 5 13 6 8 - 2 3 - - 162 I 478 24 11 25 - - 74 16 2 1 9 56 155 20 8 6 12 4 4 I 118 464 21 19 I 12 44 10 7 4 112 272 24 10 25 42 I 7 2 I 5 6 - I I 3 1 - - 7 4 I 2 4 - - - - - 158 1 628 19 9 17 55 16 - - 63 17 12 13 105 21 8 8 22 2 1 1 17 23 3 - 62 3 4 6 1 - - 138 14 6 13 20 7 2 - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MICHIGAN 185 
Table 38. Value of Agricultural Praducts Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978-Con. 

, I arms with -

Value $1 to $250 to $SOO to $1,000 to $5,000 to $10,000 to $20,000 to $30,000 Farms ($1,000) $249 $499 $999 $4,999 $9,999 $19,999 $29,999 or more 

All Farms 

54 57 20 6 8 20 - - - - 33 58 7 2 10 11 2 1 - - 41 66 12 6 7 13 1 2 - - 31 46 10 8 4 4 5 - - - 132 710 19 15 16 50 12 12 5 3 99 152 25 13 18 35 7 1 - - 4 3 - - 3 1 - - - - 90 153 25 12 17 30 3 1 2 - 74 142 18 14 15 22 2 2 - 1 121 665 22 16 11 45 12 7 4 4 

Mecosta ___________________________ _ 

Menominee _________________________ _ Midland ___________________________ _ 

Missauk .. _________________________ _ 

Monroe ____________________________ _ Montcalm __________________________ _ 

Montmorency ______________________ _ 

Muskegon _________________________ _ Newaygo __________________________ _ 

Oakland ___________________________ _ 

87 179 18 10 20 31 4 2 2 - 28 52 13 - 4 8 2 1 - - 6 (0) 1 1 2 2 - - - - - 41 60 13 9 5 11 1 2 - - - 9 19 3 2 2 1 - 1 - -

- 12 16 5 2 1 2 2 - - - - 255 805 35 38 51 100 16 8 3 4 

- 28 37 5 6 4 12 - 1 - - - 116 468 20 6 18 53 9 5 1 4 

- 140 393 16 22 31 56 7 4 1 3 

Oceano ____________________________ _ 

Ogemow ___________________________ _ 

Ontonagon _________________________ _ 

Osceola ___________________________ _ 

Oscoda ___________________________ _ 

Otsego ___________________________ _ Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

Presque Isle _______________________ _ 

Saglnow __________________________ _ 

St Clair ___________________________ _ 

- 94 284 29 14 24 20 3 2 - 2 

- 92 243 16 8 19 39 7 1 - 2 

- 100 201 19 13 15 39 12 2 - -

St Joseph _________________________ _ 

Sanilac ___________________________ _ Shiowassee _______________________ _ 

Tuscola ___________________________ _ 

- 94 483 23 15 12 33 4 1 - 6 Van Buren ________________________ _ 

- 227 796 64 27 35 65 21 2 7 6 Woshtenow _______________________ _ 

- Wayne 163 962 21 28 25 57 12 9 4 7 ___________________________ _ 

Wexford - 86 535 11 14 14 28 9 4 - 6 __________________________ _ 

- 19 17 4 6 3 6 - - - - All other counties __________________ _ 

- 5 3 1 1 2 1 - - - -

Farms not on maillisL ______________ _ 

- 696 144 367 295 34 - - - - -

Table 39. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1978 

(For classification of social and ethnic groups; see text] 

Land in farms Harvested cropland Forms by value of safes 

Market value Occupation forming Occupation other thon farming 

of agricultural All Farms 

products sold less than $2,500 to $20,000 Less than $2,500 to $20,000 

Farms Acres Forms Acres ($1,000) $2,500 $19,999 or more $2,500 $19,999 or more 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 439 39552 346 21 355 5 115 24 64 43 209 93 6 

- 19 1 357 17 751 297 4 2 2 4 7 - - 4 420 4 411 139 - - 2 2 - -

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Anlnoc ___________________________ _ Sarry ____________________________ _ 

- 4 168 3 102 54 2 - 1 1 - - - 5 542 5 481 57 - - - - 5 - - 8 190 8 109 25 - 2 - 2 4 -

Say ______________________________ _ 

Berrien ___________________________ _ Bronch ___________________________ _ 

- 4 1 219 4 896 101 - 1 - 1 1 1 

- 5 714 4 190 15 2 3 - - - - Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Cass _____________________________ _ 

- 29 3 153 27 1 666 303 3 5 3 6 11 1 

- 3 837 3 282 33 - 2 - - 1 - - 7 669 6 328 79 - - 1 3 3 - ChIppewa _________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Eaton ____________________________ _ 

- 5 151 5 95 16 - 1 - 3 1 - Gene ... ___________________________ _ 5 460 4 188 32 - 1 - 1 3 - Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

- 8 1 343 7 905 474 2 1 3 - 2 - Huron _____________________________ _ 6 3098 6 1 019 412 - - 3 - 2 1 

- 5 574 5 289 21 - 2 - 3 - - 3 586 3 242 27 - - 1 2 - - Ingham ___________________________ _ lonla ______________________________ _ 

8 279 5 146 18 - 1 - 5 2 - 3 677 3 507 94 - - 2 - 1 - 6 183 6 110 37 - - 1 4 1 -

Jackson ___________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo _________________________ _ 

Kent ______________________________ _ 

Lapeer ____________________________ _ 3 683 2 (0) 41 - - 1 - 2 -

3 432 3 393 244 - 1 1 1 - - 3 706 3 442 133 1 - 2 - - - 3 99 1 (0) 8 - - - 2 1 - 23 2825 19 1964 400 1 6 2 7 5 2 

Leno _______________________ ------ Meco.ta ___________________________ _ 

Midland ___________________________ _ 

Monroe ________________________ - _ - __ 

5 208 5 106 19 - 1 - 3 1 - 5 613 4 380 110 1 - 2 1 1 - 8 931 8 127 157 1 - 1 3 3 - 3 252 3 60 19 - 1 - 1 1 -

3 543 3 388 63 - - 1 2 - - 3 86 3 40 59 - - 1 1 1 -

Montcalm __________________________ _ 

Newaygo __________________________ _ 

Oakland ______________________ - ____ _ 

Octona ____________________________ _ Ogemow ________________________ - __ _ 

Ottowa ____________________________ _ 

7 1 372 7 1 023 150 1 1 3 2 - - 12 1 440 11 767 130 - 2 1 <I 5 - 6 489 5 89 74 - 1 1 2 2 - 3 232 3 135 15 - - - - 3 - 4 648 4 525 71 - 2 1 - 1 - 55 2806 46 782 390 5 17 2 16 14 1 

5 1 504 4 1 471 523 - 1 I - 3 - 3 119 3 106 5 - - - 2 1 - 27 <1289 25 2 113 242 1 10 <I 7 5 -

Saglnow ___________________________ _ 51 Clair ____________________________ _ 

51 Joseph __________________________ _ 

Shlawa .... ________________________ _ 

TulCoJo ______________ - ___ ----------- Von Buren _________________________ _ 

Wa.hlenow ________________________ _ 

Wayne ____________________________ _ 

All at"'r countle. ___________________ _ 

form. nolan moll IIsl ________________ _ 118 2655 59 1 475 30 - - - 118 - -

186 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 40. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1978 

[For classificallon of social and ethnic groops , see lexl] 

Full owners Port owners Tenants 

Harvesled Harvested Harvested 

Number land in farms cropland Number Land in forms cropland Number land in forms cropland All Farms 

Michigan _________________ _ 

- 284 17688 7202 134 19650 12 S04 21 2214 1 649 

16 934 455 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) - - 3 316 315 1 (D) (D) - - - - 4 168 102 - - - - - - 2 (D) (D) 3 224 215 - - - 7 184 104 1 (D) (D) - - -

4 658 150 1 (D) (D) - - - 21 1 613 525 4 582 253 4 958 888 

5 234 118 2 (D) (D) - - - 4 132 87 1 (D) (D) - - -

- - - 3 99 68 2 (D) (D) 

Allegan ___________________________ _ 

Arenot ______________ ---------____ _ 

Barry ______________ ----------------

Bay ________ ------------------------ Berrien ______________ ---------_ - ___ _ Calhoun ___________________________ _ Cass ______________ - _____________ - __ Clinton ____________________________ _ 

Eaton _____________________________ _ 

Genesee ____________ ----------------

4 431 245 4 912 660 - - - 3 348 236 3 2 750 783 - - - 1 (D) (D) 4 534 274 - - - - 145 (D) 3 124 106 1 (D) - - 4 

5 148 82 1 (D) (D) - - - -

Hillsdale ___________________________ _ Huron ______________ - ______________ _ 

Ingham __________________ ----- ____ _ Jackson __________________________ _ Kenl _____________________________ _ 

3 683 (D) - - - - - - - 3 706 442 - - - - - - -

lopeer ___________________________ _ 

Mecosta __________________________ _ 

- 3 99 (D) - - - - - - 17 1 093 569 2 (D) (D) 4 161 55 -

Midland __________________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ Montcalm _________________________ _ - 5 208 106 - - - - - -

- 3 174 (D) 2 (D) (D) - - -

- 6 461 116 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) Newaygo _________________________ _ Oakland __________________________ _ Oceana ___________________________ _ - 3 252 60 - - - - - - - 3 86 40 - - - - - -

- 3 277 92 3 961 797 1 (D) (D) 

- 6 550 141 6 890 626 - - -

Ottowa ___________________________ _ 

Saginaw __________________________ _ 

SI Clair ___________________________ _ 

- SI Joseph _________________________ _ 5 469 79 1 (D) (D) - - - Shiowossee _______________________ _ - 3 232 135 - - - - - -

- 4 648 525 - - - - - -

- 45 2 120 517 7 625 219 3 61 46 

- 30 3 371 1 363 20 6364 4630 4 471 405 

Tuscola ___________________________ _ 

Von Buren ________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- Forms not on maillisL ______________ _ 59 590 - 59 2 D65 1 475 - - -

Table 41. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1978 

All farms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

Forms Land in forms Farms Land in farms Forms Land in fams Farms land in farms 

BlACK AMERICAN INDIAN-Con. 

Michigan __________________ _ 247 20 377 119 15 755 Eaton _____________________________ _ 4 140 1 (D) Huron _____________________________ _ 4 1 158 4 1 158 

- 13 894 7 687 

4 410 4 410 

3 486 2 (0) 

4 191 3 (D) 

Allegan ___________________________ _ Bay _______________________________ _ Ingham ____________________________ _ Jackson ___________________________ _ Berrien ____________________________ _ 8 190 6 (D) Monroe ____________________________ _ 5 1 294 3 (D) Calhoun ___________________________ _ 5 714 3 (D) Oakland ___________________________ _ 3 85 1 (D) Cass ______________________________ _ 28 2937 19 2422 All other counties ___________________ _ 32 5328 21 4736 Clinlon ____________________________ _ 3 366 2 (D) 

4 250 3 (D) 

5 576 3 (D) 59 2 D65 - - Genesee ___________________________ _ Hillsdale ___________________________ _ Farms not on moillisL _______________ _ 

Midland ___________________________ _ 3 99 1 (D) Monroe ____________________________ _ 16 1 133 11 906 ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISlANDER 

4 344 1 (0) 

9 908 5 618 Michigan __________________ _ 13 1 033 10 924 

Saginaw ___________________________ _ 

St Clair ____________________________ _ SI Joseph __________________________ _ 3 153 2 (D) 

3 568 3 568 

46 2427 28 1 488 

Tuscola ____________________________ _ Van Buren _________________________ _ AU OTHER RACES (SEE TEXT) 

Washlenaw ________________________ _ Wayne 3 1 435 3 1 435 ____________________________ _ 3 119 1 (D) Michigan __________________ _ 62 6558 39 5145 All olher counlles ___________________ _ 28 6264 17 5532 

59 590 - -

117 11 584 38 B 724 

3 837 3 837 

5 446 3 (D) 

3 74 1 (D) 

3 294 1 (D) 

4 781 3 (D) 

- 3 336 2 (D) 

- 3 232 3 232 B 339 5 273 

33 4056 21 3259 

Farms nolan maillisL _______________ _ 

Michigan ______________ -----

Chippewa __________________________ _ 

Allegan ____________________________ _ Kenl ______________________________ _ Newaygo __________________________ _ Oakland ___________________________ _ St Joseph _________________________ _ Shiowossee _______________________ _ Van Buren _________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

AMERICAN INDIAN 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA MICHIGAN 187 
Table 42. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1978 

Fanns with sale All fanns so 

$2,500 or more Fanns with sales of All forms $2,500 or more 

Forms Land in fanns Fanns land in forms Fanns land in farms Fanns Land in forms 

Michigan __________________ _ 301 34136 127 28480 Mason ____________________________ _ 4 338 4 338 

Allegan ____________________________ _ 

Bay _______________________________ _ 

Berrien ____________________________ _ Calhoun ___________________________ _ 

Coss _____________________________ _ 

Clinton ___________________________ _ 

Eaton ____________________________ _ 

Genesee __________________________ _ Gronot ___________________________ _ 

Hillsdale __________________________ _ 

Huron ____________________________ _ Kent _____________________________ _ 

lapeer ___________________________ _ 

lenawee __________________________ _ 

6 1 074 4 (0) 

3 439 3 439 5 843 4 (0) 6 1 138 4 (0) 

- 3 1 700 3 1 700 

- 5 1 131 4 (0) 

- 3 187 2 (0) 

- 5 1 134 4 (0) 

- 6 942 4 (0) 

- 5 784 3 (0) 

- 5 2 590 5 2 590 

- 4 244 2 (0) 

- 6 879 2 (0) 

- 5 644 3 (0) 

Monroe ____________________________ _ 

Montcalm __________________________ _ 

Newaygo __________________________ _ 

Oceana ____________________________ _ Ottowa ____________________________ _ 

Saginaw ___________________________ _ St Clair ____________________________ _ 

Shiawassee ________________________ _ Tuscola ____________________________ _ Von Buren _________________________ _ 

Woshtenow ________________________ _ Wayne ____________________________ _ 

All other counties ___________________ _ 

Forms not on moillisL _______________ _ 

5 280 5 280 

3 378 2 (0) 

5 438 2 (0) 

10 633 8 (0) 

5 1 383 5 1 383 

4 524 4 524 

6 1 765 4 (0) 

4 480 1 (0) 

3 2 175 3 2 175 

12 I 360 9 1 220 

4 663 3 (0) 

8 169 5 144 

42 7085 25 5826 

119 2736 - -

Table 43. Female Operators: 1978 

All forms Fanns with sales of 

$2,500 or more All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

Farms land in farms Farms land in farms ! Farms lond in forms Forms land in farms ~ 

Michigan __________________ _ 2636 261 256 1 467 202 146 Lake _____________________________ _ 

- 7 911 2 (0) 

Akona ____________________________ _ Alger ______________________________ _ 

Allegan ____________________________ _ Alpena ____________________________ _ 

15 2464 6 968 

3 323 2 (0) 

62 7 146 42 6313 

19 3 759 14 2823 

Lapeer ___________________________ _ 

leelanau __________________________ _ 

lenowee __________________________ _ livingston _________________________ _ 

Mackinac _________________________ _ 

- 53 4581 30 3420 

- 26 2 175 18 1 598 

- 44 5 136 27 4643 

- 29 2596 18 2080 

- 3 800 3 800 Antrim ____________________________ _ 10 831 4 140 Macomb __________________________ _ 

- 42 2427 25 1 774 Arenae ____________________________ _ Baraga ____________________________ _ Barry _____________________________ _ 

13 2586 11 (0) 

5 306 2 (0) 

40 4356 23 3633 

Manistee _________________________ _ Marquette ________________________ _ 

Mason ___________________________ _ 

- 19 2371 8 1 157 

- 12 2208 6 1 551 

- 17 2291 11 1 582 Bay _______________________________ _ Benzie 50 4010 40 3 797 _____________________________ _ 14 1 637 10 1 422 Mecosta __________________________ _ 

- 28 3576 10 1 582 

Berrien ____________________________ _ 

Bronch ____________________________ _ 

Calhoun ___________________________ _ 

86 3920 59 3054 

46 6267 33 5760 

35 4086 22 3298 

Menominee ________________________ _ Midland __________________________ _ 

Missaukee ________________________ _ 

Monroe ___________________________ _ 

- 24 5088 15 3598 

- 17 1 570 9 1 162 

- 10 1 157 5 593 

- 52 3 110 38 2674 Cass ______________________________ _ 

Charlevoix _________________________ _ Cheboygan _________________________ _ 

Chippewa __________________________ _ 

Clore ______________________________ _ 

Clinton ____________________________ _ 

38 3 192 27 2905 

10 1 335 4 599 

8 1 433 2 (0) 

14 2286 8 1 613 

10 923 5 711 39 3616 24 3 051 

Montcalm _________________________ _ 

Muskegon ________________________ _ 

Newaygo _________________________ _ Oakland __________________________ _ 

Oceano ___________________________ _ 

- 44 5 224 23 3596 

- 14 1 129 11 1 009 

- 27 2 270 13 1 193 

- 57 3 538 34 2 116 

- 39 6014 32 5071 

Delta ______________________________ _ 26 5876 21 5286 Ogemow __________________________ _ 

- 9 1 002 5 810 

Dickinson __________________________ _ Eaton _____________________________ _ 

Emmet ____________________________ _ Genesee ___________________________ _ Glodwin ___________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse _____________________ _ Gratiot ____________________________ _ Hillsdale ___________________________ _ 

Houghton __________________________ _ 

6 921 5 (0) 

53 5 224 34 4307 

15 2538 6 1 672 

37 3614 21 3002 

12 1 224 5 644 

36 5456 24 4424 

32 3203 26 3079 

34 4042 20 3398 

9 2344 6 2 151 

Ontonagon ________________________ _ Osceola ___________________________ _ 

Oscoda ___________________________ _ 

Otsego ___________________________ _ 

Ottowo ___________________________ _ 

Presque Isle _______________________ _ Saginaw __________________________ _ 

St Cloir ___________________________ _ 

St Joseph _________________________ _ 

- 11 3276 9 (0) 

- 15 2863 11 2589 

- 7 977 2 (0) 

- 4 750 1 (0) 

- 31 2014 20 1 392 

- 16 3396 8 1 841 

- 50 3926 41 3633 

- 53 4345 33 3621 

- 46 5 929 32 4791 

Huron _____________________________ _ 37 9004 31 8713 Sanilac ___________________________ _ 

- 50 8544 34 7419 Ingham ____________________________ _ 

lonlo ______________________________ _ 44 3623 28 2901 

52 8004 39 7266 

Shiowassee _______________________ _ 

Tuscola ___________________________ _ - 37 3079 26 2486 

- 59 6933 52 6599 10500 ______________________________ _ 

Iroo _______________________________ _ 6 1 574 3 1 081 

7 972 3 506 

Van Buren ________________________ _ 

Washtenaw _______________________ _ - 95 7 214 67 6065 

- 55 4939 34 4198 lsabello ____________________________ _ 

Jackson ___________________________ _ 

Kalomazoo _________________________ _ 

21 3 140 18 2 901 

61 5694 37 4 509 

46 5491 28 4209 

Wayne ___________________________ _ Wexford __________________________ _ 

All other counties __________________ _ 

- 29 1 443 18 928 

- 5 860 3 (0) 

- 6 1 079 6 1 079 Kalkaska __________________________ _ 5 837 4 (0) Kent ______________________________ _ 47 4982 30 4 134 Farms not on moillisL _______________ _ 391 8 276 - -

188 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY SUMMARY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

I 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

68 237 11 448 182 64 094 10 832 234 47 796 10224 206 46 647 9 549 692 

(X) 168 ()() 169 ()() 214 ()() 205 

(X) 36 366 720 ()() 36 366 720 ()() 36 366 720 ()() 36 366 720 

()() 31.5 ()() 29.8 ()() 28.1 ()() 26.3 

Forms ______________ - ___ ------------------------------ Average size of form _________________________________ _ 

Ap~~~;~~i!~ li~nfo~eso == == == == == == == == == == = = ===:-p;~c-e~t = = 

163 311 ()() 93435 (X) 204 613 (X) 112958 (X) 

()() 975 ()() 553 ()() 964 ()() 552 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollars-_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars __ 

66 105 8 664 8861 62914 8 005 4781 46 951 7 992 385 I 46 008 7 289 394 

62951 6 953 675 60 836 6317638 45 888 6609 1661 45438 5 993 074 

6 888 33 905 4989 (NA) 2082 9556 1 395 (NA) 

7 710 106773 6837 (NA) 2 533 35 743 2003 (NA) 

6 595 155 007 6 112 (NAl 3 153 75065 2836 (NA) 

9490 358 556 10069 (NA) 6840 262 284 7269 (NA) 

12 558 880 440 13944 (NA) 11 666 824088 13081 (NA) 

9 822 I 375 764 10 310 (NA) 9741 1 366 460 I 10287 (NA) 

7 780 2 350 602 7074 (NA) 7770 2 347 688 7 072 (NAl 

I 726 1 142 767 1 283 (NA) I 722 (D) 1 279 (NA) 

382 549 861 218 (NA) 381 (D) 216 (NA) 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland _______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ________________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ________________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ______________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

22 895 759 707 25 323 909 389 15 148 607018 17 137 677502 

30 535 951 504 24 513 778 451 22 403 776201 18047 618818 Cropland used only for pasture _______________________ _ Other cropland ____________________________________ _ 

9 371 215 480 (NA) (NA) 7065 180 639 5087 133680 

3868 75 541 (NA) (NA) 2556 57965 2594 60 116 

7685 174 602 (NA) (NA) 6056 152 611 I 6948 171 010 

18 621 485881 (NAl (NA) 13406 384 986 8 473 254 012 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured ________________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled __________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______________ _ Cropland idle ____________________________________ _ 

36 331 I 580 310 35034 1 535092 26290 1 245440 25841 1 234342 

8996 340 659 (NAl (NA) 6680 281 456 7884 343 808 

30646 1 239651 (NA) (NA) 22210 963 984 21 097 890 534 

Total woodland ______________________________________ _ Woodland postured ________________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured _____________________________ _ 

Other land __________________________________________ _ 53260 1 202986 51 016 1 291 664 36 598 986381 37296 1 025 956 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured ________________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland. etc ________ _ 7 352 325 2321 (NA) (NA) I 5563 279 9541 6363 282 110 I 52054 877 754 (NAl (NA) 35688 706 427 36 300 743 846 

Posturelond, all types ___________________________________ _ 30 281 1 425 598 (NAl (NA) 20 594 1 168 428 (NA) 1 303 420 

3 192 226208 2036 96839 2901 224658 1774 94950 

3 136 222 946 (NA) (NAl 2868 221 746 1 764 93702 

40 716 (NAl (NAl 28 611 (NA) 192 

145 2546 (NAl (NA) 118 2301 41 1 056 

12 730 245 701 ()() (X) 11 519 238 052 ()() (X) 

Irrigated land _________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated _________________________________ _ Other land irrigated __________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1976 _________ _ 

'1976 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms fonns with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Farms ($1,000) Fonns ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' ________________ _ 68 237 1 941 095 64 094 1 491 439 47 796 1 916846 46 647 1 467 705 Average per form ___________________________ dollors __ ()() 28446 00 23 270 00 40 105 ()() 31 464 

Fanns by value of agricultural products sold:l 

$100.000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $39.999 __________________________________ _ 

4302 992 024 2809 (NAl 4302 992 024 2809 (NA) 

7805 492093 6848 (NA) 7805 492093 6848 (NAl 7 114 202820 7 828 (NAl 7 114 202820 7 828 (NA) $10.000 to $19.999 __________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9.999 ____________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $4.999 ____________________________________ _ 

less than $2.500 (see text) ____________________________ _ $2.000 to $2.499 __________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 __________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1.499 __________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 __________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) _____________________________ _ 

8699 123429 9393 (NAl 8699 123 429 9393 (NA) 9913 70334 10412 (NAl 9913 70334 10412 (NA) 

9963 36 147 8420 (NAl 9963 36 147 8420 (NA) 20415 21 300 18360 (NA) ()() (X) 937 (NA) 2 928 6431 (NAl (NA) ()() (X) (X) (X) 

3 716 6313 (NA) (NAl ()() ()() ()() (X) 

4393 5325 (NAl (NA) ()() ()() (X) (X) 9378 3 232 (NA) (NA) ()() (X) (X) (X) 26 2948 24 (NA) ()() ()() (X) (X) 

Crops __________________________ c _____________________ _ 

Grains _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ T obocco ____________________________________________ _ 

field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _____________________ _ 

~e~~tobl.S. sweet co~n. and melons-____________________ _ 

rul s, nuts, and berrt8S ______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products ___________________ = __ _ Other crops _________________________________________ _ 

51 210 1 013 585 54 365 828 865 40 147 1 000 471 (NA) 814714 37610 519370 (NA) (NAl 31 637 512 867 34 602 441 892 3407 30 127 (NA) (NAl 3209 30 038 (NA) (NAl - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - - (NA) (NAl - - (NAl (NA) - - (NAl (NAl - - - - 16427 56 688 (NAl (NAl 12 105 52 573 12 789 36 210 4 160 98425 (NAl (NAl 3318 97841 2969 66 555 5 303 161 685 (NAl (NAl 4 139 160 563 3913 108 166 1 688 103862 1 483 70510 1229 103 214 1 174 70 145 2 263 73 555 (NAl (NAl 2 175 73 413 2432 91 746 

livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ Poultry and pouijry productL __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ______________________________________ _ 

Other ~~~~~::~f;~d=;~~~================================ livestock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

34 373 927 510 34 685 657 721 25817 916376 26474 648 310 3861 78 376 3859 71 976 2 270 77 925 2626 71 658 8405 436 006 (NAl (NAl 8274 434 912 9861 315 216 24534 263 312 (NAl (NAl 19868 257 710 21 979 181 456 9431 126173 (NA) (NAl 7 157 124188 6299 67801 2 512 4872 (NAl (NAl 1406 4 267 1 655 3818 3990 18773 (NAl (NAl 2 267 17374 1 371 8360 

'1974 data Include sales of fa .. st products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MICHIGAN 189 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in farms Farms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with- - 68 237 64 094 11 448 182 62 951 11 203 150 6 953 675 3 192 901 476 589533 226 208 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 10010 139 acreL __________________ _ 

14010 1790creL __________________ _ 

180 10 219 ocrOL __________________ _ 

22010259 acres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 3 581 1 788 14686 1 770 9065 5879 263 1 228 648 539 

- 16614 12 233 478 017 14 529 432 975 248 026 632 17206 7509 4652 

- 4935 5001 287 713 4 725 275 555 154 151 198 11 575 5 611 2989 

- 9 737 10 577 794364 9 185 749 928 400 684 284 23 274 12188 5843 

- 7 890 8 524 918 772 7 661 891 808 482 618 283 32607 15 557 7821 

- 5 617 6465 884 215 5 501 866 166 477991 189 29 786 16047 5951 

- 3 975 4398 782 849 3927 773463 452 519 170 33337 19744 8670 

- 3 127 3358 743 691 3 072 730 655 453 778 140 33 286 21 471 8 704 

- 8 388 8 322 2 943 161 8 227 2 888 815 1 854 597 473 169327 111 403 43 625 

- 3 511 2 880 2 311 521 3 495 2 301 067 1 546 746 385 263 987 181 756 68 526 

- 747 486 949 779 745 947 239 666 749 137 174918 121 008 41 547 

- 115 62 339 414 114 336 414 209 937 38 110 945 76591 27341 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in farms _________________________ _ --------- 68 237 11 448 182 64 094 10 832 234 47 796 10 224 206 46 647 9 549692 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 62 951 6 953 675 60836 6 317 638 45888 6 609 166 45 438 5 993 074 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 43 167 4 513 287 42 867 4 976 754 26 117 3 495 384 27 429 3 850 773 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 38 534 2 143 841 (NA) 2 342 421 24397 1 873 929 (NA) 2 068 771 Part ownprs _________________________ _ --------- 20 626 6 304 014 17 973 5 343 554 18292 6 138 811 16465 5 211 953 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 20 352 4 351 831 (NA) 3 617 903 18190 4 291 997 (NA) 3 576 391 Tenants ____________________________ _ 

--------- 4444 630 881 3254 511 926 3387 590 011 2 753 486 966 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 4 065 458 003 (NA) 357 314 3301 443240 (NA) 347 912 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 61 399 9 180 975 (NA) (NA) 41 946 8 076 505 42 627 8049388 Partnership _________________________ _ --------- 5 890 1 813 363 (NA) (NA) 5075 1 754 094 3 552 1 245 008 Corporation _________________________ _ 

--------- 787 403 992 (NA) (NA) 681 371 383 420 243 817 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institut ionoI, etc._ 161 49 852 (NA) (NA) 94 22 224 48 11 479 

All forms Forms with sales of I All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ____________________________ _ 

- 30 923 34 438 27013 30030 On form operated ______________________ 56 145 48874 39053 36085 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 37 314 29164 20 783 16 149 Not on form operated ___________________ 6850 6342 4903 4 241 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 5 242 8386 3840 5 853 

Under 25 yeors ______________________ _ - 2 317 1 421 1 567 1 065 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ - 9 140 7 148 6 187 5 012 None _________________________________ 24 111 19 760 19468 16537 

- 14 307 12 237 9 710 8 608 1 1049 day'- __________________________ 3832 3 309 3 210 2467 

- 16 743 16203 12 062 11 975 501099 day'- _________________________ 1 692 1 622 1 414 1 189 

35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeorL ______________________ _ 

- 15 648 16 141 11 804 12 416 100 10149 doys ________________________ 1 885 1 863 1 443 1 389 

- 10082 10 452 6 466 7 103 15010199 days ________________________ 3 511 3 006 2 281 2007 

55 to M yeorL ______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ - 49.3 50.9 49.3 50.9 200 days or more ______________________ 30957 24 549 18069 14 340 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text} 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ Feed for liveslock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ______________________ -------------- Seeds, bulbs, plants, and Irees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ --------------- Other agriculturol chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form lobor ____________________ -_ -- ---------------

Contract lobor ________________ -_ -------- ---------------

- 21 323 148 965 21 054 105 358 14889 144 249 13 982 101 853 

- 33 390 184 066 33 153 150 759 23 690 177 618 23 013 146 407 

- 17 632 109 396 22 125 98 139 12942 106484 16 520 96305 

- 26982 13 719 (NA) (NA) 20610 12819 17 152 7 735 

- 49 785 81 192 46 462 52018 39967 79240 37 547 50909 

- 51 962 175 929 49 851 131 619 41 586 172 063 39 709 128 788 

- 47047 68 555 34 122 39 559 38661 67091 29 429 38998 

- 22 925 137 307 19 737 92002 20 314 134 991 16 755 90 342 

- 3 305 12435 1 887 5370 2 832 12 178 1 555 5 250 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental ot machinery and equipment ________________________ -_ -- ---------------- 27 246 27 175 26 679 20359 21 650 25616 21 394 19 440 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________ -_ ------ -------------- Gasoline ____________________ -_ - ----- ---------- - ---

Diesel fuel ______________________ -- - - -- ------------ LP gos, butane, and propone ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil __________________ ---------- ---------------

Natural gas ________________ -------- ---- ----------- Kerosene, motor oil, ond greos8 _____________________ _ 

Electricily ________________________ -------------------

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 67 900 131 249 (NA) (NA) 48 059 124 897 (NA) (NA) 

- 67 865 100 165 62 156 67 528 48 059 95 190 45 428 63 722 

- 63 969 48 248 (NA) (NA) 45 413 44 625 44 278 39 081 

- 30923 29 236 (NA) (NA) 27522 28 748 20 660 14024 

- 7 003 7407 (NA) (NA) 6 554 7346 5 300 3 599 

- 5 800 3 760 (NA) (NA) 4945 3612 

- 1 509 } 4568 (NA) (NA) 1364 4 531 45 326 7019 

- 67864 6945 (NA) (NA) 48058 6329 

- 45 918 30372 (NA) (NA) 36051 29 079 (NA) (NA) 

- 2 137 713 (NA) (NA) 1 608 628 (NA) (NA) 

190 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dolo are bosed on a sample of forms; see lext) 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial ferlJllzer _________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, excepl p'?slure ___________________________ _ Poslure and rangeland fertilIzed _____________________________ _ lime ______________________________________________________ _ 

50 833 5 745950 .40 932 5 587 505 

50 735 5 697 473 .40 861 5 542 741 

2049 48 477 I 689 44 764 

8 145 260 968 6730 245 774 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to con.rol- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________________ _ Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops ond orchords ______________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops ond posture __________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for 9fOwth control of crops or thinning of fruit _____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________________ _ Sanitotion and rodent ond bird coo.rol ________________________ _ 

17801 I 551 173 15 123 I 522 215 

2620 227341 2382 224631 

7659 419 475 5 959 406 540 

33 811 3 706 7281 28 565 3626221 

2 105 94 1~ I 1 781 90 354 

12 154 10 006 00 8 552 6953 00 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form ________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheellraclors ____________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. seff~prapelled only ___ _ Com heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ _ ColtonpickorL ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _______________________ • _____ _ 

Field forage harveslers, shear bar or flywheellype _________________________ _ 

[1978 dota ore based on 0 sample of farms- see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

68136 61 877 48122 44 952 machinery ond equipment - Can. 

2072 471 I 313 311 I 915 216 I 170 064 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

30 417 21 225 39 799 26029 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

8 704 10232 3497 4551 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

18 559 13399 7368 7012 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

13 294 14 775 i 10 718 II 141 i $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 10 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

46 446 65000 28079 33 957 24404 31 043 55349 83399 30 042 35098 34 551 48 301 62 719 157 697 15 522 23051 59266 134 646 18347 19474 3941 4090 14635 15384 10600 II 333 3461 3598 7291 7 735 19459 20359 2 270 2 310 17 261 18049 - - - - - - 20689 22066 6195 6310 14721 15 756 25 189 26039 4547 4670 20 959 21 369 

11 176 12986 3045 3244 8 578 9 742 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo oro based on a sample of forms; see lext] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

All forms 

1978 

7 183 

7324 

4 747 

3496 ., 3722 

1 107 ~ J 

Farms 

51 604 

51 099 

58 057 

13990 

6772 

19 525 

(NA) 

15424 

23502 

10341 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

39 710 4 410 824 

(NAi 4 375 433 

(NAi 35391 

3745 149 205 

(NAi 838 352 

271 11 394 

2267 151 813 

(NAi 2 486 946 

543 31 711 I 2916 (X) 

(NAi 00 

Farms with sates 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

9554 6714 8636 

8239 6942 7 978 

2948 4623 2929 

{ 3456 1 2730 3706 2 705 

L I 098 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970101974 

68 517 .40 666 73 597 30 663 139 883 22540 14649 3083 7098 2614 

20 260 3411 (NAi (NAi 15924 4652 23 897 4351 

II 682 3 182 

Any hired workersWorking 1 SO days or more Forms with sales of $2,500 or more Working less Ihan 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ___________________________________________________ _ 

Workers _____________________________ • ___________________ _ 22925 7002 00 20 152 (lO 20 314 16 755 143 011 (XJ 18 426 (XJ 124 585 135 838 139 875 

Forms wilh- 1 worker _______________________ • _______________________ _ 2 workers _____ • ________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5109 workers __________ • ________________________ • ______ _ 10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

6616 3 373 3 373 5983 5 983 5 458 5 .403 4326 I 730 3460 3862 7724 3808 2 316 5037 1 259 4203 4260 14350 4460 2 888 3994 469 2849 3391 21 383 3719 2 855 2952 171 4541 2656 75 145 2869 3293 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MICHIGAN 191 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

farms Number forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 040 499 ()() 38 049 ()() 27398 (Xl 27534 (X) 

- 33658 ()() 34 016 (Xl 23 759 (Xl 25 270 00 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.(XXL Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,()(XL - 34 373 927510 34 685 657 721 25817 916376 26474 648 310 

- 30 778 394357 31 890 (NA) 23 788 386 165 25055 253 075 

CAmE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

- 2B 406 1 276204 30665 1 430262 20280 1 207 872 22 795 1 328 213 

- 21 236 532 837 23091 588 018 15446 504 415 17 552 543 429 

- 11 831 146 757 12 839 195 130 7562 122 709 8 142 156 114 

- 11 120 386 080 12'533 392888 9160 381 706 11 001 387 315 

- 20 748 387853 (NA) (NA) 15 395 368 702 15499 351 270 

- 22 679 355 514 (NA) (NA) 16807 334 755 18 553 433 514 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 24534 685940 27 566 653 930 19868 665600 21 979 624001 

- (Xl 263 312 ()() (NA) ()() 257710 (X) 181 456 

- 12231 191 595 (NA) (NA) 10389 183 643 11 081 161 028 

- ()() 25836 (J() (NA) ()() 24 707 (X) 12 203 

- 21 503 494345 (NA) (NA) 17726 481 957 19554 462973 

- ()O 237476 (J() (NA) ()() 233 003 (X) 169253 

- 9238 290 704 (NA) (NA) 7492 285 367 7 105 259 659 

- (Xl 149386 (J() (NA) (X) 147390 (X) 106 456 

- 8405 436 006 (NA) (NA) 8274 434 912 9861 315216 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

- 10907 958 231 8508 619910 7 167 916984 6299 597 317 

- 6845 163 135 (NA) (NA) 5088 149894 3 997 92 154 

- 10027 795096 (NA) (NA) 6513 767090 5921 505 163 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 7361 177 116 5 587 122996 5292 170461 4 510 118784 

- 5836 83 940 4388 61 094 4428 81 126 3688 59051 

- 5986 93176 4349 61 902 4558 89 335 3577 59 733 

- 2615 112678 2614 149 787 1 485 85016 1 750 128 526 

- 2325 66 843 (NA) (NA) 1350 48 270 I 609 67664 

- 939 5 134 (NA) (NA) 290 1956 113 775 

- 12168 54 033 9263 43313 6361 29 690 5 173 28355 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lomb,-___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woo'-_______________________ $1.000_ Goots __________________________________________ - __ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies ____________ - _______ - _____________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 9431 1 417675 7 811 1 013950 7 157 1 382 737 6299 989 327 

- ()() 126 173 (J() (NA) (X) 124 188 (X) 67801 

- 2913 321 584 2247 190061 2 262 303 194 1 678 180004 

- ()() 13964 (J() (NA) (J() 13366 (X) 4085 

- 2 258 77 736 2 220 120317 1 348 68 105 1 605 106 186 

- 2324 95628 (NA) (NA) 1 275 75421 1 479 104 421 

- ()() 723 735 (J() (NA) (X) 601 148 (X) 626 905 

- 2512 4872 (NA) (NA) 1406 4 267 1 655 3 618 

- 325 1 396 (NAI (NA) 136 607 45 285 

- (Xl 41 (J() (NA) (X) 18 (X) 7 

- 2639 7 592 1 533 5780 1 493 5284 914 4 355 

- (Xl 8958 (J() (NA) (J() 7855 (X) 2972 

POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any poultry ______ -- - ___ - _____ -------- --------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ ---------------------- Turkeys for slaughter ______________________ -------

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ -------- ---------------

- 9559 ()() 8 847 (Xl 4817 (Xl 5398 (X) 

- 8 118 7089968 8303 7609220 4 109 6 927 189 4 981 7462686 

- 7935 6266 068 7851 6 190 547 4026 6141 951 4 756 6 070 228 

- 1 471 823900 (NA) (NA) 420 785 238 280 1 358 367 

- 463 690 758 (NA) (NA) 108 684 752 98 662436 

- 2342 224 965 1 120 131 487 843 187 177 670 112 461 

- 852 510 923 (NA) (NA) 278 507 157 155 268066 

- 682 470591 (NA) (NA) 217 467 385 120 224 009 

- 253 040 332 (NA) (NA) 111 39 772 60 44 057 

- 2870 (Xl (NA) (X) 1 166 (Xl 625 (X) 

Soles, 

Any poultry ______ --- ___ -------------- --------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meet-type chickens ----------------- Turkeys ____________________ ----------------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______ - _______ --------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ________ - _____ ----------------------- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 2928 (J() 2385 (X) 1 702 (Xl 1 809 (X) 

- 1 511 6635 168 1 903 8678963 1054 6607 168 1 447 8 646 165 

- 1 202 4 565 570 1 711 4815682 1 005 4 543 067 1 324 4 786 288 

- 329 2 069 598 (NA) (NA) 63 2 064 101 89 3 834 776 

- 26 (D) (NA) (NA) 14 (D) 9 11 150 

- 616 501 899 459 362042 381 487 327 293 347 143 

- 514 1 112 557 (NA) (NA) 113 1 109 256 63 1 118 994 

- 506 1 071 467 (NA) (NA) 105 1 068 166 51 1 065 022 

- 10 41090 (NA) (NA) 10 41 090 17 53972 

- 569 ()() (NA) (X) 254 (Xl 159 (X) 

- 3861 78376 3859 71 976 2270 77 925 2626 71 658 

192 MICHIGAN 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Com for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hay crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other tome dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 __ 

Field seed crop"-_____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sweet com ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse product'-______________ 1978 __ Other crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

I 

Farms 

37 783 

38 592 

35407 

35 690 

10 571 

(NA) 

44 

(NA) 

757 

815 

94 

185 

657 

(NA) 

4 (NA) 

10 

(NA) 

14383 

29 897 

18 576 

(NA) 

754 

(NA) 

769 

(NA) 

155 

(NA) 

14506 

12 289 

-

-

-

-

-

1 

851 

1 149 

14 

30 

36 136 

33 374 

30435 

(NA) 

6905 

713 

(NA) 

85 

(NA) 

515 

(NA) 

4 165 

4062 

1 573 

(NA) 

1 229 

(NA) 

140 

(NA) 

5299 

4746 

3280 

(NA) 

1 467 

(NA) 

1 553 

(NA) 

2048 

1 529 

1 058 

(NA) 

1 688 

6 011 

Harvested 

Acres 

2 817 381 

2 378 301 

2 385 858 

1 895841 

429 609 

(NA) 

1 914 

(NA) 

12 838 

14 733 

2672 

4746 

10022 

(NA) 

29 

(NA) 

115 

(NA) 

382 166 

810 197 

408 148 

(NA) 

19414 

(NA) 

14323 

(NA) 

I 975 

(NA) 

898 071 

570 683 

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

43 903 

41 184 

133 

374 

I 633 568 

1 359 191 

1 137415 

(NA) 

188 330 

13301 

(NA) 

1 149 

(NA) 

9 129 

(NA) 

122 307 

106 952 

10873 

(NA) 

7 900 

(NA) 

2 689 

(NA) 

170650 

167 747 

71 887 

(NA) 

10804 (NA) 

15 529 

(NA) 

14836 

13002 

3916 

(NA) 

20512 

558 534 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

00 825 104 829 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

188 175 4691 803 99 378 

112 269 703 (NA) (NA) 

4901 186 129 5 451 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

00 - - 00 (NA) (NA) 

00 6 81 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

154 212 1 (D) 

206 716 (NA) (NA) 

102354 5 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

68 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

00 - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

15 D44 875 24 1 191 

31 891 280 (NA) (NA) 

23368 531 27 643 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

921 222 I (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

324 771 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

00 3 12 

00 (NA) (NA) 

21 355 414 201 11 307 

12 080 412 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (D) (NA) (NA) 

10 025 708 216 21 409 

8 500 560 (NA) (NA) 

21 328 4 (D) 

63 474 (NA) (NA) 

3 729 147 217 9788 

2956 963 (NA) (NA) 

2 901 154 182 6636 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

317 702 10 223 

00 2 (D) 

00 (NA) (NA) 

95305 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

935 120 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

00 851 35623 

00 (NA) (NA) 

00 252 2936 

00 (NA) (NA) 

00 311 2272 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

00 25 691 

00 (NA) (NA) 

00 525 14619 

00 (NA) (NA) 

773356 281 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

50 993 384 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

118356 478 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

00 699 6691 

00 (NA) (NA) 

18 960 894 508 3 109 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

00 603 8838 

00 (NA) (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

31 621 2 747 020 00 799 104633 

32018 2 301 789 (X) 238 21 665 

29 873 2 325 383 185 039 920 780 99 189 

29 796 1 831 211 109 669 979 207 19280 

9734 420 009 4 825 186 126 5444 

11 407 458 241 4 740 978 52 (D) 

32 1 628 (X) - - 622 12 337 (X) 2 (D) 

719 12 457 (X) 6 81 

661 12901 (X) 5 36 

91 2 659 153 8761 1 (D) 

177 4694 204 733 1 (D) 

624 9 671 99 812 5 (0) 

487 7010 56 206 2 (0) 

3 (D) (D) - - 19 425 1 312 - - 9 (D) (X) - - 59 772 (X) 1 2 (0) 

13 160 369 809 14 718 224 23 (D) 

25939 769 763 30 684 495 39 727 

15937 379 653 22 260 927 25 (D) 

15 509 302 878 16 719 727 24 282 

700 18968 910 860 I (D) 

655 11 849 570 713 I (D) 

564 10544 266 168 2 (D) 

944 11 341 285 235

1 

3 46 

120 1 680 (X) 2 (D) 

458 6262 (X) I (D) 

13003 877 529 21 D44 961 197 11 270 

11 236 558 690 11 900 848 71 2 450 

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- -

=1 

- - - - - -

- - - - 662 43 631 9 981 827 207 21 394 

860 40 836 8 452 781 172 16 227 

11 129 21 103 4 (0) 

22 363 62029 5 97 

25649 I 436883 3 451 667 199 9 547 

24 718 1 195 564 2 707 060 52 1 776 

22 251 999 312 2 687 629 167 6468

19709 769 075 1 920 219 41 1 122 1 

4 732 152 275 274 081 7 180 

568 11485 (X) 1 (0) 

1 772 25 770 (X) 2 (D) 

78 1 081 91 755 - -

123 1 304 67 829 - -

451 8 394 871 960 - -

1 608 22 758 2 268 379 1 (D) 

3 322 120 310 (X) 784 35488 

3027 104 471 (X) 658 29 332 

1 007 10064 (X) 218 2886 

899 9348 (X) 171 2401 

934 7 769 (X) 286 2 257 

985 8956 (X) 271 2 385 

119 2680 (X) 21 688 

182 2 982 (X) 32 334 

3 585 162 439 (X) 458 14 312 

3522 163002 (X) 186 4994 

2 112 67937 768 144 713 (NA) (NA) 

2021 64 682 604 236 794 (NA) (NA) 

1 022 10208 50 361 335 (NA) (NA) 

1 023 11 372 65 838 664 (NA) (NA) 

1 099 14495 115 964 075 (NA) (NA) 

1 013 15 761 83 468 000 (NA) (NA) 

1 407 14213 (X) 606 6568 1 071 12207 (X) 424 4 717 731 3 678 18 616 826 437 3 029 531 3 023 15 784 823 319 2441 1 229 19610 (X) 551 8744 5 730 554 840 (X) (NA) (NA) 

MICHIGAN 193 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

- 7 811 409 763 (NA) (NA) 1 678 187 787 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 52 (X) (NA) (X) 112 (X) (NA) 

- (X) (X) (X) - (X) (X) (X) -

- (X) (X) (X) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (NA) 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Ap~;~;~~f~~ ~~nla~~~a = = == == === = == = = == = = == = = === = -pe;c~nt= Value of land and buildings: 1 

- 71 565 DO (NA) (X) 137 964 (X) (NA) (X) 

- (X) 1 364 (X) (NA) (X) 1 233 (X) (NA) 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in forms according to use: 

- 7 025 282 569 (NA) (NA) 1 619 167 274 (NA) (NA) 

- 5 657 179446 (NA) (NA) 1 405 117 428 (NA) (NA) 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harves'ed cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 2 113 10282 (NA) (NA) 94 516 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 261 17212 (NA) (NA) 179 2682 (NA) (NA) 

- 926 21 635 (NA) (NA) 236 5251 (NA) (NA) 

- 518 19460 (NA) (NA) 209 8 150 (NA) (NA) 

- 412 29 245 (NA) (NA) 260 19 217 (NA) (NA) 

- 273 41 710 (NA) (NA) 273 41 710 (NA) (NA) 

- 154 39 902 (NA) (NA) 154 39 902 (NA) (NA) 

110 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

3010 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 10 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

500 to 999 acres ____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more __________________________ _ 

-- 3 151 61 539 (NA) (NA) 636 29 934 (NA) (NA) 

- 2 259 41 584 (NA) (NA) 433 19912 (NA) (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture _____________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 578 8 900 (NA) (NA) 118 4189 (NA) (NA) 

- 333 3 227 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 189 679 (NA) (NA) 35 350 (NA) (NA) Cropland idle __________________________________ _ 

-- I 703 28 778 (NA) (NA) 374 15373 (NA) (NA) 

Total woodland ____________________________________ _ 

-- 2 930 78327 (NA) (NA) 457 11 492 (NA) (NA) Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 560 8 161 (NA) (NA) 214 5375 (NA) (NA) Woodland not postured ___________________________ _ 

-- 2 370 70 166 (NA) (NA) 243 6 117 (NA) (NA) 

Olher land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 6 879 48 867 (NA) (NA) 1 310 9021 (NA) (NA) 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc ______ _ 

-- 366 4768 (NA) (NA) I 212 1 583 (NA) (NA) 

-- 6 879 44 099 (NA) (NA) 1 310 7438 (NA) (NA) 

Postureland, all typeL ________________________________ _ 

-- 3 544 74468 (NA) (NA) 813 36 892 (NA) (NA) 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

-- 35 280 (NA) (NA) 35 280 (NA) (NA) Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ 

-- 35 280 (NA) (NA) 35 280 (NA) (NA) Posturelond irrigoted ________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) Other land ilTigoted ________________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 59 413 (X) (X) 59 413 (X) (X) 

1]978 dote ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 7 811 26 781 (NA) (NA) 1 678 22 075 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 3429 (X) (NA) (X) 13 156 (X) (NA) 

forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or morL __________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99.999 _________________________________ _ 

$20.000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 188 8 787 (NA) (NA) 188 8 787 (NA) (NA) 

- 178 5300 (NA) (NA) 178 5300 (NA) (NA) 

- 213 3241 (NA) (NA) 213 3 241 (NA) (NA) 

- 261 1 594 (NA) (NA) 261 1 594 (NA) (NA) $2.500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see lexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 838 3 153 (NA) (NA) 838 3 153 (NA) (NA) 

- 6 133 4 706 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 471 986 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 880 1 434 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 140 1 342 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3642 943 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 597 15 841 (NA) (NA) 1 287 13667 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 971 9 239 (NA) (NA) 949 8 527 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 1 404 3463 (NA) (NA) 518 2 598 (NA) (NA) 

- 372 1 348 (NA) (NA) 95 1 262 (NA) (NA) 

- 430 298 (NA) (NA) 95 61 (NA) (NA) 

- 244 275 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 120 1 219 (NA) (NA) 120 1 219 (NA) (NA) 

Crops __________________________________ - _________ ----

Groins ______________________ - _____ -- ---------- -----

Commodity Credi1 Corporation loans _________________ _ Cottan and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodily (redil Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________ ---------------------- Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melon5- ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse producls _____________________ _ 

Olher crops __________________ -----------------------

- 3 418 10939 (NA) (NA) 822 8408 (NA) (NA) 

- 808 71 (NA) (NA) 35 3 (NA) (NA) 

- 153 4621 (NA) (NA) 153 4621 (NA) (NA) 

- 1477 2 698 (NA) (NA) 494 1 699 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 366 1 426 (NA) (NA) 278 594 (NA) (NA) 

- 581 179 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 742 1 944 (NA) (NA) 214 1 491 (NA) (NA) 

liveslock, poultry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producl'-___________ --------------- Dairy producls ________________________ -------------- CaMie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and plgL _____________________ -- ---------------

Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________ ---------------

Olher liveslock and lives lock praducls (see lext) _________ _ 

'1974 dolO Include .oles of forest producls. 

194 FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested A/;res Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 7 811 (NA) 409 763 5657 336 492 179 446 35 3500 200 280 - Forms wnh- 1 to 9 acro'-______________________ _ 1 609 (NA) 6 565 627 3342 2 106 - - - - - 10 fo 49 ocre'-____________________ _ - 3 987 (HA) 95562 3 226 84 279 43 602 - - - - SO to 69 ocro'-____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocre'-____________________ _ 100 to 139 acre. ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 acros ___________________ _ 

(NA) 15 516 282 15516 6 193 - - - - - 282 - - - 820 (NA) 67 162 566 46 842 18062 - -

539 (NA) 62280 470 53 755 23 741 35 3500 200 280 - 59 (NA) 9440 59 9440 4 130 - - - - - 180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

154 (NA) 29 5431 154 29 543 23540 - - - - -

- 120 (HA) 29 880 120 29 880 28920 - - - - 181 (HA) 5901

1/ 93 29 095 18652 - - - - -

- 60 (HA) 34800 60 34 800 10500 - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - -

- - (HA) - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 7 811 409 763 (NA) (NA) 1 678 187 787 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 5 657 179446 (NA) (NA) 1 405 117 428 (NA) (NA) 

Tenure of operator: full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested croplond _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 6 142 257 052 (NAl (NA) 1 098 67 178 (NA) (HAl 

--------- 4298 92 248 (NA) (NA) 825 40 790 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 1 056 129 568 (NAl (NAl 427 109 578 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 968 77190 (NA) (NA) I 427 68 1721 (NA) (HA) I --------- 613 23143 (NA) (NA) 153 11 031 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 391 10008 (NA) (NA) 153 8466 (NA) (NA) 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ Partnership _________________________ _ Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other - cooperative, estote or trust, institut 

--------- 7468 364 618 (NA) (NA) 1 584 183 246 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 255 15 225 (NA) (NA) 94 4541 (NA) (NA) 

--------- 88 29 920 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) janol, etc._ - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

All forms I Farms with soles of I All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more $2,500 or more I 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of residence: 

- 1 627 (NAl 540 (NA) On fann operated ______________________ 7670 (NA) 1 666 (HA) 

- 6 184 (NA) 1 138 (NA) Not on farm operated ___________________ 141 (NA) 12 (HA) Not reported ___________________________ - (NA) - (NA) 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group, 

- 732 (NAl 238 (NA) Operators reporting days of work off fom: - 1 443 (NAl 248 (NA) None _________________________________ 2223 (NA) 540 (NA) - 1 451 (NA) 219 (NA) 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 35 (NA) - (NA) - 1 821 (NA) 546 (NA) 50 to 99 dayL _________________________ 35 (NA) 35 (HA) - 1 187 (NA) 308 (NA) 100 to 149 doyL _______________________ 95 (NA) - (NA) - 1 177 (NAl 119 (NA) ISO to 199 dayL _______________________ 520 (NA) 59 (NA) - 46.7 (NA) 44.0 (NA) 200 days or more ______________________ 4903 (NA) 1 044 (NA) 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 years-______________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average oge _________________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are based on 0 sample of farms· see text] 

Ail forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased_" _______________________ _ Feed for livestock and poulfry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals Including 11m. ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Confract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Ene"Vy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

J>.traleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP ~os, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fue oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kero.ene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electrlclty __________________________________________ _ 

Ofher-coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 3022 3274 (NA) (NA) 377 2045 (NA) (NA) - 4 716 4109 (NA) (HA) 1 093 1 694 (NA) (NA) - 3633 3 124 (NA) (NA) 822 1 514 (NA) (NA) - 2918 490 (NA) (NA) 818 238 (NA) (NA) - 4 137 1 398 (NA) (HA) 1256 1 035 (NA) (NA) - 3439 2 738 (NA) (NA) 1 102 2 205 (NA) (NA) - 3 143 998 (NA) (NA) 1 221 809 (NA) (NA) - 640 439 (NA) (NA) 396 405 (NA) (NA) - 70 23 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 1 053 305 (NA) (NA) 119 13 (NA) (NA) 

- 7 752 2821 (NA) (NA) 1 678 1 595 (NA) (NA) - 7 752 2272 (NA) (NA) 1 678 1 228 (NA) (NA) - 7266 1 432 (NA) (NA) 1 560 611 (NA) (NA) - 1 434 410 (NA) (NA) 910 378 (NA) (NA) - 316 91 (NA) (NA) 222 86 (NA) (NA) - 189 44 (NA) (NA) 35 5 } - 60 12 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - 7 752 282 (NA) (NA) 1 678 148 - 3603 549 (NA) (NA) 1043 367 (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (HA) - - (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, MICH. 195 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized. except pasture __________________________ _ 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to cootrol- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 3260 113534 1 102 91 261 

- 3260 113234 1 102 91 261 

- 60 300 - -

- 640 21 377 307 19 310 

- 944 36 799 392 34 187 

- 59 3835 59 3835 

- 644 10 674 94 7950 

- 1 950 77 332 854 65 820 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 119 4 735 59 3 835 

- 726 (X) 213 (Xl 

- 485 (X) 154 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ forms __ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, seJf~propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Other corn pickers and picker~shellers _________ _ CoHonpickerL ___________________________ _ Mower - conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

11978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1976 1974 1976 1974 

I ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

7 611 (NA) 1 676 (NA) machinery and equipment - Can. 

64 000 (NA) 50 214 (NA) $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

10 754 (NA) 29 925 (NA) $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

2 626 (NA) 447 (NA) $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

3 766 (NA) I 415 (NA) $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

473 (NA)j 130 (NA) $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1976 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1976 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

1 715 2 202 1 157 1 423 651 779 

5 203 5 946 3 421 3 676 1 936 2 266 

6 369 9634 614 751 6 112 8 863 

509 555 81 127 428 428 

211 257 81 81 176 176 

1 023 I 023 - - 1 023 1 023 

- - - - - - 1 073 1 370 248 248 825 1 122 

1 503 1 503 155 155 1 348 1 348 

247 282 35 35 247 247 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

(NAl (NA] 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (Xl 

(NAl (X) 

All forms Fonns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1976 1974 1976 1974 

176 (NAl 176 (NA) 

214 (NAl 154 (NA) 

166 (NAl 166 (NAl 

119 1 { 119 1 35 (NAl 35 (NA) 

34.J L 34 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

(NA) (NAl (NA) 

(NAl (NAl (NA) 

(NAl (NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NAl (NA) 

(NAl (NAl (NA) 

(NAl (NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NAl (NA) 

(NAl (NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAl (NA) 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 doys or more Working less thon 150 doys 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________________________ -------------------

Workers ______________________ - _______ -------------------- 640 35 (X) 640 (X) 396 (NA) 

- 2 112 (X) 35 (X) 2 077 1 574 (NA) 

- 245 35 35 245 245 125 (NA) 

- 149 - - 149 298 59 (NA) 

- 59 - - 59 236 59 (NA) 

- 128 - - 128 708 94 (NA) 

- 59 - - 59 590 59 (NA) 

Forms with- 1 worker ____________________ ---------------------------

2 workers ______________ - _____ -------------------------- 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _________ ~ __________ ------------------

I 

196 fARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, Forms with soles of $2,500 or more All farms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any call"', hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

, , 

5681 (Xl (NA) (NAl 1 094 00 (NA) (HAl' 

- (NAl (NAl - 4 111 (Xl (NA) (NAl 525 00 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.(XXL 

Any callie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.(XXL 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

3 418 10939 (NA) (NAl 822 8408 (NAl (NAl - (NAl (HAl, 643 2293, (NAl (HAl, - 2858 4303, , Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

3 113 27581 (NA) (NAl 406 13966 (NAl (NAl - 2236 15563 (HA) (HAl 347 9784 (NAl (NAl - 7482 (NA) (NAl 312 3230 (HAl (NAl 1256 - 8081 (NA) (NAl 188 65S4 (NA) (HA) - 1 253 

2081 6965

1 

(NA) (NAl, 278 2523 (NA) (NAl l - I 659/ - 1 870 5 053 (NA) (NAl 337 (NA) (NAl 

Sales, Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$I,OO(L Colves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.(XXL Callie ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fottened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- I 477 10 167 (NAl (NAl 494 6224 (NA) (NAl 

- (Xl 2698 00 (NAl (Xl 1 699 (X) (NAl 

- 459 2843 (NAl (NAl 1S4 1 560 (NAl (NAl 

- (X) 440 00 (NAl 00 247 (Xl (NAl 

- I 146 7 324 (NAl (NAl 340 4664 (NAl (NAl 

- 00 2258 (X) (NAl (Xl 1 452, (Xl (NAl, 

- 597 4 811' (NA) (NAl 212 3 451 (NAl (NAl 

- (Xl 1 357 (X) (NAl (X) 936 (Xl (NAl 

- 153 4621 (NAl (NAl 153 4 621 (NAl (NAl 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 2 335 26991 (NA) (NAl 243 4 587 (NAl (NAl 

- 993 10491

1 

(NAl {NAl l 178 1 967

1 

(NAl (NAl

- l 2 181 16500 (NA) (NAl 124 2620 (NAl (NAl 

19 (NA) (NAll 178 I 951 (NAl (NAl 

- 874 2337 (NA) (NAl 178 1 241 (NA) (NAl 

- 856 2672 (NA) (NAl 119 710 (NAl (NAl 

- 640 15 493 (NA) (NAlj 60 120 (NAl (NAl 

- 552 10 733 (NA) (NAl 60 60 (NAl (NA) 

- 404 1 557 (HA) (HAl 35 70 (HAl (HAl 

- 3 129 8962, (HA) (HAl, 812 2416, (HAl (HAl, 

Hogs ond pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 1 366 25 153 (HA) (NAl 278 8 453 (NAl (HAl . $1,000_ - (Xl 1 426 (X) (NAl (Xl 594 (X) (HAl Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 336 15 313 (NA) (NAl 118 5428 (NAl (HAl 

$1,000_ - (X) 602 (X) (NAl (Xl 282 (Xl (HAl Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 433 2586 (HA) (HAl - - (NAl (NA) Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 581 10600 (HA) (NA) - - (HA) (NA) Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - ()() 43 792 (X) (HA) (X) - (X) (NA) Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 581 179 (NA) (NA) -

701 

(NA) (NA) 

- 123 158 (NA) (NA) 35 (NA) (NA) 

'$1,000_ - (X) 3 00 (NA) 00 1 (X) (NA) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 549 1 004 (NA) (NA) 179 417 (NA) (NA) 

$1,000_ - (X) 1 899 (X) (NA) (X) 1 490 (X) (NA) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-fype chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 2490 (X) (NA) (NA) 2S4 (X) (NA) (NAl 

- 1972 78 780 (NA) (NA) 130 1 010 (NA) (NA) 

- 191340 47337 (NA) (NA) 130 1 010 (NA) (NA) 

- 727 31 443 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 274 3380 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 992 17804 (NA) (NA) 35 140 (NA) (NA) 

- 395 1 818 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 336 1 582 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 59 236 (NA) (NAl - - (NA) (NAl 

- 1 103 (Xl (NA) (X) 159 (X) (NA) (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullots 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·lype chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter-_____ c _____________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000 __ 

- 713 00 (NA) {NAl 35 (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 289 5325 (NA) (NA) 35 245 (NA) (NA) 

- 35 245 (NA) (NAl 35 245 (NA) (NAl 

- 2S4 5080 (NA) (HA) - - (NA) (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NAl 

- 123 5 560 (NA) (NA) 35 280 (NA) (NAl 

- 349 2094 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NAl 

- 349 2094 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- 182 00 (NA) (X) - (X) (NA) (X) 808 71 (NA) (NA) 35 3 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, MICH. 197 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 2 095 53 738 (X) - - 710 41 083 (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- 1 731 47 873 3 477 505 - - 651 38 493 2 996 100 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 458 5 865 65 159 - - 153 2 590 45 875 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 59 2 360 (X) - - 59 2360 (X) - - 1974_ for grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 59 2 360 28 320 - - 59 2 360 28 320 - - 1974_ Cut for dry foroge or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 417 11 768 374 898 - - 299 10 588 366 520 - - 1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 701 12 729 749 820 - - 214 6 395 552 300 - -

1974 Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

-- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 93 2 417 33 100 - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978 

1974 

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 592 9 622 180 558 - - 356 7 616 157 725 - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Colton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) T abocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 60 30 4 500 - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Sweotpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Hay crops (tons, dry) (see lexO _________________ 1978 -- 3 273 72 116 130 064 - - 872 37 696 89 207 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 -- 2472 45 775 97954 - - 663 25 059 69 045 - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 -- 742 12 122 17 744 - - 208 5 043 11 178 - -

field seed crop'- _____________________________ 1978 -- 59 826 (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Alfalfa soed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

AU vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 -- 372 3 020 (X) 35 102 95 2 502 (X) 35 102 

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 -- 312 264 (X) 35 70 35 70 (X) 35 70 

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 -- 154 43 (X) 35 7 35 7 (X) 35 7 

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 577 1 237 (X) 35 140 35 140 (X) 35 140 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 395 459 1 574 040 (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 153 69 - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 69 28 - (NA) (NA) 35 11 - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Berries ____________________________________ _ 197B_ - 341 190 (X) 35 39 95 99 (X) 35 39 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 223 157 171 280 35 18 95 78 140 100 35 18 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other craps _________________________________ 1978_ - 244 371 (X) - - - - (X) - -

- 299 15 652 (X) (NA) (NA) 240 15 180 (X) (NA) (NA) 

198 FARMS NOT ON MAIL LIST, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms kres 

Forms ________________________________ - _____ - ________ _ 

Average size of form _________________________________ _ 

Ap~;~~~?~~ ~~nfo~~~o==========================-P;;ce"fit== 

287 55630 254 50624 173 42309 141 37467 

(X) 194 (X) 199 (X) 245 (X) 266 

(X) 433920 (X) 433920 (X) 433 920 (X) 433 920 

(X) 12.8 (X) 11.7 (X) 9.8 (X) 8.6 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars __ 89815 (X) 63 157 (X) 112 842 (X) 85234 (X) 

(X) 513 (X) 317 (X) 548 (X) 321 

Land in forms according to use: Total cropland _______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ________________________________ _ 286 35 204 245 30 987 172 28406 140 23668 

272 18 577 223 15923 167 15804 135 13250 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ________________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ______________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

19 114 8 (NA) 5 26 1 (HA) 

40 555 20 (NA) 9 120 4 (NA) 

36 863 25 (NA) 12 290 10 (HA) 

58 2 121 64 (NA) 33 1 236 26 (HA) 

60 4083 58 (HA) 52 3598 46 (HA) 

41 5400 37 (NA) 38 5093 37 (NA) 

16 (0) 9 (NA) 16 (0) 9 (HA) 

2 (0) 2 (NA) 2 (0) 2 (NA) 

- - - (NA) - - - (HA) 

Cropland used only for posture _______________________ _ Other cropland ____________________________________ _ 181 11 951 192 12708 127 9605 114 9088 

137 4676 77 2 356 85 2997 43 I 330 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soH-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured ________________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled __________________ _ Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______________ _ Cropland idle ____________________________________ _ 

30 780 (NAl (HA) 19 399 13 281 

30 566 (NAl (NA) 20 384 7 99 

68 I 3861 (NA) (HA) 1 52 1 0931 29 827 

63 1 944 (NA) (NA) 33 1 121 11 123 

Total woodland ______________________________________ _ Woodland postured ________________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured _____________________________ _ 

212 15 274 184 13 722 135 10372 114 10 379 

101 6466 (NA) (HA) 70 4886 80 6505 

147 8808 (NA) (NA) 90 5486 70 3 874 

Other land __________________________________________ _ 198 5 152 204 5915 123 3531 115 3420 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured ________________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc ________ _ 41 2652

1 

(NA) (NA) 27 2054

1 

35 1 8931 186 2500 (NA) (NA) 114 1477 109 1 527 

Pastureland, all types ___________________________________ _ 213 21 069 (NA) (NAl 142 16545 (NA) 17486 

Irrigated land _________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ _ 

Pasturelond irrigated _________________________________ _ Other land irrigated __________________________________ _ 

lond set aside in the federal form progroms in 1978 _________ _ 

2 (0) 3 4 1 (0) - -

2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- - (NAl (NA) - - (NAl - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

33 283 (X) (X) 31 (0) (X) (X) 

1J978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Volue Value Value Value Forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products soldl ________________ _ 287 3247 254 2 128 173 3 136 141 1 999 Average per form ___________________________ dollars __ (Xl 11 313 (X) 8378 (Xl 18 126 (Xl 14 177 

Forms by value of agriculturol products sold,' $100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 __________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ____________________________ _ $2,000 to $2.499 __________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 __________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 __________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see Ioxt) _____________________________ _ 

3 736 2 (NA) 3 736 2 (NA) 14 795 6 (NA) 14 795 6 (NA) 24 744 15 (NAl 24 744 15 (NAl 25 327 28 (NA) 25 327 28 (NA) 47 321 29 (NA) 47 321 29 (NA) 

60 212 54 (NA) 60 212 54 (NAl 114 111 120 (NAl (X) (Xl 7 (NAl 17 37 (NAl (NAl (X) (Xl (Xl (X) 

15 26 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 24 29 (NAl (NA) (X) (Xl (Xl (X) 58 19 (NAl (NA) (X) (Xl (Xl (X) 

- - - (NAl (Xl (Xl (X) DO 

Crops ________________________________________________ _ 

Grains _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ T obocco ____________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _____________________ _ Vegetables, sweet com, and melonL ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berrle'-______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ Other crops _________________________________________ _ 

143 661 175 437 100 620 (NAl 379 53 167 (NA) (NA) 41 159 45 122 1 (0) (NAl (NAl I (0) (NA) (NA) - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - (NA) (NAl - - (NAl (NA) - - - - 113 479 (NAl (NAl 79 450 86 237 4 (0) (HAl (NAl 3 (0) 2 (0) 7 5 (NAl (NAl 2 (0) 1 (0) - - 1 (0) - - I (0) 2 (0) (NAl (NAl - - 3 6 

livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products ___________________________ _ 

Hogs g~~ and ':;~~l!es-===================================== pigL ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, Iombs, and wooL ______________________________ _ 

O1her livestock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

203 2586 195 I 679 148 2516 126 I 608 14 (0) 12 215 10 (0) 8 215 27 967 (NAl (NAl 27 967 21 580 172 1 192 (NAl (NA) 129 I 135 122 750 17 33 (NAl (NAl 15 (0) 9 10 18 (0) (NAl (NAl 12 24 14 16 20 62 (NAl (NAl 15 57 5 38 

'1974 data Include sales of fo .... st products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ALCONA COUNTY, MICH. 199 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

I 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms wilh Irrigaled land 

Acres Acres Harvesled Acres Harvesled Irrigaled 1978 1974 in farms Farms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 287 Forms with- 254 55 630 272 54 136 18 577 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 1 1 (D) - - - - - - -

- 37 10 1 314 34 1 194 502 - - - - - 12 11 697 10 577 214 - - - - - 55 55 4421 51 4091 1 600 - - - - - 40 39 4 820 39 4 700 1490 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 32 31 4974 29 4491 1 340 - - - - - 17 33 3 369 17 3 369 1 088 - - - -

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 101049 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 100 10 139 ocreL __________________ _ 

14010 1790creL __________________ _ 

18010 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

- 20 13 4 811 20 4 811 1 865 - - -

: I - 53 47 18074 52 17 754 6 286 - - - - 18 14 10 893 18 (D) (D) - - -

- 2 - (D) 2 (D) (D) - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

220l02590creL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

Ail forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

Ail forms 

1978 

1978 

Forms 

287 

272 

183 

169 

92 

91 

12 

12 

264 

22 

1 

'1974 

Acres 

55 630 

18 577 

26 570 

7 576 

27270 

10 580 

1 790 

421 

49563 

(D) 

(D) 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

1974 

Forms Acres 

254 50 624 

223 15923 

188 29 692 

(NA) 7364 

62 20 168 

(NAl 8 387 

4 764 

(NAl 172 

(NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

1978 

Forms 

173 

167 

87 

81 

80 

Oil 

6 

6 

158 

14 

1 

Forming ______________________________ 134 128 103 87 On form operoled _____________________ _ 

Olher ________________________________ 153 125 70 53 Nol on form operoted __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ________________________ 10 3 5 2 Operators reporting days of work off form: 251034 yearL________________________ 27 11 15 6 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL________________________ 61 48 32 30 11049 doys __________________________ _ 

451054 yearL________________________ 56 55 38 34 501099 dayL ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeorL________________________ 74 82 46 45 100 10149 days _______________________ _ 

65 years ond over ______________________ 59 54 37 23 150 10199 days _______________________ _ 

1974 

Acres Farms Acres 

42309 141 37467 

15 804 135 13 250 

15922 82 17 383 

5 255 (NAl 4917 

25 563 55 19320 

10256 (NAl 8 161 

824 4 764 

293 (NAl 172 

38432 135 35930 

(D) 5 (D) 

(D) I (D) 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

234 198 143 114 

31 23 12 13 

22 32 18 13 

99 60 72 34 

30 19 19 15 

9 14 6 9 

21 7 13 5 

16 32 9 18 

Average oge___________________________ L-__________ 51.8 54.5 52.4 ~__________ 53.5 200 days or more _____________________ _ L-__________ 105 91 ~ ________ 50 ~ 38 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table S. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 100 657 112 438 78 634 60 402 

- 188 4B8 165 423 135 477 93 404 

- 61 314 108 257 56 313 70 247 

- 176 33 (NAl (NA) 134 32 80 14 

- 155 97 134 34 122 92 82 30 

- 147 121 100 74 117 ill 70 69 

102 33 40 10 70 27 26 10 

117 121 73 83 107 119 62 80 

1 (D) 9 4 1 (D) 2 (D) 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock ond poullrv ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal heolth costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds. bulbs, plonts, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ ---------------

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ 

Hired farm labor ________________________ ----------------

Contract labor __________________ -------- ----------------

91 39 69 18 50 17 48 13 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________ ----------------

287 306 (NAl (NA) 173 271 (NAl (NA) 

287 210 249 151 173 184 141 123 

265 134 (NA) (NA) 157 113 136 89 

71 59 (HAl (HA) 71 59 61 19 

8 (D) (HAl (HA) 1 (D) 4 3 

19 4 (HAl (HA) 7 2 

6 } (D) (NAl (NA) 6 (D) 141 13 

287 12 (HAl (HA) 173 9 

222 91 (HAl (HA) 152 83 (NA) (NAl 

18 5 (NAl (NA) 12 4 (NAl (NAl 

Energy and petroleum products ___________________________ _ 

Pelroleum products __________ -------------------------

Gasoline ____________________ -----------------------

Diesel fuel __________________ -------- ---------------

~~ey~ii _~~t_a_n~~_o_n_d_~~~~~~~ == ======== ============ ==== Natural gas ______________________ -- ----------------

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ______________________ _ 

Electricity ______________ -------------- ---------------- Other-cool. woad, coke, etc, __________________________ _ 

200 AlCONA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 data ore based on a sample of forms- see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

I 1974 1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________ . _______________ _ 

(ropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________ _ 

138 5 442 108 - 138 4964 108 - 22 478 22 

14 267 8 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

8 480 8 - 10 550 10 - 6 233 I 70 2 6911 53 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - -I -

48 (xq 37 

20 (X) 15 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4.999 __________________________ _ $5,000 to $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 data ore bosed on a sample of farms; see textj 

Farms with soles All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I ALL MACHINERY AND 

2J 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

287 173 135 machinery and equipment - Can. 

3 700 3 0091 2 936 2 1421 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

12 894 12 434 16 970 15 867 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

46 56 IT 20 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

lT2 721 49 331 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

87 62j 71 35 j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

I I - 174 195 89 96

1 

93 

-

-

225 

273 514 

233 100 

47 101 

54 262 

128 

460 1~1 - 28 28 - 28 28 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ 

~I - I (0) - I (D)I - 30 30 6 24 24 

Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ 

- - - Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

- 141 165 47 47 98 118 Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

- 142 154 19 20 129 134 Field forage harvesters, sheor bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ - 24 27 5 5 21 22 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

5 036 70 2684 

4 558 (NA) 2 410 

478 (NA) 274 

162 3 132 

480 (NA) 85 

550 - -

(0) - -

2 2531 (NA) 739

1 

(X;i - -I 6 (X)I (X) (NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I I 

I I 6 31

1 

6 

31 19 31 271 18 

3 I 3 I 

I , 11~ I .., 

r r II I 1 

- , IL - -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

184 227 lT9 182 213 88 225 433 33 

18 19 2 

5 5 

17 17 :1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

79 83 19 139 139 28 

39 45 10 

Any h"ed workers - I Forms wIth sales of $2,500 or more 

Any 

Working 

Farms 

150 days or more 

Workers 

Working 

Forms 

less tho n 150 days 

Workers 1978 ~ 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _________________________________________ ~ ___ _ 3 or 4 workers ________________________ .. ________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 117 12 (X) lTO (X) \ 107 I 

62 \ - 316 (X) 22 (X) 294 286 200 

- 48 8 8 43 43\ 48 79\ - 20 1 (D) 20 40 20 10 - 28 "2 (0) 30 102 18 9 - 21 1 (D) 17 10~1 21 - - - - - - I ~ I 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ALCONA COUNTY, MICH. 201 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ . 

$oles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products ______ .. $1,000_ - Any cattle, hags, or sheep __ , _______ . ___ . _ .. _._ $1,000_ -

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod co[ved ____________________ _ - Beef cows ______________________ " _______ .. ______ _ 

- Milk cows ______________________________ . ______ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ________ . ____________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves ___ ~_ --

Sales: Cottle and calves ______________ .. _. __________________ _ -

Calves _____________________________ • __ . 

Cattle ___________ _ 

Fattened cottle ._ 

$1,000 

$1,000 

$1,000 

$1,000 

--

_. 

,,-

--

.-

_. 

Dairy products . __________ • _. ___ . $1,000 -. 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory; Hogs and pigs ____ ._ .. __ • ________ .. __ _ 

Used or 10 be used for breeding __ . __ _ 

Other hogs and pigL ________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed betweenDec. 1 of preceding year ond Nov. 30 _ 

Dec. J of preceding year and May 31 June 1 and Nov. 30 __ . __ . _._ 

Sheep and lombL_ . __ _ 

Ewes J year old or older. GaotL _____ ..• __ 

Horses and ponies 

Soles: 

Hogs alld pigs 

Feeder pigs 

Sheep and lombs_ 

.. 

-' 

-' 

--

-' 

.-

-

_. 

.. -

.-

$1,000 --

.-

$1,000 --

--

--

--

Sheep and lambs shorn 

Pounds of wool .. _ _ 

Sheep. Iambs, and wool __ 

Gools _ 

,_,, ___ ._ $1,000 --

-- $1,000 -- Horses and ponies __ -- $1,000 --

POULTRY 

Illventory: Any poullry_ . ___ . _. ____________ • ____________ . __ - Chickens 3 monlhs old or older ______________________ _ - Hens and pullels of laying age ____________________ _ - Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ - Puliel chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot-type chickenL _______________ _ - Turkeys __ _ . _____ . ________ ._. _________________ _ - Turkeys tor slaughfer _____________________ _ - Turkey hens kept for breeding ___ • _________ _ - Olher poultry ________ • _____________________ ---.----

Sales: Any poultry ________ .. ______________ - -- - - -- -------- ---- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - Hens and pullets of laying age _______________ . _____ _ - Pullets 3 months old or older ______ .--------------- Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ________ .. __ _ 

Broilers and other meat-lype chickens __________ . ____ ._ - Turkeys __ ._ .. _____ . _________ .. ___ -- -- -- ----. ------- Turkeys for sloughter ______ .. ______ . ______________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ________ . _________ _ 

,- Other poultry ____________________ ---.-------

Poultry and poultry productL __________________ $ J ,000. 

202 ALCON A COUNTY, MICH. 

All farms 

1978 

Forms Number 

224 (X) 

191 (X) 

203 2 586 

189 (D) 

175 6 608 

152 3 234 

130 2 371 

35 863 

138 I 590 

158 I 784 

172 3 738 

(X) I 192 

105 I 512 

(X) 358 

125 2 226 

(X) 834 

29 312 

(X) 118 

27 967 

17 466 

" 103 

16 363 

12 86 

9 41 

9 45 

17 747 

15 634 

2 (D) 

62 254 

17 460 

(X) 33 

8 272 

(X) 12 

18 634 

16 626 

(X) 4 475 

18 (0) 

.. .. 

(X) .. 

12 31 

(X) 26 

45 (X) 

39 (D) 

36 (D) 

10 180 

3 (D) 

9 478 

2 (D) 

2 (0) 

I (D) 

15 (X) 

12 (X) 

5 (D) 

5 (0) 

.. .. .. .. 

3 108 

2 (D) 

I (D) 

I (0) 

.. (X) 

14 (D) 

1918 and 1914 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

210 (X) 149 (X) 129 (X) 

192 (X) 133 (X) 122 (X) 

195 I 679 148 2 516 126 I 608 

191 (NA) 140 (D) 125 776 

182 8 208 123 5 905 117 7010 

149 4 006 106 2 905 99 3 376 

135 3 259 85 (D) 85 2 639 

28 747 33 (D) 24 737 

(NA) (NA) 100 I 386 83 I 425 

(NA) (NA) 112 I 614 105 2 209 

181 4 097 129 3 526 122 3 728 

(X) (NA) (X) I 135 (X) 750 

(NA) (NA) 76 I 390 74 978 

(X) (NA) (X) 330 (X) 110 

(NA) (NA) 104 2 136 105 2 750 

(X) (NA) (X) 804 (X) 640 

(NA) (NA) 23 286 21 179 

(X) (NA) (X) 110 (X) 66 

(NA) (NA) 27 967 21 580 

28 247 16 (D) 17 152 

(NA) (NA) 10 (D) 7 31 

(NA) (NA) 15 (D) 15 121 

13 52 II (D) 7 27 

12 32 9 41 7 19 

10 20 8 (D) 4 8 

20 826 II 540 13 627 

(NA) (NA) 9 459 13 509 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) .. .. 

67 233 36 140 38 106 

14 284 15 (D) 9 198 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 10 

9 190 7 (D) 4 106 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 2 

19 839 12 508 13 591 

(NA) (NA) 10 435 13 583 

(X) (NA) (X) 3 211 (X) 4 680 

(NA) (NA) 12 24 14 16 

(NA) (NA) .. .. .. .. 

(X) (NA) (X) .. (X) .. 

3 7 8 19 I (D) 

(X) (NA) (X) 21 (X) (Z) 

51 (X) 30 (X) 32 (X) 

49 (0) 25 (D) 32 (D) 

45 (D) 24 (D) 32 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 5 80 3 79 

(NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (0) 

3 36 6 368 I (D) 

(NA) (NA) I (0) .. .. 

(NA) (NA) I (D) .. .. 

(NA) (NA) I (D) .. .. 

(NA) (X) 5 (X) 4 (X) 

7 (X) 9 (X) 4 (X) 

7 (0) 4 (D) 4 (0) 

5 (D) 4 (D) 4 (0) 

(NA) (NA) .. .. .. - (NA) (NA) .. .. .. .. 

3 172 3 108 I (D) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - (NA) (NA) I (D) .. .. 

(NA) (NA) I (0) .. .. 

(NA) (X) .. (X) .. (X) 

12 215 10 (D) 8 215 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for 011 purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

for silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 57 I 805 (X) - - 49 1 764 (X) I - =1 - 51 1 594 (X) (NA) (NA~I 41 1 535 (X) - 37 948 67 828 - 31 (0) 66 2701 - - - 24 625 39 892 (NA) (NA) 20 604 37644 - - -

- 31 857 7 698 - - 29 (D) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 34 931 7 535 - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) -

= I - 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) -

=1 - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

For silage or green chop (tons, greeo) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - - CuI for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X)I - -I 

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oa1s for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 8arley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

23 448 14 705 - - 22 (D) (D) - - - 51 825 25 018 (NA) (NA) 39 731 22 264 - - -

- 93 I 931 98 869 - - 69 I 699 88 870 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 72 1 126 53 088 - - - -2 (0) (0) - - 1 (D) (D) - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - -

Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974 __ 

- I (D) (D) - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (0) -

- - - =1 (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - -

- 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Colton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) _____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL __________ . _______ 1978_ - 2 (D) (0) - - - - - - -

1974_ - 4 5 910 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 261 14 685 27 672 1 (D) 163 12 186 24 569 1 (D) 

1974_ - 199 12069 21 325 (NA) (NA) 129 9 772 17 815 - - Altalta hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 240 12 257 24 4441 1 (D) 155 10 135 21 644 1 (OJ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 117 7 257 14077 - Other lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lext) _______ 1978_ - 23 752 1 117 - - 13 622 971 - -

Field seed crop'- ______________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 10 111 (X) - - Altalfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 43 860 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - I (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 63 8 750 - -

All vegetobles harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 4 10 (X) 1 (D) 3 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - 5 11 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Sweet coro ________________________________ 1978_ - 3 (D) (X) I (D) 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X)I -

- 12 33 (X) - - 6 16 (X) - ~I 1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 16 24 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

- 11 24 9680 (NA) (NA) 6 16 (D) (NA) (NA) 1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) -- - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 5 4 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

- 3 (D) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) -

- 3 4 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - - I (D) (D) - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other -crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ALCONA COUNTY, MICH. 203 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

- 94 21 971 81 19 155 65 17280 49 14 109 

- (X) 234 (X) 236 (X) 266 (X) 288 - (X) 579 200 (X) 579 200 (X) 579 200 (X) 579 200 

- (X) 3.8 (X) 3.3 (X) 3.0 (X) 2.4 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

~~~~~~t!i~~n~f Proportion ~~;:_= =~ === = = === = === = === = ========= ==== in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: \ 

- 100 465 (X) 58 407 (X) 116 480 (X) 71 673 (X) 

- (X) 430 (X) 247 (X) 438 (X) 249 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

Land in forms according to use: 

- 90 11 399 79 9 723 63 9371 49 7394 

- 86 8 113 74 6426 62 6986 49 5557 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 4 19 9 (NA) I (D) 4 (NA) 

- 10 138 8 (NAl 3 39 1 (NA) 

- 9 205 3 (NA) 4 85 3 (NA) 

- 11 397 15 (NA) 7 259 7 (HA) 

- 25 I 746 18 (NA) 21 1 479 14 (NA) 

- 17 2 281 10 (NAl 17 2281 9 (HA) 

- 10 3 327 11 (NA) 9 (0) 11 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (HA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 ocres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres __ _ 

200 100 to to 499 199 acres _============================= _ 

SOD 1,000 fa acres 999 acres or mare _============================= ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 42 2 670 48 2 402 25 1 872 31 1 238 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·impravement 27 616 26 895 21 513 15 599 

- 9 171 (NAl (NA) 6 129 6 378 

- 2 (0) (NAl (NA) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- 9 (0) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 6 129 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _______________ • __ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle __ . ____ . ___________________________ _ 

- 17 330 (NAl (NA) 14 271 7 (0) 

Total woodland __________ .. __ •.. ______________________ _ 

- 82 8 692 68 7963 56 6629 44 5955 

- 30 2353 (NAl (NA) 22 1 689 30 1 824 

- 68 6339 (NA) (NAl 45 4940 38 4 131 

Woodland pastured ___ • ___________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ___________________ • ________ _ 

Other land ~ ________________________________________ _ 68 I 880 65 I 469 43 I 280 40 760 Posturelond and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 14 731 (NA) (NA) 7 474 8 170 

- 65 I 149 (NA) (NA) 41 806 39 590 

Postureland, all typeL __________ • ______________________ _ 

- 61 5 754 (NA) (NA) 40 4035 (NA) 3 232 

- 4 30 4 33 3 (0) 4 33 

- 4 30 (NAl (NA) 3 (0) 4 33 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Irrigated land _________ • ___________________________ • __ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated _______________________ • __ _ Posture/and irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 3 5 (X) (X) 3 5 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value - Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 94 I 630 81 I 120 65 I 508 49 978 Average per form _______ ~. _____________ .. ____ dollors-- (X) 17343 (X) 13 827 (X) 23 207 (X) 19959 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I 

$100,000 or morL_. ________________________________ _ - 3 376 I (NAl 3 376 I (NA) $40,000 fo $99,999 _________________________________ _ - 9 568 7 (NA) 9 568 7 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 ________________________ . ________ _ 

- 10 246 7 (NA) 10 246 7 (NA) $10,000 fo $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 9 126 10 (NA) 9 126 10 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 22 153 11 (NA) 22 153 11 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 12 40 13 (NA) 12 40 13 (NA) 

less fhon $2,500 (see fexf) ___________________________ _ $2,000 fo $2,499 _________________________________ _ - 28 (0) 31 (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) 

- 3 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

- 5 8 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 13 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Abnormal forms {see textL ___________________________ _ - I (0) I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ________________ - ____________ - ____ -_ ------------- 47 234 48 177 34 222 (NA) 156 Groins ___________________________________ - - ___ -- ---- 7 14 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 4 (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco __ ~ ___________________________ -_ - __________ _ 

- 38 182 (NAl (NA) 29 III 19 llO 

- 3 (D) (NAl (NA) - - - -

- 5 27 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 4 24 

- I (D) 5 15 I (0) I (0) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ________ ~ ____________ _ 

Other crops ______________________ - _ -_ ---- -----------

- 68 I 396 65 925 50 I 286 42 804 

- 8 (0) II (0) 4 (D) 2 (0) 

- 26 947 (NAl (NA) 25 (D) 27 6ll 

- 61 404 (NA) (NA) 49 366 40 134 

- 7 5 (NA) (NA) 4 4 5 6 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

- 4 3 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________________ ---

Dairy products ________________ ~ _____ -_ -------------- Cottle and calves ______ • ____________________________ _ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, 10mbs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

'1974 dota include soles of forest products. 

204 ALGER COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Horvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

- 94 81 21 971 86 20888 8 II~I 4 782 121 3°1 

- 1 2 (0) - - - - -

- 7 7 238 4 (0) (0) - - (~I -

1 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (D) - 887 11 887 321 1 (D) (D) - 11 11 (D~\ - 12 7 1 488 12 1 488 415 - - -

14 8 2 ISO 12 1 862 676 1 (0) (D) (D) -

=1 - 7 8 1 407 7 1 407 .a7 - - - - 12 9 2 887 12 2887 1 366 - - -

(D~I - 21 20 7317 19 6638 2 757 1 (D) (D) 

- 7 8 4 337 7 4 337 1 535 - - -

- 1 - (D) 1 (D) (D) - - -

- - - - - - - - -

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 110 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocrcs _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'-__________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre'- __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 Qcres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 94 21 971 Harvested cropiond ____________________________ _ 86 8 113 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 61 11 526 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 54 (D) 

32 (D) Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 31 4 603 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 1 (D) 

1 (D) 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 87 18 508 Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 

4 (D) 

1 (D) 

2 (D) 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

41 37 

53 42 

1 

12 4 

18 7 

22 28 

30 31 

11 9 

50.5 53.8 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

81 

74 

53 

(NA) 

28 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NAl 

19 155 

6 426 

9610 

2 135 

9 545 

4291 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 dato ore bosed on a sample of forms, see text} 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) farms ($1,000) 

- 35 125 32 41 

- 64 332 68 272 

- 28 145 44 172 

- 54 13 (NAl (NA) 

- 49 26 36 11 

- 51 60 44 29 

- 37 11 26 4 

- 39 112 35 99 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 25 11 26 10 

livestock and oo36poultry purchn.sed- ___________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___ , ________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm lobar ______________________________________ _ Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 94 151 (NAl (NA) 

- 94 98 77 <19 

- 93 59 (NAl (HA) 

- 37 20 (HAl (HA) 

- 10 3 (NAl (NA) 

- 14 6 (HAl (HAl 

- 3 2 (HAl (HA) 

- 94 8 (HAl (HA) 

- 69 52 (HAl (HA) - 9 1 (HAl (HA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~ey~\i _~~t~~~:_a_n_d_~:~~~~~:: :::::::: :::::::::::: ::: Noturol gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal. wood, coke. etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

65 

62 

38 

35 

26 

26 

1 

1 

59 

4 

1 

1 

17 2SO\ 6986 

(0)1 

(D) 

8680 

4 005 

(D) 

(D) 

14986 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

All forms 

1978 

78 

4 

12 

35 

6 

1 

6 

5 

39 

'1974 

71 

2 

6 

28 

4 

3 

2 

8 

30 

49 14 109\ 49 5 557 

24 4 798\ (NA) 1 373 

25 9 311 

(NA) 4 184 

(NA) 

46 12 997 

2 (D) 

1 (D) 

Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 11974 

55 42 

3 1 

7 51 

30 24 

4 3 

1 1 

6 1 

3 6 

20 10 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

23 113 15 35 46 292 42 2121 23 120 29 136 42 11 25 6 38 23 28 9 41 52 35 23 32 10 23 4 34 52 31 31 1 (D) 1 (D) 

21 8 23 91 

65 132 (NA) 65 86 (NA)! 49 39 64 53 47 26 32 18 27 8 8 (D) 8 : \ 

10 5 } 2 (D) 49 65 7 52 45 (NA) (NA)I 6 1 (NA) (NA)I 

ALGER COUNTY, MICH. 205 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 do to ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control-

- 49 2 910 41 

- 49 2 839 41 . 3 71 2 

- 6 95 5 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ - 11 201 10 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ - 8 223 7 Weeds. grass, or brush in crops ond pasture _________________ _ - 27 965 24 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - 24 (X) 21 

8 (X) 6 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___ • _____________ • ________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel 1roctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and pick~r-shellers ________ _ 

CottonpickerL __________ ~-_-_---_------ __ _ Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

94 81 65 49 machinery and equipment - Can. 

2 177 1 277 I 896 976 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

23 163 15 765 29 162 19 918 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

7 18 2 5 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

32 17 11 11 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

21 28 20 18 $200,000 or marL ______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

65 80 44 45 29 35 

76 101 34 34 54 67 

91 235 22 32 86 203 

12 13 - - 12 13 

1 (0) I (D) _. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 51 54 19 20 32 34 

67 77 16 18 52 59 

17 17 7 7 10 10 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

2452 (0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

-

(0) 

779 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

35 1 311 

(NA) 1 246 

(NA) 65 

5 87 

(NA) 351 

- -

3 17 

(NA) 278 

1 (0) 

4 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

8 6 7 5 

12 5 12 3 

7 5 7 5 

6 1 2 ~ 5 1 I 1 2 

- ...J jL - ...J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

69 85 35 

73 108 36 

77 195 19 

9 10 -

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

31 32 17 

52 55 14 

21 23 8 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________________ -_ -_ -_ -_ - __ - - ------- -------

Workers ______________________ -------- ----------------- --- 39 8 (X) 37 (X) 34 31 

- 165 (X) 18 (X) 147 135 119 

- 10 4 4 10 10 8 9 

- 5 3 (0) 5 10 5 4 

- 11 - - 9 34 11 6 

- 10 1 (0) 10 61 8 11 

- 3 - - 3 32 2 1 

Forms with- 1 worker ____________________ -------- --- - ------------ ---

2 workers ___________________ - ------- - -- ----------------

3 or 4 workers ________________ ---------- ----------------

5 to 9 workers ________________ -------- ------------------ 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

206 ALGER COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY I 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 70 (X) 67 (X) 50 (X) 40 (X) 

- (X) 64 (X) 64 (X) 47 (X) 40 -

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any catlie, hogs, or sheep __ .. _____________ ". ___ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

68 I 396 65 925 50 I 286 42 804 

- (OJ

I 63 (0) 61 (NA) 49 (0) I 42 -

1 1 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows ____________________________ - ________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heiters and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

62 3 132 62 2 786 47 2 814 38 2 350 

50 I 490 54 I 294 41 I 343 37 I 024 - 675 23 424 19 577 10 223 - 28 

28 815 33 870 25 766 28 801 - 56 I 2411 (NA) (NA) I 45 I 120

1 

32 854

1 - (NA) (NA) 33 351 29 472 - 44 401 

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. t of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

61 I 357 54 997 49 I 207 40 730 - (X) 404 (X) (NA) (X) 366 (X) 134 - 41 645 (NA) (NA) 38 570 30 326 - (X) 111 ()O (NA) (X) 102 (X) 19 - 712 (NA) (NA) 44 637 34 404 - 54 

- (X) 

2~1 (X) (NA) (X) 264

1 

(X) 116 

- 10 (NA) (NA) 5 28 6 27 

- (X) 21 (X) (NA) (X) 17 (X) 9 

- 26 947 (NA) (NA) 25 (0)1 27 611 

- 16 77 14 153 10 391 9 120 

- 5 20 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 6 27 

- 14 57 (NA) (NA) 9 (0)1 8 93 

- 5 19 10 30 2 (0) 6 23 

- 5 10 7 16 2 (0) 6 (0) 

- 4 9 9 14 2 (0) 5 (0) 

Sheep and lomhs ____________________ .. _______________ _ 

Ewes J year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) 5 138 2 (0) I (0) 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- 19 43 9 17 9 19

1 

6 12 

- 7 133 9 179 4 (0) 5 15~ I - (X) 5 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) 

- 3 76 9 137 I (0) 5 110 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 

- 2 (0) 5 136 2 (0) I (O~I - 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and waoL _______________________ $I,OOO_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (O~ I I (OJ - - - (NA) (NA) - - $1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) 

(0) I 

(X) -

- 4 9 I (0) 2 I (0) 

- (X) 3 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (Z) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 15 (X) 18 (X) 7 (X) 8 (X) Chickens 3 months old or oJder ______________________ _ 

- 14 573 18 (0) 7 254 8 (0) Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 14 (0) 18 (0) 7 (0) 8 (0) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 4 275 I (0) I (0) I (0) 

- 4 29 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 3 (X) 

Soles: 

(NA) (X) 2 (X) (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ______________ ~_ ... ____ _ 

- 4 (X) 5 (X) 2 (X) I (X) 

- 2 (0) 5 2 569 I (0) I (0) 

- 2 (0) 5 2 569 I (0) I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - Broilers and other meoHype chickens ________________ _ 

- Turkeys I (0) - - - - - _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughteL ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breedihg ____________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) -

Other - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praducts ____________________ $1,000_ - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 8 (0) 11 (0) 4 (0) 2 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ALGER COUNTY, MICH. 207 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ l~;~== 

For silage or green chap (Ions, groon) __________ l~~~== 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ l~~~== 1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purpaseL ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - CuI for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ l~~~= -

- 1974_ Hogged - or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheal for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Callan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Swoolpalaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hay craps (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - A~a~a hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfa~a seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All v"ljelables harvested for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - T om aloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

-

land in orchards- ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

SIrawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978 __ Olher craps _________________________________ 1978 __ 

208 ALGER COUNTY, MICH. 

Farms 

14 

8 

2 

-

13 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

2 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

22 

(NA) 

15 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4 

2 

-

-

83 

69 

68 

(NA) 

19 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

3 

1 

3 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

-

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

3 

4 

3 

(NA) 

1 

-

All forms 

Horvesled Irrigated 

Acres Quanlity Forms 

424 (X) - 142 (X) (NA) 

(D) (D) - - - (NA) 

(D) 3 524 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (D) (X) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

414 18 929 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

367 10 936 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

4 600 - (0) (D) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

7 038 12 690 - 5 395 10 764 (NA) 

4699 8 827 -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 171 2 226 -

- ()() -

(NA) (X) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 (X) 1 

(D) (X) (NA) 

1 (X) 1 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) -

(NA) (X) (NA) 

(0) (X) 1 

- ()() (NA) 

(D) (0) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

29 (X) 3 

33 ()() (NA) 

29 58019 3 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (X) - - (X) (NA) 

. 1 

Forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigaled 

Acres Farms Acres Quanlily Fonns Acres 

- 12 (D) (X) - - (NA) 7 (D) (X) - - - 2 (D) (D) - - (NA) - - - - -

- 11 (D) (D) - -

(NA) 7 (D) 1 150 - - - - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - 18 388 18 150 - - (NA) 30 997 51 585 - -

- 13 (D) (D) - - (NA) 8 95 4 121 - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - 2 (D) (D) - - (NA) 1 (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - 59 6 131 11 255 - -

(NA) 45 4640 9 363 1 (0) 

- 48 4 055 7 727 - -

(NA) 36 2 747 5 951 - - - 15 973 1 951 - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

(0) - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - - (0) - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - -

(0) 1 (0) (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

29 3 29 (X) 3 29 

(NA) 4 33 (X) 4 33 

29 3 29 58 019 3 29 

(NA) 4 33 84 202 4 33 

- 1 (0) (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, All Farms with sales of $2,500 or more farms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms AcrH 

Farms ________________________ ------------------------ Average size of farm _________________________________ _ 

Ap~~~;~~~!~ \~n:a~~eso~=========================-P;~c-;nt== 

I 923 261 199 2044 259 515 I 484 237 953 1 454 225 841 

(X) 136 ()() 127 ()() 160 ()() 155 

(X) 528 640 ()() 528 640 ()() 528 640 ()() 528 640 

(X) 49.4 ()() 49.1 ()() 45.0 ()() 42.7 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars __ 143 181 ()() 72 065 (X) 165 984 ()() 87 171 (X) 

(X) 1 028 ()() 568 (X) I 025 (X) 561 

land in forms according to use: Tolal cropland _______________________________________ _ 

Harvesled cropland ________________________________ _ I 878 205 331 2001 196 308 1 457 191 369 I 427 176 320 

I 782 161 725 I 932 155 774 1 399 154 991 I 403 145849 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 101019 acres ________________________________ _ 201029 acres ________________________________ _ 

301049 acres ________________________________ _ 

5010 99 acres ________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 acres ______________________________ _ 

200 10 499 acres ______________________________ _ 

500 10 999 acres ______________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

215 I III 185 (NA) 93 464 44 (NA) 

223 3 052 241 (NA) 107 1 455 83 (NA) 

198 4640 263 (NA) 117 2 816 129 (NA) 

305 II 504 342 (NA) 253 9703 262 (NA) 

360 25 150 455 (NA) 350 (0) 439 (NA) 

256 34 299 250 (NA) 254 (D) 250 (NA) 

189 56 137 173 (NA) 189 56 137 173 (NA) 

31 20177 20 (NA) 31 20177 20 (NA) 

5 5655 3 (NA) 5 5 655 3 (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture _______________________ _ Olher cropland ____________________________________ _ 594 13 887 770 19 778 452 11 226 512 15343 

1054 29 719 789 20 756 829 25 152 531 15 128 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured ________________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed __________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______________ _ Cropland idle ____________________________________ _ 

301 6 123 (NA) (NA) 226 5 151 155 3209 

159 3 690 (NA) (NA) 116 3 057 71 981 

206 5 043 (NA) (NA) 178 4703 184 4407 

660 14863 (NA) (NA) 527 12241 274 6531 

TOlal woodland ______________________________________ _ 

Woodland paslured ________________________________ _ 

Woodland nol paslured _____________________________ _ 

948 27 653 957 29041 728 22 874 684 23413 

231 5303 (NA) (NA) 187 4574 199 5818 

803 22 350 (NA) (NA) 610 18300 552 17 595 

Olher land __________________________________________ _ 1 533 28 215 1 676 34166 1 177 23 710 1 213 26 108 

Pastureland and rongeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured ________________________________ _ 

Land in hause lots, ponds, roods, wasteland. etc ________ _ 222 6004 (NA) (NA) 172 5 247 212 6320 

I 505 22 211 (NA) (NA) I 154 18463 1 179 19788 

Pastureland. 011 Iypes ___________________________________ _ 831 25 194 (NA) (NA) 630 21 047 (NA) 27481 

Irrigaled land _________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Olher land irrigaled __________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 _________ _ 

119 4 542 89 3 620 112 4473 79 3063 

114 4372 (NA) (NA) 107 4303 79 (D) 

2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) - 11 (D) (NA) (NA) 11 (D) I (D) 

426 7446 (X) (X) 374 7 162 (X) (X) 

Tl978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Volue Volue Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l ________________ _ 1 923 78633 2044 56 140 I 484 78 112 1 454 55404 Average per form ___________________________ dollars __ (X) 40 891 (X) 27466 (X) 52636 (X) 38 105 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100.000 or more ____________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $99,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 __________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 __________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$2.500 10 $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2.500 (se8Iexl) ____________________________ _ 

$2.000 10 $2.499 __________________________________ _ $1,500 10 $1,999 __________________________________ _ 

$1.000 10 $1.499 __________________________________ _ 

lesslhan $1,000 __________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see 18XI) _____________________________ _ 

195 46 718 110 (NA) 195 46 718 110 (NA) 

278 18266 232 (NA) 278 18266 232 (NA) 241 6888 259 (NA) 241 6888 259 (NA) 241 3400 282 (NA) 241 3400 282 (NA) 270 1 913 274 (NA) 270 1 913 274 (NA) 259 927 273 (NA) 259 927 273 (NA) 438 (0) 613 (NA) (X) (X) 24 (NA) 89 198 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

79 136 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

103 125 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

167 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

1 (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) ()() 

Crops ________________________________________________ _ 

Grains _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporalion loans __________________ _ 

Calion and cottonseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credll Corporolion loans __________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds. hay, forage. and silage _____________________ _ Vegelables. sweel corn, and melons _____________________ _ Fruits, nuts. and barries _______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse producls ______________________ _ 

Olher crops _________________________________________ _ 

1 400 28234 I 686 22 807 1 145 27924 (NA) 22 302 943 8 569 (NA) (NA) 812 8418 948 6486 96 1 251 (NA) (NA) 91 I 248 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 454 1 557 (NA) (NA) 353 (D) 371 970 133 3377 (NA) (NA) 111 3 353 90 3549 248 6542 (NA) (NA) 213 6 506 209 5038 45 7 042 41 4 761 40 7037 32 4 752 19 I 148 (NA) (NA) 17 (0) 18 1 508 

lives lock, poullry, and Iheir producls _____________________ _ Poullry and poullry producls-__________________________ _ 

~~Z;~~~~~~~~~=i~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Olher IIveslock and liveslock products (see lexl) __________ _ 

I 165 50 399 I 254 32 962 980 50 189 992 32 735 137 9 514 186 9096 115 9508 151 9088 303 18451 (NA) (NA) 303 18451 340 11 795 788 9917 (NA) (NA) 683 9 798 747 6387 456 12 197 (NA) (NA) 405 12 154 357 5296 55 70 (NA) (NA) 37 58 37 65 95 249 (NA) (NA) 58 219 39 104 

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ALLEGAN COUNTY, MICH. 209 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigoted 1978 1974 in farms Farms in farms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 1 Farms with- 923 2044 261 199 1 782 256 069 161 725 119 22 293 12928 4 542 

1 to 9 ocreL ______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocrOL ____________________ _ 

SO to 69 ocreL ____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 220 to 259 ocros ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to m ocres ___________________ _ 1,000 to I,m ocrOL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 71 51 320 37 192 129 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- 519 494 16016 440 13958 7481 33 1 065 471 323 

- 205 238 11 966 193 11 287 6014 8 482 136 104 

- 317 396 25 772 311 25 265 13 436 18 I 446 722 404 

- 230 279 26581 226 26 145 14 564 14 I 602 687 417 

- 156 173 24418 153 23 968 14 582 9 1 396 766 383 

- 85 106 16 752 85 16 752 9936 8 1 574 828 440 

- 64 81 15272 63 15032 10 376 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- 205 175 70038 203 69406 47812 13 4368 2 457 928 

- 58 41 37349 58 37 349 25 709 9 6021 3817 854 

- 12 10 (0) 12 (0) (0) 3 3 851 2700 600 

- 1 - (0) 1 (0) (D) - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

--------- 1 923 261 199 2 044 259 515 1 484 237 953 1 454 225 841 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

--------- 1 782 161 725 1 932 155 774 1 399 154991 1 403 145 849 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ --------- 1 248 107 108 1 447 128 445 867 87 921 919 98 205 Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ --------- 1 125 54 728 (NA) 63421 791 49 212 (NA) 54 821 

--------- 580 143 734 533 121 746 539 140 223 481 118 600 Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 571 99 819 (NA) 85 739 533 98 836 (NA) 84 570 Tenants ____________________________ _ 

--------- 95 10 357 64 9 324 78 9809 54 9036 Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 86 7 178 (NA) 6 614 75 6943 (NA) 6458 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

--------- 1 702 201 870 (NA) (NA) 1 289 180881 1 332 187 876 Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 185 50371 (NA) (NA) 163 49075 102 31 749 

--------- 31 8333 (NA) (NA) 30 (0) 19 (0) 

iona!. etc._ 5 625 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

All farms Forms with sales of AJlforms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ____________________________ _ 

- 973 1 094 884 935 On farm operated ______________________ I 573 1 587 1 221 1 155 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 950 929 600 499 Not on form operated ___________________ 185 166 140 96 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 165 270 123 183 

Under 25 yoors ______________________ _ 

- 44 55 38 39 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 years _______________________ _ 

- 262 257 205 157 None _________________________________ 675 646 592 530 35 to 44 years _______________________ _ 

- 419 386 311 266 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 110 99 95 69 45 to 54 years _______________________ _ 

- 453 478 358 366 50 to 99 day'-_________________________ 74 52 63 37 55 to 64 years _______________________ _ 

- 469 495 373 368 100 to 149 days ________________________ 64 47 54 35 65 yeors and over ____________________ _ 

- 276 352 199 238 150 to 199 days ________________________ 105 94 87 60 Average oge _____________________ . ___ _ 

- 49.5 50.5 49.4 50.7 200 doys or more ______________________ 808 790 515 448 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) ond partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota ore based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

- 767 8 767 897 5 606 660 8 687 627 5 492 feed for livestock and paultry ___________________________ _ 

- 1 125 13 127 I 240 10089 923 12971 894 9941 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ - 639 8602 874 8 138 573 8 567 660 8061 

- 981 594 (NA) (NA) 816 569 629 259 Seeds, bulbs, planls, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertifizer ________________ - ___ ---------------- 1 533 2 176 1 534 1 310 1 281 2 127 1 201 1 270 

- 1 637 5 075 1 660 3 451 1 355 4 938 1 270 3 346 

Other agricultural chemicals Including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form labor ______________________ -_ ---------------- 1 585 2333 1 214 1 512 1 336 2 267 1 009 1 486 

- 786 6 250 709 5063 731 6 161 607 5 016 Contracl labor ________________________ -_ - ___ - ___ -------- 141 347 58 86 124 342 39 81 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________ - _______ ---------- 872 894 873 634 763 842 690 596 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ______________________ -_ --- ___ ---- Gasoline ______________________________________ ----

- I 922 4 777 (NA) (NA) 1 477 4618 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 922 3 342 1 957 2 190 I 477 3 215 I 390 2066 

- 1 801 1 469 (NA) (NA) 1 430 I 378 1 341 1 123 

Diesel fuel __________________ -_ - _____ --------------

~~ey~~i _~~I_a~~~_o_n_d_~~~~~~== ======== ==== ====== == =:= NOlural gas ______________________ - ___ - _ -------- ---

Kerosene. motor oll, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity __________________________ -_ ---_ -----------

Other-coal, wood, cake, elc. _________________________ _ 

- 963 723 (NA) (NA) 838 707 583 369 

- 240 360 (NA) (NA) 234 360 175 166 

- 205 511 (NA) (NA) 188 508 

- ] 56 74 (NA) (NA) 55 (0) 1 389 408 

- 1 922 205 (NA) (NA) 1 477 (0) 

- 1 469 1 425 (NA) (NA) 1 247 1 394 (NA) (NA) 

- 30 10 (NA) (NA) 30 10 (NA) (NA)I 

210 ALLEGAN COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________________ -- - _ - - - - ---

Cropland fertilized, except posture ________ - ___ - _ -_ -- -_ - - - - --- posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ____________ -_ ---. ______ ---- -- -.-- -- -- -- -- - - -- --------

1 595 142 431 1 325 137 287 

1 595 141 501 1 325 136 717 - 38 930 32 570 

387 9 850 323 8 951 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to conlrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

744 48 865 661 47 877 - 7 007 81 6961 88 

331 14 795 281 14 148 - 1 131 89 989 965 86 554 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

92 2 484 68 2424 - 468 (X) 411 (X) 

350 (X) 321 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All forms Forms with soles All farms of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollarsFarms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5.00010 $9,99L ______________________ _ 

$10,00010 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 916 I 960 

56 528 38 892 

29 503 19 843 

191 331 

388 496 

476 449j 

All forms 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

I 477 I 384 machinery and equipment - Can. 

51 889 33 807 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

35 131 24 427 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

97 153 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

162 252 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

405 339j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Monufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel froctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other carnpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ 

Cottanpickers __ ---- -- ------------ ------ __ _ Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywh.ellype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

1 

1 

1 

367 I 992 887 1 086 686 906 640 2399 946 I 064 954 1 335 841 4706 443 653 1 764 4 053 325 330 78 78 248 252 246 249 93 94 154 155 783 823 102 103 683 720 - - - - - - 591 649 220 225 378 424 690 708 179 188 515 520 

345 419 123 135 237 284 

1978 and 1974 

I1978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

Hired workers-All forms. 1978 

229 

285 

135 

108 1 80 

24 .J 

Forms 

I 640 

I 612 

1 829 

232 

170 

788 

(NA) 

511 

732 

346 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

1 270 110 149 

(NA) 109 280 

(NA) 869 

212 8448 

(NA) 35 515 

5 179 

125 7 870 

(NA) 56 242 

31 2 538 

121 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Fanns with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

2980 222 263 

232 263 228 

79 117 79 

75 { 

108 1 79 70 

L 24 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

2 234 1 249 

2 253 942 

4 279 655 

240 53 179 67 

828 145 (NA) (NA) 

538 168 

739 133 

381 125 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 786 276 (X) 692 (X) 731 607 - 7 249 (X) 912 (X) 6 337 6992 7 248 

Forms withtJl~:~j!~~~I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~m~m~~~~~~~~~~ - 166 114 114 147 147 160 168 - 124 74 148 122 244 112 75 174 63 206 123 434 149 81 - 137 22 128 126 756 132 114 - 185 3 316 174 4 756 178 169 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ALLEGAN COUNTY, MICH. 211 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number farms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - I 255 (X) I 344 (X) 997 (X) 1 003 (X) 

- I 086 (X) 1 173 (X) 898 (X) 903 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and tneir products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hags. or sheep __ .. _____________ .. ___ $I,OOO_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- I 165 50399 1 254 32 962 980 50 189 992 32 735 

- I 057 22 185 1 122 (NA) 906 22 010 I 908 11 748 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

845 46 410 I 007 45 263 692 45 125 777 43 021 

- 581 18 688 674 17 868 478 18 243 537 16 975 

- 261 3 141 313 3 950 174 2 737 196 3 180 

- 362 15 547 415 13 918 335 15 506 375 13 795 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer colves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 611 15 571 (NA) (NA) 513 15 245 481 11 797 

- 685 12 151 (NA) (NA) 559 11 637 605 14 249 

Sales: (ottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 788 28 409 906 23 694 683 27 960 747 22 990 

$1,000_ - (X) 9917 (X) (NA) (X) 9 798 (X) 6 387 Calves _________________________________________ _ 

-- 400 12 182 (NA) (NA) 359 II 984 375 5 811 

$1,000 -- (X) 2 086 (X) (NA) (X) 2 056 (X) 520 Cattle __________________________________________ _ 

-- 702 16 227 (NA) (NA) 613 15 976 670 17 179 

$1,000 Fattened cottle ___________ • _. _. ________________ _ 

$1,000 

-- (X) 7 831

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 7 742 (X) 5 867 

-- 334 8 726 (NA) (NA) 286 8 606 272 10653 

-- (X) 4 297 (X) (NA) (X) 4 250 (X) 3 952 Dairy praducls _______________________________ $1,000 -- 303 18 451 (NA) (NA) 303 18 451 340 11 795 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ____ . __ .. ______________________________ _ 

-- 446 79 425 408 43 023 368 78 561 339 42 261 Used or to be used for breeding ___________ • ________ _ Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ -- 295 8 765 (NA) (NA) 259 8476 190 4439 

-- 411 70 660 (NA) (NA) 361 70 105 322 37 622 

lifters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

-- 304 II 371 252 6601 265 11 238 210 6 470 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 _____________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ -- 261 5 579 202 3 166 229 5 509 184 3 144 

-- 264 5792 210 3413 239 5 729 178 3 326 Sheep and lambs- ______________________________ • ___ _ 

-- 55 2 548 67 3 275 38 I 900 45 2 729 Ewes 1 year old or older _. _________________________ _ 

- 45 1 664 (NA) (NA) 29 I 398 36 I 606 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 16 147 (NA) (NA) 7 18 2 (D) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 263 I 374 311 I 447 182 704 161 917 

Sales: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ -- 456 131 915 422 80 283 405 131 256 357 79 338 

- (X) 12 197 (X) (NA) (X) 12 154 (X) 5 296 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 -- 140 20 376 129 16 729 116 20 094 104 16 216 

-- (X) 1 014 (X) (NA) (X) I 001 (X) 373 Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- 51 I 426 59 2 530 35 I 130 36 2 104 

-- 47 2 004 (NA) (NA) 34 I 689 33 2 314 

-- (X) 16073 (X) (NA) (X) 13 489 (X) 18 459 Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________________ $1,000 -- 55 70 (NA) (NA) 37 56 37 65 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 6 26 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) - - $1,000 Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

-- (X) I (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - -- 66 170 54 336 38 101 30 262 

- (X) 108 (X) (NA) (X) 63 (X) 77 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or o:der ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ - __ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ - __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________ • ______ _ Other poultry __________________________________ - __ 

- 238 (X) 307 (X) 164 (X) I 203 (X) 

- 166 990 726 266 I 110 464 124 988 116 186 I 107 148 

- 177 797 612 253 799 776 117 795 441 159 796 776 

- 32 193 114 (NA) (NA) 20 192 677 29 309 389 

- 10 135 180 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 6 62900 

- 44 44 394 37 5 413 26 43 746 23 4 498 

- 15 83 083 (NA) (NA) 8 83 066 7 17 177 

- 11 (D) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 7 (D) 

- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (D) 

- 65 (X) (NA) (X) 40 (XI 11 (X) 

Sales: Any poultry __________________________ - _ - _ - ___ -_ -- - --

Chickens 3 months old or aJder ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________________ ---------- ----

Turkeys for sla ugh'er __________________ -_ - - -_ - - --- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other paullry __________________ - ___ - ___________ ---

Poullry and poullry praducls ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 124 (X) 155 (X) 107 (X) 133 (X) 

- 66 695 116 124 1 006 500 78 894 468 109 I 005 501 

- 73 578 972 103 620 795 65 578 324 69 619 821 

- 13 316 144 (NA) (NA) 13 316 144 19 385 II? 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

- 19 114 997 2S 26 542 15 114 942 16 2~ 869 

- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 4 117 801 

- 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 4 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- 10 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) 7 (X) 

- 137 9 514 186 9 096 115 9 506 151 9 088 

212 ALLEGAN COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms 

1 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrig~ Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes ____________ .. ___________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For groin or seed (bushelsL ___________ . ______ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For fodder, hogged or grozed _________ .. ____ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposes ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For groin or seed (bushelsL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL ____________ . _________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for grain________ ____ __ __ _1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

! ! I 249 96 098 (X)I 22 I 4121 I 073 94 029 (X) 20 (0) I - (X) (NA) (NA) I I 108 77 926 (X) 13 468 I 407 81 267 (0) I I 228 85 238 6681 5071 22 (D) I 060 83 292 6 585 0061 20 

I 349 65 378 (NA) (NA) I 062 62 261 3604 765

1 

12 (D)I - 3 745 329 (D) 332 10 808 138 417 I (0) 318 10 685 137 311 I - I 

(D~I (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 404 15 373 - 148 7101 (X) 3 52 (X) - 3 52 - -

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 17 292 (X) -

33 341 (X)I I (D)I 32 (0) (X) I I (D)I - (NA) (NA~ 31 415 (X) I (D) 

- 38 537 (X) 

(D)I - =1 2 (0) (D)I - 2 (0) - I - 10 63 I 760 (NA) (NA) 10 63 760

1 

- (D) I (0) 32 (D) 2 829 I (D) 31 (D) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 25 326 I 

51~1 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA)I 4 26 (X) I I (D)I -

349 5 888 192 416 I 

(0) 1 

314 5 540 183 321 I (0) - 418 069 2 (D) - 808 14 891 451 157 (NA) (NA~ 676 13 552 

414 6 742 350 108 - 376 6 415 335 723 - - - I (0) - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 350 5 051 249 525 

5 56 2 028 - (N~I 4 (0) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 15 162 6 573 - - - 29 367 10 125 - 27 (D) (D) - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA~I 30 243 5877

1 

-

=1 - 13 162 (X) - 13 162 (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA)I 46 511 (X) - -

42 I 063 26 3891 3 16 36 I 014 25 644 3 16 -

- 43 690 10 222 (NA) (NA) 31 539 8 706 - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _____ , ________ .. ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) _____________ . _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

~I - (NA~I - - - - -

- - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - (NA) 1 

- - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- 19 I 147 204 645 8 347 17 (D) (D) 7 (0) 

- 23 I 936 472 007 (NA) (NA) 21 (D) (D) 9 342 

Sweefpofatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hay crops (tons, dry) (sec text} _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- - -

121 29;1 

- - - -

115 18~1 - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I 019 42 282 7 261 791 38 675 7 261 

- I 099 38 662 87 002 (NA) (NA) 807 34 347 80 049 2 (0) 

- 804 28 798 93 2191 6 236

1 

633 26 234 88 6491 6 236

1 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 578 20 658 54 015 2 (D) 

- 260 4 333 8 9541 - - 205 3 607 7 786 -

- 24 261 (X) - - 20 209 (X) - ~I - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 63 867 (X) -

=1 

- - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) I (0) (D) - - 21 218 23 326 - - 17 166 16 668 -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) 62 807 55 169 - -I 

- 133 3 802 (X) 49 I 557 III 3 724 (X) 47 (D) 

1974_ - 125 4 025 (X) (NA) (NA) 91 3 919 (X) 38 I 627 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 38 131 (X) 7 48 29 117 (X) 5 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 12 153 (X) 5 74 Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 20 23 (X) 5 4 19 (0) (X) 5 4 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) II 16 (X) 7 II Green peas excluding cowpeas-_______________ 1978_ - 3 (D) (X) 2 (0) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA)I 5 2 (X)I 3 I 

- 177 5 893 (X) 8 156 137 5 558 (X) 8 156 1974_ - 189 7 511 (X) (NA) (NA) 158 7 382 (X) 10 279 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 134 2 745 26 086 063 (NA) (NA) 108 2 590 26 018 923 (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3210 32 599 237 (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 86 961 5 027 656 (NA) (NA) 70 921 5 000 591 (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I 102 6 174619 (NA) (NA) 

- 29 209 850 283 (NA) (NA) 18 193 825 133 (NA) (NA) 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 22 142 772 000 (NA) (NA) 

- 137 I 798 (X) 28 4541 115 I 760 (X) 26 

I~cil - 109 I 517 (X)I (NA) (NA)I 76 1 439 (X) I 10 

- 22 32 147 550 10 20 17 26 140 058 8 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) II 40 180 851 5 13 

- 45 747 (X~ I 24 16~1 40 730 (xq 22 

- 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) (NA) (J~q 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ALLEGAN COUNTY, MICH. 213 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

197B 1974 197B 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

450 79 758 487 80646 294 64 673 252 55 B74 ()O 177 (X) 166 ()() 220 (X) 222 (X) 361 600 (X) 361 600 (X) 361 600 ()() 361 600 (X) 22.1 (X) 22.3 (X) 17.9 ()() 15.5 

Farms _______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form _________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo __________________________________ _ Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL_ 

Value of land and buildings: I 

72 313 (X) 52994 (X) BI 495 ()() 68 341 (X) (X) 448 (X) 320 (X) 41B ()() 308 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre _____________________________ doIlars __ 

land in farms according to use: 

440 49 759 477 46 148 292 42559 247 35085 

- 425 33 241 445 276BI 282 29 392 239 22224 

Total cropland _______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 24 114 36 (NA) 7 39 2 (HA) 

- 54 756 55 (NA) 15 242 10 (HA) 

- 48 I 157 64 (NA) 19 448 12 (HA) 

- 97 3 572 96 (NA) 58 2171 48 (HA) 

- 105 6 984 115 (NA) 86 5 B34 BB (NA) 

- 65 9063 61 (NA) 65 9063 61 (HA) 

- 30 (0) 16 (NA) 30 (0) 16 (HA) 

- I (0) 2 (NA) 1 (0) 2 (HA) 

- I (0) - (NA) I (0) - (HA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres __________________ . ___________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 225 9257 299 13389 158 7668 169 9340 

- 239 7261 184 5 07B 166 5499 106 3 521 

- 67 I 275 (NA) (NA) 43 951 15 285 

- 56 962 (NA) (NA) 36 774 21 401 

- 106 2 188 (NA) (NA) 78 I 737 73 1 649 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and sOil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 115 2836 (NA) (NA) 84 2037 3B I 186 

- 343 23046 358 24 208 229 17394 183 14196 

- 138 7347 (NA) (NA) 100 5654 105 6298 

- 267 15699 (NA) (NA) 177 II 740 124 7 B9B 

Total woodlond _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 314 6953 361 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and 10290 201 4720 197 6593 

woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland. etc _______ _ 

- 49 2 520 I (NA) (NA) 32 1 436 43 2826 

- 301 4433 (NA) (NA) 196 3284 190 3767 

Pastureland, all typeL _________________________________ _ - 293 19 124 (NA) (NA) 203 14758 (HA) 18464 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 17 168 12 101 17 168 8 67 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Posture/and irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 17 (0) (NA) (HA) 17 (0) B (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - - I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1976 ________ _ - 105 I 024 (X) (X) BB 917 (X) (X) 

'1978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 197B 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 450 6935 487 4453 294 6 771 252 4166 Average per farm ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 15412 (X) 9 144 (X) 23031 (X) 16532 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 11 I 731 2 (NA) 11 I 731 2 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 36 2 559 2B (NA) 36 2559 28 (NA) 

- 32 904 30 (NA) 32 904 30 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 54 748 46 (NA) 54 748 46 (NA) 

- 80 530 75 (NA) 80 530 75 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see tOxl) _____________________________ _ 

- 81 298 67 (NA) 81 298 67 (NA) 

- 156 164 239 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) 

- 16 36 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 28 49 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 43 53 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 69 27 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

265 I 683 315 947 187 I 603 (NA) 827 

162 716 (NA) (NA) 130 688 12B 328 

Crops ____________________________________________ -----

Groins _____________________________________________ _ 

15 56 (NA) (NA) 13 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ________________________________ _ 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

168 51B (NA) (NA) 114 469 106 250 

12 51 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) B 35 

35 375 (NA) (NA) 30 (0) 21 204 

- - 2 (D) - - - - 4 24 (NA) (NA) 4 24 4 11 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ 

Tobacco _____________________ __ _________ - ___ --- - - - ---

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ 

Other crops ____________________ -_ - ___ ----------------

286 5 252 380 3490 213 5 168 217 3326 

31 237 34 223 21 235 20 221 

70 3 102 (NA) (NA) 65 3 100 76 2079 

242 1 676 (NA) (NA) 183 1 607 205 826 

33 193 (NA) (NA) 29 190 20 184 

14 12 (NA) (NA) 9 9 6 10 

25 32 (NA) (NA) 17 27 6 7 

livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ___________________________ _ 

Hogs g~~7. r;;n1~~l~e_.-== ============ ==== ==== ========== ===== and pigL _________________ - _____ ---------------- Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ --- ____________ _ 

Other liveslock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

>1974 dato include sales of forest products. 

214 ALPENA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigoted lond 

. Acres Acres Horvesled Acres Harvested Irrigoted 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropiond Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms _____________________ _ 

Farms witl'l- 1 to 9 ocres ___________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ .. 50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _______________ _ 100 to 139 ocre'- __________________ _ 140 fa 179 ocres _____ . ______________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre'-__________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or mOre __ .. _____________ _ 

450 48: I 79 758

1 

425 n 663 33 241 I 17 2924 723 168 

4 13 2 (0) (0) - - - -

55 571 I 8521 47 (0) (0) - - - -

27 

151 I 6501 24 I 470 589 2 (0) (0) (0) 

82 91 6 632 80 6472 2 768 3 240 79 18 

72 76 8 374 66 7 671 2 657 4 425 75 52 

52 n 8 082 51 7 922 3 147 I (0) (0) (0) 

36 471 7 1181 34 6 730 2 5221 I (0) (0) (0)1 

29 29 6 883 29 6 883 2 801 3 699 196 22 

72 ii I 24 8441 71 24 573 10 6981 2 (0) (0) (0)1 

18 10 7I~ I 18 JO 718 4 832 I (0) (0) 

3 3 592 (O~ I 3 3 592 24721 - - -

- - - -i - - - -i 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

land informs ________ . ______ _ 

Harvested cropland _____ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __ . ~ ____ .. ______ _ 

Harvested cropland __ Port owners _________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __ _ Tenants ______ .. _____ . _____ .. ___ _ 

Harvested cropland __ 

-- --- -- 450 79 7581 487 80 6461 294 64 673 252 55 874 

---- -- 425 33 241 445 27 681 282 29 392 239 22 224 

._.- -- -- 333 46 205\ 389 52 8921 191 32 259 170 31 338 --_. --- 309 14 983 (NA) 15 839 179 (D) (NA) 10985 -- III 32 955 89 26 374 98 (0) 73 23 156 . __ .- -- 110 17901 (NA) 10 982 98 17 514

1 

(NA) 10 379 _._------ 6 598 9 I 380 5 (0) 9 I 380 ---_ .. _. - 6 357 (NA) 860 5 (0) (NA) 860 Type of organization: Individual or famity ______ . ___________ .. _ Partnership _____________ . ____________ _ 

Corporation ____ . _____________________ _ 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institu 

--------- 423 72 922 (NA) (NA) 270 58 722 247 54 286 --------- 24 6 571 (NA) (NA) 21 5 686 5 I 588 --------- 3 265 (NA) (NA) 3 265 - - tiona I, etc._ - (NA) (NA) - - - -

All forms I Forms with soles of I All forms I Farms with sales of $2,500 or more $2.500 or more I 1978 '1974 1978 '1 974 1 1978 '1974 1978 ' 1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming ____ ._. ___________________ _ Other ______________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years __ . ___ .. _______________ _ 251034 years _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ 

451054 yeor'- ______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeor'-_______________________ _ 65 years and over ____________________ _ 

Average age _________________________ _ 

I Operators by place of residence, - 182 ~31 154 173 On form operated ______________________ 361 383 246 204 - 268 244 140 79 Not on farm operated ___________________ 43 37 22 10 

51 '~I O";~;;::;:"'~ ,;,:,~~:;;O"" 46 67

1 

26 38

1 - 8 7 54 45 30 143 124 105 73 102 115 69 68 1 to 49 dOyL __________________________ 33 24 30 17 - 106 127 71 64 50 to 99 doys __________________________ 10 9 8 4 - 113 113 77 611 100 to 149 doy'- _______________________ 13 15 9 8 - 67 82 40 35 150 to 199 doy'- _______________________ 34 65 22 36 - 50_1 51.1 49.7 50.6 200 days or more ______________________ 204 184 109 67 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 

Expenses I 1974 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for liveslack and poul1ry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula 'feeds _____________________ _ 

Of ~J~:f0~t~;~~!:;-~~~~~~s:============:=====:=====:== her agricultural chemicals including lime 

Cust?mwork. ~~~~:~JI:~~~~~ machine ====== hire. ==== and ==== rental ==== ==== of machinery == ==== ====== and == === equipment __________________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

peg~~~II~~~~~~~~I;= :=:= ::::=: =: == ==::== ==:= =====:== == lP gas, bufane, and propone ______________________ =-- ~~~~~~II-g~S ==== == == == :===== :==:::== ==~::= ==:=:= === 

Ele~~~~ft~~e-, _~~~~~ ~~I~_o_n_d_ ~:~~~~ == ==== = ~== == === = = = ==== 

-

-

-

- Other-cool, wood, coke, efc. _________________________ _ 

Forms 

In 

265 

87 

221 

258 

303 

130 

131 

7 

153 

441 

441 

418 

179 

43 

61 

I 

441 

310 

17 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Expenses 

($1,000) forms 

399 221 I 013 311 744 187 54 (NA) 

191 240 387 304 III 155 292 133 19 6 

78 180 

505 (NA) 

360 463 191 (NA) 

115 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

16 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

26 (NA) 

136 (NA) 

8 (NA) 

Expenses Expenses ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

567 131 384 116 488 822 198 974 167 777 473 72 740 109 462 (NA) 175 52 153 38 106 174 177 149 98 227 220 359 187 198 45 100 100 117 43 140 III 282 88 135 12 7 19 2 (0) 

49 103 58 108 38 \ 

(NA) 295 443

1 

(NA) 316 295 (NA) 310 245 250 (NA) 272 154 241 172 (NA) 146 III 124 (NA) 37 49 (0)1 21 (NA) 31 (fl1 6 

(NA) I 245 (NA) 295 22 

(NA) 201 125 1- (NA) (NA) 1 (NA) 17 8 i (NA) (NA)I 

ALPENA COUNTY, MICH. 215 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms, see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or mare 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture ___________________________ _ 303 16 788 220 15 323 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ 303 15 328 220 13863 

lime ______________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

35 1 460 35 10 350 10 

65 4 III 50 

- 10 185 10 

- 18 550 3 

- 93 6 556 83 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sonifafion and rodent and bird confrol _______________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 1 

- 60 (X) 55 

- 42 00 32 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimafed market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Average per form ________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel troctors ____________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, serf-propelled only ___ _ (am heads for combines ___________________ _ 

O"ther compickers and picker-shellers _________ _ CoHonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mawer conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see fext] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

446 462 295 241 machinery and equipment- Can. 

8 934 7 015 7 800 5 038 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

20 031 15 184 26440 20 905 $30,000 to $49.999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

37 94 11 27 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

159 122 72 39 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

83 128 51 73 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

336 466 186 206 188 260 

341 401 181 190 186 211 

384 859 84 110 356 749 

63 64 7 8 56 56 

13 13 1 (D) 12 (D) 

68 69 2 (D) 66 (D) 

- - - - - - 164 165 23 24 141 141 

197 200 12 12 186 188 

56 59 11 11 46 48 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

1 460 

350 

3961 

185 

420 

6401 

(D) 

()() 

()() 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

187 9 302 (NA) 8804 (NA) 498 

7 91 

(NA) 1 988 

- - 7 118 

(NA) 2 952 

1 (D) 

17 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

82 62 77 48 

52 41 51 39 

10 10 10 10 

11 1 ~ 11 1 11 5 11 5 

1 .J L I .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

371 481 243 

367 434 185 

429 894 93 

73 73 7 

7 7 - 34 34 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

159 160 38 

242 246 35 

70 75 18 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or mare 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________________________ --------------------

Workers ____________________ - _________ --------------------

131 16 (X) 122 (X) III 88 

607 (X) 43 (X) 564 577 580 

57 I (D) 57 57 47 23 

38 8 16 33 66 28 22 

17 5 16 16 56 17 14 

8 2 (D) 8 56 8 20 

11 - - 8 329 11 9 

Forms with- 1 worker ________ • ___________ ----------------------------

2 workers ______________ --------------------------------- 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or mare ____________ ---------------------------

216 ALPENA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY I I 1 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 300 ()() 390 (X)' 210 (X) 213 (X) 

· 267 (X) 369 (X) 191 (X) 206 (X) 

· 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattie, hags, or sheep •..•.•••••••••.• __ .•• $1,000. 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

286 5 252 3S0 3 490 213 5 168 217 3 326 

· 369 (NAl, 198 I 806 211 1 020, · 263 I S81, 

, Inventory; Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

251 9 184 355 14 7S1 180 8 266 199 II 892 

208 4 395 284 6 314 149 4051 160 5082 

131 I 700 197 3 269 88 1 417 88 2 147 

94 2 695 108 3045 71 2634 81 2 935 

196 2 557 (NA) (NA) 141 2 276 157 3 III 

212 2 232 (NA) (NA) 155 I 939 185 3699 

· 

Soles: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000. Colves ____________________________________ . _____ _ 

$1,000. Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000. Fottened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000. Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

242 4 944 346 5 146 183 4660 205 4272 · (X) I 676 (X) (NA) (X) I 607 (X) 826 

· 122 I 529 (NA) (NA) 86 I 396 99 I 654 

· (X) 249 (X) (NA) (X) 221 (X) 157 

209 3 415 (NA) (NA) 167 3 264 182 2 618 

(X) 1 427 (X) (NA) , (X) I 386 (X) 669 

· 60 831 (NA) (NA) 48 802 35 4241 · (X) 377 (X) (NA) (X) 368 (X) 164 

· 70 3 102 (NA) (NA) 65 3 100 76 2 079 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

· 51 I 520 55 2 004 39 I 410 28 I 866 

25 498 (NA) (NA) 20 473 12 210 

48 1 022 (NA) (NA) 38 937 28 I 656 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec, 1 of preceding year and Nov, 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

· 25 496 29 430 20 483 14 392 

· 25 254 21 226 20 244 11 204 

22 242 18 204 19 239 12 188 Sheep and lombs ____________________ .. _______________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

12 286 16 675 8 196 6 401 

· 12 190 (NA) (NA) 8 136 6 336 

· 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

· 69 392, 79 362

1 

36 253

1 

34 176

1 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000. · 33 2 693 44 3863 29 2617 20 3 566 

· (X) 193 (X) (NA) (X) 190 (X) 184 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

· 15 I 490 17 1 880 13 (0) 7 I 759 

$1,000. · (X) 73 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 34 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

· 14 214 11 571 9 153 6 301 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

· 9 218 (NAl (NA) 4 133 6 268 Pounds of waol ___________________________________ _ 

· (X) I 743 (X) (NA) (X) I 068 (X) I 843 Sheep, lambs, and woal ________________________ $1.000. Goats _____________________________________________ _ · 14 12 (NA) (NA) 9 

(~I 6 10 

· 3 9 (NA) (NA) 2 - - $1,000. · (X) (Z) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

· 19 37 10 29 12 27 5 19 

$1.000. · (X) 27 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 7 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ · 78 (X) 109 (X) 49 (X) I 46 (X) 

· 70 28026 106 27 578 46 27 275 43 25 377 Hens and pullets of loying Qge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

· 68 27 643 106 26095 44 27039 43 (0) 

· 11 383 (NA) (NA) 6 236 2 (0) 

· 4 91 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ · 18 983 10 286 12 521 6 220 

· 3 10 (NA) (NA) I (0) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ · 3 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - -

· Other I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - paultry ___________________________________ __ · 21 (X) (NA) 

Sales: (X)I 8 (X) 7 (X) 

Any paultry ________________________________________ • 

Chickens 3 months old or oldeL _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ __ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months aid ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

· 20 (X) 18 (X) 14 (X) 9 (X) 

· 11 (0) 15 19 242 8 (0) 8 18847 

· 11 (0) 14 18 757 8 (0) 7 18 362 

· - - (NA) (NA) - - - •. 

· - - (NA) (NA) - - - - · 6 2 845 4 234 4 (0) I (0) 

· - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ . 

Other poultry ____________________________________ . 

Paultry and paultry praducts ___________________ • $1,000. 

· - - (NA) (NA) I - - - - · - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

· 3 (X) (NA) (X~j I (X) - (X) 

· 31 237 34 223 21 235 20 221 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ALPENA COUNTY, MICH. 217 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Com for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

For silage or g ..... n chop (Ions, green) __________ l~~:== 1974 __ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or g ..... n chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ -

Wheal for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Oals - far groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 80rley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Rye - for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ CoHan - (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish potaloes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpotaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hay crops (Ions, dry) ( ... lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other lame dry hay (tons, dry) (s .. texl) ______ 1978_ - Field seed crop"-_____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegetables horvesled for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ Sweet - com ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Land In orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Gropea (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Berriea _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Strawbtrriea (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Nursery and greenhouse product'-______________ 1978 __ Other crapa _________________________________ 1978 __ 

218 ALPENA COUNTY, MICH. 

Forms 

156 

151 

114 

81 

71 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

3 

2 

-

-

3 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

77 

134 

243 

(NA) 

7 

(NA) 

6 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

5 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6 

13 

-

1 

361 

398 

332 

(NA) 

38 

6 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

12 

15 

9 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

18 

16 

16 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

4 

(HA) 

33 

31 

23 

(NA) 

-

14 

All farms 

Harvested 

Acres Quantify 

6425 (X) 

4779 (X) 

4108 241 784 

1 960 93017 

2 317 27 223 

(NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

24 (X) 

(0) (X) 

- -

- - 24 105 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

998 28 580 

1 558 53 394 

6897 326014 

(NA) (NA) 

123 6040 (NA) (NA) 

38 1 105 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

397 8 555 

(0) (0) 

- -

- -

- - - -

- - - - (0) 6012 

42 3 195 

- - (0) (0) 

17 657 32 856 

16317 31 470 

14096 27 585 

(NA) (NA) 

1 344 2 139 

183 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(0) (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

180 12395 

(NA) (NA) 

99 (X) 

81 (X) 

51 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(0) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

125 (X) 

44 (X) 

97 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) - (NA) (NA) 

1 196 

(NA) (HA) 

237 (X) 

191 (X) 

153 842090 

(NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

1 516 (X) 

, Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Ac",s Forms Ac",s Quantify farms Acres 

1 (0) 134 6258 (X) 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 115 4471 (X) - - 1 (0) 98 4000 236 945 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 66 1 824 88 097 - - - - 65 2 258 26886 - - (NA) (NA) 85 2577 22974 - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) 3 70 (X) - -

- - 3 24 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 3 24 105 - - (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - 60 830 24975 - - (NA) (NA) 94 1 307 44 877 - - - - 188 6 196 298404 - - (NA) (NA) 154 3491 194133 - - - - 7 123 6040 - - (NA) (NA) 9 84 2 973 - - - - 4 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) 5 78 3096 - - - - 1 (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

- - 5 397 8 555 - - (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 6 (0) 6012 - - (NA) (NA) 7 39 2901 - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 242 14826 28952 - - (NA) (NA) 215 12 197 26066 - - - - 222 11 572 23 930 - - (NA) (NA) 177 7651 18 122 - - - - 29 1 209 2016 - -

- - 6 183 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 15 145 (X) - - - - 1 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 5 180 12395 - - (NA) (NA) 15 145 8450 - -

4 16 10 (0) (X) 4 16 

(NA) (NA) 10 70 (X) 1 (Z) 

3 9 ·7 (0) (X) 3 9 

(NA) (NA) 7 55 (X) - - - - 1 (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 4 1 (X) - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

- - 6 (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 8 37 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 6 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 34 43 500 (NA) (NA) 

(HA) (HA) 2 (0) - (NA) (HA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

16 133 30 235 (X) 16 133 

(NA) (NA) 19 177 (X) 8 65 

14 119 22 (0) (0) 14 119 

(NA) (NA) 12 86 429 162 8 65 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (HA) 13 (0) (X) (HA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

Farms ____________ ------------------------------------ 268 63 734 

(X) 238 (X) 304 640 

Ai~;!~?!~z\;n1~!~~===========================~~~e~~== (X) 20.9 

164432 (X) 

(X) 690 

Value of land and buildings, I Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars __ 

land in forms according to use: 

255 39424 

246 25470 

Total cropland _______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland ________________________________ _ 

25 138 By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 31 418 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ _ 23 556 30 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 53 I 999 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ _ 39 2 772 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ _ 40 5 504 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ _ 26 7657 500 to 999 acres ______________________________ _ 8 (0) 

1,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 1 (0) 

101 5754 

142 8200 

Cropland used only for pasture _______________________ _ Other cropland ____________________________________ _ 

63 2930 

26 837 

Croplond in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured ________________ _ Cropland an which all craps failed __________________ _ Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _______________ _ 31 519 Cropland idle ____________________________________ _ 87 3914 

Total woodland ______________________________________ _ 196 17789 

60 4051 

171 13738 

Woodland pastured ________________________________ _ Woodland nat pastured _____________________________ _ 

Other land __________________________________________ _ 205 6521 

Posturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and 42 2417 

200 4 104 

woodland pastured ________________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wQsteland, etc ________ _ 

Pastureland, all types ___________________________________ _ 135 12222 

Irrigated land _________________________________________ _ 25 2003 Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ _ 25 (0) 

Posturelond irrigated _________________________________ _ - - Other lond irrigated __________________________________ _ 1 (0) 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 _________ _ 47 865 

'1978 doto are based on a sample of ronns; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products soldl ________________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollors __ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold,' $100,000 or mare ____________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 __________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ____________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 __________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 __________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 __________________________________ _ less than $1,000 __________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (seetext) _____________________________ _ 

Craps ____________________ : ___________________________ _ 

Groins _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ Callan and collanseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Carparalian loans __________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage _____________________ _ Vegetables, sweet com, and melans _____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berrles _______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse praducts ______________________ _ Other crops _________________________________________ _ 

livestock, paultry, and their products _____________________ _ Poultry and paultry products ___________________________ _ 

g~~rr. ~r:t~~l~e~-===================================== ~h::p~f:.:~~~ .nCi-;ooi== ====== ==== == == ========== ====== Other livestock and livestock products (s"" text) _________ _ -

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 

Forms 

268 

(X) 

33 

39 

24 

36 

32 

29 

75 

7 

12 

16 

40 

-

177 

62 

11 

-

-

-

64 

13 

77 

2 

10 

151 

22 

30 

111 

24 

3 

20 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Value 

($1,000) 

11 173 41 689 

7 132 2427 

737 

474 

231 

105 

67 

15 

21 

19 

12 

-

6761 

488 

95 

-

-

- 302 

(0) 

4628 (0) 

1 244 

4412 

839 

2 157 

1 143 

(0) 

(0) 

175 

1974 

Farms Acres 

250 53444 

()() 214 ()() 304 640 ()() 17.5 

92408 (X) 

()() 432 

243 29729 

236 19654 

24 (HA) 

32 (HA) 

28 (HAl 

34 (HAl 

63 (NA) 

29 (HA) 

21 (HA) 

5 (NA) 

- (NA) 

100 4183 

118 5892 

(HAl (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (HA) 

(HAl (HA) 

187 14350 (NA) (HA) 

(HAl (NA) 

212 9365 

(HAl (NA) 

(NA) (HA) 

(HAl (NA) 

10 665 (HAl (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

()() (X) 

1978 and 1974 

1974 

Value Forms ($1,000) 

250 7656 ()() 30624 

15 (NA) 

42 (NA) 

34 (HAl 

33 (NA) 

32 (HAl 31 (HAl 63 (NA) 

(HAl (NA) 

(NA) (HAl 

(HAl (HAl 

(HAl (HAl 

- (HAl 

196 4847 

(HAl (HAl 

(HAl (HAl 

(HAl (HAl 

(HAl (HAl 

(HAl (HAl 

(HAl (HAl 

(HAl (HAl 

(HAl (HAl 4 56 (NA) (HAl 

139 2777 

23 942 (HAl (HAl 

(HAl (HAl 

(NAl (HA) 

(HAl (HAl 

(HAl (HAl 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acreo 

193 54 316 191 45352 

()() 281 ()() 237 

()() 304 640 ()() 304 640 

()() 17.8 ()() 14.9 

200 821 ()() 108 288 ()() 

()() 707 ()() 4S6 

182 35042 184 26818 

179 23 596 181 18513 

8 39 13 (HAl 

16 2(J9 16 (HAl 

12 287 12 (HAl 

36 1 346 24 (HAl 

34 2368 61 (HAl 

38 (0) 29 (HAl 

26 7657 21 (HAl 

8 5 156 5 (HAl 

I (0) - (HAl 

78 4896 76 3372 

107 6550 92 .. 933 

49 2513 21 1 349 

21 643 6 94 

25 468 32 1 094 

64 2926 51 2396 

142 13962 140 11 778 

48 3361 52 3932 

123 10601 115 7846 

146 5 312 160 6756 

28 1872 50 3370 

143 3440 149 3386 

100 10129 (NA) 10674 

21 1960 7 652 

21 1960 7 (0) 

- - (NA) - - - 2 (0) 

46 (0) ()() ()() 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Value Valu. Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

193 11 106 191 7 S88 ()() 57544 ()() 39 728 

33 7 132 15 (HAl 39 2427 42 (HAl 24 737 34 (NA) 

36 474 33 (HAl 32 231 32 (NA) 

29 105 31 (HAl 

()() (X) .. (HAl 

()() ()() ()() (X) 

()() ()() ()() ()() 

()() ()() ()() 00 

()() (X) ()() ()() 

()() ()() ()() ()() 

141 6725 (HAl 4806 56 482 48 305 11 95 (HAl (NA) 

- - - - - - (NA) (HAl - - - - 43 282 46 193 9 27 10 (0) 

71 4623 84 3290 2 (0) 3 (0) 

9 (0) 13 925 

113 4381 109 2 756 14 838 16 941 30 2 157 34 989 86 1 122 91 724 22 (0) 16 (0) 

- - 1 (0) 13 (0) 4 70 

ANTRIM COUNTY, MICH. 219 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

268 250 63 734 246 61 758 25470 25 9 779 4905 2003 All forms ____________________________ _ 

Farms with6 3 15 I (0) (0) - - - - 35 31 I 051 29 (0) (0) 3 128 40 55 14 14 820 14 820 356 - - - - 43 31 3 527 40 3 287 988 5 414 107 40 34 33 3928 31 3588 1 314 4 443 154 25 26 37 4102 25 3942 I 301 I (0) (0) (0) 

23 

~! I 4 571 23 4571 I 754 I (0) (0) (0) 

16 3 762 15 3 542 1 616 2 (0) (0) (0) 

37 36 13064 34 12 144 5 335 4 I 455 825 142 24 15 15419 24 15419 5 799 2 (0) (0) (0) 

9 5 (0) 9 10675 5247 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- I (0) I (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) (0) 

I to 9 acres ________________________ _ 10 to 49 o<ros ______________________ _ 50 to 69 acros ______________________ _ 70 to 99 ocre5. _____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocres ____________________ _ 140 to 179 ocres ____________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocros ____________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ____________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ____________________ _ 500 to 999 acre5. ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1.999 acres _________________ _ 2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organizotion: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

All farms 

1978 

Forms 

268 

246 

175 

154 

82 

82 

11 

10 

224 

37 

7 

0]974 

Acres forms Acres 

63 734 2SO 53 444 25 470 236 19654 

28061 175 26543 8372 (NAl 7 555 34 027 72 26250 16249 (NA) 11 744 I 646 3 651 849 (NA) 355 

44 315 (NA) (NAl 16902 (NAl (NAl 2 517 (NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 0]974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Forms 

193 

179 

111 

98 

73 

73 

9 

8 

152 

34 

7 

Farming ______________________________ 144 141 127 118 On farm operated _____________________ _ Other ________________________________ 124 104 66 68 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group, Not reparted __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ____ ____________________ 1 5 1 5 Operators reparting days of work off farm, 25 to 34 years_________________________ 41 21 34 16 None ________________________________ _ 35 to 44 years_________________________ 43 46 29 38 I to 49 day'-_________________________ _ 45 to 54 years_________________________ 59 51 43 44 SO to 99 days _________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years_________________________ 70 70 52 57 100 to 149 day'-______________________ _ 65 years and OVOL________________ _____ 54 52 34 26 ISO to 199 days _______________________ _ Average oge___________________________ 51.9 53.1 50.9 51.3 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

54 316 191 45352 23596 18l 18513 

(0) 123 (0) 

(0) (HAl 6608 32702 66 25276 

15 806 (NAl 11 555 

(0) 2 (0) 

(0) (HAl 350 

34 961 168 34 419 

16838 18 8895 2517 5 2038 

All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 0]974 1978 0]974 

209 196 149 147 33 29 24 23 

26 20 20 16 

115 81 95 64 25 12 17 8 9 9 8 5 9 3 8 2 18 12 12 11 82 82 44 55 

, 

~----------~----------~ ~----------~----------~ 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

81 614 73 321 62 608 57 314 

130 1 649 126 860 101 I 637 97 853 

75 I 365 79 695 65 I 363 64 693 

104 39 (NAl (NA) 85 36 67 27 

189 351 139 166 163 344 116 165 

197 767 175 445 160 748 145 438 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________________ _ Feed for IIve.tock and poultry ____________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feed'- _____________________ _ Animal health costs ____________________________________ _ 

s.eds, bulbs, plonts, and tree. ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertlll.er ____________________ ----------------

185 443 143 327 148 434 127 325 

108 937 135 655 103 922 123 649 

21 75 12 35 21 75 11 (0) 

Other agricultural chemicals Including lime _________________ _ Hired form labor ________________________ ---------------- Contract labor __________________________ - ___________ ----

Cu.tomwark, machIne hire, and rental of machinery and Iquipment ____________________________ ---------------- 101 156 85 97 91 155 71 95 

261 632 (NAl (NA) 192 595 (NA) (HA) 

261 461 248 289 192 431 189 275 

238 222 (NAl (NA) 174 205 189 177 

163 160 (NAl (HA) 134 151 95 61 

52 26 (HAl (NA) 47 25 22 7 

27 9 (HAl (HA) 27 9 

- - } (NAl (HA) - - 189 31 

261 44 (HAl (HA) 192 41 

159 170 (HAl (HAl 125 164 (NAl (NA) 

6 1 (HAl (HA) 6 I (HA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products ___________________________ _ 

Petroleum product. ____ - _________ - ___ ----------------- Gosallne __________________________ -- --------------- DieHl fuel __________________________ ---------------

Hatural }~r.~i _~~t~~~_O_~d_ gas ________________________ ~~~~~ == == ==== == ============ ==== - ______________ _ 

Kerosene, motor all, and grease ______________________ _ 

Electricity ____________________ -_ --------------- ------- Other-coal, wood, coke, etc, __________________________ _ 

220 ANTRIM COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a somple of farms, see text] 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except P."sture ___________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ lime ________________________________________________ ---- __ _ 

198 24 148 161 

197 23 0241 160 

7 1 124 7 

42 2 235 33 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________________ _ Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________________ _ 

93 7 135 70 

16 815 16 

97 5421 84 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________________ _ 100 10 3261 91 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _____ _ Insect control On livestock and poultry ________________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________________ _ 

38 2 0171 38 

61 (X) 56 

43 (X) 38 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market volue of 011 machinery and equipment ____________ farms __ 

$1,OO(L Average per form ________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel Iroctors ____________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines. self·propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker·shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ Mower conditioners _______________________ _ 

Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Forms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

266 247 197 188 machinery and equipment - Con. 

9 520 5 807 8 811 5302 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

35 791 23 510 44 724 28 202 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 _______________ ~ ______ 

32 38 10 13 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

74 50 40 36 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

38 56j 34 44 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

177 271 104 133 120 138 202 360 123 161 134 199 259 670 126 209 219 461 52 56 8 8 44 48 29 30 8 9 21 21 62 64 25 25 38 39 - - - - - - 75 83 27 33 49 50 73 85 28 34 48 51 

59 87 43 44 28 43 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms, see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

23411 145 12032 

22 287 (NA) II 882 

1 124 (NA) 150 

2 121 23 698 

6669 (NA) 4443 

815 I (D) 

5 385 50 3703 

9688 (NA) 5012

1 

2 O~ I 9 

(NA) 

18 

~I 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

20 44 20 36 

43 37 34 37 

27 13 27 13 

8 ., r 8 1 18 ~ 9 1 18 9 

6 ..J jL 6 ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

209 308 164 205 314 102 229 570 94 16 19 1 9 10 1 

39 40 7 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

62 65 26 75 79 17 

37 41 8 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ___________________________________________________ _ 

Workers _________________________________________________ _ 108 39 (X) 98 (X) 103 123 972 ()() 94 (X) 878 907 1 093 

Farms with- 1 worker _______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers ______________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 10 workers or mor"-_____________________________________ _ 

12 16 16 7 7 12 24 21 11 22 20 40 21 13 20 6 20 19 58 20 21 27 6 36 26 158 27 28 28 - - 26 615 23 37 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ANTRIM COUNTY, MICH. 221 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

197B 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 153 00 142 00 106 00 112 00 - 126 00 124 00 90 00 9B 00 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,O(XL - 151 4412 139 2777 113 4381 109 2 756 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $I,OOO_ - 121 1240 117 (NA) 93 (D) 96 (D) 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 112 7278 121 7158 83 6986 95 6724 

- 96 3066 104 2685 74 2953 85 2558 

- 60 1 242 62 1 335 42 1 140 49 1 225 

- 41 1 824 51 1350 37 1 813 43 1 333 

- 98 2337 (NAI (NA) 77 2262 73 1 546 

- 94 1 875 (NAI (NA) 72 1 771 85 2620 

Soles, Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- 111 3024 109 2729 86 2936 91 2643 

- ()O I 143 (lO (NA) 00 1 122 00 724 

- 58 1045 (NA) (NA) 48 1 010 49 695 

- (X) 135 (X) (NA) 00 132 00 65 

- 100 1 979 (NAI (NA) 79 1926 74 1 948 

- (X) 1008 (X) (NA) (X) 991 00 659 

- 34 I 040 (NA) (NA) 27 1020 25 1 204 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 664 00 (NA) 00 658 00 450 

- 30 2 157 (NAI (NA) 30 2157 34 989 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 32 1 428 23 494 21 1 366 16 449 

- 25 250 (NA) (NA) 17 217 10 178 

- 31 1 178 (NA) (NA) 21 1 149 14 271 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lamb'-___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 25 249 18 107 17 233 12 99 

- 21 105 15 63 15 99 9 55 

- 20 144 7 44 16 134 7 44 

- 4 65 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 42 190 27 125 27 110 15 92 

Soles, Hogs and pigs-_____________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lamb'- ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 24 I 216 19 613 22 (D) 16 594 

- (X) (D) 00 (NA) 00 (D) 00 (D) 

- 12 477 8 269 11 (D) 6 (D) 

- 00 20 00 (NA) 00 (D) 00 5 

- 2 (D) 1 (D) - - I (D) 

- 3 (D) (HA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- (X) (D) 00 (NA) 00 - 00 (D) 

- 3 (D) (HA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (X) - 00 (NA) 00 - 00 - - 5 10 .. 7 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- (X) 5 00 (NA) 00 (D) 00 (D) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry __________________________ ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens __ - _____________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________________ -------------- Turkeys for slaughter ______________ ---___________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ---_________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ ---------------

- 35 (X) 40 00 19 00 30 (X) 

- 30 (D) 32 47367 16 (D) 22 47 122 

- 29 (D) 32 47328 16 (D) 22 47084 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- 5 599 2 (D) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- 5 9307 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 9 15 011 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 7 (D) 

- 6 (X) (HA) (X) 3 (X) 2 (X) 

Soles, 

Any poultry ______ -_ --------------------------------- Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ---_________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot·type chickens __ - _____________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ ---------------------- Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding - ___________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ ----------------------- Poultry and poultry product'-___________________ $1,000_ 

- 21 00 17 00 13 (X) 15 (X) 

- 12 63 750 7 69024 9 63 670 7 69024 

- 11 (D) 6 (D) 8 (D) 6 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) I (D) 

- - - (NA) (HA) - - - -

- 3 350 2 (D) 1 (D) - -

- 6 22100 (NA) (NA) 6 22100 8 15365 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 5 (D) (NA) (HA) 5 (D) 7 (D) 

- 2 00 (NA) 00 1 00 - (X) 

- 22 839 23 942 14 83B 16 941 

222 ANTRIM COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, 9reen) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wh",,1 for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Cation (boles) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978 __ 

Field seed crap"-_____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Land in orchardL ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Gropes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Serries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ SIrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse producl'-______________ 1978 __ Other crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

, 

Forms 

110 

92 

B9 

76 

66 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

3 

2 

-

-

3 

(HA) 

- (HA) 

- (NA) 

17 

26 

36 

(HA) 

- (HA) 

5 

(NA) 

3 

(NAI 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10 

13 

-

-

155 

143 

137 

(HA) 

17 

3 

(NA) 

1 

(HAl 

2 

(HA) 

13 

16 

7 

(HAl 

5 

(HAl - (NA) 

82 

88 

37 

(HAl 

18 

(HAl 

7 

(NA) 

4 

9 

4 

(NAI 

2 

9 

Harvesled 

Acres 

7 751 

5087 

5 254 

3 371 

2 497 

(HAl -

(HAl 

20 

(D) 

-

-

20 

(HA) 

- (HA) 

- (HA) 

788 

457 

978 

(HA) 

- (HAl 

63 

(HAl 

22 

(HA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 1 148 

980 

-

- 11 065 

7681 

7 873 

(HAl 

763 

37 

(HAl 

(D) 

(HAl 

(D) 

(HAl 

41 

76 

18 

(HAl 4 

(HAl 

- (HAl 

3909 

4484 

549 

(HAl 

63 

(HAl 

22 

(HAl 

7 

20 

5 

(HAl 

(D) 

765 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigaled 

Quanlity Fanns Acres 

(Xl 4 635 

(Xl (HAl (NAI 

447023 3 (D) 

246 702 (HA) (NAI 

27 761 1 (D) 

(NA) (HAl (NAI 

(Xl - -

(Xl (HAl (HA) 

(Xl - - (Xl (HAl (HA) 

- - - - (HA) (HAl 

(D) - - (HAl (HA) (HAl 

- - - (HA) (HAl (HAl 

(Xl - - (Xl (HAl (HAl 

26 132 - - 18 525 (HAl (HA) 

37041 - - (HAl (HAl (HAl 

- - - (HAl (HAl (HAl 

1 172 - - (HAl (HA) (H~ 1 (Xl -

(Xl (HAl (HAl 

- - - - (HAl (NAI 

- - -

- (HAl (HAl 

- - - - (HAl (NAI 

- - - - (HAl (HAl 

339 364 4 895 

202 595 (HAl (NAI 

- - - - (HAl (HAl 

17 899 1 (D) 

14698 (HAl (NAI 

14001 1 1 (D) 

(HAl (HAl (HAl 

701 - -

(Xl - - (Xl (HAl (HAl 

(D) - - (HAl (HAl (NAI 

(D) - - (HAl (HAl (HAl 

(Xl 6 18 

(Xl (HAl (HAl 

(Xl 2 (D) 

(Xl (HAl (NAI 

(Xl 3 (D) 

(Xl (HAl (HAl 

(Xl - - (Xl (HAl (NAI 

(Xl 12 391 

(Xl (HAl (NAI 

4 D86 5SO (HAl (NAI 

(HAl (HAl (NAI 

20B 780 (HAl (NAI 

(NAI (HAl (NAI 

5490 (HAl (NAI 

(HAl (HAl (HAl 

(Xl 3 6 (Xl (HAl (NAI 

9 167 3 (D) 

(NAI (HAl (NAI 

(Xl - - (Xl (HAl (HAl 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigaled 

Farms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres 

91 7618 (X) 4 635 

75 4974 (X) 1 (D) 

76 5 196 443 231 3 (D) 

66 3 311 243 177 - -

56 2422 26 9l1J 1 (0) 

48 (D) 19075 1 (D) 

- - (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - -

2 (D) (X) - =1 2 (D) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - 2 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (X) - -

1 (D) (X) 1 - -

13 769 25 807 - -

16 399 16798 - - 28 928 36 317 - - 43 1 067 59789 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 63 1 172 - - 7 43 1 190 - -

1 (D) (Xl - -

1 (D) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

=1 - - - - - - - - 9 (D) (D) 4 B95 

13 980 202 595 3 478 

- - - - - - - - - -

109 9 523 16295 1 (D) 

101 6 852 13426 1 (D) 

101 65sa 12577 1 (D) 

83 4743 9781 1 (D) 

10 627 594 - -

3 37 (Xl - -

4 sa (X) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) - - - 2 (D) (D) - - 3 53 4635 - -

9 35 (X) 4 (D) 

10 68 (X) 1 (D) 

6 (D) (X) 2 (0) 

3 5 (Xl 1 (D) 

4 (D) (Xl 2 (D) 

3 1 (Xl 1 (D) 

- - (X) - -

- - (Xl - -

70 3816 (X) 11 (D) 

83 4451 (lO 1 (D) 

29 496 4072 430 (HAl (NA) 

(NAI 630 2881 417 (NAI (NA) 

15 57 (D) (NAI (HA) 

(NAI 75 249 376 (HAl (HAl 

5 (D) (D) (NAI (HA) 

- - - (HAl (NAI 

2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

3 8 (X) 2 (0) 

2 (D) (D) 1 (0) 

3 7 15 755 2 (0) 

2 (D) (X) - - 8 (D) (Xl (NAI (NA) 

ANTRIM COUNTY, MICH. 223 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Fanns _______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form _________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo __________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percent-_ 

430 97685 436 81 854 361 92214 323 72 381 (X) 227 <Xl 188 (X) 255 ()() 224 (X) 234 880 <Xl 234880 (X) 234 880 ()() 234880 <Xl 41.6 <Xl 34.8 (X) 39.3 (X) 30.8 

Value of lond and buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre _____________________________ doIJars __ 161 420 <Xl 69 174 (X) 172 281 (X) 82839 (X) 

(X) 746 (X) 368 (X) 752 (X) 370 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland _______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

424 73517 433 58 755 356 70 512 323 53 342 

- 418 59491 412 45 321 351 58 102 315 42925 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres __ : ____________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ SO to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 12 80 21 (NAl 1 (D) 4 (NA) 

- 34 481 37 (NAl 9 137 11 (NAl 

- 35 814 30 (NAl 19 467 11 (NAl 

- 66 2 526 74 (NAl 52 2000 53 (NA) 

- 92 6624 106 (NAl 91 (D) 92 (NA) 

- 82 11900 76 (NAl 82 11 900 76 (NAl 

- 83 25 536 60 (NA) 83 25 536 60 (NA) 500 to 999 ccres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 ccres or more ___________________________ _ - 9 5122 7 (NAl 9 5 122 7 (NA) 

- 5 6408 1 (NA) 5 6408 1 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 110 3845 169 7471 90 3343 117 5578 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 254 10181 168 5963 221 9067 131 4839 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

- 70 1 805 (NAl (NAl 66 1 722 17 562 Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

- 47 1 545 (NAl (NA) 43 1 506 35 1 089 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 96 2672 (NAl (NAl 79 2282 56 1 518 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 152 4159 (NAl (NA) 132 3 557 56 I 670 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 293 16632 257 16281 240 14500 192 13634 Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 102 4002 (NAl (NA) 78 3384 73 3964 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 239 12630 (NAl (NAl 203 11 116 152 9670 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 308 7536 281 6818 261 7202 207 5405 Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland cnd woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 46 3403 (NA) (NA) 43 3382 30 1 638 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 301 4133 (NAl (NAl 255 3820 203 3 767 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 183 11 250 (HAl (NA) 153 10109 (NA) 11 180 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 8 702 5 108 7 (D) 5 108 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 7 (D) (HAl (HAl 6 (D) 5 108 Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NAl - - (NAl - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NAl (HA) 1 (D) - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 167 2 788 <Xl (X) 160 2 741 <Xl (X) 

1]978 doto ore based on a sample of forms, see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms wifh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dallars_ - 430 12421 436 9667 361 12344 323 9 520 

- (X) 28886 (X) 22172 <Xl 34 195 (X) 29 474 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or mare ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see tex!) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 22 4068 15 (HA) 22 4068 15 (NA) 

- 75 4685 54 (NA) 75 4685 54 (NAl 

- 64 1 866 71 (HA) 64 1 866 71 (NA) 

- 69 1 004 66 (HA) 69 1 004 66 (NA) 

- 69 491 65 (NAl 69 491 65 (NAl 

- 62 229 45 (HAl 62 229 45 (NA) 

- 69 77 120 (NA) <Xl (X) 7 (NA) 

- 11 24 (NAl (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 14 24 (HAl (NAl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 12 15 (HAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 32 13 (HAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NAl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ________________________ --- - --------------------

Groins ________________________ ---___ --------------- Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed __________________ - ____________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________ ---------------------- Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ________________ ---------------- Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ ----------------

- 344 7033 376 (D) 301 6983 (NA) (D) 

- 296 4054 (NAl (NA) 270 4025 257 3 068 

- 48 226 (HAl (HA) 46 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (HAl (NAl - - - - - - - (HAl (HAl - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (HAl (HA) - - - - 105 446 (HAl (HA) 85 428 86 248 

28 720 (HAl (NA) 27 (D) 19 626 

5 (D) (HAl (NA) 5 15 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

55 1 776 (HAl (NAl 54 (D) 59 1 642 

livestock, pouffry, and their products _____________________ _ Pouffry and paultry products ___________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________________ - _______ ---------------

Cattle and calves ______________ - ___ - ___ ---------------

Hogs and pigs ________________________ ---------------- Sheep, lambs, and woaL ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (s .. t.xt) __________ _ 

216 53B8 239 3955 189 5 361 186 (D) 

14 93 17 96 13 (D) 12 96 

77 3 174 (NA) (HA) 76 (D) 101 2682 

178 1 545 (HAl (NA) 156 1 523 165 743 

45 567 (HAl (NA) 41 566 30 383 

2 (D) (HAl (NAl 1 (0) 3 1 

9 (D) (HAl (NA) 5 6 4 (D) 

!J974 data Include sales of forest products. 

224 ARENAC COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, , 1978 

Forms Farms wrth harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

All 430 436 97 685 418 96764 59491 8 4 793 2908 forms ____________________________ _ 

3 9 10 1 (D) (D) - - - 46 44 1 636 43 (D) (0) - - -

18 27 .1 030 16 905 585 - - - 80 73 6543 77 6313 3 283 - - -

56 69 6645 56 6 645 3344 - - -

39 50 6040 39 6040 3 164 1 (0) (D) 

38 II ::1 38 7656 4348

1 

1 (0) (0) 

27 25 6 018 

,~ffi I 2 (0) (0) 

84 73 29 674 84 29 674 1 (D) (D) 

30 18 18 105 30 18 105 12 107 1 (D) (D) 

8 3 (D) 8 11 076 7 367 2 (D) (D) 

1 1 (D) 1 (D) (0) - - -

Formswi1h- 1 to 9 ocre5 ________________________ _ 

1010 49 ocre5-_____________________ _ 

50 10 69 ocre5-_____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocre5 ______________________ _ 

100 10 139 ocre5-___________________ _ 140 10 179 ocre5-___________________ _ 

18010 219 acre5- ___________________ _ 

22010 259 ocre5-___________________ _ 26010 499 ocre5-___________ c _______ _ 

500 10 999 acre5-___________________ _ 

1.000 10 1,999 ocres _________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Horvesled cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

1978 

Forms 

430 

418 

228 

217 

173 

172 

29 

29 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

361 

351 

174 

165 

162 

161 

25 

25 

304 

53 

3 

1 

Acres 

92 214 

58 102 

27 486 

15 007 

61 202 

40 362 

3 5261 

2 733 

69301 

22 317 

(D) 

1974 

Farms 

323 

315 

204 

(NAl 

111 

(NAl 

8 

(NAl 

307 

15 

1 

Irrigated 

land 

702 

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

I:: 

(D) 

(0) I 

(D) 

Acres 

72 381 

42925 

33 551 

17 835 

37045 

24 337 

1 785 

753 

64 041 

(0) 

(D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

~~------~------~--~--------~------~------~--~--------~ 

369 

57 

3 

1 (D) 

Farms with soles of All forms All forms $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ______________________________ 257 260 243 230 On form operoled _____________________ _ 

Olher ________________________________ 173 175 118 92 Nolan form operoled __________________ _ 

Operalors by age group, Nol reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ________________________ 20 18 17 5 Operalors reporting days of work off form, 2510 34 yeors_________________________ 37 58 35 40 None ________________________________ _ 

3510 44 yeors_________________________ 107 75 92 63 1 10 49 doys __________________________ _ 

4510 54 yeor'-________________________ 104 105 79 80 50 10 99 doy'-________________________ _ 

5510 64 year'-________________________ 88 122 76 96 100 10 149 doy'-______________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________ 74 57 62 38 150 10 199 doy'-______________________ _ 

Average oge___________________________ 49.9 49.6 49.8 50.1 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

~--------~--------~ ~--------~----------~ 

345 347 293 260 

52 37 39 25 

33 51 29 37 

187 175 171 147 

31 16 25 12 

11 4 10 2 

7 7 6 6 

16 14 15 11 

162 160 119 94 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms ($J.(lOO) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

157 1 203 118 452 151 1 198 89 423 192 991 214 751 177 981 165 733 

L1veslock and poultry pun:hosed __________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poultry_" __________________________ _ 

89 579 121 476 83 577 105 474 171 55 (NAl (NAl 160 54 122 29 

Commerciolly mixed formula feeds ______________________ _ Animal health costs ____________________________________ _ 

360 619 320 399 323 610 260 391 394 1 620 359 1 064 356 1 593 288 1 044 

~s, bu!bs, pl~~IS, and Irees ___________________________ _ mmerclol fertlhzer ___________________________________ _ 

309 419 240 187 279 414 203 184 123 649 146 352 112 635 128 347 22 65 19 22 15 55 19 22 

Other ogricullural chemicols including lime _________________ _ Hired farm labor _______________________________________ _ 

Conlracl labor _________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machIne hire, and renlal of machinery and equlpmenl ___________________________________________ _ 171 183 158 139 154 176 133 135 

421 1 126 (NAl (NAl 393 1 107 (NAl (NA) 421 898 435 505 393 885 323 476 404 406 (NAl (NA) 376 398 311 274 267 280 (NAl (NA) 259 279 189 138 60 140 (NA) (NA) 55 140 36 25 41 14 (NA) (NA) 35 12 } 10 6 (NA) (NA) 10 6 323 40 421 52 (NA) (NA) 393 51 342 224 (NAl (NA) 320 218 (NAl (NA) 21 4 (NA) (NA) 15 3 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and pelroleum producl'-__________________________ _ 

Pelroleum producls __________________________________ _ 

Gasoline __________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ________________________________________ _ 

LP ~as, butone, and propane _________________________ _ Fue 011 ___________________________________________ _ Nolural gas _______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, molar all, and greas"-_____________________ _ Eleclriclty ___________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. __________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ARENAC COUNTY, MICH. 225 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based an a sample of farms, see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized, except posture ___________________________ _ 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

394 51 798 356 51 025 394 51 473 356 50 700 

- 5 325 5 325 

- 28 742 28 742 

- 95 6899 86 6 821 

- 12 1 255 12 1 255 

- 34 1 813 28 1 795 

- 247 33 171 219 32 571 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - - - 66 (X) 58 (X) 

- 48 (X) 47 ()() 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ________________ dollars-_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel tractors- ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, seff·propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 421 430 393 318 machinery and equipment - Can. 18 068 9 961 17 829 9084 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

42916 23 165 45 366 28 566 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

44 59 43 26 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

53 77 39 29 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

100 99 87 74 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

346 464 228 280 149 184 

365 576 215 241 226 335 

374 1 061 164 259 336 802 

176 192 25 25 151 167 

70 71 20 20 51 51 

156 178 35 47 121 131 

- - - - - - 144 154 29 29 115 125 

174 205 44 48 140 157 

67 96 17 18 55 78 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

288 32 586 (NA) 32398 (NA) 188 

4 58 

(NA) 3 771 

- - 12 948 

(NA) 18418 

- - 21 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Fonns with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

41 77 41 72 

42 78 42 77 

66 21 66 21 

32 1 ~ 32 1 29 19 29 19 

14 ...J L 14 ...J 

1974 

Manufactured Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

376 478 288 

355 530 213 

413 1 078 184 

131 139 15 

29 30 8 

168 179 25 (NA) (NA) (NA) 100 105 30 

182 190 25 

94 108 26 

Any hired workers- Forms with soles of $2,500 ar more 

Working 1SO days ar mare Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers forms Workers 1978 1974 

123 32 (X) 108 (X) 112 128 

619 ()() 102 (X) 517 555 650 

Forms ________________________________ - __________________ _ 

Workers ______________________ - _______ --------------------

Farms with- 1 worker ____________________ -------- -------------------- 2 workers ____________________________ ------------------- 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

30 4 4 32 32 30 39 

18 9 18 12 24 18 12 

26 11 36 22 76 20 21 

30 8 44 25 162 25 41 

19 - - 17 223 19 15 

226 ARENAC COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Humber Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

241 (X) 262 (X) 205 ()() 198 (X) 

222 ()() 239 ()() 189 ()() 184 ()() 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000 __ Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000 __ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

216 5388 239 3 955 189 5361 186 (D) 

208 (D) 1 227 (NA) 183 (D) 1 180 I 127 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved _____________________ _ 

Beef cows ______________________________________ _ Milk cows ______________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ____________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bun calves ______________ _ 

194 9467 228 10409 164 9 192 177 9562 

142 3948 170 4519 121 3843 137 4206 

65 605 72 928 46 520 42 66lJ 

90 3343 117 3 591 83 3 323 109 3546 

165 3067

1 

(NAl (NA) 1 140 2967 120 2661 

160 2 452 (NAl (NA) 135 2 382 145 2695 

Sales, Catt~ and calves ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Calves ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Cottle ____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened cottle __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000 __ 

178 4473 209 3670 156 4 376 165 3453 

(X) 1 545 ()() (NA) ()() I 523 ()() 743 

III I 360 (NA) (NA) 94 I 304 91 I 270 

()() 140 ()() (NA) ()() 132 ()() 72 

152 3 113 (NAl (NA) 140 3072 144 2 183 

(X) I 404 ()() (NA) 1 ()() I 391 ()() 671 

52 I 476 (NAl (NA) 49 I 466 44 883 

()() 788 ()() (NA) ()() 785 ()() 342 

77 3 174 (NAl (NA) 76 (D) 101 2682 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigL ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ______________________ _ Other hogs and pigs ________________________________ _ 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ _ 

Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 _______________ _ June I and Hov. 30 ______________________________ _ 

49 4 715 47 37SO 42 4689 33 3628 

34 669

1 

(NAl (NA) 1 29 664 21 751 

48 4046 (NAl (NA) 41 4025 1 33 2 B77 

36 822 24 726 31 816 22 (D) 

28 391 13 373 23 (D) 13 373 

26 431 22 3S3 25 (D) 20 (D) 

Sheep and lambs _____________________________________ _ 2 (D) 5 52 1 (D) 4 (D) 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________________ _ 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 4 17 Goats ______________________________________________ _ 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

51 144 41 121 1 41 105 28 87 

Hogs and Pi9L------------------,------------$I~OOO== 45 6320 32 5877 41 6301 30 (D) 

()() 567 ()() (NA) ()() 566 ()() 383 Feeder pigs _______________________________________ _ 14 I S06 11 I 512 14 1 S06 9 (D) 

$1,000 __ ()() 70 ()() (NA) ()() 70 ()() 36 Sheep and lambs _____________________________________ _ 2 (D) 3 56 I (D) 2 (D) Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ _ 1 (D) (HAl (NA) 1 (D) 3 26 Pounds of wool ____________________________________ _ ()() (D) ()() (NA) ()() (D) ()() 293 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1,000 __ 2 (D) (NAl (HA) 1 (D) 3 1 Goats ______________________________________________ _ 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) $1,000 __ Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ ()() (D) ()() (NAl ()() - ()() (D) 

7 23 4 5 4 7 3 (D) $1,000 __ ()() 6 ()() (NAl ()() 3 ()() (Z) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any pouHry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ____________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _________________ _ 

TuT~~t!y;i;;r~I;;,;ghi.;============================== Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ Other pouHry _____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

50 ()() 58 (X) 38 ()() 38 (X) 

45 10617 55 13 134 34 10345 35 12 447 45 10376 52 12679 34 (D) 33 (D) 5 241 (NAl (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

3 179 (NAl (NAl 1 (D) 1 (D) 13 593 7 602 9 349 6 (D) 3 17 (NA) (HA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (NAI (NAl - - 2 (D) I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - 5 ()() (NAl ()() 3 (X) I (X) 

Any pouHry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of Ioylng age _____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ____________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter __ c __________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

PauHry and pouHry products ____________________ $1,000 __ 

13 ()() 9 ()() 12 (X) 9 (X) 8 7626 8 4760 8 7626 8 4760 8 7626 7 4759 8 7626 7 4 759 - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) I (D) 1 (D) (NAl (NAl - - - - 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - - - - - (HAl (NA) - - - - I (X) (HAl (X) I ()() - (X) 14 93 17 96 13 (D) 12 96 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ARENAC COUNTY, MICH. 227 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Com for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For silage or green chop (tans, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ Hogged - or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheat for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - OolS for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Cotton - (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish polatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see texl) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - A~a~a hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crops-_____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - A~o~a seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see lext) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ Sweet - corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeos- _______________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Land in orchards-____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Peaches (paunds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

-

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products-______________ 1978 __ Other crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

228 ARENAC COUNTY, MICH. 

Farms 

286 

250 

270 

233 

94 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

6 

5 

-

2 

6 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

90 

206 

175 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

5 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

122 

61 

-

-

-

-

-

-

12 

13 

-

1 

240 

229 

213 

(NA) 

34 

7 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

28 

28 

2 

(NA) 

3 (NA) 

- (NA) 

3 

3 

3 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

(NA) 

2 

-

2 

(NA) 

2 

128 

All forms 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Forms 

19 378 (X) 1 

12 095 (X) (NA) 

15 193 1 194017 1 9 071 565 536 (NA) 

4 185 48 404 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

38 (X) - 52 (X) (NA) 

- - - (D) (D) (NA) 

38 271 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

2 409 115 761 - 4 768 203 818 (NA) 

3 913 252 403 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

38 866 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) ()() (NA) 

5 657 III 352 1 

1 808 32 152 (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

1 835 325 181 3 

760 96 679 (NA) 

- - - (D) (D) (NA) 

13 643 32 975 - 10 196 24945 (NA) 

10 391 28 278 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

775 1 143 -

196 (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

(D) (D) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

86 11 440 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 815 (X) 2 

I 676 (X) (NA) 

(D) (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

(D) (X) 1 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) ()() (NA) 

(D) (X) - 37 (X) (NA) 

(D) (D) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (D) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (X) 1 

- (X) (NA) 

(D) (D) 1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) ()() 2 

11 956 (X) (NA) 

, , Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

(D) 260 18 995 (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) 218 11 739 (X) 3 54 

(D) 245 (D) 1 173001 1 (D) 

(NA) 202 8 722 549 596 2 (D) 

- 93 (D) (D) - - (NA) 96 2 983 26845 1 (D) 

- - - (X) - - (NA) 4 34 (X) - -

- 6 38 (X) - - (NA) 5 52 (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - 6 38 271 - - (NA) 5 (D) 380 - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - - 88 (D) (D) - - (NA) 180 4488 195 445 1 (D) 

- 166 3 764 247984 - - (NA) ISO 2 802 157 384 1 (D) 

- - - - - - (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - - 2 (D) (D) - - (NA) 7 55 784 1 (D) 

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - ()() - -

(D) 120 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

(NA) 54 1 764 31 623 1 (D) 

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - (D) 11 (D) (D) 3 (D) 

(NA) 12 (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - (NA) 1 (D) - - - - 194 12866 31 916 - - (NA) 171 8810 22 S05 - - - 183 9930 27600 - - (NA) 145 5 673 13 805 - - - 20 535 856 - -

- 7 196 ()() - - (NA) 8 98 (X) - - - 2 (D) (D) - - (NA) 1 (D) - - - - 5 86 11 440 - - (NA) 7 96 11 810 - - (D) 27 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

(NA) 21 1 665 (X) - - - 2 (D) ()() - - (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - (D) 3 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) 2 (D) (X) - - - - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- 3 (D) (X) - - (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - (NA) 3 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

(D) 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) - - (X) - - (D) 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

(NA) - - - - - (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) 126 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

i Forms with soles of $2,500 or more All forms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ____________ ------- _____ ------------------------ Average size of form _________________________________ _ 

Ap~~~~~i~~ ~~n:o~~~a==========================-p;;c~-;.t== 

93 19562 86 16633 46 12300 43 10 129 

(X) 210 ()() 193 ()() 267 ()() 236 

(X) 576640 ()() 576640 ()() 576 640 ()() 576 640 

()() 3.4 ()() 2.9 ()() 2.1 ()() 1.8 

Value of land and buildings, I 

Average per fonn _____________________________ dollars __ Average per ocre _____________________________ dollors __ 78003 ()O 35 953 (X) 86 318 ()() 40 860 ()O 

(X) 371 ()() 186 ()() 323 ()() 173 

land in forms according to use: T 0101 cropland ______________________________ ~' ________ _ 

Harvested cropland ________________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 1010 19 acres ________________________________ _ 

2010 29 acres ________________________________ _ 

301049 acres ________________________________ _ 

5010 99 acres ________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 acres ______________________________ _ 

200 10 499 acres ______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

92 8 8071 83 76991 45 65141 43 52961 

80 4 821 1 75 3 6351 41 3843 43 2698 

9 42 7 (NA) 3 16 1 (NA) 

9 126 4 (NA) 2 (D) I (NA) 

14 321 15 (NA) 3 72 9 (NA) 

25 928 25 (NA) 13 529 11 (NA) 

10 601 16 (NA) 7 396 13 (NA) 

7 894 6 (NA) 7 894

1 

6 (NA) 1 

5 (D) 2 (NA) 5 (D) 2 (NA) 

1 (D) - (NA) I (0) - (NA) 

- - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture _______________________ _ Olher cropland ____________________________________ _ 62 2 828 68 2 982 34 1 910 37 1 824 

41 I 158 29 1 082 17 761 16 774 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured ________________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled __________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______________ _ Cropland idle ____________________________________ _ 

14 271 (NAl (NA) 6 148 6 216 

6 189 (NAl (NA) 6 189 3 101 

7 61 1 (NAl (NA) - - 4 25 

25 637 (NAl (NA) 13 424 7 432 

Tolal woodland ______________________________________ _ 

Woodland paslured ________________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured _____________________________ _ 

76 9 237 66 7 578 36 5200 32 4051 

25 1 490 (NAl (NA) 14 679 18 838 

67 7 747 (NA) (NA) 31 4 521 25 3 213 

Olher land __________________________________________ _ 70 I 518 61 1 356 33 586 34 782 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured ________________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wQsteland, etc ________ _ 17 775

1 

(NAl (NA) I 8 

~I 11 211 

65 743 (NAl (NA) 32 33 571 

Paslurelond, all types ___________________________________ _ 72 5 093 (NAl (NA) 38 2827 (NA) 2 873 

Irrigated land _________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ _ PastureJond irrigated _________________________________ _ Olher land irrigaled __________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form ,programs in 1978 _________ _ 

1 (D) 1 (0) 1 (D) - - 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) -

1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (0) - -

5 56 ()() ()() 5 56 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All fonns Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1-000) 

Market value of agricultural products soldl ________________ _ 93 755 86 470 46 708 43 431 Average per form ___________________________ dollars __ ()() 8 118 ()() 5465 ()() 15 394 (Xl 10023 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:l 

$100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 1 (D) - (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) $40,000 10 $99,999 __________________________________ _ 4 (D) 1 (NAl 4 (D) I (NA) $20,000 10 $39,999 __________________________________ _ 4 119 7 (NAl 4 119 7 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 8 105 4 (NA) 8 105 4 (NAl 13 91 11 (NA) 13 91 11 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (seelexl) ____________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2-499 __________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1,499 __________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1,000 __________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see '"xIL ____________________________ _ 

16 58 20 (NAl 16 58 20 (NA) 46 46 43 (NAl (Xl (Xl - (NAl 10 22 (NAl (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

6 10 (NAl (NAl ()() (Xl (X) (X) 

6 7 (NAl (NA) ()() ()() (Xl (X) 

24 7 (NA) (NA) (Xl ()() (Xl (Xl 1 (D) - (NA) (Xl (Xl (Xl (X) 

Crops _______________________ ' _________________________ _ 

Grains _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporolion loons __________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporolion loans __________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

FIeld seeds, hay, forage, and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegelables, sweel com, and melans _____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuls, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Hursery and greenhouse praducls ______________________ _ Olher crops _________________________________________ _ 

41 107 36 46 23 87 (NAl 34 9 10 (NAl (NA) 7 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NAl (NA) 

- - (NAl (HAl - - - - 32 77 (NA) (HA) 17 61 14 25 3 (D) (NAl (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 3 (D) (NAl (HAl 1 (D) - - 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) - - 1 (D) (HAl (NAl - - - - liveslock, paullry, and their producls _____________________ _ 

Poullry and poullry products ___________________________ _ Dairy producls ______________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

~h::P~I~.:~~~ a~d-;001======== ======== ==== ======== ==== Olher IIveslock and IIveslock producls (see lexl) __________ _ 

58 648 70 415 35 621 41 390 2 (D) 4 1 2 (D) 1 (D) 23 419 (NA) (NA) 20 417 29 314 56 218 {HAl (NA) 34 196 41 75 3 (D) (HAl (NAl 2 (D) 1 (D) - - (HA) (HA) - - 1 (D) 4 2 (HA) (HAl 2 (D) - -

'1974 dolo include sales offoresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BARAGA COUNTY, MICH. 229 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

93 86 19562 80 15493 4821 All forms ____________________________ _ 

Forms with-

- 1 - - - - 13 1 485 11 427 181 3 4 185 3 185 40 18 24 1 463 17 1 385 489 13 18 1 468 10 1 126 385 17 14 2 722 16 2 562 617 8 

11 

' \':.: 1 

7 (D) (0) 

2 2 (0) (0) 

- 9 3486 8 3 166 926 

- 9 6 533 6 4 802 1 644 

- 1 (D) - - - - - - - -

1 to 9 ocre5 ________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocre'-_____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres ______________________ _ 70 to 99 ocre5 ______________________ _ 

100 to 139 acre'-___________________ _ 

140 to 179 acre'-___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ____________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'-___________________ _ 

260 to 499 acre'-__________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acre'-_______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

Ali forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 93 19 562 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 80 4 821 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 65 11 686 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 53 (0) Part owners __________________________________ _ 27 (0) Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 26 3 021 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 1 (0) Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 1 (0) 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 84 17095 Partnership __________________________________ _ 7 (D) Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative. estate or trust. institutional. etc._ (D) 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

41 39 

52 47 

1 

17 9 

20 9 

10 14 

23 33 22 21 

50.8 55.7 

lAppfies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Forms 

86 

75 

62 

(NAl 

24 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NA) 

Acres 

16633 

3635 

10895 

1 997 

5 738 

1 638 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a somple of forms; see text) 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 15 32 24 19 

- 62 108 66 109 

- 30 73 55 84 

- 49 12 (NAl (NA) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health eosls ___________________________________ _ 

- 38 22 37 7 

- 49 43 31 9 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________ -------------------

- 44 27 23 2 

- 31 55 24 30 

- 2 (D) 5 . 4 

Other agricullurol chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired farm laboL _____________________ -- --------------- Contract labor ________________________ -_ - ___ -----------

Customwork, machine hire, ond rental of machinery and equipmenl ____________________________ ---------------- 24 6 19 3 

92 73 (NAl (NA) 

92 49 84 51 

91 36 (NAl (NA) 

23 7 (NAl (NAl 

9 1 (NAl (NA) 

3 (0) (NAl (NA) 

1 (D) (NAl (NA) 

92 4 (NAl (NA) 

60 21 (NAl (NA) 

13 2 (NAl (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products ____________ ----------------

Pelroleum products ______________ --------------------- Gasoline ______________________ - - - - -----------------

Diesel fuel __________________________ ---------------

~~y~~f _~~'~~~_o_n_d_~~~~~==== == == == ==== ======== ==== Notural gas ________________________ ----------------

K.rasen., motor all, and grease ______________________ _ 

Eltelriclty ______________________ - ___ --- -------- ------- Other-coal, wood, eok., ttc. __________________________ _ 

Farms wilh irrigaled land 

Acres Harvesled Irrigaled Forms in forms cropland Iond 

1 (D) (0) (D) 

- - - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres 

46 12 300 43 10129 

41 3 843 43 2698 

26 5446 25 5179 

22 1 093 (NAl 1 250 

20 6854 18 4950 

19 2 750 (NAl 1 448 

(NAl 

42 10 472 43 10 129 

4 1 828 

All farms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

70 

11 

12 

35 

8 

2 

1 

1 

46 

'1974 

70 

4 

12 

23 

4 

3 

2 

5 

35 

1978 

36 

5 

5 

20 

5 

1 

1 

19 

Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms 

11 30 10 

38 99 37 

24 71 36 

33 11 27 

25 20 20 

30 37 18 

28 21 16 

21 52 17 

2 (0) 1 

17 5 8 

46 57 (NAl 

46 37 42 

46 27 42 

19 7 15 

4 (0) 4 

1 (0) } - - 42 

46 3 

37 17 (NAl 

10 2 (NAl 

'1974 

38 

1 

4 

14 

4 

2 

12 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

10 

95 

75 

3 

6 

7 

2 

29 

(0) 

2 

(NA) 

39 

32 

4 

(Z) 

3 

(NAl 

(NA) 

I 

230 BARAGA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Farms flues on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ - _____ --- Cropland fertilized, except flOsture ___________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ Lime __________________________________________________ -_ - __ 

- 49 I 586 30 

48 I 361 29 

10 225 6 

31 432 20 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to contro'- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________________ _ 19 801 13 Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture __________________ _ 

- - - 12 192 6 

30 83°1 21 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control ________________________ _ 

4 

~I 2 

- 26 15 

10 5 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Wheel - troctors ____________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, seJf·propelied only ___ _ Com heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 doto ore based on 0 sample of forms- see text] 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of off 

93 82 46 41 machinery and equipment - Can. 

I 464 945 1077 599 $20,000 to $29.999 ______________________ 

15 739 11 524 23408 14610 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

11 16

1 

3 5 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

36 20 13 

I~ I $100.000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

26 36j 14 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Monufoctured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

63 91 38 45 34 46 65 83 36 39 36 44 

86 178 20 21 80 157 11 11 - - 11 11 - - - - - - 1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

- - - - - - 35 36 14 14 22 22 49 53 13 14 37 39 

7 8 4 4 3 4 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms. 1978 

I 335 18 312 

I 140 (HA) 295 

195 (HA) 17 

318 3 47 

663 (NAJ 13 

- - -

117 - - 724 (HA) 97 

~I -

8 ~) I (NAJ ~) 

All forms Farms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1918 1974 1978 1974 

1 

10 6 7 5 

4 3 3 3 

3 I 3 I 

2 .., r 2 .., I r - ., I r - - J L - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

66 90 45 

58 72 35 76 157 15 

7 7 2 - - - - - - (HAl (HAl (HAl 

20 21 7 45 50 3 

4 6 I 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ___________________________________________________ _ 

Workers _________________________________________________ _ 31 5 (X) 27 (X) 21 17 99 (X) 16 (X) 83 75 36 

Forms with- I worker _______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers ______________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

9 1 (0) 8 8 4 10 5 2 (0) 3 6 4 4 10 I (0) 10 34 8 I 6 I (D) 6 35 4 I I - - - - 1 1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BARAGA COUNTY, MICH. 231 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,SOO or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Fanns Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 70 (X) 78 ()O 37 (X) 42 (X) 

- 64 (X) 74 (X) 35 (X) 42 (X) 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any coM Ie. hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $l,(XXL - 58 648 70 415 35 621 41 390 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 57 (D) 67 (NA) 35 (D) 41 75 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 62 1 907 73 1 596 33 1 565 41 1 256 

- 58 976 68 957 33 833 40 753 

- 34 516 37 372 18 416 15 217 

- 30 460 47 585 20 417 34 536 

- 51 577 (NAI (NAl 28 478 32 316 

- 48 354 (NAl (NA) 25 254 29 187 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Soles: 

- 56 770 67 667 34 664 41 525 

- (X) 218 (X) (NA) (X) 196 (X) 75 

- 40 388 (NAl (NA) 26 316 36 352 

- (X) 62 (X) (NAl (X) 52 (X) 25 

- 46 382 (NAl {NAl 32 348 34 173 

- (X) 156 (X) (NAl (X) 143 (X) 51 

- 9 30 (NAl (NAl 3 15 1 (D) 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- (X) 13 (X) (NAl (X) 7 (X) (D) 

- 23 419 (NAl (NA) 20 417 29 314 $1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

- 7 65 6 15 4 51 5 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NAl (NAl 2 (D) I (D) 

- 6 (D) (NAl (NA) 3 (D) 5 11 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 3 21 I (D) 2 (D) I (D) 

- 2 (D) - - 1 (D) - - - 2 (D) I (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- I (D) 2 (D) - - I (0) 

- - - (NAl (NAl - - 1 (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- 19 54 22 59 II 29 5 13 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep ond lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,(lOO_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 3 (D) I (D) 2 (D) I (D) 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (Z) 

- 2 (D) - - 2 (D) - -

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Sheep and lombs ______________ c _____________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ________________________________ - __ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies ________________________________ ---

$1,000_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - I (D) 

- ()() - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (D) 

- - - (NAl (NAl - - I (0) 

- - - (NAl {NAl - - - - - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - - 3 4 - - 2 (D) - - - (X) I (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) -

POULTRY 

- II (X) 10 (X) 7 (X) 5 (X) 

- 10 223 6 159 6 159 3 (D) 

- 9 (D) 5 155 6 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) I (D) - - - I (0) (NAl (NA) I (0) - - - 2 (D) 4 302 - - I (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- 4 (X) (NAl (X) I (X) I (X) 

Inventory: 

Any poultry __________________ -------- --------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets af laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys _________________ - ------ ---- -------------- Turkeys for slaughter ______________ - ___________ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________ -- ---------------

- 2 (X) 3 (X) I (X) - (X) 

- - - - - - - - -

Soles, 

Any poultry __________________ -------- ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ________ - _____________ _ 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - {NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - - 3 55 - - - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - (X) (NAl (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 2 (D) 4 I 2 (D) I (D) 

Hens and pullets of loying age - _____ - _____________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ -------- -------------- Turkeys for sloughter ____________ -- - ___________ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ -------- --------------- Poultry ond poultry product'-___________________ $1,000_ 

232 BARAGA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Com for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For slloge or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purpose'-____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For slloge or green chop (Ions, gr .. n) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

CuI for dry foroge or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Ools for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bush.ls) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Peonuls for nuls (pounds) ____________ . _________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ CoHan (boles) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Irish pololoes (hundredweighlL _________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978 __ 

field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All vegelobles horvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse producIL ______________ 1978 __ Other crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

I 

Forms 

6 

4 

3 

1 

4 

(NA) 

- (HA) 

-

2 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

3 

-

36 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

7 

-

-

72 

67 

33 

(NA) 

47 

1 

(HA) 

- (NAl 

1 

(NAl 

3 

1 

1 

(NAl 

1 

(NA) 

- (HAl 

8 

2 

8 

(NAl 

1 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

3 

-

2 

(HA) 

1 

-

Horvesled 

Acres 

157 

36 

42 

(D) 

115 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(D) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NAl 

- (NAl 

19 

-

710 

(NA) 

286 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

4 

-

- 3 870 

3 103 

1 251 

(NA) 

2099 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

7 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NAl 

- (HAl 

34 

(D) 

31 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NAl 

(D) 

(NA) 

6 

-

(D) 

(NAl 

(D) 

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Irrigaled 

Quanlity Forms 

00 - (X) (NA) 

(0) - (D) (NA) 

1 330 - (HAl (NA) 

00 -

00 (HAl 

00 -

00 (HAl 

- - - (NAl 

- - (NAl (NAl 

- - (NA) (NAl 

00 - (X) (NA) 

(0) -

- (NAl 

29 609 - (NA) (NAl 

13685 - (NAl (NAl 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(X) - 00 (NAl 

(D) - - (NAl 

- - - (NAl 

- -

- (NAl 

- - - (NA) 

(D) - 402 (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

7302 - 4920 (NA) 

2 6051 -

(NAl (NA) 

3 817 -

00 - ()() (NA) 

- - (NAl (NA) 

(D) - (NAl (NA) 

00 - 00 (NA) 

00 - 00 (NA) 

00 -

00 (NAl 

(X) - (X) (HAl 

(X) - ()() (NA) 

(D) (HAl 

(NAl (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

- (NAl 

(NAl (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

(D) - (NAl (NA) 

(X) 1 (X) (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigaled 

Acres Forms Acres Quanlity Forms AJ:.res 

- 6 157 DO - - (HAl 3 (D) (X) - - - 3 42 (D) - - (HAl 1 (D) (0) - - - 4 115 1 330 - -

(HAl 2 (D) (D) - - - - - 00 - -

(HAl 1 (D) DO - -

- - - (X) 1 - - (NAl 1 (D) (X) - -

- - - - - -

(NAl - - - - -

- - - - - - (NAl 1 (D) - - - - - - - - - (NAl - - - - -

- - - (X) - - (NAl - - (X) 1 - -

- 2 (D) (D) - - (NAl - - - - -

- 22 611 26440 - - (NAl 16 312 16072 - - - 7 (D) (D) - - (NAl 2 (0) (D) - - - - , - - - -

(N~ 1 - - - - -

- - (X) - -

(NAl - - (X) - -

- 1 (D) (D) - - (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl - - - - -

(NN 1 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl 5 (0) (D) - -

- - - - - -

(HAl - - - - - - 38 3 020 6 117 - - (HAl 40 2329 4029 - - - 20 958 2 152 - - (NAl 13 453 711 t - - 27 1 645 3 230 -

- 1 (D) (X) - - (N'Al - - (X) - - - - - - - -

(NAl - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) - -

(NAl - - - - -

- 3 7 (X) - -

(NAl 1 (D) 00 - -

- 1 (D) (X) - -

(NAl - - (X) - -

- 1 (D) (X) - - (NAl - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - -

(NAl - - (X) - -

- 2 (D) (X) - - (NAl 1 (D) (X) - - (NAl 2 (D) - (NAl (NAl 

(NAl (HAl (D) (D) (NAl (NA) 

(NAl - - - (HAl (NAl 

(NAl (HAl (NA) (NA) (NAl (HAl 

(NAl - - - (HAl (HA) 

(HAl - - - (HAl (HA) 

- 1 (D) (X) - - (HAl - - (X) - - - 1 (D) (D) - - (HAl - - - - - (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

(HAl - - (X) (HAl (HAl 

BARAGA COUNTY, MICH. 233 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms _______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form _________________________________ _ Approximate land oreQ __________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percent-_ 

1 033 180 832 I 092 184667 755 160381 712 152924 (X) 175 ()() 169 ()() 212 ()() 215 (X) 354 560 (X) 354560 (X) 354 560 ()() 354 560 (X) 51.0 ()() 52.1 ()() 45.2 ()() 43.1 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 137053 ()() 74901 (X) 168 516 (X) 95343 (X) 

- (X) 782 (X) 443 (X) 782 ()() 444 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- I 021 131 229 I 065 130608 750 119940 702 114 042 - 975 97763 997 94348 731 93009 684 87209 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 55 302 66 (NA) 9 42 12 (NA) 

- 126 I 766 139 (NA) 37 513 32 (NA) 

- 121 2 797 103 (NA) 61 I 436 34 (NA) 

- 188 7097 187 (NA) 144 5500 124 (NA) 

- 200 13 730 227 (NA) 195 13447 207 (NA) 

- 150 19 882 155 (NA) 150 19882 155 (NA) 

- 104 31 861 100 (NA) 104 31 861 100 (NA) 

- 30 (0) 18 (NA) 30 (0) 18 (NA) 

- 1 (0) 2 (NA) 1 (D) 2 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 489 16257 598 19548 336 12899 384 14217 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and saiI~improvement 

grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

- 538 17209 463 16712 407 14032 307 12616 

- 171 3 518 (NA) (NA) 136 3052 84 2522 

- 43 701 (NA) (NA) 30 489 54 I 156 

- 151 3 112 (NA) (NA) 121 2630 159 5198 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 348 9878 (NA) (NA) 258 7861 114 3740 

Total woodlar.d _____________________________________ _ 

- 698 24029 745 24555 521 19357 500 17817 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 156 3 534 (NA) (NA) 119 2704 141 3138 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 610 20495 (NA) (NA) 454 16653 421 14679 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 865 25 574 959 29504 631 21084 625 21 065 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 191 7885 (NA) (NA) 142 6873 155 6126 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 837 17689 (NA) (NA) 606 14 211 611 14939 

Posturelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 639 27676 (NA) (NA) 449 22476 (NA) 23481 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 30 2059 16 494 26 2053 14 (D) Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 30 (D) (NA) (NA) 26 (0) 14 (D) Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 213 4041 ()() ()() 193 3928 ()() (X) 

1]978 ddto are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dolfors_ - 1 033 24963 I 092 17864 755 24642 712 17425 

- (X) 24 165 (X) 16359 (X) 32639 ()() 24473 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ $20.000 to $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5.000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2.500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 (see text) ______________ - ____________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ Abnormal forms (see texl) ____________________________ _ 

- 63 II 867 31 (NA) 63 11 867 31 (NA) 

- 92 5981 91 (NA) 92 5981 91 (NA) 

- 102 2 811 101 (NA) 102 2 811 101 (NA) 

- 150 2 148 138 (NA) 150 2148 138 (NA) 

- 157 I 136 180 (NA) 157 1 136 180 (NA) 

- 191 699 156 (NA) 191 699 156 (NA) 

- 277 (0) 394 (NA) (X) (X) 15 (NA) 

- 38 85 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 67 112 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 64 79 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 108 (D) (NA) (NA) ()() (X) (X) (X) 

- I (D) 1 (NA) ()() (X) ()() (X) 

Crops __________________ ---- ____________ ---------------

Grains _____ . ________________________ ---____________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ________________________________ _ Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________________ ---------------

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ______ --_____________ _ 

Vegetable., sweet corn, and melons _____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products ________ - _____________ _ Other crops __________________________ ----------------

765 8400 847 6422 607 8236 (NA) 6 174 

597 5330 (NA) (NA) 513 5253 543 4673 

67 509 (NA) (NA) 64 508 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - 387 I 523 (NA) (NA) 298 I 443 270 780 

51 I 334 (NAl (NA) 44 I 332 30 457 

20 149 (NA) (NA) 15 147 16 148 

10 53 17 64 8 (0) 10 55 

6 12 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 14 61 

Livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ Poultry and poullry products ___________________________ _ 

g~~~ Hogs and ':n1~~1!es- pigL _______________________ == ============ ======== ------------ ========== ===== ---- Sheep, lambs, and wooL ______________________________ _ 

Other liveslock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

647 16563 757 11 300 499 16406 531 11 114 

57 I 094 67 I 055 41 I 092 43 1 050 

149 10 010 (NA) (NA) 148 (D) 155 6433 

491 3850 (NA) (NA) 403 3762 434 2405 

170 1 388 (NA) (NA) 134 I 360 137 I 104 

59 110 (NA) (NA) 31 (0) 62 80 

58 111 (NA) (NA) 31 97 23 42 

'1974 data Include sales of forest products. 

234 BARRY COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

I , 1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropiond 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland 

All farms ____________________________ _ 1 033 1 092 180 832 975 177 006 97 763 Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 18 19 86 8 42 35 10 to 49 acres ______________________ _ 168 168 55SO 143 4916 2642 86 76 5030 84 4910 2 518 176 2D8 14 376 166 13544 5 633 

501069 acres- _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres-_____________________ _ 

142 ISO 16 148 139 15814 7 345 134 143 20 891 131 20429 8986 

100 la 139 acres- ___________________ _ 140 10179 acres ____________________ _ 

180 to 219 acr •• ____________________ _ 66 66 12 930 64 12 545 6 245 51 70 12060 51 12060 6 342 122 135 43 102 119 42 087 23 493 63 49 41 276 63 41 276 29 022 6 8 (0) 6 (D) (D) 

1 - (D) 1 (D) (D) 

22010259 acres ____________________ _ 26010499 acres-___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ____________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acre. _________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres 

180 832 092 184667 97 763 997 94348 033 

975 

land in farms __________________________________ _ Harvesled croplond ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: 

86 732 808 106005 36 611 (NAJ 44 462 87 728 261 74266 57028 (NAl 47 SOO 6372 23 4396 4124 (NAJ 2386 

692 

639 

300 

298 

41 

38 

Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: 

149068 (NAJ (NAl 

(D) (NAJ (NAl 1 926 (HA) (NAl 

(D) (NAJ (NAl 

941 

83 

8 

1 

Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 

Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Horvested 

Farms in forms crop/and 

30 7 975 5 292 

4 18 12 

1 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

3 235 80 4 480 276 

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

3 698 390 8 2854 1 907 

4 2416 1 768 

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sa~s of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

755 

731 

448 

426 

272 

270 

35 

35 

677 

70 

8 

Acres 

160381 

93 D09 

68 663 32 649 85 523 

56 304 6 195 

4056 

129 814 

28 641 1 926 

1974 

Farms 

712 

684 

460 

(NAl 

233 

(NAl 19 

(NAl 

657 

52 

1 

2 

Irrigated land 

2 059 

10 

(D) 

(D) 

24 

158 

(D) 

-

'M

1 

778 

485 

(0) 

Acres 

152 924 87209 

76 839 38 275 71 874 

46 603 4211 

2 331 

133 691 

18 602 

(D) 

(D) 

All farm. I Forms with soles of All farm. Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

872 874 643 588 79 74 59 46 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ---___________________________ 445 486 391 404 On farm operated _____________________ _ Other -----___________________________ 588 602 364 305 Nol on farm operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group, Not reparted __________________________ _ 82 140 53 75 

327 283 2SO 209 67 54 53 48 28 27 26 18 18 33 16 26 56 53 47 22 488 504 323 274 

Under 25 years ------__________ . _______ 14 19 10 11 Operalors reparting days of work off farm, 251034 years_________________________ 146 122 116 83 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years_________________________ 225 261 159 164 1 to 49 day'-_________________________ _ 451054 years_________________________ 255 262 188 172 50 to 99 day'-________________________ _ 551064 yeors_________________________ 214 216 172 147 100 to 149 day'-______________________ _ 65 years and over ______________________ 179 208 110 132 ISO 10 199 days _______________________ _ 

Average age___________________________ 50.0 SO.8 49.5 51.0 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations ~----------~---------- (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. ~----------~----------~ 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or mOre 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

339 1 413 456 1 406 239 1 359 268 1 314 572 3 271 704 2 808 391 3 203 451 2 711 242 1 989 453 1 755 207 1 971 326 1 717 506 238 (NAl (NA) 382 229 337 149 820 

745 821 784 588 640 800 599 566 1 942 751 1 695 588 1 880 589 1 635 

339 

676 647 536 460 551 628 452 449 1 161 329 723 269 1 136 257 705 6 100 26 27 6 100 16 25 

479 361 448 260 377 337 331 237 1 

1 031 

031 1 833 (NAl (NAl 743 1 749 (NAl (NAl 

989 1 374 1 041 898 743 1 313 678 811 

434 684 

419 (HAl (HAl 715 636 663 486 

161 131 (NAl (HAl 390 415 289 200 

90 30 (NAl (NAl 136 131 78 60 (NAl (HA) 54 27 } 1 031 

7 

102 

8 (NAl (NAl 7 8 666 65 (NAl (NA) 743 95 763 

21 451 (NAl (NAl 566 430 (NAl (NA) 8 (NAl (HAl 12 6 (HAl (NA) 

livestock and poultry purcha.ed __________________________ _ 

Feed for Ilveslack and poullry ____________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feed9 ______________________ _ Animal health cosls ____________________________________ _ 

~~s, bulbs, pl~~Is. and Irees ___________________________ _ mmerciol fertilizer ___________________________________ _ Olher agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ 

~~r;.:~;~~~~~~ == == == = === = === == == == == == ==== ==== ==== ==== Cu,'omwork, machine hire, and renlal of machinery and equipmenl ___________________________________________ _ 

Energy and pelroleum producls ____________________ . ______ _ Pelroleum producls __________________________________ _ Gasoline __________________________________________ _ 

Die.el fuel ________________________________________ _ lP ya., bUlane, and propane _________________________ _ Fue ail ___________________________________________ _ 

NOlural gas _______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, molor oil. and greas"-_____________________ _ 

g:~!;i~~_;,r~.;_.;_d,-~.;-k.,-.,~~=========================== 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BARRY COUNTY, MICH. 235 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms, see text) 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture ___________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ lime ______________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control728 72 250 577 69766 728 70951 577 68 532 56 1 299 47 1 234 190 5346 151 4949 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 256 18603 229 18325 

- 27 2309 27 2309 

- 63 1 776 38 1 594 Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ - 541 42014 442 40681 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 283 (Xl 206 (Xl 

- 207 (Xl 145 (Xl 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ forms __ 

$l,OO(L Average per farm ________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _. ____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel troctors ____________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup bolers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear ber or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

£1978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT -Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

1 031 1 041 743 . 675 machinery and equipment-Con. 

26 106 17669 23 829 14684 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

25 321 16973 32071 21 754 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

131 222 63 84 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

287 263 124 128 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

231 250 184 186 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

775 1 187 420 531 458 656 

915 1 265 421 473 618 792 

1 001 2540 154 220 974 2 320 

226 247 26 38 201 209 

188 212 28 40 160 172 

452 484 33 33 425 451 

- - - - - - 456 466 96 96 360 370 

562 590 91 92 497 498 

261 320 56 56 215 264 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

589 61095 (NAl 60 550 (NAl 545 97 3514 

(NAl 13 182 

- - 12 430 

(NAl 32809 

2 (D) 

57 (X) 

(NAl (Xl 

All forms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

142 141 137 118 

72 102 72 96 

71 36 66 36 

49 1 ~ 49 1 41 27 41 27 

7 J L 7 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

840 1 097 587 

853 1 141 467 

978 2 137 202 

176 180 31 

134 141 33 

383 398 53 (NA) (NAl (NA) 

312 322 89 

484 487 63 

182 200 45 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________________ ----------------------------

Workers ________________ -------------- --------------------

339 94 (X) 305 (Xl 269 257 

1 550 (X) 206 (Xl 1 344 1 353 1 091 

67 45 45 74 74 38 106 

75 17 34 79 158 61 35 

114 26 89 83 300 93 51 

53 5 (D) 41 264 52 46 

30 1 (D) 28 548 25 19 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________ -_ -_ -- ---------------------------- 2 workers ____________ -_ -_ -_ -_ -------- ------------------- 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

236 BARRY COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

I 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

723 00 806 00 527 00 543 (X) 

- 636 00 755 00 479 00 519 (X) 

-

Inventory: 

Anx~;~~~~~ ~~~u~~~h~p=========================== 

647 16563 757 11 300 499 16406 531 11 114 - 3589 594 5348 704 (HA) 470 (D) 506 -

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

552 26 169 677 27730 425 24989 468 25 146 - 414 11 343 490 11308 321 10 845 345 10 186 - 3 149 263 3 143 312 4 144 182 2677 196 - 8 168 175 7037 - 178 8200 223 7164 159 

407 8 777 (NA) (NA) 320 8477 335 8330 - 462 6049 (NA) (HA) 358 5667 388 6630 -

491 11 ISO 594 9869 403 10827 434 9 154 - 00 38SO 00 (NA) 00 3762 00 2405 

249 4438 (NA) (NA) 214 4284 192 3019 

00 714 00 (NA) 00 689 00 202 

407 6 712 (NA) (HA) 341 6543 396 6 135 

(X) 3136 00 (HA) 00 3072 00 2203 

163 3256 (NA) (NA) 135 3 189 152 2858 

(X) 1 528 00 (HA) 00 I S03 00 I 082 

149 10010 (NA) (NA) 148 (D) 155 6433 

Sales: Cattle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Calves ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Cottle ____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ fattened cottle __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 __ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

179 13438 174 10772 136 13039 131 10449 

132 1 924 (NA) (NA) 107 1 849 91 I 120 

148 II 514 (NA) (HA) III II 190 I 124 9329 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ______________________ _ Other hogs and pigs ________________________________ _ 

134 2389 120 1 853 108 2302 100 I 772 

III 1 145 103 9SO 94 1 101 89 909 

- 103 1 244 84 903 84 1 201 71 863 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. t of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _______________ _ June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

60 2 S07 96 4256 32 I 797 62 3066 

55 I 564 (NA) (NA) 28 I 101 60 I 921 

21 151 (NA) (NA) 9 55 3 41 

Sheep and lambs _____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________________ _ Goats ______________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 204 818 214 852 130 537 101 444 

Soles, 

170 16943 178 15735 134 16 531 137 15066 

00 1 388 00 (NA) 00 (D) 00 I 104 

SO 3498 49 2300 39 3320 40 2098 

(X) 162 00 (NA) 00 156 00 49 

Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs _______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Sheep and lambs _____________________________________ _ 57 2060 89 3486 30 I 583 62 2748 Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ _ 57 2 215 (NA) (NA) 30 1 664 54 2 455 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 19 128 00 (NA) 00 14 170 00 20 353 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1 ,000 __ 59 110 (NA) (NA) 31 86 62 80 Goots ______________________________________________ _ 7 54 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

$1,000 __ 00 I 00 (NA) 00 (D) 00 (l) Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 38 100 35 114 24 66 18 82 $1,000 __ 00 100 00 (NA) 00 92 00 34 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _________________________________________ _ 138 (X) 170 00 89 00 86 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 116 65534 164 86809 73 64 019 80 83 896 Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 114 65106 156 86 211 72 63 927 78 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 15 428 (NA) (NA) 7 92 2 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ____________ _ 4 38 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens _________________ _ 28 21 998 II 363 14 21 565 6 265 Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 12 4294 (NA) (NA) 5 4244 2 (D) 

7 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 1 (D) 

8 (D) (NA) (HA) 4 (D) 1 (0) 

Turkeys for slaughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 33 00 (NA) 00 14 (X) 14 (X) 

Sales, 

43 00 52 00 35 (X) 35 (X) 

21 56 239 42 66018 18 56 191 27 65398 21 56 239 39 65761 18 56 191 26 65315 - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - II (D) 4 249 8 (D) 2 (D) 

3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 34 300 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

7 00 (NA) 00 4 (X) 6 (X) 57 1 094 67 1 055 41 1 092 43 1 050 

Any poultry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ____________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding' _____________________ _ Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000 __ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BARRY COUNTY, MICH. 237 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - For silage or green chop (Ions. green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For fodder. hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (Ions. green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cut for dry forage or hoy (Ions. dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ Hogged - or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheal for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Oals - for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 80rley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuls for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Conan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpotoloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hoy crops (tons. dry) (see lext) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hoy (tons. dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other tome dry hoy (tons. dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see lext) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Tomatoes - _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

-

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

-

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

-

238 BARRY COUNTY, MICH. 

Forms 

663 

731 

644 

705 

163 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

16 

18 

1 

-

15 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

302 

505 

266 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

83 

40 

-

-

-

-

-

-

7 

11 

-

1 

760 

706 

669 

(NA) 

145 

14 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

14 

(NA) 

51 

37 

9 

(NA) 

9 

(NA) 

16 

(NA) 

25 

28 

20 

(NA) 

7 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

18 

13 

15 

(NA) 

10 

28 

All forms 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Farms 

43 427 (X) 15 

45884 (X) (NA) 

37212 2959862 15 36883 2065339 (NA) 

6 215 80369 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

189 (X) - 263 (X) (NA) 

(0) (0) - - - (NA) 

(0) 938 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

8431 307 831 - 13454 444 020 (NA) 

5 763 333810 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

280 7245 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

121 3 305 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

149 (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

3453 95494 3 

1 146 19715 (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

15 1 627 1 

53 10074 (NA) 

- - - (0) (0) (NA) 

33 415 91 678 3 

26994 59 297 (NA) 

24837 73079 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 110 6324 -

362 (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

362 35653 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 791 (X) 10 

860 (X) (NA) 

21 (X) 1 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

4 (X) 4 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

483 (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

237 (X) 4 

269 (X) (NA) 

181 947 350 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

22 (0) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

6 244 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

51 (X) 8 

46 (X) (NA) 

23 95591 8 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

73 (X) - 2097 (X) (NA) 

Forms wilh sales of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

1 601 577 42618 (X) 15 1 601 

(NA) 562 43 851 (X) 3 240 

1 415 560 36446 2919872 15 1 415 

(NA) 545 34 960 1 991 929 3 240 

186 157 6 172 79908 3 186 

(NA) 184 8698 87 522 - - - - - (X) - - (NA) 9 193 (X) - -

- 15 (0) (X) - - (NA) 14 227 (X) - - - 1 (0) (0) - - (NA) - - - - -

- 14 (0) (0) - - (NA) 12 171 1 640 - - - - - - - - (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - (X) - - (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

- 271 8019 296 184 - - (NA) 432 12719 423498 - - - 237 5486 324 250 - - (NA) 215 4262 226574 - - - 8 280 7 245 - - (NA) 11 240 12086 - - - 5 121 3305 - - (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - - 8 149 (X) - - (NA) 22 293 (X) - -

79 78 3408 94 SOO 3 79 

(NA) 40 1 146 19715 - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

(0) 3 11 980 - - (NA) 11 53 10074 6 37 

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

124 568 30 156 86 487 3 124 

(NA) 486 23056 53 306 - - (0) 506 22423 69041 2 (0) 

(NA) 398 15 D68 38 667 - - - 104 2568 5 532 - -

- 13 (0) (X) - -

(NA) 55 878 (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - 13 (0) (0) - - (NA) 55 824 80 227 - -

194 44 1 786 (X) 8 (0) 

(NA) 30 841 (X) 6 156 

(0) 7 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

(NA) 10 80 (X) 5 33 

3 4 2 (X) 2 (0) 

(NA) 5 6 (X) 4 6 

- 16 483 (X) - - (NA) 20 285 (X) 4 2 

(0) 14 211 (X) 3 (0) 

(NA) 9 210 (X) 1 (0) 

(NA) 11 166 (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 188 1 312 040 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 4 22 (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 4 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

37 14 49 (X) 7 (0) 

(NA) 10 45 (X) 8 24 

21 12 21 90 491 7 (0) 

(NA) JO 27 106 285 8 24 

- 8 (0) (X) - - (NA) 27 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, ------------------------------------------------~ Farms with soles of $2,500 or more All forms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ________________________________ ----------------

Average size of farm _________________________________ _ 

AP~;:;~~?~~ ~~n~~eso==========================-P;r~~t== 

1 168 183 759 1 244 166 836 1 021 177 563 1 045 158 1?3 

00 157 00 134 00 174 00 151 

00 286 OBO 00 286 OBO 00 286 OBO 00 286 OBO 

00 64.2 00 58.3 (X) 62.1 00 55.3 

Value of land and buildings, I 

~~:;~::::; ~~:============================= ~~:~;:== 199 147 00 90 688 (X) 216003 00 102831 (X) 

00 1 230 00 676 00 1 22B 00 679 

Land in farms according to Usel T 0101 cropland ____________________________________ - __ _ 

Harvesled cropland ________________________________ _ 1 153 158 282 1 222 144400 1 013 154662 1 034 139 346 

1 144 148 160 1 205 133 200 1 006 145 742 1 023 130 454 

By acres harvesled, 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 

101019 acres ________________________________ _ 2010 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 10 49 acres ________________________________ _ 50 10 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 10 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 10 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

61 291 88 (NA) 23 106 16 (NA) 

105 1 531 101 (NA) 55 816 43 (NA) 

98 2322 98 (NA) 72 1 742 68 (NA) 

- 5601 170 (NA) 129 4854 152 (NA) 150 .. 330 (NA) 305 21 589 334 (NA) 302 21 398 - 227 (NA) 216 30 745 227 (NA) - 216 30 745 49392 158 (NA) 159 49392 158 (NA) 159 - 25 (NA) 42 26483 25 (NA) 42 26483 - 10206 4 (NA) - 8 10206 4 (NA) 8 

Cropland used only for paslure ______________________ _ Olher cropland ___________________________________ _ 100 2 380 142 4011 75 2066 94 2 975 - 5 917 345 7 742 310 7 189 304 6854 244 - Cropland in coyer crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

(ropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

93 1 836 (NA) (NA) 77 1 377 58 887 - 1 039 (NA) (NA) 39 931 36 720 - 48 

76 1 218 (NA) (NA) 65 1 1021 70 1 2981 - 3 012 181 3649 (NA) (NA) 165 3444 134 -

T 0101 woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland paslured _______________________________ _ Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

344 12391 344 10642 283 10 679 272 8942 - 2 911 (NA) (NA) 55 2 164 65 2 273 75 - 9480 (NA) (NA) 249 8 515 227 6669 - 295 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 718 13086 822 11 794 619 12222 686 9865 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland paslured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 37 3 189 (NA) (NA)I 32 3014

1 

33 610 - 707 9897 (NA) (NA) 608 9208 671 9 255 -

Paslurelond, alitypeL _________________________________ _ 

- 167 8480 (NA) (NA) 131 7 244 (NA) 5 858 

Irrigaled land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Olher land irrigoled _________________________________ _ 

land sel aside in Ihe federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 56 3888 26 921 54 (0) 24 (0) 

- 56 3888 (NA) (NA) 54 (0) 24 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 155 2384 00 (X) 149 2 357 00 (X) 

1]978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 1 168 34 720 1 244 34879 1 021 34 530 1 045 34 642 Average per form ___________________________ dollars __ 00 29 726 00 28038 (Xl 33 819 (X) 33 150 

Farms by value of ogricullural producls sold,' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $99,999 __________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $39,999 __________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (seele.l) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ $1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 10 $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

lesslhan $1,000 _________________________________ _ Abnormal farms (.e.le.I) _____________________________ _ 

- 89 14672 78 (NA) 89 14 672 78 (NA) 161 9874 185 (NA) 161 9874 185 (NA) 166 4 575 174 (NA) 166 4 575 174 (NA) 

- 230 3339 250 (NA) 230 3339 250 (NA) - 209 1 460 208 (NA) 209 1 460 208 (NA) 

- 166 60B 133 (NA) 166 60B 133 (NA) 

- 147 190 216 (NA) 00 (Xl 17 (NA) 

- 32 71 (NA) (NA) 00 (Xl (Xl (X) 

- 28 49 (NA) (NA) (Xl (Xl 00 00 - 41 49 (NA) (NA) (Xl (Xl 00 (X) 

- 46 21 (NA) (NA) (XJ 00 (Xl (X) 

- - - (NA) (Xl (XJ (Xl (X) 

Cr~!j;,-s-===========~============2==================== Commodity Credil Carparolion loons _________________ _ Callan and cOllonseed _______________________________ _ Commodity Credil Carparalian loans _________________ _ Tobocco ___________________________________________ _ 

field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ Vegelobles, sweel com, and melon. ____________________ _ Frulls, nuts, and berries-_____________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse producls _____________________ _ 

Other craps ________________________________________ _ 

- 1 091 31 748 1 169 32 373 979 31 5931 (NA) 32 178 

- 995 17870 (NA) (NA) 916 17 752 950 16 241 - 70 492 (NA) (NA) 69 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 90 213 (NA) (NA) 73 200 79 160 - 144 2 573 (NA) (NA) 128 2560 130 1 885 - 15 35 (NA) (NA) 11 30 9 38 - 20 839 13 544 16 834 8 536 - 379 10219 (NA) (NA) 375 10 217 416 13319 

liveslock, pou~ry, and their producls ____________________ _ Paullry and pau~ry product"-_________________________ _ Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

Callie and caive. ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and waol ______________________________ _ 

Olher IIveslock and livestock producls (see te.t) _________ _ 

- 211 2971 279 2503 174 2936 211 2462 - 40 (0) 58 177 33 149 48 172 - 47 1 465 (NA) (NA) 46 (0) 61 1 149 - 128 869 (NA) (NA) 109 851 128 867 - 76 265 (NA) (NA) 65 257 54 (0) 

- 2 (D) . (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 13 217 (NA) (NA) 10 212 19 191 

'1974 data Include sole~ of foresl products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BAY COUNTY, MICH. 239 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, 1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farm. with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harve.ted Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All farm. ____________________________ _ 

Farms with- I 168 I 244 183 759 I 144 183 056 148 160 56 14056 II 335 3 888 

1 to 90cres ________________________ _ 10 to 49 acres ______________________ _ 

50 10 69 ocres ______________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres ______________________ _ 

100 to 139 acreL ___________________ _ 140 to 179 acre. ____________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 260 to 499 Qcres ___________________ _ 

500 10 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

38 37 173 27 150 96 I (0) (0) (0) 271 305 8 367 261 8 092 6027 7 147 107 46 112 102 6571 112 6571 4896 5 293 256 106 203 245 16618 201 16453 12 405 6 498 393 191 139 154 16 197 139 16 197 12603 4 460 231 105 105 116 16640 105 16640 12 784 4 661 616 299 

- 63 74 12 422 63 12422 : ;"~ I 6 1 185 I 109 350 

- 47 56 II 105 46 10 865 6 I 456 I 293 629 - 122 113 42 645 122 42645 36 128 12 4026 3479 I 430 - 57 38 37 240 57 37 240 31 969 3 I 864 I 796 269 

- 10 4 (0) 10 (D) (D) I (D) (D) (D) 

- I - (0) 1 (0) (D) I (D) (D) (D) 

Table 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farm. Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

land in forms __________________________ _ 

-------- I 168 183 759 1 244 166836 I 021 177 563 I 045 158 153 Harvested cropland ____________________ _ 

-------- I 144 148 160 I 205 133 200 I 006 145 742 I 023 130454 

Tenure of operotor: Full owners __________________________ _ 

-------- 592 46 208 725 57 713 465 41 075 551 50164 Harvested cropland __________________ _ 

-------- 570 31 481 (NA) 38 710 451 29 464 (NA) 36 524 Part owners __________________________ _ 

-------- 453 122 519 408 97 543 437 121 641 393 96674 Harvested cropland __________________ _ 

-------- 452 103433 (NA) 84 682 437 103 149 (NA) 84 229 Tenants _____________________________ _ 

-------- 123 15032 III II 580 119 14847 101 II 315 Harvested cropland __________________ _ 

-------- 122 13 246 (NA) 9 808 118 13129 (NA) 9 701 

Type af organization: Individual or family ____________________ _ 

-------- I 050 148 891 (NA) (NA) 912 143 107 960 135 318 Partnership __________________________ _ 

-------- 113 33 041 (NA) (NA) 104 32 629 80 22035 Corporation __________________________ _ 

-------- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 5 800 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, instituti anal, etc._ I (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

All farms Forms with soles of All farms Farms with soles of 

$2.500 or mare $2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming _____________________________ _ 591 752 556 679 On form operated ______________________ 910 908 799 775 Dther _______________________________ _ 577 487 465 361 Not on form operated ___________________ 135 154 118 120 

Operators by age group: 

Not reparted ___________________________ 123 177 104 145 

Under 25 years _______________________ _ 49 46 47 41 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 years ________________________ _ 161 139 139 105 None _________________________________ 414 379 383 319 35 to 44 years ________________________ _ 225 209 199 189 I to 49 day'-__________________________ 93 55 83 43 45 to 54 years ________________________ _ 287 336 259 279 50 to 99 day. __________________________ 28 37 28 33 55 to 64 years ________________________ _ 303 319 265 279 100 to 149 day'-_______________________ 32 54 31 54 65 yeors and over _____________________ _ Average oge ___________________________ _ 143 190 112 147 150 to 199 day. ________________________ 60 57 47 48 

49.0 50.4 48.7 50.4 200 days or more ______________________ 496 426 410 324 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farm. Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and paultry purcha.ed __________________________ _ Feed for livestock and paultry ____________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ________ - _____________ _ Animal health costs ____________________________________ _ 

Seed., bulbs, plants. and tree. ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ ---------------- Dther agricultural chemical. including lime _________________ _ Hired farm labor ________________ - _______ ---------------- Contract labor __________________________ --- _________ ----

134 456 194 428 119 446 128 409 

189 650 276 406 159 640 193 372 

123 418 208 282 108 411 157 267 

149 52 (NA) (NA) 122 50 82 15 

989 I 907 921 I 669 934 I 889 828 I 654 

I 104 5679 I 091 4 512 I 007 5 629 951 4467 

I 020 I 593 758 958 949 I 582 698 954 

554 I 817 386 I 338 532 I 812 363 I 334 

109 361 93 206 109 361 89 202 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________ -_ - _______ ---------------- 575 587 589 527 536 577 512 514 

Energy and petroleum praducts ___________________________ _ 

Petroleum products __________ - ___ --------------------- Gasoline __________________ - ___ ------ --------------- Die .. 1 fuel ________________________ -----------------

~~e?~~i _~~t~_~~_a_n_d_~~~~~~== ======== ================ Natural gas ________________________ - ______________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ______________________ _ Electricity ____________________________ ---------------- Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. __________________________ _ 

I 170 2499 (NA) (NA) I 053 2 453 (NA) (NA) 

I 170 2 148 I 212 I 533 I 053 2 III I 028 I 490 

I 121 I 175 (NA) (NA) I 010 I 149 I 016 972 

607 631 (NA) (NA) 580 625 395 341 

114 113 (NA) (NA) 108 113 79 33 

121 37 (NA) (NA) 116 37 } 14 50 (NA) (NA) 14 50 I 028 144 

I 170 142 (NA) (NA) I 053 137 

827 341 (NA) (NA) 752 333 (NA) (NA) 

30 10 (NA) (NA) 24 8 (NA) (NA) 

240 BAY COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dolo are based an a sample of farms, see lext) 

All forms forms with sales a! $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ -_ -------- Cropland fertilized, e.cepl ~slure ___________________________ _ Paslure and ral11leland fert.lized _____________________________ _ 

Lime ________________________________ -- ---------------------

1 094 142 384 997 140641 

1 094 142 324 997 140581 

5 60 5 60 

12 435 12 435 

Sprays, dusls, granules, fumiganls, elc. 10 conlrol- Insecl. on hoy and olher crops ______________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ Dlsoo ... In crops and orchordL _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush In crops and poslure __________________ _ 

314 23 315 302 23 174 

31 3003 30 (D) 

113 6861 112 (0) 

850 113 272 785 112240 

Chemicals for- Defoliallon or for 9rowlh conlrol of crops or Ihinning of fruit _____ _ Inseel conlrol on Ioveslock and poultry ________________________ _ 

Sonitollon and rodenl and bird control ________________________ _ 

18 271 18 271 

101 (J() 85 (J() 

83 (J() 83 (J() 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms· see lext) 

All Forms with soles All farms forms a! $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms __ 

$I,OO(L Average per form ________________ dollars-_ 

forms by volue groupl $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

I 170 47614 

40 696 

102 

165 

311 

I 197 30248 

25 270 

154 

175 

326 

All forms 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

I 053 I 013 machinery and equipment - Can. 

46 796 28 753 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

44 440 28 384 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

72 84 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

96 110 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

294 294 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Humber Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel troctors ____________________________ _ 

Groin and boon combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers _________ _ CoHonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

roeld forage harvesters, shoor bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

I 

904 I 137 590 671 410 964 I 779 540 636 751 128 3 298 383 492 I 069 560 S88 102 102 464 198 200 95 96 104 267 268 15 16 252 

- - - - - 135 135 30 30 105 162 162 22 22 140 

55 67 4 4 51 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms, see text) 

f Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

466 1 143 2 806 

486 

104 

252 

- 105 

140 

63 

136 

147 

87 

72 1 125 

25 J 

Farms 

1 033 

1 029 

I 130 

474 

97 

248 

(NA) 

117 

171 

43 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

951 114 007 

(HAl 113 895 

(HAl 112 

5 54 

(HAl 14064 

6 152 

49 I 557 

(NA) 73104 

4 104 

13 00 (NA) 00 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

171 136 155 

232 146 231 

66 87 66 

{ 72 1 73 125 73 

L 25 J 

1974 

Monufoctured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

I 344 861 I 726 676 3068 519 

500 70 101 52 261 58 (HAl (NAl 

119 17 172 13 

54 11 

Any hired workersWorking 150 days or more Forms with sales of $2,SOO or more 

Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ___________________________________________________ _ 

Workers _________________________________________________ _ 554 145 (J() 496 (J() 532 363 2658 (J() 290 (X) 2368 2 618 2 791 

Forms wilhi ~~t~~~~;~;=========================================== ~cJ?,..:;::::":,. more ======================================= 

130 69 69 133 133 120 80 120 56 112 81 162 114 40 114 11. 36 96 308 108 54 121 9 73 125 785 121 100 69 - - 61 980 69 89 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BAY COUNTY, MICH. 241 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory, AnX liv •• tock or poultry ______________________________ _ ny cottle, hogs, or sheep ___________________________ _ 290 00 338 (X) 224 (X) 236 (X) 

214 00 254 (X) 168 (X) 183 (X) 

Soles, 

Any liv.stock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000 __ Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000 __ 211 2971 279 2 S03 174 2936 211 2462 

176 (D) 216 (NAI ISO (D) 166 950 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory, Cottle and calv .. ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 164 4882 215 5987 126 4532 154 5393 

- 124 2005 163 2312 95 I 877 113 2013 

- 73 524 93 704 48 409 SO 463 

- 54 I 481 92 1 608 SO 1 468 71 1 550 

- '114 1 705 (NAI (HAl 87 1 608 93 1 285 

- 133 1 172 (NAI (NA) 100 1 047 118 2095 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 128 2599 165 2973 109 2506 128 2859 

- (X) 869 (X) (NAI 00 851 00 867 

- 70 851 (NAI (NAI 61 795 60 773 

- (X) 88 (X) (NAI (X) 83 (X) 36 

- 112 1 748 (NAI (NAI 98 I 711 112 2086 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ - (X) 781 (X) (HAl 00 768 00 831 

- 55 1 189 (NAI (NA) 48 I 170 47 I 433 

Dairy products _______________________________ ~l:ggg= - (X) 572 (X) (NA) 00 565 00 610 

- 47 I 465 (NA) (NA) 46 (D) 61 I 149 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory, Hogs and pig"-_____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

- 95 2918 87 I 606 74 2 724 53 I 341 

- 51 640 (HAl (NA) 41 600 25 161 

- 87 2278 (NA) (NAI 67 2124 51 I 180 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 56 540 42 251 45 499 29 165 

- 48 254 30 143 41 238 20 104 

- 44 286 25 108 35 261 19 61 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ew.s I year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 3 41 I (D) 1 (0) 

- 2 (D) (HAl (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (HAl 2 (D) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 56 277 54 377 34 114 31 279 

Soles, Hogs and pig'-_____________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder plus ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- 76 4 597 68 1 946 65 4422 54 I 577 

- (X) 265 (X) (HAl (X) 251 00 (D) 

- 24 2709 15 921 20 2604 12 671 

- (X) 99 (X) (NA) 00 96 00 15 

- I (D) 3 26 I (D) I (0) 

- 2 (D) (HAl (HA) I (D) I (D) 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) 00 (D) (X) (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goots _____________________________________________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (NAI I (D) 1 (0) 

- - - (NAI (NA) - - - - $1.000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - 00 - - 4 10 15 68 2 (D) 6 9 

- (X) 8 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) II 

POULTRY 

Inventory, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chlckens ________________ _ 

Tu~~~k!y;f~~~I~~ght~~============================= Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ________ - _____________ ---------------

- 100 (X) 145 00 76 (Xl 86 (X) 

- 87 8959 135 20140 68 8407 76 17293 

- 83 8706 134 17504 67 8246 75 14918 

- 12 253 (NAI (NA) 6 161 3 I 835 

- 2 (D) (NAI (NAI 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 26 I 575 27 I 082 14 I 155 21 986 

- I (D) (NAI (HA) - - 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- I (D) (NAI (NAI - - 1 (D) 

- 13 00 (NAI (X) 8 (X) 6 (X) 

Soles, Any poultry __________________ ---_____ --------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hen. and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ---_____________ _ Turkeys ____________________________ -------------- Turkeys for .'oughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry product"-___________________ $1,000_ 

- 26 (X) 36 (X) 21 (Xl 32 (X) 

- 15 (D) 28 6368 15 (D) 24 5 773 

- 15 (D) 28 6 153 15 (D) 24 5 558 

- - - (NAI (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) (NAI (HA) I (D) - - - 10 I 325 13 2062 6 840 13 2062 

- - - (NAI (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (HAl (HA) - - I (D) 

- - - (HAl (NA) - - - - - 2 00 (NAI (X) I (X) - (X) 

- 40 (D) .58 177 33 149 48 172 

242 BAY COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

for silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

for silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

CuI for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

80rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Colton - (bales) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Irish polatoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978 __ 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sweel co.o ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Green peas excluding cawp80s ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Land in orchardL ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ SIrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse productL ______________ 1978 __ Other crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

• 

Forms 

669 

539 

656 

515 

SO 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

6 

II 

-

2 

6 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

281 

775 

212 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

12 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

359 

122 

-

-

-

-

-

-

88 

140 

-

3 

215 

222 

186 

(NA) 

26 

3 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

144 

163 

60 

(NA) 

52 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

20 

14 

18 

(NA) 

3 (NA) 

12 

(NA) 

14 

7 

11 

(NA) 

20 

691 

Harv.sted 

Acres 

46 976 

248SO 

45 511 

23043 (D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

67 

238 

-

(D) 

67 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

5083 

19 142 

2792 

(NA) 

30 

(NA) 

88 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

14812 

4265 

-

-

-

-

-

- 5323 

5 135 

- 128 

5466 

4784 

4 185 

(NA) 

460 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

3 757 

3 563 

303 

(NA) 

268 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

SO 

39 

36 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

17 

10 

13 

(NA) 

102 

64 S46 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quonlity Forms 

(X) 12 

(X) (NA) 

4 293005 12 

I 669382 (NA) 

20 899 I 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

- -

(D) (NA) 

359 - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(X) -

(X) (NA) 

228 721 - 877 966 (NA) 

181 186 I 

(NA) (NA) 

1 920 - (NA) (NA) 

3086 - (NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

359092 I 

94 517 (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

- -

- (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

I 080 732 30 

853064 (NA) 

- -

15280 (NA) 

130SO I 

II 784 (NA) 

10928 1 

(HA) (NA) 

971 -

(X) I 

(X) (NA) 

(D) 1 

(HA) (NA) 

(D) - (HA) (NA) 

(X) 15 

(X) (NA) 

(X) 4 

(X) (NA) 

(X) 6 

(X) (NA) 

(X) I 

(X) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

136 275 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

47775 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) 3 (X) (NA) 

42273 2 (HA) (NA) 

(X) 7 (X) (NA) 

Forms with sa/ea at $2,500 or mont 

Harvested Irrigoted 

Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

626 624 46 561 (X) II (D) 

(NA) 470 24 194 (X) I (D) 

(D) 615 45 139 4 266 036 II (D) 

(NAl 453 22 482 I 644 649 I (D) 

(D) 46 (D) 20 649 I (D) 

(NA) 55 I 633 18574 - - - I (D) (X) - - (NA) 5 79 (X) - -

- 5 (0) (X) - - (NA) 9 (D) (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - 5 (D) (D) - - (NA) 7 126 1 718 - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

- 270 4956 224 140 - - (HA) 710 18471 855 231 3 47 

(D) 189 2588 170 709 - - (NA) ISO I 680 104 248 - - - 5 30 1 920 - - (NA) - - - - - - II (D) (D) - - (HA) 17 93 3817 - - - - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

(D) 327 14387 351 861 I (D) 

(NA) 119 4220 93 835 I (D) 

- - - - - - (HA) - - - - - - - - - - - (HA) - - - - - - - - - - - (HA) - - - - - 2335 84 5319 1 080 167 30 2335 

(HA) 126 5 124 851 748 10 438 

- - - - - - (HA) 3 128 15280 - - (D) 162 4680 II 912 - - (HA) 158 3895 10437 - - (D) 145 3670 10089 - - (HA) 118 2637 7891 - - - 17 325 800 - -

(D) 2 (D) (X) - - (HA) 2 (D) (X) - - (D) I (D) (D) - - (HA) - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) - - (HA) 2 (D) - - -

426 128 3 714 (X) 14 (D) 

(HA) 132 3470 (X) 4 141 

33 SO 273 (X) 3 (D) 

(NA) 46 221 (X) I (D) 

49 4S 265 (X) 6 49 (NA) 48 139 (X) 2 (D) 

(D) 4 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) 5 40 (X) - - - 16 37 (X) - - (NA) 8 30 (X) - - (NA) 14 25 126 275 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 27 476 850 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) 

(NA) 9 7 39 755 (HA) (NA) 

(NA) 3 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 

10 11 16 (X) 3 10 (HA) 5 (D) (X) I (D) (D) 8 11 36203 2 (D) (NA) 2 (D) - 1 (D) 

9 16 89 (X) 7 9 (NA) 664 64160 (X) (NA) (HA) 

BAY COUNTY, MICH. 243 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or mare 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Farms _______________________________________________ _ 176 26802 177 33051 113 22332 104 25 184 

(X) 152 PO 187 (X) 198 (X) 242 (X) 202240 (X) 202 240 (X) 202 240 (X) 202240 (X) 13.3 ()() 16.3 (X) 11.0 00 12.5 

Average size of form _________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo __________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL_ 

- 109 688 (X) 74073 00 144 905 (X) 101 135 (X) 

- (X) 755 (X) 397 (X) 764 (X) 418 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 

Land in forms according to use: 

- 173 12802 173 15 462 112 10901 101 10993 

- 164 7 874 162 7 711 109 6912 100 6732 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 37 194 28 (NA) 20 112 9 (NAl 

- 29 386 42 (NA) II 145 14 (NA) 

- 27 643 22 (NA) 14 344 14 (NA) 

- 33 I 260 23 (NA) 28 (D) 16 (NA) 

- 19 I 336 22 (NA) 17 (D) 22 (NA) 

- 10 I 373 19 (NA) 10 I 373 19 (NA) 

- 9 2682 6 (NA) 9 2 682 6 (NAl 

, to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NAl 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NAl 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used anly for posture ______________________ _ - 44 2 105 68 3936 26 I 769 22 I 352 Other craplond ___________________________________ _ 

- 80 2823 86 3 815 50 2220 63 2909 

- 37 696 (NA) (NA) 23 504 15 (D) 

- 6 84 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes. and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ - 10 215 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 15 672 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 51 I 828 (NA) (NA) 33 I 506 45 I 806 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 132 7927 137 11 026 81 6067 90 9 184 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 32 941 (NAl (NAl 18 520 16 619 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 114 6986 (NA) (NA) 73 5 547 81 8 565 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 139 6 073 142 6563 93 5364 89 5007 

Posturelond and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 22 2078 (NAl (NA) 17 2022 30 2 791 

- 136 3995 (NA) (NAl 91 3342 86 2216 

Pastureland, - 71 5 124 (NA) (NA) 42 4 311 (NAl 4 762 all type,-_________________________________ _ 

- 24 613 9 150 21 608 9 150 

- 24 (D) (NA) (NAl 21 (D) 9 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (0) 

- 9 112 (X) (X) 7 (D) (X) (X) 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pasturefand irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2, Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sah!s of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 176 6 178 177 3 518 113 6 114 104 3458 

- (X) 35 100 (X) 19876 (X) 54109 (X) 33 250 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or mare ______________________ - _________ ---- $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (soe toxtL ____________________________ _ 

- 19 3 748 5 (NA) 19 3 748 5 (NA) 

- 22 I 565 31 (NA) 22 1 565 31 (NA) 

- 12 361 15 (NA) 12 361 15 (NA) 

- 16 220 22 (NA) 16 220 22 (NA) 

- 22 142 21 (NA) 22 142 21 (NA) 

- 22 78 8 (NA) 22 78 8 (NA) 

- 63 63 75 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 7 15 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 10 17 (NA) (NAl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 19 23 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 27 8 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

131 5 093 135 (0) 97 5 055 (NA) (0) 

14 21 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 12 34 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - 31 105 (NA) (NA) 16 90 29 93 

9 18 (NA) (NA) 6 16 6 17 

93 4931 (NA) (NA) 82 4917 77 2 429 

4 18 3 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

Craps __________________________ -----------------------

Grains ______________________________ ----------------

Commodity Credit Carporalian loans __________________ _ Calton and caltanseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Carparalian loans __________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________________ ---------------

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet earn, and melans _____________________ _ Fruits, nuts. and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nurserv and greenhouse products ______________________ _ 

Olher craps __________________________ ----------------

67 I 084 75 672 45 I 060 41 (0) 

7 2 10 4 2 (0) 4 (0) 

4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 6 126 

40 627 (NA) (NA) 25 611 32 247 

13 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 6 253 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - 21 25 (NA) (NA) 17 22 6 17 

lIveSlock, paunrv, and thoir praducls -- ____ ---------------- Paullrv and paullrv products ___________________________ _ 

g~~~ ':;:~~l!.-.-:: :::: :::::::::::::::: :::::::::::: ::: 

Hags and pigs ________________ - ___ ---- ---------------- Sheep, lambs, and wooL ______________________________ _ 

Other liveslock and IIv .. tock products (see texl) -----------

'1974 dolo Include sales of forest products. 

244 BENZIE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, , 1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland 

All farms ____________________________ _ 176 177 26802 164 26 120 7 874 

Farms wilh3 4 12 2 (D) (D) 

46 30 1 218 41 1 092 415 

1109Dcres ________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acreL _____________________ _ 

50 10 69 Dcres ______________________ _ 19 7 1084 18 1 027 418 70 to 99 acres ______________________ _ 28 29 2 311 25 2 072 721 

21 31 2 433 20 2333 673 

14 16 2 183 13 2 025 465 

100 to 139 ocreL ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 acreL ___________________ _ 

14 15

1 ' ;~I 14 2 764 800 

4 14 4 970 

,~; I 16 

~~ ) 

5 638 16 5 638 10 (0) 10 6 989 1 472 I (D) 1 (D) (0) 

- - -

180 to 219 ocreL ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocreL ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ____________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 acres _________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

TobIe 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested crop/and ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners _________________________ ' _________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenanfs _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Farms 

176 

164 

133 

121 

38 

38 

5 

5 

157 

17 

2 

All farms 

Acres 

26 802 

7 874 

15 980 

3 551 

10423 

42141 399 

109 

20 409 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms Acres 

177 33 051 

162 7 711 

132 19844 (NA) 4 216 

40 12447 

(NA) 3 425 

5 760 

(NA) 70 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Farms wn-h irrigated land 

kres Harvested 

Farms in forms cropland 

24 6 127 1 989 

1 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

4 335 85 

1 (D) (D) 

3 453 188 

4 802 193 

- - -

6 2 141 864 1 (0) (D) 

I (D) (D) 

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

113 

109 

80 

76 

29 

29 

4 

4 

96 

15 

2 

Acres 

22332 

6 912 

12 154 

(D) 

(D) 

3878 

(D) 

(D) 

16091 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

104 

100 

68 

(NA) 

31 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

90 

10 

4 

Irrigated 

land 

613 

(D) 

(0) 

(D) 

28 

(D) 

43 

100 

10~ (D) I (D) 

Acres 

25184 

6 732 

13 553 

3361 

10871 

3301 I 760 

70 

17386 

5 763 

2035 

r-~------_r------~--T---------~------~------~ __ ~ ________ ~ 

(NA) (NA) 

I Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more All farms All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ---___________________________ 80 95 69 76 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

Other -----___________________________ 96 78 44 24 Not on farm operated __________________ _ 128 128 85 69 

30 27 14 21 Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ------------____________ 3 3 _ Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeors_________________________ 21 16 12 5 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors_________________________ 34 33 20 19 1 to 49 doyL _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL________________________ 34 36 19 27 50 to 99 dayL ________________________ _ 

Average ~~ ~~~ oge___________________________ ~~':t'~~~;====================== 52.5 ~ 54.1 ~ 53.4 ~~ 53.6 ~ 200 ~~:~ days ~~ or ~~~~======================== more _____________________ _ 

~----------~--------~ ~----------~----------~ 

18 18

1 

14 10 I 54 57 44 40 17 13 13 13 

6 9 5 4 

13 3 8 2 

6 14 2 6 74 57 36 21 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

TobIe 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text1 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

55 

46 549 34 149 30 539 17 131 298 82 225 37 283 35 198 

51 

28 78 

16 

41 60 14 70 11 45 

90 

(NA) (NA) 41 15 23 5 

116 

72 72 37 71 69 48 35 

115 

211 127 194 91 201 78 180 

79 

308 

647 

92 199 93 303 75 196 

12 89 

85 605 63 640 71 599 9 37 10 (D) 9 37 

70 87 63 47 37 75 37 43 173 224 (NA) (NA) 111 202 (NA) 173 176 176 155 111 (NA) 

163 115 162 104 139 (NA) (NA) 80 41 101 103 98 90 (NA) 

6 (NA) 72 40 53 (D) (NA) 26 

22 6 

(NA) 4 (D) 15 8 (NA) (NA) 20 (D) } 1 (D) (NA) 

173 (NA) 1 (D) 104 13 (NA) (NA) 16 111 12 105 42 (NA) 

15 (NA) 76 36 (NA) 6 (NA) (NA) 9 (NA) 

" 4 (NA) (NA) 

livestock and poultry purchosed __________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________________ _ 

Animal health costs ____________________________________ _ 

Seeds. bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ _ 

~her agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ 

C~~:r:~;'h,~~~~~ == == == ==== ====== ====== == ==== ==== == == ==== Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ___________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum productL __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products __________________________________ _ 

Gosoline __________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ________________________________________ _ 

lP ~as, butane, and propane _________________________ _ 

EI ~~~U~I-gaS Ke~osene, motor == == == oil. ==== and == grease ==== ====== ______________________ == ======== == == ==== _ 

Oth:~~%OI.-;.;;;Od~-cok;,-;I~~=========================== 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BENZIE COUNTY, MICH. 245 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based an a sample of farms, see text! 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or mare 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

, Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture ___________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ lime ______________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

116 6401 91 114 6309 91 6 92 - 31 955 23 

37 1 643 31 

- 16 194 14 

- 86 4248 72 

- 62 2 961 52 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 35 651 27 

- 28 (X) 20 

- 23 (X) 23 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks incfuding pk:kups _______________ _ Wheel troctorL ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, seff·propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker·shelfers _________ _ (ottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ 

Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 dato ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

175 177 113 104 machinery and equipment - Con. 

4203 2856 3 769 2218 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

24018 16 136 33 358 21 327 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

34 37 24 18 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

49 40 13 8 $100,000 to $199,999 _____________ c ______ 

29 46 17 27 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

128 207 71 81 78 126 

130 193 58 76 90 117 

155 330 46 70 134 260 

5 5 2 (0) 3 (0) 

3 3 3 3 - - 10 10 - - 10 10 

- - - - - -

38 38 17 17 21 21 

27 30 12 12 16 18 

22 22 8 8 14 14 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dato ore based on Q sample of farms; see textl 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

5863 

5863 

- 833 

1 571 

(0) 

4 170 

2857 

623 

()() 

DO 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

78 5035 (NA) 4273 (NA) 762 

14 323 

(NA) 2462 

1 (0) 

39 2542 

(NA) 1 789 

11 466 

3 DO 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

19 29 15 27 

20 15 20 14 

6 9 6 9 

9 1 ~ 9 1 8 1 8 1 

1 .J L 1 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

145 190 98 

152 237 77 

164 345 49 

2 (0) - - - -

19 19 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

31 32 16 

27 31 8 

21 22 5 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________ -------------------------- Workers ______________________________ --------------------

79 23 (X) 73 (X) 63 71 

765 (X) 46 (X) 719 733 1 126 

18 13 13 15 (0) 10 8 

2 4 8 2 (0) 2 6 

31 4 (0) 32 104 23 5 

11 2 (0) 7 46 11 13 

17 - - 17 550 17 39 

Farms with- 1 worker ____________________ ----------------------------

2 workers ______ -_ --------------------------------------- 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

246 BENZIE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 78 (x) 88 (X) 47 (X) 45 (X) 

- 57 (X) 77 (X) 30 (X) 37 (X) 

-

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,00(L 

Any caN Ie, hags, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

67 1084 75 672 45 I 060 41 (D) 

- 500 47 (0)1 67 (NA) '19 (0)1 37 -

I 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows ______________________ ___ ___ _________ _ Milk cows ______________________ _______________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

51 I 506 69 2 539 26 I 335 32 2056 - 43 522 54 I 223 23 455 27 983 - 36 391 44 I 081 20 331 22 856 

9 131 12 142 4 124 6 127 - (NA) I 19 '197

1 

25 448 28 

~I (NA) 625 46 1 (NA) (NA) 24 583 26 

Sales, Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fattened caMle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 40 I 233 56 I 163 25 I 183 32 I 053 

- (X) 627 (X) (NA) (X) 611 (X) 247 

- 20 103 (NA) (NA) 13 89 9 399 

- (X) 23 (X) (NA) (X) 19 (X) 55 

- 37 I 130 (NA) (NA) 24 I 094 '19 654 

- (X) 604 (X) (NA)I (X) 591 (X) 191

- 1 18 986 1 (NA) (NA) II 973 10 252 

- (X) 545 (X) (NA) (X) 540 (X) 85 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 6 126 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

- 13 (0) 22 I 791 7 (0) 6 I 600 

- 8 '19 (NA) (NA) 3 19 3 37 

- 12 (D) (NAJ (NA) 7 (D) 6 I 563 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Moy 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 9 38 12 III 3 19 3 88 

- 8 18 10 51 2 (0) 3 34 

- 6 20 7 60 2 (0) 3 54 Sheep and lamb,-___________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 3 5 (NAJ (NA) I (D) - -

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 17 78 21 57

1 

9 61

1 

10 28

1 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ - 13 2646 20 3 651 8 (0) 6 3 542 

$1,000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 253 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ - 7 173 8 563 3 94 3 507 

$1.000_ - (X) 6 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) 12 Sheep and lambs ____ ___ _____________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Goals _____________________________________________ _ - I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 5 15 - - 3 (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) 5 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 20 (X) 20 (X) 7 (X) 8 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 18 347 16 494 6 122 8 374 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 18 347 16 485 6 122 8 365 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NAJ (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 3 324 6 380 2 (D) I (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (D) 

- 2 (D) (NAJ (NA) 2 (D) I (0) 

- I (D) (NAJ (NA) I (D) - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 4 (X) (NA) 

Sales, 

(X) 2 (X) 2 (X) 

Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or oldeL _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other moot-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 4 (X) 10 (X) 2 (X) 4 (X) 

- - - 8 539 - - 2 (0) 

- - - 8 539 - - 2 (D) 

- - - (NAJ (NA) - - - - - - - (NAJ (NA) - - - - - I (D) - - I (0) - -

Turkeys for slaughteL ___________________________ _ - - - (NAJ (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding' ____________________ _ - - - (NAJ (NA) - - - - Other - - - (NAJ (NA) - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and paultry products ____________________ $1 ,000_ - 2 (X) (NAJ (X) I (X) 2 (X) 

- 7 2 10 4 2 (D) 4 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BENZIE COUNTY, MICH. 247 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - for silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop {tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - CuI for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheal for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oals for grain (bushels) _______________ .. _______ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Cotton - (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish pololoes (hundredweighIL _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lext) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see lext) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Sweel com ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

-

eerries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Nursery and greenhouse productL ______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

-

248 BENZIE COUNTY, MICH. 

Forms 

38 

49 

23 

34 

23 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

-

-

-

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

3 

5 

6 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

3 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

-

-

68 

78 

62 

(NA) 

7 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

9 

6 

6 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

102 

87 

51 

(NA) 

17 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

11 

10 

6 

(NA) 

4 

-

All farms 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Farms 

1 311 (X) -

I 115 (X) (NA) 

475 39064 - 396 22 119 (NA) 

836 9 593 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

(D) ()O -

- (X) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

(D) (D) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- ()O - (NA) (X) (NA) 

(D) (D) - 40 1 310 (NA) 

59 1 752 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

31 340 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - (D) (D) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

2 118 4 133 -

2084 3 353 (NA) 

1 847 3 532 -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

116 205 -

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

25 (X) 3 

20 (X) (NA) 

11 (X) 1 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

2 (X) 2 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

(D) (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

4 258 (X) 18 

4361 (X) (NA) 

1 251 11 652 130 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

62 209 340 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

21 (D) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

53 (X) 6 

42 (X) (NA) 

33 180 160 4 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

7 (X) 1 

- (X) (NA) 

, 

Farms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Farms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

- 24 1 184 (X) - - (NA) 21 864 (X) - - - 11 379 33479 - - (NA) 14 297 18 379 - - - 18 805 9 375 - - (NA) 13 550 8 063 - - - - - (X) - - (NA) 3 17 (X) - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- 2 (D) (D) - - (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - 3 29 982 - - (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- 2 (D) (D) - - (NA) 7 107 2602 - - - - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) 1 (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - 36 1 506 3 374 - - (NA) 38 1 476 2661 - - - 32 1 282 2830 - -

(NA) 36 1 293 2377 - - - 4 89 152 - -

- - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

6 6 16 (X) 2 (D) 

(NA) 6 20 (X) 1 (D) 

(D) 3 4 (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) 3 13 (X) 1 (D) 

(D) 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) 2 (D) (X) - - - 1 (D) (X) - - (NA) 1 (D) 00 - -

571 79 4079 (X) 17 (D) 

(NA) 76 4 297 (X) 3 103 

(NA) 36 1 184 11 580 008 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 1 388 13413 166 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 13 60 (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 54 283 050 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

24 10 (D) (X) 5 (D) 

(NA) 10 42 (X) 6 35 

14 6 33 180 160 4 14 

(NA) 6 35 159 100 6 35 

(D) 3 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

i Farms with sales of $2,500 or more All farms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres 

I 926 197 025 I 959 196077 I 432 178 678 I 352 173 918 

(X) 102 00 100 00 125 00 129 

(X) 371 200 00 371 200 00 371 200 00 371 200 

(X) 53.1 00 52.8 00 48.1 00 -46.9 

Farms ______________ - ___ ------------------------------ Average size of form _________________________________ _ 

Ap~:g;!~i~~ ~~ntai~eso == == = = ==== == == = = = = == = = == = = -p;;c""ent: = 

121 989 00 75 087 (X) 145639 00 92 987 00 

00 I 221 00 750 00 I 200 00 723 

Value of land and buildings,' 

~~:~~:: =~ ~~~: ============================= ~~::~~~== 

I 899 153 SOl 1 I 940 151 821 1 I 417 142901 I 345 139 371 

I 860 122 7561 I 911 121 558 I 401 117 090 I 338 114 S36 

457 2 305 449 (NA) 199 I 072 114 (NA) 

327 4414 312 (NA) 199 2 761 167 (NA) 

214 5 103 222 (NA) 170 4094 163 (NA) 

260 9840 262 (NA) 235 8965 233 (NA) 

277 19 417 336 (NA) 274 (0) 332 (NA) 

174 24 161 201 (NA) 174 24 161 201 (NA) 

121 35 699 108 (NA) 121 35699 108 (NA) 

26 17023 18 (NA) 25 (D) 17 (NA) 

4 4 794 3 (NA) 4 4794 3 (NA) 

land in forms according to use: Talal cropland __________________________ -_ -----------_ 

Harvested cropland __________________ - ___ - ___ -_ - ___ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 101019 acres ________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ _ 100 10 199 acres ______________________________ _ 

200 10 499 acres ______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ _ 

1,000 acres ar more ____________________________ _ 

323 7 202 373 8319 231 6 281 252 6663 

1 072 23 S43 990 21 944 814 19 S30 732 18 172 Cropland used only for pasture _______________________ _ Olher cropland ____________________________________ . 

378 6894 (NA) (HA) 299 6014 268 5 445 

145 2 595 (NA) (HA) 102 2089 94 2006 

142 2 424 (NA) (NA) 1 123 2 211 145 2575 

709 II 630 (NA) (NA) 523 9216 423 8 1-46 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured ________________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed __________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______________ _ Cropland idle ____________________________________ _ 

829 17602 828 20308 649 IS 053 603 IS 994 - 1 782 (NA) (NA) 92 1 448 120 2916 122 - 15 820 (NA) (NA) 597 13605 519 13078 760 

Tolal woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland paslured _______________________________ _ Woodland nol pas lured _____________________________ _ 

Olher land __________________________________________ _ 1 571 25922 1 676 23948 1 181 20 724 1 169 18 553 

128 4 570 1 (NA) (NA) 1 108 3967

1 

93 1 993 - 21 352 (NA) (NA) 1 161 16 757 1 151 16560 1 549 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc ________ _ 

Paslureland, all Iypes ___________________________________ _ 472 13 554 (HA) (NA) 3SO II 696 (NA) II 572 

Irrigaled land _________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ _ Postureland irrigated _________________________________ _ Olhor kmd irrigaled _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 _________ _ 

233 6 595 255 7054 218 6547 230 6979 

229 6 S36 (NA) (NA) 216 (D) 230 6931 

- - (NA) (HA) - - (NA) - - 12 59 (NA) (NA) 10 (D) 6 48 

284 4485 00 00 253 4247 00 (X) 

11978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Fanns with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Fanns ($1.000) Fanns ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sokl1 ________________ _ 1 926 53 946 1 959 42310 1 432 52946 1 352 41 380 Average per form ___________________________ dollars __ (X) 28009 00 21 598 00 36 974 00 30 607 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold; I $100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $99,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 __________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 __________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9.999 ____________________________________ _ 

$2.500 10 $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (see lexl) ____________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 __________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 __________________________________ _ $1,000 10 $1,499 __________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1,000 __________________________________ _ 

Abnarmol farms (seoloxl>-____________________________ _ 

121 26446 85 (NA) 121 26446 85 (NA) 

226 14220 191 (NA) 226 14220 191 (HA) 

179 4994 205 (HA) 179 4994 205 (HA) 

275 3891 274 (HA) 275 3891 274 (NA) 321 2290 307 (NA) 321 2290 307 (NA) 310 1 106 255 (NA) 310 1 106 255 (HA) 492 (D) 640 (NA) 00 00 35 (HA) 94 206 (NA) (HA) 00 00 00 (X) 

81 138 (NA) (NA) 00 (X) 00 00 110 136 (NA) (NA) 00 00 00 (X) 207 (D) (NA) (NA) ()() 00 00 00 2 (D) 2 (NA) (X) (X) 00 (X) 

Crops __________________________ : _____________________ _ 

Grains _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Carporalian loans __________________ _ Collon and collonseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporalian loans __________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegelables, sweel corn, and melans _____________________ _ Fruils, nuls, and berrles _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhauso producls ______________________ _ Olher crops _________________________________________ _ 

1 728 44 281 1 827 35615 1 358 43 778 (NA) 35 050 848 10015 (NA) (NA) 712 9830 70S 5836 71 440 (NA) (NA) 65 430 (NA) (HA) - - (HA) (HA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (HA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 202 560 (NA) (NA) ISO 517 177 302 436 7878 (NA) (NA) 384 7 832 432 7040 1 005 22 203 (NA) (NA) 825 21 992 840 18451 74 3468 91 3 335 60 3449 66 3302 29 158 (NA) (NA) 29 158 28 120 

liveslack, poultry, and Iheir producls _____________________ _ Paultry and poultry producls ___________________________ _ Dairy producls ______________________________________ _ 

Callie and calves ____________________________________ _ Hags and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs. and wool _______________________________ _ 

Olher IIveslack and liveslack praducls (see lexl) __________ _ 

477 9665 493 6674 376 9168 357 6 315 70 1 816 95 1 361 56 1 814 55 1 356 53 2 701 (NA) (NA) 52 (D) 72 2 130 259 1 378 (NA) (HA) 213 1 281 234 1 104 171 3 SOl (NA) (NA) 145 3482 147 1 684 27 35 (NA) (NA) 19 (D) 13 3 84 233 (NA) (NA) 53 208 29 38 

'1974 dolo include sales of forosl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BERRIEN COUNTY, MICH. 249 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, 1918 

Fann. 

Farm. with harvested cropland Fonns with irrigoted lond 

Acres Acres Harvosted Acres Harvosted Irrigated 1918 1914 in farms Farms in forms cropland Farms in farms cropland land 

All fanns ____________________________ _ 

fonn5 wIIh- 1 926 1 959 191 025 1 860 195 161 122 156 233 38 817 27 182 6595 

1 to 9 ocreL _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocre"-_____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocre5 ______________________ _ 10 to 99 ocrel-_____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acre. ____________________ _ 140 to 119 acro'-___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acro"- __________________ _ 220 to 259 acre'- __________________ _ 260 to 499 acrel- __________________ _ 500 to 999 acro. ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 QcrOI- _______________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

118 120 593 101 552 378 13 63 46 39 848 187 22 786 810 21 861 11 266 53 1 455 725 311 181 193 10 561 116 10 273 5 553 21 1 187 783 330 227 286 18419 223 18 109 10300 33 2 795 1 193 419 145 177 16736 144 16606 9 895 22 2 596 1 899 497 119 126 18514 118 18344 10 397 21 3 237 2 067 445 - 61 64 11 897 61 11 897 7 177 10 1 981 1 450 414 

- 51 38 

" '" I 51 12 127 7932 12 2 888 2015 249 

- 115 120 39 180 115 39 180 27 135 35 12044 8487 2 017 

- 48 41 29 951 48 29 951 20809 10 7321 4902 1 324 

- 13 7 16261 13 16 261 11 914 3 3250 3015 550 

- - - - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms __________________________ _ 

-------- 1 926 197 025 1 959 196077 1 432 178 678 1 352 173918 Horvested cropland ____________________ _ 

-------- 1 860 122 756 1 911 121 558 1 401 117 090 1 338 114 536 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________ _ 

-------- 1 343 85336 1 437 96331 911 71 847 888 78339 Harvested cropland __________________ _ 

-------- 1 285 43 734 (NAl 50 035 886 39 911 (NAl 44 898 Port owners __________________________ _ 

-------- 475 101 539 459 91 127 435 97467 410 87 184 Harvested cropland __________________ _ 

-------- 468 71 938 (NAl 65 684 430 70438 (NAl 63 893 Tenants _____________________________ _ 

-------- 108 10150 63 8619 86 9364 54 8395 Horvested croplond __________________ _ 

-------- 107 7084 (NA) 5 839 85 6741 (HAl 5 745 

Type of o'llanizatlon, Individuol or fomllv ____________________ _ 

-------- 1 741 154 325 (NA) (HAl 1 268 138 925 1 235 144503 Partnership __________________________ _ 

-------- 155 34 364 (NA) (HAl 139 33 596 101 24 765 Corporation __________________________ _ 

-------- 19 5 211 (NA) (NAl 19 5 211 12 3 587 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, ins.i'uti anal, etc._ 11 3 125 (HAl (HAl 6 946 4 1 063 

All forms Forms with sales of All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1918 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators bV principal occupation, Operators by place of residence: Forming _____________________________ _ 943 1 058 831 903 On fann operated ______________________ 1 549 1 527 1 176 1 092 Other _______________________________ _ 983 883 601 433 Hot on farm operoled ___________________ 210 185 145 106 

Operators bV age group, 

Hot reported ___________________________ 167 229 111 138 

Under 25 veors _______________________ _ 25 to 34 voars ________________________ _ 35 to 44 vears ________________________ _ 45 to 54 vears ________________________ _ 

31 24 19 15 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 

209 139 158 91 None _________________________________ 734 610 617 497 

321 355 223 229 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 106 98 86 71 

473 455 361 337 50 to 99 doys __________________________ 68 57 54 43 55 to 64 year'-_______________________ _ 

65 veors and oveL ____________________ _ Average age __________________________ _ 

494 S46 389 385 100 to 149 dovs ________________________ 55 45 47 33 

392 422 282 279 150 to 199 dav'-_______________________ 94 79 74 57 

52.1 53.7 52.3 53.9 200 days or more ______________________ 803 778 502 405 

'Applies onlv to Individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) ond partnerships, see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1918 data are based on a sample of farms; see toxt] 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

Llvellock and poultry purcho$ed _________________________ _ Fetd for IIvtltock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Comm.rclally mixed fonnula feedL ____________________ _ Animal health COlli ___________________________________ _ 

Seedl, bulbi, plants, and treel __________________________ _ 

Commercial flrtilizer ____________________ --------------- Other agricultural chemlcall Including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ________________________ --------------- Contract labor __________________________ ---------------

- 235 1 952 319 781 187 1 936 220 745 

- 474 2551 571 2 135 344 2500 358 1 974 

- 229 1 784 415 1 528 165 1 767 280 1 471 

- 325 126 (HAl (HAl 249 114 239 76 

- 1 390 1 870 1 343 1 433 1 145 1 831 1 024 1 388 

- 1 589 3 138 1 646 3 311 1 290 3008 1 211 3 167 

- 1 694 3 147 1 371 2 369 1 315 3056 1 043 2 312 

- 1 048 11 224 994 6 776 958 11 115 809 6632 

- 253 1 037 96 862 211 1 023 80 857 

Cu.lomwork, machine hire, and rental of mochlnery and equipment ____________________ - _______ ---------------- 1 001 1 432 992 1 143 842 1 354 802 1 098 

EMrgy and petroleum productl ___________________________ _ Pelroleum productl __________________________________ _ 

Galollne ____________ ------------------------------- DieHl fuel __________________________ ---------------

~~'~~i _ ~~t~~:_a_n_d_~~~~~== == == == == ==== ==== ==== == == Natural gal __________ ------------------------------ K.roNne, molor oil, and greose ______________________ _ 

Electricity ______________ -------------- ----- ----------- Other-coal, wood, coke, .tc. __________________________ _ 

1 920 3472 (HAl (HA) 1429 3290 (NAl (NA) 

1 920 2 811 1 923 2 111 1429 2657 1 338 1 990 

1 880 1 670 (HAl (NAl 1 389 1 559 1 320 1 307 

134 535 (HAl (NAl 618 519 469 271 

245 219 (HAl (HA) 244 (0) 237 130 

244 101 (NAl (HA) 238 107 

44 } 80 (HAl (HA) 43 (0) 1 338 282 

1 920 199 (HAl (NA) 1429 173 

1 365 656 (HAl (NAl 1 111 628 (NAl (NA) 

54 6 (NAl (HA) 33 5 (NA) (NA) 

250 BERRIEN COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres an which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ 

~~~f~~:da~~rtj~:.i:n'dc~:~~~:l"~- == == == == == = ===== == == = == = == == Lime ________________ - _________________ - _________ -------- ---

1 549 103 843 1 261 100 286 

1 537 103 079 1 255 99 540 

SO 764 44 746 

290 7383 248 7009 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to con.rol- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________________ _ Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture __________________ _ 

859 42981 669 41 032 

104 2929 86 2 791 

959 37 058 769 35 963 

849 SO 392 717 48 203 

Chemicals far- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruiL ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________________ _ 

188 5 137 161 

294 

199 ()() 

()() 255 

175 49~1 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ - $1.000 __ Average per fann ________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickup'-_____________ _ - Wheel - troctars ____________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self·propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker·shellers _________ _ CaMonpickerL ____________________________ _ Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage horve.ters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms- see text] 

All farms Forms wjth sok!s 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

1 925 1 916 1 429 1 332 machinery and equipment - Can. 

51 387 35 556 46 114 30 932 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

26 694 18 557 32 270 23222 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

194 373 99 139 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

460 446 215 254 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

509 470 422 343 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

1 370 1 9SO 759 898 797 1 052 1 714 3026 955 1 173 1 229 1 853 1 814 5356 428 635 1 751 4 721 

339 355 81 81 262 274 284 288 86 86 202 202 278 313 36 36 242 2n 

- - - - - - 313 353 130 137 193 216 295 319 78 79 223 240 

109 131 34 34 76 97 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

All forms 

1978 

218 

258 

115 

81 1 70 

20 .J 

Forms 

1 569 

1 702 1 813 

233 

172 

376 

(NA) 

218 

322 

127 

1974 

forms Acres on which used 

1 211 90 105 

(NA) 89 252 

(NA) 853 

175 4887 

(NA) 33739 

32 697 

358 19270 

(NA) 42 188 

57 1 971 

38 00 (NA) 00 

Form. with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

294 186 272 

178 231 170 

86 106 85 

{ 81 1 69 69 69 

L 20 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

2 121 1 192 

2804 1 106 

4724 629 

237 59 

178 54 

390 33 (NA) (NA) 

232 61 

323 44 

138 26 

Any hired workersWorking ISO days or more Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ___________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 1 048 341 ()() 994 ()() 958 809 - 16458 ()() 991 ()() 15467 16 176 16614 

Forms wnh- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or mare _____________________________________ _ 

- 168 141 141 145 145 148 126 - 102 59 118 109 218 85 66 - 173 87 288 166 534 138 82 - 188 46 287 160 1 048 171 137 - 417 8 157 414 13 522 416 398 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BERRIEN COUNTY, MICH. 251 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, All forms forms with soles of $2,SOO or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory, 

Anx~~~~~~~ ~~s~uo~~h;ep===========================_ - 616 00 606 00 446 00 407 00 410 00 456 ()O 306 00 330 00 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,OO(L - 477 9665 493 6 674 376 9168 357 6315 Any collie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $UXXL - 378 4914 397 (NA) 306 (0) 313 2 791 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Collie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heijers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 310 8 575 365 9 727 222 7315 261 B 203 

- 215 3 824 244 4237 159 3304 173 3563 

- 146 I 608 150 1 552 100 1 402 88 1 204 

- 75 2 216 111 2 685 65 1 902 93 2359 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 206 2648 (NA) (NA) 159 2186 151 2 135 

- 253 2 103 (NA) (NA) 183 1 825 210 2 505 

Soles, Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Collie ___________________________________________ _ 

- 259 4090 289 4 734 213 3678 234 4213 

- (X) I 378 (X) (NA) 00 1 281 00 1 104 

- 107 1 507 (NA) (NA) 89 1 286 104 1 306 

- (X) 215 (X) (NA) 00 195 00 91 

- 231 2583 (NA) (NA) 193 2392 211 2907 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ - (X) 1 163 (X) (NA) 00 1 086 00 1 014 

- 127 1 406 (NA) (NA) 103 1 334 107 1 737 

$1.000_ Ooiry products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 644 (X) (NA) 00 620 00 639 

- 53 2 701 (NA) (NA) 52 (0) 72 2 130 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pig'-_____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 168 20658 165 11 836 140 20 353 134 11469 

- 114 3591 (NA) (NA) 100 3 531 96 1 997 

- 159 17067 (NA) (NA) 132 16822 124 9472 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Oec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 121 4162 128 2777 106 4 119 110 2687 

- 102 1 955 105 1 415 91 1 937 89 1 367 

- 106 2 207 107 1 362 94 2182 94 1320 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 26 447 34 342 17 377 17 140 

- 23 329 (NA) (NA) 15 284 14 85 

- 20 59 (NA) (NA) 7 20 2 (0) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 213 900 162 624 135 594 87 398 

So~s, Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep ond lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goals ________________________ - _____ - _____ -- ___ - - --_ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 171 35970 176 24 705 145 35 701 147 24072 

- (X) 3501 00 (NA) 00 3482 00 1 684 

- 42 5698 50 3334 35 5 559 40 3060 

- (X) 253 00 (NA) (X) 248 00 74 

- 24 258 21 207 17 233 T1 82 

- 20 430 (NA) (NA) 14 367 8 57 

- (X) 3 553 00 (NA) (X) 2909 00 416 

- 27 35 (NA) (NA) 19 (0) 13 3 

- 5 36 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- (X) 1 00 (NA) 00 (0) 00 (Z) 

- 48 135 31 145 29 92 17 119 

- (X) 113 00 (NA) 00 92 00 36 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry __________________________ - ___________ ---

Chickens 3 months old or olde'-_____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ ----------------------

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ______ - _____________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 151 00 182 (X) 99 00 103 (X) 

- 122 241 648 168 123 279 79 240 527 90 120 027 

- 121 (0) 162 122 097 79 (0) 88 (0) 

- 16 (0) (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) I (0) 

- 25 5 337 24 1 318 17 5067 18 1 074 

- 6 65 (NA) (NA) 3 17 - - - 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - - - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 49 (X) (NA) (X) 28 (X) 18 (X) 

Soles, 

Any poultry ____________ ----------------------------- Chickens 3 months old or olde'-_____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age --------------------- Pullet. 3 months old or older --- __________________ _ 

Pullet chick. and pullet. under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens -_ - _____________ _ 

Turkey. ____________________ ---------------------- Turkeys for sloughte'-___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ ----------------------- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000 __ 

- 55 (X) 47 (X) 43 (X) 36 (X) 

- 25 327 615 33 144 269 21 327 525 30 142 163 

- 24 (0) 30 94234 20 (0) 27 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 16 1 946 14 857 12 1 811 6 475 

- 5 85 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - -

- 5 85 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 17 (X) (NA) (X) 14 (X) 4 (X) 

70 1 816 95 1 361 56 1 814 55 1 356 

252 BERRIEN COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums lor all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

CuI for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Oals lor groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Barley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peanuls for nUls (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Colton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

A~alla hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978 __ 

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ SIrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse produclL ______________ 1978 __ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

i 

Farms 

757 

812 

753 

788 

59 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

5 

7 

I 

3 

4 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

192 

555 

99 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

23 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

479 

427 

-

-

-

-

-

-

29 

29 

8 

8 

420 

423 

340 

(NA) 

120 

9 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

5 

(NA) 

436 

534 

77 

(NA) 

236 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

1 044 

1 114 

485 

(NA) 

384 

(NA) 

674 

(NA) 

251 

302 

102 

(NA) 

74 

13 

Harvesled 

Acres 

44 871 

38 319 

43 223 

34 804 

(0) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

58 

108 

(D) 

59 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

4 618 

12 254 

1 393 

(NA) 

59 

(NA) 

314 

(NA) 

43 

(NA) 

21 097 

14689 

-

-

-

-

-

- 148 

119 

122 

102 

11 266 

9333 

8 553 

(NA) 

1 712 

105 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

77 

(NA) 

8636 

10 OSO 

401 

(NA) 

3 732 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

29 264 

32 033 

10 705 

(NA) 

4378 

(NA) 

7243 

(NA) 

1 640 

1 893 

680 

(NA) 

1 014 

63 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigaled 

Quanlity Forms Acres 

00 10 1 175 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

3670 326 10 1 175 

1 683 017 (NA) (NA) 

21 805 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - 00 (NA) (NA) 

~I - (NA) (NAil (0) - - 1 510 (NA) (NA) 

6SO - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

00 - -

001 (NA) (NA) 

149 868 2 (D) 

412 865 (NA) (NA) 

68 057 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

I 461 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

5 963 - -

(N~I (NA) (N~ I -

00 (NA) (NA) 

601 013 9 461 

260349 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NAi I 

31 042 11 99 

18 237 (NA) (NA) 

19 073 4 (0) 

14976 (NA) (NA) 

30788 1 (0) 

20 675 (NA) (NA) 

26 326 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

3038 - -

00 - -

00 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

7 206 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

00 145 2 993 

(Xl (NA) (NA) 

00 21 148 

00 (NA) (NA) 

00 70 895 

00 (NA) (NA) 

00 - - 00 (NA) (NA) 

00 34 679 

00 (NA) (NA) 

131 044 346 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

21 737944 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) ~A) 

56 929 707 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(Xl 91 798 

00 (NA) (NA) 

4243 578 78 666 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

00 22 207 

00 (NA) (NA) 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quanlity Farms Acres 

627 43 Q.46 (X) 9 (D) 

627 35 714 (X) 11 421 

624 41 555 3 563 612 9 (D) 

610 32667 1 599 764 11 394 

57 (D) (D) - - 92 2 765 23 437 1 (0) 

1 (D) (X) - - 14 282 (X) 1 (D) 

5 58 (X) - -

6 (D) (X) - - 1 (0) (D) - -

3 59 I 510 - - 4 (0) 650 - -

2 (0) (D) - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - DO - - I (0) 00 I - -I 172 4496 147 251 2 (D) 

469 11 511 393 235 1 (D) 

87 1 303 66 230 - - 141 2067 90 394 - - 6 (D) (D) - - 18 216 8 103 - -

18 187 4058 - -

25 285 7 4~ 1 - - 5 43 - -

15 179 00 - -

422 20 552 589 782 9 461 

375 14 151 253 141 9 108 

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - -

= 1 

- - - - - - - -

28 (D) (D) 11 99 

25 115 17997 12 81 

8 122 19073 4 (D) 

7 (D) (D) 4 97 

310 9 702 27 329 1 (0) 

304 7863 18 179 2 (D) 

259 7 392 23 5331 1 (D) 

222 5 139 13 110 2 (D) 

89 1 410 2 S07 - -

8 (D) (X) - -

23 512 (X) - - - - - - -

1 (D) (0) - -

5 77 7206 - -

18 433 52 040 - -

384 8 498 00 138 2973 

434 9822 00 161 3 545 

56 357 (X) 19 (D) 

61 405 (X) 26 175 

213 3 705 (X) 66 887 

276 4 642 (X) 108 1 642 

4 2 (Xl - - 5 3 (X) - -

810 28034 (X) 30 660 

842 30776 (X) 64 1 477 

408 10377 130 368 486 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 10771 99 166 493 (NA) (NA) 

325 4223 21 544 619 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 4329 27940 482 (NA) (NA) 

526 6 730 55 302 466 (NA) (NA) 

539 6854 33 144 000 (NA) (NA) 

215 I 597 (X) 87 796 233 1 782 (X) 99 887 91 676 4 237 365 75 665 107 841 5094 644 86 747 

60 974 (X) 21 (D) 

12 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

BERRIEN COUNTY, MICH. 253 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Form. with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

I 196 242233 I 310 247 S39 972 230 162 I 030 232 590 (X) 203 00 189 00 237 00 226 (X) 323840 (X) 323840 00 323840 00 323840 (X) 74.8 (X) 76.4 00 71.1 00 71.8 

Forms _______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form _________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo __________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL_ 

Value of land and buildings: I 

163919 (X) 85 638 (X) 182318 (X) 100667 (X) 

(X) 804 (X) 453 00 793 (X) 446 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars __ Average per acre _____________________________ dollars __ 

land in forms according to use: 

- I 157 184 715 1 279 187009 954 177 950 1 016 177 764 

- 1 136 156 136 1 247 154 929 949 152041 1010 149975 

T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 48 279 58 (NA) 19 97 13 (NA) 

- 104 I 525 102 (NA) 29 413 22 (NA) 

- 95 2334 104 (NA) 57 I 445 49 (NA) 

- 178 6767 237 (NA) 142 5489 184 (NA) 

- 265 18424 285 (NA) 257 (0) 281 (NA) 

212 30418 243 (NA) 211 (0) 243 (NA) 

- 183 55 327 173 (NA) 183 55327 173 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

- 44 30 167 37 (NA) 44 30 167 37 (NA) 

- 7 10 895 8 (NA) 7 10895 8 (NA) 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 352 10628 481 14613 291 9509 387 12704 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 586 17951 511 17467 494 16400 430 15085 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 185 4034 (NA) (NA) 159 3653 120 3696 

- 58 975 (NA) (NA) 44 711 72 2471 

grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 78 1 755 (NA) (NA) 68 1 552 126 3064 Croplond idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 394 11 187 (NA) (NA) 341 10484 211 5854 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 724 29947 798 31 118 607 27 116 660 28418 Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 200 6 145 (NA) (NA) 171 5671 204 6421 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 589 23802 (NA) (NA) 495 21 445 516 21 997 

Other lond _________________________________________ _ 

- 952 27 571 1 103 29412 771 25096 877 26408 Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and 

- 189 6787 (NA) (NA) 153 6101 191 6664 

- 931 20784 (NA) (NA) 755 18995 853 19744 

woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 562 23 560 (NA) (NA) 460 21 281 (NA) 25 789 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 113 18826 29 4060 112 (0) 29 4060 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 113 18826 (HA) (NA) 112 (0) 29 4060 

- Pastureland - - (HA) irrigated ________________________________ _ (HA) - - (NA) - Other - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 450 10477 (XJ 00 398 10148 00 (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Volue 

Forms ($1,000) Fonns ($1,000) forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - 1 196 37104 1 310 27643 972 36 806 I 030 27269 

- (X) 31 023 (XJ 21 102 (XJ 37866 (X) 26475 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (.ee text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (seelexl) _____________________________ _ 

- 86 18932 51 (NA) 86 18932 51 (NA) 

- 124 7 765 116 (NA) 124 7 765 116 (NA) 

- 169 4934 164 (NA) 169 4934 164 (NA) 

- 218 3061 225 (NA) 218 3061 225 (NA) 

- 211 1 513 267 (NA) 211 I 513 267 (NA) 

- 164 601 188 (NA) 164 601 188 (NA) 

- 224 298 299 (NA) (X) (X) 19 (NA) 

- 56 124 (NA) (NA) 00 (X) (X) (X) 

- 40 69 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 57 69 (NA) (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 71 37 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) 00 00 (X) (X) 

Crops ______________________ -_ -_ - - - _____ - _ --- ---------

Groins _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ T obocco ______________________ - _________ - _______ -----

field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________ ---- __ -_ ----------------

- 1 020 18 324 I 174 15069 874 18 128 (HA) 14 789 

978 16449 (NA) (NA) 844 16273 931 13 205 

146 I 734 (NA) (NA) 136 1 732 (NA) (HA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (HA) (NA) - - - -

191 562 (HA) (NA) 173 543 226 509 

13 78 (NA) (HA) 12 (0) 10 (0) 

17 283 (NA) (NA) 16 (0) 8 297 

11 952 13 642 11 952 12 (0) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - 10 97 

liveslock, poullry, and their products _____________________ _ 

Poullry and poullry products ___________________________ _ 

g~~ ~no:~~l!es-== ============ ======== ==:======= ==::: Hogs and pigL _______________ ---- ____ - ___________ ----

Sheep, lambs, and wool _______________________________ _ 

Olher live.tock and livestock producls (see text) __________ _ 

643 18780 730 12549 546 18677 615 12454 

49 (0) 61 303 37 (0) 48 301 

147 5814 (NA) (NA) 145 (0) 175 4645 

422 6749 (NA) (NA) 384 6716 449 4 146 

304 5 596 (NA) (NA) 261 5 551 268 3051 

72 (0) (NA) (NA) 57 135 87 268 

57 182 (HA) (NA) 44 174 22 43 

'1974 dolo include sale. of forest products. 

254 BRANCH COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

• . 1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvesled Acres Harvesled Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All farms ____________________________ _ I 196 I 310 242233 I 136 240 174 156 136 113 58 996 42227 18 826 Farms with33 33 105 9 40 27 3 12 7 7 209 212 6795 185 6 110 3 673 12 399 208 159 

1 to 9 acres ________________________ _ 1010 49 ocre'-_____________________ _ 

82 101 4 779 79 4 612 2589 4 244 178 157 197 212 16077 192 15 715 8 538 2 (D) (0) (D) 152 172 17 731 151 17631 10268 5 585 387 367 117 135 18803 116 18 633 10986 1 (D) (D) (D) 

64 

~I 12 7031 64 12 703 8090 4 820 527 397 

57 13 563 56 13 323 8562 6 1 414 871 540 173 195 61 1731 172 60 903 39994 29 10 273 7499 2886 87 75 56 719 87 56 719 38 340 29 19489 13432 6331 20 18 23066 20 23 066 17 335 14 16888 13029 5 585 

5 10 719 5 10 719 7 734 4 8530 5 799 2260 

50 10 69 ocre'-_____________________ _ 7010 99 acre'-_____________________ _ 100 10 139 ocre'- ___________________ _ 140 10 179 ocre'-___________________ _ 

18010 219 ocro'-___________________ _ 

22010 259 acre'-___________________ _ 26010 499 acre'-___________________ _ 500 10 999 acrOL ___________________ _ 1,000 10 1,999 acre'-________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more _________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acnes Farms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 196 242 233 136 156 136 

Tenure of operator: full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ 

759 93 175 704 51 482 364 138 224 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

364 95988 73 10 834 

68 8666 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Portnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

080 200 584 108 38 715 5 (0) 

3 (D) 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

559 725 637 576 

41 47 178 173 287 277 274 338 253 272 163 194 

48.3 48.8 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

310 

247 

913 

(NA) 

330 

(NA) 

67 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

247 539 

154929 

117 108 

65535 

120634 

82 834

1 9797 

6560 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

421 4 152 369 2492 611 3 174 666 2 713 266 1 510 483 1 549 517 274 (NA) (NA) I 045 1 501 1072 I 133 1 075 3960 1 043 3 124 957 I 397 736 857 371 1 376 296 816 27 131 25 72 

533 534 544 447 

Livestock and poultry purchased __________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poullry _________ ~ __________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feedL _____________________ _ Animal heallh costs ____________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, and Irees ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ _ 

Olher agricullural chemicals including lime _________________ _ Hired farm labor _______________________________________ _ Contract labor _________________________________________ _ 

Cuslomwork. machine hine, and nenlal of machinery and equipment ___________________________________________ _ 

1 184 2 512 (NA) (NA) 1 184 I 906 I 288 1 445 1 094 847 (NA) (NA) 526 598 (NA) (NA) 218 288 (NA) (NA) 110 33 (NA) (NA) 9 5 (NA) (NA) 1 184 136 (NA) (NA) 840 580 (NA) (NA) 78 26 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and pelroleum producIL __________________________ _ Petroleum products __________________________________ _ 

Gasoline __________________________________________ _ Diesel fuel ________________________________________ _ 

lP ~o., butane, and propane _________________________ _ Fue 011 ___________________________________________ _ 

Nolural gas _______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor all, and greas"-_____________________ _ Eleclriclty ___________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, elc. __________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

972 

949 

556 

536 

353 

353 

63 

60 

865 

100 

5 

2 

230 162 152041 

82 142 

47922 

137 588 

95664 

10432 1 8 455 

188998 

38 232 

(0) 

(D) 

All forms 

1978 

919 

150 

127 

389 

82 

34 

38 

44 

562 

'1974 

931 

162 

208 

366 

84 

29 

32 

44 

510 

1 030 232 590 

I 010 149 975 

651 102 938 (NA) 60 899 

322 120 072 (NA) 82654 57 9580 (NA) 6422 

935 198 268 

86 31 755 

3 900 

6 1 667 

Forms with soles of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 

755 759 

118 112 

99 150 

347 319 76 61 28 23 

27 23 37 36 418 343 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Forms Expenses 

($1.000) Forms Expenses 

($1,000) 

372 4 138 308 2461 527 3 125 514 2 653 233 1 502 395 1 517 438 261 366 152 917 I 469 939 1 114 942 3888 894 3 085 854 1 378 652 847 328 1 357 276 810 27 131 23 (D) 

476 522 447 433 

999 2443 (NA) (NA) 999 1 855 I 024 I 388 927 813 1 005 831 492 587 488 287 213 288 225 168 102 33 } 9 5 1 024 101 999 130 743 565 (NA) (NA) 56 23 (NA) (NA) 

BRANCH COUNTY, MICH. 255 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are bosed on 0 sample of forms; see text} 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

Lime __________ ._. _____ ._. _____ . _______ • _._. _________ ._._ •• _ 

Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants, etc. 10 coolrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ___________ ._ ... _____________ ._. ________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _______________ . ______________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture ___ • ___ • _________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control at crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________ "' _______ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ____________ .. __________ _ 

- 1 053 138 878

1 

930 136 160 

- I 053 138 432 930 135 714 

- 25 446 25 446 

- 182 7 182 159 6939 

- 301 43 947 271 43 167 

- 50 6 015 50 6015 

- 35 3 181 35 3 181 

727 90 230 662 89 0341 

- 27 I 554 21 

- 220 (X) 202 1 441\ (X) 

- 211 (X) 193 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto ore bosed on Q sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Farms with soles All forms of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

estimated markel value of all machinery and equipmenL __ . _______ formL 

$1.000. 

Average per form ________ . _. ___ .. _ dollors_ 

forms by value group; $110 $4,999 _ ... _.. . ____ . ________ _ 

$5,00010 $9,999._. _.,, __ . ____ ._. ______ . 

$10,00010 $19.999 ____ ......... _. _______ . 

-

-

-

-

-

I 193 I 283 

41 265 27 100 

34 589 21 122 

134 199 

277 276 

228 325 

All farms 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated mark.et value of all 

I 003 I 018 machinery and equipment - Can. 

39 212 25 072 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________ .. ___ . __ 

39 095 24 629 $30,000 10 $49.999 __________________ . __ . 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

95 115 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

154 163 $100.000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

217 268 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______ . ______________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors __ . ___________ • __________ • __ 

Groin and bean combines, self·propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ coltonpickers ________ .. _____________ .. _____ _ 

Mower conditioners ________________ .. _____ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

I 

1 

953 1 514 576 713 598 801 

039 1 486 527 616 685 870 

074 2854 234 327 1 053 2 527 

384 414 90 91 296 323 

285 298 90 91 196 207 

643 701 115 115 539 586 

- - - - - -

298 300 36 36 262 264 

447 449 49 49 400 400 

202 243 31 36 172 207 

1978 and 1974 

11978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see textJ 

Hired workers-All farms. 1978 

179 

90 

93 

73 ., 102 r 17 -' 

Forms 

1 076 

1 079 

1 184 

324 

217 

580 

(NA) 

250 

408 

154 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

894 117 954 

(NA) 117 230 

(NA) 724 

156 6000 

(NA) 20937 

1 (0) 

9 1 077 

(NA) 77 8521 

4 18

1\ 56 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

I I 

201 178 191 

161 86 161 

66 81 65 r 73 

55/l 1 102 55 

iL 17 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

1 379 816 

1 454 598 

2 776 463 

341 95 

226 97 

606 122 

(NA) (NA) 

254 58 

413 54 

165 49 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 1 SO days o'r more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __ . __ ._ 

Workers __ . ___ . - 371 100 (X) 301 (X) 328 276 

- I 050 (Xl 197 (X) 853 989 1 163 

- 167 50 50 137 137 136 III 

- 72 35 70 44 88 66 43 

- 74 8 26 74 232 68 56 

- 50 5 (D) 40 240 50 47 

- 8 2 (D) 6 156 8 19 

Forms with- I worker __ . _. _______ .. _____________ -- ---------- -- .------

2 workers __ . _______________ -- __ ---- -- -- -- --- ----------- 3 or 4 workers ________________________ .. -----------------

5 to 9 workers ______________________ -- ------ -----.------ 10 workers or more _______________________________ 04 _____ .. 

256 BRANCH COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

I 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

709 (X) 783 (X) 576 00 632 (X) 

637 00 741 (X) 523 (X) 605 00 

Inventoryl Any livestock or pouUry ______________________________ _ 

Any cattle. hogs, or sheep ___________________________ _ 

643 18 780 730 12549 546 18677 615 12454 

608 (D) 700 (NA) 521 12401 I 603 7465

1 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1 ,000 __ Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000 __ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

490 22264 577 25 704 412 21 594 481 24745 - 364 8002 444 10020 309 7 732 372 9536 - 211 2352 267 3834 163 2 116 211 3394 - 180 5 650 210 6 186 167 5616 192 6 142 - 337 5617 (NA) (NA) 289 5431 1 3D9 5329

1 - 415 (NA) (NA) 357 8431 396 9880 - 8645 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steer~, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$I,OO(L Calves ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Cattle ____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ 

Fattened cottle __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 __ 

422 16032 500 12 104 384 15905 449 11 899 - 00 6749 00 (NA) 00 6716 (X) 4 146 

189 2490 (NA) (NA) 174 2431 179 2 180 

(X) 397 00 (NA) (X) 386 (X) 195 

356 13542 (NA) (NA) 330 13474 399 9719 

00 6351 1 00 (NA) (X) 6330 (X) 3951 

179 8041 (NA) (NA) 164 8010 165 6401 

(X) 4561 00 (NA) (X) 4 552 (X) 2 780 

147 5 814 (NA) (NA) 145 (D) 175 4645 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

310 44 775 291 27 851 259 43 998 240 27098 

247 6 735 (NA) (NA) 1 209 6560 188 4 180 

281 38 D40 (NA) (NA) 234 37438 1 220 22918 

256 7355 248 5 745 217 7 213 215 5639 

212 3266 204 3012 183 3 203 180 2 963 

218 4089 193 2733 189 4010 172 2676 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ______________________ _ 

Other hags and pigL _______________________________ _ 

Lillers of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 _______________ _ .Iune 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ _ 

75 3313 104 6743 57 2917 83 6 118 

65 2226 (NA) (NA) 50 1 974 77 2908 

11 63 (NA) (NA) 6 13 6 49 

Sheep and lambs _____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________________ _ 

Goats ______________________________________________ _ 

189 1 094 188 813 134 830

1 

133 608

1 ---

Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

304 59 710 3D9 42 235 261 58 907 268 41 419 

00 5596 00 (NA) 00 5 551 (X) 3 051 

Hogs and pigL ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs _______________________________________ _ 82 9777 59 5 538 60 9269 50 5331 

$1,000 __ 00 460 00 (NA) 00 443 00 122 Sheep and lambs _____________________________________ _ 68 2426 101 7896 53- 2204 85 7 557 Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ _ 65 2656 (NA) (NA) 53 2421 77 6940 Pounds of wool ____________________________________ _ (X) 22813 00 (NA) 00 20 915 00 51 569 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1,000 __ 72 (D) (NA) (NA) 57 135 87 268 Goats ______________________________________________ _ 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 3 49 $1,000 __ 00 (D) 00 (NA) 00 - (X) (Z) 

Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 49 172 26 146 39 152 17 121 $1,000 __ 00 157 00 (NA) 00 149 00 42 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any pou~ry _________________________________________ _ 147 00 125 00 109 (X) 89 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 134 36 018 116 28004 99 35058 80 26 814 Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 134 35914 112 27 538 99 (D) 80 26 538 Pullets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 7 104 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 7 125 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ____________ _ I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 3 20304 17 1 018 16 1 036 14 873 14 (D) 5 32 (NA) (NA) 5 32 3 41 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

32 (X) (NA) (X) 20 (X) 12 (X) 

Turkeys for slaughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

33 00 28 00 24 (X) 26 (X) 

22 28934 22 102 257 18 28709 20 (D) 22 28934 20 (D) 18 28 709 19 (D) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 9 1022 4 295 7 (D) 4 295 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Any pouUry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ____________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding : ____________________ _ 

4 00 (NA) 00 1 (X) 3 (X) 49 (D) 61 303 37 (D) 48 301 

Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and pouUry products ____________________ $1 ,000 __ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA BRANCH COUNTY, MICH. 257 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - . 1974_ -

Wheal for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 80rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Red ciover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - All vegelobles horvesled for sole (see lexl) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

land in orchordL ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

-

aerries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

-

258 BRANCH COUNTY, MICH. 

Forms 

991 

1 060 

984 

1 044 

138 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

12 

10 

6 

5 

6 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

357 

697 

243 

(NA) 

3 

(NA) 

10 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

572 

621 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

4 

-

- 518 

549 

437 

(NA) 

134 

19 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

19 

(NA) 

13 

18 

11 

(NA) 

6 (NA) 

2 

(NA) 

16 

9 

15 

(NA) 

6 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

10 

3 

8 (NA) 

11 

3 

All forms 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Farms 

95 602 00 91 

89 825 (X) (NA) 

90 154 7063 566 89 80880 4307289 (NA) 

(D) 80 597 9 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

420 00 1 

176 (X) (NA) 

221 12 215 - 114 4670 (NA) 

199 2660 1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

8963 289 456 - 17641 581 255 (NA) 

4 185 213 326 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

68 (D) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

135 3401 -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

32032 719026 42 

26202 477 810 (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

(D) (D) - 2 52 (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

15 458 40 079 11 

15 225 37 504 (NA) 

11 798 33247 10 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 881 3634 -

421 (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

421 52963 -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

195 (X) 4 

141 (X) (NA) 

50 (X) 4 

(NA) ()() (NA) 

17 (X) 3 

(NA) ()() (NA) 

(D) ()() 2 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

281 (X) 1 

392 (X) (NA) 

224 1 953981 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

36 (D) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (D) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

34 (X) 6 

3 (X) (NA) 

31 209 680 6 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

420 (X) 7 

316 (X) (NA) 

, 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

14 192 860 93 575 (X) 91 14192 

(NA) 896 87478 (X) 24 2767 

13805 855 (D) 6964 445 89 13 805 

(NA) 885 78 632 4 220 141 24 2653 

387 136 (D) (D) 9 387 

(NA) 165 8480 85 729 3 114 

- - - (X) - -

(NA) 20 366 (X) - -

(D) 12 420 (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) 8 (D) (X) - - - 6 221 12 215 - - (NA) 4 (D) (D) - - (D) 6 199 2660 1 (D) 

(NA) 5 57 540 - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- 341 8788 285 563 - - (NA) 623 16 882 564 595 - - (D) 220 4005 206 853 2 (D) 

(NA) 247 4 755 242 543 - - - 3 68 (D) - - (NA) 8 70 3230 - - - 8 (D) (D) - - (NA) 13 143 4 718 - - - 1 (D) (X) - - (NA) 12 157 (X) - -

3368 521 31 363 707606 42 3368 

(NA) 572 25534 469 747 13 712 

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) - - (NA) 3 (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - 521 449 14 425 38 386 11 521 

(NA) 475 14250 35902 1 (D) 

447 387 11 050 32055 10 447 

(NA) 373 10051 27320 1 (D) 

- 115 1 709 3322 - -

- 16 385 (X) - - (NA) 43 676 (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - 16 385 49063 - - (NA) 42 658 53 334 - -

147 12 (D) (X) 4 147 

(NA) 11 131 (X) 1 (D) 

(D) 10 (D) (X) 4 (D) 

(NA) 8 22 (X) - - (D) 6 17 (X) 3 (D) 

(NA) 4 2 (X) - - (D) 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

(NA) - - (X) - -

(D) 14 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

(MA) 7 (D) (X) - -

(NA) 13 (D) 1 953 981 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 323 2663 000 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 6 36 (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 56 257 000 (NA) (NA) 

• (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

30 9 (D) (X) 5 (D) 

(NA) 2 (D) (X) - - 30 7 (D) (D) 5 (D) 

(NA) 1 (D) (D) - - 304 11 420 (X) 7 304 

(NA) 3 316 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, Farms with sales of $2.500 or more All farms 

1976 1974 1976 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

1 307 256095 1 417 270 564 1 006 237 954 1 019 242 124 

(Xl 196 00 191 (Xl 236 00 236 

(X) 453 760 00 453 760 00 453 760 00 453 760 

(X) 56.4 00 59.6 (Xl 52.4 00 53.4 

Forms ________________________________ ----------------

Ap~;~~~r~~z\~n~;!F===========================~~c~~~== 

153 556 (Xl 64 174 (Xl 160 264 00 103 069 (Xl 

(Xl 763 00 441 (Xl 756 00 434 

Value of land and buildings,' 

~~:~:~: =~ ~~~ == =========================== ~~:~~~== 1 271 192 966 1 392 196 370 1 964 162 300 1 006 161 719 

1 237 151 254 1 345 151 043 971 145 933 996 143 531 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ___________________________________ " ___ _ Harvested cropland __________________________ -_ - ___ _ 

66 293 71 (NAl 19 61 16 (HAl 

149 2046 169 (NAl 47 661 41 (HAl 

122 2 694 131 (NAl 60 I 461 44 (HAl 

219 6264 231 (NAl 175 6664 174 (HAl 

262 19 605 316 (NAl 271 16936 296 (NAl 

179 24 645 1 219 (NAl 179 24 645 219 (HAl 

167 51 475 160 (NAl 167 51 475 160 (HAl 

44 29 047 42 (NA) 44 29 047 42 (NAl 

9 12 963 6 (NA) 9 12963 6 (HAl 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 201029 acres ________________________________ _ 30 10 49 acre. ________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ _ 

100 10 199 acre. ______________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

551 20 326 679 24 559 433 18 077 469 19569 

637 21 406 618 22 768 514 18290 461 16619 -

Cropland used onlv for pa.lure _______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

220 5 256 (NAl (NAl 161 4 611 133 5 125 - 57 1 071 53 640 (NA) (NAl 46 715 

125 3 192 (NAl (NAl 110 2998 173 5243 

416 12 116 (NAl (NAl 330 9966 242 7 180 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed __________________ _ Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______________ _ Cropland idle ____________________________________ _ 

775 29 000 862 32 762 632 25 905 648 28049 - 5 898 (NAl (HA) 153 5302 221 6812 192 - 23 102 (NAl (NAl 537 20 603 530 21 237 - 651 

Tolal waodlond _____________________________________ _ Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- I 082 34 107 I 193 39432 837 29 749 871 32 356 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodlond postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds. roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 234 8 701 (HAl (NA) 1 190 7 7021 227 8336

- 1 I 039 25 406 (NA) (HA) 802 22047 852 24020 

Pa.turelond. all types ___________________________________ _ 727 34 927 (NAl (NA) 573 31 061 (NA) 34 717 

54 6 242 21 I 482 47 6 218 18 I 476 

- 53 (D) (HAl (HAl 47 6 218 18 I 476 

- I (0) (HAl (NAl - - (NA) -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

Irrigoted land _________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pasturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land Irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land sel aside in Ihe federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 302 7 157 00 (X) 274 6903 00 (X) 

11978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farm. Forms with so~s of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Forms ($1.000) Fanns ($1.000) Fanns ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) 

Morkel value of ogricultural products .old' ________________ _ I 307 37 741 I 417 30 105 1008 37 381 I 019 29 628 Average per farm ___________________________ dollar. __ (X) 28 676 00 21 246 00 37085 (X) 29 076 

Farms by value of agricultural producls sold,' $100.000 or more ____________________________________ _ $40.000 10 $99.999 __________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $39.999 __________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19.999 __________________________________ _ $5.000 10 $9.999 ____________________________________ _ 

$2.500 10 $4.999 ____________________________________ _ 

Less Ihan $2.500 (see Ie") ____________________________ _ $2.000 10 $2.499 __________________________________ _ $1.500 10 $1.999 __________________________________ _ $1.000 10 $1.499 __________________________________ _ 

Less Ihan $1.000 __________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see lexl) _____________________________ _ 

83 19642 60 (HAl 63 19642 60 (NA) 135 8563 127 (NAl 135 8563 127 (NA) 139 3 932 133 (NA) 139 3932 133 (NA) 190 2688 193 (NAl 190 2688 193 (NAl 253 1 804 271 (NAl 253 I 804 271 (NAl 208 752 213 (HA) 206 752 213 (NAl 299 360 420 (NAl (X) (X) 22 (NA) 46 103 (NAl (NAl 00 (X) (X) (X) 70 122 (NAl (NAl (X) 00 00 (X) 67 64 (HAl (HA) (X) (X) 00 (X) 116 51 (NAl (HAl 00 (X) (X) (X) - - - (HAl 00 00 (X) (X) 

Crops __________________________ ~ _____________________ _ Groins _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ Cotton and collanseed ________________________________ _ Commodity Credit Corparatlon loons __________________ _ Tobocco ____________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy. forage, and silage _____________________ _ Vegelables, sw .. 1 corn. and melons _____________________ _ Frulls. nuls. and berries _______________________________ _ Nursery and gr .. nhouse producls ______________________ _ Olher crop. _________________________________________ _ 

I 094 17 519 1 222 13829 899 17 263 (NAl 13508 966 12495 (NAl (NAl 829 12 335 871 10 224 88 620 (HAl (NAl 83 617 (HAl (NAl - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - (NAl (NA) - - (NAl (NAl - - - - 317 953 (NAl (HA) 255 899 282 528 39 748 (NAl (NAl 25 737 28 825 21 (D) (NAl (NAl 13 (D) 12 198 21 254D 22 I 307 17 2 535 16 I 299 6 (D) (NAl (NAl 5 (D) 8 434 

Liveslock, paultry, and Ihelr producls _____________________ _ Poultry and poultry producls ___________________________ _ 

g~~1. Hogs and '::dd~~l~e~-===================================== pigs _______________________________________ _ 

Sh .. p. Iambs. and wool _______________________________ _ 

Olher liveslock and liveslock producls (s .. lexl) __________ _ 

765 20222 843 16 221 644 20 098 668 16068 67 651 70 670 54 649 54 667 154 8 257 (NAl (NA) 152 (D) 194 6960 574 6953 (NA) (NAl 493 6 876 556 5 935 234 4020 (NA) (NA) 212 4001 223 2 313 66 174 (HAl (HAl 49 164 53 171 73 168 (NAl (NAl 51 (D) 21 23 

'1974 dolo Include sales of forest producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CALHOUN COUNTY, MICH. 259 
TobIe 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, 1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested croplorfd Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Farms in farms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All forms _____ .. _____________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 307 1 417 256 095 1 237 252 199 151 254 54 27455 18988 6242 

1 to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 10 to 49 acres ______________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres ______________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres ______________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'- ___________________ _ 

140 to J79 ocres ____________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'- ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ____________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre'- ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ____________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'- ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

35 30 105 16 71 47 2 (0) (0) (0) 190 199 6074 167 5256 2908 8 252 37 43 110 116 6387 101 5 898 3 116 1 (0) (0) (0) 240 234 19 710 231 18972 8665 1 (0) (0) (0) 174 202 20 198 172 19944 9895 2 (0) (0) (0) 143 176 22 642 141 22 342 10965 2 (D) (0) (D) 

76 

~I :::t: I 73 14 399 6991 2 (D) (0) (0) 

63 60 14 220 8 033 4 921 704 300 163 191 58407 163 58407 37 557 15 5 740 3552 1 684 92 97 62271 92 62 271 41 105 12 8413 5 761 1 816 

18 15 22 449 18 22449 16 219 2 (D) (D) (0) 

3 1 7970 3 7970 5 753 3 7970 5 753 1 518 

TobIe 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms __________________________ _ 

-------- 1 307 256 095 1 417 270 564 1 008 237 954 1 019 242 124 Harvested cropland ____________________ _ -------- 1 237 151 254 1 345 151 043 971 145 933 998 143 531 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________ _ 

-------- 889 113 350 1 001 124 765 625 96 747 647 98871 

-------- 827 54 522 (NA) 56 731 593 49979 (NA) 50 322 

-------- 343 127 869 352 130 707 318 126619 321 128 859 

Harvested cropland __________________ _ Port owners __________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________ _ -------- 341 86825 (NA) 85 747 318 86264 (NA) 85021 Tenants _____________________________ _ 

-------- 75 14876 64 15092 65 14588 51 14394 Harvested cropland __________________ _ -------- 69 9907 (NA) 8 565 60 9690 (NA) 8 188 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________ _ 

-------- 1 188 214 606 (NA) (NA) 902 197430 935 210 134 

-------- 107 36 104 (NA) (NA) 94 35 139 75 29 487 

-------- 11 (0) (NA) (NA) 11 (D) 6 2006 

Partnership __________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________ _ 

Other-cooperotive, estate or trust, institutio nal, etc __ I (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) 3 497 

All forms I forms with sales of All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ Operators by place of residence: 

548 646 494 585 On form operated ______________________ 1 081 1 067 848 775 Other _______________________________ _ 759 762 514 425 Not on form operated ___________________ 126 151 92 lOS 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 100 190 68 130 

Under 25 years _______________________ _ 40 19 35 15 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeors ________________________ _ 134 162 110 124 None _________________________________ 435 382 373 318 35 to 44 yeors ________________________ _ 283 334 209 220 1 to 49 day"-__________________________ 68 69 59 52 45 fa 54 years ________________________ _ 362 342 276 243 50 to 99 days __________________________ 32 33 31 23 55 to 64 years ________________________ _ 280 325 216 252 100 to 149 doys ________________________ 27 24 23 21 65 years and over _____________________ _ 208 226 162 156 150 to 199 day"-_______________________ 60 47 50 27 Average oge ___________________________ _ 49.9 50.4 49.8 50.5 200 days or more ______________________ 638 653 436 385 

IAppJies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________________ _ Animol health costs ____________________________________ _ 

533 3 589 528 3010 425 3529 352 2948 

777 3 258 823 3457 602 3 176 571 3374 

309 1 677 569 2298 257 1 665 427 2266 

641 309 (NA) (NA) 534 299 421 199 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________________ - ____ _ 1 051 1 678 1 181 1 158 922 1 654 924 1 125 

1 047 3641 1 154 3 373 884 3 572 880 3 283 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ Hired form labor ________________________________ - ______ _ 

Contract labor ________________________ -- - ___________ ----

985 1 386 770 867 853 1 355 653 851 

417 2 282 420 1 506 375 2 246 343 1 490 

16 5 38 34 16 5 31 31 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ______________________________________ ------ 597 598 632 431 487 580 506 409 

Energy and petroleum products ___________________________ _ 

Petroleum products __________ - ___________ - ___ -- __ ----- Gasoline __________________ - _________________ -_ -----

Diesel fuel ______________________ ---- ---------------

~~ey~~i _~~t~~~:_a~_d_~~~~~:~== == ====== ==== ============ Natural gas ____________________________________ ----

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose ______________________ _ 

Electricity __________ - ___ ------- _______ ---------------- Other-coal. wood, coke, etc. __________________________ _ 

1 307 2957 (NA) (NA) 1 007 2871 (NA) (NA) 

1 307 2 125 1 330 1 370 1 007 2057 947 1.281 

1 257 965 (NA) (NA) 964 918 938 760 

579 626 (NA) (NA) 537 619 405 272 

154 132 (NA) (NA) 142 131 131 81 

140 147 (NA) (NA) 116 144 } 24 103 (NA) (NA) 24 103 946 167 

1 307 151 (NA) (NA) 1 007 142 

965 814 (NA) (NA) 797 797 (NA) (NA) 

53 18 (NA) (NA) 47 18 (NA) (NA) 

260 CALHOUN COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on 0 sample of farms; see textl 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ ---------------------- Croplond fertilized, except eosture ___________________________ _ 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ Lime __________________________________ - ___ -------------- ---

1 022 126 339 865 123 452 881 111 293 

1 017 125 250 860 122 423 (NA) 110433 

65 1 089 53 1 029 (NA) 860 

312 10 965 267 10 127 124 5 610 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________________ _ Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ 438 48 523 391 48 114 (NA) 25 148 

73 11 495 67 11 459 2 (0) 

16 1 706 Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass. or brush in crops and posture __________________ _ 

63 5 727 45 5 703 

712 69 2291 614 68 095 (NA) 62 785 1 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________________ _ 

30 11~1 18 

272 247 

164 00 129 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ 

Average per form ________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel tractors ____________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self·propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other com pickers and picker·shellers _________ _ Cottanpickers _____________________________ _ Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup bolers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms· see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 1 ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

1 310 1 322 1010 935 machinery and equipment - Can. 

37 523 27051 35 239 23 708 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

28644 20462 34 890 25 356 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

155 231 I 80 96 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

331 303 164 163 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

324 329 i 278 249 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

988 1 521 542 647 611 874 

1 076 1 574 540 626 703 948 

1 201 2 998 221 342 1 164 2 656 

405 421 91 95 314 326 

295 310 86 92 210 218 

514 540 58 58 457 482 

- - - - - - 513 535 117 118 399 417 

649 687 92 95 589 592 

221 250 60 62 169 188 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see textl 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

773 8 1 501

J 00 86 00 

00 (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sates 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 1 

136 186 136 158 

134 169 122 167 

82 48 82 46 

73 , r 73 , 55 ~ 56 11 55 ~ 56 

20 J I L 20 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

1 091 I 448 828 

1 077 1 523 658 

1 225 2 802 418 

286 299 75 

197 221 79 

529 554 84 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

394 405 119 

568 574 113 

216 238 65 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 doys or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ___________________________________________________ _ Workers _________________________________________________ _ 417 124 (Xl 356 (Xl 375 343 1 614 (Xl 338 (Xl 1 276 1 500 1 648 

Farms with- 1 worker _______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers ______________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

136 64 64 118 118 130 140 83 28 56 63 126 71 56 111 21 69 110 359 87 67 65 6 38 48 314 65 53 22 5 111 17 359 22 27 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CALHOUN COUNTY, MICH. 261 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Anylives1ockorpouitry _____ .. _______ ._. __ • __ . __ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep _______ _ 

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products 

Any cot lie. hogs, or sheep __ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

$1,000_ 

_ $1,000_ -

-

Cottle and calves __ .. ____ .... _ .. ________ . ______________ .. __ 

Cows and heifers thaI had colved ____________________ . Beef cows ____ .. ____ . ___ .. _____ .. _____ . ___ .. ______ _ 

He~~~: ~~~sh;if;~ -c~;I~~s- ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ----- -- -- -_. ----------- Sleers, steer colves, bulls and bull~~I-v~-s-~=-=~===~===:_ 

Soles: 

CaHle and colves _ .. _ 

Calves __ . 

(0111"- ____________ _ 

Faltened cotlle __ 

Dairy products __ . 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ____ . _ . _______ . ___ .. ___ .. _____ . __ _ 

Used or to be used tor breeding ______________ _ Other hogs and pigs ________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between-

$1,000_ 

$1,000_ --

$1,000_ 

$1,000_ 

$1,000_ -

--

--

--

Oec_ 1 of preceding year and Nov_ 30 _______________ _ -- Dec_ 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 _____________ _ -- June 1 and Nov_ 30 ______________________________ _ 

-- Sheep and lambs _____________________________________ _ 

-- Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ --- Goats ______________________________________________ _ 

- Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

--

Sales: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- $1,000 -- Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- $1,000 -- Sheep and lombL __________________________________ _ 

-- Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ -- Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- Sheep, lambs, and wool _________________________ $ 1,000 -- Goofs ____________________________________________ _ 

-- $1,000 -- Horses and ponies _____________ _ -- $1,000 --

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ -- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ -- Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - Turkeys _______________________________________ - __ _ - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry _____________________________________ _ - Sales: Any poultry ___________________________________ ---- ---- Chickens 3 months old or older ______ . __ . ___ . __________ _ - Hens and pullets of loying age _______ . _____________ _ - Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old _____ ~ ______ _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - Turkeys ____ . ______________________ .. _______ .. ___ ----- Turkeys for slaughter _______ . ______________________ _ 

- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products _____________________ $1,000_ -

-

262 CALHOUN COUNTY, MICH. 

All farms 

1978 

Forms Number 

845 (X) 

724 (X) 

765 20 222 707 I I 146 

619 29 821 469 I I 513 321 4 236 185 7277 

442 7 955 541 10 353 

574 17 935 (X) 6 953 

252 5 389 (X) I 091 

513 12 546 (X) 5 861 

231 7 599 

(X) 3 669 154 8 257 

231 30 592 

173 4 514 

21 I 26078 

183 6023 

153 2 971 159 3052 

71 3 684 

65 2 231 

14 45 

253 I 310

1 

234 41 ISO (X) 4 020 

74 5 551 

(X) 220 

66 2 706 

65 3 473 (X) 24 399 

66 174 

5 II (X) (l) 

50 174 (X) 153 

133 (X) 

I 17 100 505 

117 100 424 

7 81 

- -

20 738 

7 281 

5 (0) 

4 (0) 

41 (X) 

43 (X) 

28 75439 

28 75 439 

- -

- - II 517 

9 (0) 

9 (0) 

- - II (Xli 67 651 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles at $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

936 (X) 658 (X) 695 (X) 

825 (X) 583 (X) 644 (X) 

843 16 221 644 20098 668 16068 

800 (NA) 602 II 041 650 8 419 

720 37 71 I 498 28 801 565 35681 

574 14 160 377 II 053 462 13 256 

365 5 615 240 3 809 268 4859 

264 8 545 167 7 244 226 8 397 

(NA) (NA) 366 7 730 394 9408 

(NA) (NA) 436 10018 468 13 017 

674 18 440 493 17660 556 17 833 

(X) (NA) (X) 6876 (X) 5935 

(NA) (NA) 219 5 293 239 3 715 

(X) (NA) (X) I 077 (X) 313 

(NA) (NA) 450 12 367 495 14 118 

(X) (NA) 1 (X) 5 799

1 

(X) 5623 

(NA) (NA) 206 7 526 218 9884 

(X) (NA) (X) 3 644 (X) 4 198 

(NA) (NA) 152 (0) 194 6960 

256 19 022 202 30 130 210 18648 

(NA) (NA) 151 4 395 140 2 705 

(NA) (NA) 189 25 735 191 15943 

199 3 651 160 5 931 170 3 574 

ISS I 731 134 2 922 139 I 697 

lSI I 920 142 3 009 133 I 877 

77 4 351 50 3 308 55 3 811 

(NA) (NA) 48 I 956 49 I 402 

(NA) (NA) 8 14 - -

273 I 149 163 794

1 

157 647 

262 30 737 212 40 725 223 30312 

(X) (NA) (X) 4 001 (X) 2 313 

62 3 383 63 5 223 49 3 164 

(X) (NA) (X) 211 (X) 62 

67 4 959 49 2 538 ,53 4 550 

(NA) (NA) 48 3 152 48 2 899 

(X) (NA) (X) 21 480 (X) 21 415 

(NA) (NA) 49 164 53 171 

(NA) (NA) 3 (0) - - (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) -

34 105 37 138 19 80 

(X) (NA) (X) 141 (X) 23 

193 (X) 97 (X) 119 (X) 

185 91 338 85 99 760 I IS 88919 

170 90 248 85 99 714 III 88 496 

(NA) (NA) 4 46 3 102 

(NA) (NA) - - - -

14 470 IS 595 7 294 

(NA) (NA) 6 (0) 4 14 

(NA) (NA) 5 (0) 4 14 

(NA) (NA) 3 (0) - (NA) (X) 25 (X) 16 (X) 

46 (X) 34 (X) 35 (X) 

41 84089 24 75 304 31 83 742 

40 83 998 24 75 304 30 83 693 

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - -

7 564 10 (0) 6 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 8 (0) 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA)I 8 (0) 2 (0) 

(NA) 

(NA~i - - - - (NA) (X) 8 (X) I (X) 

70 670 54 649 54 667 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chap (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Cui for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ Hogged - or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Dais for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Barley for groin (bushels>-_____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsk __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Peanuls for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Colton (bales) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Irish potaloes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sweelpalalaes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978 __ 

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see texl) _______ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tamaloes _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Green peas excluding cawpea'-_______________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Apples (paunds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sirawberries (paunds>-______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse producl'-______________ 1978 __ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

, 

Forms 

966 

1 114 

948 

I 073 

182 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

8 

19 

-

4 

8 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

519 

752 

455 

(NA) 

10 

(NA) 

16 

(NA) 

3 

(NA) 

274 

238 

-

-

-

-

-

-

It 

14 

-

- 755 

769 

637 

(NA) 

148 

25 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

25 

(NA) 

39 

42 

25 

(NA) 

14 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

17 

25 

17 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

15 

11 

10 

(NA) 

21 

9 

Harvested 

Acres 

84 556 

84 338 

77 198 

72 868 

(D) 

(HA) 

(D) 

(HA) 

63 

288 

-

40 

63 

(HA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

15 535 

22 746 

10 056 

(NA) 

146 

(NA) 

247 

(NA) 

38 

(HA) 

13 607 

7 541 

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

681 

-

- 27 845 

25560 

21 019 

(NA) 

2320 

531 

(NA) 

- (HA) 

531 

(NA) 

1 452 

1 586 

125 

(NA) 

9 

(NA) 

(D) 

(HA) 

387 

373 

330 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

3 

(HA) 

28 

69 

18 

(NA) 

607 

374 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

AU forms 

Irrigaled 

Quonlity Forms 

(X) 39 

(X) (NA) 

6324 605 39 

3 752 468 (HA) 

95 351 5 

(NA) (NAl 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

()() -

(X) (NAl 

- -

440 (NA) 

680 - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NAl 

591 998 -

762 506 (HA) 

554 165 - (NA) (NA) 

6650 -

(NAl (HA) 

8341 1 

(NA) (NA) 

()() -

(X) (NA) 

325 273 15 

118 674 (HA) 

- - - (NA) 

- -

=1 

(HA) 

- (NA) 

(0) -

103 269 (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

74 149 7 

58 824 (NA) 

608771 7 

(NAl (NA) 

4326 -

()() - (X) (NAl 

- - (NAl (NA) 

41 495 -

(NAl (NA) 

()() 3 

()() (NA) 

()() 1 

()() (NA) 

()() 2 

()() (NA) 

()() - ()() (NA) 

(X) 3 

()() (NA) 

2 600 160 (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

310 (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

(X) 5 (X) (NAl 

51 148 3 

(NAl (NA) 

(X) 7 (X) (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Horvesled Irrigaled 

Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fonns Acre$ 

4852 836 82968 (X) 37 (D) 

(NA) 886 81 081 (X) 8 na (0) 819 75662 6 232 055 37 (D) 

(NAl 857 69 762 3637693 8 (D) 

(D) 175 (D) 95070 5 (D) 

(NA) 227 10941 91 578 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) ()() - - (NAl 17 378 (X) - -

- 8 63 (X) - - (NA) 17 (D) (X) - -

- - - - - - (NAl 4 (D) 440 - - - 8 63 680 - - (NAl 15 226 910 - - - - - - - - (NAl - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NAl - - (X) - -

- 476 15 130 580 548 - - (NAl 650 21 666 731 443 1 (D) 

- 412 9589 534 576 - - (NAl 321 7 471 379 446 I (D) 

- 10 146 6650 - - (NAl 10 246 9322 - - (D) 16 247 8341 I (D) 

(N~ 1 13 210 5 712 - - 3 38 ()() - - (NAl 9 69 (X) - -

898 254 13 378 321 713 15 898 

(NAl 214 7 255 115 051 2 (D) 

- - - - - - (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl - - - - - - 7 (D) (D) - - (NAl 10 680 103 237 I (D) 

- - - - - - (NAl - - - - - 203 588 25309 69961 7 203 

(NAl 606 23036 55 134 3 285 

167 501 18924 57472 7 167 

(NAl 494 16040 41 892 I (D) 

- 118 I 974 3 725 - -

- 21 453 (X) - - (NAl 60 867 (X) - - - - - - - - (NAl 2 (D) (D) - - - 21 453 38 064 - - (NAl 58 841 83 225 - -

3 25 I 418 (X) - - (NA) 28 I 558 (X) 3 192 

(0) 16 100 ()() - - (NA) 16 103 (X) 1 (D) 

(D) 7 5 (X) - - (NAl 6 4 (X) - - - 2 (D) ()() - - (NA) 3 I (X) - -

6 7 360 (X) - - (NA) 11 349 (X) - - (NAl 7 313 2582 ()()() (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NAl 338 2404 660 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) I (D) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) I (D) - (NAl (NA) 

(NAl - - - (NA) (HA) 

17 7 22 (X) 3 (D) 

(NAl 7 57 (X) 2 (D) 

(D) 5 15 48 324 2 (D) 

(NA) 5 12 28861 2 (D) 

256 17 603 (X) 5 (D) 

(NAl 6 361 (X) (NA) (HA) 

CALHOUN COUNTY, MICH. 263 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, All forms Forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

1 066 199 277 1 107 196 264 861 188639 801 178 739 (X) 187 (X) 177 (l() 219 (X) 223 (X) 314 240 (X) 314 240 (X) 314240 (l() 314240 (X) 63.4 (X) 62.5 (X) 60.0 (X) 56.9 

Forms _______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm _________________________________ _ 

Approximate land orea __________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL_ 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

195 751 (X) 93 647 (X) 226 786 (X) 116 894 00 (X) 1 010 (X) 528 (X) 997 (X) 524 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars __ 

land in forms according to use: 

- 1 037 148 632 1 079 144 294 842 142 452 786 134 357 

- 995 117 695 1 036 11 0 956 814 114680 772 106091 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 87 486 78 (NAl 33 171 18 (HAl 

- 128 1 731 116 (NAl 60 826 19 (HA) 

- 102 2448 113 (NAl 68 1 620 48 (HA) 

- 141 5 339 153 (NAl 120 4648 119 (HAl 

- 189 13 353 249 (NA) 186 13 182 241 (HA) 

- 165 23 028 172 (NAl 164 (0) 172 (HA) 

- 142 42 058 123 (NA) 142 42058 123 (HAl 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 39 (0) 30 (NAl 39 (0) 30 (HA) 

- 2 (0) 2 (NA) 2 (0) 2 (HAl 

500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 445 16 917 557 19649 368 15344 400 16625 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 444 14020 442 13 689 380 12428 332 11 641 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 182 4 734 (NAl (NAl 163 4424 163 4242 

- 57 1 433 (NAl (NAl 48 1030 47 1 431 

grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ - 37 653 (NAl (HAl 29 582 80 1 739 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 282 7 200 (NAl (HA) 240 6392 144 4229 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 648 25 263 707 25 349 542 22 740 524 21 863 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 189 4626 (HAl (HA) 159 4 117 133 4 732 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 538 20637 (HAl (HAl 454 18623 440 17 131 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 862 25382 932 26621 698 23447 675 22 519 

Postureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 143 6 752 (HAl (HA) 118 6457 104 5 841 

- 841 18630 (HAl (HA) 680 16990 664 16678 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 575 28 295 (NAl (HA) 471 25918 (HAl 27 198 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 78 8 352 39 2 795 74 8324 36 2791 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 77 (0) (HAl (HA) 73 (0) 34 2 771 Posture land irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (HAl (HA) 1 (0) (HAl 20 

- - - (HAl (HA) - - - - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 208 4879 (X) (X) 197 4810 (l() (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 1 066 41 261 1 107 27 168 861 41 020 801 26 796 

- (X) 38 706 (X) 24 542 (X) 47643 (X) 33453 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 110 25073 64 (HA) 110 25 073 64 (HA) 

- 131 8486 102 (HA) 131 8486 102 (HAl 

- 116 3 212 128 (HA) 116 3212 128 (HA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 178 2514 160 (NA) 178 2 514 160 (HA) 

- 155 1 127 177 (HA) 155 1 127 177 (HA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see lexl) _____________________________ _ 

- 171 609 148 (NA) 171 609 148 (NA) 

- 205 240 328 (NA) (X) (X) 22 (NA) 

- 35 80 (HAl (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 38 64 (HAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 50 62 (HAl (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 82 34 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 837 14600 918 10 118 713 14450 (HAl 9 890 

710 10202 (HAl (HA) 618 10088 615 6605 

Crops __________________________ --- ___ ----------------

Groins ______________________________ ----------------

82 1 037 (HAl (HA) 81 (0) (NA) (NAl 

- - (NAl (HA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ______________________ - _____ -----

- - (HAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NAl (NA) - - - - 226 685 (HAl (NA) 199 662 244 541 

59 1 763 (HAl (NA) 52 1 761 51 1 248 

54 1 576 (HAl (HA) 46 1 569 43 1 095 

18 (0) 12 165 16 (0) 9 163 

4 (0) (NAl (HA) 3 (0) 8 239 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, foroge, ond silage _____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ 

Olher crops ________________________ -- ----------------

660 26661 671 17001 566 26571 507 16 860 

56 691 78 1 110 46 687 49 1 107 

69 3 124 (NAl (NA) 68 (0) 102 2 901 

368 3 235 (NAl (HA) 327 3 196 358 2 348 

386 19 148 (NAl (HA) 349 19 116 284 10 109 

47 88 (HAl (NA) 38 (0) 40 99 

44 375 (NAl (HA) 34 365 21 297 

livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ Poullry ond poullry producls ___________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________________ - ___ - ___ --------------- Conle and calves ____________________ -_ -_ - _______ ----- Hags and pigL _______________________ - ______________ _ 

Sheep, lombs, and wool _______________________________ _ 

Olher liveslack and liveslock producls (see lexl) __________ _ 

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl producls. 

264 CASS COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, 1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigoted land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All farms ____________________________ _ 1 066 1 107 199 277 995 195 426 117 695 78 36063 23 519 8 352 

Farms with- 1 to 9 acres ________________________ _ 34 33 147 16 100 64 4 14 11 6 10 to 49 acreL _____________________ _ 254 205 7462 226 6 685 3 765 7 175 93 45 50 to 69 acre5-_____________________ _ 73 89 4280 68 4010 2 294 1 (0) (D) (D) 70 to 99 ocre5 ______________________ _ 145 189 11 958 141 11 622 5 602 5 401 195 100 100 to 139 acre5- ___________________ _ 129 135 15072 118 13 792 7203 6 687 413 123 140 to 179 acres ____________________ _ 83 103 13 067 82 12 907 7 324 3 459 295 119 

59 ;; I :;~I 57 11 091 

: ;l; I 3 598 324 264

1 53 53 12 551 3 741 594 270 

150 142 51 330 148 50 730 31 915 19 6901 5 130 2 1341 

70 67 49 178 70 49 178 32 684 19 14 407 10 215 3 2331 15 11 (D) 15 (0) (D) 7 9 225 5 239 1 545 

1 1 (D) 1 (D) (0) 1 (0) (D) (D) 

180 to 219 acres ____________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 acreL ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ____________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre5- ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2..500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 066 199 277 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 995 117 695 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 670 87402 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 609 43146 Port owners __________________________________ _ 331 98974 

324 66 643 65 12 901 I 62 7906 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 939 154 062 

106 33 378 

16 11 413 

5 424 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estote or trust, institutional, etc._ 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

500 569 

566 529 

25 47 

168 155 

217 183 

238 265 

264 275 

154 173 

49.2 49.9 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

107 

036 

728 

(NA) 

312 

(NA) 

67 

(NAJ 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

196 264 

110 956 

91 297 

43 141 

91 721 

58 671 1 13 246 

9 144 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ______ , _____________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________________ _ 

Animal health costs ____________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ 

Hired farm labor _______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________________________ _ 

Customwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ___________________________________________ _ 

441 3542 480 1 703 640 7 737 669 6 315 283 2 585 492 4091 532 385 (NA) (~A) 

850 1 368 905 722 856 3396 868 2 308 833 1 359 607 701 362 2 138 355 1 337 64 147 24 31 

466 745 467 420 

Energy and petroleum products ___________________________ _ Petroleum products __________________________________ _ 

Gasoline __________________________________________ _ Diesel fuel ________________________________________ _ 

LP gas, butane, and propane _________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ___________________________________________ _ Natural gas _______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene. motor oil. and grease ______________________ _ Electricity ___________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. __________________________ _ 

1 058 2 154 (NA) (NA) 1 058 1 700 1 080 1 210 1 012 842 (NA) (NA) 503 426 (NA) (NA) 243 290 (NA) (NA) 81 22 (NA) (NA) 15 13 (NA) (NA) 1 058 108 (NA) (NA) 692 451 (NA) (NA) 14 4 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

861 

814 

493 

456 

308 

301 

60 

57 

749 

91 

16 

5 

188 639 

114 680 

77 939 

40798 

98 123 

66 181 

12 5771 

7 701 

144 056 

32 746 

11 413 

424 

All forms 

1978 

860 

102 

104 

366 

87 

32 

34 

37 

469 

'1974 

852 

123 

123

1 

300 

67 

25 

26 

72 

439 

801 178 739 

772 106091 

459 75 518 

(NA) 39090 

285 90400 

(NA) 58 121 

57 12821 1 

(NA) 8880 

717 148 780 

75 25 379 

9 4 580 

Forms with soles of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 

694 631 

84 79 

83 82 

325 253 

80 48 

28 17 

22 23 

29 37 

343 264 

Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

381 3 501 324 1 636 526 7641 477 6 248 257 2 541 378 4 029 462 378 347 216 770 1 356 716 699 755 3 365 682 2 259 744 1 349 526 692 319 2 127 314 1 324 64 147 23 (0) 

420 730 390 410 

855 2 086 (NA) 855 (NA) 1 647 780 1 142 830 808 733 675 446 421 394 257 237 285 151 125 71 20 } 15 13 779 85 855 101 616 435 (NA) 14 (NA) 4 (NA) (NA) 

CASS COUNTY, MICH. 265 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text! 

All forms forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ Cropland fertilized, except p'asture ___________________________ _ 

. Pasture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ lime ______________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc, to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________________ _ Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

836 104 832 740 103 585 832 103005 736 101 758 61 I 827 61 1 827 222 9293 203 9180 

426 35 718 373 35282 108 7908 102 7902 119 6267 108 6 146 

- 596 68 786 560 68438 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruiL ___ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry ______ ~ ________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 48 1 653\ 43 1 593 

- 327 (X) 304 (X) 

- 274 (X) 253 (X) 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms __ 

$1.000 __ Average per form ________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel tractar'- ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self·propelled only ___ _ Com heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker·shellers _________ _ Cattonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup bolers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

Il978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

1 068 1 072 860 775 machinery and equipment - Can. 

37 233 22 986 34 971 20454 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

34863 21 442 40 665 26392 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

105 189 56 83 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

236 220 148 125 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

254 259 214 186 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

775 1 064 499 575 388 489 881 1 414 455 580 571 834 

988 2493 245 425 945 2068 

288 318 128 128 163 190 

264 301 125 126 140 175 

343 387 31 31 313 356 

- - - - - - 257 275 117 117 144 158 

360 382 83 87 289 295 

132 144 24 24 110 120 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

682 81 216 (NA) 79 542 (NA) 1 674 

108 7075 

(NA) 19375 

3 20 

18 1 168 

(NA) 48 362 

1 (0) 

68 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

01 $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

114 152 106 136 

74 148 57 141 

106 46 100 46 

79 1 { 79 1 83 58 83 58 

17 J L. 17 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

858 1 157 691 921 I 356 613 993 2 272 367 219 230 81 171 184 75 

432 460 66 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

233 238 76 

385 389 85 

136 144 27 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ________________________________ --------------------

Workers ______________________________ -------------------- 362 109 (X) 314 (X) 319 314 

2014 (X) 295 (X) 1 719 1 964 2 143 

110 56 56 98 98 74 113 

76 25 50 72 144 69 47 

72 21 73 49 161 72 54 

72 4 21 69 429 72 49 

32 3 95 26 887 32 51 

Forms with- 1 worker ____________________________ --------------------

2 workers ____________________ --------------------------- 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________ --- ___ -------------------

266 CASS COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, Forms with soles of $2,500 or more All forms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Humber Farms Number farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Anx~~v~~~~~ ~~~u~~~h"P============================ 705 (X) 734 (X) 569 ()() 528 (X) 

624 ()() 658 (X) 529 ()() 494 (X) 

Sale., 

Any livestock or poultry and their praducts _______ $1.000 __ Any cattle, hags, or sheep ____________________ $1,000 __ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

660 26661 671 17001 566 26 571 507 16860 

624 22470

1 

621 (NA) 544 (D) 1 489 12 556 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

Cows and heffers that had calved _____________________ _ 

Beef cows ______________________________________ _ Milk cows ______________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ____________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves ______________ _ 

419 15894 523 19955 346 15264 387 18618 

308 6995 374 8 151 260 6743 292 7 617 

227 3959 255 4289 185 3 728 185 3820 

103 3 036 171 3862 94 3 015 144 3 797 

274 4 571 (NA) (NA) 237 4443 270 4994 

358 4328 (NA) (NA) 298 4 078 326 6007 

Sales, Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Calves ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Cottle ____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Fattened cottle __________________________________ _ 

$1.000 __ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 __ 

368 8544 443 8 435 327 8412 358 8088 

(Xl 3 235 ()() (NA) (X) 3 196 ()() 2348 

153 2 750 (NA) (NA) 137 2700 131 2033 

(Xl 550 ()() (NA) ()() 542 ()() 210 

319 5 794 (NA) (NA) 287 5 712 336 6 055 

(X) 2685 ()() (NA) (X) 2654 ()() 2 139

1 189 3 651 (NA) (NA) 172 3605 152 3794 

(X) 1 655 ()() (NA) (X) 1 638 (X) 1 443 

69 3 124 (NA) (NA) 68 (0) 102 2901 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigL ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ______________________ _ Other hogs and pigs ________________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _______________ _ June land Nov. 30 ______________________________ _ 

364 1250BO 318 94893 327 124476 261 94 154 

312 32054 (HA) (NA) 289 31 858 213 19032 

325 93026 (HA) (NA) 293 92 6181 250 75 122 

318 29 845 266 20095 294 29 723 236 19952 

266 14071 194 8778 248 13997 lBO 8 718 

270 15774 206 II 317 254 15 726 179 11 234 Sheep and lambs _____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________________ _ Goats ______________________________________________ _ 

49 2204 52 4319 40 1 947 37 3 723 

48 1 316 (NA) (NA) 39 1 183 32 1 829 

5 25 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 4 27 Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 155 718 176 842 92 393 89 574 

Sales, Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ 386 189 990 339 130 774 349 189 493 284 130 077 

()() 19 148 ()() (NA) ()() .9 116 ()() 10 109 Feed.r pigs _______________________________________ _ 113 21 487 64 11 284 99 21 229 52 11 110 $1,000 __ ()() 925 ()() (NA) ()() 916 ()() 277 Sheep and lambs _____________________________________ _ 45 1 390 54 3038 38 1 287 39 2 718 Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ____________________________________ _ 42 1 642 (NA) (NA) 33 1 470 30 2304 ()() 12 221 ()() (NA) ()() 11 027 (X) 15 842 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 __ 47 88 (NA) (NA) 38 (D) 40 99 Goats ______________________________________________ _ 2 (0) (NA) (HA) 2 (D) - - $1,000 __ (Xl (D) ()() (NA) (Xl (0) (Xl - Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 31 107 29 95 24 92 13 60 $1,000 __ (Xl 55 ()() (NA) (Xl 49 (Xl 21 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _________________________________________ _ 124 (Xl 191 ()() 84 (Xl 119 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 99 (D) 175 118 432 70 (D) 105 116 132 Hens and pull.ts of laying age _____________________ _ 97 (0) 164 112 561 69 (D) 98 110600 Pullets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 10 237 (NA) (NA) 7 203 11 5 132 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ____________ _ 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 45 Broilers and other meat-type chickens-________________ _ 28 8662 38 5 104 18 7248 24 3 778 Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 7 288 (NA) (NA) 4 98 9 202 Turkeys for sloughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

4 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 8 (0) 

4 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

31 (Xl (NA) ()() 18 ()() 17 (X) 

Any paultry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ____________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding J _____ _______________ _ 

37 ()() 52 ()() 28 (X) 41 (X) 

19 37808 35 74874 17 (D) 28 74 572 19 (D) 33 72 800 17 (D) 27 (D) 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 16 (D) 17 3 879 9 (D) 13 3 387 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 5 808 2 (D) (NA) (HA) 1 (0) 5 808 

Other poultry _____________________________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Poultry and poultry praducts ____________________ $1 ,000 __ 12 ()() (NA) (X) 9 (Xl 9 (X) 56 691 78 1 110 46 687 49 1 107 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CASS COUNTY, MICH. 267 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop {tons, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Forfodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, greenk _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hay crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crop,- _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excfuding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

- Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - Peaches (poundsl-__________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

-

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops ____________________________ ---__ 1978_ -

-

268 CASS COUNTY, MICH. 

Forms 

779 

809 

776 

783 

74 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

30 

45 

24 

32 

6 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

204 

435 

171 

(NA) 

12 

(NA) 

16 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

343 

303 

-

-

-

-

-

-

4 

8 

-

1 

516 

581 

472 

(NA) 

72 

5 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

5 

(NA) 

59 

61 

24 

(NA) 

26 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

62 

53 

49 

(NA) 

21 

(NA) 

26 

(NA) 

15 

II 

6 

(NA) 

18 

7 

All forms 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Farms 

68108 (Xl 48 

58 155 (Xl (NA) 

66 222 5992000 45 

52 682 2 737 519 (NA) 

(0) 24900 4 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (Xl - (NA) (Xl (NA) 

875 (Xl - 1 810 (Xl (NA) 

802 56918 - 1 459 78 756 (NA) 

73 1 053 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (Xl (NA) 

6259 218420 1 

11 838 387 352 (NA) 

3 224 147 346 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

191 8431 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

269 6302 -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (Xl - (NA) (Xl (NA) 

18963 495 703 7 

11 535 195 107 (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

(0) (0) 2 

804 38530 (NA) 

- - - (0) (0) (NA) 

17837 46 230 10 

18 126 38 731 (NA) 

14627 40 081 9 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 174 1 983 -

139 (Xl - (NA) (Xl (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

139 15450 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

2615 (Xl 19 

2615 (Xl (NA) 

104 (X) 5 

(NA) (Xl (NA) 

403 (Xl 12 

(NA) (Xl (NA) 

(0) (Xl 1 

(NA) (Xl (NA) 

2 027 (X) 6 

1 840 (Xl (NA) 

1 208 12 277 149 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

62 393472 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

257 1 658 591 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

57 (X) 5 

88 (Xl (NA) 

31 (0) 4 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

63 (Xl 7 

243 (Xl (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

6504 679 66 922 (X) 46 (0) 

(NA) 652 56264 (X) 12 1 341 

6372 677 65038 5921 932 44 (0) 

(NA) 633 50 895 2676995 11 (0) 

132 73 (0) (0) 3 (0) 

(NA) 114 4362 42071 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (Xl - - (NA) 35 1 007 (X) - -

- 28 (0) (X) - - (NA) 39 1 731 (X) - - - 23 (0) (0) - - (NA) 31 (0) (0) - - - 5 (0) (0) - - (NA) 7 126 769 - -

- - - - - - (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - (X) - - (NA) 4 124 (X) - -

(0) 199 6 194 216510 1 (0) 

(NA) 387 11406 376 391 - - - 163 3 143 143 968 - - (NA) 195 3736 170 985 - - - 11 (0) (0) - - (NA) 15 302 12 139 - - - 16 269 6302 - - (NA) 23 478 13396 - - - - - (Xl - - (NA) 5 34 (X) - -

284 318 18625 490 277 7 284 

(NA) 268 11 172 189 473 5 153 

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

(NA) 4 800 38 315 2 (0) 

- - - - - - (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - 254 428 16554 44 084 9 (0) 

(NA) 438 16291 35642 1 (0) 

209 397 13 586 38 230 8 (0) 

(NA) 376 11 961 27402 1 (0) 

- 61 1 022 1 778 - -

- 5 139 (X) - - (NA) 48 800 (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - - 5 139 15450 - - (NA) 45 766 89485 - -

1 194 52 2599 (X) 19 1 194 

(NA) 52 2 581 (X) 19 1 089 

(0) 18 90 (X) 5 (0) 

(NA) 20 185 (X) 7 89 

266 21 402 (X) 12 266 

(NA) 27 431 (Xl 14 173 

(0) 2 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

(NA) 2 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

172 49 1 974 (X) 5 (0) 

(NA) 40 1 811 (X) 1 (0) 

(NA) 37 1 179 12 197 679 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 946 8 279 650 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 17 60 (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 67 361 818 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 20 243 (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 20 334 2 128 000 (NA) (NA) 

32 11 53 (X) 5 32 

(NA) 9 (0) (X) 6 43 

31 5 (0) (0) 4 31 

(NA) 7 78 279 187 4 38 

16 16 (0) (X) 7 16 

(NA) 7 243 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

farms Acres Farms Ac", Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ____________________ -___ -- ____ -_ -_ -------------- Average size of form _________________________________ _ 

Ap~;:;~r;.i~~ :~nf~:~~o~=========== ======== == ====-p;r-c~nt== 

247 47664 219 « 036 154 37324 122 32 758 

(X) 193 00 201 00 242 00 269 

(X) 264 960 00 264960 00 264 960 00 264 960 

(X) 18.0 00 16.6 00 14.1 00 12.4 

Value of land and buildings: I 

~~:~~:: ~~ ~~~~ == ==================== ======= ~~::~~:== 115 618 00 79 361 00 139 447 00 113 189 00 

(X) 660 00 395 00 671 00 422 

land in forms according to use: Total croplond _______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland ________________________________ _ 241 29 413 216 26093 151 24 1461 120 20 549 

231 19 545 202 15 623 148 17 124 118 13 265 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

18 96 18 (HA) 10 43 8 (HA) 

34 466 23 (NA) 6 85 3 (HA) 

29 659 17 (NA) 13 304 5 (HA) 

43 I 563 48 (HA) 24 876 17 (NA) 

49 3378 43 (HA) 39 2639 33 (HA) 

35 4624 37 (NA) 33 (D) 36 (NA) 

19 5 243 15 (NA) 19 5243 15 (NA) 

3 (D) 1 (NA) 3 (D) 1 (NA) 

1 (D) - (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture _______________________ _ Other cropland ____________________________________ _ 131 6464 153 7014 76 4 627 87 4 753 

125 3404 89 3456 82 2 395 59 2 531 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil~improvement 

grosses, not harvested or postured ________________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled __________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______________ _ (roplond idle ____________________________________ _ 

49 I 003 (NA) (NA) 35 710 15 (D) 

23 240 (HA) (NA) 14 143 2 (D) 

31 539 (NA) (HA) 21 358 34 I 327 

65 1 622 (NA) (HA) 43 1 184 22 894 

Total woodland ______________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured ________________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured _____________________________ _ 

198 12 492 164 12005 123 9 323 98 8 117 

73 2 655 (HA) (NA) 39 1 717 54 2 626 

163 9 837 (NA) (NA) 104 7606 81 5491 

Other land __________________________________________ _ 204 5 759 168 5938 123 3 as5 100 4092 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than crop/and and woodland postured ________________________________ _ 

lond in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc ________ _ 45 2075 (NA) (NA) 21 1 272 44 2252

198 3684 1 (NA) (NA) 121 2 583 90 I 840 

Pastureland, 0/1 types ___________________________________ _ 172 11 194 (NA) (NA) 98 7616 (NA) 9631 

Irrigated land _________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ _ 

Postureland irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated __________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _________ _ 

7 20 1 (D) 5 (D) I (D) 

5 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) I (D) 

I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (NA) - I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - 32 406 00 00 31 (D) (J() (X) 

11978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

TobIe 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($I,OOO) 

Market value af agricuftural products sold' ________________ _ 247 4530 219 3005 154 4419 122 2894 Average per form ___________________________ dollars __ (X) 18342 00 13 721 00 28695 (X) 23 721 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 __________________________________ _ 

10 1 999 5 (NA) 10 1 999 5 (NA) 20 1 224 12 (HA) 20 1 224 12 (NA) 14 384 22 (HA) 14 384 22 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ____________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 __________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 __________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 __________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) _____________________________ _ 

24 370 36 (HA) 24 370 36 (NA) 38 270 27 (HA) 38 270 27 (NA) 48 171 18 (HA) 48 171 18 (NA) 93 111 99 (NA) 00 (X) 2 (NA) 18 40 (HA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

16 28 (HA) (NA) 00 (X) (X) (X) 

22 26 (HAl (NA) 00 (X) (X) (X) 37 17 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) 00 00 (X) (X) 

(raps ______________________________ . __________________ _ Grains _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ (olton and cottonseed ________________________________ _ 

(ommodity (redit Corporation loons __________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

field seeds. hoy. forage. and silage _____________________ _ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ Other crops _________________________________________ _ 

133 1 563 141 609 96 I 526 (NA) 570 45 232 (NA) (NA) 38 224 56 169 3 10 (HAl (NA) 3 10 (NA) (NA) - - (HAl (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 92 334 (NA) (NA) 68 314 57 264 16 (0) (NAl (NA) 12 (0) 10 (D) 14 604 (NA) (NA) 7 598 5 77 4 23 11 32 3 (0) 3 28 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) I (D) 

livestock. poultry. and their products _____________________ _ Poultry and poultry product"-__________________________ _ ~airy products ______________________________________ _ (oltle and calves ____________________________________ _ Hogs and oig'-______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs. and wooL ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

177 2 968 170 2362 113 2 893 106 2 291 10 338 15 232 8 (0) 7 230 39 1 765 (NA) (NA) 35 1 763 40 1 481 152 735 (HAl (NAl 95 675 102 488 24 60 (NA) (HA) 15 56 8 5 2 (0) (HAl (NA) 1 (0) 2 (D) 24 (D) (NA) (NA) 15 48 5 (D) 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, MICH. 269 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1918 Forms 

Forms with harvested croplond 

Acres Acres Harvested 1918 1914 in forms Farms in forms cropland 

All forms ____________________________ _ 247 219 Farms with- 47664 231 46 849 19545 

6 8 17 3 9 7 28 11 983 21 726 340 9 5 5ll 9 511 205 46 38 3 107 42 3397 I 509 39 29 4566 37 4326 1 164 28 30 4304 28 4304 I 212 

- 17 20 3428 17 3428 863 

1 to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 101049 acros ______________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocrOL _____________________ _ 

10 to 99 ocros ______________________ _ 

100 10139 ocros ____________________ _ 140 10119 ocre5- ___________________ _ 

18010219 ocros ___________________ _ 

- 14 II 3285 14 3285 I 241 - 41 53 16026 47 16026 7593 

- 10 6 6770 10 6770 3281 

- 3 2 4067 3 4067 2 130 

22010259 ocres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocros ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 Qcres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ________________________ :... ___ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

All farms 

Acres 

44 036 15 623 

17 431 4335 

24 228 10369 

2377 

919 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvesled 

Forms in farms cropland 

7 681 159 

- - - 2 (D) (D) 

I (D) (D) 

- - - 3 360 44 

- - - 1 (D) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1978 and 1974 

Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

154 

148 

79 

73 

69 

69 

6 

6 

132 

19 

3 

Acres 

37324 

11124 

(D) 

3601 

24776 

13 103 

(D) 

420 

28824 

6696 

1 804 

1974 

Forms 

122 

ll8 

51 (NA) 

66 

(NA) 

5 (NA) 

ll5 

5 

1 

1 

, 

Irrigaled 

land 

20 

-

(D) 

(D) 

-

8 

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

Acres 

32 758 13 265 

(D) 

2623 

22345 

9764 (D) 

878 

29 412 

(D) 

(D) 

Other-cooperative. estate or trust, institutional. etc._ (D) 

~~------_.------~--~--------~-------r------~--r---------~ All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1914 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

125 112 193 174 123 99 

122 105 25 5 15 1 

29 38 16 20 

6 6 29 19 80 62 59 39 

45 43 11 10 13 7 

64 61 5 8 5 7 

58 57 8 1 3 1 

45 31 17 12 13 3 

50.6 50.7 109 84 53 35 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 86 333 85 189 74 332 52 169 

- 146 451 157 485 112 434 88 456 

- 61 204 95 301 44 200 66 295 

- 110 37 (NA) (NA) 88 34 66 25 

- 192 99 142 61 147 91 101 56 

- 202 353 138 200 158 332 93 183 

- 141 130 81 40 113 127 64 38 

60 383 76 170 54 383 63 166 

12 27 5 1 12 27 2 (D) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ Feed for liveslock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds- ____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertifizer ____________ - _______ --------------- Other agricultural chemicols Including lime ________________ _ 

Hired farm labor ________________________ ----------------

Contracllabor __________________________ ----------------

58 102 55 33 34 77 36 30 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________ ----------------

248 258 (NA) (NA) 186 233 (NA) (NA) 

248 190 212 157 186 169 120 134 

217 100 (NA) (NA) 156 84 119 83 

131 62 (NA) (NA) 113 61 63 37 

14 4 (NA) (NA) 14 4 7 (Z) 

23 4 (NA) (NA) 6 3 

17 } 4 (NA) (NA) 17 4 120 14 

248 17 (NA) (NA) 186 14 

146 64 (NA) (NA) 117 61 (NA) (NA) 

6 3 (NA) (NA) 6 3 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum praduct'-__________________________ _ 

Petroleum producls ____________ ----------------------- Gasoline ______________________ -_ - ___ ---------------

Diesel fuel ____________________ - _____________ -------

Natural ~~e?~ii _~~I~~~~_o_n_d_ ~~~~~~== == == == == ========== == ==== gas ________________________ - ______________ _ 

Kerosene, motor all, and grease ______________________ _ 

Electricity ____________________ ------------------------ Olher-cool. woad, coke, elc. __________________________ _ 

270 CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of form.; see lext) 

All forms Forms wilh soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ -. _______ ._. ___ ._. __ _ Cropland fertilized, excepl P.!'slure - __________________________ _ Po.lure and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ Lime _____ • __________________ ---- ______ -. ___ • ____ -----------

- 196 12784 152 

196 11834 152 

20 950 20 

9 175 3 

Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ___________ ._. ___________ . __ --- 60 2 788 48 Nematodes in crops _______ . ___________ • _____ • ___ . _________ . Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and pasture _______ ._._._. ____ _ 

- - -

8 1 739 2 

101 5 763 79 

Chemicals for- Defoliolion or for yrowlh conlrol of crops or Ihinning of fruil _____ _ Insecl conlrol on hveslock and poullry ________________________ _ Sanitation and rodent and bird con'rol _______________________ _ 

10 200 10 

91 00 80 

- 35 00 29 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Eslimoled morkel volue of 011 machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ - $1,000 __ Averoge per fonn ________________ dollors __ 

Fonns by value group, $1 10 $4,999 ___________________________ _ $s.oOO 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

AUlomobile. ______________________________ _ 

Molortrucks including plckups _______________ _ Wheel Iroclors ____________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, .elf·propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Olher compicker. and picker-shellers _________ _ Collonpicker. _____________________________ _ Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel Iype _________________________ _ 

[1978 doto ore bosed on a sample of farms· see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

248 212 186 118 machinery and equipment - Can. 

6247 3 718 5863 2633 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

25 191 17 538 31 523 22 314 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

40 35 17 13 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

76 51 42 22 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

34 54 29 29 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All form. Manufactured 197410 1978 Monufoclured prior 10 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number forms Number 

155 209 80 93 104 116 191 244 90 110 110 134 232 516 51 76 230 440 22 23 13 13 9 10 15 15 1 (0) 14 (0) 

82 82 - - 82 82 

- - - - - - 83 96 25 26 70 70 135 148 6 6 130 142 

88 103 4 4 84 99 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on 0 .omple of forms; see lext] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

11 959 93 6215 

11009 (HAl 6067 

950 (HAl 148 

103 10 216 

2 752 (HAl 540 

- - - (0) 2 (0) 

5469 (HAl 2883

1 

200 1 

00 

00 (HA) 14 ~I 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

39 34 39 22 

8 29 8 23 

21 3 21 3 

20 1 6 ~ 20 1 8 8 6 

2 .J jL 2 .J 

1974 

Manufactured Forms Humber 1970101974 

181 256 120 170 209 62 200 441 61 

18 19 3 9 9 5 

54 57 16 (NA) {HAl (NA) 67 71 26 114 117 25 

54 57 12 

Any hired workers- Forms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working les. Iho n 150 day. 

Any Forms Workers Fanns Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ___________________________________________________ _ Workers _________________________________________________ _ 60 16 00 48 (X) 54 63 248 (X) 24 {Xl 224 236 207 

Forms wllh- 1 worker _______________________________________________ _ 2 workers ______________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 5109 workers __________________________________________ _ 10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

18 11 11 9 9 18 27 7 3 (0) 6 12 1 10 16 2 (O) 15 57 16 13 17 - - 16 (O) 17 8 2 - - 2 (O) 2 5 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, MICH. 271 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 187 (X) 179 (X) 113 (X) 104 (X) 

- 167 (X) 165 (X) 101 (X) 97 (X) 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 177 2968 170 2 362 113 2 893 106 2 291 

- 161 (D) 163 (NA) 102 (D) 102 (D) 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

- 158 5 915 165 7318 94 5 153 97 6064 

- 142 2 672 152 3 710 84 2 327 92 3 132 

- 95 1 014 111 1 814 46 720 55 1 283 

- 69 1 658 60 1 896 SO 1 607 46 1 849 

- 129 2088

1 

(NA) (NA) I 86 1 899 80 1 641 

- 135 1 155 (NA) (NA) 79 927 87 1 291 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heiter calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Sales: 152 2 462 162 2 699 95 2254 102 2347 

- (X) 735 (X) (NA) (X) 675 (X) 488 

- 79 971 (NA) (NA) 58 905 64 1 206 

- (X) 149 (X) (NA) (X) 139 (X) 135 

- 139 1 491 (NA) (NA) 91 1 349 95 1 141 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- (X) 585

1 

(X) (NA) I (X) 536 (X) 353 

- 33 267 (NA) (NA) 19 228 21 196 

- (X) 109 (X) (NA) (X) 95 (X) 59 

- 39 1 765 (NA) (NA) 35 1 763 40 1 481 

$1,000_ fattened cottle ___ . ______________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

Ooiry products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

- 32 667 28 283 22 602 13 142 

- 20 144 (NA) (NA) 15 112 7 18 

- 26 523 (NA) (NA) 18 490 13 124 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 20 166 22 53 15 159 8 21 

- 14 87 9 21 14 87 3 9 

- 19 79 19 32 14 72 7 12 

- 2 (0) 7 456 1 (D) 4 451 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 7 51 (NA) (NA) 4 25 - -

- 56 403

1 

56 28°1 29 298 27 196

1 

- 24 956 22 235 15 901 8 10O 

- (X) 60 (X) (NA) (X) 56 (X) 5 

- 5 (D) 10 84 4 (D) 2 (0) 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (Z) 

- 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (0) 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - - 11 47 4 16 6 34 1 (D) 

- (X) 14 (X) (NA) (X) 9 (X) (D) 

Sales: HOg3 and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of waol ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats __________________________ - _____ - ____________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

- 47 (X) 51 (X) 26 (X) 28 (X) 

- 42 31 503 49 25 786 22 31 009 28 25014 

- 41 (D) 39 25477 22 (D) 20 24 860 

- 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 3 70 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 5 372 9 657 3 (D) 3 49 

- 3 36 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- 5 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 1 (X) 

Inventory: Any poultry ___________________ - --- ___ ---- - _______ ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ______________ - _____ -----_ -- ----------- --- Turkeys for slaughter ________ - _____________ ------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ -------- ---------------

- 8 (X) 9 (X) 6 (X) 4 (X) 

- 4 19900 9 21 760 4 19900 4 21 460 

- 4 19900 9 21 700 4 19900 4 21 460 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - 2 (D) - - - -

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X~ i - 10 338 15 232 8 (D) 7 230 

Soles: Any poultry __________ - _ - - - --- -------- --- - - ---------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ________________ -_ -_ ------ ----------------

Turkeys for slaughter __________ -_ -- ---------------

Turkey hens kept for breeding - _____ ---------------

Other poultry ____________ ---------- - -------------- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

272 CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes •••••••••••••••.•.••••.•• 1978 •• 

1974 •• 

For groin or seed (bushels) •••••••••.•.•.••.•. 1978 •• 1974 •• 

For silage or green chop (tons, green). ••••••••• 1978 •. 

1974 .• 

For fodder, hogged or grazed •••••••••.••.•.• 1978 •. 

1974 •• 

Sorghums for all purpose ...................... 1978 •• 

1974 •. 

For groin or seed (bushels) ••••.•.••••••.••••• 1978 .. 

1974 •. 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) •••.•.•••• 1978 .• 

1974 •. 

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) •.•.•••••• 1978 •• 

1974 .• 

Hogged or grazed ••••••••.•.•.•..•••..••••• 1978 •• 

1974 •• 

Wheat for groin (bushels) .•••.•.•.•..•.•..••••. 1978 •• 

1974 .. 

Oats for grain (bushels) .•.•••.•.•.••.•..•.••.• 1978 •• 

1974 .• 

8arley for grain (bushels) •••.••••••••.•••••.•.• 1978 .• 

1974 .. 

Rye for grain (bushels) ••••••••••••••.•••••.•.• 1978 •. 

1974 .• 

Other small groins for grain •.••••••••••.•••.•.• 1978 •. 

1974 •• 

Soybeans for beans (bushels). •••••••••••••••••. 1978 •. 

1974 •. 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ••••••••••.•.•.•.•••• 1978 •• 

1974 .• 

Cotton (bales) ••••••••.•.••••••••..•.•••••.•. 1978 •• 

1974 •• 

Tobacco (pounds) ••.•••••••••••••••.•.•.••..• 1978 •. 

1974 •• 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) ••••.•.•••••••.••• 1978 .• 

1974 •. 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) ••••••.•.••••..•.•••••• 1978 .• 

1974 .• 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) •••••.••••••••.•• 1978 •. 

1974 .• 

Alfalfa hay (tans, dry) ••••••••••••.••••••••• 1978 .• 

1974 •• 

Other tame dry hay (tans, dry) (see text) •.•••. 1978 •• 

Field seed craps ••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••• 1978 •. 

1974 •• 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) •.••••••••.••••....•••• 1978 .• 

1974 .• 

Red clover seed (pounds) ••••.••••••••••••..• 1978 •. 

1974 .• 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) ••••••• 1978 .• 

1974 •• 

Sweet corn •..•.•••.•.••••.••.•••.•.•.••••• 1978 •• 

1974 .• 

Tomatoes ••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••. 1978 •. 

1974 •• Green peas excluding cOwpeGs ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 .• 

land in orchards ••.•••••.••••••••••••.•..•••• 1978 •• 

1974 •• 

Apples (pounds) ••.••••• _ •• _ ••• _ ••••• _ •••••• 1978 .• 

1974 .• 

Peaches (paunds)._ •••••••••••• _ •••••• _ ••.•• 1978 .• 

1974 •• 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) .•• __ .•.• __ ••.••• _.1978 •• 

1974 .• 

Berries ••• _ ••••• _ ••••••••••.•••••••.•••••... 1978 •• 

1974_. 

Strawberries (pounds) ••••••.•.•. _ ••• _ ••••••• 1978 •. 

1974 •• 

Nursery and greenhouse products_ •••••••• _ •• _ •• 1978 •• 

Other craps .•••••••••••• _ .••••.•. _ ••••.••••• 1978 .• 

i 

Farms 

128 

113 

94 

92 

82 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

4 

2 

-

-

4 (HA) 

- (HA) 

- (HA) 

9 

28 

62 

(HA) 

4 (NA) 

4 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6 

7 

-

1 

200 

175 

184 

(NA) 

18 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

16 

18 

10 

(NA) 

3 

(NAl 

- (NAl 

14 

9 

8 

(NAl 

6 

(NAl 

1 

(NAl 

5 

4 

3 

(NAl 

4 

4 

Harvested 

Acres 

5 183 

4 511 

2970 

2681 

2213 

(HA) 

- (HA) 

26 

(D) 

-

-

26 

(HA) 

- (HA) 

- (HA) 

101 

282 

807 

(NA) 

87 

(NA) 

19 

(HA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

30 

16 

-

(Z) 

11 897 

10 101 

8896 

(NA) 

846 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 081 

70 

32 

(HA) 

(D) 

(NAl 

- (NAl 

974 

168 

247 

(NA) 

16 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NAl 

(D) 

4 

(D) 

(NAl 

6 

145 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Farms Acres 

00 - - 00 (NA) (NAl 

243 799 - - 187538 (NA) (HA) 

25466 - - (HA) (HA) (NA) 

00 - - 00 (NA) (HA) 

00 - - 00 (NA) (HA) 

- - - - (HA) (HA) 

367 - - (HA) (NA) (HA) 

- - - (HA) (NA) (HA) 

00 - - 00 (NA) (HA) 

3 603 - - 9 852 (NA) (HA) 

34 503 - -

(NA) (NA) (HA) 

3456 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

730 - -

(NA) (HA) (NA) 

00 - - 00 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (HA) 

5 149 1 (D) 

3 161 (NA) (HA) 

- - - (D) (NA) (HA) 

23861 - -

19582 (NA) (HA) 

18 315 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 998 - -

00 - - 00 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (HA) (NA) (HA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) (HAl 

00 3 10 

00 (NA) (HA) 

00 3 9 

00 (NA) (NAl 

00 1 (D) 

00 (NA) (NAl 

00 - -

00 (NA) (NAl 

00 - - 00 (NA) (NAl 

(D) (NA) (HAl 

(NA) (NA) (NAl 

(D) (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

(D) (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NA) (NA) 

00 2 (D) 

00 (NA) (NA) 

(D) 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NAl 

00 1 (D) 

00 (NA) (NAl 

Forms with sole. of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acr •• 

92 4899 00 - - 87 4222 O() - - 73 2818 236 729 - -

74 2 515 177587 - - 63 2081 24581 - - 61 1 707 20 715 - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

4 26 (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - 4 26 367 - - 1 (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

7 (D) (D) - - 22 252 9 012 - -

44 642 29 501 - - 41 760 47631 - - 4 87 3456 - - 2 (D) (D) - - 4 19 730 - - 4 27 720 - - - - 00 - - - - 00 - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

3 16 3 125 1 (D) 

- - - - - 1 (D) - 1 (D) 

131 9995 21 316 - - 100 8 168 16788 - - 123 7314 16059 - - 87 6007 13040 - - 12 761 1 909 - -

- - (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (D) - - -

12 1 071 00 1 (D) 

10 55 00 1 (D) 

7 26 (X) 1 (D) 

6 25 00 1 (D) 

3 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

2 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - - - 00 - -

6 (D) (X) - - 5 158 (X) - - 3 (D) (D) (NAl (NA) 

(NAl 18 106 525 (NA) (HA) 

5 (D) (D) (HA) (NA) 

(NAl 5 33 360 (NA) (NAl 1 (D) (D) (NAl (NA) 

- - - (NAl (HAl 

2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

1 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- - - - - 3 (D) (X) - - 4 145 00 (NAl (HA) 

CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, MICH. 273 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms _______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm _________________________________ _ 

~~~~~~y~~ ~~n~~~~==========================-~rce~t=-

221 50 395 178 46527 128 40183 103 32495 (X) 228 (X) 261 00 314 (X) 315 

- (X) 461 440 (X) 461 440 (X) 461 440 00 461 440 (X) 10.9 00 10.1 (X) 8.7 (X) 7.0 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per farm _____________________________ doliarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 104 796 00 77 770 (X) 146 022 (X) 98903 (X) 

- (X) 443 (X) 298 (X) 451 (X) 313 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested I 

- 214 29 167 173 27 176 123 23206 102 18320 

- 207 16983 154 13 182 121 14653 98 11 213 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 15 78 11 (NAl 4 21 6 (NAl 

- 24 348 12 (NAl 5 73 - (NAl 

- 36 849 10 (NAl 12 298 2 (NAl 

- 34 1 273 29 (NA) 9 355 13 (NAl 

- 48 3429 54 (NAl 42 3000 39 (NAl 

- 29 (D) 22 (NAl 28 (D) 22 (HA) 

- 20 6504 14 (NAl 20 6504 14 (HAl 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ - 1 (D) 2 (NAl 1 (D) 2 (NAl 

- - - - (NAl - - - (HAl 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 127 8607 136 11 351 74 6433 73 6401 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 94 3577 63 2643 55 2 120 36 706 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

- 17 441 (NAl (NAl 11 382 2 (D) 

- 21 459 (NAl (NAl 16 423 - - Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

- 23 645 (HAl (NAl 15 368 23 433 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 56 2032 (NAl (NAl 29 947 13 (0) 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ - 148 14 518 133 14777 91 11 628 83 10851 Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ - 64 5 565 (NAl (NAl 44 5081 48 5668 

- 109 8953 (HAl (NAl 62 6 547 66 5 183 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 164 6710 134 4574 98 5349 86 3324 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 33 3790 (NAl (NA) 24 3367 17 1 572 

- 157 2920 (NAl (NAl 92 1 982 83 1 752 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 155 17962 (NAl (NAl 94 14881 (NA) 13641 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 9 188 4 11 6 113 4 11 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 9 108 (HAl (NA) 6 (D) 4 11 Pasturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (NAl - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) - - land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 10 169 (X) (X) 9 (D) (X) (X) 

1]978 data are based on 0 sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products soldl _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ doUars_ - 221 3212 178 2 142 128 3 119 103 2062 

- (X) 14 533 (X) 12034 (X) 24369 (X) 20019 

Fa$1'&~&Oa~~. :!r~~~~~~~~~I_~~~~~~ _~~~~~ _____________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

le •• than $2,500 (s.e text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms ( •• e text) ____________________________ _ 

- 8 I 504 4 (NA) 8 1 504 4 (NA) 

- 10 704 5 (NAl 10 704 5 (NA) 

- 3 86 13 (NA) 3 86 13 (NA) 

- 30 412 14 (NA) 30 412 14 (NA) 

- 37 263 26 (HA) 37 263 26 (NA) 

- 40 150 36 (NA) 40 150 36 (NA) 

- 93 93 80 (NAl (X) (X) 5 (NA) 

- 8 19 (NAl (NAl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 17 29 (NAl (NAl 00 (X) (X) (X) 

- 25 31 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 43 13 (NAl (HAl 00 (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NAl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops __________________________________ --------------

Grains ____________________________ --- --- ------------

Commodity Credit Corporation laon. _________________ _ Cotton and cotton •• ed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation laons __________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________ - - ------ ---------------

Field seeds, hay, forage, and .lIag. ______ ---------------- Vegetable., sweet com, and melons _____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and btrrles ________________ ---------------- Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ ----------------

- 109 863 106 870 71 826 (NAl 843 

33 198 (HAl (NAl 28 195 32 75 

- 1 (D) (HAl (NA) I (D) (NAl (NA) 

- - (NAl (HA) - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NAl (NA) - - - - 77 251 (NAl (NA) 49 222 52 154 

10 8 (NAl (NAl 6 7 6 5 

6 15 (HAl (NA) 2 (D) 7 308 

6 (0) 3 284 5 (D) 3 284 

2 (D) (NAl (HA) 2 (D) 6 17 

livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry product"-__________________________ _ 

g:~'t Hogs and ':n1~~1~es- plgs-_______________________ == ==== ====== == == == == == ---- == ====== ------------ == == == = Sheep, lambs, and wooL ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

159 2349 144 1 236 106 2 293 90 1 184 

22 5 7 1 11 (D) 4 (D) 

26 1 502 (HAl (HA) 24 (D) 20 779 

132 623 (HAl (NA) 90 581 85 351 

29 104 (HAl (HA) 20 101 14 28 

9 9 (NAl (HA) 4 6 2 (D) 

14 105 (HAl (HA) 9 102 12 23 

'1974 data Includ. sales of for •• t products. 

274 CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, , 1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Forms in forms cropland Iond 

All forms ____________________________ _ 221 178 50 395 207 49325 16983 9 1 561 135 188 

Farms with- 3 2 11 - - - - - - - I to 9 acres ________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocre. ______________________ _ 31 7 1056 26 898 470 1 (0) (D) (D) 

50 to 69 acre'-_____________________ _ 16 12 932 16 932 317 3 177 29 9 70 to 99 ocres ______________________ _ 27 14 2 155 26 2077 787 2 (D) (D) (D) 

20 25 2399 18 2 164 771 - - - - 100 to 139 ocre'-___________________ _ 

26 24 4 124 24 3 817 1 356 - - - - 140 to 179 ocre'-___________________ _ 

16 9 3 152 16 3 152 724 - - - - 180 to 219 acre'-___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'-___________________ _ 19 18 4431 19 4431 1 664 - - - - 260 to 499 acre'-___________________ _ 40 50 14488 39 14207 4840 3 1 200 79 102 500 to 999 ocre5 ____________________ _ 18 14 11 157 18 II 157 4433 - - - - 1,000 to 1,999 acre'-________________ _ 4 3 (D) 4 (D) (D) - - - - 2,000 acres or more _________________ _ I - (D) 1 (D) (D) - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or mar. 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

land In form. __________________________________ _ 221 50 395 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 207 16983 

Tenure of operatorl Full owners __________________________________ _ 142 20 607 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ 128 5585 

75 26720 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenonts _____________________________________ _ 75 10713 

4 3068 Harve.ted cropland __________________________ _ 4 685 

Type of organization: Individual or familv ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

202 43 394 

12 5381 

5 (D) 

2 (D) 

All farms Form. with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

79 84 142 92 

4 

27 21 

50 30 44 55 

62 39 

34 31 

50.4 51.3 

'Applies only to individuol or family operations <sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

178 

154 

126 

(NA) 

48 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl 

(NA) 

(NA) 

46 527 

13 182 

24540 

6 133 

21 467 

7033 

520 

16 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(HAl 

(HAl 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Fanns ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased __________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and paultry ____________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________________ _ Animal health cast. ____________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulb., plants, and trees ___________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ _ 

Other ogr/culturol chemicals Including lime _________________ _ Hired form labor _______________________________________ _ Controctlabor _________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ___________________________________________ _ 

101 235 74 168 138 502 129 300 29 360 68 159 114 21 (NAl (HAl 139 138 91 57 137 351 106 117 75 72 52 41 76 212 56 333 8 5 7 21 

72 30 39 8 Energy and petroleum product"-__________________________ _ 

Petroleum products __________________________________ _ Gasallne __________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ________________________________________ _ 

lP ~os, butane, and propane _________________________ _ Fue oil ___________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas _______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose ______________________ _ Electricity ___________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, woad, coke, etc. __________________________ _ 

221 317 (NA) (NAl 221 253 174 136 204 115 (NAl (NAl 101 52 (NAl (NAl 16 12 (NAl (NAl 29 8 (NAl (NAl 11 44 (NA) (NA) 221 22 (NAl (NAl 152 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) (NAl (NAl 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

128 

121 

67 

60 

58 

58 

3 

3 

112 

11 

4 

1 

40183 103 32 495 

14653 98 II 213 

(D) 60 (D) 

(0) (NA) 4549 

24646 41 19855 

10210 (NA) 6664 (D) 2 (D) 

(D) (NA) 

33796 97 28 8<19 

(D) 4 (D) 

(D) 2 (D) 

(D) 

All form. farms with so6es of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

184 141 107 85 10 12 6 5 27 23 15 11 

64 38 45 27 11 15 7 8 4 21 4 10 7 2 4 1 25 15 15 7 103 66 50 32 

forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Forms Expenses 

($1,000) Farms Expenses 

($1,000) 

59 225 44 159 83 477 68 276 27 (D) 39 149 86 19 53 10 81 131 65 55 96 339 74 111 56 68 39 38 56 202 47 332 8 5 6 (D) 

32 22 24 7 

128 276 (NAl (NAl 128 223 101 121 114 96 98 83 71 50 35 20 14 (D) 17 7 18 (D) } 6 43 101 11 128 18 100 53 (NAl (NAl - - (NAl (NAl 

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MICH. 275 
Table 6. Ag ricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms, see text) 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

COCr~:I~C::d1 ::~i~~~:d,-excePt-~st~re-====== ====================== Pasture and rangefond fertilized __________________ _ lime ____________________________________________ ==========- Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to controlWeeds, ~i.;:~~ gross, ~:~~~~~:~~~~~~~~============================== or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

132 9714 91 132 9348 91 11 366 11 

- 3 21 -

- 24 2800 20 

- 1 (0) 1 

- 2 (D) 1 

- 59 6 528 46 

Chemicals farDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird cootrol _______________________ _ 

- - - - - 33 (Xl 28 

- 29 (Xl 20 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form ________________ dollarL_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel tractor,- ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mawer conditioners _______________________ _ 

Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, sheor bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

221 171 128 99 machinery and equipment - Can. 4 719 2 879 4 128 2303 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

21 354 16 836 32 252 23 263 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

20 30 3 3 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

99 48 30 21 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

44 45 37 33 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

131 165 81 98 60 67 

166 212 82 89 97 123 

212 444 42 56 203 388 

30 35 4 4 26 31 

12 12 5 5 7 7 

24 25 - - 24 25 

- - - - - -

84 85 30 30 55 55 

126 131 19 19 108 112 

35 38 6 7 30 31 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[J 978 doto ore based on a somple of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

9248 

8 882 

366 -

2 759 

(0) 

(0) 

6378 

-

()() 

()() 

1974 

Forms Acres an which used 

74 4322 (NA) 4200 (NA) 122 

5 596 

(NA) 265 

- - 2 (0) 

(NA) 1 286 

- - 7 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

14 22 14 16 

17 14 17 14 

8 8 8 8 

12 1 { 12 1 3 4 3 4 

4 J L 4 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

131 158 101 142 209 88 163 324 42 

13 13 - 3 3 - 11 12 5 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

63 65 31 

99 99 21 

27 28 7 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ______________________________ -- -------------------- Workers __________________________________ ---------------- 76 13 (X) 71 (Xl 56 47 

197 (X) 24 (Xl 173 140 399 

34 8 8 33 33 23 19 

18 2 (0) 21 42 16 6 

16 2 (0) 10 36 14 7 

6 1 (0) 5 (0) 1 9 

2 - - 2 (0) 2 6 

Farms with- 1 worker ____________________________ --------------------

2 workers __________________________ --------------------- 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more. _____________________________________ _ 

276 CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattie, hogs, or sheep ________________ .. ___ $1,000_ 

CATILE AND CALVES 

I I I I 

(X) I 105 (X) I 88 (X) I 173 (X) 152 (X) I 159 (X) 138 (X) 99 (X) 83 

1841 159 2 349 144 I 236 106 2 293 90 I - 146 737

1 

138 (NA)I 98 688 86 (0)1 

I I I I 

Inventory: Cattle and calves _____________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Soles: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies ___________________ . _______________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ She~p and lambs- ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

148 5 719 132 7 279 93 

, "'I 83 6206 

126 3074 121 3 678 80 2 851 77 3200 

- 98 2 622 62 I 465 61 2 169 103 I 664 

38 I 410 33 I 056 28 I 386 23 I 031 

121 I 581

1 

(NA) (NA) I 76 I 4211 61 I 307

126 I 064 (NA) 1 (NA) 81 916 70 I 699 

132 2 123 129 2 2601 90 I 965

1 

85 2004 

(X) 623 (X) (NA) (X) 581 (X) 351 - 84 I 002 (NA) (NA) I 61 

926/ 

43 790 - 233 (X) (NA) (X) 220 (X) 94 - (X) 

- 107 I 121 (NA) (NA) 75 I 039 71 I 214 

- (X) 390

1 

(X) (NA)I (X) 361

1 

(X) 257

1 31 170 (NA) (NA) 19 146 14 129 

(X) 

5~~ / 

(X) (NA) (X) 55 (X) 

26 7~~ / I (NA) (NA) 24 (0) 20 

- 36 9501 27 520 26 833 16 4271 

25 (NA) (NA) I 18 182 7 67 202 360 - 1 34 748 (NA) (NA) 24 651 15 

- 28 288 17 87

1 

18 269 II 

771 - 16 88 8 41 13 83 6 (0) 

21 200 13 46 14 186 8 (0) 

- 9 359 9 392

1 

4 215

1 

2 (D)I 8 284 (NA) (NA) 3 179 2 (0) 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (D) 

- 38 1421 45 180

1 

21 73

1 

18 110 I 

- 29 I 269 19 646

1 

20 I 173 14 581

1 

- (X) 104 (X) (NA) (X) 101 (X) (0) 

- 18 684 10 366 II 601 8 (0) 

- (X) 29 (X) (NA)I (X) 26 (X) 

(O~ I - 8 219 10 392 3 162 2 

- 9 310 (NA) (NA) 4 187 2 (0) 

(X) 2 413 (X) (NA) (X) I 490 (X) (0) 

Sheep.lombs, and wooL _______________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 9 

~I (NA) (NA)I 4 ~I 2 (0) I - (NA) (NA) - I (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (l) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 7 24 II 31 3 (0) 7 23 

$1,000_ - (X) 6 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 5 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 45 (X) I 36 (X)I 25 (X) I 19 (X)I 

- 40 1 523 34 870 23 716 17 463 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 39 I 365 32 844 23 716 16 448 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 5 158 (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 10 328 2 (0) 5 165 2 (0) Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -- Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 5 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) - (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 7 (X) 6 (X) 3 (X) 4 (X) 

- 3 70 4 124 I (D) 2 (D) 

- 3 70 4 101 I (0) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 3 (0) 2 (D) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry product'-___________________ $I.OOO_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) -

=1 - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X~ i - (X) 

- 22 (D) 7 I II (D) 4 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MICH. 277 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheat lor groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Dots lor groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barley lor groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts lor nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish potoloes (hundredweighIL _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweetpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see texl) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Allolfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

AU vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - T omalees _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Grapes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

-

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sirawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

-

278 CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MICH. 

Forms 

52 

53 

28 

37 

36 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

-

-

-

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

10 

14 

86 

(NA) 

14 

(NA) 

3 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6 

12 

-

-

188 

142 

160 

(NA) 

27 

2 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

10 

9 

10 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

8 

11 

7 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

3 

1 

2 

(NA) 

6 

5 

All forms 

Horvesled Irrigaled 

Acres Quantity Forms 

2986 (Xl 1 

1 792 00 (NA) 

1 214 64 680 1 

722 38 878 (NA) 

1 772 18872 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (Xl - (NA) 00 (NA) 

(0) (Xl - - (Xl (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

(0) (0) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) I (NA) 

158 3660 - 84 2 350 (NA) 

1 996 68 828 1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

142 4 720 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

15 (0) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) - (NA) (Xl (NA) 

(0) (0) -

- - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

6 782 - 29 5 585 (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

11 118 18002 2 

9226 16 216 (NA) 

8746 14 411 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

994 1 532 1 

(0) (Xl - (NA) (X) (NA) 

(0) (0) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (0) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

26 (Xl - 18 (X) (NA) 

19 (Xl -

(NA) (X) (NA) 

(0) 00 - (NA) ()O (NA) 

(0) (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

53 (X) - 531 (X) (NA) 

30 (0) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (0) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) 1 

(0) (Xl (NA) 

(0) (0) 1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

24 (X) 6 

627 (X) (NA) 

Forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigated 

Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

(0) 44 2946 (Xl - - (NA) 37 1 686 (X) - - (0) 23 1 194 63 875 - - (NA) 25 (0) 36 101 - - - 32 1 752 18 798 - - (NA) 23 1 027 9 166 - - - - - (Xl - - (NA) 2 (0) 00 - -

- 1 (0) (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - - - 1 (0) (0) - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - - - - - 00 - - (NA) - - 00 - -

- 7 149 3220 - - (NA) 7 66 1 825 - - (0) 61 1 753 61 825 - -

(NA) 60 1 187 58 196 - - - 12 (0) (0) - - (NA) 6 43 2210 - - - 1 (0) (0) - - (NA) 4 28 S60 - - - 1 (0) (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - -

- 1 (0) (0) - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - 3 5 (0) - - (NA) 8 23 5095 - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - (0) 110 9 111 15 709 1 (0) 

(NA) 91 7 577 14263 - - (0) 97 7 160 12 505 1 (0) 

(NA) 71 4418 9391 - -

(0) 17 736 1 274 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (X) - - (NA) 7 157 (X) - -

- 2 (0) (0) - -

(NA) - - - - - - 1 (0) (0) - - (NA) 7 157 7806 - -

- 6 22 (X) - - (NA) 8 (0) (X) - - - 6 15 (X) - -

(NA) 5 15 (X) - - - 1 (0) (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - -

- 1 (0) (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- 3 10 (X) - - (NA) 8 531 (X) - - (NA) 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 403 3400920 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(0) 1 (0) (X) - - (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

(0) 1 (0) (0) - - (NA) 1 (0) - 1 (0) 

24 5 (0) (X) 5 (0) 

(NA) 5 627 (X) (NA) (NA) 

19}8 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

AU forms I forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ____ " ___________ - _ -_ - ____ .. _ --. __ Approximate land area _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms ______________________ . ___ percenL 

369 99 7161 320 83 530 I 256 81 9091 196 64 329 

(X) 270 (X) 261 (X) 320 (X) 328 - (X) I 0176001 (X) I 017 600 (X) I 017 600 I (X) I 017 600 

(X) (X) 8.2 (X) 8.0 (X) 6.3 

- 9.8 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form ____________ . ________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollorL 85 455 (X) 58 422 (X) 96 507 (X) 73 495 (X) 

298 (X) 224 

- (X) 303 (X) 224 (X) 

land in farms according to use: Totol crop!and ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

366 70 0691 317 57 9651 254 60 971 I 194 46 0651 

351 46 0461 295 34 5081 244 41 530 187 29 6991 -

6 36 1 II (NA) 2 (0) 3 (NA) -

;~~ I 18 (NA) 5 (0) 4 (NA) 22 

31 15 (NA) 6 146 4 (NA) 

37 I 399 43 (NA) 12 444 15 (NA) 

98 6 656 81 (NA) 67 4563 39 (NA) - 81 II 4591 79 (NA)I 76 10 8271 74 (NA) I 

68 20 640 42 (NA) 68 20640 42 (NA) 

8 4 836 6 (NA) 8 4 836 6 (NA) 

- - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture __________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 227 14 883 243 17 895 165 12 572 148 12 489 

169 '< 140 112 5 562 114 6869 74 3877 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______ . ______ _ Cropland idle __________ .. ________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

40 I 516 (NA) (NA) 31 I 229 26 939 

64 I 756 (NA) (NA) 45 I 453 18 405 

54 I 0001 (NA) (NA)I 34 785

1 

18 359

1 - 90 4 868 (NA) (NA) 59 3 402 37 2 174 -

257 20 2031 222 17 459 173 14 5591 140 13240 

96 5 157 (NA) (NA) 64 3 944 69 4 164 

213 15 046

1 

(NA) (NA) 150 10615

1 

103 9 076 

- 254 9 444 229 8 106 171 6 379 140 5 024 

38 4 690 (NA) (NA) 25 2 6891 33 2 419 

244 4 754 (NA) (NA) 169 3 690 135 2 605 

Postureland, all typeL _________________________________ _ - 259 24 730 (NA) (NA) 183 19 205 (NA) 19072 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

3 (0) 3 14 2 (0) I (0) 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 8 47 (X) (X) 8 47 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market volue of agricultural products soId l _______________ _ - 369 5 444 320 3005 256 5 312 196 2 865 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 14 754 (X) 9 391 (X) 20 750 (X) 14 617 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1,000 ______ , __________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms {see text} ____________________________ _ 

- 7 1 099 1 (NA) 7 I 099 1 (NA) 

- 33 1 817 15 (NA) 33 1 817 15 (NA) 

- 32 957 26 (NA) 32 957 26 (NA) 

- 54 7441 35 (NA) 54 744 35 (NA) 

- 63 438 59 (NA) 63 438 59 (NA) 

- 67 257 54 (NA)I 67 257

1 

54 (NA) 

- 113 132 130 (NA) (X) (X) 6 (NA) 

- 19 43 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 22 39 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 23 27 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 49 23 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ______________________ : ________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 249 1 275 217 (0) 176 1 199 (NA) (0) I 

- 86 170 (NA) (NA) 70 161 64 91 - 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 225 1 085 (NA) (NA) 161 1 017 115 389 - 5 5 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - - - 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) 4 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ Doiry products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs ond pigs- _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lombs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Otherlivestock ond livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 246 4 169 266 2 373 190 4 113 173 (0) - 22 (0) 26 137 15 (0) 16 135 86 2543 (NA) (NA) 86 2 543 77 1 553 - 216 1 092 (NA) (NA) 175 1 047 164 570 - 17 67 (NA) (NA) 13 66 9 (D) 

- 22 55 (NA) (NA) 17 51 18 27 - 18 (D) (NA) <NA) II (D) 11 12 

11974 dota include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICH. 279 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

369 320

1 

99 

7I~ I 351 95 856 46 04~ I - 4 - -

All forms _______ _ 

forms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

16 II 519 16 519 330 

- 10 4 576 10 576 256 47 33 3 736 46 3 656 2 148 39 39 4 439 36 4 081 I 954 40 36 6 254 36 5 654 2 227 

- 39 411 7 6051 38 7 405 3 585 30 39 7 169 26 6 233 2 338 100 81 1 35 5311 95 33 845 17 044 

- 45 3g

1 

30 19~1 45 30 198 15 607 

- 3 3 689 3 3 689 557 

- - - i - - -

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres _______________ _ 140 to 179 acres ____ .. ______________ _ 

180 fa 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

22010 259 acres ___________________ _ 26010 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________ .. _______ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms ___________ _ 369 99 716 320 83 530 Harvested croplond ______ . 351 46 046 295 34 508 

Tenure of operator: Full owners ____________ _ 231 47 256 230 48 401 Harvested cropland __________ _ 217 19 116 (NA) 17 481 Port owners ___________________ . ______________ _ 132 51 116 89 (D) Harvested cropland _________________________ _ 129 26 381 (NA) 17 027 Tenants ____________________________________ _ 6 I 344 I (D) 

Harvested cropland_ 5 549 (NA) 

343 87 591 (NA) (NA) 

22 10 440 (NA) (NA) 

3 (D) (NA) (NA) 

I (D) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

3 965 393 

- - - - - -

- - - - - - I (D) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - I (D) (D) 

I (D) (D) 

- - -

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

256 

244 

143 

134 

III 

108 

2 

2 

233 

19 

3 

I 

Acres 

81 909 

41 530 

(D) 

(D) 

47 062 

25 147 

(D) 

(D) 

70 128 

10 096 

(0) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

196 

187 

120 

(NA) 

76 

(NA) 

(NA) 

180 

16 

Irrigated 

land 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

Acres 

64 329 

29 699 

31 618 

13 566 

32 711 

16 133 

57 254 

7 075 

Forms with soles of 

$2.500 or more All forms I I All forms Farms with sales af 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _______________ _ 176 Other _______ _ 193 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 6 25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ 36 35 to 44 years- ______________________ _ 82 45 to 54 years- _______________________ _ 103 55 to 64 yeorL _______________________ _ 81 65 years and over _____________________ _ 61 Average age _________________________ _ 50.5 

11974 

168 

152 

41 

30 

68 

76 

81 

61 

51.9 

1978 

147 

109 

5 

24 

56 

72 

61 

38 

50.4 

1]974 

124 

72 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _____________________ _ 

Not on form operated __________________ _ 

41 OP:~~I:::or:::~~~~~-o~-s-~;~~:;~~-~~:~:--- 16 

52 

47 

51 

26 

50.2 

None ________________________________ _ 

J to 49 dayL _________________________ _ 

501099 doy'-________________________ _ 10010149 doy'-______________________ _ 15010199 doys _______________________ _ 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

IApplies only 10 individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 '1974 1978 

301 256 205 

40 33 31 

28 31 20 

123 81 101 

23 22 23 

10 II 6 

9 26 4 

18 28 9 

171 120 104 

Forms wilh sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms 

- 143 404 133 189 113 400 77 

244 908 244 595 190 887 155 

108 474 140 256 89 463 III 

- 190 41 (NA) (NA) 170 40 121 

- 242 92 151 39 170 84 104 

- 255 413 203 III 212 392 140 

- 83 82 35 8 67 76 24 

129 206 104 136 105 200 80 

- 12 6 6 4 12 6 5 

livestock and poultry purchased __ .. ______________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal heallh costs ____________________ .. ______________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ - _____ -- - -- - -- ---

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ______________ _ Hired form labor __________ _ _____ -__________ _ 

Contract lobor _______________ .. ___ . ________ . -----------.. 

- 128 36 99 32 108 33 73 Customwork, machine hire. and renlal of machinery and equipment ____ . ______________ . ______ - ______ . ___ _ 

- 359 378 (NA) (NA) 265 325 (NA) 

359 269 308 235 265 234 192 

- 344 171 (NA) (NA) 250 144 183 

153 61 (NA) (NA) 139 59 96 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 19 

- 22 10 (NA) (NA) 17 9 

- I } (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 192 

359 25 (NA) (NA) 265 21 

- 285 102 (NA) (NA) 226 89 (NA) 

- 32 8 (NA) (NA) 8 2 (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products- _____________ -_ - _ ----

Petroleum products ______ . _________________________ _ 

Gasoline ___________ . _______________ - ___ - ----- ----

Diesel fuel ______ . _____________ ----------------- -

lP gas, butane, and propone ___________________ _ 

Fuel oil ____ ._ _ _ __ _ __________ -_ -------- ------ Natural gos _____________________________________ _ 

Kerosene. molar oil, and grease ___ . __ . ________________ _ Electricity _____ , ___________________ - - _______________ _ 

Other-cool. wood, coke. etc. _________________________ _ 

' 1974 

161 

26 

9 

53 

21 

5 

13 

14 

62 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

168 

571 

249 

36 

35 

99 

7 

131 

(D) 

29 

(NA) 

20 I 

136 

40 

6 

19 

(NA) 1 

(NA)I 

280 CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based an a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ - ___ ------------------

~~~f~~:~~~r:~~;~ia~dc~~~:~ur~- == = = = = = == = == = = == = = == = == = == = = lime ______________________________________ -----------------

254 17919 211 

254 16647 211 

38 I 272 38 

16 120 5 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________________ _ Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture __________________ _ 

33 3427 32 

14 I 517 14 

20 882 19 

68 3 308 52 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________________ _ 8 152 7 

62 (X) 47 Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________________ _ 31 (X) 31 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form ________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel tractors ____________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers _________ _ COllonpickers-____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pk:kup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

Forms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con_ 

Estimated market value of all 

369 311 275 190 machinery and equipment - Can. 

7 754 4 931 6688 3 753 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

21 013 15 855 24320 19 753 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

32 50 16 13 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

67 83 17 40 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

131 93 108 63 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number farms Number Forms Number 

270 346 168 206 139 140 290 388 124 133 211 255 349 828 112 138 311 690 112 118 6 6 106 112 1 (D) - - I (D) 

6 6 - - 6 6 - - - - - - 185 200 80 80 118 120 259 289 83 93 179 196 

63 73 15 15 49 58 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

16985 140 6759 

15 713 (NAJ 6258 

I 272 (NAJ 501 

30 6 252 

(D) (NA) 80 

I 517 - -

(D) I (D) 

2832 (NA) 246 

(D) - - (X) II 00 

00 (NAI (Xl 

All farms Fonns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

59 42 59 34 

52 31 52 28 

10 9 10 9 

16 1 { II 1 2 3 2 3 

- J L - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

251 323 157 258 332 120 299 671 72 

71 71 5 I (D) - 2 (D) - (NA) (NAJ (NA) 

107 110 40 'l29 242 46 

38 42 17 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ___________________________________________________ _ 

Workers _________________________________________________ _ 129 31 ()O III (X) 105 80 408 (X) (D) 00 362 379 267 

Farms wilh- 1 worker _______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers ______________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

69 29 29 56 56 50 31 15 - - 16 32 10 10 28 1 (D) 23 76 28 17 9 - - 9 57 9 18 8 1 (D) 7 141 8 4 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICH. 281 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

. All farms Forms wllh soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Invenlory, 

An~~v~~~~ ~;;:s~uo~~he;p============================ 276 (X) 278 00 195 (X) 173 00 245 (X) 265 (X) 181 00 166 (X) 

Soles, 

Any liveslock or poultry and Iheir producls _______ $1,000_ - 246 4 169 266 2 373 190 4 113 173 (D) Any callie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 228 I 214 256 (NA) 182 I 164 169 (D) 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Callie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers Ihal had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 234 8 381 249 II 102 174 7850 158 9494 

- 206 4026 223 5 261 156 3 787 151 4576 

- 124 I 616 146 2848 79 I 385 87 2271 

- 104 2410 114 2413 99 2402 91 2 305 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Sleers, sleer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 201 3 028 (NA) (NA) 154 2876 136 3 110 

- 184 I 327 (NA) (NA) 139 I 187 130 I 808 

Soles, Collie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000- Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Collie ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000- Fattened coHle _________________________________ _ 

- 216 3 864 237 3540 175 3685 164 3166 

- (X) I 092 (JO (NA) 00 I 047 (X) 570 

- 145 I 646 (NA) (NA) 123 I 569 112 I 375 

- (X) 278 (JO (NA) (X) 263 00 141 

- 190 2 218 (NA) (NA) 154 2 116 146 I 791 

- (X) 813 (JO (NA) (X) 784 00 429 

- 34 207 (NA) (NA) 27 183 30 205 

$1,000_ Dairy producls _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 75 00 (NA) (X) 68 00 60 

- 86 2543 (NA) (NA) 86 2543 77 I 553 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or 10 be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Olher hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 32 670 39 236 21 642 17 146 

- 14 107 (NA) (NA) 10 96 6 31 

- 30 563 (NA) (NA) 21 546 16 115 

Lillers of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ _ Goals _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 15 170 12 36 II 161 6 26 

- 13 86 9 21 10 81 5 (D) 

- 12 84 6 15 9 80 4 (D) 

- 23 1288 33 I 584 18 I 067 17 I 217 

- 22 880 (NA) (NA) 17 731 17 908 

- 3 24 (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - 103 432 73 520 62 247 37 397 

Soles, Hogs and pigs-_____________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000- Sheep and lambs-___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goals _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000- Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000-

- 17 809 20 246 13 765 9 193 

- (X) 67 (X) (NA) 00 66 (X) (D) 

- 7 240 8 188 6 (D) 4 168 

- (X) 7 (X) (NA) (X) (D) 00 3 

- 21 810 34 I 293 16 746 18 951 

- 22 I 113 (NA) (NA) 17 945 18 993 

- (X) 9781 00 (NA) (X) 8334 00 7 705 

- 22 55 (NA) (NA) 17 51 18 27 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - (X) (D) 00 (NA) (X) - 00 - - 13 36 13 35 10 33 10 27 

- (X) 27 (X) (NA) 00 (D) 00 12 

POULTRY 

Invenlory, Any poullry __________________________ - _____________ _ 

Chickens 3 monlhs old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullels of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 monlhs old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullel. chicks and pullets under 3 monlhs old ___________ _ 

Broilers and olher meal-type chickens-_______________ _ Turkeys ____________________________ - ____________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ - _____________ _ 

Turkey hens kepI for breeding ____________________ _ 

Olher poultry ______________________ --__________ ---

- 50 00 62 (X) 27 00 30 (X) 

- 45 (D) 61 14812 26 (D) 30 13880 

- 45 (D) 59 14397 26 (D) 28 13 575 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 4 274 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- 8 117 3 67 2 (D) - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- II (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 2 (X) 

Soles, Any paultry __________________________ ---___________ _ 

Chickens 3 monlhs old or alder ________ --____________ _ 

H.ns and pullets of laying og. ______ --____________ _ 

Pullels 3 monlhs old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullel chicks and pullels under 3 manlhs oIL __________ _ Broilers and olher meal·type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________________ --------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ - _____________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Olher poultry ______________________ ---------------

Poultry and poultry producls- ___________________ $1.000_ 

- 12 (X) 9 (X) 9 (X) 7 (X) 

- 7 (D) 9 (D) 5 (D) 7 (D) 

- 7 (D) 9 (D) 5 (D) 7 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

- 3 145 - - 3 145 - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (X) (NA) (X) I (X) - (X) 

- 22 (D) 26 137 15 (0) 16 135 

282 CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn lor all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For ladder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums lor all purpo.es _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For groin or seed (bushel.) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

CuI lor dry lorage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978 __ 1974 __ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Wheal lor grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Ools lor grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Barley lor grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Rye lor grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans lor beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peanuls lor nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 1974 __ Callan (bales) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Irish pololoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hay crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Allalla hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 __ 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All vegetables horvesled lor sale (see text) _______ 1978 __ 1974 __ Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Green peas excluding cowpeos-_______________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978 __ Other crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

, 

Farms 

13 

3 

5 

2 

8 (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

3 

-

-

1 (HA) 

- (HA) 

- (NA) 

27 

50 

217 

(HA) 

12 

(NA) 

I 

(HA) 

I 

(NA) 

4 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 

8 

-

-

340 

266 

74 

(HA) 

276 

33 

(HA) 

I (NA) 

6 (NA) 

5 

7 

5 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (HA) 

5 

4 

4 (NA) 

- (HA) 

1 

(HA) 

3 

3 

3 (HA) 

1 

2 

Harvesled 

Acres 

484 

90 

255 

(D) 

229 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

105 

-

-

(D) 

(NA) 

- (HA) 

- (NA) 

573 

561 6898 

(HA) 

212 

(HA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(HAl 

68 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

5 

-

- 38 107 

27911 

5 163 

(HAl 

26341 

I 155 

(HAl 

(D) 

(HAl 

59 

(HAl 

II 

10 

7 

(HAl 

- (HAl 

- (HAl 

19 

24 

14 

(HAl 

- (HAl 

(D) 

(HAl 

(D) 

12 

(D) 

(HAl 

(D) 

(D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

A1llarm. 

Irrigated 

Quantity Farms Acres 

()() - - ()() (HAl (NA) 

16420 - - (D) (NA) (NA) 

1 954 - -

(NA) (HAl (NA) 

()() - - ()() (HA) (HA) 

(X) - - (X) (HA) (HA) 

- - - - (HA) (HA) 

(D) - - (HA) (HA) (NA) 

- - - (HA) (HAl (HA) 

()() - -

()() (HAl (HA) 

12770 - - 14 147 (HA) (HA) 

265 834 - - (HA) (NA) (HA) 

7225 - - (HA) (NA) (HA) 

(D) - - (HA) (NA) (NA) 

()() - - ()() (HAl (NA) 

I 940 - - - (HAl (NA) 

- - - - (HAl (HA) 

- - -

- (HAl (HA) 

- - - (HAl (HAl I 

(D) - - 418 (HAl (HA) 

- - -

- (HAl (HA) 

54 005 - - 39 132 (HAl (HA) 

6715 - - (HA) (HAl (HA) 

38 958 - -

()() - - ()() (HAl (HA) 

(D) - - (HA) (HAl (HA) 

2 275 - - (HA) (HAl (HA) 

()() - - ()() (HAl (NA) 

()() - - ()() (HAl (NA) ()() - - ()() (HAl (NA) 

()() - - ()() (HAl (NA) 

()() 1 (D) 

()O (HA) (NA) 

(0) (HAl (NA) 

(NA) (HAl (NA) 

- (HA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (HA) 

(D) (HAl (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

()() 2 (0) 

()() (NA) (NA) 

(0) 2 (D) 

(HA) (HAl (NA) 

()() - - ()() (HAl (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

forms Acres Quantity Fanns Acres 

13 484 (X) - - 3 90 ()() - - 5 255 16420 I - - 2 (0) (D) - -

8 229 1 954 - -

3 (D) 419 - - - - (Xl - - - - (X) - -

1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) ()() - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (D) (0) - - 1 (D) - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - ()() - - - - (X) I - -

19 523 12 135 - - 37 498 12970 - - 164 6 175 241 442 - - 141 4654 161 344 - - II (0) (0) - - 15 147 4 105 - - 1 (0) (0) - -

2 (D) (0) - - - - (X) - - 4 112 ()() - -

4 68 1 940 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (D) (0) - - 3 1 138 - -

- - - - - - - - - - 236 34 294 49541 - - 176 24014 34 449 - - 51 4472 5858 - - 17 1 463 1 929 - - 193 23566 35616 - -

28 I 125 ()() - -

30 759 ()() - - 1 (D) (0) - - - - - - -

5 (0) (D) - - 14 228 7430 - -

3 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 3 (D) (X) - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - ()() - - - - ()() - -

- - ()() - - - - ()() - - - - - (HAl (HA) 

(HA) (NA) (HA) (HAl (HAl 

- - - (HAl (HAl (NA) (HAl (HAl (HA) (HAl 

- - - (NA) (HA) 

- - - (HAl (HA) 

2 (D) ()() 2 (D) 

1 (D) (X) 1 (0) 

2 (D) (D) 2 (0) 

1 (D) - 1 (0) 

1 (0) ()() - - 2 (D) ()() (NA) (NA) 

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICH. 283 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

313 71 709 346 75 730 215 62 232 210 62823 

- (X) 229 (X) 219 (X) 289 (X) 299 

- (X) 365 440 (X) 365 440 (X) 365 440 (X) 365 440 

- (X) 19.6 (X) 20.7 (X) 17.0 (X) 17.2 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;~~?~~ :~~~~~~a==== ======== ======== ======-r;;r;e"Ot= Value af land and buildings: I 

- 104 188 (X) 66 870 (X) 150 438 (X) 89 771 (X) 

- (X) 511 (X) 306 (X) 517 (X) 300 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dallars_ 

land in farms according to use: 

- 301 43952 341 45 189 208 38 645 205 38 798 

- 284 26 950 321 25 778 199 24629 196 23 025 

T a1al cropland ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 19 82 34 (NA) 6 31 6 (NA) 

- 30 396 38 (NA) 7 90 5 (NA) 

- 28 648 29 (NA) 13 305 10 (NA) 

- 61 2343 71 (NA) 39 1 506 30 (NA) 

- 67 4 682 73 (NA) 56 4008 69 (NA) 

- 50 (0) 48 (NA) 49 (0) 48 (NA) 

- 23 7 723 23 (NA) 23 7 723 23 (NA) 

- 4 2 355 5 (NA) 4 2 355 5 (NA) 

- 2 (0) - (NA) 2 (0) - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to \9 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 161 11 593 195 14 828 114 10068 133 12499 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 137 5 409 116 4 583 94 3948 74 3 274 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 35 1 172 (NA) (NA) 26 1 046 16 666 

- 24 575 (NA) (NA) 16 442 19 615 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ - 41 591 (NA) (NA) 32 475 23 648 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 92 3 071 (NA) (NA) 65 1 985 35 1 345 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 205 16 563 229 19456 144 13459 145 15096 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 93 6062 (NA) (NA) 72 5 187 83 8 712 Woodland nof postured ____________________________ _ 

- 151 10 501 (NA) (NA) 102 8272 88 6 384 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 226 11 194 256 11 085 154 10 128 151 8 929 Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 71 6604 (NA) (NA) 56 6 231 64 6 583 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 215 4 590 (NA) (NA) 147 3 897 135 2 346 

Posfureland. all types __________________________________ _ 

- 213 24 259 (NA) (NA) 155 21 486 (NA) 27 794 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 4 14 3 4 2 (0) 2 (0) Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 4 14 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 68 1 109 (X) (X) 58 1 064 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Volue Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) 

Market value af agricultural products sold I _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 313 7393 346 4 817 215 7 289 210 4 692 

- (X) 23619 (X) 13 922 (X) 33 904 (X) 22 343 

Farms by volue of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 15 3 083 6 (NA) 15 3083 6 (NA) 

- 39 2 449 28 (NA) 39 2 449 28 (NA) 

- 30 830 28 (NA) 30 830 28 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 29 399 36 (NA) 29 399 36 (NA) 

- 47 330 60 (NA) 47 330 60 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $2.500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 55 200 50 (NA) 55 200 50 (NA) 

- 98 103 138 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 17 37 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 16 27 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 17 20 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 48 19 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 179 1 038 241 1 036 134 993 (NA) 964 

- 91 423 (NA) (NA) 78 408 120 321 

Crops ________________________ - _______ -_ -_ ------------ Grains ________________________________________ -_ ---

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 111 480 (NA) (NA) 85 458 100 (0) 

- 6 9 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

- 8 121 7 124 4 117 5 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Collon and cOllonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

T obocco ________________________ ---- -- ---------- ---- Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ Vege'ables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruifs, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ____________________________________ -----

- 233 6 355 256 3 762 183 6 296 185 3 711 

- 18 8 20 11 12 (0) 10 10 

- 60 3010 (NA) (NA) 59 (0) 71 2 135 

- 180 2 196 (NAl (NA) 148 2 164 173 1 274 

- 52 684 (NA) (NA) 42 676 40 206 

20 77 (NAl (NA) 12 71 23 67 

- 25 380 (NAl (NA) 16 373 6 19 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producl'--------------------------- Dairy products __________ ---- - _____ ---- -------------- COllie and calves ______________________________ -_ ----

~:::p~~:,:~~~ ~~d-;~;L ====== ====== == ======== ==== ===- Olher livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

1)974 data Include sales of forest producls. 

284 CLARE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

• , 1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Horvested 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

All farms ____________________________ _ 313 346 71 709 284 68341 26950 4 106 16 

Farms with- 1 to 9 acres ________________________ _ 12 4 28 3 II 7 I (D) (D) 101049 acreL _____________________ _ 34 51 I 140 28 983 332 3 (D) (0) 5010690creL _____________________ _ 10 16 583 9 533 243 - - - 70 to 99 ocres ______________________ _ 50 48 4050 43 3505 I 442 - - - 100 to 139 acreL ___________________ _ 43 45 4868 42 4758 1 974 - - - 140 10179 acreL ___________________ _ 32 44 5049 32 5 049 2 027 - - - 24 26 

: ~~ I 22 4 321 I 4551 - - -

29 

';1 

29 6 795 2288 - - -

50 50 18337 48 17 588 7 261 1 - - -

21 26 13 737 21 13 737 

6 51: I - - -

7 5 (0) 6 (0) (D) - - -

I I (0) I (0) (0) - - -

18010219 acreL ___________________ _ 

22010259 acreL ___________________ _ 

26010499 acres ____________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ____________________ _ 1,000 10 1,999 acreL ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

313 

284 

200 

179 

92 

87 

21 

18 

275 

30 

7 

I 

All forms 

1974 

Acres Forms 

71 709 346 26950 321 

35 852 231 

10412 (NA) 

32402 103 

14977 (NAl 

3455 12 

1 561 (NA) 

54 536 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

8864 (NA) 

Acres 

75 730 

25 778 

41 599 

11 029 

30 904 

13923

1 3 227 

826 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

215 

199 

114 

104 

86 

81 

15 

14 

183 

24 

7 

I 

Acres 

62 232 

24629 

27476 

8 512 

31 756 

14684

1 3000 

1 433 

45 382 

(0) 

8864 

1974 

forms 

210 

196 

113 

(HA) 

89 

(NAl 

8 

(NAl 

195 

II 

4 

irrigo1ed 

land 

14 

(D) I 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

~ I 

Acres 

62823 

23025 

30 379 

8 747 

29 587 

13 515

1 2 857 

763 

50 300 

5850 

6673 

~~------_r------~--T---------~------~------~--~--------~ 

(D) (NA) (NAl 

r 

(D) 

Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more All forms All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ______________________________ 146 178 128 143 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

Olher ------------____________________ 167 164 87 63 Not on farm opero1ed __________________ _ 244 265 169 168 

33 28 23 12 Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 36 49 23 26 

Under 25 years -----___________________ 5 8 4 8 Operators reporting days of work off form: 251034 yearL________________________ 41 56 30 26 None ________________________________ _ 

351044 yearL________________________ 74 71 55 49 I to 49 days __________________________ _ 

451054 years_________________________ 70 56 51 29 50 to 99 days _________________________ _ 

551064 years_________________________ 72 94 45 64 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 

65 years and over -_____________________ 51 57 30 30 150 to 199 dayL ______________________ _ 

Average age___________________________ L- 49.7 50.0 48.3 50.0 200 days or more _____________________ _ __________ ~ ________ ~ ~ __________ ~ __________ ~ 

105 103 82 74 18 9 14 6 8 10 6 8 15 20 10 16 24 18 13 8 126 134 76 60 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) farms ($1,000) 

136 898 180 781 96 884 100 757 - 219 I 038 257 723 148 992 162 687 

191 

89 314 180 474 79 306 123 460 

165 60 (HAl (NAl 130 54 116 49 

186 

162 246 164 126 158 155 155 

120 

372 203 256 144 350 142 246 

109 108 116 50 92 104 97 49 

6 

414 80 276 69 405 70 274 9 3 2 6 9 2 (D) 

84 56 115 53 68 53 87 48 

315 

315 489 (NAl (NA) 178 441 (NAl (NA) 

309 

349 

176 333 265 178 315 203 242 

133 (NAl (NA) 172 151 198 171 

18 111 

19 (NAl (NA) 103 107 70 47 

11 (D) (NAl (NA) 18 19 9 3 (NAl (NAl 11 (D) } 315 

I (D) 

29 

(NAl (NAl 1 (D) 201 20 (NAl (NAl 178 24 219 

15 

134 (NAl (NAl 140 124 (NAl (NA) 5 (NAl (NAl 6 2 (NAl (NA) 

livestock and paultry purchased __________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poullry ____ : ______________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feedL _____________________ _ Animal health Cosls ____________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ Hired farm labor _______________________________________ _ 

Conlracl labor _________________________________________ _ 

Cust?mWO~k, machine hire, and rental of machinery and eqUlpmen ___________________________________________ _ 

Energy and pelroleum praducls ___________________________ _ Pelroleum producls __________________________________ _ 

Gasoline __________________________________________ _ Diesel fuel ________________________________________ _ 

Natural ~~ey~ii _~~~a~~~_a_~d_~~~~~~== == ====== ============ ==== gas _______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose ______________________ _ Eleclricily ___________________________________________ _ 

Olher-caal, wood, coke, elc. __________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CLARE COUNTY, MICH. 285 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1976 data are based an a sample of farmsl see text] 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1976 1976 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres an which used 

C°Cr~:lac~d' ::~i;~~:d,-;;cePt-p'~st~re-====== ====================== 181 13480 139 12569 

Posture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ 174 12630 132 11 919 

lime ______________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

9 650 9 23 254 16 

43 3692 43 

- 2 (0) 2 

- 6 117 I 

- 89 6883 66 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 5 50 5 

- 75 (X) 56 

- 47 (X) 37 ( 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ forms __ 

$l,O(XL Average per farm ________________ dollarL_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel tractor5 ____________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self·propeUed only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

F'teld foroge harvesters. sheer bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

315 332 178 202 machinery and equipment - Can. 7203 5 516 5685 4437 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

22868 16614 33063 21 965 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

44 70 16 24 $70.000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

98 95 16 47 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

73 80 60 59 $200,000 or mare _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number farms Number 

216 263 107 127 126 136 

227 266 125 140 121 148 275 624 61 84 260 540 

51 51 9 9 42 42 

21 21 4 4 17 17 

85 67 1 (0) 84 (0) 

- - - - - - 132 146 16 16 115 128 

187 189 20 20 169 169 

72 74 23 25 49 49 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1976 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

650 

249 

3692 (0) 

(0) 

6412 

50 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

142 10196 (NA) 10073 (NA) 125 9 184 

(NA) 1 675 

1 (0) 

3 155 (NA) 4133 

- - 23 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or mart> 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

39 42 39 29 

35 25 21 23 

2 12 2 12 

6 1 { 6 1 17 8 17 8 

1 J L I J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

256 325 183 255 316 158 302 664 83 

25 26 4 16 18 3 

73 73 6 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

85 86 26 

161 184 24 

61 91 27 

Any hired warkersFarms with sales of $2,500 or mare 

Working 150 days or mare Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1976 1974 

Forms __________________________ --------------------------

Workers _______ • ____________________ -- -------------------- 109 20 (X) 101 (X) 69 70 

286 (X) 50 (X) 236 228 257 

43 6 6 41 41 16 21 

22 7 14 26 52 12 10 

27 5 (0) 22 70 22 23 

14 2 (0) 11 (0) 14 13 

3 - - 1 (0) 3 3 

Forms with- I worker __________________ -- ________ -------------------- 2 workers ____________ • _____ - _________ -------------------

3 or 4 workers ________________________ ------------------- 5 to 9 workers ___ • _______ • ______________________________ _ 10 workers or mor"-____________________________ • ________ _ 

286 CLARE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

I 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Humber Farms Number Forms Humber Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

- 261 (X) 270 (X) 190 (X) 183 (X) 

- 227 (X) 259 (X) 172 (X) 180 (X) 

Inventory, 

AnX~~~~~~~ ~~S~u~~~heep=========================== 

- 233 6355 256 3762 183 6296 185 3 711 

217 2 957 241 (NA) 175 2 911 1 181 1 547 -

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any callie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

194 II 112 236 13691 149 10623 173 12807 - 157 4778 188 5076 121 4528 145 4726 - 2 134 116 2260 67 I 891 83 1 985 

- 102 

- 70 2644 95 2816 65 2 637 77 2 741 

- 145 3096 (NAI (HA) 1 114 2965 139 3207 

- 167 3238 (HAl (HA) 132 3 130 156 4874 

Inventoryt Callie ond calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 180 5 525 213 4723 148 5399 173 4528 

- (X) 2 196 (X) (HA) 00 2 164 (X) I 274 

99 I 448 (HAl (HA) 80 I 387 82 874 

(X) 243 (Xl (NA) (X) 234 00 83 

157 4077 (HAl (HA) 132 4012 147 3654 

(X) 1953 (X) (HA) 00 I 930 (X) I 191 

46 I 095 (HAl (NA) 43 1 087 42 1 176 

(X) 602 00 (HA) (X) 598 00 458 

60 3010 (HAl (HA) 59 (D) 71 2 135 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ CallI. ____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ 

Fottened cottle __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 __ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigL ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ______________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigL _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of p r and Nov. 30 _________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of prece year ond May 31 _______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. ______________________________ _ 

65 7 106 64 2929 49 6893 40 2 574 

49 I 963

1 

(HAl (NA) 38 I 846 27 686 

59 5 143 (NAl (NA) 45 5047 1 38 1 888 

49 1 492 49 815 38 I 461 36 737 

37 546 30 219 30 532 23 182 

42 946 37 596 33 929 26 555 

Sheep and lambs _____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________________ _ Goats ______________________________________________ _ 

19 1 591 48 2896 II 1 371 25 2426 

19 1 173 (HAl (NA) II 1 016 22 I 120 

5 18 (HAl (HA) 3 (D) - - Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 67 260 75 214 36 122 34 126 

Soles, 

52 8301 53 3 375 42 8 170 40 3 147 

(Xl 684 (X) (NAl 00 676 (X) 206 

25 3 611 23 I 242 20 3518 17 I 114 

Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Feeder pigs _______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ (Xl 166 (X) (NA) (X) 163 00 26 

19 I 243 39 2 113 12 I 137 23 1 897 

20 I 656 (NA) (NA) 12 I 488 23 2095 

(X) 12428 (X) (NA) (X) II 213 00 16 134 

Sheep and lambs _____________________________________ _ Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ________ . _______________ $1,000 __ 20 77 (HAl (NA) 12 71 23 67 Goots ______________________________________________ _ - - (NAl (NAl - - - - $1,000 __ (X) - 00 (NAl 00 - (X) - Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 15 41 8 16 8 24 4 6 $1,000 __ (X) 14 00 (HA) (Xl 8 (X) 7 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any pouHry _________________________________________ _ 43 (X) 70 (X) 25 (X) 34 (X) Chickens 3 months old or alder _______________________ _ 39 I 555 69 2681 22 778 33 I 546 38 1453 65 2 237 22 (D) 31 (D) 

6 102 (NAl (NAl 4 (D) I (D) 

Hens and pullets of /oying age _____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ____________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens _________________ _ 6 681 6 808 3 670 2 (D) Turkeys __________________________________________ _ - - (HA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter _____________________________ _ - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ Other paultry _____________________________________ _ - - (NAl (NA) - - - - 10 (Xl (NA) 

Soles, 

(X) 6 (X) 2 (Xl 

12 (X) 8 (X) 7 (X) 5 (X) 

9 238 7 255 5 157 4 195 8 (0) 7 251 4 (D) 4 191 1 (0) (NAl (NA) I (D) - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - 1 (0) - - I (D) 

- - (NAl (NAl - - - -

Any pouHry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ____________ _ 

BraUers and other meat-type chickens _________________ _ 

Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

Turkeys for s/oughter _____ , _______________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ 

3 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (Xl I (X) 18 8 20 11 12 (D) 10 10 

Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

PouHry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000 __ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CLARE COUNTY, MICH. 287 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes ---______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For silage or green chop (Ions, green). _________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For orain or seed (bushels). __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1974_ - CUI for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) ________ •. _1978_ - 1974_ Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ -

Wheal for groin (bushels). _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Ools - for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Borley lor groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye lor groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Cotlon (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Irish pololoes (hundredweighl). _________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl>-________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - A~alla hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - A~o~a seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ T omolces _________________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeas _____ .. __________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 197B_ - 1974_ - Nursery and greenhouse producls. ______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

-

288 CLARE COUNTY, MICH. 

Form. 

166 

193 

136 

139 

78 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

8 

3 

-

-

8 

(NA) 

- (NAl 

- (NA) 

48 

104 

90 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

1 

(HA) 

4 

2 

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

-

-

- 252 

265 

222 

(NA) 

32 

7 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

6 

8 

6 

(NA) 

3 (NA) 

- (NA) 

6 

8 

6 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

2 

6 

1 (NA) 

8 

2 

Aliform. 

Harvealed Irrigated 

Acres Quanlity Farms 

9411 ()() - 8 168 (X) (NAl 

6098 421 955 - 4098 231 919 (NAl 

(0) 30696 - (NAl (NAl (HAl (0) (X) - (NAl (X) (NAl 

80 (X) - 65 ()() (NAl 

- - - - - (NAl 

80 841 - (NAl (NAl (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NAl (NAl 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

797 29 821 - I 688 62617 (HAl 

I 719 89590 - (NA) (NA) (NAl 

32 (D) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (D) - (NA) (NAl (HA) 

(D) (X) - (NA) (X) (HA) 

73 (D) - (D) (D) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NAl 

- - - - - (NAl 

(D) (D) - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

15747 3D 016 - 14044 27 102 (NA) 

11548 23823 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

I 165 I 782 -

56 (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

26 1650 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

3D 2002 - (NA) (NAl (NAl 

16 (X) - (D) (X) (NAl 

11 (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

2 (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- ()() - (NA) (X) (NA) 

50 (X) 1 

24 (X) (NA) 

47 (D) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) - (NAl 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (X) 2 

1 (X) (NA) 

(D) (0) I 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

3D (X) 3 

(D) (X) (NA) 

, , farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Farms Acres Quanlily Farms Acres 

- 140 9 103 (X) - - (NAl 152 7 748 (X) - - - 116 5 888 408 782 - - (NAl 109 3 878 222 017 - -

- 72 3 215 30319 - -

(NAl 99 3597 31 769 - - - - - (X) - - (HAl 8 273 (X) - -

- 8 80 (X) - -

(NAl 2 (D) (X) - -

- - - - - - (NAl - - - - - - 8 80 841 - - (NAl 2 (D) - - - - - - - - -

(NAl - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NAl - - (X) - -

- 41 752 27768 - - (HA) 84 I 529 58337 - -

- 77 1 592 85 519 - - (NA) 89 I 405 63 896 - - - 2 (D) (D) - - (NA) - - - - - - I (D) (D) - - (HA) II 145 3863 - - - - - (X) - - (NA) 4 89 (X) - -

- 3 (D) (D) - - (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (HA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - (HA) - - - - - - 182 13891 27 530 - - (HA) 178 12 158 24428 - - - 161 10047 21 567 - - (NA) 142 7 032 16604 - - - 25 980 I 595 - -

- 6 (D) (X) - -

(HA) 17 342 (X) - - - 4 26 I 650 - - (NA) 2 (D) - - -

- 3 (D) (D) - - (NA) 15 316 40 507 - -

- 3 10 (X) - - (HA) 2 (D) (X) - - - 3 8 (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - - I (D) (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

(D) 6 50 (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) 1 (D) (X) - - (HA) 6 47 (0) (NA) (HA) 

(NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (HA) 

(NA) I (D) - (NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) I (D) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(D) 1 (D) (X) I (D) 

(NA) - - (X) - - (D) - - - - - (HA) - - - - -

7 4 22 (X) 2 (D) 

(NA) 2 (D) (X) (NA) (HA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

I 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ______________________________ -- ----------------

Average size of form _________________________________ _ 

Ap~:~;!it?~: \~n~~~~a == = = == = = == = = == == == == = = == = = -P;;cent = = 

1 517 260 251 1 645 262 158 1 237 246 554 I I 345 245 296 

(Xl 172 00 159, (Xl 199 00 182 

(Xl 366 080 00 366 080 00 366 080 (Xl 366 080 

(Xl 71.1 00 71.6 (Xl 67.3 (Xl 67.0 

Value of land and buildings,' 

~~:~~~: =~ ~~~~ == ==================== ======= ~~::~~~== 151 654 (Xl 85 211 (Xl 171 077 (Xl 96 187 (Xl 

(Xl 911 00 535 00 882 (Xl 527 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland _______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland ________________________ - _____ - __ 1 500 211 9131 1 622 209869 1 229 202 920 I 1 336 199 964 

1 473 179 548 1 590 172393 1 215 174 591 1 330 167 788 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 

SO to 99 acres ________________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres ______________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

91 4a9 67 (NAI 22 104 11 (NAI 

117 1 664 142 (NAI 38 571 32 (NAI 

126 3047 111 (NAI 63 1 538 58 (HAl 

203 7826 265 (NAI 168 6 569 228 (HAl 

374 26360 419 (NAI 362 25667 415 (NAI 

303 41 4921 367 (NAI 303 41 4921 367 (NAI I 216 63 766 192 (NAI 216 63 766 192 (NAI 

35 23 795 23 (NAl 35 23 795 23 (NAI 

8 11089 4 (NAI 8 11 089 4 (NAI 

Cropland used only for pasture _______________________ _ Other cropland ____________________________________ _ 424 9 743 646 17033 323 8 275 517 14 117 

799 22 622 678 20443 681 20 054 561 18 059 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grasses. not harvested or pastured ________________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled __________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______________ _ Cropland idle ____________________________________ _ 

261 5 422 (NAl (NAI 229 4 896 151 3 037 

85 1 187 (NAl (NAI 66 1 027 37 559 

233 5539 (NAl (NAI I 199 5 0641 288 8 1171 

470 10474 (NAl (NAI 403 9067 239 6346 

Total woodland ______________________________________ _ Woodland pastured ________________________________ _ Woodland not postured _____________________________ _ 

862 22 492 1 004 23 499 736 20 512 851 21 056 

155 3499 (NAl (NAI 131 3243 188 4666 

751 18993 (NAl (NAI 644 17 269 701 16390 

Other land __________________________________________ _ 1 245 25 846 1 381 28 790 1 013 23 122 1 144 24 276 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland ond woodland postured ________________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc ________ _ 154 5934 (NAl (NAI 120 5 558 160 4496

1 214 19912 1 (NAl (NAI 989 17564 1 118 19780 

Pastureland, all types _____________________________ 0 _____ _ 596 19 176 (NAl (NAI 468 17076 (NAI 23 279 

Irrigated land _________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated _________________________________ _ 

35 2 126 16 433 31 2 109 12 404 

34 1 995 (NAl (NAI 30 1 978 12 404 

- - (NAl (NAI - - (NAl - Other land irrigated __________________________________ _ 5 131 (NAl (NAJ 5 131 - -

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 _________ _ 447 7 549 00 (Xl 417 7393 (Xl (Xl 

1]978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Forms ($1.0001 Forms ($1.0001 Forms ($1,0001 Forms ($1,0001 

Market value of agricultural products sold l ________________ _ 1 517 43 744 1 645 35889 1 237 43 386 1 345 35 497 Average per form ___________________________ dollars __ ()() 28836 00 21 817 ()() 35074 (Xl 26392 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold,' $100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 __________________________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 (see textl ____________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 __________________________________ _ $1,500 to $1,999 __________ 0 _______________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 __________ 0 _______________________ _ 

Less than $1,000 __________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) _____________________________ _ 

107 20 945 61 (NAl 107 20 945 61 (NAl 181 10987 179 (NAI 181 10987 179 (NAI 169 4764 226 (NAl 169 4764 226 (NAI 269 3846 302 (NAI 269 3846 302 (NAl 263 1 940 324 (NAl 263 I 940 324 (NA) 248 904 234 (NAI 248 904 234 (HAl 279 (01 319 (NA) (Xl (Xl 19 (NAl 56 124 (NAl (NAI (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 65 112 (HAl (HAl 00 (Xl (Xl (Xl 58 71 (NA) (NAJ (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 100 (01 (NAl (NAl (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 1 (01 - (NAl (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 

Crops _______________________ ' _________________________ _ 

Grains _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ COffon and coffonseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

Field .eeds, hay, forage, and silage _____________________ _ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons. ____________________ _ Fruks, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ Other crops _________________________________________ _ 

1 330 15881 1 486 15 338 1 131 15641 (NAl 15 078 1 225 13252 (NAJ (NAI 1 074 13 067 1 216 12 815 152 492 (NAl (NAI 141 486 (NAI (NAl - - (NA) (HAl - - - - - - (NAl (NAI - - (NAl (NAI - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 333 1 074 (NAl (NAI 288 1 031 381 905 28 356 (NAl (NA) 20 352 21 249 32 317 (NAl (NAl 23 (01 13 (Dl 21 372 14 215 17 369 12 (01 12 510 (NAl (NA) 11 (D) 21 726 

Livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products ___________________________ _ 

g~~1 ':.':dd~~l~e~-== ==================== =============== Hogs and plgs. ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

796 27864 977 20499 688 27 746 815 20 368 66 354 72 320 45 345 45 316 237 16973 (HAl (NAI 237 16973 296 12 325 583 6880 (NA) (NA) 529 6817 660 5 369 215 3205 (NAl (NAI 200 3 194 248 2 055 68 188 (NAJ (NA) 56 179 69 151 67 263 (NAl (NA) 38 237 24 153 

'1974 data Include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CLINTON COUNTY, MICH. 289 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Farms in tarms cropland 

I 517 I 645 260 251 I 473 258 719 179 548 All forms ______________ _ 

Forms with36 31 156 20 119 101 292 267 9 155 270 8 571 5 408 101 103 5 902 101 5 902 3 639 249 313 20 303 247 20 145 12 190 203 258 23 580 202 23 472 14 825 166 188 26 073 164 25 793 16 334 114 117 22 370 114 22 370 15 304 70 108 16 433 70 16 433 II 062 201 198 70 952 200 70 587 50 416 71 54 46 501 71 46 501 34 382 13 7 (D) 13 (D) (0) 

-- I I (0) I (0) (D) 

1 to 9 aCreL _____________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ________________ . ____ _ 

50 to 69 ocreL ____________________ _ 

7010 99 acres ____________________ . 

100 to 139 acres ___________ _ 

140 to 179 ocreL ___ .. ______________ _ 

180 to 219 acres ____________ . ______ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ______ .. ___________ ._ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL __________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ______ .. ________ _ 

Table 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land In forms ______ _ 

Ha rves ted cropland __ 

Tenure 01 operator: Full owners _ 

Harvested cropland __ PorI awners __________ _ 

Harvested croplond __ _ ___ _ Tenants _____________________ _ 

Horve!>ted croplond _________ _ 

Type of orgonilation: Individual or lamily _____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ ~ ________ _ 

Other- cooperative, estate or trust. institutional, etc __ 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _______________________ _ 

Other ______ _ 

All forms 

1978 

693 

824 

59 

214 

323 

392 

318 

211 

48-4 

1978 

Forms 

517 

473 

990 

948 

416 

415 

III 

110 

359 

140 

12 

6 

'1974 

853 

788 

33 

206 

350 

419 

425 

208 

49.6 

All forms 

Acres 

260 251 

179 548 

117 216 

72 237 

125 737 

94 578 

17 298 

12 733 

206 547 

46 678 

6 460 

566 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

641 

596 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text_ 

1974 

Forms 

645 

590 

I 151 

(NA) 

410 

(NA) 

84 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

262 158 

172 393 

137 108 

83 326 

III 380 

79 879 

13 670 

9 188 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

548 2 759 552 2 268 

- 764 4 589 924 4 350 

livestock and poullry purchased ______________ . _________ _ 

Feed far livestock and paultry _____ . ___ _ 

4) 7 2 656 628 2 394 

629 449 (NA) (NA) 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _______ . ____________ _ Animal health costs __ ____ _ _____________ _ 

) 159 I 667 I 319 I 226 

- I 269 4 311 I 395 3 417 Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and frees _ _ .. ___________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer _____ . _______ . _____ -----------

- I 190 I 556 962 817 

- 424 I 514 450 I 201 

- 55 206 28 33 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor __________ . _________________________ --- Controcllabor ________ . ____ . ___ . _______ . ___ -- _________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and 

equipment _._ - 763 518 841 605 

- ) 509 2 881 (NA) (NA) 

I 509 2 138 I 601 I 634 

I 389 958 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum productL ___ . ____________ ---------- Petroleum producls _______________________________ _ Ga!>oline ___________________ . ___________________ _ 

8lO 739 (NA) (NA) 

- 152 175 (NA) (NA) 

- Il) 86 (NA) (NA) 

- 18 9 (NA) (NA) 

I 509 172 (NA) (NA) 

- I 038 734 (NA) (NA) 

- 48 9 (NA) (NA) 

Diesel fuel__ _ __________ . __________________ _ 

[Pgos, bulane, andpropone _______________________ _ 

Fuel oiL ____ . ___ _ _____ - -_______ -- ----- ------

Natural gos. _____ .. ______ . ______ . __ -- _____ -----------

Kerosene, molar oil, and grease ____ . _____________ - ---

Electricify __ _ ________ . ___ - _ -_ --.- - ---- ---- --- Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________ ~ _______ _ 

forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in farms cropland 

35 9 840 6 933 

- - - II 344 194 

2 (0) (D) 

5 407 297 

2 (0) (D) 

2 (0) (D) 

I (0) (0) 

I (D) (D) 

3 I 270 716 

5 3 082 2 084 

3 3 656 3 151 

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

237 

215 

755 

734 

389 

389 

93 

92 

100 

123 

12 

2 

Acres 

246 554 

174 591 

106 374 

68 229 

123 867 

93 966 

16 313 

12 396 

194 272 

(D) 

6 460 

(D) 

1974 

Farms 

345 

330 

884 

(NA) 

387 

(NA) 

74 

(NA) 

226 

115 

4 

Irrigated 

land 

2 126 

-

38 

(D) 

136 

(0) 

(D) 

(D) 

(0) 

331 

445 

827 

-

Acres 

245 296 

167 788 

121 573 

79 265 

110 279 

79 471 

13 444 

9 052 

206 012 

37 951 

I 333 

AU farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 11974 

239 309 016 060 

158 147 125 120 

120 185 96 161 

525 472 475 430 

76 57 66 46 

23 38 21 35 

32 22 24 19 

60 58 47 43 

742 739 552 536 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

439 2 720 429 2 193 

637 4 343 730 4 270 

352 2 498 543 2 366 

548 413 553 263 

I 035 I 635 I 146 I 205 

I 110 4 247 I 228 3 371 

I 063 I 536 895 810 

396 I 510 402 I 191 

55 206 28 33 

622 492 742 587 

I 229 2 772 (NA) (NA) 

I 229 2 056 I 315 I 568 

1 130 898 I 287 I 023 

739 727 573 344 

140 174 148 7" 111 86 } 18 9 I 312 127 

I 229 162 

890 708 (NA) (NA) 

33 8 (NA) (NA), 

290 CLINTON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textl 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ______________ - _____ ---------------------- Cropland fertilized, except P.!'sture ___________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertIlized _____________________________ _ 

lime __________________________________ ------------------ ---

1 246 153 977 1 087 151 185 

1 246 153 189 1 087 150397 

42 788 42 788 

162 5 215 143 4948 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control....:... Insects on hay and other crapL _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture __________________ _ 

454 32 575 421 32 202 

63 7291 62 (D) 

87 7 174 72 7062 

898 95484

1 817 94090 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for 9rowth control of crops or thinning of fruit _____ _ Insect conlrol on hveslock ond poultry ________________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird cootrol ________________________ _ 

25 

1 2~1 15 1 215 

355 321 (X) 

174 161 (X) 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market volue of ali machinery and equipment ____________ forms __ 

$1.000 __ Average per farm ________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group, $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel tractors-___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Com hea:ds for combines ___________________ _ Other compickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonplckers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field foroge harvest."s, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of farms· see text] 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

1 517 1 581 1 237 1 293 machinery and equipment - Can. 

52 116 33 705 49233 31 503 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

34 355 21 319 39 800 24364 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

176 225 112 117 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

259 319 133 205 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

361 389 319 340j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufoctured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number fanns Number Forms Number 

1 160 1 566 700 811 579 755 1 296 1 584 658 695 780 889 1 408 3492 423 583 1 317 2 909 

553 577 88 88 465 489 320 324 74 74 246 250 507 517 28 28 480 489 

- - - - - - 526 545 168 172 365 373 626 631 113 114 515 517 

323 359 69 73 258 286 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textl 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

1 228 128 293 

(NA) 127 386 (NA) 907 

111 4812 

(NA) 18322 

7 457 

33 1 684 

(NA) 70 283 

8 399 

83 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Fonns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

191 260 164 249 

198 230 177 225 

102 102 102 101 

111 1 ~ 111 1 92 56 92 56 

27 J L 27 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

1 387 1 824 1 139 1 326 1 725 769 1 510 3666 631 

418 430 96 

228 234 79 

632 655 90 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

462 474 112 587 591 98 

330 375 97 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 1SO days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ___________________________________________________ _ 

Workers _________________________________________________ _ 424 113 ()O 365 (X) 396 402 1 181 (X) 233 (X) 948 1 129 1 909 

Farms wlth- 1 worker _______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers ______________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

153 55 55 124 124 139 176 113 30' 60 126 252 109 64 78 16 53 61 201 68 62 76 12 65 52 (D) 76 59 4 - - 2 (D) 4 41 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CLINTON COUNTY, MICH. 291 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 893 (X) 1 051 (X) 732 ()() 856 (X) 

- 763 (X) 966 (X) 651 (X) 806 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1 ,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 796 27 864 977 20499 688 27 7-46 815 20368 

- 720 10 274 908 (NA) 644 10 190 782 7 575 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves __________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ___________________ _ Beef cows ____________________________________ _ 

-- 644 36 574 846 42644 S52 35845 702 41 042 

-- 421 15 129 566 17 389 371 14 891 -469 16622 

-- 170 1 811 263 3 240 124 1 587 176 2 524 Milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

-- 262 13 318 334 14 149 257 13 304 315 14098 Heifers and heifer calves __________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves ____________ _ 

-- 430 1 I 668 (NA) (NA) 379 1 I 487 417 11 549 

-- 551 9 777 (NA) (NA) 472 9 -467 591 12871 

Sales: Cattle and calves __________________________________ _ 

-- 583 17651 757 18 273 529 17 -461 660 17 730 

$1,000 -- (X) 6880 (X) (NA) (X) 6817 (X) 5369 Calves _________________________________________ _ 

-- 258 4994 (NA) (NA) 243 4 949 282 4 286 

$1,000 -- (X) 510 (X) (NA) (X) 504 (X) 286 Cottle __________________________________________ _ 

-- 530 12 657 (NA) (NA) 481 12 512 601 13444 

$1,000 Fattened cattle _________ ' _______________________ _ 

$1,000 

-- (X) 6370 ()() (NA) 1 (X) 6 313 (X) 5083 

-- 283 6572 (NA) (NA) 247 6476 250 7 101 

-- (X) 3 359 (X) (NA) (X) 3 321 (X) 2 770 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 -- 237 16973 (NA) (NA) 237 16973 296 12 325 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 225 23 997 268 20 722 200 23653 233 20 -460 Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ 

-- 173 3 175 (NA) (NA) 160 3 110 181 2 971 Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 202 20 822 (NA) (NA) 181 20 543 219 17489 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

-- 180 4 453 218 4066 164 4 398 198 4026 Dec, 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ -- 134 2 180 164 2 100 125 2 154 162 (0) June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 147 2 273 167 1 966 137 2244 147 (0) 

Sheep and lombs __ -; ________________________________ _ 

-- 69 4096 94 6 258 56 3825 71 5 337 Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ 

-- 65 2 424 (NA) (NA) 53 2230 69 3 164 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 6 24 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 1 (0) Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

-- 185 1 055

1 

170 791 117 519

1 

112 568 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 215 31 925 269 31 550 200 31 772 248 31 309 

$1,000 -- (X) 3 205 (X) (NA) (X) 3 194 (X) 2055 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 38 2 785 44 4652 35 2 742 38 4 523 

$1,000 -- (X) 116 (X) (NA) (X) 114 (X) 99 Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

-- 66 3 128 88 4 753 54 2957 68 3930 Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

-- 66 3627 (NA) (NA) 54 3415 67 3678 Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- (X) 29 936 (X) (NA) (X) 28 214 (X) 32 711 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 -- 68 188 (NA) (NA) 56 179 69 151 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - $1,000 -- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 -- 46 151 25 133 24 64 13 116 

-- (X) 121 (X) (NA) (X) 98 (X) 52 

POULTRY 

Inventory; Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ -- 150 (X) 200 (X) 108 (X) 136 (X) 

-- 122 39494 183 52633 95 38 293 124 49 407 

Hens and pullets of loying oge ___________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

-- 120 39 188 173 47 573 94 38010 119 45 272 

-- 8 306 (NA) (NA) 4 283 9 3 899 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 5 210 

- 35 2 188 27 1 720 22 1 562 16 1 063 

- 8 58 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 5 15 

- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 3 (0) 

- 35 (X) (NA) (X) 19 (X) 21 (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ________________________ -- ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 49 (X) 44 (X) 34 (X) 30 (X) 

- 25 34 430 30 45 139 22 34 237 24 44 978 

- 25 34430 29 41 835 22 34 237 24 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________________ -_ - __ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________ -_ ---------

Poultry ond poultry product'- ___________________ $1.000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 16 1 523 12 772 8 908 4 237 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 8 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 2 (X) 

- 66 354 72 320 45 345 45 316 

292 CLINTON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

for siloge or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for 011 purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For groin or seed (bushels) __________________ .1978 __ 

1974 __ For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 1974 __ Cui for dry foroge or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Other small grains for 9roin ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans for beens (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peenuls for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Colton - (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish potaloes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

Alfaija hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Olher lome dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978 __ 

Field seed craps ______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All vegelables horvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978 __ 1974 __ Sweet cam ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

land in orchard'-____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Strawberries (poundsl-______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Nursery and greenhouse product'-______________ 1978 __ Other crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

, 

Forms 

I 040 

1 188 1 009 1 ISO 

307 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

16 

10 

2 

1 

14 

(HA) 

- (HA) 

- (HA) 

645 1 152 

590 

(NA) 

10 (NA) 

21 

(NA) 

6 

(NA) 

820 

745 

-

-

-

-

-

-

8 

12 

-

2 850 

924 

761 

(NA) 

123 

13 

(HA) 

1 (HA) 

10 

(HA) 

28 

32 

15 

(HA) 

9 (HAl 

- (HAl 

35 

31 

33 

(NAl 

5 (NA) 

14 

(NA) 

18 

11 

15 (NA) 

21 

123 

Harvesled 

Acres 

69883 

66 464 54 775 49994 

15 lOB 

(HA) 

- (HA) 

294 

112 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (HA) 

- (NA) 

15 130 29 910 10 541 

(HA) 

294 

(HA) 

212 

(NA) 

123 

(NA) 

43 224 26957 

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

167 

-

(Z) 

35 530 31 806 

25 120 

(HA) 

2 038 

173 

(HA) 

(0) 

(HAl 

155 

(NA) 

544 

521 

167 

(HA) 

8 (NA) 

- (NAl 

467 

345 

446 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

6 (NA) 

22 

5 

17 

(NA) 

234 8 653 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

()() 10 614 

()() (NA) (HAl 

4 231 907 10 586 

3 456 654 (HA) (NAl 

182 235 3 28 

(NAl (NAl (NAl 

DO - - ()() (NAJ (NAl 

(XJ / - DO (HA) (NAl/ 

(OJ / - - (0) (NAl (NA) 

1 430 - - (HA) (HA) (HAl 

- - - (HA) (HA) (HAl 

(X) - - ()()I (NA) (NAl 

630 062 .- -

1 179 730 (HA) (NAl 

645 549 1 (0) 

(NA) (NAl (HAl 

17 306 1 (0) 

(NAl (NA) (HAl 

68SO - -

(NA) (NA) . (N~ / (XJ - (X) (HA) (NAl 

1 036 815 5 137 

690 991 (HA) (HAl 

- - - - (NA) (HA) 

- - -

- (NA) (HA) 

- - -

- (NA) (HAl 

(0) 2 (0) 

39 742 (NA) (HAl 

- - - (0) (NA) (HAl 

90 847 5 313 78441 (NA) (NAl 

71 671 1 5 283 

(HAl (NA) (HAl 

3 512 - -

(X) - - (X) (NA) (HAl 

(0) - - (HAl (HAl (HAl 

13464 - - (HAl (NA) (HAl 

()() 7 246 (X) (NA) (HAl 

()() 1 (0) 

()() (NA) (HAl 

(X) 3 (0) 

(X) (HAl (NAl 

()() - - (X) (NA) (HAl 

(X) 7 176 ()() (NA) (HAl 

3 355 014 (HAl (HAl 

(HAl (HAl (HAl 

2 500 (NAl (HAl 

(NAl (NA) (HAl 

8688 (NAl (HAl 

(NAl (NAl (NAl 

(X) 11 19 ()() (NA) (NAl 

47 867 10 16 (HAl (NA) (NAl 

()() 4 143 (X) (HAl (NAl 

forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested irrigoled 

Farms Acres Quonlity Forms Acres 

942 68 888 00/ 10 614 

1 065 65 283 (X) 1 (0) 

913 (0) 4 180 812 10 586 

I 037 48 960 3409111 - - 305 (0) (0) 3 28 

369 16 065 198 160 I (OJ 

- - (XJ - -

20 258 (X) - -

15 (OJ (XJ -

10 112 DO - =/ 2 (0) (0) -

1 (0) (0) - =1 13 (OJ (OJ - -

8 (0) 1 310 - -

- - - - -

1 (0) - - -

- - DO - - - - (X) - -/ 609 14 702 617 219 - - 1036 28778 1 141 616 - -

532 10 052 620 937 1 (0) 

489 7704 454 628 1 (0) 

10 294 17306 1 (0) 

12 127 4 778 - -

18 194 6500 - -

22 178 4616, -

5 =/ (0) (X) - 10 232 (X) - -

749 42283 1 021 870 5 137 

712 26 667 685 328 2 (0) 

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - -

=/ -

=/ - - - - - -

7 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

10 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- - - - -

2 (0) - - -

717 33 551 87402 5 313 

796 30 148 75 212 1 (0) 

652 23 495 68 750 , 5 283/ 647 19722 51 815 1 (0) 

99 1 771 3 116 - -

11 (0) (X) - - 43 571 (X) - - 1 (0) (0) - -

4 82 5 470 - - 10 155 13464 - -

37 477 SO 988 / - -

20 522 (X) 5 (0) 

23 S02 (X) 2 (0) 

12 161 (X) 1 (0) 

10 107 (X) 2 (0) 

4 7 (X) 2 (0) 

6 9 (X) - - - - (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - -

22 422 (X) 6 (0) 

16 317 (X) 2 (0) 

21 415 3 321 998 (HAl (NA) 

(NAl 300 2 432 944 (HA) (HA) 

3 (0) (0) (NAl (HA) 

(NAl (0) (0) (NAl (NA) 

9 2 3 528 (NAl (NA) 

1 (0) - (NAl (NA) 

13 19 (X) 8 17 8 4 (X) - - 11 16 44 933 7 15 4 3 11 870 - - 17 231 (X) 4 143 116 8 575 (X) (NAl (HA) 

CLINTON COUNTY, MICH. 293 
TobIe 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

16 2090 8 1 520 7 842 5 741 (X) 131 PO 190 (X) 120 ()() 148 (X) 359040 (X) 359040 ()() 359040 ()() 359040 (X) 0.6 . (X) 0.4 (X) 0.2 ()() 0.2 

Forms _______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form _________________________________ _ 

Approximate lond area __________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL_ 

75 517 (X) 59 875 (X) 82 214 (X) 57400 (X) (X) 578 ()O 315 ()O 683 ()() 387 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dallars __ 

land in forms according to use: 

16 1 037 7 852 7 385 4 499 - 14 315 6 178 7 109 4 (D) 

Total crop'ond _______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 6 18 2 (NA) 4 (D) 1 (NA) 

- 2 (D) 1 (NA) I (D) I (NA) 

- 2 (D) I (NAl I (D) - (NAl 

- 2 (D) 1 (NA) - - I (NA) 

- I (D) I (NA) I (D) I (NAl 

- I (D) - (NAl - - - (NAl 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NAl 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NAl 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 10 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 10 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 ocres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 7 352 4 529 3 130 2 (D) 

- 9 370 3 145 3 146 2 (D) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 01her cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops. legumes. and soil-improvement 

- 3 80 (NAl (NA) I (D) I (D) 

- 3 (D) (NAl (NA) I (D) I (D) 

- 4 (D) (NAl (NAl I (D) - -

grosses. not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which 011 crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 3 189 (NAl (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 10 982 5 366 4 430 2 (D) 

- 7 236 (NAl (NA) 4 (0) 2 (D) 

- 8 746 (NAl (NAl 2 (D) - -

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- II 71 7 Pastureland and rangeland. other than cropland and 302 5 27 4 (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- II 71 (NAl (NA) 5 27 4 (D) 

woodland pas1ured _______________________________ _ 

land in house I~ts. ponds, roods. wQsteland, etc _______ _ 

Posturelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

- II 588 (NAl (NA) 4 298 (NAl 483 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- I (D) - - - - - - Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other Iond irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- I (D) (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NAl - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- - - ()O (X) - - ()() (X) 

11978 do1a are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

TobIe 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ - 16 65 8 54 7 52 5 50 Average per form ___________________________ dallars_ - (X) 4075 (X) 6 750 (X) 7493 (X) 10000 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: ' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ - - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- - - I (NA) - - I (NA) 

- 2 (D) - (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) 

- 4 26 3 (NA) 4 26 3 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) I (NA) 1 (D) I (NA) 

- 9 13 3 (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) 

- 3 7 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ Abnormal farms (see texl) _____________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NAl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (D) (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 I (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 10 42 4 10 6 37 (NA) 10 

I (D) (NAl (NA) - - I (D) 

Crops ____________________________________________ ----

Grains ______________________ • ______________________ _ 

- - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NAl (NA) - - - -

Commodify Credil Corporation laons __________________ _ Canon and canonseed ________________________________ _ 

- - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NAl (NA) - - - - Commodify Credit Carporalian loans __________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

4 9 (NAl (NA) I (D) 2 (D) 

3 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

I (D) (NAl (NA) - - - -

4 3D I (D) 3 (D) I (D) 

I (D) (NAl (NA) - - - -

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegelable., sweel corn, and melonL ____________________ _ Fruita, nul., and berrle'-______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse producls ______________________ _ 

Other craps ____________ - _________ - ___ - ___________ ----

10 24 7 44 4 15 4 40 

2 (D) - - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - 9 19 (NAl (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

2 (D) (NAl (NA) I (D) 2 (D) 

1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - - - 4 I (NAl (NA) - - 1 (D) 

llveslock, poultry, and Ihelr products _____________________ _ 

Poullry and poullry producl'-__________________________ _ 

Hags 

g:~'t ':n1~~:!es- == ==================== ========== ===== and pigs ____________________________________ ----

Sheep, lambs, and waal _______________________________ _ 

Other liveslock and livestock products (see lext) __________ _ 

'1974 data Include sales of forosl producls. 

294 CRAWFORD COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, , 1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Ar.res Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in farms cropland Farms in farms cropland 

All forms ____________________________ _ 16 8 2090 14 I 890 315 I (D) (D) 

Forms with- I to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 2 I (D) 2 (D) (D) - - - 10 to 49 ocro'-_____________________ _ 3 I 90 2 (D) (D) - - - SO to 69 ocros ______________________ _ - - - - - - - - - 70 to 99 ocre'-_____________________ _ 3 - 249 3 249 58 - - - I I (D) I (D) (D) - - - 2 I (D) 1 (D) (D) I (D) (D) 

100 to 139 ocre'-___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ____________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ____________________ _ 1 2 (D) 1 (D) (D) - - -

2 -

": I 2 (D) (D) - - - 2 1 (D) 2 (D) (D) - - - - 1 - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

220 to 259 ocre'-___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocreL ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ____________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocre'- ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

Land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

16 

14 

13 

11 

3 

3 

15 

1 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

7 

7 

6 

6 

1 

1 

6 

1 

Acres 

842 

109 

(D) 

(D) 

(0) 

(D~ , 

(D) 

(D) 

Irrigated 

land 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

r-~------_.------~--~--------~~----~------~--~--------~ All forms I, I 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________________________ 5 4 3 2 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Other --______________________________ 11 4 4 3 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ---------_______________ _ Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeorL________________________ 1 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors_________________________ 3 2 2 1 to 49 days __________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 5 3 2 2 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years_________________________ 3 1 2 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 

All forms 

1978 

15 

1 

5 

1 

2 

1 

'1974 

5 

1 

2 

Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

4 

1 

65 years and over ---___________________ 4 2 3 1 ISO to 199 doys _______________________ _ 

Average oge___________________________ 53.1 53.8 61.3 51.2 200 days or more ______________________ 6 4 3 

'Applies only to individual ar family operations ~--------~--------~ (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. ~--------~----------~ 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) 

livestock and poultry purchosed __________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and paultry ___ : ________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feedL _____________________ _ Animal health costs ____________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ Hired form labor _______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ___________________________________________ _ 

5 7 2 (D) 3 (D) 2 (0) 8 5 4 1 3 1 3 (D) 4 1 4 1 1 (D) 3 (l) 4 (l) (NAl (NAl 3 (0) 2 (l) 10 

10 5 3 1 6 4 3 1 

9 3 4 3 6 2 4 3 2 4 (l) 6 1 4 (Z) 2 (D) 3 1 2 (D) 1 3 1 (D) - - 1 (D) - - 2 (D) - - - - Energy and petroleum product'-__________________________ _ 

Petroleum products __________________________________ _ Gasoline __________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ________________________________________ _ 

LP yos, butane, and propone _________________________ _ Fue oil ___________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas _______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ______________________ _ Electricity ___________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, woad, coke, etc. __________________________ _ 

- - 16 14 (NAl (NA) 7 12 16 (NAl (NAl 

13 12 

3 8 3 7 10 5 3 (NAl 4 (NAl 5 1 - 5 2 

1 4 (NAl (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - 3 4 (NAl (NA) 2 (D) } - - - (NAl (NA) - 16 - 5 (Z) (D) (NAl (NA) 7 (Z) 7 (D) (NAl (NAl 4 1 1 (NAl (NAl (D) (NAl (NAl - - (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CRAWFORD COUNTY, MICH. 295 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on 0 sample of farms; see text1 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

- 10 131 6 

- 10 (0) 6 - 1 (0) 1 - 2 (0) 1 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control-

- 5 110 3 

- 1 (0) 1 . 1 (0) -

- 1 (0) 1 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for-

- - - -

- 1 (X) -

- 4 (X) 2 

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Averoge per farm ________________ dollars-_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______ --------------------- --- Motortrucks including pickups ________________ Wheellroctors _____________________________ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ____ Corn heads for combines ____________________ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers __________ Cottonpickers ______________________________ 

Mower conditioners -- ------------------ ---- Pickup balers ______________________________ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

or flywheel type --- - ------------- ----- - ---

f 1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text} 

All farms 

1978 1974 

16 8 142 1I5 8 859 14 375 

4 

Forms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 

7 

80 11 366 

1 

3 

2 

1974 

5 

81 

16 200 

1 

31 

1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment - Con. $20,000 to $29,999 _____________________ _ 

$30,000 to $49,999 _____________________ _ 

$50,000 to $69,999 _____________________ _ 

$70,000 to $99,999 _____________________ _ 

$100,000 to $199,999 ___________________ _ $200,000 or more ______________________ _ 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to J978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

9 9 (0) 2 (0) 

12 14 8 5 6 

14 20 (0) 13 (0) 

1 (0) 1 (0) 

(0) (0) 

(0) (0) 1 (0) 

8 (0) 6 (0) 

(0) (0) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers -All forms, 1978 

88 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

6 

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

(X) 

(X) 

All farms 

1978 

=1 

- .J 

Forms 

5 

4 

8 

2 (NA) 

2 

5 

1974 

Forms 

4 (NA) 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

-

- (NA) 

-

- (NA) 

1974 

-~ L 

1974 

Acres on which used 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

101 

82 

19 

(0) 

24 

-

-

30 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1978 1974 

Number 

Manufactured 

1970 to 1974 

5 

5 

14 

(D) 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) 1 

5 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 2 1 (X) 1 (X) 2 3 

- (0) (X) (0) (X) (0) (0) 5 

Farms ________________________________ - _______ -----------

Workers ____________________________ -- -------------------

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

- 1 1 (0) - - 1 2 

- - - - - - - -

- 1 - - 1 (0) 1 1 2 workers __________________________ -_ -_ - __ - ------------ 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - -

10 workers or more __________ . ________ -- -- ----------------- - - - - - - -

296 CRAWfORD COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cattle. hags. or sheep __________________________ _ 

I I 

(X) I (X) I 10 (X) I 7 (X) 4 4 - (X) 

- 10 (X) 6 (X) 4 (X) 3 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ 

Any cattle. hags. or sheep ____________________ $I.ooo_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

10 24 7 44 4 15 4 40 - 9 221 5 (NA) I 4 151 3 141 -

I I I 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

10 109 5 97 4 59 2 (0) 

- 8 39 4 50 3 (0) 1 (0) 

- 8 (0) 3 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 

- Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

1 (0) 1 (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA)I 4 

(~I 1 8 49 (0)1 

1 

- 21 (NA) (NA) 3 2 (0) - 6 

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fottened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

Dairy products _______________________________ $l,OO(L 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _________________________ . _____ _ 

- 9 61 4 77 4 42 2 (0) 

- (X) 19 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

- 4 12 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- (X) 3 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - - 8 49 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 2 (0) 

- (X) 17 (X) (NA) I (X) (0)1 (X) (0)1 

- 2 (0) I (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) I (X) 

(D~I (X) (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 2 (0) 2 (0)1 - =1 

2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - 1 (0) 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 2 (0) 1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) 1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 2 (0) - - - - - - Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) - - - - - - Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 3 8 I 1 (0)1 - -

I - -I 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ - 2 (0) 2 (0) I (0) 2 (0) 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - $1.000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) - - - - - - Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Sheep. Iambs. and wool ________________________ $1.00('-

Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

- 1 (0) I (NA) (NA)I -

=1 

- j - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - -

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) 

=1 

(X) -

- 2 (0) 1 (0) - - - - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 6 (X) 3 (X)I 1 (X) 1 (X)I 

- 5 155 3 67 1 (0) 1 (0) Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 5 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - - - - - - - - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

Soles, - 3 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot~type chickens ________________ _ 

- 1 (X) - (X) -

(Xii - (X) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - -

Poultry and poultry producls ____________________ $1.000_ - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X~i - (X) 

- 2 (0) - - - - -

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA CRAWFORD COUNTY, MICH. 297 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms wilh sales of $2.500 or more 

Harvesled irrigated Harvested Irrigaled 

Farms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - - 1974_ 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - 1974 For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978= 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

1974_ For fodder. hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) < __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- For silage or green chop (tons, 9reen} __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - -

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

(ul for dry forage or hoy (Ions. dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (D) (0) - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- I (D) (X) 1 (D) - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - -

Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ J978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts tor nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (otton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 2 (0) (D) - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 9 272 438 - - 3 96 192 - -

- 4 108 145 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (D) - - - 6 231 397 - - 3 96 192 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 88 115 - -

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hoy crops (tons. dry) (see text) _________________ J978_ 

1974_ 

Alfalfa hay (Ions. dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher - 2 (D) (D) - - - - - - - lame dry hay (Ions. dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 3 8 (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - -

- 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

All vegetables horvested tor sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

• 1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see lex!) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- I (D) (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 4 5 (X) - - 3 (D) (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

298 CRAWfORD COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

i Forms with saJes of $2,500 or more All forms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres forms Acres forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________ -- ------------ ----

Average size of farm _________________________________ _ 

App;~;~~I~~ ~~n~~~~Q============ ======== == ====-P;;c-;'~t== 

332 92203 317 91 893 234 79 979 204 73 963 

(X) 278 ()() 290 (X) 342 ()() 363 

(X) 753 280 ()() 753 280 (X) 753 280 (X) 753 280 

(X) 12.2 ()() 12.2 (X) 10.6 (X) 9.8 

Value of lond and buildings! I 

~~:~~~: =~ ~~~~== ==================== ======= ~~::~~~== 92990 (X) 56 047 (X) 105 556 (X) 69 373 (X) 

(X) 324 ()() 193 (X) 314 ()() 191 

land in forms according to use: T otol cropland _______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ________________________________ _ 321 46163 307 42968 228 40 290 196 35 788 

305 29 103 291 25372 219 26483 192 22140 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 ocres ________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ________________________________ _ 100 to 199 ocres ______________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres ______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

20 64 15 (NA) II 36 7 (NA) 

25 360 23 (NA) 3 51 6 (NA) 

31 714 36 (NA) 12 273 II (NA) 

50 I 855 43 (NA) 28 1 066 16 (NA) 

77 5418 64 (NA) 65 (D) 62 (NA) 

67 9 397 62 (NA) 65 (D) 62 (NA) 

32 9 558 26 (NA) 32 9 558 26 (NA) 

3 1 717 2 (NA) 3 1 717 2 (NA) 

- - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture _______________________ _ Other cropland ____________________________________ _ 191 II 472 218 13 387 143 9599 139 II 013 

135 5 588 85 4209 93 4208 49 2635 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil· improvement grosses, not harvested or postured ________________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed __________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______________ _ Cropland idle ____________________________________ _ 

42 1 578 (NA) (NA) 33 1 329 9 350 

40 593 (NA) (NA) 25 463 12 297 

52 1 227 (NA) (NA) 37 1 073 24 863 

71 2 190 (NA) (NA) 41 1 343 28 1 125 

Totol woodlond ______________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured ________________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured _____________________________ _ 

258 34 702 255 37 377 191 29 970 167 29 031 

106 7615 (NA) (NA) 87 6836 103 9821 

224 27087 (NA) (NA) 167 23 134 136 19210 

Other land __________________________________________ _ 240 II 338 221 11 548 170 9 719 145 9 144 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ________________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc ________ _ 68 5 911 (NA) (NA) 44 5 165 41 5 788 

231 5427 (NA) (NA) 165 4 554 139 3 356 

Pasturelond, all types ___________________________________ _ 245 24998 (NA) (NA) 181 21 600 (NA) 26622 

Irrigoted lond _________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ _ 

Postureland irrigated _________________________________ _ Other land irrigated __________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 _________ _ 

12 179 4 68 II (D) 4 68 

12 (D) (NA) (NA) II (D) 3 24 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) 44 

1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

28 512 ()() ()() 21 417 ()() (X) 

1)978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I ________________ _ 332 6276 317 4 753 234 6 171 204 4618 Average per form ___________________________ dollors __ (Xl 18905 (Xl 14994 (Xl 26373 (X) 22 637 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold, I $100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 __________________________________ _ 

13 1 918 7 (NA) 13 1 918 7 (NA) 

36 2 133 27 (NA) 36 2 133 27 (NA) 

33 910 42 (NA) 33 910 42 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ less than $2,500 (see text) ____________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 __________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 __________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 __________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 __________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) _____________________________ _ 

44 618 39 (NA) 44 618 39 (NA) 

53 388 49 (NA) 53 388 49 (NA) 

55 205 33 (NA) 55 205 33 (NA) 98 105 120 (NA) (X) (Xl 7 (NA) 20 43 (NA) (NA) (Xl (X) (X) (X) 

13 22 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 20 24 (NA) (NA) (Xl (X) (Xl (X) 

45 17 (NA) (NA) (Xl (Xl (Xl (X) 

- - - (NA) ()() (Xl (Xl (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporalion loons __________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ T obocco ____________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegelobles, sweet corn, and melons _____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuls, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ Other crops _________________________________________ _ 

186 1 753 195 1 174 135 1 712 (NA) 1 122 72 409 (NA) (NA) 59 400 52 310 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - 129 532 (NA) (NA) 88 502 79 248 10 (D) (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 3 7 8 55 (NA) (NA) 4 52 6 32 3 (D) 5 55 3 (D) 5 55 17 712 (NA) (NA) 16 (D) 18 469 

lIvesiock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry product"-__________________________ _ 

g~h7e ':.':.1~~I~e~- == ==== == ====== ====== == == ======== ==== = Hogs and plgL ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool _______________________________ _ 

Olher livestock and liveslock products (see texl) __________ _ 

231 4 523 259 3405 180 4460 177 3 329 21 8 29 116 10 4 13 112 73 2 557 (NA) (NA) 71 (D) 92 1 761 194 1 153 (NA) (NA) 160 1 111 163 618 32 29 (NA) (NA) 20 24 13 22 8 2 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) - - 28 774 (NA) (NA) 18 762 17 816 

'1974 data Include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELTA COUNTY, MICH. 299 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Horvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

All farms ____________________________ _ 332 Farms with- 317 92 203 305 89408 29103 12 4647 983 

7 7 20 3 9 4 - - - 25 20 930 20 766 374 3 130 7 17 7 972 14 802 372 I (0) (0) 26 30 2 124 23 1 860 573 2 (D) (0) 34 38 4056 33 3933 1 431 - - - 44 32 6885 36 5651 2 185 - - - 36 28 7079 36 7079 2489 2 (0) (0) 

30 30 7 107 29 6867 2 161 - - - - 65 76 23092 63 22503 7893 1 (0) (0) 39 42 27042 39 27042 8 782 2 (0) (0) 

8 5 (0) 8 (0) (0) - - - - 1 2 (D) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) 

1 to 9 ocre5 ________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres ______________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocre5 ______________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocre5 ______________________ _ 

100 to 139 oeres ____________________ _ 

140 to 179 oeres ____________________ _ 

18010 219 oeres ____________________ _ 

22010 259 oeres. ___________________ _ 

26010 499 oeres. __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre5 ____________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 oCre5 _________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 332 92 203 317 305 29 103 291 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 229 50075 219 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ 204 13408 (NA) 

95 40 528 90 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 93 14 510 (NA) Tenants _____________________________________ _ 8 1 600 8 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 8 I 185 (NA) 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 304 83 439 (NA) Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 27 (0) (NA) 

I (0) (NA) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ (NA) 

Acres 

91 893 25372 

50 855 11 642 

39 204 

13083 

1 834 

647 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

234 

219 

145 

131 

82 

81 

7 

\.... 7 

210 

23 

1 

Acres 

79979 

26483 

39491 (0) 

(0) 

13949 (D) 

(0) 

72 001 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

204 

192 

114 

(NA) 

83 

(NA) 

7 

(NA) 

192 

12 

Irrigated 

land 

179 

-

7 

(D) 

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

(0) 

-

(0) 

Acres 

73963 

22140 

(0) 

8623 

37485 

12885 (0) 

632 

65484 

8479 

All farms Forms with sales of I All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978' , '1974" " 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming _____________________________ _ 167 201 148 155 On farm operated ______________________ 276 249 192 157 Olher _______________________________ _ 165 116 86 49 Not on form operated ___________________ 21 15 16 13 

Operators by age group: 

Nol reported ___________________________ 35 53 26 34 

7 3 6 3 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 45 22 26 18 None _________________________________ Under 25 years _______________________ _ 

25 10 34 yeors ________________________ _ 140 117 114 94 35 to 44 yeors ________________________ _ 71 63 44 31 1 to 49 day'-__________________________ 16 24 15 10 45 to 54 years ________________________ _ 80 90 66 67 5010 99 doys __________________________ 6 7 6 4 55 to 64 yeors ________________________ _ 69 74 51 55 100 to 149 doy'-_______________________ 10 13 9 9 65 years and over _____________________ _ 60 65 41 30 150 10 199 days ________________________ 28 21 20 12 Average oge __________________________ _ 50.5 53.0 51.0 51.9 200 days or more ______________________ 124 88 63 38 

~----------~----------~ 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dote are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 96 165 106 144 84 163 50 118 

- 224 1 368 250 892 192 1 349 161 860 

- 115 523 149 564 97 513 104 548 

- 204 73 (NA) (NA) 204 73 113 28 

- 179 258 149 86 158 257 113 82 

- 231 466 203 259 200 460 144 247 

177 153 104 36 158 147 89 35 

144 588 121 240 137 585 85 226 

16 20 5 3 15 (D) 2 (D) 

Livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ - _____________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ Hired farm labor __________________________ --------------

Contract labor ______________________________ - _____ ------

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________ ---------------- 133 42 110 52 127 41 78 48 

333 543 (NA) (NA) 268 526 (NA) (NAl 

333 393 317 268 268 378 204 233 

324 224 (NA) (NA) 259 212 202 155 

141 106 (NA) (NA) 139 (D) 110 48 

53 8 (NA) (NAl 47 (D) 24 3 

44 17 (NA) (NA) 32 16 

9 7 } (NA) (NA) 9 7 204 27 

333 31 (HA) (NA) 268 29 

254 146 (NA) (NA) 234 144 (NA) (NA) 

8 4 (NA) (NA) 8 4 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products ___________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ______________ - ___ -_ --------------- Gasoline ____________________________ ---------------

Oiese' fuel __________________________ -- -------------

~~ef~ii _ ~~~a_n~~ _a~_d_ ~~~~~~~ = =:: = = = = == === = == = = == == = === Natural gas __________________________________ -- ----

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ______________________ _ 

Electricity ________________________ - - -- ----------------

Other-coal. wood, coke, elc.---------c -----------------

300 DELTA COUNTY, MICH. 1978' CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

, 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on 0 sample of farms, _ lext] 

All forms Farms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ -_____ --------------- Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ lime __________________________________ - ___ -----------------

231 18584 200 - 231 16995 200 - 58 1 S89 58 

14 400 2 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ____________________________ - __ Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture __________________ _ 

57 3746 57 

2 (D) 2 

50 2079 38 

105 9 213 105 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

16 468 9 

58 (J() 58 - 25 - 25 (J() 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms-_ 

$1,000 __ Average per farm ________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ____________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheellype _________________________ _ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All farms Forms with soJes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHIN ElY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

ESlimated marktl value of all 

333 311 268 201 machinery and equipmenl- Con. 8 841 6494 8206 5 471 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

26 550 20881 30 621 27 219 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

34 56 20 21 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

87 

~! 51 25 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

68 62 47 $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Monufactured 1974 10 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Humber 

263 350 136 158 156 192 263 350 112 113 183 237 306 781 78 95 284 686 70 74 3 3 68 71 16 23 1 (D) 15 (D) 

26 26 2 (D) 24 (D) 

- - - - - - 171 180 51 51 129 129 198 207 17 17 182 190 

74 90 10 11 66 79 

TobIe 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dala are based on a sample af farms, see lext] 

Hired worklrs-Ail farms, 1978 

18 152 144 10013, 

9295 16 S63 (HA) 

1 S89 (HAl 718 

(D) 4 120 

3746 (HAl 1 233 

(D) - - 1 983 5 72 

9 213 (HAl 2 813 

2~1 -

23 ~) I (HAl ~) 

All forms Forms with safes 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I 

45 42 37 36 

51 58 50 52 

5 9 5 9 

28 1 r 28 "1 

13 111l 13 r 11 I 2 ..J jL 2 ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

256 325 156 

263 356 126 

295 711 108 

41 42 1 7 7 2 21 22 5 (HAl (NAl (NA) 127 129 39 

201 208 29 

62 70 19 

Any hired workersFarms with sales af $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less Iha n 1 50 days 

Any Farms Workers Farm, Warkers 1978 1974 

Farms ___________________________________________________ _ 

Workers _________________________________________________ _ 144 62 (J() 133 (J() 137 85 S40 (Xl 123 (Xl 417 505 411 

Farms wilh- 1 worker _______________________________________________ _ 2 workers ______________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 5109 workers __________________________________________ _ 10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

26 27 27 33 33 26 26 43 17 :w 41 82 43 9 25 IS 4S 2S 90 25 23 47 3 17 31 166 40 16 3 - - 3 46 3 11 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DELTA COUNTY, MICH. 301 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or mare 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY . Inventory: Any livestock or poultry ______________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hags, or sheep ___________________________ _ 258 00 262 00 184 00 172 (X) 

220 00 241 (X) 168 00 161 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000 __ 231 4 523 259 3405 180 4460 177 3329 Any cattle, hags, or sheep ____________________ $1,000 __ 206 1 184 237 (NA) 167 (D) 165 640 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 212 9371 237 11 705 163 8872 157 10550 

- 193 5 249 221 6314 152 4996 150 5630 

Milk - 127 2 704 141 3605 90 2476 81 2999 cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 85 2 545 118 2709 77 2 520 94 2631 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 172 2881 (NA) (NA) 140 2 769 122 2 557 

- 177 1 241 (NA) (NA) 132 1 107 134 2 363 

Sales, Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 194 4126 233 3907 160 3969 163 3472 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ - (X) I 153 (X) (NA) (X) 1 111 (X) 618 

- 135 2 159 (NA) (NA) 118 2098 113 1 870 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 350 (X) (NA) (X) 340 (X) 170 

- 166 1 967 (NA) (NA) 138 1 871 124 1 602 

$1,000- Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ - (X) 803 (X) (NA) (X) 771 (X) 448 

- 32 209 (NA) (NA) 23 192 15 147 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ - (X) 87 (X) (NA) 00 81 (X) 55 

- 73 2 557 (NA) (NA) 71 (D) 92 1 761 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 45 423 46 497 24 301 26 428 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

- 21 98 (NA) (HA) 13 81 16 72 Other hogs and piyL ______________________________ _ 

- 42 325 (NA) (NA) 21 220 24 356 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 21 97 20 70 I 13 80 16 63 Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 16 4S 8 24 12 36 6 (D) June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 14 52 18 46 9 44 14 (D) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 8 112 - - 8 112 - - Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 8 78 (NA) (NA) 8 78 - - Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 56 199 58 205 29 95 22 83 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 32 569 21 491 20 468 13 464 

$1,000_ - (X) 29 00 (NA) 00 24 00 22 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 14 315 12 242 10 260 9 228 

$1.000_ - (X) 13 (X) (NA) (X) 11 (X) 5 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 7 50 - - 7 50 - - Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 8 87 (NA) (NA) 8 87 - - Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 64S (X) (NA) (X) 645 (X) - Sheep, lambs, and woal ________________________ $1,000_ - 8 2 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) - - Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 13 38 13 32 6 23 5 21 

- (X) 14 00 (NA) (X) 9 (X) 3 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 50 (X) 67 (X) 28 (X) 31 (X) 

- 44 1 834 67 16249 27 986 31 14653 Hens and pullets of loying oge ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 44 1 794 66 14002 27 986 30 12608 

- 3 40 (NA) (NA) - - 4 1 954 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughteL ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 9 346 4 40 4 115 - - - 5 40 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 5 40 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 11 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) 1 (X) 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

- 12 (X) 9 (X) 5 (X) 6 (X) 

- 5 302 9 6917 2 (D) 6 6837 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 8 (D) 2 (D) 5 (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ ---------------

Poultry and paultry productL ___________________ $1,000_ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 6 89 - - 2 (D) - - - 1 (D) (HA) (NA) - - - - - I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 5 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 1 (X) 

- 21 (D) 29 116 10 4 13 112 

302 DELTA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Com for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For groin or seed (buohels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (Iono, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

, 197.L 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For slloge or green chop (Ions, greenl-_________ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

Cut for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sorley for groin (bushelsl-_____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Olher small groins for groin ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Callan (boles) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sweelpolotoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other tome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978 __ 

Field seed crop"-_____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All ... elobles horvesled for solo (see text) _______ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Land in orchard. _____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Apple. (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (pounds>-__________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sirowberries (paunds) _______________________ 197B __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse producIL ______________ 1978 __ Other crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

Forms 

85 

66 

35 

28 

69 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

1 

-

-

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

5 

17 

163 

(NA) 

57 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

2 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

20 

26 

-

- 268 

261 

224 

(NA) 

67 

1 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

10 

7 

7 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

13 

15 

13 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

5 

2 

5 

(NA) 

3 

10 

Horvesled 

Acres 

2941 

2350 

1 273 

932 

1 66B 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

(D) 

-

-

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

64 

99 

4 562 

(NA) 

1 423 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

- 979 

585 

-

- 18 613 

16753 

12 510 

(NA) 

2m 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

29 

14 

19 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

31 

44 

29 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

22 

(0) 

22 

(NA) 

3 1 129 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quonlity Farms Acres 

(Xl - - (Xl (NA) (NA) 

96380 - - 60 141 (NA) (NA) 

17645 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(Xl - - (Xl (NA) (NA) 

(Xl - - (Xl (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

(0) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(Xl - - (Xl (NA) (NA) 

1 116 - - 3643 (NA) (NA) 

200 812 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

65 592 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(Xl - - (Xl (NA) (NA) 

(D) - - (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

210 738 4 (D) 

124 526 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

38 113 - - 32 808 (NA) (NA) 

29 394 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

4 199 - -

(Xl - - (Xl (NA) (NA) 

(0) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(Xl 3 7 

(Xl (NA) (NA) 

(Xl 3 (D) 

(Xl (NA) (NA) 

(Xl - - (Xl (NA) (NA) 

(Xl - - (Xl (NA) (NA) 

(Xl - - (Xl (NA) (NA) 

29490 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(Xl 5 22 (Xl (NA) (NA) 

142445 5 22 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(Xl 2 (D) 

(Xl (NA) (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

forms Acres Quantity Fanns Acres 

74 2850 (Xl - - 60 2 326 (Xl - - 31 1 228 94255 - -

23 919 59340 - -

61 1 622 17253 - - 53 1 377 11 589 - - (X) - - - - 3 30 (Xl - -

1 (0) (X) - -

1 (0) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) - - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) - -

3 (D) (D) - -

8 77 2965 - - 132 4097 186 127 - - 132 4 195 223700 1 (D) 

50 1 392 64 828 - -

11 290 14090 - - 1 (D) (D) - - 4 28 740 - - 1 (D) (Xl - -

- - (Xl - -

1 (D) (D) - -

1 (0) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

=1 

- -

- - - - - - - -

18 (D) (D) 4 (D) 

19 582 124 273 - -

- - - - - - - - - - 192 16599 35 559 - - 167 14 163 26906 - - 166 11364 27 763 1 - - 123 8 556 19567 - - 44 2234 3459 - -

1 (0) (X) - - 3 49 (Xl - - 1 (0) (0) - -

- - - - -

1 (D) (D) - -

3 49 6300 - -

9 (D) (X) 3 7 

3 9 (X) - - 6 (D) (X) 3 (D) 

2 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (Xl - - - - (Xl - -

3 4 (JO - - 5 37 (Xl - - 3 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 23 232 400 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

4 (D) (X) 4 (D) 

2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

4 (D) (0) 4 (D) 

1 (D) - 1 (D) 

3 3 (Xl 2 (D) 

10 1 129 (Xl (NA) (NA) 

DELTA COUNTY, MICH. 303 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms _______________________________________________ _ 116 33 390 143 39343 77 27304 82 30 868 

(Xl 288 (Xl 275 ()() 355 ()() 376 (Xl 484 480 (Xl 484480 ()() 484 480 ()() 484 480 (Xl 6.9 ()() 8.1 ()() 5.6 ()() 6.4 AP~~~~i~~t!i~~n~ Proportion in forms !~;:_================================== __________________________ percenL_ 

149 725 (X) 81 021 (X) 183 231 ()() 104 549 (X) 

(Xl 522 (Xl 294 (Xl 540 (Xl 278 

Value of lond and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors __ 

land in forms according to use: 

114 15 671 142 18 507 76 13 772 81 14872 112 11 355 134 12 483 75 10270 80 10689 

Total cropland _______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ________________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

6 26 10 (NA) 3 7 2 (NA) 

9 131 6 (NA) - - 3 (NA) 

16 378 14 (NA) 4 103 - (NA) 

- 17 649 21 (NA) 8 316 5 (NA) 

- 15 1 043 39 (NA) 12 (D) 26 (NA) 

- 31 4 084 25 (NA) 30 (D) 25 (NA) 

- 18 5044 19 (NA) 18 5044 19 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 10 9 acres __________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres ________________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,00 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 68 3 016 97 4 171 43 2 303 51 2 765 

- 34 1 300 41 1 853 23 1 199 23 1 418 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement 

- 17 934 (NA) (NA) 14 922 14 968 

- 7 59 (NA) (NA) 7 59 3 32 

- 12 137

1 

(NA) (NA) 8 119 8 249 

- 10 170 (NA) (NA) 5 99 8 169 

grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which aU crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 99 15 508 120 18 668 67 12357 75 14 526 

- 51 2 276 (NA) (NA) 31 1 488 34 2844 

- 86 13 232 (NA) (NA) 60 10869 59 11 682 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 75 2 211 95 2 168 51 1 175 56 1 470 Posturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 16 533 (NA) (NA) 10 366 18 596 

- 68 1 678 (NA) (NA) 48 809 49 874 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 91 5 825 (NA) (NA) 56 4 157 (NA) 6205 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 9 996 7 397 8 (D) 7 397 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 9 (0) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 7 397 Posture land irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigoted _________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 3 (0) (Xl (X) 3 (O) ()O (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($I,ooo) Farms ($ 1 ,ooo} Farms ($I.ooo) Forms ($I.ooo) 

Market value of agricultural products sold 1 _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - 116 3037 143 3 704 77 2999 82 3 638 

- (X) 26 184 (Xl 25902 (Xl 38948 (X) 44 366 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 7 1 083 11 (NA) 7 1 083 11 (NA) 

- 20 1 207 16 (NA) 20 1 207 16 (NA) 

- 16 458 17 (NA) 16 458 17 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 6 99 8 (NA) 6 99 8 (NA) 

- 14 103 16 (NA) 14 103 16 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 14 49 11 (NA) 14 49 11 (NA) 

- 39 38 64 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) 

- 5 11 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) $1,500 to $1,999 __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 __________________________________ _ 

less thon $1,000 __________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ____________________________ _ 

7 12 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

8 10 (NA) (NA) (Xl (Xl (X) (X) 

19 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

60 1 310 90 2248 45 1 295 (NA) 2 207 

16 42 (NA) (NA) 15 (D) 22 (O) 

Crops ____________________________________________ -----

Groins __________________________________________ - __ _ 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

44 256 (NA) (NA) 30 243 25 90 

1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - 4 (D) 5 31 3 (0) 4 (0) 

16 993 (NA) (NA) 16 993 18 1 997 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegetobles, sweet corn, and me/ons-____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ Other crops ______________________________________ - __ _ 

80 1 728 92 1 412 57 1 704 61 1 390 

7 (0) 11 8 6 (0) 6 8 

30 1 101 (NA) (NA) 28 (0) 39 1 080 

70 240 (NA) (NA) 52 222 58 (D) 

6 12 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 1 (0) 

1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

14 370 (NA) (NA) 11 368 5 167 

livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ___________________________ _ 

Dairy products __________________________________ - ___ _ 

Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

Hogs ond pigL _______________________ - ___________ ----

Sheep, lambs, and wool _______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see te.t) __________ _ 

'1974 data inc/ude soie. of forest products. 

304 DICKINSON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland 

- All form. ___________________________ _ 116 143 33 390 112 33 063 II 355 9 3999 I 500 

- 4 3 14 3 5 4 I (D) (D) 

- 10 16 378 9 (D) (D) - - -

- 3 3 178 2 (0) (D) - - -

- 8 10 671 8 671 264 - - -

- 13 18 I 502 13 I 502 549 - - -

- 6 15 982 6 982 306 - - -

- 12 11 2 373 12 2 373 954 - - -

- 11 13 2 621 10 2 381 938 - - -

- 33 36 II 486 33 11486 4441 6 2 157 924 

- 12 16 7 862 12 7 862 2461 I (D) (D) 

- 4 2 5 323 4 5 323 I 245 I (D) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - -

Farms with- 11090cre5 _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocro' _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocro .. ______________ .. _____ _ 701099 ocro'-____________________ _ 100 10139 ocro'-__________________ _ 140 10179 ocros ___________________ _ 

18010 219 ocro .. __________________ _ 220 to 259 ocro' ___________________ _ 260 10 499 ocro'-__________________ _ 500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

1,000 '0 1,999 ocro'-_______________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______ • __________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family _______________ • ____________ _ 

Partnership _____________________ • ____________ _ Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative. estate or trust. institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

116 

112 

69 

65 

44 

44 

3 

3 

103 

13 

All forms 

1974 

Acres Farms 

33 390 143 

11 355 134 

16 317 91 

4 596 (NA) 

16 692 50 

6 505 (NA) 

381 2 

254 (NA) 

27 105 (NA) 

6 285 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Acres Farms Acres Forms 

39 343 77 27 304 82 

12 483 75 10 270 80 

20 899 38 (D) 36 

5 554 36 (D) (NA) 

(D) 37 IS 308 44 

6 820 37 6 224 (NA) 

(D) 2 (0) 2 

109 2 (D) (NA) 

(NA) 65 (D) 67 

(NA) 12 (D) 15 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Irrigated land 

996 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 7~ 

(0) 

(0) 

-

Acres 

30 868 

10689 

(0) 

3995 

17 236 

6585 (D) 

109 

25 322 

5 546 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more All farms AJI farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming _____________________ .________ 60 68 52 57 On form operated _____________________ _ 104 121 69 72 Olher ________________________________ 56 75 25 25 Not on farm operoted __________________ _ 6 10 4 5 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 6 12 

Under 25 years _____________________ .__ 2 8 1 1 Operators reporting days of work off form: 

4 51 

2510 34 yoars_________________________ 6 10 2 6 Non. ________________________________ _ 43 39 35 32 

5 18 

~~:~ ~ ~:~~:========================= ~~ ~~ ~1 :~ ~d~04~d~~~;========================== 4 2 

4 4 

3 1 5510 64 yoors_________________________ 33 44 28 30 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 3 1 2 I 65 yeors ond ov.r______________________ 16 30 6 15 150 to 199 doys _______________________ _ I 9 2 Averog. 090___________________________ 52.0 53. 56 51 30 20 I 51.8 54.1 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

~--------~--------~ ~--------~----------~ 'Applies only to individuol or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 40 38 58 42 27 33 22 25 

- 80 318 100 318 50 310 53 304 

- 38 180 68 105 34 178 34 98 - 56 14 (NA) (NA) 48 13 47 16 

- 74 114 90 146 54 111 58 143 

- 79 226 89 235 59 220 59 230 

- 54 92 54 98 41 88 44 98 

- 57 317 57 299 49 316 40 294 - 3 1 2 (D) - - 2 (0) 

liveslock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ feed for livoslock ond poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mi.ed formulo fileds _____________________ _ Anlmol heolth Cosls ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonls, ond trees __________________________ _ Commerciol fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Olhor ogrlcullurol chomicols including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ ConlrocI lobar ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork. machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipmenl __________________________________________ _ 

- 33 13 41 24 21 12 31 23 

- 116 216 (NA) (NA) 76 196 (NA) - 116 164 143 135 76 (HA) 149 82 121 - 115 84 (NA) (NA) 75 73 80 72 - 58 51 (NA) (NA) 49 48 51 

- 15 9 (HA) (HA) 12 30 

15 8 20 8 - (D) (NA) (NA) IS (D) } - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 82 - 116 15 (HA) " (NA) 76 13 - 96 49 (HA) (NA) 67 45 (NA) - 13 3 (NA) (NA) 10 (NA) 3 (NA) (NA)j 

Energy ond petroleum producls __________________________ _ Pelroleum producls _________________________________ _ Gosollno _________________________________________ _ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gos, bulone, ond propono ________________________ _ Fuol 011 __________________________________________ _ Nolurol gos ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene. motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Eleclrlcity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, cok., elc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DICKINSON COUNTY, MICH. 305 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see textl 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except ~sture ___________________________ _ 

U Pasture and rangeland fertilized -------______________________ _ me ______________________________________________________ _ 

Sproys, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

77 5 425 59 77 5383 59 5 42 2 7 357 4 

- 21 1 491 15 

- 3 289 3 - 17 1 189 14 

- 47 3 339 37 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for 9rowth control of crops or thinning of fruiL ___ _ Insect control on hvestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird cootrol _______________________ _ 

- 5 305 5 

- 10 (X) 8 

- 4 (X) 4 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms __ 

$I,O(XL Average per form ________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortruck. including pickups- ______________ _ Wheel troctors-___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Com heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cononpickers-____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT-Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

116 143 76 82 machinery and equipment - Can. 6060 3 487 5 159 2 875 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

52 239 24385 67 883 35061 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

13 25 2 2 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

35 23 12 7 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

8 27 8 16 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

93 143 53 70 56 73 

105 218 53 63 80 155 

113 313 26 41 112 272 

33 33 3 3 30 30 

3 3 - - 3 3 

10 10 2 (D) 8 (D) 

- - - - - - 67 69 23 23 44 46 

88 92 27 27 63 65 

36 39 12 12 27 27 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

5 288 

(D) 

(D) 

330 

1 430 

289 

1 155 

3028 

305 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

59 4 109 (NA) 4019 (NA) 90 

6 110 

(NA) 1 780 

- - 6 378 

(NA) 2 117 

3 275 

5 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

11 33 11 24 

8 20 8 18 

6 3 6 3 

13 1 ~ 9 1 15 12 15 12 

7 ...J L 5 ...J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

118 168 85 

117 224 55 132 314 52 

22 22 5 7 7 5 

8 8 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

60 60 21 

91 91 19 

35 39 17 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

·Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________________ - _______ --------------------

Worker. ________________ ----------------------------------

57 20 (X) 51 (X) 49 40 

539 (X) 53 (X) 486 529 271 

9 5 5 7 7 3 6 

11 6 12 10 (D) 9 7 

3 7 (D) 2 (D) 3 8 

12 2 (D) 13 83 12 7 

22 - - 19 369 22 12 

Forms wlth- 1 worker __________________________ -_ -------------------- 2 workers ____________________________ ------------------- 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or mor"-_____________________________________ _ 

306 DICKINSON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Humber 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 94 (X) 97 (X) I 58 DO 58 (X) - 86 (X) 91 (X) 56 (X) 55 (X) 

-

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1 ,000_ 

Any cattle, hags, or sheep __ . _________________ $1,000_ 80 I 728 92 I 412 57 I 704 61 I 390 - 53 234 58 135 - 72 251 84 (NA) 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot had colved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

84 2 985 91 4244 55 2 651 55 3 596 - I 688 87 2 191 53 I 493 54 I 865 77 - 55 756 29 438 24 442 51 617 - I 071 43 I 435 29 I 055 40 I 423 - 32 

(NA) I 49 940 53 I 228 68 I 001 (NA) - 296 (NA) (NA) 41 218 39 S03 - 64 

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

70 I 001 84 1 099 52 949 58 971 -

- (X) 240 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

- 48 617 (NA) (NA) 42 604 51 608 

- (X) 89 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 34 

- 57 384 (NA) (NA) 43 345 SO 363 

(X) ISO (X) (NA) (X) 136

1 

(X) 101 

- 10 59 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 2 (D) 

- (X) 27 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

- 30 I 101 (NA) (NA) 28 (0) 39 I 080 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 9 66 10 25 8 (0) 7 21 

- 6 32 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) I (D) 

- 6 34 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 7 (D) 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 6 33 I (D) 5 (0) I (D) 

- 6 14 I (0) 5 (0) I (0) 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 6 19 - - 5 (0) - - Sheep and lamb,- ___________________________________ _ 

- I (D) - - - - - - Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 31 174 27 164

1 

18 139

1 

9 94 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ - 6 164 I (D) 5 (0) I (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 12 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ - 4 116 I (0) 3 (0) I (D) 

$1.000_ - (X) 5 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (Z) 

Sheep and larnbs ____________________________________ _ 

- I (0) - - - - - - Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Goats _____________________________________________ _ - I (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - $1,000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 12 54 8 30 9 50 2 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 22 (X) (NA) (X) 20 (X) (0) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 19 (X) 25 (X) 14 (X) I 15 (X) 

- 16 855 22 2 095 II 765 12 I 421 

- 16 (0) 22 2 092 II (0) 12 I 418 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 4 112 2 (0) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 3 20 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - I (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) -

- 5 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) 2 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullots 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullots undor 3 months oIL __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for broeding ____________________ _ 

Othor poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 6 (X) 6 (X) 4 (X) 3 (X) 

- 4 390 4 354 3 (0) 2 (D) 

- 4 390 4 354 3 (0) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - I (0) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - I (X) (NA) (X) I (X) 1 (X) 

- 7 5 II 8 6 (0) 6 8 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA DICKINSON COUNTY, MICH. 307 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms wilh sale, of $2.500 or more 

Horvesled Irrigated Harvested Irrigoled 

Forms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quonlity Forms Acres 

Com for 011 purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 33 826 (X) - - 31 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - 31 1 199 (X) (NA) (NA) 30 (D) (X) - - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 13 298 25074 - - 13 298 25 074 - - 1974_ - 12 621 35 845 (NA) (NA) 12 621 35 845 - - For silage or green chop (tons. green>-_________ 1978_ - 31 528 5 113 - - 29 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 28 (D) 5 867 - - For fodder. hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - For siloge or green chop (tons. green>-_________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cui for dry forage or hoy (Ions. dry) __________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978 

1974 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheal for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 

1974 Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 80ney for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 

1974 Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 

1974 Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - - - - - - - - -- 2 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - -- 51 I 626 70 260 I (D) 41 1 525 67 130 I (D) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 58 1 898 97 988 - - -- 13 318 13 140 - - 12 (D) (D) - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 266 16300 - - -- I (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 58 I 494 - - -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - CoHon (boles) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974 Irish pololoes (hundredweighl>-_________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - -- 16 1 527 397 610 8 809 16 1 527 397 610 8 809 

-- 19 I 398 388 545 (NA) (NA) 18 (D) (D) 5 395 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Hoy crops (Ions. dry) (see loxl) _________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - - - - - - - -

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- 98 7 410 15 255 - - 62 6404 13 984 - - -- 113 8064 15 839 (NA) (NA) 64 6 387 13 343 - - AHoHo hoy (Ions. dry) ______________________ 1978 

1974 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions. dry) (seo lexl) ______ 1978 

-- 87 5 123 11 992 - - 57 4 451 II 081 - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 55 4 417 9 172 - - -- 22 894 I 512 - - 10 654 1 239 - -

Field seed crops-_____________________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - MoHo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl - - - - -

Red cloyer seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All yegelobles harvested for sole (see loxl) _______ 1978 

1974 Sw .. t corn ________________________________ 1978 

1974 Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978 

1974 Gr .. n peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 

1974 

-- I (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - -

-- 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

-- I (D) (X) - - I (D) (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

-- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Lond in orchords _____________________________ 1978 

1974 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974 Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (s .. lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

-- 4 6 (X) - - I (D) (X) - -

-- I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

-- 4 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berrie. ________________________________ - ____ 1978_ 

1974 - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- 3 5 (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sirowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery ond gr .. nhouse producIs-______________ 1978_ Other crops ____________________________ - ____ 1978_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 4 3 (X) I (D) 3 (0) (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

308 DICKINSON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ________________________________ - ___ - - -- ---- ---

Average size of farm __________________ - _____________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

1 398 239006 1 558 238 527 I 056 221 3051 1 067 209 796 - (X) 

1711 (X) 153 (X) 210 (X) 197

1 - (X) 365440 (X) 365440 1 (X) 365440 1 (X) 365 440 - (X) 65.4 (X) 65.3 00 fIJ.6 (X) 57.4 -

Value of land and buildings: I Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 151 234 (X) 81 040 (X) 182 275 (X) 101 862 (X) 

- 902 (X) 529 (X) 892 (X) 518 - (X) 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ____________________________ - ___ -_ -_ - __ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: I to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

I 377 187 974\ I 521 1789051 I 050 176351 I I 052 162 1451 - 134 3161 - I 347 150844 I 480 143 5121 I 040 144 9141 I 039 

85 521 74 (NA) 24 144 II (HA) - 171 2 457 221 (NA) 52 771 43 (HA) - (HA) 160 3 812 169 (NA) 86 2089 63 - (HA) 222 8 509 290 (NA) 177 6 813 213 - 323 (NA) 261 18054 307 (HA) 269 18 502 - (NA) 237 33 775 I 237 33 775 213 212 (NA) I - 150 (NA) 153 46 889 150 (HA) 153 46 889 - 39 (NA) 45 29 961 39 (NA) - 45 29 961 (HA) 5 6 418 I (NA) 5 6418 I -

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 494 15476 635 18 655 356 12968 442 14803 - 740 21 654 635 16 738 579 18469 455 13 026 - Cropland in cover crops, legumes, ond soil·improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland ond woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

248 5613 (NA) (NA) 204 4 808 105 2443 

48 I 305 (NA) (NA) 38 I 174 50 I 042 - 270 5 4091 (NA) (NA) I 216 4669

1 

193 4 4251 - 391 9 327 (NA) (NA) 298 7 818 212 5 116 -

- 830 24 248 887 25 690\ 654 21 435 653 21 372 

- 195 3 567 (NA) (NA) 161 3 108 199 5 107 

- 707 20681 (NA) (NA) 557 18 327 537 16265 

- I 129 26 784 I 303 33 932\ 845 23 519 901 26 279 

234 6924 (NA) (NA) 188 6 313 208 7 207 

- I 093 19860 (NA) (NA) 814 17 206 869 19 072 

Pastureland, 011 types __________________________________ _ 

- 693 25 967 (NA) (NA) 513 22 389 (HA) 27 II 7 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 33 2 370 22 429 27 2 323 16 381 

- 32 2 179 (NA) (NA) 27 (0) \ 

IS (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - (NA) -

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (0) 

- 319 5 173 (X) (X) 280 4 991 i (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 1 398 29 949 I 558 24 485 I 056 29 51 I I 067 23 843 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 21 423 (X) 15 716 (X) 27946 (X) 22 346 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textl- ___________________________ _ 

Crops _______________________ ' ________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 61 10423 37 (NA) 61 10 423 37 (NA) 

- 152 9 235 121 (NA) 152 9 235 121 (NA) 

- 145 3 955 152 (NA) 145 3 955 152 (NA) 

- 233 3380 228 (NA) 233 3 380 228 (NA) 

- 244 1 735 262 (NA) 244 I 735 262 (NA) 

- 221 784 251 (NA) 221 784 251 (NA)I - 342 438 507 (NA) (X) (X) 16 (NA) 

- 66 144 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (Xl 

- 81 142 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 88 105 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X)I - 107 47 (HA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I 205 18 141 1 368 14 747 972 17 855 (NA) 14 268\ - I 049 14 790 (NA) (NA) 891 14 597 928 I I 578 - 98 6fIJ (NA) (NA) 91 659 (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 389 I 233 (NA) (NA) 300 1 148 300 629 - 36 710 (NA) (NA) 32 709 25 I 058 - 19 82 (NA) (NA) 11 77 10 51 - 13 837 16 539 12 (D) 13 537 I - 7 488 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 10 414 

livestock, poultry, ond their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 709 11 808 800 9691 570 11 657 593 9 529 - 40 251 62 397 30 249 31 393 - 132 5926 (NA) (NA) 130 (0) 170 4 624 - 511 3 123 (NA) (NA) 434 3 039 501 3 036 - 192 2 163 (NA) (NA) 163 2 141 ISO 1 262 - 67 214 (NA) (NA) 54 202 75 194 - 67 131 (NA) (NA) 36 (0) 26 21 

'1974 data Include sales .of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA EATON COUNTY, MICH. 309 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms wilh irrigoled land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Horvesled Irrigoled 1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All forms ____________________________ _ I 398 

Forms with- 1 558 239006 1 347 236 775 150844 33 79SO 5881 2370 

23 35 103 12 69 SO 3 11 5 5 

- 299 351 9240 274 8561 5028 7 196 41 50 

- 153 146 8943 146 8540 4641 4 244 170 56 

- 226 258 18662 224 18497 9 112 4 333 197 121 

- 160 197 18832 156 18 365 9666 - - - -

1 to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 

1010 49 ocre'-____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 100 10 139 ocre'- __________________ _ 

140 10 179 ocre'-__________________ _ - 102 155 15910 101 15 760 8643 - - - -

- 87 

~I 17376 87 17376 

:: !.\! i I (D) (D) (D) 

- 72 17 363 72 17 363 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 177 

177\ 59966 176 59 6.13 38329 7 2235 1 427 677 

- 86 65 56213 86 56213 41 569 4 2 516 2193 I 293 

- 12 9 (D) 12 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 1 (0) 1 (D) (D) - - - -

180 to 219 ocre'-__________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporotion __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

All forms 

1978 

Farms 

398 

347 

817 

770 

477 

474 

104 

103 

263 

127 

8 

'1974 

Acres Forms Acres 

239 006 558 238 527 

150844 480 143 512 

84148 1 065 109 812 

42046 (NA) 53 903 

138 749 408 115 167 

96843 (NA) 79 721 I 16 109 85 13 548 

11 955 (NA) 9888 

206 786 (NA) (NA) 

30 149 (NA) (NA) 

2 071 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Forms 

056 

040 

539 

523 

429 

429 

88 

88 

943 

105 

8 

Forming ______________________________ 573 742 513 646 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Olher ________________________________ 825 813 543 418 Not on form operoled __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ______________________ __ 48 64 45 45 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 yeor'-________________________ 186 202 142 124 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeor'-________________________ 314 291 215 184 110 49 doy'-_________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeor'-________________________ 339 366 244 232 5010 99 doys _________________________ _ 

5510 64 yeor'-________________________ 329 327 273 258 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 

65 years and over______________________ 182 305 137 221 ISO 10 199 doys _______________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

221 305 067 209 796 

144 914 039 134 316 

70092 636 84 604 

37 511 (NA) 46 169 

135 920 367 112 549 

95 710 (NA) 78 720 

15293 64 12643 

11 693 (NA) 9427 

190 271 1 008 190 928 

28963 56 18405 

2 071 2 (D) 

1 (D) 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

127 168 8SO 795 

139 151 107 103 

132 236 99 166 

388 416 339 342 

77 64 70 51 

46 33 35 26 

44 46 38 26 

76 65 58 47 

716 696 471 372 

. 

Average oge___________________________ L-__________ 48.7 50.4 

________ 48.8 

51.3 200 days or more _____________________ _ L-__________ 

________ 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) cnd partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on a somple of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($I,DDD) Forms ($ 1 ,DDD) Farms ($I.DDD) Forms ($1,000) 

- 374 1 383 486 1 547 299 1 247 299 1 478 

680 1 966 789 2 160 534 1 887 481 2 056 

289 889 516 963 234 861 335 928 

547 215 (NA) (NA) 436 198 390 109 

1 159 1 7SO 1 227 1 280 963 1 718 954 1 247 

1 153 3 535 1 246 2 991 950 3462 914 2905 

1 062 1 337 828 727 905 1 310 675 711 

461 1 025 336 748 374 992 281 734 

72 166 29 44 62 164 23 41 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poultry ______________ - _____________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds- _____________________ _ Animal health costs ____________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonls, and Irees ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ ----------------

Olher agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ 

Hired form labor ______________________ -- ----------------

Controci labor ________________ ---------- ----------------

712 758 662 395 596 728 490 362 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ________________________ --------------------

1 392 2362 (NA) (NA) 1 053 2234 (NA) (NA) 

1 392 1 792 1 462 1 284 1 053 1 695 990 1 181 

I 261 970 (NA) (NA) 953 903 954 773 

678 493 (NA) (NA) 614 487 418 260 

126 115 (NA) (NA) 122 114 90 44 

112 42 (NA) (NA) 80 33 

20 33 } (NA) (NA) 16 33 980 103 

1 392 139 (NA) (NA) I 053 126 

991 560 (NA) (NA) 809 528 (NA) (NA) 

35 10 (NA) (NA) 35 10 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum producl'-__________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________ ---------------------'-- Gasoline ____________________________ ---------------

Diesel fuel ____________ -----------------------------

~~ey~~i _~~I~~~~_o_n_d_ ~~~~~~~ == == == == == ==== == == == == == == Natural gas ________________ ------------------------ Kerosene, motor oil, and greose ______________________ _ Electricity __________________________ -- ----------------

Other-cool, wood, coke, elc. __________________________ _ 

310 EATON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 doto ore based on 0 sample of farms- see text} 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

1 122 132 455, 933 129 333, 1 117 131 705 928 128 638 - 56 750 50 695 - 155 4 425 131 4 107 - Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. fa control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass. or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

420 39444 358 38 780 - 7 361 54 7 261 - 64 

93 6 835 88 6820 -

- 820 77 188 704 75 212\ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

21 I 310 21 I 310\ - 231 (X) 199 - 145 {Xl 122 {XJ (X~ I -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Forms with soles All forms of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $4.999 __________________________ _ $5.000 10 $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19.999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

1 391 1 451 37 790 27 831/ 27 168 19 181 

121 262 426 342 1 281 353j 

All forms 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

1 053 972 machinery and equipment - Can. 

35 046 23 637/ $20.000 10 $29.999 ______________________ 

33 282 24 318 $30.000 10 $49.999 ______________________ 

$50.000 10 $69.999 ______________________ 

38 lIS 1 

$70.000 to $99.999 ______________________ 

259 153 $100,000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

207 246j $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers-___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage horvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

I 

1 

1 

117 I 587 669 767 652 820 193 I NIJ 611 674 796 1 086 296 3 222 288 381 1 217 2 841 432 499 59 61 388 438 361 436 64 69 303 367 440 480 38 38 405 442 1 - - - - - - 421 451 134 137 289 314 619 630 118 119 504 511 

277 333 45 51 238 282 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms. 1978 

158 

154 

122 

57 .., 59 

13 ~ J 

Forms 

1 215 

I 196 

I 365 

344 

245 

541 

(NA) 

342 

562 

228 

1974 

Forms Al;res on which used 

914 105 857 

(NA) 104 782 

(NA) 1 075 

110 4902 

(NA) 19 180 

1 {OJ 

13 1 555 

(NA) 57 149\ 

10 

71 55:1 (XJ 

{NAI (Xl 

Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

224 149 195 

135 150 128 

86 121 86 r 57 .., 49\-1 59 ~ 49 1 i L 13 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

I 549 882 I 626 712 3 094 362 

372 76 261 78 

569 40 (NA) (NA) 

352 60 574 75 

259 47 

Any hired workersWorking 150 days or more Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 461 97 {Xl 408 (X) 374 281 - I 568 {)() 241 {Xl 1 327 I 321 I 357 

Farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 144 51 51 127 127 110 113 - 118 19 38 115 230 104 35 - 132 9 29 108 365 108 S4 - 41 18 123 34 218 26 47 - 26 - - 24 387 26 32 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA EATON COUNTY, MICH. 311 
TobIe 9_ Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 830 (X) I 931 (X) 611 (X) 639 (X) 

- 693 (X) 829 (X) 547 (X) 590 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 709 11 808 800 9691 570 11 657 593 9529 Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 652 5500 747 (NA) 542 5382 578 4492 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 565 21 038 740 26852 449 19937 533 24517 

- 448 9491 554 11 033 356 9007 417 10064 

321 4085 384 4932 235 3626 268 4055 

170 5406 246 6 101 158 5 381 207 6009 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 419 6 676 (NA) (NA) 342 6408 361 6 566 

- 478 4871 (NA) (NA) 391 4 522 433 7 887 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Colves __ ~ ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Cattle __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Fattened cattle ________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 

- 511 9 389 635 11 503 434 9069 501 10 862 

-- (X) 3 123 (X) (NA) (X) 3039 (X) 3 036 

-- 227 3 046 (NA) (NA) 194 2912 240 3 201 

-- (X) 357 (X) (NA) (X) 339 (X) 231 

-- 454 6343 (NA) (NA) 391 6 157 442 7661 

-- (X) 2 766 (X) (NA) I (X) 2700 (X) 2805 

-- 203 2 842 (NA) (NA) 171 2 7661 151 3 856 

-- (X) 1 313 (X) (NA) (X) 1 285 (X) 1 669 

-- 132 5926 (NA) (NA) 130 (D) 170 4 624 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 201 19051 207 12690 167 18635 144 12 192 

-- 156 2 724 (NA) (NA) 134 2 655 108 1 722 

-- 188 16327 (NA) (NA) 155 15980 139 10470 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Oec. J of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Oec. J of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ June J and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lombs ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes I year old or older __________________________ _ Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- 160 3025 157 2 218 137 2964 124 2 115 

-- 140 1 496 125 I 081 121 1 459 104 1 030 

-- 122 1 529 121 1 137 108 1 505 97 1 085 

-- 68 4537 110 6189 56 4231 77 5 353 

-- 64 2999 (NA) (NA) 53 2823 70 2926 

-- 18 95 (NA) (NA) 7 65 2 (D) 

Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Sheep and 10mbL __________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______ .. _________________ $1,000 Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 

-- 279 1 158

1 

301 1 256 169 655 169 777 

-- 192 25 532 194 18826 163 25 162 150 18074 

-- (X) 2 163 (X) (NA) (X) 2 141 (X) 1 262 

-- 76 6384 72 2 736 66 6249 55 2 361 

-- (X) 274 (X) (NA) (X) 269 (X) 53 

-- 65 3 678 101 5 536 53 3453 . 75 4 944 

-- 64 3 738 (NA) (NA) 53 3 504 64 5 373 

-- (X) 32476 (X) (NA) (X) 30 511 (X) 39 414 

-- 67 214 (NA) (NA) 54 202 75 194 

-- 5 27 (NA) (NA) 5 27 - -

-- (X) 1 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) -

-- 46 122 44 94 24 72 21 52 

-- (X) 77 (X) (NA) (X) 56 (X) 19 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poullry __________________________________ - ___ - __ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________________ _ 

Puflets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________ - _________ ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________ --------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Olher poullry ____________________ -_ -- ____ ------ ---

- 154 (X) 215 (X) 96 (X) 119 (X) 

- 128 33433 205 69 112 81 32 212 109 65697 

- 126 32974 192 27483 80 31 931 102 24 691 

- 24 459 (NA) (NA) 16 281 3 40 110 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - -

- 33 943 17 663 16 499 9 497 

- 10 56 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 8 91 

- 6 41 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 7 69 

- 5 15 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 3 22 

- 40 (X) (NA) (X) 25 (X) 20 (X) 

Soles, 

Any poullry ______________ ------------ --------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullels of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullels 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullel chicks and pullels under 3 monlhs old ________ ---- Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________ -_ ---_ -_ -_ ----------

Turkeys for sloughler ____ -_ ----------------------- Turkey hens kepI for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ________________ ---_ -- --------------- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 26 (X) 31 (X) 20 (X) 21 (X) 

- 10 27542 23 137 492 9 (0) 15 137 038 

- 10 27 542 21 (D) 9 (D) 13 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 4 249 9 449 3 (D) 6 238 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 7 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 3 (X) 

- 40 251 62 397 30 249 31 393 

312 EATON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Horvesled Irrigaled Horves1ed Irrigated 

forms Acres Quonlity forms Acres Farms Acres Quonlity Forms Acre. 

Corn for all purpos.s _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

for .ilog. or green chop (Ions. greeo) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ for fodd.r. hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1 026 65043 (X) 13 831 876 63344 (X) 12 (D) 

- ~ 103 1 152 ~ 310 (X) (NA) (NA) 899 61 106 (X) 

- 1 000 60 046 5331 906 12 (D) 861 58538 5238087 12 (D) 

- 1 082 54 542 3 013 387 (NA) (NA) 856 51 656 2906 722 4 103 - 179 (D) 62 105 1 (D) 165 (D) 61 266 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 274 9321 80 431 - - - - - 3 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 12 129 (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purpose. _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or gr •• n chop (Ions. green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Cui for dry forage or hay (Ions. dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

16 178 (X) - - 16 178 (X) - - - 19 209 (X) (NA) (NA) 14 171 (X) - - - 1 (0) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - - 4 27 775 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - 15 (D) 1 823 - - 15 (D) 1 823 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 117 1 040 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) (X) - - -

Wheal for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Sorley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Olher small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

614 20039 835 709 2 (0) 553 19 227 810 730 2 (D) 

- 925 28360 1 090993 (NA) (NA) 760 26 387 1 031 004 1 (D) 

- 428 8 239 533 722 2 (D) 388 7 877 514 334 2 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 295 4619 257 598 1 (D) 

- 9 72 3273 - - 9 72 3 273 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 188 8500 - - - 4 42 1 940 - - 4 42 1940 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 13 158 4230

1 

- - -

- 2 (D) ()() - - 2 (D) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 13 142 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 342 17 346 484 766 4 (D) 324 17 158 480 896 4 (D) 

- 257 8209 172 824 (NA) (NA) 216 7810 167415 - - Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 7 726 194 980 2 (D) 5 (D) (D) - - - II 396 79 108 (NA) (NA) 7 396 79092 1 (D) 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (Ions. dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 783 26057 72172 2 (D) 594 23 2~ 66 429 I (0) 

- 773 21 557 47240 (HA) (NA) 559 18 749 42237 1 (0) 

Alfalfa hoy (Ions. dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - ~2 17 599 56 141 I (D) 488 15368 51 123 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (HA) 415 11 890 29 266 1 (D) 

Olher lame dry hoy (Ions. dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 226 4 516 8910 - - 188 4 136 8353 - -

field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ - 53 1 125 (X) - - 42 1 027 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 71 936 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (D) - - 1 (D) (0) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 50 1 087 160 986 - - 41 I 017 154 035 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 69 924 80 017 - -

All vegelobles horvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - 36 956 (X) 8 86 32 946 (X) 6 (D) 

1974_ - 31 1 436 (X) (NA) (NA) 25 1 429 (X) 5 139 Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 19 90 (X) 7 33 16 84 (X) 6 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 80 (X) 1 (0) Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 8 II (X) 3 9 8 11 (X) 3 9 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (HA) (NA) 3 2 (X) 1 (0) 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 6 184 (X) - - 6 184 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 39 (X) - -

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 22 162 (X) 5 (D) 6 103 (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ - 27 169 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 100 (X) - - Apples {poundsL ___________________________ 1978_ - 20 128 538 542 (NA) (HA) 6 95 476 122 (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) 91 (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 7 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (D) (NA) (NA) Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - 7 5 2600 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 15 26 (X) 9 20 10 19 (X) 5 14 1974_ - 6 29 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) (X) 3 10 Sirawberri •• (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 12 20 53851 8 15 8 14 41 351 5 10 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 10 29 000 3 10 Nursery and greenhouse producls _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 13 601 (X) 5 293 12 (0) (X) 5 293 

- 163 13698 (X) (NA) (NA) 161 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA EATON COUNTY, MICH. 313 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

230 47685 200 43907 125 35499 111 33 821 

- (X) 207 (X) 220 (X) 284 (X) 305 

- (X) 295 040 (X) 295 040 (X) 295 040 (X) 295 040 

- (X) 16.2 (X) 14.9 (X) 12.0 (X) 11.5 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximafe land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Volue of land and buildings! I 

94 579 (X) 70 100 (X) 119 881 (X) 92 901 (X) 

- (X) 470 (X) 319 (X) 436 (X) 305 

Average per form _____________ . ________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 

land in forms occording to use: 

225 25 534 197 24 400 123 20 140 109 19 801 

- 222 16 549 188 14 539 122 14 118 106 12474 

Totol croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 23 110 15 (NA) 10 50 6 (NA) 

32 412 24 (NA) 5 72 3 (NA) 

33 769 19 (NA) 9 226 3 (NA) 

44 1 651 47 (NA) 17 657 18 (NA) 

- 47 3 258 33 (NA) 38 2764 26 (NA) 

22 3 256 32 (NA) 22 3 256 32 (NA) 

- 18 4 713 18 (NA) 18 4 713 18 (NA) 

- 3 2 380 - (NA) 3 2380 - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________ • ____ . __ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres __ .. ____________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _________________________ • _____ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____ .. _______ • ______ • ________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________ ._._ .. __ • ________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1.000 acres or morc. __________________________ _ 

(ropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 137 6 430 139 6 758 74 4461 79 5 052 Other cropland _. ___________________ • _____ • ____ . __ _ 85 2 555 85 3 103 47 1 561 50 2 275 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

31 644 (NA) (NA) 17 370 19 1 060 

23 294 (NA) (NA) 13 139 7 175 

grosses, not harvested or postured _. _____________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

(ropland in cultivated summer follow _______ .. ______ _ 25 301 (NA) (NA) 18 241 24 565 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 38 1 316 (NA) (NA) 20 811 12 475 

Tofal woodland _____________________________________ _ 177 15 655 155 13 209 93 10 446 88 9612 Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 69 4 021 (NA) (NA) 38 2606 44 4 070 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 144 11 634 (NA) (NA) 81 7840 71 5 542 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 183 6 496 160 6 298 96 4 913 90 4 408 Posturelond and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 45 2 625 (NA) (NA) 24 1 931 31 2 917 land in house lots. ponds, roods. wasteland. etc _______ _ - 174 3 871 (NA) (NA) 92 2982 87 1 491 

Posture/and, all types _________________________ • ________ _ 

- 164 13 076 (NA) (NA) 85 8 998 (NA) 12039 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 17 311 9 212 14 302 6 205 Harvested cropland irrigated _________________ • ________ _ 

- 17 (0) (NA) (NA) 14 302 6 205 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 23 290 (X) (X) 19 282 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _____ • _________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 230 3466 200 2 611 125 3 367 III 2 521 

- (X) 15 067 (X) 13 055 (X) 26 936 (X) 22 712 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more __ _________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 ______________________________ - __ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (s.e text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,sao to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 7 1 069 3 (NA) 7 1 069 3 (NA) 

- 19 1 183 18 (NA) 19 1 183 18 (NAl 

- 18 576 17 (NA) 18 576 17 (NA) 

- 20 259 17 (NA) 20 259 17 (NA) 

- 19 140 25 (NA) 19 140 25 (NA) 

- 42 139 27 (NA) 42 139 27 (NA) 

- 105 99 93 (NAl (X) (Xl 4 (NA) 

- 11 24 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 14 25 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 27 34 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 53 16 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (Xl (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 125 1 160 150 994 85 1 123 (NA) 945 

- 25 149 (NA) (NA) 18 143 35 140 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NAl (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 85 327 (NA) (NA) 56 305 56 174 

- 10 151 (NA) (NA) 7 151 5 36 

8 22 (NA) (NA) 4 17 5 45 

- 10 243 9 133 9 (0) 6 130 

- 13 268 (NA) (NA) 12 (0) 16 421 

Crops _________ • ______________________ -.- ---_ ----------

Groins ________________________ -----_ ------------ ---

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

(otton and cottonseed __________________ -_ -------- ---- (ommodlfy Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

T obocco ________________________ ------ -- ------------ Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweef corn, and melons. ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ____________________ ---- -- ------------ ---

- 154 2 305 148 1 587 95 2 244 97 1 545 

- 8 2 11 148 1 (0) . 7 148 

35 1 600 (NA) (NA) 32 1 599 36 1 031 

- 142 662 (NA) (NA) 90 609 95 336 

- 12 6 (NA) (NA) 7 5 10 17 

- 3 5 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 14 31 (NA) (NA) 8 26 5 (0) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry ond paultry products __________________________ _ 

Hogs g~!~ and ~r::~~~~e~-== pigL ___________________________ :=== ====== == == ====== ========== - _________ ==== _ 

Sheep, lomb., and wool ________________________ ---- ---

Other II.estock and livestock products (.ee text) _________ _ 

'1974 doto include .ole. of fore.t products. 

314 EMMET COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with horvested cropland Forms with irrigoted land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland lond 

230 200 47 685, 222 47 585 16 549 17 3 455 I 304 311 

9 5 43 5 29 18 3 19 13 7 

All forms _______________________ ._._. 

forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocreL. ______________ • _____ _ 30 25 872 26 786 362 4 110 40 25 50 to 69 ocreL. ______________ .. ____ _ 10 8 591 10 591 225 2 (0) (0) (0) 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 30 25 2 456 30 2 456 804 I (0) (0) (0) 

10010139 acre'- __________________ _ 31 29 3 644 31 3644 I 290 2 (0) (0) (0) 

140 to 179 acreL ___ .. ______________ _ 32 24 5 053 32 5 053 I 255 - - - - 180 to 219 acreL ____________ . ______ • 15 13 2 915 15 2 915 888 2 (0) (0) (0) 

220 to 259 ocres ___________________ _ 10 10 2 413 10 2 413 641 - - - - 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 51 46 18 537 51 18 537 6 703 I (0) (0) (0) 

500 to 999 acre'- __________________ _ 9 12 6 286 9 6 286 2 512 I (0) (0) (0) 

- 2 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) I (0) (0) (0) 

- I I (0) I (0) (0) - - - -

1,000 to 1.999 ocre'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _. __________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Pori owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______ • _______________ • __ _ Tenants _____________________________________ • 

Harvested cropland _______ • __________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family _________________________ • __ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust. institutional, elc .• 

All forms 

1978 

Forms 

230 

222 

163 

155 

63 

63 

206 

22 

2 

11974 

Acres 

47 685 16 549 

25 171 

6 733 

21 575 

9 448 

939 

368 

38 110 

(0) 

(0) 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 , 1974 

Forms 

200 

188 

136 

(NA) 

63 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

43 907 

14 539 

22 782 

6340 (0) 

131 

(0) 

68 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms 

125 

122 

72 

69 

49 

49 

4 

4 

107 

16 

2 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ----------____________________ 113 105 84 79 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Other ------------____________________ 117 94 41 31 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years -----___________________ 4 I 4 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeors_________________________ 20 16 II 7 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yearL________________________ 44 32 26 19 I to 49 doyL _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years_________________________ 62 61 34 35 50 to 99 day'- ________________________ _ 

~; ~~a6r; ~~d~~~;===::=:::=:::::::::::: ~~ ~6 ~g ~~:~:~ :~ ~~~~:::::::::::::::::::::::: 

Acres Forms Acres 

35 499 III 33 821 

14 118 106 12 474 

15 116 62 (D) 

4 693 (NA) 4664 

19444 48 18 467 

9 057 (NA) 7 742 

939 I (0) 

368 (NA) 68 

26 679 99 27 030 (0) II (0) 

(0) I (0) 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 11974 

183 170 98 94 23 II 14 5 24 18 13 11 

77 66 54 48 14 14 7 10 13 8 6 5 7 8 6 3 15 12 8 2 Average age___________________________ 52.3 53.3 50.8 53.2 200 day. or more _____________________ _ 

~----------~----------~ ~----------~------------~ 88 68 31 24 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

l1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text J 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for live. tack and paultry_~ _________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm lobor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _____ . _____________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Die.el fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel ail __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease _____________________ _ Electricity ______ c ___________________________________ _ 

Other - coal. woad, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 52 59 64 139 25 50 33 122 - 122 467 136 394 88 458 75 379 - 59 168 76 261 49 167 50 256 - 99 21 (NA) (NA) 80 20 53 16 - 154 97 113 89 122 93 80 85 - 175 253 116 173 114 245 90 166 - 129 79 74 50 103 77 59 49 - 46 175 68 173 41 175 39 168 - I (0) 6 14 I (D) 6 14 

- 31 13 63 17 23 9 40 14 

- 230 276 (NA) (NA) 145 254 (NA) - 230 206 198 140 145 (NA) 

- 209 115 188 109 125 (NA) (NA) 135 101 107 74 - 108 60 (NA) (NA) 84 58 59 - 7 I (NA) (NA) 33 7 I 14 5 - 19 5 (NA) (NA) 19 5 } - 7 4 (NA) (NA) 7 4 109 - 230 22 (NA) (NA) 145 13 19 - 165 70 (NA) (NA) 121 66 (NA) - 5 (Z) (NA) \ (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA)j 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA EMMET COUNTY, MICH. 315 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dolo are based on a sample of forms; see lext] 

All farms Forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, excepl poslure __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 169 8361 114 

- 169 8 221 114 

- 12 140 7 

- 33 652 27 

- 42 I 906 32 - 1 (0) I 

- 8 680 8 

- 84 5 018 73 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 5 220 1 

- 44 (X) 27 - 19 (X) 6 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenf ____________ farms_ - $1,000_ - Average per farm ________________ dollors_ - Forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

- $5.000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

- $10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

SEleCTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Aulomobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel Iroclors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ COfn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Co"onpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

, .. Id forage horvesl.rs, shear bor or flywheel Iype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 230 196 145 108 machinery and equipment - Can. 4 609 3 355 3 979 2 652 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

20040 17 117 27441 24 556 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

53 50 23 13 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

72 39 26 12 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

30 55 30 36 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufoclured 1974 10 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

160 213 64 69 124 144 

172 263 44 48 148 215 

211 432 12 18 210 414 

16 16 6 6 10 10 

3 3 - - 3 3 

51 87 7 7 44 80 

- - - - - - 105 109 22 22 83 87 

108 144 8 8 100 136 

54 56 20 20 35 36 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[l978 doto ore based on 0 sample of forms; see text) 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

7995 

7 865 

130 

602 

I 822 

(0) 

680 

4965 

(0) 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

90 4892 (NAJ 4672 (NA) 220 4 219 

(NAJ 1 134 

- - 2 (0) 

(NAJ 3065 

2 (0) 

II (X) 

(NAJ (X) 

All forms Fonns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

33 20 24 18 

21 22 21 19 

7 6 7 6 

~1 4{ 

8 1 5 4 

1 -' L 1 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

forms Number 197010 1974 

161 207 97 

161 226 77 

186 389 44 

13 13 1 

4 4 1 

26 26 8 (NA) (NAJ (NA) 

61 61 18 

113 116 26 

38 43 13 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 doys or more Working less Ihan 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ____________________________________ - ___ - ___ -------

Workers ____________________________ - _______ -------------- 46 13 (X) 36 (X) 41 39 

- 142 (X) 46 (X) 96 137 157 

- 26 9 9 18 18 21 15 

- I 1 (0) 2 (0) 1 4 

- 14 1 (0) 12 36 14 12 

- 2 - - 2 (0) 2 5 

- 3 2 (D) 2 (0) 3 3 

Forms with- 1 worker ________________________________ ---------------

2 workers __________________________ -_ ------------------ 3 or. wark.rs _________________________________________ _ 

S 10 9 work.rs _________________________________________ _ 

10 work.rs or morf- ____________________________________ _ 

316 EMMET COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

1 I 

- 173 (X) 171 ()()I 97 ()()I 97 (X)' 

- 161 (X) 158 (X) 93 (X) 95 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $l,OO(L 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $I,O()(L 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

Cattle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

154 2 305 148 1 587 95 2 244 97 1 545 - 142 (NA) I 91 (0)1 95 - 145 673 (0)1 

1 

1 I I 

- 161 6385 157 7043 93 5 567 95 

142 2 915 136 3 310 83 2 600 84 

"~I 2 906 - 102 1 586 100 2 099 54 1 297 53 1 735 - 55 1 329 51 1 211 40 1 303 39 1 III 

139 2 197 (NA) (NA) 85 1 934

1 

71 - 1 5861 

132 1 273 (NA) (NA) 74 1 033 83 1 642 -

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

142 2 204 141 1 942 90 2005 95 I 744 - (X) 662 (X) (NA) (X) 6(J9 (X) 336 - 75 837 (NA) (NA) 55 758 63 754 - (X) 148 (X) (NA) (X) 136 (X) 68 -

- 125 1 367 (NA) (NA) 83 1 247 78 990 

- (X) 513

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 4741 (X) 268, 

- 19 223 (NA) (NA) II 205 4 80 

- (X) 103 (X) (NA) (X) 95 (X) 

- 35 1 600 (NA) (NA) 32 1 599 36 1 05~1 

- 23 137 12 160 10 79 10 (D)/ 

- 13 41 (NA) (NA) 7 28 4 (D) 

- 21 96 (NA) (NA) 10 51 9 ll9 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 13 21 8 52 7 14 6 (D) 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 8 II 7 26 5 8 5 (0) June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 7 10 7 26 3 6 5 (0) 

Sheep and Iarnbs ____________________________________ _ - 3 144 1 (0) 2 (D) 1 (0) Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 3 B3 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 42 186 42 207

1 

18 80 I 17 70 I 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 12 84 12 374 7 75 10 (0) 

$1,000_ - {)() 6 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) 17 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 6 38 4 90 5 (D) 3 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 1 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 2 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 3 91 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and waal ________________________ $1 ,000_ 

Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 3 80 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- (X) 600 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

- 3 5 (NA) (NA) 2 (O~I 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - $1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - - II 30 8 18 6 19 3 10 $1,000_ - (X) 16 (X) (NA) (X) II (X) (D) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ 

- 30 (X) 42 (X) 12 (X) 18 (X) I - 27 633 40 17 967 12 278 18 17 340 27 588 40 17 330 12 (D) 18 16 710 - 3 45 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 7 276 2 (D) 1 (D) - - - 3 25 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

3 25 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 4 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meaHype chickens _________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praduct'-___________________ $1,000 __ 

- 7 (X) 7 (X) 2 (X) 6 (X) 3 58 5 12452 - - 4 (D) 3 58 5 12 152 - - 4 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 3 116 4 221 1 (D) 3 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (X) (NA) ()() - (X) - (X) 8 2 11 148 1 (D) 7 148 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA EMMET COUNTY, MICH. 317 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms wilh sales of $2,500 or mare 

Harvesled Irrigaled Harvesled Irrigaled 

Forms Acres Quanlily Forms Acres Forms Acres Quanilly Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for silage or green chop (tons. grecnL _________ 1978_ 

- 77 4 137 (X) - - 63 4023 (X) - - - 81 2990 (X) (NAl (NAl 61 2878 (X) - - - 50 1 929 137 248 - - 40 I 846 133 328 - - - 49 I 357 93959 (NAl (NAl 36 (D) 90 159 - - - 54 2 208 25 134 - - 48 2 177 24886 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl 55 1 548 17 284 - - - - - (X) - - - - (l() - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 3 17 (X) - - 3 17 (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed {bushels> ___________________ 1978_ - I (D) (X) (NA) (NAl I (D) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - -

- 3 17 216 - - 3 17 216 - - 1974 CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl - - - - - -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheat for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978 -- 13 62 2003 - - 10 53 1 623 - - 1974 Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- 28 209 5 994 (NA) (NAl 21 161 4 765 - - -- 65 I 167 47 306 - - 48 1 046 42 196 - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 67 I 319 73 114 - - Barley for groin (bushels> ______________________ 1978 -- 8 54 I 660 - - 6 (D) (D) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 23 I 100 - - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978 -- 2 (D) (D) - - - - - - - , 1974 Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978 

1974 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) 5 42 1 194 - - -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 3 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978 -- I (D) (D) - - - - - - - 1974 -- I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potoloes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978 -- 14 528 104 335 2 (D) 12 (D) (D) 2, (D) 

1974 -- 20 545 124 470 (NA) (NAl 17 540 123 821 2' (D) 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978 -- 196 10 579 19 131 - - 106 8 458 16617 - - 1974 -- 169 9 462 16 111 (NA) (NA) 96 7 631 13 221 - - Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 -- 180 8 871 16 967 - - 102 7051 14641 - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 84 5 598 10 399 - - Olher tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 -- 18 559 582 - - 11 428 473 - -

Field seed crop'- _____________________________ 1978 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 -- 10 123 (X) 3 75 7 120 (X) 3 75 

-- 7 52 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 -- 6 67 (X) 3 23 5 (D) (X) 3 23 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 22 (X) 2 (D) 

Tamaloes _________________________________ 1978 -- 2 (D) (X) I (D) 2 (D) (X) I (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 2 (X) 2 (D) 

Green peas excluding cowpeoL _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I (D) (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) I (D) 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 14 66 (X) I (D) 4 14 (X) - - 1974_ - 8 36 (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 13 50 23 210 (NA) (NA) 3 8 20 800 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I (D) (D) (NAl (NA) I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 I 320 (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 9 11 (X) 6 7 5 5 (X) 4 (0) 

1974_ - 5 16 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) (X) 3 15 

Slrawberries (paundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 6 6 25 407 5 6 4 (D) (D) 4 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 10 33 985 3 10 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 10 44 (X) 7 33 9 (D) (X) 7 33 

- I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

318 EMMET COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, -~~~----------------------------------~ farms with sales of $2,500 or more All farms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

990 156 560 1 I 015 149318 692 142674 682 132 455 

(X) 147 (X) 206 (X) 194 (X) 158 410 880 1 (X) 410 880 (X) 410 880 (X) 410 880 (X) 

(X) 38.1 (X) 36.3 (X) 34.7 (X) 32.2 

Forms ______________________ -- ______ -_ ---------------- Average size of farm _________________________________ _ 

Arf;g;!r;,i~~ :~nf~~~o== = = == = = == == == ==== == = = = ==:-p;;c-ent: = 

187 504 (X) 116 846 (X) 241 026 (X) 147988 (X) 

(X) I 238 (X) 794 (X) 1 208 (X) 762 

Value of land and buildings: I 

~~:~~~: =~ ~~~~ ============================= ~~::~~~== 966 132 430 I 003 120444 678 122 6951 674 109 682 1 

940 110 175 969 99441 667 104 748 665 93 357 

Lond in farms according to use: Total cropland _______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland ________________________________ _ 

82 369 73 (NA) 34 143 17 (HA) 

134 I 843 174 (HA) 29 398 46 (HA) 

103 2392 103 (NA) 41 971 49 (NA) 

163 6091 173 (NA) 119 4 559 121 (NA) 

181 13001 194 (NA) 167 12 198 ISO (NA) 

132 18651 1 130 (NA) 1 132 18651 1 130 (NA) 

107 32470 86 (NA) 107 32 470 86 (HA) 

27 18 725 26 (NA) 27 18 725 26 (NA) 

II 16633 10 (NAT II 16633 10 (NA) 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ________________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ______________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

261 6920 330 7 766 166 5 202 194 5689 

460 15 335 423 13 237 332 12 745 292 10636 -

Cropland used only for pasture _______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

125 4220 (NA) (NA) 99 3622 52 I 339 - 1 128 (NA) (NA) 41 905 26 428 65 

140 3336 (NA) (NA) 110 3023

1 168 5209 

235 6651 (NA) (NA) 160 5 195 112 3660 -

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil· improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed __________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

496 12 717 528 13 105 361 10 696 353 9960 - I 203 (HA) (HA) 57 866 69 2011 - 86 11 514 (HA) (NA) 328 9830 303 7949 - 443 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ - 744 II 413 806 15 769 507 9283 536 12813 

Pastureland and fangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house Jots, ponds. roads, wasteland. etc _______ _ 68 I 795 (NA) (NA) 1 - 50 I 509 67 3611 I 9618 (NA) (NA) 502 7 774 521 9202 - 734 

Pastureland, all typeL _________________________________ _ 

- 340 9918 (NA) (NA) 220 7577 (NA) II 311 

- 30 I 293 24 594 26 I 281 17 572 

- 30 (0) (NA) (NA) 26 (0) 17 572 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 173 4 515 (X) (X) 157 4402 (X) (X) 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

T~ble 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Forms ($1,000) Fonns ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' ________________ _ 990 22 504 I 015 20371 692 22 137 682 19942 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars __ (X) 22731 (X) 20070 (X) 31 990 (X) 29 240 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 45 II 427 39 (NA) 45 II 427 39 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 __________________________________ _ 80 4 718 73 (NA) 80 4 718 73 (NA) 81 2 301 87 (NA) 81 2 301 87 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ less than $2,500 (see text) ____________________________ _ $2,000 to $2.499 __________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 __________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 __________________________ . ________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) _____________________________ _ 

128 I 843 123 (NA) 128 1 843 123 (NA) 154 I 111 188 (NA) 154 1 III 188 (NA) 

204 737 148 (NA) 204 737 148 (NA) 298 367 356 (NA) (X) (X) 24 (NA) 58 129 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

56 99 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 71 87 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 113 53 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________ : ________________________ _ 

Groins _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage _____________________ _ Vegetables, sweet corn, and mefons _____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ Other crops ____________ a ____________________________ _ 

831 11689 910 9882 619 11434 (NA) 9 558 661 8 128 (NA) (NA) 522 7974 561 7 187 51 526 (NA) (NA) 44 525 (NA) (NAl - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NAl - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 237 606 (NA) (NAl 169 537 201 656 55 (0) (NA) (NA) 34 (0) 26 189 52 834 (NA) (NA) 35 822 31 670 27 1 214 24 451 22 I 207 20 448 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 9 407 

livestock, paukry, and their products _____________________ _ 

Paultry and poultry products ___________________________ _ 

Hogs g~~'r. ond '::1~~1!e~- pigL ______________________________________ == == == ======== == ==== == ==== ====== ===== _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woal _______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

421 10 815 468 10429 317 10703 332 10 323 53 505 71 680 41 501 39 675 54 3 195 (NA) (NA) 52 (D) 91 3 586 277 5 781 (NA) (NA) 224 5 729 278 5 326 85 881 (NA) (NA) 71 870 62 359 27 56 (NA) (NA) 19 (0) 25 45 81 398 (NA) (NA) 49 361 27 333 

'1974 dota include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GENESEE COUNTY, MICH. 319 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 197~ in forms Forms in forms cropland 

- 990 1 015 156 560 940 154847 110 175

1 - 41 39 162 21 106 67 - 280 258 8434 261 8028 4 729 - 101 128 5 894 97 5 668 3 216 - 148 183 12 165 144 11 834 6997 - 116 103 13 365 116 13 365 8 738 

- 67 88 10548 66 10 397 6 794 

- 41 42 8 136 41 8 136 5 030 - 30 36 7 202 29 6978 5372 - 109 86 37 508 108 37 189 27 OBI - 38 34 24 989 38 24 989 18400 - 15 16 18600 15 18600 15 761 

- 4 2 9 557 4 9 557 7 990 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'- __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre'- __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ SOO to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All farms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

990 156 560 940 110 175 

542 43 114 

500 23 265 371 103 082 

367 78 997 77 10 364 73 7 913 

891 123 383 91 28 173 7 (D) 

1 (D) 

All farms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 0]974 1978 0]974 

394 445 596 566 

30 14 

113 87 178 182 261 298 

228 249 

180 181 

50.8 52.0 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Forms 

015 

969 

64B 

(NA) 

302 

(NA) 

65 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

149318 

99 441 

53907 

27 920 

87 745 

65 986 

7 666 

5 535 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dolo ar. based an a sampl. of forms, see lext] 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ________________________ - _______ - __ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________ -_ -_ -- ---------------

- 250 3 141 332 2 915 

- 365 1 742 460 1 614 

- 142 1 122 309 982 

- 288 123 (NA) (NA) 

- 712 1 306 673 673 

- 766 2642 773 2066 Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ____________________________ - ______ - ---- 660 922 4B8 509 

- 312 1 053 285 1 002 Contract lobar __________________________ - ___ ---_ -------- 74 227 13 7 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ________________________ - ___ ---------------- 327 249 340 274 

Energy and petroleum products-_________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _____ • __________ - ___ -------------- Gasoline ______________________ - ___ -- -------------- Diesel fuel ________________________ -_ - ___ ----------

lP gas, butone, and propone ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil __________________ - ___ ------ --------------- Natural gas __________________ - _____ --- _________ ---

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity ____________________________ ---------------

Other-cool, wood, cake, elc. _________________________ _ 

- 990 1 656 (NA) (NA) 

- 990 1 290 1 000 938 

- 928 570 (NA) (NA) 

- 469 395 (NA) (NA) 

- 97 127 (NA) (NA) 

- 78 64 (NA) (NA) 

- 57 39 (NA) (NA) 

- 990 94 (NA) (NA) 

- 678 362 (NA) (NA) 

- 19 3 (NA) (NA) 

Forms with irrigoted land 

Acres Harvested Forms in farms cropland 

30 7629 3 954 

4 21 15 

7 210 41 

5 275 97 2 (D) (0) 

1 (D) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

3 620 511 

- - - 1 (D) (0) 

3 1 758 127 

1 (0) (0) 

1 (D) (D) 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

692 

667 

307 

284 

327 

325 

58 

58 

608 

76 

7 

1 

Acres 

142 674 104 748 

32 851 19 356 

100 446 

77 901 9377 

7491 

110 634 

27 036 

(D) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

682 

665 

380 

(NA) 

252 

(NA) 

50 

(NA) 

630 

49 

3 

Irrigated 

land 

1 293 

12 

23 

13 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

126 

-

(0) 

577 

(0) 

(0) 

Acres 

132 455 93 357 

40616 

23 249 

84 845 

64 958 

6 994 

5 150 

114 378 

15 745 

2 332 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 0]974 1978 '1974 

797 773 570 533 

115 119 68 70 

78 119 54 76 

334 277 263 228 

43 49 29 28 

22 30 17 19 

18 16 15 13 

46 44 27 27 

490 466 311 251 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

187 3098 205 2 865 

283 1 693 295 1 551 

130 1 112 227 954 

214 112 186 119 

548 1 267 524 649 

575 2 546 568 2 002 

520 889 394 499 

265 1 037 226 987 

52 218 6 4 

229 218 240 250 

677 1 512 (NA) (NA) 

677 1 180 669 869 

636 508 664 503 

355 372 269 228 

90 126 79 59 

59 52 } 52 39 669 79 

677 83 

499 330 (NA) (NA) 

14 2 (NA) (NA) 

320 GENESEE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 d a to a re b a sed on a somple of forms ; see text) 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ . ___________ -_ - _______ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _________________________________________________ _ 

766 86 281

1 

575 82 710

1 766 86 110 575 82 539 - 171 12 171 12 

60 2 024 55 1 974 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to coolrol- Insects on hoy and other crops __________________________ .. __ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture ____________ .. ___ .. _ 

230 28 841 181 28 290 

17 2610 13 2 570 - 81 5 688 68 5 616 

489 54 211 397 52 3891 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

39 I 784 31 I 691/ - 160 (X) 130 (X) 

149 (X) 117 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

Forms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more All forms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

990 992 

30 474 19461\ 30 782 19618 

83 195 

216 1 318 

228 263i 

All forms 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

677 661 machinery and equipment - Can. 

27 032 16 522 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

39 929 24 995 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

34 82 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

115 1 123 $100,000 to $199,999 ______________ : __ • __ 

183 171 i $200,000 or more -----------r-- _________ 

•. --.~" ~-< ..,." 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

611 862 421 553 243 309 825 1 285 423 509 553 776 950 2 374 219 306 884 2 068 

317 338 81 81 242 257 133 148 51 51 84 97

337 365 38 38 301 327 1 

- - - - - - 306 321 86 86 226 235 356 361 56 56 300 305 

160 193 25 32 141 161 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

76 

94 

66 

54 , 

r 49 

22 -' 

Farms 

783 

801 

931 

256 

122 

324 

(NA) 

239 

358 

139 

1974 

Forms Acres on whICh used 

568 71 027

1 (NA) 70 970 

(NA) 57 

923 1 25 

(NA) 17 1811 4 157 

21 967 

(NA) 38 7651 

7 5071 

41 (XiI (NA) (X) 

Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

I 

I 

111\ 57 93 

124 94 117 

46 66 46 r 54 , 371l r 37 1 49 

i L 17 .J I 

1974 

Number 

Manufactured \ 

1970 to 1974 

1 060 668 1 132 496 

2 169 339 

261 65

1 124 54 

346 49 (NA) (NA) 

256 61 

366 64 

167 45 

Any h".d work.rs _ \ 

Forms WIth soles of $2 500 or more 

~ Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 

312 73 (X) 277 (X) 265 226 1 344 (X) 144 (X) 1 200 I 152 1 434 

Forms ___________________________________________________ _ 

Workers _________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- I worker ___________________________________________ . __ _ 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 91 40 40 82 82 79 83 - 68 16- 32 58 116 68 26 - 65 11 36 55 168 43 45 - 51 6 36 47 260

1 

47 421 - 37 - - 35 574 28 30 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GENESEE COUNTY, MICH. 321 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _________________________ • ___ _ 

- Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ___________________________ _ 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000. - Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __ .. _____________ .. ___ $l.OOO_ -

CATIlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves _____________ . ______________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thol hod calved ________ . __________ _ Beef cows ______________________ . ______________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____ _ 

Sales: COlfleandcalves ___________ _ 

$1,000_ 

$1,000 

- Calves ______ . __________ _ -

.- (aBle _____________ _ 

Foflened caff!e ___ _ 

Dairy products __ 

$1,000_ _______ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOIUS, AND HORSES 

Inventory; 

Hogs ond pigs .. _____ . __________ _ -- Used or to be used for breeding __ Other hogs and pigL ___ . ___ . __ _ - litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov_ 30 ____ . ___________ _ -- Dec_ 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ -- June J and Nov. 30 ____________________________ ._ -- Sheep and lambL _______ .. _ . _________ . _______________ _ - Ewes J year old or older __ . ________________________ _ 

-- Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- Horses and ponies __________________ . ______________ _ 

--

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______ . ______________________________ _ -- $1,000 -- Feeder pigs ______ . _____ ~ __________________________ _ -- $1,000 -- Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ -- Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ -- Pounds of wool __________ . _______________________ _ -- Sheep, lambs, and wool ______ . _____ .. ___________ $1,000 -- Goals ________ .. ______________ . _____________________ _ 

-- $1,000 -- Horses and ponies _______ _ -- $1,000 --

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ______________________________ - _____ ---_ -- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ -- Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ -- Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens- ________ . _______ _ - Turkeys _______________ . _______ - _____ -_ .. - ------ ---- -

-

-

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ '._ -- ---- - - - __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _______________ . _____ _ 

Olher poullry ____________ -- ______ -_ --.- -- ---- -- ---- Soles: Any poultry ________________ -- __ -- -- -_ ---- -- - - ---- ---- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ - Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ____________ _ - Broilers and other mea Hype chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ -_ ---- -- -- ------------

-

-

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ - ___ ---- --- - --- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

-

-

Other poultry __________ . _ - ___ .--_ -- -- -- -------- ---

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

322 GENESEE COUNTY, MICH. 

All forms 

1978 

Forms Number 

514 (X) 

384 (X) 

421 10815 

338 6 717 

327 16 276 

227 5 216 

158 2 029 

84 3 187 

197 3 957 

265 7 103 

277 II 977 

(X) 5 781 

103 I 433 

(X) 178 

253 10 544 

(X) 5 602\ 149 7 950 

(X) 4 452 

54 3 195 

99 8 301 

67 I 104 

92 7 197 

68 I 425 

50 657 

59 768 

29 I 505 

28 988 

2 (0) 

188 900\ 

85 II 916 

(X) 881 

27 2 645 

(X) 103 

27 862 

26 1 192 

(X) 10 867 

27 56 

- - (X) -

56 190 

(X) 353 

127 (X) 

109 64 173 

104 63 294 

21 879 

2 (0) 

19 905 

9 240 

6 (0) 

4 (0) 

38 (X) 

39 (Xl 

17 47933 

17 (0) 

2 (D) 

- -

8 736 

3 (0) 

3 (0) 

- - 10 (X) 

53 505 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

548 (X) 347 (X) 363 (X) 

441 (X) 276 (X) 310 (X) 

468 10 429 317 10 703 332 10 323 

394 (NA) 269 (0) 303 5 730 

401 21 138 236 15 597 285 20067 

272 7 039 167 4935 192 6 524 

173 2 700 107 I 781 106 2 230 

121 4 339 68 3 154 105 4 294 

(NA) (NA) 146 3 797 175 4 443 

(NA) (NA) 193 6 865 227 9 100 

349 17 908 224 11 786 278 17 574 

(X) (NA) (X) 5 729 (X) 5 326 

(NA) (NA) 86 I 363 117 I 829 

(X) (NA) (X) 167 (X) 143 

(NA) (NA) 208 10 423 260 15 745 

(X) (NA) (X) 5 562 (X) 5 182 

(NA) (NA) 117 7877 III 7 933 

(X) (NA) (X) 4 425 (X) 3 417 

(NA) (NA) 52 (0) 91 3 586 

99 4 922 72 8 128 66 4692 

(NA) (NA) 49 I 032 37 541 

(NA) (NA) 70 7 096 63 4 151 

53 872 51 1 383 39 842 

38 426 39 639 27 407 

37 446 45 744 29 435 

38 2 353 20 I III 25 I 904 

(NA) (NA) 20 760 25 1 072 

(NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

201 954 102 506 109 592 

84 6 748 71 II 688 62 6 515 

(X) (NA) (X) 870 (X) 359 

22 I 801 23 2480 14 I 705 

(X) (NA) (X) 98 (X) 32 

35 I 695 19 681 25 I 398 

(NA) (NA) 18 971 23 I 509 

(X) (NA) (X) 9090 (X) II 715 

(NA) (NA) 19 (0) 25 45 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - 49 161 32 101 22 113 

(X) (NA) (X) 326 (X) 270 

160 (X) 80 (X) 83 (X) 

152 79977 63 62 818 81 77 287 

146 79 404 61 62 305 78 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 10 513 I (0) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

25 I 767 13 497 9 970 

(NA) (NA) 5 21 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 3 (0) I (0) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

(NA) (Xl 26 (Xl 13 (X) 

39 (Xl 30 (X) 23 (Xl 

31 52 986 16 (0) 22 52 307 

28 52 876 16 (0) 21 52 242 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - - -

7 550 5 379 - -

(NA) (NA) I (0) - -

(NA) (NA) I (D) - -

(NA) (NA) - - -

(NA) (X) 9 (X)I 5 (Xl 

71 680 41 501 39 675 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Com for all purpose. _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 1974 __ For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 1974 __ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

Cui for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978 __ 1974 __ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Colton (bales) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Irish polatoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sweelpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Hay crops (tons, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978 __ 

Field seed crop"-_____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All vegelables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 __ 1974 __ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Land in orchards-____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Apples (paunds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Nursery and greenhouse product"-______________ 1978 __ Other crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

i 

Forms 

507 

535 

484 

486 

123 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

8 

14 

-

5 

8 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

241 

554 

351 

(NA) 

4 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

4 

(NA) 

401 

329 

-

-

-

-

-

-

5 

17 

-

- 477 

480 

408 

(NA) 

80 

24 

(NA) 

6 (NAl 

20 

(NA) 

55 

44 

45 

(NA) 

20 

(NA) 

4 

(NAl 

48 

53 

44 

(NAl 

13 

(NA) 

12 

(NAl 

29 

12 

19 

(NA) 

27 

13 

Harve.ted 

Acres 

46 214 

42 871 37873 

32803 

8 341 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

180 

365 

-

86 

180 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

7 201 

16751 

8916 

(NA) 

82 

(NA) 

ll4 

(NA) 

28 

(NA) 

27068 

15 166 

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

607 

-

- 18214 

16884 

13613 

(NAl 

I 593 

426 

(NA) 

54 

(NA) 

372 

(NAl 

635 

484 

444 

(NAl 

39 

(NA) 

2 (NA) 

868 

864 

771 

(NA) 

13 

(NA) 

11 

(NAl 

210 

128 

120 

(NAl 

332 

590 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) I (D) 

(X) (NA) (NAl 

2385011 I (D) 

1 874 145 (NA) (NAl 

90 531 - -

(NA) (NA) (NAl 

(X) - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

~I - -

(NA) (NAl 

- - - 3834 (NA) (NAl 

2290 - - (NAl (NA) (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NAl (NA) 

(X) - -

001 (NA) (NAl I 300 280 - - 648 146 (NAl (NAl 

562968 - - (NAl (NAl (NA) 

2 870 - - (NAl (NAl (NAl 

I 885 - -

(NAl I (NA) (N~ I (X) -

(X) (NA) (NAl 

531 710 I (D) 

326 323 (NAl (NAl 

- - - - (NA) (NAl 

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NAl 

- (NAl (NAil 

(D) 2 (D) 

120 435 (NAl (NAl 

- - - - (NA) (NAl 

40 059 - -

36892 (NA) (NA) 

33021 - (NAl (NAl (NAil 

2908 - -

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NAl 

3640 - - (NAl (NA) (NAl 

30 225 - - (NAl (NA) (NAl 

00 8 21 (X) (NAl (NAl 

00 4 6 

00 (NA) (NAl (X) 5 3 

00 (NA) (NAl 

00 2 (D) 

(X) (NA) (NAl 

00 3 25 

00 (NA) (NAl 

3 493 347 (NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl (NAl 

(D) (NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl (NAl 32 114 (NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

(X) 16 176 (X) (NA) (NAl 396 576 II III (NAl (NAl (NAl (X) 7 195 

00 (NAl (NAl 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quanlity farms Acres 

410 45 147 (X) I (0) 

421 41 439 (X) I (0) 

391 36 868 2 335 672 I (0) 

380 31 50S I 819 307 - - 116 8 279 89 906 - -

160 9253 ll7 957 I (D) 

- - (X) - - 15 678 (X) - -

8 180 (X) I - -

14 365 (X) - - - - - - -

5 86 3834 - - 8 180 2290 - -

10 (D) 2660 - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - -

212 6919 291 ll4 - -

441 15473 605 118 - - 292 8419 537 389 - - 219 4293 236291 - -

3 (D) (D) - -

4 SO 2 540 - - 5 (D) (0) - - 7 ll5 4249

1 - 2 =1 (D) (X) - 3 41 (X) - -

336 26042 517 863 1 (D) 

282 14633 315 372 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

4 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

10 606 120 283 I (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - 326 15 871 36 371 - - 326 14506 33 396 - - 288 II 875 30 078 - 273 10253 25 879 - =1 56 1 326 2448 - -

22 (D) (X) - -

23 362 (X) - -

6 54 3640 - - 3 36 1 498 - - 18 (D) (D) - - 19 286 36840 - -

34 593 (X) 7 (D) 

26 421 (X) 3 22 26 407 (X) 3 (D) 

20 256 (X) I (D) 

16 38 (X) 5 3 15 50 (X) 3 5 3 (D) (X) I (D) 

4 3 (X) - -

25 650 (X) 1 (D) 

28 797 (X) 2 (D) 

22 590 3426 262 (NAl (NA) 

(NAl 620 4596 692 (NAl (NA) 

5 7 (D) (NAl (NAl (NAl 36 (NAl (NAl (NA) 7 8 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) - (NAl (NA) 

20 204 (X) 15 (D) 

7 121 (X) 6 106 13 ll6 380 276 10 (D) 

4 66 297 000 4 66 22 331 (X) 7 195 II (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

GENESEE COUNTY, MICH. 323 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

forms 

Average sile 01 form 

ApproxlnlOle land area 

Proportion in forms _ _______ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Averoge per form __________________ .. __________ dollars_ 

Average per acre ____________________________ dollars_ 

land in forms according to use: Tolal cropland _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _____ . _________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 90cres _________________________________ _ 

1010 19 acres __ ... ___________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres __________________________ . ____ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

LOOO acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fa How ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land __ . _________________________________ _ 

Posturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Postureland, allfypeL _________________________________ _ 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated __ _ ____________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

419 74 712 (X) 178 (X) 321 920 (X) 23.2 

III 085 (X) 

(X) 645 

414 50 537 401 34 858 

22 102 

49 686 42 992 

80 3 006 103 6 907 

68 9 311 

31 9372 

5 (0) I (0) 

222 9 746 

190 5 933 

52 I 310 

30 671 

72 I 4771 99 2 475 

285 17 297 147 8 433 

182 8864 

327 6878 

64 3 195 

318 3 683 

286 21 374 

I (0) 

I (0) - - - - 110 I 507 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

All forms 

1978 

Value 

Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 419 5 823 Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 13 897 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or morL __________________________________ _ 

- 9 I 410 $40,000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ 

- 28 I 745 $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 34 937 $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 54 780 $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 77 526 $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ - 70 249 less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 147 175 $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 23 51 $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

- 27 47 

- 39 49 

58 27 Abnormal farms. (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- - -

Crops _______ ~ __________________ -- ________ ------------- 270 2 253 Groins ____________________________________________ _ 190 I 643 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ - 19 75 

- Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ - -

- - - Tobacco _______________________ - ________________ ----

- 158 453 

- 4 3 

- 2 (0) 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berrieL _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ I (0) Other crops ____________________ - _____________ ---- ---- 7 139 

- 297 3 570 

- 20 20 

- 51 I 739 

- 254 I 443 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry productL ____ - - _____________ -- -- --- Dairy products _________________ - ________________ ----

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

64 258 

25 26 

- 26 84 

Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

Sheep,lombs, and waal _______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

324 GLADWIN COUNTY, MICH. 

Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1974 1978 1914 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

434 76 461 272 60 918 265 60 132 

(X) 176 (X) 224 (X) 227 

(X) 321 920 (X) 321 920 (X) 321 920 

(X) 23.8 (X) 18.9 (X) 18.7 

58 615 (X) 142 479 (X) 73 211 (X) 

(X) 333 (X) 650 (X) 323 

430 52 211 271 43 405 264 43 796 

414 34 818 266 31 245 258 30075 

12 (NA) 3 17 3 (NA) 

33 (NA) 13 181 6 (NA) 

57 (NA) 15 361 13 (NA) 

89 (NA) 47 I 846 42 (NA) 

132 (NA) 83 5 675 103 (NA) 

62 (NA) 68 9 311 62 (NA) 

20 (NA) 31 9372 20 (NA) 

9 (NA) 5 (0) 9 (NA) 

- (NA) I (0) - (NA) 

274 13 777 145 7 419 179 10892 

146 3 616 137 4 741 103 2829 

(NA) (NA) 40 970 23 476 

(NA) (NA) 22 572 16 316 

(NA) (NA) 54 I 230 52 I 458 

(NA) (NA) 67 I 969 22 579 

274 16 575 181 12032 172 10815 

(NA) (NA) 97 5831 107 5 730 

(NA) (NA) 113 6 201 101 5 085 

310 7 675 219 5 481 200 5 521 

(NA) (NA) 46 2 870 49 2 643 (NA) (NA) 212 2 611 186 2 878 

(NA) (NA) 191 16 120 (NA) 19 265 

- - I (0) - - (NA) (NA) I (0) - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - (NA) (NA) - - - - (X) (X) 96 I 442 (X) (X) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) ,Forms ($1,000) 

434 4 890 272 5648 265 4 674 (X) II 267 (X) 20 764 (X) 17 638 

4 (NA) 9 I 410 4 (NA) 

26 (NA) 28 I 745 26 (NA) 

34 (NA) 34 937 34 (NA) 

47 (NA) 54 780 47 (NA) 

86 (NA) 77 526 86 (NA) 

67 (NA) 70 249 67 (NA) 

170 (NA) (X) (X) I (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

321 (0) 200 2 176 (NA) (0) 

(NA) (NA) 156 I 614 171 I 444 

(NA) (NA) 16 74 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) III 408 110 235 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 16 

(NA) (NA) - - - 2 (0) I (0) 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 6 (0) 6 131 

320 2 922 213 3472 224 (0) 

20 25 15 17 9 23 

(NA) (NA) 51 I 739 77 '1 645 

(NA) (NA) 190 I 368 204 930 

(NA) (NA) 50 250 36 185 

(NA) (NA) 17 21 16 24 

(NA) (NA) 16 77 9 (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

- 419 434 74 712 401 73 164 34 85: I 1 (0) (0) 

4 1 9 - - - - -

All forms ___________________________ _ 

. Form s with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

- 54 56 I 871 50 I 773 916 - - - 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 18 13 1 037 18 1 037 499 - - - 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 73 90 6009 69 5 672 2 645 - - - 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ - 74 60 8 660 70 8 198 3 451 I (D) (D) 140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 67 67 10 568 67 10 568 3 813 - - -

33 34

1 6 4171 33 6 417 2 9611 - - -

10 31 2372 10 2372 I 142 - - -

- 65 

7~1 22 4471 63 21 805 9 9421 - - -

19 

(0; I 19 (0) (D) - - -

2 (D) 2 (0) (0) 1 - - -

- - - - - i - - -

180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 50010 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 2.000 ocres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organizotion: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

419 

401 

276 

259 

134 

133 

9 

9 

396 

22 

I 

All forms 

1974 

Acres Forms 

74 712 434 34 858 414 

35 225 309 14 020 (NA) 

38 189 121 

19 997 (NA) 

I 298 4 841 (NA) 

66 703 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

76 461 

34 818 

40 757 

15 457 

35 308 

19 292 

396 

69 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

272 

266 

151 

145 

113 

113 

8 

8 

252 

19 

I 

I Acres f 

609181 31 245 

(D)I (D) 

35 682 

19 290

1 (D) 

(0) I 

53 

\~I (D) 

1974 

Forms 

265 

258 

158 

(NA) 

105 

(NA) 

2 (NA) 

246 

19 

Irrigoted 

kmd 

(0)1 

= I 

(O~I =1 

~I 

Acres 

60 132 

30 075 

(0) 

I I 259 

33 785 

18 757

1 (0) 

59 

53 902 

6 230 

All forms II Forms with sales of All forms Forms with sales of 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ 

1978 

176 

243 

11974 

218 

216 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

150 

122 

, 1974 

169 

96 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _____________________ _ 

Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Not reported __________________________ _ Operators by age group: I I Under 25 years ----____________________ 1 6 5 Operators reporting days of work off form: 2510 34 yeors.________________________ 55 48 36 19 None ________________________________ _ 

3510 44 yeors_________________________ 96 58 61 32 110 49 doys. _________________________ _ 

4510 54 yeors_________________________ 110 99 71 54 5010 99 doys. ________________________ _ 

5510 64 yeors.________________________ 93 138 65 97 100 10 149 doys _______________________ _ 

65 years and over______________________ 64 85 39 58 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

1978 

347 

29 

43 

126 

23 

7 

14 

19 

$2,500 or more 

'1974 1978 11974 

354 234 224 37 13 16 

43 25 25

1 

114 89 78 21 19 18 10 7 3 24 11 14 

Average 36 9 22 oge___________________________ 50.2 52.9 50.3 54.3 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

~--------~--------~ ~--------~----------~ 208 155 119 73 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1 

1978 1974 1978 

Expenses I 1974~ Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 139 391 176 479 100 383 122 421 - 236 591 275 462 168 552 185 425 - 84 285 174 238 67 272 118 

220 I - 172 42 (NA) (NA)I 115 38 135 30 - 296 331 292 185 222 323 215 175 - 329 647 299 476 250 623 206 453 - 253 211 150 80 207 207 122 78

1 

- 167 232 130 109 133 228 97 105 - 3 7 8 5 3 7 7 (D) 

- 240 143 158 75 185 135

1 

126 70 I - 408 468 (NA) (NA) 277 431 (NA) INA) - 408 377 415 318 277 348 255 279 - 366 194 (NA) (NA) 265 177 243 178 - 193 111 (NA) (NA) 158 105 109 65 - 44 23 (NA) (NA) 33 23 8 7 - 37 12 (NA) (NA) 32 12 } - - - (NA) (NA) - - 255 28 - 408 37 (NA) (NA) 277 31 - 238 91 (NA) (NA) 182 84 (NA) - 5 (Z) (NA) (NA) I (NA) - - (NA) (NA), 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ______ · _____________________ _ 

Commerciallv mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool. wood, coke, elc, _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GLADWIN COUNTY, MICH. 325 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except !"'sture ___________________________ _ 323 27 278 250 26 179 

Posture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ Lime ______________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________________ _ Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ 

323 27 176 250 (0) 

7 102 2 (0) 

28 522 16 342 

85 6601 80 6541 

Diseases - - - - in crops and orchords ______________________________ _ 11 2 060 11 2060 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture __________________ _ 194 15605\ 159 15 166 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________________ _ Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________________ _ 

- 5 800 I 5 81 (X) 70 58 (X) 46 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form ________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _________________________ . 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel troctors ____________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, seff-propelled only ___ _ Com heeds for combines ___________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers- ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 doto ore hosed on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

414 417 277 258 machinery and equipment - Can. 9009 6577 8 135 5 337 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

21 760 15 772 29 369 20 686 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

68 102 33 39 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

116 93 31 39\ $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

118 110 106 77j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

322 450 182 208 187 242 

321 408 150 163 196 245 

375 806 63 90 367 716 

104 104 24 24 80 80 

55 55 23 23 32 32 

157 157 15 15 142 142 

- - - - - -

143 148 49 49 94 99 

198 199 26 26 173 173 

88 103 14 14 77 89 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

800 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

206 16643 (NA) 16538 (NA) 105 7 277 

(NA) 2742 - - 2 (0) 

(NA) 6936 

- - 17 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sotes 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

JO 58 25 49 

31 36 31 36 

16 9 16 9 

18 1 ~ 18 1 16 9 16 9 

1 -' L 1 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

320 397 244 325 383 185 374 765 112 

58 64 9 18 18 11 

134 135 12 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

130 132 39 

208 212 28 

69 71 12 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working J 50 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ________________________ --- _____ -------------------- Workers ______________________________ - ___________ -------- 167 24 (X) 153 (X) 133 97 

431 (X) 30 (X) 401 325 330 

Forms wlth- I worker ____________________ ---___ - _________ ------------

2 workers ____________________ -- ____ --------------------- 3 or " workers ________________ -- ________________ --------- 5 to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

84 19 19 77 77 67 49 

19 4 (0) 18 36 13 15 

28 1 (0) 22 72 28 9 

36 - - 36 216 25 16 

- - - - - - 8 

326 GLADWIN COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, Farms with soles of $2,500 or more All farms 

1978 1974 1978 197<1 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

318 (X) 333 (X) 1 216 ()() 224 ()() 

294 (X) 324 (X) 207 ()() 219 ()() 

Inventory: Any livestock or paultry ______________________________ _ 

Any callie, hogs, or sheep ___________________________ _ 

297 3 570 320 2 922 213 3472 224 2821 

284 1 7271 312 (NA) 1 210 1 639

1 

220 1 139 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1 ,000 __ 

Any callie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000 __ 

CATILE AND CALVES 

267 9250 308 13746 190 8 223 204 11 6-18 

228 4 135 251 5 087 164 3683 174 <I J.46 

175 2 385 176 2 828 119 1 961 110 2 186 

71 1 750 105 2 259 57 1 722 83 2 160 - (NA) (NA) 167 2 395 152 2 <180 - 221 2 691 

236 2 424 (NA) (NA) 166 2 145 189 " 822 -

Inventory: Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

Cows and herters that hod colved _____________________ _ Beef cows ______________________________ - _______ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. sfeer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

., 254 4228 293 4440 190 3908 204 3922 - (X) 1 443 ()() (NA) (X) 1 368 ()() 930 

123 1 264 (NA) (NA) 91 1 108 63 699 

(X) 175 ()() (NA) ()() 152 ()() 53 

230 2964 (NA) (NA) 178 2800 190 3223 

(X) 

1~1 ()() (NA) 1 ()() 1 216 ()() 877 

- 66 (NA) (NA) 43 848 55 906 

(X) 453 ()() (NA) ()() 434 ()() 334 

51 1 739 (NA) (NA) 51 1 739 n 1 645 

Sales, CaHIe and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Calves ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Callie ____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ FaHened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products ______________________________ _ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

62 1 888 56 2484 43 1 737 39 2406 

40 339

1 

(NA) (NA) 29 302

1 

26 207 

55 1 549 (NA) (NA) 1 39 1 435 38 2 199 

47 333 31 331 34 299 26 318 

34 168 17 176 28 155 14 170 

36 165 25 155 26 144 20 1<18 

Invenfory: Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ______________________ _ Other hogs and pigs ________________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ _ 

30 864 22 1 427 21 694 16 1 252 

22 485 (NA) (NA) 14 370 16 687 

3 12 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

Sheep and lambs _____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________________ _ Goats ______________________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

68 2421 64 304

1 

38 126 38 220

1 

Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ 64 3334 46 2 969 50 3 113 36 2906 

00 258 00 (NA) 00 250 ()() 185 Feeder pigs _______________________________________ _ 25 1 050 16 343 19 939 11 314 $1,000 __ (X) 34 (X) (NA) ()() 30 ()() 7 Sheep and lambs _____________________________________ _ 23 431 20 878 17 335 16 755 Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ _ 21 504 (NA) (NA) 13 398 15 713 Pounds of wool ____________________________________ _ (X) 4019 (X) (NA) ()() 3 120 ()() 6099 Sheep, lambs, and woo'-_______________________ $1 ,000 __ 25 26 (NA) (NA) 17 21 16 2<1 Goats ______________________________________________ _ 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - $1,000 __ (X) (D) 00 (NA) 00 (D) ()() - Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 14 34 11 42 6 18 8 37 $1,000 __ (X) 22 (X) (NA) ()() 16 ()() 14 

POULTRY 

Invenfory: Any pou»ry _________________________________________ _ 80 (X) 63 (X) 47 00 35 ()() Chickens 3 months old or oldeL ______________________ _ 76 2951 63 4680 46 1 970 35 3246 Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 76 2 679 53 3869 46 1 916 31 3049 Pullets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 9 272 (NA) (NA) 4 54 - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ____________ _ 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - 9 431 7 148 2 (D) 2 (D) 

5 34 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

17 (X) (NA) (X) 7 ()() 5 (X) 

Broilers and Of her meat-type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys tar slaughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept tar breeding _____________________ _ 

Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

20 (X) 11 (X) 15 ()() 6 ()() 13 464 9 1 781 10 (D) 4 1 281 11 (D) 8 1 311 10 (D) 4 1 205 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - 5 (D) 3 (D) 5 (D) 2 (D) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 4 (X) (NA) ()() 2 (X) 1 ()() 20 20 20 25 15 17 9 23 

Any pou»ry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ____________ _ 

Broilers and other moot-type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter __ , __________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other paultry _____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praducts ____________________ $1,000 __ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GLADWIN COUNTY, MICH. 327 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

forms Acres Quantity farms Acres forms Acres Quantity farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes - ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL _________________ .1978. 

1974_ 

For siloge or green chop (tons. greenL ________ .1978. 

- 240 12 227 (X) I - - 199 II 839 (X) - -

- 267 11 299 (X) (NA) (NA~I 203 10 541 (X) - - - 217 9 985 660 421 - 181 9 656 642 663 - - - 234 9 077 530 502 (NA) (NA) 181 8 447 501 530 - - - 91 2 242 23 198 - - 85 2 183 22 598 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grozed _______________ .1978. - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 104 2 075 22 590 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 19 (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes ____________________ .1978. 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978. 

1974_ 

For siloge or green chop (tons, greenL ________ .1978_ 

- 2 (D) (X) I - - 2 (0) (X) - - - 10 110 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 46 (X) - - - - - =1 - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (D) (0) - - 1974_ CUI for dry forage or hoy (1ons, dry) _________ .1978. - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 350 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed . ____________ ._. __ .1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushelsL ____________ . ______ .1978. 

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA)I 1 (0) (X) - -

- 55 1 172 45 854 - - 46 I 101 44 279 - -

OafS tor groin ttushels) __ . ___________________ :~~~: - 149 3 398 123 395 (NA) (NA) 117 3 149 115 023 - - - 153 3 131 167 503 - - 127 2 867 156 460 - - 1974_ 

Borley for groin (bushels) _ _ _ __ 1978. - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAI 126 2 531 117 720 - - 3 40 I 730 - - 3 40 1 730 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Rye for groin (bushels) ____ __.1978. - 2 (D) (0) - - 2 (0) (D) - - 1974_ Other srTloligroins tor groin ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) 5 72 925 - -

- 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 45 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 41 I 417 33 902 - - 36 1 347 32 964 - - 1974_ - 20 596 13 612 (NA) (NA) 20 596 13 612 - - Peanuts tor nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweighIL _________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - 8 2 252 (NA) (NA) 3 1 37 - -

Sweetpotoloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy craps (Ions, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - 349 15 081 27 837 1 (0) 224 12 236 24 213 1 (D) 

1974_ 343 14 584 28 148 (NA) (NA) 216 II 207 23 030 - - Altolto hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 289 II 220 22 6931 I (0)1 191 9 003 19 653 I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 145 6 579 14 751 - - Other tome dry hay (Ions, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 59 I 842 2 612 - - 39 1 484 2 282 - -

Field seed crops. _____________________________ 1978_ - 10 218 (X) - - 8 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 9 113 (X) - - Altolto seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 9 162 12 333 - - 8 (0) (0) - -

1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 30 984 - - Red dover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 3 56 (0) - - 2 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 83 5 000 - -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ - 4 5 (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - -

1974_ - 5 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 3 3 (X) - - I (D) (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 2 (X) - - Tomatoes ________________________________ 1978_ - 3 I (X) - - I (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Green peos excluding cawpeos__ __ _ _ __ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ 

land in orchards ________ .. ____________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 4 6 (X) - - I (D) (X) - -

1974_ I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 4 (D) 1 190 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries __________ . ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops ___ . ______________________________ 1978_ 

- 3 I (X) -

(NA~I - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) - - (X) - -

- I (D) (0) - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- I (D) (X) -

(NAli 

1 (0) (X) - -. 

- 20 2 035 (X) (NA) 20 2 035 (X) (NA) (NA) 

328 GLADWIN COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ______________________________ - _____ -----------

Average size of form _________________________ . _______ _ 

Approximate land oreo ______________________________ ---- Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

10 5571 59 8 7431 30 6 4781 26 5 7751 - 72 (X) 222 (X) 147 (X) 148 (X) 216 

- 708 480 I (X) 708 480 (X) 708 4801 (X) 708 480 I (X) 

(X) 1.5 (X) 1.2 (X) 0.9 (X) 08

1 -

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars53 453 (X) 32 695 (X) 68 259 (X) 48 500 (X)I - 316 (XI 218 (X) 365 (X) 221 (X) -

land in forms according to use: T otol cropland ________________________________ -_ -_ - __ 

Harvested cropland __________________ -_ ------------

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ____________________________ - __ _ 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

(ropland in cultivated summer follow _______ . _______ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Totol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land ___________________ . ______________________ _ 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other than croplond and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland. etc _______ _ 

Pasturelond. all types __________________________________ _ 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pasturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

69 5 010 I 57 4 9641 28 2 8431 25 33731 

65 3 3071 57 2 801 25 2 0231 25 2000 1 

7 26 5 (NA) 1 (0) I I (NA) 

II 157 12 (NA) 1 (D)I 

3 (NA) 

9 203 9 (NA) I (D) - (NA) 

16 603 7 (NA) 7 290 2 (NA) 

12 891 20 (NA) 9 683 15 (NA) 

9 (0) 2 (NA)I 5 767

1 

2 (NA)I 

1 (0) 2 (NA) 1 (0) 2 (NA) 

-

34; \ 

- (NA)\ -

(D~\ -

(NA)I 

- - (NA) - - (NA) 

44 1 41 I 853 19 18 1 093 

22 354

1 

7 310

1 

9 (D)I 

4 280

1 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (0) - (NA) (NA)I -

122 I 

- (0-;1 - 2 (0)1 15 305 (NA) (NA) 5 1 -

49 2 967\ 47 2 653\ 26 I 662\ 20 1 638

1 20 (D) (NA) (NA) 13 606 12 622 - 38 (0) (NA) (NA)I 16 I 

:::1 

12 1 016

1 

54 2 5801 47 1 126 26 1 22 764 -

21 1 964 (NA) (NA)I 10 1 6771 " 393

48 616 (NA) 1 (NA) 23 296 19 371 

62 4 074 (NA) (NAj 25 2 96~ I (NA) 2 

10:1 

- - - - -

- -

=1 

(NA) (NA) I -

=1 

-

(X~! - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - -

- - -j (X) (X)i - -j (X) 

'l978 doto are bosed on 0 somple of forms; see text_ 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 ! 1978 1974 

Value Value I Value Value 

farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ 

forms by value of agricultural products sold; I $100.000 or more __ _________________________________ _ $40.000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20.000 to $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2.500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins __________________ .: _________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 72 751 59 427 30 706

1 

26 393 

- (X) 10434 (X) 7 237 (X) 23 526 (X) 15 115 

- 2 (0) - (NA) 2 (Dli - (NA) 

- - - 1 (NA) - 1 (NA) 

- 8 (0) 5 (NA) 8 (D) 5 (NA) 

- 4 54 14 (NA)I 4 S41 14 (NA) 

- 4 27 2 (NA) 4 27 2 (NA) 

- 12 42 4 (NA)I 12 

421 

4 (NA)\ - 42 45 33 (NA) (X) (X) (NA) 

- 6 13 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 6 10 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

12 14 (NA) (NA)I (X) (X) I (X) 

(X)I - 18 8 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

36 59 32 (0) I 17 43 1 (NA) (DII 

- 4 2 (NA) (NA) 4 2 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - Field seeds. hoy, forage, and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn. and melonL ___________________ _ - 29 49 (NA) (NA) 13 36 10 ?8 - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - Fruits. nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) - Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

livestock. poultry. and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ Dairy products ______________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep. lombs. and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 2 (0) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D)\ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 

(0) \ 

2 

(0) I - 54 693 45 (D) 27 663 24 (0) 

- 3 (D) 2 (Z) 1 (D) 1 (0) 12 182 (NA) (NA) 11 

(0) I 

17 - 46 146 (NA) (NA) 24 122 23 7~;\ - 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - 10 362 (NA) (NA) 4 358 i 1 (0) i 

'1974 data include sales of forest products, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GOGEBIC COUNTY, MICH. 329 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres HOIvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All forms ____________________________ _ 72 Forms with- 59 10 557 65 10087 3307 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 13 9 408 9 291 88 - - - - 8 7 467 8 467 141 - - - - 10 8 840 9 760 307 - - - -

- 12 6 1 367 11 1 267 479 - - - - - 10 9 1 562 9 1 389 471 - - - - - 8 6 1 544 8 I 544 511 - - - -

1 to 90cre5 ________________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocre5 ______________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres ______________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres ______________________ _ 10010 139 acreL __________________ _ 

140 10 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

18010 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

- 2 7 (0) 2 (0) (0) - - - - - 8 5 2 506 8 2506 798 - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - -

22010 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

26010 499 ocreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 1 - (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2.000 ocres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

All forms 

1978 

Farms 

72 

65 

42 

37 

29 

28 

1 

65 

7 

'1974 

Acres Forms Acres 

10 557 59 8 743 

3 307 57 2801 

(0) 32 (0) 

1 166 (NA) 833 

5 987 26 5 273 

2 141 (NA) 1 935 

(0) 1 (0) 

(NA) 33 

9 641 (NA) (NA) 

916 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Forms 

30 

25 

14 

11 

15 

14 

1 

24 

6 

Forming ______________________________ 30 31 18 21 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

01her ________________________________ 42 28 12 5 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ________________________ 2 1 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 2510 34 years_________________________ 6 8 3 3 None ________________________________ _ 

3510 44 yeorL________________________ 19 8 3 1 1 10 49 days __________________________ _ 

4510 54 yeorL________________________ 10 17 4 9 50 to 99 doyL ________________________ _ 

5510 64 yearL________________________ 21 19 13 10 100 to 149 dOyL ______________________ _ 

65 years and over __ __________________ __ 14 7 6 3 15010 199 doys _______________________ _ 

Acres Farms Acres 

6478 26 5 775 

2023 25 2000 

(0) 8 (0) 

561 (NA) 354 

4 157 17 4288 

1 462 (NA) 1 43 

(0) 1 (0) 

(NA) 33 

(0) 24 (0) 

(0) 2 (0) 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

58 48 27 20 

4 1 

10 11 2 6 

21 18 13 14 

7 6 4 4 

2 1 1 

3 2 1 

12 2 3 

27 26 8 

, 

Average oge___________________________ 52.1 51.5 55.2 53.3 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

~----------~--------~ ~--------~~--------~ lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 21 75 20 12 10 72 5 8 

- 60 221 46 111 28 213 21 103 

- 23 44 34 90 15 42 19 87 

- 52 14 (NA) (NA) 23 11 19 5 

- 31 8 27 8 13 6 18 7 

- 32 17 33 12 18 15 16 10 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________ ---- ---------------

- 23 7 16 1 12 5 12 1 

- 28 112 15 8 16 108 11 8 

- 3 1 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired farm labor ______________________ -- ---------------

Contract labor __________________________ ---------------

Customwork, machine hire, ond rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________ ---------------- 25 4 22 6 13 2 16 5 

- 72 61 (NA) (NA) 30 40 (NA) (NA) 

- 72 39 57 24 30 25 24 16 

71 30 (NA) (NA) 30 19 24 13 

10 2 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 9 (0) 

4 2 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

11 2 (NA) (NA) 5 1 

- - } (NA) (NA) - - 24 2 

72 4 (NA) (NA) 30 2 

59 20 (NA) (NA) 25 14 (NA) (NA) 

8 2 (NA) (NA) 3 1 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ -------------- Gasoline ____________________________ -_ -------- -----

Diesel fuel __________________________ - _________ -----

lP gas, butane, and propane _________________________ _ 

Fuel oil __________________ -_ - _______ ----------------

Natural gas ______________________ -- ------------ ----

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose ______________________ _ 

Electricity __________________________ -- ---------------- Other-coal, wood, coke, etc, __________________________ _ 

330 GOGEIIC COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms· see le.IJ 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on whtch used Forms A£res on whK:h used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ -_ -____ --- Cropland fertilized, except p'osture ___________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ Lime ______________________________________ - ___ -_ -_ - __ --_ ---

31 658 18 

31 580 18 

6 78 3 

13 191 8 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________________ _ 1 (D) - Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture __________________ _ 

- - - 1 (D) 1 

20 234 11 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for grow1h control of crops or thinning of fruit _____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________________ _ 

- - - 6 00 5 

2 00 2 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form ________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Aulomobiles _____________________________ "_ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel tractors ____________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms- see text] 

Farms with soles All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

72 57 30 24 machinery and equipment - Can. 

888 758 560 438 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

12 340 13 298 18664 18250 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ $50.000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

10 9 1 3 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

31 17 8 5 $100,000 10 $199.999 ____________________ 

23 19 14 6 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufaclured 1974101978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

48 62 24 25 31 37 61 70 27 27 38 43 65 124 6 8 61 116 7 7 1 (0) 6 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 21 7 7 13 14 37 38 7 8 30 30 

9 10 3 3 6 7 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms; see lextJ 

Hired workers-All forms. 1978 

516 16 282 

461 (HA) 257 

55 (HA) 25 

155 1 (D) 

- (HAl 22 

- - -

(D) - -

190 (HA) 42 

~I - -

5 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

, 

4 7 3 5 

2 5 2 5 

1 1 -

1 1 -I~ 1 -, 

- - r -I - -' i L - -' 

1974 

Manufoctured 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

47 56 27 48 58 14 56 116 7 2 (D) - - - - - - - (NAl (NAl (NA) 18 20 3 28 28 4 

8 9 4 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less Iha n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

farms ___________________________________________________ _ 

Workers _________________________________________________ _ 28 5 (X) 28 (X) 16 11 98 (X) 17 (X) 81 71 61 

Forms wilh- 1 worker _______________________________________________ _ 2 workers ______________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

5 2 (D) 6 6 2 3 9 1 (0) 9 18 2 - 6 1 (0) 7 23 6 3 6 - - 6 34 4 3 2 1 (0) - - 2 2 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GOGEBIC COUNTY, MICH. 331 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry ___________________________ • __ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 64 (X) 50 (X) 27 (X) 25 (X) 

- 56 (X) 48 (X) 22 (X) 23 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _. _____ $l,OOL 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheeP. ____________________ $I,OO(L - 54 693 45 (D) 27 663 24 (D) 

- 46 (D) 42 (NA) 24 (D) 23 72 

CATIlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___ • __________ • ________ • ___ . _____ ._. Cows and heifers rhot hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________ • _______ • _____ • _______ . __ 

- 56 I 248 48 1 263 22 787 23 923 

- 53 594 46 714 20 428 23 539 

- 43 419 32 354 13 262 11 200 Milk cows __________ . ____________ • ___ • _____ • ___ _ 

Heifers and heifer colves . ______________________ ._._. 

Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull calves ___ • _____ ._. __ 

- 16 175 33 360 9 166 20 339 

- 42 414 (NA) (NA) 18 252 20 237 

- 48 240 (NA) (NA) 18 107 19 147 

Soles, Cottle and colves _. _____________________ • _______ • ___ • 

$I,OO(L - 46 547 40 565 24 431 23 461 

- (X) 146 00 (NA) (X) 122 (X) 72 Colves _________ • ___ . ___ ._. ______________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 29 (D) (NA) (NA) 15 170 19 165 

- (X) 40 00 (NA) (X) 32 (X) 8 

- 40 (D) (NA) (NA) 23 261 22 296 

- (X) 106 00 (NA) (X) 90 (X) 63 Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- 4 8 (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 4 ()O (NA) (X) - (X) - - 12 182 (NA) (HA) 11 (D) 17 227 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 4 27 2 (D) 2 (D) - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) - - - I (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) - - - 2 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) - - - - - I (D) - - 1 (D) Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

-. - - (HA) (HA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 13 34

1 

15 42 5 14 7 16 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 4 32 2 (0) 2 (D) - - - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 1 (D) 2 (0) 1 (D) - - - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1.000_ Horses and Donies __________________________________ _ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - - 5 6 I (D) 1 (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) 1 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 10 (X) 10 (X) I (X) 1 (X) 

- 7 266 10 105 I (D) 1 (0) 

- 7 266 9 83 I (D) I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens- _______________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ ----

Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ - __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ________________________________ -_ ---

- - - - - - - - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 3 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

Soles, Any poultry __________________ --- ___ -- ---_________ ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- - (X) - (X) - (X) - (X) 

- - - - - - - - - Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ -------- -------------- Turkeys for slaughter ______________ - _____________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________ -_ -_ --- _________ ---

Poultry and poultry productL ___________________ $1.000_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - - - - (HA) (HA) - - - - - - - (NAl (HA) - - - - - - (X) (HA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 3 (0) 2 (Z) I (D) I (D) 

332 GOGEBIC COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________ • _______ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For groin or seed (bushels) ___ • _______________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green> __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

CuI for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Hoy crops (fans, dry) (see lexl>-________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Olher lome dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978 __ 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lext) _______ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ SIrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978 __ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

I 

Forms 

5 

7 

1 

-

4 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

25 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

4 

-

-

61 

53 

16 

(NA) 

40 

- (NA) 

- (NAl 

- (NA) 

1 

2 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

1 

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

2 

2 

1 

(NA) 

2 

-

Harvested 

Acres 

78 

48 

(D) 

-

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

288 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NAl 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

3 

-

- 2 981 

2496 

663 

(NA) 

1 811 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NAl 

- (NAl 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NAl 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Irrigo1ed 

Quonlify Forms Acres 

00 - - 00 (NA) (HAl 

(D) - - - (NA) (HAl 

663 - - (HA) (NA) (HAl 

00 - - (X) (NA) (HAl 

00 - - 00 (NA) (HAl 

- - - - (HA) (HAl 

- - - (NAl (NA) (HAl 

- - - (NA) (NA) (HAl 

00 - - 00 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (HA) 

12844 - - (NA) (NAl (HAl 

(D) - - (NA) (NA) (HA) 

- - -

(N~I (NA) (NAl 

- - (Xl (HAl (NAl 

- - - - (NA) (HA) 

- - - - (NA) (NAl 

- - - - (NA) (HAl 

- - - - (NA) (HA) 

(D) - - 454 (NA) (HA) 

- - - - (NA) (HA) 

4072 - - 4 197 (NA) (HAl 

990 - - (NA) (NA) (HAl 

2 589 - - 00 - - 00 (NA) (NAl 

- - - (NAl (NA) (HAl 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NAl 

00 - - 00 (NA) (NAl 

00 - - (Xl (HAl (HAl 

(X) - - 00 (NA) (NA) 

00 - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

00 - - 00 (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NAl (HA) 

- (NA) (HAl 

(HAl (NAl (HAl 

(D) (NA) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

00 - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(D) - - (NA) (NA) (HA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NAl 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Horv.sled Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Fonns AL:.res 

5 78 00 - -

7 48 (X) - - 1 (D) (0) - -

- - - - -

" (D) 663 - - 7 48 482 - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) - =1 - - (X) - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) - -

- - - - -

- - I - - - 15 228 9961 - -

17 251 10 350 - -

1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - -

- - =1 (Xl - - - (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- -

=1 

-

=1 - - - - - - 2 (D) (D) - -

2 (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - - - - - 24 1 752 2 867 - - 24 1 721 3 183 - -

9 496 828 - 7 110 357 - =1 18 1 046 1 763 - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - -I - -

- - (X) - - - - (Xl - -

- - 00 - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) - -

1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (Xl - - 1 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) 

(NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

GOGEBIC COUNTY, MICH. 333 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms _______________________________________________ _ 487 75990 443 64 876 365 65 081 312 54 260 

00 156 00 146 ()() 178 (Xl 174 (X) 295680 (Xl 295680 ()() 295680 (Xl 295 680 (X) 25.7 (Xl 21.9 (Xl 22.0 ()() 18.4 

Average size of form _________________________________ _ 

Ap~;~;~~i~~ ~~nfda~~~a == == === == = = = == == = = = = = = == = =-pe~ent = = 

Value of land and buildings: ' 203 078 (X) 111 316 (X) 246 900 (Xl 140 388 ()O 

(X) I 250 (Xl 760 ()() I 253 (Xl 807 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars __ 

land in forms according to use: T otol cropland _______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

480 50 286 436 42226 360 44 543 307 36 218 

- 472 38 119 427 30 420 353 35076 304 27777 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 49 209 49 (NA) 26 118 18 (NA) 

- 59 790 55 (NA) 31 419 25 (NA) 

- 48 I 147 66 (NA) 21 527 31 (NA) 

- 100 3 761 74 (NA) 71 2676 55 (NA) 

- 105 7 239 89 (NA) 95 6 577 82 (NA) 

- 66 (D) 61 (NA) 64 (D) 60 (NA) 

- 41 12 590 30 (NA) 41 12 590 30 (NA) 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ - 3 2436 3 (NA) 3 2436 3 (NA) 

- I (D) - (NA) I (D) - (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 125 4352 153 6408 83 3 535 83 4437 

- 239 7815 176 5 398 169 5932 128 4004 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 82 2 213 (NA) (NA) 57 I 601 43 I 131 

- 31 553 (NA) (NA) 23 402 - - - 44 861 (NA) (NA) 32 663 37 508 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 164 4 188 (NA) (NA) 119 3 266 78 2365 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 308 15 025 282 10514 231 12 056 195 7830 Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 43 865 (NA) (NA) 33 778 35 I 305 

- 281 14160 (NA) (NA) 209 11 278 178 6 525 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 373 10 679 386 12 136 285 8482 280 10 212 

Pasturelond ond rangeland, other thon cropland and woodlond pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 60 2 339 (NA) (NA) 45 2 150 48 2631 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 364 8 340 (NA) (NA) 278 6332 268 7 581 

Pastureland, 011 types __________________________________ _ 

- 169 7556 (NA) (NA) 115 6463 (NA) 8 373 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 80 2 720 22 586 72 2689 18 578 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 79 2 593 (NA) (NA) 72 (D) 18 (D) Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 10 127 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) I (D) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 51 637 (Xl (X) 43 590 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2, Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

farms ($1,000) farms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' ________________ _ Average per farm ___________________________ dollars __ 487 20578 443 12 207 365 20443 312 12061 

(X) 42 255 (Xl 27 555 (X) 56 009 (X) 38657 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold; I $100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 58 10 931 25 (NA) 58 10931 25 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 __________________________________ _ 97 6 721 84 (NA) 97 6 721 84 (NA) 

52 I 524 52 (NA) 52 I 524 52 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 51 726 51 (NA) 51 726 51 (NA) 

44 318 62 (NA) 44 318 62 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (seelext) ____________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 __________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 __________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $1,000 __________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see texl) _____________________________ _ 

63 223 28 (NA) 63 223 28 (NA) 

122 135 141 (NA) (Xl (X) 10 (NA) 

20 46 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

21 36 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

24 29 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

57 24 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (Xl (Xl (X) (X) 

415 17957 392 10 255 325 17864 (NA) 10 159 

99 635 (NA) (NA) 81 618 85 405 

Crops ________________________________________________ _ 

Grains ______________________________ -- ________ ------

15 49 (NA) (NA) 14 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ Catton and cottonseed __________________ - _____________ _ 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - -

140 410 (NA) (NA) 87 367 78 219 

33 422 (NA) (NA) 28 (D) 29 271 

228 16351 (NA) (NA) 205 16 323 186 9 244 

" 133 10 17 10 (D) 6 16 

4 7 (NA) (NA) 4 7 3 3 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ Tobacco __________________________________________ ---

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries-______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ ----------------

180 2 621 189 1 871 139 2 580 128 I 821 

15 (D) 30 178 " (D) 15 175 

25 I 205 (NA) (NA) 23 (D) 20 784 

127 943 (NA) (NA) 109 924 106 721 

36 229 (NA) (NA) 20 215 27 (D) 

4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) I (D) 

35 102 (NA) (NA) 27 95 17 97 

livestock, poultry, and their producls _____________________ _ Poultry and poultry producls ___________________________ _ 

Dairy producls ________________________ - _________ -----

CoN'e and calves ____________________ -- ---------- -----

Hogs and pigL _____________________ -- ---------------- Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ ---____________ _ 

Olher liveslock and livestock producls (see lexl) __________ _ 

'1974 data include sal •• of foresl producls. 

334 GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in farms forms in forms cropland 

All farms ____________________________ _ 487 443 75990 472 75 116 38 119 

15 8 58 12 51 37 

83 97 2424 77 2249 1 195 

58 46 3381 57 3331 2043 

83 71 6734 80 6492 3 357 

71 68 8306 71 8306 3488 

42 35 6 611 42 6 611 3 198 

32 25 6 324 30 5 924 ; rJI 29 25 6861 29 6861 

49 52 17 505 49 17 505 9 586 

21 14 12 574 21 12 574 5 661 

4 2 5212 4 5 212 3484 

- - - - -

Farms with- 1 to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 1010 49 aCre5-_____________________ _ 5010 69 acre5- _____________________ _ 701099 acre5- _____________________ _ 100 10 139 acros ____________________ _ 140 10 179 acros ____________________ _ 18010 219 acr05- ___________________ _ 

22010 259 acres ____________________ _ 260 10 499 acros ____________________ _ 500 10 999 acre5- ___________________ _ 1,000 101,999 acros _________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres 

487 75990 443 64 876 

472 38 119 427 30 420 

356 42 965 335 38 796 

341 17598 (NA) 15 227 

116 29 956 103 25 617 

18417 (NA) 15000

1 3069 5 463 

2 104 (NA) 193 

116 

15 

15 

425 60 415 (NA) (NA) 

51 13883 (NA) (NA) 

11 1 692 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

forms with irrigated lond 

Acres Harvested 

Farms in farms cropland 

80 12 079 6445 

4 14 7 

10 281 200 

7 418 256 

19 1 567 1 013 

10 1 147 396 

8 1 319 945 

9 1 734 1 084 

3 725 433 

5 1 587 612 

5 3 287 1 499 - - - - - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

365 

353 

254 

242 

100 

100 

11 

11 

310 

45 

10 

Acres 

65081 

35 076 

33 650 15 267 28684 

17870 1 2 747 

1 939 

50001 (D) 

(D) 

1974 

forms 

312 

304 

222 

(NA) 

87 

(NA) 

3 (NA) 

277 

25 

10 

Irrigated land 

2 720 

8 

64 

70 

337 

223 

273 

~I 211 

788 

Acres 

54 260 27 777 

29 935 

13 054 

(D) 

14566

1 (D) 

157 

43 914 

7542 

2804 

All forms I Forms with soles of All farms F()rms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

372 338 280 233 

76 63 55 50 

Operators bv principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________________________ 249 225 227 199 On form operated _____________________ _ Other ________________________________ 238 208 138 103 Nolan form operated __________________ _ 

Operolors by oge group, Nol reported __________________________ _ 39 32 30 19 

Under 2S veors ________________________ 6 5 6 4 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 251034 yoars_________________________ 58 48 42 31 None ________________________________ _ 173 124 150 109 351044 yeor'-________________________ 100 87 66 56 1 1049 doys __________________________ _ 43 30 36 22 451054 yoar'-________________________ 128 125 101 92 501099 doyL ________________________ _ 12 19 9 8 16 22 14 19 

~~ ~~::. ~~d~~.;====================== 1: ;~ 24 22 19 11 Average oge ___________________________ .... ___ 5_0._7 ____ 50_.8..L.. ___ 5_1_.0 :; ____ 5_1_.2...1 ~ 200 ~~:~ doys ~~ or ~~~~======================== more ---------------------- L.. ________ 194 172 ...I.. ________ 116 94 _ 

lApplies only to individual or fomiJy operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo ore based on a sample of farms; see lexl] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

- 97 402 131 306 48 384 73 284 

- 133 409 196 335 96 397 106 309 

- 44 278 117 176 26 272 61 163 - 90 21 (NA) (NA) 53 19 66 22 - 345 541 253 110 296 484 180 105 - 397 985 344 574 325 961 260 555 - 416 1 358 278 808 349 1 349 237 804 - 279 2 209 220 1 412 231 2 197 185 1 405 - 61 435 27 212 55 429 25 (D) 

liveslock and pou~ry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livoslock and paullry __ " ________________________ _ 

Commorclally mixed formula feedL ____________________ _ Animal health cosls ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and Irees __________________________ _ Commercial fortilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chomlcals Including limo ________________ _ Hlrod form labor ______________________________________ _ Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Cuslamwork, machine hire, and renlal of machinery and equlpmenl __________________________________________ _ 

- 207 425 174 270 142 403 136 263 

- 481 857 (NA) (NA) 365 810 (NA) (NA) - 475 672 440 434 365 638 311 410 - 418 389 (HAl (NA) 339 366 304 288 - 286 163 (NA) (HA) 243 157 134 81 - 65 18 (NA) (NA) 53 (D) 23 76 33 (HA) (NA) 58 31 } 5 

- 13 20 (HA) (NA) 12 (D) 311 36 - 475 48 (HA) (NA) 365 46 

- 386 183 (HA) (NA) 302 171 

- 17 2 (HA) (HA) 17 (NA) (HA) 2 (NA) (HA) 

Enorgy and petroleum products _________________ ~ ________ _ Pelroleum producls _________________________________ _ Gasolino _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

LP ~as, bulane, and propano ________________________ _ Fue oil ___________________________________________ _ Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, molar oil, and greos"-____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Olher-coal, woad, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MICH. 335 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used F(lrms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control-

- 387 28439 320 27499 

- 387 28063 320 27 123 

- 9 376 9 376 

- 72 2800 53 2 528 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ___________________ .... __________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 145 10689 127 10383 

- 36 340 36 340 - 246 15 123 233 15 068 

- 229 15676 205 15424 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 93 2 179 75 2 041 - 69 (X) 56 (X) 

- 71 (X) 53 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $4,999 ________ .. _________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _____________ • _________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENl 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors- __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __ • _______________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ___________________ • ________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______ • _______________ _ 

Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bor or flywheel type _______________ • ________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

f1978 dota are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

482 440 366 309 machinery and equipment - (on. 

18 336 9 627 17 628 8 627 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

38 041 21 880 48 164 27919 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

56 75 31 30 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

135 100 62 48 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

42 101 j 30 72j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufoctured prior to 1974 

farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

343 503 211 288 177 215 

354 578 199 242 234 336 

442 1 231 183 304 413 927 

43 48 2 (D) 41 (D) 

22 22 3 3 19 19 

72 73 9 9 63 64 

- - - - - -

123 136 54 54 75 82 

127 136 44 45 85 91 

68 75 5 5 65 70 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 dato are bosed on a sample of forms; see text1 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

1974 

forms Acres on which used 

260 19 110 (NA) 19010 (NA) 100 

34 1 196 

(NA) 7947 

4 79 

94 5936 

(NA) 7983 

29 1 768 

20 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

35 61 29 58 

101 50 101 48 

36 32 36 32 32 .., 

21 ~ 32 34 ~ 1 34 21 

11 J iL 11 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

348 483 282 

370 549 220 

424 1 051 197 

20 23 2 

18 26 8 

51 52 9 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

88 91 44 

135 137 29 

59 65 16 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less thon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ____________________________________ ---------------

Workers ______________________________ -_ ------------------ 279 79 (X) 267 (X) 231 185 

- 2444 (X) 213 (X) 2 231 2 314 2 221 

- 35 33 33 29 29 24 23 

- 22 22 44 25 50 16 14 

- 101 12 43 110 348 71 21 

46 6 33 42 281 45 46 - 75 6 60 61 1 523 75 81 -

Forms with- 1 worker ____________________ -_ --- _ - _____ ---------------

2 workers ____________________ -------- ------------------ 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _______________ • _____ ._. _________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________________________ --------

336 GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Humber 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY , 

Inventory: Anv livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Anv collie, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 208 00 216 (X) 148 (X) 133 (X) 

158 (X) 180 (X) 112 (X) 110 (X) 

-

Soles, Anv livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ Anv callie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 180 2 621 189 1 871 139 2580 128 I 821 - 147 (D) 164 (NA) 116 (D) 112 765 

-

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef ca\Ys ___________________________________ ----

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

143 5 010 173 6 214 105 4588 107 5307 - 99 129 2 383 73 1 629 77 2029 

- 1 778 

74 766 103 I 479 50 624 54 I 149 - 35 012 42 904 29 1 005 31 880 - 1 

99 1 625 (NA) (NA) , 73 I 499 70 I 202 

- 120 1 607 (NA) (NA) 87 1 460 93 2076 -

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Collie ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

127 2 370 150 2 528 109 2 297 106 2 347 - (X) 943 (X) (NA) (X) 924 (X) 721 -

- 50 618 (NA) (NA) 42 592 33 601 

- (X) 130 (X) (NA) (X) 126 (X) 76 

- 113 1 752 (NA) (NA) 100 I 705 97 I 746 

- (X) 

~, (X) (NA) , (X) 798 (X) 645 

- 65 (NA) (NA) 57 845 47 901 

- (X) 415 (X) (NA) (X) 408 (X) 346 

- 25 I 205 (NA) (NA) 23 (D) 20 784 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

- 43 2 177 44 1 048 23 1 805 30 845 

- 25 425 (NA) (NA) 12 320 17 144 

- 42 1 752 (NA) (NA) 23 1 485 30 701 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. I of preceding vear and Mav 31 ______________ _ June I and Nov_ 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lamb,-___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Sheep and lamb,-___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- 25 456 24 240 12 408 17 225 

- 17 234 15 154 9 20B 12 145 

- 21 222 16 86 II 200 12 80 

- 5 47 5 126 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 3 28 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

- 3 17 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 66 3OB, 65 435 39 191 36 361, 

- 36 3 391 35 1 183 20 3 177 27 I 077 

- (X) 229 (X) (NA) (X) 215 (X) (D) 

- 10 (D) 9 702 6 (D) 6 640 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 15 

- 3 39 4 149 I (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 47 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- (X) 288 (X) (NA) ()O (D) (X) (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and woal ________________________ $1,000_ - 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 12 30 14 72 9 27 12 (D) 

- (X) 24 (X) (NA) (X) 19 (X) 40 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Anv paultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 47 (X) 75 (X) 26 (X) 37 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 47 (D) 73 29 249 26 (D) 35 28064 Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________________ _ 

- 47 (D) 72 13 416 26 (D) 34 12 259 Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 4 15 770 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months aIL __________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 3 175 II 327 - - 6 284 Turkevs _________________________________________ _ 

- 4 12 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Turkeys for sloughteL ___________________________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Turkev hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 5 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) 2 (X) 

Sales, Anv poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ - 7 (X) 17 (X) 5 (X) 13 (X) 

- 5 (D) 15 39 317 4 (D) 11 39 257 Hens and pullets of loving age ____________________ _ 

- 5 (D) 13 (D) 4 (D) 9 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkevs _________________________________________ _ - 1 (D) 2 (D) I (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkevs for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkev hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and paultry praduct'-___________________ $1,000_ - - (X) (NA) (X) - (xq - (X) 

- 15 (D) 30 178 11 (D) 15 175 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MICH. 337 
TobIe 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Com for 011 purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (Ions. gr .. n) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - CUi for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ Hogged - or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Oals - for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Rye - for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other smoll grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - COHon (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Tobacco - (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sweel carn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Tomaloes - _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

8errle. _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sirawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Nursery and greenhouse producIL ______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

-

338 GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MICH. 

Farms 

152 

154 

130 

127 

60 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

5 

6 

-

-

3 (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

(NA) 

41 

69 

73 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

13 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

3 

7 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6 

8 

-

-

230 

199 

216 

(NA) 

24 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

33 

40 

9 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

237 

210 

91 

(NA) 

15 

(NA) 

7 

(NA) 

9 

10 

7 

(NA) 

11 

4 

All farms 

Horvesled 

Acres Quanlity 

8371 (X) 

5 173 (X) 

6597 456487 

3 595 253 339 

1 774 17 715 (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

37 (X) 

115 (X) 

- -

- - (D) 132 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(D) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

791 19 676 

I 203 41 407 

1 119 45877 

(NA) (NA) 

(D) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

291 6620 

(NA) (NA) 

(D) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

28 380 

79 1 190 

- - - - - - - - - - - - II 1 897 

10 884 

- - - - II 506 18637 

9 189 16874 

9485 15654 

(NA) (NA) 

942 1 589 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

1 912 (X) 

1 505 (X) 

35 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

8 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

14055 (X) 

12 552 (X) 

1 523 II 579 085 

(NA) (NA) 

33 212670 

(NA) (NA) 

42 4314 

(NA) (NA) 

46 (X) 

37 (X) 

32 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

41 (X) 

354 (X) 

Farms wllh sales of $2,500 or more 

Irrigaled Harvesled Irrlgaled 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Quanlily Fanns Acres 

I (D) 115 7787 (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 109 4742 (X) 1 (D) 

- - 98 6208 435864 - - (NA) (NA) 88 3285 237 527 - - 1 (D) 51 I 579 15667 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 69 (D) 16508 I (D) 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

- - 5 37 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 3 50 (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 3 (D) 132 - - (NA) (NA) 3 50 900 - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 2 (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

I (D) 37 759 19051 I (D) 

(NA) (NA) 53 1 077 37416 - - 1 (D) 56 991 41 391 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 40 576 29211 - -

- - 1 (D) (D) - - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - - - 12 (D) (D) - - (NA) (NA) 16 162 5 135 - - - - 1 (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - -

- - 3 28 380 - - (NA) (NA) 6 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 5 (D) (D) - - (NA) (NA) 5 9 809 - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 147 9489 16230 - - (NA) (NA) 120 7 541 14438 - - - - 142 7 755 13 537 - - (NA) (NA) 110 6364 12 825 - -

- - 15 695 1 342 - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) 8 83 (X) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 8 83 7625 - -

- - 28 1 880 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 29 1 476 (X) - - - - 7 (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 10 47 (X) - - - - 3 (D) (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 6 4 (X) - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

71 2 542 208 13 781 (X) 66 2 514 

(NA) (NA) 188 12418 (X) 13 549 

(NA) (NA) 79 1 458 II 542 650 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 1 433 10205006 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) II 28 (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 47 162411 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 4 38 (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

4 20 5 39 (X) 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 7 26 (X) 3 8 

3 (D) 4 29 (D) 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 6 24 117 965 3 8 

5 6 10 (D) (X) 4 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 4 354 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

1 334 280 016 1 553 281 624 1 171 271 166 1 332 268 807 - 00 202 ex) 210 ex) 181 ()() 232 - (X) 362 240 ex) 362 240 ex) 362 240 ()() 362 240 - (X) 77.3 (X) 77.7 ex) 74.9 ()() 74.2 -

Forms __________ -_ -_ ----------------- - ---------- ----- Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~;g;~~?!~ ~~n~~~~a ==== ======== == ====== == ==== -perc-ent= 

202 472 ex) 97 153 ex) 223 713 ex) 108 479 00 - ex) 538 (X) 991 ()() 536 ex) 995 -

Value of land and buildings: I Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 

1 311 236 237 1 531 228 104 1 155 230607 1 318 220 909 - 205 706 1 315 202 048 

- 1 295 209 105 1 508 205 697 1 144 

Land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________ ._ •. ____ • 

44 222 56 (NA) 17 67 14 (NA) 

- 928 105 (NA) 23 324 27 (NA) 66 - 2 157 124 (NA) 53 1 287 85 (NA) 

- 89 5436 177 (NA) 175 6 764 206 (NA) 137 - 19 779 360 (NA) 278 19 337 355 (NA) 285 - 39 253 332 (NA) 284 39 253 332 (NA) 

- 284 280 (NA) 278 85 864 280 (NA) 278 85864 - 39 039 38 (NA) 61 39 039 38 (NA) 

- 61 7 (NA) 13 15 099 7 (NA) 13 15099 -

249 9 134 314 10000 210 8299 235 7 485 - 17 998 465 12407 492 16602 407 11 376 - 575 

By acres harvested: I to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________ • _______________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______ • _______________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

196 5 208 (NA) (NA) 171 4943 86 2367 - 53 962 (NA) (NA) 38 681 78 1 726 - 2602 152 3984 (NA) (NA) 135 3 795 136 - (NA) (NA) 258 7 183 174 4681 - 300 7844 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured __________ • ____ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

682 22 706 852 28 171 610 21 017 737 25 039 - 121 3 543 (NA) (NA) 100 3 198 168 5 058 - 19 163 (NA) (NA) 544 17 819 632 19981 - 602 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 962 21 073 I 196 25 349 843 19 542 I 040 22 859 - Postureland and rongeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 103 4 778 (NA) (NA) 91 4358 100 6603 - 947 16 295 (NA) (NA) 832 15 184 1 016 16 256 -

- 376 17455 (NA) (NA) 315 15 855 Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ (NA) 19 146 

- 26 936 21 833 22 930 17 633 

- 26 924 (NA) (NA) 22 (D) 17 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - - 4 12 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 392 7 053 (X) (X) 367 6905 ex) ex) 

Irrigated land ____________ • ___________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated _______ • __________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other lond irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land.set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

1)978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2, Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ - I 334 51 423 I 553 47 421 I 171 51 215 I 332 47 165 Average per form ______________ • ____________ dollars. - (X) 38 548 (X) 30 535 (X) 43 737 (X) 35 409 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or mare ___________________________________ _ 

- 107 24 692 102 (NA) 107 24692 102 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ - 236 15 220 215 (NA) 236 15 220 215 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 205 5 785 252 (NA) 205 5 785 252 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 228 3 192 262 (NA) 228 3 192 262 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 233 I 717 293 (NA) 233 I 717 293 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see te.t) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ Abnormal farms (see te.t) ____________________________ _ 

- 162 609 192 (NA) 162 609 192 (NA) 

- 163 207 237 (NA) (X) (X) 16 (NA) 

- 39 86 (NA) (NA) ()() (X) (X) (X) 

- 33 57 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 33 40 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 58 24 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) ex) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops - ___ - _________ -------c--------------------------- Groins I 199 28 589 1 456 31 949 1 078 28 427 (NA) 31 751 ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Catton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 1 132 23895 (NA) (NA) 1 039 23 767 I 255 25 540 

- 116 734 (NA) (NA) 111 728 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melans-___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other craps ________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 194 810 (NA) (NA) 168 785 180 540 - 50 1 253 (NA) (NA) 50 1 253 61 I 647 - 13 192 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 13 (D) 

- 15 467 12 327 11 (D) 11 (D) 

- 62 I 973 (NA) (NA) 62 I 973 82 3 663 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hags and plg'- _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and waol ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 533 22834 568 15 457 485 22 789 485 15400 - 48 3384 51 3 071 40 3 382 46 3 070 - 158 8 386 (NA) (NA) 157 (D) 168 5 175 - 395 8698 (NA) (NA) 362 8668 372 5806 - 144 2 236 (NA) (NA) 132 2 227 151 1 285 - 28 36 (NA) (NA) 26 (D) 19 35 - 39 94 (NA) (NA) 31 91 23 29 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GRATIOT COUNTY, MICH. 339 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, 1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Horvesled Acres Harvesled Irrigaled 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in farms cropland land 

All forms ____________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 334 1 553 280 016 1 295 278 249 209 105 26 3 851 2657 936 

1 to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 101049 ocreL _____________________ _ 

50 10 69 ocrOL _____________________ _ 

701099 ocreL _____________________ _ 

100 10 139 ocres ____________________ _ 

140 10179 ocreL ___________________ _ 

180 10 219 ocreL ___________________ _ 

220 10 259 acreL ___________________ _ 

260 10 499 acreL ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre5 ____________________ _ 

1.000 10 1,999 acreL ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

27 20 99 12 69 41 3 23 7 5 209 255 6983 194 6 sao 4635 9 271 94 55 91 131 5379 90 5 329 4044 1 (D) (0) (D) 195 243 15916 192 15 654 10 395 4 334 278 196 152 198 17609 151 17 509 11 695 3 373 329 329 128 153 20 375 127 20 219 14544 - - - - 109 127 21 545 109 21 545 14 715 2 (D) (D) (D) 

76 79 18 039 74 17 593 13 371 1 (D) (D) (D) 222 249 79878 221 79 558 61 606 1 (D) (D) (D) 99 87 63 161 99 63 161 49 523 2 (D) (D) (D) 

26 9 31 032 26 31 032 24536 - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - -

Tobie 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

land in forms __________________________ _ 

-------- 1 334 280 016 1 553 281 624 1 171 271 166 1 332 268 807 Harvested cropland ____________________ _ 

-------- 1 295 209 105 1 508 205 697 1 144 205 706 1 315 202048 

Tenure of operator: full owners __________________________ _ 

-------- 723 90 323 895 95 173 590 83 139 695 83 289 Harvested cropland __________________ _ 

-------- 686 60 761 (NA) 60 743 565 58 226 (NA) 57 SJO Part owners __________________________ _ 

-------- 507 174 274 S43 168 964 491 173 082 534 168 275 Harvested cropland __________________ _ Tenants _____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________ _ 

-------- 505 135 401 I (NA) 131 407 489 134 927 (NAI 131 193 

-------- 104 15 419 115 17487 90 14945 103 17 243 

-------- 104 12943 (NA) 13 547 90 12 5SJ (NAI 13 325 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________ _ 

-------- 1 161 217 534 (NA) (NA) 1 012 209 573 1 223 233 559 Partnership __________________________ _ 

-------- 159 58 815 (NA) (NA) 146 (D) 100 32 194 Corporation __________________________ _ 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, instituti -------- 9 3433 (NA) (NA) 9 34J3 8 (D) 

anal. etc._ 5 234 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 1 (D) 

All forms Farms with soles of All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by ploce of residence: Forming _____________________________ _ 746 931 718 874 On form operated ______________________ 1 079 1 131 ' 958 1 002 Olher _______________________________ _ 588 613 453 449 Not on form operated ___________________ 142 182 118 126 

Operators by age group: Not reported ___________________________ 113 231 95 195 

Under 2S years _______________________ _ 46 73 41 63 Operators reporting days of work off form: 251034 yeors- _______________________ _ 220 200 195 161 None _________________________________ 545 502 520 467 351044 yeors ________________________ _ 286 308 242 248 1 1049 doys ___________________________ 92 97 88 78 451054 years- _______________________ _ 312 374 278 3JO 501099 days-_________________________ 49 44 45 35 551064 yeors-_______________________ _ 321 330 279 298 100 10149 days ________________________ 35 41 31 36 6S yeors and over _____________________ _ 149 259 136 223 150 10199 days-_______________________ 60 57 48 48 Average oge _______________________ ..,. __ _ 48.0 49.3 48.2 49.8 200 days or more ______________________ 501 530 387 397 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 dota ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text1 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Llveslock and poultry purchased __________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock ond poullry ____________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds- _____________________ _ 

Animal heallh cosls -- -------c--------------------------- Seed', bulbs, plants, and Irees ___________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ _ 

357 4744 352 3 782 318 4 730 281 3 750 

471 5054 547 3 247 412 5040 442 3 217 

289 3 J43 392 2 389 279 3342 337 2 378 

402 291 (NA) (NA) 362 288 331 207 

1 202 2 391 1 240 1 841 1 065 2 354 1 102 1 823 

1 173 5666 1 312 4 724 1 082 5619 1 176 4685 

Other agricullural chemicals including lime _________________ _ Hired form labor __________________________________ ------

Conlrocl labor _________________________________________ _ 

1 049 1 900 962 911 988 1 886 903 906 

424 1 639 352 1 058 405 1 632 334 1 056 

60 288 39 76 60 288 36 76 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipmenl ____________________________ ---------------- 533 466 709 551 471 453 642 539 

Energy ond pelroleum producls ___________________________ _ 

Pelroleum producls ______ - _____________ ---------------

Gasolln. __________________________ -_ ---------------

Die.el fuel __________________________ ---------------

Nalurol ~~ey~~i _~~I~~~~_a_n_d_ ~~~~:~ == ==== == == ==== == ==== == == == go. _______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ______________________ _ Eleclriclty ___________________________________________ _ 

Ol .... r-cool. wood, cok., .Ic, __________________________ _ 

1 329 3 231 (NAI (NA) 1 171 3 162 (NA) (NA) 

1 329 2 S48 1 536 1 882 1 171 2497 1 324 1 840 

1 223 1 207 (NA) (NA) 1 069 1 163 1 304 1 140 

821 897 (NA) (NA) 801 896 637 466 

163 229 (NA) (NA) 159 228 146 91 

106 32 (NA) (NA) 106 32 } 22 20 (NA) (NA) 22 20 I 322 143 

1 329 163 (NA) (NA) 1 171 157 

882 679 (NA) (NA) 812 661 (NA) (NA) 

22 4 (NA) (NA) 22 4 (NA) (NA) 

340 GRATIOT COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms- see text) 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ______________________ --- _____ -_ -_ - ___ ------ ------- __ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and pouJtry _______________________ _ Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

1 163 191448

1 

1 072 188 6lJ6 - 1 163 190 664 1 072 187 822 - 31 784

1 

31 784 - 93 2464 93 2464 -

349 52 6251 339 52 615 - 42 4908 42 4 908 - 62 2 693 57 2 393 -

- 762 1308411 716 129488 

4 

811 

4 800 - (X) 196 (X) - 221 

- 139 (X) 114 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

[J978 data are based on a sample of farms· see textJ 

All Forms with sales All forms forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of 011 machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000. 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _________ • ___ • _________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 329 I 528 

54 328 38 119 

40 879 24 947 

34 207

1 253 270 

285 344j 

All farms 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

I 171 I 309 machinery and equipment-Con. 

52 761 36 467 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

45 057 27 859 $30,000 to $49,999. _____________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

23 126 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

1771 140 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

260 308i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers- ___________________________ _ Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bor or flywheel type _______ • _____ • __________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

I 

I 

I 

114 I 436 633 746 591 690 152 I 779 609 758 725 I 021 243 3 212 349 476 I 178 2 736 

612 634 195 197 423 437 443 458 1 180 183 269 275 

330 338 14 14 320 324 

- - - - - - 244 249 52 52 193 197 292 294 25 25 268 269 

166 179 50 55 118 124 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

218 

157 

145 

85 -, 

120 ~ 32 .J 

Forms 

I 345 

I 294 

I 413 

560 

272 

433 

(NA) 

203 

289 

177 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

1 176 169 375

1 (NA) 168981 

(NA) 394 

44 2208 

(NA) 14 555 

5 256 

17 584 

(NA) 1127761 

1 

57 (0:1 (X) 

(X) (NA) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

I 

I 

260\ 218 255 

2~ r 153 248 

145 98 

80 -, 

9711 ~ 97 1 120 

jL 32 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 197010 1974 

I 724 I 116 I 967 777 3 390 765 

578 174 

276 137 1 438 81 (NA) (NA) 

209 56 290 45 

193 69 

Any hired workersWorking 150 days or more Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working less thon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms with- 1 worker ____ • __________ ._ ••• _._. ______________________ _ 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers ___ • ___________ • _________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 424 142 (X) 371 (Xl 405 - 1 867 334\ (X) 276 (Xl 1 591 1 848 1 777 

- 135 89 89 104 104 116 119 - 50 33 66 65 130 SO 58 - 109 15 (D) 97 327 109 50 - 109 2 (D) 87 518 109 58 - 21 3 55 18 512 21 49 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ___ • __ • ____________________________________ • ____ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA GRATIOT COUNTY, MICH. 341 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory; 

Anx~~v~~t~~~ ~~:S~u~~~h;;p=== === ===== == ============== - 587 (X) 644 (X) 513 (JO 542 (X) - 505 (X) 548 (X) 447 (X) 469 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 533 22 834 568 15 457 485 22 789 485 15400 

- 485 10970 521 (NA) 443 10931 454 7 126 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 425 27483 472 26301 378 27076 407 25578 

- 295 9 194 322 8 732 266 9072 270 8400 

- 127 1904 137 2470 104 I 815 103 2 212 

- 184 7 290 209 6 262 175 7257 188 6188 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer colves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 297 6474 (NAl (NA) 263 6338 244 5197 

- 350 II 815 (NAl (NA) 313 II 666 340 11 981 

sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 395 18 529 422 16 437 362 18433 372 16 187 

$1,000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ - (X) 8 698 (X) (NA) (X) 8668 (X) 5806 

- 199 3 166 (NA) (NA) 186 3 125 152 ·2053 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 374 (X) (NA) (X) 367 (X) 161 

- 359 15363 (NAl (NA) 332 15308 339 14 134 

$1.000_ - (X) 8 324 (X) (NA) (X) 8301 (X) 5645 Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

- 150 II 896 (NA) (NA) 135 II 860 138 10337 

$1.000_ - (X) 6623 (X) (NA) (X) 6608 (X) 4460 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - 158 8386 (NA) (NA) 157 (0) 168 5 175 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 149 15 072 162 II 683 129 14 909 137 11 532 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ - 104 1 903 (NA) (NA) 93 I 873 98 I 462 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 129 13 169 (NA) (NA) 115 13036 129 10070 litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 112 3004 125 2 358 98 2970 108 2305 Dec. f of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 90 1 463 96 I 187 79 I 443 83 I 163 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 97 1 541 101 I 171 87 I 527 86 I 142 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 30 794 29 I 246 28 (D) 19 1 029 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 26 459 (NAl (NA) 24 (D) 17 585 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 9 16 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 3 11 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 117 402, 155 508 90 312 115 377 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 144 24435 163 18678 132 24312 151 18 398 

$1,000 -- (X) 2 236 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) I 285 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 40 4 100 35 2 188 37 4 056 28 2000 

$1,000_ - (X) 177 (X) (NA) (X) 176 (X) 47 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 28 583 27 I 079 26 (D) 19 952 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 26 577 (NA) (NA) 24 (D) 17 752 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 4 986 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 5 890 Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________________ $1,000_ - 28 36 (NA) (NA) 26 (D) 19 35 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 3 8 (NA) (NA) 3 8 I (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) (Z) (X) (NA) (X) (l) (X) (l) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 19 53 15 35 17 (D) 13 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 36 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 26 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 115 (X) 119 (X) 90 (X) 92 (X) 

- 97 267 308 109 478 630 74 266 644 85 478 085 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Puffets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 94 (D) 101 158 479 71 (D) 82 158 064 

- 9 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 6 318 065 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 1 urkeys ____________________________ - _______ -- - __ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____ .. _______________ _ 

Other poultry ________________________ -_ -- ___ - -- ---

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 41 820 

- 12 447 13 2 510 7 166 10 2260 

- 7 22 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) - - - 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) - -

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - 30 (X) (NA) (X) 24 (X) 16 (X) 

Sales: Any poultry ___________________________ - - _____ ---- ---

Chickens 3 months old or otder ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ______________ - __ 

Turkeys __________________________ -_ --------------

Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ________________ - _________ -----------

Poultry ond poultry producfs ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 36 (X) 45 (X) 29 (X) 41 (X) 

- 24 404 081 38 905 857 19 403 671 35 905 742 

- 20 245 077 32 123 475 15 244 667 30 (0) 

- 4 159 004 (NAl (NAl 4 159 004 6 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 7 2 260 6 2 602 5 (D) 5 (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 4 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 4 (X) 

- 48 3384 51 3 071 40 3.382 46 3 070 

342 GRATIOT COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Com for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For groin or seed (bushel.) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For .ilage or green chop (ton., 9reenL _________ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghum. for all purpo.eL ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For grain or .eed (bu.hel.) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For .1I0ge or green chop (Ions, gr .. n) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Wheal for groin (bu.hel.) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 001. for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Collon (boles) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Irish pOlaloes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other tame dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978 __ 

field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All vegelables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978 __ 1974 __ Sweel com ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tomotoes _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Green pees excluding cowpees ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

land in orchardL ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sirowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978 __ Other crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

, 

Farms 

963 

I 074 

934 

1 034 

214 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

14 

7 

4 

I 

11 (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

349 

1 021 

433 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

9 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

733 

661 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6 

10 

-

-

494 

464 

438 

(NA) 

50 

3 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

(HA) 

50 

63 

6 

(t-IA) 

6 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

12 

7 

8 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

2 

(NA) 

10 

II 

9 

(NA) 

15 

517 

Harvested 

Acres 

82009 

71 157 

72 669 

61 906 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

235 

149 

(D) 

(D) 

129 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

8944 

30 750 

9 475 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

193 

(NA) 

-

(NA) 

45 171 

24051 

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

562 

-

- 18 759 

13 318 

13221 

(NA) 

878 

31 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

2959 

3 269 

39 

(NA) 

7 

(HA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

138 

20 

(D) 

(NA) 

20 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

30 

33 

19 

(HA) 

191 

43 884 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Irrigated 

Quanlity farms Acres 

(X) 8 389 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

6362857 8 357 1 4 683 369 (NA) (NA) 

119 925 3 32 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) (NAl I 3 118 - - (D) (NA) (NA) 

939 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

382031 - -

1 324 751 (NA) (NA) 

604 251 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

5901 - -

(~, (NA) (N~ 1 - (X) (HA) (HA) 

1 215 342 3 50 

593 112 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NN 1 

(D) 2 (D) 

126907 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

48 305 3 40 

33 974 (NA) (NA) 

38853 3 40 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 578 - -

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 3 29 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 2 (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 4 11 (X) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 9 20 (X) (NA) (NA) 

(D) 9 19 (HA) (NA) (HA) 

(X) 9 171 (X) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres 

886 80 956 (X) 8 389 

970 69916 (X) 2 (D) 

859 71 687 6 322 7071 8 357 

940 60 817 4632 491 1 (D) 

206 (D) 119 384 3 32 

222 9032 112 846 1 (D) 

2 (D) (X) - - 10 67 (X) -

13 (D) ;1 (X) -

5 (D) (X) - 4 (D) 3 1181 - - 1 (D) (D) - - 10 (D) (0) - - 2 (D) - - -

- - - - -

1 (D) - - - 1 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - -

337 8 786 377 053 - - 965 30 158 1 306 705 5 129 

409 9 192 590630 I (D) 

288 4588 296 560 I (D) 

1 (D) (D) - - 6 39 1 639 - - 8 (D) (D) - - 34 407 7408 - - - - (X) - - I (D) (X) - -

693 44 546 I 205 763 3 50 

619 23594 586 489 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

=1 

-

= I - - - - - -

6 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

9 (0) (D) 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - 428 17 700 46 835 3 40 

391 12366 32214 1 (D) 

388 12456 37624 3 40 

319 8082 23662 I (D) 

38 679 1 404 - -

3 31 (X) - - 18 235 (X) - - - - - - - 1 (D) - - - 2 (D) (D) - - 14 206 24 103

1 - -

50 2959 (X) 3 29 

62 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

6 39 (X) - - 4 16 (X) - - 6 7 (X) 2 (D) 

1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - -

9 133 (X) 4 11 

4 16 (X) 1 (D) 

6 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 12 155 785 (NA) (NA) 

5 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

7 20 (X) 7 (D) 

11 33 (X) 4 26 7 (D) (D) 7 (D) 

10 29 167 625 4 26 II 177 (X) 7 (D) 

503 43 672 (X) (NA) (NA) 

GRATIOT COUNTY, MICH. 343 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, All forms Forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres farms Acres forms Acres farms Acres 

1 542 263 797 1 719 267 212 1 198 246 825 1 301 240 952 (X) 171 (X) 155 (X) 206 (X) 185 (X) 384 000 (X) 384000 (X) 384 000 (X) 384 000 (X) 68.7 (X) 69.6 (X) 64.3 (X) 62.7 

Forms _______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form _________________________________ _ Approximate land area __________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL_ 

Value of land and buildings: I 

163 964 (X) 74 888 (X) 195981 (X) 88307 ()O (X) 940 (X) 482 (X) 932 (X) 477 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre _____________________________ doJlars __ 

1 497 204 537 1 690 201 241 I 1 176 193 786 1 290 185906 1 448 173 331 1 636 166 987 1 151 167 136 1 274 159689 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland _______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested; 

- 59 341 74 (NA) 15 77 15 (NA) 

- 171 2 279 187 (NA) 50 687 43 (NA) 

- 134 3 162 185 (NA) 68 1 665 102 (NA) 

- 262 9 805 286 (NA) 210 7916 222 (NA) 

- 341 24 226 421 (NA) 329 (0) 409 (NA) 

- 235 32 675 261 (NA) 233 (0) 261 (NA) 

- 177 51 521 177 (NA) 177 51 521 177 (NA) 

- 62 41 425 43 (NA) 62 41 425 43 (NA) 

- 7 7 897 2 (NA) 7 7897 2 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 439 11 100 613 14 638 331 9577 458 11 469 

- 797 20 106 655 19616 644 17073 493 14748 

- 215 3614 (NA) (NA) 178 3 192 149 3 356 

- 116 1 857 (NA) (NA) 86 1 SOl 73 2 688 

- 143 2 725 (NA) (NA) 121 2376 162 3224 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured . _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 546 11 910 (NA) (NA) 442 10004 221 5480 

- 929 27978 1 056 31 290 760 25357 865 27208 

- 187 4 753 (NA) (NA) 154 4346 179 4850 

- 797 23 225 (NA) (NA) 653 21 011 747 22 358 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 1 301 31 282 1 449 34681 1 018 27682 1 100 27838 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and 

- 223 6 395 , (NA) (NA) I 181 5 796 207 6457 

- 1 267 24 887 (NA) (NA) 990 21 886 1 066 21 381 

woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Postureland, oJ! types __________________________________ _ 

- 647 22 248 (NA) (NA) 501 19 719 (NA) 22 776 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 37 3913 8 384 35 (D) 8 384 

- 36 3880 (NA) (NA) 34 (D) 8 384 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - - 4 33 (NA) (NA) 4 33 - - land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 548 9 563 (X) (X) 482 9 190 (X) (X) 

J1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table,2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ .. - 1 542 41 664 1 719 30896 1 198 41 225 1 301 30365 Averoge per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 27019 (X) 17973 (X) 34 411 (X) 23 340 

forms by value of agricultural products sold;1 $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 100 20978 54 (NAl 100 20978 54 (NA) 

- 145 9 130 132 (NA) 145 9 130 132 (NA) 

- 177 4961 171 (NA) 177 4961 171 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 235 3 223 275 (NA) 235 3 223 275 (NA) 

- 287 2021 341 (NA) 287 2021 341 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ 

- 254 911 293 (NA) 254 911 293 (NA) 

- 344 439 453 (NA) (X) (X) 35 (NA) $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see lexlL ____________________________ _ 

- 76 167 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 68 119 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 92 109 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 108 44 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

1 261 16930 1 525 14078 1 032 16640 (NA) 13686 

1 177 15080 (NA) (NA) 982 14847 1 160 12 159 

Crops ________________________________ -_ ---------------

Groins ____________________________________ ----------

127 1 036 (NA) (NA) 115 1 032 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed ________________________________ _ 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - 336 1 264 (NA) (NA) 278 1 213 376 964 

13 198 (NA) (NA) 11 (D) 8 35 

10 274 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 8 327 

9 (0) 9 173 6 (0) 8 (D) 

1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 9 (D) 

Commodity Credit Corporotion loons __________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________ -_ - _____________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________ -- ----------------

809 24 734 901 16 773 668 24 584 729 16635 

75 1 329 96 1 353 56 1 322 72 1 348 

182 12091 (NA) (NA) 175 12086 224 8807 

551 6069 (NA) (NA) 474 5999 537 4091 

304 4981 (NA) (NA) 267 4945 276 2 238 

74 121 (NA) (NA) 58 110 65 72 

78 144 (NA) (NA) 49 122 48 79 

live.lock, poullry, and their producls _____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ___________________________ _ 

Dairy products ______________________ -_ --------------- Callie and calves ____________________________________ _ 

Hogs and plgs- _________________________________ ------

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ______________________________ _ 

Olher liveslock and livestock producls (see lexl) __________ _ 

1J974 data Inciude sales of foresl products. 

344 HILLSDALE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

• . 1978 

Farms 

Farms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Forms in farms cropland forms in forms cropland 

All farms ____________________________ _ 1 542 1 719 263 797 1 448 259 070 173 331 37 17 218 12 625 Farms with- 1 to 9 acre5 ________________________ _ 39 23 175 15 98 68 - - - 328 318 10 332 289 9362 5 676 2 (D) (D) 

143 180 8 374 131 7672 4041 - - -

10 to 49 ocr05- _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocr05- _____________________ _ 

273 330 22 267 265 21 579 12 552 4 295 139 

185 226 21 386 182 21 007 12 769 2 (D) (D) 

122 179 19 264 120 18946 11 172 2 (0) (D) 

102 120

1 

~:~i 99 19 442 :: ::i 1 (D) (D) 

71 70 16657 4 987 796 174 

'~I 60 125 172 59407 41 588 5 1 753 1 298 85 73 59 158 85 59 158 44 344 13 8 811 6206 20 10 25 742 20 25 742 18240 4 4594 3 564 - - - - - -

70 to 99 ocr05- _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre5-___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocr05- ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acros ____________________ _ 

22010 259 acr05-___________________ _ 

260 10 499 acros ____________________ _ 

500 to 999 acr05- ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acros _________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port Owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organizotion: 

542 

448 

1 012 

928 

422 

416 

108 

104 

263 797 

173 331 

102 442 

54 646 

141 011 

103 139

1 20344 

15 546 

719 

636 

1 158 

(NAl 

458 

(NA) 

103 

(NA) 

Individual or family_____________________________ 374 216 176 (NA) 

Partnership ------_____________________________ 154 40 879 (NAl 

Corporation ------_____________________________ 9 (D) (NA) 

267 212 

166 987 

120 940 

64 756 

130 941 

90 996 

15 331 1 11 235 

198 

151 

705 

664 

397 

394 

96 

93 

246 825 

167 136 

87035 

49 259 

139 706 

102 527

1 20084 

15 350 

199 789 

40 340 

(D) 

1 301 

1 274 

803 

(HAl 

418 

(HAl 

80 

(HAl 

200 

99 

2 

Irrigated 

land 

3 913 

-

(D) 

-

79 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

ll:1 1 977 

728 

Acres 

240 952 

159 689 

100 252 

58 685 

126 530 

90 175 

14 170 

10829 

213 190 

(D) 

(D) Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 5 (O) (NA) 

~~------_r------~--T---------~------~------~--~--------~ 1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAl (D) 

048 

139 

9 

2 

All forms 

1978 

686 

856 

42 

185 

344 

413 

343 

215 

49.4 

'1974 

882 

835 

29 

236 

319 

438 

374 

321 

50.8 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms· see text] 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Forms Expenses 

($1,000) Farms Expenses 

($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased __________ J _______________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________________ _ 

Commercially mi.ed formula feeds ______________________ _ Animol health costs ____________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including limo _________________ _ Hired farm labor _______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor _________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ___________________________________________ _ 

418 3935 525 2 432 681 4410 840 3 970 321 2323 577 2 387 601 381 (NAl (NA) 1 264 1 596 1 393 1 160 1 248 4447 1 349 2967 1 188 1 394 915 834 458 1 464 417 986 44 145 31 35 

723 669 796 542 Energy and petroleum products ___________________________ _ 

Pe~~~~~e~~~~~C!~_ Diesel fuel ________________________________________ == == ====== == == ==== == == ======== == == = 

_ 

lP fOs, butane, and propane _________________________ _ Fue oil ___________________________________________ _ 

Notural gas _______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor all, ond grease ______________________ _ Electricity ___________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. __________________________ _ 

1 523 2 756 (NAl (NAl 1 523 2086 1 649 1 531 1 380 983 (NAl (NA) 737 652 (NAl (NA) 227 255 (HAl (NA) 121 21 (HAl. (HA) 37 27 (NAl (NA) 1 523 149 (NAl (NA) 1 030 663 (NAl (NA) 23 7 (NAl (NAl 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms Farms with sales of 

$2.500 Or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

209 254 959 974 

172 229 123 158 

161 234 116 167 

501 438 440 377 84 98 67 76 42 39 38 38 47 42 36 30 75 58 60 46 728 753 498 477 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

343 3 892 385 2 374 593 4377 631 3906 291 2 313 453 2 362 523 375 490 266 1 055 1 537 1 162 1 122 1 048 4349 1 099 2883 980 1 369 802 818 401 1 436 349 972 32 142 23 32 

556 618 647 511 

1 194 2 622 (NAl (HAl 1 194 1 976 1 254 1 440 1 092 907 1 233 917 650 632 510 293 220 253 154 110 111 20 } 37 27 1 252 120 1 194 137 842 640 (NAl (NAl 15 6 (NAl (HAl 

HILLSDALE COUNTY, MICH. 345 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dOlo are based on a sample of forms; see lext] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

forms Acres on which used Farms Acres an which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ 

Cropiond fertilized, excepl p'oslure ___________________________ _ Poslure and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ lime ______________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control1 209 146 472 1 039 142 770 1 209 145990 1 039 142312 45 482 39 458 252 6825 211 6303 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross. or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 437 49414 391 48 635 

- 79 5808 61 5634 

- 52 2 122 46 2 116 

- 933 109 231 789 106 887 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sonitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 14 

7711 11 753 

- 330 (JO 293 (X) 

- 228 (X) 185 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Eslimaled markel volue of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms __ 

$I,OO(L Average per form ________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group, $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Aulomoblles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ 

Wheel Iroclors ____________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, .elf-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other cornplckers and plcker·shellers _________ _ Collonplckers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ____________________ --__ Pickup baler. __________________________ - __ _ 

field forog. horve,'ers, shear bar or flywheel Iype _________________________ _ 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

1 541 1 627 1 194 1 226 machinery and equipment - Can. 42 095 30894 39357 27450 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

27 316 18988 32 962 22 390 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

143 280 67 143 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

516 378 302 211 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

275 402 229 344j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Monufoclured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

1 104 1 541 604 711 670 830 

1 300 1 862 633 696 907 1 166 

1 405 3463 326 490 1 333 2 973 

467 495 83 88 391 407 

417 449 102 113 321 336 

638 661 73 73 565 588 

- - - - - - 471 491 159 162 319 329 

583 608 82 86 503 522 

296 325 57 60 246 265 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[)978 dolo are based on a sample of farms; see lext] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

1 099 117 085 (NA) 116601 (NA) 484 157 4928 

(NA) 20569 

1 (0) 

8 1 177 

(NA) 66 838 

7 220 

64 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

107 269 107 236 

272 183 264 179 

101 69 98 68 

37 1 ~ 37 1 79 46 79 45 

11 .J L. 11 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

1 357 1 784 1 005 

1 311 1 695 678 

1 516 3491 482 

371 390 83 

269 286 89 

682 706 80 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

344 350 89 

567 578 82 

205 223 59 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________________ -------- --------------------

Workers ________________ ----------------------------------

458 104 (X) 410 (X) 401 349 

1 450 (X) 240 (X) 1 210 1 372 1 540 

204 60 60 196 196 168 161 

101 20 40 84 168 80 53 

84 11 38 81 255 84 66 

54 9 49 39 249 54 48 

15 4 53 10 342 15 21 

Forms wi/h- I worker ____________________ -------- -------------------- 2 workers ____________________________ ------------------- 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

S 109 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 worke" or mor"-_____________________________________ _ 

346 HillSDALE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, Ali farms Farm. with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POUtTRY 

Inventory; Any livestock or poultry ______________________________ _ 

Any caHle, hogs, or sheep ___________________________ _ 911 (X) 994 ()() 714 00 763 00 

783 00 884 (X) 639 00 696 00 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000 __ Any caHIe, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000 __ 809 24 734 901 16773 668 24584 729 16635 

746 11 170 I 838 (NA) 633 11 054 693 6401 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ Cows and he~ers that hod calved _____________________ _ 

Beef cows ______________________________________ _ Milk cows ______________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ____________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves ______________ _ 

628 30536 732 31 470 517 29 695 575 29 989 

435 12998 535 14 125 362 12685 432 13456 

231 2953 273 2 932 177 2695 202 2422 

231 10045 310 11 193 208 9990 267 11 034 

434 9284 (NA) (NA) 369 8995 377 8728 

494 8 254 (NA) (NA) 416 8 015 450 7805 

Soles, Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Calves ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ CoHle ____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Fattened cattle __________________________________ _ 

551 16866 638 14 557 474 16601 537 14 126 

(X) 6069 00 (NA) 00 5999 00 4091 

280 4384 (NA) (NA) 246 4292 280 4345 

00 499 00 (NA) 00 489 00 290 

483 12482 (NA) (NA) 423 12309 476 9781 

00 5 570 00 (NA) 00 5 510 00 3801 

229 8069 (NA) (NA) 200 7996 202 6211 

$1,000 __ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 __ 00 3566 00 (NA) 00 3543 00 2577 

182 12091 (NA) (NA) 175 12086 224 8807 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ______________________ _ Other hogs and pigs ________________________________ _ 

301 39 548 307 20 298 258 39 004 251 19559 

222 5 168 (NA) (NA) 196 5060 184 3529 

280 34 380 (NA) (NA) 241 33 944 226 16030 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ _ 

235 5 791 246 4677 207 5690 209 4538 

203 2 931 204 2344 183 2 873 180 2280 

194 2860 190 2333 177 2817 167 2258 Sheep and lombs _____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________________ _ 

Goats ______________________________________________ _ 

75 2586 106 3439 55 2335 72 2984 

64 1 550 (NA) (NA) 52 1 396 67 1 820 

17 130 (NA) (NA) 6 25 6 27 

Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 274 1 250 256 1 410 194 865 167 1 048 

Soles, Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ 304 57 102 326 41 483 267 56 566 276 40 686 

00 4981 00 (NA) 00 4945 00 2238 Feeder pigs _______________________________________ _ 100 14371 138 13 967 93 14 188 118 13540 $1,000 __ 00 608 00 (NA) 00 601 00 303 Sheep and lamb,-____________________________________ _ 72 1 910 84 2 423 57 1 703 64 2022 Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ _ 67 2086 (NA) (NA) 53 1 867 61 2280 Pounds of wool ____________________________________ _ 00 15484 00 (NA) 00 14079 00 18881 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 __ 74 121 (NA) (NA) 58 110 65 72 Goats ______________________________________________ _ 5 31 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 1 (D) 

$1,000 __ 00 1 00 (NA) 00 (D) 00 (Z) Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 57 177 53 184 37 122 41 157 

$1,000-_ (X) 87 00 (NA) 00 72 00 62 

POULTRY 

Inventory, Any pounry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 163 00 214 (X) 106 00 133 00 144 121 909 202 149642 92 120 663 124 146897 Hens and puliets of laying age _____________________ _ 

Puliets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Puliet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ____________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ Other pounry _____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

139 121 581 192 118 887 88 120 439 120 116 540 17 328 (NA) (NA) 10 224 6 30 107 8 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 8 17 316 38 2 169 21 1 062 21 1 753 10 595 9 33 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 5 17 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 5 16 (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 44 00 (NA) (X) 24 00 15 00 

Any pounry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 

Hens and puliets of laying age _____________________ _ 

Puliets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Puliet chicks and puliets under 3 months old ____________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________ ~ ________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 ,000 __ 

65 00 66 (X) 46 00 51 00 35 283 858 53 362 528 30 278 856 38 361 577 33 (D) 46 (D) 28 (D) 35 (D) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - 14 2 140 10 1 220 11 1 745 9 (D) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 3 13953 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 3 13953 - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 11 00 (NA) 00 8 (X) 1 (X) 75 1 329 96 1 353 56 1 322 72 1 348 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HILLSDALE COUNTY, MICH. 347 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Com for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (tons, gr .. n) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (tons, gr .. n) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cut for dry foroge or hay (ton., dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ -

Wheat for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Oats - for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 80rley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other .moll groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushel.>-__________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peonuts for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (bole.) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobocco (pound.) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish pototoe. (hundredwoight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

S ....... lpototoe. (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see toxt) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978_ 

foeld seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfolfa.eed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harve.ted for .ole (see texl) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ S ....... t corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoe. _________________________________ 1918_ 

1974_ Green peas excluding cawpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land In orchord'- ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peocht· (pounds) __ -------------------- -----l~~:= 

Grapes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Strawberries (pounds) __ ---------------- -----l~~:= 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

348 HIWDALE COUNTY, MICH. 

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(NA) 

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- (NA) 

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112 

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(NA) 

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(NA) 

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(NA) 

19 

22 

16 

(NA) 

9 

(NA) 

7 

(NA) 

6 

4 

5 

(NA) 

9 

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All farms 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quantity Fonns 

102326 00 29 

87796 00 (NA) 

91 571 6 609 043 29 

75 348 3 941 215 (NA) 

(D) 126402 5 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) 00 - (NA) (X) (NA) 

90 (X) - (D) (X) (NA) 

- - -

(D) 950 (NA) 

90 766 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

8836 305 665 1 

20 252 691 265 (NA) 

6 403 333 766 1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (D) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (D) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

13 (X) - (NA) 00 (NA) 

30 185 573348 5 

24856 465434 (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

(D) (D) - 13 4 557 (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

29 730 84 748 6 

28 573 68145 (NA) 

23 379 73 389 4 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 565 2743 -

196 00 - (NA) 00 (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

186 24958 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

187 00 3 

98 00 (NA) 

60 00 - (NA) 00 (NA) 

3 00 - (NA) 00 (NA) 

(D) 00 - (NA) (X) (NA) 

264 00 2 

265 (X) (NA) 

221 3 330 822 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

17 (D) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

8 (D) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

19 (X) 2 

19 (X) (NA) 

(D) (0) 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

12 (X) 2 

(D) (X) (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

3481 1 044 99 879 00 29 3481 

(NA) 1 134 84 638 (X) 6 313 

3 235 1 025 89 173 6 495 118 29 3 235 

(NA) 1 103 72 437 3834943 6 (D) 

246 174 10706 125 976 5 246 

(NA) 241 11 511 122990 1 (D) 

- - - (X) - - (NA) 20 690 (X) - -

- 8 90 (X) - - (NA) 11 191 (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) 3 (D) 950 - - - 8 90 766 - - (NA) 7 111 1 025 - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

(D) 386 8543 298 138 1 (D) 

(NA) 807 19 212 665 741 - - (D) 327 6 103 321 789 1 (D) 

(NA) 440 7 124 376345 - - - 2 (D) (D) - - (NA) 5 108 6 160 - - - 2 (D) (D) - - (NA) 8 58 1 446 - - - 2 (D) (X) - - (NA) 8 66 00 - -

129 546 29109 558 272 5 129 

(NA) 628 23994 454441 - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) - - (NA) 3 (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - 110 620 27630 80 466 5 (D) 

(NA) 704 26950 65202 4 51 

85 569 21 631 69598 3 (D) 

(NA) 552 18910 49296 3 50 

- 84 1 284 ~ 301 - -

- 11 (D) (X) - - (NA) 58 884 (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - - 11 (D) (D) - - (NA) 56 670 74941 - -

78 11 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

(NA) 9 58 (X) 1 (D) 

- 9 (D) (X) - - (NA) 7 23 (X) 1 (D) 

- 4 (D) (X) - - (NA) 3 2 (X) 1 (D) 

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

(D) 8 219 (X) 2 (D) 

(NA) 6 218 (X) - - (NA) 7 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 191 2802 400 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 3 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 4 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

(D) 5 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

(NA) 4 19 (X) 1 (D) 

(D) 4 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

(NA) 3 15 87 875 1 (D) 

(D) 6 11 (X) 2 (D) 

(NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

j Form. with sole. of $2,500 or more All form. 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

212 41 659 206 40832 130 31 921 1 113 30 566 

(X) 197 (X) 198 (X) 246 (X) 270 

(X) 650 880 (X) 650880 (X) 650 880 (X) 650 880 

(X) 6.4 (X) 6.3 (X) 4.9 (X) 4.7 

Farms ________________________ ------------------------ Average size of form _________________________________ _ 

AP~;g~":ti~~ ~~nta~~~o = = = = == == = = == = = == = = = = = = = = = = -P;~c~~t = = 

69 847 (X) 45 597 (X) 87 596 (X) 61 885 (X) 

(X) 280 (X) 230 (X) 273 (X) 229 

Value of land and buildings: I 

~~:~~~: =~ ~~: == ==================== ======= ~~::~~!== 212 22 8441 204 21 6001 130 17875 112 17 201 

203 12 557 195 11 688 127 10 582 109 9838 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ____________________________________ - __ _ Harvested cropland ________________________________ _ 

32 127 46 (NA) 15 71 9 (NA) 

26 366 20 (NA) 9 110 10 (NA) 

17 385 19 (NA) 4 101 6 (NA) 

44 1 676 33 (NA) 26 1 011 17 (NA) 

40 2 733 38 (NA) 30 (D) 28 (NA) 

32 4 118 27 (NA) 31 (0) 27 (NA) 

12 3 152 12 (NA) 12 3 152 12 (NA) 

- - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acre. ________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acre. ________________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acre. ______________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acre. ______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

121 5435 106 5 950 78 3920 69 4845 

128 4852 87 3 962 79 3 373 45 2 518 Cropland used only for posture _______________________ _ Other cropland ____________________________________ _ 

47 1 453 (NA) (NA) 33 1 176 21 697 

28 424 (NA) (NA) 16 301 4 56 

35 450 1 (NA) (NA) 25 371 19 250 

83 2 525 (NA) (NA) 49 1 525 27 1 515 -

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grasses, not harvested or postured ________________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled __________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

180 14129 162 13334 109 10 679 93 9531 - 66 3377 (NA) (NA) 41 2365 43 2467 - 7064 147 10 752 (NA) (NA) 89 8 314 78 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodlond po.tured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured _____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 168 4686 165 5 898 102 3367 91 3834 

Postureland and range/and, other thon cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 34 1 3341 (NA) (NA) 1 25 

2~1 22 1 6981 - 163 3 352 (NA) (NA) 97 88 2 136 -

Pa.tureland, all types ___________________________________ _ 152 10146 (NA) (NA) 94 7 153 (NA) 9010 

16 63 16 343 12 55 13 338 

16 (D) (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 13 338 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- 18 281 (X) (X) 15 213 (X) (X) 

Irrigated land _________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated _________________________________ _ Other lond irrigated __________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l ________________ _ 212 2 359 206 2221 130 2 285 113 2 124 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars __ ()() 11 125 (X) 10782 (X) 17 578 (X) 18 796 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or mare ____________________________________ _ 2 (D) 2 (NA) 2 (D) 2 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________________ _ 16 (D) 6 (NA) 16 (D) 6 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 __________________________________ _ 15 430 22 (NA) 15 430 22 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ 25 334 26 (NA) 25 334 26 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 30 197 30 (NA) 30 197 30 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 42 160 25 (NA) 42 160 25 (NA) Le.s than $2,500 (.ee text) ____________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 __________________________________ _ 82 73 95 (NA) (X) ()() 2 (NA) 

9 20 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 to $1,999 __________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 __________________________________ _ Le •• than $1,000 __________________________________ _ Abnormal form. (see text) _____________________________ _ 

10 18 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

18 23 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

45 13 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Craps _______________________________ : ________________ _ 

Groin. _____________________________ , _______________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ 

Cotton and catton.eed ________________________________ _ 

126 739 138 821 82 700 (NA) 759 24 21 (NA) (NA) 16 17 23 38 - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loon. __________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

Field .eed., hoy, forage, and .1I0ge _____________________ _ 

Vegetables, .weet cam, and melon'-____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nur.ery and greenhau.e product. ______________________ _ Other crop. _________________________________________ _ 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - 67 178 (NA) (NA) 46 156 27 95 13 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 3 5 43 112 (NA) (NA) 29 103 17 87 2 (D) 4 67 2 (D) 4 67 23 307 (NA) (NA) 15 305 22 167 

Llve.tock, poultry, and their product. _____________________ _ Poultry and paultry product'-__________________________ _ ~airy product. ______________________________________ _ 

Cottle and colv •• ____________________________________ _ 

Hag. and plgL ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lomb., and waal _______________________________ _ 

Other IIv •• tock and livestock product. (.ee text) __________ _ 

129 1 619 119 1 383 93 1 585 87 1 355 23 110 13 224 15 109 11 (D) 60 1 167 (NA) (NA) 59 (D) 64 972 114 329 (NA) (NA) 85 304 79 158 4 5 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 4 (D) 5 5 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 1 8 4 (NA) (NA) 3 2 - -

'1974 data Includ. sale. of fa .... t product •. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HOUGHTON COUNTY, MICH. 349 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ______ .. ____________________ _ 

forms with- 212 206 41 659 203 40 386 12 557 16 I 777 257 

- - I - - - - - - - - 21 19 736 20 696 217 7 222 42 9 9 535 9 535 139 I (D) (D) 28 32 2 326 25 2086 629 2 (D) (D) 48 38 5 687 46 5 426 1 608 3 361 54 22 26 3 457 22 3 457 1 089 I (D) (D) 

21 18 

; ;1\ 20 3 921 I 436 I (0) (D) 

- 10 18 9 2 148 572 - - - 40 33 13 429 39 13 129 4 469 - - - 12 II (D) 12 (D) (0) 1 (D) (D) 

- I I (D) I (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 to 9 Dcres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

lOa to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _______________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

AU farms 

1978 

I Forms Acres 

land in forms _____________________ 0 __ • ___________ _ 212 41 659 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 203 12 557 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 130 18 798 Harvested cropland ________________ _ 121 4 395 Port owners __________________________________ _ 76 21 951 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 76 8 004 Tenants _______________ . ______________________ _ 6 910 Harvested croplond __________ . _______________ _ 6 158 

Type ot organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 188 34 245 Partnership ____ .. _____________________________ _ 23 (D) Corporation __________________________________ _ 1 (D) 

Other~cooperotive, estate or trust. institutional, etc._ 

1974 

Farms Acres 

206 40 832 195 II 688 

131 19 501 (NA) 4 419 

69 20 822 

(NA) 7 113 

6 509 (NA) 156 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

130 

127 

63 

60 

66 

66 

I 

I 

110 

19 

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Acres 

31 921 10 582 

(D) 

(D) 

20 530 

7 608 

(D) 

(D) 

25 081 

(D) 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

113 

109 

53 

(NA) 

59 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

101 

12 

Irrigated 

land 

63 

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38 

(D) 

(D) 

9 

(D) 

(D) 

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(D) 

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Acres 

30 566 9 838 

(0) 

2 884 19447 

6 828 

(D) 

126 

25 640 

4 926 

AU forms Farms with sales of I AU farms Forms with sales of 

1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ 96 128 Other _________________________ _ 116 78 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ___________ .. _ .. ________ _ I 4 25 to 34 yeorL _______________________ _ 26 22 35 to 44 yearL _______________________ _ 37 39 45 to 54 yearL _______________________ _ 54 51 5510 64 yeorL _______________________ _ 61 63 65 years and over _____________________ _ 33 27 Average age _________________________ _ 51.3 51.3 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

76 

54 

14 

20 

37 

44 

15 

51.7 

'1974 

Operators by place of residence: 90 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

23 Not on farm operated __________________ _ 

Not reported __________________________ _ 

2 Operators reporting days of work off form: 10 None ________________________________ _ 

16 1 to 49 dOyL _________________________ _ 38 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 

35 100 to 149 doyL ______________________ _ 12 150 to 199 doys _______________________ _ 

51.6 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

f 1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

193 172 124 97 

13 12 4 5 

6 22 2 II 

80 70 60 48 15 17 9 10 

II 8 9 6 

8 8 6 6 24 19 16 8 69 56 28 14 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Far1ns 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- • 58 33 63 82 33 27 32 68 

- 126 496 129 464 90 476 84 445 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 83 356 87 373 68 348 66 364 

- 99 21 (NA) (NA) 78 20 62 16 

- 127 64 129 60 92 61 79 56 

- 157 110 144 101 117 99 92 93 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________________ -----

- 131 46 96 22 106 41 71 21 

- 66 205 71 131 60 199 56 127 

- 10 4 6 I 10 4 2 (D) 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________ -_ -_ - _______ - _ - - - - - - -- ---

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ______________________ - _____ - ___ ------------ 67 22 66 15 42 21 40 14 

- 213 321 (NA) (NA) 142 287 (NA) (NA) 

- 213 220 205 119 142 196 112 96 

- 212 124 (NA) (NA) 141 104 110 72 

- 66 23 (NA) (NA) 61 22 31 10 

- 23 II (NA) (NA) 23 II 18 4 

- 31 28 (NA) (NA) 26 28 

- 5 } 19 (NAJ (NA) 5 19 112 II 

- 213 16 (NA) (NA) 142 13 

182 97 (NAJ (NA) 121 87 (NA) (NA) 

- 16 3 (NA) (NA) 16 3 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum productL ___________ - _____________ _ 

Petroleum products __________ --- _______ - _______ . __ ----

Gasoline __________________ -_ -- ______ - ____________ _ 

Diesel fuel ____________ - ___ -- -- ____ -- -- ------ -- ---- lPgas, butane, and propone ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil __________________ -_ -- - _____ -.- ___________ _ 

NOlurol gas ____________________________________ ---

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity __________________ - - - - - ____ - - - ---------- - ---

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

350 HOUGHTON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text! 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________ ---------------- Cropland fertilized, except p'osture ___________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ lime __________________________________________________ - - ---

152 4016 112 

152 4016 112 

- - - 47 735 37 

Sprays, dusts, gronules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________________ _ 42 900 32 Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture __________________ _ 

- - - 36 335 31 

71 1 5991 66 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________________ _ 

-

~l -

73 58 

31 26 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per fann ________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel tractors ____________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ 

Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, sheer bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 dota are bosed on 0 sample of forms· see text) 

Forms with sales All farms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

213 201 142 110 machinery and equipment - Can. 

3 893 2 582 3479 1 910 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

18 275 12846 24498 17364 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

32 62 12 23 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

66 48 20 20 1 

$100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

35 45 j 30 25 j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Humber 

147 215 60 72 110 143 192 289 74 84 152 205 202 445 22 27 197 418 38 38 - - 38 38 

- - - - - - 1 (0) 1 (0) - - - - - - - - 55 60 7 7 48 53 130 130 16 16 114 114 

52 58 6 7 51 51 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

3691 92 2769 

3691 (NAl 2625 

- (NAl 144 

610 22 499 

860 (NAl 653 

- 1 (0) 

330 6 112 

I 499 (NAl 606 

- 2 (O)J 

(X) 19 00 

(X) (NAl (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 1 

40 22 40 20 

21 16 21 14 

6 8 6 8 

12 -, 

-I{ 12 -, 

1 ~ 1 ~ -I - J jL - J 

1974 

Manufoclured Fonns Number 1970 to 1974 

155 199 82 166 235 73 184 381 43 21 21 2 2 (0) 2 1 (0) - (NAJ (NAl (NA) 

48 50 17 107 110 12 

19 23 8 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

66 24 (X) 65 (X) 60 56 315 (Xl 46 (Xl 269 297 440 

forms ___________________________________________________ _ 

Workers _________________________________________________ _ 

forms wlth- 1 worker _______________________________________________ _ 2 workers ______________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 5109 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or mor"-_____________________________________ _ 

5 12 12 12 12 5 17 24 7 14 16 32 24 5 11 5 20 21 68 5 9 16 - - 6 32 16 9 10 - - 10 125 10 16 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HOUGHTON COUNTY, MICH. 351 
Tobie 9. livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 137 (X) 135 (X) 89 (X) 92 (X) 

- 119 (X) 118 (X) 80 (X) 85 (X) 

Sales: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 129 1 619 119 1 383 93 1 585 87 1 355 

- 116 339 109 (NA) 86 309 82 160 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 118 3 187 115 3 574 80 2 744 82 3 242 

- 110 1 732 103 1 948 77 1 542 79 1 802 

- 56 519 35 320 31 365 23 257 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 67 1 213 86 1 62B 56 1 177 69 1 545 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves ____________ _ - 98 1 054 (NA) (NA) 68 924 69 923 

-- 90 401 (NA) (NA) 57 278 55 517 

Soles: 

Cottle and calves __ -- 114 1 457 102 1 414 85 1 337 79 1 295 

Calves __ _ $1,000 -- (X) 329 (X) (NA) (X) 304 (X) 158 

-- B7 752 (NA) (NA) 68 695 74 865 

Cottle ____ _ -- (X) 76 (X) (NA) (X) 70 (X) 47 

-- 91 705 (HA) (HA) 69 642 60 430 

$1,000 

$1,000 Fattened cattle ________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 

-- (X) 253 (X) (HA) I (X) 234

1 

(X) 111 

-- 9 24 (NA) (HA) 5 14 4 24 

-- (X) 9 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) 7 

-- 60 1 167 (HA) (NA) 59 (0) 64 972 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- II 125 13 91 5 (D) 8 19 Used or 1o be used for breeding ____________________ _ 

-- 4 30 (HA) (HA) 2 (D) 1 (D) Other hogs and pigL _____________________________ _ 

-- 10 95 (HA) (NA) 5 (D) 8 (D) 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

-- 5 21 4 12 2 (D) 2 (0) Dec. I of preceding yeor and May 31 _____________ _ 

-- 5 (D) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 3 (D) 3 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) Sheep and lombs ___________________________________ _ 

-- 5 80 9 144 3 (D) 4 30 Ewes 1 yeor old or older __________________________ _ 

-- 5 34 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 4 27 Goats __ . _________________________________________ _ 

-- 4 10 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

-- 32 122 26 120

1 

18 78 13 55 

Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 4 105 6 100 2 (D) 4 (D) 

$1.000 -- (X) 5 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 1 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 2 (D) 3 73 1 (D) 1 (0) 

$1.000 -- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) Sheep and lambL __________________________________ _ 

-- 5 78 5 108 3 (0) 2 (0) Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

-- 4 36 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 3 31 Pounds of wooL __ • ___ • _______ . __________________ _ 

-- (X) 216 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 318 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 -- 5 5 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 1 Goats ___________________________ • ________________ _ 

-- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - $1.000 -- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __ -- 5 29 2 (0) 3 (D) - -

-- $1,000 (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _______________________________________ _ 

-- 38 (X) 32 (X) 18 (X) 21 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

-- 27 9 411 28 26 211 13 8 911 18 25 915 Hens and pullets of loying age ___________________ _ 

-- 27 (D) 27 26 101 13 (D) 18 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

-- I (D) (HA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 1 (D) (HA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys far slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 9 267 3 151 5 180 1 (D) 

- 6 60 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 5 53 

- 6 60 (NA) (HA) 4 (D) 5 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- 11 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) 2 (X) 

Soles: Any. poultry ____________________________________ -_ - __ 

Chickens 3 manths old ar older ______________________ _ - 16 (X) 10 (X) 12 (X) 9 (X) 

- 8 7852 8 4 142 7 (D) 7 (D) 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _________ ._. _________ _ 

- 8 7 852 B 4 142 7 (D) 7 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pul/ets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 1 urkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _________________________ .. ---

Turkey hens kept lor breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (HA) - - - -

- 1 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 23 110 13 224 15 109 11 (0) 

352 HOUGHTON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For grain or seed (bushels). __________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, grooo) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - for silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheat for groin (bushels). _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Cotton - (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see lext) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ - Field seed crops. _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

land in orchord,-____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Serries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other - crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

Forms 

21 

23 

5 

8 

21 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

6 

94 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

29 

49 

1 

-

155 

123 

65 

(NA) 

98 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

13 

21 

9 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

12 

17 

12 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

43 

42 

37 

(NA) 

2 

-

Horvested 

Acres 

654 

382 

157 

138 

497 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

97 

1 897 

(NA) 

88 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 569 

523 

(D) 

- 9 519 

8 513 

3 107 

(NA) 

4 709 

-

(NAl 

- (NA) 

-

(NAl 

28 

45 

9 

(NA) 

- (NAl 

(D) 

(NAl 

32 

56 

29 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NAl 

(D) 

(NAl 

138 

126 

124 

(NAl 

(D) 

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

15058 - - 8590 (NA) (NA) 

3 889 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) I - (NAl I (X~ (NA) 

- - (NA) (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(0) - -

2085 (NA) (NAl 

67 788 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 185 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) - - (NA) (NA) (NA~I (X) - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

75 933 - -

139 264 (NA) (NA) 

(D) - -

- (NA) (NAl 

14 326 - - 13 062 (NA) (NA) 

5 8771 - (NA) (NA) (NAlI 

6520 - -

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NAl (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NAl (NA)I 

(X) 4 10 

(X) (NAl (NA) 

(X) .. 2 (D) 

O() (NA) (NAl 

O() - - (X) (NAl (NAl 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NAl 

(X) 1 (0) 

(X) (NAl (NAl 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

(D) (NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NAl (NA) 

(X) 12 45 (X) (NAl (NAl 

232946 11 42 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 1 (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

19 (D) (X) - - 18 373 (X) - -

15 0581 - 5 157 - 4 (0) 8 030 - -

19 (0) (0) - -

16 232 1 965 - -

(X) - - - -

2 (D) (X) - -

- - (X)I - =1 - - (X) -

=1 - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - (X) - -

(X)I - -I - -

- - - - -

6 97 2 085 - -

70 1 625 58 236 - -

77 1 847 83 345 - -

8 88 2 185 - -

6 54 2 674 - -

1 (0) (0) - -

2 (D) (D)I - 2 =1 (D) (X) -

1 (D) (X) -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

18 558 74 826 - -

26 493 135 119 2 (D) 

- -

12 25~1 - -

- - - -

99 7 810 - -

79 7 091 11 451 1 (D) 

48 2 782 5 3241 -

36 2 036 4 152 - =I 64 3 791 5 459 - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - -I - -I 

8 22 (X) 1 (D) 

3 9 (X) 1 (D) 

5 5 (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) -

7 17 (X) 1 (D~I 4 10 (X) 1 (D) 

7 16 (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 5 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

29 115 (X) 9 41 16 88 (X)I 10 53 28 112 217 102 9 (D) 

16 88 382 654 10 53 2 (D) (xq 1 (D) 

- - (X) (NA) (NA) 

HOUGHTON COUNTY, MICH. 353 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~~~i~~ li~n~~~~o ==== == ==== == == == == = = == ====-p;~c~~t= 

- 1 800 405 649 2 088 410442 1 631 396 192 1 826 395 529 

- (X) 225 (X) 197 (X) 243 (X) 217 

- (X) 524 160 (X) 524 160 (X) 524 160 (X) 524 160 

- (X) 77.4 (X) 78.3 (X) 75.6 (X) 75.5 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ - 271 705 (X) 104 875 (X) 294 419 (X) 116 292 (X) 

- (X) 1 233 (X) 534 (X) 1 233 (X) 537 

land in forms according to use: T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 1 742 350 764 2 043 348 140 1 584 344449 1 792 338 714 

- 1 721 309 874 2 021 312 304 1 574 306 163 1 787 307 682 

1 to 9 acres ________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres ______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ___________________ ._. ___ • ____ _ 

-- 43 208 55 (NA) 23 107 10 (NA) 

-- 70 989 116 (NA) 33 482 25 (NA) 

-- 92 2 112 112 (NA) 46 1 047 66 (NA) 

-- 175 6666 187 (NA) 145 5 540 141 (NA) 

-- 398 28 759 482 (NA) 385 (D) 476 (NA) 100 to 199 acres _____ • _____ • ______________ • __ 

200 to 499 acres ____________________________ _ 

-- 436 62072 565 (NA) 435 (D) 565 (NA) 

-- 405 121 642 422 (NA) 405 121 642 422 (NA) 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more __________________________ _ -- 76 52 242 69 (NA) 76 52 242 69 (NA) 

-- 26 35 184 13 (NA) 26 35 184 13 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture _____________________ _ -- 454 17326 670 20205 411 16283 575 17671 Other crop/and __________________________________ _ 

-- 693 23 564 595 15 631 632 22003 505 13 361 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improve men t grosses, not harvested or pastured ______________ _ -- 164 3 532 (NA) (NA) 152 3 431 115 1 998 Cropland on which all crops foiled ________________ _ 

-- 86 1 725 (NA) (NA) 78 1 549 37 984 Cropland in cultivated summer fallow _____________ _ 

-- 241 6 812 (NA) (NA) 217 6318 267 5 549 Cropland idle _____ • ____________________________ _ 

-- 366 11 495 (NA) (NA) 351 10 705 196 4 630 

Total woodland ________________________ • ___________ _ 

-- 746 27 510 815 26977 680 25 567 707 24 442 Woodland pastured _______ ._. ____________________ _ 

-- 201 6479 (NA) (NA) 162 5905 215 6901 Woodland not postured ___________________________ _ 

-- 612 21 031 (NA) (NA) 560 19662 565 17 541 

Other land ________________________________________ _ 

-- I 323 27 375 1 599 35 325 1 211 26 156 1 406 32373 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______ • ______________________ _ -- 116 4 997 (NA) (NA) 101 4 638 118 5686 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- I 292 22 376 (NA) (NA) 1 162 21 518 1 388 26687 

Posturelond, all types _______________ • ___ • ______ • ______ _ 

-- 594 28 802 (NA) (NA) 538 26826 (NA) 30 256 

Irrigated land _. _________ • _______________ • _________ • __ -- IS 438 16 447 10 429 13 420 Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ 

-- 14 (D) (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 13 420 Posture/and irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (NA) - Other land irrigated ________________________________ _ -- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal farm programs in J978 _______ _ -- 436 7964 (X) (X) 416 7 666 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see texf_ 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars-- 1 600 94 231 2 088 80907 1 631 94003 I 826 80 568 

- (X) 52 351 (X) 38 749 (X) 57635 (X) 44 134 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:! $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see texfL ___________________________ _ 

- 167 52427 151 (NA) 187 52 427 151 (NA) 

- 388 24996 399 (NA) 366 24 996 399 (NA) 

- 342 9 790 448 (NA) 342 9 790 448 (NA) 

- 297 4 385 385 (NA) 297 4365 365 (NA) 

- 256 1 836 277 (NA) 256 1 836 277 (NA) 

- 161 570 145 (NA) 161 570 145 (NA) 

- 169 228 283 (NA) (X) (X) 21 (NA) 

- 39 86 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

33 56 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 52 64 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 45 22 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ______________________________ -_ -- -- ------------

Groins ____________________________ -- - ___ -----------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cofton and cottonseed ____________ -_ -_ - - -- -- -- -- -- ---- Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________ -- ----- - -- ------ ------ Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ____________________ _ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries. _________________ ------ -------

Nursery and greenhouse products _______ • _____________ _ 

Other crops __________________ - ____ - -- ---------------

- 1 542 36 549 1 954 42 884 1 423 36391 (NA) 42 649 

- 1 461 27352 (NA) (NA) 1 362 27 223 1 703 30 611 

- 170 674 (NA) (NA) 162 673 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 410 1 758 (NA) (NA) 383 I 736 548 I 901 

- 6 5 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 3 (D) 

- 6 17 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- 10 86 9 54 8 (D) 6 49 

- 346 7330 (NA) (NA) 345 (D) 342 10083 

livestock, poultry, and their products ______ - _____________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ________________ -----------

Dairy products __________________ - ___ -- -- ------------ Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs. ___________ -_ -- - - -- -- -- - --- -- -- -- -- ---

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________ -_ -- ---- ---- ---- ---

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) --- ______ _ 

- I 040 57683 1 242 38 009 974 57612 I 134 37924 

- 88 7695 117 6409 82 7 694 97 6 405 

- 462 18944 (NA) (NA) 456 18935 560 13 708 

- 881 27 534 (NA) (NA) 834 27 487 I 023 16 541 

- 189 3 115 (NA) (NA) 180 3 110 155 1 121 

- 13 16 (NA) (NA) 9 14 13 4 

- 32 378 (NA) (NA) 23 372 21 144 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

354 HURON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, , 1978 

farms Farms with harvested forms with irrigated land cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms forms in farms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ____________________________ _ 1 800 2088 405649 I 721 403427 309 874 15 3 222 2015 438 

Forms w~h- 1 to 9 ocr85 ________________________ _ 10 to 49 ocre5-_____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres ______________________ _ 70 to 99 ocre5-_____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocre5-___________________ _ 140 to 179 ocr05-___________________ _ 18010 219 ocr05- ___________________ _ 

67 52 201 19 93 70 3 12 10 5 

192 225 6044 173 5580 4 130 4 72 44 20 

70 77 4069 69 4019 2885 - - - - 249 319 20088 244 19693 14016 - - - - 250 328 29 110 250 29 110 19887 3 320 25 25 

203 283 31 928 200 31 469 22 307 2 (0) (0) (0) 

147 189 28 892 147 28892 21 305 I (0) (0) (0) 

220 to 259 ocre5-___________________ _ 126 136 29 911 124 29 431 22 318 - - - -

260 to 499 ocre5 ____________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ____________________ _ 1,000 10 1,999 ocre'-________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

330 353 114 770 329 114504 90451 - - - - 122 103 79845 122 79 845 62 522 I (0) (0) (0) 

41 22 53 451 41 53451 43 314 I (0) (0) (0) 

3 I 7340 3 7340 6669 - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres! Forms Acres 

-------- I 800 405 649 2088 410 442 I 631 396 192 1 826 395 529 

-------- 1 721 309 874 2 021 312 304 1 574 306 163 1 787 307682 land in forms __________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________ _ 

-------- 935 120 047 1 268 170 519 794 111 749 1 033 156 948 

-------- 857 79 282 (NAl 115 365 738 76415 (NAl 111 307 

-------- 681 251 615 652 218 560 672 251 304 646 218 027 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________ _ 

-------- 680 201 859 (NAl 179 938

1 

671 201 594

1 

(NA) 179801 

-------- 184 33 987 168 21 363 165 33 139 147 20 554 

-------- 184 28 733 (NAl 17001 165 28 154 (NAl 16 574 

Harvested cropland __________________ _ Tenants _____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________ _ 

-------- 1 601 322 954 (NAl (NAl 1 438 313 714 1 688 345480 

-------- 155 53405 (NAJ (NAl 150 (0) 127 45913 

-------- 37 28600 (NA) (NAl 37 28600 9 (0) 

onal, etc._ 7 690 (NAJ (NAl 6 (0) 2 (D) 

Type of organizationl Individual or family ____________________ _ Partnership __________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, instituti 

All forms Farms with sales of I All forms I Farms WITh sales of 

$2,500 or mare $2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming _____________________________ _ 1 329 1 632 1 279 1 523 On form operated ______________________ 1 365 1 514 1 257 1 351 Olher _______________________________ _ 471 445 352 292 Not on farm operated ___________________ 243 224 199 169 

Operators by age group: Not reported ___________________________ 192 339 175 295 

Under 25 years _______________________ _ 89 62 76 49 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeor'-_______________________ _ 252 211 231 189 None _________________________________ 950 866 905 808 35 to 44 yeor'-_______________________ _ 338 383 302 329 1 to 49 day'- __________________________ 134 112 128 94 4510 54 years ________________________ _ 427 550 402 482 50 to 99 doy'- _________________________ 52 53 49 49 5510 64 yoors ________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ 481 593 435 547 100 to 149 doys ________________________ 79 70 70 63 213 278 185 219 150 to 199 day5 ________________________ 74 63 65 48 Average oge __________________________ _ 48.4 50.5 48.3 50.4 200 days or more ______________________ 415 419 327 290 

IApplies only to individual or family operations <sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dote ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________ · _________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________________ _ 

Commorcially mIxed formula feedL _____________________ _ Animal heallh casts ____________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, and trees ___________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ _ 

Olher agricultural chemicals Including lime _________________ _ Hired farm labor _______________________________________ _ Controcl labor _________________________________________ _ 

Cuslomwark, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equlpmenl ___________________________________________ _ 

534 15593 682 8656 489 15 534 572 8637 876 11 541 1 104 8649 831 11 498 977 8608 562 6376 775 6 342 543 6 357 702 6 323 749 617 (NAl (NA) 729 614 798 353 1 547 3358 1 658 2 411 1 440 3343 1 550 2 399 1 545 10148 1 875 8409 1 418 10055 1 692 8 356 1 383 2293 1 292 1 317 1 269 2 274 1 226 1 312 664 2 711 583 1 858 648 2 702 553 1 851 108 216 59 168 101 213 55 166 

876 1 233 1 041 938 817 1 217 937 923 Energy and pelroleum products ___________________________ _ Petroleum producls __________________________________ _ Gasoline __________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ________________________________________ _ 

~~.y~~i Natural _~~t~~~~_a~_d_~~~~~~== ====== == == == ======== ==== gas _______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor all, and greos"-_____________________ _ Eleclricity ___________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, cake, etc. __________________________ _ 

1 797 5456 (NAl (NAl 1 625 5377 (NAl (NA) 1 797 4264 2071 3 143 1 625 4 202 1 815 3 077 1 709 2 197 (NAl (NA) 1 560 2 150 1 799 1 915 1 183 1 538 (NAl (NA) 1 131 1 529 989 787 151 164 (NAl (NAl 151 164 156 104 161 69 (NAl (NA) 152 68 } 49 33 (NAl (NA) 49 33 1 815 272 1 797 263 (NAl (NA) 1 625 258 1 371 1 169 (NAl (NA) 1 288 1 153 (NAl (NAl 66 22 (NAl (NAl 66 22 (NAl (NAl 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HURON COUNTY, MICH. 3SS 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms; see lexl] 

All farms Forms wilh soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture ___________________________ _ 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime ______________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

1 540 279 951 1 417 276 515 1 540 279258 1 417 275 822 

- 33 693 33 693 33 932 33 932 

- 372 54 638 352 54 285 

- 46 5 693 46 5693 - 93 6496 85 6488 - 1 098 182 882 1 013 180 744 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird con1rol _______________________ _ 

- 30 4 560 26 

-

-

371 

147 

(X) 

(X) 

339 

143 43~1 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market volue of 011 machinery and equipment ____________ farms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form ________________ dollars __ 

Forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel tractors ____________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheellype _________________________ _ 

[1978 dota are based on 0 sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated morket value of all 1 797 2072 I 625 1 810 machinery and equipment - Can. 86 459 58941 84 564 56 568 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

48 113 28446 52 039 31 253 $30,000 10 $49,999. _____________________ $50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

70 203, 57 136 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

266 298 177 189 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

336 454 i 283 392 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Monufoctured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to t974 

forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

1 540 2 156 964 1 202 762 954 1 451 2440 619 754 1 135 1 686 1 687 5344 565 914 1 602 4430 

1 015 1 054 218 218 806 836 480 492 206 207 281 285 

616 627 121 121 495 506 

- - - - - - 591 600 197 198 395 402 

711 729 121 121 606 608 

492 552 159 161 345 391 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

All forms 

1978 

229 

243 

261 

151 1 192 

49 J 

Forms 

1 932 

1 719 

1 970 

919 

257 

739 

(NA) 

540 

779 

455 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

1 692 256 416 (NA) 255 504 (NA) 912 8 256 

(NA) 22691 

9 592 18 1 114 (NA) 143 948 

4 258 

124 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Farms with saJes 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

358 222 342 

455 243 447 152 255 152 

~ 147 1 152 192 152 

L 49 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

2 557 1 571 2 743 1 017 

5 793 1 127 

960 146 

264 113 

759 200 (NA) (NA) 

548 125 

789 116 

500 161 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less thon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________________________ ---------------- ---- Workers ______________________________ --- _________ ---- ---- 664 215 (X) 537 (X) 648 553 

2489 (X) 485 (X) 2004 2433 2855 

224 108 108 191 191 224 216 

145 56 112 105 210 137 84 

136 35 119 109 368 136 90 

117 12 75 94 556 109 101 

42 4 71 38 679 42 62 

Forms with- 1 worker ____________________________ --------------------

2 workers ________________________ - ___ - - ----------------- 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5109 workers __________________________________________ _ 

)0 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

356 HURON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 1 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry ______________________________ _ 

Any collie, hogs, or sheep ___________________________ _ 1 058 (X) I 286 (X) , 977 (X) I 153 (X) 

977 (X) I 191 (X) 908 ()() I 082 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry ond their products _______ $1,000 __ Any collie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $I,OOO __ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

I 040 57683 I 242 38009 974 57 612 I 134 37924 

977 30 666

1 

I 167 (NA) 1 923 30 610 , I OBI 17666 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved _____________________ _ Beef cows ______________________________________ _ Milk cows ______________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ____________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves ______________ _ 

882 72 357 1 117 72 463 819 71 754 I 027 71 575 

594 20 959 795 22 055 554 20 731 743 21 711 

155 4054 258 4 190 127 3 894 220 3900 

478 16905 (:JJ9 17 865 463 16 837 590 17 811 

600 13 690 (NA) (NA) 562 13 539 646 13298 

774 37 708 (NA) (NA) 727 37 484 884 36 566 

Soles, Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Calves ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Collie ____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Fattened cottle __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 __ 

881 54 561 I 094 45 541 834 54 362 I 023 45 236 

(X) 27 534 (X) (NA) (X) 27 487 ()() 16541 

348 5 732 (NA) (NA) 328 5638 369 4844 

()O 776 (X) (NA) ()() 765 ()() 384 

775 48 829 (NA) (NA) 740 48 724 919 40 392 

(X) 26 759 (X) (NA) 1 (X) 26 722, ()() 16 157

1 417 40 377 (NA) (NA) 400 40 334 416 29 959 

(X) 23083 (X) (NA) ()() 23066 ()() 12 655 

462 18 944 (NA) (NA) 456 18 935 560 13708 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ______________________ _ Other hogs ond pigs ________________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ _ 

Dec. I of preceding yeor ond May 31 _______________ _ June land Nov. 30 ______________________________ _ 

200 23 194 229 12 275 191 23 103 188 12 005 

122 3 088 (NA) (NA) 116 3064 86 1 402 

189 20 1061 (NA) (NA) 1 180 20 0391 185 10603' 

125 3 958 109 I 796 119 3936 98 1 765 

104 1 859 89 980 100 I 848 83 967 

104 2099 85 816 100 2088 79 798 Sheep ond 10mbL ____________________________________ _ 11 192 24 500 7 131 16 270 

Go~~se~ _~ ~~~~_ ~'~ _~ ~ ~~~~_====== == ====== ========== == == = 9 119 (NA) (NA) 5 76 14 172 

3 16 (NA) (NA) I (0) 2 (D) Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

95 306, 136 388, 77 245

1 

108 303

1 Hogs and pigL ______________________________________ _ 189 39184 177 16 995 180 39 101 155 16 786 $1,000 __ (X) 3 115 (X) (NA) ()() 3 110 (X) I 121 Feeder pigs _______________________________________ _ 57 12944 42 3890 54 12904 40 (D) 

$1,000 __ (X) 514 (X) (NA) (X) 512 (X) 95 Sheep ond 10mbL ____________________________________ _ 13 375 19 281 9 324 13 132 Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ _ 9 188 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 10 232 Pounds of wool ____________________________________ _ ()() I 121 ()() (NA) (X) (D) ()() 1 590 Sheep, lambs, ond wool ________________________ $1 ,000 __ Goats ______________________________________________ _ 13 16 (NA) (NA) 9 14 13 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D~ 1 $1,000 __ Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 00 (0) ()() (NA) (X) - ()() (Z) 

18 30 13 24 12 21 10 19 $1,000 __ (X) 12 ()() (NA) (X) 9 (X) 5 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any pounry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying oge _____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months old ____________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Soiesl 

150 (X) 239 (X) 129 ()() 191 (X) 

134 855 136 219 758 599 117 854 469 173 756043 130 (D) 209 671 226 113 (D) 163 669 173 15 (D) (NA) (NA) 13 (D) 13 83450 4 350 (NA) (NA) 4 350 4 29 195 29 2203 38 2 516 21 1 833 24 I 913 3 19 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - 20 (X) (NA) (X) 1 17 ()() 20 (X) 

Any pounry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age _____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ____________ _ Broilers ond other moot·type chickens _________________ _ Turkevs __________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________ ~ ________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry productL ___________________ $1 ,000 __ 

72 ()() 68 (X) 69 (X) 62 (X) 48 957 409 57 730 633 48 957 409 51 729877 43 (D) 50 521 083 43 (D) 46 520 397 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 8 207 200 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - 16 1 675 9 1 157 14 (D) 7 (0) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 9 ()() (NA) (X) 8 (X) 8 (X) 88 7695 117 6409 82 7 694 97 6 405 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA HURON COUNTY, MICH. 357 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Com for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For siloge or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions. dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ Hogged - or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - . 1974_ - Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tabocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher lame dry hoy (Ions. dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crop'- _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ - Sweel - com ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tamaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

-

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Nursery and greenhouse producl'-______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

-

358 HURON COUNTY, MICH. 

Forms 

1 398 

1 547 

1 297 

1 441 

597 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

19 

27 

-

6 

18 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

542 

1 633 

985 

(NA) 

53 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

167 

93 

-

-

-

-

-

-

11 

9 

-

- 1 018 

1 238 

891 

(NA) 

116 

13 

(NA) 

3 

(NA) 

10 

(NA) 

6 

9 

4 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

8 

19 

8 (NA) 

3 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

8 

7 

8 (NA) 

10 

976 

All forms 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quanlity Farms 

124 322 ()O 1 

109 265 (X) (NA) 

92 589 7803682 1 

79 823 5 485 397 (NAl 

(D) 391 695 1 

(NA) (NA) (NAl 

(D) (X) - (NAl (X) (NAl 

180 (X) -

339 (X) (NAl 

- - - 76 4 110 (NAl 

(D) 1 126 - (NA) (NA) (NAl 

(D) (D) - (NAl (NA) (NAl 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NAl 

14 208 706 313 -

49832 2 276 478 (NAl 

25 326 1 736 208 -

(NAl (NAl (NAl 

1 883 96382 - (NA) (NA) (NAl 

57 2 761 - (NA) (NA) (NAl 

- (X) - (NAl (X) (NAl 

5960 125604 - 2674 50 187 (NAl 

- - -

- - (NAl 

- - - -

=1 

(NAl 

- - - (NA) 

293 36 110 -

65 13 822 (NA) 

- - - - - (NAl 

44 680 108 363 1 

44 011 113 727 (NAl 

30 762 83922 -

(NA) (NA) (NAl 

2 702 5 586 -

157 (X) - (NA) (X) (NAl 

40 (D) - (NA) (NAl (NA) 

98 7 153 - (NA) (NAl (NAl 

11 (X) - 14 (X) (NAl 

9 (X) -

(NA) (X) (NAl 

- (X) - (NAl (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NAl 

42 (X) 3 

57 (X) (NA) 

20 2 700 (NAl 

(NA) (NA) (NAl 

5 (D) (NAl 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

5 425 (NAl 

(NA) (NA) (NAl 

13 (X) 3 

5 ()() (NAl 

9 (D) 3 

(NA) (NAl (NAl 

32 (X) 6 

98299 (X) (NA) 

, Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigaled 

Acres Forms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres 

(0) 1 332 123 357 (X) 1 (D) 

(NAl 1 465 108 384 (X) 4 306 (D) 1 239 91 751 7 758 080 1 (D) 

(NAl 1368 79048 5 451 863 2 (D) 

(D) 586 (D) 390 358 1 (D) 

(NAl 676 27992 360 943 2 (D) 

- 4 (D) (X) - - (NAl 29 1 344 (X) - -

- 19 180 (X) - - (NAl 25 (D) (X) - - - - - - - - (NAl 6 76 4 110 - - - 18 (D) 1 126 - - (NAl 20 191 1 624 - - - 1 (D) (D) - - (NAl 2 (D) - - - - - - (X) - - (NAl 3 32 (X) - -

- 531 14 085 703 576 - - (NAl 1 505 48 517 2 234 207 3 31 

- 933 24 632 1 702 117 - - (NAl 895 17 196 1 179 592 4 57 

- 52 (D) (D) - - (NAl 31 440 23414 - - - 4 57 2 761 - - (NAl 15 102 3490 - - - - - (X) - - (NAl 5 58 (X) - -

- 157 5834 123 677 - - (NAl 83 2 597 49 163 - - - - - - - - (NAl - - - - -

- - - - - - (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl - - - - - - 10 (D) (D) - - (NAl 3 60 13 210 - -

- - - - - - (NAl - - - - - (D) 953 43 415 106607 1 (D) 

(NAl 1 130 42 424 111 209 2 (D) 

- 842 29 981 82 723 - - (NAl 919 28 659 81 552 2 (D) 

- 103 2441 5 319 - -

- 13 157 (X) - - (NAl 63 826 (X) - - - 3 40 (D) - - (NAl 13 105 9940 - - - 10 98 7 153 - - (NA) 49 689 76 187 - -

- 5 (D) (X) - - (NAl 6 12 (X) - -

- 4 9 (X) - - (NAl 3 11 (X) - - - - - (X) - -

(NAl - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - (NA) 1 (D) (X) - -

23 6 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

(NAl 7 40 (X) - - (NAl 6 (D) 2 700 (NAl (NA) 

(NAl (NAl 39 (NA) (NAl (NA) 

(NAl 3 5 (D) (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 4 (D) 425 (NAl (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

13 5 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

(NAl 3 2 (X) - -

9 5 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

(NAl 2 (D) - - - 24 8 (D) (X) 4 (D) 

(NAl 940 97 719 (X) (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

I Forms with soles of $2,500 or more All forms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Fonns Acre. 

farms ________________________ -------- ----------------

Averoge size of form __________________ ----------------

Ape;g;!~i~~ ~~n~~~~o==========================-p;;c""e~t== 

I 067 226 301 1 198 227488 803 207929 839 199 354 

(X) 212 00 190 00 259 00 238 

(X) 3577W 00 357 7W I 00 3577W 00 3577W 

(X) 63.3 00 63.6 00 58.1 00 55.7 

Value of land and buildings,' 

:~:~~:: =~ ~~~== =========================== ~~::~~~== 219479 (X) 125 622 (X) 261 251 00 150 627 00 

(X) 1054 00 662 00 1 039 00 634 

Lond in forms according to use: Total cropland ________________ - ___ - ___ - ----------- ---- Harvested cropland ________________________________ _ 1 038 180 932 1 177 172 041 1 784 170 542 829 156 527 

999 151 990 1 134 137 695 772 147 054 811 130307 

By acres harvested: t to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ________________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres ________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ______________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres ______________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ______________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ____________________________ _ 

77 385 83 (NA) 23 103 11 (NA) 

128 1 777 162 (NA) 37 552 27 (NA) 

109 2 623 107 (NA) 65 1 593 51 (NA) 

145 5 580 184 (NA) 113 4384 135 (NA) 

159 10919 203 (NA) 155 10703 194 (NA) 

163 22 9251 204 (NA) 163 22 925 204 (NA) 

158 47643 150 (NA) 157 (0) 150 (NA) 

43 28926 31 (NA) 42 (0) 29 (HA) 

17 31 212 10 (NA) 17 31 212 10 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture _______________________ _ 

Other cropland ____________________________________ _ 347 11 130 468 14023 250 9078 305 10 167 

518 17812 506 20 323 419 14410 360 16053 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured ________________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled __________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______________ _ Cropland idle ____________________________________ _ 

145 3 512 (NA) (NA) 122 2 758 79 4 217 

28 255 (NA) (NA) 17 156 37 785 

176 4 239 (NA) (NA) 152 3818 186 6037 

302 9806 (NA) (NA) 238 7678 183 5014 

Total woodland ______________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured ________________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured _____________________________ _ 

582 20 193 735 24873 452 17 113 529 20 279 

128 2699 (NA) (NA) 97 2457 125 3 715 

489 17494 (NA) (NA) 381 14656 450 16564 

Other land __________________________________________ _ 878 25 176 999 30574 661 20 274 689 22 548 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured ________________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc ________ _ 160 6789

1 

(NA) (NA) 124 5480

1 

147 5 715 

861 18387 (NA) (NA) 647 14794 678 16833 

Pastureland, all types ___________________________________ _ 495 20 618 (NA) (NA) 369 17015 (NA) 19597 

Irrigated land _________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropfond irrigated ___________________________ _ Pasturelond irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Other fond irrigated __________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _________ _ 

32 2 192 16 I 983 26 2 180 15 (0) 

31 (0) (NA) (NA) 26 (0) 15 I 872 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

308 8818 00 00 272 8559 00 (X) 

1]978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I ________________ _ 1 067 41 594 I 198 32 528 803 40 448 839 30 657 Average per form ___________________________ dollars __ ()() 38982 ()() 27 152 ()() 50 372 (X) 36 540 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 __________________________________ _ 

110 24480 67 (NA) 110 24480 67 (NA) 151 9 573 137 (NA) 151 9573 137 (NA) 99 2849 136 (NA) 99 2849 136 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 136 1 916 163 (NA) 136 1 916 163 (NA) 146 1050 171 (NA) 146 I 050 171 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (se. text) ____________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 __________________________________ _ $1,500 to $1.999 __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 __________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 __________________________________ _ Abnormal farms (seetext) _____________________________ _ 

161 580 146 (NA) 161 580 146 (NA) 

261 339 374 (NA) (X) ()() 19 (NA) 62 137 (NA) (NA) (X) 00 ()() (X) 54 92 (NA) (NA) (X) 00 (X) (X) 

66 79 (NA) (NA) (X) 00 ()() (X) 79 31 (NA) (NA) ()() ()() ()() ()() 3 807 4 (NA) ()() ()() 00 00 

Crops _____________________________ ~ __________________ _ 

Grains _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ COllon and callanseed ________________________________ _ 

841 20470 999 14470 683 20235 (NA) 14 151 728 14155 (NA) (NA) 616 13993 684 9642 118 1 871 (NA) (NA) 115 1 869 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts. and berries _______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ Other crops _________________________________________ _ 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 276 995 (NA) (NA) 219 932 225 657 35 2257 (NA) (NA) 30 2254 27 1 571 22 315 (NA) (NA) 13 311 12 320 20 2 538 26 1 834 16 2 534 20 1 831 8 211 (NA) (NA) 8 211 6 131 

livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ 

Poultry and paultry productL __________________________ _ 

g~l;t Hogs and ':nol~~l!e~-===================================== pigL ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

610 21 124 693 18 015 494 20 213 534 16463 49 482 54 436 39 415 36 381 171 11 912 (NA) (NA) 168 11 710 204 10506 433 4650 (NA) (NA) 376 4 274 441 3 507 163 3302 (NA) (NA) 140 3 148 131 1 529 58 195 (NA) (NA) 44 130 55 113 79 584 (NA) (NA) 38 535 40 427 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS .OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA INGHAM COUNTY, MICH. 359 
Tobie 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, 1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All farms ____________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 067 1 198 226 301 999 224063 151 990 32 17284 13354 2 192 1 to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres ______________________ _ 50 to 69 acres ______________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres ______________________ _ 100 to 139 acres ____________________ _ 140 to 179 acres ____________________ _ 180 to 219 acre'- ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'- ___________________ _ 260 to 499 acre'-___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ____________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres _________________ _ 2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

37 31 147 14 70 45 3 10 6 6 260 254 7607 228 6828 3 878 9 286 72 42 83 109 4810 78 4529 2455 2 (D) (D) (D) 154 189 12439 150 12 103 6516 1 (D) (D) (D) 92 144 10 793 90 10545 5 747 1 (D) (D) (D) 83 114 12996 82 12851 7 580 - - - - 58 62 

:~ ~;: I 58 11 376 7027

1 

I (D) (D) (D) 51 'lll 51 12280 

,~ml - - - - 157 55 760 156 55 388 8 3240 2069 855 61 67 39 352 61 39352 30310 3 2045 I 805 345 21 11 27 D09 21 27 D09 21 387 I (D) (D) (D) 10 7 31 732 10 31 732 20977 3 10 060 8 245 790 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with safes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

-------- I 067 226301 1 198 227488 8D3 207 929 839 199 354 

-------- 999 151 990 I 134 137 695 772 147 054 811 130307 

Land in forms ___________ _ 

Harvested cropland _____ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________ _ Part owners __________________________ _ 

-------- 651 74 700 790 99 809 427 57 712 472 74789 

-------- 590 37 165 (NAl 46 545 398 32895 (NAl 40 881 

-------- 356 135 506 344 Jl3 354 329 134 464 313 110631 Harvested cropland __________________ _ Tenants _____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________ _ 

-------- 354 103417

1 

(NAl 82 183

1 

328 102 919 (NAl 80 657 

-------- 60 16095 64 14325 47 15 753 54 13934 

-------- 55 II 408 (NA) 8967 46 II 240 (NAl 8769 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________ _ -------- 942 162496 (NAl (NAl 693 150823 744 158392 Portnership __________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutio 

-------- 106 48 395 (NA) (NA) 97 47963 85 33327 

-------- 13 8990 (NA) (NAl 11 (0) 10 7635 nol, etc._ 6 6420 (NA) (NAl 2 (D) - -

All forms Farms with sales of All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 ar more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming _____________________________ _ 488 608 461 546 On farm operated ______________________ 860 923 654 652 Other _______________________________ _ 579 576 342 283 Not on farm operated ___________________ 116 134 80 90 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 91 127 69 87 

Under 25 years _______________________ _ 22 28 18 24 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 years ________________________ _ 136 98 94 59 None _________________________________ 383 381 347 328 35 to 44 years-_______________________ _ 260 252 193 167 1 to 49 day'-__________________________ 76 53 68 37 45 to 54 yearL _______________________ _ 277 296 205 213 50 to 99 day'- _________________________ 20 25 17 17 55 to 64 year5-_______________________ _ 218 302 171 221 100 to 149 doy'-_______________________ 13 27 11 23 65 years and over _____________________ _ 154 208 122 145 150 to 199 day'-_______________________ 37 45 25 29 Average age __________________________ _ 49.0 51.4 49.5 51.6 200 days or more ______________________ 503 493 305 252 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

£1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Livestock and poultry purchosed __________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________________ _ Animal health costs ____________________________________ _ 

340 I 599 440 I 547 276 I 482 262 1 287 

593 3 286 708 3426 482 3 102 471 3 lI8 

321 1 838 458 2 103 293 I 709 317 I 906 

485 348 (NA) (NA) 421 322 405 234 Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ - __ _ 821 1 946 926 I 071 678 I 910 740 1 045 

887 4365 962 3 079 709 4233 726 2987 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ Hired farm lobar ________________________ - ___________ ---- 828 1 597 650 754 680 I 576 554 735 

417 2 715 395 2 263 387 2 579 333 2077 Contract lobar __________________________ - ___________ ---- 64 128 38 57 55 127 25 55 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________ -_ - _________ ------ 547 557 549 434 456 529 432 407 

Energy and petroleum products ___________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ______________________ -_ ----------- Gasoline ________________________________ -----------

Diesel fuel ____________________ - ___ ----------------- lP gas, butane, and propane _________________________ _ Fuel oil ____________________________ - _______ --------

Natural gas ________________________ - ___ ------------

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease ______________________ _ Electricity ____________________________ - ______________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. __________________________ _ 

I 059 2 518 (NAl (NAl 807 2401 (NAl (NA) 

I 059 I 904 I 189 I 505 807 1 821 832 1 434 

980 770 (NAl (NA) 736 714 799 858 

585 627 (NAl (NA) 536 613 422 346 

165 279 (NAl (NA) 154 277 112 92 

91 59 (NAl (NA) 80 (D) } 23 53 (NAl (NA) 22 (D) 830 137 

I 059 lI6 (NAl (NA) 807 108 

754 602 (NAl (NA) 608 568 (NA) (NA) 

39 13 (NAl (NA) 29 12 (NAl (NA) 

360 INGHAM COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms; see lexll 

All forms Forms with so~s of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms kres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. excepl p'osiure ___________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ lime __________________________________ - _____ -_ - ___ ---------

882 134 167 704 130491 726 106 032 

877 133441 704 129 968 (NA) 104 t/J9 

47 726 28 523 (NA) I 423 

193 5 772 159 5 445 97 4327 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops ______________________________ _ Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _. _________________ _ 

323 53 713 300 53344 (NA) 25208 

75 8 995 61 8 931 2 (0) 

83 6927 68 6794 23 3221 

662 532 (NA) 56 763 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________________ _ 

876161 85 7071 

5 4761 5 4761 6 217 J 272 (X) I 215 (X) I 45 (X) 

209 (X) 176 00 (NA) (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form ________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $110 $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel troctors ____________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. seff~propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker~shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup bolers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel Iype _________________________ _ 

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms- see text) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I I ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

1 063 1 181 807 822 machinery and equipment - Can. 

39 081 26470 36 332 23 137 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

36 765 22413 45 021 28 147 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 10 $69.999 ______________________ 

84 179 45 60 $70.000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

278 240 138 107 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

192 287 130 211j $200,QCX) or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

786 1 108 499 606 411 502 875 1 432 496 647 518 785 991 2 787 260 424 939 2 363 372 405 80 86 309 319 314 370 85 92 246 278 325 339 37 37 288 302 

- - - - - - 387 423 133 134 264 289 454 466 99 100 360 366 

264 322 86 91 195 231 

TobIe 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are bosed on a sample of farms; see text) 

Hired workers-All farms. 1978 

All forms Farms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I I 

132 201 131 183 

116 163 106 152 

65 48 63 47 

96 , r 96 1 73 ~ 631-J 72 62 1 27 J lL 26 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

981 1 403 874 979 I 399 623 1 109 2 754 483 

258 269 80 195 215 81 

392 420 69 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

332 345 98 525 544 94 

298 333 72 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less Iha n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ___________________________________________________ _ Workers _________________________________________________ _ 417 146 (X) 358 (Xl 387 333 1 874 (Xl 449 DO 1 425 I 801 I 781 

Farms wllh- 1 worker _______________________________________________ _ 2 workers ______________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

510 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

115 67 67 109 109 105 133 108 46 92 95 190 94 65 93 19 62 71 226 88 62 74 9 64 61 390 74 49 27 5 164 22 510 26 24 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA INGHAM COUNTY, MICH. 361 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory; 

701 (X) 765 (X) 530 ()O 547 (X) 

- 587 (X) 683 (X) 478 ()O 516 (X) 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any caUle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Soles: Any livestock or poultry ond their products _______ $1,000_ - 610 21 124 693 18 015 494 20 213 534 16463 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 548 8 146 637 (NA) 467 7553 514 5 149 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 481 28 245 603 33014 399 26 589 462 30419 Cows Dnd heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ 

- 371 12 684 467 15405 317 12 169 379 14402 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 199 2 603 256 4 063 150 2234 177 3 256 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ - 200 10 081 251 11 342 192 9935 230 II 146 

- 377 9 972 (NA) (NA) 329 9634 321 8 887 

- 404 5 589 (NA) (NA) 336 4 786 374 7 130 

Heifers and heifer calves ________ .:. __________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

Sales: Cottle - 433 II 824 533 13 202 376 10975 441 II 829 and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 4650 (X) (NA) (X) 4274 (X) 3507 

- 213 3 574 (NA) (NA) 196 3422 187 3323 

- (X) 328 (X) (NA) (X) 311 (X) 200 

-- 395 8 250 (NA) (NA) 343 7553 417 8506 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle __________________________________________ _ 

-- (X) 4322 (X) (NA) (X) 3963 (X) 3307 

-- 168 4 606 (NA) (NA) 141 4082 151 4078 $1,000 Fattened cottle ________________________________ _ 

-- (X) 2443 (X) (NA) (X) 2 164 (X) I 812 

-- 171 11 912 (NA) (NA) 168 II 710 204 10 506 $1,000 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

-- 170 24934 187 15 683 135 23927 132 14 571 

-- 128 3 339 (NA) (NA) III 3 115 93 2 162 

-- 156 21 595 (NA) (NA) 122 20812 123 12409 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 136 4 537 134 2 731 lI8 4315 103 2 512 

-- 120 2 242 105 I 455 105 2 114 91 1 341 

-- 110 2 295 97 1 276 97 2201 76 I 171 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year ond May 31 _____________ _ June I ond Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 60 2 845 91 4 603 44 2371 54 3644 

-- 55 I 798 (NA) (NA) 40 1 503 53 1 840 

-- 14 104 (NA) (NA) 4 16 2 (OJ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes I year old or older __________________________ _ Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies _____ _ 

$1,000 

-- 210 I 134

1 

230 I 292 lI8 640 120 647 

-- 163 34 732 169 21 458 140 33 173 131 19880 

-- (X) 3 302 (X) (NA) (X) 3148 (X) 1 529 

-- 51 2941 35 956 39 2 704 21 713 

-- (X) 121 (X) (NA) (X) 113 ()O 15 

-- 58 2 146 84 3 604 44 I 836 55 2 807 

-- 53 2991 (NA) (NA) 41 2449 49 3012 

-- (X) 20 444 (X) (NA) (X) 16938 (X) 24 853 

-- 58 195 (NA) (NA) 44 130 55 113 

-- 8 70 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

-- (X) 4 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (Z) 

-- 59 163 60 187 29 106 33 111 

-- (X) 235 (X) (NAJ (X) 199 (X) 64 

Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Soles: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Sheep and lomb&- __________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 

Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 

POULTRY 

-- 108 (X) 137 (X) 67 (X) 73 (X) 

- 94 97 176 124 61 128 59 89 708 62 51 692 

- 94 (D) 120 59 552 59 (D) 60 50879 

-- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 5 328 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 24 I 628 20 07704 355 11 933 

- 7 350 (NA) (NA) 3 12 2 (D) 

- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 12 I (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 30 (X) (NA) (X) 17 (X) 13 (X) 

Inventory: Any poultry ______________________________ - ________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or oldeL _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ ------------------ - --- Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ ------ -- ----- ------- ---

- 37 (X) 40 (X) 30 (X) 27 (X) 

- 20 41 536 31 38 957 17 39376 18 36341 

- 20 (D) 26 38 715 17 (D) 17 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 9 1 109 7 2639 7 (D) 6 (D) 

- 4 314 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 4 314 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (IIA) - - - -

- 8 (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) 5 (X) 

- 49 482 54 436 39 415 36 381 

Soles, 

Any poultry __________________ ----- - -- - --------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ________ ---- Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ______________ - _ ------------ - - ------------

Turkeys for sloughter ______________ --- ___ ---------

Turkey hens kept for breeding ______ --- ___________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ -------- --------------- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

362 INGHAM COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For sifoge or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Cui for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Wheal for groin (bushefs) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sarley for grain (bushelsl ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Olher small grains for grain ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Peanuts for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Callan (boles) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Tobacco (pounds) _________________ " __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lext) _________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978 __ 

Fiefd seed crops ______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All vegelabfes harvesled for safe (see lexl) _______ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sweel cOrn ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Green peas excluding COWpeaL _______________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

land in orchard'-____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Grapes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Serries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse producl'-______________ 1978 __ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

, 

Forms 

751 

857 

728 

796 

222 

(HA) 

1 

(NA) 

8 

18 

1 

2 

7 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

330 

636 

298 

(NA) 

9 

(NA) 

18 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

229 

171 

-

-

-

-

-

-

8 

9 

-

- 620 

658 

545 

(NA) 

96 

18 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

18 

(NA) 

36 

34 

17 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

26 

30 

25 

(NA) 

7 

(NA) 

3 

(NA) 

12 

9 

9 

(NA) 

20 

18 

Horvesled 

Acres 

87975 

78056 

77 589 

62650 

(0) 

(HA) 

(0) 

(HA) 

136 

297 

(0) 

(D) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (HA) 

10350 

17899 

6337 

(NA) 

134 

(NA) 

270 

(HA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

17 317 

7 089 

-

-

-

-

-

- 211 

77 

-

- 26794 

25 533 

18942 

(NA) 

1 572 

261 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

261 

(NA) 

2043 

1 321 

107 

(NA) 

13 (NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

319 

408 

274 

(NA) 

26 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

51 

16 

46 

(NA) 

1 096 

2 183 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

frrigaled 

Quanlity Forms Acres 

()() 6 446 

()() (NA) (HA) 

6 628 515 6 446 

3 444 182 (HA) (HA) 

142 586 - - (HA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (HA) (NA) 

()() - ()() (NA) (NN 1 

(D) - - (D) (NA) (NA) 

878 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

()() - - ()() (NA) (NA) 

452 154 - - 684 503 (NA) (NA) 

398 689 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

6 160 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

9579 - -

(NA) (NA) (N~ 1 ()() - ()() (NA) (NA) 

482458 2 (D) 

151 447 (HA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

29 538 2 (0) 

14210 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

71 405 2 (D) 

59606 (NA) (NA) 

55770 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 126 1 (D) 

(J() - - (J() (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

26579 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(J() 10 805 (J() (NA) (NA) 

()() 3 (0) 

(J() (NA) (NA) 

(J() 1 (D) 

(J() (NA) (NA) 

(J() - - (J() (NA) (NA) 

(J() 5 36 (X) (NA) (NA) 

2 520 155 (NA) (NA) 

(HA) (NA) (NA) 

182360 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

380 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 5 48 (X) (NA) (NA) 

(D) 5 45 (HA) (NA) (NA) 

(J() 9 520 (X) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigaled 

Farms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres 

651 86 346 (X) 6 446 

693 75 313 ()() I (0) 

630 76 265 6 553 309 6 446 

655 61 024 3 379 622 1 (D) 

214 (D) 137619 - - 266 14 134 123 524 - -

1 (D) (X) - - 10 155 (X) - -

6 (D) (X) 1 - -

10 203 (X) - -

1 (D) (D) - -

2 (D) (D) - - 5 (D) (D) - -

9 163 956 - -

- - - - -

1 (D) - - - - - (X) - -

2 (D) (X) - -

294 9 975 438 680 - -

523 16736 646 571 - - 264 5 967 379 867 - - 247 5404 288 118 - -

9 134 6 160 - -

19 229 12 145 - - 14 238 8709 - - 22 285 8660 -

1 =1 (0) (X) -

1 (D) (X) - -

210 17000 477 452 2 (D) 

164 7008 150 079 - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

8 211 29 538 2 (D) 

4 76 14 196 1 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - 480 24573 67443 2 (D) 

490 22709 54 142 - -

436 17341 52 5931 1 (O~ 1 431 15 215 40 458 - 68 1 330 2 733 1 (D) 

13 224 (X) - -

23 326 (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - 13 224 22 239 - - 22 304 26611 - -

31 2005 (X) 10 805 

27 1 309 (J() 6 840 

13 71 (X) 3 (0) 

15 77 (X) 1 (D) 

8 13 (X) 1 (D) 

7 13 (X) 1 (D) 

1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - -

14 267 (X) 3 (D) 

15 328 (X) 1 (D) 

14 227 2 497 080 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 290 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

5 (0) (D) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 40 100 (NA) (NA) 

2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

4 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

3 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

2 (D) - 1 (D) 

16 1 091 (X) 8 (D) 

17 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

INGHAM COUNTY, MICH. 363 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms wilh sales of $2,500 or mare 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

- I 232 244 245 I 380 250863 I 015 231 479 1 oe9 232 164 Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

- (X) 198 00 182 00 228 00 213 Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

- (X) 368 000 (Xl 368000 (Xl 368 000 (Xl 368 000 Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL - (X) 66.4 (Xl 68.2 00 62.9 00 63.1 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ - 163 086 (X) 83 151 (Xl 183 790 (Xl 95467 00 Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ - (X) 843 (Xl 457 (Xl 832 (Xl 448 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

- 1 209 192331 I 362 189610 I 001 184 628 I 081 178506 Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

- 1 184 157 622 1 327 153 848 988 153 196 1 067 148 219 

- 51 306 40 (NAI 14 77 9 (NA) 

- 96 1 352 134 (NA) 35 524 34 (NA) 

- 85 2006 115 (NA) 43 1 011 55 (HA) 

- 198 7416 234 (NA) 153 5810 174 (HA) 

- 269 18847 299 (NA) 260 (0) 290 (HA) 

- 252 34 559 300 (NA) 250 (0) 300 (HA) 

- 193 59491 167 (HA) 193 59491 167 (NA) 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 201029 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 31 21 272 33 (HA) 31 21 272 33 (HA) 

- 9 12373 5 (HA) 9 12373 5 (HA) 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 435 14022 556 17015 358 12970 450 14144 

- 604 20687 600 18 747 493 18462 482 16143 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 186 4 710 (HA) (HA) 152 4216 114 2666 

- 27 658 (HA) (NA) 19 599 53 I 145 

- 207 4 768 (NA) (NA) 160 4 150 238 5913 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ (ropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 397 10 551 (NA) (NA) 330 9497 226 6419 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 777 24250 865 26 225 656 21 772 709 23326 

- 166 4379 (NA) (NA) 140 3929 197 5402 

- 675 19871 (NA) (NA) 574 17843 591 17924 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 1 022 27664 I 168 35028 840 25079 934 30332 

Postureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 229 9531 I (NA) (NA) 200 8896 212 9655 

- 985 18 133 (NA) (NA) 810 16 183 904 20 677 

Pasturelond, aU types __________________________________ _ 

- 641 27932 (NA) (NA) 528 25 795 (NA) 29 201 

- 39 2834 26 1 262 37 (0) 25 (0) 

- 38 2692 (NA) (NA) 36 (0) 24 I 244 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) (NA) (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 14 

- 369 7 728 00 (X) 343 7579 00 (X) 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

1]978 dota are bosed on a sample of farms; see: text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ doHars_ - 1 232 45294 1 380 34 III I 015 45024 1 089 33 719 

- (X) 36 765 00 24718 (X) 44 359 (X) 30963 

Forms by volue of agricultural products sold: I 

$100,000 or more ____________________ -- -------------- $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (seelexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 104 22691 67 (NA) 104 22691 67 (NA) 

- 200 13035 165 (NA) 200 13035 165 (NA) 

- 169 4774 194 (NA) 169 4774 194 (NA) 

- 181 2508 228 (NA) 181 2 508 228 (NA) 

- 191 1 379 241 (NA) 191 1 379 241 (NA) 

- 170 637 179 (NA) 170 637 179 (NA) 

- 216 (0) 306 (NA) (X) (X) 15 (HA) 

- 46 102 (NA) (NA) (Xl (Xl (X) (X) 

- 48 82 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl 00 (X) 

- 42 53 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (Xl (X) 

- 80 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (V! (X) 

- 1 (0) - (NA) (X) (X) (XJ (X) 

Craps _________________ - - - --- - --------- - - - - ----- --- ---

Groins ____________________ -------------------------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ------------------ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons ------------------ Tobacco ______________ - _______ -------- --------------

Field seeds, hay, forage, and siloge ---------------------

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ______ ---------------- Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ 

Olher craps ________ - ___ ------------------------------

- 1 000 17904 1 226 15 207 868 17727 (NA) 14943 

- 889 II 065 (NA) (NA) 787 10939 936 10 759 

- 85 789 (NA) (NA) 82 788 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NAl (NA) 

- - - (HA) (NA) - - - - - 286 957 (NA) (NA) 245 919 319 818 

64 3 151 (HA) (NA) 56 3 142 33 1 688 

61 2310 (HA) (NA) 54 2 307 48 1 253 

8 (0) 9 370 7 (0) 6 369 

4 (0) (NAl (NA) 4 (0) 5 55 

liveslock, paullry, and Iheir producls ---------------------- Paultry ond poultry praducls ___________________________ _ 

g~~'Y. ':nadd~~l~es-== ========== == == ==== == == ======== ===== 

Hags and pigs __________ ------ -------- ----------------

Sheep, lambs, and waal ________________ ----------------

Olher liveslack and liveslock producls (see lexl) -----------

753 27390 866 18799 661 27298 745 18676 

43 3942 60 1 898 28 3939 39 1 894 

249 14825 (NAl (NA) 249 14825 295 10350 

601 5240 (NA) (NA) 547 5 183 637 4376 

197 3 184 (NA) (NA) 177 3168 211 1 821 

39 119 (HAl (NA) 26 110 47 139 

44 80 (HA) (NA) 31 74 35 96 

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl producls. 

364 IONIA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, 1978 

Farms 

Form. with Farms with irrigated land harvelled cropland 

Acres Acres Horvesled Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ____________________________ _ 1 232 1 380 244 245 1 184 242042 157622 39 12894 8 195 2834 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 101049 ocreL _____________________ _ 50 to 69 acres ______________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres ______________________ _ 

100 10139 ocres ____________________ _ 140 10179 ocreL ___________________ _ 

18010219 ocreL ___________________ _ 22010259 ocres ____________________ _ 

26010499 ocre'-___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ____________________ _ 1,000 10 1,999 ocreL ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

23 20 65 7 41 31 2 (0) (D) (D) 

195 202 6517 178 6060 3508 3 125 43 23 

88 103 5 153 85 4983 2 795 3 174 24 II 

183 236 14810 177 14331 7473 3 236 120 26 

161 189 18 671 159 18451 10634 2 (D) (D) (D) 

125 153 19672 123 19339 11 113 4 650 318 121 

90 104 17 7761 90 17776 10532

1 

7 1 442 I 105 3Os! 1 

85 

MI ~'MI 84 19904 12313

1 

3 708 380 

196 203 70213 195 69943 47400 3 1 098 525 

70 73 47243 70 47243 34 096 7 5083 3 611 1 113 10 I 12 7 15 011 12 15 011 11 466 1 (D) (D) (0) 

4 I 8960 4 8960 6261 1 (D) (D) (D) 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

-------- 1 232 244 245 1 380 250863 1 015 231 479 1 089 232 164 

-------- 1 184 157 622 1 327 153 848 988 153 196 1 067 148 219 land in forms __________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________ _ 

-------- 780 101 605 927 121 820 593 90653 670 105 855 

-------- 738 57054 (NA) 65 320 571 53 506 (NAl 60 422 

-------- 390 134041 389 119656 366 132425 362 117 304 

-------- 388 95 168

1 

(NA) 82 479

1 

365 94413

1 

(NAl 81 855

-------- 62 8 599 64 1 9387 56 8401 57 9005 

-------- 58 5400 (NA) 6049 52 5 277 (NA) 5942 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________ _ Harvested cropland __________________ _ Port owners __________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________ _ Tenants _____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________ _ 

-------- 1 096 195 295 (NA) (HAl 893 183 519 997 193 475 

-------- 120 43 256 (NA) (HAl 107 (D) 84 34 228 

-------- 12 5 100 (NA) (HAl 12 5 100 7 (D) 

nal, etc._ 4 594 (NA) (HAl 3 (D) 1 (D) 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________ _ Partnership __________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutio 

All forms 1 

Forms with soles of 

1 All fonns i Forms with sales of $2,500 or more $2,500 or more 1 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: forming _____________________________ _ 

Olher _______________________________ _ 

Operators by place of residence, 625 731 584 673 On form operated ______________________ I 032 1 095 862 878 

607 641 431 408 Not on farm operated ___________________ 109 107 80 77 

Jperators by age group: 

HOi reported ___________________________ 91 170 73 126 

Under 25 yeors _______________________ _ 32 29 24 19 Operators reporting days of work off form: 251034 yeorL _______________________ _ 187 187 160 153 Hone _________________________________ 461 432 425 391 3510 44 yeorL _______________________ _ 298 314 246 228 1 1049 doys- __________________________ 55 61 51 55 4510 54 yeors ________________________ _ 299 328 245 259 50 10 99 doys __________________________ 18 28 17 25 55 10 64 yeors ________________________ _ 254 322 215 263 100 10149 days ________________________ 26 17 22 14 6S years and over _____________________ _ 162 192 125 159 150 10 199 days ________________________ 41 65 31 49 Average oge __________________________ _ 48.2 49.2 48.0 49.7 200 days or more ______________________ 564 570 411 370 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms, see lexl) 

All fanns Forms with so~s of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

liveslock and poultry purchosed __________________________ _ 482 2 755 506 2 145 420 2706 380 2 092 Feed for liveslock and poullry __________ ~ _________________ _ 724 5640 7u7 3779 637 5609 613 3726 Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________________ _ Animal heallh cosls ____________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonls, and Irees ___________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ _ 

Olher agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ Hired form laboL ______________________________________ _ Conlrocllabor _________________________________________ _ 

Cuslomwork, machine hire, and renlol of machinery and 

328 3983 534 2396 308 3 974 443 2 375 642 428 (NA) (NAl 580 423 523 260 975 1 563 1 091 1 027 873 1 536 957 1 009 1 042 3937 1 152 2842 893 3865 980 2 793 985 1 711 837 865 861 1 693 758 856 453 2616 416 1 675 397 2 576 381 1 670 48 173 31 98 48 173 25 96 

equipmenl ___________________________________________ _ 645 511 669 491 574 491 566 471 

Energy and pelroleum producls __ .. ________________________ _ Pelroleum producls __________________________________ _ Gosoline __________________________________________ _ 

Dle.el fuel ________________________________________ _ 

~~ey~~i NOlurol _~~I~~~: gas _______________________________________ ~_n_d_~~~~~~ == == == == == ============ ==== _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ______________________ _ Eleclricily ___________________________________________ _ Other-cool, wood, coke, elc. _________________________ _ 

1 230 2980 (NAl (NAl 1003 2869 (NA) (NA) 1 230 2 182 1 319 1 590 1003 2 105 1 045 1 526 1 150 1 027 (NA) (NA) 935 974 1 012 926 674 795 (NAl (NAl 605 783 583 379 168 156 (NAl (NA) 148 154 128 86 106 42 (NAl (NAl 101 42 } 15 8 (NAl (NA) 15 8 1 043 135 1 230 154 (NAl (NA) 1003 144 932 787 (NAl (NA) 755 757 (NAl (NA) - 46 12 (NAl (HAl 29 7 (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA IONIA COUNTY, MICH. 365 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Fonns Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except ~sture ___________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ lime ______________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control1 042 128 527 893 125 365 1 042 127 975 893 124 875 40 552 29 490 215 6 102 207 6046 

Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________________ _ Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture __________________ _ 

406 38 380 365 37948 80 5 059 64 4888 90 6 112 78 6004 712 79 515 618 78245 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 20 1 042 20 1 042 

- 329 (Xl 308 (Xl 

- 204 (Xl 193 (Xl 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of 011 mochinery and equipment ____________ farms __ 

$I,O(XL Average per farm ________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ___________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel troctors ____________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheellype _________________________ _ 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 1 230 1 314 1 003 1 039 machinery and equipment - Can. 45 373 30395 43 460 27 757 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

36 889 23 132 43 330 26 715 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

59 207 43 114 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

315 248 145 157 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

284 303 259 245 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

1 000 1 370 651 763 473 6{)7 

1 052 1 376 667 734 538 642 

1 154 3 102 275 450 1 092 2 652 

391 429 116 117 277 312 

303 310 122 125 184 185 

409 417 59 6{) 350 357 

- - - - - - 495 507 154 16{) 343 347 

585 600 122 125 467 475 

229 263 74 82 164 181 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1974 

farms Acres on which used 

980 113 802 (NAJ 113 027 (NAJ 775 

126 4628 

(NAJ 23308 

6 1 267 

37 2352 

(NAJ 58 171 

12 852 

92 (Xl 

(NAJ ()O 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

148 217 137 193 

151 196 146 187 

103 73 103 73 

52 1 { 52 1 74 70 74 70 

44 .J L 44 .J 

1974 

Manufactured Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

1 154 1 520 931 

1 096 1450 675 

1 244 3 128 505 

291 304 95 

224 234 96 

534 554 105 

(NAJ (NAJ (NA) 

431 444 148 

572 579 112 

291 320 97 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

453 124 (X) 402 (Xl 397 381 

2344 (X) 289 (Xl 2 055 2 267 2275 

Forms ________________________________ --------------------

Workers ______________________ -------- --------------------

Forms with- 1 worker __________________________ ----------------------

2 worker. __________________________ --------------------- 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5109 workers __________________________________________ _ 

)0 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

170 48 48 161 161 125 159 

64 46 92 66 132 63 60 

99 21 67 75 244 89 64 

67 7 (0) 49 278 67 39 

53 2 (D) 51 1 240 53 59 

366 IONIA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and fheir products _______ $J,O()(L 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

I 

I 694 (X) I 751 D() 833 (X) 933 (X) 

(X) I - 760 (X) 876 (X) 657 718 (Xl 

- 753 27 390 866 18 799 661 27 2981 745 18 676 

- 715 8 543 832 (NAIl 639 8460

1 

726 6 336 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _______________ .. ______ . _____ . _________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

658 37 103 783 39 657 575 36 301 651 38 205 

- 457 16 392 549 16 395 405 16 081 459 15 803 

207 3 352 267 3 801 163 3 059 187 3 263 

279 13 040 340 12 594 268 13 022 316 12 540 

- 468 II 713

1 

(NA) (NAJI 419 II 517 429 10490

1 - 561 8998 (NA) (NA) 489 8 703 574 1 J 912 

Sales: Coffle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________ . ____ • _____________ • ___________ ._ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________ • _______________ $1.000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _______ • ______________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________ ._ .. ______ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 601 15 883 709 16019 547 15 668 637 15 668 

- (X) 5 240 (X) (NA) (Xl 5 183 (Xl 4 376 

- 304 6046 (NAI (NAI 287 5 953 302 3 805 

- (X) 806 (Xl (NA) (Xl 792 (X) 338 

- 513 9 837 (NA) (NAI 472 9 715 561 II 863 

- (X) 4 434 (Xl (NA)I (Xl 4 391 (X) 4 038

1 - 230 4 5341 (NA) (NAI 204 4467 1 197 4 881 

- (X) 2 237 (X) (NAI (X) 2 213 (Xl I 904 

- 249 14 8251 (NAI (NAI 249 14 825 295 10 350 

- 206 25 7121 270 19 715 176 25 385 207 19 058 

150 4 235 (NAI (NAI 132 4 151 144 3 055 

- 195 21 477 (NA) (NAI 168 21 234 187 16003 

lifters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _______________ ._ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 154 4 513 193 3 887 136 4 476 160 3 766 

- 128 1 975 160 1 778 115 I 959 137 I 714 

- 129 2 538 146 2 109 119 2 517 125 2 052 Sheep and lambs _________ • __________ .. ________ • ______ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older _________________ • _________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 38 2 087 55 2 902 25 I 795 47 2 745 

- 38 I 467 (NA) (NAI 25 I 268 46 I 634 

- 5 35 (NA) (NAI 2 (0) I (0) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs __________________________ • ______ • ____ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs _____ • _______ • __ • _____________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambs ___________________________ • ________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 164 652

1 

206 844

1 

102 418

1 

125 590 I 

- 197 34 795 262 27 691 177 34 5521 211 26 839 

- (X) 3 184 (X) (NA) (X) 3 168 (X) 1 821 

- 49 6 025 81 5 958 45 5 970 60 5 443 

- (X) 252 (X) (NAI (Xl 250 I (X) 136 

- 38 I 838 51 3 535 26 1 655 46 3 393 

- 38 I 801 (NA) (NA) 25 I 578 42 2 134 

- (X) 13466 (X) (NA) (X) II 565 (X) 15 086 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats __ • __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

- 39 119 (NA) (NA) 26 110 I 47 139

1 - I (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) I (0) 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) 

(0) I (Xl (Z) 

- 26 74 40 77 19 58 28 56 

- (X) 47 (X) (NA) (X) 42 (X) 18 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

I 

- 101 (Xl 160 (X)I 65 (XII 103 (XII 

- 82 379 009 156 301 902 54 (01 102 299 357 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 78 (D) 141 256 404 50 (0) 90 254 595 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 12 (0) (NA) (NA) 8 274 5 44 047 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 4 (O) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 4 55 090 Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 36 I 506 17 735 21 I 092 7 282 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 6 61 (NA) (NA) 6 61 1 (0) 

- 5 41 (NA) (NA) 5 41 I (01 

- 5 20 (NA) (NA) 5 20 - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 29 (X) (NA) (X) 15 (X) 5 (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _~ __________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Paullry and poullry productL ___________________ $1,000_ 

- 30 (X) 26 {X)I 21 {XII 20 (Xl 

- 9 344 220 23 276 957 7 (0) 19 276 792 

- 9 344 220 22 (0) 7 (0) 18 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) -

80; I 

2 (0) 

- 1 (O) (NA) (NA) - - - - 13 I 056 3 349 7 I (0) 

- 3 (O) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - - - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (O~ I -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - = I - 9 (X) (NA) (X) 7 {xq - (xq - 43 3942 60 1 898 28 3 939 39 I 894 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA IONIA COUNTY, MICH. 367 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvesled irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantily Fonns Acres Forms Acres Quantily Fanns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 929 70207 (X) 10 573 826 68 829 (X) 10 573 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

- I 059 67753 (X) (NA) (NAl 919 66172 (X) 2 (0) 

- 904 59968 4 955 073 10 (0) 802 58 676 4 885 573 10 (0) 

- I 025 56 250 3 613 338 (NA) (NAl 894 54 759 3545 717 - - - 301 10239 127 503 1 (0) 294 10 153 125913 1 (0) 

1974_ For fodder. hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 343 11 318 130013 2 (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 11 95 (X) - - Sorghums for all purposeL ____________________ 1978_ - 29 479 (X) - - 26 440 (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For siloge or green chop (tons, green} __________ 1978_ 

- 27 491 (X) (NAl (NAl 23 439 (X) - -

- I (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - - - 7 57 3 174 (NAl (NAl 7 57 3 174 - -

- 28 (0) 4 416 - - 25 (0) 4041 - - 1974_ CUi for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 17 346 2 322 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (HA) (NA) (NAl (NAl - - - - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl 3 36 (X) - -

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 518 15 555 655 338 - - 489 15 222 644 121 - - 1974_ Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 939 28 807 I 071 312 (NAl (NAl 828 27 387 I 028 833 - - - 534 12914 717 100 3 9 486 12 359 695 647 3 9 

1974_ 80rley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 468 9334 561 079 - - - 13 243 11 428 - - 13 243 11 428 - - 1974_ 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 16 250 9500 - - - 6 313 2510 - - 5 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 10 129 3 285 - - - 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl 11 158 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 240 II 895 331 600 I (0) 230 11 716 328 595 I (0) 

1974_ - 136 3904 102 564 (NAl (NAl 127 3 835 101 233 - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 5 (0) (0) - - 5 (0) (0) - - 1974_ - 4 96 14000 (NAl (NAl 4 96 14000 - -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions. dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 782 35 106 95625 3 24 653 33 255 92 283 3 24 

1974_ - 829 30400 75309 (NAl (NAl 684 28 286 72 545 - - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 686 24683 76228 2 (0) 575 23204 73 542 2 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 588 19 353 55 972 - -

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions. dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ - 166 2 911 5 357 - - 146 2688 4916 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 27 559 (X) - - 26 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 86 I 331 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl 4 67 2 220 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 27 559 71 609 - - 26 (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 81 I 235 146 375 - -

All vegelables horvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ - 64 3 875 (X) 7 1264 56 3839 (X) 6 (0) 

- 40 2646 (X) (NA) (NAl 34 2638 (X) 6 861 

Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

- II 319 (X) 5 (0) 9 (0) (X) 5 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 8 241 (X) 4 110 

- 3 I (X) I (0) I (0) (X) I (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 2 (0) (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 13 331 (X) - - 11 (0) (X) - - - (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl 8 259 (X) - -

land in orchardL ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 60 3369 (X) 14 712 52 3300 (X) 12 (0) 

- 55 2 180 CO (NA) (NAl 42 2 152 (X) 5 191 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Gropes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 52 3 123 31 448 901 (NAl (NAl 46 3 073 31 427 791 (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl I 868 17565 170 (NAl (NA) 

- 17 107 324 788 (NAl (NAl 15 (0) (0) (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 78 195978 (NAl (NA) 

- 6 2 I 184 (NAl (NAl 3 (Z) (0) (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - (HAl (NA) 

8erries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products. ______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 22 50 (X) 10 27 17 48 (X) 9 (0) 

- 17 43 (X) (NAl (NAl 12 42 (X) 4 14 

- 16 42 163 746 10 27 12 40 162418 9 (0) 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 8 16 63 268 4 14 

- 8 249 (X) 4 42 7 (0) (X) 4 42 

- 87 8 077 (X) (NAl (NAl 85 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

368 IONIA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Acres Farms Acres forms Acres Forms Acres 

237 60 079 225 57 1901 158 52234 144 47456 - 00 330 (X) 253 ()O 254 (X) 331 - (X) 348 160 O() 348 1601 (X) 348 160 (X) 348 160 

- (X) 17.3 (X) 16.4 (X) 15.0 ()() 13.6 

Forms ______ -_ -_ ---- ---------------------- ----------- Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Ap~;~;!~j~~ ~~n~~~~o==== ====== == == ==== == ======-p;;c~~t= 

144 016 (X) 84 760 (X) 194962 (X) III 465 (X) 

- (X) 338 (X) 589 (X) 333 (X) 584 -

Value of land and buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 

234 34 678 218 30 727 156 30 361 139 25 131 

- 226 23 701 207 19 198 152 21 618 136 17 315 

-

land in forms according to use: Talal cropland ____________________________________ .. __ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

12 47 17 (NA) 4 12 1 (NA) 

- 4 (NA) 30 418 19 (NA) 5 71 - 23 518 20 (NA) 9 212 5 (NA) 

- 930 26 (NA) 42 1 594 40 (NA) 24 - 3 479 59 (NA) 41 2977 48 (NA) 

- 48 31 (NA) 47 6 193 31 (NA) 45 (0)1 - 5 644 18 (NA) 20 5644 18 (NA) 20 - (0) 2 (NA) 2 (0) 2 (NA) 2 - (NA) 2 (0) 1 (NA) 2 (0) 1 -

125 7099 138 8 620 89 5 562 85 5686 

- 2 130 127 3 878 76 2 909 92 3 181 44 -

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

3010 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 10199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ____________________ .. ______ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

28 520 (NA) (NA) 23 446 Il 293 - 28 658 (NA) (NA) 20 550 6 436 - 1 071 60 1 4001 (NA) (NA)I 43 1 187 28 - (NA) 41 998 9 330 - 57 1 300 (NA) 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Totol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

157 19916 145 20 284 114 17 590 96 16769 - 69 10456 (NA) (NA) 54 9 775 59 12256 - 9460 (NA) (NA) 78 7 815 55 4 513 - 109 

174 5 485 152 6 179 113 4 283 95 5 556 - Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

24 1 254 (NA) (NA) 14 853 25 3481 - 167 4 231 (NA) (NA) 109 3430 93 2 075 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 163 18 809 Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ (NA) (NA) 113 16 190 (NA) 21 423 

- 2 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 69 1 461 (X) (X) 62 1 445 (X) (X) 

Irrigated fond ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

1)978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 237 4 662 225 3046 158 4 578 144 2 958 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 19 673 (X) 13 538 (X) 28 976 (X) 20 542 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 8 2386 6 (NA) 8 2 386 6 (NA) $40.000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- Il 746 8 (NA) II 746 8 (NA) $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 24 598 18 (NA) 24 598 18 (NA) $10.000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 26 351 31 (NA) 26 351 31 (NA) $5.000 10 $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 45 334 40 (NA) 45 334 40 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 44 165 40 (NA) 44 165 40 (NA) less Ihan $2.500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ - 79 84 82 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 14 30 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 10 $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

- 13 21 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 13 16 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 39 16 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

$1.000 10 $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see lexl) ____________________________ _ 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

- Groins 161 1 098 157 680 119 1 057 (NA) 635 ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 90 603 (NA) (NA) 76 593 65 270 

- 10 142 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

- 106 467 (NA) (NA) 75 437 89 345 

- 7 15 (NA) (NA) 3 14 2 (0) 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 1 (0) 

Olher craps ________________________________________ _ 1 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

liveslock, poultry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ 

Poullry and poullry producls __________________________ _ 

Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

Callie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and waal ______________________________ _ 

Olher liveslack and liveslack producls (see lexl) _________ _ 

- 160 3564 183 2 352 124 3 521 127 2309 

- 9 7 16 3 9 7 7 2 - 26 1 335 (NA) (NA) 26 1 335 40 981 

- 145 1 898 (NA) (NA) 113 1 857 119 1 060 - 18 300 (NA) (NA) 16 (0) 17 195 

- 7 17 (NA) (NA) 7 17 7 21 

- 8 7 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 5 51 

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl praducls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 10SCO COUNTY, MICH. 369 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Forms in farms cropland 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- Forms with- 237 225 60 079 226 58 733 23 701 

- 3 2 11 3 11 7 - 28 28 941 25 887 443 - 9 10 505 9 505 217 - 36 19 2940 34 2786 1 195 - 35 34 4 136 33 3916 1 525 - 33 34 5 240 31 4922 2 112 - 21 24 4 144 21 4 144 2 144 - 16 11 3 832 15 3 592 1 044 - 34 42 12 185 33 11 825 5 156 - 19 19 12639 19 12 639 4815 

- 1 1 (D) 1 (D) (0) 

- 2 1 (0) 2 (D) (D) 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

SO to 69 ocreL ____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 10 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1.000 to 1.999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 237 60079 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 226 23 701 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 146 21 005 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 136 6984 Port owners __________________________________ _ 80 37 175 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 80 15 842 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 11 1 899 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 10 875 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 220 42 797 Partnership __________________________________ _ 16 (D) Corporation __________________________________ _ 1 (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust. institutional. etc._ 

All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 >1974 1978 >1974 

99 116 

138 108 

6 8 21 18 

40 40 

57 60 

68 59 

45 39 

52.6 51.4 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Farms 

225 

207 

167 

(NA) 

52 

(NA) 

6 (NA) 

(NAJ 

(NAJ 

(NA) 

(NA) 

I 

Acres 

57 190 

19 198 

28 554 

7973 

27 897 

10 796 

739 

429 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAJ 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 66 334 79 365 

- 143 576 170 384 

- 50 272 98 122 

- 104 SO (NA) (NA) 

- 165 128 131 95 

- 170 318 129 240 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds. bulbs. plants. and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________ -- ---------------

- 140 77 83 42 

- 86 256 61 125 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form lobar ____________________ -_ -- ------------ ---

Contract labor ________________ - _____ ---- ------------ ---- 2 (D) - - Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________ -- ---------------- 116 33 80 29 

- 236 327 (NAJ (NA) 

- 236 250 221 182 

- 236 149 (NA) (NA) 

- 56 56 (NA) (NA) 

- 21 14 (NAJ (NA) 

- 19 4 (NAJ (NA) 

- 15 7 (NAJ (NA) 

- 236 19 (NAJ (NA) 

151 75 (NAJ (NA) 

- 10 1 (NAJ (NA) 

Energy and petroleum product'-_________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________ -------- -------------- Gosoline ____________________ -_ ------ --------------

Diesel fuel ________________________ -- --------------

~~ey~~i _~~t~~~~_o_n_d_~~~~~~== ======== ==== =========== Natural gas ___________ • ____________ ---------------

Kerosene, motor oil. and greose _____________________ _ Electrlcity _______________ • ________ ---- ----------------

Other-cool. wood. cake. etc .. ________________________ _ 

Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested Forms in forms cropland 

2 (D) (D) 

- - - 1 (D) (D) 

- - - 1 (D) (0) 

- - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

158 

152 

79 

73 

70 

70 

9 

9 

143 

14 

I 

Acres 

52 234 21 618 

(0) 

(D) 

36 164 

15364 (0) 

(0) 

35 197 

(0) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

144 

136 

96 

(NA) 

43 

(NA) 

5 (NA) 

133 

10 

1 

Irrigated land 

(D) 

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acres 

47 456 

17 315 

(0) 

6 470 

26630 

10 434 

(D) 

411 

34 396 

(0) 

(D) 

All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

188 168 131 116 

28 20 17 6 

21 36 10 21 

88 73 64 61 

11 9 8 8 3 11 2 7 

10 6 

20 13 14 4 

99 86 60 41 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

50 331 55 350 

87 549 105 354 

39 257 68 108 

73 48 75 24 

117 117 99 90 

120 304 96 231 

96 73 61 41 

55 253 43 122 

2 (0) - -

101 31 57 26 

146 295 (NA) (NA) 

146 223 143 162 

146 125 138 116 

50 56 62 27 

21 14 13 3 

19 4 } 15 7 143 15 

146 17 

114 71 (NA) (NA) 

5 1 (NA) (NA) 

370 105CO COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms, see text] 

All forms Fanns with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ - _____ -_ ---------------------- (ropland fertilized, except ~sture ___________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ 

lime ________________ ------------------ ---------------------

158 15 140 109 

158 14460 109 

8 680 8 

10 474 9 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops ______________________________ _ 70 2 162 38 Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ - - - Diseases in crops and orchords ______________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross. or brush in crops and posture __________________ _ 

- - - 77 7 756 65 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry ________________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird con'ro'- _______________________ _ 

1 (D) 1 

58 00 47 

35 00 29 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

_ $1.000_ -

- Average per farm ________________ dollars __ 

farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ________ __ ____________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel troctors ____________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Com heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers _________ _ CottonpickerL ____________________________ _ Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of farms- see text] 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con, 

Estimated morket value of all 

236 219 146 140 machinery and equipment - Con. 

6652 3855 5835 3067 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

28 188 17603 39 966 21 907 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

15 31 7 11 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

102 53 42 20 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

45 61 i 28 45 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Monufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Humber Farms Number 

181 241 103 134 93 107 172 220 100 110 93 110 229 480 57 76 211 404 

31 33 1 (D) 31 (D) 

16 17 1 (D) 15 (D) 

49 49 2 (D) 47 (D) 

- - - - - - 84 84 33 33 51 51 115 115 39 39 76 76 

52 81 15 16 43 65 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of fanns; see text] 

Hired workers-All fonns, 1978 

14323 96 8 150 

13643 (NA) 8004 

680 (HA) 146 

(D) 2 (D) 

1 551 (HA) 824 

- 1 (D) 

- - - 7623 (NA) 5088 

(D) 4 

00 

00 (NA) 

13 

~l 

All fanns Fonns with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

16 40 16 33 

23 24 18 21 

14 7 14 7 

4 1 { 4 1 9 3 9 3 

8 J L 8 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Humber 1970 to 1974 

175 217 136 180 234 108 207 451 54 29 29 2 9 9 1 60 60 14 (NA) (NA) (HA) 

86 86 24 130 130 23 

57 64 17 

Any hired workersforms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less Ihon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

~~rl.~r$-==== ======== ==== ====== ======== ============ ==== == == 86 11 (X) 82 00 55 43 264 00 41 00 223 218 199 

Forms wlthtJl~~ii}~il~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 25 4 4 24 24 9 13 18 3 6 17 34 3 8 26 1 (D) 27 88 26 8 15 2 (D) 14 77 15 9 2 1 (D) - - 2 5 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 105CO COUNTY, MICH. 371 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 179 (X) 194 (X) 127 (X) 127 (X) 

- 162 (X) 177 (X) 119 (X) 121 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $l,OOCL 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 160 3564 183 2352 124 3521 127 2309 

- 157 2 215 169 (NA) 123 (D) 125 1 276 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows ____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls and bull calves ____________ _ 

- 151 8977 168 10879 108 8421 117 9904 

- 126 3 755 149 4 731 92 3 503 106 4255 

-- 102 2566 119 3488 69 (D) 79 3035 

- 32 1 189 48 I 243 30 (D) 41 1 220 

- 124 2996 (NAl (NA) 93 2855 100 2605 

-- 134 2 226 (NAl (NA) 97 2063 101 3044 

Soles, Cottle and calves __________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Calves _________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Cottle __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Fattened cottle ________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 

-- 145 4627 158 4 084 113 4491 119 3 s.c9 

-- (X) 1 898 (X) (NA) (X) 1 857 (X) 1060 

-- 71 916 (NAl (NA) 60 876 68 996 

-- (X) 176 (X) (NA) (X) 169 (X) 126 

-- 130 3 711 (NAl (NA) 98 3 615 106 2853 

-- (X) I 722 (X) (NA) (X) 1 689 (X) 934 

-- 30 2 171 (NA) (NA) 23 2 152 25 1 358 

-- (X) 1 085 (X) (NA) (X) 1 078 (X) 538 

-- 26 1 335 (NAl (NA) 26 1 335 40 981 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ Other hogs ond pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 27 2 855 29 2 301 22 2836 20 2259 

-- 18 (D) (NA) (NA) 17 (D) 11 207 

-- 26 (D) (NAl (NA) 21 (D) 20 2052 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 _____________ _ June I and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Soles, Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Sheep and lomb,-__________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ Pounds of wooL _________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1.000 

Goats ________________________________ -_ -_ - _____ ---

$1.000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 

-- 21 559 13 412 19 (0) 12 (D) 

-- 17 263 10 195 15 (0) 10 195 

-- 16 296 12 217 15 (D) 11 (D) 

-- 7 610 11 474 7 610 6 461 

- 7 321 (NA) (NA) 7 321 6 303 

-- 5 32 (NAl (NA) 4 (D) - -

-- 47 186 53 2411 28 108 21 99 

-- 18 3 &06 20 3 097 16 (D) 17 3082 

-- (X) 300 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 195 

-- 10 625 11 933 9 (D) 10 (D) 

-- (X) 27 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 14 

-- 7 422 11 504 7 422 7. 500 

-- 7 356 (NA) (NA) 7 356 5 322 

-- (X) 2863 (X) (NAl (X) 2863 (X) 2 552 

-- 7 17 (NA) (NA) 7 17 7 21 

-- I (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - -

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) -

- 6 11 6 25 3 8 2 (D) 

-- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) (Z) 

POULTRY 

lnwntoryl Any poultry __________________________ ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ________ - _____________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ______ ----- _________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ________ - _________ ---------- --------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ --------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____ - _______ -- -------- -------- -------

- 46 (X) 47 (X) 29 (X) 22 (X) 

- 41 913 45 1 515 26 680 21 780 

- 40 827 42 I 221 26 (D) 19 586 

- 6 86 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 3 175 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

- 9 101 8 482 4 35 5 341 

- 6 413 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 3 66 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 17 (X) (NA) (X) 10 (X) 6 (X) 

Soles, 

Any poultry ______ -_ -_ -_ -_ -_ -- ------ -- ---- ---- ------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________ - _____ ---------- --------------

Turkeys for slaughter ____ ---------- --------------- Turkey hens kept far breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____ - _________ -------- ------- - ------- Paultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

- 9 (X) 9 (X) 9 (X) 6 (X) 

- 2 (D) 5 197 2 (0) 3 (D) 

- 2 (D) 5 197 2 (0) 3 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) - -

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (X) (NAl (X) 1 (X) 1 (X) 

- 9 7 16 3 9 7 7 2 

372 105CO COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chap (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

CuI for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sweetpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexll-________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978 __ 

Field seed crop"-_____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Land in orchard"-____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 

197''-- Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Slrawberries (paunds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse producls _______________ 1978 __ Olher craps _________________________________ 1978 __ 

i 

Forms 

112 

110 

92 

71 

52 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

-

-

-

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

20 

55 

81 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

8 

6 

-

-

-

-

-

-

3 

4 

-

- 202 

179 

165 

(NA) 

45 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

7 

6 

2 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

7 

10 

7 

(NAl 

1 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

1 

5 

1 

(NA) 

1 

7 

Harvesled 

Acres 

6969 

5404 

4582 

2 182 

2 387 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

-

-

-

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

566 1 067 

1 953 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

207 

178 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

2 

-

- 14 118 

10500 

9424 

(NA) 

2 403 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

44 

29 

(D) 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

45 

16 

37 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

13 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

276 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Irrigaled 

Quonlity Forms 

DO - DO (NA) 

326309 -

129 880 (NA) 

25583 -

(NA) (NA) 

(X) -

DO (NA) 

(X) I - ()O (NA) 

- -

- (NA) 

(D) -

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

DO - (X) (NA) 

22035 -

39691 (NA) 

103 274 - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(D) - (NA) (NA) 

DO - DO (NA) 

4 467 - 3 134 (NA) 

- -

- (NA) 

- -

=1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

71 - 240 (NA) 

- - - (NA) 

31 538 -

22 440 (NA) 

22 2781 - (NA) (NA) 

5 725 -

()O -

DO (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

DO 1 

(X) (NA) 

DO 1 

(X) (NA) 

(X) 1 

(X) (NA) 

DO - (X) (NA) 

(X) - ()() (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) 

- (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) 1 

(X) (NA) 

(D) 1 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigaled 

Acres Forms Acres Quanlity Farms Acres 

- 92 6741 (X) - -

(NA) 90 5 158 (X) - - - 79 4473 320934 - - (NA) 60 2 105 125 802 - -

- 45 2268 24029 - - (NA) 49 3 015 30 597 - -

- - - ()O - - (NA) 3 38 ()O - -

(N":; I 2 (D) (X) 1 - =1 - - (X) -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - - - 2 (D) (0) - -

(NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) 1 - - (X) - -

- 20 566 22 035 - - (NA) 46 1 011 37 776 - - - 68 1 823 97319 - -

(NA) 69 1 472 96565 - -

- - - - - -

(NA) 3 111 4079 - -

- - - - - -

(N~ I 2 (0) (D) - - - =1 (X) -

(NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

- 8 207 4467 - - (NA) 6 178 3 134 - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - -

(N":; I =1 - - - -

- - - - - 1 (D) (D) - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- 138 12423 29 301 - -

(NA) 121 9090 20 201 - -

(N":; 1 

120 8 278 20 716 - - 97 5734 13684 - -

- 25 1 994 5 188 - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) 23 406 DO - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) 22 399 33 621 - -

(D) 3 35 (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) 2 (D) (X) - - (D) 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) 2 (D) DO - - (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) 1 (D) ()() - - - - - ()() - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- 2 (D) (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - (NAl 2 (D) (D) (NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) (NAl 

(NAl - - - (NAl (NAl 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 1 (D) (D) (NAl (NA) 

(NAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

(D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

(D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) (NA) 2 (D) - 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) ()() - - (NA) 6 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

105CO COUNTY, MICH. 373 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

Forms ____________________________________ _ - Average size of form ____________ . ___________ .. _______ _ 

- Approximate land area _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms _____________ _ __ percenL -

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form ____________ .. _ __ dollars-

_ _ dollors_ - Average per acre __________ _ -

land in forms according to use: Total croplond ______________ . _______________ _ 

Harvested - cropland _________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres ___ _ 

10 to 19 acres __ 

20 to 29 acres __ . 

30 to 49 acres __ 

50 10 99 acres 100 to 199 acres ____ .... __________ . ____________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ____________ . ______________ _ 

(ropland used only for pasturL_. _________________ . __ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______ " ______ _ Cropland idle ______ . _____ ____________ _ 

Total woodland ____ . ______________________ _ 

Woodland pastured ______ .. _____________ . __________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land___ _____ _ ____________________ _ 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots. ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Pastureland, all Iypes _____ _ 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

11978 data are based on a sample af forms; see text. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All farms 

1978 

forms Acres 

92 26 142 (X) 284 (X) 749 440 I (X) 3.5 

83 763 (X) 

(X) 295 

91 12 1931 90 7 620 

3 14 

8 121 11 268 17 641 24 1 509 

18 2 0871 8 (0) 1 (0) 

- -

49 2 754 

25 1 819 

11 881 1 (0) 

8 (0) 1 15 783 

79 11 633 51 5 890 

49 5 743 

59 2 316 

11 660 

59 1 656 

74 9 304 

5 343 

5 343 

- - - -

1 (D) 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

All forms 

1978 

Value 

Farms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold 1 _______________ _ 92 1 146 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 12 459 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold; 1 

$100.000 or more_~ ~ __ ~ ~ __ ~ ~ _____ ~_ ~_~_ ~~ ~_ ~~ ___ ~ ___ _ - 2 (0) 

$40.00010 $99.999 ____ ~~_~_~~_ .. ~~ ___ ~ __ ~~ ___ ~ ______ _ - 4 (D) 

$20.00010 $39.999 _~ __ ~~ __ ~ ___ ~~_~ ________ ~_~ ___ ~ __ _ - 11 314 $10.00010 $19.999 ______________ ~ __________________ _ 

- 8 97 $5.00010 $9.999 ____ ~ ____ ~ __ ~~_~ ______ ~_~ __________ _ - 20 139 

$2.50010 $4,999 __ ~ ___ ~~~ ___ ~~~~~ _______ ~_~ ____ ~ ___ _ - 14 49 less Ihan $2,500 (see 'ex I) ______ ~ ____________________ _ - 33 33 $2,00010 $2,499 ________ ~ ___ ~ __ ~ _________________ _ 

- 6 13 $1,50010 $1,999 ___________ ~ _______ ~ __ ~ __________ _ 

$1.00010 $1,499 ________ ~_~~ _________ ~ ____ ~ ______ _ 

- 1 (D) 

- 8 (D) 

less Ihon $1,000 _______ ~_~~ ______________________ _ - 18 8 Abnormal forms {see text) ____________________________ _ - - -

Crops __________________________________ - __ - ----------- 49 560 Groins ____________________________________________ _ - 14 65 Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ - - - Cotton and cottonseed _________________ - _____ - --------- - - Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ - - - Tobacco ________________________________________ ----- - -

- 33 103 

- 3 (D) 

- 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berrieL _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ - 6 384 

- 64 586 

- 3 (D) 

15 223 

60 265 

livestock, paultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 

- 2 (0) 

- 4 37 

Hags and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and waol ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

11974 data include sales of forest products. 

374 IRON COUNTY, MICH. 

Forms wifh soles of $2.500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

83 22 363 59 21 193 54 18 397 (X) 269 (X) 359 (X) 341 (X) 749 440 (X) 749 440 (X) 749440 (X) 3.0 (X) 2.8 (X) 2.5 

56 627 (X) 100 433 (X) 67 241 (X) 

(X) 210 (X) 280 (X) 197 

83 10 782 58 9909 54 9 044 

82 5 958 58 6 309 53 5 242 

6 (NA) 1 (0) 4 (NA) 

9 (NA) 2 (D) 2 (NA) 

9 (NA) 5 125 - (NA) 

16 (NA) 10 393 8 (NA) 

22 (NA) 17 1 103 19 (NA) 

14 (NA) I 14 1 675 14 (NA) 

6 (NA) 8 (0) 6 (NA) 

- (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) 

- (NA) - - - (NA) 

55 3 400 31 2 225 37 2 528 

19 1 424 15 1 375 15 1 274 

(NA) (NA) 7 840 6 275 (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA)I 6 (D) 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 10 (D) 6 867 

72 8 187 54 9 374 46 6 447 (NA) (NA) 34 4 788 27 2 376 

(NA) (NA) 32 4 586 37 4071 

56 3 394 40 1910 39 2 906 

(NA) (NA) 8 585 14 2 134 (NA) (NA) 40 1 325 37 772 

(NA) (NA) 47 7 598 (NA) 7 038 

3 305 4 (0) 3 305 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 3 305 (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - (NA) (NA) - - - - (X) (X) 1 (D) (X) (X) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

83 1 257 59 1 114 54 1 223 (X) 15 145 (X) 18 874 (X) 22 648 

3 (NA) 2 (D) 3 (NA) 

1 (NA) 4 (0) 1 (NA) 

6 (NA) 11 314 6 (NA) 

12 (NA) 8 97 12 (NA) 

18 (NA) 20 139 18 (NA) 

12 (NA) 14 49 12 (NA) 

31 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

50 812 1 33 544 (NA) 798 

(NA) (NA) 11 63 14 (0) 

(NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 22 90 22 73 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) - 1 (D) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 6 384 7 670 

68 418 46 569 44 400 

8 65 3 (0) 5 65 

(NA) (NA) 15 223 23 216 

(NA) (NA) 44 249 42 90 

(NA) (NA) - - 5 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 3 (0) 5 25 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

- 92 83 26 142 90 25 702 7 62:

1 

5 2 326 56() 

- - - - - - - - -

All forms ___________________________ _ 

forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres-____________________ _ 

- 6 3 (0) 5 (0) (0) I (0) (0) 

- 2 4 (0) 2 (0) (0) - - - - 8 12 644 8 644 200 - - -

50 to 69 ocres-____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

- 100 16 12 I 852 16 1 852 702 - - - to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 10 8 I 520 10 I 520 422 - - - 140 to 179 ocres-__________________ _ 

- 9 8 :;1 9 1 830 572 - - -

- 6 7 6 1 408 457 - - -

- 22 20 8 188 21 7 788 2 498 1 (0) (0) 

- 10 7 6 796 10 6 796 1 526 3 (0) (0) 

- 3 1 3 565 3 3 565 1 103 - - -

- - I - - - - - -

.180 to 219 ocres- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocres-__________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocreS-__________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres-__________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4_ Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Forms Acres Forms 

92 

90 

53 

51 

37 

37 

2 

2 

84 

4 

4 

59 

58 

31 

30 

27 

27 

1 

I 

51 

4 

4 

21 193 54 

6 309 53 

(0) 28 (0) (NA) 

11 256 26 

3 898 (NA) 

(0) 

(0) (NA) 

17 238 51 

I 459 

2496 

Irrigated land 

343 

-

(0) 

-

-

-

-

=1 

(0)1 

(O~I 

Acres 

18 397 5 242 

9 596 

I 747 

8 801 

3 495 

15 341 

3056 

All forms All farms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 11974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming -_____________________________ 39 46 32 37 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Other ---_____________________________ 53 34 27 14 Not on farm operated __________________ _ 70 71 47 46 11 4 7 3 Operators by age group: Not reparted __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years -----___________________ 4 2 - Operators reporting days of work off form; 25 to 34 yeors_________________________ 7 8 3 5 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeor'-________________________ 18 20 10 15 1 to 49 doy'- _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeor'-________________________ 23 16 14 9 50 to 99 doy'-________________________ _ 

~~ ~~o~ ~~d~~~;====================== 3~ 2~ 2~ 1~ ~~:~ ~~ ~~~~======================:: 

11 51 5 21 

24 25 17 21 7 4 7 3 2 4 2 2 6 4 6 2 5 9 4 2 Average oge___________________________ 50.0 51.1 51.3 50.7 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

~--------~--------~ ~--------~----------~ 45 26 21 13 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 28 80 24 29 18 76 13 23 - 62 115 63 104 41 108 42 99 - 29 74 35 65 25 

7~ I 25 63 - 54 9 (NA) (NA) 34 26 7 - 42 38 42 49 31 37 33 48 - 46 70 47 54 36 67 39 52 - 32 45 24 26 26 44 20 26 - 33 201 28 80 25 192 25 79 - 7 5 7 3 6 (0) 5 (0) 

- 31 12 31 6 20 10 20 5 

- 92 116 (NA) (NA) 59 101 (NA) (NA) - 92 91 81 58 59 81 53 51 - 91 58 (NA) (NA) 58 50 53 35 - 27 18 (NA) (NA) 22 17 17 8 - 13 (0) (NA) (NA) 13 (0) 13 2 - 7 3 (NA). (NA) 7 3 } - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 53 6 - 92 9 (NA) (NA) 59 7 - 71 23 (NA) (NA) 49 18 (NA) (NA) - 13 3 (NA) (NA) 9 2 (NA) (NA)! 

livestock and poultry purchosed ___________ . ______________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feedL ____________ .. _______ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

~ds. bu!bs/I~nts, and trees __________________________ _ 

ommerclol ertdlzer __________________________________ _ Olher agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form 10boL _____________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products-_________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

Natural ~~eY~ji _~~t~~~~~_~d_~~~~~~ gas ______________________________________ == == == == == ==== == == ==== === _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool. wood, coke, elc, _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA IRON COUNTY, MICH. 375 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

fl978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to control-

- 45 2 159 36 

- 45 2 045 36 . 5 114 4 

- 12 537 11 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 15 1 070 11 

- 2 (D) 2 - 7 418 6 

- 24 1 431

1 20 

- 6 31

1\ 5 16 (X) 11 

- 10 (X) 7 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ .. _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers- ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

[1978 dota ore bosed on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con_ 

Estimated market value of all 

92 81 59 52 machinery and equipment - Can. 

2 038 1 451 1 789 1 188 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

22 155 17 914 30 322 22 846 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

4 15 - 5 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

40 21 15 10 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

23 14 19 IIi $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

farms Number farms Number Forms Number 

61 78 41 46 26 32 

77 133 39 46 55 87 

88 210 11 16 84 194 

14 14 2 (D) 12 (D) 

- - - - - -

2 (D) - - 2 (D) 

- - - - - -

37 42 14 14 23 28 

55 58 13 14 43 44 

14 15 2 (D) 12 (D) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

2 018 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

984 

(0) 

(D) 

1 385 

(D) 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

39 1 139 (NA) 1 091 (NA) 48 

5 175 

(NA) 568 

- - 1 (D) 

(NA) 872 

1 (D) 

3 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

10 15 10 10 

4 10 4 10 

2 4 2 4 

5 ' 2{ 

5 1- 3 ~ 21 3 

I..) L I ..) 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

60 79 34 

73 125 39 

80 179 15 

7 7 - - - -

2 (D) I (NA) (NA) (NA) 

25 27 10 

49 50 12 

10 11 2 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ____________________________________ - - __ -----------

Workers ____________________________ - ___ - - ---------------- 33 8 (X) 31 (X) 25 25 

- 165 (X) 27 (X) 138 146 168 

6 1 (D) 6 6 3 4 - II 2 (D) 10 20 8 3 - 5 3 11 6 19 4 7 - 7 2 (D) 6 40 6 7 - 4 3 53 4 4 - - -

Forms with- J worker __________________ - _____ -_ -_ -_ ----- - -----------

2 workers ________________________ ---_ ---------- -------- 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

510 9 workers ___________________ • _____________________ _ 

to workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

316 IRON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry ________________ • ____________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 73 (X) 72 (X) 46 (X) 46 (X) 

67 (X) 66 (X) 44 (X) 43 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products • ______ $1.00(L 

Any cattle. hags, or sheep _____________________ $1,000_ 64 586 68 418 46 569 44 400 

61 276 62 (NA) 44 (0) 43 95 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: CoUle and calves ________ .. __________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved __ .. _________________ _ Beef cows ____ . __________________ . ______________ _ 

Milk cows ____ • ________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Sleers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

66 2 138 65 2 662 44 J 914 42 2 227 

63 1 252 60 1 347 44 1 148 40 1 098 

47 898 43 936 32 811 24 704 

20 354 30 411 15 337 26 394 

54 575 (NA) (NA) 37 514 40 696 

61 311 (NA) (NA) 42 252 39 433 

Sales: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

~l,Ooo_ (ottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

~I,Ooo_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

60 871 61 630 44 811 42 534 

(X) 265 (X) (NA) (X) 249 (X) 90 -

- 41 435 (NA) (NA) 32 410 29 286 

- (X) 107 (X) (NA) (X) 102 (X) 25 

46 436 (NA) (NA) 35 401 34 248 

- (X) 158

1 

(X) (NA)I (X) 147 (X) 65

1 6 20 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 4 19 

(X) 8 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 5 

- 15 223 (NA) (NA) 15 223 23 216 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

- 3 10 10 120 1 (0) 7 112 

- - (NA) (NA) - - 3 15 

- 3 10 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 6 97 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec, 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 5 28 - - 5 28 

- - - 4 18 - - 4 18 

- 1 (0) 4 10 - - 4 10 

Sheep and lombs ____________________ .. _______________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 28 129

1 

24 150

1 

14 81

1 

17 100

1 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 1 (D) 5 129 - - 5 129 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (D) Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- - - 4 108 - - 4 108 

$1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) 3 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 1 (D) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

Sheep, lambs, and woal ________________________ $1.000_ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) 7 46 2 (D) 4 34 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 5 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any paultry ~ _______________________________________ _ 

- 13 (X) 15 (X) 7 (X) II (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 13 1 974 14 (D) 7 (D) 10 (0) Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

- 13 1 974 14 (D) 7 (D) 10 (0) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 3 54 3 70 1 (D) 3 70 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other paultry ____________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 3 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 3 (X) 

Sal .. , Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying Qge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

- 3 (X) 2 (X) 3 (X) 2 (X) 

- 2 (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 2 (D) 1 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -. Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot-type chickens ________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter _____________ " ______________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other paultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and paultry product'-___________________ $1.000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (X) (NA) (Xii 2 (X) 1 (X) 

- 3 (0) 8 65 3 (0) 5 65 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA IRON COUNTY, MICH. 377 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Com for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For grain or seed (bushels>-__________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For siloge or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - CuI for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ Hogged - or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheal for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Ools for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 80rley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soyboons for boons (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Callan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexlL ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher lome dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegelables harvested for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tomal,,"s _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cawpeas ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

-

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - SIrowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops ____________________________ - ____ 1978_ -

-

378 IRON COUNTY, MICH. 

Farms 

9 

5 

1 

1 

8 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

3 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

2 

48 

(NA) 

7 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6 

9 

-

-

82 

72 

26 

(NA) 

54 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

3 

1 

3 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

1 

2 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

1 

1 

(NA) 

1 

-

All forms 

Horvesled Irrigaled 

Acres Quanlity Forms 

262 (X) - 46 (X) (NA) 

(D) (D) - (D) (D) (NA) 

(D) 1 505 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- (Xl - 45 (X) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- - - (D) (D) (NA) 

1 791 82 556 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

99 4920 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (D) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (Xl (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

380 110760 4 

373 109 520 (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

5 169 8412 - 4 317 8056 (NA) 

1 297 1 983 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 232 5 817 -

(D) (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (D) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

8 (X) - (D) (X) (NA) 

(D) (X) -

(NA) (X) (NA) 

- (Xl -

(NA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

(D) (Xl 1 

(D) (X) (NA) 

(D) (D) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (X) - (D) (Xl (NA) 

(D) (D) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (Xl - - (X) (NA) 

. Forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrlgoled 

Acres Forms Acres Quanlity Fanns Acres 

- 9 262 (X) - - (NA) 5 46 (X) - - - 1 (D) (D) - - (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - - 8 (D) 1 505 - - (NA) 4 (D) 536 - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) 1 (D) - - -

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - (Xl - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - - (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - 36 1 612 77 700 - -

(NA) 37 976 55 257 - - - 7 99 4920 - -

(NA) 8 105 3645 - -

- 1 (D) (D) - - (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

342 6 380 110760 4 342 

(NA) 9 373 109 520 3 305 

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - - - 50 4021 7 326 - - (NA) 46 3 720 7 152 - - - 17 1 063 1 709 - - (NA) 9 341 545 - - - 35 2 582 5 210 - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - -

- 2 (D) (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - - - 2 (D) (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - -

(D) 1 (D) (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - -

(NA) 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (D) (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - -

- 1 (D) (X) - - (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

999 201 906 I 074 204407 779 185 122 832 183928 

(X) 202 ()() 190 I ()() 238 ()() 221 

()() 366 080 ()() 366080 ()() 366 080 ()() 366 080 

00 55.2 ()() 55.8 ()() 50.6 ()() 50.2 

Forms ______________________________ -_ - __ ------------- Average size of form _________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo __________________ ----------------- Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL_ 

150 072 ()() 79031 ()() 182 738 ()() 91 173 ()() 

(X) 745 ()() 415 ()() 757 ()() 412 

Value of land and buildings, I Average per farm _____________________________ dollars __ Average per acre _____________________________ dollars __ 

975 157 150 I 056 155 980 1 768 147 431 823 143 697 

943 128 362 1 029 124 475 746 123040 817 119724 

Land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________ - ___ - ____ _ Harvested cropland ________________________________ _ 

30 188 46 (NA) 10 47 9 (NA) 

83 I 208 98 (NA) 24 358 23 (HA) 

74 I 718 83 (NA) 27 635 52 (NA) 

152 5685 157 (NA) 106 4070 105 (HA) 

198 13928 240 (NA) 176 12640 223 (NA) 

- 202 28 9721 209 (NA) 199 28627 209 (NA) 

- 168 51 683 166 (HAl 168 51 683 166 (NA) 

- 33 21 668 28 (NA) 33 21 668 28 (NA) 

- 3 3 312 2 (NA) 3 3312 2 (NA) 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ________________________________ _ 

201029 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres ________________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ________________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 10 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

334 11 951 455 18400 269 10262 337 14 163 -

- 523 16837 421 13 105 415 14 129 306 9810 Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 167 3 753 (NA) (NA) 135 3207 71 I 617 

- 61 I 251 (NA) (HAl 44 933 33 I 416 

- 161 3 758 (NA) (HA) 135 3364 147 3239 

- 288 8 075 (NA) (NAl 223 6625 116 3538 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 616 25 250 601 24 736 481 20 484 465 19899 

- 169 5467 (NA) (NAl 130 4506 173 6 148 

- 521 19 783 (NA) (NA) 410 15978 360 13751 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ - 768 19506 836 23 691 603 17207 642 20 332 

- 116 5081 1 (NA) (HAll 96 4826

1 

120 5862 

- 746 14425 (NA) (HA) 583 12381 608 14470 

Pastureiand and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Posturelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 466 22499 (NA) (NA) 365 19594 (NA) 26 173 

Irrigated land __________ '_ _____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 16 940 8 344 13 923 7 (0) 

- 16 940 (NA) (HA) 13 923 7 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 275 6201 ()() (X) 261 6084 ()() ()() 

1]978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2, Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I ________________ _ 999 32 321 1 074 26868 779 32054 832 26581 Average per form ___________________________ dollars __ ()() 32353 ()() 25017 ()() 41 148 ()() 31 948 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $99,999 __________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 __________________________________ _ 

75 16552 50 (HA) 75 16 552 50 (NAl 129 8093 127 (NA) 129 8093 127 (NA) 

126 3 717 167 (NA) 126 3 717 167 (HA) $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ____________________________________ _ less than $2,500 (see texl) ____________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 __________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 __________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 __________________________________ _ less Ihon $1,000 __________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see lexl) _____________________________ _ 

143 2083 142 (NA) 143 2083 142 (NAl 146 1 026 192 (NA) 146 1 026 192 (NAl 160 584 145 (NA) 160 584 145 (NAl 220 267 251 (NAl ()() (Xl 9 (NA) 44 96 (NA) (NA) ()() ()() ()() ()() 54 94 (NA) (NA) ()() ()() (Xl (X) 37 45 (NA) (NA) ()() ()() ()() (X) 85 31 (NA) (NAl (Xl ()() (Xl (X) 

- - - (NA) ()() (Xl ()() (X) 

Crops ________________________________________________ _ 

Groins _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporolion loans __________________ _ Calion and collonseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporolion loons __________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _____________________ _ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse producls ______________________ _ Olher crops _________________________________________ _ 

741 8892 917 9469 612 8723 (NAl 9282 627 6596 (NA) (NAl 548 6506 698 7 671 56 196 (NA) (NA) 55 (0) (NA) (NAl - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (HAl - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 298 1 279 (NA) (NAl 231 1 206 285 996 9 792 (HA) (NAl 9 792 14 356 7 140 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 6 118 5 (0) 4 56 2 (0) 3 (0) 4 (0) (NA) (HA) 3 (0) 7 (0) 

liveslock, poultry, and Iheir products _____________________ _ Poullry and poultry product'-__________________________ _ 

g~~ ':na:~~l~es- == ==== ======== ====== == == ======== ==== = Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL ______________________________ _ 

Olher livestock and livestock producls (see lexl) __________ _ 

571 23428 663 17367 482 23331 550 17269 44 (0) 55 1 001 25 (0) 45 I 000 197 11 485 (NA) (HA) 194 11484 245 7668 458 8399 (NA) (NAl 401 8340 485 7 109 130 2091 (HA) (NAl 108 2078 115 1 412 14 (0) (NA) (NAl 12 (0) 6 11 50 179 (NAl (NAl 34 166 24 69 

1)974 data include sales of foresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ISABELLA COUNTY, MICH. 379 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

- 999 1 074 201 906 943 198472 128 362 16 4656 2055 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with-

- 9 19 34 3 19 16 - - - - 168 156 5 753 136 4916 3090 4 158 44 - 41 42 2 463 37 2 225 1 400 - - - - 161 180 12903 156 12 508 6 572 2 (0) (0) 

- 125 160 14 786 125 14 786 8 580 - - - - 102 103 15948 99 15478 9023 2 (0) (0) 

- 71 101 14021 68 13417 7 751 - - - - 73 69 17 345 72 17 105 10 745 1 (0) (0) 

- 162 166 57 804 160 57 169 38954 3 860 336 - 77 72 49142 77 49 142 34 705 3 1 970 845 - 10 6 11 707 10 11 707 7 526 1 (0) (0) 

- - - - - - - - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocreL ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acreL ____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 Qcres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 2,000 ocres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ T enonts _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organizotion: Individual or family ____ ~ _______________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

999 

943 

610 

555 

338 

337 

51 

51 

908 

88 

3 

All farms 

1974 

Acres Farms 

201 906 074 128 362 029 

81 337 659 41 870 (NA) 

111 728 350 

79900 (NA) 

8 841 65 6592 (NA) 

169 554 (NA) 

31 207 (NA) 

1 145 (NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

204 407 124 475 

82 519 

41 580 

111 155 

76094 

10 733 6801 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

779 

746 

414 

382 

320 

319 

45 

45 

697 

79 

3 

Acres 

185 122 

123 040 

66 526 37 207 

109981 

79407 

8 615 6426 

153 519 

30458 

1 145 

1974 

Farms 

832 

817 

443 

(NA) 

330 

(NA) 

59 

(NA) 

774 

54 

3 

1 

Irrigated 

land 

940 

-

36 

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

(0) 

226 

341 

(0) 

-

Acres 

183 928 

119 724 

64 514 

37494 

109 086 

75494 

10328 

6 736 

162 495 

19 503 

(0) 

(0) 

All farms I Farms with soles of All farms Farms with sales of 

Operators by principal occupation: farming _____________________________ _ Other _______________________________ _ 

Operators by oge group: Under 25 yeors _______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL _______________________ _ 35 to 44 yearL _______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL _______________________ _ 55 to 64 years ________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ 

Average og8 __________________________ _ 

1978 

502 

497 

19 

121 

209 

256 

273 

121 

49.8 

'1974 

602 

468 

22 

151 

211 

291 

283 

112 

49.2 

$2,500 or more 

1978 

465 

314 

17 

92 

162 

200 

218 

90 

49.7 

'1974 

Operators by place of residence: 541 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

287 Not on form operated __________________ _ Not reported __________________________ _ 

22 Operators reporting days of work off form: 101 None ________________________________ _ 

154 1 to 49 dayL _________________________ _ 

236 50 to 99 dayL ________________________ _ 

224 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 91 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

49.6 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All farms 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

797 772 631 605 

107 95 76 70 

95 203 72 153 

399 341 343 310 

49 37 45 26 

28 26 27 24 

20 47 15 30 41 78 37 64 432 387 285 235 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 312 3 606 333 3 706 256 3 561 258 3 662 

- 481 3 299 557 3 118 370 3 248 427 3 076 

Live.tock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 270 2077 372 1 923 233 2057 312 I 906 

- 412 218 (NA) (NA) 320 181 329 128 

Commercially mixed formula feedL ____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 820 1 300 846 852 697 1 177 710 832 

- 806 2999 858 2 132 696 2923 720 2086 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ______________ - _________ - ___ -------

- 698 937 562 456 615 912 490 448 

- 475 I 758 323 966 406 1 675 276 953 

- 7 16 27 39 7 16 23 38 

Other agricultural chemical. including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ____________________________ - ___ -------

Contract labor __________________________ ---------------

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment ____________________________________ -------- 400 371 438 262 347 355 350 245 

- 992 2 225 (NA) (NA) 765 2 135 (NA) (NA) 

- 992 1 715 1 058 I 185 765 I 650 824 1 122 

- 931 840 (NA) (NA) 716 791 808 680 

- 521 677 (NA) (NA) 488 674 431 312 

- 65 57 (NA) (NA) 64 (0) 72 31 

- 94 22 (NA) (NA) 44 (0) 

- } 18 11 (NA) (NA) 18 (0) 824 99 

- 992 108 (NA) (NA) 765 100 

- 714 495 (NA) (NA) 598 476 (NA) (NA) 

- 64 15 (NA) (NA) 22 9 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products ________________________ ---

Petroleum products ____________________ -_ - ___ -------- Gasoline ______________________________ - _______ ----

Diesel fuel ________________ ---- ____ -- --------------

Natural ~~e?~~i _~~t~~~~ gas ______________________________ ~_n_d_~:~~~~~ == == == == = = = = = = = = -

== _____ = = == ---== = Kerosene, motor oil. and greose _____________________ _ Electricity ________________________________ -----------

Other-cool. wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

380 ISABELLA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 dote ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ -_ -------

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime __________________________ - ___ -_ -_ ---_ ---------------_ 

- 800 114615

1 

696 II 2 495 

- 800 114329 696 112209 

- 18 286 18 286 

90 2 276 72 2 152 - Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants. etc. to contral- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ 

Insect control on livestock and paultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 274 20 141 250 19 793 

50 6 024 50 6 024 -

- 51 4005 50 (D) 

- 504 70 8651 440 69 6301 

- 28 1 5011 

28 1511 - 212 (X) 164 (X) 

- 138 (X) 96 (X) 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of 011 machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

992 1 054 

35 630 22 295 35 917 21 153 

79 148 

203 215 1 168 251 i 

All forms 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimated market value of 011 

765 818 machinery and equipment-Con. 

33 830 20 424 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

44 223 24 968 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50.000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

43 73 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

72 126 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

115 189i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufoctured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Au10mobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self·propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

776 1 144 495 603 401 541 807 1 176 445 503 482 673 915 2 330 256 367 864 1 963 

382 410 67 67

1 

326 343 269 269 50 50 219 219 

351 367 66 66 300 301 

- - - - - - 321 326 62 ·63 259 263 419 431 54 55 374 376 

254 322 88 92 195 230 

1978 and 1974 

(1978 dato ore based on a somple of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

139 

149 

95 

67 "1 

74 

18 ~ .J 

Farms 

921 

844 

961 

228 

126 

428 

(NA) 

276 

443 

267 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

720 83 942 

(NA) 83605 

(NA) 337 

33 704 

(NA) 10670 

4 326 

10 870 

(NA) 46 5761 

3 1601 

48 (X~ (NA) (X) 

Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

168 132 160 

177 149 176 

57 95 56 r 67 "1 

38 11 74 ~ 38 1 i L 18 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

I 223 764 I 093 468 2 294 420 

237 31 126 24 

436 III (NA) (NA) 

281 95 445 85 

300 72 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 475 135 (Xl 394 (X) 406 276 - 1 530 ()() 274 (Xl 1 256 1 352 1 291 

forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 178 73 73 147 147 148 95 - 94 35 70 80 160 85 63 - 142 20 62 124 430 123 59 - 42 5 (D) 25 153 31 40 - 19 2 (D) 18 366 19 19 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ISABElLA COUNTY, MICH. 381 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

- Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

-

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ -

CAITLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves __________________________________ _ -- Cows and heifers thot hod calved ___________________ _ -- Beef cows ____________________________________ _ 

Milk -- cows ____________________________________ _ 

-- Heifers and heifer colves __________________________ _ -- Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves ____________ _ --

Soles: Cottle and calves __________________________________ _ 

-- $1,000 -- Calves _________________________________________ _ -- $1,000 -- Cottle ______________________________________ '- ___ _ 

-- $1.000 -- Fattened caM Ie ________________________________ _ -- $1.000 -- Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 --

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ -- Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ -- Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ -- June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ -- Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ -- Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ Goats ____________________________________________ _ --

-- Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

--

Soles: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 --

-- Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ -- $1.000 -- Sheep and lambs ________________________________ - __ _ 

-- Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ -- Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 -- Goats _________________________ - --------------------- $1.000 -- Horses and ponies ______________ ---- - - - - ------ -------- $1,000 --

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry __________________ -- ---- -- ---------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ________ ---------------- Hens and pullets of laying age ______ ---------------- Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ -- Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______________ _ -- Turkeys ____________________ -------- --------------- Turkeys for slaughter ____________ -- ---------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ___________________ _ -- Other poultry ____________ -_ -------- ---------- ------ Soles, 

Any poultry ______ -_ ---- ------------ -- - -------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens -- ---------------

Turkeys ________ - ___ ------------------------------

Turkeys for slaughter ________ ---------------------

Turkey hens kept for breeding ---------------------

Other poultry __ -_ ------------------ --------------- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

382 ISABELLA COUNTY, MICH. 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All forms 

1978 

Forms Number 

630 (X) 

558 (X) 

571 23428 

528 (D) 

489 32 387 

388 11 900 

198 2 101 

216 9 799 

386 9638 

410 10849 

458 19 645 

(X) 8 399 

253 3 898 

(X) 778 

399 15 747 

(X) 7 620 

145 10423 

(X) 5 280 

197 11 485 

140 16 620 

101 2563 

128 14 057 

107 3 478 

82 1 787 

90 1 691 

IS 343 

13 214 

9 49 

137 666 

130 26443 

(X) 2091 

36 10 159 

(X) 421 

14 219 

12 229 

(X) 1 751 

14 (0) 

3 9 

(X) 1 

33 98 

(X) 147 

99 (X) 

89 (D) 

88 (D) 

16 246 

7 (D) 

14 424 

4 32 

2 (D) 

4 (0) 

26 (X) 

32 (X) 

18 147 760 

17 (D) 

1 (D) 

- -

4 212 

1 (D) 

1 (D) 

- -

6 (X) 

44 (D) 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

711 (X) 506 (X) 557 (X) 

661 (X) 467 (X) 530 (X) 

663 17367 482 23331 550 17 269 

624 (NA) 459 (D) 529 8 532 

621 39 189 411 31 576 493 37468 

478 13421 330 11 581 389 12679 

251 3 530 148 1 804 170 2844 

277 9891 203 9 777 252 9835 

(NA) (NA) 324 9389 334 7 763 

(NA) (NA) 344 10606 408 17026 

577 20550 401 19430 485 20099 

(X) (NA) (X) 8340 (X) 7 109 

(NA) (NA) 229 3815 229 3052 

(X) (NA) (X) 766 (X) 289 

(NA) (NA) 355 15615 433 17 047 

(X) (NA) (X) 7 574 (X) 6821 

(NA) (NA) 121 10356 160 12 220 

(X) (NA) (X) 5 258 (X) 5 190 

(NA) (NA) 194 11484 245 7 666 

133 11 385 111 16406 112 11 103 

(NA) (NA) , 64 2 515 69 1 261 

(NA) (NA) 103 13891 103 9842 

93 1 599 89 3446 83 1 561 

72 823 70 1 768 68 807 

73 776 80 1 678 65 754 

18 662 13 (D) 12 474 

(NA) (NA) 11 (D) 10 255 

(NA) (NA) 5 30 - - 138 655 90 458 89 484 

126 19454 108 26265 115 19 215 

(X) (NA) (X) 2078 (X) 1 412 

28 3 212 32 10 124 22 3027 

(X) (NA) (X) 419 (X) 75 

11 564 12 (D) 6 489 

(NA) (NA) 11 (D) 4 222 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 1 336 

(NA) (NA) 12 (D) 6 11 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) -

22 65 24 73 16 59 

(X) (NA) (X) 136 (X) 61 

110 (X) 57 (X) 81 (X) 

106 63367 49 (D) 77 61 942 

103 62 877 48 (D) 74 61 507 

(NA) (NA) 10 128 5 277 

(NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

13 627 11 332 11 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - (NA) (X) 15 (X) 7 (X) 

32 (X) 21 (X) 27 (X) 

25 155 862 12 147 568 20 155 752 

23 (D) 11 (D) 16 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

3 136 4 212 3 136 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (X) 3 (X) 2 (X) 

55 1 001 25 (D) 45 1 000 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Alilorms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrfgoted 

Forms Acres Quonlity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres 

Corn lor all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For lodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

717 62 726 (X) 7 434 630 61 632 00 7 434 - 781 56311 ()(} (NA) (NA) 670 54 761 00 I (0) 

- 665 44 305 3 102 290 7 434 583 43 357 3 055 897 7 434 - 39994 2 378 891 (NA) (NA) 616 38 688 2 319 530 I (0) 

- 717 

272 18421 181 014 - - 264 18 275 179 770 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 302 15840 168 101 - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 12 233 (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

22 372 (X) - (NNI 22 372 (X) I - =1 - 14 241 (Xl (NA) 13 (0) (X) - - 3 (0) 2450 - - 3 (0) 2450 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - 18 235 2947 - - 18 235 2 947 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) II 131 I 024 - - - CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheel for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Borley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye lor grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - - - I (0) (X) - - I (0) (X) - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA)I I (0) (X) - -I 

- 231 4926 200 373 - - 212 4 717 193 947 - - 618 17 234 676 676 (NA) (NA) 554 16461 652 089 I (0) -

- 383 8 911 502 866 2 (0) 344 8 473 484 697 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 333 6204 311 664 - -

- 18 780 35 592 - - 16 (0) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 13 197 7 456 - - - 15 327 5 116 - - 14 (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) 14 180 3 493 - =1 - - - (X) - - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) II 406 (X) -

Soybeans lor beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 155 6 995 180 753 - - 147 6 867 178 933 - -

- 100 2 376 58 535 (NA) (NA) 99 (O) (D) - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ J978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - cotlon (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 7 (0) (0) I (0) 6 (O) (0) I (0) 

- 6 5 432 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) (0) - -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lext} _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 650 37 170 80918 3 76 499 33 706 75 692 I (0) 

- 666 28 590 64 920 (NA) (NA) 534 26543 61 668 - -

Alfollo hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 580 27 656 66 8221 3 46 442 24630 62 0701 1 (OJ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 443 19 538 50 253 -

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 90 2 468 3 852 - - 71 2 224 3 589 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 19 249 (X) - - 17 (0) (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 64 898 (X) - - Allolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 3 14 (O) - - 2 (D) (0) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 16 318 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 17 235 20769 - - 15 (0) (0) - -

1974_ 

All vegelobles horvesled lor sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)I 62 853 102 044 - -I 

- 9 437 (X) 2 (0) 9 437 (Xl 2 (0) 

1974_ - 21 675 (X) (NA) (NA) 14 670 (X) I (0) Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 4 (0) (Xl I (0) 4 (0) (X) I (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 3 5 (X) I (0) 3 5 (X) I (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchardL ____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NA) - - {X)I -

- 13 132 (X) I (0) II (0) (X) 1 (O~I 1974_ - 15 87 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 71 (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 13 98 (0) (NA) (NA) II (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NAl (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 6 18 3 088 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Grapes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ - 6 I I 695 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 7 (0) (X) 3 27 5 (0) (X) 3 27 1974_ - 8 88 (Xl (NA) (NA) 5 88 (X) 3 76 Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Nursery and greenhouse producls _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 3 (0) (D) 2 (0) 3 (D) (D) 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - I (0) 

- 5 9 (X) 2 (D) 2 (O) (X) I (0) 

- 154 9749 (X) (NA) (NA) 149 9692 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ISABELLA COUNTY, MICH. 383 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All form. Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;~~r~~ ~~n~~~~a ==== == ==== == == == ==== ======-~~ce-;,t= 

- 1 190 2.2 219 1 250 245344 839 216 258 816 212 457 

- (X) 204 (X) 196 (X) 258 (X) 260 

- (X) 446 720 (X) 446 720 (X) 446 720 (X) 446 720 

- (X) 54.2 (X) 54.9 (X) 48.4 (X) 47.6 

Value of fand and buildings:! Average per form _____________________________ doUors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ doUors_ - 181 805 (X) 99 554 (X) 228 934 (X) 128 444 (X) 

- (X) 852 (X) 507 (X) 839 (X) 493 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 1 153 175 385 1 223 166 285 817 160 185 802 148 568 

- 1 101 139 676 1 152 126472 798 131 787 788 118 016 

I to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres ______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres ______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres ______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres ______________________________ _ 

10010 1990cres ____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ____________________________ _ 

500 10 999 ocres ____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more __________________________ _ 

- 102 575 105 (NA) 26 136 20 (NA) 

-- 131 1 854 156 (NA) 36 483 37 (NA) 

-- 140 3350 153 (NA) 61 1 493 64 (NA) 

-- 195 7 534 208 (NA) 153 5991 146 (NA) 

-- 227 16 166 226 (NA) 218 15 606 218 (NA) 

-- 131 18167 151 (NA) 131 18 167 151 (NA) 

-- 126 38661 119 (NA) 125 (D) 119 (NA) 

-- 29 19415 18 (NA) 29 19 415 18 (NA) 

-- 20 33954 16 (NA) 19 (D) 15 (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture _____________________ _ 

-- 457 14 807 623 21 206 294 9953 392 15 870 Other cropland __________________________________ _ 

-- 578 20902 572 18 607 439 18445 395 14682 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvemen t grasses, not harvested or postured ______________ _ 

-- 192 3655 (NA) (NA) 141 2898 139 3438 Cropland on which all crops foiled ________________ _ 

-- 26 279 (NA) (NA) 17 179 45 1 286 Cropland in cultivated summer follow _____________ _ Cropland idle __________________________________ _ -- 141 3 681 (NA) (NA) I 112 3309 161 3 964 

-- 371 13287 (NA) (NA) 294 12059 168 5 994 

Total woodland ____________________________________ _ 

-- 710 25416 759 30923 531 21 357 512 25881 Woodland postured ______________________________ _ 

-- 191 5944 (NA) (NA) 133 4 615 177 12941 Woodland not postured ___________________________ _ 

-- 581 19472 (NA) (NA) 445 16 742 402 12940 

Other land ________________________________________ _ 

-- 976 41 418 1 063 48 136 691 34 716 689 38008 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropfand and woodland pastured ______________________________ _ 

-- 214 14754 (NA) (NA) 164 12 666 195 13 198 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc ______ _ 

-- 960 26664 (NA) (NA) 676 22 050 667 24810 

Pastureland, all types _________________________________ _ 

-- 665 35 505 (NA) (NA) 450 27234 (NA) 42009 

Irrigated land _________________________________ .. _____ _ 

-- 44 7073 21 769 38 7 058 19 (D) Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ 

-- 44 6967 (NA) (NA) 38 6954 19 (D) Posturelond irrigated _______________________________ _ 

-- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) - Other land irrigated ________________________________ _ 

-- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 _______ _ 

-- 321 8310 (X) (X) 292 8099 (X) (X) 

1 J978 data are based on a sample of farms; see fext. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with safes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Volue Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ doUors_ - 1 190 35305 1 250 24 201 839 34 171 816 23 220 

- (X) 29668 (X) 19 361 (X) 40 728 (X) 28 456 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 68 20108 50 (NA) 68 20 108 50 (NA) 

- 109 7 156 88 (NA) 109 7 156 88 (NA) 

- 92 2 611 95 (NA) 92 2 611 95 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 151 2 098 140 (NA) 151 2098 140 (NA) 

- 208 1 453 193 (NA) 208 1 453 193 (NA) 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ________________________ - __________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see tex1) ___________________________ _ 

$2,00010 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less lhan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 211 745 231 (NA) 211 745 231 (NA) 

- 350 (D) 452 (NA) (X) (X) 19 (NA) 

- 56 124 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 79 136 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 82 102 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 133 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________ ':. __ -_ - - -- -- --- ----------- Groins ______________________________ --- _________ ---- 926 13 532 1 011 9 531 726 13223 (NA) 9070 

- 764 10 577 (NA) (NA) 636 10435 638 7 259 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ______________ ------------------ Commodity (redit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

T obocco ______________ - ___ -_ - _______ ----------------

Field seeds, hoy, foroge, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

01her crops ______________________ -------------------

- 86 1 396 (NA) (NA) 79 1 393 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 368 1 321 (NA) (NA) 291 1 248 268 532 

- 46 974 (NA) (NA) 36 945 28 446 

- 36 286 (NA) (NA) 24 276 24 359 

- 2. 230 21 421 19 (D) 15 418 

- 8 144 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 14 57 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry ond poultry products __________________________ _ 

Ooiry products ________________ - _ -_ -_ -- -_ ------------ Cottle ond calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs ond pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ -- ____________ _ 

Other livestock ond livestock products (se. t •• ,) _________ _ 

- 691 21 773 756 14 590 520 20948 539 14 073 

- 65 213 78 123 42 96 39 98 

- 123 9621 (NA) (NA) 119 9370 143 6948 

- 518 9471 (NA) (NA) 417 9 197 447 5 542 

- 206 1 873 (NA) (NA) 174 1 740 143 1 094 

- 70 332 (NA) (NA) 49 312 74 205 

- 80 263 (NA) (NA) 37 233 24 186 

'1974 dolo includ. sal •• of for.sl producl •. 

384 JACKSON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

I , 1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigoted land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in farms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All forms ____________________________ _ 1 190 1 250 242 219 1 101 237 092 139 676 44 27 391 18 375 7 073 

34 24 144 16 77 52 6 28 15 12 

255 257 7695 214 6650 3 726 5 108 36 22 

Forms wnh- 1 to 9 ocres ________________________ _ 1010 49 ocres ______________________ _ 

125 136 7313 117 6883 3 510 2 (0) (0) (0) 

173 180 14270 165 13636 6232 6 510 228 65 

155 160 18 235 148 17438 8043 1 (0) (0) (0) 

101 136 15966 99 15653 7 190 4 624 185 158 

61 83 11 864 58 11303 5 656 1 (0) (0) (O~ I 48 50 11 430 48 11430 ,: ::: I - - -

142 141 48766 142 48 766 5 1 802 1 234 552 

67 60 45077 65 43 797 29 135 6 3 952 2799 813 

20 17 26969 20 26969 19 958 5 7 835 5 832 1 555 

9 6 34 490 9 34 490 20 725 3 12097 7 788 3 747 

50 to 69 ocr85 ______________________ _ 7010 99 ocres ______________________ _ 100 10139 ocrOL ___________________ _ 140 10 179 ocros ____________________ _ 18010 219 ocrOL ___________________ _ 

22010 259 ocrOL ___________________ _ 260 10 499 ocrOL ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre5 ____________________ _ 1.000 10 1,999 ocrOL ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more _________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soJes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

190 242 219 101 139 676 

756 80 029 673 32 276 376 154 396 374 102 345 58 7 794 54 5055 

067 176 435 107 39 223 12 17 636 4 8925 

All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or moro 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

491 525 699 713 

17 13 139 105 

264 296 296 308 

277 286 

197 230 50.6 51.7 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

250 

152 

879 

(NA) 

324 

(NA) 

47 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

245 344 

126 472 

100 491 39 543 

136 919 

81 899 

7934 

5 030 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

liveslock and poullry purchosed ___________ • ______________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poullry ____________________________ _ Commercially mixed formula feedL _____________________ _ Animal health costs ____________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees ___________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ _ 

Olher agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ _ Hired form labor _______________________________________ _ Conlracl lobar _________________________________________ _ 

Cuslomwork, machine hire, and renlol of machinery and equipment ___________________________________________ _ 

478 4092 465 2 824 643 2 564 742 2 674 254 1 216 478 1 334 544 350 (NA) (NA) 942 1 290 956 823 930 3470 892 2395 912 1 350 634 835 360 2536 333 1 819 55 138 23 21 

502 498 485 336 Energy and pelroleum products ___________________________ _ Petroleum producls __________________________________ _ Gosollne __________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel ________________________________________ _ 

lP ~os, butane, and propone _________________________ _ Fue 011 ___________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas _______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor all, and grease ______________________ _ Eleclricity ___________________________________________ _ 

Olher-cool, wood, coke. elc. __________________________ _ 

1 180 2471 (HA) (NA) 1 176 1 878 1 187 1 237 1 144 943 (NA) (NA) 538 567 (NA) (HA) 105 159 (NA) (NA) 108 58 (HA) . (NA) 35 19 (NA) (NA) 1 176 133 (NAl (HA) 786 584 (HA) (NA) 33 9 (HAl (HA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

839 

798 

466 

427 

328 

327 

45 

44 

736 

90 

11 

2 

216 258 131 787 

61 124 27 415 

147 929 

99 572 7 205 

4 800 

156 887 

37 265 

(0) 

(0) 

All forms 

1978 

964 

132 

94 

392 

73 

21 

40 

54 

573 

'1974 

954 

132 

152 

324 

70 

39 

36 

54 

567 

816 212 457 

788 118 016 

492 70 801 (NA) 32 204 

288 134 552 (NA) 81 032 

36 7 104 

(NA) 4 780 

747 152 142 

58 30 107 

11 30 208 

Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

673 632 

95 79 

71 94 

321 251 

58 50 13 28 

30 20 

36 38 351 292 

Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

329 3 969 261 2 720 482 2 365 466 2 458 214 1 179 327 1 296 424 337 319 228 778 1 249 722 788 745 3 380 664 2 328 735 1 312 514 816 336 2 125 289 1 562 41 135 15 19 

404 473 383 319 

838 2 318 (NA) (NA) 838 1 748 769 1 122 807 842 741 675 496 555 336 271 104 (0) 88 77 96 56 } 31 (0) 767 98 838 118 664 561 (NA) (NA) 33 9 (NA) (NA) 

JACKSON COUNTY, MICH. 385 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dOlo are based on a sample of forms; see lexl) 

All forms Forms wilh soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture ___________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized _____________________________ _ lime ______________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to cootrol906 121 088 735 116 903 906 118 132 735 114 113 54 2956 45 2 790 207 7038 171 6563 

Insects on hay and other crops ______________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops _______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards ______________________________ _ 

Weeds. grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

442 51 005 345 49 751 58 9946 48 9 676 98 7 091 82 6881 

- 649 72 526 551 70070 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock ond poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 24 605 19 595 

- 228 (X) 184 00 - 167 ()O 111 00 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ forms __ 

$1,000 __ Average per form ________________ dollars-_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 ______________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups- ______________ _ Wheel troctors ____________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only ___ _ Corn heads for combines ___________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ 

Pickup balers __________________________ . ___ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel Iype _________________________ _ 

{1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

1 186 1 182 838 753 machinery and equipment - Can. 37 416 22 539 33 889 18 888 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

31 548 19069 40 441 25 084 $30.000 10 $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

129 252 41 103 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

314 283 122 124 $100.000 10 $199.999 ____________________ 

224 285 187 193 $200,000 or more ______ . _________________ 

1978 

All forms Monufoclured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

880 1 281 468 583 530 698 

978 1 475 562 645 603 830 

1 114 2 967 261 392 1 049 2 575 

233 250 48 53 189 197 

175 248 47 52 131 196 

491 508 64 65 428 443 

- - - - - -

404 434 89 89 328 345 

526 554 58 63 478 491 

258 274 69 74 193 200 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms; see lexl) 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

664 93 557 (NA) 90 878 (NA) 2679 129 6011 

(NA) 21 828 

5 39 

18 1 523 (NA) 55 201 

3 392 

67 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

167 160 162 135 

153 117 133 114 

92 43 87 43 

30 1 ~ 30 1 58 42 58 41 

19 .J L 18 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

928 1 228 721 

930 1 329 621 

1 076 2 410 337 

167 174 32 

105 113 39 

468 494 91 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

319 333 85 

495 509 105 

196 226 61 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less Ihon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ________________________________ --------------------

Workers ______________________ --- ___ -- --------------------

360 164 (X) 294 (X) 336 289 

1 590 ()() 338 ()O 1 252 1 495 1 528 

101 102 102 81 81 87 106 

109 37 74 88 176 109 60 

56 13 43 45 148 51 52 

59 8 51 57 406 55 43 

35 4 68 23 441 34 28 

Forms wilh- 1 worker __________________ -- ---_ ---- ------------ --------

2 workers ________________ ------------ -------------------

3 or 4 workers ________________ --------------------------- 510 9 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or mare ____________ -- ____ ---------------------

386 JACKSON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, Farms with so&es of $2,500 or more All farms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Humber Farms Humber Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory, 

Anx~~~~~~~ ~~~u~~r;heep============================ 786 (X) 832 (X) 540 ()() 560 (X) 

660 (X) 767 (X) 485 ()() 522 ()() 

5<lles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000 __ Any callie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000 __ 691 21 773 756 14590 520 20 94a 539 14073 

634 11 676 709 (NA) 496 11 249 521 6841 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _____________________ _ Beef cows ______________________________________ _ Milk cows ______________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ____________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves ______________ _ 

568 35 121 680 40002 418 32 571 460 36 546 

428 13491 496 15 4a8 320 12000 360 14061 

291 5 235 337 6809 197 3 989 218 5695 

165 8256 197 8 679 144 8 011 169 8366 

418 9 578 (NAJ (NA) 322 9046 307 8929

488 12 052 1 (NAJ (NA) 355 11 525 I 388 13 556 

5<lles, Cattle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ (alves ___________________________________________ _ 

$l,OOO __ Callie ____________________________________________ _ 

518 25 254 597 18 754 417 24 358 447 17655 

(X) 9471 ()() (NA) ()() 9 197 (X) 5 542 

217 4 127 (NAJ (NA) 184 3880 181 3 871 

(X) 4a5 (X) (NA) ()() 454 (X) 279 

476 21 127 (NAJ (NA) 387 20 478 411 13 784 

$LOOO-_ Fattened cottle __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 __ 

(X) 8986 (X) (NA) I ()() 8 743 (X) 5 263 

249 10 4a7 I (NAJ (NA) 214 10404 187 8725 1 (X) 5377 (X) (NA) (X) 5 342 (X) 3 571 

123 9 621 (NAJ (NA) 119 9 370 143 694a 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pig"- ______________________________________ _ 207 13 359 172 13 351 165 12 307 130 11 943 Used or to be used for breeding ______________________ _ Other hogs and pig"-_______________________________ _ 

Litters of pigs farrowed between147 2 297 (NAJ (NA) 1 122 2 047 86 2079

1 187 11 062 I (NAJ (NA) 151 10 260 124 9864 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _________________ _ 155 2 707 121 2 715 127 2 359 98 2 447 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _______________ _ 121 1 222 99 1 410 96 1 090 84 1 278 June 1 and Nov. 30 ______________________________ _ 131 1 4a5 86 1 305 112 1 269 72 1 169 Sheep and lambL ____________________________________ _ 72 4 525 105 7 193 52 4062 76 6431 Ewes 1 year old or older ____________________________ _ 64 1 847 (NAJ (NA) 46 1 541 73 3 150 Goats ______________________________________________ _ 10 140 (NAJ (NAJ 5 95 2 (0) 

Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 

5<lles, 

247 1 678

1 

244 1 342

1 

133 999 128 915 

Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 206 20 553 176 18 532 174 19 166 143 17046 

$1.000-_ (X) 1 873 (X) (NA) (X) 1 740 (X) 1 094 Feeder pigs _______________________________________ _ 57 4439 39 3861 47 4301 30 3658 $1,000 __ Sheep and lambL ____________________________________ _ (X) 190 (X) (NA) (X) 185 ()() 93 

69 5 216 101 6024 49 4 859 73 5 502 Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________________ $1 ,000 __ 

65 5362 (NAJ (NA) 44 4968 68 5 538 (X) 38 212 (X) (NA) (X) 35 166 (X) 43 095 

Goots 70 332 (NAJ (NA) 49 312 74 205 ______________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 

5 32 (NAJ (NAJ 1 (D) - - (X) 1 ()() (NAJ (X) (D) (X) - 52 227 37 241 26 153 20 207 $1,000 __ (X) 223 ()() (NA) (X) 203 (X) 185 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ____________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

5<lles, 

175 ()() 191 (X) 104 (X) 101 (X) 

160 23 678 187 31 600 96 11 471 98 19087 158 23243 178 28 057 94 11 158 95 18 559 22 435 (NAJ (NA) 13 313 4 120 5 (D) (NAJ (NAJ 5 (D) - - 27 913 14 352 11 199 5 200 7 21 (NAJ (NAJ 3 11 2 (0) 5 14 (NAJ (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 3 7 (NAJ (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 32 (X) (NAJ (X) 17 (X) 12 (X) 

Any pou~ry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ____________ _ Broilers and ather meat-type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _________ ~ ___________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Pouhry and poultry productL ___________________ $1,000 __ 

35 ()() 38 (X) 20 (X) 23 (X) 23 18 147 32 14 744 16 9860 19 10 268 23 18 147 27 14589 16 9 860 18 10 258 - - (NAJ (NAJ - - - - - - (NAJ (NA) - - - - 9 249 3 110 1 (0) 1 (D) 4 21 (NAJ (NAJ 1 (D) - - 4 21 (NAJ (NAJ 1 (0) - - - - (NAJ (NA) - - - - 4 (X) {NAJ (X) 3 (X) 4 (X) 65 213 78 123 42 96 39 98 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA JACKSON COUNTY, MICH. 387 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes __ .. ____ _ 

for groin or seed (bushelsL ___ _ 

for silage or green chop (tons, green). 

... 1978 

1974 

1978 

1974. 

.1978. · 

for fodder, hogged or g(Oled 

Sorghums for all purposes __ .. __ 

For groin or seed (bushelsL __ _ 

for siloge or green chop (Ions, green) 

Cut for dry foroge or hoy (Ions, dry) 

Hogged or gfoled _ _ __ 

Wheal lor groin (bushelsL_ 

Oats tor yroin (bushels) _ 

Borley for groin (bushels)_ 

1974. 

.1978. 

1974 

1978 

1974. 

.1978. 

1974. 

.1978. 

1974. 

1978 

1974 

.1978. 

1974. 

· 

Rye for groin (bushels) __ 

.. 1978. 

1974. 

.. 1978. 

1974. 

...... 1978. 

1974. 

...... 1978 

1974. 

.1978. 

1974. 

.. 

· Other smoll groins tor 9roin _____ _ · 

· 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) _________ 1978_ · 

1974. · Peanuts for nuts (pounds) __ _ _______ 1978_ · 

1974. 

Colton (boles). . .............. 1978. · 

1974. · Tobacco (pounds) __ _ ______________ 1978_ 

1974. .. 

Irish potatoes (hundredweighIL ________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) ___ _ _ _______ 1978_ 

1974. Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see tex1)__ _ ___________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Alfolfo hoy (tons, dry) ...........•..... __ •. 1978. 

1974. Orher rome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see texr) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crops_______________ _ _____ 1978_ 

1974. 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) ... _..... ._ ... 1978. 

1974. Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

All vegelables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974. Sweet corn ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Tamafoes _______ ~. _______ ~ _________________ 1978_ 

1974. Green peas excluding cawpeos _______________ 1978_ 

1974. 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Apples (pounds) ...........•...... _._ ..•..•.. 1978. 

1974. Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Gropes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Berries ________________ . _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. Strawberries (paundsL _______________________ 1978_ 

1974. Nursery and greenhot/se products ______ . _________ 1978_ 

Orher crops __ . _. _________________ . _________ 1978_ 

388 JACKSON COUNTY, MICH. 

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

-

-

-

· 

· 

· 

Farms 

839 

909 

817 

864 

175 

(NA) 

2 (NA) 

15 

12 

2 

1 

12 

(NA) 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

292 

494 

344 

(NA) 

5 (NA) 

9 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

81 

70 

-

-

-

-

-

8 

24 

-

-

749 

711 

679 

(NA) 

90 

29 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

27 

(NA) 

46 

43 

26 

(NA) 

18 

(NA) 

3 

(NA) 

43 

38 

42 

(NA) 

14 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

20 

12 

9 

(NA) 

24 

6 

All forms 

Harvested 

Acres Quantity 

87 314 (X)I 77 110 (X) 

75 574 5 839 418 60 151 2 857 930 (0) 141 323 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

271 (X) 

218 (X) 

(0) (0) 

(0) (0) 

235 1 684 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) 

(NA) (X)I 

8 550 326 774 

12 097 430 798 

7 430 406 337 

(NA) (NA) 

72 2 650 (NA) (NA) 

173 4 608 

(NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

3 686 88 092 

1 913 31 283 

- - - - - - . - - - - - (0) (0) 

119 22 932 

- - - - 33 182 88 799 

30 723 66 780 

26 600 77 2471 (NA) (NA) 

1 545 2 973 

388 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(0) (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

362 45 768 

(NA) (NA)I 

758 (X) 

862 (X) 

170 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

70 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

1 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

612 (X) 

633 (X) 

505 2976113 

(NA) (NA) 

38 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

2 614 

(NA) (NA) 

70 (X) 

52 (X) 

51 197 895 

(NA) (NA) 

156 (X) 

438 (X) 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

19 6 009 690 84 829 (X) 19 6009 

(NA) (NA) 694 73 831 (X) 4 267 

19 5 538 670 73 752 5 737 959 19 5 538 (NA) (NA) 663 57 789 2 774 477 3 (0) 

6 471 171 (0) 135 400 6 471 

(NA) (NA) 217 15 900 123 363 2 (0) 

- - 2 (0) (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 12 142 (X) - -

- - 15 271 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 5 113 (X) - - - - 2 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - -

- - 12 235 1 684 - - (NA) (NA) 4 97 276 - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - 1 (0) (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

I (0) 264 8 171 315 471 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 412 11 283 406 676 - -

1 (0) 300 7 031 391 516 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 220 4 510 213 379 - - - - 5 72 2 650 - -

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - -

- - 7 (0) (0) - - (NA) (NA) 8 70 1 715 - - - - 2 (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 6 73 (X) - -

1 (0) 77 3 623 87 436 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 62 1 857 30 837 - -

- - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - - I (0) 6 (0) 1 058 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 12 18 3 997 2 (0) 

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 6 307 545 28 884 81 343 6 307 

(NA) (NA) 513 27 082 60 462 1 (0) 

6 307 497 23 075 71 021 6 307 

(NA) (NA) 455 17 560 41 261 I (0) 

- - 69 1 302 2 540 - -

- - 25 356 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 33 595 (X) - -

- - 1 (0) (0) - -

(NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - -

- - 23 330 44 637 - - (NA) (NA) 32 575 59 701 - -

14 229 36 712 (X) 12 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 28 836 (X) 9 303 

5 61 20 143 (X) 4 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 19 152 (X) 6 44 

6 3 14 66 (X) 6 3 

(NA) (NA) 16 22 (X) 7 9 

- - 2 (0) (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 4 6 (X) 1 (0) 

1 (0) 21 524 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 21 589 (X) 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 20 439 2 883 342 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 449 3 180 005 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 5 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 40 122 700 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

6 45 13 65 (X) 6 45 

(NA) (NA) 11 (0) (X) 7 44 

6 45 9 51 197 895 6 45 

(NA) (NA) 8 44 288 054 6 43 

6 16 19 151 (X) 3 13 

(NA) (NA) 5 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

farms ________________________________________ -_ --- __ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo ______________________________ - _ -_ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

976 174 980 1 003 170 6171 734 160 614 683 145 564 - (X) 179 (X) 170 (X) 219 (X) 213 - (X) 359680 1 (X) 359 680 I (X) 359 680 I (X) 359 680 - 40.5 - (X) 48.6 (X) 47.4 (X) 44.7 (X) 

Value of lond and buildings;' Average per form _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 209 419 (X) 116 449 (X) 237 451 (X) 141 609 (X) 

- (X) 1 134 (X) 685 (X) 1 097 (X) 664 -

land in forms according to use: T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Crop/and in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

942 132 5071 988 126 2771 721 124 574 670 112 3061 - 90 9071 - 903 110 0871 956 98 1211 701 106 140 659 

164 696 136 (NA) 91 322 65 (NA) - 117 1 633 148 (NA) 60 841 48 (NA) - 92 2 162 117 (NA) 57 I 363 47 (NA) - 109 4036 141 (NA) 77 2 890 93 (NA) - (NA) 133 (0) 154 (NA) - 137 9426 160 

109 15 270 118 (NA)I 109 15 270 I 118 (NA) I - (NA) 121 36 486 94 (NA) - 121 36486 94 

48 32 221 38 (NA) 47 (0) 37 - (NA)! (NA) 6 8 157 3 (NA) - 6 8 157 4 

296 6995 377 11 419 207 5 569 238 7 754 - 456 15425 411 16 737 352 12 865 311 - 13 645! 

174 4 747 (NA) (NA) 130 3 826 101 3 674 - 40 764 (NA) (NA) 29 581 39 1 687 - 83 1 956 (NA) (NA) I 72 I 8301 102 3 6471 - 280 7958 (NA) (NA) 215 6 628 152 4 637 -

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 466 20 832 507 19 361 361 17 169 344 14 153 

- 83 2 536 (NA) (NA) 65 2 134 107 3 593 

- 413 18 296 (NA) (NA) 318 15 035 270 10560 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 797 21 641 843 24 979 589 18 871 580 19 105 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 110 4 206 (NA) (NA) 90 3 725 101 4 321 

- 781 17 435 (NA) (NA) 575 15 146 574 14 784 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 387 13 737 (NA) (NA) 281 11 428 (NA) 15 668 

Irrigated land _________________________________ . _______ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 112 7 062 63 769 105 7 045 56 762 

- 112 6 992 (NA) (NA)! 105 6 975 55 740 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (D) 

- 3 70 (NA) (NA) 3 70 2 (0) 

- 237 5 825 (X) (X)i 218 5 641 (X) (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Volue Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 976 38 950 1 003 26 735 734 38 350 683 25 941 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 39 908 (X) 26 655 (X) 52 249 (X) 37 981 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 109 24 792 67 (NA) 109 24 792 .67 (NA) 

- 115 7448 108 (NA) 115 7 448 108 (NA) 

- 103 2 833 73 (NA) 103 2 833 73 (NA) 

- 129 I 794 126 (NA) 129 I 794 126 (NA) 

- 145 1 005 138 (NA) 145 I 005 138 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (s.e text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________ , _______________ _ 

- 133 478 146 (NA) 133 478 146 (NA) 

- 241 (D) 343 (NA) (X) (X) 25 (NA) 

- 42 94 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 43 74 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 64 79 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 92 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) 2 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T obaccD ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 772 20307 855 12666 641 20048 (NA) 12 303 

- 553 9 789 (NA) (NA) 474 9 626! 471 5 881 - 83 907 (NA) (NA) 79 905 (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 188 748 (NA) (NA) 151 684 153 450 

- 41 (D) (NA) (NA) 27 (D) 29 322 

- 85 1 445 (NA) (NA) 71 I 432 61 964 - 80 7 887 76 4 657 74 7 876 67 4 650 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 9 37 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 507 18 643 490 14055 390 18 303 351 13 625 

- 47 I 556 60 1 924 42 1 554 43 I 921 - 63 4 301 (NA) (NA) 60 4 205 74 3 563 - 340 6845 (NA) (NA) 271 6 659 263 4 890 - 173 3 775 (NA) (NA) 148 3 760 127 2 803 - 37 85 (NA) (NA) 17 70 15 35 - 69 2 080 (NA) (NA) 43 2054 32 414 

11974 data include sales of farast products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICH. 389 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Farms in farms cropland 

- 976 1 003 174 980 903 171 875 110 087

1 - 86 69 459 65 372 163 

- 249 232 7 270 218 6 451 3 371 

- 86 74 5 005 82 4 761 2443 

- 116 158 9 571 108 8912 4 381 - 94 109 10902 90 10 482 5 012 76 89 11 918 73 11 451 6035 

- 40 41 7 7991 39 7 615 5 098 

- 32 50 7 531 31 7 306 4 851 - III 108 41 018 111 41 018 28 056 - 67 60 46 9811 67 46 983 32 665 - 15 12 17 794 15 17 794 12 685 

- 4 1 8 730 4 8 730 5 327 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 

1010 49 Qcres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 oCre5. __________________ _ 

140 to 179 Dcres ___________________ _ 180 to 219 ocre5. __________________ _ 

220 to 259 OCre5. __________________ _ 260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 ocres ________________ _ 

2.000 ocres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

AU farms 

1978 

Farms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 976 174 980 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 903 110 087 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 619 61 500 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 556 30 168 Port owners __________________________________ _ 306 104 324 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 302 73 174 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 51 9 156 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 45 6 745 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 852 137 365 Partnership __________________________________ _ 99 30991 Corporation __________________________________ _ 21 1 893 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 4 4 731 

All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

437 480 

539 502 

15 11 

111 121 

217 179 

269 281 

219 209 

145 181 

50.1 51.3 

lApp lies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Forms 

003 

956 

693 

(NA) 

263 

(NA) 

47 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

170 617 

98 121 

70 082 

30 397 

91 797 

61 123 

8 738 

6 601 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 279 4 531 352 3 417 

- 469 4036 499 3 522 

- 220 2843 361 2 376 

- 412 302 (NA) (NA) 

- 748 1 965 764 1 097 

- 738 3 080 724 2 041 

- 725 1 180 542 643 

- 428 3666 309 2 004 

- 65 83 41 59 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock ond poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, ond trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________ -- ---------------

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobor ________________________ ---- -------- ---

Contract labor __________________ -------- ---------------

- 343 470 389 377 (ustomwork, machine hire, ond rental of machinery and equipment ___________________ - ------ -- ---------------

- 971 3 007 (NA) (NA) 

- 971 2 458 969 1 135 

- 890 796 (NA) (NA) 

- 479 517 (NA) (NA) 

- 230 294 (NA) (NA) 

- 57 101 (NA) (NA) 

- 74 580 (NA) (NA) 

- 970 171 (NA) (NA) 

- 645 541 (NA) (NA) 

- 17 7 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products- _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ -- ------------

Gasoline ____________________ ---------------------- Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~ey~~i _~~t~~~: _o_n_d_~:~~~~ == == ==== == ==== ======== == = Nolurol gos ________________ -------- ------------ --- Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Eleclriclly ____________________ -_ ------ - --------------

Olher-cool, wood, coke, elc. _________________________ _ 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in farms cropland 

112 28 785 20436 

40 227 81 

20 455 112 

3 173 68 

1 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

4 761 619 

4 944 794 

13 4 790 3 395 

16 11 856 9 198 

6 6 743 4304 

1 (D) (D) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

734 

701 

422 

390 

272 

271 

40 

40 

623 

89 

20 

2 

Acres 

160 614 

106 140 

49 361 

27 041 

102418 

72 461 

8 835 

6638 

125 633 

30 573 

(D) 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

683 

659 

415 

(NA) 

233 

(NA) 

35 

(NA) 

617 

47 

18 

1 

Irrigated 

lond 

7062 

79 

77 

116 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

509 

275 

1 988 

2 543 

1 175 

(D) 

Acres 

145 564 

90907 

49 714 

25 386 

87 676 

59 117 

8 174 

6 404 

127 179 

15452 

(D) 

(D) 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

769 734 578 511 

122 117 91 67 

85 131 65 86 

346 275 294 217 

50 55 42 36 

29 22 25 12 

22 26 19 19 

46 30 38 15 

448 435 293 248 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

233 4 360 232 3 136 

374 3 960 313 3 352 

174 2 805 249 2 282 

326 286 215 125 

661 1 946 581 1 060 

640 3029 566 1 961 

630 1 157 444 615 

370 3 584 267 1 869 

58 81 36 59 

297 453 296 353 

773 2942 (NA) (NA) 

773 2 409 666 1 067 

723 766 648 552 

399 505 274 180 

228 (D) 162 147 

52 100 } 73 (D) 648 187 

772 166 

555 526 (NA) (NA) 

17 7 (NA) (NA) 

390 KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

f 1978 do to ore bosed on a sample of forms· see text J 

All forms Forms wifh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________________________ - - - __ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime ________________________________________ - _____ - __ - - __ _ 

711 105 061

1 

628 102 890 . 705 104 221 622 102 050 - 40 840 40 840 - 177 8009 165 7810 - Sprays, dusts, gronulei, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops __________________________ ". ___________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock ond poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control __________________ . _____ _ 

370 41 120 329 40 767 - 65 6 033 53 5 523 - 4 799 123 4 519 - 133 

489 52 249 421 51 1401 -

39 646 34 59l

i - (X) 192 (X) - 229 

169 (X) 142 (X) -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a somple of forms; see text J 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more All farms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________ .. _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _. _____________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,99L ____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

976 959 

32 203 18 126 

32 995 18 901 

70 190 

228 226 1 210 219i 

All forms 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

773 651 machinery and equipment - Can. 

30 241 15 516 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

39 121 23 834 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50.000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

55 74 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

92 113 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

175 167 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled anly __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________ . _____ . ________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

713 994 470 551 348 443 846 1 355 486 558 535 797 914 2 199 194 256 871 1 943 

267 272 91 91 176 181 238 249 92 102 147 1471 335 363 29 29 306 334 - - - - - - 292 300 96 96 198 204 330 336 62 62 274 274 

141 166 64 66 86 100 

1978 and 1974 

(1978 dato ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

172 

104 

63 

47 , 

63 

19 ~ J 

Forms 

777 

790 

897 

179 

132 

290 

(NA) 

197 

299 

120 

1974 

Forms ALres on which used 

566 72 642 

(NA) 72 207 

(NA) 435 

49 2 552 

(NA) 22 031 

6 491 

42 I 256 

(NA) 39 600 

12 123 

44 (X) 

(NA) (J() 

Forms with sales 

af $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

131 161 109 

120 99 118 

41 63 40 , 47 , 32 -1 62 ~ 30 1 L 19 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

I 046 605 

I 163 478 

1 925 314 

184 52 139 56 

299 44 (NA) (NA) 

204 63 

305 62 

140 57 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers __________ . _____________________________________ _ - 428 145 (X) 383 (X) 370 267 - 2 139 (X) 416 (X) 1 723 I 982 1 968 

Forms wilh- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _._. _________________ . _________________ . __ 

5109 workers ___ . _____________________________ . __ . ____ _ 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 123 66 66 137 137 91 61 - 80 26 52 60 120 76 38 - 84 31 101 73 263 74 57 - 76 20 (0) 61 405 65 44 - 65 2 (0) 52 798 64 67 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICH. 391 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

- 571 (X) I 567 (X)I 417 (X) 385 ()O 

- 470 (X) 467 (X) 356 (X) 333 (X) 

inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ . Soles: 

- 507 18643 490 14055 390 18303 351 13 625 

- 445 10 705

1 

435 (NA) 352 10489 326 7 728 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $l,OOO_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 374 19440 400 22 706 281 18662 288 20815 

- 249 5 454 268 7 329 191 5 217 197 6 767 

- 182 1 850 189 3 209 129 1 630 129 2 737 

- 80 3604 108 4 120 70 3587 92 4030 

- 241 5 732 (NA) (NA) , 194 5480 174 4344 

- 307 8 254 (NA) (NA) 237 7965 233 9 704 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved____ _ 

Beef cows _____________________ =~======_======== Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 340 14 067 352 15913 271 13 718 263 14965 

- (X) 6845 (X) (NA) (X) 6659 (X) 4890 

- 104 1 265 (NA) (NA) 87 1 203 110 2 574 

- (X) 234 (Xl (NA) (X) 226 (X) 140 

- 312 12802 (NA) (NA) 248 12515 235 12391 

- (X) 6 611, (X) (NA) , (X) 6432 (Xl 4 750 

- 202 9 991 (NA) (NA) 156 9886 124 7595 

- (X) 5 170 (X) (NA) (X) 5 133 (X) 3 210 

- 63 4301 (NA) (NA) 60 4205 74 3 563 

Sales: Cottle and colves ~~~~~~~ ____________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

Callie _____________________________________ ~_I~~~~= 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _______ ~ _________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________________________ ------J~ :ggg= 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

- 185 29 435 151 21 363 152 29 113 115 20410 

- 122 4989 (NA) (NA) 104 4 911 82 3 249 

- 181 24446 (NA) (NA) 148 24 202 107 17 161 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ____ ~ _________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used tor breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 126 5098 109 4 117 107 5052 90 3 701 

- 96 2426 84 2014 85 2405 70 1 807 

- III 2 672 94 2 103 96 2647 77 1 894 

- 37 1 727 31 1 635 17 1 317 14 1 223 

- 32 957 (NA) (NA) 15 703 12 726 

- 17 92 (NA) (NA) 8 60 3 19 

- 162 1 107 174 815 96 559 91 443, 

litters of pigs farrowed between - Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

June J and Nov, 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ Ewes J year old or alder ___________________________ _ Gaots _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles: Hogs and pigs ____________________________ -- ________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ____________________________ - _________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombL ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of woo! ________________________________ - __ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woo! ________________________ $1,000_ Goots __________________________________ --- _____ - __ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 173 38 648 153 37 264 148 38435 127 36 241 

- (X) 3 775 (X) (NA) (X) 3 760 (X) 2803 

- 47 8 167 44 5 093 38 8066 33 4 824 

- (X) 400 (X) (NA) (X) 396 (X) 117 

- 32 1 168 27 1 018 17 890 15 767 

- 32 I 335 (NA) (NA) 13 1 019 13 I 060 

- (X) 10 225 (X) (NA) (X) 7606 (X) 8 352 

- 37 85 (NA) (NA) 17 70 15 35 

- 7 44 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 1 (D) 

- (X) 1 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (Z) 

- 46 249 37 131 28 226 22 92 

- (X) 148 (X) (NA) (X) 131 (X) 27 

POULTRY 

- 106 (X) 143 (X) 77 (X) 84 (X) 

- 94 171 375 132 165431 68 170 836 76 163 873 

- 92 (D) 127 105 160 67 (D) 72 103 812 

- 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 7 59851 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- 13 646 18 897 7 589 9 632 

- 4 16 (NA) (NA) 4 16 3 20 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 3 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 22 (X) (NA) (Xl 15 (X) 10 (X) 

Inventory: Any poultry ______________________ - ___ -_ ------ -------

Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ -- ---_ ---------------- Turkeys for slaughter ______________ - ___________ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ -------- ---------------

- 36 (Xl 45 (X) 31 (X) 33 (X) 

- 18 242 980 35 585 666 18 242 980 29 585 540 

- 17 (D) 31 (D) 17 (D) 26 (D) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (D) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - 7 336 9 844 7 336 3 260 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 1 (0) 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 6 (Xi! (NA) (X) 3 (X) 6 (X) 

- 47 1 556 60 1 924 42 1 554 43 1 921 

Sales, 

Any poultry __________________ ------ ----------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ----- ________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat·type chickens __ - _____________ _ 

Turkeys ______________ ------ ---------------------- Turkeys for slaughter __________ - ___ --------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ______ - _____________ _ 

Other poultry ____________ -- -------- --------------- Poultry and poultry productL ___________________ $1,000_ 

392 KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Cam for an purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, groon) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for an purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - For silage or groon chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cui for dry foroge or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ Hogged - or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheal for grain (bushols) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Ools for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other sman grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Callan - (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hay craps (Ions, dry) (seelexl) _________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978 __ 

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

All vegelables harveslod for sale (soolexl) _______ 1978 __ 

1974_ Sweel - com ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Green peas excluding cawpeas ________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Land in orchards _________________ ~ ___________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (paunds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sirawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse praducls-______________ 1978 __ Other craps _________________________________ 1978 __ 

• 

Forms 

574 

634 

568 

602 

103 

(HA) 

- (NA) 

13 

21 

9 

8 

4 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

281 

436 

191 

(NA) 

5 (NA) 

10 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

213 

188 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6 

9 

-

-

423 

447 

377 

(HA) 

69 

9 (NAl 

1 (HA) 

8 (NAl 

41 

50 

19 

(NAl 

7 (NA) 

1 

(NAl 

91 

87 

45 

(NAl 

7 (NAl 

56 

(HAl 

19 

9 

8 (NA) 

80 

3 

Harvesled 

Acres 

61 699 

52 568 55 872 42 763 5 827 

(HA) 

- (NA) 

285 

807 

225 

634 

60 

(NA) 

- (HAl 

- (HA) 

12 017 16 197 

4454 

(NA) 

52 

(NA) 

175 

(NA) 

-

(NA) 

14456 

6501 

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

74 

-

- 15463 

14917 

II 873 

(NA) 

1 196 

146 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

124 

(NA) 

361 

360 

85 

(NA) 

5 (NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

2 073 

2 116 

860 

(NAl 

29 

(HAl 

922 

(NA) 

65 

23 

32 

(NAl 

440 

63 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Irrigaled 

Quanlity Forms Acres 

00 44 5406 

00 (NAl (NAl I 4 691 595 42 4638 

2006 691 (NA) (NAl 

81 110 12 768 

(NA) (NAl (NAl 

(X) - - 00 (HA) (NAl 

00 - (NAi , (X) (NA) 

13 505 - - 28 544 (NAl (NAl 

390 - - (NA) (NA) (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NAl (NAl 

()() - - ()() (NA) (NAl 

451 708 - -

560 880 (NA) (NAl 

226 613 1 (D) 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

1 280 - -

(NAl (NAl (NAl 

6915 - -

(NAl (NAl (N~ , ()() -

()() (NA) (NAl 

375 885 7 570 

96 112 (NA) (NAl 

- - -

- (NA) (NAl 

- - -

=, (NA) (NAl 

- (NAi , (NA) 

(D) 1 (D) 

6210 (NA) (NAl 

- - - - (NA) (NAl 

42847 II 631 

33 012 (NA) (NAl 

35 117 8 446, (NAl (NA) (NAl 

2 567 - -

00 - - 00 (NA) (NAl 

(D) - - (NAl (NA) (NAl 

9212 - -

(HAl (NA) (HAl 

00 5 69 ()() (HAl (NAl 

(X) 1 (D) 

00 (NA) (NAl 

00 2 (D) 

00 (NA) (NAl 

()() 1 (D) 

()() (NA) (NAl 

00 1 (D) 

()() (NAl (NAl 

7 182 217 (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

92450 (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

6554387 (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

(X) 3 22 

00 (NA) (NAl 

104 890 3 (D) 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

(X) 58 163 (X) (NAl (NAl 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres 

485 60 238 (X) 42 (D) 

486 50 003 (X) 5 410 

481 54 461 4 616 768 41 (D) 

466 40 665 1 923 413 5 (D) 

99 5 777 80 490 II (0) 

127 9033 81 266 2 (D) 

- - (X) - -

10 305 00 - -

13 285 00 - (0) , 17 770 (X) 1 

9 225 13 505 -

=1 8 634 28 544 - 4 60 390 -

8 74 964 -

,,~ I - - - -

1 (D) (0) - - - (X) -

3 (0) (X) , 1 

258 11644 441 037 - - 360 14 787 520 569 2 (D) 

180 4340 221 696 1 (D) 

174 4258 212 651 - - 5 52 1 280 - - 4 51 1 947 - - 9 (D) (D) - - 7 151 3210, -

- - =, (X) -

10 153 (X) - -

201 14283 372 923 7 570 

167 6 236 92 177 2 (D) 

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- -

=, - - - =, -

- - - 6 (0) (D) 1 (D) 

6 70 5 970 2 (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - 314 13 718 39 519 II 631 

289 12 378 28 572 1 (D) 

276 10 295 32 101 , 8 ~, 228 8 547 21 928 -

56 1 054 2 279 - -

8 (D) (X) - - 30 454 (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - 8 124 9 212 - -

30 454 47435 - -

27 338 (X) 4 (D) 

29 326 00 4 86 13 74 (X) 1 (D) 

10 45 (X) 1 (D) 

5 (D) (X) 2 (0) 

4 3 (X) - - - - (X) - - - - 00 - -

70 1 978 (X) 1 (D) 

70 2 026 (X) - - 34 826 7 126 504 (NAl (NA) 

(NAl 670 5 632 450 (NAl (NA) 

4 24 (D) (NAl (NAl 

(NAl 92 154 600 (NAl (NA) 

46 892 6 505 027 (NAl (NA) 

49 939 5 878 000 (NA) (NA) 

12 59 (X) 3 22 4 20 (X) 1 (D) 

5 30 103 150 3 (D) 

2 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

74 434 (X) 54 158 3 63 (X) (NAl (NA) 

KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MICH. 393 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms _______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form _________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;~7ti~~ ~~nfo~~~o==========================-pe;;e~t== 

92 19 759 63 12065 56 15333 29 7732 (Xl 215 (Xl 192 (Xl 274 (Xl 267 (Xl 362 240 (Xl 362240 (Xl 362240 (Xl 362240 (X) 5.5 (Xl 3.3 (Xl 4.2 (Xl 2.1 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars __ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars __ 128 083 ()() 60 857 (X) 161 123 (Xl 86 552 (Xl 

(X) 596 (Xl 318 (Xl 588 (Xl 325 

land in forms according to use: T otol cropland _______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

88 II 858 61 7 700 53 9234 27 5687 

- 83 7 320 53 4419 52 6516 27 3805 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 1010 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 8 40 8 (NA) 3 21 1 (NAl 

- 8 102 2 (NA) 2 (0) - (NAl 

- II 239 7 (NA) I (0) I (NAl 

- 15 552 12 (NAl 10 379 2 (NA) 

- 20 I 418 9 (NA) 15 1 098 8 (NAl 

- 12 I 796 10 (NA) 12 I 796 10 (HAl 

- 7 (0) 5 (NA) 7 (0) 5 (HA) 

- 2 (0) - (NA) 2 (0) - (NA) 

- - - - (NAl - - - (HA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 33 I 373 34 I 624 21 I 003 15 I 000 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and SOil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

- 51 3 165 30 1 657 32 I 715 16 882 

- 21 603 (NA) (NA) 15 421 9 280 

- 8 239 (NA) (NA) 4 85 2 (0) 

- 14 208 (NA) (NA) 11 161 3 (O) Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 41 2 115 (NA) (NAl 24 I 048 6 490 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 68 3 297 41 2 770 38 2 101 19 I 555 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 10 393 (NA) (NAl 5 143 8 (0) Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 65 2904 (NA) (NA) 38 1958 16 (0) 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 75 4 6Q.4 48 I 595 48 3998 23 490 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 25 2288 (HA) (NAl 21 2 135 2 (0) 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 71 2 316 (HAl (NA) 4S I 863 23 (0) 

Posture land, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 50 4054 (NAl (HAl 34 3 281 (NA) 1 639 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 5 480 3 271 4 (0) 2 (0) Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 5 (0) (HA) (NAl 4 (0) 2 (0) Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - (HA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (HA) 1 (0) - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 15 186 (Xl (X) 9 131 (Xl (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Fanns ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold 1 _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dallars_ - 92 I 646 63 I 103 56 I 609 29 I 078 

- (X) 17 889 (XJ 17 508 (X) 28 725 (X) 37 172 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 3 531 2 (HA) 3 531 2 (HA) 

- 10 570 3 (NA) 10 570 3 (NA) 

- 8 246 7 (NA) 8 246 7 (NA) 

- 8 124 9 (NA) 8 124 9 (NA) 

- 12 84 4 (NA) 12 84 4 (HA) 

- 15 54 4 (HA) 15 54 4 (HA) 

- 36 37 34 (NA) (Xl (Xl - (NA) 

- 7 16 (NAl (HA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

- 6 10 (NA) (NA) (Xl (Xl {Xl (X) 

- 3 4 (NA) (NA) (Xl (X) (X) (X) 

- 20 8 (NA) (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (Xl (X) (X) 

Crops ________________________ ---------- ---------------

Groins ________________________ - __ -------------------

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ Cot/on and cottonseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________ ----------------------- Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ______ -- _____________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melon'-____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ______________________ _ 

Other crops __________________ -------- ----------------

55 743 41 (0) 39 727 (NA) (0) 

24 261 (NA) (NA) 20 258 II 122 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NAl - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (HA) (NA) - - - - 35 102 (NA) (NA) 24 92 13 97 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) - - 4 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) I (0) 

5 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 3 384 

Livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ 

Pouffry and poultry produds ____________ ----------------

Hogs g~~'Y. and ~n1~~l!e~- pig,-___________________ == ==== ====== ========== ---- ------------ ========== ===== ----

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ ----------------

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

55 903 40 420 37 882 21 (0) 

12 11 II 108 6 (0) 7 108 

17 397 (NA) (NA) 16 (0) 9 199 

41 248 (HAl (NA) 30 234 18 87 

12 (0) (HA) (NA) 5 (0) I (0) 

1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

5 120 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 2 (0) 

<1974 data include sales of forest products. 

394 KALKASKA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and 'Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 92 63 19 759 83 18 799 7 320 5 I 576 656 480 Farms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

- 2 2 (0) - - - - - - - 10 to 49 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

- 8 4 251 6 189 68 - - - - - 5 4 296 5 296 98 I (0) (D) (D) 

- 8 5 652 7 572 141 I (D) (D) (D) 

12 12 I 413 10 I 191 355 - - - -

- 13 9 2010 13 2010 632 - - - - - II 4 2 235 10 2 035 927 I (D) (D) (D~I - 7 10 I 627 7 I 627 376 - - - 20 10 6 894 19 6 504 2 548 I (0) (D) (0) 

- 5 3 (0) 5 (0) (0) I (0) (0) (0) 

- I - (0) I (D) (0) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 260 to 499 ocreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocreL __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 

1978 

Farms 

92 

83 

75 

66 

16 

16 

I 

I 

90 

2 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

56 

52 

44 

40 

12 

12 

55 

I 

Acres 

15 333 

6 516 

II 027 

4 076 

4 306 

2440 

(0) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

29 

27 

21 (NA) 

6 (NA) 

2 (NA) 

27 

2 

Acres 

7 732 

3 805 

5 473 

2 387 

(0) 

948 

(0) 

470 

(0) 

(0) 

~~------~------~--T---------~----__ ~ ______ ~ __ ~--------~ 

All forms All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming --------______________________ 33 27 26 20 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

Other -----------_____________________ 59 36 30 9 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

68 52 42 25 9 5 3 3 15 6 II I 

Under 25 years ---------------------- __ _ Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 yeorL________________________ 9 4 4 I None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL________________________ 24 20 12 10 I to 49 doys __________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeorL________________________ 27 15 23 6 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeorL________________________ 23 20 12 10 100 to 149 doyL ______________________ _ 65 years and over ______________________ 9 4 5 2 150 to 199 doyL ______________________ _ 

Average age___________________________ 49.4 48.9 50.3 50.5 200 days ar more _____________________ _ L-__________ ~ __________ ~ ~ __________ ~ ____________ ~ 

31 13 22 9 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 I 2 I 48 33 23 10 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textl 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more J 1978 1974 1978 1974~ Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 31 43 28 125 18 32 15 118 - 53 167 40 242 33 152 18 233 - 27 78 26 210 21 76 12 206 - 38 15 (NA) (NA) 27 14 15 5 - 62 87 48 27 46 82 25 26 - 61 124 35 81 40 113 26 80 - 52 60 25 18 36 54 22 18 - 29 132 16 103 26 129 14 (D) - 3 2 2 (D) 3 2 - -

- 22 17 17 3 15 15 9 2 

- 91 174 (NA) (NA) 55 159 (NA) (NA) -

- 85 

91 129 

53 56 49 55 119 29 45 (NA) (NA) 51 45 28 25 - 47 47 (NA) (NA) 34 45 18 15 - 9 9 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 3 I - 9 II (NA) (NA) 9 II } - - - (NA), (NA) - - 29 4 - 91 9 (NA) (NA) 55 (D) - 57 42 (NA) (NA) 38 (D) (NA) (NA) - 4 2 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry _____________ , ______________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

~eeds, bulb'! pl~~ts, and trees __________________________ _ 

ommerclal ertdlzer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ____________ ~ _________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane. and propone ________________________ _ fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc, _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA KALKASKA COUNTY, MICH. 395 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data ore based on Q sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

~~~y-S~ -d;s-t;~ g;~~~Ie~~ f~;;ig~~t;.- ;t~~-t~- ~~~t-r~1 ~- --------------

- 58 5 234 39 

- 58 5 138 39 

- 5 96 3 

- 21 280 13 

Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____ . ________________________ _ 

- 14 1 162 9 

- 1 (D) 1 

- - - - Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 41 3 701 29 

Chemicals for -

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and paultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 1 (D) - 21 (X) 15 

- 19 (X) 17 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINEP.Y AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors __ ~ ________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners __ ~ ______________ _ 

Pickup balers _________ ~ ______________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ___________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 doto are bosed on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimated market value of oil 

92 59 56 29 machinery and equipment - Con_ 

2 326 805 2 002 574 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

25 279 13644 35 741 19 793 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

10 10 5 3 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

32 21 I 8 5 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

17 14i 14 7 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

62 83 40 44 35 39 

75 113 39 45 51 68 

82 181 25 32 77 149 

13 13 3 3 10 10 

7 8 2 (0) 5 (D) 

22 22 4 4 18 18 

- - - - - - 27 27 11 11 16 16 

37 37 6 6 31 31 

21 25 6 6 19 19 

TobIe 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers -All farms, 1978 

4861 (D) 

(D) 

182 

1 092 

(D) 

- 3 512 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

26 2305 (NA) 2 305 (NA) - 3 35 

(NA) 587 

- - 1 (D) 

(NA) 1 195 

- - 5 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

9 6 7 6 

8 7 6 7 

6 1 6 1 

5 1 ~ 5 1 4 - 4 -

1 J L 1 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

48 58 26 

49 61 25 

53 98 12 

2 (D) -

2 (0) - 14 14 4 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

12 12 4 

24 24 9 

12 12 5 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________ .. _____ _ 

Workers ___________ _ - 29 7 (X) 29 (X) 26 14 

- 112 (X) 17 (X) 95 94 58 

- 8 1 (D) 9 9 8 2 

- 5 3 (D) 7 14 4 4 

- 6 3 10 6 19 6 2 

- 8 - - 6 (D) 6 5 

2 - - 1 (D) 2 1 -

Farms with- I worker __________ -------- -- -- ---- -- --- - --------------- 2 workers __________________ - _ - _ -- ~ - - - - - ---- ---- --------

3 or 4 workers ________________ -_ - ___ -- -- ------ -- --------

5 to 9 workers ________________ - _______ ------------------

10 workers or more __________ -_ -_ ---- -- -- ----------------

396 KALKASKA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, Forms with sales of $2,500 or more All forms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY I 

60 (X) 43 ()() 36 ()() 20 (X) 

54 ()() .co (X) 33 ()() 18 (X) 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry ______________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep ___________________________ _ 

55 903 .co 420 37 882 21 (0) 

47 375 32 (NA) 32 (0) I 18 (0) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000 __ Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $I,OOO __ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

48 1 393 33 I 016 30 I 208 18 905 

43 744 26 442 28 670 17 395 

22 223 10 151 12 156 6 130 

24 521 16 291 18 514 II 265 

42 .cos (HAl (NA) 28 356 14 214 

41 241 (HAl (NAl 26 182 17 296 -

Inventory; Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved _____________________ _ Beef cows ______________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _______________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ____________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 41 718 27 391 30 653 18 359 

(X) 248 ()() (NA) ()() 234 (X) 87 

20 211 (HAl (NA) 15 175 5 (0) 

()() 30 ()() (NA) ()() 27 (X) (0) 

- 30 507 (HAl (NA) 23 478 18 (0) 

(X) 218 ()() (HAl ()() 207 (X) (0) 

- II 71 (NAl (HA) 5 48 7 146 

- (X) 29 ()() (NA) (Xl 21 ()() 53 

17 397 (NA) (NA) 16 (0) 9 199 

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$I,OO~L Calves ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $ 1,000 __ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

- 17 1 007 11 117 7 (0) 1 (0) 

- 8 244 (NA) (NAl 3 (0) I 1 (0) I - 17 763 (NA) (HA) 7 (0) I (0) 

- 9 323 3 9 4 303 1 (0) 

- 7 (0) 2 (0) 3 (0) - -

- 8 (0) 3 (0) 4 (0) 1 (0) 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov_ 30 ________________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov, 30 _____________________________ _ Sheep and lambs _____________________________________ _ 1 (0) 1 (0) - - - -

- Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Goats ______________________________________________ _ - - (NA) (HAl - - - - Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 8 25 14 44 2 (0) 5 15 

Sales, Hogs and pigs _______________________________________ _ 

$1,000 __ 

12 (0) 7 53 5 (0) 1 (0) 

(X) (0) ()() (NA) ()() (0) ()() (0) 

Feeder pigs _______________________________________ _ 6 (0) 3 32 3 (0) 1 (0) 

$1,000 __ (X) (0) ()() (NA) ()() (0) (X) (Z) Sheep and lambs _____________________________________ _ 1 (0) 1 (0) - - - - Sheep and lambs shorn _______________________________ _ 1 (0) (NA) (HAl - - - - Pounds of wool ____________________________________ _ (X) (0) ()() (NA) ()() - (Xl - Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 __ I (0) (HAl (NA) - - - - Goots ______________________________________________ _ - - (NA) (NAl - - - - $1,000 __ (X) - (X) (NAl ()() - ()() - Horses and ponies ___________________________________ _ 2 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) - ,-

$1,000 __ (X) (0) (X) (NAl (X) (0) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _________________________________________ _ 18 (X) 18 ()() 9 (X) 7 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 16 1 513 18 (0) 8 1 263 7 (0) Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 16 (0) 13 470 8 (0) 6 216 1 (0) (HAl (HAl 1 (0) 1 (0) 

2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

Pullets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ____________ _ 

2 (0) 4 332 2 (0) 2 (0) 

5 69 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _____________________________ _ 3 (0) (HAl (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 2 (0) (NAl (HA) 2 (0) - - 4 (X) (NA) 

Soles, (Xl 1 (X) - (Xl 

6 (X) 6 ()() 3 (X) 4 (X) 

3 (D) 4 (D) 3 (0) 4 (0) 

3 (D) 2 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- - (NAl (HAl - - 1 (0) 

- - (NA) (HAl - - - - 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (0) - - 1 (D) (HAl (HAl - - - - 1 (D) (HAl (HAl - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - 1 (X) (HAl ()() - (X) - (X) 12 (D) 11 108 6 (D) 7 108 

Any poultry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age _____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ____________ _ 

Broilers and other meoHype chickens _________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughte'-____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ______ : ______________ _ 

Other paultry _____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 ,000 __ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA KALKASKA COUNTY, MICH. 397 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For siloge or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1976_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - OolS for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 80rley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1976_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1976_ - 1974_ Colton - (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish pOlotoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hay crops (tons, dry) (see texl} _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher lame dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crop,- _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegelables harvesle~ for sale (see texl) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ Sweel - corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

-

land in orchardL ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1976_ 

1974_ -

- Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Grapes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

-

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - SIrowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Nursery and greenhouse productL ______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

-

398 KALKASKA COUNTY, MICH. 

Forms 

46 

31 

38 

25 

20 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

1 

2 

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

14 

6 

14 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

3 

(NA) 

-

(NA) 

2 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6 

3 

-

-

70 

45 

66 

(NA) 

5 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

1 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

6 

2 

5 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

4 

1 

All farms 

Horvested Irrigated 

Acres Quanlity Fanns 

2 S36 (X) 2 

1 144 ()O (NA) 

1 966 143 829 2 

850 59 765 (NA) 

570 5 172 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

(D) (X) - (0) (X) (NA) 

(D) (D) - - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NAl (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NAl 

505 7394 -

115 3 595 (NAl 

225 6942 - (NAl (NAl (NAl 

(0) (D) - (NAl (NAl (NA) 

27 (D) -

(NA) (NAl (NA) 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

(D) (D) - (D) (D) (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

(D) (D) 1 

395 70900 (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

3368 5349 - 2 559 5257 (NA) 

2939 4820 - (NA) (NAl (NAl 

93 (D) -

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NAl (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NAl (NA) 

(D) (X) - (D) (X) (NAl 

(D) (X) - (HA) (X) (NA) 

- (X) - (NAl (X) (NAl 

- (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

19 (X) 1 

(D) (X) (NA) 

17 (D) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) 

(NA) (NAl (NAl 

- - (NA) 

(HA) (NA) (NA) 

- (X) - - (X) (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

18 (X) 2 

(D) (X) (NA) 

. . Farms with salos of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Forms Acres Quantily Farms Acres 

(D) 34 2427 (X) 2 (D) 

(NA) 19 1072 (X) - - (D) 28 (D) 140 374 2 (D) 

(NA) 15 793 57 674 - - - 18 (D) (D) - - (NAl 13 279 2 374 - -

- - - (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

- 2 (D) (X) - -

(NA) 1 (D) (lO - - - 2 (D) (D) - - (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) 1 (D) - - - - - - - - - (NAl - - - - - - - - (X) - - (NAl - - (X) - -

- 11 491 7 162 - - (NAl 4 (D) (D) - - - 10 171 5612 - -

(NAl 3 47 2 550 - - - 1 (D) (D) - - (NA) - - - - - - 3 27 (D) - -

(NAl 1 (D) (D) - -

- - - (X) - - (NAl - - (X) - -

- 2 (D) (D) - - (NAl 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - (D) 5 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

(NAl 3 395 70900 2 (D) 

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - 46 2 732 4 662 - -

(NA) 23 2057 4 768 - - - 44 2380 4 177 - - (NAl 20 1 839 4360 - - - 4 (D) (D) - -

- - - (X) - - (NAl 1 (D) (X) - -

- - - - - -

(NAl - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) 1 (D) - - -

- 1 (D) (X) - - (NAl - - (X) - -

- 1 (D) (X) - - (NAl - - (X) - - - - - (X) - -

(NAl - - (X) - - - - - (X) - -

(NAl - - (X) - -

(D) 3 7 (X) - - (NA) - - (X) - -

(NAl 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NAl (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl 

(NAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (X) - -

(NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - - -

(NAl - - - - - (D) 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, Farms with soles of $2,5(X) or more All forms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ________________________ - ----- - - - --------------

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Ap~~~;~~i~~ ~~nfa~~e:~=========================-P;~~e"Ot= 

1 461 229 513 1 603 226408 1 119 210960 I 105 198 858 

- ()() 180 (X) 157 (X) 141 ()() 189 - (X) 548 480 ()() 548480 ()() 548 480 ()() 548 480 - (X) 41.8 ()() 41.3 (X) 38.5 ()() 36.3 

-

Value of land and buildings,' 

:~:~~:: ::~ ~~~ ============================= ~~:~~~= 176006 ()() 87 856 (X) 199 356 ()() 109 959 (X) 

- (X) 1 061 ()() 622 ()() 1054 (X) 611 

-

Land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 1 429 179055 1 560 172 640 1 099 167 555 1 078 155 876 - 1 382 145 605 1 505 133 154 1 070 139 119 I 068 124 535 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

159 736 178 (NAl 87 383 67 (NAl - 2 755 222 (NAl 84 1 196 75 (NAl - 196 63 (NAl 154 3 617 155 (NAl 90 2 147 - 208 7873 250 (NAl 162 6 199 189 (NAl 

- (NA) 240 16839 299 (NA) 252 17563 325 - 29 566 195 (NA) 203 28860 195 (NAl 209 - 45 786 144 (NA) 154 45786 144 (NA) 

- 154 35 (NAl 43 28562 35 (NA) 43 28 562 - 9 147 1 (NAl 7 9 147 I (NAl - 7 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 560 16349 710 22 149 424 13 757 474 16952 - 458 14389 639 17 101 605 17 337 499 14 679 - Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

226 5 563 (NAl (NAl 184 5 123 127 2 754 - 670 (NA) (NA) 31 504 72 1 339 - 45 3028

1 160 2960 (NAl (NA) 132 2 593 150 - (NA) (NAl 284 6459 252 7268 - 370 7908 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

777 25031 825 26 280 617 21 160 596 21 463 - 3655 (NA) (NA) 125 2840 176 4390 - 167 484 17073 - 663 21 376 (NA) (NAl 537 18 320 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 1 121 25 427 1 247 27488 859 22 245 874 21 519 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

179 5 651 (NA) (NAl 141 5 1581 150 5680

1 - 1 094 19776 (NA) (NAl 838 17087 850 15839 -

Pastureland, all types-_________________________________ _ 710 25 655 (NA) (NA) 541 21 755 (NA) 27 022 -

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 125 5 503 117 3657 117 5476 110 3642 

- 124 (D) (NA) (NA) 117 (0) 110 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (0) 

- 223 4249 (.lO (X) 207 4167 (X) (X) 

11978 data a re based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 1 461 59089 1 603 41 571 1 119 58 676 1 105 40 994 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 40 445 ()() 25933 ()() 52436 (X) 37 099 

Forms bV value of agricultural products sold,' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 157 37015 96 (NA) 157 37015 96 (NA) 

- 195 12232 167 (NA) 195 12 232 167 (NA) 

- 161 4678 172 (HA) 161 4678 172 (NA) 

- 178 2477 207 (NA) 178 2477 207 (NA) 

- 195 1 439 231 (NA) 195 1 439 231 (NA) 

- 233 834 212 (HA) 233 834 212 (NA) 

- 341 (D) 517 (NA) ()() (X) 20 (NA) 

- 48 106 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 70 120 (HA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 72 86 (HA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 151 (D) (NA) (NA) ()() (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) 1 (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Craps _______________________________ " _______________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ CoHan and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ T abocca ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hav, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melans-___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 1 154 32931 1 293 23670 942 32677 (NA) 23290 

- 712 6457 (HA) (NA) 616 6370 678 4 735 

- 47 461 (HA) (NA) 46 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (HA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 444 1 421 (NA) (NA) 350 1 344 334 932 

- 115 3490 (NA) (NA) 105 3 481 96 3 968 

- 259 14251 (NA) (NA) 233 14 189 205 8923 

- 86 6492 88 4 227 73 6474 74 4 209 

- 14 820 (NA) (NA) 11 818 18 522 

livestock, paultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praducts __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

CaHie and calves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woal ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 825 26159 952 17834 663 25999 721 17640 

- 45 1 562 83 1 267 31 1 558 63 1 262 - 242 15625 (NA) (NA) 237 15623 267 10547 

- 650 6448 (NA) (NA) 534 6340 630 4369 - 186 2142 (NA) (NA) 161 2 125 128 1 341 

- 28 27 (NN (NA) 20 23 29 42 - 95 354 (NA) (NA) 62 331 37 77 

'1974 data include sales af forest products, 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA KENT COUNTY, MICH. 399 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

i 

1978 Farms 

Farms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Farms in farms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- - 1 461 1 603 229 513 1 382 225 746 145605 125 22800 15424 5 503 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocre'- ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocre5 _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocre'-__________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre'- __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'-__________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 72 71 296 50 229 155 19 103 60 49 - 373 385 10864 341 10091 5649 45 1 124 576 415 - 144 168 8468 138 8 108 4 176 9 525 292 223 - 211 271 17303 204 16720 8497 8 685 394 196 - 150 186 17442 147 17 130 9630 3 351 246 10 - 119 145 18 772 113 17802 10 440 6 979 484 214 

- 79 79 15 637 78 15437 9 749 3 (D) (D) (D) 

- 61 71 14436 59 13934 8388 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 172 153 59872 172 59872 40 297 15 5 181 3 754 1 296 

- 60 67 41 156 60 41 156 29 787 10 7 128 4969 1 881 

- 19 7 (D) 19 (D) (D) 5 5618 3 878 1 085 

- 1 - (D) 1 (D) (D) - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

land in farms _________________________ _ --------- 1 461 229 513 1 603 226408 1 119 210 960 1 105 198 858 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 1 382 145 605 1 505 133 154 1 070 139 119 1 D68 124 535 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ --------- 881 85 566 1 083 100 769 606 70 616 643 76268 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 818 44 987 (NA) 48 118 568 40043 (NA) 40 778 Part owners _________________________ _ --------- 503 134 008 456 116 240 448 131 342 410 113 575 Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 496 93 622

1 

(NA) 79 170 444 92 407

1 

(NA) 78 152

1 --------- 77 9939 64 9 399 65 9002 52 9015 

--------- 68 6996 (NA) 5866 58 6669 (NA) 5 605 

Type of organization: 

Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 1 259 171 068 (NA) (NA) 941 153491 972 154 051 Partnership _________________________ _ --------- 167 45 162 (NA) (NA) 145 (D) 115 38087 Corporation _________________________ _ --------- 28 12 561 (NA) (NA) 28 12 561 17 (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut ionot etc._ 7 722 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 1 (D) 

All farms 1 Farms with soles of All forms Forms with safes of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 >1974 1978 >1974 1978 >1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ____________________________ _ - 704 826 641 714 On farm operated ______________________ 1 200 1 228 928 865 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 757 758 478 373 Not on form operated ___________________ 146 140 107 84 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 115 216 84 138 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

- 32 29 26 17 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ - 210 169 161 102 None _________________________________ 538 484 474 398 35 to 44 yeorL ______________________ _ - 329 320 241 223 1 to 49 doys ___________________________ 72 62 57 47 45 to 54 yearL ______________________ _ - 374 456 299 326 50 to 99 doy'- _________________________ 49 30 43 24 55 to 64 years _______________________ _ - 317 371 256 283 100 to 149 day'- _______________________ 40 41 35 29 65 yeors and aver ____________________ _ - 199 239 136 136 150 to 199 doys ________________________ 60 63 52 51 Average 0ge _________________________ _ - 48.9 50.3 48.7 50.2 200 days or more ______________________ 650 664 412 351 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds. bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ ---

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ____________________ ------ ---------------

- 494 2 578 579 2 574 427 2475 408 2498 

- 773 4942 942 3339 671 4906 636 3 223 

- 364 3093 618 1 959 354 3088 445 1 919 

- 675 606 (NA) (NA) 605 599 446 232 

- 1 124 2 782 1 113 1 446 985 2 752 881 1 415 

- 1 192 3 381 1 150 2441 1 034 3 319 907 2 383 

- 1 190 2 511 874 1 515 1 022 2433 740 1 498 

- 655 7 769 637 4 857 582 7 728 549 4 814 

- 129 846 60 288 105 826 40 282 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental af machinery and equipment __________________________________ ---------- 618 784 580 404 525 765 430 381 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ______________________ -_ - _____ ----

Gasoline ______________________________________ - ---

Diesel fuel __________________ ----------------------

~~ey~~i _~~t~~~:~~_d_~~~~~~== ==== == == =============== Natural gas ____________________ - ___ -_ -_ -----------

Kerosene, motor oif, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ____________________________ ----------------

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. __________________________ _ 

- 1 456 4 776 (NA) (NAY 1 179 4665 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 450 3 385 1 532 1 857 1 179 3303 1 072 1 760 

- 1 360 1 330 (NA) (NA) 1 090 1 272 1 032 1 013 

- 752 871 (NA) (NA) 722 865 496 366 

- 210 223 (NA) (NA) 205 221 140 152 

- 173 133 (NA) (NA) 160 130 

- 64 637 } (NA) (NA) 58 635 1 072 228 

- 1 450 190 (NA) (NA) 1 179 182 

1 122 1 373 (NA) (NA) 1004 1 345 (NA) (NA) 

40 19 (NA) (NA) 33 17 (NA) (NA) 

400 KENT COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are bosed on 0 sample of forms} see text) 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except p,?sture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Ume _____________________________________________________ _ 

1 147 124329 1 001 122038 - 1 146 123053 1 000 120 792 - 42 1 276 36 1 246 - 300 10493 266 10 184 - Sprays. dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops ond orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for-

~f~~D!~~~~ ~~ Ir:!1~kc~:~~~t~~~~~~_t~~~~j~~-~~~~~i~===== Sanitation ond rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

625 44 096 541 42729 - 4265 55 4253 - 61 

333 20 031 295 19250 -

- 687 65608

1 599 63 913 

130 

6 2~1 129 (0) - 332 289 00 - 249 217 00 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

£l978 doto ore based on a sampie of forms- see text] 

All forms Farms with soles All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1.000_ Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group, $1 to $4.999 __________________________ _ $5.000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickup'-_____________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Com heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornplckers and picker·shellers ________ _ Cotlonpickers ______________ " _____________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shoor bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

1 461 1 542 1 184 1 070 machinery ond equipment - Con. 

51 068 32038 48 864 28526 $20.000 to $29.999 ______________________ 

34 954 20 n7 41 271 26660 $30.000 to $49.999 ______________________ $50.000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

178 257

1 

101 89 $70.000 to $99.999 ______________________ 

323 369 191 170 $100.000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

344 365j 294 282 $200.000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

1 023 1 606 620 827 573 779 1 183 1 929 731 968 687 961 1 356 3660 447 690 1 272 2970 229 241 42 43 188 198 148 156 51 53 99 103 536 545 89 89 447 456 - - - - - - 638 657 214 217 427 440 726 757 194 199 551 558 

310 344 130 141 190 203 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

Hired workers-All fonns. 1978 

131 

151 

144 

37 1 120 

33 J 

Farms 

1 211 1 270 

I 455 

171 

101 

530 

(NA) 

478 

665 

284 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

907 84 410 

(NA) 83 905 

(NA) 505 

159 5 n5 

(NA) 21 630 

7 244 

130 8683 

(NA) 42939 

38 1 347 

90 (X) 

(NA) 00 

Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

245 115 228 

169 150 166 

63 143 61 r 37 

74 1 1 120 74 

L 33 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

1 709 1 027 1 825 865 3483 619 177 36 108 43 550 102 (NA) (NA) 

498 159 681 136 

309 95 

Any hired workersWorking 150 days or more Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 655 252 00 597 (Xl 582 549 - 7 758 00 1 057 00 6 701 7608 5659 

Forms wlth- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 170 74 74 169 169 129 114 - 88 71 142 91 182 75 60 - 102 69 243 83 284 91 109 - 118 25 145 91 572 110 106 - 177 13 453 163 5494 177 160 

I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA KENT COUNTY, MICH. 401 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

197B 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ - 912 (X) I 025 (X) 693 (X) 721 (X) 

- 783 (X) 929 (X) 619 (X) 665 ()() 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.(XJO_ 

Any cottle. hogs. or sheep ____________________ $J.()()(L - 825 26 159 952 17834 663 25999 721 17640 

- 752 8618 877 (NA) 615 8488 680 5 752 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 698 38 242 867 40330 553 36 751 621 37725 

- 513 17 749 619 17 791 414 17193 466 16609 

- 280 4435 361 5704 187 3923 224 4601 

- 262 13314 314 12087 252 13 270 287 12008 

- 527 13004 (NAl (NA) 422 12 511 432 11 071 

- 548 7489 (NAl (NA) 432 7047 498 10045 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 650 17895 778 17 117 534 17542 630 16451 $J.()()(L Calves __________________________________________ _ - (X) 6448 (X) (NA) ()() 6340 (X) 4369 

- 335 6 724 (NAl (NA) 289 6599 326 5 174 $1.()O(L Cottle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 875 (X) (NA) (X) 853 (X) 419 

- 576 11 171 (NAl (NA) 482 10943 564 11 277 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ - (X) 5 573 (X) (NA) (X) 5487 (X) 3950 

- 243 5275 (NAl (NA) 200 5 175 226 5 594 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ - (X) 2 575 (X) (NA) (X) 2536 (X) 2 171 

- 242 15625 (NAl (NA) 237 15623 267 10 547 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 188 16 135 191 14373 158 15 739 131 13666 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL _________________ . _____________ _ - 119 2 270 (NAl (NA) 104 2216 83 I 752 

- 178 13865 (NAl (NA) 149 13 523 123 11 914 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. J of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 127 3034 131 2 542 111 2978 98 2442 Dec. I of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ - 97 I 447 112 I 278 86 I 423 89 I 229 June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 118 I 587 91 I 264 105 I 555 74 I 213 Sheep and lomb,-___________________________________ _ 

- 28 860 44 1 679 20 666 27 1 211 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 28 537 (NAl (NA) 20 446 26 813 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 12 71 (NAl (NA) 5 54 I (D) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 237 957 248 1 364 143 581 132 829 

Soles, Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

- 186 25310 180 21 346 161 24963 128 20 551 

$1.000_ - (X) 2 142 (X) (NA) (X) 2 125 (X) 1 341 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 58 6935 56 4 756 50 6844 37 4 353 

$1.000_ - (X) 318 (X) (NA) (X) 315 (X) 122 Sheep and lomb'-___________________________________ _ 

- 28 638 43 I 164 20 489 28 982 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 22 624 (NA) (NA) 16 523 24 1 131 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 5053 (X) (NA) (X) 4 181 (X) 8 451 Sheep. Iambs. and wool ________________________ $1.000_ - 28 27 (NAl (NA) 20 23 29 42 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 4 54 (NAl (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

$1.000_ - (X) I (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (Z) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 47 129 49 145 32 101 26 103 

$1.000_ - (X) 149 ()() (NA) (X) 135 (X) 31 

POULTRY 

Inventory, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 117 (X) 189 (X) 72 (X) 115 (X) 

- 102 (D) 167 170645 61 (D) 99 168 143 Hens and pull.ts of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 101 (D) 160 93 828 61 (D) 96 91 869 

- 13 (D) (NAl (NA) 6 (D) 12 75856 

Pull.t chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 2 (D) (NAl (NA) - - 2 (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughte'-___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 20 I 037 34 I 761 15 902 18 I 365 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 25 (X) (NAl (X) 11 (X) 10 (X) 

Soles, Any poultry __________________________ - _____________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or olde'- _____________________ _ - 40 (X) 51 (X) 29 (X) 43 (X) 

- 23 136 092 40 171 952 18 135 826 35 171 517 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 23 136 092 36 81 530 18 135 826 32 81 145 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - 3 90020 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________ - ____________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________________ ---

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

- I (D) (NAl (NA) - - - -

- 9 2 789 12 37338 7 (D) 7 37 110 

- I (D) (NAl (NA) I (D) 1 (D) 

- I (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) I (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 8 (X) (NAl (X) 5 (X) 4 (X) 

- 45 I 562 83 I 267 31 1 558 63 1 262 

402 KENT COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, groonl-_________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (tons, groon>-_________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Other smoll groins for groin ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Irish pOlatoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see texl) _________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher lome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see texl) _______ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cOwp8QS ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

land in orchardL ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ - 1974 __ Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Nursery and greenhouse producIL ______________ 1978 __ Other crops _________________________________ 1978 __ 

, 

Forms 

835 

946 

814 

900 

268 

(HA) 

- (HA) 

26 

33 

1 

4 

25 

(NA) 

1 

(HA) 

1 

(HA) 

230 

596 

430 

(HA) 

4 

(HA) 

23 

(HA) 

6 

(NAl 

15 

13 

-

-

-

-

-

-

13 

18 

-

I 

938 

969 

847 

(HA) 

143 

7 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

6 

(NA) 

115 

118 

55 

(NA) 

35 

(NAl 

3 

(NAl 

265 

248 

248 

(NA) 

71 

(NA) 

11 

(NAl 

36 

29 

28 

(NA) 

86 

17 

Harv.sled 

Acres 

64 664 

55 732 

54 707 

43 515 

9957 

(HA) 

- (HA) 

261 

492 

(D) 

36 

218 

(HA) 

(D) 

(HA) 

(D) 

(HA) 

6416 

12905 

8828 

(NA) 

53 

(HA) 

430 

(NA) 

73 

(HA) 

701 

311 

-

-

-

-

-

-

796 

384 

-

(D) 

46 809 

39 245 

33966 

(NA) 

2 833 

173 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

165 

(NA) 

3 456 

2939 

551 

(NA) 

29 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NAl 

17 760 

13907 

14621 

(NAl 

865 

(NAl 

24 

(NA) 

147 

140 

110 

(NAl 

364 1 145 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigaled 

Quontity farms Acres 

00 12 1220 

00 (NA) (HAl 

4 701 194 12 (D) 

2 455 147 (HA) (HAl 

128 244 2 (D) 

(HA) (NA) (HAl 

00 - - 00 (NA) (HAl 

00 - - (X) (NA) (HAl 

(D) - - 2700 (NA) (HAl 

2310 - - (NA) (HA) (NAl 

(D) - - (HA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

00 (NA) (NAlI 

245011 - -

432 005 (HA) (HAl 

463 000 - - (HA) (HAl (NAl 

1 910 - - (NA) (NAl (HAl 

11 076 - -

(NAl (NA) 

(X) (H~I - (X) (HAl (HAl 

23441 - - 5 069 (NAl (NAl 

- - - - (NA) (HA) 

- - -

=1 

(NA) (HAl 

- (NA) (NAil 

228 315 7 688 

105 320 (NA) (NAl 

- - - (0) (NAl (HAl 

123 077 6 602 

88 519 (NA) (HAl 

99 212 5 308 

(HAl (NA) (NAl 

5548 - -

00 - -

00 (NAl (NAl 

- - - (NAl (NA) (NAl 

11 670 - -

(NAl (NAl (NAl 

00 57 2077 

(X) (NAl (NAl 

00 21 186 

(X) (NA) (NAl 

(X) 17 16 (X) (NA) (NAl 

(XJ I (D) 

00 (NA) (NAl 

(X) 21 715 

00 (NA) (NAl 

172 559 179 (NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl (NAl 

3 938 614 (NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

58455 (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NAl (NAl 

(X) 17 61 (X) (NAl (NAl 

542 680 14 58 (NAl (NAl (NAl 

00 43 78 (X) (NAl (NAl 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

720 63 437 (X) 12 1 220 

748 53 567 (X) 8 537 

703 53 575 4633 240 12 (D) 

717 41 623 2 382 983 6 (D) 

2 (D) 257 9862 127 588 

300 11 706 113 586 2 (D) 

- - (X) - - 15 238 00 - -

24 (D) (X) - - 25 290 (X) - -

1 (D) (D) - - 4 36 2 700 - -

23 (D) (D) - - 21 224 1 527 - -

1 (D) (D) - -

- - - - - 1 (D) (X) - -

3 30 (X) - -

209 6 179 238 150 - - 493 11 860 405 151 1 (D) 

388 8424 446 985 - - 343 6314 313 193 - - 4 53 1 910 - - 4 32 1 762 - - 20 385 10313 - - 24 415 10484 - - 6 73 00 - - 28 475 (X) 1 (D) 

13 (D) (D) - - 11 (D) (D) - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- -

=1 

- - - - - -

- - - - 10 786 227 365 6 (D) 

17 (D) (0) 6 336 

- - - - - I (D) (D) - - 719 42810 116877 6 602 

698 34 526 81 077 3 172 

668 31 110 94235 5 308 

561 23 495 59803 3 172 

95 2 073 4637 - -

6 (D) 00 - -

45 529 (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - 5 (D) (D) - - 43 505 50 294 - -

105 3 425 (X) 57 2077 

97 2 895 (X) 56 1 973 

49 535 (X) 21 186 

58 623 (X) 28 237 

32 29 (X) 17 16 

40 50 (X) 22 24 

I (D) (X) 1 (D) 

9 7 (X) 8 5 

227 17 253 00 17 702 

213 13672 (X) 17 350 215 14 197 171 815 404 (NA) (NA) 

(NAl 11 056 111 051 183 (NA) (NAl 

61 838 3905 774 (NA) (NAl (NAl 584 4084 470 (NAl (NAl 5 18 (D) (NA) (NA) 

3 15 32000 (NA) (NA) 

30 141 (X) 16 (D) 

20 133 (X) 13 53 23 107 529 705 13 (D) 

17 69 335 937 13 53 73 316 (X) 41 (D) 

17 1 145 (X) (NAl (NAl 

KENT COUNTY, MICH. 403 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms wllh sales of $2,500 or mare 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

- 126 23496 122 23429 69 15520 60 15 ~9 

- (X) 186 (X) 192 (X) 225 00 259 

- (X) 365440 00 365440 00 365440 (X) 36S 440 

- (X) 6.4 00 6.4 (X) 4.2 00 4.3 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

- 81 863 00 44 738 (X) 95 734 00 57933 00 - (X) 414 ()() 233 (X) 421 00 224 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per farm _____________________________ dallars_ 

Average per ocre _____________________________ dollors_ 

Land in forms according to use: 

- 123 13 154 118 13 235 68 8815 60 9368 

- 116 6321 101 6366 65 4932 57 4866 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

BV acres harvested: 

- 6 31 3 (NA) I (0) - (NA) 

- 21 288 II (NA) 6 (D) 4 (NA) 

- 20 458 14 (NA) 7 164 4 (NA) 

- 26 990 25 (NA) 14 521 10 (NA) 

- 30 I 948 29 (NA) 24 I 549 22 (NA) 

- 8 I 232 15 (NA) 8 I 232 13 (NA) 

- 5 1 374 4 (NA) 5 1 374 4 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 77 4 161 85 4649 47 2474 44 2830 

- 72 2 672 58 2 220 36 I 409 39 1672 

Cropland used onlv for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil~improvement 

- 26 644 (NA) (NA) 17 259 13 785 

- 18 251 (NA) (NA) 10 94 9 176 

- 23 530 (NA) (NA) 15 347 16 258 

grosses, not horvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 37 1 247 (NA) (NA) 16 709 10 453 

- 97 7002 86 6369 56 4 128 46 4 154 

- 37 I 894 (NA) (NA) 22 959 21 I 151 

- 79 5 108 (NA) (NA) 49 3169 35 3003 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 109 3 340 94 3 825 57 2577 48 2027 

Posturelond and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods. wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 16 1 174 (NA) (NA) II 999 14 1 057 

- 107 2 166 (NA) (NA) 57 1 578 45 970 

Paslureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 92 7229 (NA) (NA) 53 4432 (NA) 5038 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) - - 2 (D) - - Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - - - Olher land irrigated _________________________________ _ - (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 34 280 ()() (X) 25 249 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a somple of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms wifh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 126 972 122 835 69 921 60 774 

- (X) 7 716 (X) 6844 (X) 13342 (X) 12900 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ______________________ - ____________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (se. te.') ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (s.e t •• ,) ____________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) - (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) 

- 4 (0) 3 (NAl 4 (D) 3 (NA) 

- 8 217 6 (NA) 8 217 6 (NA) 

- 9 142 18 (NA) 9 142 18 (NA) 

- 12 76 10 (NA) 12 76 10 (NA) 

- 35 120 20 (NA) 35 120 20 (NA) 

- 57 52 65 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) 

- " 24 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 9 II (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 33 II (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops __________________________________ --------------

Groins ______________________________ ---------------

Commodity Credit Corparalion laons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Cr.dil Carporalian laons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________ -_ ------ --------------

Field seeds, hay, farog., ond silag. ____________________ _ 

Vegetobles, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

- 65 204 82 212 39 177 (NA) 185 

- 25 55 (NA) (NA) 21 51 31 74 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 52 106 (NA) (NA) 30 85 38 80 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 4 29 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

Nursery and gr .. nhause producls - ____________________ _ 

Olh.r craps ________________________ -_ ---------------- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - 4 2 

Liveslock, poullry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry praducts- _________________________ _ 

Hogs g~~" and ':n~d~~l!e;- plgL ___________________________________ == ==== ======== ======== ============== ----

Sh .. p, lambs, and waol _______________________________ _ 

Olher IIveslock and livestock products (se. 'e.') __________ _ 

- 73 769 94 612 48 743 52 579 

- 9 (D) 13 42 7 (D) 10 42 

- 17 494 (NA) (NA) 17 494 19 379 

- 61 212 (NA) (NA) 45 197 49 135 

II 20 (NA) (NA) 7 16 10 23 

4 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) I (Z) 

7 8 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 1 

1]974 dOlO include sales of foresl products. 

404 LAKE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, , 1978 

Forms Forms w;th harvested cropland Form. with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms forms in forms cropland forms in farms cropland land 

126 122 23496 116 22 134 6321 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- All form. ___________________________ _ 

2 1 (0) 1 (0) (0) - - - - - 18 9 (0) 15 (0) (0) - - - -

-

- 3 6 180 3 180 40 - - - -

- 18 22 1 445 18 1 445 552 - - - -

- 29 20 3 315 25 2 821 956 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- 12 26 1 991 11 1 831 425 - - - -

- 6 7 1 223 6 1 223 §I - - -

~I - 11 8 2640 11 2640 - - -

- 18 

1~1 6 2891 18 6 289 1 - - -

- 9 

5 7~1 8 5 120 1 - - -

- - - - - - -

- - - - - - -

Form. with- 1 to 90cre5 _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocre'-____________________ _ 

50 to 69 oCre5 _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocre'- ____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre. ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre'-__________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre. ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre. ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocre. ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 acre'-_______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

Forms with so~s of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of orgonizotion: Individual or fomily ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Forms 

126 

116 

89 

79 

35 

35 

2 

2 

115 

11 

Farms 

69 

65 

44 

40 

24 

24 

1 

1 

60 

9 

Acre. Forms Acres 

15 520 60 15 549 

4932 57 4866 

7409 42 9879 

(0) (NA) 3 243 

(0) 15 (0) 

2 375

1 (0) 

(0) 

(NA) 1 2501 3 (D) 

(NA) 373 

(0) 54 13838 

(0) 6 I 711 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust,.institutional, etc._ 

r-~~----~------~--~--------~------~------~--~--------~ Forms with sales of 

$2.500 or more 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ Other _______________________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 25 to 34 years ________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years ________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors ________________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ Average oge __________________________ _ 

All farms 

1978 

51 

75 

1 

23 

20 

18 

41 

23 

51.1 

'1974 

57 

65 

18 

23 

29 

35 

17 

50A 

1978 

37 

32 

14 

12 

8 

24 

11 

50A 

'1974 

35 

25 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _____________________ _ 

Not on form operated __________________ _ 

_I OP::~t:::or::~~~~~~~.-:;:~:::~~~:~--- 8 

15 

11 

22 

4 49A 

None ________________________________ _ 

I to 49 dayL _________________________ _ 50 to 99 doy'-________________________ _ 

100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ ISO to 199 day. _______________________ _ 

200 days or more _____________________ _ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

All forms 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

104 95 57 52 

15 15 7 4 

7 12 5 4 

39 36 28 26 

12 10 6 5 

2 5 1 2 

5 4 2 1 

5 3 2 2 

59 55 28 22 

~--------~----------~ 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 38 44 58 40 28 43 25 31 

- 74 148 78 128 46 136 39 116 

livestock and paultry purcha.ed _________________________ _ 

Feed for live.tack and poultry _________ " _________________ _ Commercially mixed formula feed. _____________________ _ - 34 76 39 54 30 73 20 49 Animal health ca.ts ___________________________________ _ 

- 60 12 (NA) (NA) 45 10 30 5 Seed', bulb., plant •• and trees __________________________ _ 

- 76 31 64 17 59 30 37 15 Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 74 61 65 33 51 55 46 30 Other agricultural chemical. including lime ________________ _ 

- 40 19 43 10 32 18 29 9 Him! form labor ______________________________________ _ 

- 37 57 31 39 34 55 21 36 

- - - 1 Contract labor ________________________________________ _ (Z) - - - - Cu.tamwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 45 14 28 7 28 12 22 6 

- 127 118 (NA) (NA) 72 94 (NA) (NA) 

- 127 82 112 70 72 66 59 56 

- 125 55 (NA) (NA) 70 42 57 38 

- 38 16 (NA) (NA) 31 15 28 11 - 4 1 (NA) (NA) 4 1 4 1 

- 5 1 (NA) (NA) 5 1 

- } - - (NA) (NA) - - 59 5 

- 127 10 (NA) (NA) 72 7 

- 90 35 (NA) (NA) 54 28 (NA) (NA) 

- 9 1 (NA) (NA) 6 1 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum praducts __________________________ _ Petroleum product. _________________________________ _ Ga.allne _________________________________________ _ 

Die.el fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~ey~~i Natural _~~t~~~~_o~_d_ gas ______________________________________ ~~~~~~~== == ==== == ============ === _ 

Kera.ene, motor all, and grea.e _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other- cool, wood, cake, etc. _______________________ . __ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LAKE COUNTY, MICH. 405 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture ___________________________ _ 

li!~s~~:~ _o_n_d_ :~~~~I~~~ _~e_~i~i~~~ _== ====== = ==== == == == = ===== == = = Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 68 2 487 49 

- 68 2 316 49 

- 10 171 6 

- 14 182 12 

- 9 342 7 

1 (0) - 5 213 5 

- 32 1 250 28 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - - 18 (X) 13 

- 3 (X) 3 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ forms-

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self·propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

mher corn pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cattonpickers- ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

f1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

127 117 72 59 machinery and equipment - Can. 

1 930 1 465 1 485 1 007 $20,00010 $29,999 ______________________ 

15 195 12 521 20 619 17 068 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

7 29 3 10 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

63 39 17 18 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

23 25 22 10 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

96 116 59 60 45 56 

111 139 39 41 76 98 

114 275 2 (0) 113 (0) 

16 16 - - 16 16 

1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

43 51 2 (0) 41 (0) 

- - - - - -

39 40 13 13 26 27 

76 80 7 7 70 73 

34 37 5 5 30 32 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

2 205 

2 074 

131 

(0) 

(0) 

-

213 

1 224 

-

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

46 1 718 

(NA) 1 512 (NA) 206 

9 130 

(NA) 220 

- - - - (NA) 712 

- - 6 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

22 14 18 11 

7 8 7 8 

2 2 - 2 1 21~ 2 1 1 1 2 

- J jL - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

90 114 60 

89 104 37 

111 215 10 

10 10 -

- - - 29 32 2 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

35 35 12 

60 60 7 

19 19 8 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

forms __________________________ ------------------------

Workers ____________________________ -- -------------------

37 10 (X) 33 (X) 34 21 - 107 (X) 16 (X) 91 86 70 -

10 5 5 13 13 10 11 - 9 4 (0) 4 8 9 3 - 14 1 (0) 12 42 14 4 - 4 - - 4 28 1 1 - - - 2 - - - - -

farms with- 1 worker ______________________ - ___ -- -------- -----------

2 workers ____________________ ----- - - - ---- - ------ - - - ---- 3 or 4 workers ________________________ -- ----------------

5 to 9 workers ________________________ -- ---------------- 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

406 LAKE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

I 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY I 

- 87 ()() 106 ()() 53 00 53 ()() 

- 75 ()() 98 ()() 46 00 49 ()() 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $I,(X)(L 

Any caHie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $I,OO(L 

CAmE AND CALVES 

73 769 94 612 48 743 52 579 - 67 233, 87 (NA) I 46 213

1 

49 1513 -

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heffers that had calved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

71 I 916 95 3031 45 1 665 48 2436 - 66 985 85 1 540 43 867 46 I 200 - 67 997 28 388 34 680 - 45 477 

30 508 24 543 20 479 17 520 - 38 511

1 

41 - 60 

~I ~I (NA) (NA) I - 59 (NA) (NA) 39 287 43 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Callie ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 61 675 83 832 45 6'29 49 663 

- (X) 212 00 (NA) ()() 197 00 135 

- 33 268 (NA) (NA) 26 245 20 196 

- (X) 51 00 (NA) ()() 45 00 19 

- 53 407 (NAl (NA) 40 384 40 467 

- (X) 

1~1 (X) (NA) I ()() 152 00 116 

- II (NAl (NA) 6 39 10 64 

- (X) 16 00 (NA) ()() 13 00 22 

- 17 494 (NAl (NA) 17 494 19 379 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. t of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 13 290 20 308 8 223 II 281 

- 12 51

1 

(NA) (NA) I 7 (0)1 5 56 

- 9 239 (NAl (NA) 6 (0) 9 225 

- 12 66 6 96 7 46 5 (0) 

- 9 26 3 '29 5 20 3 29 

- 8 40 6 67 5 26 5 (D) 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 4 96 3 106 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 75 (NAl (NA) 3 (D) I (D) Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- I (D) (NAl (NA) I (0) I (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 26 83

1 

26 1111 12 45 15 77 

Hogs and pig,-_____________________________________ _ 

- II 386 16 761 7 253 10 741 

$1,000_ - (X) 20 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 23 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 8 307 4 574 5 187 3 (D) 

$1.000_ - (X) 12 (X) (NA) (X) 8 ()() (D) Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 3 79 3 (D) I (D) Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 4 78 (NAl (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) Pounds of woaL __________________________________ _ 

- (X) 591 00 (NA) (X) (D) ()() (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 4 ~I (NAl (NA) 3 (021 1 (l) 

- - (NAl (NA) - - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- I (D) 3 17 - - 3 17 $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - ()() I 

POULTRY 

Inventory, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 27 (X) 40 (X) I 16 (X) 19 ()() 

- 25 2931 40 5 179 16 2 793 19 4 717 Hens and pullets of Ioying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months aid or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 manths old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 25 (D) 32 4883 16 (D) 15 4 529 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) I (D) - -

- I (D) (NAl (NA) I (0) - - - 9 143 2 (D) 5 105 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) I (D) - -

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - I (D) (NAl (NA) - - - -

Soles, - 9 00 (NAl (X) 7 (X) 6 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 manths old or alder _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

8roUers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 6 (X) 6 ()() 4 (X) 4 ()() 

- 2 (D) 6 3 156 1 (D) 4 (D) 

- 2 (D) 6 3 156 1 (D) 4 (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Turkeys ________________________ : ________________ _ - 1 (D) - - - - - -

Turkeys far slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - 3 (X) (NAl ()() 3 (X) 1 (X) - 9 (D) 13 42 7 (D) 10 42 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LAKE COUNTY, MICH. 407 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All fanns Fanns wilh saies of $2.500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigaled Harvested Irrigaled 

farms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quanlily Fonns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 55 1 270 (X) - - 36 1 127 (X) - - - 53 1 175 (X) (NA) (NA) 33 1 004 (X) - -

- 46 799 51 1481 - - 29 683 45 956 - - - 34 509 26 526 (NA) (NA) 21 403 21 374 - - - 19 (0) 3 714 - - 17 (0) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 19 585 4606 - - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 16 (X) - -

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions. green>-_________ 1978_ 

. 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 2 (0) (X) - (NAlI 2 (0) (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheal for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 11 172 3 851 - - 11 172 3 851 - - 1974_ Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 41 388 14487 (NA) (NA) 29 297 11 635 - - - 26 430 lB 19B - - 22 4D8 17 568 - - 1974_ Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 23 3B8 15 830 - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - - 4 36 975 - - 2 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Soybeans for beons (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ CoMon (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NA) - - - -

=1 - - - - (NAil - - - -

- - - (NA) - - - - - 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - -

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 4 4 640 (NA) (NA) 4 4 640 - -

- - - - - Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl} _________________ 197B_ - 104 4416 7 747 - - 59 3 201 6056 - - 1974_ - 97 4 359 8272 (NA) (NA) 55 3 190 6 723 - -

- 100 3 519 6 3591 - (NA) 1 

57 2 442 4 948 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 51 2 286 4 897 - - Alfolfo hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 11 413 645 - - B 335 505 - -

- 3 39 (X) - - 3 39 (X) - - Field seed cropL _____________________________ 197B_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 8 90 (X) - -

- Alfalfa 3 39 2900 - - 3 39 2 900 - - seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 68 6 686 - -

All vegelables harvesled for sole (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - 4 8 (X) 2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

1974_ - 6 17 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) (X) - - Sweet - 2 (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 5 54 (X) - - 4 (0) (X) - -

1974_ - 4 23 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 5 47 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 197B_ 

1974_ 

- 2 (0) (Xi - - - - (X) - - Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 197B_ 

408 LAKE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, All forms Forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ______________ ---_ ------ -_ -_ -_ - - ----- ------- --- Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land or6O _________________________________ _ Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

323 233 427 1 405 223 737 886 206 000 898 194015 - 1 216 (X) 176 00 159 00 233 00 - (X) 421 120 00 421 120 00 421 120 00 421 120 - 00 48.9 00 46.1 - (X) 55.4 00 53.1 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollarsAverage per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 220 450 (X) 113 595 (X) 255 991 00 150 399 00 - 1 123 00 696 - (X) 1 237 00 713 (X) 

land in forms according to use: T 0101 croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 300 183 3531 1 384 169 626 873 166 4071 887 1499171 - 1 865 121 092 I 245 144 324 1 316 130 958 857 134 864 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 1010 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 10 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

101 496 101 (NA) 33 159 20 (NA) 

- 2214 171 (NA) 37 522 37 (NA) 

- 157 54 (NA) 158 3648 166 (NA) 64 1 482 - 184 6979 248 (NA) 115 4478 145 (HA) 

- 17553 253 (NA) 223 15548 233 (NA) 

- 255 

185 192 (HA) I 26 5211 193 (NA)I 180 25 762 - 149 (NA) 161 48485 149 (NA) 161 48 485 - (HA) 29 18 471 27 (HA) 29 18471 27 - 15 19957 8 (HA) 15 19957 8 (HA) - Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Olher cropland ___________________________________ _ 556 16684 741 22 364 373 13245 442 16232 - 662 22 345 561 16304 468 18298 364 12593 - Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

166 4079 (NA) (HA) 124 3 393 97 2691 - 2428 (HAl (HA) 73 2078 59 1 009 97 - (NA) (NA) 181 5070

1 

175 4504 - 238 5 798 

364 10040 (NA) (HA) 250 7 757 134 4389 - TOlol woodlond _____________________________________ _ 

Woodlond poslured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

735 26536 733 25865 510 21 337 509 21 476 - 5 745 (NA) (NA) 112 4807 148 4580 - 168 

630 20 791 (NAl (HA) 442 16530 427 16896 -

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 1 041 23 538 1 126 28246 686 18256 726 22 622 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wQsteland, etc _______ _ 

124 3 5251 (NAl (NA) 84 2760

1 

135 5328

1 - 1 023 20 013 (NAl (NA) 673 15496 704 17294 -

Paslureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 702 25954 (HAl (NA) 463 20 812 (NAl 26 140 

Irrigoled lond ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

44 2439 30 1 354 37 2391 25 1 311 - 2389 (NAl (NA) 35 2 371 25 (D) - 41 

- 3 26 (HAl (NA) 2 (D) (NAl - - 3 24 (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 291 7 634 00 (X) 267 7476 (X) (X) 

11978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ - 1 323 41 332 1 405 34869 886 40 851 898 34 268 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 31 241 (X) 24818 00 46 107 (X) 38 160 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ___________ c ________________ _ 

- 79 23435 60 (NA) 79 23435 60 (HA) 

- 152 9863 137 (NA) 152 9863 137 (NA) 

- 133 3 793 154 (NA) 133 3 793 154 (NA) 

- 119 1 641 167 (NA) 119 1 641 167 (NA) 

- 191 1338 200 (NA) 191 1 338 200 (NA) 

- 212 782 163 (HA) 212 782 163 (NA) 

- 436 (D) 524 (NA) (X) (X) 17 (NA) 

- 56 125 (HAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 100 174 (HAl (NAl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 84 102 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) 00 (X) 

- 196 (D) (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (Xl 

- 1 (D) - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporolion loons _________________ _ Collon and collanse.L ______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corparalion loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegelables, sweel corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 940 19856 1 122 17 538 697 19 597 (NAl 17 143 - 677 7217 (NAl (NA) 543 7 088 646 5 763 - 62 356 (HAl (NA) 58 354 (NA) (NAl 

- - - (HAl (NAl - - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - (NAl (NA) 

- - - (HAl (NA) - - - - - 432 1 597 (HAl (NA) 308 1 490 318 1 335 - 62 5638 (HA) (NAl 53 5 631 43 2 735 - 33 685 (HAl (HA) 23 (D) 19 762 - 22 4206 25 5681 15 4 196 25 5681 - 13 513 (NAl (NA) 12 (D) 14 868 

liveslock, paultry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poullry producls-_________________________ _ 

Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

COllie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Shftp, lambs, and woaL _____________________________ _ 

Olher livestock and liveslock producls (see lexl) _________ _ 

- 812 21 476 912 17305 610 21 254 652 17 100 - 69 138 71 207 42 133 39 201 - 235 11 880 (NAl (NA) 233 (D) 285 10389 - 633 7754 (NA) (NAl 509 7 614 596 5 522 - 172 1 065 (NAl (NA) 128 1 034 93 626 - 49 54 (NAl (NA) 32 (0) 31 20 - 117 585 (NAl (NA) 74 552 53 341 

0)974 dolo Include sales of forest producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LAPEER COUNTY, MICH. 409 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

. 1978 Farms 

farms with harvested cropkmd Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Ponns in farms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- - 1 323 1 405 233 427 1 245 229 167 144 324 44 9491 5801 2439 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocre'- ____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocre'-____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'-__________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre'-__________________ _ 

180 to 219 acre'-__________________ _ 

- 27 25 110 14 77 47 6 30 14 8 

- 323 329 9709 284 8871 4830 8 220 64 28 

- 114 134 6689 108 6333 3 197 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 218 234 17776 205 16748 8246 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 149 164 17121 145 16697 8953 4 469 242 108 - 114 140 17893 113 17 747 9656 4 590 323 71 

- 65 73 12 878 65 12878 7 530 5 969 470 362 220 to 259 acre'-__________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acre'-_______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 54 73 12841 54 12 841 8 715 - - - -

- 169 164 60 704 168 60 224 38812 12 4436 2770 1 394 

- 67 53 43 457 66 42 502 28954 1 (D) (D) (Dl - 22 16 (D) 22 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) (0 

- 1 - (D) 1 (D) (D) - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

--------- 1 323 233 427 1 405 223 737 886 206000 898 194015 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 1 245 144 324 1 316 130 958 857 134 864 865 121 092 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 787 75013 958 100 325 434 53640 515 74495 Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 719 36676 (NA) 46 649 408 29818 (NA) 38 553 Port owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 450 142991 392 111 684 390 137819 335 108092 

--------- 444 97402 (NA) 77 551 388 95351

1 

(NA) 75 856 

--------- 86 15423 55 11 728 62 14541 411 11 428 

--------- 82 10246 (NA) 6 758 61 9695 (NA) 6683 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

--------- I 159 173 123 (NA) (NA) 753 147 805 804 158 734 Partnership _________________________ _ 

--------- 144 54 476 (NA) (NA) 120 53067 81 31 152 Corporation _________________________ _ --------- 16 5483 (NA) (NA) 13 5 128 11 (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut ional, etc._ 4 345 (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

All forms Farms with sales of I All farms I Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ____________________________ _ 

- 603 679 522 565 On form operated ______________________ 1 082 1 099 742 719 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 720 713 364 320 Not on farm operated ___________________ 137 112 76 57 

Operators by age group: Not reported ___________________________ 104 181 68 109 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 years _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 years-______________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeors _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________ _ 

65 yeors and over ____________________ _ 

Average oge _________________________ _ 

- 29 14 21 7 Operators reporting days of work off form: 

- 134 123 81 81 None _________________________________ 449 460 360 358 

- 289 300 184 178 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 88 58 68 43 

- 359 412 255 273 50 to 99 days __________________________ 28 14 17 10 

- 355 352 252 235 100 to 149 days ________________________ 41 50 31 27 

- 157 191 93 III 150 to 199 days ________________________ 63 67 41 40 

- 49.9 50.9 50.0 51.1 200 days or more ______________________ 619 595 340 289 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for lIyestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds- ____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________ ------------------- Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor __________________ -----------------------

CUltamwork, machine hire, and r.ntal of machinery and equipment ____________________________ ---------------

- 440 3661 550 2909 321 3 596 316 2822 

- 748 2 654 871 2 534 557 2510 541 2434 

- 366 I 196 577 1 378 305 1 164 386 1 344 

- 667 426 (NA) (NA) 491 395 423 240 

- 951 1 365 1 001 953 735 I 289 757 923 

- 1 018 3 523 1 045 2 298 782 3408 755 2227 

- 799 1 232 627 671 660 1 213 523 662 

- 559 4 762 409 3037 457 4 718 327 3 011 

- 37 219 32 50 34 215 24 49 

- 556 566 562 323 412 512 396 296 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ --------------

Gasoline __________________ - - - - -------------------- Die .. 1 fuel ____________ - _____________ --------------

~~ey~~i _~~t~~~~_a_n_d_~~~~~~== == ==== == ==== == == == == === Natural gas ________________ - _____ -- ---------------

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ________ --------------

~~~~~oGi,-wO"a""ci.-cok8.-;t~~========================== 

- 1 315 3 211 (NA) (NA) 897 3049 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 315 2 255 1 391 1 441 897 2 128 892 I 331 

- 1 214 971 (NA) (NA) 811 878 877 780 

- 649 613 (NA) (NA) 560 597 392 320 

126 137 (NA) (NA) 121 136 78 43 - 96 34 (NA) (NA) 84 32 } - 24 348 (NA) (NA) 24 348 892 187 -

- 1 315 152 (NA) (NA) 897 137 

- 949 939 (NA) (NA) 706 903 (NA) (NA) 

- 45 18 (NA) (NA) 39 17 (NA) (NA) 

410 LAPEER COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based an a sample of farms; see lext) 

All farms Farms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ - _____________ - _____ _ Cropland fertilized, excepl P.!'slure __________________________ _ Paslure and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ____________________________ - __ - -- -----------------_ --

1 008 lOS 446 772 103 753 - 102413 - 1 003 107 OS2 767 

48 1 364 42 1 340 - 1 867 - 66 1 927 54 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to con.rolInsects on hoy and other crops ________ -- -------------------- Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

350 29 412 276 28546 - 50 1 968 SO 1 968 - 73 4568 52 4539 - 466 61 440 - 540 62 826 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

9 162 9 162 -

- 214 (Xl 179 (Xl 

- 191 (Xl 142 (Xl 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ doliorL 

Farms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self·propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers and picker·shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 I AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

1 315 1 392 897 885 machinery and equipment - (on. 

48 545 30848 44 665 26 673 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

36 917 22 161 49 794 30 139 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ 

$SO,OOO to $69,999 ______________________ 

106 217 43 66 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

403 336 162 105 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

252 296j 176 201 j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

870 1 291 570 764 395 527 I 080 1 669 634 782 640 887 1 257 3446 359 541 I 163 2 905 

308 315 48 49 266 266 179 186 58 60 125 126 

548 582 58 58 493 524 - - - - - - 646 691 194 201 460 490 675 696 143 143 533 553 

411 485 97 105 334 380 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

n 978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers -All forms, 1978 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

755 81 343 

(HAl 80 914 

(HAl 429 

22 S68 

(NAl 16 769 

13 531 

27 1 809 

(NA) 42498

1 

6 

55 (Xl 75J 

(NA) (Xl 

All forms Farms with sates 

of $2,SOO or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

104 242 80 222 

148 174 144 165 

94 47 88 46 

101 .., r 97 

~J 80H 1 60 80 

i L 47 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 197010 1974 

I 141 I 526 I 045 I 174 1 S68 786 1 315 3 215 614 

224 234 51 100 101 47 

537 555 121 (NAl (NAl (NAl 

476 485 157 

633 645 157 

339 402 128 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less Ihan 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 559 203 (Xl 456 (Xl 457 327 - 2 574 (Xl 683 (Xl I 891 2 270 2 514 

Forms with- I worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

510 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 174 113 113 161 161 131 116 - 121 33 . 66 92 184 107 56 - 136 33 108 107 368 103 60 - 109 18 102 80 536 101 59 - 19 6 294 16 642 15 36 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LAPEER COUNTY, MICH. 411 
fable 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

AnA~~v~~~~~ ~~s~u~~~hOOP== = = == = = = = = = = = = = == = = = = = = = == - 939 (X) 1 019 (X) 632 (X) 678 (X) 

- 783 (X) 930 (X) 570 (X) 639 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 812 21 476 912 17 305 610 21 254 652 17100 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 721 8 873 842 (NA) 561 (D) 624 6 168 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and calves __________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod calved ___________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves __________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves ____________ _ 

-- 709 33427 885 42 536 529 31 764 615 39311 

-- 532 12993 664 16 234 407 12358 473 14671 

- 283 2428 348 3 710 173 1 859 185 2301 

- 287 10 565 388 12 524 262 10499 326 12370 

-- 520 9806 (NA) (NA) 413 9 398 415 10 555 

-- 580 10628 (NA) (NA) 429 10008 496 14085 

Sales, Cottle and calves __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Calves _________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Cottle __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Fattened cottle ________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 

-- 633 19054 780 19027 509 18499 596 18194 

-- (X) 7 754 (X) (NA) (X) 7614 (X) 5 522 

-- 320 4 787 (NA) (NA) 272 4 538 315 4685 

-- (X) 428 (X) (NA) (X) 397 (X) 278 

-- 570 14 267 (NA) (NA) 470 13961 553 13509 

-- (X) 7 326 (X) (NA) (X) 7217 (X) 5244 

-- 266 9 989 (NA) (NA) 219 9839 181 6493 

-- (X) 5 327 (X) (NA) (X) 5272 (X) 2803 

-- 235 11 880 (NA) (NA) 233 (D) 285 10389 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 200 10061 164 7 560 131 9316 94 7095 

-- 137 1 736 (NA) (NA) 91 1 444 53 808 

-- 177 8 325 (NA) (NA) 120 7872 91 6287 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. I of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ 

Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies _____________________ • ___________ _ 

-- 142 1 742 87 1 214 93 I 602 63 1 153 

-- 110 937 73 653 77 876 55 620 

-- 115 805 61 561 79 726 45 533 

-- 49 1 504 82 2272 30 1 177 41 1 379 

-- 42 1 054 (NA) (NA) 25 847 36 764 

-- 20 165 (NA) (NA) 7 72 5 38 

-- 303 1 674 320 1 577 165 981 162 I 095 

Sales: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Feeder pigs _______ • _____________________________ _ 

$1,000 Sheep and lombs. __________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lombs, ond wool ________________________ $1,000 

Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 

-- 172 13075 126 8 701 128 12 529 93 8428 

-- (X) 1 065 (X) (NA) (X) 1 034 (X) 626 

-- 62 3 510 34 1 128 52 3251 25 I 032 

-- (X) 126 (X) (NA) (X) 118 (X) 33 

-- 45 1 049 62 1 364 30 835 30 818 

-- 44 1 311 (NA) (NA) 28 1 023 27 957 

-- (X) 11 951 (X) (NA) (X) 9090 (X) 8 182 

.. - 49 54 (NA) (NA) 32 (D) 31 20 

-- 11 54 (NA) (NA) 8 41 4 19 

-- (X) 3 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 1 

.. - 86 352 69 218 59 295 42 168 

-- (X) 518 (X) (NA) (X) 491 (X) 188 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________ -_ -_ - __________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________ - _____________ -- ---------- ----

Turkeys for slaughter ______________________ -------

Turkey hens kept for breeding ___________________ ._ 

Other poultry ________________ ------ ---------------

-- 205 (X) 217 (X) 118 (X) 111 (X) 

- 174 16034 202 22 001 100 13 721 103 18850 

- 169 14457 196 20 139 95 12655 100 17336 

- 40 1 577 (NA) (NA) 21 I 066 4 52 

-- 10 209 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- 51 2440 35 2920 29 1 892 18 1 963 

- 26 229 (NA) (NA) 15 140 3 10 

- 21 184 (NA) (NA) 13 118 2 (D) 

- 12 45 (NA) (NA) 5 22 3 (D) 

- 66 (X) (NA) (X) 36 (X) 11 (X) 

Sales, 

Any poultry ____________ ---- ---------- ----- ---------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot·type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________ -------- --------------- --- ----

Turkeys for slaughter ____________ -_ --------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ______ - _____________ _ 

Dther poultry _______ - -------------- --------------- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

- 47 (X) 49 (X) 32 (X) 30 (X) 

- 16 12610 30 (D) 8 (D) 15 (D) 

- 15 (0) 23 (D) 8 (D) 12 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 12 978 21 2 424 10 (D) 14 2 107 

- 8 535 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 1 (0) 

- 8 535 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 12 (X) (NA) (X? I 8 (X) 7 (X) 

- 69 138 71 207 42 133 39 201 

412 LAPEER COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with safes of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigoted Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantify Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantify Forms Acres 

(orn for all purposes ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

802 66 859 (X) I 2 (0)1 653 64 796 (X)I 2 (0) I - (X) (NA) (NA) 684 54038 (X) 2 (0) 887 55 877 732 50 427 3 216 8791 2 (0) 599 48 688 3 138 4331 2 (0) 

800 38 030 2 255 297 (NA) (NA) 627 36 612 2 196 983 1 (0) 

320 16 432 149 843 1 (D) 292 16 108 148 044 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 352 17 134 179 580 1 (D) 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 15 292 (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes __ .. __________________ 1978 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) __________________ .1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, green). _________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peanuts far nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

21 253 (X)I - (NAll 

21 253 (X)I -

13 235 = I (X) (NA) 11 (D) (X) -

- - - (NA) I 

- - (0) I 

- =I 1 (0) (0) (NA) I (0) -

21 253 1 459 -

''''I 21 253 I 459 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 11 215 2 760 - - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA)I - - (X)I - -I 

253 6 754 283 0331 - - 221 6 472 274 029 - -

688 16 832 670 772 (NA) (NA) 535 15 280 616 939 1 (0) - 463 10 318 630 955 - - 376 9 426 588 623 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 380 7 495 418 735 - -

- 15 520 27 9731 - - 15 520 27 973 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 ]]9 4 798 - -

- 6 76 1 875 - - 4 (D) (D) - -

(NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA~I 13 175 4 936

1 

-

- 4 60 (X) - 4 60 =1 (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) ]] 287 (X) I -

- ;1 96 3 804 74 507 - - 84 3600 71 900 -

- 46 1 391 17 504 (NA) (NA) 41 1 358 17 107 -

- - - - - - -

~I -

~/ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 13 587 116 050 1 (D) 11 (0) (D) 1 (D) 

1974_ - 22 740 149 465 (NA) (NA) 14 732 148 314 2 (0) 

Sw'eefpofofoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfolfo hoy (fons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - -

(NAJ/ 

- - - -

(D~I - - - (NA) - - - -

934 46 576 104 237 2 (D) 647 40 676 95 939 1 

- 966 41 650 93 271 (NA) (NA) 637 36 102 84 ]]8 1 (0) 

- 849 34 142 81 6751 2 (0)1 607 29 428 74 6591 I (0) I 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 566 26 123 64 942 1 (D) 

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 118 2 696 5 487 - - 74 I 990 4 573 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 20 251 (X) - - 13 195 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 14 182 (X) - - Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 7 76 5 545 - - 6 (0) (D) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 26 1 320 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 13 150 17 154 - - 8 106 ]] 730 - - 1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) 8 141 22 826

1 

- -I 

- 62 3 074 (X) 18 I 492 53 3 057 (X) 17 (0) 

1974_ - 64 2 105 (X) (NA) (NA) 45 2 056 (X) 14 825 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 27 396 (X) 2 (D) 21 388 (X) 2 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 19 163 (X) 3 62 Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 12 7 (X) 1 (D) 8 6 (X) 1 (0) 

1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 7 5 (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Gropes (pounds) (see fext) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X)I (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) I - -

- 52 934 (X) 6 52 24 859 (X) 4 (D) 

- 49 652 (X) (NA) (NA) 16 551 (X) - - - 48 807 6 512 466 (NA) (NA) 23 761 6 476 520 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 500 7 704 400 (NA) (NA) 

- 18 29 1 720 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 16 3 302 (NA) (NA) 7 I (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 I - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (paundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Of her crops __ •. ______________________________ 1978_ 

- 20 135 (X) 6 28 ]] 128 (X) 5 (D) 

- ]] 121 (X) (NA) (NA) 8 116 (X) 2 (0) 

- 14 40 162 142 5 (0) 9 38 159 892 4 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 14 ]]6 558 2 (D) 

- 22 797 (X) 13 595 15 745 (X) ]] (D) 

- 67 7 098 (X) (NA) (NA) 63 7 040 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LAPEER COUNTY, MICH. 413 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,SOO or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

- 420 72 351 441 70373 338 63 917 329 58 730 

- (X) 172 (X) 160 (X) 189 (X) 179 

- (X) 220 800 (X) 220800 (X) 220 800 (X) 220 800 

- (X) 32.8 (X) 31.9 (X) 28.9 (X) 26.6 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land areo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percentValue of lond and buildings: I 

- 169 627 (X) 89435 (X) 194388 (X) 106 878 (X) 

- (X) I 010 (X) 560 (X) I 038 (X) 599 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

Land in forms according to use: 

- 418 40 750 434 39533 336 37529 322 34 795 

- 410 28639 430 26 788 330 27027 321 24543 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland ________ ~ ______________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 56 251 51 (NA) 30 146 21 (NA) 

- 56 768 48 (NA) 37 509 25 (NA) 

- 44 I 013 57 (NA) 28 652 35 (NA) 

- 70 2670 110 (NA) 58 2 196 78 (NA) 

- 103 6966 93 (NA) 96 6553 91 (NA) 

- 53 7052 51 (NA) 53 7052 51 (NA) 

- 26 (D) 16 (NA) 26 (D) 16 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 4 (NA) 2 (0) 4 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

- 82 3 788 145 5510 58 3309 94 3857 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 236 8 323 204 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 7235 191 7 193 168 6395 

- 79 I 784 (NA) (NA) 61 I 435 71 I 763 

- 16 194 (NA) (NA) II 152 3 II 

- 33 441 (NA) (NA) 28 411 26 465 

grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ - 180 5904 (NA) (NA) 148 5 195 108 4 156 

T otol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 331 19362 349 19233 266 16570 260 15260 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ - 44 3 033 (NA) (NA) 35 2 795 44 I 786 

- 310 16329 (NA) (NA) 248 13 775 229 13474 

Dlher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 349 12 239 367 II 607 279 9818 267 8675 Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and 

- 76 2807 (NA) (NA) 48 1920 54 2 522 

- 337 9432 (NA) (NA) 273 7898 257 6 I;~ 

woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland. etc _______ _ 

Posturelond. all types __________________________________ _ 

- 149 9628 (NA) (NA) 106 8024 (NA) 8 165 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 79 2492 29 616 73 2454 26 609 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 78 2474 (NA) (NA) 72 2436 26 (D) Pastureland - - - (NA) irrigated ________________________________ _ (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 3 18 (NA) (NA) 3 18 2 (D) 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 37 353 (X) (X) 34 318 (X) (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 420 22 540 441 12877 338 22 471 329 12 758 

- (X) 53667 (X) 29200 (X) 66 484 (X) 38 778 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 59 13 558 23 (NA) 59 13 558 23 (NA) 

- 92 5807 74 (NA) 92 5807 74 (NA) 

- 66 I 996 77 (NA) 66 I 996 77 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 47 700 58 (NA) 47 700 58 (NA) 

- 40 291 70 (NA) 40 291 70 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less Ihon $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

Less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (seeloxl) ____________________________ _ 

- 34 ll9 23 (NA) 34 ll9 23 (NA) 

- 81 (D) ll6 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) 

- 6 14 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 17 30 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 14 18 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 44 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (D) - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 346 18 779 382 10233 306 18 738 (NA) 10 164 

- 48 147 (NA) (NA) 42 144 72 196 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 78 172 (NA) (NA) 58 153 83 251 

- 16 79 (NA) (NA) 15 (0) 20 llO 

- 277 18 270 (NA) (NA) 258 18252 253 9 554 

- 6 14 6 19 5 (D) 3 17 

- 6 98 (NA) (NA) 6 98 8 35 

Crops __________________________ - ____________________ _ 

Groins ___________________ ------_____ ---------------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________ ------------------------------ Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melon5- ___________________ _ Fruits. nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Olher crops _________________ - --- ___ -- ---------------

- 139 3 761 199 2604 113 3 733 134 2 555 

- 20 (D) 29 316 15 (D) 23 314 

- 31 I 040 (NA) (NA) 31 I 040 28 605 

- 106 2 254 (NA) (NA) 88 2 230 108 I 482 

- 23 210 (NA) (NA) 22 (D) 25 99 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 27 76 (NA) (NA) 21 73 12 55 

Liveslock, poultry, and Iheir products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producls- _________________________ _ 

Dairy producls ______________ -- -- ______ -------------- Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and piVL _________ -------------- --------------- Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Olher liveslock and liveslock producls (see lexl) _________ _ 

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl producls. 

414 LEELANAU COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland 

420 441 72 351 410 70 751 28 639

1 

79 18 181 7 973 -

- 5 11 26 4 21 11 1 (D) (0) 

- 67 49 1 903 64 1 848 856 10 274 83 

34 31 2 012 32 1 910 675 3 161 55 - 59 75 4 883 59 4 883 1 806 12 935 382 - 62 85 7 177 62 7 177 3 079 13 1 619 880 

71 67 11 238 70 11 073 3 632 12 1 891 666 

33 41 6 4861 33 6486 1il 7 1 345 489 

- 21 20 5 043 20 4 790 2 (D) (D) 

- 44 48 149771 44 14 977 6 941 7 2 447 1 158 

20 13 123

11 18 11 309 4 903 10 5 707 2 656 

- 3 1 (0) 3 (D) (D) 1 (D) (0) 

- I - (D) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) (D) 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocre'- ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 14010 179 ocres ___________________ _ 18010 219 ocre'-__________________ _ 

22010 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 26010 499 ocre'- __________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

420 

410 

315 

308 

86 

85 

19 

17 

362 

46 

11 

I 

All forms 

Acres 

72 351 

28 639 

43 374 

15 171 

26 561 

12 613 

2 416 

855 

55 445 

II 613 

(0) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

441 

430 

357 

(NA) 

76 

(NA) 

8 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

70 373 26 788 

47902 

16 123 

21 553 

10 341 

918 

324 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

338 

330 

245 

240 

76 

75 

17 

15 

282 

45 

11 

Acres 

63 917 

27 027 

36 238 13 924 

(0) 

(0) I (D) 

(0) 

47 083 

(0) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

329 

321 

253 

(NA) 

68 

(NA) 

8 (NA) 

294 

27 

7 

I 

Irrigated 

land 

2 492 

(0) 

69 

22 

179 

222 

244 

'11 

417 

657 

(0) 

(0) 

Acres 

58 730 

24 543 

37 107 

14 079 

20 705 

10 140 

918 

324 

48 126 

7 765 

(D) 

(D) 

All farms Forms with soles of All forms i Forms with sales of 

1978 '1974 

237 260 

183 173 

7 1 

43 43 78 69 

119 118 

102 112 

71 90 

51.2 53.2 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

210 

128 216 

105 

Operators by place of residence: On farm operated _____________ _ 

Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Not reported __________________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 I J974 

315 323 256 240 

79 53 64 45 

26 57

1 

18 36

1 

153 123 138 108 

35 36 30 28 10 25 7 16 

24 30 15 23 35 34 27 20 148 128 109 85 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 \ 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 81 919 110 857 59 913 78 844 - 150 751 161 595 117 738 111 579 - 82 259 99 451 59 249 73 442 - 99 39 (NA) (NA) 86 38 67 22 - 260 503 237 179 237 485 180 176 - 325 921 331 598 302 914 268 586 - 363 976 292 718 322 966 253 716 - 218 2 393 236 1 404 208 2392 210 I 399 - 78 658 41 373 58 652 37 372 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________ ~ _______________ _ Feed for lives lock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commerciallv mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and Irees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ Conlroct lobar ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 187 425 170 350 154 420 135 344 

- 416 772 (NA) (NA) 338 750 (NA) (NA) - 416 618 433 398 338 604 324 377 - 395 323 (NA) (NA) 322 312 319 271 - 250 209 (NA) (NA) 243 208 171 59 - 23 4 (NA) (NA) 12 4 20 7 - 57 27 (NA) (NA) 52 27 } - 10 3 (NA) (NA) 10 3 324 40 - 416 51 (NA) (NA) 338 49 - 310 147 (NA) (NA) 252 140 (NA) (NA)I - 38 7 (NA) (NA) 17 6 (NA) (NA)j 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, bulone, and propone ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ Nolurol gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greos8 _____________________ _ Eleclriclly __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, coke, .tc, _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA. LEELANAU COUNTY, MICH. 415 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data or. based an a sampl. of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture _____________ • ____________ _ 

Posture ond rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime ___________ • _____ . _________________ ._. _. _____ • _______ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. fa control-

- 324 22 267 301 21 977 

- 324 22 135 301 21 845 

- 7 132 7 132 

- 78 3 307 77 (0) 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________ • _______ _ 

Nematodes in crops ___ ._. ___________ • _______ • ____________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 147 10961 133 10885 

- 68 I 163 67 (0) 

- 293 13983 256 13 743 

- 167 II 237 163 II 198 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanifation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 56 I 937 56 I 937 

- 63 (X) 53 (X) 

- 52 (X) 46 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and eQuipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ -

- Average per form _____ " ___________ dollors_ - Forms by value group: $1 fo $4,999 ___________________________ _ 

$5,000 fo $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 fo $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel fractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self· propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Coftonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage horvesters, shear bor or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

fl978 data are bosed on 0 sample of forms; see texf} 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con_ 

Estimated market value of all 

416 436 338 324 machinery and equipment - Can. 15 201 9296 14 168 8 313 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

36 540 21 321 41 918 25 657 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

32 54 19 25 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

88 94 35 55 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

64 117 58 80 $200,000 or morL ______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufoctured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number forms Number Forms Number 

304 482 212 238 159 244 

318 530 149 194 232 336 

396 I 107 174 319 359 788 

15 16 I (0) 14 (0) 

I (0) I (0) - -

52 57 13 13 39 44 

- - - - - -

105 114 50 53 61 61 

82 83 13 14 69 69 

65 83 20 21 46 62 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[! 978 dolo or. basad on a sample of farms; see lexll 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

268 15 118 (NA) 14981 

(NA) 137 

27 I 059 

(NA) 6 545 

II 158 

133 7653 

(NA) 5868 

19 773 

13 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

AU farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

43 82 43 77 

99 44 99 42 

32 25 31 25 

19 , ~ 19 1 34 r 20 29 20 1 5 --' L 5 --' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 fo 1974 

361 507 241 

358 556 185 

411 966 189 

12 12 2 

2 (0) I 

45 45 8 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

79 82 25 

86 88 21 

55 58 20 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less fhan 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 218 93 (X) 199 (X) 208 210 

- 2494 (X) 251 (X) 2 243 2 479 2777 Forms __________________ -_ - __ - --- - ---- --- - --------------- Workers _ .. ________________________ -_ -_ -------------------

Forms with- J worker ______________________ -_ ---- -------------------

2 workers __________________ -_ - _____ -------------------- 3 or 4 workers _______________________________________ .. __ 

5 to 9 workers ___________ • ________ ---. ------------------ 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 36 29 29 28 28 31 30 

- 22 37 74 21 42 17 12 

- 28 20 (0) 32 121 28 26 

- 60 2 (0) 49 313 60 48 

72 5 66 69 1 739 72 94 -

416 LEELANAU COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory I 

Anx~~v~~t~~~ ~~~u~~~he.;,;::: :::::: ::: :::::: :::::: ::: 

I I 

174 (X) 225 (X) 133 (X) I 145 (X) I - 131 (X) 181 (X) 101 (X) 119 (X) 

-

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $I,OO(L 

Any callie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $UXXL 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

139 3 761 199 2 604 113 3 733 134 2 555 -

- 113 (0) 163 (NA) 93 (0)1 114 I 581

1 

1 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

123 5877 174 6906 96 5 544 114 6049 - 83 1 565 123 2 119 61 1 413 84 I 757 

- 34 397 50 950 - 53 542 77 I 228 

42 I 023 57 891 38 1 016 40 807 

- 84 1 327

1 

(NAI (NA) 69 1 255

1 

64 919 

- 99 2 985 (NAI (NA) 78 2 876 95 3 373 -

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Collie ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fottened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

106 4903 154 4 132 88 4 790 108 3 913 - (X) 2254 ()() (NA) (X) 2 230 (X) I 482 - 57 724 (NAI (NA) 48 665 38 341 - (X) 77 (X) (NA) (X) 70 (X) 42 -

- 96 4 179 (NAI (NA) 83 4 125 97 3572 

- (X) 2 178 (X) (NA) (X) 2 160 (X) I 440 

- 39 3 113 (NAI (NA) 34 3 0981 42 2 707 

- (X) 1 777 (X) (NA) (X) I 771 (X) 1 157 

- 31 1 040 (NAI (NA) 31 1 040 28 605 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs ond piyL ______________________________ _ 

- 24 1 760 48 671 22 (O) 38 584 

- 11 235 (NAI (NA) 11 235 19 206 

- 23 1 525 (NA) (NA) 21 (O) 34 378 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year ond May 31 ______________ _ June I ond Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 12 350 25 163 12 350 19 156 

- 11 181 20 89 11 181 15 (D) 

- 10 169 14 74 10 169 12 (0) 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 4 27 2 (D) I (0) - - Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 3 13 (NAI (NA) - - - - - 5 44 (NAI (NA) 2 (0) I (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 39 127 45 144 24 84

1 

28 88

1 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 23 3022 32 1 861 22 (D) 25 1 824 

- (X) 210 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 99 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 8 1 074 11 795 8 1 074 7 779 

$1,000_ - (X) 42 (X) (NA) ,,- (X) 42 (X) 17 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 3 7 2 (D) - - - - Sheep ond lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 3 22 (NAI (NA) - - - - Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 98 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Sheep, lambs, ond wooL _______________________ $1,000_ - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 3 14 (NA) (NA) I (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) (Z) (X) (NA) (X) (O) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 6 25 2 (D) 5 (D) 2 (0) 

$1.000_ - (X) 30 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (O) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 46 (X) 87 (X) 28 (X) I 53 (X) 

- 39 (D) 84 29 788 24 (0) 50 28 430 Hens and pullets of laving age ____________________ _ 

- 39 (D) 79 29 357 24 (0) 49 (0) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 4 245 (NA) (NA) 4 245 2 (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meot-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 9 134 12 540 7 (0) 10 (0) 

- I (D) (NAI (NA) I (0) I (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 13 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 5 (X) 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying oge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ________________________ ~ ________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding " ___________________ _ 

- 12 (X) 16 (X) 11 (X) 15 (X) 

- 8 (D) 13 (D) 8 (D) 12 (0) 

- 8 (D) 11 (D) 8 (0) 10 (0) 

- - - (NAI (NA) - - - -

- - - (NAI (NA) - - - -

- I (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) I (0) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 1 (0) 

Other - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry productL ___________________ $1,000_ - 2 (X) (NAI (X) 1 (xq 2 (X) 

- 20 (D) 29 316 15 (D) 23 314 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LEELANAU COUNTY, MICH. 417 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All fanns Farms with sates of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Horvested Irrigated 

Fonns Acres Quantity Fonns Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 103 4949 (X) 1 (D) B8 4807 (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 152 4472 (X) (NAl (NAl 109 4 174 (X) 1 (D) 

- 86 2947 191 305 1 (D) 72 2 842 186 153 1 (D) 

- 120 2 274 163 571 (NAl (NAl 87 (D) 152 576 1 (D) 

- 66 2 002 21 110 - - 61 1 965 20 934 - - 1974_ For lodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 72 2099 22 350 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (D) - - Cut lor dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

Wheat lor groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 19 245 4 076 - - 19 245 4076 - - - 40 438 16363 (NAl (NAl 31 387 14 879 1 (D) 

Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Borley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye lor groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

- 59 739 28 108 - - 49 659 25 239 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 57 622 34 699 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- 7 149 4 370 - - 5 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl 10 214 7 122 - - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NAl 1 (0) (D) - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight} __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 6 120 24 115 1 (0) 6 120 24 115 1 (D) 

- 7 55 7 980 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 181 7 805 14053 1 (D) 129 6 676 12 512 - - - 222 8 175 16021 (NA) (NA) 146 6 680 13 973 1 (D) 

Alfalla hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ 

- 165 6 140 11 668 1 (D) 118 5 267 10 473 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 133 5 174 11 574 1 (D) 

- 14 396 462 - - 9 271 248 - -

Field seed crop,- _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) (X) 'I (D) 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn _____ __ _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 16 176 (X) 5 39 15 (D) (X) 5 39 

- 23 212 (X) (NAl (NAl 20 208 (X) 8 54 

- 5 24 (X) 2 (D) 4 (D) (X) 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 13 81 (X) 5 20 

- 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 8 7 (X) 5 4 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

Land in orchards. ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 292 14 628 (X) 62 2 228 254 14 336 (X) 56 2 197 

- 279 12 458 (X) (NA) (NA) 257 12 341 (X) 6 267 

- 52 1 126 7 038 456 (NAl (NAl 44 1 115 6 995 771 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 1 429 7 357 071 (NAl (NA) 

- 37 206 1 498 369 (NAl (NA) 31 201 1 493 249 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 176 634 938 (NA) (NA) 

- 7 66 52 212 (NAl (NAl 4 58 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 2 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds). ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 19 212 (X) 19 185 18 (D) (X) 18 (D) 

- 29 166 (X) (NA) (NAl 24 161 (X) 18 134 

- 19 211 1 578 877 19 184 18 (0) (D) 18 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 22 158 788 552 18 134 

- 6 4 (X) 3 3 5 (D) (X) 2 (0) 

- 3 3 (X) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

418 LEELANAU COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, Fanns with soles of $2,500 or more All forms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acre~ Forms Acres 

1 840 373 727 2056 373 081 1 548 362 597 1 714 354 145 

203 ()() 181 ()() 234 ()() 207 (X) - 481 9201 ()() 481 920 ()() 481 920 ()() 481 920 ()() 

- ()() 77.5 ()() 77.4 (X) 75.2 (X) 73.5 

Forms ________________________ ------------------------ Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Ap~;:~~?~~ ~~nfa~~~==========================-perc~~t=-

266 652 (X) 125 083 (X) 'JIJ7 104 ()() 142 935 (X) 

- (X) 1 318 (X) 689 (X) 1 315 (Xl 692 

-

Value of land and buildings,' 

~~:~::: :~ ~~~ ============================= ~~::~~!= 

1 787 324 870 2020 312 992 1 512 318 235 1 693 301 970 

- 1 749 296 952 1 977 284 265 1 494 292 6181 1 682 278 667 -

105 570 73 (NA) 34 149 14 (HAl - 2 124 174 (NA) 56 809 48 (HAl - 151 77 (HAl 128 3 015 134 (NA) 77 1 825 - 211 8054 283 (NAI 176 6825 241 (HAl 

- 501 (HAl 391 28 179 512 (NA) 388 28000 - 376 (NA) I 316 44 864 376 (HA) - 316 44 8641 324 (HAl 304 95 067 324 (NAI 304 95 067 - (NAI 117 77 438 . 86 (HAl 117 77 438 86 - 37 641 15 (NAI 26 37641 15 (NAI - 26 

296 7 721 469 11 926 231 7 017 363 9530 - 13 773 694 20 197 582 16801 608 18600 467 -

138 2 516 (NAI (NAI 118 2 316 139 3 i82 - 1 331 (NAl (NA) 51 932 85 042 71 - (NAI (NAIl 158 4 1451 112 . 486 - 172 4 3141 1 (NAI 387 11 207 232 .: 063 - 437 12036 (NAI 

land in forms according to Usel T 0101 cropland ________________________________ - _____ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

1010 19 ocros _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 10199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or mare ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes. and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

798 24 140 956 29 649 688 22 024 833 26 6-\2 - 123 3435 (NAI (NAI 108 3 289 168 4 4!i3 - 700 20 705 (NAI (NAI 603 18 735 720 22 209 -

TOlol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pas lured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ - 1 357 24 717 1 584 30 440 1 127 22 338 1 321 25 513 

Posturelond and rangeland. other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots. ponds. roods, wasteland. etc _______ _ 

- 156 3639

1 

(NAl (NAIl 126 3 3131 157 3 8521 

- 1 330 21 078 (NAI (NAI 1 104 19 025 I 295 21 661 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 478 14 795 (NAl (NAI 380 13 619 (NA) 17 835 

- 34 3 174 II 205 28 3 163 10 (0) 

- 34 3 174 (NAl (NA) 28 3 163 10 (01 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) - - - - (NA) (NAI - - - - - 473 12 383 O() (X) 446 12 214 (X) (Xl 

Irrigoled land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigoted __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

'1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,0001 Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.0001 Forms ($1,0001 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ - 1 840 73 237 2 056 56 524 1 548 72 856 1 714 56 078 Average per form ___________________________ dollars __ (Xl 39 803 (X) 27492 (Xl 47064 (X) 32 718 

Forms by value of agricultural products sald: l 

$100,000 or moro ___________________________________ _ 

- 179 40 766 122 (NAI 179 40 766 122 (NA) $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 276 17486 248 (NAI 276 17486 248 (NA) 

- 246 7 042 308 (NA) 246 7042 308 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 328 4657 339 (NA) 328 4 657 339 (NA) 

- 288 2068 433 (NAI 288 2068 433 (NAI $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

loss Ihon $2,500 (sooloxl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

loss Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal form. (.ooloxl) _________ . ___________________ _ 

- 231 837 229 (NAI 231 837 229 (NA) 

- 292 382 377 (NAI (Xl (X) 35 (NA) 

- 76 167 (NAl (NAI (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 

- 60 103 (NAl (NAI (X) (X) (Xl (Xl 

- 56 69 (NAl (NA) (Xl (X) (X) (Xl 

- 100 44 (NAl (NAI (Xl (Xl (Xl (Xl 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (Xl (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporolion loons _________________ _ COllon and collon.oed _______________________________ _ 

- 1 643 45 381 1 909 35 610 1 426 45109 (NAl 35 258 

- 1 536 40 532 (NA) (NA) 1 368 40 319 1 603 32 323 

- 170 3 211 (NAl (NA) 163 3 206 (NAl (NAI 

- - - (NAl (NAI - - - - Commodity Crodil Corporolion loon. _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seed., hoy, farago, and silogo ____________________ _ 

Vegelables, sweel corn, and melon'-___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouso producls _____________________ _ Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NAI - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NAI - - - - - 291 1 151 (NAl (NAI 243 1 108 317 821 

- 57 1 630 (NAl (NAI 49 1 625 46 834 - 39 498 (NA) (NA) 31 495 25 441 - 17 217 13 140 11 (D) 10 139 

- 30 1 354 (NAl (NAI 28 (01 23 701 

livoslock, poullry, and Iheir producl. ____________________ _ Poullry and poullry producl'-_________________________ _ Dairy producl. _____________________________________ _ 

COllio and calves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pig'-_____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lomb., and wool _________________ " ____________ _ 

Olher liveslock and liveslock producls (soe loxl) _________ _ 

- 746 27 856 833 20 902 650 27 747 711 20 810 - 78 701 89 1 867 56 697 71 1 863 - 128 9 678 (NAI (NAI 123 9 674 155 6739 - 454 10492 . (NAl (NA) 400 10431 476 7 780 - 293 6 517 (NA) (NA) 272 6 497 248 3 954 - 82 221 (NAl (NA) 71 213 72 200 - 61 247 (NAl (NA) 43 235 31 273 

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LENAWEE COUNTY, MICH. 419 
Tobie 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

i 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 9'9 ocres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 1 840 2056 373 7271 1 749 370 987 296 952 34 15463 13 718 3 174 

- 76 60 288 38 194 144 8 30 13 13 - 401 360 11 877 363 10833 7332 7 243 147 81 

- 152 166 8848 149 8646 6321 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 221 333 18 198 216 17 778 12 863 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 219 296 25 433 216 25 077 17 773 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 153 172 24 147 150 23 707 17410 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 121 158 23876 120 23692 18 112 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 72 93 16989 72 16989 13 294 1 (D) (D) (0) 

- 238 268 84 421 238 84 421 70005 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 147 128 98805 147 98 805 84509 4 2806 2 585 443 

- 32 21 41 611 32 41 611 33 732 3 3 887 3309 I 155 

- 8 1 19 234 8 19234 15457 3 6989 6438 I 045 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

--------- 1 840 373 727 2 056 373 081 1 548 362 597 1 714 354 145 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

--------- 1 749 296 952 1 977 284 265 1 494 292 618 1 682 278 667 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 958 90342 1 249 128 641 721 81 303 954 113 045 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 875 61 343 (NA) 83 372 675 58028 (NA) 78800 Port owners _________________________ _ --------- 670 251 432 625 214015 639 250 113 598 212627 Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ --------- 668 208 497 (NA) 176 899 637 207 884 (NA) 176517 

--------- 212 31 953 182 30425 188 31 181 162 28473 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 206 27 112 (NA) 23994 182 26706 (NA) 23350 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

--------- 1 630 289 632 (NA) (NA) 1 356 279 251 1 556 292 097 Partnership _________________________ _ --------- 192 64 524 (NA) (NA) 176 63837 154 57663 Corporation _________________________ _ 

--------- 15 19 391 (NA) (NA) 14 (D) 3 (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut ;onal, etc._ 3 180 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

All forms Farms with sales of 

1 All forms 1 

Forms with soles of 

$2.500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ____________________________ _ 

- 888 1 090 841 1 013 On form operated ______________________ 1 464 1 527 1 233 1 300 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 952 962 707 697 Not on form operated ___________________ 252 257 208 193 

661 

Not reported ___________________________ 124 268 107 217 

- 81 71 50 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ - 290 271 240 228 None _________________________________ 584 560 538 508 35 to 44 years _______________________ _ 

- 374 382 301 308 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 138 123 126 103 45 to 54 yeors _______________________ _ - 439 508 370 430 50 to 99 doy'- _________________________ 46 39 43 36 55 to 64 years _______________________ _ 

- 434 553 384 479 100 to 149 doys ________________________ 66 75 64 61 65 years and over _____________________ _ 222 272 182 215 150 to 199 days ________________________ 82 99 69 85 Average age __________________________ _ 48.0 49.9 48.1 50.0 200 days or more ______________________ 863 864 654 640 

!Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

Livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and pouJtry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ ---- ____ --------------- Other agricultural chemicals incfuding lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ______________________________ -----------

- 511 8 263 595 5 387 461 8 224 465 5345 

- 674 4343 822 4431 582 4274 640 4372 

- 283 1 885 639 3 209 259 1 867 532 3 186 

- 584 394 (NA) (NA) 543 385 456 217 

- 1 521 3426 1 652 2 102 1 370 3 397 1 471 2077 

- 1 551 8 358 1 682 6 142 1 412 8 312 1 482 6074 

- 1 444 2 914 1 175 1 555 1310 2893 1 088 1 545 

- 543 2 532 493 1 510 491 2476 442 1 500 

- 68 585 50 150 58 575 48 (D) 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________ ---- _____________ - ------ 786 856 936 724 638 813 819 705 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________ - -- --- _____ -------------- Gasoline ____________________ --- _____ --------------

Diesel fuel __________ - _____ ---------- - - ------------ lP gos, butone, and propane ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ____________________ ------ -- --------------- Natural gas ________________ -- ________________ -----

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ________________________________ -----------

Other-cool, wood. coke. etc. __________________________ _ 

- 1 840 4 299 (NA) (NA) 1 553 4217 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 840 3 547 1 996 2 441 1 553 3479 1 674 2368 

- 1 689 1 576 (NA) (NA) 1448 1 529 1 644 1 501 

- I 098 1 304 (NA) (NA) 1 008 1 294 771 539 

- 307 376 (NA) (NA) 292 375 202 145 

- 93 54 (NA) (NA) 88 53 

- 28 9 } (NA) (NAl 28 9 1 673 183 

- 1 840 228 (NA) (NA) 1 553 219 

- 1 175 738 (NA) (NA) 1 087 724 (NA) (NA) 

51 14 (NA) (NA) 51 14 (NA) (NA) 

420 L£NAW££ COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on 0 sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized, except ~sture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- I 520 254 593 I 390 252 430 

- I 516 253 684 I 386 251 ~I - 27 909 27 

151 8 070 145 7 974 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to cootrol- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

581 71 831 545 71 385 - 75 10 751 75 10 751 - 113 12 509 109 12 505 - 193 3881 192 020 1 - I 125 I 025 

35 971

1 35 97

1 I - (X) 285 (X) - 295 

- 259 ()() 249 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms· see text] 

All farms Forms with soles All forms of $2,500 or more 

'ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (am heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other compickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I 1 ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Es timated market value of all 

I 840 I 981 I 553 I 649 machinery and equipment - (on. 

70 522 46 585 67 918 44 120 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

38 327 23 516 43 733 26 756 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

177 296 III 175 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

414 4111 248 2741 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

369 440j 341 380j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

1 302 I 793 905 I 077 570 716 I 592 2 664 926 I 127 I 064 I 537 I 652 4 240 552 818 I 506 3 422 

844 885 278 283 578 602 636 664 224 234 417 430 535 569 70 72 465 497 - - - - - - 367 416 123 124 246 292 515 521 102 105 414 416 

167 181 49 52 127 129 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

1978 

170 

261 

136 

120 -, 

146 

47 ~ .J 

Forms 

I 713 

I 677 

I 867 

767 

527 

651 

(NA) 

317 

611 

268 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

I 482 213 835 

(NA) 213 430 

(NA) 405 

121 7 620 

(NA) 43 294 

6 917 

29 2080 

(NA) 141 3731 

II 418J 62 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

1 

316 157 302 

264 247 284 

115 136 115 r 120 -, 

119 11 146 ~ 119 1 IL 47 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

2 312 I 462 2 600 I 069 

4 517 810 

806 267 557 214 

675 111 (NA) (NA) 

324 100 

614 98 

264 70 

Any hired workersWorking 150 days or more Forms with sales of $2,500 or more Working less tha n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

farms _________ ~ ________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 543 159 (X) 489 (Xl 491 442 - 1 848 (X) 315 (X) 1 533 I 762 1 882 

Forms wlth- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 187 76 76 177 177 152 197 - 89 34 68 92 164 81 68 - 171 44 139 146 466 166 85 - 60 5 32 53 351 56 49 - 36 - - 21 355 36 43 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LENAWEE COUNTY, MICH. 421 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 852 (X) 902 (X) 703 (X) 749 (X) 

- 726 (X) 795 (X) 621 (X) 673 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poul1ry and their products _______ $1,00(L 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $l,OO<L 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 746 27856 833 20902 650 27 747 711 20 810 

- 683 17 230 763 (NA) I 609 17 141 669 11 934 

Inventory; Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 509 30641 612 32933 426 30 072 511 32096 Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ 

- 273 9649 329 10280 230 9473 287 10038 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 139 I 638 157 2089 103 I 484 125 1 882 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 147 8 011 193 8 191 136 7989 177 8156 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 294 8415

1 

(NA) (NA) 252 8 298 273 7905 

- 438 12 577 (NA) (NA) 368 12301 410 14 153 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 454 22 753 530 22 429 400 22 480 476 22203 

$1,000_ - (X) 10492 (X) (NA) (X) 10431 (X) 7 780 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 172 3083 (NA) (NA) 158 2941 179 3395 

$1.000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 358 (X) (NA) (X) 349 (X) 297 

- 415 19670 (NA) (NA) 370 19539 427 18808 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- (X) 10 135

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 10082 (X) 7483 

- 259 14 187 (NA) (NA) 232 14 109 219 14175 

- (X) 7422 (X) (NA) (X) 7 386 (X) 6022 

- 128 9678 (NA) (NA) 123 9674 155 6 739 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 299 44 718 252 31 183 266 44 359 224 30 725 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ - 190 4 750 (NA) (NA) 169 4635 144 4 167 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ - 273 39968 (NA) (NA) 245 39 724 215 26558 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 197 6 021 180 6030 174 5953 165 5958 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 164 2 886 162 3 365 151 2860 147 3321 June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 172 3 135 142 2665 155 3093 131 2 637 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 85 4 255 104 7 760 72 4014 78 6914 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 76 2 760 (NA) (NA) 67 2616 68 3343 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 15 272 (NA) (NA) II 261 8 232 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 207 I 094

1 

195 761 151 612 140 564 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 293 71 775 278 63 766 272 71 469 248 63 036 

$1.000_ - (X) 6 517 (X) (NA) (X) 6497 (X) 3954 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 83 13543 73 13 945 70 13 346 59 13629 

$1.000_ - (X) 580 (X) (NA) (X) 572 (X) 256 Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ - 72 4 112 94 5068 65 3949 71 4 517 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 74 4 555 (NA) (NA) 66 4 394 67 4 ffl7 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 37279 (X) (NA) (X) 35900 (X) 40977 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 82 221 (NA) (NA) 71 213 72 200 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 4 37 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 20 

$1.000_ - (X) I (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) I 

Horses and ponies ___________ _ - 48 115 25 85 35 93 18 47 

- (X) 114 (X) (NA) (X) 103 (X) 169 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ______________________________ - _________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 146 (X) 188 (X) 102 (X) 139 (X) 

- 124 68346 163 204 207 85 66 890 124 202 599 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 119 67 597 149 189408 82 66 446 115 188 151 

- 19 749 (NA) (NA) 10 444 9 14 170 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ________________________________ - _____ - __ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________ - _____ ---_ -------

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- 39 4061 34 I 700 30 3675 18 I 338 

13 14047 (NA) (NA) 9 14030 7 86 

- 12 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 7 77 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 9 

- 44 (X) (NA) (X) 27 (X) 12 (X) 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________ -- ________ - ------

Chickens 3 months old or oldeL _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of toying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 60 (X) 66 (X) 41 (X) 56 (X) 

- 28 120 707 55 228 810 22 120 265 46 228 107 

- 24 (D) 48 (D) 19 (D) 43 (D) 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

Pullet chicks and puifets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys __________________________ -_ --------------

Turkeys for slaughter __________________ - _______ - __ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 13 7 808 14 9 150 10 (D) 11 8 700 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) - - - 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 12 (X) (NA) (X) 9 (X) 3 (X) 

- 78 701 89 I 867 56 697 71 I 863 

422 LENAWEE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Com for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For groin or seed (buSheIS)-------------------I~~:= 

For slloge or green chop (Ions. green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sorghums for 011 purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, 9reen>-_________ 1978_ 

1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1976_ 

1974_ Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1976_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1976_ 

1974_ Rye for grain (bushel.) ________________________ 1976_ 

1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushel.) ___________________ 1976_ 

1974_ Peanul. for nul. (pound.) _____________________ 1976_ 

1974_ Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1976_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pound.) ____________________________ 1976_ 

1974_ lri.h pololoe. (hundredweighl) __________________ 1976_ 

1974_ 

Sweelpololoe. (bushel.) _______________________ 1976_ 

1974_ 

Hoy crop' (Ion., dry) (.ee lexl) _________________ 1976_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Olher lome dry hoy (Ion., dry) (.ee lexl) ______ 1976_ 

Field seed crop'- _____________________________ 1976_ 

1974_ Alfollo .eed (pounds) _______________________ 1976_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1976_ 

1974_ 

All vegelables harvesled for sale (see lext) _______ 1976_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1976_ 

1974_ Tomoloes _________________________________ 1976_ 

1974_ Green peos excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1976_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1976_ 

1974_ Peaches (pound.) ___________________________ 1976_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1976_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

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Forms 

I 296 

1 494 

1 287 1 467 

172 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

3 

7 

1 

1 

2 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

790 1 376 

428 

(NA) 

7 (NA) 

9 

(NA) 

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(NA) 

1 200 

1 330 

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5 

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597 

620 

534 

(NA) 

76 

10 

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9 

(NA) 

57 

58 

18 

(NA) 

31 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

42 

33 

39 

(NA) 

18 

(NA) 

10 

(HA) 

18 

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14 

(NA) 

17 

32 

Harvested 

Acres 

129 193 

114 460 119 132 101 111 10 061 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

47 

111 

(D) 

(D) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

25 175 

45 253 8 249 

(NA) 

52 

(NA) 

113 

(HA) 

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110619 

92 251 

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96 

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- 24 541 

19 649 

17 776 

(NA) 

1 246 

218 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

196 

(NA) 

1 339 

1 206 

71 

(NA) 

775 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

513 

583 

370 

(NA) 

65 

(NA) 

10 

(NA) 

40 

17 

35 

(NA) 

86 

2 400 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigaled 

Quanlity Farms Acres 

(Xl 13 2 509 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

10 168 256 12 (0)1 

6 359 497 (NA) (NA) 

136 594 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NAl 

(X) - -

DO (NA) (NAl 

~I -

(NA) (NA) I 

(D) - - (D) (NA) (NA) 

(0) - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) I (NA) (NAlI 

I 124 609 - -

2 057 286 (NA) (NAl 

516 603 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 770 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 317 - -

(NA) I (NA) 

(X) (N~I - (X) (NA) (NA) 

2 993 936 4 145 

2 000 400 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - -

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(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NN I 

(D) -

(NNI 16 130 (NA) 

- -

- (N~I (NA) 

73 352 3 

47 646 (NA) (NA) 

60 3061 3 (0) I (NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 111 - -

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

20047 - -

(NA) I (NA) (NA)I 

(X) 14 330 (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 5 (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 5 (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 1 (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 1 

(X) 7 51 (X) (NA) (NA) 

3 071 042 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

175 114 (NA) (NA) 

(HA) (NA) (NA) 

51 940 (NA) (NA) 

(HA) (HA) (NA) 

(X) 6 26 (X) (HA) (NA) 

78 819 5 26 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 6 6 (X) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with so'es of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

1 184 127 797 D() 13 2~1 1 336 112592 D() -

10 106 661 I 12 (0) 1 161 117 799 99 301 - - 1 316 6 281 680 136 118 1 (D) 165 9 996 

237 13 120 142 900 - -

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7 171 D() - -

3 47 (X) I - -

5 (D) (X) - - 1 (0) (0)1 - -

I (D) (0) - - 2 (0) (D) - -

4 83 672 - - - - - - - - - - - -

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763 24 933 I 117 093 - -

I 271 44109 2 017 367 - - 396 6001 508 991 - -

562 11 130 676 554 - -

7 52 1 770 - -

6 232 13 025 - -

8 (D) (0) - -

16 190 5 045

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1 106 109 235 2 970 760 4 145 

1 246 91 173 1 984 675 - -

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71 62~1 - - - - - - 501 23 459 3 63 

536 18 594 45 851 - -

446 16886 56 7221 3 (O!I 437 12 604 34 609 -

66 1 135 2 042 - -

9 (0) (X) - -

42 674 (X) - -

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1 (D) (0) - - 9 196 20 047 - - 41 664 66 2131 - -I 

49 1 321 (X)I 12 (D) 

47 1 165 (X) 6 157 

12 60 (X) 3 (D) 

19 185 

~~ll 5 126 

26 773 4 (0) 

37 605 (X) 4 4 2 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

2 (D) (X) I 1 (D) 

34 465 (X) 6 (D) 

21 553 (X) 3 16 32 359 3 063 806 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 255 2 763 294 (NA) (NA) 

12 64 174 604 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 120 859 800 (NA) (HA) 

7 10 51 940 (NA) (NA) 

2 (0) 

{X~I (NA) (NA) 

12 36 4 (D) 

6 16 (X) 1 (0) 10 33 73 905 4 (D) 

5 15 27 325 1 (D) 

11 61 (X) 3 2 30 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

LENAWEE COUNTY, MICH. 423 
TobIe 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

- 792 136 212 790 140645 547 122893 523 122365 Average size of farm ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

- (X) 172 (X) 178 ()() 225 ()() 234 

- (X) 366 080 ()() 366080 ()() 366 080 ()() 366 080 

- (X) 37.2 (X) 38.4 ()() 33.6 ()() 33.4 

Value of fond and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 222 019 (X) 156605 (X) 273 802 ()() 195 637 (X) 

- (X) 1 293 ()() 880 ()() 1 215 ()() 836 

land in forms according to use: T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 763 102 352 772 99 736 532 94370 511 89 010 

- 722 79681 746 76999 510 75 746 500 71 372 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 fa 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 76 374 64 (NA) 26 111 16 (NA) 

- 110 1 520 91 (NA) 31 443 20 (NA) 

- 81 I 857 103 (NA) 33 737 40 (NA) 

- 104 3 968 122 (NA) 77 2987 77 (NA) 

- 134 9 582 150 (NA) 126 9088 131 (NA) 

- 94 13300 97 (NA) 94 13300 97 (NA) 

- 98 30 075 99 (NA) 98 30 075 99 (NA) 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ - 22 15 506 18 (NA) 22 15506 18 (NA) 

- 3 3 499 2 (NA) 3 3499 2 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 331 10046 412 12 135 225 8494 271 9 257 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 373 12 625 347 10602 263 10130 246 8 381 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

Qrasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

- 112 2044 (NA) (NA) 78 I 567 76 1 367 

- 52 1 090 (NA) (NA) 33 866 36 739 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland nof postured ____________________________ _ 

- 111 3 019 (NA) (NA) 1 85 2672 100 2491 

- 210 6472 (NA) (NA) 147 5025 108 3 784 

- 443 14 658 482 16931 327 12 251 338 139141 - 99 2 890 (NA) (NA) 73 2 269 100 3 132 

- 385 II 768 (NA) (NA) 290 9982 286 10 782 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Posture/and and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 658 19 202 678 23 978 451 16272 461 19441

1 - 149 5664

1 

(NA) (NA) 110 5 182 134 6 286 

- 634 13 538 (NA) (NA) 434 II 090 443 13 155 

Pasture land, aU types __________________________________ _ 

- 446 18 600 (NA) (NA) 308 15945 (NA) 18 675 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 39 1 856 27 893 29 1 825 20 855 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 36 I 787 (NA) (NA) 27 I 757 20 855 Posture/and irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 144 2997 (X) (X) 121 2845 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - 792 23990 790 0 15 458 547 23615 523 15081 

- (X) 30290 (X) 19 567 (X) 43 171 (X) 28 836 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100.000 or mare ___________________________________ _ 

$40.000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39.999 _________________________________ _ $10.000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less than $2.500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 52 13346 30 (NA) 52 13346 30 (NA) 

- 84 5 531 87 (NA) 84 5 531 87 (NA) 

- 69 I 965 66 (NA) 69 1 965 66 (NA) 

- 108 1 522 91 (NA) 108 1 522 91 (NA) 

- 118 844 119 (NA) 118 844 119 (NA) 

- 116 405 114 (NA) 116 405 114 (NA) 

- 244 (D) 282 (NA) (X) (X) 16 (NA) 

- 35 77 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 56 96 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 59 72 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 94 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ________________________ - - - _____ ----------------

Groins ______________________ - _____ -- - --------------

Commodity (redit Corporation loans _________________ _ (otton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________ ----------------------

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons- ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ______________________ - - -- ---------------

- 587 10245 645 5510 449 9982 (NA) 5 248 

- 409 3 812 (NA) (NA) 344 3 739 365 2 911 

- 30 124 (NA) (NA) 28 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 288 1 034 (NA) (NA) 221 969 219 648 

- 34 (D) (NA) (NA) 21 (D) 19 308 

- 32 452 (NA) (NA) 19 (D) 11 (D) 

- 34 800 33 1 375 25 694 25 1 299 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Paultry and poultry producIL _________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________________ -_ ------ --------------

Cattle and calves __________________ - - -- --------------

Hogs and pigs- _______________________ --------------- Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other liveslock and liveslack producls (see texl) _________ _ 

- 478 13 745 520 9922 367 13633 382 9 809 

- 51 89 50 34 30 86 27 29 

- 122 7936 (NA) (NA) 122 7 936 140 6 236 

- 363 4379 (NA) (NA) 294 4317 334 3011 

- 101 905 (NA) (NA) 83 894 61 296 

- 57 127 (NA) (NA) 38 112 36 109 

- 80 309 (NA) (NA) 52 289 40 128 

1]974 data include sales of forest products. 

424 LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, , 1978 

Farms Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Al:.res Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland lond 

1111 formo ___________________________ _ 

Forms wjfh- 1 to 9 acres ________________________ _ 10 10 49 ocroo ______________________ _ 50 to 69 ocre'-_____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocreL _____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocreo ____________________ _ 140 to 179 ocreo ____________________ _ 180 to 219 ocres ____________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreo ____________________ _ 260 to 499 ocroo ____________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres _________________ _ 2.000 acres or more _________________ _ 

792 790 136 2121 722 133 516 79 :1 

39 5 526 3092 1 856 

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29 18 129 15 78 5 25 17 5 

207 158 5 762 170 4893 2 642 12 279 119 45 

76 82 4361 72 4 120 1 972 6 353 141 26 

87 95 7 201 76 6 270 3 208 2 (0) (D) (D) 

106 106 12406 105 12 270 6347 5 611 253 142 

57 74 8965 54 8 497 4285 2 (D) (D) (0) 

36 47 

::11 36 7 137 3 6691 I (0) (D) (D~I 

37 42 37 8579 

':~I - - -

102 111 36 218 102 36 218 3 I 092 844 225 

- 41 51 26953 41 26953 18 210 2 (0) (D) (D) 

12 5 (D) 12 (0) (0) I (0) (D) (D) 

2 1 (D) 2 (D) (D) - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Land in farms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 792 136 212 790 140645 547 122 893 523 122 365 

--------- 722 79 681 746 76 999 510 75 746 500 71 372 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust. instituti 

--------- 477 52 985 500 57 149 276 42 231 281 42 765 

--------- 413 22044 (NA) 23 620 244 19 248 (NA) 19 775 

--------- 269 74 507 255 73 762 233 72 289 216 70 208 

--------- 268 51 286

1 

(NA) 46 631 233 50 334

1 

(Nil) 45 048

--------- 46 8720 35 9 7341 1 38 8 373 26 9392 

--------- 41 6 3511 (NA) 6 748 33 6 1641 (Nil) 6549 

--------- 705 109 408 (NA) (NA) 477 97 643 465 97 526 

--------- 70 22411 

(NA) (NA) 55 21 3~1 48 18619 

--------- 14 3 995 (NA) (Nil) 13 (D) 10 6 220 

anal. etc._ 3 355 (NA) (Nil) 2 (D) - -

All forms 1 

Forms with sales of 

1 All forms I Forms with sales of $2.500 or more $2.500 or more I 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of residence: 

346 357 291 311 On form operated ______________________ 655 651 452 436 

446 422 256 202 Not on form operated ___________________ 92 56 61 29 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________ _ Other _______________________________ _ 

Not reported ___________________________ 45 72 34 48 Operators by oge group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 14 7 II 5 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeors ________________________ _ 66 77 42 41 None _________________________________ 272 247 226 189 35 to 44 yeors ________________________ _ 174 181 115 113 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 37 40 27 28 45 to 54 years ________________________ _ 207 180 143 124 50 to 99 doys __________________________ 17 18 13 13 55 to 64 yeors ________________________ _ 220 219 167 160 100 to 149 dOyL _______________________ 19 35 13 29 65 years and over _____________________ _ 111 115 69 70 ISO to 199 dOyL _______________________ 32 41 19 22 Average age _________________________ _ 

- 50.9 51.2 51.0 51.6 200 days or more ______________________ 375 316 217 160 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more J 1978 1974 

Expenses I 1978 1974~ Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livostock ond poultry purchosed _________________________ _ Feed for livestock ond poultry ______ ~ ____________________ _ 

Commerciolly mi.od formulo feeds- ____________________ _ IInimol health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonto, ond trees __________________________ _ Commerciol fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other ogrlculturol chomicols including limo ________________ _ Hired form lobor ______________________________________ _ Conlroct lobor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

- 263 1 808 305 1 409 213 I 778 185 1 360 

- 431 1 686 SOl 1 641 335 1 582 333 1 580 

- 232 645 350 973 202 634 253 948 

- 419 222 (NA) (NA) 305 209 255 176 

- 561 810 583 560 445 783 429 540 - 557 1 976 574 1 395 430 1 930 429 I 359 

- 534 644 392 321 415 605 322 314 - 259 1 203 245 I 110 217 I 163 195 1 072 - 3 32 26 30 3 32 24 (D) 

equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 377 339 305 217 306 319 225 205 

Energy ond petroloum product'-_________________________ _ Petroleum producto _________________________________ _ Gooollne _________________________________________ _ 

Die .. 1 fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP ~oo. butone, ond propane ________________________ _ Fue oil __________________________________________ _ Noturol goo ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, molor oil, ond groos"-____________________ _ Eleetricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool. wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 781 I 488 (NA) (NA) 542 I 424 (NA) (Nil) 

- 781 1 071 763 813 542 1 021 510 761 - 728 527 (NA) (NA) 517 491 484 460 - 408 363 (NA) (NA) 328 355 222 200 - 96 72 (NA) (Nil) 91 72 39 31 - 113 40 (NA) (Nil) 94 38 } - 10 6 (NA) (Nil) 10 6 510 70 - 781 63 (NA) (Nil) 542 58 - 558 408 (NA) (Nil) 462 394 (NA) (Nil) - 48 9 (NA) (Nil) 48 9 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MICH. 425 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to cantrol_ 

- 547 62 224 430 60 294 

- 547 61 562 430 59 644 - 33 662 27 650 - 95 2 980 73 2 604 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 229 21 228 188 20 704 

- 35 4 121 29 4061 

- 55 2 294 25 2 083 

- 377 32 193 285 31 068 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock ond poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ______________ .. ________ _ 

- 5 290 5 290 - 217 (Xl 186 (X) 

- 162 (X) 124 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 ________ .. _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers ond picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickerL ___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, sheor bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms: see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 791 759 547 502 machinery and equipment - (on. 25 483 16665 22 510 14 512 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

32 216 21 957 41 151 28 908 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

74 126 24 44 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

248 185 1 110 82 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

126 173j 92 122j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

546 744 353 442 270 302 

626 949 366 439 364 510 

767 1 941 219 326 710 1 615 

139 145 37 37 103 108 

110 119 32 32 79 87 

282 297 8 8 275 289 

- - - - - - 407 430 178 178 240 252 

382 388 114 114 268 274 

170 197 64 70 111 127 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms: see text} 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

429 48 488 (NA) 48 224 (NA) 264 43 1 729 

(NA) 10 195 

- - 10 605 

(NA) 29 706 

4 274 

48 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

130 108 125 91 

34 83 34 80 

50 42 43 41 

571 { 52 

1 62 42 57 42 

1O.J L 10 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

600 836· 566 

597 863 421 716 1 756 297 

120 125 39 

77 84 31 

276 289 55 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

274 281 88 

381 387 99 

177 198 61 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 259 81 (X) 227 (X) 217 195 

- 997 (X) 186 (X) 811 888 868 Farms ________________________ -_ ---_ - - ------------ -------

Workers ________________________________ -- __ ------ -------

Forms with- 1 worker __________________ -- ------- - ------------ -- - - --- 2 workers ____________________ - - - - -- -- - - --- - --- - --------

3 or 4 workers ______________________ -- ------------------ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ____________________ -_ - _____ -- -- ------

60 41 41 69 69 37 77 - 68 12 24 58 116 67 34 - 60 23 77 36 130 48 35 - 63 3 (0) 60 377 57 35 - 8 2 (0) 4 119 8 14 -

426 LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

I 

All farms Forms with so~s of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory; Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cattle, hags, or sheep __________________________ _ 562 ()() 582 (X) 391 (X) 397 (X) 

- 454 (X) 511 (X) 337 ()() 363 (X) 

-

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $l,O(»(L 

Any cattle, hags, or sheep ____________________ $I,(XXL 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

478 13 745 520 9 922 367 13633 382 9809 -

- 422 5 411 477 (NA) I 335 5 323

1 

362 3 416

1 

I 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 399 20 524 466 25 370 298 19 776 342 23842 

- 298 8641 367 10 812 229 8 323 278 10 147 

- 169 I 890 219 3404 109 I 590 146 2 853 

147 6 751 189 7 408 133 6 733 165 7 294 -

- 295 6690 (NA) (NA) I 236 6 509

1 

242 6 514

1 - 324 5 1931 (NA) (NA) 247 4944 285 7 181 

Sales, coHle and calves _________________ !.. _________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

363 II 422 425 10 495 294 II 232 334 9 971 -

- (X) 4 379 (X) (NA) (X) 4 317 (X) 3 Oil 

- 161 3 532 (NAI (NA) 147 3486 181 2 977 

- (X) 306 ()() (NA) (X) 300 (X) 156 

- 328 7 890 (NAI (NA) 270 7 746 292 6994 

- 00 4 072 (X) (NA) I (X) 4017

1 

(X) 2 855

1 - 144 4661 (NA) (NA) 106 4584 95 4 112 

- (X) 2409 ()() (NA) (X) 2377 (X) I 768 

- 122 7936 (NAI (NA) 122 7 936 140 6 236 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec, 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 106 7830 115 3 954 82 7 647 76 3 626 

- 73 I 209 (NAI (NA) I 64 1 161

1 

42 445 

- 99 6621 (NAI (NA) 78 6486 74 3 181 I - 77 I 704 59 1 133 67 I 668 45 I 089 

- 66 838 45 455 56 817 35 436 

- 62 866 38 678 58 851 30 653 Sheep and lamb,-___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 58 2898 63 3906 38 2388 36 3 268 

- 54 I 774 (NAI (NA) 35 I 386 35 I 801 

- 19 265 (NA) (NA) 8 191 2 (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 193 I 164

1 

191 I 160

1 

108 621

1 

III 824

1 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ - 101 10606 86 4 427 83 10431 61 4 227 

$1,000_ - (X) 905 (X) (NA) (X) 894 00 296 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 28 2 586 29 671 26 (D) 22 612 

$1.000_ - (X) 102 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 13 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 54 I 679 56 3 593 36 I 448 36 2 790 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 54 2 522 (NAI (NA) 35 2050 33 3 Oil Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 23 579 (X) (NA) (X) 19 792 (X) 23 486 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 57 127 (NAI (NA) 38 112 36 109

1 - 7 42 (tlA.) (NA) 2 (0) I (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) I ()() (NA) (X) (D) (X) (Z) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 58 146 38 117 42 114 29 99 

$1,000_ - (X) 232 (X) (NA) (X) 219 (X) 92 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 100 (X) 126 (X) 53 (X) 64 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 90 12 518 123 7 205 50 II 342 61 4 506 Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months oIL __________ _ 

- 89 (D) 120 6 802 49 (D) 61 (D) 

- 5 (D) (NAI (NA) 3 (0) 2 (D) 

- I (D) (NAI (NA) I (D) I (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 14 401 18 895 4 67 II 472 Turkeys ______ -: __________________________________ _ Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turk.y h.ns kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 5 27 (NAI (NA) 2 (0) I (D) 

- 3 14 (NAI (NA) I (D) I (0) 

- Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 3 13 (NAI (NA) I (D) - - - 22 (X) (NAI 

Sal.s, 

(X) 10 (X) 7 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pull.ts 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pull.ts under 3 months ald ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 35 (X) 29 (X) 22 (X) 15 (X) 

- 19 7 787 24 2 027 12 7 462 12 I 547 

- 19 (D) 22 I 998 12 (D) 12 (0) 

- I (D) (NAI (NAI I (D) I (0) 

- - - (NAI (NA) - - I (D) 

- 9 819 6 605 6 651 3 190 

- I (D) (NAI (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaught.r __________ , _________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- I (D) (NAI (NA) - - - - - Other paultry ____________________________________ _ - - (NAI (NAI - - - - Paultry and paultry praducts ____________________ $1,000_ - 8 (X) (NAI (X) 7 (X) - (X) 

- 51 89 50 34 30 86 27 29 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MICH. 427 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn lor all purposes •••.•.•••.•..•.•••••...•• 1978. 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels>-.••.•.•.••••.••••• 1978. 

1974. 

· 

· 

· 

· For silage or green chop (tons. green> __________ 1978_ · 1974. · For lodder, hogged or grazed ._ .. _ •.•.• _ .•..• 1978. 

1974. · 

-

Sorghums lor all purposes ••.•.•.•••••• _._ .•.•• 1978. 

1974. · 

· For groin or seed (bushels) •.•..•.•.••••..•.•• 1978. 

1974. For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ 

1974. CUi lor dry lorage or hoy (Ions, dry) .•. _ .•• _ •• 1978. 

1974. Hogged or grazed .•.•..••.•.••.•.•....•.• _.1978. 

1974. 

Wheal lor grain (bushels) •..•• _ •......•.•.•.••. 1978. 

1974. Ools lor groin (bushels) •..••••.•.....••.....•. 1978_ 

1974. Borley lor grain (bushels>-.•.....•........•.••. 1978_ 

1974. Rye lor groin (bushels) •....••.•.•.•••.•..•..•. 1978. 

1974. Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Soybeans lor beans (bushels) •.•..........•.•••. 1978. 

1974. Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. CoNon (bales) .•.••..••..•.•.•.•.•••.••••.••. 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) •.......•••••.•••.•.•.....•• 1978_ 

1974_ Irish pololoes (hundredweight) .•.•.•.•.•••.•• _ •. 1978. 

1974. 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) .•...............•.•.•• 1978. 

1974. Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) •..........•...•• 1978. 

1974. 

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· Aijallo hay (Ions, dry) •..............•.•..•. 1978_ 

1974. · 

· Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) •••.•• 1978. 

Field seed crop'-.•.•.•••.. _ ...•. _ .......•..•• 1978. 

1974. Aijallo seed (pounds) .•............•.•••.••. 1978. 

1974. Red clover seed (pounds) •••••••••••••••••••. 1978. 

1974. 

All vegelobles harvesled lor sale (see lexl) ••••••. 1978. 

'1974. Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. T omoloes ............•..•.•......•••••••• c 1978. 

1974. Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974. Apples (pounds) ......••....•...••••• _ •••••• 1978. 

1974. 

Peaches (pounds) .......•.•....•••••••••..•• 1978. 

1974. Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ....••••••.•....••. 1978. 

1974_ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

-

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Berries •••••.......••••••..••••.•...••.••••• 1978. · 1974_ 

Sirowberries (pounds) ••.••.••••.• _ •.••.••••• 1978. 

1974. Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ 

Olher crops ••••....••••••••••••.•..••••••. _.1978. 

428 LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MICH. 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Forms 

461 

513 

436 

483 

167 

(NA) 

2 (NA) 

7 

18 

-

3 

7 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

213 

336 

216 

(NA) 

I (NA) 

6 (NA) 

2 

(NA) 

47 

24 

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 

I 

-

- 545 

527 

SOB 

(NA) 

88 

17 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

17 

(NA) 

34 

36 

22 

(NA) 

10 

(NA) 

I (NA) 

33 

29 

31 

(NA) 

12 

(NA) 

8 (NA) 

15 

9 

12 

(NA) 

34 

4 

A1llorms 

Harvested 

Ac",s Quantity 

39 265 00 36 420 00 31 562 2 140 725 266D4 1 4D9 524 (D) 81 896 (NA) (NA) 

(D) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

114 (X) 

297 (X) 

- - 10 360 114 I 004 (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

5 507 218 737 9460 349 894 5061 291 870 (NA) (NA) 

(D) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

58 1 890 (NA) (NA) 

(D) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

2348 55044 S09 85se 

- - - - - -

- -

- -

- - (D) (D) 

(D) (D) 

- - - - 28 342 72 632 

25 329 59845 20 782 58913 

(NA) (NA) 

2 119 3 794 

304 (X) 

(NA) 00 - - (NA) (NA) 

304 28979 (NA) (NA) 

2866 (X) 

420 (X) 

158 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

10 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(D) (X) 

(NA) 00 

662 (X) 

321 (X) 

531 4 D90 926 (NA) (NA) 

65 71 032 (NA) (NA) 

6 2 776 (NA) (NA) 

53 (X) 

25 (X) 

29 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

402 (X) 

100 (X) 

Forms wilh sales 01 $2,SOO or rna", 

Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Ac",s Forms Ac",. Quantity Forms Ac",s 

2 (D) 385 38 480 (X) 2 (D) 

(NA) (NAI 398 35 D46 (X) 2 (D) 

2 (D) 363 30 806 2 102 237 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 375 2544D I 363 553 2 (D) 

1 (D) 162 (D) 81 SOO I (D) 

(NA) (NA) 199 9382 84 D64 - - - - 2 (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 11 224 (X) - -

- - 7 114 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 17 (D) (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - - 7 114 1 004 - - (NA) (NA) 12 257 I 312 - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 3 30 (X) - -

- - 197 5 356 213 870 - - (NA) (NA) 290 8 887 332 967 - - - - 192 4805 280 655 - - (NA) (NA) 175 3 747 188 620 - - - - 1 (D) (D) - - (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - - 5 (D) (D) - - (NA) (NA) 9 80 2 255 - -

- - 1 (D) (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

- - 42 2 194 53 500 - - (NA) (NA) 15 389 7 179 - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NAI (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 3 29 393 25 738 68 431 3 29 

(NA) (NA) 372 22 141 55 290 - - 2 (D) 369 18603 55 200 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 322 1453B 39829 - - - - 66 1 822 3 412 - -

- - 14 275 (X) - - (NA) (NA) 38 563 (X) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - -

- - 14 275 25 062 - -

(NA) (NA) 37 545 72 895 - -

13 2289 21 2843 (X) 10 2 285 (NA) (NA) 19 396 (X) 9 129 

5 (D) 15 145 (X) 4 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 10 135 (X) 2 (D) 

3 2 4 7 (X) 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 3 3 (X) I (D) 

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

5 (D) 19 578 (X) 4 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 10 200 (X) I (D) 

(NA) (NA) 18 466 4 026 216 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 127 814 620 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 7 63 70 550 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 21 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

8 26 6 46 (X) 3 25 (NA) (NA) 5 21 (X) 2 (D) 

8 (D) 5 (D) (D) 3 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 3 9 48000 I (D) 

15 231 25 368 (X) 12 210 

(NA) (NA) 3 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

• i Forms with soles af $2,500 or more All fannl 

1978 197" 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forml Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms __________________ - _____ ---___ -_ ---------------

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Arp;g;:'~i~~ :~nf~~~~o==== == ==== == == == = = = = = = == == -peice~t = 

30 11<402 29 11 621 18 9 154 19 8561 

- 451 (X) 380 (X) ~1 (X) 509 00 - 579 8401 00 579 840 (X) 579840 (X) 579 840 (X) - (X) 2.0 (X) 2.0 (X) 1.6 (X) 1.5 -

Value of land and buildings: I 

:~:~~~: =~ ~~~~ ============================= ~~::~~~= 166 676 (X) 804 069 (X) 200 165 (X) 100 053 (X) 

- 222 - (X) 439 (X) 210 (X) 394 (X) 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

30 7690 29 48731 18 6 7831 19 40211 - 27 2 813 22 2412 17 2414 18 2 2521 -

- - 1 (NA) - - I (HA) 

- (HA) 1 (D) - (HA) 1 (D) - - I (HA) 2 (D) 1 (NA) - - - (HA) 8 286 8 (HA) 3 124 4 - (NA) 5 323 4 (NA) 2 (D) 4 - 3 7 955 (NA) 7 955 3 (NA)I - 189 5 (NA) 4 1 189 5 (NA) - 4 I (HA) - - - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - -

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 19 4017 20 I 945 12 3647 10 I J63 - 10 860 12 516 7 722 6 406 - Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

2 (0) (HAl (NA) - - I (D) - 7 586 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 3 43 -

- 5 (0)1 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0)1 

3 131 (HA) (HA) 2 (D) 5 237 -

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

22 2 987 21 5283 12 1 670 13 3 728 -

- 13 (D) (HAl (NA) 8 (0) 6 986 

- 16 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 11 2 742 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 14 725 19 1 465 11 701 10 812 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 2 (0)1 (NA) (NA) 2 (0)1 5 294

- 14 (D) 1 (HA) (HA) 11 (D) 10 518 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 22 5 237 (NA) (NA) 14 4627 (HA) 2643 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pasturelond irrigoted ________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) I (0) 1 (0) I (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (HA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- - - (HA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (D) (X) (X) I (D) (X) (X) 

'1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Valu. Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l ________________ _ 30 846 29 417 18 830 19 411 Average per form ___________________________ dollars __ (X) 28 191 (X) 14379 (X) 46 114 (X) 21 632 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: ' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ - 2 (D) - (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 6 445 4 (NA) 6 445 4 (HA) $20,000 to $39,999 __________________________________ _ 1 (D) 4 (NA) 1 (D) 4 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 __________________________________ _ 2 (D) 3 (NA) 2 (D) 3 (NA) $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 3 24 - (NA) 3 24 - (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormallarms (see text) _____________________________ _ 

- 4 13 5 (NA) 4 13 5 (HA) 

- 12 16 13 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) 

- 3 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 2 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crop'-_____________________________ : _________________ _ 

Grains _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans __________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage _____________________ _ Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits. nuts, and berries _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

16 345 20 (0) 10 340 (NA) (D) 4 4 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 5 25 - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - 10 30 (NA) (NA) 7 28 12 40 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) 2 (D) 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (0) 

- 2 (D) 2 (0) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and pouitry product'-_________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

CaMie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 19 500 17 206 12 490 13 (D) 

- 2 (D) 3 63 2 (D) 3 63 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 17 405 (NA) (NA) 10 396 11 132 - 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 5 7 - - - (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

1]974 data include sales of lorest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA lUCE COUNTY, MICH. 429 
Table 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvesfed Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All farms ~ ________ . 

Farms with~ 

30 29 II 402 27 9 932 2 813 I (0) (D) (D) 

1 to 9 acres _____ . - - - - - - - - - - 10 10 49 acres __ _ - - - - - - - - - - 50 to690cres__ _~ ________ _ - - - - - - - - - - 3 I 249 3 249 95 - - - - 3 I 342 3 342 117 I (0) (0) (D) 

3 8 450 3 450 150 - - - - 4 2 791

1 3 601 213 - - - - 2 2 (0) 2 (D) (0) - - - - 10 10 3 995\ 9 3 SIS I 119 - - - - 3 2 2 49~1 2 (D) (D) - - - - 2 3 (0) 2 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

7010 99 ocres ________________ . ____ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ______________ _ 

140 to 179 acres __ 180 10 219 acres ________ . _ _ _ _ _____ _ 220 to 2590cres _________________ _ 26010 499 acres _________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres __ .. ____ ... ___________ _ 1,000 10 1.999 acres _________ . _______ _ 

2.000 acres or more _________ " _____ _ 

Table 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974 

land in forms __ . _ .. ____ _ 

Harvested cropland ____ . 

T enure of operator: Full owners ___________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________ _ Port owners _________ . __________ ._ 

Harvested cropland ________________________ _ Tenants _____________ . ________________________ _ 

Harvested croplond __ 

Type af orgonizotion: Individual or famity____ _ _____________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust. institutional, e1c __ 

All forms 

1978 

Forms 

30 

27 

11 

11 

18 

IS 

1 

I 

29 

I 

'1974 

Acres Forms· Acres 

II 402 29 11 621 

2 813 22 2 412 

(D) 18 4 520 

(0) (NA) I 088 

8 481 11 7 101 

2 070 (NA) I 324 (D) 

(D) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Operotors by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Forms 

18 

17 

4 

4 

13 

12 

I 

1 

17 

I 

Forming ___________ 11 10 10 10 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

Other_____________ 19 19 8 9 Not on formoperated __________________ _ 

Operators by oge group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ___ __ _________________ 2 1 - Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 years_________________________ 4 2 2 2 None ________________________________ _ 

35 fo 44 yearL________________________ 7 11 3 4 1 to 49 dOyL _________________________ _ 45 to 54 yeors____ __ __________________ _ 8 10 6 8 50 to 99 doy'- ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors______ ___________________ 6 4 3 3 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 

65 years and over __ ____________________ 3 2 3 2 150 to 199 doys- ______________________ _ 

Average oge___________________________ 46.7 46.6 49.2 48.5 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

9 154 19 8 561 

2 414 18 2 252 

(D) 11 2 782 

(0) (NA) I 018 

7 401 8 5 779 

I 907 (NA) I 234 

(0) 

(D) (NA) 

(0) 18 (D) 

(D) 1 (D) 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 1]974 

24 17 16 IS 

3 4 I 

3 8 I 

10 6 9 

3 3 3 

2 

I 4 

16 12 

~----------~--------~ ~--------~~--------~ IAppiies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 13 212 17 41 10 211 13 41 

19 91 23 62 II 84 14 58 

- 3 41 16 50 2 (D) 9 48 

16 6 (NA) (NA) II 5 II 3 

- 18 28 17 16 14 27 12 16 

- 22 34 21 26 15 32 17 25 

livestock and poultry purchosed __ .. ______________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animol health costs ________________________________ ----

Seeds. bulbs. plants. and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ -_ .. _____ ---------- -----

- 14 9 10 6 10 9 10 6 

16 62 12 62 13 60 9 61 

- I (D) 2 (D) I (D) 1 (Z) 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form lobar ______________________ -_ -- -- ---- - --- ---

Conlroct labor ____________________________ - -- - -- ---- ----

Cusfomwork. machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment _____ . _______________________ ---- --- - - - - - --- 12 8 5 2 8 7 5 2 

30 71 (NA) (NA) 18 64 (NA) (NA) 

- 30 56 28 30 18 51 19 21 

- 30 29 (NA) (NA) 18 26 19 19 

- 18 22 (NA) (NA) 14 21 10 5 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) -

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 

- } - (NA) (NA) - - 19 2 

30 3 (NA) (NA) 18 3 

21 (D) (NA) (NA) 15 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum producfs __________ -_ ---- - ------- --- Petroleum products ______ . __________________________ _ 

Gasoline. _______ . ________ . ______________________ _ 

Diesel fuel __________________ .. __ ._. _ -- -- ------ -- ---- lP gos, butane, and propone ____ . ___________________ _ 

Fuel oil __ . ____ . _____________________ -- ------ ---- ---

Natural gos ____________________________ -------- ---

Kerosene, molor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ________________________________________ ---

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

430 LUCE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dolo are based an a sample of farms; see lext) 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

- 21 1 569 14 Cropland fertilized. excepl P.!'slure __________________________ _ Paslure and rangeland fertIlized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

21 1 339 14 - 3 230 3 - 4 87 3 - Sprays. dusts. granules. fumigonts, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 5 319 3 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ - - - - 3 24 2 - Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 12 686 10 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for grow1h control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird con.rol _______________________ _ 

4 

3:/ 

3 -

- 9 (X) 6 

3 (X) 2 -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$I.oo(L Average per farm ________________ dollors_ 

Forms bV value group: $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ $10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and boon combines, self·propelled only __ _ Com heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ . Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sampte of forms; .see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

30 29 18 19 machinery and equipment - Con. 

978 512 867 448 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

32 6CYl 17655 4131413 23 579 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

2 

1;1 

- 1 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

6 - 4 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

8 5j 5 5 j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufoclured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Humber Forms Number Forms Number 

22 29 16 17 10 12 27 49 18 21 17 28 27 63 12 14 23 49 7 9 - - 7 9 

- - - - - - 1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

- - - - - - 13 14 10 10 3 4 14 15 6 7 8 8 

7 8 6 (0) 2 (0) 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dala are based on a sample of forms; see lexl) 

Hired workers-All forms. 1978 

1 438 1 208 

230 

(0) 

(0) 

-

(0) 

(0)1 

~I 

All forms 

1978 

4 

4 

2 

1 ., 2 

1 ~ J 

Forms 

24 

28 

27 

8 

-

3 (HA) 

4 

15 

3 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

17 1 204 

(HA) 1 ()3.4 

(NA) 170 

3 1413 

(NA) 52 

- - - - (HAl 196 

- - 2 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

1 4 1 

6 3 6 

2 2 2 

-~ 1 ., 2 ~ - jL 1 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 197010 1974 

30 16 46 24 62 15 

8 2 

- - 8 - (NAl (NA) 

4 2 15 4 

3 3 

Any hired workersWorking 150 days or more Farms with sales of $2.500 or more Working less Ihan 150 doys 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 16 6 (X) 15 (X) 13 9 - 60 (X) 9 (X) 51 50 57 

Farms wilh- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5109 workers _________________________________________ _ 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 - 2 3 6 3 6 2 1 - 7 - - 4 13 6 - 3 - - 3 (0) - 2 4 - 1 - - 1 (0) 1 2 

I 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LUCE COUNTY, MICH. 431 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 21 (X) 19 (X) 13 (X) 14 (X) 

- 17 (X) 17 (X) 10 (X) 12 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any col1le, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 19 500 17 206 12 490 13 (D) 

- 17 (D) 16 (NA) 10 (D) 12 (D) 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ 

- 17 1 262 15 1 025 10 1 069 10 861 

- 14 301 13 283 7 225 8 212 Beef cows ____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows ____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves __________________________ _ 

Steers, steer colves. bulls and bull colves ____________ _ 

-- 14 (0) 12 (0) 7 (D) 7 (D) 

-- 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

-- 14 256 (NA) (NA) 8 202 9 165 

-- 17 705 (NA) (NA) 10 642 8 484 

Soles: Cottle and calves __________________________________ _ 

-- 17 951 15 675 10 923 11 669 

$1.000 -- (X) 405 (X) (NA) (X) 396 (X) 132 Calves _________________________________________ _ 

-- 8 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

$1,000 -- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (D) Cottle __________________________________________ _ 

-- 15 (0) (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 10 (D) 

$1,000 -- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) Fattened cattle ________________________________ _ 

-- 6 47 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 5 10 

.$1,000 -- (X) 24 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 4 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 -- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 7 (D) 5 55 5 (D) 3 (D) Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ _.- 6 59 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (0) Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 6 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 2 (D) 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ -- 6 66 4 12 4 (0) 2 (D) Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ -- 6 (D) - - 4 (D) - - June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- 4 (D) 4 12 2 (0) 2 (D) Sheep and lambs- __________________________________ _ 

-- - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 10 33 9 46 6 24 7 (0) 

Sales: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 5 (D) 7 118 4 (D) 5 (D) 

$1,000 -- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 7 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) - - 2 (D) - -

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (/lA) (X) (D) (X) - Sheep and lambs- ___________________________________ _ - - - 1 (D) - - I, (D) 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ -- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ 

-- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (D) Sh .. p, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000 -- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (Z) 

Goats ____________________________________________ _ 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000 -- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

$1,000 -- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

POULTRY 

Inventary: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

- 4 (X) 4 (X) 2 (X) 4 (X) 

- 4 (0) 4 (D) 2 (D) 4 (D) 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old ar alder _____________________ _ 

- 4 (D) 4 (0) 2 (0) 4 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months ald ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________________ - __ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) - - 1 (0) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 1 (X) (NA) (X) - (X) 1 (X) 

Soles: Any poultry __________________ - _____ -_ - _____________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old ar older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 2 (X) 2 (X) 2 (X) 2 (X) 

- 2 (D) 2 (0) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys __________________________________ --------

Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 2 (D) 3 63 2 (0) 3 63 

432 LUCE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

7 202 (X) - - 6 (D) (X) - - - 3 86 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 86 (X) - - - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - 6 (0) I 946 - - 6 (D) I 946 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 2 (0) (0) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - ()() - (NAlI 

- - (X) - - - - - (X) (NAl - - (X) - - - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl - - - - - - (ut for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) I - -I 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 2 (0) (D) (NAl (NAl 2 (D) (0) - - - 9 399 13 180 - - 6 322 11 000 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 13 624 22 386 - - -

- 3 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 5 100 2938 - -

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NAl - - (Xli 

- -

- - - (X) - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (otton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - -

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish polotoes (hundredweighIL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (0) (D) - -

- 2 (D) (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) (D) - -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (seelexl) _________________ 1978_ - 21 2 038 2 952 - - 14 1 734 2 572 - -

1974_ - 18 1 408 2 722 (NAl (NAl 14 1 288 2492 - - Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 13 1 169 1 930 - - 10 1 099 1 798 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 13 1 013 2 037 - - Olher tome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 9 308 520 - - 4 187 342 - - Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NAl ()O (NAl (NAl - - (X) - - Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl - - - - -

All vegetables harvesled for sale (see lext) _______ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ - 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NAl 2 (D) (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 2 (D) (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 1 (0) (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NA) - - (X) - -

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - - - ()() - - - - (X) - - 1974_ Apples - - - (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NAl (NAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ 

Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 2 (D) (X) 1 (0) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (X) (NAl (NAl 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (0) 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl 2 (D) - 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - - - - (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA LUCE COUNTY, MICH. 433 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres forms Acres Forms Acres 

forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form _________________________ .. _____ _ 

Approximate land oreo ________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms ________ _ ______ percenL 

87 27 861 86 23 487 64 24 340 54 19 248 

- (X) 320 (X) 273 (X) 380 (X) 356 (X) 648 960 (X) 648 960 (X) 648 960 (X) 648 960 - (X) 4.3 (X) 3.6 (X) 3.8 (X) 3.0 

Value of land and buildings: l 

Average per form ___________ _ 

Average per ocre _________ _ 

_ ______ dollors_ 

_ ______ dollors_ - 106 897 (X) 58 035 (X) 127 740 (X) 74 463 (X) 

- (X) 334 (X) 213 (X) 336 (X) 209 

land in forms according to use: 

83 16 792 86 14 451 62 14 941 54 12 240 80 10 706 81 8 134 61 9973 53 7 200 

T 0101 cropland ____________________ . _________ . _______ . 

Harvested cropland ___ ._________ _ _______________ _ 

By acres harvesfed: 

- 1 (0) 2 (NA) 1 (0) 1 (NA) 

6 85 4 (NA) 2 (0) 2 (NA) 

- 7 170 8 (NA) 2 (0) 2 (NA) 

14 542 17 (NA) 9 346 4 (NA) 

- 18 1 273 12 (NA) 14 1 020 6 (NA) 

13 (D)I 28 (NA) 1 12 (0) 28 (NA) 

- 20 5 873 9 (NA) 20 5 873 9 (NA) 

1 (D) 1 (NA) 1 (D) 1 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres ________ . ________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ______________________ .. ________ _ 30 to 49 acres ______________________________ . __ _ 

5010 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres ____ .. ________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ____________ . ______________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 52 3 776 66 5 264 40 3 426 49 4 452 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 44 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 2 310 28 1 053 29 1 542 15 588 

8 164 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 2 (D) 

- 17 917 (NA) (NA) 14 764 1 (D) 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

- 11 248

1 

(NA) (NA)I 8 (0) 7 164

- 24 981 (NA) (NA) 13 430 9 314 1 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______ . ______ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____ . ________________________________ _ 70 7 158 62 6 751 52 5624 43 5 950 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 31 1 802 (NA) (NA) 24 1 579 21 1 226 Woodland no! postured ____________________________ _ 

- 56 5 356 (NA) (NA) 43 4 045 37 4 724 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 58 3911 70 2 285 44 3 775 42 1 058 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 13 3 190 (NA) (NA) 10 3 159 8 321 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 55 721 (NA) (NA) 42 616 40 737 

Paslureland, all fypeL _________________________________ _ 

- 68 8 768 (NA) (NA) 52 8 164 (NA) 5 999 

- 1 (D) - - - - - - Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Pasturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 3 (0) (X) (X) 3 (D) (X) (X) 

11978 data are bosed on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

87 2044 86 1 081 64 2022 54 1 043 (X) 23499 (X) 12 570 (X) 31 594 (X) 19 315 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollarsForms by value of agricultural products sold;l $100,000 or mor"- __________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ______________________ . ____________ _ 

2 (D) 1 (NA) 2 (0) 1 (NA) 

19 (D) 4 (NA) 19 (0) 4 (NA) 

9 274 13 (NA) 9 274 13 (NA) 

7 99 17 (NA) 7 99 17 (NA) 

- 11 74 6 (NA) 11 74 6 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___ c _______________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) __________ . ________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________ .. _______ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

16 56 13 (NA) 16 56 13 (NA) 

23 22 32 (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) 

1 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

4 5 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 13 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 39 162 51 108 29 155 (NA) 86 

- 13 34 (NA) (NA) 11 (0) 11 10 

Crops __________________________________ -- --- -- - - - ----

Groins ________________________ ---- __ -- -- ------ -- ---

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - .-

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 30 119 (NA) (NA) 22 112 19 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - -

- 1 (D) - - 1 (D) -

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ______________________ -- -------- Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________________ -- ------- - ----

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ____________ -- _ - --- - --- - ---- --- Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops __________________________ - __ - -- ---- -- ---

68 1 882 68 953 54 1 867 53 937 

- 8 7 11 6 7 (D) 11 6 

31 1 447 (NA) (NA) 31 1 447 32 747 

59 399 (NA) (NA) 51 388 52 In 9 14 (NA) (NA) 6 13 2 (0) 

3 2 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

5 14 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (0) 

livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ Poultry and poultry productL _________________________ _ 

Dairy products ____________________ -- -- ---- ---- -- ---- Cottle and calves ______________________ -_ . - ----------

Hogs and pigs ________________________ -_ -- ------ -- ----

Sheep, lambs, and wool ____________________ -- -- ---- ----

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

11974 do to include soles of forest products. 

434 MACKINAC COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, , 1978 

Farms Farms with harvested cropland Form. with irrigoled land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Horve.led 

1978 1974 in farms Farms in farms cropland Forms in forms cropiond 

87 86 27861 80 26851 10706 1 (D) - - All forms ___________________________ _ 

2 - (D) 1 (D) (D) - - - - 2 - (D) 1 (D) (D) - - -

- 3 1 174 3 174 105 - - -

- 12 13 968 11 888 394 - - - - 6 11 712 6 712 303 - - - - 9 5 1 462 7 1 139 305 - - - -

- 7 10 1 366 7 1 366 409 - - -

5 12 1 200 4 960 447 1 (D) -

- 26 29 9671 25 9344 4310 - - - -

- 12 4 7 217 12 7217 2730 - - -

- 2 - (0) 2 (D) (0) - - -

- 1 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) - - -

Form. wilh- 1 to 9 ocr85 _______________________ _ 101049 ocre'-____________________ _ 

50 10 69 ocro'- ____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocr85 _____________________ _ 100 10 139 ocro'-__________________ _ 

14010 179 ocro. ___________________ _ 

18010 219 ocros ___________________ _ 

22010 259 ocros ___________________ _ 

260 10 499 ocros ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 1.000 10 1,999 ocros ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Horvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organilation: Individual or fomily ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporotion __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutionol, etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

87 

80 

55 

50 

31 

29 

1 

1 

82 

4 

1 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

64 

61 

38 

36 

25 

24 

1 

1 

61 

2 

1 

Acres 

24340 

9 973 

13 131 

(D) 

(D) 

5 552 

(D) 

(D) 

23 572 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

54 

53 

31 

(NA) 

23 

(NA) 

(NA) 

49 

5 

Irrigated 

land 

(0) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

Acre. 

19248 

7200 

9286 

3095 

9962 

4 105 

17684 

1 564 

All forms 

r-~------~------~--~--------~-------T------~--~--------~ Forms with sales of 

All forms $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

70 76 51 51 

6 5 4 1 

11 5 9 2 

35 29 32 13 

5 7 5 5 

4 3 3 3 

1 4 2 

6 7 4 7 

34 23 19 11 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ______________________________ 52 58 47 41 On form operoled _____________________ _ 

Olher ________________________________ 35 28 17 13 Nol on form operoted __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ________________________ 2 1 2 1 Operators reporting days of work off form: 

251034 yeors_________________________ 14 12 12 11 None ________________________________ _ 

351044 years_________________________ 25 15 19 10 110 49 doys __________________________ _ 

4510 54 yeors_________________________ 20 24 11 16 501099 doys _________________________ _ 

5510 64 yoors_________________________ 16 26 12 13 100 10 149 day'-______________________ _ 65 yeors and over ______________________ 10 8 8 3 150 10199 doys _______________________ _ 

Averago age___________________________ 46.9 49.5 46.3 47.0 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

~--------~--------~ ~--------~----------~ 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms 

livestock and poullry purchosed __________________________ - 33 71 30 Feed for livestock and poultry ____________________________ - 65 436 69 Commercially mixed formula feeds ______________________ - 37 239 36 Animal health cosls ____________________________________ - 58 26 (NA) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and tree. ___________________________ - 49 37 48 Commercial fertilizer ___________________________________ - 63 105 52 Olher agricultural chemicals including lime _________________ - 35 30 17 Hired form labor _______________________________________ - 33 110 24 Controct labor _________________________________________ - 2 (D) 4 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ___________________________________________ - 23 19 21 

Energy and petroleum products ___________________________ - 87 146 (NA) Petroleum products __________________________________ - 87 106 86 Gasoline __________________________________________ - 83 60 (NA) Diesel fuel ________________________________________ - 46 28 (NA) LP ~os, butane, and propone _________________________ - 4 3 (NA) Fue oil ___________________________________________ - 10 6 (NA) Natural gas _______________________________________ - - - (NA) Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ______________________ - 87 9 (NA) Electricity ___________________________________________ - 69 37 (NA) Other-cool. wood, coke, etc. __________________________ - 7 2 (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

96 

175 

32 

(NA) 

14 

42 

4 

26 

3 

11 

(NA) 

62 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

21 

49 

33 

49 

41 

51 

30 

30 

2 

16 

64 

64 

61 

40 

4 

9 

64 

57 

6 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

66 

430 

238 

25 

35 

101 

27 

109 

(D) 

17 

136 

98 

54 

27 

(D) 

(D~ } 

(D) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

22 

51 

28 

39 

31 

41 

17 

20 

4 

15 

(NA) 

54 

54 

19 

4 

54 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Expenses 

($1,000) 

94 

168 

29 

13 

13 

41 

4 

25 

3 

9 

(NA) 

52 

40 

7 

(Z) 

5 

(NA) 

(NA) 

. MACKINAC COUNTY, MICH. 435 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms, see text) 

All forms forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Crop/and fertilized, except P."sture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeiond fertilized ____________________________ _ Ume _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to con.rol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross. or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 60 4418 50 

- 60 4292 50 

- 6 126 6 

- 8 189 5 

- 17 I 702 14 

- 3 28 2 

- 10 321 8 

- 25 1 876 24 

Chemicals farDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird coo.rol _______________________ _ 

- 6 79 6 - 26 00 23 

- 8 (JO 7 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per fann ________________ dollors_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ 

Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Com heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker·shelfers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated morket value of 011 

87 86 64 54 machinery and equipment - Can. 2454 1 465 2 251 1 176 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

28209 17035 35 172 21 778 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

7 13 2 8 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

24 19 10 5 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

13 21 i 11 9 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

66 88 49 51 30 37 

70 91 42 44 37 47 

84 222 28 38 81 184 

29 32 I (D) 28 (D) 

1 (0) 1 (0) - - 4 4 I (D) 3 (D) 

- - - - - - 49 51 20 20 30 31 

55 57 11 11 44 46 

24 33 14 17 12 16 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of fonns, see text] 

Hired workers - All fonns, 1978 

4230 

4104 

126 

161 

1473 (D) 

(D) 

(D) 

79 

00 

00 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

41 2298 (NA) 2125 (HAl 173 

4 122 

(HAl 166 

- - - - (HAl 397 

- - 8 on 

(HAl 00 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

13 21 12 20 

9 8 8 8 

13 3 13 3 

~1 I~ 7 1 I I 

- J L - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

73 85 59 

60 72 38 84 ISO 33 

23 23 I 1 (D) -

3 4 - (HAl (NAl (HA) 

38 .40 16 

60 61 8 

19 22 6 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ______________________ -------- -- -------------------

Workers ________________ ---___ -_ -------------------------- 33 11 (X) 30 (X) 30 20 

- 130 (X) 20 (X) 110 124 58 

- 9 6 6 11 II 7 6 

- 5 4 (0) 5 10 5 6 

- II - - 8 26 10 4 

- 6 I (0) 4 (D) 6 4 

2 - - 2 (D) 2 -

Forms wlth- I worker ____________________________ ------------------- 2 workers ____________ ----____________ ------------------ 3 or 4 workers ________________________ ------------------ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

436 MACKINAC COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Num~r 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry ____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ 

I I I I 

(X) I (x) I 52 (X) 72 70 53 (X) 

69 (X) 67 (X) 52 (X) 52 (X) 

-

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottie, hogs, or sheep __ . _________________ $1,000_ 

68 1 882 68 953 54 1 867 53 937 

- 65 1721 414 67 (NA) 53 (0) I 52 -

CATTLE AND CALVES I 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and buH calves _____________ _ 

Sales: Cottle and calves ________________________ _______ ____ _ 

$1,000_ Calves ______________________________________ ____ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

65 3 483 66 3 664 50 3354 51 3 436 - 62 1 822 64 1 998 48 1 752 50 1 876 - 31 599 32 875 20 539 21 786 

37 1 223 42 I 123 32 1 213 33 1 090 

56 1 140

1 

(NA) (NA) I 46 1 1111 45 1 104

52 521 1 (NA) (NA) 42 491 36 456 

59 1 262 67 1 178 51 1 221 52 1 1011 

(X) 399 (X) (NA) (X) 388 (X) 172 -

- 43 497 (NA) (NA) 37 477 30 

3771 - (X) 95 (X) (NA) (X) 90 (X) 24 

52 765 (NA) (NA) 45 744 45 724 

- (X) 304

1 

(X) (NA) I (X) 298

1 

(X) 1471 

9 86 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 2 (0) 

- (X) 37 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (0)1 - 31 1 447 (NA) (NA) 31 1 447 32 747 

- 13 65 11 42 7 44 5 341 

7 29 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 2 (0) 

10 36 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 5 (0) 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. J of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 8 33 2 (D) 6 (0) 2 (D) 

- 7 16 2 (D) 5 (0) 2 (0) 

6 17 2 (D) 5 (0) 2 (0) 

Sheep and lambL_. __________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 4 32 2 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- 3 30 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs-___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of waol ___________________________________ _ 

- 15 471 17 73

1 

8 221 9 35

1 

- 9 218 2 (0) 6 207

1 

2 (0) 1 - (X) 14 (X) (NA) (X) 13 (X) (Z) 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) 

(0) I (X) (Z) 

- 3 34 - - 2 (0) - -

- 3 32 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- (X) 220 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (0) Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 3 

=1 

(NA) (NA) 2 (OJ 1 (D) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - -

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) 

(0) I (X) - - 3 3 - - 2 - -

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older __ ~ ___________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ______ ~ ______________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

I 

- 13 (X) 21 (X) 10 (X)I 15 (X)I 

- 12 1 004 20 1 270 9 (D) 14 1 103

1 

- 11 (D) 20 1 264 9 (0) 14 1 103 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 1 (D) - - 1 (D) - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 5 (X) (NA) 

Sales, 

(X) 4 (X) 5 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 5 (X) 4 (X) 4 (X) 4 (X)I - 3 (0) 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- 3 (0) 2 (D) 2 (0) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - - - - - - - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA)I 1 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (X~ i (NA) (X2i 1 (X) 2 (X) 

- 8 (D) 11 7 (0) 11 6 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MACKINAC COUNTY, MICH. 437 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

, , 

Alilarms Forms wilh sales 01 $2.500 or more 

florvesled Irrigaled Harvesled Irrigaled 

Fanns Acres Quonlity Fonns Acres Forms Acres Quonlity Forms Acres 

(am for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 21 1 034 (X) - - 21 1 034 (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 8 492 (X) (NA) (NA) 8 492 (X) - - - 6 223 17774 - - 6 223 17 774 - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions. green) __________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - 18 811 7 832 - - 18 811 7 832 - - 1974_ For fodder. hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 3794 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - For siloge or green chop (Ions. green) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - (ul for dry forage or hoy (Ions. dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ flogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 7 134 3891 - - 7 134 3891 - - - 5 42 865 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) (D) - - Ools lor groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Borley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 46 1 4D6 53 532 - - 36 1 239 48 790 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 39 1 294 44 880 - - - 10 140 5 201 - - 10 140 5 201 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 32 670 - -

Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 90 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peonuls lor nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (otton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - - 3 7 1 594 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

flay crops (Ions. dry) (see le><1>- ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 78 8 375 14 278 - - 59 7 756 13 694 - -

- 78 6 155 10336 (NA) (NA) 53 5334 9 224 - -

Alfalfa hoy (Ions. dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions. dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ 

- 43 3 015 6 1601 - - 35 2 863 5981 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 21 1 243 2 209 - - - 46 3444 4 708 - - 34 2994 4309 - -

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 70 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 49 3 105 - -

All vegelobles harvesled lor sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas- _______________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 2 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - -

- 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchardL ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sirowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse producIL ______________ 1978_ Clfhar crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

438 MACKINAC COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, Fonns with soles of $2.500 or more All fanns 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms At:.res Forms Acres Farms A£res 

Forms ______ - ___ - ___ - _________ --------- - -------- - - --- Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Ape;::,~~~ ~"i!,~~~==========================-percent= 

838 B9 489 B72 89073 623 81 051 619 78 236 - 126 00 107 00 102 00 130 00 - (X) 307 200 00 307200 00 307200 00 307200 

- 00 29.1 00 29.0 00 26.4 00 25.5 

-

Value of land and buildings,' Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ doUors_ 195 558 (X) 124413 00 Zl2 428 00 147237 00 - (X) 1 857 00 1 218 00 1 738 00 1 165 

-

land in fonns according to use: Tolal cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvesled cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvesled, 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 1010 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 ocres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 10 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 1,000 ocres or more ___________________________ _ 

817 75 3271 849 71 6771 613 68 942 1 611 65 024 - 797 61 443 837 57 1351 604 57920 606 53 4481 -

134 513 134 (NA) 87 306 63 (NA) 

- 123 1 647 131 (NA) 53 715 53 (NA) - 81 1 918 112 (NA) 47 1 132 57 (NAl - 130 4880 136 (NA) 93 3 555 112 (NA) 

- 158 10964 153 (NA) 153 10691 ISO (NA) 

- (NA) 89 12 4231 106 (NA) B9 124231 106 - 69 19 578 55 (NA) 69 19578 55 (NA) 

- (NA) 10 6273 10 (NA) 10 6273 10 - 3 3 247 (NA) 3 3 247 - (NA) - -

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

Olher cropland ___________________________________ _ 211 4971 238 6302 149 3 76IJ 155 4473 - 8913 356 8240 286 7 262 279 7 103 - 374 

Cropland in cover crops. legumes. and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all craps foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

64 1 341 (NAl (NA) 47 1 2m 58 801 - 58 955 (NAl (NA) 41 738 61 940 - (NA) (NA) I 97 1 768 120 2426 - 125 2095 

234 4 522 (NAl (NA) 184 3 547 126 2936 -

TOlal woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland poslured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland nol paslured ____________________________ _ 

305 6592 318 5 936 249 5 624 220 4449 - 66 1 299 (NA) (NA) 55 I 052 73 1 331 - 248 5 293 (NAl (NA) 202 4572 158 3 118 - Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 608 7 570 689 11 460 457 6485 484 8763 

Pastureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 65 1 .99 (NA) (NA) I 48 I 2731 72 1 9(171 

- 590 6 071 (NA) (NA) 444 5 212 475 6856 

Pastureland, 011 types __________________________________ _ 

- 276 7 769 (NA) (NA) 198 6085 (NAl 7 711 

Irrigaled land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated _________________ -; ________ _ 

Pasturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set oside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 83 1 847 73 1 756 79 1 817 66 1 714 

- 81 I 762 (NA) (NA) 78 (D) 66 1 714 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - (NA) - - 3 (D) (NAl (NA) 3 (D) - - - 134 1 796 (X) (X) III 1 670 (X) (X) 

1J978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricuftural products sold I _______________ _ - 838 25 792 872 19 887 623 25 535 619 19582 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (lO 30778 00 22806 (X) 40 988 (X) 31 635 

Farms by value of agricultural producls sold,' $100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40.000 10 $99.999 _________________________________ _ 

$20.000 10 $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19.999 _________________________________ _ 

$5.000 10 $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2.500 10 $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2.500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ $2.000 10 $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 10 $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 10 $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see lexIL ___________________________ _ 

- 51 13671 30 (NA) 51 13 671 30 (NA) 

- 96 6066 75 (NA) 96 6066 75 (NA) 

- 106 3004 130 (NA) 106 3004 130 (NA) 

- 95 1 265 144 (NA) 95 1 265 144 (NAl 

- 157 1 103 126 (NAl 157 1 103 126 (NA) 

- 118 426 104 (NA) 118 426 104 (NA) 

- 215 257 263 (NA) (X) (X) 10 (NAl 

- 41 92 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) 00 (X) 

- 36 6IJ (NAl (NA) (X) 00 (X) (X) 

- 61 74 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 77 30 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporalian loans _________________ _ Callan and collanseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporalian loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds. hay. forage. and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegelables. sweel com. and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits. nuls. and berrles ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse producls _____________________ _ Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 713 18763 783 14617 565 18 578 (NA) 14391 

- 455 4026 (NA) (NA) 367 3925 398 3 518 

- 40 123 (NA) (NA) 35 121 (NAl (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 161 (0) (NAl (NA) 112 (D) 117 300 - 160 3224 (NAl (NA) 151 3 216 145 2408 

- 64 1 700 (NAl (NA) 47 1 687 45 1 346 - 106 8892 112 6464 94 8 878 96 6449 

- 11 (D) (NAl (NA) 11 (D) 14 371 

liveslock, paultry, and their producls ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poullry producl"------------ ______________ _ Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

CaHie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Olher ~~::p~i:n:'~~~Q~d-;~QI=============================== livestock and liveslock producls (see lexl) _________ _ 

- 331 7029 363 5 262 256 6958 267 5 184 - 60 333 57 226 45 332 38 222 - 81 3457 (NAl (NA) 81 3457 104 2730 - 248 2 572 (NAl (NA) 204 2 526 230 1 755 - 61 484 (NAl (NAl 50 480 53 328 - 29 19 (NAl (NAl 14 13 14 17 - 42 164 (NAl (NA) 27 150 21 133 

'1974 dolo include sales of forest producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MACOMB COUNTY, MICH. 439 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Farms in forms cropland 

AU farms ___________________________ _ 838 872 Forms with- 89 489 797 87 900 61 443 

71 64 253 59 221 135 

291 288 7 985 270 7 557 4619 

I to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

99 103 5 761 98 5 696 3 650 

107 124 8 837 105 8 678 5 479 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

75 98 8 623 74 8 523 5 276 

59 56 9 341 57 9028 6 310 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 33 35 6 483 33 6 483 4 837 

27 26 6 526 25 6 034 4 258 

50 66 17 620 50 17 620 12 262 

220 fa 259 oCreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 23 10 13 972 23 13 972 11 370 1,000 to 1.999 ocres ________________ _ - 3 2 4 088 3 4 088 3 247 2,000 acres or more ___ _ - - - - - -

Table 4, Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms .. _________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Pan owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

1978 

Farms 

838 

797 

479 

446 

281 

277 

78 

74 

726 

89 

18 

5 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in farms cropland 

83 7 036 4 982 

16 67 35 

33 837 455 

12 697 470 4 322 175 

5 556 406 

2 (0) (0) 

4 787 619 

1 (0) (0) 

3 I 234 815 

3 1 980 1 678 

- - -

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

623 

604 

323 

306 

238 

238 

62 

60 

523 

77 

18 

5 

Acres 

81 051 

57 920 

25 052 

14 364 

48 166 

37 246 

7 833 

6 310 

62036 

17 763 

854 

398 

1974 

Farms 

619 

606 

349 

(NA) 

212 

(NA) 

58 

(NA) 

547 

58 

12 

2 

Irrigated 

land 

I 847 

30 

320 

256 

68 

318 

(0) 

211 

(0) 

310 

220 

-

-

Acres 

78 236 

53 448 

26988 

16 632 

42 227 

30 759 

9 021 

6057 

65 258 

II 056 

(0) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ (0) 

.-~------_r------~--~--------~------_r------~--r_--------~ ,

i All forms All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________________________ 435 498 385 419 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 403 360 238 186 Not on form operated __________________ _ 662 677 492 470 

98 82 76 61 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 78 99 55 74 

Under 25 years ________________________ 13 22 1 J 15 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeors_________________________ 82 65 63 43 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 year'-________________________ 138 119 103 81 I to 49 day'- _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years_________________________ 197 268 142 192 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years_________________________ 255 242 197 192 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ______________________ 153 142 107 82 150 to 199 doys _______________________ _ 

Average oge___________________________ 52.5 52.6 52.1 52.4 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

~--------~--------~ ~--------~--------~ 

358 325 307 260 

51 22 40 18 

15 13 10 10 

27 24 19 18 

27 40 12 24 

326 281 207 151 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sofe proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5, Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 153 1 209 229 1 037 124 I 199 144 I 007 

- 322 I 096 355 971 221 946 236 922 

- 149 573 212 503 134 567 151 487 

- 275 120 (NA) (NA) 215 109 163 65 

- 617 I 596 652 766 525 1 581 494 746 

- 674 1 688 697 I 274 562 1 660 522 I 232 

- 639 733 471 390 524 722 396 383 

- 390 3 396 284 2 627 341 3 345 241 2 612 

- 19 256 16 18 9 244 13 17 

Livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________ -- ---- -----------

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form lobar ________________________ ---- -----------

Contract lobor _________________ - -- - - ---- ---- - - --- - -----

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

equipment ____ .. _________ -_ - _ -- -------- -- -- --- ----- ---- 305 228 277 191 245 211 215 180 

- 839 2 436 (NA) (NA) 628 2 366 (NA) (NA) 

- 839 I 972 846 I 135 628 I 921 600 I 087 

- 810 722 (NA) (NA) 616 696 585 507 

- 336 266 (NA) (NA) 286 261 225 132 

- 83 61 (NA) (NA) 71 54 48 29 

- 144 475 (NA) (NA) 112 471 

- 61 356 } (NA) (NA) 61 356 600 418 

- 839 91 (NA) (NA) 628 83 

- 621 460 (NA) (NA) 478 441 (NA) (NA) 

- 15 4 (NA) (NA) 15 4 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum productL _________ -- ---- ------ -- ---

Petroleum producfs ____________ -_ - ___ -- -------------- Gasoline __________________________ -- -- ------------

Diesel fuel ________________ -- - - -- ---- -- ------------

lP gas, butane, and propane ________ -_ - ___ -- ---------

Fuel oil ____________________ -_ - ___ -- ---- ------ -- ---

Natural gas ________________ -_ - ___ -- ---- ----------- Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ______________ - _ - _ - _ - - ---- - - - --- - - ---------

0ther- cool, woad, coke, etc. ______________________ ----

440 MACOMB COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

{I978 do to ore based on a 'Somple of forms- see text} 

All farm~ Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ___________________ • _. _____ • ____________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________ . ____ 0. _. ___ . __ ... _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized _. _______________ MM. _. ___ • __ _ lime ______________________________________ .. ______________ _ 

654 52 821

1 

547 51 448 

654 52 665 547 51 2921 

17 156 17 156 

39 1 178 39 1 178 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _. __ . ______________ _ Nematodes in crops _______ • ___ • ______ . ___________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________ • _______________ • 

Weeds, 9'055. or brush in crops and pasture _________________ • 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird contra! _______________________ ._ 

214 13 654 177 13 204 - 709 14 709 14 - 6 605 112 6 581 135 

457 35 8411 386 34 940 I 

35 919 35 

91il -

- 125 (X~I 108 (X) 

112 (X) 92 (X) 

TobIe 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text) 

All forms Forms with soles All forms 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

~1.000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 fo $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 fo $9,999 _______________________ _ 

~ 10,000 fo ~19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 1974 

839 833 

25 346 16 648\ 30 209 19 986 

92 116 

181 1 111 

194 235 i 

AU forms 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimoted morket value of all 

628 593 machinery and equipment - Can. 

23 121 14 222 $20,000 fo $29,999 ______________________ 

36 817 23 983 $30,000 fo $49,999 ______________________ 

$50.000 fo $69,999 ______________________ 

46 48 $70,000 fo $99,999 ______________________ 

96 1 34 $100,000 fo $199,999 ____________________ 

135 174 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled anly __ _ Corn heads far combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cattonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel fype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

TobIe 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

609 803 367 460 285 343 716 1 059 391 471 452 588 786 2 180 257 365 734 1 815 

196 198 35 36

1 

162 

71 73 1~1 1 28 29 43 

294 296 61 62 233 234 

- - - - - - 250 264 74 81 183 183 292 293 41 42 251 251 

141 160 12 12 130 148 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textl 

Hired workers - All farms. 1978 

1978 

III 

183 

74 

32 .., 

~ 35 

7 J 

Forms 

658 

696 

783 

157 

52 

298 

(NA) 

201 

309 

123 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

522 40 513 

(NA) 40 337 

(NA) 176 

24 652 

(NA) 6 624 

6 24 

29 795 

(NA) 20 245 

9 550 

33 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

117 100 104 

120 166 109 

38 73 38 

26 ~ 32 .., 

r 35 24 

I L 7 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 fo 1974 

909 557 

1 008 444 

2 013 295 

165 23

1 54 16 

317 44 

(NA) (NA) 

208 49 

313 56 

145 26 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 ar 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 fa 9 warkers _________________________________________ _ 

JO workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 390 146 (X) 338 (X) 341 

241\ - 1 839 (Xl 475 (X) 1 364 1 779 1 785 

- 123 73 73 104 104 85 66 \ - 78 14 28 80 160 67 33 - 67 38 127 73 228 67 43 - 89 12 72 56 333 89 - 33 9 175 441 25 539 33 55 

Forms _______________________________________________ _ Workers ________ . _____________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MACOMB COUNTY, MICH. 441 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory, 

-

-

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any collie, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ - Any callie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ -

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ - Milk - cows _____________________________________ _ 

- Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

- Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ -

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ - $1.000_ - Calves _________________________________________ _ 

-- $1,000_ Collie __________________________________________ _ -

-- $1,000_ - Fattened cottle ________________________________ _ 

-- $1,000_ Dairy - products _______________________________ $1.000 --

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pig"-_____________________________________ _ 

- Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ 

-- Other hogs and pig"-_____________________________ _ 

-- litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ -- Doc. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 _____________ _ -- June land Nov. SO ___________________________ _ 

-- Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

-- Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ -- Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

-- Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ --

Sales, 

--

--

Hogs and pig"- ___________________________ ---______ _ 

$1,000 feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- $1,000 -- Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

-- Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

-- Pounds of wool __________________________________ _ -- Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1,000 -- Goots ________________________________ --------------- $1,000 --

--

-- Horses and ponies ____________ - _______ --------------

$1,000 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry __________________________ --------------

Chickens 3 months old or older - ____________________ _ 

--

-- Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ -- Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ -- Pullet chicks and pul~ts under 3 months old __________ _ -- Broifers and other meat-type chickens _______________ _ -- Turkeys ____________________ ---------------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______ - _______ -------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ___________________ _ 

--

--

--

Other poultry ______________ ------------------------ Soles, Any poultry ________________________ -----------------

Chickens 3 months old or aldeL ____________________ _ -

-- Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ _ -- Pullets 3 months old or older ____________________ _ -- Pullet chicks and pu/~ts under 3 months old ------------ 8roi~rs and other meat-type chickens __ ---------------

-

- Turkeys __________________ ------------------------- Turkeys for s/aughteL _____ ----------------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

-

- Other poultry ________ ----------------------------- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ -

-

442 MACOMB COUNTY, MICH. 

All forms 

1978 

farms Number 

387 ()() 

310 ()() 

331 7029 

280 3074 

281 9 927 

222 4341 

134 1 085 

106 3 256 

195 3 588 

221 1 9981 

248 6578 

(X) 2572 

132 1 781 

(X) 201 

221 4797 

(X) 2371 

104 3 115 

(X) I 546 81 3 457 

66 2 501 

41 400 

59 2 101 

44 427 

31 181 

34 246 

29 640 

24 409 

5 62 

106 613 

61 5 758 

(X) 484 

15 2227 

(X) 111 

27 313 

25 459 

(X) 4283 

29 19 

3 41 

(X) I 

26 61 

(X) 94 

108 (X) 

94 32 763 

93 32467 

II 296 

3 (D) 

26 2325 

10 118 

9 CD) 

I (D) 

25 (X) 

41 (X) 

23 18363 

23 18 363 

- - - -

7 1 465 

6 157 

6 157 

- - 6 (X) 

60 333 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,501) or more 

1974 1978 1974 

fanns Number Farms Number Farms Number 

424 (X) 273 ()() 291 (X) 

363 (X) 229 (X) 259 (X) 

363 5262 256 6958 267 5184 

324 (NA) 224 3018 246 2 100 

341 12203 210 9405 244 11 126 

257 5 695 170 4103 186 5063 

139 1 894 90 891 77 1 351 

146 3801 93 3 212 124 3 712 

(NA) (NA) 151 3471 149 2814 

(NA) (NA) 162 1 831 181 3249 

295 6053 204 6380 230 5697 

(X) (NA) (X) 2 526 (Xl 1 755 

(NA) (NA) 115 1 696 109 1 543 

(X) (NA) ()() 191 ()() 88 

(NA) (NA) 184 4684 203 4154 

(X) (NA) (X) 2335 (Xl 1 667 

(NA) (NA) 88 3071 82 2608 

(X) (NA) (X) 1 531 (X) 1 224 

(NA) (NA) 81 3457 104 2 730 

81 4 120 50 2353 56 3936 

(NA) (NA) I 31 373 27 469 

(NA) (NA) 44 1980 53 3467 

32 502 33 401 27 496 

23 209 25 173 23 209 

25 293 27 228 20 287 

27 636 16 481 15 370 

(NA) (NA) 15 295 11 119 

(NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

99 506 52 286 47 344 

66 4 289 50 5 706 53 4 167 

(X) (NA) (X) 480 ()() 328 

14 402 14 (D) 14 402 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 8 

18 568 13 216 13 506 

(NA) (NA) 14 315 12 421 

(X) (NA) (X) 3 122 (X) 2809 

(NA) (NA) 14 13 14 17 

(NA) (NA) 3 41 - - (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - 16 55 14 42 11 41 

(X) (NA) (X) 84 (X) 24 

114 (X) 64 (X) 65 (X) 

101 27377 58 31 506 60 25884 

92 26085 58 (D) 55 24813 

(NA) (NA) 3 (D) 5 473 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

18 1 289 11 1 111 10 940 

(NA) (NA) 5 49 - - (NA) (NA) 5 49 - -

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (X) 13 (X) 9 (X) 

28 (X) 31 (X) 25 (X) 

26 22942 20 18 291 23 22884 

24 22492 20 18 291 21 22 434 

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - - 1 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (X) 5 (X) I (X) 

57 226 45 332 38 222 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Com for all purpose. _________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

For groin or se<!d (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, greenL _________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - DaIs for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 8arley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Cotton - (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish polaloes (hundredweighIL _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978 __ 

Field se<!d crop'- _____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Alfalfa se<!d (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see texl) _ 1978_ - 1974_ Sweet - corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Land in orchardL ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Apples - (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peaches (paunds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

eerries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Nursery and greenhouse product'-______________ 1978_ Other - crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

, 

Forms 

392 

447 

372 

425 

122 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

9 

7 

I 

I 

8 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

204 

384 

182 

(NA) 

3 

(NA) 

6 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

222 

161 

-

-

-

-

-

-

8 

17 

-

- 364 

380 

291 

(NA) 

87 

2 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

(NA) 

160 

174 

69 

(NA) 

96 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

64 

55 

57 

(NA) 

20 

(NA) 

20 

(NA) 

27 

23 

21 

(NA) 

106 

II 

Harvested 

Acres 

23 112 

20 159 

18 n5 

15740 (D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

316 

40 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

3 965 

8 511 

3 061 

(NA) 

28 

(NA) 

117 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

12990 

7 198 

-

-

-

-

-

-

(D) 

484 

-

- 11 685 

10802 

7 795 

(NA) 

2 011 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

4369 

4 117 

957 

(NA) 

261 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

I 470 

1 539 

I 216 

(NA) 

142 

(NA) 

24 

(NA) 

73 

21 

65 

(NA) 

I 046 

315 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (HA) 

I 147 711 - - 881 406 (NA) (NA) 

34 765 - - (HA) (NA) (HA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) -

(X) (NA) (NNI 

(D) - - (D) (NA) (NA) 

3 355 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - ()() (NA) (NA) 

150013 - - 320019 (NA) (NA) 

179008 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

I 400 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 472 - - (NA) (NA) (NA~I (X) -

00 (NA) (NA) 

280 368 1 (D) 

176306 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) I 

(D) I (D) 

90241 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

25 549 I (D) 

25 565 (NA) (NA) 

18 725 I (0)1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

3 419 - -

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 33 1 110 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 8 69 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 9 22 (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 5 193 (X) (NA) (NA) 

13 286 425 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

I 152 086 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

61 817 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 6 26 

00 (NA) (NA) 

181 784 6 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

00 41 371 

00 (NA) (NA) 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigoled 

Forms Acres Quonlity Farms Acres 

328 22 412 O() - - 353 19 143 (X) 3 17 

312 18 ISO I 117 8951 - - 341 14890 838 899 3 17 

116 4262 34 545 - -

127 4219 38 824 - - - - (X) - -

8 34 (X) - -

7 (D) (X) I - =1 6 (D) (X) -

1 (D) (D) - -

1 (D) (D) - -

6 (D) (D) - - 5 21 161 - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) I - -

172 3651 141 028 - - 311 7792 296 617 I (D) 

159 2868 169 153 - -

182 3085 140 870 - -

3 28 1 400 - -

- - - - -

6 117 2472 - -

II 72 I 973 - - I (D) (X) - -

II 121 (X) - -

194 12438 274 054 I (D) 

153 7 106 174 457 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - 8 (D) (D) I (D) 

11 482 89880 2 (0) 

- - - - -

- - - - -

259 10066 22741 I (0) 

261 9284 22 975 3 25 

212 6784 16949 I (0)1 

194 5661 15 862 3 25 

62 I 562 2 619 - -

2 (D) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - I (D) (0) - - 2 (D) - - -

151 4346 (X) 32 (D) 

145 4020 (X) 34 I 195 

64 947 (X) 7 (0) 

62 657 (X) 5 63 

90 259 (X) 9 22 90 374 (X) II 94 

4 (D) (X) - - 8 16 (X) - -

40 I 386 (X) 4 (D) 

38 I 484 (X) 1 (D) 

37 1 180 13 178 965 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) I 293 13 582 893 (NA) (NA) 

14 121 I 149050 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 91 282 700 (NA) (NA) 

II 17 60 015 (NA) (NA) 

6 10 12000 (NA) (NA) 

21 71 (X) 6 26 17 19 (X) 3 5 18 64 179 620 6 (D) 

17 19 47 375 3 5 94 I OJI (X) 40 (D) 

II 315 (X) (NA) (NA) 

MACOMB COUNTY, MICH. 443 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All fanns fanns with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acre. Fonns Acre. Farms Acres 

- 341 57 183 300 55675 216 43 880 180 40 689 

- 00 168 00 186 (X) 203 00 226 - 00 353 920 00 353920 00 353 920 00 353 920 - (X) 16.2 (XJ 15.7 (XJ 12.4 (XJ 11.5 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate lond oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion In forms __________________________ percentValue of land and buildings,' 

- 98844 00 63 540 (X) 122 555 (X) 81 806 00 - (X) 615 (X) 342 (X) 638 (XJ 362 

Average per fann _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 

land in forms according to use: 

- 335 32 494 296 28 715 214 25 740 177 22071 

- 329 19302 294 16806 210 16 747 177 13859 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 47 280 33 (NA) 15 100 10 (NA) 

- 56 806 53 (NA) 24 346 23 (NA) 

- 44 1 006 45 (NA) 24 562 19 (NA) 

- 81 3004 72 (NA) 52 I 932 44 (NA) 

- 49 3431 56 (NA) 43 3032 49 (NA) 

- 34 4 289 23 (NA) 34 4289 20 (NA) 

- 12 2957 8 (NA) 12 2957 8 (NA) 

- 6 3 529 3 (NA) 6 3529 3 (NA) 

- - - 1 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ SO to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

SOO to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 121 4499 127 5665 75 2993 61 3371 

- 225 8693 153 6244 142 6000 99 4841 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil~improvement 

- 92 1 908 (NA) (NA) 61 1453 38 1 157 

- 27 345 (NA) (NA) 15 180 12 155 

- 58 825 (NA) (NA) 39 525 21 309 

grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 168 5615 (NA) (NA) 107 3842 66 3220 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 260 18380 239 18996 177 13473 144 13258 

- 60 2435 (NA) (NA) 40 1 749 30 2023 

- 228 15945 (NA) (NA) 159 11 724 125 11 235 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland n01 postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 267 6309 238 7964 166 4667 144 5360 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 45 1 846 (NA) (NA) 30 1 483 35 1 837 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 261 4463 (NA) (NA) 161 3184 141 3 523 

Posturelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 168 8 780 (NA) (NA) 104 6225 (NA) 7 231 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 65 2 547 43 1 588 59 2 501 39 1 575 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 64 2506 (NA) (NA) 58 (D) 39 1 532 Posturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (D) Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 5 41 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 35 333 (X) (X) 24 273 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricuftural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - 341 9475 300 5495 216 9368 180 5 373 

- (X) 27 785 (X) 18 317 (X) 43 371 (X) 29 850 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Le.s than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 20 5920 7 (NA) 20 5920 7 (NA) 

- 27 1 779 21 (NA) 27 1 779 21 (NA) 

- 23 654 27 (NA) 23 654 27 (NA) 

- 26 343 35 (NA) 26 343 35 (NA) 

- 64 468 42 (NA) 64 468 42 (NA) 

- 56 203 44 (NA) 56 203 44 (NA) 

- 125 106 124 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) 

- 12 26 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 13 22 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 26 31 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 74 28 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 243 8673 264 4546 177 8 610 (NA) 4473 

- 69 316 (NA) (NA) 48 305 64 281 

- 7 30 (NA) (NA) 7 30 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 107 293 (NA) (NA) 68 (D) 50 94 

- 27 464 (NA) (NA) 23 462 22 402 

- 112 6 675 (NA) (NA) 100 6660 98 3 148 

- 11 407 9 259 9 (D) 5 258 

7 518 (NA) (NA) 7 518 10 291 

Crops ____________________________ - _____ --------------

Grains ______________________________ -_ -------------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ CoHon and coHonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________________ --------------

field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melans ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products - ____________________ _ 

Other crops __________________ - _____ -_ ----------------

160 802 149 825 106 758 87 779 

19 7 24 302 8 (D) 12 300 

- 13 165 (NA) (NA) 13 165 16 196 

123 455 (NA) (NA) 86 420 73 205 

29 92 (NA) (NA) 24 88 15 28 

8 12 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 4 9 

18 72 (NA) (NA) 12 68 4 40 

Livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry product5 ___________________________ _ 

Hogs g~~~ and ':na:~~l~e~- pigL _______________________ == ============ ======== ==============_ ---_________ ----

Sheep, lambs, and waal ________________ ----------------

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

'1974 data include 50les of fare.t products. 

444 MANISTEE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

farms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Horvosled 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in farms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 341 300 57 183 329 56 398 19 302 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

- 9 7 34 5 25 25 1010 49 ocros-____________________ _ 

- 47 39 1 565 44 1 488 637 50 to 69 ocre5 _____________________ _ - 18 26 1 083 15 904 264 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 64 47 5 121 64 5 121 1 713 100 10 139 ocros-__________________ _ 

- 63 38 7 327 62 7207 2450 14010 179 ocros-__________________ _ 

- 39 38 6062 39 6062 1877 18010219 ocros-__________________ _ 

- 20 26 3933 20 3 933 979 22010 259 ocros ___________________ _ 

- 15 15 3 531 15 3 531 803 26010499 ocros-__________________ _ 

- 50 53 17 305 49 16905 5 424 

- 14 8 (0) 14 (0) (D) 

- 2 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1,000 101,999 ocros ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- - 1 - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

341 57 183 

329 19 302 

241 35 717 

231 9 557 

84 18929 

82 8058 

16 2 537 

16 I 687 

302 47000 

26 4 751 

10 5 107 

3 325 

All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

142 150 

199 143 

6 I 

34 36 

79 45 

70 69 

91 83 

61 59 

51.4 53.4 

'Applies only to individual or family operotions (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

1974 

Forms 

300 

294 

230 

(NA) 

64 

(NA) 

6 (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

55675 

16806 

37326 

9808 

17807 

6862 

542 

136 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 119 154 90 128 - 162 169 146 372 - 66 57 85 291 - 136 26 (NA) (NA) 

- 203 251 181 197 

- 246 323 217 351 

- 193 411 162 390 

- 141 I 254 125 1 066 - 46 227 24 271 

- 141 117 129 203 

liveslock and poullry purchos.d ___ ~ _____________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commerciollv mixod formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal heallh cosls ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonls, and Irees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ Conlrocl labor ________________________________________ _ 

Cuslomwork, machine hire, and renlol of machinery and equipmenl __________________________________________ _ 

- 331 517 (NA) (NA) - 331 381 291 293 - 311 239 (NA) (NA) 

- 154 93 (NA) (NA) 

- 44 20 (NA) (NA) 

- 30 4 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 331 27 (NA) - (NA) 

- 232 130 (NA) (NA) 

- 25 6 (NA) (NA) 

Energv and pelroleum producls __________________________ _ 

Pelroleum producls _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

LP ~os, bulone, and propone ________________________ _ 

Fue oil __________________________________________ _ Nolur.1 gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease __________________ _ Eleclricity ________________________________________ === Olher-cool, wood, coke, elc, _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Farms with irrigated lond 

Acres Hor/ested 

Forms in farms cropland 

65 15 957 6 955 

- - -

3 86 42 

6 364 95 

8 632 136 

10 1 106 418 

5 789 288 

6 1 195 381 

4 996 265 

17 5 527 2670 

4 (D) (D) 

2 (D) (D) 

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

216 

210 

140 

135 

63 

62 

13 

13 

189 

17 

10 

Acres 

43 880 

16 747 

24 722 

7 447 

16 731 

7 663 

2 4271 

1 637 

34 822 

3 951 

5 !O7 

1974 

Forms 

180 

177 

125 

(NA) 

53 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

159 

14 

7 

Irrigated 

land 

2 547 

-

29 

88 

104 

157 

124 

123 

4/ (0) 

(D) 

Acres 

40 689 

13 859 

24770 

7 318 

(0) 

6 526

1 (D) 

15 

32 456 

4064 

4 169 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

260 228 165 141 

53 30 32 13 

28 35 19 19 

105 78 81 59 30 25 23 18 11 5 6 2 9 14 7 8 27 22 21 12 151 118 71 47 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

68 133 46 111 95 128 84 354 59 53 52 283 87 20 53 7 152 247 113 191 164 292 141 334 142 396 116 385 120 I 229 102 1 057 46 227 20 268 

97 108 82 198 

213 468 (NA) (NA) 213 343 172 263 198 213 171 179 104 86 92 44 20 43 24 12 24 3 } - - 172 30 213 22 172 122 (NA) 9 (NA) 2 (NA) (NA) 

MANISTEE COUNTY, MICH. 44S 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo ore based on a sample of forms; see lext) 

All forms forms wilh soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Fonns Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. excepl poslure __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Ume _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to con.rol-

- 240 9779 163 

- 240 9 173 163 

- 21 606 10 

- 62 852 35 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 78 2779 55 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 23 585 18 

- 135 6922 IOJ 

- 103 4 385 81 

Chemicals forDefoljation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird cootrol _______________________ _ 

- 51 2 119 35 

- 25 (Xl 8 

- 37 (X) 19 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU. MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of 011 machinery ond equipment ____________ farms_ 

$I,OO(L 

Average per fonn ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheellroclors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ (om heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-sheJlers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage horveslers, shear bor or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated morket volue of 011 

341 292 213 172 machinery and equipment-Con. 

8535 4788 7409 3 795 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

25 030 16397 34 785 22 064 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

46 68 7 26 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

117 66 66 27 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

67 76 35 43 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufaclured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

199 281 100 119 129 162 

262 407 141 189 180 218 

314 716 62 112 289 604 

27 32 5 5 27 27 

II II - - II Il 

56 56 21 21 35 35 

- - - - - - 79 79 15 15 64 64 

117 117 26 26 91 91 

59 69 10 10 49 59 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

8558 

8058 

500 

555 

2600 

S45 6491 

3814 

I 983 

(Xl 

(Xl 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

141 8438 (NA) 8427 

(NA) 11 27 644 

(NAl 4098 

9 150 

34 2947 

(NA) 4282 

II 666 8 (X) 

(NA) (Xl 

All forms Fanns with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

54 47 49 41 

10 21 10 21 

30 II 30 II 

1: 1 3~ 1 1 10 3 

5 J L 5 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

214 279 176 

260 380 133 

280 598 75 

17 17 4 

2 (D) I 

47 48 6 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

47 47 14 

104 106 13 

35 42 I 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less Ihon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Fonns Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ______________________ ----------------------------- Workers ____________________________ -- -------------------- 141 42 (Xl 125 (X) 120 102 

- 1 915 (X) 109 (X) I 806 I 798 2321 

- 37 22 22 21 21 32 27 

- 8 12 24 13 26 8 3 

- 28 3 10 23 79 28 14 

- 25 3 (D) 26 149 14 15 

- 43 2 (D) 42 I 531 38 43 

Form. with- 1 work.r ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers ____________________________ ------------------ 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5109 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

446 MANISTEE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

197B 1974 197B 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any collie, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 190 (X) 174 (X) 113 00 92 (X) 

- 157 00 158 (X) 96 00 82 (X) 

- Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry ond their products _______ $1.000_ 

Any collie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 160 802 149 825 106 758 87 T79 

- 559 134 (NA) 98 (0) 76 242 

- 141 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Collie ond calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

146 2953 153 3 679 87 2410 78 2723 - 130 1 302 132 1 688 77 1 085 73 1 277 - 117 I 043 107 1 340 67 832 54 964 - 22 259 39 348 18 253 28 313 - 117 802 (HAl (HA) 69 630 61 674 - 124 849 (HAl (HA) 77 695 62 772 -

Soles, Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Collie ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 123 I 255 125 1 104 86 1 147 73 905 

- (X) 455 00 (HA) 00 420 00 205 

- 34 193 (HAl (HA) 24 173 39 312 

- (X) 49 00 (HA) (X) 45 00 28 

- 115 1 062 (HA) (HA) 82 974 64 593 

- 00 405 00 (HA) , 00 375 00 177 

- 37 352 (HAl (HA) 23 322 24 187 

- 00 172 (X) (HA) 00 161 00 62 

- 13 165 (NA) (HA) 13 165 16 198 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to he used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pig'-______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year ond Nov. 30 ________________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 31 1 107 38 592 23 1058 20 478 

- 17 139

1 

(HAl (HA) 13 124, 11 56 

- 29 968 (HA) (HA) 21 934 19 422/ 

- 22 169 23 97 17 160 13 75 

- 17 63 15 44 14 (D) 9 36 

- 17 106 19 53 15 (D) 12 39 Sheep and Iombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 9 523 8 547 6 502 6 (D) 

- 8 408 (HA) (HA) 6 (0) 6 304 

- 2 (D) (HAl (HA) 1 (0) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 41 178 33 87 25 99 20 61 

Soles, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ - 29 1 307 29 741 24 1 239 15 624 

- (X) 92 00 (HA) (X) 88 00 28 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 9 559 9 217 7 (D) 6 193 

$1,000_ - 00 18 (X) (HA) (X) (D) 00 4 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 8 203 4 367 6 (D) 4 367 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 6 398 (HAl (HA) 6 398 4 420 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 00 3019 00 (HA) 00 3019 (X) 3 311 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1.000_ - 8 12 (HAl (HA) 6 (D) 4 9 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (HA) (HA) - - - - $1,000_ - 00 - 00 (HA) 00 - 00 - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 5 9 I (D) 4 (D) 1 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) 00 (HA) 00 (D) (X) (0) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any paultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 56 00 51 (X) 31 (X) 27 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 53 I 848 50 43039 30 1 091 27 41 635 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or alder _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 50 1 625 48 32634 27 943 25 (D) 

- 10 223 (HAl (HA) 7 148 1 (0) 

- - - (HA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 17 500 4 166 9 256 2 (D) 

- 5 14 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- 4 10 (HAl (NA) 2 (D) - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 3 4 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 18 (X) (NA) (X) 9 ()() 2 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________ ~ ____________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 9 (X) 9 (X) 4 (X) 7 (X) 

- 4 130 8 51 255 3 (D) 7 (D) 

- 4 130 5 20203 3 (D) 4 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- - - (HAl (NA) - - - -

- 4 140 1 (D) 1 (D) - -

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (D) (HAl (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Paultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ - - (X) (NA) ()() - (X) - (X) 

- 19 7 24 302 8 (D) 12 300 

1978 CENS.US OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MANISTEE COUNTY, MICH. 447 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Fanns with saJes of $2,500 or more 

Horvested Irrigoted Harvested Irrigaled 

Forms Acres Quontity Fanns Acres Farms Acres Quantity Fanns Acres 

cOfn for all purposes - ________________________ 1978_ - 127 2 792 (X) - - 82 2452 (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 119 1 941 (X) (NA) (NA) 67 1 502 (X) 1 (0) 

- 109 2035 132 305 - - 67 1 715 120062 - - - 98 1 356 73 375 (NA) (NA) 53 986 54 908 - - - 43 757 8037 - - 38 737 7 870 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 37 481 3874 1 (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 35 (X) - - Sorghums fOT all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 4 16 (X) I - - 3 (0) (X) - - - 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 3 (0) 46 - - 2 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Cut for dry foroge or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grozed - _________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 32 276 5 898 - - 21 212 4 768 - - 1974_ Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 64 933 30308 (NA) (NA) 45 788 26 564 - -

- 40 417 21 690 - - 30 349 18 835 - - 1974_ Borley for groin (bushels> ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 36 289 11 858 - - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - -

- 7 269 3901 - - 5 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Other small groins for gfoin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) 27 349 7442 2 (0) 

- 3 29 (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - (NAil - - - - - - - - - (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - 9 644 183 960 6 641 9 644 183 960 6 641 

1974_ - 11 433 137 891 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) (0) 6 419 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - 205 7 342 13 804 2 (0) 117 5 561 11 175 2 (0) 

1974_ - 178 5 791 9 169 (NA) (NA) 88 3 826 6 700 - - Alfolfo hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 184 6 257 12 1431 2 (0) 107 4841 10062 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 78 3 443 6091 - - Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 22 533 895 - - 17 432 753 - -

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 27 949 (X) 15 233 23 939 (X) 13 (0) 

1974_ - 36 962 (X) (NA) (NA) 22 945 (X) 13 434 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 10 67 (X) 6 62 7 62 (X) 4 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 8 74 (X) 4 59 Tomotoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 6 17 (X) 4 16 6 17 (X) 4 16 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 6 (X) 4 6 

Green peos excluding cowpeoL _______________ J978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 110 5 399 (X) 27 912 86 5 137 (X) 24 878 

1974_ - 100 4 912 (X) (NA) (NA) 86 4 832 (X) 3 93 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 52 1 974 22 872 747 (NA) (NA) 42 1 859 22 811 112 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 808 23 282 712 (NA) (NA) 

Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 37 223 688 044 (NA) (NA) 29 197 672 388 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 214 733 635 (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 33 300 (X) 28 297 32 (0) (X) 27 (0) 

1974_ - 38 377 (X) (NA) (NA) 31 373 (X) 28 365 

Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 31 290 1 869 299 28 288 30 (0) (0) 27 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 30 349 1 809 778 28 343 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 11 192 (X) 3 11 9 (0) (X) 3 11 

- 5 805 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 805 (X) (NA) (NA) 

448 MANISTEE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land areo ______________________________ - __ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars278141 80 24 7611 48 17 0361 37 15 9641 101 

275 (X) 310 (X) 355 (X) 431 

- (X) (X) 1 (X) 1 169 920 (X) 1 169 920 (X) I 169920 I 169 920 I - 1.4 (X) 2.4 (X) 2.1 (X) 1.5 (X) 

-

119 155 (X) 62 500 (X) 115 573 (X) I 61 919 (X)I - 433 (X) 202 (X) 326 (X) 144 

- (X) 

land in forms according to use: Totol croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres _______________________________ _ 

IOO to 199 acres ____________________ ~ ________ _ 

200 to 499 ocres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasturL _____________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, ond soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which 011 crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

98 10 215 80 93601 48 69701 37 6 843 

- 94 6 715 76 5 6801 48 5 1031 37 4 247 

12 42 13 (NA) 4 5 3 (NA) 

14 163 7 (NA) 2 (0) I (NA) 

13 295 12 (NA) 3 60 2 (NA) 

- 15 543 14 (NA) 8 282 8 (NA) 

22 I 454 12 (NA) 15 1 023 6 (NA) 

8 I 121 I 8 (NA)I 7 (0)1 8 (NA)I 

10 3 097 10 (NA) 9 (0) 9 (NA) 

- - - (NA) - - - (NA)I 

- - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

57 2 368 51 I 718 26 I 295 29 I 285 

36 I 132 26 1 962 18 572 10 I 31 I I 

21 425 (NA) (NA) 9 237 2 (D) 

5 (0) (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 5 (0) - 4 (0) I (NA) (NA)I 3 (0) 1 3 450

1 - 15 554 (NA) (NA) 6 186 3 518 

Totol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

82 13 991 65 13444 41 8 196 31 8 100 - 35 3 089 (NA) (NA) 16 2 213 23 2 639 - 72 10902 (NA) (NA) 35 5 9£3 23 5 461 -

Other lond _________________________________________ _ - 70 3 608 58 I 957 36 I 870 28 I 021 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland ond woodland postured ________________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Posturelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

15 I 758 (NA) (NA) 6 I 162

1 

8 591 I 

66 I 850 (NA) (NA) 35 708 27 430 

- 74 7 215 (NA) (NA) 31 4 670 (NA) 4 5151 

- 5 15 3 5 I (D) 2 

- 5 ~g; I 15 (NA) (NA) I (D) 2 

- - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

(Xli - 3 36 (X) (X) 3 36 (X) 

11978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 I 1974 

Value Value Volue I Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of ogricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 101 I 594 80 1 136 48 I 392 37 987 Average per form ___________________________ doUars_ - (X) 15 787 (X) 14 200 (X) 29 009 (X) 26 676 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or morL __________________________________ _ 

- 5 743 I (NA) 5 743 I (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 4 218 7 (NA) 4 218 7 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 7 187 5 (NA) 7 187 5 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _______________ • _________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) __________ .. ________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 10 147 8 (NA) 10 1471 B (NA) 

- 5 36 9 (NA) 5 36 9 (NA) 

- 17 62 7 (NA) 17 62 7 (NA)I - 52 (0) 42 (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) 

- 4 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 13 16 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) l<>ss thon $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

- 32 10 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ - 1 (0) I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops __________________________ ~ ____________________ _ 

- 52 598 59 (0) 30 513 (NA) (0) Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cottan and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

- J1 8 (NA) (NA)I 9 (0) 4 3 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Field seeds, hoy, loroge, ond silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons-___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 33 96 (NA) (NA) 17 71 16 S3 

- 8 45 (NA) (NA) 4 8 1 (Z) 

- 4 (O) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (0) 

- 2 (O) 3 (D) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- 18 366 (NA) (NA) 13 343 13 356 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry ond poultry products--------------------------- Dairy products ____________________ • ________________ _ Cottle ond colves ___________________________________ _ 

~~~p~~m"~~~ ~~d-,:,.~~i== ====== ~===== == ========== == === Other livestock ond livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 71 996 55 561 37 879 31 (0) 

- 15 5 15 12 4 (D) 6 B 

- 22 761 (NA) (NA) 20 (0) 17 369 - 57 177 (NA) (NA) 33 125 30 74 

- 10 23 (NA) (NA) 4 7 4 4 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 12 31 (NA) (NA) 5 28 2 (D) 

1)974 doto include soles 01 lorest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARQUmE COUNTY, MICH. 449 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

Farms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- Farms with- 101 80 27814 94 27200 6715 

. 4 1 6 3 5 3 - 10 8 315 10 315 108 

- 3 - 183 2 (D) (D) 

- 12 7 965 10 805 332 

- 11 8 1 289 9 1 054 367 - 12 7 1 901 11 1 751 231 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 701099 ocroo- ____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocros ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocros ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocros ___________________ _ 

- 8 10 1 561 8 1 561 452 

- 6 6 1 413 6 1 413 319 - 22 23 7 747 22 7 747 2 177 

- 9 5 6366 9 6366 1 287 

- 3 5 (D) 3 (D) 996 

- 1 - (D) 1 (D) (D) 

220 to 259 ocros ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocroo- __________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

1978 

Farms 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 101 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 94 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 62 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 55 Port owners __________________________________ _ 33 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 33 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 6 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 6 

Type of organization: 

All forms 

Acres 

27814 

6 715 

13 513 

2272 

13698 

4086 

603 

357 

1974 

Forms 

80 

76 

52 

(NA) 

24 

(NA) 

4 (NA) 

Acres 

24 761 

5680 

12953 

2210 

10 708 

3 312 

1 100 

158 

Individual or family ____________________ _________ (NA) (NA) 93 22 863 Portnorship ___________________________________ (NA) (NA) 6 (0) Carporotian ___________________________________ (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 

1 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested Farms in farms cropland 

5 2 524 522 

1 (D) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - 1 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - -

1 (D) (D) 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

48 

48 

21 

21 

24 

24 

3 

3 

43 

4 

1 

Acres 

17036 

5 103 

4836 

1 050 

11 767 

3 746 

433 

307 

14331 (D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

37 

37 

20 

(NA) 

16 

(NA) 

1 (NA) 

32 

3 

2 

Irrigated 

land 

15 

(D) 

-

-

-

(D) 

(0) 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

(0) 

Acres 

15964 

4 247 

(0) 

1 592 

8440 

2629 (0) 

26 

12622 

(D) 

(0) 

I 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ (NA) (NA) 

r-~------~-------L--~--------~------~------~--~--------~ 

(D) 

All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

42 47 87 63 45 33 

59 30 9 6 2 

5 8 1 

1 1 

16 9 41 28 25 17 

26 10 10 3 4 1 

28 25 4 5 2 2 

10 15 2 3 2 1 

20 17 6 2 4 1 

48.6 51.4 38 22 11 2 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[I978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 44 67 24 28 17 55 10 21 

- 71 299 60 177 35 229 31 94 

- 33 222 31 117 23 176 26 58 

- 54 15 (NA) (NA) 28 9 17 3 

- 50 24 44 52 27 20 26 48 

- 56 85 55 82 34 75 33 70 

- 41 31 42 23 27 26 25 17 

- 32 145 44 139 23 106 26 84 

- 3 1 4 4 2 (D) 2. (0) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health cosls ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________ -- - ___________ ---

Other agricullurol chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________ -- --- _________ ---

Contract labor ________________________ -_ - ___________ ---

Customwork, mochine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment ____________________________ ---------------- 29 17 20 3 17 14 9 1 

- 101 146 (NA) (NA) 48 122 (NA) (NA) 

- 101 116 80 89 48 96 37 75 

- 98 57 (NA) (NA) 47 43 36 38 

- 34 26 (NA) (NA) 24 24 20 15 

- 14 7 (NA) (NA) 13 (D) 7 3 

- 17 15 (NA) (NA) 15 (0) 

- 3 1 } (NA) (NA) 3 1 37 18 

- 101 10 (NA) (NA) 48 8 

- 73 28 (NA) (NA) 42 25 (NA) (NA) 

- 11 2 (NA) (NA) 5 1 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Pelroleum products ____________ -_ -------------------- Gasoline ________________________ ------------------

Diesel fuel __________ - _______ ----------------------

~~ey~~i _~~I~~~:_o_n_d_~~~~~~== ====== == =============== Nolural gas ________________ -_ - ___ -- ----- ----------

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ______________________ - ___ -------------- --- Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

450 MARQUETTE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are bo.ed on a semple of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ - _______ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except [!Osture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertIlized ____________________________ _ Lime __________________________________ - ___ - ____ - ------ ----

52 3003 33 - 52 2 753 33 - 5 250 3 - 13 237 8 - Sprays, dus's, granules, fumigants, etc. to con.rol- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

14 625 9 - 2 (0) I - 13 410 10 - 952 - 23 1 16 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for 9rowth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on hvestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ___________________ _ 

2 

~I 1 - 12 - 20 

10 (X) 6 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated morket value of 011 machinery and equipmenL ___________ forms_ 

$1.00(L Average per farm ________________ dallars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4.999 __________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Wheel - tractors ___________________________ _ 

- Groin and boon combines. self·propelled only __ _ - Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

- Other com pickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CaHonpickers ____________________________ _ -

Mower - conditioners ______________________ _ 

- Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

- Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms- see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I I AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

101 79 48 36 machinery and equipment - Con. 

1 834 1 614 1 386 1 123 $20,000 to $29.999 ______________________ 

18 162 20 430 28 869 31 194 $30.000 to $49.999 ______________________ 

$50.000 to $69.999 ______________________ 

15 11 3 ;! $70.000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

37 17 8 $100,000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

21 26j 13 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

I 63 81 44 51 23 30 87 137 44 51 57 86 93 211 23 28 84 183 

12 12 - - 12 12 1 (0) 1 (0) - 1 (0) - - 1 (0)1 

- - - - - - 39 41 10 10 29 31 

53 56 11 11 43 45 

12 14 4 4 9 10 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

{l978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms. 1978 

2439 33 2201 

(0) (NA) 2027 

(0) (NA) 174 

192 1 (0) 

589 (NA) 403 

(0) - - 283 327 5 

I 842

1 

(NA) 423

1 

(Oll 2 (Oll (X) 6 (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I I 

I 12 

1!1 r 

9 7 

8 8 8 

4 3 2 

1 "1 1 "1 

3 ~ +, 3 ~ 4 

- .J i L - -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

55 76 44 74 139 41 

77 194 25 

4 4 - - - -

1 (0) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

25 25 13 53 54 6 

12 13 3 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 32 10 ()() 28 (X) 23 26 - 169 ()() 25 OQ 144 135 166 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Farms wlth- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 3 4 4 1 (0) 2 7 - 6 3· 6 5 (0) 4 4 - 5 1 (0) 7 (0) 3 4 - 14 2 (0) 12 68 10 6 - 4 - - 3 42 4 5 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARQUmE COUNTY, MICH. 451 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poul1ry _______ .. 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep _____ _ 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products ______ $1,000_ 

Any con Ie, hogs, or sheep . _ $1,000. 

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

Collie and calves ____________ .. _________ . _________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod calved Beef cows __ --- - ---------. ---

Milk cows ____ ._. __ . ____________ . 

Heifers and heifer calves ___ . ____________ _ 

Steers. steer (;olves, bulls and bull calves __ .. 

Soles: 

Collie ond culves _ 

Colves 

COllIe 

Follcncd collie 

$1,000 

$1,000 

$1,000 

$1.000 

Dairy products __ _ _____ $1.000 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Invenlory: 

Hogs and pigs. _. 

Used or 10 be used for breeding _ Other hogs and pigs _ . _ __ 

lillers of pigs farrowed betweenDec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 __ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 __ . __________ _ 

June I and Nov. 30 _._ 

Sheep and lambs- _ _ ._ Ewes I yeor old or older __ . ______ ._. _________ _ GoOls. __________________________________________ _ 

Hor~es and ponies ___ • __ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pig~ ___ _ 

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

---

--

--

--

--

--

--

---

--

--

--

Feeder pigs _ 

$1,000 

$1,000 

--

--

-- Sheep and lambs __ . 

Sheep and lambs ~horn __ 

Pounds of wool. __ ._. 

--

--

-- Sheep, lambs, and wool._ 

Gool~ ___ . 

Horses and ponies . _ . 

_______ $1.000 

$1.000 

$1,000 

--

--

--

--

--

POULTRY 

Invenlory: Any poultry ______ . ___ • __ • ______ .. ____ . _______ _ -- Chickens 3 month~ old or older _. _ -- Hens and pullets of laying .:Jge ___________ •. -- Pullets 3 months old or older _. ___ . _._ -- Pullel chicks and pullets under 3 months old _____ •• ___ _ 

Broilers and other meol-type chickens ___ . ______ . _____ _ - Turkeys _____ .. ______ .. _. 

Turkeys for slaughter __ . __ . ___ . __ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ______ _ 

Other poultry __ ._ 

Sales Any poullry _ _ _ _ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ___ . __ -- Hens and pullets of loying age ______ . -- Pullets 3 monlhs aid or older ... _______ . ___ . ___ .. _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old______ __ - Broilers and olher meal·type chickens ____________ . _ ._ 

lurkeys __ . ______ . __ . _. - -- -.--. --- ----

Turkeys for slaughter .. ___ ..•. _. _. _. _ -_._ -- -- - - - - ---- lurkey hens kept for breeding _____ • _____ •.. _______ . - Otherpaullry _______ . ____________ ._. __ 

Poultry and poultry products _______________ ._ . __ $J,OOO. -

452 MARQUETTE COUNTY, MICH. 

All farms 

1978 

Forms Number 

83 (X) 

72 (X) 

71 996 

60 199 

70 2038 

64 1 161 

47 378 

29 783 

50 590

1 58 287 

57 649 (X) 177 

39 334 (X) 47 

42 315 

(X) 129 

3 (D) 

(X) (D) 

22 761 

18 359 

II 43 

16 316 

II 56 

10 32 

4 24 

2 (0) 

- 4 18 

32 178 

10 237 (X) 23 

2 (D) 

(X) (0) 

- -

- - (X) --

-

3 6 

(X) (Z) 

8 18 

(X) 31 

24 (X) 

24 1 108 

23 1 033 

3 75 

2 (D) 

4 50 

7 42 

6 (0) 

1 (D) 

9 (X) 

9 (X) 

5 67 

5 67 

- -

- -

1 (D) 

3 (D) 

3 (0) 

- - 1 (X) 

15 5 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

-- Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

64 (X) 39 (X) 33 (X) 

58 (X) 33 (X) 31 (X) 

55 561 37 879 31 (D) 

52 (NA) 33 133 30 (D) 

54 2 328 33 1 597 31 1 833 

54 1 207 32 944 31 1 000 

39 569 17 207 17 417 

23 638 22 737 20 583 

(NA) (NA) 27 486 30 629 

(NA) (NA) 30 167 28 204 

48 675 33 512 30 542 

(X) (NA) (X) 125 (X) 74 

(NA) (NA) 27 295 24 355 

(X) (NA) (X) 42 (X) 28 

(NA) (NA) 25 217 24 187 

(X) (NA) (X) 83 (X) 45 

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) 4 10 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 3 

(NA) (NA) 20 (D) 17 369 

15 265 5 69 6 99 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) 5 92 

(NA) (NA) 5 (0) 3 7 

10 69 2 (0) 5 37 

10 39 1 (0) 5 (D) 

7 30 2 (D) 2 (D) 

5 17 - - 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

17 77 14 46 7 37 

10 435 4 (D) 4 176 

(X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) 4 

8 224 - - 4 176 

(X) (NA) (X) - (X) 4 

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

(X) (NA) (X) - (X) (0) 

(NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

3 II 5 9 1 (0) 

(X) (NA) (X) 28 (X) (0) 

20 (X) 7 (X) 7 (X) 

19 2 736 7 440 6 1 036 

19 2 580 7 440 6 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - -- - -

- - 1 (D) - -

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 76 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

(NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

10 (X) 2 (X) 5 (X) 

8 799 2 (0) 3 (D) 

4 723 2 (D) 3 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - -- (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 3 126 

(NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

(NA) (X) - (X) (Xi! 15 12 4 (0) 6 a 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

, All forms Farms with soJes of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigaled Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ :~~~= 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

10 342 (X) - - 8 (D) 001 - - - 10 254 (X) (NA) (NA~I 9 (D) (X) -

::1 

- 1 (D) (D) - 1 (D) - (0) I -

- 2 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) -

- 10 (D) 3467 - - 8 (0) (D) - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 212 2796 - - - - - (X) (X) - - - - - - - 1974_ (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - -

1 (0) (X) I - (NA) I 

1 (D) (X) I -

=1 - - - (X) (NA) - - (X) - -

=1 - - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) (D) - - - 1 (D) (D) - -

Sorghums for all purpose'-____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Cui for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - -

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I - - (X) - -I -

- 2 (D) (D) - - - - - - -

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

- 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 43 937 46 243 - - 27 821 42 155 - - - 1974_ Dais for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 25 799 40 905 - -

- 6 140 5 225 - - 5 (D) (0) - - 1974_ 8arley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 25 845 - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (N~I - -

(Xli -

- =1 - - (X) - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

1974_ Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Peonuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Cotton (bales) - ______________________________ 1978_ 

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NA) - - =1 

-

=1 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 18 513 92948 - - 12 479 86090 - -

- 18 421 91 835 (NA) (NA) 13 389 88905 - -

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish potaloes (hundredweighIL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - Sweelpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 81 4 770 7 516 - - 41 3362 6 275 - - - 68 4 216 7 294 (NA) (NA) 33 2 949 5 572 - - - 26 1 777 3 5301 - - 17 1 492 3 1981 -

- =I (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 13 1 049 2600 - - 52 2 238 3 163 - - 24 1 383 2 367 - -

1974_ Hay crops (tons, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other tame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978_ 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -I - -

- 8 32 (X) 2 (D) 4 14 (X) - - - 4 10 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - - 6 18 (X) 1 (D) 3 (0) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - 3 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvesled for sale (see lext) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 5 21 (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - - 7 17 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - - 5 21 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Land in orchard'-____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 3 (0) (X) 2 (D) - - (X) - - - 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - 3 (D) (0) 2 (D) - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 2 (0) (X) 1 (0) - 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Nursery and greenhouse productL ______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MARQUEnE COUNTY, MICH. 453 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms wilh soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Ap~;~~~~?!~ ~~n?o~~e: = = == = == = == = = == = = == = = = = = = == -p;;c-e-"; = 

- 496 87 234 532 89911 360 77 178 367 77 495 

- (X) 176 (X) 169 00 214 00 211 - (X) 313 600 I (X) 313 600 00 313600 00 313600 

- (X) 27.8 (X) 28.7 (X) 24.6 00 24.7 

Value of land and buildings:' Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ - 115 105 (X) 61 023 (X) 141 455 00 74695 00 - (X) 656 (X) 361 00 688 00 354 

Land in farms according to use: Tolol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 2010 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

3010 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or mare ___________________________ _ 

- 487 61 3081 525 62 1751 354 55860 360 54 699 

- 471 44 7551 513 43296 348 42370 357 40 393 • - 54 282 48 (NA) 29 143 8 (NA) 

- 69 943 69 (NA) 23 306 24 (NA) 

- 47 I 087 63 (NA) 19 451 21 (NA) 

- 75 2 825 90 (NA) 55 2068 63 (NA) 

- 89 6 233 118 (NA) 85 6017 116 (NA) 

- 77 10 5001 72 (NA) I 77 10 500 72 (NA) 

- 47 14 390 45 (NA) 47 14390 45 (NA) 

- 12 (D) 7 (NA) 12 (0) 7 (NA) 

- I (D) I (NA) I (D) 1 (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 172 6 184 251 8 521 118 4739 150 6441 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 273 10369 255 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and sail·improvement 10 358 202 8 751 177 7865 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ - 108 2 869 (NA) (NA) 82 2399 64 1 803 

- 29 503 (NA) (NA) 18 408 26 735 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ - 81 2410 I (NA) (NA) 67 2 191 90 2599 

- 147 4 587 (NA) (NA) 107 3 753 75 2728 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 315 15 727 333 17002 232 12661 229 13883 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 63 I 653 (NA) (NA) 37 I 116 56 2069 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 282 14074 (NA) (NA) 213 II 545 194 11 814 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 389 10 199 423 10 734 287 8657 297 8913 Posturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ___ • ___________________________ _ 

lond in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 60 3 228 (NA) (NA) 42 2922 49 I 974 

- 379 6971 (NA) (NA) 282 5 735 289 6939 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 226 11 065 (NA) (NA) 152 8777 (NA) 10 484 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 48 I 949 21 343 48 1 949 13 331 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 48 (D) (NA) (NA) 48 (D) 13 331 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 97 I 935 (X) (X) 90 I 901 (X) (X) 

11978 dato ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 496 13 355 532 10070 360 13 222 367 9 871 

- (X) 26 926 (X) 18 929 (X) 36 728 (X) 26896 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,99'1 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,99'1 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,99'1 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,99'1 ___________________________ - ____ - __ _ 

loss Ihan $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (seo loxl) ____________________________ _ 

- 35 6262 15 (NA) 35 6262 15 (NA) 

- 57 3 595 62 (NA) 57 3595 62 (NA) 

- 57 I 668 73 (NA) 57 I 668 73 (NA) 

- 63 903 77 (NA) 63 903 77 (NA) 

- 72 509 75 (NA) 72 509 75 (NA) 

- 76 285 61 (NA) 76 285 61 (NA) 

- 136 133 169 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) 

- 22 49 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 18 31 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 24 30 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 72 23 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops __________________________________ - _ ------------

Groins __________________________________ ---_ -------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ • Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

T abaeca __________________________ - ___ --------------

Fiold seeds, hav, farago, and silogo ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Olhor crops ________________ ---------- ------------ ---

- 365 7 332 457 5 382 293 7248 (NA) 5 252 

- 190 I 256 (NA) (NA) 159 I 227 216 I 236 

- 12 113 (NA) (NA) 12 113 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 140 386 (NA) (NA) 100 348 119 353 

- 82 I 254 (NA) (NA) 77 I 248 57 (D) 

- 88 4 139 (NA) (NA) 76 4 129 76 2 554 

- 17 (0) 17 342 15 (D) 13 338 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) I (D) 2 (D) 

lIveslock, poullry, and Ihoir producls ____________________ _ 

Poullry and poullry producls __________________________ _ 

Dairy products __________ - _____ -------- - - ------------

Cattle and calves ______________ ---_ ---- ------- --- ----

Hogs and pigs ________________ -_ ------ --- - - ----------

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________ ---- -----------

Olher IIveslock and IIveslock producls (see lext) -- _______ _ 

- 234 6023 295 4 534 185 5974 211 4 465 

- 23 263 17 185 17 262 12 184 

- 84 3 273 (NA) (NA) 83 (D) 123 2 936 

- 187 2 253 (NA) (NA) 156 2 224 191 I 179 

- 33 147 (NA) (NA) 23 143 27 131 

- 10 29 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 6 14 

- 31 58 (NA) (NA) 17 45 17 21 

'1974 dolo Include sales of foresl producls. 

454 MASON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

• . 1978 

Forms Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

- 496 532 87234 471 85 543 44 7:1 - 14 10 65 10 61 

- 95 87 2999 86 2639 1 398 

- 33 37 1 937 32 I 869 901 

- 81 108 6422 74 5 872 2461 

- 65 82 7425 64 7325 3 106 

- 46 42 7200 44 6911 3686 

- 35 50 6921 35 6921 3 411 

- 28 27 6602 28 6602 3908 

- 65 54 22014 64 21 694 10588 

- 31 34 21 147 31 21 147 13 354 

- 3 I 4502 3 4 502 I 906 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 10 9 ocres _______________________ _ 1010 49 ocro'-____________________ _ 50 10 69 ocr05-____________________ _ 7010 99 ocros _____________________ _ 100 10 139 ocr05-__________________ _ 140 10 179 ocros ___________________ _ 180 to 219 ocre5-__________________ _ 

22010 259 ocros ___________________ _ 260 10 499 ocros ___________________ _ 

SOO to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1.000 to 1.999 ocre5-_______________ _ 

- - - - - - - 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

Land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

1978 

Farms 

496 

471 

326 

303 

152 

150 

18 

18 

439 

54 

3 

Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Farms in forms cropland 

48 13424 7916 

- - - 3 72 32 

3 172 105 

I (D) (D) 

7 828 378 

10 I 636 824 

4 767 515 

4 941 535 

9 3272 I 881 

6 4 512 3072 

I (D) (D) 

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

360 

348 

206 

196 

138 

136 

16 

16 

307 

50 

3 

Acres 

77178 

42 370 

(D) 

(D) 

48 396 

28 758

1 (D) 

(D) 

61 470 

14849 

859 

1974 

Forms 

367 

357 

232 

(NA) 

126 

(NA) 

9 (NA) 

323 

42 

2 

Irrigated land 

I 949 

-

32 

21 

(D) 

153 

127 

91 

217 

714 

464 

(0) 

-

Acres 

77495 

40 393 

36 159 15970 

40 309 

23861

1 I 027 

562 

61 256 

(0) 

(0) 

Other-cooperative. estate or trust. institutional. etc._ 

r-~------_r------~--~--------~------~------~--~--------~ i forms with safes of All farms All forms $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________________________ 261 312 219 254 On form operaled _____________________ _ 

Olher ________________________________ 235 218 141 111 Nolan form operated __________________ _ 398 446 294 311 

53 31 33 25 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 2S years ______________________ "_ 14 10 12 5 Operators reporting days of work off form: 2510 34 yeors_________________________ 62 63 49 55 None ________________________________ _ 3510 44 years_________________________ 100 50 69 32 I to 49 doyL _________________________ _ 4510 54 yearL________________________ 99 141 72 100 50 to 99 days _________________________ _ 

5510 64 years_________________________ 143 143 114 100 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 65 years and over ______________________ 78 123 44 73 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

Average age___________________________ 50.4 53.4 49.6 52.4 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

~--------~--------~ ~--------~----------~ 

45 53

1 

33 29 

187 194 147 155 

36 40 34 28 

19 6 17 4 

10 20 8 12 

25 30 15 24 

198 166 123 90 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

livostock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

- 81 I 084 159 565 76 1 084 89 542 Feed for liveslock and poullry ______ ~ ____________________ _ 

- 192 729 278 804 161 722 187 780 

- 106 330 147 312 101 330 102 301 

- 141 44 (NA) (NA) 126 43 137 49 

Commercially mixed formula feed5- ____________________ _ Anlmol heallh costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonls, and Irees __________________________ _ 

- 343 586 384 255 269 575 283 247 Commercial fortllizer __________________________________ _ 

- 378 987 390 803 307 959 304 785 

- 372 603 283 359 330 596 239 356 

- 182 1 114 208 687 182 1 114 178 681 

Olher agricultural chomicols Including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

- 75 154 16 33 69 152 14 (D) Conlracl lobar ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and renlol of machinery and equlpmenl __________________________________________ _ 

- 221 204 230 156 177 194 176 146 

- 496 763 (NA) (NA) 363 717 (NA) 

- 496 575 524 549 (NA) 363 540 360 512 

- 466 301 (NA) (NA) 344 276 353 342 

- 245 178 (NA) (NA) 224 174 150 

- 45 32 (NA) (NA) 93 45 32 27 25 

- 53 18 (NA) (NA) 48 16 

- } 3 2 (NA) (NA) 3 2 360 51 - 496 44 (NA) (NA) 363 39 

- 362 185 (NA) (NA) 288 175 (NA) 

- 24 3 (NA) (NA) 14 2 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Energy and pelroleum products __________________________ _ 

Polroleum producls _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Oie.el fuel _______________________________________ _ LP ~as, bulone, and propone ________________________ _ Fue oil __________________________________________ _ Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosen., molar all, and greos"-____________________ _ Eleclrlclty __________________________________________ _ Other-cool, wood, coke, olc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MASON COUNTY, MICH. 4S5 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or mare 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, excep1 posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 378 35 273 307 33 811 

- 378 35 038 307 33601 

- 16 235 II 210 

- 74 1 403 74 1 403 

- 202 12 855 191 12603 

- 19 1 266 19 1 266 

- 104 6 305 99 6 235 

- 257 24 759 226 24312 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock ond poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 48 813 43 778 

- 100 (Xl 95 (l() 

- 98 (X) 88 (l() 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,99L ____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (om heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

496 524 363 359 machinery and equipment-Con. 

15 203 10 754 14042 9 398 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

30 651 20 523 38 682 26 178 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

30 92 14 37 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

155 99 71 50 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

96 139 74 84j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

397 508 212 252 224 256 

407 591 168 189 286 402 

440 1 226 126 187 418 I 039 

74 74 10 10 64 64 

43 43 II II 32 32 

128 132 30 30 98 102 

- - - - - -

172 185 57 57 120 128 

196 201 31 31 170 170 

101 106 41 41 62 65 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

304 24547 (NA) 23962 (NA) 585 44 1 691 

(NA) 8 160 

9 363 39 3250 

(NA) 12 311 

10 420 

36 (Xl 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Fonns with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

61 85 55 82 

43 61 38 58 

60 26 60 26 

18 1 ~ 18 1 28 22 28 22 

5 .J L 5 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

447 602 358 

424 560 218 

491 1 166 175 

53 54 15 

33 34 16 

120 130 23 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

143 153 56 

225 229 41 

91 107 31 

Any hired workersforms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 doys or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________________ -------- -------------------

Workers ____________ -. ____ ------------ -------------------- 182 63 (X) 161 (X) 182 178 

- I 611 (X) 95 ()O I 516 1 611 I 475 

- 44 43 43 33 33 44 46 

16 11 22 21 42 16 28 

51 8 (0) 42 143 51 28 

30 I (0) 24 165 30 27 

41 - - 41 I 133 41 49 

Forms with- 1 worker __________________ ---------- -------------------

2 workers ______________ --------------------------------- 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5109 workers __________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______ ----------- --- -------------------

456 MASON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any collie, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

I I 

- 264 (X) 314 (X) I 184 (X) I 213 DC) 

- 226 (X) 289 (X) 167 (X) 202 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1 ,OCKL 

Any collie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

234 6023 295 4 534 185 5974 211 4465 -

- 208 2 429

1 

269 (NA) 172 (D) I 202 I 324

1 

I I I 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows ______________________ . ______________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

210 10016 275 13 227 153 9 525 193 12 155 - 160 4034 230 5 455 120 3 865 168 5 059 - 75 927 111 1 454 43 791 63 I 136 -

- 98 3 107 154 4001 87 3 074 131 3 921 

- 167 3 133 (NA) (NA) I 123 2985 154 3 602 

- 169 2 849 (NA) (NA) 122 2 675 136 3 494 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Collie ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fattened co",e _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 187 5288 253 4 467 156 5 171 191 4 172 

- (X) 2253 (X) (NA) (X) 2 224 (X) 1 179 

- 104 1 010 (NA) (NA) 85 955 119 I 228 

- (X) 107 (X) (NA) (X) 100 (X) 84 

- 170 4 278 (NA) (NA) 148 4 216 168 2944 

- (X) 2 146 (X) (NA) I (X) 2 1241 (X) 1 095 

- 71 3 2621 (NA) (NA) 63 3 251 48 I 592 

- (X) 1 753 (X) (NA) (X) I 749 (X) 636 

- 84 3 273 (NA) (NA) 83 (D) 123 2 936 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 40 I 219 43 1 756 27 1 158 25 1 666 

- 20 172 (NA) (NA) 15 158 12 161 

- 38 1 047 (NA) (NA) 27 1 000 25 1 505 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding veor and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding veor and MaV 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 21 188 19 170 15 171 14 162 

- 13 80 15 104 8 (D) 13 (D) 

- 17 108 13 66 15 (D) 10 (D) 

- 12 903 11 662 10 (D) 7 621 

- 10 462 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 7 366 

- 3 12 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 62 253

1 

61 208

1 

29 1471 27 104

1 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 33 1 893 36 1872 23 1 809 27 I 801 

- (X) 147 (X) (NA) (X) 143 (X) 131 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 11 742 9 190 7 678 7 (D) 

- (X) 29 (X) (NA) (X) 26 (X) 3 Sheep and lomb'-___________________________________ _ - 9 480 6 423 9 480 4 (D) 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- 9 510 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 6 664 

- (X) 4064 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 5 112 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goots _____________________________________________ _ - 10 29 (NA) (NA) 9 (0) 6 1~1 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - $1,OO(L - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 16 53 13 26 6 27 3 9 

$1,000_ - (X) 19 (X) (NA) (X) 10 (X) 2 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 55 (X) 72 (X) 30 (X) I 36 (X) 

- 48 23632 69 24952 29 23 207 34 23 952 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 46 23360 67 24664 27 (D) 34 23 875 

- 9 272 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 12 371 6 239 5 106 3 185 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 5 14 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 1 (D) Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 10 (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) 2 (X) 

Soles, Any poultry _________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or aider _______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of Ioying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

17 (X) 9 (X) 13 (X) 8 (X) 

10 12 709 9 16 535 8 (D) 8 (D) 

- 10 (D) 9 16 534 8 (D) 8 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 6 162 - - 3 70 - - Turkeys ____________________ ~ ____________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other poultry _____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry product'-___________________ $1,000 __ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (O~I - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - 3 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X~ i - 23 263 17 185 17 (X:\ 262 12 184 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MASON COUNTY, MICH. 457 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Com for all purposes ••..••.•••.•..•..••••••.. 1978. 

1974. for groin or seed (bushelsL ....••....••.•••.. 1978. 

1974. 

· 

· 

· 

· for silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ · • 1974. · For fodder, hogged or grazed •..•••.••....•.• 1978. 

1974. -

· 

Sorghums for all purposes .•.....•.••••..•••.•• 1978. 

1974. · 

· For grain or seed (bushels) .••••..•...••.••.•. 1978. 

1974. · 

· For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974. CuI lor dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) ...•.•.••. 1978. 

1974. 

Hogged or grazed .•.•.........•.•.•.....•.• 1978. 

1974. 

Wheal lor grain (bushels) •..•••.•.....•.••••••. 1978. 

1974. 

Ools lor grain (bushels) .....•••..•.•..•.•.•.•• 1978. 

1974. 

Barley lor grain (bushels) .•.••••••...••.•.•.••. 1978. 

1974. 

Rye lor groin (bushels) .••..•.•.•.••••......•.• 1978. 

1974. 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ · 1974. 

Soybeans lor beans (bushelsL •••.••.••••.....•. 1978. 

1974. Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Colton (bales) ...•...••..•.••••...•••..•...•• 1978. 

1974. 

Tobacco (pounds) ...••..•.•..•.•...•..•...•.• 1978. 

1974. 

Irish pololoes (hundredweight) ...•••.•.••..•.... 1978. 

1974. 

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) .••............•.•.•.•• 1978. 

1974. · 

· Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexlL •.........•...•. 1978. 

1974. 

Allollo hoy (Ions, dry) •••...•....•...•.•...• 1978. 

1974. 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) •••••. 1978. 

Field seed cropL .••....••....•.....•.•...•... 1978. 

1974. 

Alfolfo seed (pounds) ••.•.•••.•..•••••.••••• 1978. 

1974. 

Red clover seed (pounds) .............. _ ....• 1978. 

1974. 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974. Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Tomaloes •••...••••.••.•.••.••••..•.•..... 1978. 

1974. Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Apples (pounds) .••....••••••..•.•...•..•... 1978. 

1974. 

Peoches (pounds) •.....••...•.•.••..•.•..... 1978. 

1974. 

Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) .•••.....• _ ....•••. 1978. 

1974. 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

-

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

Berries .....•....••••••.•.•..•....•.• __ •.... 1978. 

1974. · 

SIrawberries (pounds) ••.•...•• _ ..••.••••.. _.1978_ 

1974. 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ 

Olher crops •....•••••••.•.•••••••••.••••.•.. 1978. 

458 MASON COUNTY, MICH. 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

forms 

233 

261 

226 

243 

95 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

3 

11 

-

3 

3 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

120 

222 

129 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

13 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

1 

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 

4 

-

- 286 

315 

258 

(NA) 

36 

4 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

3 

(NA) 

82 

74 

10 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

84 

83 

62 

(NA) 

39 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

18 

21 

11 

(NA) 

17 

6 

Alliarms 

Harvesled 

Acres Quanlity 

16006 (X) 

12843 ()O 12983 860 74C 

9631 586 230 (D) 33 242 (NA) (NA) 

(D) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

23 (X) I 120 (X) 

- - 37 1 525 

23 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

2669 74 643 

4988 188 746 

2200 109 433 

(NA) (NA) 

(D) (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

197 4 149 

(NA) (NA) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(D) (D) 

(D) (0) 

- - - - - - -

=1 -

-

(D) (D) 

31 (D) 

- - - - 14 788 32 741 

14 704 36364 

10 253 24 412 

(NA) (NA) 

889 1 700 

105 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(D) (0) 

(NA) (NA) 

4 217 (X) 

2 503 (X) 

39 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

(0) (X) 

(NA) (X) 

- (X) 

(NA) (X) 

5305 (X) 

5 506 (X) 

1 593 13 844 316 

(NA) (NA) 

349 2 092 416 

(NA) (NA) 

2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 

99 (X) 

119 (X) 

57 534 356 

(NA) (NA) 

200 (X) 

522 (X) 

. Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Irrigaled Harvesled Irrigaled 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

7 404 190 15564 (X) 7 404 (NA) (NA) 213 12427 (X) - - 7 (D) 184 12 565 842 129 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 198 9248 569600 - - 3 (0) 93 (0) (D) 3 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 94 2942 31 114 - - - - 1 (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 6 237 (X) - -

- - 3 23 (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 10 (D) (X) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (0) - - - - 3 23 (D) - - (NA) (NA) 9 83 542 - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - 108 2 548 71 713 - - (NA) (NA) 167 4 523 172 787 - - - - 106 2001 102 028 - - (NA) (NA) 130 1 897 99 986 1 (D) 

- - 1 (D) (D) - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 11 (0) (D) - - (NA) (NA) 13 95 2928 - - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

- - 2 (D) (0) - - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - 1 (D) (0) - - (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (D) 202 13 345 30 314 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 217 13 126 33 576 - - 2 (D) 183 9051 22246 2 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 182 9399 25 342 - -

- - 26 746 1 530 - -

- - 3 (D) (X) ~ - (NA) (NA) 13 244 (X) - -

- - - - - - - (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) - - - - 3 (D) (0) - - (NA) (NA) 12 224 14 611 - -

10 476 77 4 203 (X) 10 476 

(NA) (NA) 57 2472 (X) 4 43 

1 (D) 8 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 8 127 (X) - -

- - 2 (D) (X) - - (NA) (NA) 4 24 (X) - - - - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

28 866 66 5 142 (X) 28 866 

(NA) (NA) 69 5 423 (X) 5 206 

(NA) (NA) 51 1 526 13 747 496 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 1 573 12 579 821 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 32 332 2 069 340 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 266 1 905 749 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

6 52 13 96 (X) 6 52 

(NA) (NA) 13 112 (X) 6 58 

6 52 9 (D) (D) 6 52 

(NA) (NA) 11 78 497 531 6 58 

6 67 15 (D) (X) 6 67 

(NA) (NA) 6 522 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

I 

All Farms with soles of $2.500 or more forms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________ -----------------

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~;!~j~~ ~~f~;~~O==========================-p;;c~~t= 

687 139885 633 126 297 434 113 150 396 100 9561 - 200 DO 261 DO 255 (X) 204 (X) - (X) 358 400 DO 358400 (X) 358 400 (X) 358 400 - (X) 39.0 DO 35.2 (X) 31.6 DO 28.2 -

Valuo 01 land and buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 119 596 (X) 58 581 (X) 146 271 (X) 72 684 (X) - 656 DO 294 DO 665 DO 285 - (X) 

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 10 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

675 91 1051 624 820611 425 769161 390 67 9591 - 653 62277 587 54081 418 55 9751 381 49462 -

29 180 47 (NA) 7 30 6 (NA) - 74 (NA) 11 175 18 (NA) 

- 90 1 277 13 (NA) 85 1 953 70 (NA) 23 544 - 3919 104 (NA) 59 2 266 66 (NA) 104 - 11 163 131 (NA) 139 9984 118 (NA) 

- 159 

108 15 3121 104 (NA) 101 14503

1 

103 (NA) I - 18660 50 (NA) 64 18660 50 (NA) - 64 

12 (0) 3 (NA) 12 (0) 3 (NA) - 2 (0) 4 (NA) 2 (0) 4 (NA) -

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Olher cropland ___________________________________ _ 296 11 632 374 17 148 197 8476 226 11 039 - 415 17 196 290 10832 259 12 465 183 7458 - Cropland in cover crops, legumes. and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

161 4556 (NA) (NA) 108 3648 83 2 782 - 55 1 318 (NA) (NA) 37 914 22 533 - 134 2812 (NA) (NA) I 88 2 1871 77 1 215 - 246 8510 (NA) (NA) 142 5 716 69 2 928 -

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland pas lured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 499 31 200 438 26025 325 23 422 289 19809 

- 129 5500 (NA) (NA) 86 3883 121 6807 

- 416 25 700 (NA) (NA) 274 19 539 232 13 002 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 558 17 580 515 18 211 354 12 812 323 13 188 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 119 5026

1 

(NA) (NA) I 79 3826

1 

90 4209

- 543 12 554 1 (NA) (NA) 346 8986 310 8979 

Paslureland, all types-_________________________________ _ 

- 395 22 158 (NA) (NA) 260 16 185 (NA) 22055 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ Harvested cropland irrigated ____________ ______________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 16 4 756 10 3 592 16 4 756 10 3592 

- 15 (D) (NA) (NA) 15 (D) 10 3592 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 219 3488 (Xl (X) 181 3 278 (X) (X) 

11978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All larms farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Volue Value Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products soldl _______________ _ - 687 13376 633 13 457 434 13 140 396 13 219 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (Xl 19470 DO 21 259 (X) 30 277 (Xl 33 381 

forms by value of agricultural products sold:l 

$100,000 or more _________________________________ • __ - 26 5 790 15 (NA) 26 5 790 15 (NA) $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ - 58 3514 45 (NA) 58 3 514 45 (NA) $20,000 10 $39,999 ____ • ____________________________ _ 

- 66 1 885 65 (NA) 66 1 885 65 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ • ____ • ______ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 54 759 71 (NA) 54 759 71 (NA) 

- 112 772 92 (NA) 112 772 92 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 _____________ • _____________________ _ 

loss Ihan $2,500 (soolexl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _______ • _________________________ _ $1,000 10 $1,499 ____________ • _______ • ____________ _ loss Ihan $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal larms (seoloxl) ___________ · _________________ _ 

- 118 421 96 (NA) 118 421 96 (NA) 

- 253 236 249 (NA) DO (X) 12 (NA) 

- 29 66 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 27 47 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 56 69 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 141 54 (NA) (NA) (Xl (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Crodil Corporalian loans _________________ _ Collan and collanseed _________ • _____ • _______________ _ 

Commodity Credil Carparalion loans _________________ _ 

T obaeca ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, lorago, and silage _________________ • __ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ Nursory and greenhouse producls _____________________ _ Othor crops _________________________________ • ______ _ 

liveslack, paultry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ 

Paullry and paultry praducls __________________________ _ 

Dairy praducls _____________________________________ _ 

Callio and calvos ______________ • ____________________ _ Hags and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and waal-_____________________________ _ 

Olher liveslock and livestack producls (see lexl) _________ _ 

- 450 5 359 466 (D) 331 5 239 (NA) (0) 

- 306 1 770 (NA) (NA) 250 1 722 259 1 783 - 26 167 (NA) (NA) 21 166 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 258 1 208 (NA) (NA) 185 1 143 196 688 - 26 517 (NA) (NA) 23 516 11 852 - 12 (D) (NA) (NA) 7 203 9 145 - 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- 11 1 655 (NA) (NA) 10 (D) 7 1 858 

- 415 8 017 447 7 963 304 7901 316 (D)I - 32 (D) 36 557 17 (D) 22 555 - 129 5 520 (NA) (NA) 124 5 519 156 4 017 - 349 1 465 (NA) (NA) 266 1 382 291 3048 - 77 383 (NA) (NA) 54 367 54 203 - 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 7 18 - 37 192 (NA) (NA) 16 183 13 (0) 

'1974 dolo Include solo. of faresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MECOSTA COUNTY, MICH. 459 

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Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- Forms with- 687 633 139 885 653 136 320 62277 

- 8 3 18 3 13 12 - 66 73 2353 57 2 095 899 - 30 20 1 782 27 1 605 685 

- 135 110 10 934 131 10629 4299 

- 95 79 11 137 92 10 787 4633 

- 69 79 10772 66 10336 4094 

- 65 67 12 874 62 12 274 4898 

- 45 54 

''''11 43 10246 4298 

- 125 115 43 115 124 42 815 18 796 

- 45 28 30 222 44 29 552 15476 

- 4 4 5968 4 5968 4 187 

- - 1 - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 acre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1.000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

All forms 

1978 

Farms Acres 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 687 139 885 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 653 62 277 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 480 75031 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 451 25861 Part owners __________________________________ _ 186 59435 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 182 33 131 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 21 5419 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 20 3 285 

Type of organization: Individuol or family ____________________________ _ 623 114889 Partnership __________________________________ _ 60 21 919 Corporation __________________________________ _ 2 (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 2 (D) 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

275 310 

412 319 

12 23 

94 75 

146 127 

165 164 

151 140 

119 100 

50.3 49.9 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see ted. 

1974 

Forms 

633 

587 

464 

(NA) 

150 

(NA) 

19 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

126 297 

54 081 

69 788 

21 795 

50 159 

28 157 

6 350 

4 129 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 235 531 255 1 232 

- 371 1 570 418 1 473 

- 174 841 261 625 

- 338 108 (NA) (NA) 

- 478 528 430 493 

- 481 I 007 424 947 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 397 314 284 275 

- 187 859 188 612 

- 24 5 10 12 

Other agricultural chemicals Including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ____________ - ___________ -- ---------------

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ______________ ------- ___ -------------------- 284 220 240 171 

- 682 1 111 (NA) (NA) 

- 677 736 620 579 

- 648 437 (NA) (NA) 

- 253 185 (NA) (NA) 

- 32 25 (NA) (NA) 

- 46 16 (NA) (NA) 

- 24 19 (NA) (NA) 

- 677 53 (NA) (NA) 

- 446 354 (NA) (NA) 

- 43 22 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ ----------.---

Gosoline ____________ ------- _________ --------------

Diesel fuel ________________________ -- --------------

~~ey~~i _ ~~t~~~~ _a_n_d_ ~~~~~~~:::::::::: :::::::::::: ::: Natural gas ________________________ ---------------

Kerosene, motor 0/1, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ______________ -------------- --------------- Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

Forms with Irrigated land 

Acres Harvested Forms in forms cropland 

16 9672 6 555 

1 (D) (D) 

- - - 1 (D) (D) 

- - -

2 (D) (D) 

- - - - - -

- - -

4 1 287 783 

5 3 597 2388 

3 4496 3 207 

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

434 

418 

251 

239 

170 

166 

13 

13 

382 

48 

2 

2 

Acres 

113 150 

55975 

51 720 

20675 

57418 

32270 

4012 

3030 

89 551 

20 522 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

396 

381 

237 

(NA) 

143 

(NA) 

16 

(NA) 

360 

32 

4 

Irrigated 

land 

4 756 

(D) 

-

(D) 

-

(D) 

-

-

- 302 

I 698 

2687 

-

Acres 

100 956 

49462 

45 127 

17388 

49635 

28058 

6 194 

4016 

85640 

10894 

4422 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 ' 1978 '1974 

570 498 370 320 

54 44 31 29 

63 87 33 43 

236 196 174 163 

36 27 30 20 

18 13 11 8 

22 18 17 10 

37 33 22 23 

311 275 156 112 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

170 503 167 I 182 

253 1 544 266 1 440 

154 833 184 613 

253 99 200 98 

326 494 325 484 

336 948 299 919 

302 303 243 271 

150 816 153 600 

18 4 7 12 

178 192 166 162 

434 1 022 (NA) (NA) 

434 666 394 524 

410 381 389 328 

219 180 176 136 

32 25 33 15 

31 15 } 24 19 394 45 

434 45 

324 338 (NA) (NA) 

27 18 (NA) (NA) 

, 

460 MECOSTA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based an a sample of farms; see lextl 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres or. which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, excepl p,"slure __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime ______________________________________ - ______________ _ 

480 34 550 335 - 480 34 258 335 - 10 292 10 - 114 4031 99 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to coo.rol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 66 6 897 61 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- 31 1 406 21 Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

- 26 3266 21 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ - 329 20 4451 239 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

18 

11~1 18 - 145 105 - 74 (X) 49 -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,OO(L Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self·propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CoHonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel Iype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - (on. 

Estimated market value of all 

687 614 434 389 machinery and equipment - Can. 

16 732 II 535 14970 9 791 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

24 355 18 787 34 494 25 170 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

131 128 61 40 $10,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

207 156 1 44 771 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

145 Wi 135 l°Oi $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufaclured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

488 702 283 344 273 358 553 724 254 300 356 424 645 I 420 77 123 633 1 297 94 97 10 II 84 86 

59 60 5 6 54 54 252 259 39 40 213 219 

- - - - - - 249 251 87 89 162 162 270 280 85 87 193 193 

145 164 37 38 110 126 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

31 918, m 28 724 

31 626 (NA) 28 342 

292 (NA) 382 

3 881 45 I 788 

6 872 (NA) 7 649 

1 296 - - 3 216 6 917 

19 2021 17 0831 (NA) 

I 18:1 

I 

D() 36 <0: I (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I I 

81 80 76 71 

50 66 45 64 

14 19 14 19 

41 1 , 41 -, 11 18 11 II ~ 18 1 7 ..J i L 7 ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

509 648 375 476 630 285 567 1 280 158 

65 71 8 32 34 8 231 235 31 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

199 203 60 311 321 57 

144 168 50 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less Iho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 187 55 (X) 160 (X) 150 153 - 741 (X) 144 (X) 597 689 80S 

Farms wilh- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5109 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 76 25 25 74 74 54 50 - 48 14 28 40 80 33 28 - 22 14 (D) 9 36 22 39 - 17 - - 13 68 17 20 - 24 2 (D) 24 339 24 16 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MECOSTA COUNTY, MICH. 461 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

- Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

-

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,00(L - Any coMle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ -

CATILE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- Cows and heifers that hod calved ____________________ _ - Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ - Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ -

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- $1,000_ - Calves _________________________________________ _ 

-- $1,000 Cottle __________________________________________ _ --

-- $1,000 -- Fattened cottle ________________________________ _ 

-- $1,000 -- Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 --

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ -- Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- lifters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ -- Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 _____________ _ -- June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ 

-- Sheep and lombs ___________________________________ _ 

-- Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ - Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

-- Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

--

Soles, Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- $1.000 -- Feeder pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- $1.000_ Sheep - ond lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - Pounds of wool ______________________ -_ - _______ ----- Sheep, lambs, and woal ________________________ $1.000 -- Goats ________________________________ ----- _____ ----- $1.000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________ -_ ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ---________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ________ - ___ - _______ ----------------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______ ----------------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ -------- ---------------

Soles, 

Any poultry __________________ ----------------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old -------- ----

Broilers and other meot·type chickens __ ---------------

Turkeys ____________ ---------------- -------------- Turkeys for slaughter ______________ --------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____ ------------------ --------------- Paultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

462 MECOSTA COUNTY, MICH. 

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-

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-

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-

-

-

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-

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

All forms 

1978 

Forms Number 

485 (X) 

424 (X) 

415 8 017 

390 (D) 

389 15 436 

323 7 158 

192 2 073 

156 5085 

318 5095 

325 3 183 

349 4977 

(X) 1 465 

173 1 992 

(X) 202 

309 2 985 

(X) 1 263 

110 933 

(X) 425 

129 5 520 

97 3 183 

61 585 

85 2 598 

63 596 

45 302 

47 294 

5 507 

5 337 

3 5 

126 457 

77 5 119 

(X) 383 

25 1 931 

(X) 86 

5 155 

5 384 

(X) 2 731 

5 (0) 

- - (X) - 22 46 

(X) 18 

92 (X) 

79 (0) 

78 (D) 

10 814 

2 (D) 

19 756 

5 13 

3 (D) 

2 (D) 

24 (X) 

17 (X) 

9 (D) 

9 (D) 

- - - - 5 307 

- - - - - - 2 (X) 

32 (D) 

1978 and 1974 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

489 (X) 318 (X) 317 (X) 

461 (X) 293 (X) 309 (X) 

447 7963 304 7901 316 (D) 

425 (NA) 293 (D) 309 3269 

446 20 700 267 14 173 301 18 787 

353 7985 232 6656 253 7 295 

197 2 748 115 1 634 121 2 153 

191 5 237 131 5022 156 5 142 

(NA) (NA) 235 4 758 239 5236 

(NA) (NA) 230 2 759 254 6256 

400 9563 266 4692 291 8969 

(X) (NA) (X) 1 382 (X) 3048 

(NA) (NA) 149 1 906 163 1 751 

(X) (NA) (X) 189 (X) 117 

(NA) (NA) 238 2786 243 7 218 

(X) (NA) (X) 1 193 (X) 2932 

(NA) (NA) 81 866 70 4 799 

(X) (NA) (X) 398 (X) 2 182 

(NA) (NA) 124 5 519 156 4017 

89 2802 61 2856 55 2632 

(NA) (NA) 40 516 25 340 

(NA) (NA) 55 2340 54 2 292 

43 357 42 530 34 345 

26 194 30 264 21 188 

30 163 34 266 25 157 

13 1 458 2 (0) 8 1 234 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) 8 864 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) 4 25 

109 330 59 223 47 153 

68 3 862 54 4 788 54 3 764 

(X) (NA) (X) 367 (X) 203 

17 1 737 16 1 751 , 15 (0) 

(X) (NA) (X) 80 (X) 37 

7 593 2 (D) 4 552 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) 6 574 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 5 090 

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) 7 18 

(NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

(X) (NA) (X) - (X) (Z) 

18 39 10 29 8 11 

(X) (NA) (X) 13 (X) 4 

106 (X) 46 (X) 45 (X) 

105 56 708 39 (0) 45 54 963 

98 56084 38 (D) 45 54902 

(NA) (NA) 7 (0) - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

13 443 9 412 7 396 

(NA) (NA) 3 (0) - -

(NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

(NA) (X) 12 (X) 3 (X) 

15 (X) 10 (X) 7 (X) 

15 (D) 6 (D) 7 (D) 

15 (D) 6 (D) 7 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

1 (0) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

36 557 17 (D) 22 555 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn tor all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green>- _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

418 21 246 (X)I 7 679 1 316 20 161 (X) 7 679 

- (X) (NA) (NA) 294 17 962 (X) 5 880 387 18 810 - 385 16 119 1 054 483 7 (D) 289 15 233 1 012 278 7 (0) - 341 12 717 682 854 (NA) (NA) 266 12068 653 082 3 235 - 163 (0) 44 817 I (D) 149 4928 43 677 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 142 5 818 59 029 3 645 

- 1 (0) (X) - - - - (X) - -

(NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 7 76 (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978. 

1974_ 

For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ J978_ 

1974_ 

Cut for dry foroge or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Oats tor groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Borley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans <bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

13 121 (X) -

(NA~I 11 (D) (X) I -

(O~I - (X) (NA) 9 (0) (X) I 11 114 - - -

=1 - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

13 121 857 - - Il (0) (0) - -

(NA) (NA) (NA~I (NA) (NA) 9 (0) I 016 1 (0) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - -

(X)I (NA) (NA) I - - (X)I - - -I (NA) (NA) 

110 2 225 66 320 1 (D) 94 2 058 62 812 1 (0) - 220 4 484 161 128 (NA) (NA) 181 4 174 152 819 1 (D) - 160 2 628 104 568 1 (D) 128 2 338 93 371 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 120 1 980 83880 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (D) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - -

26 424 8 854 - - 15 242 5 888 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (N~I 20 259 6 586

1 

-

=1 - 3 14 (X) - 2 (D) (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) 

(NA~I 2 (D) (X) - -

- 5 171 (D) - 4 (D) (D) - -

- 3 45 256 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (0) - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - -

(NA~I - - - - -

- - - (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Irish potatoes {hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 15 1 611 487 977 6 1 600 11 1 601 487 450 6 1 600 

- 10 1 520 362 726 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) (D) 5 1 514 

Sweetpatatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - 560 31 385 62 548 4 704 357 26 768 56 509 4 704 

1974_ - 492 23 717 48 766 (NA) (NA) 322 20 421 44 168 1 (0) 

Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 520 25 465 54 1371 4 638

1 

333 21 498 48 8151 4 638

1 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 279 15 376 35 507 1 (D) 

Other tome dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 58 1 794 2 399 1 (D) 39 1 545 2 104 1 (D) 

Field seed eropL _____________________________ 1978_ - 5 141 (X) - - 5 141 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 39 510 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 3 70 2 460 - - 3 70 2460 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 4 71 5 688 - - 4 71 5 688 - - 1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 37 466 37 6171 - -I - 26 1 016 (X) 5 361 23 1 008 (X) 5 361 

1974_ - 23 1 436 (X) (NA) (NA) 17 1 428 (X) 3 393 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 6 15 (X) I (D) 3 9 (X) I (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) 1 (0) Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) 2 (D) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 523 (X) 2 (D) 

Green peas excluding eawpeos ________________ 1978_ - 3 310 (X) 3 310 3 310 (X) 3 310 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I 1 (D) (X) I 1 (0) I 

- 15 367 (X) 1 (0) 6 302 (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ - 18 503 (X) (NA) (NA) 9 463 (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 10 126 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 105 (0) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 160 (NA) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 5 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 4 1 850 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 4 7 (X) 2 (D) 3 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- 5 7 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (X)I 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 1 (D) (xq 1 (0) 

- 25 2 542 (X) (NA) (NA) 25 2 542 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MECOSTA COUNTY, MICH. 463 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

Alilanns Fanns wilh sales 01 $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres farms Acres 

- 488 146332 488 144 844 360 126 928 371 126 737 

- (l() 300 (X) 297 (X) 353 (X) 342 

- (X) 664 320 (X) 664320 (X) 664 320 (X) 664 320 

- (X) 22.0 (X) 21.8 (X) 19.1 (X) 19.1 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

- 111 659 (X) 67 973 (X) 130 012 (X) 78 210 (X) 

- (X) 371 (X) 229 (X) 372 (X) 229 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 

land in farms according to use: 

- 483 74 716 474 68 573 356 67 785 360 60 921 

- 472 56451 455 48 733 350 52805 352 45415 

TOlal cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 12 75 20 (NA) 2 (0) 5 (HAl 

- 36 500 35 (HAl 5 67 8 (HAl 

- 48 1 125 25 (HA) 18 437 9 (HA) 

- 72 2688 68 (HA) 40 1 496 48 (HA) 

- 123 8 501 136 (HA) 105 7333 112 (HA) 

- 91 12822 95 (HA) 90 (0) 94 (HAl 

- 74 21 491 70 (HAl 74 21 491 70 (HA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

3010 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 16 9249 6 (NA) 16 9249 6 (HA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (HA) 

500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 295 12882 343 14280 223 10819 262 11 652 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 171 5383 140 5 560 125 4161 100 3854 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil~improvement 

- 44 954 (NAl (NA) 34 687 28 865 

- 23 293 (NAl (NA) 20 268 31 456 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 34 798 (NAl (HA) 21 641 19 1 113 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 115 3338 (HAl (HA) 85 2 565 50 1 420 

T otol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 417 60 885 412 64917 309 50 308 315 56 303 Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 142 10317 (NAl (HA) 116 8 790 124 10 125 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 369 50 568 (HAl (HA) 271 41 518 280 46 178 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 331 10 731 356 11 354 242 8 835 283 9 513 

Posturelond and rangeland. other thon cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

- 74 5004 (HAl (NA) 55 4458 76 3 567 

land in house lots. ponds, roods. wasteland, etc _______ _ - 324 5 727 (HAl (HA) 238 4377 277 5946 

Posture/and, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 369 28203 (HAl (NA) 280 24067 (HA) 25344 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 7 158 6 51 5 (0) 5 (0) 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 5 (0) (NAl (HA) 5 (0) 5 (0) 

- - - (HAl (HA) - - (HAl - Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other - 2 (0) (NAl (HA) - - - - land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1976 ________ _ - 86 1 846 (l() (X) 84 (0) ()() (X) 

'1976 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 488 12965 488 9 142 360 12827 371 9016 

- (X) 26567 (Xl 18 734 (l() 35631 (X) 24302 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ______________________ --------------

less Ihan $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ $1,500 10 $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal larms (seeloxl) ____________________________ _ 

- 27 4670 11 (NA) 27 4670 11 (HA) 

- 75 4570 46 (HA) 75 4570 46 (HA) 

- 67 1 993 87 (HA) 67 1 993 87 (HA) 

- 62 927 89 (HA) 62 927 89 (HA) 

- 58 408 77 (HA) 58 408 77 (NA) 

- 71 259 57 (NA) 71 259 57 (NA) 

- 128 138 121 (HA) (X) (X) 4 (HA) 

- 16 36 (HAl (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 27 47 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 27 34 (NAl (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 58 21 (HAl (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 231 1 416 263 (D) 171 1 342 (HAl (D) 

- 107 427 (HAl (HA) 83 409 81 322 

- 9 66 (HAl (HA) 9 66 (HA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (HA) - - - - - - - (NAl (HA) - - (HA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (HA) - - - - - 180 788 (NAl (NA) 134 735 148 527 

- 2 (0) (HAl (HA) 1 (D) 4 2 

- 3 (0) (HAl (NA) 2 (D) 8 14 

- 1 (0) 2 (D) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

- 4 17 (HAl (HA) 3 (0) 6 22 

Crops __________________________________ --------------

Grains ______________________________ ---------------

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cOHonseed _______________________________ ,... 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco _____________________________ --------------

field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Olher crops __________________ -_ - ___ -- ---------------

- 383 11 549 420 7902 320 11 486 339 (0) 

- 21 (0) 25 215 15 (0) 21 215 

- 207 8438 (NAl (HA) 204 8434 245 5 609 

- 346 1 810 (HAl (NA) 300 1 768 323 1 030 

- 37 122 (HAl (HA) 28 115 29 31 

- 8 (D) (NAl (NA) 6 (0) 5 (0) 

- 25 982 (NAl (HA) 17 976 21 959 

lIvoslock, poultry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ 

Poullry and poultry producls __________________________ _ 

Hogs g~~7. ond ':na:~~:~e~- pigL ___________ == ==================== ------------ ---- ============== ----------- Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ ---------------

Olher IIveslock and IIveslock producls (see lexl) _________ _ 

'1974 dolo include 60les ollorosl producl •. 

464 MENOMINEE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

• , 1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvesled cropland Forms wrrh irrigoled land 

Acres At;;res Harvested At;;res Harvested 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland farms in farms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 488 488 146 332 472 143 969 56 451 7 2838 1 124 

Forms wilh-

- 2 7 (D) 1 (D) (D) - - - 29 24 (D) 26 (D) (D) 3 97 32 -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

101049 acres _____________________ _ 

6 3 335 5 285 129 - - - - SO to 69 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

- 45 37 3593 44 3515 1 252 - - - 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

44 46 5266 44 5266 2 D39 - - - - 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 acre'-__________________ _ 

- 53 55 8297 51 7997 2 no 1 (D) (D) 

65 57 12920 62 12340 42121 - - - -

- 40 43 9458 36 8498 2 795 - - -

- 123 147 43 680 122 43 38D 

16 81~1 1 (D) (D) 

- 70 57 46 713 70 46 713 21 011 1 (D) (D) 

- 11 12 15053 11 15053 4938 1 (D) (D) 

- - - - - - - - -

180 to 219 ocre'-_________________ ._ 

220 10 259 acres __________________ ._ 

260 10 499 acre'-__________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________ _ 

2#000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Forms At;;res Forms 

488 

472 

297 

281 

182 

182 

9 

9 

445 

38 

5 

36D 

350 

182 

172 

172 

172 

6 

6 

321 

34 

5 

126 928 371 52805 352 

47 574 199 15974 (NA) 

78294 162 

36 1471 (NA) 

1 06D 10 

684 (NA) 

104 749 343 

19785 24 2394 4 

Irrigated 

land 

158 

-

.. 

-

-

-

(D) 

-

(011 (D) 

(D) 

At;;res 

126 737 45415 

53 235 15224 

72 D36 

29 388 

1 466 

803 

113 023 

11 639 

2075 

All forms All forms Forms with saJes of 

$2,5CX> or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming -_____________________________ 272 330 249 307 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

Olher -----___________________________ 216 154 III 60 Not on farm operated __________________ _ 418 418 310 318 31 21 23 18 Operators by oge group: Not reported __________________________ _ 39 45 27 31 

Under 25 years -_______________________ 12 8 8 8 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 years_________________________ 66 41 53 32 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors_________________________ 100 85 77 66 1 to 49 doys __________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years_________________________ 124 112 90 85 50 to 99 days _________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yearL________________________ 119 177 91 141 100 to 149 dayL ______________________ _ 

65 years and over______________________ 67 61 41 35 150 to 199 dayL ______________________ _ 

222 208 193 189 22 24 17 13 14 15 11 13 15 14 10 12 27 25 18 20 Average age___________________________ 49.5 51.8 48.8 51.1 200 days or more _____________________ _ L-__________ ~ __________ ~ ~ __________ 172 134 ~ ____________ 96 59 ~ 

'Applies only to individual or familv operations (sofe proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see teXt] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000). Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 168 516 150 279 130 485 97 254 - 390 2580 405 1 910 309 2539 322 1 876 - 254 1 795 251 835 220 1 778 206 819 - 350 134 (NA) (NA) 307 130 243 73 - 285 270 318 175 253 266 280 172 - 390 842 364 531 316 813 305 519 - 284 164 195 71 254 160 185 70 - 196 784 151 408 177 777 128 403 - 26 18 10 8 8 11 9 (D) 

- 225 108 215 90 191 104 179 82 

- 490 981 (NA) (NA) 360 937 (NA) (NA) - 490 710 486 511 360 678 369 477 - 473 395 (NA) (NA) 354 372 366 340 - 228 180 (NA) (NA) 210 179 181 81 - 56 31 (NA) (NA) 56 31 47 19 - 76 31 (NA) (NA) 67 30 } - 17 20 (NA) (NA) 9 17 369 37 - 490 52 (NA) (NA) 360 49 - 399 262 (NA) (NA) 312 250 (NA) (NA) - 31 9 (NA) (NA) 31 9 (NA) (NA) 

Livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and paullry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemIcals including lime ________________ _ HIred larm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Cantroct labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwark, machIne hire, and rental 01 mochinery and equIpment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Dieselluel _______________________________________ _ 

~~ey~~i _~~t~~~_a_n_d_~~~~~~== ======== ====== == ==== === Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor 011, and greos"-____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool, wood, cake, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MENOMINEE COUNTY, MICH. 465 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of farm" _Iext) 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, excepl ~'lure __________________________ _ Poslure and rangeland fertIlized ____________________________ _ 

Ume ------------------------------------------------------ Sprays, dusls, gronules, fumlganls, etc. 10 conlrol- Insects on hoy and other crop"-____________________________ _ Nemalodes In crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases In crops and orchord'-____________________________ _ Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and paslure _________________ _ 

- 382 37766 311 36 627 

- 382 36 984 311 35845 - 29 782 29 782 

- 15 176 12 158 

- 67 5 188 64 5095 

- 5 240 5 240 

- 10 116 7 113 

- 241 15824 217 15491 

Chemicals for- Defollatlan or for 9rowlh conlrol of crops or Ihinning of fruil ____ _ Insect conlrol on hveslock and paul!ry _______________________ _ Sonitalion and rodenl and bird conlrol _______________________ _ 

- 4 60 4 60 

- 163 (l() 149 (l() 

- 84 (l() 78 00 

TobIe 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Eslimoled morkel value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Molartrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel Iractor"-__________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self·propelled only __ _ Com heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other campickers and picker-shellers ________ _ CaHonpickers ____________________________ _ Mawer conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

,oald forage harveslers, shear bor or flywheel Iype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms, see lexl) 

All farms Forms with sates 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

ESlimoled markel value of all 490 484 360 367 machinery and equlpmenl - Can. 16776 10386 15 853 9276 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

34 238 21 459 44 036 25 275 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ $SO,OOO 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

67 77 51 38 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

118 81 26 SO $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

82 134 60 99 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufaclured 197410 1978 Manufaclured prior 10 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

408 564 171 219 290 345 

415 588 176 178 294 410 

479 1 310 132 182 469 1 128 

116 121 14 14 102 107 

39 44 9 12 31 32 

86 86 9 9 77 77 

- - - - - - 284 305 76 76 217 229 

358 371 60 60 302 311 

177 221 25 25 157 196 

TobIe 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo or. based on a sample of forms, see 'ext] 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

305 24063 (NA) 23085 (NAI 978 

6 32 

(NA) 1 n5 - - 3 102 (NA) 8217 

6 205 45 00 

(NA) 00 

All farms Forms wilh sales of $2,SOO or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

17 92 17 84 

87 58 87 54 33 22 33 22 

331 2O~ 33 

1 47 47 20 

6...J L 6 ...J 

1974 

Manufactured Forms Number 197010 1974 

427 557 261 

391 485 140 

467 1 179 159 

84 84 14 

26 28 14 

57 59 12 (NA) (NA) (NA) 237 241 85 

342 352 70 

180 201 47 

Any hired workers- Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working ISO days or more Working less Iha n 150 days 

Anv Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________________________ -------------------

Workers ________________________ --- ----------------------- 196 83 (l() 163 00 177 128 

- 710 (l() 165 (l() 545 641 641 

Farms wllh- 1 worker ____________________________ ------------------- 2 workers ____________________________ ------------------

3 or " workers ________________________ ------------------ 5199 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ____________ - _______ ------------------

- 39 27 27 35 35 39 31 

- 45 45 90 48 96 42 29 

- 73 7 23 54 182 60 35 

- 35 4 25 22 152 32 22 

- 4 - - 4 80 4 11 

466 MENOMINEE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

- 411 (X) 428 00 320 00 335 00 

- 382 00 408 00 307 00 327 (X) 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle, hogs, or sh .. p __________________________ _ 

- 383 11 549 420 7902 320 11 486 339 (0) 

- 364 (0) 396 (NA) 312 (0) 331 (0) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or pouHry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTl£ AND CALVES 

365 19 170 402 21 680 295 18503 321 20 469 - 366 10 558 269 9516 302 10010 - 328 9816 

131 144 2562 84 1 595 93 2091 1 858 - 263 7996 210 7921 246 7919 - 225 7958 

315 7128 (NAl (NA) 266 6950 280 6873 - 270 2226 (NAl (NA) 210 2037 228 3586 -

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

346 7218 387 7849 300 7030 323 7446 - 00 1 810 00 (NA) 00 1 768 00 1 030 - 245 3919 (NA! (NA) 225 3824 265 4795 - 00 415 00 (NA! 00 403 00 243 -

- 301 3299 (NA) (NA) 266 3206 293 2651 

- 00 1 395 00 (NA) 00 1 365 00 787 

- 55 658 (NA) (NA) 43 622 42 465 

- 00 309 00 (NA) 00 297 00 171 

- 207 8438 (NA! (NA) 204 .8434 245 5609 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 48 918 55 612 37 798 44 575 

- 25 224 (NA! (NA) 19 173 27 152 

- 45 694 (NA! (NA! 34 625 40 423 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 27 267 30 180 20 241 29 (0) 

- 16 111 21 79 14 (0) 20 (0) 

- 27 156 24 101 20 (0) 23 (0) Sh .. p and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 10 83 8 112 7 74 5 99 Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 9 41 (NA! (NA) 7 (0) 5 70 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 5 19 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 1 (0) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 63 278 65 248 40 149 40 176 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 37 2043 31 1 000 28 1 897 29 (0) 

$1.000_ - (X) 122 00 (NA) 00 115 00 31 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 19 1 517 18 691 13 1 411 17 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 65 00 (NA) 00 61 (XJ 16 Sh .. p and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 6 64 7 75 6 64 5 (0) Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 8 69 (NA! (NA) 6 (0) 3 62 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 658 00 (NA! 00 (0) 00 514 Sh .. p, lambs, and woo'-_______________________ $1,000_ - 8 (0) (NA! (NA) 6 (0) 5 2 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA! (NA) 2 (0) - - $1,000_ - 00 (0) 00 (NA! 00 (0) 00 - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 17 56 15 36 9 38 10 30 $1,000_ - 00 22 (X) (NA) 00 16 00 5 

POULTRY 

Inventory: 

- 69 00 84 00 42 00 64 (X) 

- 56 16951 84 22236 38 (0) 64 21 461 

- 56 16899 81 22043 38 (0) 63 (0) 

- 4 52 (NA! (NA) 3 (0) 2 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA! (NA) 1 (0) - - - 11 410 8 211 7 278 5 121 

- 5 30 (NA) (NA! 3 (0) - -

- 1 (0) (NA! (NA! 1 (0) - - - 4 (0) (NA! (NA) 2 (0) - - - 20 00 (NA! (X) 8 00 8 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chick.ns 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of Ioying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 man"'s old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other pouHry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 13 00 11 00 9 00 10 (X) - 4 (0) 11 (0) 4 (0) 10 (0) 

- 4 (0) 11 (0) 4 (0) 10 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA! - - - - - 4 3528 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - - - 2 (0) - - 2 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA! (NA) 1 (0) - - - 1 (0) (NA! (NA! 1 (0) - - - - - (NA! (NA! - - - -

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of Ioying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________ : ____________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 4 00 (NA) 00 1 00 2 (X) - 21 (0) 25 215 15 (0) 21 215 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MENOMINEE COUNTY, MICH. 467 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 232 13 027 (X) 1 (0) 216 12 929 (X) 1 (0) 

- 229 9 574 (X) (NA) (NA) 216 9 428 (X) 1 (0) 

- 138 6 647 460 193 - - 127 6 583 456 635 - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL _________________ .1978_ 

- 121 3 993 246 866 (NA) (NA) 115 3 921 244 516 - - - 181 6 380 69 754 1 (0) 174 6 346 69 422 1 (0) 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. 9reeo) __________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 187 5 365 57 790 1 (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 142 (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes ____________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - -

3 65 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - -

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - -

- - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheal 10 291 6 266 - - 6 253 5 826 - - for groin (bushelsL ____________________ 1978_ 

22 394 13 963 (NA) (NA) 19 380 13 642 - - - 279 6 986 342 145 - - 227 6 432 320 197 - - 1974_ Oots for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 278 7 247 397 057 - - 8arley - 104 2 634 108 713 - - 97 2 579 106 554 - - for groin (bushelsL ______________________ 1978_ 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 90 1 686 90912 - -

- 2 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 35 1 062 - -

- - - (X) - - - - Other (X) - - smollgroins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

- 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) ______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton - - - - - - - - - - - (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - .- - Irish potatoes (hundredweigh1) __________________ 1978_ - 10 31 4 438 - - 8 (0) (0) - -

1974_ - 19 55 6 205 (NA) (NA) 14 52 5 817 - -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons. dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - 447 35 716 74 124 2 (0) 338 32 761 70 317 2 (0) 

1974_ - 415 29 814 63 377 (NA) (NA) 331 27 210 59 312 - - Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 407 24 057 54079 - - 314 21 733 50 8371 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 286 17 547 41 859 - -

Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 51 2 205 4 205 - - 38 1 893 3 906 - -

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 95 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 43 3 020 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 52 4 650 - -

- 2 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - -

- 6 8 (X) (NA) (NA) 6 8 (X) - - All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

- Tomatoes - - (X) - - - - (X) - - _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 10 30 (X) - - 3 7 (X) - -

- 1974_ 7 19 (X) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) (X) - -

- 9 19 9 580 (NA) (NA) 3 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 9 450 (NA) (NA) 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Peoches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 3 (Z) (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- 6 19 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) (X) 3 18 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 18 32 200 3 18 

Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

468 MENOMINEE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

• All farms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

Forms ______________ -_ - _ -_ -_ --------- - - -------- - ------ 524 94386 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Ap';~;:,~i~~ ~~n?o~~~==========================-p.;rcent= 

(X) 180 - (X) 332800 - (X) 28.4 -

Value of land and buildings.· Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dolJors_ 178298 (X) - 071 - (X) 1 

land in forms according to use: T alai cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

508 71 4041 -

- 494 62 7181 

l ;~: l~c~~~e~-========== == ==== == == = ===== == ==== 35 203 - 54 785 - 20 to 29 ocres _______________________________ _ - 52 1 172 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 88 3 327 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 104 7 135 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 80 11 248 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ - 60 18851 500 to 999 ocres _____________________________ _ - 15 9992 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ - 6 10005 

(rapland used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 120 3 670 Olher cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 194 5 016 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil· improvement 

grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ - 57 1 284 Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

- 23 395 

(ropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ - 33 853 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ - 112 2484 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ - 287 14977 Woodland poslured _______________________________ _ 

- 84 3038 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ - 236 11 939 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 355 8005 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wQsteland, etc _______ _ 

- 40 I 8011 

- 348 6204 

Pastureland. all types __________________________________ _ 

- 182 8509 

Irrigoled land ________________________________________ _ 

- 6 391 Harvested cropJand irrigated __________________________ _ - 6 391 Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 79 1 033 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products soldl ________________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollars __ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ____________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 __________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 __________________________________ _ $10,000 10 $19,999 __________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ____________________________________ _ 

less Ihon $2,500 (seetexl) ____________________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2.499 __________________________________ _ $1,500 10 $1,999 __________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1.499 __________________________________ _ 

- less Ihon $1,000 _____________ , ___________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see lexl) _____________________________ _ 

Crops ________________________________________________ _ 

Groins _____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons __________________ _ Colton and coltonseed ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporalion loons __________________ _ Tobacco ____________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage _____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweel corn, and melon'-____________________ _ 

Fruils, nuls, and berrles _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse producls ______________________ _ Olher crops _________________________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and Iheir producls _____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producl'-__________________________ _ 

g~h'Ye ':.::t~~l~e~- == ==== ====== == == ====== ========== ==== 

~~:p~~:':~~~ .n(j-;~~i== ====== ====== == ==== ======== ==== 

-

-

Olher liveslock and liveslock producls (see texl) _________ _ -

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl products. 

1978 

Forms 

524 

()() 

28 

51 

63 

70 

103 

86 

123 

19 

28 

34 

42 

-

444 

398 

22 

-

-

-

91 

20 

15 

8 

33 

206 

24 

25 

147 

74 

8 

23 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Value 

($1,000) 

14085 

26879 

7 186 

2987 

1 707 

997 

756 

300 

152 

43 

49 

41 

19 

-

9508 

7564 

238 

-

-

- 180 

206 

30 

48 

1 480 

4577 

(D) 

895 

2983 

541 

(D) 

91 

1974 

Forms Acres 

580 88253 

(X) 152 

(X) 332800 

(X) 26.5 

80 143 (X) 

(X) 527 

570 67 4021 

554 58 326 

54 (NA) 

60 (NA) 

48 (NA) 

81 (NA) 

140 (NA) 

102 (NA) 

51 (NA) 

14 (NA) 

4 (NA) 

140 4 270 

190 4806 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) I 

(NA) (NA) 

304 13 766 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

402 7085 

(NA) (NA) 1 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(X) (X) 

1978 and 1974 

1974 

Value 

Farms ($1,000) 

580 11 499 

(X) 19826 

20 (NA) 

42 (NA) 

72 (NA) 

108 (NA) 

87 (NA) 

67 (NA) 

184 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) 

519 8272 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

14 50 

(NA) (NA) 

215 3213 

37 8 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with soJes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres 

401 84 fI)9 410 78 156 

(X) 211 (X) 191 

(X) 332 800 (X) 332 800 

(X) 25.4 (X) 23.5 

220 275 (X) 99 678 (X) 

(X) 1 134 (X) 523 

394 67 2521 409 62 151 

390 60 700 407 55743 

10 53 8 (NA) 

17 263 12 (NA) 

30 667 18 (NA) 

73 2 796 65 (NA) 

99 6825 133 (NA) 

80 11 2481 102 (NA) 

60 18851 51 (NA) 

15 9992 14 (NA) 

6 10005 4 (NA) 

79 2601 76 2797 

151 3951 126 3611 

45 1 172 25 843 

10 182 28 943 

22 702 32 604 

92 1 895 55 1 221 

210 11 668 210 10668 

60 2239 79 3530 

174 9429 156 7 138 

264 5689 281 5 337 

26 1 2641 20 812 

257 4425 274 4525 

125 6 104 (NA) 7 139 

5 (D) - -

5 (D) - -

- - (NA) - - - - - 77 (D) (X) (X) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

401 13933 410 11 307 (X) 34 745 (X) 27 578 

28 7 186 20 (NA) 

51 2987 42 (NA) 

63 1 707 72 (NA) 

70 997 108 (NA) 

103 756 87 (NA) 

86 300 67 (NA) 

(X) (X) 14 (NA) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) 

(X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

369 9424 (NA) 8 126 351 7 508 368 6 527 22 238 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - 70 162 79 153 12 202 9 151 5 (D) 7 68 4 46 7 42 31 (D) 32 1 186 

148 4 509 145 3 166 13 (D) 19 7 22 891 38 882 105 2939 119 1 957 62 533 42 220 5 (D) 1 (D) 

13 83 9 (D) 

MIDLAND COUNTY, MICH. 469 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

- 524 580 94 386, 494 93 090 62 718 6 4 321 3340 391 

- 16 18 68 8 31 24 - - - - - 116 107 3823 105 3 507 2309 3 59 18 14 - 33 46 1 975 28 1 688 1 260 - - - - - 86 130 6942 82 6 627 3 557 - - - - - 66 88 7 753 66 7 753 4 382 - - - - - 62 45 9 717 61 9 562 4940 - - - - - 33 37 6451 32 6 265 3 346 - - - - - 18 30 4 283 18 4 283 2 857 - - - - - 61 52 21 264 61 21 264 16 417 1 (0) (0) (0) 

- 21 21 13 546 21 13 546 9940 - - - - - 10 6 (0) 10 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) (0) 

- 2 - (0) 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) (0) 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 I 1974 1978 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative. estate or trust. institutional. etc._ 

All forms 

1978 

Farms 

524 

494 

316 

287 

174 

174 

34 

33 

485 

39 

'1974 

Acres Forms Acres 

94 386 580 88 253 

62 718 554 58 326 

35 411 392 39 501 

16 227 (NA) 21 490 

55 614 163 44 727 

43 907 (NA) 33 408 

3 361 25 4 025 

2 584 (NA) 3 428 

79 588 (NA) (NA) 

14 798 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Farms 

401 

390 

203 

192 

168 

168 

30 

30 

369 

32 

Forming ______________________________ 190 273 169 235 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 334 307 232 175 Not on form operoted __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________ -----------------

Under 25 years ________________________ 23 9 21 8 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeorL________________________ 73 85 62 58 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years_________________________ 105 108 76 75 1 to 49 doyL _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yeorL________________________ 144 152 116 109 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors_________________________ 119 132 83 99 100 to 149 doyL ______________________ _ 

65 yeors ond over ______________________ 60 94 43 61 150 to 199 doyL ______________________ _ 

Average oge___________________________ 48.3 50.5 47.5 50.2 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

Acres 

84609 

60 700 

26376 

14 436 

55 001 

43 776 

3 232 

2488 

70 342 

14 267 

All farms 

1978 '1974 

396 423 

71 73 

57 84 

141 147 

26 24 

9 10 

14 15 

19 40 

291 254 

Farms Acres 

410 78 156 

407 55 743 

243 30418 

(NA) 19 248 

147 43 814 

(NA) 33 101 

20 3924 

(NA) 3 394 

390 71 155 

20 7 001 

Farms with sales of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 

300 306 

60 47 

41 57 

120 122 

21 19 

8 8 

14 13 

14 31 

L- 203 146 __________ ~ __________ ~ L-__________ ~ __________ ~ 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Fa(ms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 123 1 744 152 1 264 93 1 740 92 1 241 

- 154 641 232 449 107 619 139 423 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

- 58 310 176 306 52 309 117 293 

- 139 48 (NA) (NA) 109 46 95 29 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 375 606 402 467 307 589 311 456 

- 465 1 679 459 1 407 376 1 647 357 1 380 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, ond trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ - _____ - _____ ---

- 410 523 315 302 369 520 263 297 

- 153 , 331 124 243 141 328 95 236 

- 26 12 13 44 26 12 11 (0) 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor __________________________ --- _____ ----- Contract lobar ____________________________ --- _________ _ 

CU5tomwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________________ - ___ - ___ -------- 259 219 250 133 210 205 190 125 

- 524 825 (NA) (NA) 396 782 (NA) (NA) 

- 524 692 572 562 396 658 410 529 

- 500 374 (NA) (NA) 391 352 401 346 

- 221 242 (NA) (NA) 179 235 180 124 

- 24 22 (NA) (NA) 19 20 21 12 

- 32 (D) (NA) (NA) 32 (D) 

- } 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 409 48 

- 524 44 (NA) (NA) 396 41 

383 129 (NA) (NA) 308 121 (NA) (NA) 

- 10 4 (NA) (NA) 10 4 (NA) (NA)! 

Energy and petroleum products __________ -_ --------------- Petroleum products __________ - _________ -------------- Gasoline ________________________ -------------- ---- Diesel fuel ________________________ -- ----- _____ ----

lP gas, butane, and propone ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ____________________________ ----- ___ -------

Naturol gos ____________________________ - _______ ---

Kerosene. motor oil. and gr605& _____________________ _ Electricity ____________________________ -----_____ ------

Other-coal, woad, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

410 MIDLAND COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on 0 somple of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________ --------- _______ _ 449 55910 371 54 346 

Cropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime ______________________________________ - _ -- ---- __ -_ ----

- 449 55 477 371 54 043 - 35 433 19 303 - 8 245 8 245 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 95 7 819 85 7 764 -

- 6 336 6 336 

26 100 21 95 - Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross. or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 356 45685

1 

331 45 335 - Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- -

~I -

- 66 60 

- 58 52 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 dota are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

Forms with soles All farms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I I AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

524 577 396 409 machinery and equipment - Can. 

18483 II 457 17 322 9 957 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

35 273 19856 43 741 24 345 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

64 94 42 32 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

106 115 1 39 721 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

138 142j 108 95j $200,(X)() or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to J 974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

390 525 235 259 200 266 424 698 236 279 261 419 468 I 182 146 175 429 1 007 

196 200 21 22 176 178

1 98 99 21 21 77 78 

141 149 3 3 138 146 

- - - - - - 85 100 20 28 65 72 115 115 10 10 105 105 

52 54 II II 41 43 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

-

00 

00 

All forms 

1978 

66 

57 

9 

35 "1 

~J 

forms 

477 

468 

531 

183 

60 

176 

(NA) 

106 

168 

73 

1974 

Forms Ac.res on which used 

357 46 404 

(HA) 46 305 

(NA) 99 

3 75 

(NA) 5877 

2 (D) 

9 591 

(NA) 33 0151 

-

(NA) 9 ~) ~11 

fanns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

1 

120 66 107 

62 48 59 

22 9 22 

221~ 35 1 221 29 

jL 20 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

598 364 692 300 1 267 199 

189 32 62 28 

181 21 (NA) (NA) 

109 22 170 21 

74 11 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less thon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 153 27 ()() 143 (X) 141 95 - 533 (X) 45 ()() 488 521 334 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 64 13 13 65 65 52 44 - 20 10 20 11 22 20 8 - 29 4 12 27 95 29 18 - 34 - - 34 195 34 18 - 6 - - 6 111 6 7 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MIDLAND COUNTY, MICH. 471 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

. All fonns Fonns with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Humber Fonns Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any conle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 250 00 264 00 167 00 164 00 

- 199 00 215 00 141 00 142 (Xl 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.0(XL - 206 4577 215 3213 148 4509 145 3166 Any conle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $UXXL - 186 (0) 192 (NAl 138 (Ol 138 (Ol 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 165 7201 194 7543 112 6649 128 6879 Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ 

- 128 I 785 150 2307 88 1 508 94 2018 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 101 919 !O5 I 089 65 683 56 837 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 42 866 61 I 218 32 825 48 I 181 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

- 130 1 487 (HAl (NAl 93 1 337 72 I 073 

Steers. steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ - 140 3929 (NAl (NA) IOJ 3804 104 3788 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 147 6 537 163 5351 105 6270 119 5 196 

$U)OO_ - (Xl 2983 00 '(NA) 00 2939 00 I 957 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$UXXL Conle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 71 715 (NAl (NA) 52 548 65 782 

- (Xl 85 00 (HA) 00 75 00 68 

- 130 5822 (NAl (NAl 95 5722 98 4414 

$UXXL Fottened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$J.(XXL Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- (X) 2898

1 

00 (NA) (X) 2865 (Xl 1 890 

- 61 5 325 (NAl (HA) 49 5296 63 3803 

- (X) 2 715 (Xl (HA) (X) 2 705 00 I 694 

- 25 895 (NAl (NAl 22 891 38 882 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs ond pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Oec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Oec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 71 4 339 60 2347 61 4233 41 2160 

- 57 726 (NAl (HA) I 49 684 18 212 

- 62 3 613 (NAl (NA) 54 3549 39 I 948 

- 59 944 39 478 51 920 26 439 

- 53 489 31 290 47 479 20 263 

- 48 455 29 188 43 441 21 176 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 10 I 343 7 (D) 7 (D) 2 (0) 

- 6 109 (NAl (NA) 3 41 1 (D) 

- 3 22 (NAl (NA) 3 22 1 (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles, Hogs and pig'- _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woo'-_______________________ $1 ,000_ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 67 366

1 

91 325 43 244 42 136 

- 74 7 181 54 3301 62 7070 42 3057 

- (X) 541 (Xl (HA) (X) 533 0<) 220 

- 31 2306 19 929 27 2 245 11 768 

- (Xl 89 (Xl (NA) (X) 86 (Xl 17 

- 7 1 248 2 (D) 5 (D) 1 (D) 

- 6 114 (NAl (NAl 3 46 I (0) 

- (X) 1 028 00 (HAl (X) 460 (Xl (D) 

- 8 (D) (NAl (HA) 5 (0) 1 (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- (X) - (Xl (NA) (X) - (X) - - 15 91 10 22 9 81 7 13 

- (X) 79 (Xl (NA) (Xl 74 (X) 3 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry __________________ ----------------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens __ - _____________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkevs for slouQhter ____________________________ _ 

turkey hen~ kePT for brecdulq ---------------------

Other poultry ______________ -----------------------

- 80 (X) 81 (X) 45 (X) 47 (X) 

- 73 2965 74 3 673 42 I 818 44 2441 

- 73 2 781 70 3341 42 (D) 44 (D) 

- 9 184 (NAl (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- 17 852 11 534 10 372 7 282 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - 1 (01 (NAl (NA) I (D) - -

- 18 (X) (NAl (X) JO (X) 4 (X) 

Soles, 

Any poultry __________________ ----------------------- Chickens 3 months old or older - _______ - _____________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older - ____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ ----------------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______ ----------------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ ----------------------- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 21 (X) 14 (X) 12 (X) 10 (X) 

- 7 181 11 689 4 138 7 496 

- 7 181 10 688 4 138 7 496 

- - - (HAl (NA) - - - - - - - (HA) (NA) - - - - - 8 780 3 200 5 646 3 200 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - - -

- I (D) (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- 5 (X) (HAl (X) 1 (Xl - (X) 

- 24 (D) 37 8 13 (D) 19 7 

472 MIDLAND COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigoled 

farms Acres Quonlity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for 011 purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

336 24 594 (X) I 3 280 291 24 058 (X) 3 280 - 328 18 230 (X) (NA) (NA)I 268 17630 (X) - - - 325 2 022 832 3 280 286 22 001 1 994 037 3 280 - 22 406 

304 16 130 1 077 037 (NA) (NA) 250 15 642 1 055 725 - - - 44 (0) 22 917 - - 33 (0) 22 026 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 51 1 942 20 682 - - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 46 (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

6 72 (X) - - 4 (0) (X) I - - - 5 104 (X) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) (X) - - -

=1 - - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 385 4 (0) (0) - - - 6 72 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 860 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

Wheal for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools lor groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley lor groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

77 1 548 67 651 - - 74 1 535 67256 - - - 319 7 773 346 009 (NA) (NA) 272 7309 331 142 - - - 126 1 788 114 114 - - 105 1 628 107 185 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 90 1 065 60 925 - - - 1 (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - -

- 3 (0) (0) - - 3 (0) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (N~I 7 64 1 335 - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 42 (X) - -

Soybeans lor beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 212 12 605 364 816 - - 198 12 417 360 534 - -

- 196 6977 168 716 (NA) (NA) 184 6843 165 922 - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cation (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish pOloloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 5 (0) (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- 7 107 8 536 (NA) (NA) 3 106 8456 - -

Sweelpotoloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexIL ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 206 5 782 12016 - - 144 4 795 10771 - - - 228 5756 12 255 (NA) (NA) 152 4 594 10 621 - - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 144 3539 8 2551 - (NNI 

115 3 109 7 5891 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 99 2492 6 971 - - Other lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 54 1 387 2286 - - 30 1 023 1 836 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 90 (X) - - Alfolfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1974_ 

All vegelobles harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)I 4 70 12 120 - -I 

- 20 321 00 1 (0) 12 305 (X) - - 1974_ - 21 312 (X) (NA) (NA) 12 302 (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 15 62 (X) - - 7 49 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 8 73 (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 9 6 (X) 1 (0) 5 5 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 10 (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 12 31 (X) - - 4 6 (X) - - 1974_ - 21 114 (X) (NA) (NA) 6 91 (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 12 17 36360 (NA) (NA) 4 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 57 611 800 (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - 7 6 6910 (NA) (NA) 3 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 8 16 (X) 4 13 3 (0) (X) 3 (0) 

- 4 2 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) (X) - - Slrowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 5 (0) (0) 4 (0) 3 (0) (0) 3 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 8 30 (X) - - 4 20 (X) - - - 166 16 318 (X) (NA) (NA) 162 16 234 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUl lURE-COUNTY DATA MIDLAND COUNTY, MICH. 473 
Table 1. Fanns, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Fonns Acres 

- 361 100 823 358 86 SOl 279 91 218 273 75847 

- 00 279 00 242 00 327 00 278 - 00 361 600 00 361 600 00 361 600 00 361 600 

- 00 27.9 00 23.9 00 25.2 00 21.0 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

~.;,,:,;,:, ~'1o;'."re;==========================-p;,:-ce-;,,= 

- 162846 00 74120 00 189 016 00 84 377 00 - 00 557 00 307 00 575 00 304 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in funns according to use: 

- 360 65 124 347 61 377 278 59369 268 55284 

- 347 48 927 330 43399 274 46 276 263 41 543 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested, 

- 6 25 12 (NA) 1 (0) 3 (NA) 

- 26 342 16 (NA) 5 69 - (NA) 

- 19 422 24 (NA) 7 161 3 (NA) 

- SO 1 908 40 (NA) 23 926 28 (NA) 

- 77 5721 72 (NA) 71 5351 64 (NA) 

- 84 12174 88 (NA) 84 12174 87 (NA) 

- 77 22 697 73 (NA) 76 (0) 73 (NA) 

- 6 (0) 4 (NA) 5 (0) 4 (NA) 

- 2 (0) 1 (NA) 2 (0) 1 (NA) 

1 to 9 ocres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 ocres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 ocres or mOnt ___________________________ _ 

- 192 9857 222 13986 152 8417 172 10882 

- 197 6340 109 3992 149 4676 86 2859 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

- 77 1 889 (NA) (NA) 63 1 630 32 875 

- 40 720 (NA) (NA) 29 532 6 86 

- 62 1 147 (NA) (NA) 46 1007 39 866 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 100 2584 (NA) (NA) 73 1 S07 36 1 032 

- 232 17965 205 16267 185 15564 168 13689 

- 92 6 764 (NAI (NA) 73 60SO 75 3915 

- 185 11 201 (NA) (NA) 148 9514 141 9774 

Total wondlond _____________________________________ _ 

Wondland postured _______________________________ _ 

Wondland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 268 17 734 264 8857 213 16285 196 6874 Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and 

- 65 11090 (NA) (NA) 55 10718 45 2623 

- 254 6644 (NA) (NA) 202 5 567 184 4251 

wondland postured _______________________________ _ 

lond in house lots. ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Postureland, all types-_________________________________ _ 

- 245 27711 (NA) (NA) 197 25 185 (NA) 17420 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 22 1420 2 (0) 19 1 417 2 (0) Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 22 (0) (NA) (NA) 19 (0) 2 (0) Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) -

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 119 1 891 00 (X) 113 1 860 (X) (X) 

1]978 data are based on a sample of fanns; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - 361 14327 358 9177 279 14 171 273 9036 

- 00 39687 00 25634 (X) SO 793 ()() 33099 

Fa$';'Jo~600a~~e ~~r:~~~~~~~~I_~~~~~~ _~~~ ~~ _____________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

le .. than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ leu than $1,000 _________________________________ _ Abnormal forms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 33 6 124 13 (NA) 33 6124 13 (NA) 

- 87 5748 67 (NA) 87 5 748 67 (NA) 

- 47 1 417 63 (NA) 47 I 417 63 (NA) 

- 37 489 57 (NA) 37 489 57 (NA) 

- 33 242 39 (NA) 33 242 39 (NA) 

- 42 152 31 (NA) 42 152 31 (NA) 

- 81 (0) 87 (NA) (X) ()() 3 (NA) 

- 9 20 (NA) (NA) 00 ()() (X) (X) 

- 19 33 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 10 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) 00 (X) (X) 

- 43 13 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops __________________________________ --------------

Groins ______________________________ ---------------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

T obocco ______________________ --- -------------------

Reid Seedl, hoy, forage, and silage --------------------- Vegetabl .. , IW"t corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Frultl, nutl, and berrles ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse product. _____________________ _ 

Other cropl __________________________ ---------------

- 182 1 254 259 1 442 140 1 207 (NA) 1 393 

- 82 309 (NA) (NA) 75 305 125 465 

- 7 46 (NA) (NA) 7 46 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 141 746 (NA) (NA) 104 706 149 811 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 11 (0) 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

- 4 (0) - - 3 (0) - - - 6 161 (NA) (NA) 6 161 7 97 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ___________________________ _ 

Hog. g:~7. and ':,';,"t~~l! pigs ________________________ 

.. -== ==== ======== ======== ========== == == ---------------- Sh"p, lambl, and wool _______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

- 265 13073 285 7588 235 12964 241 7500 

11 (0) 29 85 8 (0) 15 84 

- 157 9916 (NA) (NA) 157 9916 159 5 748 

- 237 2202 (NA) (NA) 213 2 104 230 1 112 

29 346 (NA) (NA) 25 341 20 515 

15 (0) (NA) (NA) 13 (0) 5 16 

18 34 (NA) (NA) 15 31 5 25 

'1974 data Include sales of forest products. 

474 MISSAUKEE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

• 1978 

Forma Forma with harvested cropland Forms wIIh irrigated Iond 

Acr .. .- Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 In farms Forms In farms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

361 358 100 823 3047 100 183 48 927 22 8031 04 952 10420 

- All farms ___________________________ _ 

- - 5 - - - - - - - -

38 21 I 257 27 9I:D 568 04 60 48 26 

-

- 8 12 0493 8 493 223 I (D) (0) (D) 

- 045 046 3656 043 34804 I 587 I (D) (D) (D) 

- 35 046 4123 304 4003 I 898 - - - - - 37 33 5816 37 5816 3081 - - - -

- 31 35 6176 31 6 176 3080 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 23 36 5486 23 5486 2933 - - - -

- 103 98 35506 103 35506 19927 6 2481 I 668 452 

- 36 21 23 715 36 23715 11 605 8 49n 3028 928 

- 4 5 (D) 4 (D) (D) - - - -

- 1 - (D) I (D) (D) - - - -

Farml wlth- I to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 049 ocros _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocre. _____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocrOL __________________ _ 180 to 219 acre'-__________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 260 to 499 ocreL __________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1.000 to 1.999 acrOI ________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

land In forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________ - ___ ----- 361 

3047 

Tenure of operatorl Full owners __________________________________ _ 205 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 191 

148 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Tenants ____________________________ ---------- 148 

8 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 8 

Type of organization, Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________ --------- 320 

39 Corporation __________________________________ _ 

All forms 

Acres 

100 823 48 927 

34 768 147n 

64 594 

33 231 

I 461 

919 

84 759 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

358 

330 

224 

(NA) 

131 

(NA) 

3 (NA) 

Acres 

86 SOl 43 399 

39 156 15216 

46 995 

28 063 

350 

120 

Forms wIIh soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms 

279 91 218 273 

274 46 276 263 

130 (0) 143 

125 (0) (NA) 

142 63168 129 

142 32545 (NA) 

7 (D) 1 

7 (0) (NA) 

242 (0) 256 

37 (0) 17 

Acres 

75847 

41 5043 

28 741 13449 (0) 

27974 (D) 

120 

68 690 

7 157 

Other-cooperative, 8state or trust, institutional, etc._ 

r-~------_r------~--~--------~-------T------~--~--------~ 2 (D) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(HA) 

(NA) 

Farms with soles of 

$2.500 or more All All forms farms Farms with sales of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 »974 1978 »974 1978 »974 

307 275 239 221 

22 21 18 9 

32 61 22 43 

162 ISO 139 128 

40 24 38 21 

12 5 11 3 

8 11 8 10 

17 31 12 18 

103 81 54 45 

'Applles only to Individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) ond partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms, see text] 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($].000) Farms ($1.000) 

- 150 1 503 164 763 129 I 477 116 743 

- 276 2993 260 1 599 230 2938 214 1 578 

- 188 1 626 154 816 176 I 611 127 809 

- 256 129 (NA) (NA) 226 125 177 74 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and paultry ___________________________ _ Commercially mIxed formula feods _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 299 324 249 179 257 316 211 175 

- 303 744 243 467 269 710 210 434 

Seeds. bulbi. plants. and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 280 263 164 99 243 249 157 97 

- 170 657 129 323 163 640 116 299 

Other agricultural chemicals Including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

- 13 13 11 15 13 13 9 (D) 

- ISO 137 151 100 121 135 132 ~ 

98 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

CUltamwork. machine hi .... and rental of machinery and equipment ________________________________________ ~--

- 359 943 (NA) (NA) 299 921 (NA) (NA) 

- 359 628 345 322 299 612 273 307 

- 333 290 (NA) (NA) 273 279 251 188 

Energy and petraleum products __________________________ _ 

Peh~~~~~e~~~~~~_:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: - 221 209 (NA) (HA) 211 206 181 88 

- 23 27 (NA) (HA) 18 27 15 3 

- 48 56 (NA) (NA) 43 56 

- } 3 1 (NA) (NA) 3 1 273 29 

- 359 45 (NA) (NA) 299 43 

- 262 (D) (NA) (NA) 235 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) (HA) (NA) 

Ol .. el fuel _______________________________________ _ LP yal. butane. and propone ________________________ _ Fue 011 __________________________________________ _ Natural gal ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene. motor all. and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-cool. wood. coke. etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MISSAUKEE COUNTY, MICH. 475 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms; see I.xl] 

All forms Forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ - 299 29 015 265 28 195 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to control-

- 299 28 234 265 

- 14 781 13 - 107 2818 90 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 103 6850 83 

- 7 540 7 

- 38 3989 38 

- 206 13726 189 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock ond poultry _______________________ _ Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 14 387 10 

- 134 00 124 

- 71 (X) 60 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

forms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheel Iype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

363 346 299 269 machinery and equipment - Can. 

16 279 7642 15 8S!? 7 041 $20,000 1o $29,999 ______________________ 

44846 22087 53 016 26 175 $30,000 1o $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 __ • ___________________ 

23 57 1 29 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

47 71 16 35 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

74 59 64 48 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Monufoclured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

266 394 147 176 156 218 

297 415 159 175 185 240 

356 919 126 181 328 738 

99 99 25 25 74 74 

14 14 2 (D) 12 (D) 

76 84 24 24 52 60 

- - - - - - 226 232 96 97 130 135 

225 232 63 65 162 167 

144 173 68 71 88 102 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

(D) 

(D) 

2 483 

6547 

540 

3989 

13445 

363 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

210 18000 (NA) 17 486 (NA) 514 

53 I 460 

(NA) 2294 

I (D) 

2 (D) 

(NA) 7975 

1 (D) 

37 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

28 60 28 59 

65 65 65 65 

44 21 44 21 

491 13 ~ 48 1 26 26 12 

7 J i L 7 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

305 390 235 279 345 155 

325 762 197 

39 39 3 13 13 6 

73 76 29 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

153 157 77 

225 232 100 

138 157 62 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Working J 50 days or more Working less thon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ____________ -- ---- --- - -- -_ ------ ------------------- Workers ______________ -- -_ ---- - __ - --- - ----- - -------------- 170 84 (X) 129 (X) 163 116 

- 605 (X) 176 (X) 429 582 419 

- 39 32 32 24 24 39 43 

- 30 27 54 37 74 30 14 

- 48 22 74 36 117 42 32 

- 48 3 16 29 171 47 20 

- 5 - - 3 43 5 7 

Forms with- I worker ______________ -------. ------ ------------ -- ---.-

2 workers ____________ ------ -- __ ------ ------------------ 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

510 9 workers _______________ • _________________________ _ 

)0 workers or more ____________________ ------------------

476 MISSAUKEE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any coHle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

· 288 (X) 296 (X) 235 (X) 239 00 

· 261 (X) 277 (X) 221 00 233 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any collie, hogs, or sheep •••.•.•.•.•.•. _ .•... $1,000. 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

265 13073 285 7 588 235 12964 241 7500 · 

· 252 (0)1 274 (NA) 225 (0) 238 1 643

1 

I 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer colves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

245 20085 263 18 421 208 19446 227 17611 · 220 9958 214 7 904 189 9 594 190 7564 · 58 1 443 32 1 669 39 1 124 · 52 2018 

173 794O 171 6 461 161 7 925 164 6440 · 

· 214 7 526 (NA) (NA)I 187 7 350

1 

183 6 321

1 · 187 2 601 (NA) (NA) 165 2 502 195 3 726 

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000. Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000. 

Collie •••• _ ••.••.•...•...•.•.•.•.•.•...•.......•.. 

$1,000. Fo"ened conle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000. 

Dairy produch _______________________________ $1,000_ 

· 237 7589 260 5 597 213 7 333 230 5 262 

· (X) 2 202 (X) (NA) (X) 2 104 (X) 1 112 

· 173 3 713 (NA) (NA) 161 3 582 167 2 228 

· (X) 341 (X) (NA) (X) 298 (X) 173 

· 209 3 876 (NA) (NA) 190 3 751 205 3034 

· (X) 1 862 (X) (NA) I (X) 1 806 (X) 939

1 · 33 410 (NA) (NA) 27 396 36 473 

· (X) 181 (X) (NA) (X) 176 (X) 176 

· 157 9 916 (NA) (NA) 157 9 916 159 5 748 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

mher hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

liHers of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 af preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Oec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

· 39 1 974 41 1 245 30 1 889 24 1 139 

· 24 653 (NA) (NA) 19 636 14 329 

· 35 1 321 (NA) (NA) 27 1 253 1 22 810 

· 25 623 21 592 20 607 14 568 

· 23 304 18 288 18 296 12 274 

· 19 319 19 304 16 311 13 294 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

· 14 798 10 654 12 (0) 6 516 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ · 13 529 (NA) (NA) 11 (0) 6 386 Goats _____________________________________________ _ · 3 12 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

· 53 203

1 

55 253

1 

32 1141 36 174 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ · 29 5 539 28 9 165 25 5 438 20 9 055 

$1,000. · (X) 346 (X) (NA) (X) 341 (X) 515 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ · 16 4099 16 3 523 14 (D) 11 3 428 

$1,000. · (X) 197 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 91 

Sheep and lombs. .••••.••••••••...•... _ .•.•...•••.... · 15 577 9 587 13 (0) 5 516 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

· 11 636 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 4 417 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

· (X) 4443 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 3 143 

Sheep, lambs, and wool .....•.•...•...•.•...... $1 ,000. · 15 (0) (NA) (NA) 13 (0) 5 16 Goots _____________________________________________ _ · 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - $1,000. · (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ · 11 38 8 113 9 (0) 4 107 

$1,000. · (X) 25 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 11 

POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any poultry ..•...••.•••••.•.•••.•••••••••.•••.•..... Chickens 3 mon'hs old or older ______________________ _ 

· 46 (X) 50 (X)I 27 (X) 27 (X) 

· 43 (0) 49 13 520 26 (0) 26 13 011 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ · 42 (0) 48 13 410 25 (0) 25 12 978 Pulle's 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

· 3 105 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers ond other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

· - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

· 7 259 3 1 732 3 140 2 (0) 

· 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ · - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

· 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ••.•••••••••..••..•.............••••. 

Sales, · 10 (X) (NA) (X) 8 (X) 4 (X) 

Any poultry ••••••••••••••••••.•.••••••••••••.••••... Chickens 3 months 'old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older ••••...•...•••.•.•.••. 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old .•...•.••••• Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ••••••••...•.•...• ~ •••••••••••••••••••...• Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding •••.•....•.•••.•..••• 

· 8 (X) 17 (X) 5 (X) 9 (X) 

· 3 16935 16 2 770 2 (0) 8 2 570 

· 2 (0) 14 2 738 1 (0) 8 2 558 

· 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - · - - (NA) (NA) - - - - · 4 (0) 1 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 

· 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - · 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - . - · - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry •••••••••••••••••••••••.•••..•..••••• 

Poultry and poultry products •••••••••••••••••... $1,000. · - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) 1 (X) 

· 11 (0) 29 85 8 (0) 15 84 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY OAT A MISSAUKEE COUNTY, MICH. 477 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 239 16837 (X) 15 779 216 16499 (X) 15 779 1974_ - 208 II 627 (X) (NA) (NA) 193 II 456 (X) - - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 160 6 553 452 668 13 565 149 6 472 449611 13 565 1974_ - 172 5 328 381 168 (NA) (NA) 161 5 254 376 831 - - For silage or green chop (tons, 9roonL _________ 1978_ - 203 10284 103 399 8 214 189 lO 027 lOl 660 8 214 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 163 6 (69 65 991 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For fodder. hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 ll3 (X) - -

- 9 101 (X) I - - 9 lOl (X) - -

- 8 202 (X) (NA) (NA) 8 202 (X) - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 8 (0) 612 - - 8 (D) 612 - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 278 - - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons. dry) __________ 1978_ - I (0) (D) - - I (D) (D) - -

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - -I 1974_ 

- 27 584 15 963 - - 25 Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ (D) (D) - -

- 95 I 380 55454 (NA) (NA) 91 I 354 54 694 - - - 159 3 323 143 383 I (D) 150 3 260 141 595 I (D) 1974_ Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 163 3 377 170 279 - - -- 5 74 I 650 - - 5 74 I 650 - - 1974 Barley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- 6 88 I 655 - - 4 (D) (D) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) lO 71 I 890 -

=1 -- 2 (D) (X) - - I (D) (X) -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) -

1974 Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 

1974 Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - - - - - - - -

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 

1974 Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- 7 251 50 670 4 154 6 (0) (D) 4 154 

-- 10 188 25 399 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) (D) I (D) 

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974 Irish pototoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 

1974 

$weetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Hoy crops (tons. dry) (see text) _________________ 1978 

1974 Alfalfa hoy (tons. dry) ______________________ 1978 

1974 Other tome dry hoy (tons. dry) (see text) ______ 1978 

-- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- 325 29 835 57 748 8 348 259 27 620 54951 8 348 

-- 304 26 520 55 221 (NA) (NA) 250 24959 52996 - -

-- 292 21 332 46 5381 5 203 233 19 882 44 368 5 203 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 212 15 331 35 545 - -

-- 29 I 521 2 223 - - 25 I 471 2 151 - -

-- 2 (D) (X) - - I (D) (X) - - -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 24 492 (X) - - Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 

1974 

-- I (D) (D) - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - I (D) (D) - - I (D) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 24 492 48 161 - -

Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 3 4 (X) I (D) 2 (D) (X) - -

- 21 29 (X) (NA) (NA) 13 12 (X) - -

- 3 (D) (X) I (D) 2 (D) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 3 (X) - -

- 2 (D) (X) I (D) I (0) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) • (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ____ ___ _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 3 7 (X) - - - - (X) - -

- 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 3 I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 3 (D) (X) 2 (D) 2 (D) (X) I (D) 

- I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) I (D) (X) I (D) 

- 3 (D) (0) 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) I (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) - I (D) 

- 4 60 (X) I (D) 3 (D) (X) - -

- 3 149 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 149 (X) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops __________________________ -_ - ____ 1978_ 

478 MISSAUKEE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 10 Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

I 

All fonns Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Al:.res Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ________________________________ ---------------

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

1 529 231 839 I 702 232 022 1 271 223 502 I 385 222 813 

- (X) 176 (X) 161

1 (X) 152 (X) 136 - (X) 356 480 (X) 356480 (X) 356 480 (X) 356 480 - 62.7 (X) 62.5 

- (X) 65.0 (X) 65.1 (X) 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ doUars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 243 412 (X) 123 892 (X) 280 250 (X) 143 274 (X) 

- (X) 1 583 (X) 909 (X) I 573 (X) 891 

-

land in farms according to use: Totol cropland ______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 1 495 209 3431 1 674 204 731 I 247 203 4061 1 369 198 1071 

- 1 465 195 770 1 647 192 666 1 233 191 828 1 362 188287 - By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 301049 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

115 592 137 (NA) 42 167 35 (HA) 

- 146 2083 156 (NA) 61 859 54 (NA) 

- 115 2 746 139 (NA) 74 I 806 90 (NA) 

- 211 8025 276 (NA) 184 7066 249 (NA) - 347 25026 376 (NA) 341 24632 371 (NA) 

- 283 (NA) I 236 32 2551 283 (HA)I 236 32 2551 - 229 68 116 225 (HA) 229 68 116 225 (NA) - 47 (NA) 47 32 314 47 (NA) 47 32 314 - 19 24613 8 (HA) 19 24613 8 (NA) 

- Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 133 I 908 222 4405 96 I 434 148 2894 - 519 11 665 350 7660 452 10 144 291 6926 - Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

145 2 131 (NA) (NA) 126 I 924 63 858 - I 068 (NAl (NA) 54 990 57 1 428 - 64 

67 1 7551 (NAl (NA) 61 I 4861 26 7211 - 268 5 744 171 3919 - 308 6 711 (NAl (HA) 

Tolol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

528 9836 572 II 737 450 8 928 494 10862 - 899 (NA) (NA) 58 786 72 I 721 - 68 

471 8937 (NAl (NA) 403 8 142 440 9 141 - Olher land ___ 0_0 ___________________________________ _ 

- I 025 12660 I 215 15 554 851 If 168 I 003 13844 

Pasturefand and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 63 I 0671 (NA) (NA) I 54 985

1 42 I 1731 

- I 005 II 593 (NA) (NA) 834 10 183 993 12 671 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 236 3874 (NA) (NA) 184 3 205 (NA) 5 788 

Irrigaled land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Posturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 46 2900 49 I 849 39 2806 41 I 740 

- 45 (D) (NA) (NA) 38 (D) 41 (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) (NA) -

- - - (NA) (HA) - - I (D) 

- 374 4 712 (X) (X) 355 4603 (X) (X) 

1}978 dota ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 20 Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Fanns ($1.000) Fonns ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - I 529 45 132 I 702 36393 I 271 44799 I 385 36000 

- (X) 29 517 (X) 21 382 (X) 35 247 (X) 25 993 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 85 21 290 66 (NA) 85 21 290 66 (NA) $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 187 II 173 166 (NA) 187 II 173 166 (NA) $20,000 10 $39,999 _______________________________ 0 __ 

- 197 5 393 204 (NA) 197 5 393 204 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _______________ 0 _________________ _ 

- 281 3961 269 (NA) 281 3961 269 (NA) $5,000 10 $9,999 0 __________ 0 _______________________ _ 

- 304 2 188 339 (NA) 304 2 188 339 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less Ihan $2,500 (seelexl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

- 217 794 276 (NA) 217 794 276 (NA) 

- 258 333 382 (NA) (X) (X) 65 (NA) 

- 46 100 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) $1,500 10 $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1.499 ____________________ 0 ____________ _ 

Less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see 10xIL _____ ' ______________________ _ 

- 69 118 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 60 73 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 83 41 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ______ ~ __ ~ __ ________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporalion loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporalion loons _________________ _ Tobacco _______________________ 0 ___________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 1 421 36 287 1629 30 214 I 221 36023 (NA) 29 877 

- I 311 26097 (NA) (NA) 1 149 25877 I 306 22 200 - 91 767 (NA) (NA) 86 766 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 152 427 (NA) (NA) 123 407 124 213 

- 106 2457 (NA) (NA) 94 2 450 82 2 172 

- 47 418 (NA) (NA) 34 410 26 222 

- 63 3995 65 2615 58 3988 54 2 603 

- 28 2 893 (NA) (NA) 25 2 892 30 2466 

Liveslock, poultry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producl'-_________________________ _ ~airy producls _____________________________________ _ 

Colfle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Olher livestock and liveslock producls (see lext) _________ _ 

- 450 8 845 474 6 158 379 8 776 385 6 103 

- 92 1 179 113 745 77 1 175 83 740 

- 38 1 255 (NA) (NA) 38 I 255 49 1 159 

- 209 4153 (NA) (NA) 189 4 133 242 3014 - 188 1 994 (NA) (NA) 165 1 971 147 I 082 - 36 30 (NA) (NA) 29 27 46 34 - 70 234 (NA) (NA) 49 215 28 75 

'1974 dolo include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONROE COUNTY, MICH. 479 
Table 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, 1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in farms farms in forms cropland Farms in farms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 1 Forms with- 529 1 702 231 839 1 465 230001 195 770 46 12653 10678 2900 

1 to 9 Dcres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 140 to 179 acreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 78 70 425 51 311 219 6 43 21 21 

- 441 500 12 767 409 12076 8994 11 239 154 103 - 161 168 9 345 158 9 187 6921 3 183 57 41 

- 213 284 17837 212 17 739 14679 5 400 331 24 

- 165 177 19035 165 19 035 15 777 4 480 430 131 

- 85 124 13329 85 13329 10539 3 508 328 103 

- 68 75 13492 68 13492 11 355 1 (0) (0) (0) 

- 60 58 14 141 60 14 141 II 696 I (0) (0) (0) 

- 181 179 62 983 181 62 983 54 832 5 I 770 I 760 561 

- 52 56 35 289 51 34 512 30814 4 2842 2625 818 

- 24 10 (0) 24 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) (0) 

- I I (0) I (0) (0) I (0) (0) (0) 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

lond in forms __________________________ _ 

-------- I 529 231 839 I 702 232 022 I 271 223 502 I 385 222 813 Harvested cropland ____________________ _ 

-------- I 465 195 770 I 647 192666 I 233 191 828 I 362 188 287 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 726 48 849 933 65 841 543 44 119 671 58 104 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 665 35 938 (NA) 47 661 506 33 528 (NA) 44 066 Port owners _________________________ _ --------- 587 153 493 554 135 223 535 150 577 521 134 108 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 586 132 994 (NA) 117 535 535 131 966 (NA) 117 052 Tenants ____________________________ _ 

--------- 216 29 497 215 30 958 193 28806 193 30601 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 214 26 838 (NA) 27470 192 26334 (NA) 27 169 

Type of organization: Individual or fomily ___________________ _ --------- I 354 179 902 (NA) (NA) I 108 171 898 I 258 185 322 Partnership _________________________ _ 

--------- 152 35 696 (NA) (NA) 140 35 363 117 30492 Corporotion _________________________ _ 

--------- 20 15 887 (NA) (NA) 20 15 887 9 (0) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, instituti anal, etc._ 3 354 (NA) (NA) 3 354 I (0) 

All farms Forms with sales of All farms Forms with sales of 

$2.500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 0)974 1978 0)974 1978 '1974 1978 0)974 

Operators by principal occupation; Operators by place of residence: Forming ____________________________ _ 

- 665 842 620 778 On form operated ______________________ I 172 I 182 971 981 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 864 850 651 597 Not on form operated ___________________ 230 267 195 210 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 127 243 105 184 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

- 57 55 52 46 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeorL ______________________ _ 

- 215 179 175 139 None _________________________________ 505 471 454 423 35 to 44 yearL ______________________ _ 

- 306 301 236 249 I to 49 days ___________________________ 65 81 57 51 45 fa 54 yeorL ______________________ _ - 373 428 314 356 50 to 99 day'- _________________________ 32 38 31 34 

- 356 449 310 361 100 to 149 day'- _______________________ 54 44 45 35 

222 280 184 224 150 to 199 day'- _______________________ 71 96 65 83 

55 to 64 yeorL ______________________ _ 65 years and over _____________________ _ 

Average age _________________________ _ 

- 49.2 51.0 49.3 51.0 200 days or more ______________________ 755 699 576 507 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[7978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poulrry purchosed _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poulrry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ ---------------

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Controct labor ______________ ---- __________ -------------

- 383 3 009 393 I 981 297 2 794 264 I 945 

- 478 I 587 549 1 425 369 1 478 375 I 367 

- 224 797 426 999 154 732 295 973 

- 294 132 (NA) (NA) 229 99 231 61 

- 1 158 2 501 1 247 I 798 I 042 2 467 I 064 I 772 

- I 311 5 193 I 442 4 255 I 113 5 123 I 215 4 200 

- I 208 2 117 974 1 113 I 058 2 102 903 I 106 

- 447 2 629 357 1 707 407 2 590 325 I 701 

- 58 59 22 63 36 53 20 (0) 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ________________________________ -_ ---------- 639 619 686 438 528 594 575 421 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ______________________ - ----------- Gasoline ____________________________________ ------

Diesel fuel ________________ - _______ -_ ------ -------- lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil __________________ -- ________ --------------- Natural gas __________________________ -------------

Kerosene, motor oil, and greos8 _____________________ _ Electricity ________________________________ -----------

Other-cool, woad, coke, 8IC. _________________________ _ 

- I 520 3 318 (NA) (NA) I 251 3 229 (NA) (NA) 

- I 520 2 724 I 623 I 675 I 251 2 660 I 319 I 619 

- I 478 I 290 (NA) (NA) I 209 1 239 I 296 I 014 

- 700 760 (NA) (NA) 669 756 591 368 

- 203 274 (NA) (NA) 199 274 164 97 

- 149 95 (NA) (NA) 139 94 

- 21 152 } (NA) (NA) 21 152 I 315 140 

- I 520 152 (NA) (NA) I 251 143 

- 869 484 (NA) (NA) 765 462 (NA) (NA) 

- 32 110 (NA) (NA) 27 107 (NA) (NA) 

480 MONROE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms, see lext] 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, excepl !!?slure __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime __________________________________________________ - __ _ 

1 279 177 830 1 081 174 378 - 277 177 640 1 081 (D) - 1 

20 190 1 (D) - 121 4016 107 3952 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

345 42 109 314 41 834 - 4 104 42 4 104 - 42 

- 139 9050 108 8 851 

948 135 247 840 133 9851 -

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

41 5613 40 

~I - 120 ()() 103 -

- 118 ()() 105 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dote are based on a sample of forms· see text] 

All forms Forms with soles All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,O(XL Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,()()() 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,()()() 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel Iraclors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Com heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field foroge harveslers, shear bar or flywheellYpe ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 528 1 588 

53 298 35530 

34 881 22374 

129 244 

356 354 

307 338 

All forms 

Forms 

I 099 

I 348 

I 465 

691 

432 

427 

- 283 

379 

136 

1 AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

I 259 1 279 machinery and equipmen1- Can. 

51 165 32638 $20,()()() 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

40 639 25 518 $30,()()() 10 $49,999 ______________________ 

$5O,()()() to $69,999 ______________________ 

70 145 $70,()()() to $99,999 ______________________ 

225 217 $100,()()() 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

240 289 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Monufactured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Number Farms Number Farms Number 

1 532 565 702 629 830 2424 771 963 922 1 461 

3 673 381 550 I 377 3 123 

721 183 185 524 536 454 149 154 295 300 

433 28 28 399 405 - - - - - 353 73 74 213 279 380 35 35 345 345 

163 28 38 123 125 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of farms, see lexl] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

192 

191 

122 

93 "1 

~ 119 

19 J 

Farms 

1 337 

I 343 

I 496 

635 

328 

484 

(NA) 

159 

283 

95 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

1 215 151 377 

(NA) 151 261 

(NA) 116 

30 1 187 

(NA) 24681 

1 (D) 

49 4379 

(NA) 96 167 

10 985 

32 ()() 

(NA) ()O 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

1 

249 180 234 

241 191 237 

79 122 78 r 93 "1 

-j f- 83 119 79 

L 19 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970101974 

1 774 1 040 

2 202 819 

3541 546 

664 169 

338 121 

505 54 

(NA) (NA) 

173 26 

286 30 

105 21 

Any hired workersWorking 150 days or more Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working less Ihan 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 447 124 (X) 392 (X) 407 325 - 2 293 (X) 410 (X) 1 883 2 122 2099 

Farms wllh- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5109 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 134 46' 46 127 127 125 122 - 96 39 78 87 174 90 48 - 114 20 66 94 313 99 48 - 53 13 72 46 291 48 49 - 50 6 148 38 978 45 58 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONROE COUNTY, MICH. 481 
Table 9. livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farm. Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

- 542 (Xl 608 (Xl 437 (Xl 471 (Xl 

- 377 (Xl 4S3 (X) 319 (Xl 364 (Xl 

Inventory, AnX livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

ny ca"Ie, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

- 450 8845 474 6158 379 8776 385 6103 

- 352 6177 392 (NA) 310 6131 340 4130 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any co"Ie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 246 8518 354 9310 211 8326 280 8826 

- 113 1 574 178 2458 94 1 525 132 2216 

- 58 243 89 758 44 219 55 585 

- 61 1 331 106 1 700 52 1 306 81 1 631 

- 113 1 266 (NA) (NA) 94 1 204 121 1 805 

- 198 5678 (NA) (NA) 173 5597 226 4805 

Inventoryl Co"le and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ 

~~~ ~~:~ ====================================== Heifers and heifer calve. ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calve., bulls and bull calve. _____________ _ 

- 209 8986 273 8771 189 8910 242 8652 

- (X) 4153 (lO (NA) (Xl 4133 (Xl 3014 

- 68 969 (NA) (NA) 59 940 81 1 114 

- (X) 148 (Xl (NA) (Xl 144 (Xl 61 

- 188 8017 (NA) (NA) In 7970 221 7538 

- (X) 4005 (Xl (NA) (Xl 3989 (Xl 2953 

- 134 7096 (NA) (NA) 125 70n 143 5681 

- (X) 3623 (X) (NA) (Xl 3615 (Xl 2267 

- 38 1255 (NA) (NA) 38 1 255 49 1 159 

Soles, Co"1e and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Ca!w. __________________________________________ _ 

Co"1e _____________________________________ !_1:~= 

$1,000_ Fan-ned ca"1e _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

- 196 18216 182 9042 163 17858 142 8 736 

- 114 1803 (NA) (NA) 100 1 761 84 922 

- 180 16413 (NA) (NA) 148 16097 133 7814 

Inventoryl Hogs and plg'-_____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and plg'-______________________________ _ 

- 119 2 187 117 1 623 105 2146 95 1 514 

- 97 981 99 860 89 963 81 800 

- 101 1 206 92 763 89 1 183 75 714 

- 38 711 66 1 783 30 593 50 1 707 

- 34 497 (NA) (NA) 27 414 44 1 169 

- 12 34 (NA) (NA) 9 23 3 11 

- 140 812 162 644 94 513 108 468 

li"ers of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Mav 31 ______________ _ June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lomb'-___________________________________ _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goats ________________________________ ---_____ ------

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 188 23713 174 15030 165 23422 147 14388 

- (X) 1 994 (Xl (NA) (Xl 1 971 (X) 1 082 

- 51 5 179 42 1 394 46 5087 34 1 236 

- (Xl 204 (Xl (NA) (Xl 201 (Xl 27 

- 33 434 43 1 087 27 391 40 1 076 

- 33 693 (NA) (NA) 27 578 44 1 401 

- (X) 6056 (Xl (NA) (Xl 4888 (Xl 11 677 

- 36 30 (NA) (NA) 29 27 46 34 

- 7 25 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 2 (D) 

- (X) 1 (Xl (NA) (Xl (D) (Xl (Z) 

- 42 128 23 69 29 95 16 30 

- (X) 183 (X) (NA) (Xl 165 (X) 26 

Soles, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

Sheep and lomb"-___________________________________ _ Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats ________________________ ----------------------

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

Inventoryl Any poultry __________________________ ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ________ ---------------

~n:t~3d .:~~:~~ :rJ"t:'::Id:~e _===================== Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chlckens ________________ _ 

Tu1u~t~;;f~~_.I~.;ghte~============================= Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 191 (X) 240 (Xl 144 (Xl 159 (X) 

- 167 107009 226 85035 124 105209 147 81 423 

- 161 105399 209 83606 119 103991 144 81 124 

- 25 1 610 (NA) (NA) 16 1 218 3 62 

- 4 146 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 33 1 538 21 2273 26 1 401 14 2040 

- 13 132 (NA) (NA) 7 35 2 (D) 

- 10 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 1 (D) 

- 5 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 1 (D) 

- 57 (Xl (NA) (Xl 42 (X) 29 (X) 

Soles, 

Anlhrck~~': 3-';;~~th; oldor-~ide; ======== ============ === Hens and pullets of Ioylng age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old - __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ----------------- Turkeys ____________________ ---------------------- Turkeys for sloughter _____________________________ _ 

Turkev hens kept for breeding ---------------------- Other poultry ______________ ------------------------ Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000 __ 

- 67 (Xl 67 (X) 60 ()O 53 (X) 

- 43 82070 55 46168 41 (0) 44 45 590 

- 43 (D) 53 46054 41 (0) 43 45 538 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 14 (D) 18 10550 13 (D) 14 10065 

- 6 39 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 1 (0) 

6 39 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 1 (0) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - 14 (Xl (NA) (Xl 12 (X) 6 (X) 

92 1 179 113 745 77 1 175 83 740 

482 MONROE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

I 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Fonns Aaes Quantity Forms h.re5 Forms h.res Quantity forms N:.reS 

Com for all pUfllO .... _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For foddat-, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

900 63 288 00 9 493 830 62715 00 7 (D) - 986 52919 00 (NA) (NAl 882 51 953 00 3 29 -

- 889 60 341 5024 736 9 493 821 59780 4993985 7 (D) 

962 48782 3 128 113 (NA) (HAl 867 47944 3091 315 3 29 -

- 75 2947 36 547 - - 71 2935 36 4SO - - - (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 102 3983 45790 - -

- - - 00 - - - - 00 - -

- (HA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NAl 3 26 00 - -

Sorghums for all pUfllOses _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

5 32 00 I (D) 5 32 00 I (D) -

- 6 46 00 (NA) (NAl 5 (D) (X) - -

For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, 9reen) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

2 (D) (0) (NA) (NAl 2 (D) (D) - - - 5 32 (D) I (D) 5 32 (D) I (D) - (NA) (HA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 2 (D) (0) - - - CUi for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grozed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (HA) (NAl (NA) (NAl I (D) (D) - - - (HA) 

- - - 00 - - - - 00 - -

- (HA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NAl I (D) 00 - -

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Sorley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other smull groins for gruin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 542 14874 582414 - - 519 14668 576 100 - -

32563 I 361 939 (NA) (NAl 944 31 780 I 339 098 4 15 - I 031 

- 312 4523 313082 - - 289 4387 305 451 - -

- (HA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 396 6627 397099 2 (D) 

- 5 215 6362 - - 4 (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 3 12 570 - -

- 5 32 785 - - 4 (0) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (N~I (NA) (NAl 15 137 2 724 - -

- I (D) - - I (D) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NAl I (D) (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I 200 100 566 2 343 192 7 149 I 055 98 364 2 308 415 5 (D) 

- I 340 89 041 I 766 S07 (NA) (NAl I 206 87 376 I 741 531 9 352 

Peanuts for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Collon (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NAl - -

=1 

-

=1 - - - - - (NAlI - - - - - - - (NA) - - - Irish polatoes (hundred_ighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 20 2981 640 845 5 726 15 2979 640 703 5 726 

- 28 2901 515 977 (NA) (NAl 24 2900 515 927 4 353 

Sweelpotoloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lextL ________________ 1978_ - 319 7 011 153SO - - 255 6314 14282 - - 1974_ - 293 4 579 9074 (NA) (NAl 243 4029 8 179 3 35 Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 263 5636 12878 - - 216 5 129 12085 - - 1974_ - (HA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 180 2602 5498 2 (D) 

Other lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see !exl) ______ 1978_ - 55 754 1477 - - 41 649 I 317 - - F .. 1d seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 4 43 00 - - 4 43 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NAl 21 280 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (HA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 8 99 4910 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 4 43 (D) - - 4 43 (D) - - 1974_ - (HA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl II 127 8286 - -

All vegelobles harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - 107 2807 00 16 894 95 2 783 (X) 16 894 1974_ - 105 3229 00 (NA) (NAl 83 3 186 (X) 15 619 Sweel com ________________________________ 1978_ - 42 539 00 4 (D) 37 535 (X) 4 (D) 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NAl 37 696 (X) 6 101 

- 71 895 00 9 309 64 893 (X) 9 309 1974_ Green peas excluding cawpeas ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) 00 (NA) (NAl 62 I 097 (X) 6 70 

- 3 (D) 00 - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NAl (NA) 00 (NA) (NAl 5 2 (X) I (D) 

Land in orchord"-____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 62 459 00 6 116 36 338 (X) 3 (D) 

- 54 400 00 (NA) (NAl 24 318 (X) I (Z) 

- 52 385 3 278 926 (NA) (NAl 30 290 3218 286 (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (HAl 2SO 2 297 ISO (NAl (NA) 

- 30 32 16510 (NA) (NAl 18 23 15 678 (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl 10 (NA) (NAl (NA) 

- 30 19 27877 (NA) (NAl 18 II 19414 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 7 41 (D) (NAl (NA) 

Berri.s _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

197,L 

Nursery and greenhouse product"-______________ 1978_ Other crops ____________________ . _____________ 1978_ 

- 27 79 00 6 37 22 77 (X) 6 37 

- 22 33 00 (NAl (NAl 17 32 00 3 4 

- 22 54 148 658 5 32 19 53 147333 5 32 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 14 30 109 5!O 3 4 

- 63 880 00 17 519 58 874 (X) 17 519 

- 11 376 00 (NA) (NAl II 376 (X) (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONROE COUNTY, MICH. 483 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

- 1 210 243 125 1 310 240034 856 217 134 938 211 250 

- (X) 201 (l() 183 (Xl 254 (Xl 225 

- (X) 455680 (Xl 455680 (l() 455680 (Xl 455 680 - (X) 53.4 (Xl 52.7 (l() 47.7 (l() 46.4 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings:' 

- 156395 (X) 66 005 (X) 200 654 (l() 80 940 (X) 

- (l() 743 (Xl 360 (l() 762 (l() 359 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

- 1 189 182 467 1 292 169 7461 844 167601 934 154 112 

- 1 164 142 710 1 258 128 427 835 134 989 929 121 590 

Land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________ : __________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 48 287 69 (NAl 9 43 11 (NAl 

- 134 1 924 163 (NAl 30 448 31 (NA) 

- 130 3088 122 (NA) 42 1 005 52 (NAl 

- 202 7682 201 (NA) 117 4601 154 (NAl 

- 239 16533 311 (NA) 226 15696 289 (NAl 

- 211 28910 222 (NA) 211 28910 222 (NA) 

- 156 49441 137 (NA) 156 49441 137 (NA) 

- 37 24866 31 (NA) 37 24866 31 (NA) 

- 7 9979 2 (NA) 7 9979 2 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 '0499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ l,000361arm s ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

- 412 12 870 519 15 526 288 10790 362 11 610 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 739 26 887 684 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil~improvement 

25 793 537 21 822 512 20 912 

- 304 7 774 (NAl (NAl 228 6 520 228 7 157 

- 84 1 526 (NAl (NA) 54 1 186 67 2299 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 253 6083 (NAl (NAl 188 5218 218 4 753 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 430 11 504 (NAl (NA) 309 8898 227 6 703 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 731 35 749 841 37405 524 29 579 601 30 564 

- 166 3981 (NAl (NA) 115 3 136 168 5 165 

- 641 31 768 (NAl (NA) 468 26443 514 25399 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 931 24909 1 086 32 883 649 19954 793 26574 Posturelond and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ - 145 5054 (NAl (NAl 104 4089 179 5 934 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 903 19855 (NAl (NAl 636 15865 757 20 640 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 545 21 905 (NAl (NA) 377 18015 (NA) 22 709 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 129 22 966 72 10 824 118 22919 63 10793 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 129 22966 (NAl (NAl 118 22919 63 10 793 

- - - (NAl (NAl - - (NA) - Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 370 6413 (Xl (X) 304 6017 (Xl (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Fanns ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 1 210 34 240 1 310 30600 856 33 840 938 30 168 

- (X) 28297 (Xl 23359 (Xl 39 533 (X) 32 162 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or mar<- __________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2.500 (see texl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text} ____________________________ _ 

- 72 17 764 59 (NAl 72 17 764 59 (NA) 

- 133 8 395 107 (NA) 133 8 395 107 (NAl 

- 123 3 516 159 (NA) 123 3 516 159 (NA) 

- 159 2 222 184 (NA) 159 2 222 184 (NA) 

- 181 1 255 219 (NA) 181 1 255 219 (NAl 

- 188 689 200 (NA) 188 689 200 (NA) 

- 353 (D) 381 (NA) (Xl (X) 10 (NAl 

- 54 121 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 69 117 (NAl (NA) (Xl (X) (X) (Xl 

- 79 97 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 151 (D) (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (Xl (X) 

- 1 (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 973 20660 1 180 20045 733 20373 (NAl 19 708 

- 814 9 097 (NAl (NA) 661 8922 816 9 199 

- 80 352 (NAl (NA) 73 349 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 348 1 069 (NAl (NA) 245 975 312 545 

- 40 923 (NAl (NA) 28 917 32 450 

- 26 (D) (NAl (NA) 20 404 26 882 

- 5 (D) 12 148 4 (D) 6 145 

- 60 9 101 (NAl (NAl 58 (D) 59 8487 

Craps __________________________ -- ______ --------------

Groins ______________________ --- _____ ---------------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ________________ --------- _____ -------------- Field seeds, hay, lorage, and silage - ___________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________ ----- _____ ---------------

- 589 13 580 688 10 292 475 13467 538 10 198 

- 51 (D) 71 1 097 40 (D) 44 1 092 

- 215 9421 (NAl (NA) 208 9414 263 6 728 

- 474 2 240 (NAl (NA) 401 2 173 463 1 959 

- 150 855 (NAl (NA) 119 833 105 345 

- 23 (D) (NAl (NA) 15 (0) 21 39 

- 50 165 (NAl (NA) 32 155 23 34 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products-_________________________ _ 

Dairy products ____________ ------ ______ -------------- Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _______________ --- _____ --------------- Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and lives lock products (.ee text) _________ _ 

'1974 data include sal.s of lorest products. 

484 MONTCALM COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

• , 1978 

Fonns 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Al::.res Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropklOd 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- I 210 1310 243 125 1 164 241 078 142 710 129 62638 43 523 

forms wnh- I to 9 acres _______________________ _ - 19 19 74 7 46 28 I (0) (0) 10 to 49 ocro'-____________________ _ 

- 190 171 6265 172 5658 3326 12 380 169 SO to 69 ocro' _____________________ _ 

- 80 84 4700 76 4454 2 194 3 178 64 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 196 246 15987 188 15 327 7069 5 422 176 100 to 139 ocro'-__________________ _ 

- 176 198 20 528 173 20177 9 723 7 822 435 140 to 179 ocro' ___________________ _ 

- 136 171 21 280 135 21 125 10 556 12 I 803 I 326 180 to 219 ocro"-__________________ _ 

- 73 79 14477 73 14477 8 140 9 I 754 I 254 220 to 259 ocro'- __________________ _ - 62 73 14626 62 14626 8 128 I (0) (0) 

260 to 499 ocre"-__________________ _ - 172 189 59857 172 59857 36 237 29 10428 6628 SOO to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 87 67 57 199 87 57 199 38 717 34 23094 16904 1,000 to 1,999 ocro"-_______________ _ 

- 16 12 19900 16 19900 13230 14 17 361 12025 2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 3 I 8 232 3 8232 5362 2 (0) (0) 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Fanns with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms 

210 

164 

752 

711 

386 

383 

72 

70 

094 

101 

13 

2 

243 125 142 710 

95818 

45 144 135 040 

88 086 12 267 

9480 

190 983 

39217 (0) 

(0) 

310 240 034 258 128 427 

897 III 361 (NA) 49389 374 123 512 (NA) 75 385

1 39 5 161 (NA) 3 653 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

856 

835 

442 

423 

355 

355 

59 

57 

755 

87 

13 

I 

217 134 134 989 

72 901 38 664 

132 565 

87 249

1 11668 

9 076 

166 079 

38 170 

(0) 

(0) 

938 

929 

561 

(NA) 

345 

(NA) 

32 

(NA) 

869 

63 

6 

Irrigated land 

22 966 

(0) 

87 

46 

III 

356 

330 

788 

(0) 

4012 

8970 

6467 (0) 

Acres 

211 250 121 590 

85 474 43 264 120 916 74 779

1 4860 

3 547 

176 676 

27 510 7064 

All forms Forms with sales of I All farms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 <1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: forming ______________________________ 590 684 514 610 On form operoted _____________________ _ Other ________________________________ 620 619 342 322 Not on form operated __________________ _ 963 004 696 734 116 129 76 72 Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 131 170 84 126 

Under 25 yeors ________________________ 41 25 31 16 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeors_________________________ 175 167 127 129 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeorL________________________ 266 285 180 194 I to 49 days __________________________ _ 45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 280 284 198 206 50 to 99 days _________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors_________________________ 258 341 197 246 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 65 yeors and over ______________________ 190 201 123 141 ISO to 199 doy"- ______________________ _ 

462 385 381 334 85 81 69 58 40 44 30 23 23 28 20 25 

Average 62 69 43 40 oge___________________________ 49.1 50.5 49.0 50.3 200 days Or more _____________________ _ 

~----------~----------~ ~----------~------------~ 506 496 285 286 

lApp lies only to individual or family operations (solft proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a somple of forms; see text] 

All form, Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 350 926 446 I 138 253 879 271 I 057 - 537 2542 675 I 896 426 2453 469 I 836 - 247 I 353 422 I 194 219 I 325 319 1 173 - 480 221 (NA) (NA) 362 213 364 145 - 974 2542 1 028 I 792 753 2 462 799 1 763 - 985 3903 I 061 3277 788 3799 826 3 206 - 928 I 683 744 I 156 774 I 638 645 I 140 - 398 2 268 365 I 732 390 2 237 303 I 719 - 41 134 18 16 41 134 15 15 

- 571 655 552 535 434 624 438 519 

- I 208 2 828 (NA) (NA) 870 2 672 (NA) (NA) - I 208 2086 I 248 I 375 870 I 963 892 1 301 - I 143 908 (NA) (NA) 818 816 858 744 - 649 867 (NA) (NA) 566 851 427 379 - 115 77 (NA) (NA) III 77 89 72 - 98 41 (NA) (NA) 87 40 } - 26 39 (NA) (NA) 26 39 891 106 - I 208 154 (NA) (NA) 1!70 140 - 818 722 (NA) (NA) 607 690 (NA) (NA) - 73 21 (NA) (NA) 44 19 (NA) (NA) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feedL ____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machin. hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products-_________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ lP ~os, butone, and propane ________________________ _ fue oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTCALM COUNTY, MICH. 485 
Table 6_ Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are bosed on a sample of forms; see lexl) 

All forms forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 980 130 019 788 125 572 - 980 129 769 788 125 322 - 25 250 25 250 - 382 13696 317 12610 

- 366 29 259 305 28 242 

- 99 8991 84 8860 - 166 13073 135 12697 

- 705 88 755 581 86001 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 103 8 311 94 8 217 - 232 (Xl 205 (X) 

- 122 (Xl 102 (X) 

Table 7_ Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollorsForms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads far combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottanpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ________________ .: _____ _ Pickup boJers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

-

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I I All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 1 208 1 230 870 876 machinery and equipment - Con. 41 092 25 224 38 458 22 473 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

34016 20 507 44 205 25 654 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

131 237 62 99 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

328 281 122 153 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

284 299 229 231 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

999 1 474 597 705 530 769 947 I 512 554 628 569 884 I 183 3 160 244 366 I 136 2 794 

360 391 64 74 310 317 

216 218 54 55 162 163 

490 511 40 41 451 470 

- - - - - - 370 382 84 84 286 298 

500 508 81 84 422 424 

255 308 57 61 203 247 

Table 8_ Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dota ore based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

826 88 803 (NAl 88 309 (NAl 494 164 7446 

(NAl 26228 

5 745 

33 5660 

(NAl 46 667 

17 245O 55 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

112 165 109 148 

85 147 80 145 

114 41 114 41 

62 1 { 62 1 62 60 62 59 

30 J L 30 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 197010 1974 

I 037 I 335 802 954 I 399 592 I 158 2 676 404 

241 264 41 

114 124 35 

480 488 85 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

277 286 72 481 486 67 

203 233 61 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2.500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less Ihan 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ____________________________________________ -------

Workers ______________________________ -------------------- 398 140 (X) 362 (X) 390 303 

- 1 559 (X) 340 (Xl I 219 1 535 2 083 

- 121 68 68 119 119 120 112 

- 75 36 72 80 160 75 44 

- 102 27 94 97 333 96 47 

- 75 7 (0) 49 301 74 44 

- 25 2 (0) 17 306 25 56 

Farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________ ---------

2 workers ____________________________ --- _______ -------- 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5109 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

486 MONTCALM COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 698 (X) 747 (X) 502 00 557 00 - 619 00 702 (X) 460 00 529 (X) 

-

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $I,OO(L 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1 ,000_ 589 13580 688 10292 475 13467 538 10 198 - (NA) 1 450 (0) 519 2343 - 546 (D) 652 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: (ottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves; bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

548 21 006 639 25210 408 19912 486 23325 - 10 120 474 II 254 309 9748 384 10587 401 - 172 I 432 211 2434 106 1 146 135 I 837 - 8750 256 8688 313 8820 225 8602 288 - (NA) (NA) 312 6774 343 6495 - 408 7081

1 438 3 805 (NA) (NA) 334 3390 405 6243 -

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

474 7693 558 8898 401 7419 463 8554 - (X) 2240 00 (NA) 00 2 173 (X) I 959 -

- 296 3 193 (NA) (NA) 254 3056 237 3 116 

- (X) 336 00 (NA) 00 320 (X) 212 

- 415 4500 (NA) (NA) 360 4363 428 5438 

- (X) I 904 00 (NA) 1 00 1 854 00 1 7471 

- 152 I 536 (NA) (NA) 122 I 466 151 2403 

- (X) 711 00 (NA) 00 683 00 841 

- 215 9 421 (NA) (NA) 208 9414 263 6728 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs-_____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. I of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 168 8 163 161 4 035 118 7 750 106 3 529 

- 113 1 520 (NA) (NA)I 84 1 4121 58 613

- 161 6643 1 (NA) (NA) 114 6338 101 2916 

- 120 I 638 106 763 88 I 536 72 661 

- 86 767 68 370 62 713 42 320 

- 103 871 80 393 82 823 56 341 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 27 796 34 I 955 17 573 20 I 603 

- 21 483 (NA) (NA) 14 347 19 I 073 

- 10 59 (NA) (NA) 5 34 - -

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 173 655

1 

203 670 97 325

1 

117 373 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 150 11 163 145 5 775 119 10647 105 5 212 

- (X) 855 00 (NA) (X) 833 (X) 345 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 58 4676 51 I 660 47 4340 32 1 346 

$1,000_ - (X) 200 00 (NA) 00 192 (X) 29 Sheep and 10mbL ___________________________________ _ 

- 19 470 28 I 458 13 373 21 I 300 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 21 693 (NA) (NA) 14 535 20 I 216 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 5 270 (X) (NA) 00 3946 00 13055 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1,000_ 

Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 23 (0) (NA) (NA) 15 (0)1 21 39 

- 6 21 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) I 00 (NA) (X) (D) 00 - Horses and ponies _______ . __________________________ _ - 26 52 22 43 15 34 18 30 

$1,000_ - (X) 30 (X) (NA) (X) 21 (X) 21 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 145 00 179 (X) 76 (X) 103 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 133 71 545 164 (D) 70 (D) 88 (D) Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 131 71 319 152 (D) 68 (D) 85 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 15 226 (NA) (NA) 8 122 2 (D) Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months olrl-__________ _ - 4 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (D) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 24 770 28 I 160 9 366 20 I 022 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 12 5 138 (NA) (NA) 8 5 129 4 18 254 Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - 9 (D) (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 3 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (0) Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 27 00 (NA) (X) II (X) 10 (X) 

,Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 31 (X) 53 (X) 26 (X) 35 (X) 

- 22 34 326 47 III 026 19 34 188 30 110484 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 22 (D) 42 110 597 19 (D) 26 110 125 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ____ 1:- ___________ _ 

Turkeys __________________ • _______________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 6 283 6 364 4 (D) 5 (D) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

- 2 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) 3 (X) 

- 51 (D) 71 I 097 40 (D) 44 I 092 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTCALM COUNTY, MICH. 487 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

, 

All forms farms wilh sales of $2,500 or mare 

Harvested Irrigated HafV1lsled Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quanlity Farms Acres 

Com for 011 purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 835 51 149 ()() 75 6495 671 49085 ()() 71 6482 

- 892 42017 ()() (NA) (NAl 729 40189 (X) 14 I 214 

- 820 44 924 3 192454 74 6047 665 43 074 3 107 116 70 6034 

1974_ for grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- 869 35957 2092957 (NA) (NAl 710 34 266 2025998 13 974 

- 213 6225 62658 16 448 192 6011 60 837 16 448 

1974_ For silage 0'" green chop (tons, green} __________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 215 5 833 54199 3 240 

- - - ()() - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 10 90 ()() - -

1974_ for fodder, hogged or grozed ________________ 1978_ 

, 1974_ 

Sorghums for all purposeL ____________________ 1978_ - 23 290 (X) I (D) 21 (D) (X) I (D) 

- 1974_ 29 403 (X) (NAl (NAl 22 337 ()() - - For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 53 I 989 (NAl (NAl 7 (D) 1 989 - - - 23 290 2 178 1 (D) 21 (D) (D) I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 19 274 2262 - -

1974_ For simge or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ CUI for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (X) - -

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 401 13 116 417028 7 283 349 12 552 403409 7 283 

- 745 23 477 855 639 (NA) (NAl 617 22 015 818486 3 115 

- 384 8549 398633 4 133 329 7970 378 447 4 133 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 329 6349 290 761 - - - 12 324 14 723 - - 12 324 14723 - -

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 4 42 1 382 - - - 70 2 329 52823 - - 62 2 270 51 693 - -

- (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 67 1 357 28229 - - -- 9 152 (X) - - 6 101 (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 9 129 (X) - -

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 8arley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978 

1974_ 

- 131 5662 133444 8 285 116 5 398 128 986 8 285 

- 88 2035 44 828 (NAl (NAl 72 1 859 42006 1 (D) Soybeans for beans <bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - - 63 9 158 2 552 573 51 8 832 61 (D) (D) 49 (D) 

- 69 8543 2313403 (NA) (NAl 62 8 535 2 311 968 40 7686 

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish polaloes (hundredweighIL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - -

- 753 33 385 81 702 24 I 231 541 29 527 75 515 22 (D) 

- 725 27407 60 135 (NAl (NAl 562 24 558 55665 1 (D) 

- 662 24446 66 421 21 802 483 21 200 60 864 19 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 471 16864 40 015 - -

- 108 1 971 2939 - - 77 1 579 2504 - -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher lame dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ 

- 19 364 (X) - - 14 306 (X) - -

- (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl 100 I 413 (X) - -

- 3 (0) (D) - - 3 (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 3 10 650 - -

- 14 285 30681 - - 10 237 28 105 - - - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 96 I 389 145997 - -

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 40 1 728 (X) 16 1 093 28 1 706 (X) 13 1 091 

- 48 1 284 (X) (NAl (NAl 32 1 267 (X) 12 771 

- 12 (D) (X) 2 (D) 9 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 7 5 (X) 2 (D) 

- 6 2 (X) 3 (D) I (D) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- 4 240 (X) 4 240 4 240 (X) 4 240 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 2 (D) (X) - -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ T omolces _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchordL ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 25 755 (X) 4 141 16 684 (X) 4 141 

- 34 1 331 (X) (NAl (NAl 22 1 293 (X) 2 (D) 

- 21 654 5 994 416 (NAl (NAl 15 605 (D) (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 1 059 10 82~ 900 (NAl (NA) 

- 5 12 (D) (NAl (NAl 3 (D) (D) (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) 20 273 920 (NAl (NA) 

- 3 14 - (NAl (NA) - - - (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) - - - (NAl (NA) 

- 14 88 (X) II 81 8 (D) (X) 6 71 

- 16 33 (X) (NAl (NAl 8 9 (X) 2 (D) 

- 7 9 11 800 5 8 4 7 9970 2 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 5 6 36 559 I (D) 

- 5 101 (X) 3 31 4 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- 195 18 191 (X) (NAl (NA) 181 17977 (X) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

488 MONTCALM COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms /v;res Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ________________________ ------- - ----------- - ---

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oroo _________________________________ _ Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

110 27048 108 24500 74 23 375 73 20 5971 - (J() 246 (J() 227 ()() 316 (X) 282 - 355 200 1 (X) 355 2001 - (X) 355 200 (J() 355 200 (X) 

(J() 7.6 (J() 6.9 (X) 6.6 (X) 5.8 -

Value of land ond buildings,' Average per farm _____________________________ doflors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 123 119 (J() 74 611 (X) 150 481 (J() 94 110 (X) 

- 334 (X) 548 (J() 329 (J() 540 (X) -

Land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

I.ClOO acres or more ___________________________ _ 

108 163271 106 145071 73 143901 71 12 323 - 96841 102031 68 8649 - 101 10972 101 69 

7 45 4 (NA) 1 (D) 2 (NA) - 124 7 (NA) 3 38 1 (NA) 

- 10 (NA) 8 187 9 (NA) 4 98 1 - 702 19 (NA) 5 203 10 (NA) 

- 19 

20 1 434 29 (NA) 19 (D) 21 (NA) - 3291

1 

21 (NA) I 24 3291

1 21 (NA) - 24 3081 11 (NA) 10 3081 11 (NA) - 10 

3 2 108 1 (NA) 3 2 108 1 (NA) - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - -

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 63 2 745 67 4074 46 2 332 44 3021 - 23 749 35 1 855 20 653 - 49 2610 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

24 572 (NA) (NA) 17 422 4 166 - 519 (NA) (NA) 7 231 1 (D) - 17 

17 

~I (NA) (NA) 10 485

1 

14 340

1 -

- 20 (NA) (NA) 15 717 5 (D) 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodlond postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodlond not pastured ____________________________ _ 

- 75 6 167 68 7033 55 4950 42 5667 

- 39 2 234 (NA) (NA) 31 1 891 28 3 149 

- 58 3933 (NA) (NA) 40 3059 28 2 518 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 93 4554 78 2960 63 4035 53 2607 

Pasturelond and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 14 3302

1 

(NA) (NA) I 11 3~1 19 1 2931 

- 87 1 252 (NA) (NA) 59 45 1 314 

Pastureland, 011 typeL _________________________________ _ - 77 8 281 (NA) (NA) 55 7456 (NA) 7463 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated ________________________ __ _ 

PastureJond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - 1 (D) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other lond irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set oside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 24 282 (J() (X) 21 274 (X) (X) 

1]978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All fonns Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ - 110 2026 108 1 574 74 1 993 73 1 530 Average per farm ___________________________ dollors_ - (X) 18418 (J() 14.574 (X), 26936 (X) 20959 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:' , $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 5 799 1 (NA) 5 799 1 (NA) 

- 7 509 11 (NA) 7 509 11 (NA) 

- 12 348 12 (NA) 12 348 12 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text) _____ < ______________________ _ 

- 9 137 15 (NA) 9 137 15 (NA) 

- 14 101 16 (NA) 14 101 16 (NA) 

- 27 98 16 (NA) 27 98 16 (NA) 

- 36 33 37 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) 

- 4 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 10 12 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 18 5 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hav, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 54 437 67 269 42 424 (NA) 248 

- 37 242 (NA) (NA) 30 237 29 154 - 5 13 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 38 (D) (NA) (NA) 30 (0) 36 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ ~airy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 71 1 589 85 1 302 56 1 569 63 1 278 - 4 2 8 20 2 (D) 4 (D) 

- 23 1 195 (NA) (NA) 23 1 195 29 975 - 65 360 (NA) (NA) 52 345 57 262 - 8 6 (NA) (NA) 5 5 6 4 - 7 18 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 6 19 - 5 7 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTMORENCY COUNTY, MICH. 489 
Table 3. Fanns, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Fann: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

Farms with harwshld croplond Farms with IrrigahId Iond 

Acres Acres Horveshld Acres Horveshld 1978 197'- in forms Farms in farms cropland Farms In forms cropland 

- 110 108 27048 101 25716 10972 - - - All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with-

- 2 1 (0) - - - - - - - 10 15 300 10 300 148 - - - - 4 2 233 .- 233 106 - - - - 12 9 961 12 961 463 - - - - 18 12 200 15 1 667 ..so - - - - 9 16 1378 8 1 218 412 - - - - 13 14 2579 13 2579 1 352 - - - - 8 7 1 893 7 1 649 66S - - - - 24 23 8 147 22 7599 3535 - - - - 8 8 (0) 8 (0) (0) - - - - 2 1 (0) 2 (0) (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocre'- ____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocre'-____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocre'-____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'-__________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre'-__________________ _ 5CK) to 999 OCre5 ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'-_______________ _ 

2.0CXl acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested croplond __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or fomily ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Farms 

110 

101 

73 

64 

36 

36 

1 

1 

104 

3 

3 

All forms 

1974 

Acres Forms 

27048 108 10 972 101 

(0) 86 (0) (NAJ 15799 21 

7316 (NAJ 

(D) 1 (D) (NAJ 

24367 (NAJ 

1 866 (NAJ 815 (NAJ 

(NAJ 

Al:.res 

24500 

9684 

14096 

5 221 

(D) 

4358 (D) 

105 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

(NAl 

Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

74 

69 

43 

38 

31 

31 

68 

3 

3 

Acres 

23375 

10203 

8092 

3025 

15283 

7 178 

20 694 

1 866 

815 

197'-

Farms 

73 

68 

51 (NAJ 21 

(NAJ 1 

(NAJ 

72 

Irrigated 

Iond 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acres 

20 597 

8649 

(D) 

4186 

10299 

4358 (D) 

105 

(D) 

(D) 

All forms Forms with soles of All forms forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2..500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ______________________________ 53 73 46 63 On form operoted _____________________ _ 87 82 60 59 Other ________________________________ 57 34 28 9 Not on form opernted __________________ _ 8 6 4 1 Operotors by age group, Not reported __________________________ _ 15 19 10 12 

39 38 29 32 

8 4 6 4 

Under 25 yeors ________________________ 2 3 1 3 Operolors reporting days of work off form, 25 to 34 yeors-________________________ 11 3 8 1 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors_________________________ 23 25 14 20 1 to 49 doys __________________________ _ 

4 6 4 5 

6 9 5 3 

6 12 3 9 

45 23 25 6 

45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 19 25 10 19 50 to 99 day'-________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors_________________________ 36 32 30 15 100 to 149 doys-______________________ _ 65 yeors ond over ______________________ 19 19 11 14 150 to 199 doys _______________________ _ 

. 

Averoge ove---------------------------L-________ 51.2 53.5 ~ ________ 52.1 ~ 52.4 200 doys or more _____________________ _ L-________ ~ ________ ~ 

'Applies only to individual or fomily operolions (sale proprietorships) ond portnerships, see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo ore bosed on 0 somple of forms, see text] 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 28 47 33 110 23 46 22 106 

- 62 239 73 298 52 234 48 288 

- 29 168 44 200 25 165 33 198 

- 52 12 (NAJ (NAJ 50 (D) 34 13 

- 64 53 60 48 49 51 45 46 

- 76 132 66 84 63 128 50 80 

- 44 27 24 13 42 (D) 22 (D) 

- 28 95 39 73 28 95 33 72 

- 6 7 4 3 6 7 2 (0) 

livestock ond poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock ond poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formulo feeds _____________________ _ Animol health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, ond trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicols Including lime ________________ _ Hired form Iobor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract Iobor ____________ -----------------------------

- 33 27 32 19 29 26 27 19 Customwork. mochlne hire, ond rentol of mochinery ond equipment __________________ -------------------------

- 108 159 (NAJ (NAJ 78 150 (NAJ (NAl 

- 108 115 101 93 78 108 68 81 

- 98 54 (NAJ (NAJ n 49 67 53 

- 54 '-1 (NAJ (NAJ 47 39 32 19 

- 13 9 (NAJ (NAJ 11 (D) 6 2 

.. 10 (D) (NAJ (NAJ 10 (D) 

- 2 } (0) (NAJ (NAJ - 66 7 

- 108 9 (NAJ (NAJ 78 8 

- 74 43 (NAJ (NAJ 64 (D) (NAJ (NAl 

- 9 1 (NAJ (NAJ 7 (D) (NAJ (NAJ 

Energy ond petroleum product'-_________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gosoline ____________________ ---------------------- Diose! fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~::.r.,~i _~~~~~_o~_d_~~~~~== ======== ============ === Naturol gos ________________________ --------------- Kerosene, motor oil, ond grease _____________________ _ 

Eltctriclty ____________________ ----------------------- Other-cool, wood, coke. elc. _________________________ _ 

490 MONTMORENCY COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms, see text) 

Aliform. Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

(ommerciol ferlilizer t- ------ -------------------------- ------- (ropland fertilized. except posture ___________ . ______________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized _________________ . __________ _ 

lime .. ----------------------------------.-----------------

72 5 037 59 

72 (D) 59 

1 (D) 1 - 4 150 4 - Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to conlrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _ ~ _________ ___ _______________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ Diseoses in crops and orchordL ____________________________ _ 

Weeds. grass. or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

7 808 7 - 3 260 3 - 3 102 3 - 36 2700 36 -

(hemicals for - Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit _____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - -

29 (X) 29 - 8 (X) 8 -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ do/lars_ 

Forms by value group! $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including plckup'- _____________ _ Wheel traclO" ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other corn pickers ond picker-shellers ________ _ (otlonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harve"ers, sheor bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

Farms with sales Allfarms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

110 101 78 68 machinery and equipment- Can. 

3 375 2 022 3 079 1 719 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

30 678 20020 39 480 25 279 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

13 23 8 9 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

35 12 15 5 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

20 27 17 22 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

91 114 50 54 54 60 86 104 48 49 51 55 106 239 25 33 100 206 28 32 4 4 24 28 4 4 1 (D) 3 (D) 

3 4 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - - - - 48 64 15 15 35 49 72 88 11 11 63 77 

21 22 5 5 17 17 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

4 805 

(D) 

(D) 

150 

80B 

260 

102 

2 700 

-

(X) 

(X) 

All farms 

1978 

14 

8 

3 

7 1 9 

1 .J 

Farms 

87 

77 

93 

26 

4 

7 (NA) 

48 

71 

23 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

50 4 022 

(NA) 3 BB8 

(NA) 134 

2 (0) 

(NA) 473 

- -

- - (NA) 1 297 

- - 3 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

22 12 15 

9 6 9 

3 3 3 

{ 7 1 5 9 5 

'- 1 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 197010 1974 

112 71 

92 37 216 41 

26 6 4 1 

7 4 (NA) (NA) 

54 17 72 15 

26 15 

Any hired workersWorking 150 days or more Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms _________ • __________________________ . _____________ _ Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 28 10 (X) 26 (X) 28 33 - 121 (X) 15 (X) 106 121 145 

Farms wilh- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers ____________________________________________ __ 

3 or 4 workers ________________________________________ __ 

510 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 5 7 7 5 5 5 11 - 2 2 . (D) 2 (D) 2 4 - 6 1 (D) 7 24 6 S - 14 - - 11 (D) 14 6 - 1 - - 1 (D) 1 4 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MONTMORENCY COUNTY, MICH. 491 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

inventory: 

80 (X) 85 (X) 56 (X) 62 (X) 

· 74 (X) 81 (X) 54 (X) 60 (X) 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ________________ . __________ _ 

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000. 71 1 589 85 1 302 56 1 569 63 1 278 Any cottle. hogs, or sheep ________ .. ___________ $l,OOO. · 70 385 78 (NA) 55 (0) 61 285 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 

Cattle and calves _. _______ ._. _____________ ._. _______ _ 70 3 107 77 4 365 51 2957 56 3988 Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ · 58 1 612 63 2 217 44 1 S46 47 1 974 Beef cows _________ . ___________________________ _ 

· 35 526 39 934 24 468 24 698 Milk cows _________ . ___________________________ _ 32 1 086 33 1 283 26 1 078 30 1 276 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 59 1 018 (NA) (NA) 45 979 45 1 089 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____ _ 58 477 (NA) (NA) 42 432 46 925 

Sales: Cottle and calves ________ . ___ .. ______________________ _ 65 1 279 73 1 533 52 1 209 57 1 383 

- (X) 360 (X) (NA) (X) 345 $1,000_ (X) 262 Calves __ · 46 596 (NA) (NA) 36 549 36 631 

$1,000. - (X) 89 (X) (NA) (X) 81 (X) 50 Cattle ___ _ - 52 683 (NA) (NA) 44 660 46 752 

- (X) 271, (X) (NA) (X) 264 (X) 212 

- 11 219 (NA) (NA) 8 208 2 (D) 

- (X) 105 (X) (NA) (X) 102 (X) (0) 

- 23 1 195 (NA) (NA) 23 1 195 29 975 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

- 4 42 6 130 2 (D) 5 (0) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 (D) 

- 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 4 112 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

· 4 11 3 25 2 (D) 3 25 

- 3 6 3 (0) 1 (D) 3 (D) 

· 3 5 2 (D) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 ot preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 7 444 9 783 6 (D) 6 748 

- 7 288 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 6 448 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (0) 

Sheep and lombs- ___________________ .. _______________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 23 170 19 50 13 131, Horses and ponies _________________________ . _________ _ 7 19 

Sales: 

- 8 78 6 204 5 49 6 204 

- (X) 6 (X) (NA) (X) 5 (X) 4 

- 2 (0) 3 183 1 (D) 3 183 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 3 

- 7 286 7 513 6 (D) 6 (D) 

- 7 310 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 6 601 

- (X) 2 261 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 3961 

- 7 18 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 6 19 

Hogs and pigs _________ _ 

Feeder pigs _________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ______ .. ____________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

- 3 (D) 1 (D) 3 (D) - -

- (X) 7 (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) -

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

- 14 (X) 14 (X) 9 (X) 8 (X) 

- 13 583 14 3372 8 414 8 3 290 

- 12 (D) 13 3 289 7 (D) 8 (D) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 3 44 - - 2 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) 1 (X) 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys __________________________ - _ -_ -_ ----------

Turkeys for slaughter ________________ - ___ --------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________ ---- ---------------

- 3 (X) 3 (X) 1 (X) 3 (X) 

- 2 (D) 3 2 850 - - 3 2 850 

- 2 (D) 3 2 850 - - 3 2 850 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

.. - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (D) - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 1 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 4 (D) 8 20 2 (D) 4 (D) 

Soles: Any poultry __________________ ---- -- -- --------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens -_ - _____________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________ --- - -- -- - - - -------- ---

Turkeys for slaughter ________ ------ ---------------

Turkey hens kept for breeding ______ ---------------

Other poultry ______________ -- ------ --------------- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

492 MONTMORENCY COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Com for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - for grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - for silage or green chap (tons, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - for grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - for silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ Hogged - or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels} ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Colton (bales) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

Irish potoloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Sweetpolatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl>-________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ -

field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegetables harvesled for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cOwpeGs ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peaches (pounds>-__________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Serr;es _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sirawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other - craps _________________________________ 1978_ -

• 

Forms 

41 

42 

27 

14 

24 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

2 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

13 

17 

52 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

90 

93 

87 

(NA) 

8 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

I 

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NAl 

-

2 

- (NA) 

1 

2 

Harvesled 

Acres 

2694 

2050 

1 514 

655 

I 180 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(0) 

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

176 

342 

I 942 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- 6269 

5 301 

4653 

(NA) 

269 

- (NA) 

- (NAl 

- (NA) 

-

-

- (NAl 

- (NAl 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

(NAl 

- (NAl 

- (NAl 

-

(D) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Irrigoted 

Quant;ty Forms Acres 

00 - - 00 (NA) (NAl 

101 304 - -

28 103 (NA) (NAl 

12455 - -

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

00 - - 00 (NA) (NAl 

00 - - 00 (NA) (NAl 

- - -

- (NA) (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NAl 

- - - (NAl (NA) (NAl 

00 - - 00 (NA) (NAl 

4670 - - 13744 (NA) (NAl 

94 222 - - (NA) (NA) (NAl 

(0) - - (NA) (NA) (NAl 

(D) - - (NA) I (NA) (NAl 

(X) - - 00 (NA) (NAl 

- - - - (NAl (NAl 

- - - - (NAl (NA) 

- - -

=1 

(NAl (NA) 

-

(NAl (NAil 

- - - - (NA) (NAl 

- - - - (NA) (NAl 

II 674 - - 9663 (NA) (NAl 

8953

1 - (NA) (NA) (NAlI 

575 - -

(X) - -

00 (NAl (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NAl (NAl 

- - - (NAl (NAl (NAl 

(X) - - 00 (NA) (NAl 

00 - - 00 (NA) (NAl 

00 - - (X) (NA) (NAl 

(X) - -

00 (NA) (NAl 

(X) - - (X) (NAl (NAl 

- (NA) (NAl 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

- (NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NAl (NAl 

- (NAl (NAl 

(NAl (NA) (NAl 

00 - - (X) (NAl (NAl 

- - - (NA) (NAl (NAl 

00 - - 00 (NAl (NAl 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

35 2653 (X) - -

40 (0) (X) - -

22 (0) 99 674 - -

14 655 28 103 - -

23 (0) (0) - -

32 1 391 13086 - - - - (X) - -

I (0) (X) - -

- - (X) I - -

2 (0) (X) - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

2 (0) - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) I - -I 

11 (D) (0) - -

14 326 13344 - -

43 I 803 90 022 - -

47 I 550 83 810 - -

2 (0) (0) - -

7 191 6814 - -

I (0) (D) - -

- - (X) I - =1 - - - - - (X) - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- -

=1 

-

=1 - - -

- - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

62 5 707 II 017 - - 61 4 382 8 522 - -

60 4 147 8 3271 -

51 2 705 5 491 - =1 7 (D) (D) - -

- - (X) - -

5 61 (X) - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

5 61 2 677 - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - -

I (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - I (D) - (NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) 

(NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - I (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

MONTMORENCY COUNTY, MICH. 493 
Tobie 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All fanns Fanns with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Fonns Acres Fanns Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

- 493 87 218 465 81 648 346 78 316 263 66 779 

- (X) 177 00 176 (X) 226 (X) 254 

- (Xl 320 640 00 320640 (X) 320 640 00 320 640 

- (X) 27.2 (X) 25.5 00 24.4 00 20.8 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ Approximate land area _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings:' 

- 147 293 (X) 84 824 (X) 192727 (X) 124 053 (X) 

- (X) 877 (X) 483 (Xl 870 00 489 

Average per fann _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in farms according to use: 

- 489 60 651 453 56 531 344 55422 258 48 212 

- 464 48 568 430 42928 332 45 648 254 39172 

Total croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 66 272 75 (NAl 36 144 17 (NAl 

- 68 889 63 (NAl 33 415 28 (NAl 

- 55 1 311 30 (NAl 25 613 10 (NAl 

- 84 3 241 85 (NAl 57 2 232 37 (NAl 

- 88 6093 80 (NAl 78 5482 65 (NAl 

- 48 6807 51 (NAl 48 6807 51 (NA) 

- 41 12 291 37 (NAl 41 12 291 37 (NAl 

1 fa 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 fa 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 fa 49 ocres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 8 5098 4 (NAl 8 5098 4 (NA) 

- 6 12 566 5 (NAl 6 12 566 5 (NAl 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 184 4482 209 6 745 130 3 524 116 4248 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 262 7 601 198 6 858 187 6250 117 4 792 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement 

- 88 2 150 (NAl (NAl 65 1 819 37 749 

- 41 774 (NAl (NAl 32 675 28 660 

grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 49 677 (NAl (NA) 35 533 47 752 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 168 4000 (NAl (NAl 112 3 223 59 2631 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 308 15 480 257 13 716 219 12988 138 10858 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 77 4049 (NAl (NAl 60 3466 40 1 371 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 264 11 431 (NAl (NAl 184 9522 119 9487 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 378 11 087 355 11 401 270 9906 195 7 709 

Pastureland ond rangeland, other thon cropland and 

- 53 3418 (NAl (NAl 38 3 127 34 1 5241 

- 361 7669 (NAl (NAl 258 6 779 193 6 185 

woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

PastureJond, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 239 11 949 (NAl (NAl 170 10 117 .• ~i. (NAl 7 143 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 50 1 362 38 3384 41 1 321 27 3 362 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 50 (Dl (NAl (NAl 41 (D) 27 3362 Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - (HAl (NAl - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - 2 (01 (NAl (NA) 2 (Dl - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - III 2 562 (Xl (X) 98 2 497 (Xl (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,0001 Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,0001 Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 493 18144 465 13 097 346 17980 263 12 852 

- (Xl 36 803 (Xl 28 166 (Xl 51 965 (X) 48 867 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see textl ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 45 11 879 27 (NAl 45 11 879 27 (NA) 

- 55 3548 50 (NAl 55 3548 50 (NA) 

- 36 1 003 41 (NA) 36 1 003 41 (NA) 

- 46 690 45 (NAl 46 690 45 (NA) 

- 84 590 55 (NAl 84 590 55 (NAl 

- 80 271 41 (NAl 80 271 41 (NA) 

- 147 164 206 (NAl (Xl (Xl 4 (NA) 

- 24 55 (NAl (NAl (Xl (Xl (Xl (X) 

- 23 39 (NAl (NAl (Xl (Xl (X) (X) 

- 31 40 (NAl (NAl (Xl (Xl (Xl (X) 

- 69 30 (NAl (NAl (Xl (Xl (Xl (X) 

- - - - (NAl (Xl (Xl (Xl (X) 

- 354 10 232 374 7 776 273 10 138 (HAl 7626 

- 171 1 284 (NAl (NAl 145 1 259 148 944 

- 11 89 (NAl (NA) 10 (D) (HAl (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NAl - - - -

- - - (NAl (NAl - - (NAl (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NAl - - - -

- 162 (Dl (NAl (NAl 115 (Dl 104 348 

- 60 2971 (NAl (NAl 50 2964 36 2 587 

- 76 4 520 (NAl (NAl 62 4 507 44 2995 

- 23 792 23 694 20 788 15 686 

- 4 (Dl (NAl (NAl 3 (D) 6 66 

Crops __________________________________ --------------

Groins ______________________ - _______ ---------------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed __________________ --------------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

T obocco ________________________ --------------------

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________ -- --------------- Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops __________________ -----------------------

- 290 7912 281 5 286 222 7842 181 5 193 

- 33 (Dl 37 201 25 (0) 13 194 

- 83 4550 (NAl (NA) 80 4 549 85 3 025 

- 219 2 715 (NAl (NAl 176 2 676 160 I 650 

- 72 396 (NAl (NAl 58 384 26 265 

- 3 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (Dl 4 1 

- 32 44 (NAl (NAl 19 32 8 59 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________________________ -------------- Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _______________ -------- ---------------

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________ - _____ -- ---------------

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ----------

'1974 dota include soles of forest products. 

494 MUSKEGON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Fann: 1978 and 1974 

• , 1978 

Forms 

fonns with harvested cropland fanns with irrigated Iond 

Acres Al;res Harvested Al;res Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in farms forms in forms cropland fanns in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 493 465 87218 464 85795 48 568 50 9661 6 172 I 362 

forms with22 26 76 18 62 32 6 19 9 9 

- 133 114 4038 117 3633 I 909 22 579 248 143 

1 to 9 ocre5 ________________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocre'-____________________ _ 

- 60 33 3 535 56 3290 1 640 I (0) (D) (0) 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ - 71 83 5740 70 5650 2783 4 341 226 188 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

- 66 66 7783 64 7 568 3438 4 494 415 87 

140 to 179 ocre'-__________________ _ - 26 29 4 132 25 3958 2 180 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 24 29 4688 24 4688 2600 - - - - 180 to 219 acres ___________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 

- 23 15 5464 23 5464 3 352 I (D) (D) (D) 260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

- 42 48 14647 41 14367 9 198 3 962 784 100 

500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ - 20 17 (D) 20 (D) (D) 6 3750 2408 470 

- 1,000 to 1,999 ocre5 ________________ _ 2 I (D) 2 (D) (D) - - - - 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ - 4 4 20 786 4 20 786 10 554 I (D) (D) (D) 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Fonns Acres Forms Acres 

493 87218 

464 48 568 

331 39 632 307 17 825 

147 46 979 

145 30 304

1 15 607 

12 439 

433 65256 

49 11 369 

10 (D) 

1 (D) 

All forms Farms with sales of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

201 206 

292 252 

7 13 

52 35 

107 95 

122 115 

135 151 

70 49 

50.3 50.9 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

465 

430 

345 

(NA) 

111 

(NA) 

9 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

81 648 

42928 

42502 

16975 

37333 

25 311

1 1 813 

642 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dote ore bosed on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All forms 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feedL ____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals Including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 204 1 516 201 1 064 - 270 1 094 288 1 066 

- 145 531 164 441 - 241 110 (NA) (NA) 

- 324 568 333 386 

- 390 1 040 356 892 

- 340 555 259 522 

- 200 2156 175 1 926 

- 53 498 14 82 

- 216 276 187 148 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~ey~~i _~~t~~~~_a_n_d_~~~~~~== ====== == ============ === Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor all, and groos"-____________________ _ Electrlcily __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, cake, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 484 1 317 (NAl (NAl 

- 484 953 448 596 

- 452 443 (NAl (NA) 

- 225 276 (NAl (NA) 

- 43 22 (NAl (NAl 

- 31 22 (NAl (NAl 

- 34 120 (NAl (NAl 

- 484 69 (NAl (NA) 

- 369 358 (NAl (NA) 

- 51 6 (NAl (NAl 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

346 

332 

204 

192 

131 

131 

11 

9 

296 

39 

10 

1 

78316 263 66 779 

45648 254 39172 

31 814 156 28391 

15378 (NA) 13509 

46 042 103 37029 

29 :gl (NA) 25204 

4 1 3591 

406 (NA) 459 

56833 23D 40 125 

10 890 26 7344 

(D) 7 19310 

(D) 

All forms Fanns with soles of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

385 370 272 198 

68 36 48 27 

40 52 26 31 

144 127 121 99 31 21 23 16 8 8 7 4 

20 15 15 9 40 35 32 12 236 193 135 65 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

143 1 484 101 1 029 185 1 047 150 1 003 117 518 92 413 173 102 133 66 260 555 211 372 289 1 014 227 865 272 548 182 516 164 2 126 123 1 913 48 495 11 81 

153 261 125 139 

336 1 251 (NA) (NA) 336 908 258 560 313 410 257 290 206 273 150 170 38 21 28 19 31 22 } 34 120 256 81 336 62 281 338 (NA) (NA) 26 5 (NAl (NAl 

MUSKEGON COUNTY, MICH. 495 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are bosed on a somple of forms, see text] 

All forms Forms with solos of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posltJre __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to con.rol- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 365 38 855 274 37841 - 365 38 743 274 37729 - 12 112 12 112 - 90 2383 76 2307 

- 179 17503 146 17299 

- 9 869 9 869 

- 61 4027 46 3897 

- 242 21 964 203 21 637 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and pou).ry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 10 1 080 10 1 080 

- 114 (X) 99 (X) 

- 72 (X) 67 00 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on 0 sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

484 456 336 254 machinery and equipment - Can. 15 560 9430 14504 7863 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

32 148 20660 43166 30 957 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

89 96 56 29 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

137 139 55 46 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

92 84 69 56 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1976 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1976 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

332 449 177 227 186 222 

417 656 213 250 259 406 

443 1 151 117 230 422 921 

46 48 6 9 36 39 

42 45 9 11 33 34 

180 161 26 29 152 152 

- - - - - - 165 168 40 41 125 147 

203 206 36 41 165 165 

96 111 42 44 58 67 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1976 data are based on a sample of forms, see text] 

Hired workers'-AII forms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

227 26207 (HAl 26088 (HAl 119 

23 692 

(NAl 11 999 

6 50 

19 2623 

(NAl 16560 

5 609 21 (X) 

(NAl (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1976 1974 

50 40 40 26 

16 42 16 36 

22 26 22 26 

20 1 { 20 1 45 27 45 27 

13 J L 13 J 

197<t 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

349 458 260 377 562 240 

422 I 024 166 

36 39 17 

27 30 20 

157 156 27 

(NAl (NAl (NA) 

139 142 56 

191 197 32 

97 116 34 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 doys 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1976 1974 

Forms ________________________________ -------------------

Workers ______________________ -- __ ------------------------ 200 94 (X) 155 (X) 164 123 

- 2384 (X) 342 (X) 2 042 1 935 2942 

Forms wlth- I worker ______________ -------------- ------------------- 2 workers __________________ -------------------'--------- 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

- 42 39 39 25 25 37 29 

- 37 12 24 37 74 28 16 

43 32 100 25 90 39 21 

- 34 6 37 26 140 25 13 

44 5 142 42 I 713 35 44 

496 MUSKEGON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

• Forms with soles of $2,500 or more All farms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Anx~;~~~~~ ~:;:,~u~~~h;;p=========================== 326 (X) 306 (X) 234 (X) 177 (X) 

- 280 (X) 272 (X) 209 (X) 169 (X) 

-

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $l,OO(L Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,(lOO_ - 290 7912 281 5286 222 7842 181 5 193 

257 3 147 259 (NA) 205 3095

1 

175 1 916 -

CATTlE AND CALVES 

I 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colv~------ ______________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 248 12239 256 12968 165 11653 160 11733 

- 190 4585 206 5 165 146 4397 132 " 647 

- 103 770 116 1 269 67 614 49 767 

- 105 3815 116 3 916 91 3783 91 3680 

- 190 4 137

1 

(NA) (HAl 151 3973 111 3674 

- 195 3517 (NA) (HA) 146 3283 124 3412 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$I,OO(L Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$l,OO(L Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ 

- 219 6 763 232 6911 176 6612 160 6573 

- (X) 2 715 00 (HA) (X) 2 676 (X) 1 650 

- 129 2005 (NA) (HA) 107 1 931 95 1 783 

- (X) 389 00 (NA) (X) 379 (X) 219 

- 194 4 758 (NA) (HAl 161 4681 130 4790 

- (X) 2326 (X) (NA) (X) 2297 (X) 1 430 

- 75 3408 (HA) (NA)I 63 3375 52 2071 

- (X) 1 750 00 (HA) (X) 1 738 00 758 

- 83 4550 (NA) (HA) 80 4549 65 3025 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 75 3 152 67 2439 56 3034 21 2064 

- 54 563 (NA) (NAl 41 525 7 175 

- 71 2569 (NA) (HAll 55 2509 21 1 909 

- 56 752 26 442 42 719 11 382 

- 45 296 24 227 33 279 10 192 

- 44 456 16 215 37 440 9 190 

- 4 (D) 9 136 3 (D) 6 73 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 5 62 

- 6 69 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) - -

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 96 523 75 291 56 280 24 103, 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 72 5301 59 " 765 58 5 107 26 4363 

- 00 396 00 (HA) O() 396 (X) 265 

- 36 2326 16 1 563 30 2210 5 1 385 

- (X) 69 00 (HA) (X) 65 00 45 

- 2 (D) 5 60 1 (D) 3 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 4 61 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 604 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) " 1 Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 3 9 (NA) (HA) 2 (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) (Z) 00 (NA) 00 (D) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 27 68 16 52 14 44 7 34 

$1,000_ - (X) 36 (X) (HA) (X) 24 (X) 56 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 62 (X) 69 (X) 36 (X) 19 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 54 24292 68 33739 30 (D) 16 29 486 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 54 24233 63 24867 30 (D) 16 (D) 

- 5 59 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 1 (D) (HA) (HA) 1 (ol - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 12 674 11 382 7 530 2 (D) Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 3 15 (NA) (HA) 1 (D) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - 3 (D) (HA) (HA) 1 (D) - - - Other 2 (D) (HA) (HA) - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 16 (X) (NA) (X) 10 00 1 (X) 

Sales, Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or olde'-_____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 23 (X) 22 (X) 16 (X) 6 (X) 

- 14 (D) 19 14530 13 (D) 5 13580 

- 14 (D) 16 14 194 13 (D) 5 13580 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - - - (HA) (HA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (HA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 4 600 3 126 3 (D) 3 126 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for sloughter ____________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ - 6 (X) (NA) (X) 4 (X) - (X) 

- 33 (D) 37 201 25 (ol 13 194 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA MUSKEGON COUNTY, MICH. 497 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvesled Irrigaled 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Fanns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 257 23911 (X) 3 220 208 23 352 (X) 3 220 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 245 18726 (X) (NA) (NA) 181 17980 (X) 2 (0) 

- 246 18 170 I 378 709 2 (0) 201 17680 I 357 206 2 (0) 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 222 13312 538 421 (NA) (NA) 169 12 781 521 068 2 (0) 

- 110 5 741 67 908 1 (0) 100 5 672 67076 1 (0) 

1974_ for fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 109 5 143 50 121 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 56 (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 10 84 (X) - - 10 84 (X) - - 1974_ for groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 8 87 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 (0) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - - - 10 84 718 - - 10 84 718 - -

1974_ 

CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 67 414 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _________ .. _____________ 1978_ 

1974 Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 

- 50 888 30 730 - - 43 859 30 125 - -

- 130 2 698 89 121 (NA) (NA) 97 2 361 78 997 - - - 132 I 969 107 823 - - 108 I 827 100 962 - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 72 1 050 41 491 I (0) 

-- 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - -

1974 Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 

1974 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978 

1974 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- 9 82 2 140 - - 7 (0) (0) - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 62 I 630 - - -- I (0) (X) - - I (0) (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 14 195 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 

1974 -- 5 368 11 210 - - 4 (0) (0) - - -- 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - -

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - - - - - - - -

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- 2 (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - - -- 5 12 I 697 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) (0) I (0) 

Sweetpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see texO _________________ 1978 

1974 Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978 

1974 

Other lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 

-- - - - - - - - - - -

-- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- 327 17085 40 763 3 50 226 14947 37 939 2 (0) 

-- 284 13296 30940 (NA) (NA) 171 II 006 27370 - -

-- 242 II 047 30 259 2 (0) 179 9806 28 480 2 (0) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 130 6 583 18 813 - -

-- 97 2 605 4 520 1 (0) 63 1 995 3 712 - -

field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978 

1974 -- 6 97 (X) I (0) 3 27 (X) I (0) 

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 20 198 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974 Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - -

-- 5 92 3 125 - - 2 (0) (0) - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 19 194 15 187 - -

All vegetables harvested for sofe (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974 Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974 

-- 60 3 520 (X) 14 570 50 3493 (X) 12 (0) 

-- 60 2 945 (X) (NA) (NA) 36 2 902 (X) 13 679 

- 18 70 (X) 3 5 13 63 (X) I (0) 

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 10 89 (X) I (0) 

- II 9 (X) 4 2 8 8 (X) 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 4 (X) I (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Gropes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 36 3 223 (X) 4 (0) 30 3 205 (X) 3 (0) 

- 27 3 327 (X) (NA) (NA) 19 3 294 (X) - -

- 32 I 853 35 298 371 (NA) (NA) 27 I 838 35 296 811 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 005 21 161 297 (NA) (NA) 

- 13 89 284 660 (NA) (NA) 10 88 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 115 733 420 (NA) (NA) 

- 4 3 17850 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 2 12 000 (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (paunds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 53 828 (X) 22 364 38 806 (X) 17 351 

- 38 456 (X) (NA) (NA) 26 412 (X) 5 117 

- 13 27 172 787 5 13 8 19 154 613 3 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) !l 56 178 513 I (0) 

- 23 25 (X) 11 11 20 21 (X) 9 (0) 

- 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

498 MUSKEGON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, Forms wiII1 sales of $2.500 or more All forms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Fanns Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ____________________________________________ ---

Average size of form _________________________________ _ 

Ap~~~;~~~~ ~~n~~~~o==========================-P;r~~t=-

807 133 266 823 127 166 560 109996 516 977M - 189 (X) 165 (X) 155 (X) 196 (X) 

(X) 543 360 (X) 543 360 (X) 543 360 (X) 543 360 - (X) 24.5 (X) 23.4 (X) 20.2 (X) 18.0 

Value of land and buildings,' Average per 'ann _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 112 265 (X) 65588 (X) 120 920 (X) 84 163 ()() 

- ()() ........ (X) 645 ()() 424 ()() 621 -

Lond in forms according to use: Tolal crapland _______________________________________ _ Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 796 91 824 812 87073 552 80 074 507 71 278 

774 66 822 780 59049 542 61 352 498 52417 - BV ocres harvested: 1 to 9 ocres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 ocres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 ocres ________________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ SO to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 ocres or more ___________________________ _ 

47 276 63 (HA) 14 83 18 (NAJ - (NAJ 97 I 278 96 (HA) 25 320 17 - 96 2 282 124 (HA) 42 1 008 50 (NAJ 

175 6 514 170 (HA) 114 4305 105 (HA) - 10600 152 (HA) 143 (D) 133 (HA) - 154 98 (NA) 121 (D) 98 (HA) 122 16889 - 22 234 72 (HA) 72 22 234 72 (HA) - 72 

- 11 6 749 5 (NA) 11 6749 5 (HA) 

- - - - (HA) - - - (NAJ 

Cropland used only for posture _______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 357 11 693 482 17 274 259 9 971 283 12627 

- 412 13 309 384 10750 267 8 751 217 6234 

Cropland in cover crops. legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ____________________________________ _ 

137 2800 (HAl (NAJ 92 1 957 76 1 964 -

- 52 999 (NAJ (HA) 30 749 50 746 

- 113 2974 (NA) (NA) 83 2 317 102 1 736 

247 6 536 (NA) (HA) 149 3 728 84 1 788 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland paslured _______________________________ _ Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 509 24833 531 22 220 359 18341 322 14483 

- 150 5 645 (NA) (NA) 107 4246 115 3635 

- 421 19 188 (NAl (HA) 296 14095 248 10848 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 613 16 6()9 674 17873 414 11 581 429 12003 

Pasturelond and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 123 4972 (HAl (HA) 91 3992

1 

120 3849 

- 596 11 637 (NAl (HA) 402 7589 413 8 154 

Pastureland. all types __________________________________ _ 

- 469 22 310 (NAl (NA) 336 18209 (NAl 20 III 

Irrigaled land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropkmd irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 42 4123 25 2 687 39 4013 23 (D) 

- 42 3839 (NA) (HA) 39 3808 23 2672 

- 2 (D) (NA) (HA) 2 (D) (NA) (D) 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 169 2 143 (X) ()() 133 1 953 ()() (X) 

'1978 data are based on 0 sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ - 807 24989 823 18018 560 24718 516 17681 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 30966 (X) 21 893 (X) 44140 (X) 34 266 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ $40.000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (see texl) ___________________________ _ $2.000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (seelexl) ___ ~ ________________________ _ 

- 59 14132 30 (HA) 59 14132 30 (NAl 

- 98 6 120 84 (NA) 98 6 120 84 (HAl 

- 73 2 149 72 (HAl 73 2 149 72 (NA) 

- 69 980 88 (NAl 69 980 88 (NA) 

- 117 814 124 (NAl 117 814 124 (HA) 

- 144 522 112 (HA) 144 522 112 (HA) 

- 247 271 313 (HAl (X) (X) 6 (NAl - 43 96 (NAl (NAl (X) (X) ()() (X) 

- 37 65 (NAl (NAl (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 54 65 (NAl (NA) (Xl (X) (X) (X) 

- 113 45 (NA) (NAl ()() (X) (X) ()() 

- - - - (NA) ()() (X) (X) (X) 

Craps _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corparalion loans _________________ _ Catton ond cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corparalian loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ Vegelables, sweel corn. and melan"-___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse producls _____________________ _ Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 557 11 952 622 8 767 401 11 774 (NAl 8 555 - 355 1 396 (NA) (HAl 271 1 316 298 1 270 - 22 59 (NA) (NAl 22 59 (NAl (NAl - - - (HAl (NAl - - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - 302 1 008 (NAl (HA) 212 917 206 540 - 61 7247 (NAl (NAl 56 7244 49 5 153 - 37 1 709 (NAl (HA) 34 1 706 35 1 169 - 6 158 7 85 5 (D) 5 (D) 

- 11 435 (NAl (NAl 8 (D) 10 (D) 

livestock, paullry, ond Iheir producls ____________________ _ Poultry and paultry praducts __________________________ _ Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Olher IIveslack and liveslack producls (see lext) _________ _ 

- 489 13038 545 9224 392 12944 386 9 102 - 46 1 646 49 1 881 33 1 645 27 1 878 - 170 8616 (NAl (NAl 169 (D) 163 5390 - 389 I 820 (NAl (NAl 330 1 764 341 I 316 - 116 743 (NAl (NAl 84 717 53 311 - 14 (D) (NAl (NAl 11 (D) 11 66 - 48 (D) (NAl (NA) 33 101 20 142 

'1974 dolo include sales of foresl products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA NEWAYGO COUNTY, MICH. 499 
Table 3. Farms, land in Forms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- Farms with- 807 623 133 266 774 131 095 66622 42 14616 7956 

- 6 10 25 3 13 13 - - - - 157 141 5 163 144 4 674 2 790 2 (0) (0) 

- 50 60 2 903 46 2 676 1 315 1 (0) (0) 

- 145 162 11646 140 11 249 4941 7 516 322 - 116 129 13 361 114 12915 5930 4 469 207 

- 86 62 13 722 66 13 402 6 157 5 761 457 

- 56 59 10979 55 10 792 5 665 4 809 546 

- 52 49 12 260 52 12 260 5601 2 (0) (0) 

- 103 106 36 614 102 36541 21 497 8 2 734 I 677 

- 25 22 16096 25 16096 9 549 5 3 447 2 313 

- 6 3 (0) 6 (0) (0) 4 5 215 I 787 

- I - (0) I (0) (0) - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

SO to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'-__________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre5- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre5- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________ ________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 

1978 

Farms 

807 

774 

527 

495 

252 

251 

28 

28 

723 

67 

14 

3 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

560 

542 

309 

292 

228 

227 

23 

23 

491 

53 

14 

2 

Acres 

109996 

61 352 

46 199 

20 699 

56 989 

37890 

4806 

2 563 

86960 

(0) 

4 452 

(0) 

1974 

Farms 

516 

498 

314 

(NA) 

183 

(NA) 

19 

(NA) 

475 

31 

10 

, 

Irrigated 

land 

4 123 

-

(0) 

(0) 

164 

36 

322 

139 

(0) 

746 

1 288 

I 231 

-

Acres 

97 764 

52417 

46 935 

21 519 

47664 

28 600 I 3 165 

2 298 

82821 

II 019 

3924 

r-~------~------~--~--------~-------r------~--r_--------~ I, All farms All farms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1976 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________________________ 351 377 307 330 On form operated _____________________ _ 651 656 461 413 Other ________________________________ 456 436 253 176 Not on form operated __________________ _ 98 74 63 41 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 58 63 36 52 

Under 25 yeors ________________________ 12 7 9 2 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeor'-___ __ __ __ ____ __ __ __ _ _ __ _ 110 96 86 51 None ________________________________ _ 278 247 229 195 

35 to 44 yeor'-________________________ 174 172 119 105 1 to 49 doy'- _________________________ _ 45 39 35 27 

45 to 54 yeor'-________________________ 214 205 149 134 501099 doys _________________________ _ 18 27 15 14 

13 19 9 15 

58 43 44 25 

373 343 214 146 

55 to 64 yeor'-________________________ 185 213 128 149 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 

65 years and over______________________ 112 118 67 65 150 to 199doy'-______________________ _ 

Averoge oge___________________________ 49.3 50.6 48.5 51.2 200 doys or more _____________________ _ L-__________ ~ __________ ~ L-__________ ~ __________ ~ 

tApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms: see text] 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 279 894 326 1 357 206 881 181 I 274 

- 485 2 744 537 2 253 367 2 701 333 2 174 

- 259 1 827 307 1 432 229 1 816 212 I 401 

- 347 170 (NA) (NA) 306 168 257 135 

- 642 682 582 435 526 663 430 414 

- 669 1 339 586 985 518 I 295 407 933 

- 575 712 406 624 475 698 314 615 

- 294 I 692 299 I 811 280 I 687 224 1 798 

- 13 59 14 22 6 56 10 22 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

feed for livestock ond pou/try ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animol health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonts, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ ---------------

Other agricultural chemicals incfuding lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ______________ - --_ - _____ - - ------------- --

- 366 252 392 259 282 235 261 237 Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

equipment ______________ ---------_ ---- ---- ------ -- ---

- 804 1 587 (NA) (NA) 592 1 505 (NA) (NA) 

- 804 I 114 806 724 592 1 051 513 656 

- 761 564 (NA) (NA) 564 518 502 435 

- 379 290 (NA) (NA) 341 282 226 136 

- 28 38 (NA) (NA) 28 38 46 21 

- 82 53 (NA) (NA) 65 52 

- 12 70 } (NA) (NA) 12 70 513 63 

- 804 99 (NA) (NA) 592 92 

- 547 468 (NA) (NA) 436 449 (NA) (NA) 

- 32 6 (NA) (NA) 15 5 (NA) (NA) 

Energv and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ___ - - _______ - - ---.. -- --------------

Gasoline __________ - _ -_ ---------- --- - --------------

Diesel fuel __________ -------- - - - - ---- - - ------------

~~ey~ii _~~t~~~~_o_n_d_~~~~~~~:: :::: :::: :::::::::::: ::: 

Natural gas ________________ - ___ ---- ---------------

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity ________________ -----_ -_ ------------------- Olher-coal. wood, coke, elc. _________________________ _ 

500 NEWAYGO COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6_ Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto ore based on a sample of farms; see textl 

All forms Forms with saJes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Farms Ar::.res on which used 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ - _____ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except p'?sture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

- M,9 50 008 518 

- M,9 49586 518 

- 31 422 21 

181 3 874 154 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 119 7 548 107 

58 I 472 52 - 89 5225 77 -

- 429 308011 352 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

19 

661\ 

19 - (X) 180 - 213 

- 140 (X) 118 

Table 7_ Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self~propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers ond picker~shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field foroge harvesters, shear bar or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

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-

{1978 data are based on a sample of forms- see text] 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I I ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market volue of 011 

804 802 592 511 machinery and equipment - Can. 

24405 16546 22 530 13994 $20.000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

30 355 20631 38 057 27 386 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

93 159 61 58 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

191 173 1 90 79 1 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

202 205j 141 138j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

586 737 365 413 278 324 

646 867 361 409 361 458 

747 1 827 199 317 705 1 510 

118 126 21 22 97 104 

90 131 21 22 69 109 

350 359 55 55 295 304 

- - - - - - 376 399 120 120 262 279 394 405 77 77 322 328 

215 259 100 122 126 137 

Table 8_ Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto Ore based on Q sample of farms; see text) 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

47437 407 30 052 

47 237 (NA) 29 723 

200 (NA) 329 

3 580 74 1 754 

7 476 (NA) 8 152 

1 442 3 478 

4889 35 3309 

29 7531 (NA) 15 311 

~I 8 231 

49 ()() 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I I 

97 128 79 105 

112 74 112 68 

26 28 26 28 

21 .. 35 1{ 

21 ., 35 ~ 35 ~ 35 

27 --' i L 27 --' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 197010 1974 

M,9 882 530 

649 852 387 

758 1 765 289 

64 M, 15 

34 34 15 

275 285 49 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

275 288 89 

360 367 74 

159 180 61 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less thon 150 doys 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers --------c-----__________________________________ _ - 294 74 00 265 (X) 280 224 - 1 760 (Xl 210 (Xl 1 550 1 674 2 471 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

~Ol~~:k~::~: ';;0;;; ==== ================ ================== 

- 79 41 41 71 71 73 75 - 56 15 30 50 100 56 30 - 73 12 (0) M, 250 69 37 - 47 2 (0) 43 296 47 31 - 39 4 81 35 833 35 51 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA NEWAYGO COUNTY, MICH_ SOl 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hoys, or sheep __________________________ _ -

-

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $l,OO(L - Any cattle, hoys, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ -

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ - Milk - cows _____________________________________ _ 

- Heifers and heifer colves ___________________________ _ 

- Steers, steer colves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ -

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ - $1,000_ - Calves __________________________________________ _ 

-

Cottle $1,000_ - ___________________________________________ _ 

- $1,000_ - Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- $1,000_ Dairy - products _______________________________ $1,000_ -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

- Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ - Litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ - June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

- Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ - Goats _____________________________________________ _ - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ -

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ -

- feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- $1.000_ - Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

- Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- Pounds of WOol ___________________________________ _ 

- Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1.000_ - Goots ________________________ -------- --------------- $1,000_ - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- $1.000_ -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ____________ - ___________ -- ---------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

PuJlet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ____________________________ -------------- Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding - ___________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________ -- ---------------

Soles: Any poultry __________________ ----------------------- Chickens 3 months old or older - _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ------ ---------------

Pullets 3 months old or older ---------------------- Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ----------------- Turkeys ______________ ----------------------------

Turkeys for slaughte'-_____________ ---------------

Turkey hens kept for breeding ---------------------

Other poultry __________ ------------ --------------- Poultry and poultry praducts ____________________ $1,000_ 

502 NEWAYGO COUNTY, MICH. 

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All forms 

1978 

forms Number 

563 (X) 

496 (X) 

489 13038 

452 (0) 

439 18652 

349 9015 

174 1 530 

198 7485 

351 6550 

337 3087 

389 6 779 

(X) 1 820 

239 3 517 

(X) 505 

341 3 262 

(X) 1 315 

105 853 

(X) 339 

170 8616 

133 7 232 

78 I 654 

120 5 578 

84 1 757 

71 791 

71 966 

13 1 459 

10 236 

8 35 

161 647 

116 11 392 

(X) 743 

56 7 124 

(X) 304 

14 (D) 

9 552 

(X) 6320 

14 (D) 

2 (D) 

(X) (D) 

33 109 

(X) 58 

94 (X) 

81 212 907 

80 177 324 

13 35 583 

4 (D) 

16 518 

8 24 

5 9 

4 15 

19 (X) 

36 (X) 

22 148 386 

22 (D) 

2 (D) 

- - 6 488 

- -

- - - -

5 (X) 

46 1 646 

1978 and 1974 

. Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

616 (X) 407 (X) 392 (X) 

573 (X) 376 (X) 367 (X) 

545 9224 392 12944 386 9 102 

502 (NA) , 370 (0) 366 1 693 

545 19971 335 17848 347 17616 

410 9328 279 8693 281 8384 

245 3018 114 1 253 124 2164 

207 6310 180 7440 179 6220 

(NA) (NA) 282 6323 255 5 389 

(NA) (NA) 259 2832 288 3843 

465 6413 330 6 529 341 5847 

(X) (NA) (X) 1 764 (X) 1 316 

(NA) (NA) 209 3404 190 2373 

(X) (NA) (X) 494 (X) 159 

(NA) (NA) 290 3 125 291 3 474 

(X) (NA) (X) 1 270 (X) 1 157 

(NA) (NA) 85 797 81 1 067 

(X) (NA) (X) 321 (X) 392 

(NA) (NA) 169 (0) 163 5 390 

112 4200 89 6 710 66 3807 

(NA) (NA) 53 1 516 38 661 

(NA) (NA) 83 5 194 58 3 146 

53 969 58 1 659 43 929 

43 460 52 748 34 439 

46 509 50 911 38 490 

18 4 977 9 1 356 11 4842 

(NA) (NA) 6 143 11 1 434 

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

145 1 184 96 388 65 873 

76 7 741 84 10869 53 7483 

(X) (NA) (X) 717 . (X) 311 

33 3 183 38 6764 22 3054 

(X) (NA) (X) 292 (X) 60 

13 I 855 11 (D) 10 I 787 

(NA) (NA) 6 460 11 3 660 

(X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 23411 

(NA) (NA) 11 (D) 11 66 

(NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

(X) (NA) (X) - (X) (Z) 

25 298 24 88 14 267 

(X) (NA) (X) 54 (X) 99 

125 (X) 60 (X) 71 (X) 

115 152 230 51 212 197 65 150 906 

101 136 677 50 176 644 62 135 698 

(NA) (NA) 9 35 553 8 15073 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

20 637 9 396 12 407 

(NA) (NA) 5 11 4 17 

(NA) (NA) 4 (D) 4 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

(NA) (X) 14 (X) 11 (X) 

35 (X) 25 (X) 23 (X) 

33 206 060 16 148 185 22 205 624 

27 184 525 16 (D) 20 (D) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

6 223 6 488 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

(NA) (NA) - - - -

(NA) (X) 3 (X) 2 (X) 

49 I 881 33 1 645 27 I 878 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

I 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, 9roon} __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

527 27371 ()() 13 557 418 26 125 (X) I 12 (D) 

- 520 19934 ()() (NA) (NA) 386 18 613 (X) 3 90 - 491 20 274 1 335344 13 (D) 386 19 156 1 278 480 12 (D) - 484 13815 816 225 (NA) (NA) 356 12 716 775529 - - - 206 7097 94787 3 (D) 194 6969 93 375 3 (D) 

- (HAl (HAl (NAl 188 5 803 56 622 3 90 - (NA) (NA) 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (HA) (X) (NA) (NAl 7 94 (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green} __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 19 150 (X)I -

(H..:;I 

17 (D) (X) I - =I - 7 87 (X) (NAl 5 (D) (X) -

- - - - - - - (0-;1 

- - - 1 (D) (0) (NAl (NAl I (D) - - - 19 150 1 174 - - 17 (D) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (HAl 3 46 704 - - - - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) I I (0) (X) I - -I 93 I 154 38 995 - - 74 991 33 885 - - -

- 265 4 623 143 965 (NA) (NA) 197 3960 126 847 - -

- 181 2 931 137 511 - - 157 2 647 127 737 - -

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (HAl (NAl 144 I 875 82925 - -

- 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl I (D) (D) - -

- 15 204 4 710 - - 13 (0) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NAl 29 192 3902

1 

- ::1 - 2 (D) (X) - - I (D) (X) - - (NA) (HA) (X) (HA) (NAl 5 62 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 7 77 I 593 - - 7 77 I 593 - -

- 5 320 7564 (HAl (NA) 5 320 7564 - -

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NAl (HA) - - - - - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

::1 

(NAl (NAl - -

::1 

-

=1 - - - - (H..:;I 

- - -

- - - (HAl - - - - 8 134 36448 2 (D) 5 130 36 150 2 (0) 

- 8 220 30 776 (NAl (NAl 5 216 30 316 - -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hay craps (tons, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - 630 29 651 66 036 8 227 438 25 920 60 755 8 227 

- 625 24 758 54 809 (NA) (NAl 398 20399 48 494 I (D) 

Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 574 21 483 51 2531 8 217 409 18366 46 678 8 2171 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 351 14207 35 865 1 (0) 

Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 68 I 271 I 948 - - 43 979 1 588 - -

Field seed craps ______________________________ 1978_ - 5 51 (X) - - 5 51 (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl 15 160 (X) - - A~alfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - I (D) (0) - - I (0) (0) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 2 (0) - - - Red dover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 3 28 1 560 - - 3 28 I 560 - -

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NAl I 13 152 12045

1 

- -I 

- 61 4 397 (X) 24 2 782 56 4391 (X) 24 2 782 

1974_ - 73 4 327 (X) (NAl (NAl 50 4 288 (X) 18 2 331 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 14 44 ()() 6 19 11 42 (X) 6 19 

1974_ - (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl 9 28 (X) 3 18 Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 5 2 (X) 1 (D) 3 (D) (X) I (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl 4 2 (X) 3 I Green peas excluding COWpe05 ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl I (0) (X) I (D) 

- 42 I 864 (X) 7 147 32 1 814 (X) I 6 (0) 

1974_ - 51 2033 (X) (NAl (NAl 38 1 989 (X) 2 (0) Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978_ - 36 1 371 21 647940 (NAl (NAl 29 1 345 (0) (NAl (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 1 463 19 865 133 (NAl (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 14 95 455 860 (NAl (NAl 10 92 455 860 (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 89 1 245 962 (NAl (NA) 

- 4 1 (D) (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 11 48 (X) 5 25 8 43 (X) 4 (D) 

- 12 68 (X) (NAl (NAl 8 52 (X) 4 39 

- 4 7 (D) 1 (D) 3 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 4 1 2008 1 (D) 

- 6 67 (X) - - 5 (0) (X) - - - 12 838 (X) (NAl (NAl 11 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA NEWAYGO COUNTY, MICH. S03 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

- 620 77 107 609 86 549 380 64 121 367 69380 

- (lO 124 (Xl 142 (Xl 169 (X) 189 

- (X) 554 880 (Xl 554 880 (X) 554 880 (X) 554880 

- (X) 13.9 (X) 15.6 (X) 11.6 (Xl 12.5 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ____ " ____________________________ _ Approximate land area _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

- 266 954 (X) 199 123 (X) 337 935 (Xl 255 259 (X) 

- (X) 2 170 (X) 1 401 (X) 2024 (X) 1 350 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in fams according to use: 

- 558 52 867 582 61 562 340 44 940 349 50895 

- 488 35969 514 37 323 308 32365 326 34 226 

Totol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

- 136 491 141 (NA) 67 223 65 (NA) 

- 73 985 81 (NA) 28 349 30 (NA) 

- 51 1 181 39 (NA) 24 570 16 (NA) 

- 63 2 373 78 (NA) 41 1 574 50 (NA) 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 65 4 267 59 (NA) 51 3357 50 (NA) 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 43 5868 62 (NA) 40 5488 61 (NA) 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ - 48 14 041 46 (NAl 48 14041 46 (NA) 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 7 (D) 7 (NA) 7 (D) 7 (NA) 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ - 2 (0) 1 (NA) 2 (D) 1 (NA) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ - 223 6 935 255 13 370 121 4384 142 7930 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 223 9963 219 10 869 149 8 191 143 8 739 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ - 57 1 346 (NA) (NA) 39 1 206 38 1 236 Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ - 16 282 (NA) (NA) 6 162 31 921 Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

- 57 1 594 (NA) (NA) 44 1 238 47 1 552 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 150 6 741 (NA) (NA) 102 5 585 74 5030 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ - 239 8902 259 11 030 154 6442 164 8 550 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 64 2 158 (NA) (NA) 50 1 759 51 2 790 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 190 6 744 (NA) (NA) 116 4683 135 5 760 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 477 15 338 464 13 957 294 12 739 282 9935 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured ______________________________ _ -- 68 5906 (NA) (NA) 50 5 536 42 3 806 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 468 9432 (NA) (NA) 288 7 203 270 6 129 

Posture land. all types __________________________________ _ 

- 298 14999 (NA) (NA) 177 11 679 (NA) 14 526 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 63 777 46 604 51 736 35 584 Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ 

-- 61 (0) (NA) (NA) 51 736 35 515 Posture land irrigated ________________________________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (D) Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 74 2 119 (X) (X) 57 1 995 (X) (X) 

, 1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 620 17092 609 12 486 380 16829 367 12 249 

- (X) 27 567 (XJ 20 502 (X) 44 288 (X) 33 376 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text} ____________________________ _ 

- 30 10939 23 (NA) 30 10939 23 (NA) 

- 43 2746 38 (NA) 43 2 746 38 (NA) 

- 46 1 314 55 (NA) 46 1 314 55 (NA) 

- 64 875 65 (NA) 64 875 65 (NA) 

- 79 543 97 (NA) 79 543 97 (NA) 

- 118 412 67 (NA) 118 412 67 (NA) 

- 240 262 263 (NA) (X) (X) 22 (NA) 

- 34 76 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 54 91 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 53 63 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 99 33 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 392 12 780 432 8 577 276 12 646 (NA) 8 428 

- 149 1 612 (NA) (NA) 117 1 579 160 1 406 

- 13 158 (NA) (NA) 13 158 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 180 600 (NA) (NA) 126 548 145 675 

- 42 365 (NA) (NA) 33 (D) 25 (D) 

- 54 743 (NA) (NA) 29 721 22 533 

- 78 9448 88 5 667 66 9 427 70 5 647 

- 5 13 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

Crops __________________________ -_ - ___ -- --------------

Grains __________________ ----- - --------------------- Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed __________ -_ - - ---- -------------- Commodity Credit Corporotion loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________ ---------------------- Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons- ___________________ _ fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products ---------------------- Other crops __________________ -_ ----- - ---------------

- 322 4 311 345 3 855 203 4 183 215 3 767 

- 53 237 47 294 28 234 14 285 

- 35 1 507 (NA) (NA) 33 (D) 46 1 623 

- 148 1 145 (NA) (NA) 103 1 098 158 1 376 

- 49 336 (NA) (NA) 34 324 39 192 

- 35 33 (NA) (NA) 19 (D) 18 29 

- 153 1 053 (NAl (NA) 93 996 48 262 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Paultry and paultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________________ -------- -------------- Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _______ ---------------- --------------- Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________ ---------------

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) - ________ _ 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

504 OAKLAND COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, 1978 

Forms farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland 

- 620 609 77 107 488 69546 35 969 63 4 141 I 957 All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 96 74 386 57 260 138 17 83 28 

- 226 169 5 632 160 4200 2 165 28 691 177 

- 42 56 2 371 37 2 085 I 151 2 (D) (D) 

- 59 69 4 756 48 3 917 I 812 6 540 286 

- 47 58 5 438 42 4884 2 438 3 349 62 

- 33 22 5 273 31 4968 2206 2 (D) (0) 

- 23 

~I 4 5081 23 4508 I 6521 I (D) (D) 

- 14 3 316 13 3061 2009 2 (D) (D) 

- 49 

~I 17 3721 47 16608 9 1731 1 (D) (0) 

- 23 15 7511 23 (0) 8 13~1 - - -

- 7 (0) 7 (0) 5090 1 (D) (D) 

I (D) - - - - -

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'-__________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocre'-__________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres .. __________________ _ 500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1.999 ocre5 ________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more _________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 620 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 488 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 408 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 304 Part owners __________________________________ _ 154 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 140 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 58 Harvested croplond __________________________ _ 44 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 536 Partnership __________________________________ _ Corporation __________________________________ _ 55 

26 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 3 

All forms 

Acres 

77 107 35 969 

25 105 7679 

34 665 

20 707

1 17 337 

7583 

64 309 

8 903 3 152 

743 

1974 

Forms 

609 

514 

405 

(NA) 

142 

(NA) 

62 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

86 549 37 323 

36 135 

10 163 

35 183 

19 813

1 15 231 

7 347 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

380 

308 

224 

168 

115 

107 

41 

33 

311 

44 

23 

2 

Acres 

64 121 

32 365 

16 171 

5 793 

32 220 

19 478

1 15 730 

7 094 

52 454 

8 427 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Farms 

367 

326 

201 

(NA) 

114 

(NA) 

52 

(NA) 

307 

38 

22 

Irrigated 

land 

777 

28 

134 

(D) 

86 

56 

(D) 

(D) 

(0) 

(0) 

-

(D) 

-

Acres 

69380 

34 226 

22031 

7903 

33 584 

19220

1 13 765 

7 103 

50643 

14 517 

4220 

Forms with sales of All forms Farms with soles of All farms $2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

490 432 296 262 

83 64 54 39 

Operators by principal occupation: Farming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ 

Operators by place of residence: 

218 250 175 196 On form operated - - -------------- ------ 402 336 205 149 Not on form operated ___________________ 

47 90 30 44 

205 167 148 116 

23 44 16 23 

II 15 5 II 

17 20 9 11 

28 43 18 21 

316 224 168 108 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 25 to 34 yeor'-_______________________ _ 

35 to 44 yeors ________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL _______________________ _ 55 to 64 yeorL _______________________ _ 

65 years and over _____________________ _ 

Average oge __________________________ _ 

~--------~--------~ 

91 

Not reported ___________________________ 

12 6 8 Operators reporting doys of work off farm: 

56 51 35 32 None _________________________________ 

167 100 96 57 I to 49 doys ___________________________ 

153 164 100 97 50 to 99 doy'- _________________________ 

139 143 89 80 100 to 149 doys ________________________ 

93 119 54 71 150 to 199 doy'-_______________________ 

50.2 52.5 50.1 52.3 200 days or more ---- ------------------

IApplies only to individu~1 or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data are based on Q sample of forms- see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses I 1978 Expenses I 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 146 791 226 813 80 750 123 768 

- 291 957 333 952 172 873 192 884 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

- 145 449 203 564 86 412 133 551 Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 236 140 (NA) (NA) 151 108 128 89 

- 381 2 085 332 1 599 286 2 071 234 I 589 

- 313 760 320 523 236 736 236 507 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

- 338 280 244 156 243 267 185 151 

- 226 3429 215 I 977 172 3 382 161 1 954 

- 61 144 19 23 37 133 10 17 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor _ .. ____________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

- 192 116 150 73 126 99 104 67 

- 610 I 347 (NA) (NA) 371 1 273 (NA) (NA) 

- 610 1 066 568 708 371 1 011 356 670 

- 564 397 (NA) (NA) 352 360 351 330 - 243 164 (NA) (NA) 155 154 131 108 

- 38 30 (NA) (NA) 38 30 38 13 

- 59 40 (NA) (NA) 52 38 } - 45 384 (NA) (NA) 42 384 356 219 

- 610 51 (NA) (NA) 371 45 

- 419 280 (NA) (NA) 299 261 (NA) 

- 7 1 (NA) (NA) 7 (NA) 

1 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gosoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ 

Ele~~~~fe~:_~o~or ~~~~~~I-g~; ====== oil, ========== and grease ======== - ____________________ =============== _ 

ty - ------------------------------------- Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OAKLAND COUNTY, MICH. 50S 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms-with safes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ Cropiond fertilized, except ~sture __________________________ _ - 283 25863 209 24 873 

Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ - 282 25 723 209 24763 

lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants. etc. to control-

- 8 140 5 

- 23 477 22 

Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 105 4952 78 

- 20 2 832 16 

- 86 I 064 47 

- 202 15 262 159 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation ond rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 22 399 16 

- 100 (X) 66 

- 84 (X) 46 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of 011 machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctars ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottonpickers-___________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Mower conditioners ______________________ _ - Pickup balers ____________________________ _ - Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

(1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text1 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

616 560 371 345 machinery and equipment - Can. 

15 328 10 771 13 324 8 855 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

24 883 19234 35 913 25 667 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

75 87 29 32 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

224 164 84 60 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

108 121 71 83 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

343 476 194 248 181 228 

446 695 273 348 232 347 

499 I 120 166 247 417 873 

83 85 13 14 70 71 

58 59 19 20 39 39 

135 149 9 9 126 140 

- - - - - -

187 235 77 86 124 149 

218 221 64 64 157 157 

65 68 10 10 56 58 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of farms,· see text1 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

110 

(D) 

4 556 

2564 

983 

14719 

379 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

236 19210 (HAl (D) 

(HAl (D) 

16 596 

(HAl 3924 - - 15 397 

(HAl 9 768 

4 131 

19 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

68 79 46 67 

45 68 45 63 

24 21 24 21 

~1 ~ 46 1 20 21 19 

5 J L 5 J 

1974· 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

440 597 392 

447 717 365 

501 1 070 204 

71 72 14 

42 44 12 

132 133 30 (NA) (NAl (NA) 

161 176 66 

211 227 71 

75 85 24 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

farms ________________________ -------- ------------------- Workers ______________________ --------------------- ------- 226 75 (X) 213 (X) 172 161 

- I 594 (X) 323 (X) 1 271 I 450 1 235 

Farms wlth- 1 worker ________ -- ____ -------------- ------------------- 2 workers ________ - ___ -------- ------------------ ---- ---- 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________ - _____ ---------- --------

- 45 29 29 48 48 22 52 

- 36 19 38 35 70 29 21 

- 51 15 55 55 190 39 29 

- 68 5 30 52 349 56 31 

26 7 171 23 614 26 28 -

I 

506 OAKLAND COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

• Farms with sales of $2.500 or more All farms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Humber Farms Humber 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 379 (X) 377 (X) 216 ()() 225 (X) 

- 210 (X) 288 (X) 126 ()() 175 (X) 

-

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $J.()()(L 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $J.()()()_ 322 4 311 345 3 855 203 4 183 215 3 767 - 183 1 514 272 (NA) 120 (0)1 175 1 597 -

CATTlE AND CALVES I 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 173 6229 249 9937 107 5 528 163 8592 

- 136 2682 186 4 976 87 2338 134 4365 

- 101 1 289 134 3003 61 970 82 (D) 

- 52 1 393 64 1 973 41 1 368 63 (0) 

- 119 2209 (NA) (NA) I 84 2021

1 

92 2 373 

- 123 1 338 (NA) (NA) 83 1 169 122 1 854 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 148 3364 228 5 225 103 3 186 158 4900 

- (X) 1 145 (X) (NA) ()() 1 098 ()() 1 376 

- 81 '974 (NA) (NA) 60 903 91 1 365 

- (X) 92 (X) (NA) (X) 83 (X) 127 

- 134 2 390 (NA) (NA) 94 2 283 138 3535 

- (X) 1 053 (X) (NA) (X) 1 015

1 

(X) 1 249 

- 71 1 278 (NA) (NA) 48 1 225 42 1 176 

- (X) 611 (X) (NA) (X) 588 (X) 527 

- 35 1 507 (NA) (NA) 33 (D) 46 1 623 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Oec.l of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June land Nov, 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 58 2 028 77 1 738 36 1 709 40 1 431 

- 27 444 (NA) (NA) 18 387 25 207

- 1 53 1 584 (NA) (NA) 32 1 322 1 37 1 224 

- 34 575 44 394 19 513 28 362 

- 27 303 32 230 16 267 21 214 

- 25 272 30 164 16 246 18 148 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 40 839 42 1 127 22 613 16 699 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 34 454 (NA) (NA) 20 286 14 292 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 22 182 (NA) (NA) 8 64 3 13 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 200 2232 194 1 792 99 1 343 105 1 437

1 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 49 4501 64 3229 34 4 154 39 2977 

$1.000_ - (X) 336 ()() (NA) (X) 324 (X) 192 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 17 1 272 16 901 9 989 11 870 

$1,000_ - (X) 38 (X) (NA) (X) 33 (X) 18 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 33 533 36 868 19 400 17 601 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 30 715 (NA) (NA) 17 522 16 711 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 5 949 (X) (NA) (X) 4 186 (X) 6 396 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 35 33 (NA) (NA) 19 (D) 18 29 Goats __________________________ ___ ________________ _ 

- 12 149 (NA) (NA) 5 25 1 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 5 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) (Z) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 105 361 58 239 64 265 41 208 $1,000_ - (X) 733 (X) (NA) (X) 690 (X) 247 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or oldeL _____________________ _ - 107 (X) 89 (X) 49 ()O 39 (X) 

- 100 25409 87 39490 45 23905 38 37 141 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months aid ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 100 25 319 78 38 905 45 23 905 32 (D) 

- 8 90 (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- 3 21 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 14 273 8 534 5 87 2 (D) 

- 8 69 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 3 13 

- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) 3 13 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 37 (X) (NA) (X) 14 (X) 7 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or oldor ______________________ _ 

Hens ond pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old-__________ _ 

8rollers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ________________ ' _________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry ond poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 34 ()() 27 (X) 19 (X) 10 (X) 

- 22 8 482 25 19 510 12 8239 9 18036 

- 22 8 482 23 19418 12 8 239 9 18032 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 5 (D) 4 1 050 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 4 29 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - - 4 29 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 11 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 1 (X) 

- 53 237 47 294 28 234 14 285 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA OAKLAND COUNTY, MICH. 507 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with safes of $2.500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigaled Harvesled Irrigaled 

Fanns Acres Quanlity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 177 15 011 (X) 1 (D) 133 14381 (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 215 14166 (X) (NA) (NA) 157 13 654 (X) 1 (D) 

- 166 13392 744 379 I (0) 124 12804 714317 - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ - 199 12062 542764 (NA) (NA) ISO II 655 527 428 - - - 42 1 619 12 552 - - 37 I 577 12326 - -

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ ~~~~= - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 61 (D) 20 271 1 (D) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- 6 144 (X) - (NAil 

6 144 (X) - - - 7 123 (X) (NA) 7 123 (X) - -

- I (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - 5 (D) 974 - - 5 (0) 974 - - 1974_ Cui for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 96 586 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - -I 

- 73 2 781 101 621 - - 62 2693 98443 - - 1974_ - 133 4073 154 394 (NA) (NA) 115 3 894 149 246 2 (D) 

Dais for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 71 1 689 88 434 - - 60 1 608 84 142 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 77 2019 102 747 - - Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 4 133 3 100 - - 4 133 3 100 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - I (D) (D) - - - - - - -

1974_ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (N~I 4 85 1 560 - -

- - - (X) - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 18 746 14 309 - - 15 737 14091 - - 1974_ - 12 156 3 301 (NA) (NA) 12 156 3 301 - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974 

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NA) - -

=1 

- - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ - 5 10 2 135 2 (D) 3 (0) (D) 2 (D) 

1974 -- 10 11 881 (NA) (NA) 3 6 580 - -

Sweelpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978 

1974 -- 294 14 408 29 759 I (0) 184 II 743 25 360 - - -- 317 15 256 34381 (NA) (NA) 209 13 174 30457 1 (D) 

Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 -- 257 10 853 24092 1 (D) 165 8 742 20409 - -

1974 -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 182 10 186 24 828 I (D) 

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978 -- 38 I 545 2888 - - 21 I 224 2460 - -

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 37 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed {pounds} ____________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - - - - - - - - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 37 4080 - -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978 

1974 Sweet coro ________________________________ 1978 

-- 42 674 (X) 12 158 33 651 (X) 9 154 

-- 42 296 (X) (NA) (NA) 25 260 (X) 4 22 

-- 31 454 (X) 7 (0) 25 436 (X) 5 (D) 

1974 Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978 

1974 

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 18 143 (X) 1 (D) 

-- 25 33 (X) 7 11 20 31 (X) 6 (0) 

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 21 38 (X) 3 3 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978 

1974 -- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - -

land in orchards- ____________________________ 1978 

1974 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

-- 70 673 (X) 7 (D) 31 471 (X) 5 (0) 

-- 57 652 (X) (NA) (NA) 19 522 (X) 3 236 

-- 64 597 5 287 630 (NA) (NA) 26 441 5 155 060 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 495 4 510 630 (NA) (NA) 

- 19 12 10 593 (NA) (NA) 12 8 5 622 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 19 24 32022 (NA) (NA) 10 7 27 046 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Sirawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 22 77 (X) 14 71 14 64 (X) 10 63 

- 17 46 (X) (NA) (NA) 9 37 (X) 3 23 

- 14 42 146 323 10 39 8 34 132 193 7 34 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 19 44 650 2 (D) 

- 78 577 (X) 34 240 66 559 (X) 32 (D) 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

508 OAKLAND COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

i Forms with so'es of $2,500 or more All forms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Fonns Acres Fonns Acres Fonns Acres 

forms ____________________________________________ ---

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~~:;~~?~~ ~~n~~~~o = == = === === = = == == == = = = = ==== -P;~c~~t = 

772 125 734 779 125 560 605 112 119 566 108 373 - (X) 161 (X) 185 (X) 191 

- (X) 163 343 040 (X) 343 040 (X) 343 040 (X) 343040 (X) - (X) 32.7 (X) 31.6 

- (X) 36.7 (X) 36.6 

Value of lond and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 122 183 (X) 65 112 (X) 141 723 (X) 78 504 (X) 

- (X) 723 (X) 404 (X) 729 (X) 410 

-

land in forms according to use: Totol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other lond _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

762 84 793 769 80 917 598 77 7481 560 709921 - 747 59 203 741 54 1361 591 56 1941 555 50 8261 -

87 489 89 (NA) 46 276 26 (NA) - 1 860 112 (NA) 72 996 58 (NA) 130 - 101 2 365 99 (NA) 69 1 637 63 (NA) - 115 4264 121 (NA) 95 3 512 100 (NA) - (NA) 152 10 454 172 (NA) 148 (0) 160 - 91 (NA) I 83 11 2871 91 (NA)I - 83 11 2871 20 630 49 (NA) 69 (D) 49 (NA) - 70 

6 4238

1 

6 (NA) 6 4 238 6 (NA) - 3 3 616 2 (NA) 3 3 616 2 (NA) -

234 8 515 306 12660 173 6904 196 8 793 - 455 14 121 391 14650 342 11 373 - 484 170751 

222 5 106 (NA) (NA) 182 4 501 144 3 738 - 638 (NA) (NA) 45 555 47 1 087 - 56 (NAl (NA) I 115 2 3351 122 2384 - 133 2 520 I 299 8 811 (NA) (NA) 242 7 259 152 4 164 -

482 22 6711 483 26 731 377 19 294 355 22974 - 102 3494 (NA) (NA) 79 3088 91 4 158 - 419 19 177 (NAl (NA) 329 16206 298 18816 -

- 638 18 2701 654 17912 508 15 077 475 14407 

- 103 3 7951 (NAl (NA) I 74 3 1691 57 2410

- 630 14475 (NAl 1 (NA) 503 11 908 465 11 997 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 334 15 804 (NA) (NA) 247 13 161 (NA) 15361 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 78 2 745 24 922 74 2736 22 (D) 

- 76 2 689 (NAl (NA) 74 (0) 22 868 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (NA) - - 6 (D) (NAl (NA) 5 (D) 1 (D) 

- 120 1 584 (X) (X) 103 1 466 (X) (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All fonns Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sald l _______________ _ - 772 25 746 779 18 866 605 25 576 566 18633 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 33 349 (X) 24 218 (X) 42 275 (X) 32 920 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ______________ ~ ____________________ _ 

- 66 13 522 34 (NA) 66 13 522 34 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 92 6 176 88 (NA) 92 6 176 88 (NA) $20,000 10 $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

- 108 3062 113 (NA) 108 3 062 113 (NA) $10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 106 1 510 108 (NA) 106 1 510 108 (NA) 

- 129 938 128 (NA) 129 938 128 (NA) $2.500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ $2.000 10 $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 10 $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (seolexl)_, __________________________ _ 

- 104 368 84 (NA) 104 368 84 (NA) 

- 167 169 224 (NA) (X) (X) 11 (NA) 

- 23 50 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 27 48 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 36 43 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 81 29 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Catton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds. hay. farago, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Olhor crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 633 20066 664 14 235 538 19 961 (NAl 14091 

- 172 726 (NAl (NA) 148 709 224 693 

- 13 68 (NAl (NA) 13 68 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 194 522 (NAl (NA) 146 (D) 116 339 - 352 6 811 (NAl (NA) 326 6 783 254 4 517 - 269 11 340 (NA) (NA) 257 11 326 278 8 307 - 17 613 12 188 17 613 12 188 

- 7 55 (NAl (NA) 6 (D) 18 46 

liveslock, poullry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ 

Poullry and poullry producls __________________________ _ Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

CaNle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wooL _____________________________ _ 

Olher livoslock and livostock producls (soo loxl) _________ _ 

- 321 5 680 381 4 ISO 256 5 615 270 4064 - 29 290 56 314 19 288 28 307 - 70 2 567 (NAl (NA) 68 (D) 81 2 058 - 248 2 258 (NAl (NA) 208 2 218 241 I 460 - 86 459 (NAl (NA) 71 449 50 180 - 11 6 (NAl (NA) 7 (D) 3 25 - 38 100 (NAl (NA) 25 91 14 34 

1)974 dolo include solos of foresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OCEANA COUNTY, MICH. 509 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Fonns 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Farms in farms cropland 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- Forms with- 772 779 125 734 747 124 454 59203 78 27600 16308 

- 16 17 79 12 60 45 - - - - 167 167 5 513 155 5 135 2495 6 223 69 

- 60 57 3 549 60 3 549 1 426 5 293 96 - 142 138 11 567 134 10929 4 238 4 332 194 

- 109 101 12 488 109 12488 4 618 6 686 262 - 61 83 9754 61 9 754 4 293 6 954 481 - 62 67 12 184 62 12 184 5 610 6 1 120 604 - 32 39 7 494 31 7 249 3 131 7 1 649 I 031 - 80 79 29624 80 29 624 15633 22 8 215 4 797 - 34 24 20 701 34 20 701 11 430 11 7 126 4617 

- 8 5 (D) 8 (D) (D) 5 7 002 4 157 

- 1 2 (D) 1 (D) (D) - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 772 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 747 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 573 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 550 Port owners __________________________________ _ 176 

All farms 

Acres 

125 734 

59 203 

74 480 

29 971 

48 475 

1974 

Farms 

779 

741 

Acres 

125 560 

54 136 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

605 

591 

Acres 

112 119 

56 194 

63 104 

27 486 

46 565 

1974 

Forms 

566 

555 

410 

(NA) 

141 

, 

Irrigated 

land 

2 745 

-

26 

51 

49 

105 

279 

121 

301 

595 

666 

552 

-

Acres 

108 373 

50826 

68 648 

27 718 

38096 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 174 Tenants _____________________________________ _ 23 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 23 

27 978 

2 779 

I 254 

609 

(NA) 

152 

(NA) 

18 

(NA) 

84 050 

30 737 

39641 

22 122 

1 869 

1 277 

425 

413 

161 

159 

19 

19 

27 536 

2450 

1 172 

(NA) 21 885

1 15 1 629 

(NA) 1 223 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 704 102 620 Partnership __________________________________ _ 64 19 542 Corporation __________________________________ _ 3 (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ I (D) 

All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

358 434 

414 341 

13 13 

92 68 

210 177 

177 187 

159 198 

121 132 

49.7 51.2 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

547 

54 

3 

I 

89 771 531 88 773 

18 776 31 12462 

(0) 4 7 138 

(0) 

All farms Forms with soles of 

$2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

620 604 492 432 

96 91 71 71 

56 80 42 59 

242 249 213 194 

50 55 46 45 

33 26 30 22 

20 29 17 22 

54 51 41 40 

346 269 233 162 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on Q sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 197 1 351 260 732 166 I 338 169 694 

- 278 1 205 379 900 216 1 174 254 837 

- 129 721 226 426 113 710 158 398 

- 217 76 (NA) (NA) 172 73 161 56 

- 574 1 042 534 421 502 I 031 431 413 

- 681 I 807 624 I 289 562 1 766 498 1 250 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________ -- ---------------

- 643 1 623 514 I 031 543 1 595 425 1 016 

- 426 4043 422 2 707 395 4014 360 2 692 

- 131 686 59 349 121 685 56 347 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form labor ________________________ ---------------

Contract lohor ________________________ -- ---------------

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment _______________________ --------------------- 412 562 377 441 329 533 306 429 

- 769 1 502 (NA) (NA) 605 I 436 (NA) (NA) 

- 769 I 067 764 752 605 1 019 556 697 

- 721 578 (NA) (NA) 558 544 523 465 

- 407 328 (NA) (NA) 381 322 280 134 

- 57 17 (NA) (NA) 52 (D) 49 17 

- 106 50 (NA) (NA) 101 50 

- 6 } 4 (NA) (NA) I (D) 556 80 

- 769 91 (NA) (NA) 605 83 

- 553 428 (NA) (NA) 471 412 (NA) (NA) 

- 37 7 (NA) (NA) 22 5 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum praducts ________ ---- ---------------

Petroleum products __________ -_ -------- - - ------------ Gasoline ____________________ --------- - ------------

Diesel fuel __________________ -- ____ ----------------

~~ey~~i _ ~~t~~~~ _o_n_d_ ~~~~~~:::::::::: ::::::::::::::: 

Noturol gas ______________________ -- ---------------

Kerosene, motor oil, and gre058 _____________________ _ 

Electricity ____________________________ ---------------

Other-cool, wood, coke, etc. ____________ --------------

510 OCEANA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 / 

[1978 dolo are bated on 0 sample of forms· see lexl] 

All forms forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres 00 which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

667 53876 548 - 667 53492 548 - 15 384 15 - 215 6846 185 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc: to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

394 24336 327 - 111 2 160 101 - 306 22 461 273 - 30 3581 350 - 398 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

58 22091 58 - 125 (Xli 101 - 113 00 97 -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmeot ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and piCker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms- see textJ 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

769 767 605 554 m'achinery and equipment-Con. 

22 354 13 229 21 240 11 655 $20,000 10 $29.999 ______________________ 

29 069 17 248 35 107 21 038 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 10 $69.999 ______________________ 

87 134 36 58 $70.000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

189 185 1 107 1121 $100.000 10 $199.999 ____________________ 

204 231 j 178 176j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

578 830 331 393 332 437 648 1 070 310 408 485 662 715 I 996 255 475 653 I 521 38 39 11 12 27 27 20 22 11 13 9 9 181 181 30 30 151 151 

- - - - - - 232 234 109 109 124 125 235 247 77 79 163 168 

155 178 49 51 117 127 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

fl978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

52 320 498 35 357 

51 936 (NA) 35 016 

384 (NA) 341 

6641 128 4008 

23692 (NA) 16300 

2 125 12 174 

22109 130 11 945 

29 854 (NA) 19041

1 

22:/ 

29 

00 40 2 549~ (X) (X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 

I 71 109 66 1011 75 60 75 59 

60 25 60 25 

40 , r 40 , 32 r 23 11 32 r 23 1 11 J j L 11 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 197010 1974 

636 838 465 645 943 370 716 I 699 227 

42 44 5 22 23 

174 179 3~ 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

165 169 60 230 233 44 

122 142 41 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 426 119 (X) 407 (X) 395 360 - 5 403 (X) 408 (X) 4 995 5 180 6 180 

Farms with-

- 17 36 36 21 21 17 59 - 47 28 56 39 78 42 27 - 75 '36 117 72 240 74 41 - 126 11 68 125 850 106 62 - 161 8 131 150 3 806 156 171 

1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5109 workers ____________ • ____________________________ _ TO workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OCEANA COUNTY, MICH. Sl1 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry ___________ • _______ • _________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs, or sheep _______ • _______________ • __ _ 

- 387 (X) 416 (X) 287 (X) 293 (X) 

- 314 (X) 365 (X) 247 (X) 267 (X) 

Soles: 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,OO(L 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep ____________________ $l,O(XL - 321 5680 381 4 150 256 5615 270 4064 

- 291 2 723 350 (NA) 241 (D) 256 1 665 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: 1 

Cottle and colves _. ___ ._. _________ • _______ ._. _______ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _______ ._. _______ ._._. _____ • _________ • 

Milk cows _. _____ ._. _________ . _______ ._. _______ • 

Heifers and heifer colves _. _______ ._. _______ ._. _____ _ 

Steers, steer colves. bulls and bull calves ___ ._. _______ • 

277 11 321 345 14 435 216 10 804 253 13094 

- 194 3 997 277 5667 149 3819 203 5 128 

- 114 1 675 189 3 172 79 1 519 120 2664 

- 92 2322 118 2495 80 2 300 101 2464 

- 211 3488 (NA) (NA) 164 3 303 165 3012 

- 221 3 836 (NA) (NA) 177 3682 221 4954 

Soles: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

- 248 6 114 321 5 383 208 5976 241 5074 $1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ - (X) 2 258 (X) (NA) (X) 2218 (X) 1 460 

- 125 2 146 (NA) (NA) 109 2 100 110 1 345 $1,000_ COffle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 493 (X) (NA) (X) 486 (X) 141 

- 220 3 968 (NA) (NA) 187 3 876 227 3 729 $1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- (X) 1 765

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 1 732

1 

(X) 1 319 

- 128 2 711 (NA) (NA) 112 2 664 106 2022 

- (X) 1 271 (X) (NA) (X) 1 251 (X) 798 

- 70 2 567 (NA) (NA) 68 (D) 81 2058 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory; Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 80 3929 89 2 126 65 3 731 57 1 753 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

Litters of pigs farrowed between-

- 53 706 (NA) (NA) 1 44 667 34 243 

- 74 3 2231 (NA) (NA) 61 3064 1 56 1 510 1 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 58 742 59 461 49 699 38 409 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 53 375 50 246 45 348 36 216 June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 49 367 47 215 41 351 29 193 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 7 171 7 638 4 53 5 (D) Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ - 6 113 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 4 621 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 7 33 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

Soles: 

- 101 482

1 

109 427 65 297

1 

66 295 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 86 6 176 75 3 798 71 6 011 50 3 554 

$1,000_ - (X) 459 (X) (NA) (X) 449 (X) 180 Feeder pigs ___________ . ____________ ._. ___________ _ - 33 2 907 33 1 483 28 2834 18 1 322 

$1,000_ - (X) 129 (X) (NA) (X) 126 (X) 29 Sheep and lambs- ___ . ______________________________ ._ - 10 83 4 641 6 47 3 (0) Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 6 155 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 3 595 Pounds of wool ____ . _____ .. _______________________ _ - (X) 1 174 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 5 800 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________ . _______ $1,000_ Goats ___ . _________________ • _______________________ . - 11 

(D~I (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 3 25 

- 2 (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies ___________________ ._. ___ ._. ___ • __ _ 

- 22 123 11 33 16 111 5 25 

$1.000_ - (X) 75 (X) (NA) (X) 70 (X) 15 

POULTRY 

Inventory; Any poultry _______________ • ___ ._._. ________________ _ 

- 79 (X) 102 (X) 51 (X) 55 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ____________ • _________ _ 

- 67 32 135 100 39970 43 31 422 53 38 186 Hens and pullets af laying age ___________ ._. ___ • __ _ 

- 65 31 905 100 39699 42 31 279 53 38023 Pullets 3 months old or older __ • __ • _____ ._. _______ _ - 7 230 (NA) (NA) 3 143 - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old _____ • ___ • __ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 14 605 11 1 671 10 523 7 1 533 Turkeys _. ______ . ____________________________ • ___ _ - 4 22 (NA) (NA) 4 22 2 (D) 

Turkeys for slaughter __________________ . ___ • __ • __ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Other poultry ________ . __ ._. ___ • ___ • ______________ _ - 19 (X) (NA) (X) 9 (X) 5 (X) 

Soles: Any poultry _______________ • ___________________ ._. __ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older _. ____________________ _ 

- 22 (X) 26 (X) 15 (X) 15 (X) 

- 8 22 481 20 26 550 8 22481 9 25 986 Hens and pullets of laying age ___________________ ._ - 7 (D) 18 26 548 7 (D) 9 25986 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___ • _______ _ 

Broilers and other meot·type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys. ____ • ___________________________________ • 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ___________ • ________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry product'- ___________________ $1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 9 911 7 1 236 7 (D) 6 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 4 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) 2 (X) 

- 29 290 56 314 19 288 28 307 

512 OCEANA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

i Forms with soles of $2,500 or more All farms 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

322 13805 (X) 8 564 257 13 134 (X) I 8 - 2 ~I 332 11 312 (X) (NA) (NA) 263 10 735 (X) 

- 294 94$4 710 890 4 3$4 238 8 974 689 076 4 3$4 

- 273 6796 376 572 (NA) (NA) 223 6 428 360 355 2 (D) 

- 152 4 351 45 338 5 210 135 4 160 43 420 5 210 

- 40 825 I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 156 4 2$4 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - 53 (X) - - - (NA) (HA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

13 136 (X) - - 12 (D) (X) I -

=1 - 7 126 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 (D) (X) - - - (NAJI 

- - (OJ I 

- - - - - - (D) (D) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 2 

12 (D) 1 055 - - 12 (D) I 055 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 60 798 - - - CuI for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oals for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 80rley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - -

- (NA) (HA) (X) I (NA) (NA) I I (0) (X)I - -I 

55 I 049 32 095 - - 46 I 008 31 1311 - - - 169 3 192 107 861 (NA) (NA) 148 3 005 102 314 - - - I 034 53 234 I (D) 71 996 51 515 1 (0) - 80 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 79 807 36 817 - - -

- 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (D) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 16 550 - -

- 29 373 8 190 - - 21 328 7 645 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA~I $4 520 12864

1 -

- - - =1 (X) - - - (X) -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 18 (X) I - -

- 4 ISO 2800 - - 4 ISO 2800 - -

- 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NAI 2 (D) (0) - -

Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974 __ 

- - - - - - - -

J - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NA) - - - - - - =1 - (NAil 

- - -I -

- - (NA) - - -

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 8 66 7 992 2 (D) 6 (0) (D) 2 (0) 

- 29 94 9439 (NA) (NA) 22 87 8 284 3 17 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (0) - - - - - - -

1974_ - 2 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 394 15 006 34 502 3 105 292 13 118 32 023 3 105 

1974_ - 352 12922 27 804 (NA) (NA) 2$4 11 004 25 328 - - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Olher lame dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ 

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- 362 12463 29 7861 3 (0) I 275 10846 27 6361 3 (O~I - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 216 7 732 19 384 - - 48 818 1 836 - - 33 622 1 577\ -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - ~\ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 9 57 

(X~\ -

~I - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - -

- - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NA) (NA) 8 $4 5 182

1 - -I - 353 11 573 (X) 14 612 327 II 478 (X) 12 (0) 1974_ - 305 9083 (X) (NA) (NA) 255 8 872 (X) 8 478 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 9 37 (X) 1 (D) 6 33 (X) I (0) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 20 116 (X) 1 (D) T amotoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 6 8 (X) 3 (D) 5 (D) (X) 3 (0) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 13 30 (X) I (0) 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 4 3 (X) 2 (D) I (0) (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X)I I (0) 

- 290 16660 (X) 46 1 205 1 264 16 406 (X) 46 I 205 1974_ - 298 16431 (X) (NA) (NA) 277 16 339 (X) 9 213 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 146 4 268 39 383 841 (NA) (NA) 134 4 197 39369411 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 592 26 078 375 (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 104 1 155 5 650 035 (NA) (NA) 99 I 140 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 744 10090 712 (NA) (NA) 

- 6 21 21 060 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 35 24 000 (NA) (NA) 

- 23 165 (X) 18 156 19 159 (x)1 16 

- 22 153 (0)1 (X) (NA) (NA) 19 151 (X) I 5 72 - 19 105 437 602 16 102 16 103 431 672 14 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 15 65 454 3 8 

- 17 207 (X) 4 89 17 207 (xq 4 - 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 -(0) (X) (NA) (NA) 8~1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OCEANA COUNTY, MICH. 513 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

- JOJ 7J 7J2 J04 70449 217 65 173 200 61 317 

- (X) 243 ()O 232 (X) 300 ()() 307 

- (X) 365440 ()() 365440 ()() 365440 (X) 365 440 

- (X) 20.2 (X) 19.3 (X) 17.8 (X) 16.8 

Average size of form _______________________ ~ ________ _ Approximate land areo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings:' 

- 131 788 (X) 79 141 (X) 158 618 (X) 103 620 (X) 

- (X) 540 (X) 342 (X) 541 ()() 338 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollarsland in forms according to use: 

- 299 47287 295 44348 214 42 529 199 39 877 

- 294 35404 283 30 765 211 32 586 196 28 724 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- II 46 23 (NAl 6 22 4 (NA) 

- 23 JII 20 (NA) 7 III 2 (NAl 

- 28 656 21 (NA) 14 336 I (NA) 

- 63 2437 61 (NA) 31 I 219 35 (NA) 

- 68 4644 66 (NA) 53 (D) 62 (NA) 

- 51 7 079 46 (NA) 50 (D) 46 (NA) 

- J9 12 7JI 38 (NA) 39 12 731 38 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- II 7 500 8 (NA) II 7500 8 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or mare ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

- 14J 7743 193 10 101 109 6610 138 8 106 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 119 4 140 94 (ropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement J 482 83 333J 68 3047 

- 38 68J (NAl (NA) 2J 430 18 261 

- 24 612 (NAl (NA) 16 532 17 J05 

- 47 I 289 (NAl (NA) 39 I 119 JI 798 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 59 I 556 (NAl (NA) 40 I 252 JO I 683 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 214 18 971 194 16 611 154 16 179 135 13 142 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 117 8 153 (NA) (NA) 82 6666 99 7 645 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 153 10818 (NAl (NA) 112 9 513 71 5 497 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 23J 7 474 231 9490 166 6465 163 8298 Posturelond and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 53 3 732 (NAl (NA) 42 3 552 35 3062 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 224 3 742 (NA) (NA) 159 2913 157 5 236 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 205 19 628 (NAl (NA) 151 16828 (NA) 18 813 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 5 19 2 (D) 4 (D) 2 (D) Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 5 19 (NAl (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) Posturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 73 1 019 (X) (X) 61 932 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 303 7 313 304 4988 217 7 212 200 4864 

- (X) 24 135 (X) 16408 (X) 3J 233 (X) 24320 Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollarsForms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or mor"- _________________ . ________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 __ . ______________________________ _ $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __________________ • ______________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ________________________________ ---- less II,an $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 10 $2.499 _________________________________ _ $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see texf) ____________________________ _ 

- 19 3 385 8 (NA) 19 J 385 8 (NA) 

- 30 1 853 30 (NA) 30 I 853 30 (NA) 

- 33 959 33 (NA) 33 959 33 (NA) 

- 35 460 38 (NA) 35 460 38 (NAl 

- 56 402 47 (NA) 56 402 47 (NA) 

- 44 152 41 (NA) 44 152 41 (NA) 

- 86 101 107 (NA) (X) (X) 3 (NA) 

- 19 42 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 16 27 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 17 20 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 34 12 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 191 I 414 225 I 007 140 1 371 (NA) 951 

- 104 486 (NAl (NA) 80 466 107 J97 

- 5 4 (NAl (NA) 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 127 451 (NA) (NA) 99 428 121 490 

- II 17 (NAl (NA) 6 16 3 4 

- 6 79 (NAl (NA) 5 (D) 3 (D) 

- 3 (D) 1 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

Crops __________________________ -- __ ---- _____________ _ 

Grains ____________________________ -_____ -----------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________ -- - _ ---- ---------- ---- Field seeds, hoy, forage, ond silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries- _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ___________________ - -_ - - -- ---------------

- 219 5899 245 3 971 174 5841 181 3 903 

- 17 6 II 4 8 4 4 I 

- 78 4232 (NA) (NA) 78 4232 98 2 916 

- 204 1 519 (NAl (NA) 167 1 475 173 871 

- 25 51 (NA) (NA) 21 48 17 33 

- 14 35 (NA) (NA) 10 31 13 23 

- 14 55 (NAl (NA) 7 51 8 60 

livestock, poultry, and their products ______ - _____________ _ 

Poullry ond poultry producls __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________________ --- ------ - -------- ---- Cottle ond colves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _________________ - _____ --------------- Sheep, lambs, ond wool ____________________________ ---

Olher lives lock and livestock producls (se. lext) _________ _ 

'1974 dolo Include soles of foresl producls. 

514 OGEMAW COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, , 1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in farms farms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 303 304 73 732 294 72 830 35404 5 167 19 Farms with-

- 4 9 6 1 (0) (0) - - - 1 to 90cres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocreO-____________________ _ 

- 30 33 987 27 (0) (0) 5 167 19 

10 7 627 10 627 422 - - - - 50 to 690cr05 _____________________ _ 

48 45 3849 48 3 849 1 777 - - - - 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

34 35 3945 34 3 945 1 559 - - - - 100 to 139 ocreO- __________________ _ 

- 45 39 7064 44 6889 2637 - - - 140 to 179 ocreO-__________________ _ 

- 24 16 4 790 24 4 790 2 116 - - - 180 to 219 acreO-__________________ _ 

- 21 'il 5014 20 4 764 1 918 - - -

- 54 59 18860 53 18 425 9 7761 - - -

- 27 24 19 318 27 19318 11 07il - - -

- 6 6 9272 6 9 272 3 598 - - -

- - - - - - - -

220 to 259 acreO- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocr05- __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1.999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Farms 

303 

294 

198 

191 

96 

96 

9 

7 

273 

25 

2 

3 

All forms 

Acres 

73 732 35 404 

34 400 

12036 

39000 

23 1211 

332 

247 

63 312 

9344 (D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

304 

283 

207 

(NA) 

93 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NAJ 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

70449 

30 765 

33 575 11 778 

36043 

18 458

1 831 

529 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

217 

211 

121 

115 

90 

90 

6 

6 

193 

22 

2 

Acres 

65 173 

32 586 

26 597 

(D) 

38 282 

22 817

1 294 

(D) 

55 245 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

200 

196 

110 

(NA) 

86 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

182 

18 

Irrigated 

lend 

19 

-

19 

-

-

-

-

-

~I 

Acres 

61 317 28 724 

25 490 

10005 

34 996 

18 190

1 831 

529 

52 811 

8506 

All farms Forms with soles of All forms Forms with sales of 

1978 '1974 

Operators by prinCipal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ 168 185 Other _______________________________ _ 135 119 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

141 

76 154 

46 

Operators by place of residence: On form operated _____________________ _ 

Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ __ 6 

25 to 34 year'-________________________ 14 11 9 13 22 27 

61 OP:~~t:::or::~~;~~~~~-:;~~;k-:~-;~:~~--- 35 to 44 year'-________________________ 50 33 45 to 54 years_________________________ 60 64 

55 to 64 years_________________________ 50 52 65 years and over ______________________ 37 34 

56 44 79 81 76 81 61 58 52.0 52.2 

None ___________________ ___ __________ _ I to 49 days __________________________ _ 

50 to 99 day'-________________________ _ 

100 to 149 day'- ______________________ _ 

150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 

200 days or more _____________________ _ 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

232 236 170 160 35 23 21 9 36 45

1 

26 31

1 

134 116 108 90 30 29 18 15 9 8 6 7 10 12 10 7 9 14 6 7 97 74 Average age---------------------------L. ________ ....l ____ 5_1._O _____ 52_'.J3 L-________ ~ __________ 61 30 ~ 

tApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 126 273 111 307 85 264 65 284 - 207 627 201 576 155 616 134 554 - 96 356 132 259 96 356 84 245 - 169 64 (NAJ (NA) 125 59 112 48 - 214 226 197 129 170 211 158 125 - 199 603 181 316 138 587 147 309 - 143 152 103 50 107 146 93 48 - 124 395 72 195 96 384 61 193 - 14 11 8 5 2 (D) 5 4 

- 110 49 98 46 93 47 80 44 - 302 612 (NA) (NA) 214 578 (NA) (NA) - 302 434 300 296 214 411 199 274 - 286 185 (NA) (NA) 202 168 194 162 - 144 145 (NA) (NA) 124 141 114 78 -

- 37 

7 

55 

8 (NA) (NA) 7 8 19 7 (NA) (NA) 33 55 } -

- 302 

16 

36 

6 (NA) (NA) 12 6 197 27 (NA) (NA) 214 33 - 209 174 (NA) (NA) 157 165 (NA) (NA) - 15 4 (NA) (NA) II 3 (NA) (NA) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry_~ _________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Controct labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, .tc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OGEMAW COUNTY, MICH. 515 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sates of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to coo.rol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 185 19263 132 

- 185 (O) 132 

- 1 (O) 1 

- 6 283 2 

- 49 2 783 41 

- 2 (O) 2 

- 1 (O) 1 

- 112 11 143 84 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - - - - 61 (X) 41 

- 32 (X) 12 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of 011 machinery ond equipmenL ___________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: 

-

-

-

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

302 297 214 198 machinery and equipment - Can. 10 607 6055 9 798 5 186 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

35 122 20 387 45 787 26 192 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

18 535 

(O) 

(O) 

(O) 

2 719 

(O) 

(O) 

104511 

-I 

{Xl (X) 

All forms 

1978 

47 

18 

21 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

147 12 339 

(NA) 12 259 

(NA) 80 

7 205 

(NA) 1 514 

2 (O) 

2 (O) 

(NA) 5 242 

1 (O) 

8 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

26 39 23 

46 18 42 

13 21 13 r .., 

1 

$110 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

19 62 15 30 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 13 .., - 13 

- 88 60 20 271 14 ~ 1 ~ 121 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 12 14 

72 78 64 51 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 1O.J 10 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractorL __________________________ _ 

Groin ond bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker· shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 

Farms Number Farms Number 

215 308 87 101 

233 316 118 138 

285 752 75 144 

42 43 4 4 

21 21 5 5 

75 75 28 28 

- - - - 147 147 42 42 

212 219 44 46 

76 83 29 31 

1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

L .J 

1974 

Manufactured prior to 1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

156 207 236 279 167 

143 178 220 268 141 

256 608 280 659 127 

38 39 41 41 7 

16 16 13 13 3 

47 47 80 82 20 

- - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

105 105 116 120 41 

169 173 193 201 38 

50 52 93 113 31 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ______________________________ -- - ___ --------------- Workers ______________________________ - ___ ---------------- 124 44 (X) 100 (X) 96 61 

- 319 (X) 70 (X) 249 267 234 

47 26 26 41 41 35 30 - 35 14 28 25 50 23 10 - 28 3 (O) 23 75 24 9 - 13 1 (O) 11 83 13 8 - 1 - - I 4 - - -

Forms with- ) worker __________________________ -- - ___ --------------..., 

2 workers ________________________ ---- ------------------

3 or 4 workers __________________________ ---------------- 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

516 OGEMAW COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 9. livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

• All lanns Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 234 <Xl 260 (X) 172 <Xl 180 (X) 

217 (X) 243 (X) 162 (X) 173 (X) 

-

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $l,OO(L Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

219 5899 245 3971 174 5 841 181 3903 - 1 606 235 (NA) 171 I 554

1 

177 927

1 - 211 

I I 

Inventory: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 210 12 398 232 13 952 158 11 789 169 12913 

- 166 5 111 190 6 116 132 4866 144 5 653 

- 89 1 194 100 2088 58 973 60 1 657 

- 90 3917 112 4028 86 3893 101 3996 

- 164 4289

1 

(NA) (NA) 132 4 1221 134 4 017, 

- 180 2998 (NA) (NA) 139 2801 142 3243 

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 204 4 733 223 5016 167 4 573 173 4 710 

- (X) 1 519 (X) (NA) (X) 1 475 (X) 871 

- 112 1 755 (NAl (NA) 94 I 683 102 2 151 

- (X) 240 ()O (NA) (X) 225 (X) 169 

- 174 2978 (NAl (NA) 144 2890 149 2 559 

- (X) I 279 <Xl (NA) I (X) I 250, (X) 702, 

- 51 798 (NAl (NA) 39 760 33 609 

- (X) 389 ()O (NA) (X) 377 (X) 197 

- 78 4232 (NAl (NA) 78 4 232 98 2 916 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ Sheep and lambs-___________________________________ _ 

Ewes J year old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Sheep and lambs-___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- 36 507 28 470 24 414 15 399 

- 21 131

1 

(NAl (NA) I 16 119, 13 78 

- 34 376 (NA) (NA) 22 295 14 321 1 

- 21 168 19 161 16 159 16 151

1 - 16 75 14 103 12 (D) 11 (0) 

- 15 93 14 58 13 (0) 13 (D) 

- 13 585 20 1 519 9 473 14 1 351 I - 13 408 (NAl (NA) 9 332 14 859 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - -

- 38 171, 39 146

1 

26 120 I 18 68, 

- 25 934 24 746 21 9001 17 708 

- (X) 51 ()O (NA) (Xl 

(~ (X) 33 

- 12 797 11 484 11 8 452 

- (X) 38 (Xl (NA) (X) 

(D)I (X) 11 

- 14 660 17 1 054 10 591 13 860 

- 13 636 (NAl (NA) 9 556 12 940 

- (X) 5420 (Xl (NA) (X) 4809 (X) 6 541 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 14 35 (NAl (NA) I 10 3~1 13 2~1 - - - (NAl (NAl - - $1,000_ - ()O - (Xl (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 7 42 4 8 4 38 4 8 $1,000_ - (X) 15 (Xl (NA) (X) 14 (X) 2 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 50 (X) 48 (X)I 27 (X) 22 (X)I 

- 46 I 452 46 1 562 27 955 20 849 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 46 1 386 43 I 328 27 (D) 19 722 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 5 66 (NAl (NA) 2 (D) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 14 447 8 370 7 311 4 337 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 6 21 (NAl (NA) 2 (D) - - Turkeys lor slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 5 10 (NAl (NA) 2 (D) - - Turkey hens kept lor breeding ____________________ _ 

- 4 11 (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 8 <Xl (NAl 

Sales, 

(X) 3 (X) - (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 11 (Xl 1 (X) 6 (X) - (X) 

- 5 126 1 (D) 1 (D) - - Hens and pullets 01 laying age ____________________ _ 

- 5 126 1 (D) I (0) - - Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - BroiJers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 1 (Dl - - 1 (D) - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Turkeys lor slaughter ___ " ________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept lor breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NAl - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - - - (NAl (NAl - - - -

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 ,000_ - 2 (Xl (NAl (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 17 6 11 4 8 4 4 1 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OGEMAW COUNTY, MICH. 517 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

, All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigaled Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quanlity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Fanns Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 176 11 267 (X) - - 146 10914 (X) - -

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 181 8394 (X) (NAl (NAl 153 8 139 (X) - - - 142 5924 395536 - - 117 5686 382919 - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ - 127 3 763 225 587 (NAl (NAl 113 3 651 222 592 - -

- 110 5343 54 992 - - 100 5 228 54 287 - - 1974_ For lodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NAl 113 4448 43 941 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 3 40 (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) I - - - 2 (0) (X) (NAl (NAl 2 (0) (X) - - For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, green} __________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 2 (0) - - - CUI lor dry loroge or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl - - - - - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

Wheal lor groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 38 704 18 864 - - 34 650 18 069 - -

1974_ - 97 1 443 52 801 (NA) (NAl 81 1 331 48 904 - - Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 141 3 110 168 468 - - 108 2 726 154 263 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 108 2 349 139 109 - - 8arley lor grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 4 88 6 150 - - 4 88 6 150 - - 1974_ - (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 1 (0) (0) - - Rye lor grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 3 38 800 - - 1 (0) (0) - -

1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) I (NAl (NAl - - - - - 1 =1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 4 84 (X) - -

Soybeans lor beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 5 379 4617 - - 5 379 4 617 - - 1974_ - 1 (0) (0) (NAl (NAl 1 (0) (0) - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Colton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NAl - -

=1 

-

=1 - - - - - - - - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 5 (0) (0) - - 3 (0) (0) - - - 4 49 10873 (NAl (NA) 4 49 10 873 - -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text} _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Allolla hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 268 20 191 41 403 - - 193 18 155 38 731 - -

- 259 18 361 39451 (NA) (NAl 186 16 821 37 013 - -

- 241 14484 32 f551 - - 176 12 740 29 820 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 153 10 974 27 313 - - Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 28 753 1 187 - - 19 597 951 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Allolla seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 31 409 (X) - -

- 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 25 1 500 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) 28 380 39 324 - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ - 11 35 (X) 2 (0) 6 29 (X) 1 (0) 

- 9 22 (X) (NAl (NA) 5 18 (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 8 13 (X) 2 (0) 4 11 (X) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 9 (X) - -

- 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 2 (0) (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - 00 - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 9 67 (X) - - 7 (0) (X) - - - 12 28 (X) (NA) (NAl 3 14 (X) - - - 8 40 (0) (NAl (NA) 6 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NAl (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (0) - (NA) (NAl 2 (0) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Slrowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher craps _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 4 11 (X) 3 11 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- 3 12 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

- 3 (0) (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - 2· (0) 

- 3 2 (X) 1 (0) 3 2 (X) 1 (0) 

- 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NAl 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

518 OGEMAW COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

• All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

149 41 572 147 37 1051 101 33 335 90 27 9881 - (X) 279 (X) 252 (X) 330 (X) 311 - (X) 842 240 ()() 842 2401 (X) 842 2401 (X) 842 240 - 3.3 - (X) 4.9 ()() 4.4 (X) 4.0 (X) 

Value of land and buildings: I Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 69400 (X) 45952 (X) 83 964 (X) 53 600 (X) 

- (X) 260 (X) 182 (X) 264 (X) 172 -

land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

UJOO acres or more ___________________________ _ 

147 19217 144 17 5221 99 !58901 89 13409 - 143 12 7151 137 9635 1 99 11 255 1 

87 8 3451 -

- 7 34 15 (HA) 2 (0) I (HA) 

- 12 175 5 (HA) 3 44 - (HA) 

- 11 263 15 (HA) 4 95 6 (HA) 

- 30 I 124 27 (HA) 17 648 13 (HA) 

- 42 2991 43 (HA) 32 2333 35 (HA) 

- 30 3890

1 

26 (HA) I 30 3890

1 

26 (NA) I - 10 (0) 6 (HA) 10 (0) 6 (HA) 

- I (0) - (HA) I (0) - (HA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 93 4874 100 6 139 67 (0) 57 4000 

- 49 I 628 47 I 748 27 (0) 25 I 064 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 16 261 (NA) (NA) 7 158 4 67 

- 6 83 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 8 283 

- 8 201

1 

(NA) (NA) I 7 (0) I 6 131

1 - 37 I 083 (NA) (HA) 22 602 16 583 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 130 20214 120 15991 87 15 729 72 11 982 

- 77 10 853 (NA) (NA) 58 9580 50 7 645 

- 94 9361 (NA) (NA) 60 6 149 50 4337 

Other land _________________________________________ _ - 98 2 141 98 3 592 66 1 716 59 2 597 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 6 518

1 

(NA) (NA) I 3 (0)1 19 I 4321 

- 97 I 623 (NA) (NA) 65 (0) 53 I 165 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 127 16 245 (NA) (NA) 91 13603 (NA) 13077 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - I (0) - - I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 9 101 (Xl (X) 9 101 (X) (X) 

1]978 dota ore bosed on a sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - 149 I 699 147 I 113 101 1 658 90 I 037 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 11 406 (Xl 7 571 (Xl 16419 (X) " 522 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100,000 or mor"-__________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see texl) ____________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) - (NA) 2 (0) - (NA) 

- 9 (0) 3 (NA) 9 (0) 3 (NA) 

- 9 225 " (NA) 9 225 11 (NA) 

- 17 230 11 (NA) 17 230

1 

11 (NA) 

- 35 251 31 (NA) 35 251 31 (NA) 

- 29 112 32 (NA) 29 112 32 

- 48 41 59 (NA) (X) (X) 2 (NA) (NA) I - 6 14 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 5 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 6 7 (NA) (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 31 12 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ______________________ ~ ________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 79 307 81 145 58 288 (NA) 121 - 26 26 (NA) (NA) 19 (0) 16 23 - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 65 272 (NA) (NA) 50 259 45 96 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

livestock, paultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and paultry products---- ______________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottl. and calves ___________________________________ _ 

~~~p~i'~,,;~~~ ~~d-~ool======== ======== =============== Other liveslock ond livestock products (s.e text) _________ _ 

- 112 I 393 131 926 88 1 370 84 879 - 11 (0) 13 128 6 (0) 8 128 - 35 696 (NA) (NA) 34 (0) 47 532 - 100 512 (NA) (NA) 83 495 77 206 - 7 10 (NA) (NA) 7 10 3 (0) - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 1 (0) - 13 17 (NA) (NA) 7 13 4 9 

'1974 dolo include soles of forest producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ONTONAGON COUNTY, MICH. 519 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in farms Farms in farms cropland Forms in farms cropland land 

- 149 147 41 572 143 40462 12 715 - - - - All forms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with-

- - - - - - - - - - - - 2 7 (O) 2 (O) (O) - - - - - 6 2 382 6 382 168 - - - - - 15 6 1 224 14 1 145 464 - - - - - 17 21 2046 16 1 926 658 - - - - - 20 28 3 193 19 3 032 934 - - - - - 18 19 3 602 16 3 192 998 - - - - - 9 13 2 163 9 2 163 522 - - - - - 49 40 17 777 48 17437 5 196 - - - - - 11 10 7 731 11 7 731 2967 - - - - - 1 1 (O) 1 (O) (O) - - - - - 1 - (O) 1 (O) (O) - - - -

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre5 ___________________ _ 140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4, Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Fanns with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Portnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

Operators by principal occupotion: Forming _____________________________ _ 

Other _______________________________ _ 

All forms 

1978 

82 

67 

Forms 

149 

143 

93 

88 

54 

53 

2 

2 

135 

14 

'1974 

87 

60 

Acres Forms Acres Farms 

41 572 147 37 105 101 12 715 137 9635 99 

21 392 109 23 502 56 (O) (NA) 5 312 54 (O) 36 (O) 43 7 764 (NA) 4233 43 (O) 2 (O) 2 (O) (NA) 90 2 

36607 (NA) (NA) 89 

4965 (NA) (NA) 12 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more I 1978 '1974 

65 

36 

Operators by place of residence: 71 On form operated _____________________ _ 

19 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ________________________ 2 1 2 1 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 years_________________________ 14 10 13 7 None ________________________________ _ 35 to 44 yeor"-________________________ 23 37 16 23 1 to 49 doy"-_________________________ _ 45 to 54 yeors-________________________ 34 27 20 17 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yeors_________________________ 38 42 26 23 100 to 149 doys _______________________ _ 65 years and over __ __________________ __ 38 30 24 19 ISO to 199 doy"-______________________ _ Average oge___________________________ 53.6 52.4 52.6 52.2 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

Acres 

33 335 11 255 

(O) 

(O) 

18 OJO 

7319

1 (O) 

(O) 

(O) 

(O) 

All forms 

1978 '1974 

136 139 4 1 9 7 

74 53 10 16 3 3 4 2 7 10 49 49 

Forms Acres 

90 27988 87 8 345 

58 15 JOO (NA) 4 173 

30 (O) 

(NA) 4082 

2 (O) 

(NA) 90 

86 26286 

4 1 702 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

91 85 3 

7 

57 45 

6 10 3 1 

2 1 4 6 27 15 

, 

~----------~----------~ ~----------~----------~ IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($I,OOO) Forms ($I,OOO) Forms ($I,OOO) Farms ($1,000) 

- 39 55 45 120 28 51 26 114 

- 112 320 117 224 86 313 71 211 

- 55 259 80 181 50 258 53 174 

- 81 20 (NA) (NA) 65 19 50 11 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

- 80 24 70 16 63 22 48 14 

- 82 66 71 36 65 63 49 34 

- 38 24 33 7 31 22 22 6 

- 62 94 72 54 53 92 51 49 

- 6 4 4 1 6 4 2 (O) 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ____________________________________ ---

Contract lobar _________________ ~ __________________ -----

Custamwark, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ________________________________________ ---- 45 13 37 13 29 10 27 11 

- 147 161 (NA) (NA) 101 141 (NA) (NA) 

- 147 108 147 82 101 93 90 69 

- 146 78 (NA) (NA) 100 67 90 55 

- 44 13 (NA) (NA) 36 12 25 7 

- 6 (O) (NA) (NA) 6 (O) 3 (Z) 

4 (O) (NA) (NA) 2 (O) } 4 3 (NA) (NA) 4 3 90 7 

- 147 11 (NA) (NA) 101 8 

122 49 (NA) (NA) 93 45 (NA) (NA) 

18 4 (NA) (NA) 15 3 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline ______________________________________ ----

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~ef~~i _~~t_a~~~ _o_~d_~~~~~~~== ======== ======== =======_ Natural gas __________________________________ ------

Kerosene, motor oil, and gr80se _____________________ _ Electricity ___________________________________________ _ 

Other- coal. woad, coke, .tc. __________________________ _ 

520 ONTONAGON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms; see lexl} 

All forms forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

82 3 104 65 - 82 (0) 65 - 2 (0) 2 - 24 579 21 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ 2 (0) 2 - Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- - - -

- 10 244 6 

- 27 1 007

1 

24 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- - -I - - 20 (X~ i 20 

- 13 (X) 11 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see text) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I I ALL MACHINERY AND 

1 EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

149 147 101 90 machinery and equipment - (on. 

2 848 2 045 2 529 1 54<;1 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

19 115 13 912 25 038 17 178 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

27 34 12 15 I $70,000 to $99,999 -- -------------------- 40 

~! 15 21 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

39 32 20 i $200,000 or more --- ____________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

1 - 78 94 52 56 32 38

1 

- 121 161 68 70 74 91 

- 145 369 22 22 137 347 

27 27 1 

(O~I 26 (0) 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ 

Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self·propelled only __ _ -

- 2 (0) - 2 (O~ 1 - - - - -

(orn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker·shellers ________ _ 

Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ - - - - - - - Mower conditioners ______________________ _ - 52 53 18 18 35 35 Pickup balers _. __________________________ _ 

- 113 118 25 27 88 91 Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

- 31 31 9 9 22 22 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

fl978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

2 976

1 (O} 

(0) 

547 

(0) 

- 226 

1 003 1 

-I 

~i 

All forms 

1978 

15 

14 

6 

4 ' 

4 r - ...J 

Forms 

112 

121 

146 

14 

1 

- (NA) 

52 

107 

15 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

49 1 538 

(NA) 1 412 

(NA) 126 

11 281 

(NA) 2 

- -

1 (0) 

(NA) 8°1 

- -I 8 (X) I (NA) (X) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

I I 

21 15 18 

13 13 12 

3 6 3 r 4 , 111 4 r 11 i L - ...J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 197010 1974 

149 68 

164 71 

312 21 

14 

=1 

(0) 

- (NA) (NA) 

52 13 

110 17 

16 2 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 62 10 (Xl 62 (X) 53 51 - 203 (Xl 16 (Xl 187 186 191 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Farms wilh- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

510 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 18 5 5 18 18 15 13 - 12 4 (0) 18 36 8 11 - 19 ·1 (0) 15 51 17 18 - 10 - - 9 (0) 10 6 - 3 - - 2 (0) 3 3 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ONTONAGON COUNTY, MICH. 521 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sakis of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ - 123 (X) 135 (X) 88 (X) 84 (X) 

- 107 (X) 129 (X) 81 (X) 79 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry cnd their products _______ $J.()OO_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.00(L - 112 1 393 131 926 88 1 370 84 879 

- 101 (D) 121 (NA) 83 (D) 78 209 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 107 4069 128 4618 81 3 796 78 3 804 

- 98 2 246 121 2 302 73 2 115 76 1 892 

- 61 1 461 73 1 278 42 1 351 36 902 

- 49 785 67 1 024 41 764 55 990 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer caives, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 78 1 161 (NA) (NA) 63 1 112 68 1 192 

- 92 662 (NA) (NA) 68 569 75 720 

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 100 1 653 120 1 439 83 1 579 77 1 200 

$1,000_ - (X) 512 (X) (NA) (X) 495 (X) 206 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 59 769 (NA) (NA) 53 743 55 656 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ (X) 170 (X) (NA) (X) 168 (X) 58 

- 90 884 (NA) (NA) 74 836 66 S44 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- (X) 342

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 327 (X) 148 

- 5 79 (NA) (NA) 5 79 3 5 

- (X) 25 (X) (NA) (X) 25 (X) 1 

- 35 696 (NA) (NA) 34 (D) 47 532 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 14 201 10 45 10 191 7 39 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

- 8 59 (NA) (NA) 8 59 4 7 Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 14 142 (NA) (NA) 10 132 6 32 

litters of pigs farrowed between ~ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ - 8 68 4 6 8 68 4 6 Dec. I of preceding yeor and Moy 31 ______________ _ 

- 6 32 2 (D) 6 32 2 (D) June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ - 6 36 3 (D) 6 36 3 (D) Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 7 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 2 (0; INA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 31 139

1 

24 97 17 81 14 78 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 7 333 3 32 7 333 3 32 

$1,000_ - (X) 10 (X) (NA) (X) 10 (X) (D) Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ - 4 316 - - 4 316 - - $1.000_ - (X) 9 (X) (NA) (X) 9 (X) - Sheep and lamb,- ___________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (0) 

Sheep, lombs, ond waol ________________________ $1,000_ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - $1.000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 10 20 3 19 4 10 2 (D) 

$1.000_ - (X) 12 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 25 (X) 27 (X) 14 (X) 16 (X) 

- 21 (D) 27 (D) 12 (D) 16 (D) Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 20 (D) 27 (0) 11 (D) 16 (D) 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - -

- 5 109 3 148 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - s (X) (NA) (X) 3 (X) - (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ________________________ - _ --------- ------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 7 (X) 6 (X) 5 (X) 5 (X) 

- 7 13 034 6 (D) 5 (D) 5 (D) 

- 7 (0) 6 (D) 5 (D) 5 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________ --- --___ ------

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____ . ________________ _ Other poultry __________________________ - _______ ---

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 11 (D) 13 128 6 (D) 8 128 

522 ONTONAGON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

i , 

All forms Forms with so~s of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quanlity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

6 145 (X) - - 6 145 (X) - ·=1 - 4 56 (X) (HA) (HA) 4 56 (X) - - 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (0) - - - I (D) (D) (HA) (NA) I (0) (0) - - - - 4 (D) I 146 - - 4 (D) I 146 - - (HA) (HA) (NA) 3 (0) 425 - - - (NA) (HA) (X) - - - - - ()() - - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (HA) (NA) - - (X) - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) I - =I - (HA) (NA) - (X) - - - - (X) -

=1 =1 - - - - - - - - - - - - (HA) (NA) - - - - 2 (D) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - - (NA) (HA) (HA) (NA) (HA) - - - - - - Cui for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Dais for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (HA) (HA) (HA) (HA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - -

- (HA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) I - - (X) I - -I 

- 9 105 3029 - - 7 (D) (0) - =1 - 4 81 I 615 (NA) (NA) 4 81 1 615 - 82 I 740 71 982 - - 63 I 583 66 806 - - - (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 62 1 299 45 113 - - - 13 91 3 283 - - 10 82 2 925 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 95 3 485 - - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA~I - -

(X) I 

- =1 - - - (X) - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - I (D) (0) - - I (0) (0) - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Peanuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - -

=1 

-

=1 - - - - - (NAlI - - -

- - - - (NA) - -

(0) I 

-

- 2 (D) (D) - - - - - -

- 3 2 125 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- - - - - - - -

-I - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 138 10 543 15 515 - - 97 9 263 13 964 - -

- 124 8204 13 710 (NA) (NA) 85 7 005 12 056 - - - 43 2 29D 3 5081 - (NAlI 

35 2 002 3 2241 -

=1 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 25 912 1 719 - Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 104 6 861 10 519 - - 75 6 024 9402 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 9 506 (X) - - 7 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 8 107 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (HA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (0) (D) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - -I 

All vegelables horvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas 9>ecluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards-____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X)I - -

- 7 15 (X) - - 4 11 (X) - - 1974_ - 5 7 (X) (NA) (NA) I (0) (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 7 14 1 040 (NA) (NA) 4 11 (D) (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - I (D) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - -

(X~I (NA) (NA) 

- 4 5 (X) - - 1 (D) - - 1974_ Sirawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Nursery and greenhouse producls _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 3 9 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) 1 (D) 

- 4 4 (D) - - I (D) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) - I (0) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- I (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ONTONAGON COUNTY, MICH. 523 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres forms Acres 

- 546 125 053 554 117 288 352 101 980 329 90 376 

- (X) 229 (X) 212 (X) 290 (X) 275 

- (X) 371 840 (X) 371 840 (X) 371 840 (X) 371 840 - (X) 33.6 (X) 31.5 (X) 27.4 (X) 24.3 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Averoge size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: t 

- 99 584 (X) 61 756 (X) 123 088 (X) 80 535 (X) 

- (X) 461 (X) 292 (X) 450 (X) 293 

Averoge per form _____________________________ dallars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dallars_ 

Land in forms according to use: 

- 537 79383 539 73 305 346 68 232 325 57499 

- 516 53 6591 513 45140 337 48 377 320 39323 

- 23 131 24 (NA) 7 27 4 (NA) 

- 44 640 33 (NA) 8 137 5 (NA) 

- 60 I 370 68 (NA) 16 366 16 (NA) 

- 101 3867 103 (NA) 41 I 641 39 (NA) 

- 126 8834 134 (NA) 103 7389 106 (NA) 

- 95 13 747 104 (NA) 95 13 7471 103 (NA) 

- 55 17005 41 (NA) 55 17005 41 (NA) 

- 12 8 065 6 (NA) 12 8065 6 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres ___________ .... _________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more __________ :.. ________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 314 17408 403 20560 222 13993 239 13 333 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 256 8 316 199 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 7605 173 5862 122 4843 

- 89 I 686 (NA) (NA) 69 I 481 27 I 133 

- 42 809 (NA) (NA) 34 686 16 238 

- 75 I 412 (NA) (NA) 52 I 228 67 I 845 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all craps foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 151 4409 (NA) (NA) 94 2467 50 I 627 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 406 27453 382 25 183 258 20226 245 19334 

- 154 8444 (NA) (NA) 112 7 186 118 8665 

- 319 19009 (NA) (NA) 194 13040 190 10669 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 432 18 217 439 18800 274 13 522 265 13 543 Postureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodJand postured ~ ______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 109 7469

1 

(NA) (NA) 67 5 760 79 5319 

- 408 10 748 (NA) (NA) 255 7 762 256 8 224 

Pastureland. all types __________________________________ _ 

- 391 33321 (NA) (NA) 266 26939 (NA) 27317 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 13 747 9 123 12 (D) 7 (D) Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 13 (D) (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 7 (D) 

- - - (NA) Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ (NA) - - (NA) -

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 104 I 421 (X) (X) 89 I 324 (X) (X) 

11978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Volue Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sald l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ doUars_ - 546 12065 554 8 439 352 II 868 329 8 173 

- (X) 22 096 (X) 15 233 (X) 33 716 (X) 24842 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:' $ 100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 30 5076 II (NA) 30 5076 11 (NA) 

- 58 ·3894 56 (NA) 58 3 894 56 (NA) 

- 42 I 202 57 (NA) 42 I 202 57 (NA) 

- 61 849 51 (NA) 61 849 51 (NA) 

- 72 521 63 (NA) 72 521 63 (NA) 

- 89 326 86 (NA) 89 326 86 (NA) 

- 194 197 230 (NA) (X) (X) 5 (NA) 

- 32 70 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 35 58 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 30 36 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 97 33 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 285 I 660 376 I 507 197 I 567 (NA) I 371 

- 124 297 (NA) (NA) 101 280 136 396 

- 6 3 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 217 I 130 (NA) (NA) 142 1 055 171 619 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - -

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 5 36 

- 4 70 6 47 3 (D) 3 44 

- 7 145 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 12 276 

Crops ________________________ - _____ ---_ --------------

Groins ________________ - _________________ -----------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ____________________ ------------ Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________ - - __________ ----------

Field seeds. hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ______________________________ -----------

- 398 10405 425 6928 297 10301 289 6 800 

- 29 (D) 27 148 17 (D) 15 146 

- 150 8062 (NA) (NA) 148 (D) 163 5 286 

- 354 I 685 (NA) (NA) 274 I 604 272 I 121 

- 54 382 (NA) (NA) 38 370 29 209 

- 14 (D) (NA) (NA) 13 (D) 10 33 

- 32 34 (NA) (NA) 15 27 10 5 

Livestock, poultry. and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products __________ - ___ -- __ ------ -------------- Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _______________ - _____ - __ - ------------- Sheep, lambs, and waal ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

524 OSCEOLA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICUL TU RE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, 1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

546 554 125 053 516 122 293 - 53 65: 1 

- 6 8 15 3 9 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- t to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

- 46 43 I 648 36 I 318 694 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

- 23 25 1 374 20 1 180 496 70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

- 72 61 5 862 66 5 387 2 189 100 to 139 ocreL __________________ _ 

- 73 96 8695 70 8 3D7 3200 140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

- 70 78 10 927 68 10 607 3 555 

- 46 

~I 9061

1 

46 9061 3 2781 

- 53 12636 51 12 174 5 076 

- 106 

1~~1 38 1841 106 38 184 16609 45 1 

29 97~1 44 29 388 - 14 89~1 - 6 6678 6 6678 3 665 

- - - -

180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

1978 

Forms 

546 

516 

362 

338 

173 

167 

11 

11 

505 

39 

2 

farms with irrigated lond 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

13 4 856 3 371 

2 (0) (D) 

- - -

- - -

1 (D) (D) 

2 (0) (D) 

1 (D) (D) 

- - -

1 (D) (0) 

1 (0) (D) 

4 2 616 1 998 

1 (0) (D) 

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

352 

337 

195 

183 

148 

145 

9 

9 

315 

35 

2 

Acres 

101 9801 48 377 

(0)1 

(0) 

57 566 

30 834

1 (0) 

(D) 

84 219 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

329 

320 

198 

(NA) 

126 

(NA) 

5 (NA) 

306 

22 

1 

Irrigated 

land 

747 

(D) 

-

-

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 1 

(0) 1 530 

(0) 

-

Acres 

90 376 

39 323 

(D) 

16363 

45 809 

22 398

1 (0) 

562 

78 667 

(D) 

(D) 

All forms AU forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 11974 1978 ' 1974 

447 445 298 277 42 15 19 3 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming --____________________________ 268 313 222 239 On form operated _____________________ _ Other -_______________________________ 278 240 130 89 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

57 93 35 48

1 

211 189 163 135 40 32 28 23 18 6 16 5 16 26 9 23 28 21 16 7 208 191 104 71 

Operators by age group: I Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ________________________ 8 6 8 5 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeors_________________________ 50 58 34 36 None ________________________________ _ 35 to 44 yearL________________________ 104 77 71 55 1 to 49 doyL _________________________ _ 45 to 54 yeorL________________________ 146 171 95 93 50 to 99 doys _________________________ _ 55 to 64 yeors_________________________ 129 128 85 85 100 to 149 day'- ______________________ _ 65 years and over -- __________________ __ 109 113 59 54 150 to 199 doy'- ______________________ _ Average oge___________________________ 52.3 52.6 51.0 51.4 200 doys or more _____________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations ~----------~----------~ (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. ~----------~----------~ 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text1 

All forms farms with soles of $2.500 or more I 1978 1974 

Expenses I 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___ : _______________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and pelroleum producls __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~.y~ii _~~t~~~~_o_n_d_:~~~~~~ == == == == == ====== ====== === Nolurol gas ______________________________________ _ 

Ele~:ri~~~~ _ ~~~~~ ~!:_a_~~~~~~~~======== ========= = ==== Other_coal, wood, coke, elc. _________________________ _ 

- 160 636 218 661 121 614 120 589 - 362 2096 397 1 578 249 2 063 239 1 530 - 174 f 121 205 908 152 1 113 142 893 - 305 148 (NA) (NA) 221 145 195 104 - 348 300 312 172 223 269 238 165 - 340 634 332 411 219 601 239 394 - 260 163 167 88 185 154 144 86 - 187 481 149 231 148 444 117 223 - 13 11 14 12 13 11 12 (0) 

- 192 107 179 69 116 97 127 62 

- 548 838 (NA) (NA) 321 746 (NA) - 548 537 524 383 321 472 313 (NA) I 333 - 517 312 (NA) (NA) 312 264 308 217 - 177 146 (NA) (NA) 138 141 134 78 - 29 12 (NA) (NA) 29 12 20 

3:1 

- 52 12 (NA) (NA) 34 11 } - 11 8 (NA) (NA) 7 6 313 - 548 46 (NA) (NA) 321 39 - 414 300 (NA) (NA) 260 273 (NA) - 18 2 (NA) (NA) (NA)i 12 1 (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OSCEOLA COUNTY, MICH. 525 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based an a sample of forms, see lext] 

All forms Forms wilh soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer _____ ~ __________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ - 340 22971 219 21 229 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

- 340 22 516 219 20774 

lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- 11 455 11 

- 120 2093 88 

- 58 4082 48 

- 3 343 3 

- 17 829 11 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 191 10687 142 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ - 1 (0) I 

- 148 (X) 108 Sanitotion and rodent and bird cootrol _______________________ _ 

- 37 (X) 33 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of 011 machinery ond equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1.000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 10 $4.999 __________________________ _ $5.000 10 $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 1o $19.999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self·propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines _____ • ____________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (ottanpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel Iype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 dota ore based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

548 526 321 314 machinery and equipment - (on. 

14 283 9 158 12 722 7 481 $20.000 1o $29.999 ______________________ 

26 065 17 411 39 632 23 825 $30.000 1o $49.999 ______________________ $50.000 1o $69.999 ______________________ 

78 131 21 52 $70.000 to $99.999 ______________________ 

174 102 49 33 $100.000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

124 132 82 77 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufoclured 1974 1o 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

415 521 234 250 244 271 

441 541 242 259 247 282 

500 1 149 66 92 493 1 057 

88 90 9 9 79 81 

17 18 8 8 9 10 

116 120 13 13 103 107 

- - - - - - 315 322 71 71 244 251 

333 346 50 51 290 295 

130 140 32 35 98 105 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms. 1978 

4S5 

I 839 

4012 

343 

475 

10302 

(0) 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

239 17658 (NA) 17 213 (NA) 445 

35 I 358 

(NA) I 902 

- - - - (NA) 6 164 

I (0) 

35 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

20 68 17 59 

79 63 79 63 

16 13 16 13 

25 1 { 25 1 26 17 26 17 

6 -' L 6 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

445 568 312 

411 476 188 

488 1 066 155 

50 50 3 

14 14 4 

120 121 19 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

192 199 77 

317 318 75 

141 158 61 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less Ihon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________________ -_ -------------------------

Workers ________________ -- __ ---------- -------------------- 187 41 (X) 172 (X) 148 117 

- 618 (X) 61 (X) 557 523 496 

- 58 25 25 56 56 47 42 

- 25 12 24 23 46 25 20 

- 75 4 12 66 211 47 28 

- 24 - - 22 116 24 22 

- 5 - - 5 128 5 5 

Forms with- 1 worker ________________ - ___ ---------------------------

2 workers _________________ -----------------------------

3 or 4 workers ________________ --------------------------

5 to 9 workers __________ - ___ ---------- ------------------

10 workers or more ________ --------- --- ---------- --------

526 OSCEOLA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any conle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 425 00 465 (X) 295 00 298 (X) 

- 395 (X) 442 (X) 280 00 290 O() 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any conie, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 398 10405 425 6 928 297 10301 289 6800 

- 377 (D) 402 (NA) I 285 (0) I 282 1 363 

I 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 376 18832 435 20291 270 17575 286 18 187 

- 334 9682 378 10271 247 9 179 262 9 347 

- 191 2 594 204 3 183 117 2 131 112 2350 

- 171 7 088 201 7088 155 7048 174 6997 

- 309 6030

1 

(HA) (HA) I 232 5 753 213 5 182

1 - 313 3 120 (HA) (HA) 226 2643 225 3 658 

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Conle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fottened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ 

- 354 6487 387 6026 274 6 158 272 5402 

- (X) I 685 (X) (NA) (X) 1 604 (X) I 121 

- 206 3 182 (HA) (NA) 176 3024 170 2 345 

- (X) 364 (X) (NA) (X) 346 (X) 200 

- 291 3 305 (NA) (NA) 233 3 134 237 3 057 

- (X) 1 321

1 

(X) (NA) 1 (X) I 258

1 

(X) 922 

- 69 538 (NA) (NA) 50 494 29 416 

- (X) 241 (X) (NA) (X) 220 (X) 150 

- 150 8062 (NA) (NA) 148 (D) 163 5286 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

Utters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 73 4 096 67 I 946 46 3 708 34 1 687 

- 46 690

1 

(NA) (NA) 32 623

1 

17 284

- 62 1 3406 (NA) (NA) 38 3 085 33 1 403 

- 48 796 37 642 34 751 23 593 

- 31 380 28 388 25 369 18 365 

- 34 416 27 254 24 382 17 228 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 13 843 18 1 225 12 (D) II 1 009 

- 13 552 (NA) (NA) 12 (0) 10 721 

- 4 14 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 116 489 116 498

1 

65 283 53 268 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1 ,ODD_ - 54 5 599 44 4 039 38 5 405 29 3860 

- (X) 382 (X) (NA) (X) 370 (X) 209 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 27 3 370 23 I 411 19 3245 18 1 340 

$1,000_ - (X) 158 (X) (NA) (X) 154 (X) 32 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 14 569 15 1 189 13 (D) 10 1 085 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 13 620 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 9 590 Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- (X) 5 433 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 4944 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $I,ooo_ - 14 (D) (NA) (NA) 13 (D) 10 33 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - $1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 24 67 15 58 II 40 8 39 

$1,000_ - (X) 25 (X) (NA) (X) 20 (X) 5 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 83 00 99 (X) 49 (X) 49 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 77 24 740 92 21 167 45 (D) 45 19 805 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 75 24 626 88 20 605 44 (D) 45 (D) Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- II 114 (NA) (NA) 6 72 1 (D) Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 21 294 12 318 II 112 5 238 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 6 14 (NA) (NA) 3 8 3 8 Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - 3 8 (NA) (NA) 3 8 I (D) 

- 3 6 (NA) (NA) ;. - - 2 (D) Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 14 (X) (NA) 

Soles, 

(X) 10 (X) 2 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 16 (X) 15 (X) 10 (X) 6 (X) 

- 8 (D) 10 (D) 7 (D) 6 (D) 

- 8 (D) 10 (0) 7 (D) 6 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 3 90 6 213 - - - - Turkeys for sloughter ______ 0 ______________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1 ,ODD_ - 1 (X) (NA) (X) I (X) - (X) 

- 29 (D) 27 148 17 (D) 15 146 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OSCEOLA COUNTY, MICH. 527 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Alilarms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigoted 

- Forms Acres Quontity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantify forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 276 13 500 (X) 6 400 223 13079 (X) 6 400 

- 266 11 099 (X) (NA) (NA) 225 10 759 (X) 1 (D) 

- 190 5 993 429 747 6 (D) 149 5 741 417 534 6 (D) 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 167 4 275 266 311 (NA) (NA) 132 4053 257 003 - - For silage or green chop (tons, 9reeo} __________ 1978_ - 180 7 507 70 844 2 (D) 164 7 338 69493 2 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 178 6488 66 663 1 (D) 

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For lodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 14 218 (X) - -

- 12 196 (X) - (N..;;i 

11 (D) (X) - - - I (D) (X) (NA) I (D) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for groin or seed (bushels> ___________________ 1978_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 12 196 I 524 - - 11 (D) (D) - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

- 1974_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - Cut - - for dry lorage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hogged - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheal lor grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 61 887 22 426 1 (D) 48 774 20 840 I (D) 

- 147 2 186 73 721 (NA) (NA) 113 1 951 66289 - -

- 191 3460 159 404 1 (D) 149 3 100 147012 I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 159 2 680 116 954 I (D) 

1974_ Oats lor grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley lor groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 4 26 I 275 - - 4 26 I 275 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 15 380 - - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 8 78 I 775 - - 8 78 I 775 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 83 1 860 - -

- Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ I (D) (X) - - I (D) (X) - - -- 1974 (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 5 40 (X) - -

- 3 (D) (D) - - 3 (D) (D) - - -- I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - Soybeans lor beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974 Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - -

-- 1974 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 -- - - - - - - - - - - 1974 -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - -- 11 196 22 685 - - 7 193 22 430 - -

-- 18 209 34 697 (NA) (NA) 9 199 34034 1 (D) 

Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978 

1974 

-- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

-- 483 36 865 72 092 5 384 320 32 434 65 596 4 (D) 

-- 472 28 837 53034 (NA) (NA) 296 23 878 46 212 1 (D) 

-- 421 26481 55 3781 3 (0)1 291 23 134 50 2271 2 (D) 

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 239 14 512 31 018 1 (D) 

-- 77 3 039 4 886 1 (D) 41 2 259 3 815 - -

Sweetpolaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978 

1974 

Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978 

1974 

Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978 

1974 

Olher lame dry hay (tons, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978 

1974 Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974 Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978 

1974 

-- 3 65 (X) - - 3 65 (X) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 33 347 (X) - -

- 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - - -- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 8 162 - - -- 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - -

-- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 33 339 23 885 - -

- 4 5 (X) 1 (D) 2 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

-- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - 3 (D) (X) 1 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (A) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- 3 2 (X) 1 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974 Sweet co'" ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 5 23 (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - -

- 10 16 (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - - 5 23 4400 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 4 (D) (X) 2 (D) 4 (D) (X) 2 (D) 

- 4 25 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (X) 3 24 

- 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 24 49 200 3 24 

- 4 8 (X) 3 8 3 (D) (X) 3 8 

- 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

528 OSCEOLA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________ - ___ - ___ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~~~;~~i!~ ~~nto~~~o == == == = = == == == == == == == == = = -p;;c~nt = 

80 17 1I0 87 20 8271 59 14364 1 62 17445 - 214 (X) 239 (X) 243 (X) 281 (X) - (X) 360 320 (X) 360 3201 (X) 360 320 (X) 360 320 - (X) 4.7 (X) 5.8 (X) 4.0 (X) 4.8 -

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 1I7 093 (X) 85 759 (X) 133 816 (X) 101 484 (X) 

- 361 - (X) 547 (X) 358 (X) 550 (X) 

land in farms according to use: Totol croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

79 10541 85 13 159 58 9091 60 II 7191 - 6264 81 7 1451 57 5 739 59 6661 - 75 

6 32 7 (NA) 4 (0) I (NA) - 5 (NA) 2 (0) I (NA) 7 97 - 11 (NA) 6 132 4 (NA) - 9 201 (NA) 13 532 1O (NA) 8 333 7 - 19 I 314 24 (NA) 16 I 144 22 (NA) - 17 (NA) 1 13 I 675 17 (NA)I - 13 I 675 (NA) 8 2 413 7 (NA) 8 2 413 7 - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - - - (NA) - - -

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 55 3328 69 5 451 40 2670 51 4689 - 33 949 17 563 24 682 II 369 - Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil~improvement 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 12 170 (NA) (NA) 9 124 1 (0) 

6 107 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 4 48 - 7 123 (NA) (NA)I 5 (0)1 5 51 -

- 15 549 (NA) (NA) 9 385 1 (0) 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 68 5 146 62 4743 51 4349 44 3410 

- 26 1 389 (NA) (NA) 22 (0) 23 2031 

- 53 3 757 (NA) (NA) 37 (0) 32 I 379 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 64 1 423 70 2925 46 924 48 2316 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- II 520 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 18 1 693 

- 63 903 (NA) (NA) 45 (0) 44 623 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 60 5 237 (NA) (NA) 44 4 517 (NA) 8413 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 3 5 2 (0) 3 5 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 5 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Land set aside in the federal farm progroms in 1978 ________ _ - 4 76 (X) (X) 4 76 (X) (X) 

lJ978 dota ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 80 1 700 87 I 619 59 1 682 62 I 595 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 21 246 (Xl 18609 (X) 28 502 (X) 25 726 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _______________________________ • __ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 4 499 2 (NA) 4 499 2 (NA) 

- 9 551 JO (NA) 9 551 10 (NA) 

- 12 369 12 (NA) 12 369 12 (NA) 

- 8 105 15 (NA) 8 105 15 (NA) 

- 15 117 8 (NA) 15 1 I 7 8 (NA) 

- Il 42 II (NA) II 42 II (NA) 

- 21 18 29 (NA) (X) (X) 4 (NA) - 3 6 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 4 7 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 13 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ____________________ .: __________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Caftan and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 33 147 45 123 26 138 (NA) (0) 

- 12 26 (NA) (NA) 10 (0) 6 16 - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 24 110 (NA) (NA) 19 103 27 91 - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 3 (0) 2 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry productL _________________________ _ Oairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ Hags and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 58 1 553 71 1 494 48 1 543 57 (0) - 10 (0) 10 40 9 (0) 10 40 - 29 1 003 (NA) (NA) 27 (0) 33 1 041 - 49 446 (NA) (NA) 43 441 54 336 - 1O 19 (NA) (NA) 7 17 2 (0) - 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 2 (0) - 12 16 (NA) (NA) 8 14 6 (0) 

"974 dolo Include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OSCODA COUNTY, MICH. 529 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Farms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 80 Farms with- 87 17 110 75 16000 6 264 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 2 2 (D) 2 (0) (D) - - - - - 5 1 178 5 178 112 - - - - - 2 5 (D) 2 (D) (D) - - - - - 9 8 741 8 656 181 - - - - - 11 15 1 313 9 1 085 430 - - - - - 15 9 2334 15 2334 856 - - - - - 11 9 2 173 10 1 976 640 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 4 10 919 4 919 389 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 15 21 5 267 15 5 267 2462 - - - - - 6 7 4063 5 3 463 1 122 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 14010179 acreL __________________ _ 

18010219 acreL __________________ _ 

22010259 acreL __________________ _ 

26010499 acreL __________________ _ 

SOO to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

All forms 

1978 

Forms 

80 

75 

54 

49 

26 

26 

76 

3 

1 

'1974 

Acres 

17 110 

6264 

8980 

2 707 

8 130 

3 557 

15071 

(D) 

(D) 

Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

197& '1974 

Farms Acres 

87 20827 

81 7 145 

66 13440 (NA) 3 889 

19 (0) 

(NA) 2954 

2 (D) 

(NA) 302 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Farms 

59 

57 

33 

31 

26 

26 

55 

3 

1 

Forming ______________________________ 46 49 38 47 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Olher ________________________________ 34 38 21 15 Nol on farm operoled __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________ -----------------

Under 25 years ________________________ 2 2 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 251034 years_________________________ 14 16 11 12 None ________________________________ _ 

351044 years_________________________ 14 21 12 11 1 1049 day'-_________________________ _ 

451054 yeors_________________________ 17 16 12 13 501099 dayL ________________________ _ 

551064 yeors__________________________ 19 26 15 18 100 10149 days _______________________ _ 

65 yeors and over __ __________________ __ J4 8 7 8 15010199 days _______________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

14 364 62 17445 

5 739 59 6661 

6 234 43 10 275 

2 182 (NA) 3497 

8 130 17 (D) 

3 557 (NA) 2862 

2 (D) 

(NA) 302 

12325 61 (D) 

(D) 1 (D) 

(D) 

All farms forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

63 74 49 51 

6 4 4 3 

11 9 6 8 

33 30 24 28 

9 11 9 11 

2 8 5 

5 2 5 2 

3 12 1 Average oge___________________________ 50_0 50_1 48.4 50_9 200 doys or more _____________________ _ 24 14 17 9 

~--------~--------~ ~--------~--------~ lAppJies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) forms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for liveslock and poullry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal heallh cosls ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, and Irees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________ -- ---------------

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________ -- ---------------

- 33 155 35 82 28 149 22 74 

- 58 291 65 270 45 280 47 263 

- 30 175 33 90 28 (D) 25 88 

- 50 14 (NA) (NA) 40 12 40 9 

- 58 35 57 41 46 32 47 40 

- 53 97 49 89 43 93 42 87 

- 35 19 28 13 29 18 26 (0) 

- 31 59 25 25 26 54 18 24 

- 1 (D) 1 (Z) 1 (D) 1 (Z) 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________ -- ---------------- 22 4 32 9 17 3 25 8 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________________ -_ -_ --------------

Gasoline __________________ -_ -------- --------------

Diesel fuel __________________ -------- ---------- ----

~~eY~ij _~~t~~~_o_n_d_~~~~~~~ == ====== == == ========== === Nalural gas ________________ ---_ ---- --------------- Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ 

fleclricity ____________________ -------- ---------------

Olher- cool, wood, coke, elc. _________________________ _ 

- 78 122 (NA) (NA) 58 116 (NA) (NA) 

- 78 79 83 74 58 75 61 67 

- 74 45 (NA) (NA) 55 42 61 48 

- 42 24 (NA) (NA) 35 24 28 13 

- 8 3 (NA) (NA) 8 3 - -

- 3 1 (NA) (NA) 3 1 

- - } - (NA) (NA) - - 61 5 

- 78 6 (NA) (NA) 58 5 

- 50 (D) (NA) (NA) 40 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 

530 OSCODA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 dala are based on a sample of farms· see text] 

All farms Farms with saJes of $2,500 Or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime __________________________________________________ - __ _ 

51 3572 41 - 49 3449 40 - 7 123 5 - 9 212 7 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

- 5 540 3 Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

- I (0) I 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 27 I 274 23 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ - - - -

23 (X) 18 - Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ (X) I - 1 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and eQuipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propel/ed only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ 

Pickup ~~=;i~c:~J~i~;e-r~- balers ____________________________ == ==== ==== == == ====== === _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

or flywheellype _________________________ _ 

I1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

80 83 59 60 machinery and equipment - Can. 

2 003 I 565 I 868 1 341 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

25 038 18 855 31 659 22 350 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

8 21 3 9 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

20 12 5 9 $100,000 to $199,999 _______________ • ____ 

20 15 19 11 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

58 79 35 41 31 38 62 82 36 37 36 45 73 183 10 16 72 167 7 8 - - 7 8 3 3 - - 3 3 19 19 5 5 14 14 

- - - - - - 40 44 8 8 32 36 47 49 6 6 42 43 

21 28 9 10 15 18 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

3 411 42 2849 

(0) (NA) 2838 

(0) (NA) II 

(0) 2 (0) 

(0) (NA) 124 

- - -

(0) - - I 223 (NA) 1 429 

- - -

(X) 9 (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

11 20 11 18 

8 11 8 9 

7 2 7 2 

~1 2~ 3 I 

3 r 2 

- J L - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

71 91 49 76 96 42 80 186 16 3 3 - - - - 19 20 6 (NA) (NA) (NA) 37 39 10 52 52 8 

31 35 6 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than ISO days 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers _________________________________ • _. ____________ _ 

Forms with- I worker __________ •• ____________ • _____________________ _ 

~ :rO~k=~rke;:;========================================== ~Ot~:rk:::e:,s m~~e ==================== ================== 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

Any 

31 

86 

6 

12 

9 

4 

-

Farms Workers Forms 

7 (X) 27 (X) 10 (X) 

4 4 5 3 6 9 

- - 10 - - 3 - - -

Workers 1978 1974 

(X) 26 18 76 76 55 

5 4 8 18 10 5 36 8 2 17 4 2 - - 1 

OSCODA COUNTY, MICH. 531 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 63 (X) 75 (X) 50 (X) 55 (X) 

- 53 (X) 69 (X) 45 (X) 54 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 58 1 553 71 1 494 48 1 543 57 (D) 

- 53 (D) 66 (NA) 46 (D) 55 (D) 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves __________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ___________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____ • ___ • ___________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves __________________________ _ 

Steers. steer calves, bulls and bull calves ___ • ________ _ 

-- 50 2 794 65 4426 42 2 703 53 4262 

-- 45 1 211 59 1 901 39 1 191 49 1 824 

- 17 276 27 764 14 265 20 691 

- 34 935 39 1 137 31 926 36 1 133 

-- 44 1 020 (NA) (NA) 39 960 46 1 408 

0- 44 563 (NA) (NA) 38 552 42 1 030 

Soles: Cottle and calves _____________________ • ____________ _ 

$1,000 Colves _________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Cottle __________________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Fattened cottle ________________________________ _ 

$1.000 Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000 

-- 49 1 249 62 1 319 43 I 228 54 1 276 

-- (X) 446 (X) (NA) (X) 441 (X) 336 

-- 34 466 (NA) (NA) 30 456 30 328 

-- (X) 101 (X) (NA) (X) 99 (X) 36 

-- 48 783 (NA) (NA) 42 772 49 948 

-- (X) 345 (X) (NA) (X) 342 (X) 300 

-- 8 207 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 11 324 

-- (X) 108 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) 125 

-- 29 1 003 (NA) (NA) 27 (D) 33 1 041 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 12 428 4 (D) 8 350 3 (D) 

-- 6 68 (NA) (NA) 3 39 1 (D) 

-- 10 360 (NA) (NA) 7 311 3 (D) 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ 

Dec. J of preceding yeor and May 31 _____________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 ____________________________ _ Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older __________________________ _ Goots ____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

-- 7 35 1 (D) 4 28 1 (D) 

-- 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (0) I (D) 

-- 6 (0) 1 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

-- 3 (D) 5 355 3 (D) 2 (D) 

-- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

-- I (D) (NA) (NA) - - - -

-- 24 181 21 168 17 98 12 104 

Soles: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

$1,000 Feeder pigs __________________ - ___ -- _____________ _ 

$1,000 Sheep and lambL __________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn _____________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ________________________________ ---" 

Sheep, lambs, and woaL _______________________ $1,ooo 

Goots __________________________________ - _____ -----

$1,000 Horses and ponies _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 

-- 10 356 2 (D) 7 301 2 (D) 

-- (X) 19 (X) (NA) (X) 17 (X) (D) 

-- 6 213 - - 4 (D) - -

-- (X) 11 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - -- 4 (D) 5 339 4 (D) 2 (D) 

-- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

-- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

-- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

-- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - -- 10 17 7 27 7 13 5 (D) 

-- (X) 11 (X) (NA) (X) 10 (X) 2 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry __________________ -------- -------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meot-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys __________________ -- -------- --------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ --------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________ ---------- ---------------

-- 21 (X) 19 (X) 14 (X) 16 (X) 

- 19 (D) 19 4952 14 (D) 16 4 911 

- 18 (D) 19 4 893 14 (D) 16 (D) 

- 3 89 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 4 117 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 2 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) I (X) 

Soles, 

Any poultry ____________ -------------- --------------- Chickens 3 months old or alder ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age - ___________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys ______________ - _____ -------- --------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ --------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding - ___________________ _ 

Other poultry __ - _____ -------------- --------------- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000-

- 6 (X) 6 (X) 5 (X) 6 (X) 

- 4 (D) 5 (D) 4 (D) 5 (D) 

- 4 (D) 5 (D) 4 (D) 5 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 3 (D) - - 2 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) 1 (X) 

- 10 (D) 10 40 9 (D) 10 40 

532 OSCODA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974 __ 

For groin or seed (busheIsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ For silage or green chop {tons, greenL _________ 1978 __ 1974 __ 

Cut lor dry lorog. or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978 __ 1974 __ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Wheat for groin (bushe[s) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974 __ 

Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Borley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other sm~1I groins for groin ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hay crops (tons, dry) (see text} _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - AIIollo hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (se. text) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crops- _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - AIIollo s.ed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

AU vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeaL _______________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Gropes (pounds) (s.e t.xt) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Strow berries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Oth.r - crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

Forms 

41 

37 

31 

24 

31 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

3 

20 

(NA) 

1 (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2 

-

-

-

65 

73 

58 

(NA) 

7 

1 

(NA) 

1 (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 

3 

2 (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

2 

1 (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

1 

1 

- (NA) 

3 

-

Harvested 

Acres 

1 717 

1 934 

730 

882 

987 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

33 

252 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

-

(NA) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(0) 

-

-

- 4 SOD 

4 734 

3 395 

(NA) 

227 

(0) 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

7 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(0) 

- (NA) 

5 

-

1978 CENSUS OF. AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X)I - (X) (NA) (N~I 46 0291 -

50613 (NA) (NA) 

9981 - -

(NA)I (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - (X) (NA) (NAJI 

- - (NAil - (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) I (NA) (NA)I 

(0) - -

1 478 (NA) (NA) 

7 775 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) - -

(NA)I (NA) {NA~I (X) -

(X~I (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

~I - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) I - (NA) 

(0) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

8 676 - - 10 174 (NA) (NA) 

7 3951 -

(NA) (NA) (N..:;I 

321 - -

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(0) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA)I (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) I (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) -

(N~I (X) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 1 (Dli (X) (NA) (NA) 

forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigoted 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

35 1 620 (X) - -I 36 (0) (X) -

25 (0) 43 458 - - 23 (0) (0) - -

29 (0) (0) - - 31 1 020 14 337 - -

(X) - - - -

2 (0) (X) - -

- - (X)I - =1 - - (X) - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) - -I 

1 (0) (0) - -

3 33 1 478 - -

18 (0) (0) - -

26 389 20 268 - - 1 (0) (0) - -

1 (0) (D) - -

1 (0) (0) - -

- -

(Xli 

- - - - =1 - - (X) -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

1 (0) (0) - -

- - - - -

- -

8 15~1 - -

- - - -

50 4 099 - -

54 4 275 9 487 - - 45 3 095 6954

1 

- -

50 3 287 7 528 - -

5 (D) (D) - -

1 (D) (X) - -

- - (X) - -

1 (0) (0) - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - -I - -I 1 (0) (X) - -

1 (0) (X) - -

1 (0) (X) - -

1 (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

I - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (X) -

- - (X) -

,,:1 - - - - - - - - 3 5 (X) 1 - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

OSCODA COUNTY, MICH. 533 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

- 151 41 490 132 35 308 93 30 189 87 28933 - (X) 275 (X) 267 (X) 325 (X) 333 - (X) 337 280 (X) 337 280 (X) 337 280 (X) 337 280 

- (X) 12.3 ()() 10.5 (X) 9.0 (X) 8.6 

Forms ___ ._._. _________ • ___________ • _________ . ______ _ 

Average size of form _____________ • __________________ _ 

Approximate land area _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings; I 

- 129 570 (X) 73 629 (X) 146 772 (X) 87 161 (X) 

- (X) 456 (X) 275 (X) 446 (X) 262 

Average per tarm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in forms according to use: 

- 147 20 474 131 15 717 92 16073 87 13 050 

- 144 11 527 121 9 909 91 9764 86 8 715 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________________ • ___ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 9 58 3 (NA) 2 (0) - (NA) 

- 17 223 4 (NA) 4 56 - (NA) 

- 9 225 9 (NA) - - 3 (NA) 

- 25 940 24 (NA) 13 493 10 (NA) 

- 45 3 104 51 (NA) 35 2 455 43 (NA) 

- 30 4 060 23 (NA) 28 (0) 23 (NA) 

- 9 2 917 7 (NA) 9 2917 7 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

1 to 9 acres __________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _________ • ________ .. ____________ _ 

20 to 29 acres ___ • ____ . _______________ • _______ • 

30 to 49 acres _______________ • _____ . _________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

50010999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ - 72 4 506 78 4 192 52 3 423 59 3 194 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 85 4441 60 1 616 54 2886 38 1 141 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

28 1 145 (NA) (NA) 16 917 6 (0) 

- 35 707 (NA) (NA) 18 401 2 (0) 

grosses, not harvested or postured _________ • _____ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed ____________ . _____ _ 

- 22 459 (NA) (NA)I 18 377 27 609 

- 43 2 130 (NA) (NA) 26 1 191 6 260 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _____ . ________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _______________ . _____________________ _ 

- 111 16 865 104 14 710 68 11 827 67 11 869 

- 47 4 794 (NA) (NA) 30 3 519 46 6 242 

- 96 12071 (NA) (NA) 58 8 308 42 5 627 

Woodland postured _____________ • _____________ . ___ _ 

Woodland nof postured _. ________ • _________________ _ 

Other land ______________ .. ______________ • ___________ . - 118 4 151 94 4 881 74 2 289 58 4 014 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and 

- 30 2955 (NA) (NA) 20 1 438 11 2 880 

- 113 1 196 (NA) (NA) 71 851 56 1 134 

woodland postured _____________ • _________________ _ 

Land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 95 12 255 (NA) (NA) 65 8380 (NA) 12 316 

Irrigated land ____________________ " ___________________ _ 

- 3 (0) - - 2 (0) - - Harvested cropland irrigated ___________________________ _ - 3 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Postureland irrigated ______________________ • __________ _ 

Other land irrigated _______________ ._. ____ . ___ ._. _____ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 _____ ._._ - 23 261 (X) (X) 21 (0) (X) (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 151 1 840 132 1 372 93 1 782 87 1 313 

- (X) 12 188 (X) 10 394 (X) 19 161 (X) 15092 

Market value of agricultural products sold I _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or mare ____________________________ . ______ _ 

$40,000 10 $99.999 ______ ~ _______ .. __________________ _ $20.000 10 $39,999 ______________________________ - __ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

1 (0) 1 (NA) 1 (0) 1 (NA) 

- 11 (0) 6 (NA) 11 (0) 6 (NA) 

- 13 356 10 (NA) 13 356 10 (NA) 

- 23 313 22 (NA) 23 313 22 (NA) 

31 229 27 (NA) 31 229 27 (NA) 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ________________________________ - __ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (see lex1) ___________________________ _ $2,00010 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.50010 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see textk ___________________________ _ 

- 14 47 21 (NA) 14 47 21 (NA) 

- 58 58 45 (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) 

- 8 18 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

5 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 17 21 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 28 10 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 98 703 101 546 65 670 (NA) 517 

- 34 63 (NA) (NA) 26 57 33 55 

- 4 9 (NA) (NA) 4 9 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 72 305 (NA) (NA) 48 281 62 201 

- 7 19 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) - -

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - -

- 1 (0) 3 3 - - - -

- 9 310 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 11 261 

Crops ___________________ • ____ - ___________ ---- -------- Grains _______________________________ . ___ - _________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation 10an:3 _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________________ -_ -------- ----

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melonL ___________________ _ 

Fruits. nuts, and berries- _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ________________ - _______ -- - - - - - - ------ ---

- 89 1 138 101 816 69 1 112 77 789 

- 3 (0) 3 (Z) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 21 510 (NA) (NA) 21 510 30 550 

- 84 601 (NA) (NA) 69 580 73 231 

- 5 24 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 4 2 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry producls __________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________ ---_ - - -_ -_ - _ - - -- - - ---- -------- CoNle and colves _________________ • ______________ ----

Hogs and pigs ______________ - - ______ -- --------------- Sheep, lambs, and waal ________________ - _____________ _ 

01her Iiveslack and lives lock praducls (see text) _________ _ 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

534 OTSEGO COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

• , 1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 151 132 41 490 144 40 128 II 527 3 525 192 

Farms with-

- 2 I (0) - - - - - - 1 to 90cres _______________________ _ 

- 13 9 450 13 450 188 - - - 1010 49 ocreL ____________________ _ 50 10 69 ocrOL ____________________ _ 

- 5 2 307 5 307 107 I (0) (0) 

- 7 7 600 6 516 196 - - - 70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocrOL ___________________ _ 12 20 1 359 12 I 359 577 - - - 14010 179 ocrOL __________________ _ - 23 17 3 630 22 3474 895 - - -

- 24 2~1 4 871 23 4 671 : ~jl I (0) (0) 

- 10 2 347 10 2 347 - - -

- 37 

3~1 13 095 36 12 815 3 372 I (0) (0) 

- 16 10 133 15 (0) (0) - - -

- I (D) I (0) (0) - - -

I (0) I (0) (0) - - -

18010 219 acrOL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 aCrOL __________________ _ 260 to 499 acrOL __________________ _ 500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acrOL _______________ _ 2.000 acres or more _________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

AI! forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

land in farms __________________________________ _ 151 41 490 Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 144 11 527 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 99 20 778 Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 94 (0) 

49 19961 Harvested croplond __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

48 6 291

1 3 751 

2 (0) 

Type af organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 137 36046 Partnership __________________________________ _ Corporotion __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

13 (0) 

I (D) 

1974 

Forms 

132 

121 

101 

(NA) 

31 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

35 308 9 909 

22 414 

5991 

12 894 

3 91~1 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

93 

91 

49 

48 

43 

42 

I 

I 

84 

9 

Acres 

30 189 9 764 

(0) 

(0) 

18 777 

6 1421 

(0) 

(0) I 26 543 

3~1 

1974 

Forms 

87 

86 

63 

(NA) 

24 

(NA) 

(NA) 

82 

5 

Irrigated land 

(0) 

-

-

(0) 

-

-

-

(0)1 

(O~I 

Acres 

28933 

8 715 

17 124 

5 022 

II 809 

369=1 

25 930 

3 003 

All forms Forms with sales of I All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

122 96 81 68 15 14 6 8 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming _____________________________ _ 

Olhor _______________________________ _ 

Operators by place of residence: 68 72 60 64 On form operated ----- ----------- ------ 83 60 33 23 Not on form operated ___________________ 

14 221 6 III 

55 35 41 31 8 2 5 2 3 8 2 7 II 4 6 4 12 12 4 4 58 52 31 24 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years _______________________ _ 25 to 34 yoars ________________________ _ 35 to 44 yeors ________________________ _ 

45 to 54 yearL _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 yearL _______________________ _ 65 years and over _____________________ _ Average oge __________________________ _ 

~--------~--------~ 

II 

Not reported ___________________________ 

I Operators reporting days of work off form: 22 16 15 8 None _________________________________ 

31 25 14 13 I to 49 dayL __________________________ 

42 29 30 23 501099 dayL _________________________ 

27 38 18 27 100 to 149 day'- _______________________ 29 23 16 15 150 to 199 days ________________________ 50.9 51.6 51.0 52.8 200 days or more ----------------------

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 39 61 53 91 28 58 30 73 - 76 130 79 142 52 117 50 131 - 30 53 47 34 22 52 35 33 - 58 11 (NA) (NA) 46 9 43 9 - 99 67 79 45 60 55 63 44 - 101 174 81 91 75 164 59 87 - 82 67 45 30 64 65 36 30 - 49 86 27 36 35 70 23 7 5 35 - 1 (Z) 7 5 I (Z) 

- 29 12 38 14 19 8 26 13 

- 151 208 (NA) (NA) 93 177 (NA) (NA) - 149 156 124 100 93 132 83 - 144 90 (NA) (NA) 92 88 74 83 65 - 69 41 (NA) (NA) 54 39 39 13 - 11 4 (NA) (NA) 7 3 4 2 - 16 8 (NA) (NA) 10 7 } - 4 1 (NA) (NA) 4 1 - 149 11 (NA) (NA) 83 8 93 8 - 111 46 (NA) (NA) 82 40 (NA) (NA) - 15 6 (NA) (NA) 9 6 (NA) (NA) 

liveslack and poullry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livostock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal heallh costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, and Irees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ Contracl labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork. machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and pelroleum producls __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Nalural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Ele~;ri~~e~~_~~!~r oil, and greose _____________________ _ 

Olher - Zoal, wood~ -cok;: ;I~~=== ==== ========== ======== = 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OTSEGO COUNTY, MICH. 535 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see texl) 

All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Fonns Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except !"'sture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy ond other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

- 96 5 561 72 

- 96 5376 72 

- 8 185 8 

- 23 472 19 

- 46 I 470 35 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 14 819 8 

- 57 2 758 48 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 8 657 8 

- 39 (X) 33 

- 23 (X) 21 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractorL __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (oHonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers __________________________ - __ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are bosed on a sample of farms; see textJ 

All forms Farms with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT -Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

151 120 93 79 machinery and equipment - Can. 3419 2 205 2 887 I 693 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

22640 18 375 31 039 21 430 $30,000 10 $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

12 14 4 4 $70,000 10 $99,999 ______________________ 

49 25 15 17 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

27 41 16 28 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

III 145 67 77 53 68 

109 156 75 82 58 74 

139 364 36 46 130 318 

25 25 2 (D) 23 (O) 

8 8 2 (D) 6 (D) 

22 22 2 (O) 20 (D) 

- - - - - - 63 63 22 22 41 41 

95 95 14 14 81 81 

48 55 7 7 43 48 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All farms, 1978 

5 166 4981 

185 

410 

I 256 

- 665 

2675 

657 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

59 2 571 (NAl 2451 

(NAl 120 

7 229 

(NAl 755 

- -

- - (NAl I 291 

I (D) 

9 (X) 

(NAl 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

27 23 26 14 

14 11 10 10 

17 3 17 3 51 r -

1 3 l 5 3 

- .J L - J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

100 133 75 

99 124 49 

109 255 41 

10 10 I 

4 4 I 

21 21 6 (NA) (NAl (NA) 

41 44 15 

74 74 21 

36 41 7 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less Iha n 150 doys 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ________________________ -------- ------------------- Workers ________________________ - ___ -- -------------------- 49 13 (X) 42 (X) 35 23 

- 158 (X) 18 (X) 140 108 94 

- 18 8 8 14 14 12 7 

- 6 5 10 5 10 6 4 

14 - - 12 38 8 4 

- 8 - - 8 46 8 7 

3 - - 3 32 I I 

Forms with- 1 worker __________________ ----------------------------- 2 workers ____________________________ ------------------ 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more ______________________________________ _ 

536 OTSEGO COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY , 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle. hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ 91 (X) 100 (X) 65 (X) 76 (X) 

80 (X) 98 (X) 62 (X) 76 (X) 

-

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any caUle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 89 I 138 101 816 69 I 112 77 789 - 85 (0) 95 (NA)I 69 601 77 (0) 

-

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

79 3 183 96 4 386 62 2 838 74 3 912 - 72 I 570 84 2 434 55 I 385 69 2208 - 51 954 58 I 586 36 774 43 I 382 

30 616 35 848 27 611 31 826 - (NA)I 52 808 51 859 65 891 (NA) 

69 722 (NA) (NA) 54 645 54 845 -

Sales: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $ J ,000_ 

- 84 I 885 91 I SOO 69 1 799 73 I 309 

- (X) 601 (X) (NA) (X) 580 (X) 231 

46 492 (NA) (NA) 40 459 36 473 

- (X) 75 (X) (NA) (X) 70 (X) 39 

- 75 I 393 (NA) (NA) 61 I 340 62 836 

(X) 526, (X) (NA) I (X) 510

1 

(X) 192 

- 10 160 (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 5 (0) 

- (X) 73 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

- 21 510 (NA) (NA) 21 510 30 550 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory; Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and 'pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- II 197 15 98 7 (0) 12 90 

- 4 24 (NA) (NA) 2 (0)1 2 (0) 

- II 173 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 12 (0) 

- 4 25 3 33 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 4 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 6 56 I (0) 3 22 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) 3 12 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

SQles; 

- 19 100

1 

24 58

1 

10 37

1 

II 39 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 5 237 3 134 3 (0) 3 134 

$1,000_ - (X) 24 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - -

$1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 2 (0) 3 34 I (0) I (0) 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 1 (0) (NAl (NA) I (0) I (0) Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 2 (0) (NAl (NA) I (0) I (0) 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) 

(0)/ 

(X) -

· 4 5 - - I - -

- (X) 2 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

/ 

- 28 (X) 31 (X) I 14 (X) I 17 (X) 

- 25 821 30 982 13 345 16 556 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

· 25 745 29 862 13 345 16 (0) Pullets 3 months old or older ______________ ..:. ______ _ - 4 76 (NA) (NA) - - I (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - I (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 7 395 2 (0) 5 (0) 2 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - Other poultry •• _____ •• __ ._ •••• ___________________ _ 

- 10 (X) (NAl 

Sales: 

(X) 5 (X) 2 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - - (X) 2 (X) - (X) - (X) 

- - - 2 (0) - - - Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ - - - 1 (0) - - - - Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ · - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys - - - - - - - - - _________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkeys for slaughter _.: __________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poult.ry products ___________________ • $1.000_ 

- - - (NAl (NA) I - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (X) (NA) (X~ i - (Xn - (xq - 3 (0) 3 (Zl 1 (0) I (0) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OTSEGO COUNTY, MICH. 537 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

AU forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 57 1 904 (X) - - 48 1 830 (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 51 1 511 (X) (NA) (NA) 44 1 471 (X) - - - 31 (D) 38 141 - - 26 722 35 741 - - - 28 557 32 302 (NA) (NA) 22 533 31 782 - - - 41 1 148 10862 - - 37 1 108 10 476 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 31 938 12 161 - - - 1 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For siloge or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (0) (D) - - 1 (D) (0) - - 1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ 

Wheat for groin {bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I - - (X) - -

- 7 46 998 1 (D) 6 (D) (D) - - 1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 19 200 8 810 (NA) (NA) 16 186 8 210 - - - 61 1 603 38 762 - - 45 1 345 34 586 - - 1974_ Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 46 1 016 52 922 - -

- 5 105 6471 - - 5 105 6 471 - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (D) - -

- 3 14 225 - - 2 (0) (D) - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA)I (NA) (NA) 3 23 940

1 

- -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 59 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ J978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 11 449 57 875 1 (D) 9 (D) (0) 1 (D) 

1974_ - 14 371 67966 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) (0) - -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ J978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - 129 7 637 13 244 - - 81 6 189 11 786 - - 1974. - III 6 725 13 910 (NA) (NA) 80 5 688 12 468 - - Alfalfo hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 125 6 729 11 8171 - - 80 5 563 10 5151 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 73 4 588 10 398 - - Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ . 8 357 249 - - 3 97 104 - -

Field seed crop'- _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 42 (X) - - Alfalfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 36 960 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - -

AU vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 7 46 (X) - - 5 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - 1 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 7 42 (X) - - 5 (D) (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 4 6 (X) _. - 1 (D) (X) - -

1974_ - 2 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Apples (pounds) _________________ • __________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 4 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974. - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (0) - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 3 3 (X) 1 (D) 3 3 (X) 1 (0) 

1974_ - 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (X) - - Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (0) -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) .-

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) - - (X) -

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

538 OTSEGO COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,.soo or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

I 588 190 645 I 616 174 445 I 222 176 3941 I 191 154 791 

(X) 120 (X) 108 (X) 144 (X) 130 - (X) 360 320 (X) 360 320 (X) 360 320 (X) 360 320 - (X) 52.9 (X) 48.4 (X) 49.0 (X) 43.0 -

Value of land and buildings: I 

Average per form _____________________________ doliorL Average per acre _____________________________ dollars- 145 623 (X) 80 350 (X) 168 454 (X) 96343 (X) 

- I 210 (X) 744 (X) 1 173 (X) 741 - (X) 

land in forms according to use: Totol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres horvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posturL _____________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow _______ .. ______ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

I 540 149992\ I 579 135 1951 I 197 140 850 I 162 123 235 I 

I 484 119 274 I 529 103 613 I 167 113 870 I 142 97 494 

222 952 238 (NA) 118 456 107 (NA) 

208 2 876 231 (NA) 100 I 421 94 (NA) 

186 4 345 179 (NA) 130 3 063 108 (NA) 

232 8 734 259 (NA) 197 7 479 219 (NA) 

289 19 998 325 (NA) 275 19082 318 (NA) 

189 26 3331 194 (NA)I 189 26 3331 193 (NA) 

140 41 178 90 (NA) 140 41 178 90 (NA) 

14 8 749\ 12 (NA) 14 8 749 12 (NA) - 6 109 I (NA) 4 6 109 I (NA) 4 

575 14 581 656 16937 454 12 672 486 13 573 - 562 14 645 491 14 308 417 12 168 624 16 1371 

182 4 130 (NA) (NA) 145 3 805 99 1 947 - 100 I 371 (NA) (NA) 80 I 120 78 1 514 - (NA) 109 2 7691 127 141 2 9781 2 9291 (NA) - (NA) 285 6 614 211 5 729 - 368 7 707 (NA) 

Total Y"oodlond _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland nol postured ____________________________ _ 

- 608 21 851 559 18 502 486 19 438 418 15 523 

- 157 4 805 (NA) (NA) 127 4 447 158 4294 

- 507 17 046 (NA) (NA) 408 14991 306 II 229 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- I 168 18 802 I 279 20 748 887 16 106 950 16033 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 170 3 630 (NA) (NA) 120 3038 194 4 863 

- I 134 15 172 (NA) (NA) 863 13 068 926 II 170 

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ 745 23 016 (NA) (NA) 576 20 157 (NA) 22 730 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigoted __________________________ _ 

Pasturelond irrigoted ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 219 7 341 172 4 970 198 7 255 151 4 880 

- 218 (D) (NA) (NA) I 198 7 135 151 4 854 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) 2 

- 7 120 (NA) (NA) 7 120 3 24 

- 21 I 3 242 (X) (X)i 185 3 050 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural pr~ducts sald l _______________ _ - 1 588 88379 1 616 52 424 I 222 87 918 1 191 51 906 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 55 654 (X) 32 441 (X) 71 946 (X) 43 582 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ $5.000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2.500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2.500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2.000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 178 61 888 88 (NA) 178 61 888 88 (NA) 

- 250 15990 219 (NA) 250 15 990 219 (NA) 

- 182 5 251 211 (NA) 182 5 251 211 (NA) 

- 162 2 341 220 (NA) 162 2 3411 220 (NA) 

- 236 1 677 210 (NA) 236 1 677 210 (NA) 

- 214 771 229 (NA) 214 771 229 (NA) 

- 365 (D) 438 (NA) (X) (X) 14 (NA) 

- 62 137 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 93 160 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 82 103 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 128 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ____________________ . ___________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

field seeds, hay, forage, and siloge ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berrieL _____________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 1 211 37 137 1 308 21 776 977 36 869 (NA) 21 446 - 708 4 125 (NA) (NA) 594 4004 642 3 193 - 35 255 (NA) (NA) 30 254 (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 388 1 079 (NA) (NA) 296 (D) 283 579 - 173 6961 (NA) (NA) 159 6949 139 3 554 - 238 8 322 (NA) (NA) 197 8 281 184 5 172 - 115 16 319 115 8 523 110 16312 96 8 501 - 19 331 (NA) (NA) 17 (D) 30 448 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep,lambs, and waol ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 937 51 241 987 30 202 777 51 049 787 30019 - 110 19648 181 14 409 95 19 645 151 14 399 278 16 585 (NA) (NA) 275 16 583 314 9 752 - 718 7394 (NA) (NA) 605 7 272 648 2 665 - 265 7377 (NA) (NA) 236 7344 176 3 128 - 30 25 (NA) (NA) 22 20 17 12 - 77 213 (NA) (NA) 47 185 31 63 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OTTAWA COUNTY, MICH. 539 
Tobie 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, 1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Horvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland lond 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 1 Farms with- 588 1 616 190645 1 484 186203 119 274 219 28 160 16 571 7341 

1 to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 ocre5 _____________________ _ 70 to 99 oc""'-____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocre'- __________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocr85 ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'-__________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 101 92 389 64 277 179 23 93 60 56 - 529 511 15078 479 13807 8085 87 2235 1 209 861 - 181 171 10688 179 10574 5939 22 1 303 762 574 - 217 273 17 778 211 17267 10 158 26 2060 1 269 890 - 151 192 17 709 149 17 456 10580 13 1 523 682 448 - 106 112 16862 104 16546 11 081 5 747 374 72 - 71 83 13 884 71 13884 9 193 8 1 574 922 298 

- 57 

11 

13 736 54 13031 9089 8 1 844 1058 640 - 132 47040 131 46 640 32 398 18 7 144 4056 926 

- 33 24 20 129 32 19 369 13335 5 3 136 2229 677 

- 8 3 (0) 8 (0) (0) 3 (0) (0) (0) 

- 2 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) (0) (0) 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

Lond in farms _________________________ _ 

--------- 1 588 190 645 1 616 174 445 1 222 176 394 1 191 154 791 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

--------- 1 484 119 274 1 529 103 613 1 167 113 870 1 142 97494 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 1 019 78997 1 121 83 691 718 67692 735 65560 Harvested cropland _________________ _ Port owners _________________________ _ --------- 926 40 794 (NA) 42650 669 36924 (NA) 37 197 

--------- 486 104 236 450 85 247 437 101 776 420 83995 Harvested cropland _________________ _ . Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 480 72 839 (NA) 58 650 434 71 726 (NA) 58 1241 --------- 83 7412 45 5 507 67 6926 36 5236 

--------- 78 5 641 (NA) 2 313 64 5220 (NA) 2 173 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 1 385 140 955 (NA) (NA) 1 029 127 468 1 065 125 257 Partnership _________________________ _ 

--------- 165 34 814 (NA) (NA) 158 34429 108 20610 Corporotion _________________________ _ 

--------- 31 14 181 (NA) (NA) 31 14 181 17 (0) 

Other-cooperative. estate or trust, institut ionol. etc._ 7 695 (NA) (NA) 4 316 1 (0) 

All forms Forms with sales of All farms I Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ____________________________ _ 

- 761 839 708 748 On form operated ______________________ 1 280 1 223 998 893 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 827 758 514 425 Not on farm operated ___________________ 164 146 121 105 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 144 228 103 175 

Under 25 yeors ______________________ _ - 39 40 33 34 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 yeors _______________________ _ 

- 253 213 188 140 None _________________________________ 597 503 542 445 35 to 44 years _______________________ _ - 374 349 279 246 1 to 49 doys ___________________________ 80 83 67 58 45 to 54 yearL ______________________ _ - 374 395 294 301 50 to 99 days __________________________ 31 34 24 30 55 to 64 yeors _______________________ _ - 352 363 289 302 100 to 149 doy'- _______________________ 40 33 28 24 65 years and over ____________________ _ 

- 196 237 139 150 150 to 199 doys ________________________ 71 46 55 33 Average age _________________________ _ 

- 48.1 49.3 48.2 49.3 200 days or more ______________________ 718 671 460 399 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text) 

All farms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

Livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ - _________ - ___ ---------

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor __________________ - _______ - _____________ _ 

- 721 10 731 656 4090 564 9 736 483 4021 

- 1 015 16 178 924 12 714 770 15918 699 12610 

- 534 12848 675 10818 431 12 790 533 10 767 

- 814 682 (NA) (NA) 669 617 528 245 

- 1 147 3 507 1 177 1 479 987 3486 964 1 458 

- 1 303 3 043 1 274 2046 1 072 2 994 992 1 975 

- 1 187 1 685 908 910 1 030 1 665 764 899 

- 748 9474 596 4 873 697 9457 522 4 852 

- 82 1 301 45 120 76 1 289 41 118 

Custamwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________ --- _______ ---------------- 718 755 654 385 635 740 518 363 

Energy ond petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____ ---------_ --------------------

Gasoline ____________ ---------_ ------ -- --------- ---

Diesel fuel __________ -------- __ -------------------- lP gas, butane, and propane _________________________ _ 

fuel oil ______________ - __ ---- _____ ------------------

Natural go. ______________________ -- ----------------

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ______________________ _ 

Electricity ____________________ - ___ ---- ---------------- Other-cool. woad, coke, etc. __________________________ _ 

- 1 572 4009 (NA) (NA) 1 222 3932 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 572 2817 1 530 1 666 1 222 2 760 1 139 1 600 

- I 523 1 389 (NA) (NA) 1 180 1 342 1 109 914 

- 613 581 (NA) (NA) 585 580 442 257 

125 213 (NA) (NA) 125 213 152 124 

157 231 (NA) (NA) 151 231 

83 233 } (NA) (NA) 71 232 1 129 305 

1 572 169 (NA) (NA) 1 222 162 

1 150 1 172 (NA) (NA) 937 1 152 (NA) (NA) 

16 20 (NA) (NA) 16 20 (NA) (NA) 

540 OTTAWA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see textl 

All forms Forms with soJes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture " __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

1 253 95064 I 030 92 870 - 1 239 93952 1 016 91 880 - 76 I 112 59 990 - 316 5427 279 5 210 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

579 29 363 537 28 835 - 89 4 887 83 4791 - 278 12080 245 11 874 -

- 832 53 226 719 51 8581 

- 42 1 36l

/ 36 

-

-

293 

235 

(X) 

(X) 

254 

219 1~1 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All farms Forms with soles All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

I 

I 582 I 525 47 863 28624 

30 254 18 770 

211 322 406 353 1 318 357j 

All forms 

I AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

1 227 1 121 machinery and equipment - Can, 

45 413 25902 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

37 011 23 106 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

115 144 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

212 210 1 $I()(),OOO to $199,999 ____________________ 

253 283j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

Manufoctured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms 'Number Forms Number Forms Number 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self·propelted only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 

1 

I 

I 

147 I 690 594 744 690 946 277 2020 565 727 917 I 293 483 3 899 336 493 I 423 3 406 198 204 34 39 164 165

1 176 184 44 48 133 136 522 540 37 37 485 503 - - - - - - 482 512 150 151 334 361 566 575 131 133 436 442 

308 353 78 80 242 273 

1978 and 1974 

{l978 data are bosed on Q sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

147 

182 

160 

60' 

78 f 20 J 

Farms 

I 202 

I 266 

1 424 

121 

88 

527 

(NA) 

362 

516 

281 

1974 

forms Acres on which used 

992 69054 

(HAl 68 213 

(HAl 841 

122 2912 

(NAl 19408 

9 366 

87 3280 

(NAl 34 8921 

12 51

1/ 78 (X) 

(NAl (X) 

Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

I I 

209 147 202 

177 182 177 

63 160 61 r 60 , 4411 78 f 441 

iL 20 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

1 679 843 1 747 678 3 273 SOl 

124 30 89 25 542 63 (NAl (NA) 

370 115 518 94 

311 84 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

- 748 316 (X) 597 (X) 697 522 - 10 277 00 1 089 00 9 188 10 192 8 219 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 193 148 148 136 136 167 124 - 124 78 156 92 184 106 67 - 134 53 171 101 361 127 72 - 103 26 168 90 588 103 90 - 194 11 446 178 7 919 194 169 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OTTAWA COUNTY, MICH. 541 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry ____ ' _________________________ _ Any ca"le, hags, or sheep __________________________ _ - 1 008 (X) 1 036 (X) 803 (J() 797 (X) 

- 885 (X) 944 (X) 725 (X) 727 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $J.()()(L 

Any canle, hags, or sheep ____________________ $l,OO(L - 937 51 241 987 30 202 777 51 049 787 30019 

- 856 14 795 894 (NA) 721 14636 726 5805 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottte and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heijers that hod calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 749 38489 865 34 519 606 37082 663 32472 

- 539 17 227 642 15 692 446 16 768 511 14 761 

- 257 3 562 309 3 808 174 3 165 196 2986 

- 310 13665 378 I I 884 294 13 603 348 11 775 

- 549 14 103

1 

(NA) (NA) 460 13 616 474 10223 

- 557 7 159 (NA) (NA) 450 6698 519 7488 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 718 22 610 794 12 723 605 22 219 648 12 050 

$1,000_ Colves __________________________________________ _ - (X) 7 394 (X) (NA) (X) 7 272 (X) 2665 

- 385 6429 (NA) (NA) 343 6 296 395 4986 

$1.000_ Co"le ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 828 (X) (NA) (X) 812 (X) 342 

- 635 16 181 (NA) (NA) 541 15923 565 7064 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- (X) 6 565 (X) (NA) (X) 6460 (X) 2 322 

- 304 7 076 (NA) (NA) 245 6919 1 223 3423 

- (X) 3 153 (X) (NA) (X) 3084 (X) I 185 Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000_ - 278 16 585 (NA) (NA) 275 16 583 314 9 752 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 268 54413 216 24 884 231 53 469 175 24479 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between-

- 170 6 777 (NA) (NA) I 148 6 535 120 3 748 

- 244 47 636 (NA) (NA) 212 46 934 162 20 731 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 177 9 741 155 5 579 154 9 580 132 5 502 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

- 142 4679 128 2 905 130 4622 114 2874 June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 160 5 062 140 2 674 139 4958 119 2 628 Sheep and lomb'- ___________________________________ _ 

- 28 663 26 728 22 545 17 675 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 24 475 (NA) (NA) 19 407 15 444 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 17 129 (NA) (NA) 7 59 1O 27 Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 216 994 184 534 134 526 105 310 

Soles, 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 265 89 297 217 49 269 236 88 330 176 48 652 

$1,000_ - (X) 7377 (X) (NA) (X) 7344 (X) 3 128 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 96 26 951 88 15 184 81 26 187 69 14 726 

$1,000_ - (X) 1 304 (X) (NA) (X) 1 287 (X) 335 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 29 435 21 489 21 356 16 464 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 23 503 (NA) (NA) 18 395 14 544 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ - (X) 3 339 (X) (NA) (X) 2 713 (X) 3 850 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 30 25 (NA) (NA) 22 20 17 12 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 10 49 (NA) (NA) 6 31 4 19 

$1,000_ - (X) 1 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) (Z) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 50 161 24 80 27 88 14 53 

- (X) 176 (X) (NA) (X) 154 (X) 45 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 157 (X) 233 (X) 121 (X) 179 (X) 

- 127 886 033 199 850 454 94 884 850 147 847 559 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 123 729 876 182 653 675 91 728 796 133 650 995 

- 14 156 157 (NA) (NA) 11 156 054 13 189 798 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ________________________________ -----

- 4 98 100 (NA) (NA) 4 98 100 7 113 605 

- 26 62 173 32 57 268 22 62 003 26 56 897 

- 11 384 620 (NA) (NA) 10 (D) 9 210 708 

- 9 (D) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 6 191 802 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 5 18 906 

- 32 (X) (NA) (X) 19 (X) 20 (X) 

Sales, Any poultry __________________________ ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meoHype chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ____________________________ - _________ ----

Turkeys for slaughter ________________________ - ___ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ ---------------

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 100 (X) 148 (X) 89 (X) 134 (X) 

- 62 911 834 111 971 290 59 911 593 99 970 145 

- 58 652 734 91 513 305 55 652 493 79 512 160 

- 6 259 100 (NA) (NA) 6 259 100 16 446 789 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 21 221 380 27 217 444 17 221 110 22 216 839 

- 8 857 102 (NA) (NA) 8 857 102 12 897 270 

- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 10 875 770 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 4 21 500 

- 13 (X) (NA) (X) 9 (X) 9 (X) 

- 110 19 648 181 14409 95 19 645 151 14 399 

542 OTTAWA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

I Farms with soles of $2,500 or more All farms 

Harvested Irrigaled Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quanlity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

926 59469 (X) 23 1 115 776 57 696 (X) 19 1 0891 - 1 004 49510 ()() (NA) (NA) 795 47293 (X) 9 (0) 

- 895 48 859 3984 303 22 805 758 47 351 3 89B 204 18 779 

- 927 35 315 1 835 506 (NA) (NA) 739 33 492 1 754 065 8 (0) 

- 345 10610 130 543 6 310 325 10 345 128 734 6 310 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 413 13 576 118 452 3 114 

- (X) - - (X) - - - - - - -

(NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 18 225 (X) 1 (0) 

- (NA) 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 34 253 (X) - - 33 (0) (X) - (0-;1 36 328 (X) (NA) (NA) 36 328 (X) 1 -

1 5951 - ::1 1 (0) (0) - (NA> I - - -

- 6 51 1 595 (NA) 6 51 - 32 234 2 801 - - 32 234 2801 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 31 259 1 757 1 (0) 

- (NA) - CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools lor groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 197B_ 

1974_ Rye lor groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 18 17 - - - 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) I (NA) (NA) I - - (X) I - -I 246 3 456 104 588 1 (0) 217 3206 97 376 I (0) 

-

- 535 9 489 292 385 (NA) (NA) 444 8 706 271 117 - -

- 387 6064 311 493 - - 339 5 719 297 977 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 264 3 320 156 298 1 (0) 

- 12 287 12 225 - - 12 287 12 225 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 18 359 14 252 - -

- 27 484 9 365 - - 23 459 8 880 - -

- (NA) (NA) (N~I (NA) (NA) 38 376 9 288

1 

-

(0)1 - 16 177 2 (0) 15 (0) (X) 2 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 45 409 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 18 759 19622 1 (0) 17 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- 8 60 1 315 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Callan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Irish pololoes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NA) - -

::1 

-

=1 - - - - (NAil 

- - -

- - - (NA) - - -

- 15 461 116 239 10 280 15 461 116 239 10 280 

- 34 451 88 238 (NA) (NA) 29 448 87 653 12 259 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 897 35 094 91 894 8 233 709 32 307 87 826 7 (0) 

- 842 26657 57 764 (NA) (NA) 657 24 176 53 916 3 74 

Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 648 21 816 66 5321 7 126 532 20 089 63 9581 6 (0) 1 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 399 12 283 29 958 2 (0) 

Olher lame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ - 336 7 745 14634 I (0) 265 6901 13 377 1 (0) 

Field seed crops ______________________________ 197B_ 

1974_ - 12 139 (X) - - 11 (0) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 22 272 (X) 1 (0) 

Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (0) (0) - - I (0) (0) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 12 131 10030 - - 11 (0) (0) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 18 210 15 547 - -

All vegelobles harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - 173 4 052 00 81 I 678 159 4 005 (X) 79 (0) 

1974_ - 174 3084 (X) (NA) (NA) 141 2 998 (X) 71 1 381 

Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 60 533 (X) 12 99 54 506 (X) 11 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 42 490 (X) 9 155 Tomoloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 37 95 (X) 15 29 34 94 (X) 15 29 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 33 100 (X) 14 40 

Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 5 2 (X) - - 4 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 8 4 (X) 3 I 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 103 4 571 00 13 184 78 4 435 (X) 9 171 

1974_ - 98 4 300 00 (NA) (NA) 85 4 236 (X) 5 59 Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 92 3 457 40 707 354 (NA) (NA) 73 3 375 40 543 292 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 173 3: 772 442 (NA) (NA) Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 34 267 953 461 (NA) (NA) 27 255 944 141 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 176 847 450 (NA) (NA) 

- 7 14 (0) (NA) (NA) I (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 173 3 033 (X) 73 1 321 134 2 970 (X) 63 1 314 1974_ - 162 2 669 (X) (NA) (NA) 115 2 560 (X) 37 507 Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 42 76 257 291 23 61 30 71 243 750 17 57 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 25 75 347 486 10 19 Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 115 3 731 (X) 61 2243 110 3 718 (X) 58 2 236 

- 9 116 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA OTTAWA COUNTY, MICH. 543 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms 

1978 

Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

· 347 89310 

· (X) 257 

· (X) 414 720 

· (X) 21.5 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land area _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

· 107 553 (X) 

· ()() 378 

Average per form _____________________________ dolJars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in farms according to use: 

· 341 51 411 

· 332 32989 

T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

· 7 41 

· 15 212 

· 38 873 

· 76 2975 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

· 97 6626 

· 56 (0) 

· 38 10 784 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

· 4 2 757 1 (0) 

500 to 999 acres _ _ 

1,000 acres or more_=========================== 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

· 224 13 124 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

· 125 5 298 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ · 29 I 349 Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ · 33 880 

· 60 1 0261 

· 47 2043 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

· 278 28 776 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

· 143 10 495 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

· 212 18 281 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

· 239 9 123 Postureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

· 73 5 520 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ · 214 3 603 

Posturelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

· 272 29 139 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

· 6 162 Harvested cropland irrigoted __________________________ _ · 6 162 

· - - Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

· - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

· 16 302 

11978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

Market value of agricultural products sald l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 ..................•.•.•.••••.•.•.• $20,000 to $39,999 ..............••...•.......•...... 

$10,000 to $19,999 ...........•.•.•................•. 

$5.000 to $9,999 .......•.•.................•.....••. 

$2,500 to $4.999 ................••••...•.•.•........ 

less than $2,500 (see text) .......•••.•.•...•.•........ 

$2,000 to $2,499 .•..••.•••••.•...•...........••.•• 

$1,500 to $1,999 ••.•.•.................••.••••.•.• 

$1,000 to $1.499 ••.•...........•..•.•.••.•.•...... less thon $1,000 _ •.•...•..........••••••••.•...•.. Abnormal forms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

Crops ________________________________________ -------- Groins __________________________________________ - __ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· 

· Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

· Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ · Tobacco ____________________________ - - - - ________ ----· Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

· Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

· Fruits, nuts. and berries- _____________________________ _ · Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other · crops ________________________________________ _ 

· 

livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products ___________________________ _ 

Dairy products ________________________________ -- ----· Cottle and calves ____________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs ________________________________ - ___ - __ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ••••.•...••••••••..•..•••••••••• 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) ••••••••.•• 

1]974 doto include sales of forest products. 

544 PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY, MICH. 

All farms 

1978 

Value 

Forms ($1.000) 

347 6 142 (X) 17 701 

11 I 900 

32 I 949 

35 951 

40 543 

62 438 

69 253 

98 109 

11 25 

21 36 

24 30 

42 17 

- -

219 2449 

120 817 

3 (0) 

- - - - - - 116 320 

6 2 

3 (0) 

I (0) 

39 1 234 

246 3 693 

27 (0) 

64 2096 

237 I 488 

26 77 

2 (0) 

6 21 

Farms with safes of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

388 86633 249 75937 237 66 234 ()() 223 (X) 305 (X) 279 ()() 414 720 (X) 414 720 ()() 414 720 ()() 20.9 (X) 18.3 (X) 16.0 

59961 (X) 126631 ()() 77 928 (X) 

()() 269 ()() 391 ()() 279 

384 .48 501 245 45589 235 38 536 357 28894 242 30 072 232 25090 

10 (NA) 2 (0) 2 (NA) 

19 (NA) 2 (0) 7 (NA) 

62 (NA) 12 273 12 (NA) 

75 (NA) 41 1610 38 (NA) 

109 (NA) 87 6019 91 (NA) 

59 (NA) 55 (0) 59 (NA) 

20 (NA) 38 10 784 20 (NA) 

3 (NA) 4 2 757 3 (NA) 

- (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) 

288 16025 169 11 175 168 10916 

119 3 582 92 4342 80 2 530 

(NAl (NA) 27 (0) 17 612 (NAl (NA) 26 (0) 11 199 

(NAl (NA) I 44 830 50 1 021 

(NAl (NA) 29 1 531 31 698 

297 29492 197 22 438 186 22020 (NAl (NA) 113 8 755 115 10034 

(NAl (NA) 145 13 683 133 11 986 

265 8640 181 7910 162 5678 

(NA) (NA) I 60 5067 37 2 758 (NA) (NA) 160 2 843 150 2920 

(NA) (NA) 206 24997 (NA) 23 708 

4 80 6 162 3 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 6 162 3 (0) 

(NAl (NA) - - (NA) - (NAl (NA) - - - - (X) (X) 16 302 (X) (X) 

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

388 5 341 249 6034 237 5 160 ()() 13 765 (X) 24232 (X) 21 772 

10 (NA) 11 I 900 10 (NA) 

27 (NA) 32 1 949 27 (NA) 

26 (NA) 35 951 26 (NA) 

48 (NA) 40 543 48 (NA) 

62 (NA) 62 438 62 (NA) 

57 (NA) 69 253 57 (NA) 

158 (NA) (X) (X) 7 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

(NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

263 (0) 164 2390 (NA) (0) 

(NAl (NA) 99 798 104 585 

(NAl (NA) 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) .. - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

(NAl (NA) - - - -

(NAl (NA) 77 283 109 343 

(NAl (NA) 3 (0) - - (NAl (NA) 3 (0) 7 34 

1 (0) I (0) 1 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 38 (0) 40 I 531 

313 2624 202 3 644 207 (0) 

43 40 24 10 27 39 

(NA) (NA) 63 (0) 83 1 653 

(NAl (NA) 196 1 442 201 788 

(NAl (NA) 23 75 21 (0) 

(NA) (NA) 1 (0) I (0) 

(NA) (NA) 6 21 6 24 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, . 1978 

Farms Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Farms in forms cropland Forms in forms cropland 

347 388 89 310 332 87 224 32989

1 

6 4 223 1 285 -

- 2 4 (D) 1 (0) (D) - - -

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 

- 17 25 (D) 17 (D) (D) - - - 10 to 49 acre'-____________________ _ 

11 14 663 7 439 271 - - - - 50 to 69 acre'-____________________ _ 

- 29 35 2 310 28 2 237 911 - - - 70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

50 59 5 879 47 5536 1 769 - - - - 100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

- 47 63 7 492 45 7 151 2 511 - - - 14010179 acres ___________________ _ 

- 30 48 5 911 30 5 911 1 8421 - - -

- 25 33 5956 23 5 490 1 854 - - -

- 105 83 35 972 103 35 334 12 5211 4 (D) (D) 

- 26 20 18 097 26 18 097 7 52~1 1 (0) (D) 

- 4 3 4420 4 4420 2 958 - - -

- 1 1 (D) I (D) (D) I (D) (D) 

18010219 acre'- __________________ _ 

22010 259 ocre'-__________________ _ 260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

1.000 10 1,999 acres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

347 

332 

228 

213 

102 

102 

17 

17 

314 

32 

1 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

249 

242 

143 

136 

91 

91 

15 

15 

217 

31 

1 

Acres 

75 937 30 072 

(0) 

(0) 

40 963 

19 251

1 (D) 

(0) 

60 611 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

forms 

237 

232 

149 

(NA) 

81 

(NA) 

7 

(NA) 

222 

14 

I 

Irrigoted 

land 

162 

-

-

-

-

-

-

=1 

(DJI 

(D) 

-

(0) 

Acres 

66 234 25 090 

32 928 

II 456 

(D) 

12 950

1 (0) 

684 

57 210 

(0) 

(0) 

r-~------~------~--~--------~------~------~--~--------~ All farms All farms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 11974 1978 11974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ______________________________ 172 246 147 167 On form operoled _____________________ _ 

Olher ________________________________ 175 141 102 69 Nol on form operaled __________________ _ 279 279 207 186 28 34 16 9 Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years -_______________________ 8 10 7 2 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 yeors_________________________ 42 54 34 32 None ________________________________ _ 

351044 yeors_________________________ 64 41 45 26 1 1049 doys __________________________ _ 

451054 yeors_________________________ 79 55 63 42 501099 days _________________________ _ 

551064 yeors_________________________ 95 146 73 102 100 10149 day'-______________________ _ 

65 years ond over______________________ 59 81 27 32 15010199 day'- ______________________ _ 

Averoge age---------------------------L.. ___ 5_1_.0 ____ 5_3._3.L... ___ 4_9_._6 ___ 5_2_.9.; 200 doys or more ----------------------I----_____ ....J _________ ....J 

40 741 26 411 

146 133 118 85 ( 

13 13 8 10 20 10 13 7 4 21 4 11 15 22 12 9 138 120 87 68 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 Or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 179 485 171 271 144 474 101 251 - 212 750 256 430 177 732 157 394 - 66 437 166 171 61 437 107 155 - 188 39 (NA) (NA) 163 37 109 19 - 225 324 215 220 167 315 150 213 - 299 724 286 507 240 690 194 487 - 222 238 151 175 173 218 127 173 - 191 565 149 369 152 556 113 359 - 21 32 9 7 16 31 6 7 

- 141 85 133 39 105 78 91 33 

- 349 636 (NA) (NA) 272 586 (NA) - 349 462 380 392 272 (NA) 433 231 347 - 326 234 (NA) (NA) 249 213 225 216 - 197 173 (NA) (NA) 178 171 111 - 27 (D) (NA) (NA) 27 9 92 

- 46 9 (NA) (NA) 36 } 27 6 (0) - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 231 - 349 36 (NA) (NA) 272 33 33 

- 298 153 (NA) (NA) 238 137 (NA) - 75 20 (NA) (NA) 60 17 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poullry~ __________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animol heallh cosls ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm lobor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and pelroleum producls __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

Nalural ~~ey~~i _~~~o~~~_a_n_d_~~~~~~~ gas ______________________________________ == == == = = == ==== == == == == == = _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Eleclriclly __________________________________________ _ 

Olher -coal, wood, coke, elc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY, MICH. 545 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data ore based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Farms with safes of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rongeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts. granules. fumigants. etc. to control-

- 294 26918 240 25 415 

- 294 25 591 240 24 198 

- 62 1 327 52 1 217 

- 25 686 9 285 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 135 10926 105 10 577 

- 13 2005 13 2005 

- 40 2 041 25 1 941 

- 170 14876 136 13 626 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 28 709 18 619 

- 110 (X) 89 (X) 

- 49 (X) 29 (X) 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and eQuipmenL __________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _____ .. _ .. _________ . _______ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______ . _______ . ____ ._._ 

$10,000 to $19,999 __ ._. ________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________ . _______ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

349 375 272 227 machinery and equipment - Can. 

11 408 7031 10 627 5 650 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

32 689 18 749 39 070 24 890 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

13 69 13 29 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

93 104 45 37 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

107 83 87 53 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

277 409 179 226 138 183 

293 433 169 181 187 252 

343 889 84 118 337 771 

95 105 19 19 76 86 

1 (D) - - 1 (D) 

29 29 6 6 23 23 

- - - - - -

217 237 80 80 143 157 

210 212 42 43 168 169 

73 115 19 24 60 91 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota ore based on a sample of forms; see text) 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

194 12819 

(NA) 11 993 

(NA) 826 

2 (0) 

(NA) 4572 

2 (D) 

11 1 112 

(NA) 4952 

6 267 

19 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

33 49 24 43 

19 43 19 38 

28 10 28 10 

23 1 17 ~ 23 1 31 31 17 

2 .J jL 2 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

323 404 210 

288 397 140 

351 785 120 

79 84 11 

5 5 1 

14 15 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

160 162 65 

251 256 45 

62 76 26 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________ - ___ ---------- -- -----------------

Workers __________________ - - -- - ----- -- --- - - - -------------- 191 51 (X) 173 (X) 152 113 

- 858 (X) 96 (X) 762 713 608 

- 32 26 26 31 31 23 37 

32 12 24 19 38 28 22 - 62 10 30 61 184 41 20 - 43 3 16 47 310 43 18 - 22 15 199 17 16 - - -

Forms with- J worker ______________ -_ - - - - - --- -- -- ----- --------------- 2 workers __________________ -- -- ------------------------

3 or 4 workers ___________ -_ ----------------------------- 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more __________ -------- -- ----- - ------------

546 PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, , 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY I 

Inventoryl Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 267 00 324 00 203 (X) I 206 (X) 

- (X) 306 (X) 192 (X) 195 (X) 

- 247 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,OO(L 

246 3 693 313 2 624 202 3 b44 207 (0) 

- (0)1 301 (NA) I 197 (0)1 201 805

1 - 240 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

I 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers thot hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

243 10 713 306 13 379 190 9 795 195 II 067 

- 5 192 277 6 482 168 4 577 183 5 366 210 - 153 2 962 197 4 016 114 2 365 118 2989 -

- 76 2230 101 2466 72 2 212 84 2377 

192 3 123

1 

(NA) (NA) 156 3 000 152 2 355 - 2 2181 - 209 2 398 (NA) (NA) 160 171 3346 

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

Ooiry products _______________________________ $1.000_ 

- 237 4 747 299 4 287 196 4 576 201 3 734 

- (X) 1 485 (X) (NA) (X) 1 442 (X) 788 

- 150 1 783 (NA) (NA) 125 1 690 109 1 395 

- (X) 354 (X) (NA) (X) 331 (X) 142 

- 195 2 964 (NA) (NA) 171 2 886 167 2 339 

- (X) 1 135

1 

(X) (NA) (X) 1 111 (X) 646 

- 54 931 (NA) (NA) I 45 905 1 53 672 1 

- (X) 418 (X) (NA) (X) 411 (X) 224 

- 64 2096 (NA) (NA) 63 (0) 83 I 653 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Oec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June I and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 34 936 39 441 28 911 26 376 

- 19 

~I (NA) (NA) I 16 90 13 

- 33 (NA) (NA) 28 821\ 26 3~\ 

- 19 108 25 64 16 105 20 58 

- 15 60 13 25 14 (0) 13 25 

- 14 48 19 39 12 (0) 14 33 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 2 (0) 6 259 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 27 85

1 

43 280 I 18 58

1 

23 220 

Hags and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 26 892 26 218 23 870 21 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 77 (X) (NA) (X) 75 (X) (0) Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 12 350 9 86 11 (0) 8 (0) 

$1.000_ - (X) 13 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) 2 Sheep and lombs- ___________________________________ _ 

- I (0) 6 298 - - I (0) Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) I (0) Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goots _____________________________________________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA)I 1 (O~ I 1 (O~I - - - (NA) (NA) - - $1.000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 7 52 2 (0) 4 49 

$1.000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 87 (X) 121 (X)I 60 (X) 74 (X) 

- 80 3440 115 B 722 55 2 785 71 7 015 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 80 3 298 109 7 919 55 2 685 70 6 724 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 6 142 (NA) (NA) 3 100 3 72 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 380 Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- 20 979 13 890 13 646 3 100 Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, - 7 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 4 (X)I 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

- 12 (X) 17 (X) 10 (X) 12 (X) 

- 5 290 15 425 4 (0) 10 330 

- 5 290 13 320 4 (0) 8 225 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 3 90 - - 3 90 - - - Turkeys for slaughter _~ __________________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Poultry and poultry product'-___________________ $1,000_ - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) 2 (X) 

- 27 (0) 43 40 24 10 27 39 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY, MICH. 547 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

. All forms forms wilh sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigaled 

Forms Acres Quanlity Forms Acres Farms Acres Quontity Fonns Acres 

Corn for all purposes -------__________________ 1978_ - 118 4294 (X) - - 104 4150 (X) - - 1974_ for grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ for silage or gr .. n chop (Ions, gr .. n) __________ 1978_ 

- 91 2 705 (X) (NAl (NAl 84 2 656 (X) - - - 56 (D) 104 851 - - 47 (D) 98875 - - - 24 506 35909 (NAl (NAl 22 (0) (D) - - - 90 2 752 27900 - - 83 2 722 27625 - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 79 2 152 27 575 - -

- 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 1 (D) (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes --- __________________ 1978_ - 11 79 (X) - - 11 79 (X) - - 1974_ for grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 5 79 (X) (NAl (NAl 2 (D) (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) (NAl (NAl - - - - - - 11 79 440 - - 11 79 440 - - 1974_ CUI for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 2 (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

Wheal for grain (bushelsl- _____________________ 1978_ - 39 619 15 578 - - 33 571 14 718 - - 1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 63 622 19469 (NAl (NA) 38 448 14 267 - - - 231 6 159 251 568 - - 185 5601 233 136 - - 1974_ 80rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 179 5 178 301 985 - -

- 17 189 6600 - - 16 (D) (D) - - 1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 12 77 3 580 - - - 9 202 5640 - - 9 202 5 640 - - 1974_ Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 4 38 1 245 - - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 6 38 (X) - - Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 3 (D) (D) - - 3 (D) (D) - - 1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 4 94 1 705 (NA) (NAl 2 (D) (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ c - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 44 2036 359 942 5 161 41 2 034 359 629 5 161 

1974_ - 45 2045 385 285 (NAl (NAl 41 2 043 385 015 2 (D) 

$weetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NAl 1 (D) - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 296 17012 30065 - - 215 14 823 27 429 - - 1974_ - 320 15428 30023 (NAl (NAl 208 12 570 25 544 - - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 268 13 022 24940 - - 197 11 221 22 702 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) 148 8306 17 827 - - Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see texl) ______ 1978_ - 43 1 430 1 798 - - 33 1 176 1 490 - -

Field seed crap'- _____________________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 10 83 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 3 18 980 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (0) (D) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) 9 65 2 430 - -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ - 6 6 (X) 1 (D) 3 1 (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ - - - (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - Sweel corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 6 5 (X) 1 (D) 3 1 (X) 1 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excfuding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 9 22 (X) - - 8 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - 13 53 (X) (NAl (NAl 7 39 (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 9 21 3 120 (NA) (NAl 8 (D) 3 120 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (D) (D) (NA) (NAl Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 

Gropes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ 

no. 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

8erries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 3 3 (X) - - 3 3 (X) - - 1974_ - 3 4 (X) (NAl (NAl 3 4 (X) - - Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (D) (X) - -

- 40 2 982 (X) (NA) (NA) 39 (D) (X) (NA) (NA) 

548 PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

I 

All Farms with sales of $2,500 or more fanns 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

31 6456 23 6 537 16 4 923 10 45221 - (X) 208 (X) 284 (X) 308 (X) 452 - (X) 333440 ()() 333 440 (X) 333 440 (X) 333 440 - (X) 1.9 (X) 2.0 (X) 1.5 (X) 1.4 -

Value of land and buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 103 625 (X) 86 783 (X) 132 994 ()() 104 700 (X) 

- (X) 498 (X) 305 (X) 432 (X) 232 

-

land in forms according 10 use: T 0101 cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 30 4661 23 23441 16 3 7751 !O 1 5811 

- 28 1 961 20 1 163 15 1 548 8 663

- 1 By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

3 16 1 (NA) 1 (D) 1 (NA) 

- 47 - (NA) 1 (0) - (NA) 4 - 116 1 (NA) 2 (D) 1 (NA) 5 - 190 10 (NA) 2 (D) - (NA) 5 - 356 6 (NA) 4 (D) 4 (NA) 

- 5 

435

1 

I (NA) I 2 (D)I 1 (NA) 

- 3 (NA) 3 801 I (NA) 3 801 1 - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - - - (NA) - - - (NA) - - - Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 18 2344 13 1 151 II 2028 7 (0) 

- 356 3 30 5 199 2 (D) - 10 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - -

(0) I (NA) (NA)! 1 (D) -

=! - 4 

- 6 152 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) -

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland paslured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

18 I 295 15 3 740 9 905 5 2 780 - 5 322 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 3 1 625 - 15 973 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 3 1 155 - Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 16 500 18 453 8 243 8 161 

Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 6 177 (NA) (NA) I 2 (0) I 1 (0)1 

- 12 323 (NA) (NA) 7 (0) 7 (D) 

Posturelond, all type5-_________________________________ _ 

- 24 2843 (NA) (NA) 12 2 314 (NA) 2 599 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 2 (D) - - I (D) - - - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) (X) (X) 1 (0) (X) (X) 

1]978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per" form ___________________________ dollars_ - 31 177 23 103 16 165 10 87 

- (X) 5 700 (X) 4478 (X) 10335 (X) 8 700 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ______________________ - ____________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) - (NA) 1 (D) - (NA) $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- I (D) I (NA) I (D) 1 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) 2 (NA) 3 (D) 2 (NA) $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 4 23 3 (NA) 4 23 3 (NA) $2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 10 $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see lexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 7 21 4 (NA) 7 21 4 

- 15 11 13 (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) (NA) I - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 3 3 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 9 2 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ___________________ ~ ___________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 13 111 17 (D) 8 106 (NA) (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

Commodity Credil Carparalian - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - loans _________________ _ 

T abaeeo ___________________________ __ ______________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and Silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melon5-___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse producls _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NAl INA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 10 21 (NA) (NA) 5 16 5 19 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

livestock, paultry, and th.lr products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products------------ ______________ _ Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

~h::p~7:ni~~~ ~~d-;~~i== ====== == == == == ==== ==== ==== === Olher liveslack and liveslack products (se. text) _________ _ 

- 20 66 15 36 12 60 6 (D) 

- 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 16 43 (NA) (NA) 10 38 5 14 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 6 13 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 1 (D) 

'1974 data Include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ROSCOMMON COUNTY, MICH. 549 
Tobie 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Fanns with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Horvesled 1978 1974 in farms Forms in forms cropland Farms in forms cropland 

Alilorms ___________________________ _ 

- Forms with- 31 23 6456 28 6 267 1 961 2 (D) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 4 2 125 3 114 27 - - -

- 8 2 463 7 4D3 154 1 (D) (D) 

- 2 3 (D) 2 (D) (D) - - - 2 2 (0) 1 (D) (D) - - - - 3 4 455 3 455 166 1 (D) (D) 

- 1 4 (D) 1 (D) (D) - - -

- 3 3 721 3 721 130 - - -

- 5 - 1 541 5 1 541 956 - - - - 3 1 2 540 3 2 540 362 - - -

- - 2 - - - - - - -

1 to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acre'-__________________ _ 

140 to 179 acre'- __________________ _ 

18010219 acre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acre'- __________________ _ 260 to 499 acre'- __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 acres ________________ _ 

- - 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ - - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator; Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estatE or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Farms 

31 

28 

20 

17 

11 

11 

30 

1 

All forms 

1974 

Acres Forms 

6456 23 

1 961 20 

3 220 16 

845 (NA) 

3 236 4 

1 11~ I (NA) 

3 

(NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

6 537 

1 163 

3 783 

561 

2 529 

449 

225 

153 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

16 

15 

9 

8 

7 

7 

15 

1 

Acres 

4 923 

1 548 

2 130 

638 

2 793 

910 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

10 

8 

4 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

10 

Irrigated 

land 

(D) 

-

-

(D) 

-

-

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

Acres 

4 522 

663 

(D) 

96 

2 529 

449 

(D) 

118 

4 522 

All forms Forms with sales of I All forms I Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 >1974 1978 >1974 1978 >1974 1978 >1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ______________________________ 9 8 7 On form operated _____________________ _ 23 17 13 7 Other ________________________________ 22 15 9 Not on form operated __________________ _ 4 5 2 3 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 4 1 1 

Under 25 years ____ __________________ __ - Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 years_________________________ 2 2 None ________________________________ _ 8 35 to 44 years_________________________ 4 3 1 2 1 to 49 day'- _________________________ _ 1 451054 year'- ______________ ._________ 13 9 7 4 50 to 99 days _________________________ _ 1 4 3 551064 year'-________________________ 6 1 3 1 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 1 4 2 65 years and over __ __________________ __ 6 8 5 3 150 to 199 days _______________________ _ 1 2 1 Average age___________________________ 52.3 53.7 56.6 54.5 200 days or more _____________________ _ 19 9 2 

~----------~----------~ ~----------~----------~ lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Alilarms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 7 6 10 26 3 1 3 21 

- 18 37 15 24 12 29 5 22 

- 3 14 8 14 2 (D) 4 14 

- 13 1 (NA) (NA) 7 1 3 1 

- 10 15 9 10 8 (D) 5 10 

- 12 10 8 2 7 10 5 2 

- 5 1 1 (D) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 10 35 8 19 6 34 4 18 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonls, and Irees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ ---------------

Other agriculturol chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired farm lobar ______________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) - - - - - Contract labor __________________________ --------------- -

Customwork, machine hire, ond rental of machinery and equipment ______________________________________ ------ 3 4 3 3 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 30 30 (NA) (NA) 16 24 (NA) (NA) 

- 30 21 23 11 16 17 10 8 

- 30 16 (NA) (NA) 16 12 10 7 

- 7 3 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 3 (Z) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 

1 } (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 10 1 -

- 30 2 (NA) (NA) 16 1 

- 25 (D) (NA) (NA) 16 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 

Energy ond petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ -_ ------------ Gasoline ____________________________ - ___ ----------

Dieselluel ______________________________ ----------

lP gas, butane, and propone ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ____________________ --- _____ ---------------

Notura' gas ________________________ ---------------

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ 

Electricily ____________________ - _______ ---------------

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

550 ROSCOMMON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of farms ; see textJ 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial ferlili/er 

Cropland lertililed, except posture 

Posture and rangeland fertilized 

lime 

Sprays, dusts, granules, tumigants, etc. to conlrolInsects on hoy and other crops 

Nematodes in crops 

Diseases in crops and orchards _ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture 

ChemICals for· 

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruil_ Insect conlrol on livestock and poultry _ _ ______ . ___ . _____ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird conlrol ___________________ _ 

-

11 473 7 

10 (0) 7 

2 (0) I 

I (0) -

- - - - - -

3 82 2 

I (0) I 

I (0) I 

I (XI I 

(X) - -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ___________ forms_ 

$1.000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4.999 ____________ . _____________ _ 

$5.000 to $9.999 _______________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickupL _____________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Coftonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 dato ore bosed on a sample of forms- see text] 

Forms with soles All forms of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated morket value of all 

31 23 16 10 machinery and equipment - Can. 

561 194 428 107 $20,000 to $29.999 ______________________ 

18 105 8 435 26 750 10 700 $30,000 to $49.999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

4 :! -

~ ! $70.000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

10 2 $100.000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

7 5 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

19 21 8 8 12 13 

23 32 10 14 16 18 28 55 6 6 26 49 

5 5 I (0) 4 (0) 1 I (0) - - I (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 10 12 I (0) 9 (0) 17 19 2 (0) 15 (0) 

4 4 - - 4 4 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto ore based on a sample of farms; see text) 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

442 

(0)\ 

(0) 

-

-

-

(0) 

(0) \ 

(Oll (X) 

(X) 

All forms 

1978 

3 

4 

2 

I "1 

r -

- .J 

Forms 

17 

18 

21 

2 

-

- (NA) 

6 

12 

2 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

5 127 

(NA) 127 

(NA) -

- -

(NA) -

- -

I (0) 

(NA) -I -

(NA) - (XI (X~I 

Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

2 3 I 

- 4 - - I - r I "1 

-\1 r -I -

i L - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

24 15 

23 9 

40 3 

(0) - - -

- - (NA) (NA) 

6 I 

13 I 

(0) -

Any hired workersWorking te~s than 150 days 

Farms with sales of $2.500 or more Working 150 days or more 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers \978 \974 

- 10 I (X) JO (X) 6 4 - 28 (X) (0) (X) 24 23 24 

Forms _________________________________________ .:. ________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 4 - - 4 4 I 2 - 3 - - 3 6 2 I - I 1 (0) I (0) I - - 2 - - 2 (D) 2 - - - - - - - II 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ROSCOMMON COUNTY, MICH. SSl 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 22 (X) 18 (X) 12 (X) 9 (X) 

- 16 (X) 15 (X) 9 (X) 6 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1.000_ - 20 66 15 36 12 60 6 (D) Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 16 (0) 14 (NA) 10 (0) 5 (0) 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 16 392 15 480 9 303 6 290 Cows and heifers thot had colved ____________________ _ 

- 15 239 11 228 9 204 4 143 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 13 231 10 (D) 8 (0) 4 143 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 3 8 1 (D) 2 (D) - - Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

- 11 62 (NA) (NA) 5 35 4 60 Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 15 91 (NA) (NA) 9 64 6 87 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 16 152 14 156 10 137 5 106 

$1,000_ - (X) 43 (X) (NA) (X) 38 (X) 14 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 9 105 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 2 (0) 

- (X) 26 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 10 47 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 5 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) 18 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (D) Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - -

$1,000_ - (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Doiry products _______________________________ $1.000_ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 4 76 1 (D) 4 76 1 (0) 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ - 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 4 (0) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) I (D) 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. ] of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

- - - I (0) - - 1 (D) 

- 2 (D) - - 2 (0) - - Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 12 156 11 148 5 103 7 142 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 3 60 2 (0) 3 60 2 (D) 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (D) 

Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ - 1 (0) - - 1 (0) - - - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) - Sheep and lamb,- ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) -

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - - 5 38 1 (D) 3 (D) 1 (0) 

- (X) 13 ()O (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry __________________________ - _____________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying oge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 5 (X) 2 (X) 4 (X) 2 (X) 

- 5 (D) 2 (D) 4 (0) 2 (D) 

- 5 487 2 (D) 4 (0) 2 (D) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys __________________________ -- --------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ --------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ ---------------

- - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 2 (X) (NA) (X) 2 (X) - (X) 

Soles: Any poultry __________________________ ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or oldeL _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

- 1 (X) 1 (X) 1 (X) I (X) 

- 1 (D) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Broilers and other meat·type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys _______________________ -------------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ ---------------

Turkey hens kept for breeding ______ --------------- Other poultry __________________ ---- ---------------

Poultry ond poultry products ____________________ $l,ooo_ 

- - - - - - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 2 (D) 1 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 

552 ROSCOMMON COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For silage or green chop (Ions, green) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Cuf for dry forage or hoy (fans, dry) __________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Wheal for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Cofs for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Barley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peonufs for nufs (pounds) _____________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ CoHan (boles) _______________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Irish polafoes (hundredweighf) __________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sweelpolafoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ Hay crops (fans, dry) (see lextl _________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Alfalfa hoy (fans, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lexf) ______ 1978 __ 

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegelables horvesled for sale (see fexl) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ Sweel - corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ -

- 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

land in orchards-____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Grapes (pounds) (see fexf) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Serries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

-

-

Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

-

-

Nursery and greenhouse producls _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

I 

Forms 

3 

1 

3 

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

1 

5 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

I 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19 

18 

15 

(NA) 

4 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

2 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

5 

I 

5 

(NA) 

2 (NA) 

I 

(NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

I 

-

Harvesled 

Acres 

(D) 

(D) 

(D) 

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

-

-

-

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(D) 

109 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- I 508 

I 016 

1 082 

(NA) 

109 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

-

(D) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

75 

(D) 

58 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

(D) 

(NA) 

-

-

- (NA) 

(D) 

-

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All farms 

Irrigaled 

Quanlity farms Acres 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(D) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) -

(X) (NA) (NAil 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) I 

(D) - - (D) (NA) (NA) 

3450 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

CD) - -

(NA)I (NA) 

(X) (N~I - (X) (NA) (NA) 

CD) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) 

=1 - (NA) (NAil 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

1 484 1 (D) 

1 371 (NA) (NA) 

1 0551 I (0)1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

156 - -

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA)I 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 1 (D) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quanfity Forms Acres 

2 (D) (X) - - 1 CD) (X) - - 2 CD) CD) - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (D) CD) - -

- - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) I - -

- - (X) -

=1 - - =1 

-

- - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X)I - -

1 (D) (D) - -

1 (D) CD) - - 3 (D) (D) - -

3 47 I 635 - -

- - - - -

- - - - - I CD) (D) - - I (D) (D)I -

- - =1 (X) -

- - (X) - -

1 (D) (D) - - - - - - -

-. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- -

=1 

-

=1 - - -

- - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

10 I 131 I 019 - -

6 530 886 - - 7 n5 680

1 

- 5 450 714 - =1 

2 (D) CD) - -

- - (X) - -

- - (X) - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - -I - -

- - (X) - -

2 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - -

2 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - -

2 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - -

- - (X) I -

3 (D) (X) I (0~1 1 (D) (X) - - 3 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

1 (D) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (D) CD) (NA) (NA) 

I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

I (D) - (NA) (NA) 

- - (X) - - - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 (0) (X) - - - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

ROSCOMMON COUNTY, MICH. 553 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sa~s of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

- 1 817 334 821 2044 332 874 1 554 322 425 1 783 322 579 Average size of form ________________________________ _ Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

- (X) 184 (X) 163 (X) 207 (X) 181 - (X) 520 960 (X) 520960 (X) 520 960 (X) 520 960 

- (X) 64.3 (X) 63.9 (X) 61.9 (X) 61.9 

Value of land and buildings;' Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors-- 198 717 (X) 112 740 (X) 220 875 (X) 124 769 (X) 

- (X) 1 095 (X) 692 (X) 1 090 (X) 690 

land in forms according to use: T otol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 1 794 283 286 2 020 274 645 1 541 277 250 1 770 268869 

- 1 767 266 021 1 988 255 145 1 530 261 939 1 757 251 598 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

- 87 454 97 (NA) 27 105 24 (NA) 

- 142 1 964 137 (NA) 51 752 48 (NA) 

- 112 2 665 148 (NA) 64 1 549 101 (NAl 

- 255 9 655 332 (NA) 220 8429 315 (NA) 

- 436 30834 532 (NA) 433 30 655 527 (NAl 100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ - 353 49 983 403 (NA) 353 49983 403 (NA) 

- 281 85 302 262 (NA) 281 85 302 262 (NA) 500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ - 75 49 336 60 (NA) 75 49336 60 (NA) 

- 26 35 828 17 (NA) 26 35 828 17 (NAl 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ - 232 5 617 348 7 406 183 4954 278 6 197 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 525 11 1>48 501 12 094 449 10357 430 11 074 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ - 141 2 483 (NAl (NA) 119 2097 98 1 769 (ropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ - 55 948 (NA) (NA) 36 649 73 1 208 (ropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ - 110 1 909 (NA) (NA) 95 1 725 115 2 598 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 304 6 308 (NAl (NA) 270 5886 200 5 499 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 856 28 263 962 29 958 726 24023 860 28 235 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 135 3968 (NA) (NA) 107 3371 187 4448 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 755 24 295 (NAl (NA) 648 20652 741 23 787 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 1 268 23 272 1 537 28 271 1 075 21 152 1 334 25475 Pastureland and range/and, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 98 4944 (NAl (NAl 86 4 779 68 2 417 land in house lots, ponds, roads, waste/and, etc _______ _ - 1 240 18 328 (NAl (NA) 1 048 16 373 1 320 23 058 

Pastureland, 01/ types _________________________________ _ 

-- 385 14 529 (NA) (NA) 308 13 104 (NA) 13 062 

Irrigated land _______________________________________ _ 

-- 33 961 34 758 32 (0) 28 711 Harvested cropland irrigated _________________________ _ 

-- 33 961 (NA) (NA) 32 (0) 27 (0) 

Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 249 3 580 (X) (X) 240 3 54\ (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales af $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - 1 817 53 749 2044 59 242 1 554 53 377 1 783 58 899 

- (X) 29581 (X) 28 983 (X) 34 348 (X) 33034 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100.000 or more ________________________________ ----

$40.000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ $20.000 to $39.999 _________________________________ _ 

$10.000 to $19.999 _________________________________ _ 

$5.000 to $9.999 ___________________________________ _ $2.500 to $4.999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less than $2.500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2.000 to $2.499 _________________________________ _ $1.500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ $1.000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

Less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ____________________________ _ 

- 110 21 977 123 (NA) 110 21 977 123 (NA) 

- 248 15425 245 (NA) 248 15 425 245 (NA) 

- 261 7 514 333 (NA) 261 7 514 333 (NA) 

- 355 5 083 413 (NA) 355 5083 413 (NA) 

- 336 2479 396 (NA) 336 2479 396 (NA) 

- 244 900 239 (NA) 244 900 239 (NA) 

- 262 (0) 295 (NA) (X) (X) 34 (NA) 

- 59 130 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 63 108 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 69 86 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 71 (0) (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (0) - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops ________________________ -_ ----------------------

Groins ____________________________ -----------------

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ____________ ------ -------------- Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Tobacco ________________ ------ ---------------------- Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melon5- ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops _______________ - -- -----------------------

- 1 691 42 600 1 943 49 840 1 492 42 317 (NA) 49 564 

- 1 593 32 713 (NA) (NA) 1 427 32 476 1 667 34 748 

- 72 475 (NAl (NA) 69 474 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - -

- 206 630 (NAl (NA) 184 610 221 545 

- 63 2 119 (NAl (NA) 55 2 115 53 954 

- 43 299 (NAl (NA) 33 286 33 646 

- 24 946 30 834 20 944 24 827 

- 214 5 891 (NAl (NA) 211 5 887 284 11 844 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products __________________ ------ -- ------------ (ottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs. ___________ ---- -- ------ --------------- Sheep. Iambs. and wool ________________ --------------- Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 550 11 149 703 9 361 472 11 061 616 9 297 

- 105 377 152 526 88 368 127 517 

- 134 5 825 (NAl (NA) 134 5 825 206 5 177 

- 393 3 387 (NA) (NA) 347 3 338 464 2 610 

- 150 1 279 (NA) (NAl 138 1 267 138 709 

- 25 25 (NAl (NA) 18 23 18 45 

- 46 257 (NAl (NA) 29 239 31 238 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

554 SAGINAW COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

All forms 

forms with 

1 to 9 acres 10 to 49 acres 50 to 69 ocres _ .. ___________ . ___ _ 

70 to 99 acres ..... ____ .. ____________ _ 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 fa 179 ocres ___________ ., _______ _ 

180 to 219 ocres- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 260 to 499 acres- __________________ _ 500 to 999 acre'- __________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocre'- _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

farms 

1978 

I 817 

38 

410 

140 

263 

224 

176 

122 

85 

223 

102 

30 

4 

Acres 

1974 in forms 

2044 334 821 

49 155 415 12953 

162 8 233 

399 21 185 

280 26312 190 27 608 

120 24 124 

89 20 298 

238 78412 

78 66 288 21 36 566 

3 12 687 

1978 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated lond 

Acres Harvested Acres Harvested 

Farms in forms crop/and Forms in forms cropland 

I 767 332 583 266 021 33 7360 5 122 

25 106 76 5 15 9 

386 12 253 8 608 10 228 122 

138 8 127 6 209 5 315 115 

258 20 787 15 220 I (0) (0) 

223 26 212 18 800 2 (0) (D) 

172 26 990 20060 - - -

122 24 124 18 231 I (D) (0) 

85 20 298 15 904 I (D) (0) 

222 78 145 63 710 3 I 195 887 

102 66 288 56 777 3 2 204 I 579 

30 36 566 32 431 2 (0) (D) 

4 12 687 9 995 - - -

Table 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

817 

767 

996 

951 

685 

680 

136 

136 

606 

193 

14 

4 

All forms 

Acres 

334 821 266 021 

108 245 76 154 

208 083 

173 699 

18 493 

16 168 

258 582 

64 278 

9 862 

2 099 

1974 

Forms 

2 044 I 988 

I 236 

(NA) 

667 

(NA) 

141 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Acres 

332 874 

255 145 

117 674 

79 194 

192 503 

155 868 

22 697 

20 083 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

554 

530 

795 

772 

634 

633 

125 

125 

359 

180 

13 

2 

Acres 

322 425 261 939 

99 645 

73 170 

204 584 

172 795 

18 196 

15 974 

247 358 

63 965 

(0) 

(D) 

1974 

Farms 

783 

757 

998 

(NA) 

647 

(NA) 

138 

(NA) 

649 

122 

8 

---1 

Irrigoted 

land 

96: I 

79 

32

1 

(D) 

(D) 

::11 185 

249 

(0) 

Acres 

322 579 

251 598 

108 311 

75 948 

191 586 

155 582 

22 682 

20 068 

269 236 

45 482 

6 506 

I 355 

All forms Forms with soles of 1 AI! forms Farms with sales of 

$2.500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 ' 1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: forming ------________________________ 948 195 884 117 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Other ---- -- -- __ __ ____ ________ ______ __ 869 837 670 654 Not on form operated __________________ _ 469 555 .272 372 194 226 155 179 Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years --------________________ 51 49 45 46 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 25 to 34 years_________________________ 216 274 174 227 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 year'-________________________ 367 361 313 301 I to 49 doy'-_________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years_________________________ 462 550 406 482 50 to 99 doy'- ________________________ _ 

55 to 64 years_________________________ 463 483 396 442 100 to 149 doy'- ______________________ _ 

65 years and ove'-_____________________ 258 315 220 273 150 to 199 doys _______________________ _ 

154 251 127 220 I 720 657 660 600 117 85 108 76 39 55 37 50 54 51 52 46 70 74 56 65 Average age___________________________ 49.7 50.2 49.7 50.4 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

~----------~--------~ ~----------~--------~ 752 761 586 608 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) 

- 394 I 644 463 I 309 311 I 596 372 I 276 - 549 I 991 703 I 854 430 I 932 562 I 797 - 230 I 136 517 I 143 198 I 114 443 I 126 - 373 224 (NA) (NA) 285 218 374 158 - I 455 2 721 I 455 I 874 I 339 2 704 I 324 I 858 - I 621 7284 I 749 6 321 I 423 7 211 I 569 6 276 - I 493 2466 I 249 I 419 I 331 2 439 I 166 I 411 - 517 2 098 487 I 853 462 2 055 459 I 843 - 39 105 72 159 39 105 72 159 

- 707 627 808 679 625 620 745 670 

- I 818 3 514 (NA) (NA) I 575 3 444 (NA) (NA) I - I 818 2 951 2 029 2 423 I 575 2 894 I 775 2377 - I 751 I 647 (NA) (NA) I 514 I 604 1 749 I 533 - 893 882 (NA) (NA) 865 878 752 553 - 78 79 (NA) (NA) 77 (D) 101 84 - 155 55 (NA) (NA) 155 55 } - 60 76 (NA) (NA) 59 (D) I 775 208 - I 818 213 (NA) (NA) I 575 203 - 1 109 538 (NA) (NA) I 025 529 (NA) (NA) I - 88 25 (NA) (NA) 70 21 (NA) (NA) I 

livestock and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formulb feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

~~eds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

mmerciol ertllizer __________________________________ _ 

Other ogriculturol chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP gas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fuel oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene. motor oil. and greos8 _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SAGINAW COUNTY, MICH. 555 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1976 doto ore bosed on Q sample of forms; see text} 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, gronules. fumigants, etc. to control- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- I 596 236 378 1 404 233 288 - I 596 235 777 I 404 232 812 - 34 601 24 476 - 44 I 866 44 1 866 

- 392 44 798 343 44 281 

- 65 9 878 60 9 868 - 105 13003 100 12993 - I 212 184 731 I 089 182 664 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 13 2 976 13 2 976 

- 208 (X) 167 (X) 

- 148 (X) 117 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollarsForms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ 

Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ (otfonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

or flywheel type ________________________ _ -

11978 data are based an a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

I 818 2009 I 575 I 755 machinery and equipment - Can. 70 211 52310 67 617 50 217 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

38 620 26038 42 931 28 614 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

122 270 80 172 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

315 327 177 239 $100,000 to $199.999 ____________________ 

429 446 387 397 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

I 408 I 940 831 998 752 942 

I 553 2 767 741 867 I 160 I 900 

I 678 5 168 504 684 I 592 4 484 

I 035 I 136 223 235 834 901 

374 402 119 122 257 280 

541 571 59 59 482 512 

- - - - - - 386 391 79 79 307 312 

451 460 45 45 407 415 

163 183 37 38 130 145 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

I 569 210061 (NA) 209 782 (NA) 279 

26 1 051 

(NA) 22 728 

5 61 

40 2969 

(NA) 139813 

7 329 

76 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

175 353 174 338 

268 360 262 356 

206 III 197 III 

106 "1 { 101 

157 ~ 1 1421 142 157 

40 -' L 40 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

I 711 2 312 I 350 

1 690 2 742 999 

I 925 5 203 877 

906 972 202 

231 239 112 

660 672 102 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

347 357 63 

485 488 80 

170 194 38 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less thon 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms _________________ . __________ - -- -- ------------------- Workers ____________________________ -_ - ___ ---------------- 517 118 (X) 449 (X) 462 459 

- 2 794 (X) 252 (X) 2 542 2 705 2 726 

181 55 55 154 154 145 147 - 111 35 70 95 190 99 53 - 92 23 (D) 71 247 86 92 - 75 2 (D) 76 525 74 94 - 58 3 38 53 I 426 58 73 -

Forms with- I worker ________________________________ - ___ -----------

2 workers ____________________ - _ ------ ------------------

3 or 4 workers ________________ -_ ------------------ ------ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more __________________ -_ -_ -_ --------------

556 SAGINAW COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms forms with sales of $2,500 or more ---1 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

I I 

(X) I I 

- 640 (X) 812 522 (X) 683 (X)I 

519 (X) 674 (X) 435 (X) 574 (X) -

9 2971 - 550 11 149 703 9361 472 II 061 616 

- 480 469°

1 

598 (NA) I 421 4629

1 

538 3364

1 

I 

445 15476 605 19 727 366 14 918 510 " M'i - 282 6 376 414 7 923 232 6 191 349 7 616 

- 135 I 182 184 I 735 95 I 019 133 I 473 - 163 5 194 264 6 188 150 5 172 243 6 143 - 281 4 390 (NA) (NA) I 235 4 251

1 

296 484°

1 - 346 4 710 (NA) (NA) 283 4 476 379 6386 -

393 9343 517 9 538 347 9 1741 464 9 287 - (X) 3 387 (X) (NA) (X) 3 338 (X) 2 610 - 193 3 207 (NA) (NA) 175 3 1551 251 2 471 - (X) 301 (X) (NA) (X) 294 (X) 137 -

- 354 6136 (NA) (NA) 313 6019 401 6 816 

- (X) 3 086 (X) (NA) I (X) 3044 (X) 2 473

- 1 182 3 230 (NA) (NA) 160 3 1621 156 3 954 

- (X) I 681 (X) (NA) (X) I 657 (X) I 578 

- 134 5 825 (NA) (NA) 134 5825 206 5 177 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle, hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ 

Sales: Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cattle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull colves _____________ _ 

Sales: Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

- 156 8 281 161 8 559 137 8 040 147 844O 

- 79 984 (NA) (NA) 71 953 64 I 028

- 1 146 7 297 (NA) (NA) 128 7 0871 145 7 412 

- 81 I 176 79 I 317 72 I 148 74 I 302 

- 67 618 63 761 61 602 61 (0) 

- 66 558 68 556 61 546 63 (0) 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 28 I 099 34 I 117 20 999 30 I 031 

- 27 612 (NA) (NA) 19 540 25 387 

- 4 71 (NA) (NA) I (0) 4 4 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Sales: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 115 515 153 838

1 

75 341

1 

108 715

1 

- 150 13 D46 148 9947 138 12 9101 138 9 838 

- (X) I 279 (X) (NA) (X) I 267 (X) 709 

- 30 I 773 28 893 25 I 733 25 849 

- (X) 70 (X) (NA) (X) 69 (X) 19 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 22 427 21 I 495 17 404 18 I 414 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 24 624 (NA) (NA) 17 536 15 759 Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ - (X) 4 991 (X) (NA) (X) 4 261 (X) 7 490 Sheep, lambs, and waol ________________________ $1,000_ Goots _____________________________________________ _ - 25 25 (NA) (NA) 18 23 18 4: I 

- 3 31 (NA) (NA) - - - $1,000_ - (X) I (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 26 75 27 132 16 55 20 123 

$1,000_ - (X) 80 (X) (NA) (X) 69 (X) 97 

POULTRY 

- 190 (X) 285 (X) 136 (X) 219 (X)I 

- 168 42 587 268 57 457 124 40957 204 54 909 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or oldeL _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ - 166 41 984 264 56 547 122 (0) 201 54 154 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 8 603 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 3 254 Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (0) 

- 28 I 152 34 2 193 20 746 24 I 848 

- 5 26 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (0) 

- 4 18 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 2 (0) 

- 3 8 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

- 52 (X) (NA) (X) 29 (X) 26 (X) 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens _______ .. _______ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 78 (X) 91 (X) 61 (X) 81 (X)I - 48 59 179 77 84 526 42 58 969 68 83 818 

- 47 (D) 75 45 391 41 (D) 66 (0) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) I (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 18 1 614 16 2 129 14 I 214 13 I 906 

- 3 14 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - 3 14 (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 6 (X) (NA) (Xli 3 (X) 2 (X) 

- 105 377 152 526 88 368 127 517 

Any poultry __________________ • _____________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers cnd other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for sloughteL ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for bieeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry product'-___________________ $1,000_ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SAGINAW COUNTY, MICH. 557 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales af $2.500 or more 

Harvesled Irrigaled Harvested Irrigaled 

Farms Acres Quonlity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1 005 66 518 (Xl 4 316 933 65720 (X) 4 316 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1 149 58614 (X) (NAl (HAl 1066 57663 (X) 5 119 

- 988 61 213 5 155 525 4 316 916 (0) 5 109 488 4 316 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ - 1 116 53 203 4 109 728 (NAl (NAl 1 040 52316 4076276 5 119 

- 167 5 305 70 202 - - 166 (0) (0) - - 1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (HAl (NAl 198 5 158 67807 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NAl (NAl 19 189 (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 15 194 (X) - - 15 194 (X) - -

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 18 203 (Xl (NAl (HAl 16 (0) (X) - - - 3 34 2 517 - - 3 34 2 517 - - 1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green} __________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (0) (HAl (NAl 2 (0) (0) - - - 13 160 2 199 - - 13 160 2 199 - - 1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 14 177 1 578 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 1 (0) - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 2 (0) (X) - -

Wheal for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 406 9 802 473 961 - - 391 9 692 470 615 - -

1974_ Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - I 265 37 290 1 737 171 (NAl (NAl 1 201 36 780 I 718 135 2 (0) 

- 490 8 554 602 143 - - 457 8 229 586 209 - - 1974_ - (NAl (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 434 6688 479 113 - - 80rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 11 235 13000 - - 11 235 13000 - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 9 119 6 770 - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 13 200 6 095 - - 11 (0) (0) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 30 281 8 132 - - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 4 64 (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 3 35 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1 309 110 183 2 787 814 - - 1 189 108 283 2 753 199 - -

1974_ - 1 166 58 493 1 517 179 (NA) (NA) 1077 57 557 1 499 113 1 (0) 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Callan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NAl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - ~ - - Irish potatoes (hundredweigt,tL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 8 300 (0) I (0) 6 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- 19 282 42008 (NAl (NAl 14 280 41 824 I (0) 

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NAl - - - - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 520 15 129 41 864 1 (0) 442 14 366 40602 1 (0) 

1974_ - 597 13 850 38 554 (NA) (NAl 521 13 080 37 127 - - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 455 11 847 35976 - - 394 11 322 34 977 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 427 9668 29600 - -

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 62 928 1 688 - - 46 757 1 481 - -

Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl 6 67 (X) - - AHalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl . (NA) 3 20 1 000 - -

Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl 5 42 9 847 - -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

- 63 2 524 (X) 9 218 55 2 511 (X) 9 218 

- 69 1 976 (X) (NA) (HA) 56 1 955 (X) 4 272 

- 36 282 (X) 3 (0) 31 278 (X) 3 (0) 

1974_ T omaloes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (HA) (X) (NA) (NAl 27 239 (X) 1 (0) 

- 24 222 (X) 6 (0) 23 (0) (X) 6 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NA) 21 93 (X) 1 (0) 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NAl (NAl 8 161 (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peaches (paunds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 30 200 (X) 1 (0) 20 168 (X) 1 (0) 

- 37 382 (X) (NA) (NAl 22 347 (X) - - - 26 166 726 702 (NA) (NA) 16 145 587 812 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) 331 6 029 123 (NA) (NA) 

- 8 6 (0) (NAl (NA) 5 5 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 13 14 13930 (NA) (NAl 10 12 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (HA) (NAl 5 9 16000 (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Slrawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 29 207 (X) 13 107 24 198 (X) 13 107 

- 36 367 (X) (NA) (NA) 24 350 (X) 6 122 

- 17 74 381 385 9 66 15 (0) (0) 9 66 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 11 25 111 508 3 15 

- 24 148 (X) 9 51 20 145 (X) 9 51 

- 603 56 154 (X) (NA) (NA) 586 55 993 (X) (NA) (NA) 

558 SAGINAW COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
TobIe 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

I 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

1 316 206 258 1 468 202340 946 134 908 933 169 243 

- 00 138 00 195 00 181 00 157 - (X) 4697fil 00 469 7fil (X) 469 7fil 00 469 7fil - (X) 43.9 00 43.1 00 39.4 00 36.0 -

Value of land and buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 163 875 00 102 820 DO 203 3SO 00 130 274 00 - DO 1 104 00 746 00 1 092 00 718 -

land in forms according to use: T 0101 cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Horvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

]0 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 2010 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 ocres _______________________________ _ 

501099 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

1 288 178248 1 447 1609961 927 162 591 928 139 594 

- 1 235 132 399 1 376 ll68391 902 125021 914 107 334 -

82 378 123 (NA) 30 94 28 (NA) - 150 2076 191 (NA) 39 563 36 (NA) 

- 142 3280 145 (NA) 59 1 370 41 (NA) - 218 8 188 254 (NA) 152 5 835 167 (NA) - 266 18 559 316 (NA) 246 (0) 295 (NA) - 202 28484

1 218 (NA) 201 (D) 218 (NA) 

- 142 42906 ll5 (NA) 142 42906 ll5 (NA) - 10 (NA) 25 16474 10 (NA) 25 16474 - 8 12054 4 (NA) 8 12054 4 (NA) - Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 495 15003 683 21 335 351 12533 400 14659 - 30 846 721 22822 543 25037 500 17 fill - 747 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soif~improvement 

grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

140 4 104 (NA) (NA) 104 3308 74 2295 - 107 2 765 (NAl (NA) 71 2 195 106 2278 - 342 10 SOil (NAl (NA) I 2fil 8901 301 7426 - 425 13476 (NAl (NA) 298 10633 191 5 fil2 -

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland postured _______________________________ _ Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

672 15 183 780 18 921 503 12731 518 14 192 - 141 3238 (NA) (NA) 109 2 772 164 3968 -

- 568 11 945 (NAl (NA) 423 9959 414 10224 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 950 12827 1 177 22423 658 9586 729 15457 

Pastureiand and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots. ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- ll4 2 8971 (NA) (NA)! 75 2 269 126 4919 

- 930 9930 (NAl (HA) 645 7 317 713 10538 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 612 21 138 (NAl (NA) 434 17 574 (NA) 23546 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 19 604 20 fil2 19 604 15 579 

- 18 519 (NA) (NA) 18 519 15 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (NA) - - 3 (D) (NAl (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 169 3 116 00 (X) 146 2938 (X) (X) 

l}978 dota ore bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) forms ($l,(lOO) 

Market value of agricultural products soldl ________________ _ 1 316 29342 1 468 25990 946 28914 933 25370 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars __ (X) 22 296 (X) 17 704 (X) 30564 (X) 27 192 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 

$100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 ____________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (see lexl) ____________________________ _ $2.000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,50010 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,00010 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

Less than $1,000 ___________________ " _____________ _ 

Abnormal farms (seelexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 41 12059 25 (NA) 41 12 059 25 (NA) 

- 133 7959 119 (NA) 133 7959 119 (NA) 

- 144 4 182 174 (NA) 144 4 182 174 (NA) 

- 162 2 279 182 (NA) 162 2 279 182 (NA) 219 1 542 220 (NA) 219 1 542 220 (NA) 

- 247 893 186 (NA) 247 893 186 (NA) 370 428 562 (NA) (X) (X) 27 (NA) 

- 53 117 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 92 158 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 82 101 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 143 52 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________ ______ ~ ___ _______________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporalion loans __________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loons _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

te~~tables, sweel co~n, and melons _____________________ _ 

rUI s, nuts, and bernes _______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

- 1 029 12 865 1 205 11 002 804 . 12599 (NA) 10626 807 9096 (NA) (NA) 675 8952 748 6934 50 372 (NA) (NA) 46 370 (NAl (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 395 1 096 (NA) (NA) 287 991 315 762 72 948 (NAl (NA) 59 944 55 1 020 31 353 (NAl (NA) 16 346 14 228 - 31 I 091 34 1 041 27 1 087 29 1 037 

- 18 279 (NAl (NA) 18 279 26 645 

livestock, poultry. and their products _____________________ _ 

Poultry and poullry producls ___________________________ _ Dairy producls _____________________________________ _ 

Callie and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Olher livestock and liveslock products (see lexl) _________ _ 

667 16477 860 14941 503 16315 582 14 700 75 (D) 99 1 852 43 (D) 54 1 843 - 179 7019 (NAl (NA) 178 (D) 243 6 517 - 510 6 295 (NA) (NA) 410 6200 517 5877 - 116 549 (NAl (NA) 86 530 89 345 - 35 (D) (NA) (NA) 16 14 33 23 - 86 238 (NA) (NA) 55 206 33 94 

'1974 data include sales of foresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ST. CLAIR COUNTY, MICH. 559 
Tobie 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Fonns 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres HOlVested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in farms Forms in farms croplond Forms in farms cropland land 

- 1 316 1 468 206 258 1 235 202 661 132 399 19 2 830 1 660 604 All forms ___________________________ _ 

Farms with-

- 35 38 136 17 85 58 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 302 332 9 281 259 8 252 4 594 4 90 36 46 - 122 139 7 187 118 6945 3932 - - - - - 227 255 18426 217 17 599 9 897 3 217 87 125 

- 165 199 19 218 164 19 109 9 867 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 110 131 17 174 109 17030 10 187 5 790 477 231 

- 69 109

1 136651 69 13 665 7960 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 72 88 g41 70 16681 10682 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 154 liil 152 52 656 36 201 1 (0) (D) (D) 

- 48 31 303 48 31 303 23993 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 10 (D) 10 (0) (D) - - - -

- 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) - - - -

1 to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acreO-____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 acre'-__________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocreO- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreO-__________________ _ 

260 to 499 acreL __________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Tobie 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owhers __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ 

Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 

All forms 

1978 

Forms 

316 

235 

755 

684 

477 

471 

84 

80 

201 

108 

7 

'1974 

Acres Forms Acres 

206 258 468 202 340 

132 399 376 116 839 

66 073 974 92 635 

31 781 (NA) 43 137 

126091 433 100 930 

89 848 (NA) 68 907 

14 0941 61 8 775 

10 770 (NA) 4 795 

170081 (NA) (NA) 

33 103 (NA) (NA) 

3 074 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Farms 

946 

902 

438 

401 

434 

431 

74 

70 

851 

88 

7 

Farming ______________________________ 580 737 513 597 On farm operated _____________________ _ 

Other ________________________________ 736 724 433 329 Not on farm operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

Under 25 years ________________________ 25 27 22 20 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 years_________________________ 147 160 111 94 None ________________________________ _ 

35 to 44 years_________________________ 251 232 170 137 1 to 49 dayL _________________________ _ 

45 to 54 years_________________________ 324 350 222 232 50 to 99 day'-________________________ _ 

55 to 64 yearL________________________ 352 385 265 261 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 65 years and over ______________________ 217 307 156 182 150 to 199 dayL ______________________ _ 

Average age___________________________ 51.1 52.5 51.0 52.4 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

Acres Forms Acres 

184908 933 169 243 

125 021 914 107 334 

48 244 496 64 118 

25904 (NAl 35099 

122 968 387 96962 

88633 (NA) 67 578 

13696 50 8 163 

10484 (NAl 4657 

149 940 867 144604 

31 894 59 22 996 

3 074 7 1 643 

All forms I Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

085 15!) 774 727 

126 118 99 78 

105 193 73 121 

446 503 385 364 

82 60 61 40 

45 34 32 17 

34 33 27 28 

81 62 61 43 

586 571 344 264 

~----------~----------~ ~----------~----------~ 'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 358 2 876 564 4 117 270 2818 290 4016 

- 590 3240 811 2 904 424 3 160 483 2 771 

- 269 2020 466 1 743 233 2001 309 1 685 

- 516 237 (NA) (NA) 405 219 379 129 

- 842 1 066 1 000 725 709 1 047 728 689 

- 945 '2 723 1 118 2 387 765 2 657 809 2 301 

- 747 859 598 479 604 838 503 470 

- 371 1 283 350 1 252 309 1 247 263 1 231 

- 20 58 30 81 20 58 28 (D) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal heollh costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plonls, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ ---

Other agricullural chemicals Including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobor ____________________________ - _______ ---

Conlracl labor __________________________ ---------------

- 450 418 544 313 364 395 384 287 Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment ____________________________ ---------------

- 1 314 2058 (NA) (NA) 945 1 924 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 314 1 594 1 445 1 354 945 1 478 920 1 238 

- 1 203 828 (NA) (NA) 870 752 903 810 

- 606 461 (NA) (NA) 511 442 400 244 

- 77 88 (NA) (NA) 73 87 72 66 

- 68 67 (NA) (NA) 56 66 } 12 19 (NA) (NA) 9 16 914 118 

1 314 132 (NA) (NA) 945 114 

942 448 (NAl (NA) 764 430 (NA) (NA) 

42 16 (NA) (NA) 30 16 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ --------------

Gosoline ______________ - ___________ ----------------

Diesel fuel ________________________ ---------------- lP gas, bulane, and propono ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil __________________________ ----------------- Natural gas __________________________________ ------

Kerosene, motor oil. and grease ______________________ _ Electricity ________________________________________ ----

Other-coal, wood, coke, olc. __________________________ _ 

560 ST. CLAIR COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE - COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on 0 sample of forms· see textl 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

, 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

(ropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime ___________________________________________ _ 

934 99 432 754 - 930 98 963 750 - 34 469 34 - 55 1 716 55 - Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to conlrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

177 25 952 167 - 27 1 978 27 - 44 3 557 14 - 71 627 499 - 602 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultrY ________________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control ________________________ _ 

- - - 181 (X) 151 

88 (X) 63 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipmenL ___________ farmL 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ doliarL 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

- Motortrucks including pickups _______________ _ Wheel tractorL __________________________ _ 

- Groin ond bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ - Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

- Other cornpickers and picker-shellers _________ _ Cottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type _________________________ _ 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Farms with sales All farms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

1 318 1 453 945 918 machinery and equipment-Con. 

35 311 28 402 32 211 23 791 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

26 791 19 547 34 086 25 916 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

91 233 51 80 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

338 346 102 138 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

296 336 227 200j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

973 1 374 538 712 534 662 1 074 1 538 562 660 660 878 1 210 3 196 267 436 1 139 2 760 462 503 62 62 408 441 158 159 47 47 112 112 455 478 47 49 413 429 - - - - - - 520 533 130 131 390 402 624 675 67 72 574 603 

277 321 37 37 248 284 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text} 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

96 407

1 

e!l9 76340 

95 938 (NA) 76 122 

469 (NA) 218 

I 716 34 1 202 

25 808 (NA) 14 077 

1 978 4 157 

3 439 7 203 

69 530 (NA) 38 890 

- 2 (D) 

D() 54 (X) 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I 189 257 167 227 

196 183 190 176 

94 62 94 61 

56 .., ,.- 56 .., 51 ~ 361~ 51 ~ 36 1 7 J jL 7 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

1 184 1 508 993 1 159 1 474 682 1 359 3 177 542 304 320 52 96 102 38 497 512 82 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

396 414 121 635 652 126 

298 332 68 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 371 99 (X) 335 (X) 309 1 460 (X) 263 - 211 (X) 1 249 1 288 1 324 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

~ot~:rk:::~rrs ~~;e ==== ================ ================== 

- 112 54 54 116 116 90 - 103 27 54 82 105 164 100 47 - 98 13 41 87 318 61 - 38 3 (0) 44 32 199 38 - 20 2 (0) 18 38 452 20 29 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ST. CLAIR COUNTY, MICH. 561 
Tobie 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

~II farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: 

Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 743 (X) 958 (X) 519 (X) 613 (X) 

621 (X) 854 (X) 455 (X) 564 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any cattle. hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ - 667 16477 860 14 941 503 16315 582 14 700 

580 (0) 784 (NA) 450 6744 552 6 245 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory; Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows ___________________________ . __________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves __ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls ond-b-ull~~lv~-s-==~===--------

567 21 851 805 31 511 421 20 506 536 28 512 

- 444 9 180 617 12 585 333 8666 410 11 144 

-- 262 2 724 359 4 409 163 2 269 172 3 153 

225 6 456 335 8 176 198 6 397 277 7 991 

434 6 100 (NA) (NA) 338 5 706 362 6 351 

- 452 6 571 (NA) (NA) 347 6 134 409 11 017 

Soles: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 510 14 782 709 19 368 410 14 426 517 18 498 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ - (X) 6 295 (X) (NA) (X) 6200 (X) 5877 

- 263 3 204 (NA) (NA) 228 3 063 297 4 159 

Cottle ___________ _ - (X) 355 (X) (NA) (X) 337 (X) 231 

- 459 11 578 (NA) (NA) 375 11 363 456 14 339 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ - (X) 5 940 (X) (NA) (X) 5 862 (X) 5 647 

- 194 8 375 (NA) (NA) 149 8 263 154 10 425 

$1.000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 4 562 (X) (NA) (X) 4 519 (X) 4 449 

- 179 7 019 (NA) (NA) 178 (0) 243 6 517 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs _____________________________________ _ 

-- 139 4646 176 3 872 95 4377 107 3038 Used or to be used for breeding ____________________ _ -- 85 829 (NA) (NA) 65 752 54 402 Other hogs and pigs ______________________________ _ 

-- 125 3 817 (NA) (NA) 86 3 625 103 2 636 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 _______________ _ -- 90 974 89 738 69 928 58 611 Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 76 479 67 428 61 452 48 374 June 1 and Nov. 30 ___ . __________________________ _ - 71 495 75 310 57 476 47 237 Sheep and lambs ___________________________________ _ 

-- 33 506 66 1 539 15 258 36 981 Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 24 350 (NA) (NA) 11 174 30 567 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 12 59 (NA) (NA) 5 26 I (0) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 210 930 250 1 041 121 582 104 569 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 116 6 570 131 6 212 86 6 306 89 5 528 

$1,000_ - (X) 549 (X) (NA) (X) 530 (X) 345 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 41 2 692 40 1 834 34 2 584 22 1 655 

$1,000_ - (X) 125 (X) (NA) (X) 121 (X) 31 Sheep and lombL ___________________________________ _ 

- 34 470 45 877 16 280 28 659 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 27 425 (NA) (NA) 12 211 23 637 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 3 409 (X) (NA) (X) I 517 (X) 5 461 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1 ,000_ - 35 (0) (NA) (NA) 16 14 33 23 Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 5 43 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) I (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) Horses and ponies _____________________ _ - 55 167 42 167 39 135 20 121 

- (X) 194 (X) (NA) (X) 173 (X) 71 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ - 188 (X) 234 (X) 104 (X) 119 (X) 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ - 162 152 149 218 182 097 93 149 840 112 178 104 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 160 (0) 206 162 110 92 (0) 108 158 671 

- 23 (0) (NA) (NA) 8 (0) 10 16 962 

Puliet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 10 418 (NA) (NA) 7 363 3 41 008 

- 46 2 165 26 1 370 24 1 330 10 605 

- 9 83 (NA) (NA) 4 9 3 17 

- 7 (0) (NA) (NA) 3 (0) 3 (0) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 60 (X) (NA) (X) 27 (Xl 23 (X) 

Sales: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 60 (X) 54 (X) 33 (X) 33 (X) 

- 22 128 809 44 487 132 17 128 688 27 486 537 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 21 (0) 36 169 713 16 (0) 25 169 174 

- I (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 3 316 000 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ - _____________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

- - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 23 10640 8 505 11 9917 2 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 15 (X) (NA) (X) 7 (X) 8 (X) 

- 75 (0) 99 1 852 43 (0) 54 1 843 

562 ST. CLAIR COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purposes •.••.••.•...•••••• _ .••••• 1978. 

1974. · 

· 

, 

For grain or s.ed (bush.ls) ••••.•....••••••••. 1978. 

1974. · 

For silage or green chop (tons, green>- _________ 1978_ 

1974. 

For fodd.r, hogg.d or grazed ••••.•.••. _ .••.• 1978. 

1974. 

Sorghums for all purposes .••..•.•. _ ...••.••••. 1978. 

1974. 

For grain or s.ed (bush.ls) ••.•.•...•..•...••• 1978. 

1974. For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974. 

CuI for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) •.••••••.• 1978. 

1974. 

Hogg.d or grazed •.••.•.•.•.•..•...•.•.••.• 1978. 

1974. 

Wheal for grain (bush.ls) •..•••...•••••••.•.... 1978. 

1974. 

Oals for grain (bushels) •••••..•••......•••.•.. 1978. 

1974. 

80rl.y for grain (bushels) .•.•.....•.••••....•.. 1978. 

1974. 

Ry. for grain (bush.ls) •••.••.•.•......•••.••.• 1978. 

1974. Of her small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Soyb.ans for b.ans (bush.Is) ...•.•......•••.••. 1978. 

1974. 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Cotton (bal.s) •.••.•••.....••••.•....•....••• 1978. 

1974. 

Tobacco (pounds) ...•.••••..•.•.......••.••.. 1978. 

1974. Irish potatoes (hundredweight} __________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Sw.elpolalo.s (bush.ls) •.••••••.•......•.•••.. 1978. 

1974. 

Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see I.xl) •••....•.•....••. 1978. 

1974. 

Alfalfo hoy (Ions, dry) •••.••.•..•...••••••.. 1978. 

1974. 

Olh.r lam. dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see I.xl) .•••.. 1978. 

Fi.ld seed crops •..••••....••••..•••••••.•.•.. 1978. 

1974. 

Alfalfa s.ed (pounds) ...•......•.•..•.•.••. _1978. 

1974. 

Red clover seed (pounds) .•.....•••••••.•••.. 1978. 

1974. 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974. Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Tomaloes .••••..........••••.••••••.•••••. 1978. 

1974. Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Appl.s (pounds) ...•.•••..••••••••••.•••••.• 1978. 

1974. 

Peaches (pounds). •.••..•..•...••...•••••.•• 1978. 

1974. 

Gropes (pounds) (s.e lexl) .•••..•••••.••••••• 1978. 

1974. 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974. 

Slrawberries (pounds) ••••••••••••••••.•.•••. 1978. 

1974. Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ 

Olher crops .••••..•.•....••••••••••••.•••••. 1978. 

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(NA) 

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343 

751 

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494 

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Harvesled 

Acres 

48 432 

41 541 

39605 

29 343 

8 827 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

223 

288 

-

(0) 

223 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

8 202 

17 816 

7950 

(NA) 

113 

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- (NA) 

110 

(NA) 

31 072 

11 610 

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30481 

29 782 

18 307 

(NA) 

7 600 

299 

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94 

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165 

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1 694 

2 316 

341 

(NA) 

64 

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526 

420 

418 

(NA) 

18 

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9 

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35 

19 

19 

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636 

5 615 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quanlity Forms Acres 

()() - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

2 293 553 - - 1 819 193 (NA) (NA) 

78 170 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (0) (NA) (NA) 

2688 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) (NA) (NA)I 

292 872 1 (0) 

669 288 (NA) (NA) 

485406 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

3695 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA)I (NA) (NA) 

(X) - -

(X) (NA) (NA) 

524 312 1 (0) 

252 128 (NA) (NA) 

- - - - (NA) (NA) 

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(NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NAll 

16778 - - 9689 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (0) (NA) (NA) 

63 163 2 (0) 

58 063 (NA) (NA) 

43 5601 2 (0) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

12 824 1 (0) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

4 190 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

7 737 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

()() 3 56 ()O (NA) (NA) 

(X) 1 (0) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - ()() (NA) (NA) 

(X) 3 (0) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

3 528 080 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

19663 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 8 124 (X) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

562 47 277 (X) - - 634 39983 (X) 1 (0) 

512 38 552 2 247 712 - -

549 28 177 1 770 553 1 (0) 

213 8 725 77 299 - - 323 11 638 113 305 - - - - (X) - - 14 168 ()O - -

14 (0) (X) - - 13 214 (X) - - - - - - -

1 (0) (0) - - 14 (0) (0) - - 12 (0) 817 - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

312 7 915 286 452 1 (0) 

604 16305 622 964 - - 347 7 411 463 089 - - 378 7 227 359 700 - - 8 (0) (0) - - 8 66 2 100 - - - - - - - 8 116 2 651 - 5 68 (X) - ::1 31 358 (X) - -

438 30 295 513 035 1 (0) 

312 11 307 247603 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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- - - - - - - - - - 8 (0) (0) - - 8 75 9 133 - -

- - - - - 1 (0) - - - 549 25 963 56 791 2 (0) 

584 24 399 50 379 - -

408 16 264 40 248 2 (0) 

390 12 459 29 806 - -

197 5 811 10 459 1 (0) 

18 265 (X) - - 43 510 (X) - -

8 94 4 190 - - 10 97 3 095 - - 11 146 6 057 - -

35 381 29 355 - -

59 1 680 (X) 3 56 

58 2 236 (X) 2 (0) 

35 338 (X) 1 (0) 

34 463 (X) 2 (0) 

20 61 (X) - - 19 62 (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 4 26 (X) - -

12 423 (X) 3 (0) 

15 377 (X) 1 (0) 

11 351 3482 600 (NA) (NA) (NA) 298 3 210 000 (NA) (NA) 

3 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) (NA) 11 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

3 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 

9 21 (X) - - 5 11 (X) 2 (0) 

6 13 12 950 - - 4 5 31 825 2 (0) 

27 625 (X) 8 124 89 5 512 (X) (NA) (NA) 

ST. CLAIR COUNTY, MICH. 563 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

- 1 083 223 042 1 169 226 013 891 212 454 910 208 032 

- (X) 206 (X) 193 (X) 238 (X) 229 

- (X) 323 840 (X) 323840 (X) 323 840 (X) 323840 - (X) 68.9 (X) 69.8 (X) 65.6 (X) 64.2 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ Approximate lond oreo _________________________________ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: I 

- 189 677 (X) 89 416 (X) 220 707 (X) 105 134 (X) 

- (X) 993 (X) 462 (X) 993 (X) 460 

Average per tann _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

- 1 050 1786221 1 139 1755931 867 172 457 895 165 701 

- I 008 150012 I 106 141 328 844 146481 888 136 335 

land in farms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 63 337 48 (NA) 24 119 11 (NA) 

- 101 I 364 86 (NA) 47 651 26 (NA) 

- 79 I 886 117 (NA) 45 I 080 57 (NA) 

- 132 4972 150 (NA) 104 3930 102 (NA) 

- 228 16 195 306 (NA) 220 (D) 294 (NA) 

- 179 24 521 184 (NA) 179 24 521 183 (NA) 

- 157 48 257 171 (NA) 156 (D) 171 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 62 39 559 38 (NA) 62 39 559 38 (NA) 

- 7 12921 6 (NA) 7 12921 6 (NA) 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

(ropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ - 392 10 856 487 15 871 324 9 754 377 12477 Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 486 17 754 434 (ropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement 18 394 419 16222 368 16889 

- 174 4686 (NA) (NA) 147 4270 126 3 566 

- 32 384 (NA) (NA) 23 305 67 I 845 

- 59 I 853 (NA) (NA) 54 I 7711 97 3 575 

- 326 10 831 (NA) (NA) 287 9 876 195 7903 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ (ropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

(ropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ (ropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

T otol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 609 20656 636 23 604 515 18411 492 19 178 

- 147 3 705 (NA) (NA) 122 3404 174 6040 

- 514 16951 (NA) (NA) 434 15007 395 13 138 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- 840 23 764 944 26 816 700 21 586 739 23 153 Posturelond and rangeland. other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots. ponds. roads. wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 127 4483 (NA) (NA) I 108 4 1421 144 4 745 

- 815 19 281 (NA) (NA) 676 17444 720 18 408 

Pasturelond, all typeL _________________________________ _ - 507 19044 (NA) (NA) 416 17 300 (NA) 23 262 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 180 40 366 53 7 540 178 (D) 52 (D) Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ - 179 40269 (NA) (NA) 177 (D) 52 (D) Postureland - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) (NA) - irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) - - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set oside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 273 7 367 (X) (X) 256 7 259 (X) (X) 

'1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - I 083 40 735 I 169 25 683 891 40 470 910 25352 

- (X) 37613 (X) 21 970 (X) 45 421 (X) 27 859 

Forms by value of agricultural products sold:' $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99.999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see text} ____________________________ _ 

- 92 22 270 54 (NA) 92 22 270 54 (NA) 

- 152 9664 128 (NA) 152 9664 128 (NA) 

- 148 4 249 135 (NA) 148 4 249 135 (NA) 

- 172 2494 208 (NA) 172 2 494 208 (NA) 

- 175 I 238 206 (NA) 175 I 238 206 (NA) 

- 152 556 165 (NA) 152 556 165 (NA) 

- 191 (D) 272 (NA) (X) (X) 14 (NA) 

- 37 80 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 36 63 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 43 53 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 75 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (D) I (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 864 24416 996 12 623 742 24 263 (NA) 12 393 

- 792 19 132 (NA) (NA) 700 19020 766 10 541 

- 107 I 759 (NA) (NA) 103 I 756 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 237 862 (NA) (NA) 203 826 251 712 

- 35 (D) (NA) (NA) 30 (D) 24 142 

- 15 128 (NA) (NA) II 126 12 151 

- 12 549 12 513 10 (D) 12 513 

- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 35 334 

Crops ________________________________ -_ --------------

Groins ______________________ - _____ -_ ---------------

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

(otton and cottonseed _________ - ________ -------------- (ommodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________ ------- - - ___ ---- -------------- Field seeds, hoy, loroge, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, ond melonL ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops ____________ -------------- ---------------

636 16 318 676 13 022 556 16 207 564 12921 

71 I 329 82 I 331 65 I 328 73 I 330 

- 144 5 204 (NA) (NA) 143 (0) 159 4 394 

386 4 142 (NA) (NA) 346 4080 401 3 185 

338 5370 (NA) (NA) 315 5344 282 3 850 

58 158 (NA) (NA) 51 148 73 91 

66 115 (NA) (NA) 51 (D) 40 72 

livestock, poultry, and their products _____________________ _ 

Paultry and poultry products ___________________________ _ 

~airy products __________ - _____ - ___ ---- --------------

Cottle and calves __________________ -- __ ---------------

Hogs and pigs ________________ - _____ -- ---------------- Sheep, lambs, and wool _______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

'1974 data include sales 01 forest products. 

564 ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, , 1978 

Farms Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Horvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Farms in farms cropland 

- 1 083 1 169 223042 I 008 219984 ISO 012 180 85395 67333 All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 38 18 152 15 89 60 2 (0) (0) 

- 202 188 5 548 169 4 821 2 710 8 223 118 

- 82 81 4 852 74 4 362 2 529 2 (0) (0) 

- 136 176 11 260 133 11 026 6 397 10 824 581 

- 143 184 16 519 139 16010 9 376 9 1 056 795 

- 97 127 15 534 97 15 534 8834 7 1 167 913 

- 70 80 13 742 69 13544 7645 8 1 541 1 156 

- 52 57 12 293 51 12034 7 624 18 4 357 3 267 

- 155 159 55 0931 153 54 515 37 7041 SO 18 220 14 572 

- 91 84 

60 68:1 

91 60685 457:

1 

54 36 746 28453 

- 13 15 16897 13 16897 12688 9 12697 9 763 

- 4 - 10467 4 10467 8679 3 8435 7630 

Forms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

101049 ocreL ____________________ _ 

SO 10 69 ocres _____________________ _ 

70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

14010179 ocreL __________________ _ 

18010219 ocreL __________________ _ 

22010259 acres ___________________ _ 

260 10 499 ocreL __________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 

1,000 101,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperotive, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

forms 

083 

008 

682 

614 

325 

323 

76 

71 

967 

104 

9 

3 

All forms 

1974 

Acres Forms 

223 042 169 

150012 106 

88 701 798 

SO 835 (NA) 

123 882 298 

91 272 (NA) 

10459 73 

7905 (NA) 

171 292 (NA) 

43 956 (NA) 

(0) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

Acres 

226 013 

141 328 

104067 

56 666 

108 975 

76 573

1 12 971 

8089 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

891 

844 

515 

472 

310 

309 

66 

63 

783 

97 

9 

2 

Acres 

212 454 

146481 

80078 

48 101 

122 163 

90635 

10 2131 

7 745 

161 772 

43 613 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Forms 

910 

888 

560 

(NA) 

283 

(NA) 

67 

(NA) 

843 

63 

3 

1 

Irrigaled 

land 

40 366 

(0) 

104 

(0) 

486 

672 

640 

813

2 165 1 8289 1 15 6237 32;1 

5565 

Acres 

208 032 

136335 

88 515 

52304 

106 968 

76 168

1 12549 

7 863 

178 457 

26819 

(0) 

(0) 

Forms with sales of I All forms I Forms with sales of All forms $2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

855 869 710 690 

134 131 101 94 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ______________________________ 543 661 505 591 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Olher ________________________________ 540 503 386 315 Nolan farm operaled __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 94 164 80 122 

361 324 328 292 

101 74 87 55 

23 34 17 30 

30 43 26 35 

77 42 63 28 

445 436 329 286 

Under 25 yeors ________________________ 26 39 20 32 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yeorL___ ____ ________________ _ 180 157 153 118 None ________________________________ _ 

351044 yearL________________________ 248 208 214 156 11049 days __________________________ _ 

451054 years_________________________ 266 304 215 236 501099 dOyL ________________________ _ 

551064 yeors_________________________ 224 286 186 238 100 10149 dOyL ______________________ _ 

65 yeors and oveL_____________________ 139 170 103 126 15010199 dayL ______________________ _ 

Average oge___________________________ 48.0 49.8 47.5 49.9 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

~--------~--------~ ~--------~----------~ lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dote are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

liveslock and poullry purchosed _________________________ _ 

- Feed for livestock and pouitfll ___________________________ _ 

- Commercially mixed formula feedL ____________________ _ - Animal heollh cosls ___________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and Irees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

-

-

Olher agricultural chemicals Including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________________________ _ 

-

-

Cust~mwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equlpmenl __________________________________________ _ 

-

-

-

Energy and petroleum product'-_________________________ _ 

Pe~~~~~rne~~~~~~~_ ==== == == ==== ====== == ========== == == Die.el fuel _______________________________________ _ 

-

- ~p ~o~' bulone, and propan"-_______________________ _ 

N~~u~gl-ii~s ==== == ==== ====== ======== ======== == == === 

Ele~~ri~"e~~~~~~~~ oil, and grease ----------------------

Olher-ioo!, wood,-coke.-.tc~========================== 

-

-

-

-

-

1978 

Forms 

400 

597 

325 

520 

870 

870 

858 

285 

35 

554 

I 061 

1 061 

1 034 

519 

268 

89 

8 

1 061 

673 

41 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All fanns 

1974 

Expenses 

($1,000) Farms 

2 561 441 

4172 660 

2699 490 

256 (NA) 

1 352 977 

4 187 940 

1 394 651 

1 722 301 

161 29 

6SO 515 

2 541 (NA) 

1 936 1 130 

786 (NA) 

654 (NA) 

301 (NA) 

27 (NA) 

31 (NA) 

137 (NA) 

589 (NA) 

17 (NA) 

Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978' 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) 

1 876 375 2 525 315 1 809 

3440 529 4 135 505 3373 

2 244 287 2 686 400 2 222 (NA) 470 251 385 168 918 813 1 341 817 895 2877 771 4 142 779 2 824 684 770 1 374 579 674 787 257 1 692 259 774 41 35 161 22 40 

389 468 625 436 374 

(NA) 886 2499 (NA) 

1 223 886 

(NA) 

1 902 895 1 173 (NA) 859 759 845 698 (NA) 501 651 405 250 (NA) 263 300 189 134 (NA) 89 27 } (NA) 8 31 892 91 (NA) 886 133 (NA) 617 583 (NA) (NA) 29 (NA) 

14 (NA) (NA) 

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MICH. 565 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Farms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer __________________ .. ___________ " 

Cropland fertilized, except posture _______________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ 

lime ------------------------------------------------------ Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control ~ 

857 126 622 761 124 651 852 125 194 756 123 341 

- 54 1 428 46 1 310 205 10 577 199 10 536 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ 

Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards ______________ . ______________ _ 

- 426 43 624 407 43 064 

- 68 15 262 63 15 252 

- 52 5 846 37 5 686 Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ - 633 87 714 574 86 810 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultrv _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 20 233 10 123 

- 208 (X) 181 (X) 

121 (X) 116 (X) 

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all 

machinery and equipmenL ___________ farms-

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ daUors_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ______ . _______________ . 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ 

Wheel tractors- ______ • ___________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines ________________ . __ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Co1tonpickerL ___ . __________________ . ___ . __ 

Mower conditioners ___________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimated market value of all 

1 070 1 140 886 885 machinery and equipment - Can. 

34 041 22 692 32 538 20 494 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

31 814 19 905 36 725 23 157 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

137 188 81 117 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

266 255 1 184 153 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

202 282 i 163 215 i $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

841 1 199 448 487 512 712 

882 1 140 405 445 594 695 

946 2 404 168 250 934 2 154 

273 284 88 94 188 190 

251 274 88 99 164 175 

320 347 53 55 274 292 

- - - - - -

230 238 57 57 179 181 

308 318 39 40 277 278 

80 94 13 16 68 78 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

1974 

Farms Acres on which used 

779 101 615 (NA) 100 910 (NA) 705 

168 10 105 

(NA) 16 962 

2 (0) 

13 520 

(NA) 57 028 

5 232 

49 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

145 185 145 173 

130 145 129 143 

51 47 45 47 

64 "1 { 64 1 54 ~ 38 54 37 

21 .J L 21 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

947 1 216 719 

937 1 253 534 

1 038 2 376 384 

253 269 59 

180 186 57 

441 462 92 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

232 237 67 

360 363 57 

127 138 32 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Working 150 doys or more Working less tho n 150 doys 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms ____________________ • ____________ ----------.-----

Workers __________ . ___________ -- -- --.- - ---- --- ----------. - 285 99 (X) 239 (X) 257 259 

- 1 516 (X) 197 (X) 1 319 1 471 1 508 

- 93 59 59 77 77 75 93 

- 39 23 46 32 64 36 37 

- 93 10 33 76 253 86 49 

39 5 (0) 42 254 39 48 

21 2 (0) 12 671 21 32 

Forms with- 1 worker ____ . _______________ - - ---- -- --- --- ---- -- -.- ----

2 workers _____ • ___________ - -- -- ------ --.------- -- -._---- 3 or 4 workers _________________________________ ._. ______ _ 

5 to 9 workers _____________ --_ -- ------ -----.-------------

10 workers or more ________________ ---- -- --.--------------

566 ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, Forms with soles of $2,500 or more All forms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number forms Number Fanns Humber 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle, hogs. or sheep __________________________ _ 704 (X) 737 (X) 583 (X) 578 (X) - 598 (X) 660 (X) 513 ()() 533 (X) 

-

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,O(XL 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $I,OO(L 

CAnLE AND CALVES 

636 16318 676 13022 556 16 207 564 12921 - 9670 622 (NA) I 521 9 572

1 

539 7 126

1 - 587 

I I I 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

423 18 593 537 22062 360 17 915 431 20929 - 306 7065 396 8469 270 6 772 317 7983 - 164 2229 232 2968 134 1958 167 2544 - 170 4836 210 5 501 162 4 814 186 5439 - 320 5 432

1 

(NAI (NA) 279 5 248

1 

275 5 622

1 - 370 6096 (NA) (NA) 315 5 895 362 7324 -

I 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ 

386 9951 462 10023 346 9 742 401 9676 - (X) 4 142 ()O (NA) (X) 4080 ()() 3 185 - 2344 (NA) (NA) 151 2 275 165 2078 - 163 

(X) 358 ()() (NA) (X) 351 (X) 215 - 352 7607 (NA) (NA) 317 7467 342 7 598 - (X) 3 783 (X) (NA) I (X) 3729 "J<;J 2 970

1 

-

- 186 4 3351 (NA) (NA) 168 4 257 3674 

- (X) 2 153 ()() (NA) (X) 2 123 (X) 1 448 

- 144 5 204 (NA) (NA) 143 (D) 159 4394 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

lifters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 332 44 527 291 29 143 304 44 270 259 28838 

- 261 8 547 (NA) (NA) I 247 8 457 198 4 732 

- 297 35 980 I (NA) (NA) 275 35 8131 237 24 106 

- 276 9 153 234 6967 260 9 100 218 6923 

- 217 4032 194 3 456 206 4 007 182 3426 

- 252 5 121 192 3 511 239 5 093 183 3497 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 54 2 271 94 4601 47 2006 74 3953 Ewes I year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 50 1 438 (NA) (NA) 43 1 258 67 2414 Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 12 53 (NA) (NA) 9 38 1 (D) 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 238 1 265

1 

236 1 226

1 

184 978

1 

161 874 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 338 62 583 300 55 405 315 62 282 282 55 057 

$1.000_ - (X) 5370 (X) (NA) (X) 5344 (X) 3 850 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 101 16602 67 9 280 94 16484 61 9 165 

$1,000_ - (X) 702 (X) (NA) (X) 698 (X) 189 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 54 2422 85 3 348 48 2 242 72 2955 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 51 1 973 (NA) (NA) 45 1 736 64 2 788 Pounds of wooL __________________________________ _ - (X) 17080 (X) (NA) (X) 14 734 (X) 24543 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 58 158 (NA) (NA) 51 148

1 

73 91 

- 3 9 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

$1,000_ - (X) (Z) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (Z) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 53 124 50 132 41 104 32 96 $1,000_ - (X) 106 (X) (NA) (X) 94 (X) 71 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullel chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 157 ()() 192 (X) 130 (X) 131 (X) 

- 134 164 788 177 187 720 112 164 161 117 185 919 - 131 (D) 168 144869 110 (0) 114 143 404 

- 13 (0) (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 6 41 888 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 4 11 260 - 35 3484 35 7884 33 (D) 

- 12 77 (NA) (NA) 9 68 8 115 

- 10 67 (NA) (NA) 8 (D) 8 115 - 6 10 (NA) (NA) 5 (D) - - - 34 (X) (NA) (X) 30 (X) 15 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullels under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ___________ : _____________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughteL ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

- 60 (X) 64 (X) 57 (X) 61 (X) 

- 26 99 801 45 184 480 26 99 801 43 (D) 

- 24 (D) 39 97042 24 (D) 37 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 5 87 338 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 22 (D) 19 3 292 21 (D) 18 (D) - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 9 (X) (NA) (X) 9 (X) 4 (X) - 71 1 329 82 1 331 65 1 328 73 1 330 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI,CH. 567 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

(orn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cui for dry forage or hay (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oals for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 8arley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - • 1974_ - Other small groins for grain ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Callan (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Olher lame dry hay (tons, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ -

- Sweet corn ________ ________________ ________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ J978_ 

1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ J978_ 

1974_ Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ I 978_ 

1974_ 

Grapes (pounds) (see lexl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

8erries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Sirawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops ________________________________ - 1978_ 

568 ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MICH. 

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Forms 

845 

894 

837 

874 

137 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

25 

17 

14 

13 

10 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

1 

(NA) 

287 

569 

135 

(NA) 

3 

(NA) 

20 

(NA) 

4 

(NA) 

440 

474 

-

-

-

-

-

-

4 

11 

-

-

533 

584 

478 

(NA) 

85 

20 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

20 

(NA) 

35 

35 

14 

(NA) 

9 

(NA) 

I 

(NA) 

13 

11 

12 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

3 

(NA) 

11 

11 

9 

(NA) 

12 

20 

All forms 

Harvested Irrigated 

Acres Quanlity forms 

87 313 (X) 161 

69644 (X) (NA) 

84 038 7 771 003 161 

62998 3 280 954 (NA) 

(0) 45821 14 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) - (NA) (X) (NA) 

416 (X) 2 

706 (X) (NA) 

275 18 119 1 

556 21 231 (NA) 

(0) 1 875 1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) (X) - (NA) (X) I (NA) 

9548 297 687 3 

20 501 685 751 (NA) 

2 437 109 879 I 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

16 565 - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

419 10231 1 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

54 (X) -

(NA) (X) (NA) 

26930 636 037 59 

24 008 389 992 (NA) 

- - -

- - (NA) 

- - -

-

=1 

(NA) 

- -

- (NA) 

8 1 100 2 

9 1 503 (NA) 

- - - - - (NA) 

20 482 52 234 22 

20 335 46 878 (NA) 

16566 45 152 21 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

1 613 2 297 -

363 (X) -

(NA) (X) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

363 36 229 -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

2456 (X) 12 

457 (X) (NA) 

78 (X) 6 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

4 (X) 5 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

(0) (X) I 

(NA) (X) (NA) 

299 (X) 2 

249 (X) (NA) 

242 1 540 004 (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(0) - (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

2 (0) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

32 (X) 7 

27 (X) (NA) 

23 120 065 6 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

271 (X) 3 

1 411 (X) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

Harvested Irrigaled 

Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fonns Acres 

32334 752 85942 (X) 161 32334 

(NA) 756 67708 (X) 39 6125 

31 956 746 82 721 7 698 783 161 31 956 

(NA) 743 61 164 3219 532 38 5920 

378 130 (0) 45 481 14 378 

(NA) 156 6067 59 331 3 205 

- 2 (0) (X) - -

(NA) 23 477 (X) - -

(0) 24 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

(NA) 17 706 (X) - - (0) 14 275 18 119 1 (0) 

(NA) 13 556 21 231 - - (0) 9 (0) (0) I (0) 

(NA) 4 (0) 670 - - - - - - - -

(NA) - - - - - - 1 (0) (X) - -

(NA) I (0) (X) - -

128 281 9 432 295 022 3 128 

(NA) 514 19854 671 963 - -

(0) 130 2 393 108779 I (0) 

(NA) 170 2693 105 329 2 (0) 

- 3 16 565 - - (NA) 9 102 3976 - - (0) 20 419 10231 1 (0) 

(NA) 32 541 11 024 - -

- 4 54 (X) - -

(NA) 8 119 (X) - -

3 694 406 26 507 629 289 58 (0) 

(NA) 432 23 384 382 897 9 550 

- - - - - - (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) - -

=1 

-

(NAil =1 - - -

- - -

(0) 3 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

(NA) 9 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- - - - - -

(NA) - - - - - 1 069 446 18 887 49633 22 1 069 

(NA) 490 18 854 44 161 8 475 

655 400 15 224 42 81 I 21 655 

(NA) 430 14 531 36 149 7 260 

- 74 1 416 2 083 - -

- 19 (0) (X) - - (NA) 49 839 (X) - -

- - - - - -

(NA) 1 (0) (0) - - - 19 (0) (0) - - (NA) 46 800 71 720 - -

2008 30 2446 (X) 11 (0) 

(NA) 26 442 (X) 5 107 

47 12 (0) (X) 5 (0) 

(NA) 16 76 (X) 3 17 

2 8 (0) (X) 5 2 

(NA) 8 12 (X) 4 5 

(0) I (0) (X) 1 (0) 

(NA) 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

(0) 9 255 (X) 2 (0) 

(NA) 8 246 (X) - - (NA) 8 212 (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 185 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 2 (0) - (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 1 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 3 25 102 000 (NA) (NA) 

27 9 (0) (X) 7 27 

(NA) 8 23 (X) 4 18 

21 7 (0) (0) 6 21 

(NA) 7 19 121 107 4 18 

180 10 (0) (X) 3 180 

(NA) 20 1 411 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

• All forms Forms with sates of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo _________________________________ _ Proportion in farms __________________________ percenL 

1 969 447673 2300 421 441 1 659 428463 1 880 396 265 

- (X) 227 (X) 183 (X) 258 ()() 211 

- (X) 615 040 ()() 615 040 (X) 615040 (Xl 615 040 - (X) 72.8 ()() 68.5 (X) 69.7 (X) 64.4 

-

Value of land and buildings: I Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 212 156 (X) 95 753 (X) 239 116 ()() 109 521 (X) 

- (X) 931 ()() 523 (X) 929 (X) 520 

-

land in forms according to use: Total croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

1 934 388 1901 2 266 3566801 1 636 374 4341 I 862 338 186 - 1 899 324 981 2208 288 4631 1 614 318 514 1 848 280669 -

56 317 79 (HA) 17 81 11 (HA) - 105 I 516 137 (HA) 22 315 37 (HA) - 147 3387 152 (HA) 57 I 339 67 (HA) 

- 220 8 373 339 (HA) 161 6236 240 (HA) -

- 370 26806 551 (HA) 356 25961 543 (HA) 

- 466 66 5321 492 (HA) 466 66 5321 492 (HA) 

- 416 124958 402 (HA) 416 124 958 402 (HA) 

- 104 70 729 50 (HA) 104 70 729 50 (HA) 

- 15 22 363 6 (HA) 15 22 363 6 (HA) 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ - 670 23821 I 002 37995 588 21 857 806 31 885 

- I 011 39 388 931 30 222 854 34 063 752 25632 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which 011 crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Totol woodland _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Other lond _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

- 244 6875 (HA) (HAl 202 5 835 173 4744 

- 146 4 597 (HAl (HAl 134 4 369 96 I 642 

- 469 13989

1 

(HA) (HAll 381 11 9951 427 9920

1 - 504 13927 (HAl (HAl 418 11864 292 9 326 

- 940 28284 994 26 750 821 25 4951 847 24 115 

- 232 8 222 (HA) (HA) 214 7980 295 7086 

- 787 20062 (NA) (NA) 683 17 515

1 

651 17029 

- I 472 31 199 I 840 38 01 I I 256 28 534 I 510 33964 

- 161 6 2331 (HAl (HA) I 137 5 8281 225 7 9831 

- I 444 24966 (HA) (HA) I 229 22 706 I 477 25 981 

Pastureland, oil types __________________________________ _ 

- 861 38 276 (HAl (HA) 754 35 665 (HA) 46 954 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

- 19 938 24 I 361 15 899 21 1 321 

- 17 (D) (NAl (HA) 14 (D) 19 962 

- 2 (D) (HAl (NA) I (0) (HA) 40 

- - - (HAl (HAl - - 3 319 

land set aside in the federal farm progroms in 1978 ________ _ - 390 8941 (X) (Xl 370 8 768 (X) (X) 

1]978 data are based on a somple of farms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ - I 969 72 581 2 300 59994 I 659 72 195 I 880 59 479 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 36 862 ()() 26084 (X) 43 517 ()() 31 638 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: t $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ 

$2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see text) ___________ > ________________ _ 

- 188 32646 117 (HA) 188 32646 117 (HA) 

- 385 24827 382 (NA) 385 24 827 382 (HAl 

- 261 7495 340 (NA) 261 7 495 340 (HA) 

- 306 4366 374 (NA) I 306 4366 374 (HA) 

- 292 2047 365 (HA) 292 2047 365 (HA) 

- 227 814 283 (HA) 227 814

1 

283 (HA) 

- 309 (D) 438 (NA) (X) (X) 19 (HA) 

- 52 117 (HA) (HA) ()() (X) (X) (X) 

- 62 106 (HAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 88 110 (HA) (NA) (X) ()() (X) (X) 

- 107 (D) (HA) (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I (D) I (HA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ T abacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seerls, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

- I 558 26803 I 944 25 658 I 333 26 525 (HA) 25 323 

- I 369 18 672 (HAl (HA) 1 214 18 483 1 533 16 958 

- 107 1 039 (HAl (NA) 103 1 038 (NA) (HA) 

- - - (HA) (HA) - - - - - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 553 2 570 (NAl (NA) 482 2 495 648 2 126 - 79 1 176 (NAl (NA) 72 1 174 77 1 400 - 25 205 (NAl (NA) 16 (D) 22 (D) 

- 20 1 179 19 I 018 17 I 174 18 (0) 

- 101 3001 (NAl (HA) 99 (0) 101 :; 629 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ 

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 1 090 45 778 1 447 34 307 989 45 670 I 244 34 128 - 59 292 91 295 44 286 62 288 - 596 35 348 (NAl (HA) 593 35 343 754 26 662 - 972 8641 (NAl (NA) 898 8 562 1 166 6 299 - 158 1 356 (HAl (NA) 142 1 348 109 750 - 20 18 (NAl (NA) 14 16 25 37 - 59 123 (NAl (NA) 48 115 36 92 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SANILAC COUNTY, MICH. 569 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, 1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Horvesled Acres Harvesled Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Forms in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 1 Farms with- 969 2300 447 673 1 899 445009 324981 19 6284 4040 938 

1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 101049 ocre5-____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 140 10179 ocre5-__________________ _ 

18010219 acres ___________________ _ 

22010259 aCr05-__________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 32 24 103 8 39 30 - - - - - 280 303 9065 247 8200 5409 5 142 62 30 - 87 134 5097 84 4901 3 130 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 231 374 18702 227 18363 10963 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 233 352 27 574 231 27 334 17499 - - - - - 215 258 33 907 213 33 611 21 103 1 (D) - (D) 

- 172 187 33643 172 33643 22393 3 576 193 63 

- 155 150 36962 154 36 738 25852 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 367 403 127641 366 127 201 95 576 3 974 770 12 

- 157 102 101 915 157 101 915 80498 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 37 12 45613 37 45 613 36093 2 (D) (D) (D) 

- 3 1 7 451 3 7 451 6435 - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms __________________________ _ 

-------- I 969 447 673 2300 421 441 1 659 428 463 I 880 396 265 Harvested cropland ____________________ _ 

-------- 1 899 324 981 2 208 288463 1 614 318 514 1 848 280 669 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________ _ 

-------- 1 069 147 411 1 489 192 156 808 130817 1 117 169926 Harvested cropland __________________ _ -------- 1 004 92 513 (NA) 114933 766 87364 (NA) 108 135 Port owners __________________________ _ 

-------- 743 277 713 710 216 140 722 276 237 679 213 972 Harvested cropland __________________ _ 

-------- 742 215 710 (NA) 163 296 721 215 170 (NA) 162 570 Tenants _____________________________ _ 

-------- 157 22 549 101 13 145 129 21 409 84 12 367 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 153 16 758 (NA) 10 234 127 15 980 (NA) 9964 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 1 742 360 555 (NA) (NA) 1 448 342 648 I 712 336 663 Partnership _________________________ _ 

--------- 211 77 238 (NA) (NA) 197 76046 160 58 056 Corporation _________________________ _ 

--------- 14 (D) (NA) (NA) 13 (D) 6 (D) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, instituti anal, etc._ 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 2 (D) 

All farms Forms with sales of I All forms Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2.500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ____________________________ _ 

- 1 291 1 521 1 213 I 406 On farm operated ______________________ 1 593 1 744 1 386 I 476 Olher ______________________________ _ 

- 678 770 446 466 Not on farm operated ___________________ 224 206 157 135 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 152 341 116 261 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

- 80 59 74 48 Operators reporting days of work off form: 2510 34 yearL ______________________ _ 

- 266 258 226 208 None _________________________________ 942 936 863 852 3510 44 yearL ______________________ _ - 403 422 347 334 1 1049 days ___________________________ 142 124 130 104 45 to 54 years _______________________ _ 

- 494 546 417 457 5010 99 dayL _________________________ 74 62 69 43 551064 yearL _______________________ _ 441 605 384 516 100 10 149 dayL _______________________ 61 80 52 64 65 yeors and over _____________________ _ Average oge _________________________ _ 285 401 211 309 15010199 days ________________________ 112 79 88 60 

- 49.0 51.3 48,5 51.2 200 days or more ______________________ 549 665 375 432 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Liveslock and paullry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal heallh cosls ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, planls, and Irees ____________ - _____________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ -------- --------------- Olher agrlcullural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired farm labor ________________ --- - -------------------

Canlracl labor ____________________ ------ ---------------

- 585 3 571 680 2 407 498 3 514 533 2 355 

- 1 002 6 368 1 224 4935 937 6 342 I 020 4 860 

- 646 3 782 773 2 459 644 (D) 656 2 424 

- 943 759 (NA) (NA) 895 756 876 486 

- 1 572 3 279 1 674 1 830 1 421 3 252 I 491 I 807 

- I 710 8 776 1 959 6 294 1 507 8 674 I 691 6 214 

- 1 549 2 251 1 181 983 1 374 2 209 1 104 974 

- 754 3 536 601 I 779 722 3 520 555 1 763 

- 81 203 70 85 81 203 56 84 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equlpmenl __________________ -------------------------- 894 1 212 I 134 970 806 1 173 993 945 

Energy and pelraleum producls __________ -- ---------------

Pelroleum praducl. ____________ ---------------------- Gasoline ____________________ ----------------------

Dle.el fuel __________________ -_ - _____ --------------

~~ey~~i _~~I~_n~~_a_n_d_~~~~~~~== ======== ================ 

Nalural g05 ______________ ---------- ----------------

Kerosene, motor all, and greose ________ --------------- Electricity ____________________ -------- - ----------- ---- Olher-coal, woad, coke, elc. __________________________ _ 

- 1 963 5429 (NA) (NA) 1 661 5 281 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 963 3 930 2 219 2 655 1 661 3 803 1 811 2 544 

- 1 860 1 750 (NA) (NA) 1 576 1 666 1 750 1 486 

- 1 265 1 574 (NA) (NA) 1 187 1 558 1 010 719 

203 236 (NA) (NA) 191 225 180 121 

161 60 (NA) (NA) 161 60 

31 33 } (NA) (NA) 31 33 I 804 218 

1 963 278 (NA) (NA) 1 661 261 

1 475 1 481 (NA) (NA) 1 332 1 461 (NA) (NA) 

47 17 (NA) (NA) 47 17 (NA) (NA) 

570 SANILAC COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are bos<d on a sample of forms· see text! 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Urne ~~~r~~~!~rt:~~~io~xJ~~~rrr.!!t'Jr~- _____________________________________________________ === = == = === ====== == = == = = = == = _ 

1 671 284 263 1 475 280 868 - 1 670 281 119 1 474 277 754 - 85 3 144 79 3 114 - 119 4549 99 4384 - Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. to coo.rol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

418 41 583 372 41 091 - 3095 53 3 071 - 65 

- 94 5 739 74 5 485 

1 232 191 574 1 124 189421 -

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for 9rowth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird cootrol _______________________ _ 

15 338 14 

~I - 467 (X) 443 - 247 (X) 229 -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales AU forms of $2,500 or more 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of 011 machinery ond equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1.00(L Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and beon combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers-___________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

1 969 2 216 1 661 I 801 machinery and equipment - Can. 

90 626 56561 86 576 53 028 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

46 026 25 524 52 123 29 444 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

71 268 33 133 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

334 391 1 169 2471 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

372 477j 311 371 j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

1 614 2 196 1 145 I 404 655 792 I 625 2 261 897 I 055 956 I 206 1 879 5 694 766 1 259 1 738 4435 969 I 031 229 232 753 799 346 360 156 157 190 203 757 816 138 150 625 666 

- - - - - - 947 964 308 315 643 649 1 095 1 133 274 278 839 855 

713 827 241 260 513 567 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

fJ 978 doto are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1978 

215 

300 

209 

209 1 210 

49 J 

Farms 

1 936 

I 725 

2 102 

698 

168 

770 

(NA) 

745 1 116 

633 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

1 691 202884 

(HA) 201 444 

(HA) 1 440 

56 2634 

(HA) 19687 

7 135 

14 1 227 

(HA) 101 497 

9 358 

155 (X) 

(HA) (X) 

Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1974 1978 1974 

377 214 357 

413 282 403 

167 190 167 r 203 -, 

123 ~ 210 f- 123 

j L 49 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Number 1970 to 1974 

2481 I 586 2 298 I 045 5 510 I 143 

724 149 173 88 795 204 (NA) (NA) 

763 234 1 123 268 

757 255 

Any hired workersWorking 150 days or more Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working less than 150 doys 

Any Forms Workers Fanns Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 754 349 (X) 581 (X) 722 555 - 2654 (X) 674 (X) 1 980 2 575 2 216 

farms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

- 258 168 168 252 252 247 232 - 168 107 214 123 246 168 106 - 215 60 207 131 427 194 106 - 76 13 (D) 49 314 76 16 

1 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 37 I (D) 26 741 37 J~ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SANILAC COUNTY, MICH. 571 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

. All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 1 172 (X) 1 508 ()() 1 028 (l() 1 254 (X) 

- 1077 (X) 1 419 (X) 967 (X) 1 201 ()() 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,()O(L - 1 090 45778 1 447 34307 989 45 670 1 244 34 128 Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,()()(L - 1 049 10015 1 401 (NA) 960 9926 1 218 7086 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: CoNte and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 1 006 69 112 1 359 79450 909 68 118 1 157 76687 Cows and heifers that hod colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ - 790 33 010 1 120 37333 735 32594 978 36 284 

- 226 2872 383 4873 180 2 504 268 3963 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 622 30 138 824 32460 609 30 090 783 32321 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

- 843 24 331 (NA) (NA) 774 24046 872 24255 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ - 769 11 771 (NA) (NA) 697 11 478 866 16148 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

- 972 27958 1 338 29261 898 27 562 1 166 28428 

- (X) 8641 (X) (NA) (X) 8562 (X) 6299 

- 641 12 138 (NA) (NA) 603 11 885 752 11 592 

- (X) 1 050 (X) (NA) (X) 1 022 (X) 619 

- 850 15820 (NA) (NA) 799 15677 1 042 16836 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ - (X) 7 591 (X) (NA) (X) 7540 (X) 5680 

- 262 6953 (NA) (NA) 245 6914 265 5852 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ - (X) 3294 (X) (NA) ()() 3 277 (X) 2 303 

- 596 35 348 (NA) (NA) 593 35 343 754 26662 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 180 11 032 192 6990 153 10842 138 6575 

- 119 2 207 (NA) (NA) 105 2 144 69 863 

- 167 8825 (NA) (NA) 145 8698 127 5 712 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 122 2 155 96 1 331 108 2 122 75 1 277 

- 95 940 66 626 86 928 57 604 

- 109 1 215 86 705 99 1 194 68 673 

- 25 509 41 1 567 19 396 28 1 382 

- 22 348 (NA) (NA) 16 283 25 768 

- 8 64 (NA) (NA) 5 21 5 22 

- 216 749 276 898 170 579 183 612 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Feeder pigs ____________________________________ - __ 

$1,000_ Sheep and 10mbL ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ________________________________ - __ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 158 16 218 135 12 709 142 16065 109 12 471 

- (X) 1 356 (X) (NA) (X) 1 348 (X) 750 

- 69 5427 36 3778 63 5335 30 3682 

- ()() 230 (X) (NA) (X) 226 (X) 79 

- 18 269 29 1 053 13 228 23 970 

- 19 444 (NA) (NA) 13 369 20 942 

- (X) 4 033 (X) (NA) (X) 3307 (X) 10057 

- 20 18 (NA) (NA) 14 16 25 37 

- 4 36 (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- (X) 1 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (l) 

- 33 65 32 112 28 55 24 93 

- (X) 43 (X) (NA) ()() 40 (X) 27 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ____________ - _________ ---- ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or aldeL _____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys __________________ -- ____ ------------------ Turkeys for slaughter __________________________ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ - ___ ---- ----- ----------

- 152 (X) 237 (X) 112 (X) 180 ()() 

- 132 49 592 218 50028 95 48 385 165 46 735 

- 129 (D) 208 29 253 93 (D) 158 26869 

- 18 (0) (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 16 19 215 

- 3 100 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 8 316 

- 31 1 462 40 3988 28 1 422 32 3 487 

- 14 225 (NA) (NA) 11 122 5 23 

- 11 182 (NA) (NA) 9 (D) 3 9 

- 9 43 (NA) (NA) 7 (D) 5 14 

- 33 (X) (NA) (X) 22 (X) 19 (X) 

Soles, 

Any poultry ________ ---- -------------- --------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens -- --------------- Turkeys ______________________ ------ --------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______ - _____ -- ---------- ----- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ________ ------- ------- --------------- Poultry and poultry productL ___________________ $1,000_ 

- 41 (X) 67 (X) 30 (X) 47 (X) 

- 20 29 590 48 117 392 17 29 390 33 116 647 

- 17 (0) 42 81 838 15 (D) 27 (D) 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) 17 2 728 1 (D) 12 2 164 

- 9 274 (NA) (NA) 4 67 - -

- 9 274 (NA) (NA) 4 67 - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 11 (X) (NA) ()() 4 (X) 4 ()() 

- 59 292 91 295 44 286 62 288 

572 SANILAC COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigoted 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

for silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 1 291 113640 (X) 2 (0)1 I 221 112 828 (X) 2 (0) 

I 410 89006 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 294 87 976 (X) 3 115 -

- 1 171 81 643 5 707 565 2 (D) I ill 81 000 5 673 382 2 (0) 

- 1 207 56 118 3 846 814 (NA) (NA) 1 125 55 457 3 813 116 1 (D) 

- 669 (D) 314 614 - - 657 31 828 313891 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 814 31 916 338 250 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 37 603 (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 22 266 (X) I -

(NAil 

21 (D) (X) -

=1 - 42 742 (X) (NA) 36 693 (X) -

For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - 6 61 3660 (NA) (NA) 6 61 3660 - - -

- 22 266 2 476 - - 21 (D) (D) - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 34 (D) 3 356 - - - - Cut for dry foroge or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Barley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - -

- - ()() - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) I - - (X)I - - -

- 405 10 166 403 809 - - 372 9 856 395 312 - -

- I 469 41 672 1 717 266 (NA) (NA) 1 306 39 878 I 661 326 1 (D) 

- I 161 37942 2 529 719 - - 1 055 36 572 2 457 478 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I 115 27 685 1 661 530 3 52 -

- 27 1 185 63 631 - - 25 (D) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 23 563 26506 - -

- 5 95 2 450 - - 4 (D) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 93 I 896

1 

- - - 3 76 (X) - - 3 76 (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 109 (X) - -

Soybeons for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 397 23 700 405734 1 (0) 375 23 361 402 053 I (D) 

- 191 5 997 121 861 (NA) (NA) 182 5940 120 993 - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 9 21 4 711 3 12 7 (D) (D) 3 12 

- 6 8 I 984 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) (D) - -

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (D) - - 1 (D) (0) - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textL ________________ 1978_ - I 285 82 146 196 926 2 (D) 1 128 79 482 192 620 1 (D) 

1974_ - I 532 77 594 180 900 (NA) (NA) 1 323 73 871 173 996 - - Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 125 55 199 151 8311 - - I 003 53 227 148 3111 -

=1 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1 067 47 522 125 957 -

Other tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 175 4 645 8 367 2 (0) 146 4 268 7 814 1 (D) 

Field seed crops-_____________________________ 1978_ - 25 431 ()() - - 25 431 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 76 980 (X) - - A1falfo seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 9 123 6720 - - 9 123 6 720 - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 158 10894 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 14 255 20 745 - - 14 255 20 745 - -

1974_ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 69 797 57 9341 - -

- 79 3920 (X) - - 72 3 913 (X) - - 1974_ - 93 4 883 (X) (NA) (NA) 81 4864 (X) 1 (D) Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 9 29 (X) - - 7 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 6 (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 7 3 (X) - - 4 2 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 25 827 (X) - - 25 827 (X) - - 1974_ 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA)I 37 I 700 (X) - -

- 39 395 (X) 2 (D) 17 289 (X) 1 (D) 

1974_ - 42 408 (X) (NA) (NA) 22 319 (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 38 343 1 809 415 (NA) (NA) 17 258 1 756 400 (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 236 1 665 708 (NA) (NA) Peaches (poundsL __________________________ 1978_ - 12 22 14014 (NA) (NA) 7 18 (D) (NA) (NA) 1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7 22 120 (NA) (NA) 

- 12 5 8 106 (NA) (NA) 5 I 170 (NA) (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 8 16 (X) 3 12 6 (0) (X) 2 (D) 

- 11 17 (X) (NA) (NA) 11 17 (X) 1 (0) 

- 8 15 31 172 3 11 6 (D) (D) 2 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 8 18 784 1 (D) 

- 20 1 599 (X) 5 505 17 1 567 (X) 5 505 

- 565 59070 (X) (NA) (NA) 528 58 235 (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SANILAC COUNTY, MICH. 573 
Table 1. Farms, land in Farms, and land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

- 54 14 250 43 14 499 37 11 711 27 12 464 

- (X) 264 (X) 337 (X) 317 (X) 462 (X) 755 840 (X) 755 840 (X) 755 840 (X) 755 840 

- (X) 1.9 (X) 1.9 (X) 1.5 (X) 1.6 

Forms _._._. _______ • _ ._. _____________________ • ______ _ Average size of form ___________ •.. __________ • ________ _ 

Approximate land area ____________ . ____________________ _ 

Proportion in farms ___________________ . ______ percenL 

Value of land and buildings: 1 

- 97 921 (X) 68 860 (X) 119 256 (X) 85 444 (X) 

- (X) 371 (X) 204 (X) 377 (X) 185 

Average per form ____________ .. ________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _________ • ___________________ dollars_ 

land in forms according to use: 

51 7904 43 7 667 37 6 474 27 6 761 

50 4 595 40 4 567 36 3 938 27 4 110 

Total cropland ______________________ . _______ . _______ . 

Harvested cropland __________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

4 28 2 (NA) 1 (0) 1 (NA) 

2 (0) 3 (NA) - - 1 (NA) 

6 137 2 (NA) 3 72 2 (NA) 

- 11 382 9 (NA) 8 276 1 (NA) 

13 827 11 (NA) 11 (0) 9 (NA) 

8 1 067

1 

6 (NA) 8 1 067

1 

6 (NA) 

5 1 612 6 (NA) 4 (0) 6 (NA) 

- 1 (0) 1 (NA) 1 (0) 1 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

I to 9 acres _____________ . ____________ • _______ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

2010 29 acres ________ . _____ . ________________ _ 

30 to -49 acres _____________________ . ______ .. __ _ 

50 to 99 acres ______ . __________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _._. _____________ ._. ___________ _ 

200 to 499 acres ___________ . _______________ . __ 

500 to 999 acres ___________ ._. ________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ____________ .. ______________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

- 32 2 545 34 2 403 24 1 971 20 2044 Other cropland ___________________________ • _____ ._. - 13 764 12 (ropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 697 10 565 8 607 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (0) 

- 5 570 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 1 (D) 

- 5 (0) 1 (NA) (NA)I 4 (0) 1 3 40

- 7 141 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 4 363 1 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

(ropland on which all crops foiled _________________ . 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle _______________________________ • _ ._. 

Total woodland ____ .. __________ . _____________________ _ 44 4 290 35 5 393 32 3 441 24 4 403 Woodland postured _____________ ._._. _____________ _ 

Woodland not postured __________________________ ._._ - 21 2 131 (NA) (NA) 15 1 733 20 2 234 

- 34 2 159 (NA) (NA) 25 1 708 15 2 169 

Other land _______________________________ . _. ___ ._._. - 45 2 056 29 1 439 32 1 796 18 1 300 

Posturelond and rangeland. other than cropland and woodland postured _____ • ___ . _____ ._. _. ___________ _ - 14 1 370 (NA) (NA) 11 1 213 6 958 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc ________ _ - 43 686 (NA) (NA) 30 583 15 342 

Pastureland, all types _______ • __________________________ _ 

- 39 6046 (NA) (NA) 30 4 917 (NA) 5 236 

- 1 (0) - Irrigated land _______ • _________________ • ______________ . - - - - - Harvested cropland irrigated ___ • ___ • _____________ • ___ ._ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) Postureland irrigated ___________________ • ____________ _ (NA) - - (NA) - Other - - - (NA) land irrigated _____ • _____________ • ___________ • __ (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal farm programs in 197B ________ _ - 3 (0) (X) (X) 3 (0) (X) (X) 

'1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - 54 582 43 392 37 561 27 374 Average per farm ______________________ • ____ dollars. (X) 10 775 (X) 9 116 (X) 15 168 (X) 13 852 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold:! $100,000 or mor"- __________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- 4 245 3 (NA) 4 245 3 (NA) 

- 5 125 2 (NA) 5 125 2 (NA) 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

- 7 104 5 (NA) 7 104 5 (NA) 

- 6 39 5 (NA) 6 39 5 (NA) 

$2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less thon $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 __________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1.999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less thon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see fexf) ____________________________ _ 

15 49 12 (NA) 15 49

1 

12 (NA) 

- 17 21 16 (NA) (X) (X) - (NA) 

- 4 9 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

4 (0) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 7 4 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 28 114 31 164 22 108 (NA) 159 

- 7 12 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 6 6 

Crops _____ • _________ • ________ - _______ -_ --- __________ _ 

Groins _________ ._. ______________________________ ---

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - Commodity Credif Corporation loons _________________ • 

Cotton and cottonseed ____________________________ ----

- - - (NA) (NA) - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - -

- 19 49 (NA) (NA) 14 45 21 87 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) 2 (D) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

Commodify (redit Corporation loons _________________ _ 

Tobacco ______________________________ - - ------------

Field seeds, hay, foroge, and silage __________________ ---

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons _________________ . ____ _ 

Fruits, nots, and berries ______________________________ _ 

- - - - - - - -

- 8 (0) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 4 61 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops _____________ • ____________ - ____ --_ - --- -.-

- 40 468 33 205 30 453 74 192 

- 1 (D) 1 (D) 1 (0) 1 (0) 

- 5 143 (NA) (NA) 5 143 3 70 

36 306 (NA) (NA) 28 293 22 112 

5 7 (NA) (NA) 4 (0) 3 (D) 

- - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

4 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 3 2 

livestock, poultry, and their products _______ • ____________ _ 

Poultry ond poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________ . __ -- ___________ . ________ _ 

(atrle and calves ________________ . ___________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL ___________________________ - _______ ----

Sheep, lombs, ond wool __________________________ -- ----

Ofher livestock ond livestock products (see text) __________ _ 

'1974 doto include soles of foresf products_ 

574 SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 54 43 14 250 50 14 139 4 595 Farms with-

- 2 I (D) I (D) (D) 

- 8 6 304 5 (D) (0) 

- I - (D) I (D) (0) 

- 4 6 314 4 314 110 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 acres _____________________ _ 

50 to 69 acre'-____________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

- 8 2 939 8 939 304 

- 5 5 780 5 780 284 

100 to 139 acres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 acres ___________________ _ 

- 5 2 97~1 5 972 189 

- - 3 - - - - 13 8 4 5301 13 4 530 I 535 

- 5 8 

3 O~I 5 3040 797 

- 3 2 3 29: 3 3 292 I 207 

- - - - - -

180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 acreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 acreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional. etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

54 

50 

36 

33 

16 

15 

2 

2 

51 

3 

All farms 

Acres 

14 250 

4 595 

(D) 

(D) 

7604 

2 949 

(D) 

(D) 

13 716 

534 

1974 

Farms Acres 

43 14499 

40 4 567 

22 (D) 

(NA) I 247 

20 8 603 (NA) 3 313 I (D) 

(NA) 7 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) 

farms with irrigated land 

Acres Harvested 

Forms in forms cropland 

I (0) (D) 

I (D) (D) 

- - -

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - -

- - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

1978 and 1974 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms 

37 II 711 27 

36 3 938 27 

22 4 473 13 21 I 163 (NA) 

14 (0) 13 

14 (0) (NA) 

I (D) I 

I (0) (NA) 

34 II 177 27 

3 534 

Irrigoted 

land 

(0) 

(D) 

-

-

-

-

-

:1 

Acres 

12464 

4 110 

(0) 

984 

7 988 

3 119 

(D) 

7 

12464 

Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more All forms Farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 >1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming -----------___________________ 2331 18 19 15 On form operated _____________________ _ Other ----____________________________ 25 18 12 Not on form operated __________________ _ 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 

1978 

30 

3 

Under 25 years ------------____________ 1 1 1 _ Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 year'-________________________ 8 3 7 3 None _________________________________ 12 

35 to 44 years_________________________ 15 10 8 8 I to 49 doy'-__________________________ 4 

>1974 

21 

2 

4 

45 to 54 yeors_________________________ II 9 6 7 50 to 99 day'-_________________________ I 

55 to 64 yeors_________________________ I~ 18 II 8 100 to 149 days________________________ 3

1 

4 65 years and over -- -_________________ __ 2 4 1 150 to 199 doyL ______________________ _ 

Average age ________ -------------------L-___ 4_8_,6 ____ 5_0_,8.J... ___ 48_,6 ____ 48_,-'3 200 days or more ---- ------------------... __________ 1.... ____ 15 _____ 1..;1 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and portnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 

Expenses I 1974 

Expenses Expenses Forms Expenses ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 17 46 13 50 15 (D) 9 50 - 33 81 34 39 23 77 21 35 - 16 56 20 12 12 55 13 II - 30 6 (NA) (NA) 25 5 15 6 - 29 34 19 5 23 33 17 (D) - 35 59 29 51 30 55 22 49 - 22 21 17 7 18 20 13 7 - 20 51 18 27 16 50 14 24 - I (D) - - - - - -

- 12 4 16 2 7 2 II 2 

- 54 71 (NA) (NA) 37 65 (NA) - 54 55 41 32 37 (NA) 50 27 26 - 51 27 (NA) (NA) 35 24 27 17 - 25 19 (NA) (NA) 21 18 12 - 5 I (NA) (NA) 5 I (0) 

2 (D) - 7 3 (NA) , (NA) 7 3 } - - - (NA) 

54 (NA) - - 27 6 (NA) (NA) 3 - 37 5 - 42 (D) (NA) (NA) 33 (D) (NA) (NA) - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) I 

livestock and poultry purchosed ___________ ~ _____________ _ 

feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ 

Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Custamwork, mochine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP ~osi butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fue 01 __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood, coke, etc, _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SCHOOLCRAR COUNTY, MICH. 575 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc, to control-

- 35 2 377 30 - 34 2 108 29 

- 8 269 6 - 4 96 3 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for -

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 9 458 7 

- 3 54 2 - 5 203 3 - 17 1 074

1 14 

- 5 23l

i 4 - 14 (X) 12 

- 5 (X) 3 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and eQuipmenL __________ forms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $110 $4,999 __ . ___ ._. ___ ._. __________ _ 

$5,00010 $9.999 .. _. $10.00010 $19,999 ____ -. ________ .. _ .. ___ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles ____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups- _____________ _ Wheel tractors- __________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Other compiekers and picker·shellers _______ • __ Cotton pickers .. _ _ __ _ ___________ • ________ _ - Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

- Pickup balers ____________________________ ' - Field forage harvesters. shear bor or flywheel type ________________________ _ -

[1978 dota are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Can. 

Estimoted market value of 011 

54 43 37 27 mochinery and equipment - Can. 

1 216 657 1 072 544 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

22 519 15 279 28960 20 148 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

10 2 3 - $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

19 17 11 6 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

7 12 7 9 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

37 59 23 26 27 33 

35 48 10 11 27 37 

50 109 10 11 46 98 

10 10 - - 10 10 

1 (D) - - 1 (0) 

1 (D) - - 1 (D) 

- - - - - -

24 25 6 6 18 19 

29 32 9 10 20 22 

13 14 6 6 7 8 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see textl 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

2 186 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

(D) 

945 

(D) 

(X) 

(X) 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

22 1 607 (NA) 1 399 (NA) 208 

7 144 

(NA) 130 

1 (0) 

1 (0) 

(NA) 275 

1 (D) 

4 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

7 6 6 6 

4 6 3 6 

5 5 -

11 -{ -

1 1 -

1..J L 1 ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

36 51 26 30 37 14 

41 90 10 

8 8 - - - -

1 (D) - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

15 15 7 

28 31 11 

8 9 2 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less thon 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Forms __ .. __________ . _______ -- -- ____ -- -- ----------------- Workers ________________ . ____________ -------------------- 20 5 (X) 18 (X) 16 14 

- 75 (X) (0) (X) 66 71 37 

- 7 4 4 7 7 3 9 

- 4 - - 3 6 4 2 

4 - - 4 (0) 4 2 

- 2 1 (0) 1 (0) 2 -

3 - - 3 34 3 1 

Farms with- J worker ________ ... __________ -- __________ ---------------

2 workers ________________ • ___ - _____ -- -- ---------------- 3 or 4 workers __________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

J 0 workers or more __________________ -_ -_ -----------------

.';76 SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

I Forms with sofes of $2.500 or more All forms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Fanns Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory; Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle, hogs, or shoop __________________________ _ 44 (X) 36 (X) 31 (X) 24 (X) 

- 42 (X) 34 (X) 30 (X) 23 (X) 

-

Sal.s, 

Any liveslock or poultry and Iheir products _______ $I,(XXL 

Any cottle, hogs, or shoop ____________________ $I,(XXL 40 468 33 205 30 453 24 192 

- 38 313 32 (NA) 29 (0) 23 119 -

CATTLE AND CALVES I 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers Ihol had colved ____________________ _ 

Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

41 2 162 33 2 553 29 1 908 22 2349 - 36 1 052 27 1 439 26 879 20 1 314 - 24 1 331 20 (0) 18!l (D) - 29 892 

- 9 160 4 106 7 (0) 3 (0) 

34 655

1 

(NA) (NA) I 24 

~I 16 453

1 -

- 33 475 (NA) (NA) 25 19 582 

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fottened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Ooiry producls _______________________________ $1.000_ 

- 36 930 31 893 28 686 22 789 

- (X) 306 (X) (NA) (X) 293 (X) 112 

- 26 463 (NA) (NA) 19 434 19 498 

- (X) 116 ()() (NA) (X) 110 (X) 55 

- 27 467 (NA) (NA) 21 452 20 291 

- (X) 190

1 

(X) (NA) I (X) 182 (X) 

- 4 21 (NA) (NA) 3 (0) - 5~1 - (X) 9 (X) (NA) (X) (0) ()() 

- 5 143 (NA) (NA) 5 143 3 70 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Olher hogs and pig"-______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 7 94 4 14 6 (0) 2 (0) 

- 6 

~I (NA) (NA) I 5 (0)1 2 (0)1 

- 6 (NA) (NA) 5 (0) 2 (0) 

- 6 31 2 (0) 5 (0) 2 (0) 

- 6 17 2 (0) 5 (0) 2 (0) 

- 6 14 1 (0) 5 (0) 1 (D) 

Sheep and lomb"-___________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) 1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 12 57 5 411 6 49

1 

5 411 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ - 5 167 3 46 4 (0) 3 46 

$1,000_ - (X) 7 ()() (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 2 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) (0) ()() (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- - - 1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (0) Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) (0) 

Sheep, lombs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - =1 

) (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - $1.000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ - 3 6 3 9 2 (0) 3 9 

$1,000_ - (X) (0) ()() (NA) (X) (0) (X) (0) 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poullry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 monlhs old or older ______________________ _ - 3 (X) 2 (X) 1 (X) 1 (X) I - 2 (0) 2 (0) - - 1 (0) Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ Pullels 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 2 (0) 1 (0) - - 1 (0) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullel chicks and pullels under 3 months old ___________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ - 1 (0) - - 1 (0) - - Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kepI for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Other poullry ____________________________________ _ 

Sal.s, - 1 ()() (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

Any poullry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or olde'-_____________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pull_IS 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 1 (X) - (X) 1 (X) - (X) 

- 1 (0) - - 1 (0) - -

- 1 (0) - - 1 (0) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Pullel chicks and pullets under 3 monlhs old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - - - - - - - - -

Turkeys for slaughler _______________ : ____________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for brooding ____________________ _ 

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - -

- 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) - - Olher poullry ____________________________________ _ - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Poullry and poultry producl"-___________________ $1,000_ - - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - (X) 

- 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (D) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY, MICH. S77 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Alilarms Forms with soles of $2,500 or mare 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Com lor all purposes - ________________________ 1978_ - 11 141 (X) - - 10 (0) 00 - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For ladder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 6 202 (X) (NA) (NA) 6 202 (X) - - - 3 48 3888 - - 3 48 3 888 - - - 2 (0) (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - - - 8 93 755 - - 7 (0) (0) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 1 210 - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Sorghums lor all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ for silage or green chop (tons. green) __________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cut lor dry 10roOe or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Wheat lor groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Oats lor grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 24 731 35660 - - 21 661 32300 - - 1974_ Barley lor groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 526 28480 - - - 7 98 2 810 - - 7 98 2810 - - 1974_ Rye lor grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (0) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Other small grains for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 1 (D) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Soybeans lor beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - 8 (D) (0) - - 6 (0) (0) - - 1974_ - 5 79 14500 (NA) (NA) 4 (D) (0) - - Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - 47 3 598 6 183 - - 34 3 020 5463 - - 1974_ - 37 3 734 746S (NA) (NA) 25 3 317 6 880 - - Allalla hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 28 1 653 3070 - - 23 1 555 2909 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 1 176 3038 - - Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 24 1 493 2 559 - - 18 1 158 2 138 - - Field seed crop'- _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Allolla seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested lor sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (X) - - Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (0) (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) 1 (0) - - (X) - - 1974_ - 2 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) (X) - - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

578 SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

, Forms with sales of $2,500 or more All forms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

1 384 252001 1 476 242 140 1 125 239 6771 1 143 221 7431 - (X) 182 ()() 164 (X) 213

1 

(X) 194

1 - (X) 345600 ()() 345600 (X) 345600 (X) 345 600 - (X) 72.9 (X) 70.1 (X) 69.4 (X) 64.2 -

Forms ________________________________ ---_ - ___ - ___ ---

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oroo ____________________ -_____ ---_ - __ _ Proportion in farms __________________________ percent153 645 O() 94522 (X) 172 796 (X) 110 249 (X) 

- (X) 875 (X) 576 (X) 867 (X) 568 -

Value of land and buildings, I 

Average per farm _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

I 361 207 1171 I 452 194 526 1 114 198 6381 I 128 181 8711 - I 337 179 473 I 421 163 3751 1 104 1743131 I 118 157 5411 -

46 269 75 (NA) 16 84 16 (NA) - (NA) 40 577 20 (NA) 125 I 766 147 - 116 2 778 121 (NA) 58 I 437 59 (NA) - 217 8090 235 (NA) 168 6331 191 (NA) - (NA) 306 21 841 342 (NA) 317 22 527 353 - 237 (NA) 1 231 33 2281 237 (NA) - 231 33 2281 230 69454 214 (NA) 230 69454 214 (NA) - (NA) 49 31 918 36 (NA) 49 31 918 36 - 3 (NA) - 6 9443 3 (NA) 6 9443 

land in farms according to use: Tolol croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 3010 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 10199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

371 9631 470 II 574 280. 8 505 317 8561 - 611 19 577 552 15 820 454 15 769 - 651 18 013 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ 

Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

T otol woodland ________________________ __________ ___ _ 

Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

251 4 798 (NA) (NA) 218 4400 119 2 721 - 58 I 245 (NA) (NA) 40 874 55 1 217 - 182 4 6561 (NA) (NA) I 157 4 3811 225 5 9931 - 345 7 314 (NA) (NA) 284 6 165 216 5 838 -

735 19 196 819 20 980 631 17 371 I 641 17418 - 110 1 619 (NA) (NA) 96 I 491 134 3 263 -

- 665 17 577 (NA) (NA) 572 15 880

1 

541 14 155 

- I 092 25 688 I 202 26634 893 23668 930 22 454 

- 110 3 1091 (NA) (NA) I 92 2 8261 129 3 6611 

- I 068 22 579 (NA) (NA) 877 20842 912 18 793 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Postureland, all types __________________________________ _ 

- 498 14 359 (NA) (NA) 393 12 822 (NA) 15 485 

- 18 1 193 7 138 15 1 188 2 (D) 

- 15 I 174 (NA) (NA) 12 I 169 2 (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (0) (NA) -

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Postureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) - -

- 307 5096 ()() (X) 288 5 010 (X) (X) 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ 

11978 data are bosed on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) Forms ($1.000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold' _______________ _ - I 384 36063 I 476 29 015 1 125 35 717 I 143 28 596 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 26057 (X) 19 658 (X) 31 749 (X) 25 018 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: 1 $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 (see lexl) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 10 $1.499 _________________________________ _ Less Ihon $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see lexl) ____________________________ _ 

- 58 13 192 38 (NA) 58 13 192 38 (NA) 

- 180 12 144 150 (NA) 180 12 144 150 (NA) 

- 156 4464 196 (NA) 156 4464 196 (NA) 

- 215 3092 281 (NA) I 215 3092 281 (NA) 

- 277 1 942 264 (NA) 277 I 942 264 (NA) 

- 239 883 197 (NA) 239 883 197 (NA) 

- 259 346 350 (NA) (X) (X) 17 (NA) 

- 46 103 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 74 128 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 66 83 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 73 32 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Corporalion loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables. sweet corn, and melons- ___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse producls _____________________ _ Olher crops ________________________________________ _ 

Liveslock, poultry, and Iheir producls ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry producls __________________________ _ 

g~:;r. Hogs and ':,'no:~~l!e;- pigL _____________________________________ == == == ====== == == == == == = = ==== ==== ==== _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Olher IIveslock and IIveslock products (see lext) _________ _ 

- I 207 16 265 1 345 16 412 I 022 16 026 (NA) 16 122 

- I 105 14 152 (NA) (NA) 953 13 952 I 037 14 603 - 121 593 (NA) (NA) 116 592 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 291 I 020 (NA) (NA) 252 991 223 549 - 32 158 (NA) (NA) 27 (D) 14 106 - 17 89 (NA) (NA) 15 (D) 8 56 - 16 351 20 261 11 344 12 255 - 16 494 (NA) (NA) 16 494 21 534 

- 603 19 798 670 12 565 498 19691 513 12 438\ - 53 701 88 I 861 39 698 62 I 853 - 189 13 272 (NA) (NA) 187 (D) 203 7 277 - 439 3940 (NA) (NA) 384 3 882 425 2 201 - 143 1 207 (NA)' (NA) 124 1 192 114 870 - 43 65 (NA) (NA) 33 (D) 30 47 - 68 612 (NA) (NA) 43 592 17 189 

'1974 dolo Include sales of foresl producls. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICH. 579 
Table 3. Farms, land in Farms, land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, 1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigalod 1978 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland Farms in farms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

Farms wi1h- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 fa 69 acres _____________________ _ 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ 

140 to 179 ocres ___________________ _ 

180 to 219 ocre'- __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocre'- __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 1 384 1 

4:, 252 001, 1 337 250 228 179 473 18 5 593 3960 1 193 

- 29 70 11 41 30 2 (D) (D) (D) - 283 287 8 822 261 8 323 5840 3 55 28 7 - 113 119 6590 111 6476 3884 4 235 92 14 

- 225 269 18 437 225 18 437 11 968 - - - - - 156 172 18 250 156 18 250 11 170 3 369 130 13 

- 132 162 20 754 131 20 614 13 520 - - - - - 81 

~I 160211 78 15 461 11 199 - - - -

- 56 

II :il 56 13 199 9 673 1 (D) (D) (D) 

- 212 

20:\ 

211 75447 56 2631 - - - - - 83 62 53 735 83 53 735 39 92: I 3 2 100 1 652 384 

- 12 9 (0) 12 (D) (D) 2 (D) (0) (0) 

- 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Farms Acres 

land in farms _________________________ _ --------- 1 384 252 001 1 476 242 140 I 125 239 677 1 143 221 743 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ --------- 1 337 179 473 1 421 163 375 1 104 174 313 1 118 157 541 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ --------- 809 90 568 916 97 671 593 80 587 625 80467 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 766 57 908 (NA) 58 126 574 53 758 (NA) 53 107 Port owners _________________________ _ --------- 460 142914 451 128918 426 140 930 421 126 636 Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 458 107 028

1 

(NA) 93 563 424 106 171 (NA) 93 012 

--------- 115 18 519 109 15 551 106 18 160 97 14640 

--------- 113 14 537 (NA) 11 686 106 14 384 (NA) 11 422 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ --------- 1 244 202 316 (NA) (NA) 991 190 300 1 064 191 781 Partnership _________________________ _ --------- 131 47 030 (NA) (NA) 125 46 722 74 28 640 Corporation _________________________ _ --------- 6 2 490 (NA) (NA) 6 2 490 4 (0) 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut ional, etc._ 3 165 (NA) (NA) 3 165 1 (0) 

All farms I Farms with sales of I AU farms , Farms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more I 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ____________________________ _ 

- 624 782 586 698 On form operated ______________________ 1 101 1 133 903 881 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 760 689 539 440 Not on farm operated ___________________ 148 142 118 102 

Operators by age group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 135 196 104 155 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

- 43 30 34 20 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 yearL ______________________ _ 173 177 139 126 None _________________________________ 462 402 428 351 35 to 44 years- ______________________ _ - 311 262 242 194 1 to 49 days ___________________________ 77 76 62 55 45 to 54 yearL ______________________ _ - 334 375 277 304 50 to 99 day'-_________________________ 26 29 20 20 55 to 64 yearL ______________________ _ - 351 382 293 318 100 to 149 day'-_______________________ 34 40 26 32 65 years and over ____________________ _ - 172 245 140 176 150 to 199 day'- _______________________ 57 51 49 42 Average age _________________________ _ - 49.1 51.2 49.3 51.5 200 days or more ______________________ 678 606 495 397 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and pou/try ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________ ---

- 329 1 529 403 1 513 266 1 504 267 1 449 

- 510 3 625 666 2644 429 3 585 457 2 563 

- 269 1 866 466 1 879 220 1 844 330 1 837 

- 493 365 (NA) (NA) 408 359 315 214 

- 1 042 1 562 1 059 1 055 954 1 549 859 1 028 

- 1 200 3 702 1 246 3 000 1 061 3 645 997 2 930 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract lobar ________________________ - _____ - _______ ---

- 1 069 1 217 765 656 953 1 201 674 646 

- 457 1 587 322 1 018 439 1 566 281 1 006 

- 52 94 20 27 52 94 14 27 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ________________________ - --_ ------------ ---- 597 473 593 342 501 448 479 327 

Energy and petroleum productL _________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ____________________ -------------- Gasoline ____________________________ --------------

Diesel fuel _____ • ____________________ -_ - - ---------- LP gas, butane, and propone ________________________ _ 

Fuel oil ________________________ ---- ---- -----------

Natural gas ______________________ -_ ---------------

Kerosene, motor oil, and greose _____________________ _ 

Electricity __________________________ -_ ---------------

Other-coal, wood, coko, olc. _________________________ _ 

- 1 386 2 513 (NA) (NA) 1 172 2 439 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 386 1 948 1 392 1 540 1 172 1 892 1 070 1 473 

- 1 283 1 050 (NA) (NA) 1 107 1 013 1 027 911 

- 682 632 (NA) (NA) 624 622 500 339 

- III 69 (NA) (NA) 106 68 149 98 

- 74 58 (NA) (NA) 68 57 

- 25 } 12 (NA) (NA) 19 10 1 070 125 

- 1 386 128 (NA) (NA) 1 172 122 

- 933 563 (NA) (NA) 816 546 (NA) (NA) 

- 21 2 (NA) (NA) 21 2 (NA) (NA) 

S80 SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are hosed on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except ~sture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

I 194 153462 I 055 150 944 - I 194 152 669 I 055 150326 - 44 793 35 618 - 110 3504 99 3302 - Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants, etc. to con.rol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

250 27 230 235 26988 - 46 2916 41 2866 - 45 7 186 40 7 136 - 802 105 376 - 914 106 86B 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

4 540 4 540 - (X) 208 (X) - 261 

212 (X) 168 ()() -

Tobie 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Farms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

£1978 data are based on a sample of forms- see text] 

Farms with sales All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

I 386 I 382 I 172 I 060 machinery and equipment - Con. 

46 097 31 502 44 695 28341 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

33 259 22 795 38 136 26 737 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

189 203 108 105 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

164 1 321 289 217 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

276 320 255 249i $200,()(X) or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

958 I 360 634 752 500 608 1 140 I 663 560 639 774 1 024 I 336 3364 310 444 1 260 2 920 

656 696 102 102 555 594 236 242 67 67 169 175 413 424 38 38 375 386 

- - - - - - 359 385 99 100 263 285 438 441 43 44 397 397 

210 243 39 41 173 202 1 

Tobie 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are hosed on a sample of forms; see te"'] 

Hired workers - All forms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

997 120 792 

(NA) 120 493 

(NAl 299 

43 2306 

(NAl 13 702 

I (D) 

14 1 409 

(NAl 64 2031 

6 921 55 (Xq (NA) (X) 

All farms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 1 

I 199 190 195 

1771 136 243 132 232 

94 76 94 76 

74 , [" 74 "1 

~ 61 58 11 58 ~ 571 39 .J i L 39 .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Farms Number 1970 to 1974 

I 164 I 636 916 1 127 1 597 632 1 287 3 193 491 

539 578 93 209 226 55 470 489 86 (NA) (NAl (NA) 

296 307 77 484 488 76 

212 257 56 

Any hired workersForms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ___________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ 457 131 (X) 398 (X) 439 281 - I 426 (X) 290 00 I 136 I 404 I 085 

forms with- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

S to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers ar mare ______________________________________ _ 

- 182 82 82 163 163 168 112 - 90 23 46 74 148 86 44 - 88 18 61 84 291 88 65 - 84 S 2S 69 408 84 41 13 3 76 8 126 13 19 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICH. 581 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

- 686 ()O 752 (X) 542 (X) 557 (X) 

- 576 (X) 659 (X) 473 (X) 499 (X) 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 603 19 798 670 12 565 498 19691 513 12438 

- 535 5 212 611 (NA) 462 (0) 480 3 118 Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1 ,000_ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,000_ 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

- 495 26376 598 25613 409 25 755 450 23891 

- 357 12 757 448 11 930 305 12 512 342 11 050 

- 167 1 677 232 3011 119 1 447 137 2 174 

- 215 II 080 244 8 919 206 11 065 227 8 876 

- 350 8978 (NA) (NA) 306 8855 292 7023 

- 401 4641 (NA) (NA) 329 4388 349 5818 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and herrers that had calved 

Milk Beef cows cows _________________ _____________________________________ =~====~============== _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

- 439 10936 538 10 723 384 10759 425 10 110 

- (X) 3940 (X) (NA) (X) 3 882 (X) 2 201 

- 218 3 407 (NA) (NA) 200 3359 236 3840 

- (X) 255 (X) (NA) (X) 249 (X) 243 

- 403 7529 (NA) (NA) 352 7400 368 6270 

- (X) 3 685 (X) (NA) (X) 3 633 (X) I 958 

- 177 3 518 (NA) (NA) 147 3439 133 2 556 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- (X) 1 770 (X) (NA) (X) 1 738 (X) 970 

- 189 13 272 (NA) (NA) 187 (0) 203 7277 $1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1.000_ 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

- 143 10 931 157 9 250 121 10 777 116 8857 

- 110 2051 (NA) (NA) 98 2014 66 1 278 

- 131 8880 (NA) (NA) 112 8 763 104 7 579 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

- 113 2 051 96 I 526 99 2019 71 1 440 

- 88 939 76 796 80 920 57 753 

- 99 I 112 75 730 90 1 099 56 687 

- 42 I 417 52 2 617 32 1 127 32 2012 

- 39 I 020 (NA) (NA) 29 790 32 I 144 

- 7 109 (NA) (NA) 6 (0) 2 (0) 

- 182 I 017 188 979 116 725 90 630 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs ______________________________ - _____ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 143 15360 140 14840 124 15 114 114 14 225 

- (X) I 207 (X) (NA) (X) I 192 (X) 870 

- 63 4355 51 4327 55 4 227 30 3868 

- (X) 180 (X) (NA) (X) 175 (X) 91 

- 35 I 023 37 1 592 27 832 26 I 317 

- 41 1 204 (NA) (NA) 31 945 28 I 222 

- (X) 10083 (X) (NA) (X) 7 565 (X) 10999 

- 43 65 (NA) (NA) 33 (D) 30 47 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (0) 1 (D) 

- (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (Z) 

- 55 238 28 160 32 195 11 121 

- (X) 601 (X) (NA) (X) 583 (X) 170 

Soles: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ________________________________ - _____ _ 

$1,000_ 

Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, ond wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats ____________________________________ ----------

$1,000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ____________________ ---------------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old - __________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens __ - _____________ _ Turkeys __________________ - _____ ------------------

Turkeys for slaughter ____________ ----------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______ -------- -------- ---------------

- 132 (X) 192 (X) 93 (X) 122 (X) 

- 116 87 368 182 224 108 81 86339 114 220 366 

- 112 (D) 176 219 426 80 (D) 108 215 982 

- 19 (D) (NA) (NA) 11 (D) 5 3004 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 4 (D) 2 (D) 

- 18 962 27 2 339 14 525 16 2 106 

- 6 88 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

- 6 88 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) I (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 41 (X) (NA) (X) 28 (X) 13 (X) 

Soles: Any poultry ____________ -------------- --------------- Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ------------ Broilers and other meot·fype chickens -. _____ • ______ . __ 

Turkeys ____________ ----.--•• - - ----- ---.----------

Turkeys for slaughter __ ---- __ ------ --------------- Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____ - ___ -------------- --------------- Poultry and poultry producls ____________________ $1.000_ 

- 36 (X) 57 (X) 29 (X) 42 (X) 

- 16 37966 45 89 025 14 (D) 34 88080 

- 16 37966 43 87800 14 (D) 34 86862 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - I (D) 

- 4 285 16 1 566 3 (D) 7 652 

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- 4 (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) - -

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - -

- 9 (X) (NA) (X) 6 (X) 1 (X) 

- 53 701 88 1 861 39 698 62 I 853 

582 SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

, Farms with soles of $2,.5(X) or more All forms 

Harvested Irrigaled Harvested Irri90led 

Farms Acres Quonlity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

791 57 888 (X) 5 525 698 56 805 (X) I 5 525 - 904 54305 (Xl (NAl (NAl 747 52 747 (X) - - - 767 45796 3 054 638 4 (D) 676 44 734 3 008 1411 4 (D) 

- 879 45354 2 767 670 (NAl (NAl 726 43 876 2 713 413 - - - 204 12000 127 600 2 (D) 201 II 979 127 473 2 (ol 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 217 8696 98 853 - - - 3 92 (X) - - 3 92 (Xl - - - (NA) (HAl (X) (NAl (NAl 10 175 (Xl - - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

for silage or green chop (tons, 9roon1-_________ 1976_ 

1974_ 

- 22 671 (Xl - - 22 671 (Xl I -

=1 

- 43 474 (Xl (NA) (NAl 33 424 (Xl - 3 65 2 ISO - - 3 65 2 1501 - - -

- 4 42 3240 (NA) (NAl 4 42 3240 - -

19 606 6799 - - 19 606 6 799 - - -

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl 32 (ol 4 728 - -

CUi for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Wheal for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Ools for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 8arley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - -

- (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl I (Dl - - -

- - - (Xl - - - - (Xl - -

- (NAl (HAl (Xli (NAl (NAl - - (Xli - -I 

- 482 13 472 542 705 - - 443 13054 529 280 - -

- 957 27092 1 042 083 (NAl (NAl 832 25 728 I 001 008 I (Dl 

- 603 17 522 I 054 987 - - 546 16 822 I 018 421 - -

- (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl 436 9 159 565 646 - -

- 16 272 12 067 - - 14 (Ol (ol - - - (NAl (NAl (NAl (HAl (NAl 10 94 3 235 - -

- 13 244 5 713 - - 12 (ol (ol - -

- (NA) (HAl (N~I (HAl (N~I 25 346 8 475

1 

-

=1 - 5 44 - 3 (ol (Xl -

- (NAl (NAl (Xl (NAl (NAl 2 (Ol (Xl - -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 806 58 646 I 215 7SO - - 737 57 434 I 200 244 - -

- 758 42 575 I 012 136 (NAl (NAl 716 42 120 I 002 673 - -

Peonuls for nuls (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Callan (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Tobocco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NA) - -

=1 

- - - - - - (NAll 

- - - -

- - - (NA) - - - -

Irish polaloes (hundredweighl) __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 4 370 77 700 - - 4 370 77 700 - - - 12 607 113 215 (NAl (NAl 9 606 113 140 - -

Sweelpololoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ Hay crops (Ions, dry) (see lexl) _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- I (D) (D) (NAl (NAl I (0) - - -

- 642 29 321 72 442 3 467 522 27 617 69 583 3 467 

- 623 21 134 51 482 (NAl (NA) 465 19094 48 153 - - AHalfa hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 576 20437 55 508 2 (0) I 475 19080 52 910 I 2 (O~I - (NA) (HA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 404 13 126 36008 -

Olher lome dry hoy (Ions, dry) (see lexl) ______ 1978_ - 86 I 982 3 374 - - 70 I 786 3 259 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 5 112 (Xl - - 4 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (X) (NAl (NAl 17 344 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - Red dover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 4 100 9432 - - 3 (D) (0) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 16 329 44 389 - -I 

All vegelobles harvesled for sale (see lexl) _______ 1978_ - 32 403 (X) I (D) 27 386 (X) - - 1974_ - 32 294 (Xl (NAl (NAl 14 241 (X) - - Sweel Corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 14 53 (Xl I (0) 10 37 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NAl 3 26 (X) - - Tomaloes _________________________________ 1978_ - 3 9 (X) - - 3 9 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (Xl (NA) (NAl 3 1 (X) - - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (Xl - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - - Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 14 117 (Xl - - II 109 (X) - - 1974_ - 14 182 (X) (NAl (NAl 6 162 (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 13 III 768 604 (NAl (NAl 10 104 767 804 (NAl (NA) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl 149 690 764 (NAl (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NA) 1974_ Grapes (pounds) (see lext) ___________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (D) (0) (NAl (NA) 

- 2 (D) (D) (NAl (NA) I (D) (D) (NAl (NA) 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (NA) (NA) (NAl I (D) - (NAl (NA) 

8erries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Sirowberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Nursery and greenhouse producls- ______________ 1978_ Olher crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 13 19 (Xl 5 13 8 18 (X) 3 (D) 

- 5 2 (Xl (NAl (NAl 2 (0) (X) I (D) 

- 12 18 84640 5 13 7 16 80 180 3 (D) 

- (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl 2 (D) - I (Dl 

- 16 489 (X) 5 160 II 450 (X) 5 160 

- 95 4 785 (X) (NAl (NAl 93 (0) (X) (NAl (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MICH. S83 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

- 1 563 344 694 1 798 335408 1 286 327 334 1 446 312 190 

- (X) 221 00 187 (X) 255 00 216 

- (X) 521 600 00 521 600 00 521 600 (X) 521 600 

- (X) 66.1 (X) 64.3 00 62.8 00 59.9 

Farms ______________________________________________ _ 

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

AP~;~~~i~~ ~~n1a~~esa=== = ======== == ====== ==== ==-perc~"Ot= Value of land and buildings: 1 

- 313 584 (X) 126 870 (X) 367066 (X) 149 278 (X) 

- (X) 1 354 00 680 (X) 1 361 (X) 691 

Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 

land in forms according to use: 

- 1 537 295949 1 772 285 077 1 269 285 269 1 430 270916 

- 1 513 264 116 1 740 255069 1 259 258 300 1 424 248637 

Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 47 259 69 (NAl 20 104 22 (NA) 

- 138 1 895 154 (NA) 34 489 42 (HA) 

- 112 2607 139 (NAl 53 1 291 48 (HA) 

- 198 7 524 253 (NA) 150 5 730 191 (NAl 

- 314 22466 332 (NA) 300 (D) 328 (NA) 

- 294 41 613 382 (NA) 292 (D) 382 (HA) 

- 295 92 385 337 (NA) 295 92385 337 (HA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 90 59899 63 (HA) 90 59899 63 (HA) 

- 25 35468 11 (NA) 25 35468 11 (HA) 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

- 367 11 174 464 13 602 263 9027 317 8818 

- 621 20659 540 16406 505 17942 411 13461 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil"improvement 

- 207 5058 (NAl (NA) 179 4690 77 1 859 

- 63 1 339 (NA) (NA) 46 I 084 52 813 

- 155 3323 (NA) (NA) 127 2972 130 3023 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ 

Cropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ 

Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 352 10939 (HA) (NA) 275 9196 223 7 766 

Total woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 766 23870 820 24 703 626 19989 650 20 301 Woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 184 4982 (NA) (NA) 144 4277 135 3 459 Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

- 638 18 888 (NA) (NA) 521 15 712 565 16842 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

- I 147 24 875 1 363 25628 946 22076 I 089 20973 Postureland and rangeland, other than cropland ond woodland postured _______________________________ _ - 107 5 076 (NA) (NA) 89 4292 98 2 300 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 1 123 19 799 (NA) (NA) 925 17784 1 074 18673 

Pasture land. all types __________________________________ _ 

- 504 21 232 (NA) (NA) 375 17596 (NA) 14 577 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

- 22 2 235 16 1 127 20 (D) 14 (0) Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 21 (D) (NA) (NA) 20 (D) 14 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - (NA) - Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 312 7 613 (X) (X) 289 7375 (X) (X) 

11978 data are based on 0 sample of farms; see text. 

Table 2, Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market volue of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 1 563 60699 1 798 64484 I 286 60 366 I 446 64 025 

- (X) 38835 (X) 35864 (X) 46 941 (X) 44277 

Forms by value of ogricultural products sold: I $100,000 0< more ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ - 158 32 003 156 (NA) 158 32 003 156 (NA) 

- 251 15995 299 (NA) 251 15995 299 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 225 6554 270 (HA) 225 6554 270 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 249 3577 281 (NA) 249 3577 281 (NA) 

- 228 1 610 245 (NA) 228 1 610 245 (HA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

tess than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1.500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1.000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

tess than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (see textL ___________________________ _ 

- 175 626 183 (NA) 175 626 183 (NA) 

- 277 333 364 (NA) (X) (X) 12 (NA) 

- 48 108 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 56 95 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 66 81 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 107 49 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- I 344 41 495 1 626 48 348 1 152 41 268 (NA) 48 034 

- 1 222 30 199 (NA) (NA) I 089 30050 1 305 32 148 

Crops ______________________ ------------ -------------- Groins ____________________________ -- ---------------

- 141 1 169 (NA) (NA) 134 1 167 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 309 1 009 (NA) (NA) 239 946 273 902 

- 33 646 (NA) (NA) 28 642 32 747 

- 11 294 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 9 (D) 

- 5 32 7 15 4 (D) 5 (D) 

- 323 9 313 (NA) (NA) 320 9 311 337 13 905 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed ____________________ ------------

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ________________________________________ ----

Field seeds, hoy, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons- ___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Other crops __________________ ------ -- ---------------

- 637 19 204 758 16 111 521 19098 596 15966 

- 77 3 818 94 4430 63 3 815 79 4428 

- 164 8 518 (NA) (NA) 163 (D) 208 6 841 

- 491 4 167 (NA) (NA) 406 4094 477 3 406 

- 155 2 525 (NA) (NA) 133 2516 141 I 158 

- 26 32 (HA) (NA) 18 (D) 15 39 

- 41 144 (NA) (NA) 21 129 18 95 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products ____________ - _____________ _ 

Dairy products __________________________________ ----

Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigs- _____________ -_ ----------------------- Sheep,lombs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

'1974 data include sales of forest products. 

584 TUSCOLA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, , 1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated lond 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 

1978 1974 in forms Farms in farms cropland Forms in forms cropHJnd lond 

All farms ___________________________ ._ 

Forms with- t to 9 ocr85 _______________________ _ 

- 1 563 1 798 344 694 1 513 342 504 264 1~1 22 12 191 9 S07 2 235 

- 34 42 151 17 99 2 (0) (0) (0) 10 to 49 acreL ____________________ _ 

- 238 248 7 871 222 7 463 4 937 - - - - SO to 69 ocreL ____________________ _ - 104 129 6037 99 5 762 3 777 1 (D) (D) (0) 70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 

- 238 336 19 536 235 19296 II 917 - - - - 100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 

- 200 244 23 275 194 22 613 14444 1 (D) (D) (0) 140 to 179 acreL __________________ _ 

- 151 164 23935 149 23 622 15 570 - - - - 180 to 219 ocreL __________________ _ 

220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocre5 ___________________ _ 500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 114 136 22 286 ll4 22 286 16 5451 1 (D) (0) (0)1 

- 77 106 

" '11 76 18032 13499 1 (0) (D) (0) 

- 246 282 87456 246 87 456 69 1781 9 3 325 3009 9441 - 126 94 81 762 126 81 762 70 271:1 4 2 922 2 342 87

11 - 27 12 34 326 27 34 326 29 012 2 (0) (0) (D) 

- 8 5 19 787 8 19 787 14889 1 (0) (D) (D) 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: 

--------- 1 563 344 694 1 798 335 408 1 286 327 334 1 446 312 190 I --------- 1 513 264 ll6 1 740 255 069 1 259 258 300 1 424 248637 

Full owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Part owners _________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ Tenants ____________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ Partnership _________________________ _ 

Corporation _________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut 

--------- 765 83 121 I 019 109 827 542 69490 714 88 9811 --------- 717 51 848 (NA) 68 289 517 47 644 (NA) 62 897 

--------- 653 238 287 626 205 165 620 235 441 603 203 438 

--------- 652 192 463 (NA) 170310

1 

619 191 497

1 

(NA) 169 700

1 --------- 145 23 2861 153 20 416 124 22 403 129 19771 

--------- 144 19 805 (NA) 16 4701 123 19 159 (NA) 16040

1 

--------- 1 392 26? 788 (NA) (NA) 1 128 246 026 1 329 262 700 --------- 144 59 581 (NA) 

(NAil 

132 58 984 107 

--------- 25 (D) (NA) (NA) 25 (D) 8 44 69~ (0) I 

ional, etc._ 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (0) 

All farms 1 

Farms with sales of 

1 AI! farms 1 

Forms with sales of 

$2.500 or more $2,500 or more 1 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by place of residence: 

- 879 1 130 828 1 047 On form operated ______________________ 1 268 1 387 1 059 1 132 - 684 658 458 389 Not on farm operated ___________________ 183 175 146 124 

Operators by principal occupation: Forming ____________________________ _ 

Other ______________________________ _ 

451 

Not reported ___________________________ 112 226 81 180 

- 62 55 33 Operators reporting days of work off farm: 

- 200 213 167 172 None _________________________________ 635 640 578 565 - 341 360 273 290 1 to 49 doys ___________________________ 127 93 120 76 - 412 490 350 405 50 to 99 days __________________________ 51 41 46 36 - 405 491 331 390 100 to 149 day'- _______________________ 52 50 48 43 - 143 189 llO 146 ISO to 199 doy'-_______________________ 60 71 44 52 - 48.4 49.4 48.2 49.4 200 days or more ______________________ 592 608 409 394 

Operators by age group: Under 25 years ______________________ _ 25 to 34 yeors _______________________ _ 

35 to 44 years _______________________ _ 45 to 54 years _______________________ _ 

55 to 64 years _______________________ _ 

65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

'Applies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

TobIe 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota are based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 

Expenses 1 

1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

CommerCially mixed formulo feedL ____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form lobar ______________________________________ _ 

Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwark, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum product'-_________________________ _ 

Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Die.el fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP yas, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fue oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coo!. wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 349 2 973 529 2473 273 2 951 368 ' 2 412 - 498 3 992 708 4 354 392 3 960 520 4 2801 - 233 2 756 471 3 363 212 2 749 374 3 341 - 438 249 (NA) (NA) 381 245 403 163 - 1 326 3203 1 430 2 524 1 163 3 151 1 257 2 498 - 1 418 9800 1 534 7 321 1 198 9696 1 304 7 256 - 1 239 2 665 1 071 1 394 1 090 2634 980 1 384 - 605 2 651 578 1 880 579 2 632 516 1 866 - 92 249 86 199 91 (0) 78 197 

- 745 707 835 706 612 688 706 681 

- 1 562 4084 (NA) (NA) 1 277 3 990 (NA) - 1 562 3369 1 732 2 497 1 277 3 295 (NA) 

1 513 1 629 (NA) 1 393 2 425 - (NA) 1 244 1 572 1 362 1 459 - 853 1 151 (NA) (NA) 807 I 143 684 613 - 205 302 (NA) (NA) 178 302 186 182 - 155 (D) (NA) (NA) 154 (D) } - 32 (0) (NA) (NA) 32 (0) 1 393 171 - 1 562 202 (NA) (NA) 1 277 194 - 1 067 699 (NA) (NA) 912 (0) (NA) - 42 16 (NA) (NA) (NA) 41 (D) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA TUSCOLA COUNTY, MICH. 585 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dolo are based on a sample of forms; see lexl] 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized. except posture __________________________ _ Pasture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants. etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

- 1 389 265 514 1 174 260 952 

- 1 389 265 021 I 174 260483 

- 31 493 25 469 - 53 1 146 45 1 009 

- 346 40 451 303 39990 

- 50 10 III 45 10066 

- 91 6635 69 6340 

- 1 006 195 688 892 193 513 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 20 4 373 20 4 373 

- 189 (X) 178 (X) 

- 190 (X) 168 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per form ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _____________________ • __ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self4 propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker·shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheellype __________ • _____ • _______ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Forms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT -Con. 

Estimated market value of all I 563 I 730 I 277 1 391 machinery and equipment - Con. 75 655 48614 73 210 45 679 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

48 404 28 101 57 330 32 839 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 10 $69,999 ______________________ 

67 208 39 89 $70,000 10 $99,999 _. ____________________ 

322 289 125 169 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

304 346 277 271 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 197410 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

I 235 1 711 780 969 585 742 

I 365 2490 781 959 945 I 531 I 503 4 375 450 700 1 403 3 675 

860 916 189 191 685 725 

450 462 163 164 292 298 

497 506 64 65 433 441 - - - - - - 501 502 124 125 377 377 

563 573 74 74 492 499 

265 292 77 78 195 214 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

(1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text} 

Hired workers-All forms, 1978 

1974 

forms Acres on which used 

1 304 215 038 (NA) 214666 (NA) 372 

28 ( 696 

(NA) 19310 

12 562 

25 2611 

(NA) 143 913 

4 223 

83 (X) 

(NA) (X) 

All forms Fanns with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

137 291 109 273 

202 333 196 327 

145 120 145 119 

132 1 { 132 1 206 143 206 143 

48 J L 48 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 197010 1974 

1 546 2 082 1 303 I 477 2 509 958 I 622 4365 718 

760 792 135 294 301 132 

588 604 116 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

394 404 95 

543 544 81 

251 290 71 

Any hired workersForms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less Iho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ________________________________ - __ - ---------------- 605 186 (X) 504 (X) 579 516 Workers __________________________ ---- ---- ---------------- 3 238 (X) 382 (X) 2 856 3 166 3420 

- 195 107 107 166 166 185 150 

- 108 40 80 63 126 102 51 

- 70 25 81 63 224 70 99 

- 151 13 (0) 140 901 141 107 

- 81 1 (0) 72 1 439 81 109 

Forms with- 1 worker ______________________________ -_ ---------------

2 workers ______________________________ -_ --------------

3 or 4 workers _______________ .. - ___ ----------------------

5 to 9 workers ________________ -------- ------------------ 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

586 TUSCOLA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, Farms with soles of $2.500 or more All forms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 696 (X) 825 (X) 547 (X) 625 (X) 

- 610 (X) 753 (X) 487 (X) 573 (X) 

-

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,00(>-

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1,00(>- 637 19204 758 16 111 521 19098 596 15966 -

- 582 6724 707 (NA) 480 (0)1 561 4603

1 CAnLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and colves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heijers that had calved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

538 23607 692 28006 423 22 515 521 25888 - 388 9521 487 11 279 308 9 127 378 10404 - 220 1 905 258 3018 154 I 563 166 2240 - 205 7616 273 8261 183 7564 245 8 164 -

- 383 6620 (NA) (NA) 305 6286

1 

335 6538

455 7466 (NA) (HA) I 363 1 7 102 432 8946 -

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Cattle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

491 10977 603 11 864 406 10 707 477 11 209 - (X) 4 167 (X) (NA) (X) 4094 (X) 3406 -

- 240 3244 (NA) (NA) 212 3 144 222 2810 

- (X) 333 (X) (NA) (X) 320 (X) 241 

- 442 7 733 (NA) (NA) 369 7563 430 8399 

- (X) 3834 (X) (NA) (X) 3 774 (X) 3 164 

- 209 4 711 (NA) (NA) 175 4635 173 4 783 

- (X) 2452 (X) (HA) (X) 2425 (X) 1 914 

- 164 8518 (HA) (NA) 163 (D) 208 6841 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs ond pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and Moy 31 ______________ _ 

June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 163 16488 204 9902 132 16287 146 9389 

- 95 I 756 (NA) (HA) 82 I 718

1 

74 980

- 1 153 14 732 (NA) (NA) 124 14569 141 8409 

- 104 2539 114 1 462 91 2 502 81 I 379 

- 90 1 317 91 771 80 1 299 67 723 

- 84 1 222 85 691 74 1 203 68 656 

Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ 

Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 26 767 27 I 522 19 606 21 I 452 

- 23 536 (HA) (NA) 17 422 17 759 

- 8 24 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 4 31 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 168 587 171 668 111 379 85 334 

Soles, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ - 155 27426 181 16742 133 27 184 141 16416 

- (X) 2 525 (X) (HA) (X) 2 516 (X) 1 158 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 40 5025 44 I 590 34 4874 30 I 490 

$1,000_ - (X) 205 (X) (NA) (X) 202 (X) 30 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 24 487 15 1 148 16 407 14 (0) Sheep ond lombs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 22 635 (NA) (NA) 15 471 13 959 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 5 256 (X) (NA) (X) 3790 (X) 9 289 Sheep, lombs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 26 32 (NA) (NA) 18 (D) 15 39 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) I (D) 4 29 

$1,000_ - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) I Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 26 83 22 56 10 54 10 38 

$1,000_ - (X) 61 (X) (NA) (X) 49 (X) 60 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 153 (X) 205 (X) 112 (X) 148 (X) Chickens 3 months old or oldeL _____________________ _ 

- 133 445333 196 501 655 100 444 420 139 499 944 Hens and pullets of loying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 130 (D) 184 480686 98 (D) 132 479 264 

- II (D) (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 6 20 093 Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months oIL __________ _ - 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 4 25 256 Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 25 1 237 31 2 353 15 965 20 1973 

- 10 78 (NA) (NA) 7 62 2 (D) 

- 10 56 (NA) (NA) 7 44 2 (D) 

- 6 22 (NA) (NA) 3 18 1 (D) 

- 44 (X) (NA) (X) 30 (X) 16 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks ond pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter _______ ~ ____________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1.000_ 

- 67 (X) 64 (X) 54 (X) 61 (X) 

- 42 267 796 52 374805 39 267 501 50 (D) 

- 41 (D) 51 374 666 38 (D) 49 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - 1 (D) 

- 7 1 097 14 2 858 5 (D) 13 (0) 

- 4 34 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - 4 34 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 10 (Xl (NA) (X) 8 (Xl 5 (X) 

- 77 3818 94 4430 63 3815 79 4 428 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA TUSCOLA COUNTY, MICH. 587 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for aU purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 1 158 103 043 (X) 7 516 I 022 101 441 (X) 7 516 

1974. For ,rain or seed (bushels). __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, greenL _________ 1978_ 

- I 318 86889 (X) (NA) (NA) 1 146 85 180 (X) 5 424 

- 1 118 92 828 7 459 751 7 (D) 991 91 430 7 393 742 7 (D) 

- I 266 76952 5 965 014 (NA) (NA) I 122 75 537 5 895 292 5 (D) 

- 241 (D) 98692 1 (D) 228 (D) 96 807 1 (D) 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 268 9 397 118 788 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 10 246 (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ - 14 176 (X) - - 12 (D) (X) - - 1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 12 181 (X) (NA) (NA) 11 (D) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

For silage or green chop (tons, green> __________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - - - 14 176 1 266 - - 12 (D) (D) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 71 603 - - Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ 

Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Wheat for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 8arley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other small grains for groin ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 442 12926 658 519 - - 415 12 657 650 479 - -

- I 141 40089 I 950 480 (NA) (NA) I 046 39 031 I 913 097 I (D) 

- 614 15 171 I 046 738 - - 566 14642 1 023 775 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 551 10 380 760 978 - -

- 63 3 871 235 204 - - 63 3 871 235 204 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 78 2904 163 964 - - - 24 521 17 765 - - 21 451 16 065 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 35 406 12 347 - - - 2 (D) (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 4 77 (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (busheIs) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 294 14 907 334 747 - - 276 14 686 331 633 - - - 155 4 228 104 548 (NA) (NA) 135 4075 101 949 - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweightl __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 21 1 954 339 370 8 1064 18 1 945 338 766 8 1 064 

- 24 I 589 222 558 (NA) (NA) 15 I 572 220 100 I (D) 

Sweetpototoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ 

Hay craps (tons, dry) (see textl _________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- 676 27 445 64 655 1 (D) 514 24445 59 913 1 (D) 

- 721 24 021 59 335 (NA) (NA) 552 21 416 55 389 I (D) 

Alfalfa hay (tons. dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Other tame dry hay (tons, dry) (see textl ______ 1978_ 

- 602 18 428 49433 - - 466 16 197 45 390 - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 485 14413 41 439 I (D) 

- 56 919 I 933 - - 42 754 I 674 - -

Field seed crop'-_____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 4 65 (X) - - 2 (D) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 7 52 (X) - -

- 2 (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - -

- 2 (D) (D) - - I (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 20 I 600 - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 35 I 278 (X) 2 (D) 29 I 266 (X) 2 (D) 

- 45 I 349 (X) (NA) (NA) 34 I 331 (X) 2 (D) 

- 15 53 (X) 1 (D) 11 43 (X) I (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 14 312 (X) I (D) 

- 5 9 (X) - - 5 9 (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 7 17 (X) - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 11 271 (X) - - 6 252 (X) - - - 14 296 (X) (NA) (NA) 5 283 (X) - - - 10 187 (D) (NA) (NA) 5 175 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 219 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- 4 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- 5 I I 382 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other craps _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 8 35 (X) 3 30 4 (0) (X) 2 (D) 

- 12 118 (X) (NA) (NA) 7 97 (X) 3 51 

- 4 (D) (D) 2 (D) 3 (D) (D) 1 (D) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - I (D) 

- 5 5 (X) - - 4 (D) (X) - -

- 670 88 118 (X) (NA) (NA) 655 87924 (X) (NA) (NA) 

588 TUSCOLA COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

I Forms with soles of $2,500 or more All farms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ________________________ - _______ --------------- Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate land oreo ______________________________ - __ _ 

Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

1 615 206 380 1 700 212 717 1 231 185 933 1 148 181 1501 - 125 (X) 151 (X) 158 - (X) 128 (X) 

385 9201 (X) 385 920 I (X) 385920 (X) 385 920 (X) - (X) 53.5 (X) 55.1 (X) 48.2 (X) <16.9 -

Value of land and buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 137 900 (X) 76 519 (X) 160 243 (X) 95 045 (X) 

- (X) 1 039 (X) 612 (X) 1 022 (X) 602 -

Land in forms according to use: Total cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 to 19 ocres _______________________________ _ 20 to 29 ocres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 ocres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

(ropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer fallow ______________ _ Cropland idl, ___________________________________ _ 

Totol woodlond _____________________________________ _ 

Woodland postured _______________________________ _ Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Olh,r lond _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

Pasturelond, all types __________________________________ _ 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

Pasturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

Other land irrigated _________________________________ _ 

Land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

I 593 150 657 I 686 154 486 1 219 139 5921 1 142 136 7181 - 1 550 111 405 1 644 1135521 1 197 106 299 I 129 105 5241 -

285 1 335 299 (NA) 148 765 102 (NA) - 3 649 299 (NA) 170 2348 137 (NA) 264 - 4 522 233 (NA) 132 3 119 152 (NA) 192 - 238 8970 244 (NA) 201 7638 186 (NA) - 275 18974 286 (NA) 270 18 674 269 (NA) - 171 (NA) I 163 22 7651 163 171 (NA) I - 22 7651 28858 93 (NA) 94 28 858 93 (NA) - 94 

16 10 692 12 (NA) 16 10692 12 - (NA) I 3 11440 7 (NA) 3 11 440 7 (NA) -

390 9 873 525 14156 280 8 116 294 9 567 - 929 29 379 857 26 778 736 25 177 6J.4 - 21 6271 

287 7 113 (NAl (NA) 232 6479 221 5 229 - 109 2 642 (NAl (NA) 85 2 557 93 2 281 - 124 2030 I (NA) (NA) I 103 1 7971 116 2 0581 - 662 17394 (NA) (NA) 517 14344 385 12 059 -

915 25 996 949 27 367 705 21 564 641 21 4281 - 185 4 989 (NAl (NA) 135 4 164 132 3 496 - 793 21 007 (NA) (NA) 612 17400 542 17 932

1 

-

- I 306 29 727 1 452 30864 992 24 757 989 23 004 

- 143 6312

1 

(NAl (NA) I 110 5 5861 143 4489

- I 278 23 415 1 (NA) (NA) 973 19 171 968 18 515 

- 561 21 174 (NAl (NA) 403 17886 (NA) 17 552

1 - 147 12 591 122 11 234 139 12 517 115 11 170 

- 1<16 12 533 (NA) (NA) 139 (D) 114 11 1441 - - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) (D) 

- 8 58 (NAl (NA) 6 (D) 1 (D) 

- 299 4 824 (X) (X) 267 4 632 (X) (X) i 

1}978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of ogricufturol products sold l _______________ _ - 1 615 52494 1 700 37 336 1 231 51 958 1 148 36 615 Average per farm ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 32 5()4 (X) 21 962 (X) 42 208 (X) 31 895 

forms by value of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 103 29 839 64 (NA) 103 29 839 64 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ - 177 10806 155 (NA) 177 10 806 155 (NA) 

- 186 5 183 167 (NA) 186 5 183 167 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 226 3 158 223 (NA) 226 3 158 223 (NA) 

- 283 2033 291 (NA) 283 2 033 291 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

Less than $2,500 (se, text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1,499 _______________ " _________________ _ Less than $1,000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal farms (seel'xt) ____________________________ _ 

- 256 939 223 (NA) 256 939 223 (NA) 

- 383 (D) 576 (NA) (X) (X) 25 (NA) 

- 76 171 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 70 118 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 87 106 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 150 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops __________________________ . _____________________ _ 

Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporotion loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

- 1 392 39836 1 516 26917 1 123 39 426 (NA) 26 377 

- 639 6 219 (NAl (NA) 528 6 105 493 3 612 - 102 1 055 (NA) (NA) 100 (D) (NA) (NA) 

Commodity Credit Corporation - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________ ~ _________________ ... _____________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet com, and melons-___________________ _ Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

Livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

DaIry products _____________________________________ _ 

CallIe and calves ___________________________________ _ Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and wool ______________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - (NAl (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 277 703 (NA) (NA) 212 (D) 231 508 - 380 7484 (NA) (NA) 316 7 418 335 5 105 - 646 19 719 (NA) (NA) 579 19 550 587 14 018 - 42 5642 43 2 157 37 5 636 35 2 146 - 16 69 (NAl (NA) 14 (D) 20 987 

- 583 12 658 639 10365 450 12 532 436 10 1891 - 74 1 466 88 1 714 <16 1 458 52 1 705 - 79 3042 (NA) (NA) 75 3 040 93 2 346 - 329 3 835 (NA) (NA) 267 3 771 296 3 218 - 255 4 158 (NA) (NA) 217 4 126 201 2 832 - 22 21 (NA) (NA) 16 17 II 13 - 77 137 (NAl (NA) 51 121 40 74 

'1974 data Include sales of fornst products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA VAN BUREN COUNTY, MICH. 589 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, 1978 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvested Irrigated 1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Fonns in forms cropland land 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- 1 Forms with- 615 1 700 206 380 1 550 203030 ttl 405 147 46 364 30581 12591 

1 to 9 acres _______________________ _ 10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ - 51 38 272 44 248 146 5 34 14 9 

- 496 515 14493 464 13 647 6406 22 575 260 151 50 to 69 ocre5 _____________________ _ 70 to 99 ocre5 _____________________ _ 

100 to 139 acreL __________________ _ 

140 to 179 acreL __________________ _ 

180 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 

- 191 185 tt 037 182 10516 4679 13 755 401 229 

- 253 290 20538 245 19918 8657 20 1 618 770 328 

- 226 233 26569 221 26011 11 919 19 2308 1 276 622 

- 98 141 15 547 97 15402 7407 12 1 912 845 261 

- 79 84 15608 77 15 196 7639 8 1 570 1 064 535 220 to 259 acres ___________________ _ 

260 to 499 ocres ___________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ l,OCXl to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 

2.000 acres or more ________________ _ 

- 60 56 14 168 59 13944 7691 12 2 792 1 741 598 

- 109 110 37 356 109 37356 22 367 14 4 712 3291 1 662 

- 44 38 29 411 44 29 411 19075 16 11 208 7 522 2 239 

- 6 8 (0) 6 (0) (0) 4 (0) (0) (0) 

- 2 2 (0) 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) (0) (0) 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

land in forms _________________________ _ 

--------- 1 615 206 380 1 700 212 717 1 231 185 933 1 148 181 150 Harvested cropland ___________________ _ 

--------- 1 550 111 405 1 644 113 552 1 197 106 299 1 129 105 524 

Tenure of operator: Full owners _________________________ _ 

--------- 1 159 101 773 1 261 115 153 821 83489 790 89386 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 1 105 44 197 (NA) 49879 791 39 792 (NA) 43 617 Port owners _________________________ _ --------- 390 85665 383 91 673 355 83 755 316 86 622 Harvested cropland _________________ _ 

--------- 383 53 916 (NA) 59946 353 53333 (NA) 58314 Tenants ____________________________ _ 

--------- 66 18942 56 5 891 55 18689 42 5 142 Harvested cropland _________________ _ --------- 62 13 292 (NA) 3727 53 13 174 (NA) 3 593 

Type of organization: Individual or family ___________________ _ 

--------- 1 451 156 708 (NA) (NA) 1 092 138 274 1 038 141 915 Partnership _________________________ _ 

--------- 124 23 290 (NA) (NA) 102 21 473 75 (0) Corporation _________________________ _ 

--------- 34 26047 (NA) (NA) 34 26047 33 21 620 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institut ionol, etc._ 6 335 (NA) (NA) 3 139 2 (0) 

All forms Forms with sales of All forms Forms with soles of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 >1974 1978 >1974 1978 '1974 1978 >1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Forming ____________________________ _ 

- 741 815 669 659 On form operated ______________________ 1 272 1 305 989 885 Other ______________________________ _ 

- 874 849 562 454 Not on form operated ___________________ 227 173 166 109 

Operators by oge group: 

Not reported ___________________________ 116 186 76 119 

Under 25 years ______________________ _ 

- 33 30 22 20 Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 years _______________________ _ 

- 169 161 126 104 None _________________________________ 533 486 461 378 35 to 44 years- ______________________ _ 

- 366 347 284 220 1 to 49 dayL __________________________ 111 75 100 55 45 to 54 years _______________________ _ - 389 417 290 273 50 to 99 days __________________________ 66 58 52 30 55 to 64 years _______________________ _ - 396 431 318 331 100 to 149 dayL _______________________ 59 54 46 29 65 years and over ____________________ _ Average age _________________________ _ 

- 262 278 191 165 150 to 199 days ________________________ 89 80 64 50 

- 50.7 51.5 50.8 51.4 200 days or more ______________________ 697 709 454 400 

IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) ond partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses,: 1978 and 1974 

11978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ 

feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________________ ---------------

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ 

Hired form labor ________________________ ---------------

Contract labor ________________________ -- ---------------

- 403 2629 445 2048 296 2 570 259 1972 

- 495 2 737 679 3 699 410 2690 409 3 593 

- 201 1 451 464 2 201 174 1 447 317 2 159 

- 395 188 (NA) (NA) 314 183 263 94 

- 1 034 1 696 1 086 1 467 874 1 666 808 1 435 

- 1 273 3389 1 332 2 716 1 057 3324 981 2626 

- 1 290 2544 1 068 2012 1 116 2495 848 1 983 

- 805 7462 831 5831 730 7 382 677 5 744 

- 261 673 115 365 236 640 84 353 

Customwork, machine hire, and rentol of machinery and equipment ________________________ -------------------- 801 1 366 766 876 702 1 343 596 841 

Energy and petroleum products __________________________ _ 

Petroleum products ________ -- ____ -------------------- Gasoline ______________________ ------ --------------

Diesel fuel ________________ ------------------------

~~ey~ii _~~t~~~~_a_n_d_~~~~~~~== ===::=:= ==:=======:= :== Natural gos ______________ - _________ ---------------

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease ________ -------------- Electricity _________________ .-___ ------ --------------- Other-coal. wood, coke, etc. _________________________ _ 

- 1 615 3078 (NA) (NA) 1 246 2953 (NA) (NA) 

- 1 615 2461 1 674 1 736 1 246 2367 1 140 1 603 

- 1 495 1 237 (NA) (NA) 1 147 1 182 1 104 1 096 

- 672 531 (NA) (NA) 626 523 413 221 

- 239 349 (NA) (NA) 225 348 159 124 

- 181 81 (NA) (NA) 152 65 

- 34 66 } (NA) (NA) 28 82 1 140 162 

- 1 615 176 (NA) (NA) 1 246 168 

- 1 123 609 (NA) (NA) 943 580 (NA) (NA) 

- 35 8 (NA) (NA) 26 5 (NA) (NA) 

590 VAN BUREN COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

11978 dolo are based on a sample of forms; see lexl] 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

Forms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used Farms Acr~s on which used 

Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ - _____ _ 

Cropland fertilized, excepl paslure __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

I 249 101 250 I 038 - I 244 100 493 I 038 - 21 757 15 - 296 15 169 266 - Sprays, dusts, granules. fumigants. etc. to cootrol- Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pasture _________________ _ 

658 44 860 579 - 70 2803 70 - 537 31 398 474 - 647 - 728 64 963 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

176 632

1\ 165 -

- 179 (X) 168 

253 (X) 223 -

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$1,OO(L Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

forms by value group: $1 10 $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 10 $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines. self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bar or flywheellype ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms· see textJ 

Forms with soles All forms of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

1 AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

1 615 I 667 1 246 I 136 machinery and equipment - Can. 

41 610 31 037 39 144 26 675 $20,000 10 $29,999 ______________________ 

25 765 18618 31 416 23 482 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

234 309 122 137 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

438 402 1 224 1881 $100,000 10 $199,999 ____________________ 

350 435j 313 331 j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All farms Manufactured 1974 10 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

I 023 I 324 615 702 559 622 I 348 2 711 673 853 943 I 858 I 531 3 813 366 525 1 452 3 288 224 247 61 62 164 185 171 204 62 73 109 131 334 349 8 9 326 340 - - - - - - 320 356 100 116 223 240 369 385 72 73 308 312 

120 158 26 27 101 131 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dato are bosed on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

98 790 981 82006 

98 1871 (NA) 81 521 

603 (NA) 485 

14 744 134 6 571 

44 300 (NA) 40 876 

2803 22 525 

30835 209 13 n4 

64 2701 (NA) 470001 

604

1\ 44 2 4451 

(X; 1 (X) 61 

(X) (NA) (X) 

All forms Farms with soles 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I 

I 1 

i 208 258/ 208 224 

138 157 137 150 

94 50 89 50 

68 "1 r 68 "1 

63 ~ 561l 63 r 56 1 22 -' i L 22 -' 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

I 32£ I 795 I 061 I 438 2 212 977 1 586 3. 653 562 127 135 24 110 117 24 42, 448 57 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

249 272 85 410 423 76 

181 201 31 

.. 

Any hired workers·-

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less thon 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Forms Workers 1978 1974 --~=-~~~ 

Farms __________________________________________________ _ 

Workers ________________________________________________ _ - 805 232 (X) 736 (X) 730 677 - 11 333 (X) 900 (X) 10 433 11 007 13 679 

Farms wilh- 1 worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5109 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 121 114 114 106 106 101 127 - 108 49 . 98 109 218 92 48 - 171 52 191 129 434 160 91 - 178 7 44 171 I 197 163 122 - 227 10 453 221 8 478 214 289 

- 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA VAN BUR~N :OIJt;ITY, MICH. 591 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

. All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ - 687 (Xl 755 (X) 510 (Xl 481 (X) 

- 541 (Xl 626 (X) 416 (Xl 409 (X) 

Sales, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,O(XL 

Any cattle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000_ - 583 12658 639 10365 450 12 532 436 10189 

- 500 8014 567 (HAl 403 7913 400 6063 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 396 14020 522 18 225 299 13305 331 16147 

- 282 4 732 377 6403 213 4475 246 5484 

- 196 1 895 253 3 350 139 1 681 149 2 573 

- 115 2837 173 3 053 93 2 794 123 2 911 Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ - 279 4 522 (NAl (NA) 214 4330 216 4220 

- 327 4766 (NAl (NA) 258 4500 254 6443 

Sales, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 329 9484 418 10 553 267 9203 296 10051 $1,000_ - (X) 3 835 (X) (HAl (X) 3771 (X) 3218 Calves __________________________________________ _ 

- 149 2 374 (HAl (NA) 124 2248 144 1 555 $1,000_ Cottle ___________________________________________ _ - (X) 317 (X) (NA) (X) 305 (X) 136 

- 297 7 110 (NAl (NA) 242 6955 257 8496 - $1,000_ - (X) 3 518 (Xl (NA) (X) 3465 (X) 3082 fattened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- 150 5 537 (NAl (NA) 127 5478 110 6722 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1 ,000_ - (X) 2883 (X) (NA) (Xl 2861 (X) 2519 

- 79 3042 (NAl (NA) 75 3040 93 2346 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 265 33 732 269 22 578 218 33 256 185 21 685 Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

- 196 7 155 (NAl (NA) 167 7041 128 4 713 Other hogs and pigL ______________________________ _ 

- 243 26577 (NAl (NA) 199 26215 174 16972 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

- 201 6 311 192 6051 171 6206 147 5871 Dec_ 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ - 163 2927 158 3 198 141 2882 122 3 105 June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 167 3384 153 2853 148 3324 122 2766 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 24 430 26 657 18 299 13 362 Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 24 317 (NAl (NA) 18 238 10 212 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 16 82 (NAl (NA) 6 28 2 (D) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 201 878 225 1 047 133 563 118 659 

Sales, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 255 43 121 275 41 492 217 42606 201 40 107 $1,000_ - (X) 4 158 (X) (NA) (X) 4 126 (X) 2 832 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 71 6072 74 5 131 54 5 752 51 4 741 

$1,OO(L - (X) 252 (X) (NA) (X) 240 (X)' 97 Sheep and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

- 19 299 15 583 13 241 9 479 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 19 346 (NAl (NA) 13 264 9 286 Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

- (X) 2954 (X) (NA) (X) 2374 (X) 2 386 Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ - 22 21 (NAl (NA) 16 17 11 13 Goots _____________________________________________ _ 

- 7 46 (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 2 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 1 (X) (NA) (X) (0) (X) (Z) Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ - 44 123 27 101 28 90 22 90 

- (X) 95 (X) (NA) (X) 84 (X) 66 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 162 (X) 210 (X) 103 (X) 127 (X) 

- 142 145 859 194 214 673 91 143 914 111 210 973 Hens and pullets of Joying oge ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

- 141 145641 183 200435 90 143 741 103 (0) 

- 12 218 (NAl (NA) 9 173 2 (0) 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughteL ___________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry __________________________________ ---

- 7 222 (NAl (NA) 4 (0) 2 (0) 

- 26 577 35 1 702 16 346 24 924 

- 13 3258 (HAl (NA) 11 (0) 2 (D) 

- 9 (0) (NAl (NA) 8 (0) I (0) 

- 5 (D) (NAl (NA) 4 (D) 2 (0) 

- 47 (X) (NA) (X) 27 (X) 18 (X) 

Salesl Any poultry ______________________________________ ---

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pull.ts of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pull.ts 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________ - _______ ----

Turkeys for sloughteL ___________________________ _ 

Turkey h.ns kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________ - _______ --------------- Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 47 (X) 49 (X) 32 (X) 33 (X) 

- 30 146 060 36 180 133 21 145 799 27 179 767 

- 27 (0) 34 151 382 18 (D) 26 (D) 

- 5 (D) (HAl (NA) 4 (D) 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - - 6 196 17 1 049 2 (0) 7 399 

- 5 (D) (NAl (NA) 4 (0) 1 (D) 

- 4 95 (HAl (NA) 3 (D) - -

- 1 (0) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) 1 (D) 

- 8 (X) (HAl (X) 4 (X) 1 (X) 

- 74 1 466 88 1 714 46 I 458 52 1 705 

592 VAN BUREN COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

Corn for all purpose. _________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

For groin or seed (bush.I.) ___________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, greeo) __________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Sorghums for all purpose. _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For grain or seed (bushel.) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cut for dry forage or hay (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Wheat for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - 8arley for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other small groins for groin ____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974 .. 

Peanuts tor nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Irish potatoes (hundredweight) __________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Sweetpatotaes (bushel.) _______________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ 

Hay craps (tans, dry) (see text>- ________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa hay (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Other tome dry hay (tans, dry) (see text) ______ 1978 __ 

Field seed crop,- _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1974 __ 

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 1974_ - Sweet coro ________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ T omataes ____________ .. ____________________ 1978 __ -

1974_ - Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ Apples - (pounds) ____________________________ 1978 __ 

1974 __ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978 __ 

1974_ - Gropes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ - 1974_ -

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1974_ - Nursery and greenhouse products- ______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ -

-

Farms 

700 

768 

690 

716 

63 

(NA) 

2 

(NA) 

11 

34 

8 

20 

4 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

125 

331 

102 

(NA) 

8 

(NA) 

17 

(NA) 

1 

(NA) 

156 

110 

-

-

-

-

-

-

13 

27 

1 

- 548 

620 

447 

(NA) 

141 

11 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

8 

(NA) 

380 

459 

43 

(NA) 

47 

(NA) 

5 

(NA) 

510 

573 

201 

(NA) 

93 

(NA) 

308 

(NA) 

245 

200 

34 

(NA) 

42 

7 

Harvested 

Acres 

48 824 

41 612 

45 726 

35 408 

(0) 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

335 

1 014 

284 

836 

51 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

- (NA) 

2 642 

7084 

1 758 

(NA) 

145 

(NA) 

244 

(NA) 

(0) 

(NA) 

6 585 

4m -

-

-

-

-

-

48 

1 594 

(0) 

- 16 279 

16 575 

11 745 

(NA) 

2 702 

139 

(NA) 

- (NA) 

121 

(NA) 

11 552 

12 555 

253 

(NA) 

486 

(NA) 

18 

(NA) 

20 423 

23 597 

7 738 

(NA) 

1 025 

(NA) 

6 412 

(NA) 

3 739 

3 172 

468 

(NA) 

455 

126 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 

All forms 

Irrigated 

Quantity Forms Acres 

(X) 32 3 721 

()O (NA) (NA) 

3 760 997 32 3 721 

1 703 446 (NA) (NA) 

47 367 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

17 360 - - 21 635 (NA) (NA) 

(0) - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

- - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) [ 

84 364 - -

202 276 (NA) (NA) 

79402 - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

7 611 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

6 207 - - (NA) [ (NA) (N~[ (X) -

(X) I (NA) (NA) 

153 267 4 197 

69051 (NA) (NA) 

J - - (NA) (NA) 

- - (NA) (NA) 

- - -

- (NA) (NA) 

8 452 2 (0) 

257 858 (NA) (NA) 

(0) - -

- (NA) (NA) 

40943 7 165 

34 902 (NA) (NA) 

31 776 [ 6 163[ (NA) (NA) (NA) 

5 062 1 (0) 

(X) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

10 076 - - (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 51 5 810 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 5 20 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 20 316 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 1 (0) 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 15 964 

(X) (NA) (NA) 

95 150 873 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

4 608 104 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

51 810 813 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 63 1 271 (X) (NA) (NA) 

2 560 901 22 337 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

(X) 21 400 (X) (NA) (NA) 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity forms Acres 

574 47 426 (X) 32 3 721 

561 39 113 ()O 14 566 

566 44 349 3 689 056 32 3 721 

524 33 174 1 628 681 13 (0) 

(0) - 62 (0) - 102 5 671 53 263 1 (0) 

1 (0) (X) - -

13 268 (X) - -

10 (0) (X) - -

26 936 (X) - - 8 284 17 360 - -

19 (0) (0) - - 3 (0) (0) - -

8 97 344 - -

- - - - -

- - - - -

(X) - - - -

I (0) (X) - -

110 2 478 78 925 - -

254 6 339 185 816 - -

95 1 713 77 757 - -

107 1 613 70 125 - -

6 (0) (0) - -

13 189 6 289 - -

12 172 4 764 - - 11 163 4 531[ - - - (X) - =[ 4 67 (X) -

140 6 379 149 696 4 197 

100 4 134 67044 9 225 

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

- - - - - - - - - -

- - - - -

11 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

21 1 584 256 001 10 1 517 

- - - - -

- - - - -

399 13968 37 299 6 (0) 

402 13 287 29 939 1 (0) 

340 10 272 29 261 5 (0) 

310 9 037 21 884 - - 96 2 008 4 114 1 (0) 

10 (0) (X) - -

22 301 (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - 7 (0) (0) - -

22 301 18 733 - -, 316 11 355 (X) 50 (0) 

337 12 169 (X) 46 6 657 

37 244 (X) 4 (0) 

46 310 (X) 7 49 

43 484 (X) 19 (0) 

52 340 (X) 18 152 

3 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

2 (0) (X), -

437 19 785 (X) 15 9J 

489 23 064 (X) 18 488 

177 7 519 94 973 307 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 7 831 66 766 897 (NA) (NA) 

83 964 4 357 394 (NA) (NA) 

(NA) 1 560 7 375 645 (NA) (NA) 

268 6 164 51 214 855 (NA) (NA) 

310 7 307 41 058 000 (NA) (NA) 

213 3 645 (X) 59 1 262 159 3 052 (X) 52 1 275 28 460 2 533 911 20 (0) 

29 338 2 155 759 18 292 37 453 (X) 19 (0) 

4 122 (X) (NA) (NA) 

VAN BUREN COUNTY, MICH. 593 
Tobie 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All fonns Fonns wllh sales of $2,500 Or morn 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Farms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

- 1 362 235477 1 327 226 138 1036 220 485 974 203 340 

- 00 173 00 170 00 213 00 209 

- 00 455040 (Xl 455040 00 455040 00 455040 

Ap~;~a~~r~n1a;!~===========================~~c~~~= - 00 51.7 00 49.7 00 48.5 00 44.7 

Value 01 land and buildings,' 

- 245034 00 146 726 00 290 229 00 177 396 (X) 

- (X) 1 391 (Xl 861 00 1329 (Xl 850 

Avorage per lonn _____________________________ dollor,-

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 

land in forms according to use: 

- 1 324 190 170 1 286 173918 1 016 180 589 952 160098 

- 1 268 160 191 1 224 142262 990 154 753 927 136306 

Tolol cropland ______________________________________ _ 

Horveslod cropland _______________________________ _ 

By ocres horvesled, 

- 116 569 99 (NA) 45 197 30 (NA) 

- 147 2065 118 (NA) 44 590 18 (NA) 

- 110 2607 107 (NA) 60 1 435 43 (NA) 

- 144 5 419 167 (NA) 104 3954 121 (HA) 

- 282 19401 290 (NA) 269 (D) 273 (HAl 

- 233 32 857 239 (NA) 233 32857 238 (HA) 

- 185 57 749 166 (HA) 184 (D) 166 (NA) 

1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 10 10 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 41 27093 34 (NA) 41 27093 34 (NA) 

-- 10 12431 4 (NA) 10 12431 4 (NA) 

500 10 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1.000 acres or more __________________________ _ 

(ropland used only for posture ______________________ _ 

- 518 15 123 618 18 421 394 13201 439 13288 Olher cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 510 14856 454 (ropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 13 235 404 12635 341 10504 

- 147 3 629 (NA) (NA) 108 3032 89 1 735 

- 48 872 (NA) (HAl 28 576 44 1 042 

grosses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ 

(ropland on which all crops foiled _________________ _ 

(ropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ - 107 2615 (NAl (NA) 94 2457 123 3459 Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 333 7 740 (NAl (NA) 271 6570 174 4268 

Tolal woodland _____________________________________ _ 

- 726 20 044 778 21 519 590 17 725 619 18403 Woodland poslured ______________________________ _ 

-- 176 3 160 (NA) (NA) 153 2853 172 3676 Woodland not poslured ___________________________ _ 

-- 604 16884 (NA) (NA) 487 14872 501 14 727 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 1 097 25 263 1 091 30701 837 22 171 809 24839 Posturelond and rangeland, other thon cropland and woodland poslured ______________________________ _ 

-- 183 5 871 (NAl (NA) 147 5395 180 6 560 land in house lots, ponds, roods, wasteland, etc ______ _ -- I 069 19 392 (HAl (HA) 816 16 776 783 18279 

Poslurolond, all typeL ________________________________ _ 

-- 672 24154 (NAl (HA) 516 21 449 (HA) 23524 

Irrigaled land _______________________________________ _ 

-- 59 3692 37 1 357 52 3667 33 1 302 Harvested cropiond irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 58 (D) (NAl (NA) 51 (D) 33 1 302 Posturelond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (NAl - Other land irrigoled ________________________________ _ 

-- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ - 244 5 542 (X) (X) 221 5376 (X) (X) 

11978 doto are based on a sample of fanns; see text. 

Tobie 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value 

Farms ($1.000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products sold l _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollors_ - 1 362 39 232 1 327 28 378 1 036 38 821 974 27 985 

- (X) 28805 (X) 21 385 (X) 37472 (X) 28 732 

Forms by volue of agricultural products sold: I $100,000 or moro ___________________________________ _ $40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ $20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $0(,999 ___________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $2,500 (soolo.l) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2.499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ 

$1,000 to $1,499 _________________________________ _ loaslhan $1,000 _________________________________ _ Abnormal forms (sooloxt) ____________________________ _ 

- 97 19526 62 (NA) 97 19 526 62 (NA) 

- 148 9521 122 (NA) 148 9 521 122 (NA) 

- 158 4490 166 (NA) 158 4490 166 (NA) 

- 210 2986 203 (NA) 210 2986 203 (NA) 

- 216 1 538 227 (HA) 216 1 538 227 (NA) 

- 207 760 170 (NA) 207 760 170 (NA) 

- 326 412 377 (NA) (X) (X) 24 (NA) 

- 51 112 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 91 157 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 79 97 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 105 46 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 114 18641 1 140 12 550 907 18388 (NA) 12 270 

- 944 11 415 (NAl (NA) 800 11 243 801 7891 

- 74 777 (NAl (NA) 66 772 (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - 398 1 753 (NAl (NA) 338 1 699 331 724 

- 65 I 356 (NA) (NA) 52 1 348 33 865 

- 50 (0) (NA) (NA) 35 (D) 29 586 

- 37 2506 30 1 396 30 2497 25 1 394 

- 8 (D) (NAl (NA) 6 (0) 12 810 

Crops __________________________________ -------------- Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credll Corporolion loons _________________ _ 

Cotton and cottonseed __________ - _______ -------------- Commodity Credil Corporolion loans _________________ _ 

T obatCO ________________ - - ------- - --- - -------------- Field seeds, hoy, farago, and sllago ____________________ _ 

Vegelobles, sweel corn, and molon'- ___________________ _ 

Frulls, nuls, and berrles ______________________________ _ 

Nursery and greenhouse producls _____________________ _ 

Olher crops ________________ ---------- ---------------

- 786 20 592 BOB 15 769 632 20433 659 15 657 

- 113 667 149 656 88 661 113 645 

- 149 9899 (NA) (NA) 149 9899 188 8 242 

- 500 6323 (NA) (NA) 453 6276 495 4 460 

- 234 2087 (NA) (NA) 192 2060 192 1 345 

- 210 1 102 (NA) (NA) 168 1 065 221 806 

- 125 512 (NA) (NA) 73 470 35 160 

livestock, poullry, and Ihoir producls ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry producl'-___________ ---------------

g~~1. ':n-:~~1~0~-:: :::: :::::::: :::::::: :::::::::::::: 

Hogs and plgL _______________ -----------------------

Sheep, lambs, and woal ________________ ---------------

Olhor liveslock and lives lock producls (see 10.1) _________ _ 

'1974 dolo Include sales of foresl producls. 

594 WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Fanns, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

, . 1978 

Forms 

Farms with harvested cropland Forms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Horvested 

1978 1974 in forms Forms in farms cropland Farms in forms cropland 

All farms ___________________________ _ 

- I 362 I 327 235477 1 268 232 ~I 160 191 59 13575 10520 

Forms with55 53 259 29 160 117 5 22 14 -

- 311 213 8 527 266 7601 4397 15 407 133 

1 to 9 ocre5 _______________________ _ 

to to 49 ocres _____________________ _ SO to 69 acres _____________________ _ 

- 97 109 5677 91 5329 3047 3 172 95 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ - 187 187 15264 177 14464 8 175 6 478 213 100 to 139 acr.s _____________ .. _____ _ - 176 199 20 735 170 20 042 II 827 10 I 119 756 140 to 179 acre"-__________________ _ 

- 121 140 18949 120 18799 II 829 3 490 183 180 to 219 ocr."-__________________ _ 

- 72 102 14308 72 14308 8767 3 (D) (D) 220 to 259 acr."-__________________ _ 

- 65 76 15243 65 15243 10041 I (0) (0) 260 to 499 acres ___________________ _ 

- 183 183 64190 183 64190 45809 4 I 361 I 084 500 to 999 acres ___________________ _ - 80 53 53 243 80 53 243 39 599 5 3971 3327 1.000 to 1,999 ocr."-_______________ _ 

- 15 II 19082 15 19082 16583 4 4718 4 130 

- - 2,(X)O acres or more ________________ _ I - - - - - - -

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in forms __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Part owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative. estote or trust. institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Farms 

362 

268 

783 

703 

475 

~7 

104 

98 

183 

148 

23 

8 

All forms 

1974 

Acres Forms 

235 477 327 160 191 224 

75 894 857 41 486 (NA) 

136 591 371 

101 063 (NA) 

22 992 99 17642 (NA) 

183 626 (NA) 

43 689 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

Acres 

226 138 142 262 

95939 

47223 

III 513 

81 952 

18686 

13087 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with soles of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

I 036 

990 

526 

489 

422 

416 

88 

85 

877 

130 

23 

6 

Acres 

220 485 154 753 

64 495 37803 

133615 

99 no 22375 

17 180 

169978 

42 525 

(D) 

(D) 

1974 

Farms 

974 

927 

534 

(NA) 

353 

(NA) 

87 

(NA) 

863 

95 

13 

3 

Irrigated land 

3692 

9 

85 

22 

97 

578 

5 

(D) 

(0) 

230 

I 093 

I 332 

-

Acres 

203 340 136 306 

74822 

41 959 

110 257 

81 428 

18261 

12919 

169 530 

32226 

I 361 

223 

All forms I Forms with soles of All forms Farms with soles of $2.500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: Farming ______________________________ 631 713 583 607 On form operated _____________________ _ Other ---_____________________________ 731 598 453 351 Not on farm operated __________________ _ I 091 979 835 751 161 141 114 90 Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 110 191 87 117 

Under 25 years ________________________ 24 17 17 13 Operators reporting days of work off farm, 25 to 34 yearL________________________ 147 123 108 79 None ________________________________ _ 35 to 44 yearL________________________ 311 231 206 180 I to 49 doys __________________________ _ 45 to 54 yearL________________________ 314 349 258 241 50 to 99 doyL ________________________ _ 55 to 64 y.arL________________________ 336 340 275 261 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 65 years ond over ______________________ 230 251 172 184 ISO to 199 doys _______________________ _ 

463 430 412 348 77 73 66 56 36 28 31 21 54 46 46 29 

Average 77 59 45 43 age___________________________ 50.8 52.4 51.3 52.7 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

~----------~--------~ ~--------~----------~ 610 SOl 398 308 

I Applies only to individual or family operations (safe proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 doto are based on a sample of farms; see textJ 

All farms Farms with sales of $2 . .500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1.000) Fonns ($1.000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 525 3 153 ~ 2086 381 3083 379 2002 - 775 2 737 777 2996 544 2640 557 2901 - 381 I 627 576 2097 268 I 580 447 2060 - 643 3SO (NA) (NA) 489 325 427 204 - I 115 I 7~ I 027 I 142 928 I 713 825 I 122 - 1 113 3971 1 005 2594 922 3911 832 2559 - I 016 I 203 698 634 827 I 179 599 625 - 398 2453 344 I 450 345 2419 302 1 431 - 61 80 32 25 41 71 26 22 

- 559 540 519 356 415 489 417 336 

- I 362 3055 (NA) (NA) I 021 2951 (NA) (NA) - I 362 2441 I 305 I 471 I 021 2363 958 1 390 - I 316 I 173 (NA) (NA) I 005 1 117 936 873 - 699 695 (NA) (NA) 637 688 407 309 - 133 216 (NA) (NA) 133 216 131 71 - 110 54 (NA) (NA) 93 SO } - 21 137 (NA) (NA) 21 137 957 - 1 362 166 (NA) (NA) I 021 136 

950 600 (NA) (NA) 155 744 574 (NA) - 30 14 (NA) (NA) 30 (NA) 14 (NA) (NA) 

livestock and poultry purchased _________ · ________________ _ Feed for livestock ond poultry ___________________________ _ 

Comm.rclally mixed formula feeds _____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seed', bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals Including lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machin.ry and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

En.rgy and petroleum product"-_________________________ _ Petroleum products ____ c ____________________________ _ Gasoline _________________________________________ _ 

Dle.el fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~ey~ii Natural _~~t~~~~_a_n_d_~~~~:~ gas ______________________________________ == ======== ==== ==== ======= _ 

Kerosene, motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity ___________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal. wood, coke, .tc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICH. 595 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Forms Acres on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except !li:sture __________________________ _ 

U!:s!~~_~n_d_~~~~~~~~_~e_~~i~~_========~==================== Sprays. dusts, granules, fumigants. etc. to control-

- 1 088 137344 902 134 491 

- 1 084 136 355 902 133 562 

- 63 989 43 929 

- 175 5230 140 4697 

Insects on hoy and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchords _____________________________ _ 

Weeds. gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

- 451 36 672 382 35580 

- 56 4609 48 4481 

- 108 7654 88 7 518 

- 716 75807 609 74471 

Chemicals for- Defoliation or for 9rowth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on hvestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird con.rol _______________________ _ 

- 67 3018 51 2914 

- 280 (X) 221 (X) 

- 186 (X) 138 (X) 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

All MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of 011 machinery and equipment ____________ forms_ 

$I,OO(L Average per form ________________ doIlors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

-

-

-

- $5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

- $10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

-

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel tractors ___________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ 

Pickup bolers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, shear bor Or flywh .. 1 type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 doto ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All forms Farms with so les of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

I ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

I 362 I 298 I 021 949 machinery and equipment - Can. 

48 812 31 371 45 442 28 262 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

35 838 24 169 44 507 29 781 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ $50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

95 166 40 71 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

330 274 139 127 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

248 317 191 238 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Monufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number 

I 081 I 585 752 974 494 611 

I 221 2002 754 889 760 I 113 

I 280 3634 401 622 1 148 3 012 

463 507 137 145 340 362 320 338 140 145 190 193 

450 464 73 73 378 391 

- - - - - -

582 602 198 202 385 400 

690 725 152 166 548 559 

189 219 89 93 107 126 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 dota ore based on 0 somple of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

1974 

Forms Acres on which used 

832 99 328 (NA) 98955 (NA) 373 65 1 830 

(NA) 19 277 

5 79 

23 1 621 

(NA) 48 012 

8 1 230 

54 (Xl 

(NA) (Xl 

All farms Farms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

190 200 168 180 

166 179 ISO 17l 122 83 122 83 

1031 { 103 "1 

79 79 79 r 79 

29..J L 29 ..J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

I 069 I 452 904 I 139 I 683 719 I 236 3 200 473 

385 406 79 

246 255 79 

478 490 68 (NA) (NA) (NAl 449 459 131 

633 644 131 

226 276 76 

Any hired workersFarms with sales of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 doys or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Farms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 398 125 (Xl 341 (Xl 345 302 

- 1 675 (Xl 304 (X) 1 371 I 586 I 827 Farms ________________________ ---------------------------

Workers ________________ --____ ---------------------------

Farms with- 1 worker ____________________ --------------------------- 2 workers ____________________ -------------------------- 3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 132 71 71 108 108 107 137 

- 117 28 56 114 228 97 52 

- 89 17 63 71 237 81 52 

- 34 5 31 24 158 34 23 

- 26 4 83 24 640 26 38 

I 

596 WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry-Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

I Forms with sales of $2,500 or more All farms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Fonns Number Forms Humber 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventoryl Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ___________________________ _ 892 (X) 884 D() 686 (X) 680 (X) 

- 685 (X) 759 (X) 560 (X) 619 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $J.(XXL Any cottle, hogs, or sheep ____________________ $1.000 __ 786 20 592 808 15769 632 20 433 659 15 657 - 6611 674 9513 731 (NA) 565 9402 621 

CATTlE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers Ihat had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Herlers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

527 27934 612 31 002 450 27388 506 30 194 - 342 10769 407 13 137 300 10572 345 12734 - 192 2 370 219 3 628 156 2191 162 3263 - 182 8 399 225 9509 167 8381 211 9471 - 357 8 8851 (NA) (NA) 309 8732 318 8238

1 - 8280 (NA) (NA) 380 8084 422 9222 - 442 

Soles, Cottle ond calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Coltle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened caltle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

500 15992 566 14907 453 15 825 495 14654 - (X) 6323 (X) (NA) (X) 6276 (X) 4460 - (NA) (NA) 191 4575 214 3884 - 209 4641 334 - (X) 504 (X) (NA) (X) 493 (X) 

457 11 351 (NA) (NA) 420 11 250· 459 10 770 - (X) 5 819 (X) (HA) (X) 5 783 (X) 4 126 - 289 7875 (NA) (NA) 261 7809 226 5847 -

- (X) 4 135 (X) (HA) (X) 4 111 (X) 2356 

- 149 9899 (NA) (NA) 149 9899 188 8242 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs-_____________________________________ _ 

Used or 10 be used for breeding _____________________ _ 

Other hogs and pigs-______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and Nov. 30 ________________ _ Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June land Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 230 14743 218 12 177 182 14234 175 11 624 

- 159 2 108 (NA) (NA)I 127 1 996 119 1 845/ 

- 215 12 635/ (NA) (NA) 173 12238/ 163 9 779 

- 166 2444 153 2 740 131 2343 124 2605 

- 140 1 247 128 1 372 113 1 199 111 1 319 

- 144 1 197 129 1 368 122 I 144 101 1 286 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 209 21 276 265 27852 168 19986 223 26 137 

- 195 9916 (NA) (NA) 157 9 122 212 12889 

- 23 99 (NA) (NA) 11 41 5 16 

Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Soles, 

- 297 2075 240 I 514, 182 1 334 146 I 109 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

- 234 21 956 222 20337 192 21 434 192 19703 

$1,000_ - (X) 2087 (X) (NA) (X) 2060 (X) 1 345 Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 55 3680 54 3846 39 3343 34 3380 

$1,000_ - (X) 141 (X) (NA) (X) 130 (X) 92 Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 206 16418 251 23 595 165 15794 221 22745 Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ 

- 199 21 113 (NA) (NA) 161 20 072 202 23865 Pounds of wool _____________ . _____________________ _ 

- (X) 166 629 (X) (NA) (X) 158 248 (X) 189 607 Sheep, lambs, and wooL _______________________ $1,000_ - 210 1 102 (NA) (NA) 168 1 065 221 806 Goats _____________________________________________ _ - 7 29 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) 1 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 89 284 53 222 56 226 31 185 $1,000_ - (X) 427 (X) (NA) (X) 398 (X) 143 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any pou~ry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 monlhs old or oldeL _____________________ _ - 228 (X) 230 (X) 159 (X) 167 (X) 

- 201 60 726 221 77 819 139 58 731 160 75026 Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 monlhs old or older _____________________ _ 

PuUel chicks and puUel. under 3 monlhs old ___________ _ 

8roilers and olher meal-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ 

Turkey. for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Olher poullry ____________________________________ _ 

Sales, 

- 197 59909 219 77 282 135 58 092 159 74634 

- 27 817 (NA) (NA) 20 639 3 60 

- 6 325 (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - -

- 37 3476 27 1 289 21 2921 15 830 

- 18 187 (NA) (NA) 6 111 6 81 

- 12 150 (NA) (NA) 4 102 5 (D) 

- 9 37 (NA) (NA) 3 9 I (0) 

- 64 (X) (NA) (X) 39 (X) 19 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 monlh. old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullels of laying age ____________________ _ 

PuUets 3 monlhs old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullel chicks and puUets under 3 monlhs old ___________ _ 

8roilers and olher meal-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys __________________ • ______________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 72 (X) 88 (X) 57 ()O 64 (X) 

- 47 42073 69 60684 41 41 843 57 60 076 

- 46 (D) 67 45 503 40 (D) 56 (D) 

- I (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - 10 2 473 17 3066 7 (D) 3 96 

- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 4 5056 

- 6 (D) (NA) (NA) 3 (D) 4 5056 - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 12 (X) (NA) (X) 8 (X) 6 (X) 

- 113 667 149 656 88 661 113 645 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICH. 597 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with sales of $2,SOO or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvesled Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Fanns Acres 

Corn for all purposes -----____________________ 1978_ - 938 78750 (Xl 13 1 427 800 77 059 (X) 11 (0) 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 915 64 334 (X) (NA) (NA) 774 62378 (X) 5 329 - 917 70024 5 273 975 13 (0) 782 68 371 5 190 210 11 (0) 

- 886 52047 2 554 524 (NA) (NA) 749 50146 2491 410 5 (0) 

- 223 (0) 106 119 2 (0) 217 (0) 105 792 2 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 244 11808 103 575 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (X) - - 1 (0) (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NA) 16 424 (X) - -

Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- 6 142 (X) - (NAil 

5 (0) (X) - - - 15 174 (Xl (NA) 15 174 (X) 1 (0) 

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons, green) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ CuI for dry forage or hoy (Ions, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

- 5 61 2 160 (NA) (NA) 5 61 2 160 1 (0) 

- 5 (0) 1 152 - - 5 (0) 1 152 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10 82 223 - - - 1 (0) (0) - - - - - - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 3 31 (X) - -

Wheal for grain (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - 556 15 996 664 974 - - 523 15 670 654 173 - - 1974_ OOls for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 712 19 787 767 981 (NA) (NA) 628 18902 740 502 - -

- 542 12995 793 498 - - 490 12 330 767 310 - - 1974_ 80rley for groin (bushels) ______________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 486 10433 534 954 - -

- 14 215 5073 - - 10 203 4 765 - - 1974_ Rye for grain (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 20 274 13 425 - - - 5 65 1 785 - - 4 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Other small grains for grain ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 11 131 3 152

1 

- - - 3 62 (X) - - 3 62 (Xl - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 16 224 (X) - - Soybeans for beans (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ - 283 15 835 352 650 4 54 250 15 318 345 332 3 (0) 

1974_ - 310 13 825 229 630 (NA) (NA) 283 13 517 226 027 2 (0) 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Co!!on (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Irish potatoes (hundredweight} __________________ 1978_ 

- - -

=1 

(NA) (NA) - - -

=1 - - - - - - - =1 - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - 7 (0) (0) 3 (0) 6 (0) (0) 2 (0) 

1974_ - 18 808 148 424 (NA) (NA) 7 802 147 883 2 (0) 

Sweelpolatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1974_ - 3 (Z) 18 (NA) (NA) 1 (0) (0) - - Hoy crops (Ions, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - 813 36 109 102 399 2 (0) 669 33 896 98 376 2 (0) 

1974_ - 789 30 787 62 529 (NA) (NA) 637 28470 59 252 - - Alfa~o hay (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 723 26801 853511 1 (0) 603 24991 81 869 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 512 18643 41 976 - - Olher lame dry hay (Ions, dry) (see lext) ______ 1978_ - 179 3 788 7549 - - 154 3 493 7082 - - Field seed cropL _____________________________ 1978_ - 32 630 (X) - - 32 630 (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 80 1 072 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 35 1 140 - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 30 579 57850 - - 30 579 57 850 - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 72 894 88 705 - -

All vegetables harvesled for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 65 1 968 (X) 25 1 202 52 1 941 (X) 23 (0) 

1974_ - 54 1 620 (X) (NA) (NA) 33 1 581 (X) 11 552 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 49 1 199 (X) 12 839 40 1 187 (X) 11 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 21 897 (X) 5 256 Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 35 93 (X) 15 77 29 90 (X) 14 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 19 46 (X) 5 15 Green peas excluding cowpeos ________________ 1978_ - 6 15 (X) 2 (0) 5 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 2 (X) 1 (0) 

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 62 868 (X) 6 166 33 721 (X) 4 (0) 

1974_ - 40 602 (X) (NA) (NA) 25 576 (X) 3 100 Apples (poundsL ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 51 731 5 680 695 (NA) (NA) 29 635 5 611 537 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 507 4 583 731 (NA) (NA) Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 20 50 203 686 (NA) (NA) 10 41 200 100 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 33 99950 (NA) (NA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 16 20 27627 (NA) (NA) 5 9 23 100 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 3 16 000 (NA) (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ - 24 222 (X) 9 191 18 219 (X) 9 191 

1974_ - 20 78 (X) (NA) (NA) 9 74 (X) 7 68 Strawberries (poundsL ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 19 158 586615 9 149 15 157 584 354 9 149 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 67 201 416 7 66 

Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Olher crops ___________ • _____________________ 1978_ - 37 166 (X) 17 63 30 152 (X) 17 63 

- 13 172 (X) (NA) (NA) 12 (0) (X) (NA) (NA) 

598 WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

i Forms with soles of $2,500 or more All farms 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ________________________ -------- ----------- - ---

Average size of form ________________________________ _ 

Approximate fand oreo ____________________________ -_ ---- Proportion in forms __________________________ percenL 

463 33450 441 37 4891 317 28 652 305 31 8891 - (X) 90 00 105 (X) 72 ()() 85 - (X) 387 200 ()() 387 200 (X) 387200 (X) 387 200 - (X) 8.6 ()() 9.7 (X) 7.4 (X) 8.2 

-

Value of land ond buildings,' Average per form _____________________________ dollors_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollars_ 170 471 (X) 175 748 (X) 191 461 ()() 200 790 (X) 

- (X) 2 519 ()() 2067 (X) 2282 (X) 1 920 

-

Land in forms according to use: Totol croplond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 1 to 9 acres _________________________________ _ 

10 to 19 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 29 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 acres _______________________________ _ 50 to 99 acres _______________________________ _ 

100 to 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 to 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for pasture ______________________ _ Other cropland ___________________________________ _ 

436 27 4551 424 30 3441 307 24 7481 292 27 2041 - 410 23 5011 414 25 4251 290 21 676 288 23 732 -

149 603 144 (NA) 88 319 70 (NA) 

- 25 (NA) 55 737 56 (NA) 21 268 - 30 731 34 (NA) 19 468 24 (NA) 

- 59 2 178 47 (NA) 51 1 926 37 (NA) 

- 3 917 80 (NA) 51 3677 80 (NA) 

- 55 23 (NA) I 29 3 8831 23 (NA)I 28 (D) I - 8 107 22 (NA) 27 (0) 21 (NA) 28 - 8 (NA) I 5 3 345 8 (NA) 5 3 345 - (NA) - - - (NA) 

- - - -

55 668 72 1 525 35 480 36 892 - 2580 132 3286 108 3394 91 2 592 79 - Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement grasses, not harvested or pastured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops failed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Croplond idle ___________________________________ _ 

Totol woodland _____________________________________ _ Woodland pastured _______________________________ _ 

Woodland not pastured ____________________________ _ 

Other land _________________________________________ _ 

Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ 

18 307 (NAl (NA) 11 269 19 849 - 512 (NAJ (NA) 12 398 16 410 21 - (NAl (NA) I 15 

~I 5 189

1 - 23 507

99 1 960 1 (NA) (NA) 67 1 48 1 132 -

110 2030 99 1 880 83 1 624 69 1 498

1 - 18 366 (NA) (NA) 15 288 9 231 - (NAl (NA) 70 1 336 61 1 267 - 94 1 664 

3 1871 - 285 3 965 295 5 265 180 2280 186 

20 

3~1 (NAl (NA) I 8 

~I 10 1 1231 - 280 (NAl (NA) 178 1 184 2064 -

Pastureland, all types __________________________________ _ - 83 I 898 (NAl (NA) 51 1 439 (NA) 2246 

Irrigated land ________________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ Pastureland irrigated ________________________________ _ Other land irrigoted _________________________________ _ 

land set aside in the federal form programs in 1978 ________ _ 

- 60 559 63 1 169 57 556 52 1 131 

- 59 (D) (NA) (NA) 56 (D) 52 (D) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - (NA) - - 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 2 (D) 1 (0) 

- 32 587 ()() (X) 27 541 (X) (X) 

1)978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Farms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Value Value Value Value Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products soldl _______________ _ - 463 11 781 441 9424 317 11 551 305 9219 Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - (X) 25445 (X) 21 370 (X) 36 437 (X) 30 226 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold: l 

$100.000 or more ___________________________________ _ 

- 22 6 110 17 (NA) 22 6 110 17 (NA) $40,000 to $99,999 _________________________________ _ - 51 3 154 43 (NA) 51 3 154 43 (NA) $20,000 to $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

- 27 705 30 (NA) 27 705 30 (NA) $10,000 to $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 to $9,999 ___________________________________ _ - 56 764 48 (NA) 56 764 48 (NAl 

- 76 522 61 (NA) 76 522 61 (NA) $2,500 to $4,999 ___________________________________ _ less than $2,500 (see text) ___________________________ _ $2,000 to $2,499 _________________________________ _ $1,500 to $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 to $1.499 _________________________________ _ 

less than $1.000 _________________________________ _ 

Abnormal forms (see tex'tL ___________________________ _ 

- 85 296 87 (NA) 85 296 87 (NA) 

- 145 (D) 154 (NA) (X) (X) 19 (NA) 

- 28 60 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 32 53 (NAl (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 34 41 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 51 (D) (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 1 (D) 1 (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

Crops _______________________________________________ _ 

Grains ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporotion loans _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans _________________ _ Tobacco ___________________________________________ _ 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons ____________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ Nursery ond greenhouse products _____________________ _ Other crops ________________________________________ _ 

livestock, poultry, and their products ____________________ _ 

Poultry and poultry products __________________________ _ 

Dairy products _____________________________________ _ Cattle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and pigL _____________________________________ _ 

Sheep, lambs, and woaL _____________________________ _ 

Other livestock and livestock products (see text) _________ _ 

- 388 10776 396 8 551 287 10594 (NA) 8 370 

- 214 2 106 (NAl (NA) 159 2041 185 1 825 - 8 110 (NAl (NA) 7 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NAl - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - 49 (D) (NAl (NA) 34 (D) 29 43 - 76 946 (NAl (NAl 57 896 58 987 - 39 443 (NAl (NA) 22 429 19 237 - III 7 139 107 5 288 97 7 120 93 5272 - 3 (D) (NAl (NAl 2 (D) 4 6 

- 119 1 006 93 867 70 957 61 -

-

26 

1 340 (D) (NA) 

24 (NA) 

274 11 

1 338 (D) 

13 

7 ~\ 202 - 34 144 (NAl (NA) 21 129 39 254 - 32 170 (NA) (NA) 19 161 19 68 - 11 (D) (NA) (NAl 7 (D) 2 (D) 

- 52 302 (NA) (NA) 30 281 7 (D) 

'1974 data Include sales of forest products. 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WAYNE COUNTY, MICH. 599 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1978 Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland Farms with irrigated land 

Acres Acres Harvested Acres Harvesled 1978 1974 in farms Forms in farms cropland Farms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- Forms with- 463 441 33450 410 32201 23501 60 5449 3688 

- 106 88 431 85 377 255 24 86 54 - 190 166 4 738 164 4248 2877 19 478 234 - 41 41 2 381 39 2271 1 504 2 (0) (0) 

- 49 58 4088 48 4018 2926 4 359 235 

- 20 27 2 362 18 2 144 1 628 - - - - 12 10 1 900 12 1 900 1 498 2 (0) (0) 

- 6 11 1 219 6 1 219 1 081 1 (0) (0) 

- 12 9 2 861 12 2861 2061 1 (0) (0) 

- 20 18 7693 19 7386 5 792 4 1 260 659 

- 5 11 (0) 5 (D) (D) 2 (D) (D) 

- 2 2 (D) 2 (D) (D) 1 (D) (D) 

- - - - - - - - - -

I to 9 otre5 _______________________ _ 

10 to 49 ocres _____________________ _ 50 to 69 ocres ____ . _________________ _ 

70 to 99 acres _____________________ _ 10010139 acre'- __________________ _ 

14010179 acres ___________________ _ 

18010219 acre'-__________________ _ 

22010259 acre'-__________________ _ 

260 to 499 acre'-__________________ _ 

500 to 999 ocres ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocres ________________ _ 2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978 and 1974 

land in farms __________________________________ _ Harvested cropland ____________________________ _ 

Tenure of operator: Full owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland __________________________ _ Port owners __________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropfand __________________________ _ Tenants _____________________________________ _ Harvested cropland __________________________ _ 

Type of organization: Individual or family ____________________________ _ Partnership __________________________________ _ 

Corporation __________________________________ _ 

Other-cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc._ 

1978 

Forms 

463 

410 

281 

235 

128 

123 

54 

52 

400 

40 

22 

1 

All farms 

1974 

Acres Farms 

33450 441 23 501 414 

10072 259 

4 774 (NA) 

16038 128 

12 536 (NA) 

7 340 54 

6 191 (NA) 

26825 (NA) 

3 691 (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

(D) (NA) 

Acres 

37489 

25425 

12 119 5 377 

17 840 

13 487 

7530 

6561 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

(NA) 

Forms with sales of $2.500 or more 

1978 

Farms 

317 

290 

169 

146 

104 

102 

44 

42 

261 

34 

22 

Acres 

28652 

21 676 

6543 

3696 

15 112 

12067 

6997 

5913 

23 397 

3 471 1 784 

1974 

Farms 

305 

288 

157 

(NA) 

99 

(NA) 

49 

(NA) 

268 

24 

13 

Irrigaled 

land 

559 

34 

97 

(0) 

103 

-

(0) 

(0) 

(0) 

141 

(0) 

(D) 

-

Acres 

31 889 

23 732 

7275 

4140 

17247 

13076 

7367 

6 516 

26 513 

4 772 

604 

All forms I Forms with sales of I All forms Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more $2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by ploce of residence: Forming ______________________________ 188 197 160 157 On form operaled _____________________ _ 319 292 208 194 Olher ________________________________ 275 230 157 135 Not on form operated __________________ _ 100 86 76 68 

Operators by age group: Not reported __________________________ _ 44 49 33 30 

Under 25 years ________________________ 4 12 2 9 Operators reporting days of work off form: 251034 year'-________________________ 58 22 43 18 None ________________________________ _ 156 123 119 97 351044 yoar'-________________________ 74 78 45 42 1 1049 days __________________________ _ 16 24 15 14 451054 year'-________________________ 126 116 90 85 501099 doys _________________________ _ 10 8 7 7 551064 year'-________________________ 125 109 85 76 100 10149 day'-______________________ _ 20 4 15 4 

20 16 14 7 

220 180 128 105 

65 years and over ______________________ 76 90 52 62 15010199 days _______________________ _ 

Average ogo___________________________ 51.4 53.3 51.4 53.3 200 days or more _____________________ _ 

~----------~--------~ ~----------~--------~ IApplies only to individual or family operations (sale proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Tobie 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data ore based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

- 84 185 62 138 56 169 36 124 

- 110 273 115 303 64 178 61 290 

- 51 138 93 265 24 124 56 258 

- 79 19 (NA) (NA) 50 9 26 7 

- 311 905 271 549 238 896 195 540 

- 262 530 313 514 205 526 224 501 

- 237 233 204 168 203 227 163 164 

- 134 1 490 116 1 425 133 (0) 100 1 410 

- 46 43 12 12 34 21 11 (D) 

liveslack and poultry purchosed _________________________ _ 

Feed for liveslock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mi.ed farmulo f .. d'-____________________ _ 

Animal health cosls ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and Ir .. s __________________________ _ 

Commercial fertilizer ____________ ---___ -- ---------------

Olher agricultural chemicals inciudlng lime ________________ _ Hired farm labor ______________________________________ _ 

Contracl labor __________________ ---_____ - _________ -----

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment ____________________ ---___ -_ ---------------- 105 80 85 73 79 75 62 70 

- 463 979 (NA) (NA) 332 944 (NA) (NA) 

- 451 837 413 520 332 808 284 495 

- 425 266 (NA) (NA) 312 241 266 234 

- 117 59 (NA) (NA) III 59 77 46 

- 39 49 (NA) (NA) 39 49 58 48 

- 65 27 (NA) (NA) 54 26 

- 60 408 } (NA) (NA) 60 408 280 168 

- 451 28 (NA) (NA) 332 24 

280 137 (NA) (NA) 228 132 (NA) (NA) 

33 5 (NA) (NA) 27 3 (NA) (NA) 

Energy and pelroleum product'-_________________________ _ 

Pelroleum producls ____________ --- _____ --------------

Gosollne __________________ ---- ____ -- -------------- Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

~~ey~ii _ ~~t~~~~_a_n_d_~~~~~~~ == == == = = = = ==== ==== == == === Nolural gas ________________ ---- ____ ---------------

Kerosene. motor all, and grease _____________________ _ 

Electricity __________________ -_ ---- __ -- ----------------

Olher-coal. wood, coke, elc. __________________________ _ 

600 WAYNE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 6. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

f1978 data ore based on 0 sample of forms- see text] 

All farms forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1978 1974 

forms Acres on which used forms Acres on which used forms Iv;res on which used 

Commercial fertilizer ______________________________ -_ ---------

Cropland fertilized, except pasture __________________________ _ 

Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ lime __________________________________________________ ----

256 17072 199 - 256 17024 199 - 6 48 6 - I 575 5 - 5 

Sprays, dusts, granules, fumigants, etc. fa cantrol- Insects on hay and other crops ________________________ - - -- -- Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ 

Diseases in crops and orchards _____________________________ _ 

Weeds, gross, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ 

Chemicals for -

Defoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sanitation and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

90 6 780 73 - 15 I 197 15 - I 624 46 - 62 

II 9431 122 - 129 

21 

711 

16 - 16 (X) 10 

27 (X) 26 

Table 7. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment ____________ farms_ 

$1,000_ 

Average per farm ________________ dollars_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 __________________________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 _______________________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SELECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Automobiles _____________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctor5- __________________________ _ 

Grain and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ Corn heads for combines __________________ _ 

Other cornpickers and picker-shellers ________ _ Cottonpickers ____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners ______________________ _ Pickup balers ____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters. shear bar or flywheel type ________________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(1978 data ore bosed on a sample of forms- see text) 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

AU MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of 01/ 

463 406 332 275 machinery and equipment-Con_ 

9 432 8254 8 221 7 196 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

20 372 20 330 24 762 26 167 $30.000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

82 71 48 29 $70.000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

121 110 1 70 49 1 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

101 92j 66 72j $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Forms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

310 418 216 260 132 158 408 719 286 342 248 377 392 905 86 121 370 784 

95 95 20 20 75 75 44 44 15 15 29 29 

46 46 4 4 42 42 

- - - - - - 43 43 6 6 37 37 68 72 10 14 58 58 

15 15 8 8 7 7 

Table 8. Hired Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 doto ore based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

Hired workers-All forms. 1978 

16 591 224 17268 

16 S43 (NA) 16 771 

48 (NA) 497 

I 575 5 130 

6541 (NA) 3 974 

I 197 - -

I S43 17 341 

II 8141 (NA) 9896 

~I - -

5 (X) 

00 (NA) (X) 

All forms fanns with soles 

of $2.500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

80 48 70 44 

30 46 30 43 

17 19 17 19 

17 1 I 17 1 14 20 11 13 19 

I J jL 1 J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

306 415 282 359 639 276 377 852 135 

93 101 18 

33 34 12 

51 51 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) 

50 51 12 

83 84 15 

23 27 6 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2,500 or more Working 150 days or more Working less tho n 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

- 134 51 (X) 124 (X) 133 100 - 990 ()() 251 (X) 739 (D) I 251 

Forms __________________________________________________ _ Workers ________________________________________________ _ 

Forms with- I worker ______________________________________________ _ 

2 workers _____________________________________________ _ 

3 or 4 workers _________________________________________ _ 

5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

- 16 12 12 16 16 16 19 - 38 5 10 40 80 37 II - 27 13 41 23 75 27 13 - 24 17 110 24 142 24 19 - 29 4 78 21 426 29 38 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WAYNE COUNTY, MICH. 601 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

, All fanns Forms with soJes of $2,500 or more 

197B 1974 197B 1974 

Forms Number Forms Number Farms Number Forms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any coHle, hogs, or sh .. p __________________________ _ - 151 (Xl 127 (X) 80 (Xl 78 (X) 

- 66 (Xl 87 (X) 34 (Xl 55 (X) 

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ - 119 1 006 93 867 70 957 61 844 Any co"Ie, hogs, or sh .. p ____________________ $1.000_ - 55 (D) 73 (HA) 34 (D) 49 325 

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 50 604 78 1 851 24 457 48 I 722 Cows ond heifers thot hod calved ____________________ _ 

- 31 275 54 1 049 12 219 40 1 005 Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 19 187 40 730 9 (D) 31 699 Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

- 16 88 22 319 7 (D) 15 306 Heifers ond herter calves ___________________________ _ 

- 23 147 (HAl (HA) 9 113 19 344 Steers. steer calves. bulls and bull calves _____________ _ - 40 182 (HAl (NAl 20 125 26 373 

Soles, Cottle ond calves ___________________________________ _ 

- 34 395 52 856 21 338 39 808 

$1,000_ - (X) 144 (X) (HA) (X) 129 (X) 254 (alves __________________________________________ _ 

- 15 139 (NAl (NA) 9 132 15 150 

$1.000_ - (X) 37 (X) (HA) (X) 36 (X) 8 Co"1e ___________________________________________ _ 

- 31 256 (NAl (NA) 20 206 33 658 

$1,000_ - (X) 107 (X) (HA) (X) 93 (X) 247 Fottened cottle _________________________________ _ 

- 24 202 (HAl (NA) 16 159 21 455 

$1,000_ - (X) 88 (X) (HAl (X) 77 (X) 173 Ooiry products _______________________________ $1.000-- 1 (D) (HAl (HA) 1 (0) 7 202 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs ond pigL ______________________________ _ 

- 35 I 560 33 852 18 1 412 18 730 

- 24 303 (NAl (NA) 12 271 13 143 

- 28 1 257 (HAl (HA) 16 1 141 17 587 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding yeor and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 _____________________________ _ 

- 24 303 24 229 12 274 14 203 

- 22 156 17 98 12 142 9 87 

- 17 147 22 131 10 132 13 116 Sh .. p and lombs ____________________________________ _ 

Ewes 1 yeor old or older ___________________________ _ - 12 167 11 160 7 126 2 (D) 

- 10 72 (HAl (HA) 6 47 2 (D) Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 6 17 (HAl (HA) 1 (D) - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 56 537 42 283 23 290 20 168 

Soles, Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Sh .. p and lambs- __________________________________ _ 

Sh .. p and lombs shorn ______________________________ _ 

Pounds of wool ___________________________________ _ 

Sh .. p, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

$1.000_ Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ 

- 32 1 914 34 I 402 19 1 752 19 1 184 

- (X) 170 (X) (NA) (X) 161 (X) (D) 

- 10 421 12 514 4 354 6 432 

- (X) 13 (X) (NA) (Xl 11 (X) 8 

-- 8 125 9 81 5 103 2 (D) 

- 9 104 (NAl (NA) 5 74 2 (D) 

- (X) 674 (X) (HA) (X) 436 (X) (D) 

- 11 (D) (HAl (NA) 7 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NAl (NA) 1 (D) - - - (X) (D) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) -

- 31 98 8 21 20 83 4 13 

- (X) 266 ()() (HA) (X) 252 (X) 21 

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________ -- ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pulle .. 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months oIL __________ _ 

BroUers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys ______________________________________ ----

Turkeys for sloughter __________________________ ---

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ ---------------

- 59 (X) 49 (X) 29 (X) 26 (X) 

- 45 (D) 47 33 470 24 (D) 24 32 667 

- 44 (D) 45 33308 23 (D) 22 (D) 

- 7 245 (NAl (NA) 3 135 2 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - - - - 14 672 5 82 10 402 2 (D) 

- 8 1 215 (NAl (NAl 6 (D) - - - 8 (D) (HAl (NA) 6 (0) - - - 1 (D) (NAl (NA) - - - - - 27 (X) (NAl (X) 9 (X) 4 (X) 

SoleSt Any poultry ________________________ -- ---------------

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ 

Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ 

Turkeys _______________________ ----- --------------

Turkeys for slaughter ______________ - _____________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ______ - _____________ _ 

Other poultry ______________________ ---------------

Poultry and poultry products ____________________ $1,000_ 

- 19 (X) 14 (X) 10 (X) 9 (X) 

- 7 (D) 13 12 611 3 (D) 8 12 514 

- 7 (D) 11 12 609 3 (D) 8 12 514 

- - - (NAl (HA) - - - -

- - - (NAl (HA) - - - -

- 4 365 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 

- 5 5 713 (HAl (NA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- 5 5 713 (HAl (HA) 3 (D) 1 (D) 

- - - (HAl (HA) - - - - - 6 (X) (HAl (X) 2 (X) - (X) 

- 26 340 24 274 11 338 13 273 

602 WAYNE COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Tobie 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Forms Acres Quantity Farms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (Ions, groon) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

96 6051 (X) I (0) 76 5 731 00 1 (D) 

- 91 5 228 (X) (NA) (NA) 71 5 104 (X) - - - 94 5 931 383 045 I (D) 75 (D) 370 462 1 (D) - 86 4763 252 137 (NA) (NA) 67 4641 247 879 - - - 7 120 I 040 - - 5 (D) (D) - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 13 463 4014 - - - - - ()() - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) - - 00 - - -

Sorghums for all purposeL ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - 3 25 (X) (NA) (NA) 3 25 (X) - - - For groin or seed (bushels) ____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - For silage or green chop (tons, grooo) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - -- - - - -

(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (0) - - - Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ 

1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (D) - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) -- - -

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Oats for groin (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

44 996 31 202 - - 41 963 30 446 - - - 94 2 761 91 618 (NA) (NA) 75 2 614 87 105 - - - 31 445 20 695 - - 28 424 19952 - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 33 628 26298 - - - 8arley for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Other small grains for grain ________ ______ ______ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- - - - - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - - I (D) (D) - - I (0) (D) - -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) I (D) (0)1 - -

- - - (X) - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushcls) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 185 11 283 199 557 - - 145 10651 191 018 - -

- 198 12041 195899 (NA) (NA) 159 II 582 189 936 2 (D) 

Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Cotton (bales) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - -

1974_ - I (D) (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweight} __________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 6 (D) (D) - - 2 (D) (D) - - - 4 II I 106 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (D) - -

Sweetpotaloes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see textl _________________ 1978_ - 82 2688 4260 - - 46 2 059 3461 - -

1974_ - 75 2048 3209 (NA) (NA) 52 1 368 2 126 - - Alfalfa hoy (Ions, dry) ______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 52 I 280 2674 - - 32 1053 2 345 -

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 25 716 I 224 - =1 Other tome dry hoy (tons, dry) (se. text) ______ 1978_ - 28 723 I 163 - - 15 410 788 - - Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) - - - - -

All vegetables harvested for sale (see text) _______ 1978_ - 76 1 612 (X) 10 197 57 I 533 (X) 10 197 

1974_ - 95 I 714 (X) (NA) (NA) 60 I 629 (X) 19 682 Sweet corn ________________________________ 1978_ - 43 972 ()() 4 109 31 940 (X) 4 109 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) ()() (NA) (NA) 39 901 (X) 7 371 Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 53 150 (X) 4 (D) 38 134 (X) 4 (D) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 45 137 (X) 12 41 Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ - 1 (D) (X) 1 (D) 1 (D) (X) 1 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NA) 6 2 (X) 1 (D) 

Land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 45 354 (X) - - 17 237 (X) - - 1974_ - 39 399 (X) (NA) (NA) 13 274 (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Gropes (pounds) (see texl) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- 40 246 2 168 905 (NA) (NA) 16 173 2 082 325 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 173 1 972 887 (NA) (NA) 

- 14 33 (D) (NA) (NA) 6 23 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (D) (0) (NA) (NA) 

- 16 12 II 089 (NA) (NA) 7 3 3 711 (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 2 6000 (NA) (NA) 

e.rries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ Nursery and greenhouse producIL ______________ 1978_ Olh.r crops _________________________________ 1978_ 

- 20 70 (X) 6 60 14 66 (X) 6 60 

- 19 79 (X) (NA) (NA) 8 51 (X) 6 48 

- 19 67 278 302 6 60 13 64 272 452 6 60 - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 8 50 274 213 6 47 

- 111 709 (X) 46 190 97 701 (X) 43 189 

- - - (X) (NA) (NA) - - (X) (NA) (NA) 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WAYNE COUNTY, MICH. 603 
Table 1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1978 and 1974 

All farms Forms with soles of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres Forms Acres 

Forms ______________________________________________ _ 

- 227 44 031 232 42888 126 31 786 123 29 326 

- 00 194 (X) 185 00 252 00 238 

- 00 357 7l1J 00 357 7l1J 00 357 7l1J 00 357 7l1J 

- (X) 12,3 (X) 12.0 00 8.9 00 8.2 

Average size of farm ________________________________ _ 

~i~;:,~i~: ~~nf~~~==========================-percent= 

- 108 494 00 59 418 (X) 147414 00 78301 (X) 

- (X) 562 00 321 00 575 00 328 

Value of lond and buildings,' Averoge per form _____________________________ dallars_ 

Average per acre _____________________________ dollors_ 

land in forms according to use: 

- 223 27 542 224 26270 124 21 218 118 18810 

- 208 18057 208 14481 116 15244 115 12109 

Total crop!ond ______________________________________ _ 

Harvested cropland _______________________________ _ 

By acres harvested: 

- 19 86 24 (NA) 6 (D) 5 (NA) 

- 24 339 31 (NA) 2 (D) 10 (NA) 

- 24 556 21 (NA) 7 171 2 (NA) 

- 41 1 516 33 (NA) 17 663 14 (NA) 

- 45 2999 SO (NA) 33 2282 35 (NA) 

- 35 5003 34 (NA) 31 4515 34 (NA) 

- 16 5033 14 (NA) 16 5033 14 (NA) 

1 to 9 ocres _________________________________ _ 

101019 acres _______________________________ _ 

20 to 'J9 acres _______________________________ _ 

30 to 49 ocres _______________________________ _ 

50 to 99 ocres _______________________________ _ 

100 10 199 acres _____________________________ _ 

200 10 499 acres _____________________________ _ 

- 4 2 525 1 (NA) 4 2 525 1 (NA) 

- - - - (NA) - - - (NA) 

500 to 999 acres _____________________________ _ 

1,000 acres or more ___________________________ _ 

Cropland used only for posture ______________________ _ - 106 4628 146 7 122 67 3249 72 3879 Olher cropland ___________________________________ _ 

- 136 4857 106 4667 76 2725 49 2822 Cropland in cover crops, legumes, and soil·improvement 

- 59 1 378 (NA) (NA) 33 844 16 281 

- 26 308 (NA) (NA) 11 200 7 78 

- 30 496 (NA) (NA) 19 430 19 732 

grosses, not harvested or postured _______________ _ Cropland on which all crops foiJed _________________ _ 

Cropland in cultivated summer follow ______________ _ Cropland idle ___________________________________ _ 

- 85 2675 (NA) (NA) 42 1 251 30 1 731 

TOlal wondland _____________________________________ _ 

- 174 10330 175 11 012 95 6248 97 6868 

- 42 2027 (NA) (NA) 27 1 362 37 1 839 

- 154 8303 (NA) (NA) 83 4886 75 5029 

Woodland poslured ______ ~ ________________________ _ 

Woodland not postured ____________________________ _ 

Olher land _________________________________________ _ 

- 182 6 159 170 5 lIJ6 99 4320 93 3648 Pastureland and rangeland, other than cropland and woodland postured _______________________________ _ 

- 26 1 383 (NA) (NA) 14 948 18 1 026 land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc _______ _ - 177 4776 (NA) (NA) 98 3372 92 2622 

Paslureland, all typeL _________________________________ _ 

- 126 8 038 (NA) (NA) 75 5559 (NA) 6744 

Irrigaled land ________________________________________ _ 

- 9 269 5 37 6 245 5 37 Harvested cropland irrigated __________________________ _ 

- 7 206 (NA) (NA) 6 (D) 5 37 Posturefond irrigated ________________________________ _ 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) - Olher land irrigaled _________________________________ _ 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - land set aside in the federal farm programs in 1978 ________ _ - 63 658 (X) (X) 49 lIJ3 (X) (X) 

1J978 dato are based on a sample of forms; see text. 

Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Valuo Value Value Value 

Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Farms ($1,000) 

Market value of agricultural products soldl _______________ _ 

Average per form ___________________________ dollars_ - 227 3 276 232 2 789 126 3190 123 2682 

- (X) 14430 (X) 12022 (X) 25321 (X) 21 805 

Forms by value of ogrlculturol products sold:' $100,000 or mare ___________________________________ _ 

$40,000 10 $99,999 _________________________________ _ 

$20,000 10 $39,999 _________________________________ _ 

$10,000 10 $19,999 _________________________________ _ $5,000 10 $9,999 ___________________________________ _ 

$2,500 10 $4,999 ___________________________________ _ 

loss Ihan $2,500 (soele.l) ___________________________ _ $2,000 10 $2,499 _________________________________ _ 

$1,500 10 $1,999 _________________________________ _ $1,000 10 $1,499 _________________________________ _ 

less Ihan $1,000 ___________________ .. _____________ _ Abnormal farms (soelo") ____________________________ _ 

- 7 921 6 (NA) 7 921 6 (NA) 

- 15 952 11 (NA) 15 952 11 (NA) 

- 26 779 22 (NA) 26 779 22 (NA) 

- 16 234 25 (NA) 16 234 25 (NA) 

- 22 157 31 (NA) 22 157 31 (NA) 

- 40 148 27 (NA) 40 148 27 (NA) 

- 101 85 110 (NA) (X) (X) 1 (NA) 

- 13 29 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 11 19 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 15 19 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 62 18 (NA) (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- - - - (NA) (X) (X) (X) (X) 

- 120 808 157 732 77 762 (NA) 677 

- 46 209 (NA) (NA) 35 202 46 155 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - (NA) (NA) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 90 282 (NA) (NA) 57 245 lIJ 159 

- 14 217 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 9 159 

- 3 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 4 (D) 

- 4 93 5 184 4 93 5 184 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) 2 (D) 

Crops __________________________ -- ______ -------------- Groins ____________________________________________ _ 

Commodity Credit Carporalian loons _________________ _ Cotton and cottonseed _______________________________ _ 

Commodity Credil Carporalian loons _________________ _ 

T abacca ____________________ -- -- ______ --------------

Field seeds, hav, forage, and silage ____________________ _ 

Vegelables, sweel com, and molan'-___________________ _ 

Fruits, nuts, and berries ______________________________ _ Nursery and greenhouse products _____________________ _ 

Olher crops __________________ ---___ -- ---------------

- 119 2468 166 2028 82 2428 99 1 983 

- 7 (D) 10 138 3 (D) 6 138 

- 37 1 508 (NA) (NA) 36 (D) 40 1 167 

- 93 358 (NA) (NA) 62 324 89 416 

- 15 304 (NA) (NA) 12 302 3 (D) 

- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 14 187 (NA) (NA) 12 (D) 6 216 

lIveslock, paullry, and Ihoir praducls - ___________________ _ 

Paullry and paullry producls __________________________ _ 

Dairy producls ________________ -- ______ -------------- CaHle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Hogs and plgL _______________ ---_____ --------------- Sheep, lambs, and waaL _____________________________ _ 

Olher liveslack and livestock producls (.ee le.l) _________ _ 

'1974 dolo include sales of faresl products. 

604 WEXFORD COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Land Use, and Irrigation, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

1976 

Forms 

Forms with harvested cropland 

Acres Acres Harvested 

1976 1974 in forms Forms in forms cropland 

All forms ___________________________ _ 

- 227 232 44 031 206 42 071 16057 

Farms with- 1 to 9 ocres _______________________ _ - 5 9 26 2 (0) (0) 10 to 49 ocre5 _____________________ _ - 35 25 I 102 31 975 506 50 to 69 ocres _____________________ _ - 7 6 416 3 166 91 70 to 99 ocres _____________________ _ - 31 36 2 530 27 2 193 851 100 to 139 ocres ___________________ _ - 32 28 3754 32 3 754 1 123 140 to 179 ocreL __________________ _ 

- 26 26 4043 25 3883 I 513 

- 14 26 2 718 14 2 718 913

- 20 17 4 774 20 4 774 I 928 1 

160 to 219 acreL __________________ _ 220 to 259 ocreL __________________ _ 

- 44 43 14912 41 13 824 5964

- !2 12 (0) 12 8 744 1 

- 1 - (0) I (0) 4 77~1 (0) 

- - - - - -

260 to 499 acreL __________________ _ 500 to 999 ocre5 ___________________ _ 

1,000 to 1,999 ocreL _______________ _ 

2,000 acres or more ________________ _ 

Table 4. Operators-Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 

1978 

Farms 

227 

208 

159 

144 

62 

60 

6 

4 

213 

13 

I 

Forms with irrigoted lond 

Acres Harvested 

Farms in forms cropland 

9 2501 969 

I (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

- - -

2 (0) -

- - -

- - -

- - -

1 (0) (0) 

1 (0) (0) 

2 (0) (0) 

- - -

- - -

1978 and 1974 

Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 

Forms 

126 

116 

68 

61 

54 

52 

4 

3 

115 

10 

I 

Acres 

31 766 

15 244 

(0) 

(0) 

19608 

10003 

(0) 

(0) 

29 076 

(0) 

(0) 

1974 

Forms 

123 

115 

82 

(NA) 

41 

(NA) 

(NA) 

117 

4 

2 

Irrigated iond 

269 

(0) 

(0) 

-

(0) 

-

-

(OJ I 

(0)1 

(O~I 

Acres 

29 326 

12 109 

16216 

5 708 

13 110 

6401 

27 598 

(0) 

(0) 

All farms All forms 1 Forms with sales of 

$2,500 or more 

1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 '1974 1978 >1974 

Operators by principal occupation: Operators by place of residence: 

Farming -----_________________________ 102 97 74 77 On form operated _____________________ _ 

Other -------_________________________ 125 133 52 44 Not on form operated __________________ _ 191 189 110 107 11 16 4 6 Operators by oge group: Not reported __________________________ _ 25 25 12 8 

Under 25 years -------------___________ 2 3 1 - Operators reporting days of work off form: 25 to 34 years_________________________ 18 18 15 8 None ________________________________ _ 35 to 44 yearL________________________ 51 39 27 28 I to 49 doyL _________________________ _ 45 to 54 yeors_________________________ 58 67 30 40 50 to 99 dayL ________________________ _ 55 to 64 years_________________________ 60 74 35 40 100 to 149 days _______________________ _ 65 years ond over______________________ 38 29 18 5 150 to 199 dOyL ______________________ _ 

76 52 54 31 16 12 8 7 9 8 7 6 6 12 5 9 

Average 16 9 9 6 oge___________________________ L-________ ·51.9 52.4 ~ ________ 50.7 ~ 50.7 200 days or more _____________________ _ ~ ________ 95 108 ~ __________ ~ 37 40 

lApplies only to individual or family operations (sole proprietorships) and partnerships; see text. 

Table 5. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978 and 1974 

{1978 data are bosed on a sample of farms; see text} 

All forms Forms with sales of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) Forms ($1,000) 

- 65 137 88 176 39 125 49 156 - 93 404 151 475 55 391 84 452 - 36 304 80 282 31 300 48 274 - 54 19 (NA) (NA) 37 19 63 20 - 153 100 136 58 106 93 86 52 - 132 166 132 132 79 169 66 121 - 113 75 96 39 67 66 65 35 - 55 202 54 115 41 201 41 113 - 7 71 4 16 7 71 3 (0) 

- 84 34 60 26 58 29 34 20 

- 227 248 (NA) (NA) 125 214 (NA) - 227 171 227 133 125 149 122 (NA) 108 I - 216 94 (NA) (NA) 114 75 114 78 - 60 47 (NA) (NA) 75 46 58 - 7 8 (NA) (NA) 20 7 8 6 :\ - 18 7 (NA) (NA) 13 7 } - 10 1 (NA) (NA) 10 1 122 - 227 15 (NA) (NA) 125 12 - 141 73 (NA) (NA) 95 (0) (NA) - 6 4 (NA) (NA) I (HA) 1 (0) (NA) (NA)j 

livestock and poultry purchased _________________________ _ Feed for livestock and poultry ___________________________ _ 

Commercially mixed formula feedL ____________________ _ Animal health costs ___________________________________ _ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees __________________________ _ Commercial fertilizer __________________________________ _ 

Other agricultural chemicals including lime ________________ _ Hired form labor ______________________________________ _ Contract labor ________________________________________ _ 

Customwork. machine hire. and rental of machinery and equipment __________________________________________ _ 

Energy and petroleum praduct'-_________________________ _ Petroleum products _________________________________ _ 

Gosoline _________________________________________ _ Diesel fuel _______________________________________ _ 

lP ~as, butane, and propane ________________________ _ Fue oil __________________________________________ _ 

Natural gas ______________________________________ _ 

Kerosene. motor oil, and grease _____________________ _ Electricity __________________________________________ _ 

Other-coal, wood. coko, otc. _________________________ _ 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WEXFORD COUNTY, MICH. 60S 
Table 6. Agricultumi Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Farms with sates of $2.500 or more 

1978 1978 

Farms Acres on which used Farms Acres on whtch used 

Commercial fertilizer _________________________________________ _ 

Cropland fertilized, except posture __________________________ _ Posture and rangeland fertilized ____________________________ _ Lime _____________________________________________________ _ 

Sprays, dusts. granules, fumigants, etc. to control-

- 132 8436 79 

- 132 8 211 79 

- 5 225 5 

- 46 623 41 

Inse<:ts on hay and other crops _____________________________ _ Nematodes in crops ______________________________________ _ - 48 I 747 34 

- - - - Diseases in crops and orchardL ____________________________ _ 

- 5 10 - Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and posture _________________ _ - 97 5 575 56 

Chemicals forDefoliation or for growth control of crops or thinning of fruit ____ _ Insect control on livestock and poultry _______________________ _ 

Sonitotion and rodent and bird control _______________________ _ 

- 9 144 -

- 24 (X) 13 

- 6 (X) 6 

Table 7. Machinery ~nd Equipmeni on Place: 1978 and 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT 

Estimated market value of all machinery ond equipmenL __________ forms-

$1,000. Average per form ________________ dollors_ 

Forms by value group: $1 to $4,999 _________ . _______________ _ 

$5,000 to $9,999 ___________ . __________ _ 

$10,000 to $19,999 _____________________ _ 

SelECTED MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMEN1 

Automobiles ______________________________ _ 

Motortrucks including pickups ______________ _ Wheel troctors ___________________________ _ 

Groin and bean combines, self-propelled only __ _ (orn heads for combines __________________ _ 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- Other cornpickers ond picker-shellers _________ _ (ottonpickers _____________________________ _ 

Mower conditioners _______________________ _ 

Pickup balers _____________________________ _ 

Field forage harvesters, sheor bar or flywheel type _ .. _. ____________________ _ 

[1978 data are based on 0 sample of forms; see text] 

All farms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

ALL MACHINERY AND 

EQUIPMENT - Con. 

Estimated market value of all 

227 228 125 122 machinery and equipment - (on. 

4 250 3 271 3 696 2364 $20,000 to $29,999 ______________________ 

18 721 14 346 29 571 19 377 $30,000 to $49,999 ______________________ 

$50,000 to $69,999 ______________________ 

32 50 1 15 $70,000 to $99,999 ______________________ 

81 64 II 22 $100,000 to $199,999 ____________________ 

33 53 33 34 $200,000 or more _______________________ 

1978 

All forms Manufactured 1974 to 1978 Manufactured prior to 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number farms Number 

167 228 95 98 99 130 

140 197 58 84 88 113 

212 433 33 40 201 393 

39 40 7 7 32 33 

34 34 7 7 27 27 

64 64 8 8 56 56 

- - - - - - 82 82 16 16 66 66 

103 110 12 12 92 98 

65 72 16 17 50 55 

Table 8. Hired !Farm Workers: 1978 and 1974 

[1978 data are based on a sample of farms; see text] 

Hired workers-All farms, 1978 

7843 

7 618 

225 

563 

I 417 

-

- 4801 

-

(Xl 

()O 

1974 

Forms Acres on whtch used 

86 4464 

(NAl 4427 

(NAl 37 

21 I 012 

(NAl 1004 

- - 2 (0) 

(NAl 2 326 

I (0) 

13 (X) 

(NAl (X) 

All forms Forms with sales 

of $2,500 or more 

1978 1974 . 1978 1974 

45 40 45 31 

16 10 15 9 

9 9 9 9 

5 1 { 5 1 6 2 6 2 

- .J L - .J 

1974 

Manufactured 

Forms Number 1970 to 1974 

187 251 133 

171 202 92 

212 429 45 

12 14 I 

2 (D) -

42 43 2 (NA) (NAl (NA) 

68 69 26 

105 108 24 

52 59 14 

Any hired workersFarms with soles of $2,500 or more 

Working 150 days or more Working less than 150 days 

Any Forms Workers Farms Workers 1978 1974 

Farms ________________________ - ____ - ---------------------

Workers ____________________________ - _____ ---------------- 55 12 (X) 52 (X) 41 41 

- 278 (X) 25 (X) 253 239 227 

- 21 5 5 20 (0) 12 16 

- 2 6 (0) 2 (0) 2 4 

- 7 - - 11 (0) 7 9 

- 20 1 (0) 14 101 15 8 

- 5 - - 5 85 5 4 

Forms with- 1 worker ________________ ----- - -------------------------

2 workers _______________ - --- - - - ------ ------------------ :'3 or 4 workers ______________ --- - ------ ------------------ 5 to 9 workers _________________________________________ _ 

10 workers or more _____________________________________ _ 

I 

606 WEXFORD COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
Table 9. Livestock and Poultry -Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974 

I Farms with sales of $2,500 or more All fanns 

1978 1974 1978 1974 

Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number Farms Number 

UVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

, 

Inventory: Any livestock or poultry _____________________________ _ 

Any cottle, hogs, or sheep __________________________ _ 150 (X) 179 (X) 92 ()() 100 (X) 

- 122 (X) 162 (X) 71 ()() 93 (X) 

-

Soles, 

Any livestock or poultry and their products _______ $1,000_ 

Any caMle. hogs, or sheep ____________________ $I,O(XL 119 2468 166 2028 82 2428 99 1 983 

- 104 462, (D), 145 (NA) , 70 (0) 92 -

CATTLE AND CALVES 

Inventory: Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

Cows and heifers that had colved ____________________ _ Beef cows _____________________________________ _ 

Milk cows _____________________________________ _ 

Heifers and heifer calves ___________________________ _ 

Steers, steer calves, bulls and bull calves _____________ _ 

III 3 857 156 5 592 65 3 375 90 4684 - 92 1 862 120 2 383 57 1 651 70 1 986 - 54 441 78 917 22 244 36 547 - 46 1 421 51 1 466 40 1 407 39 1 439 - 56 1 099, 64 1 292, - 87 1 218, (NA) (NA) , 

- 99 777 (NA) (NA) 59 625 79 1 406 

Soles, Cottle and calves ___________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Calves __________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ CaMle ___________________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Fattened cattle _________________________________ _ 

$1,000_ Dairy products _______________________________ $1,000_ 

- 93 1 383' 138 2 121 62 1 236 89 1 949 

- (X) 358 (X) (NA) (X) 324 (X) 416 

- 54 743 (NA) (NA) 42 673 48 751 

- (X) 80 (JO (NA) (X) 71 (X) 65 

- 77 640 (NA) (NA) 53 563 83 1 198 

- (X) 278, (X) (NA) , (X) 253, (X) 351, 

- 21 121 (NA) (NA) 11 103 16 195 

- (X) 52 (X) (NA) (X) 44 ()() 58 

- 37 1 508 (NA) (NA) 36 (D) 40 1 167 

HOGS, SHEEP, GOATS, AND HORSES 

Inventory: Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

Used or to be used for breeding _____________________ _ Other hogs and pigs _______________________________ _ 

litters of pigs farrowed between- Dec. 1 of preceding year and Nov. 30 ________________ _ 

Dec. 1 of preceding year and May 31 ______________ _ June 1 and Nov. 30 ________________________ ' _____ _ 

- 23 826 28 (0) 14 789 10 (0) 

- 14 457, (NA) (NA) , 10 447, 3 93 

- 16 369 (NA) (NA) 10 342 10 (0) 1 

- 14 704 10 109 10 692 3 93 

- 11 227 9 59 7 221 3 (0) 

- 14 477 6 50 10 471 1 (D) 

Sheep and lambL ___________________________________ _ Ewes 1 year old or older ___________________________ _ - 2 (0) 6 322 2 (D) 2 (D) 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (0) (NA) (NA) - - - - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

Sales: 

- 34 109, 33 73

1 

19 70, 18 46, 

Hogs and pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 15 5 603 10 (D) 12 5 581 3 (D) 

$1.000_ - (X) 304 ()() (NA) (X) 302 (X) (0) Feeder pigs ______________________________________ _ 

- 7 4648 7 715 7 4648 2 (0) 

$1,000_ - (X) 232 (X) (NA) (X) 232 (X) (0) Sheep and lambs ____________________________________ _ 

- 1 (D) 4 185 1 (D) 2 (0) 

Sheep and lambs shorn ______________________________ _ - 2 (D) (NA) (NA) 2 (D) 2 (D) Pounds of wao'- __________________________________ _ 

- (X) (0) (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) (D) Sheep, lambs, and wool ________________________ $1,000_ 

Goats _____________________________________________ _ 

- 2 (OJ (NA) (NA) 1 2 (OJ 2 (O~' - - (NA) (NA) - - $1,000_ - (X) - (X) (NA) (X) - (X) - Horses and ponies __________________________________ _ 

- 4 13 - - 3 (D) - - $1,000_ - (X) 12 (X) (NA) (X) (D) (X) -

POULTRY 

Inventory: Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

- 31 (X) 38 (X) 14 (X) 12 (X) Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

- 28 (D) 38 1 031 12 (D) 12 426 Hens and pullets of laying oge ____________________ _ - 28 (D) 35 866 12 (D) 12 337 Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ - 8 140 (NA) (NA) 2 (D) - - Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) - - - - Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _________________________________________ _ - 6 74 4 254 - - 1 (D) 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ 

- 4 (X) (NA) 

Sales, 

(X) 3 (X) 1 (X) 

Any poultry ________________________________________ _ 

Chickens 3 months old or older ______________________ _ 

Hens and pullets of laying age ____________________ _ 

Pullets 3 months old or older _____________________ _ 

Pullet chicks and pullets under 3 months old ___________ _ Broilers and other meat-type chickens ________________ _ Turkeys _____________ " ___________________________ _ 

Turkeys for slaughter ____________________________ _ 

Turkey hens kept for breeding ____________________ _ 

- 3 (X) 3 (X) 3 (X) 3 (X) 

- 3 (D) 2 (D) 3 (D) 2 (0) 

- 3 (D) 2 (D) 3 (D) 2 (D) 

- - - (NA) (NA) - - - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 1 (0) - - 1 (D) - - - 1 (D) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - 1 (0) (NA) (NA) 1 (D) - - - Other poultry ____________________________________ _ - - (NA) (NA) - - - - Poultry and poultry products-___________________ $1,000_ - 1 (X) (NA) (X) 1 (X) 1 (X) 

- 7 (D) 10 138 3 (D) 6 138 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA WEXFORD COUNTY, MICH. 607 
Table 10. Crops: 1978 and 1974 

. All farms Farms with sates of $2,500 or more 

Harvested Irrigated Harvested Irrigated 

Farms Acres Quantity Forms Acres Forms Acres Quantity Forms Acres 

Corn for all purposes _________________________ 1978_ - 104 4317 (X) 4 110 77 4 130 00 4 110 

1974_ For grain or seed (bushels) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ 

- 107 2 647 (X) (NA) (NAl 68 2 217 (X) - - - 89 2 747 184 310 4 (0) 69 2629 179 328 4 (0) 

- 81 1 323 67 523 (NA) (NAl SO 1 022 57 247 - - - 57 1 570 16642 2 (0) 48 1 SOl 16 125 2 (0) 

1974_ For fodder, hogged or grazed ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ 

- (NA) (NAl (NAl (NA) (NAl 48 1 173 11346 - - - - - (Xl - - - - 00 - -

- (NA) (NA) (Xl (NAl (NAl 3 22 (X) - - Sorghums for all purposes _____________________ 1978_ 

1974_ For groin or seed (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ 

- 2 (0) (X) - (NNI 

2 (0) (X) - -

- 1 (0) (Xl (NAl 1 (0) (X) - -

- - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ For silage or green chop (tons. greenL _________ 1978_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - - 2 (0) (0) - - 2 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Cut for dry forage or hoy (tons, dry) __________ 1978_ - (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl 1 (0) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ Hogged or grazed __________________________ 1978_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - - - - (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NAl - - (X) - -

Wheat for groin (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 20 717 14994 - - 19 (0) (0) - - 1974_ Oats for grain (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - 40 689 26 695 (NAl (NAl 28 620 24540 - - - 48 805 31 162 - - 40 712 28 522 - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 45 710 28 245 - - Barley for grain (bushelsL _____________________ 1978_ - 2 (D) (D) - - - - - - - 1974_ - (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl 2 (0) (0) - - Rye for groin (bushels) ________________________ 1978_ - 6 81 1 850 - - 5 (0) (0) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl 3 88 2600 - - Other small groins for 9roin ____________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (X) - - - - (X) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NAl (NAl - - (X) - -

Soybeans for beans (bushelsL __________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) 2 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Peanuts for nuts (pounds) _____________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NA) - - - - - Cotton (boles) _______________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Tobacco (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Irish potatoes (hundredweightL _________________ 1978_ - 3 2 135 - - 3 2 135 - - 1974_ - 10 9 820 (NAl (NA) 4 6 520 2 (0) 

Sweetpotatoes (bushels) _______________________ 1978_ - - - - - - - - - - - 1974_ - - - - (NAl (NAl - - - - - Hoy crops (tons, dry) (see text) _________________ 1978_ - 186 11 569 15 593 3 78 101 9 042 13 050 3 78 

1974_ - 167 8861 14418 (NAl (NAl 96 7 091 12 254 - - Alfalfa hoy (tons, dry) ______________________ 1978_ - 173 9 611 12 886 3 78 95 7 293 10 532 3 78 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 87 5 137 9 538 - - Other tame dry hoy (tons, dry) (see text) ______ 1978_ - 11 381 361 - - 4 289 260 - -

Field seed crops ______________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NAl (NAl 4 130 (X) - - Alfalfa seed (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 1 (0) - - - Red clover seed (pounds) ____________________ 1978_ - 1 (0) (0) - - 1 (0) (0) - - 1974_ - (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl 4 118 20 750 - -

All vegetables harvested for sole (see text) _______ 1978_ 

1974_ - 14 868 ()() 2 (0) 12 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- 20 909 (Xl (NAl (NAl 9 876 (X) 2 (0) 

Sweet corn ___________________ . ____________ 1978_ - 4 4 (X) 2 (0) 2 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (XJ (NAl (NAl 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

Tomatoes _________________________________ 1978_ - 2 (0) (X) 1 (0) - - (X) - -

1974_ - (NA) (NA) (Xl (NA) (NAl 2 (0) (X) 2 (0) 

Green peas excluding cowpeas ________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - - - (XJ - - - - (X) - -

- (NA) (NA) (X) (NA) (NAl - - (X) - -

land in orchards _____________________________ 1978_ - 6 11 (X) - - 2 (0) (X) - - 1974_ - 6 30 (Xl (NAl (NAl 3 26 (X) - - Apples (pounds) ____________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 3 6 (0) (NAl (NAl 1 (0) - (NA) (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl 7 24 650 (NA) (NA) 

Peaches (pounds) ___________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (0) - (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl (NAl (NA) 

Grapes (pounds) (see text) ___________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 1 (0) - (NAl (NAl 1 (0) - (NAl (NA) 

- (NA) (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl - - - (NAl (NA) 

Berries _____________________________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 4 4 (X) 2 (0) 3 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

- 4 8 (Xl (NA) (NAl 2 (0) (X) 1 (0) 

Strawberries (pounds) _______________________ 1978_ 

1974_ - 2 (0) (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) (0) 1 (0) 

- (NA) (NA) (NAl (NAl (NAl - - - - - Nursery and greenhouse products _______________ 1978_ Other crops _________________________________ 1978_ - 4 64 (X) 1 (0) 4 64 (X) 1 (0) 

- 1 (0) (X) (NAl (NAl 1 (0) (X) (NAl (NA) 

608 WEXFORD COUNTY, MICH. 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-COUNTY DATA 
A-l 

APPENDIX A. General Explanation 

TAKING THE CENSUS ..................... . 

DATA PROCESSING ...................... . 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA ................. . 

MAJOR CHANGES IN DATA COLLECTED ......... . 

FOLLOW·ON SURVEYS AND THE CENSUS OF HORTI· 

CULTURAL SPECIAL TIES .................. . 

DISCLOSURES .......................... . 

1974 DATA CORRECTIONS ..................... . 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS ............... . 

FARM CLASSIFICATIONS ...................... . 

UNPUBLISHED DATA ..................... . 

NONSAMPlING ERRORS ............. . 

CENSUSCOVERAGE ........ . 

STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS. 

TABLES 

A. PERCENT OF STATE TOTAL REPRESENTED BY ADJUST· 

A-1 

A-3 

A-4 

A-4 

A·S 

A-5 

A-5 

A-5 

A-11 

A-12 

A-13 

A-13 

A-13 

MENT FOR WHOLE FARM NONRESPONSE: 1978 ..... A-14 

B. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

STATE TOTALS FOR SELECTED ITEMS: 1978 ....... A-16 

C. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

FARMS REPORTING AN ITEM IN THE COUNTY: 1978 ., A-16 

D. ESTIMATES OF THE SAMPLING RELIABILITY OF 

COUNTY TOTALS FOR SELECTED ITEMS: 1978. A-17 

TAKING THE CENSUS 

Method of Enumeration 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture was the first census to 

include a mailout/mailback enumeration supplemented by a 

thorough direct interview of all households in a sample of area 

segments. This combination list·direct enumeration sample 

approach was instituted to improve completeness of coverage 

for State level agriculture census statistics. 

In censuses prior to 1969, enumerators were assigned to a 

specific area and called on all farms with in the area. Beginning 

with the 1950 census, copies of the report form were mailed 

prior to the enumeration date to each boxholder served by post 

offices in predominantly rural areas and farmers were asked to' 

complete the forms and have them ready for the enumerator to 

pick up. Enumerators going door·to·door in rural areas collected 

and reviewed all forms that had been completed; they also 

completed forms for those places with agricultural operations 

which did not have forms ready. 

For the 1969 and 1974 censuses, data were collected 

primarily by a self·enumeration, mailout/mailback procedure. 

This procedure was made possible by the availability of 

specialty lists and several administrative lists, including records 

from the prior agriculture census, from which a list of 

agriculture·related names and addresses was constructed. 

The mailout/mailback enumeration procedure was not used 

in taking the agriculture census in Puerto Rico, Guam, the 

Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. A discussion 

of the direct enumeration methods used appears in the reports 

for these outlying areas. 

Mail List 

The mail list for the 1978 census was comprised of all 

individuals, businesses, and organizations that could be readily 

identified as being associated with agriculture. The I ist was 

assembled from the records of the 1974 census and admin· 

istrative records of various government agencies, primarily the 

Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Agri· 

culture. The administrative lists used for 1978 were more 

accurate and extensive than those used for the 1974 and 1969 

censuses. For 1978, most administrative lists were used in their 

entirety; whereas, for 1974 and 1969 some lists were sampled so 

that only selected records were included in the census mailing 

list. 

Lists of large or specialized operations, such as nurseries, 

broiler growers, fish farms, and livestock range and feedlot 

operations, which might not be identified in other adminis· 

trative records, were obtained from State and Federal agencies, 

trade associations, and similar organizations. Lists of multi· 

establishment companies having one or more establishments (or 

locations) producing agricultural products or providing agri· 

cultural services were obtained from the 1974 census and 

updated using results of the 1976 and 1977 Company Organi· 

zation Surveys conducted by the Economic Surveys Division of 

the Census Bureau. 

A preliminary census mail list was assembled using names and 

addresses from the 1974 census and administrative source lists 

available early in 1978. Those records identified as most likely 

not to be farms, since the name appeared on only one source list 

or on selected combinations of list sources which had yielded a 

low percentage of farm operators for the 1974 census, were 

then selected for inclusion in the 1978 Farm and Ranch 

Identification Survey. Slightly over 4 million of the short 

identification forms were mailed in May of 1978 to identify 

persons who were not active farm operators, to identify tenant 

and successor operators who were not on administrative source 

lists, and to update the name, address, and size information for 

the identified active farm operators. Approximately 1.9 million 

survey returns were classified as out·of·scope (nonfarms), and an 

additional 400,000 reports were returned by the Postal Service 

as being undeliverable, resulting in over 2.3 million names and 

addresses being deleted from the census mail list as a result of 

the 1978 Farm and Ranch Identification Survey. The final 

census mail list containing 4,241,000 names and addresses was 

developed using results of tl">e 1978 Farm and Ranch Identifi. 

cation Survey, names and addresses from the unduplicated 

prel iminary list that were retained without precensus verifi. 

cation, and new or updated source lists acquired after the 

preliminary unduplication. 

The preliminary and final census mail lists were both 

constructed by merging and unduplicating the names and 
A-2 APPENDIX A Continued 

addresses from the various source lists on the basis of Employer 

Identification numbers, Social Security numbers, and names and 

Jddresses. To facilitate processing, each name on the administra· 

tive source lists was assigned a geographic code indicating the 

State and county location of the operation and a size code 

ind icat ing an esti mated value of sales. Most duplicates were 

identified and resolved during computer processing; an additional group of possible duplicates identified during computer 

processing was resolved clerically. Other duplicate names not 

identified prior to mail ing were either reported by respondents 

or located during office processing. 

Direct Enumeration Area Sample 

When the evaluation survey conducted for the 1974 census 

confirmed the results of the evaluation survey for 1969 (i.e., an 

unacceptable number of midsize and a larger number of smaller 

farms were not included in the mail list), the decision was made 

to incorporate into the 1978 data collection procedures a direct 

enumeration area sample to provide State level estimates of the 

number and statistical characteristics of farms found not to be 

included in the mail list. The effect of this combination mail 

I ist-direct enumeration sample approach has been to drastically 

reduce the number and effect of missed farms in State totals. 

The direct enumeration sample consisted of approximately 

6,400 segments in "rural" areas (areas outside places with 2,500 

or more population in 1970) in all States, except Alaska and 

Hawai i. The segments were created and selected using enumeration district maps and data from the 1970 Census of Population 

and Housing. In October and November 1978, enumerators 

visited each household in these segments to determine if 

anyone in the household was associated with an agricultural 

operation. A 78-A 1 (A) report form was completed for each 

person with agricultural operations. This form was similar to the 

78-A 1 (S) sample form but collected additional information on 

alternate names and addresses and other individuals associated 

with the operation for use in matching these cases to the census 

mail file. The front page of the 78-A 1 (A) report form is reproduced in appendix D. During the enumeration, each operator 

received an orange-colored sticker and was instructed that if 

he/she received a census form in the mail, the form should not 

be filled but returned with the sticker attached indicating that 

a report had already been completed. 

During office processing, a concentrated effort was made to 

match the direct enumeration sample returns to names and 

addresses on the census mail list using the sticker returns, 

microfilm search of the mail file for all associated names, 

telephone calls to all cases that could be reached by phone, and 

any other available information. Direct enumeration sample 

returns not matched to the census mail list after this extensive 

research comprise the sample representing farms in the State not 

on the census mail list. Data from these unmatched direct 

enumerat ion sample returns were used to provide esti mates at the 

State level for farms not on the census mail list. For each State, 

these data have been tabulated and published as a "pseudo" 

county and are an integral part of the State totals. The direct 

enumeration sample estimates have not been included in 

individual county totals. 

Report Forms 

The Census Bureau recognizes the need to minimize both 

respondent burden and census cost by limiting the number of 

items for which data are requested to those most needed by 

users as the basis for current understanding and future planning. 

In addition to limiting data items, the most recent eight 

censuses of agriculture have also used sampling techniques to 

further mini mize reporting burden and census cost. For 1945, 

additional items were included in the enumeration of designated 

geograph ic segments, but were omitted from the report forms 

used for all other areas. For the 1950, 1954, 1959, and 1964 

censuses, si milar goals were met by instructi ng the enumerators 

to determine whether to ask or omit the items in designated 

sections of the report forms. For the 1969, 1974, and 1978 

mailout/mailback censuses, two report forms were used again 

with the result of minimizing the reporting burden, particularly 

for smaller farms. 

For 1978, the two report forms were a 5-page report form 

(78-Al(S)) containing all the items asked in the census, and a 

4-page form (78-A 1 (N)) omitting the sample items (sections 22 

through 27). Form 78-A 1 (N) and the 78-A 1 (S) sample 

items are reproduced in appendix D. In all States except 

Alaska and Hawaii, the sample form (Al (S)) was mailed to all 

certainty addresses (large farms) and to 20 percent of the 

noncertainty addresses; the nonsample form (Al (N)) was mailed 

to the remaining noncertainty addresses. The sample form was 

mailed to all Alaska addresses. For Hawaii, a modified version of 

the sample form was used for all farms. The modifications were 

made principally in the crops section in o~der to cover the 

special ized agriculture on the islands. The Statistical Adjustments 

section of th is append ix defines certainty farms and includes a 

discussion of the criteria used to determine whether the sample 

or nonsample form was to be mailed to noncertainty addresses. 

Initial Mailing 

The report forms were distributed by the U.S. Postal Service 

during the last week of December 1978 to all individuals, 

businesses, and organizations on the mail list. Approximately 

4,241,000 forms were included in the initial mailing (3,140,000 

nonsample forms and 1,101,000 sample forms). 

From February through August 1979, additional initial 

mailings were sent primarily to new tenants and successors 

identified during report form processing. Thus, the total mailing 

list for the 1978 Census of Agriculture was 4,430,000. 

An information sheet containing detailed instructions for 

completing the form was included with each report form (see 

appendix D). Additional special instructions were included with 

report forms sent to identifiable producers of poultry under 

contract, bees and honey, laboratory animals, feedlot operations, and nursery and greenhouse products. 

In an effort to provide additional help in completing reports, 

approximately 60,000 copies of a Farm Census Guide booklet 

were sent to county agricultural agencies and related institutions 

or businesses to whom farmers might turn for help. Included 

were rural banks, accountants, vocational agriculture instructors, and the following U.S. Department of Agriculture county 

offices: Agricultural Stabi lization and Conservation Service, 
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Farmers Home Administration, and Agricultural Extension 

Service. This guide contained descriptions and definitions for 

various items in more detail than the instructions included with 

each report form. Representatives of the above agencies graciously consented to assist farmers in completing their report 

forms if assistance was requested. In addition, the telephone 

number for the Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office was provided in the original mailing in case the respondent requested 

assistance or had additional questions which were not covered 

in the instructions. 

Followup Procedures 

The data collection effort included seven followup letters to 

nonrespondents, three of which were accompanied by a report 

form. To evenly distribute the workloads in mail i ng, receipts, 

and processing, the mail list was divided into three groups for 

followup purposes. I n late January, the first followup letter was 

sent to all nonrespondents reminding them of the February 15 

due date. The other reminders followed on a flow basis at 3- to 

4-week intervals starting in late February and continuing into 

July. 

In low response areas, additional efforts were made. State 

Commissioners of Agriculture were asked to issue supporting 

statements urging farmers to complete and return their reports. 

In early April 1979, nonrespondents in about 300 counties with 

the lowest response rates were mailed an additional letter using 

simpler language in large print suggesting that if they needed 

help in completing their report, they could call collect to the 

Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office. 

From March to November 1979, telephone calls were made 

to nonrespondents who were large (for most States, those with 

expected sales of $80,000 or more) or were located in about 

60 counties with low response. Data for large farms were obtained by telephone from secondary sources if the addressee 

could not be contacted or refused to provide information. Most 

of the nonresponse calls were made by the staff of the Jeffersonville, Ind. processing office. However, calls to the larger and 

more complex operations were made by the Agriculture Division 

staff. Upon completion of data collection, all counties had 

response rates exceeding 75 percent of the final mail list in· 

cluding additional addresses. The overall response rate for the 

50 United States was 88 percent for all addresses and nearly 

95 percent for addresses with a known history of farm operations. A significant proportion of the nonresponse cases was 

found not to have qualifying agricultural operations for 1978. 

For a description of the adjustment for nonresponse, see Statistical Adjustments. 

DATA PROCESSING 

All report forms were subjected to a clerical screening review, 

during which they were corrected to make them acceptable for 

keying onto magnetic tape. Farm operators completing a 

nonsample form who reported sales or acres above the certainty 

level were sent correspondence requesting the additional sample 

data. Reports for special list cases identified on the mail list as 

producing specific products such as broilers or cattle were 

checked to insure that the special item had been reported. 

Problem reports requiring special review or additional handling 

were referred to technical assistants, or if necessary, to 

statisticians for resolution. Report forms with sales or acreage 

above levels listed as State "must" were subjected to a more 

stringent precomputer review, including completeness checks for 

key basic data items. Reports from multiunit operations and 

institutional and government-operated farms were reviewed and 

edited by statisticans. All farms with expected or reported sales 

of $1,000,000 or more or 30,000 acres or more, all Alaska and 

Hawaii reports, selected multiunit operations, and other selected 

problem reports were reviewed by statisticians in the Agriculture Division. Omissions, inconsistencies, and other problems 

that could not be resolved by reference to other information on 

the report were resolved by contacting the respondents by 

telephone or correspondence. 

All successors and the more significant tenant names and 

addresses reported in the census were researched on microfilm 

of the census mail file. Report forms were mailed to addresses 

not located on the mail file. Research was also conducted on 

reports from selected respondents claiming that they had 

previously completed a census form to eliminate possible 

duplication. 

Data for each report form were subjected to a detailed 

item-by-item computer edit. The edit included comprehensive 

checks for consistency and reasonableness, corrected data found 

to be in error or inconsistent, supplied missing data based on 

similar size farms within the same county, and assigned farm 

classification codes which were necessary for tabulating the 

data. Entries of large magnitude and significant computergenerated changes to the data were manually verified. Obvious 

errors such as reports of cotton or citrus in the Northern States 

were also identified and corrected. 

Many of the acceptability limits on data were necessarily 

wide making it impossible to identify and correct all errors or to 

always supply precise estimates for all the incompleteness in the 

reports. These factors and others may affect the reliability of 

data for some minor items, but they should not have a 

significant effect on major data items in any county. 

In the computer edit, those farms with sales or acreage 

exceeding State "must" levels were tested for historical consistency. Key items such as acreage, number of I ivestock sold, 

crops, and sales were compared for significant changes between 

1974 and 1978. Proble ms in historical consistency were resolved 

usually by telephone. 

In order to reduce duplicate reporting because of more than 

one completed report being received for the same operation 

under different names, computer listings of reports with similar 

operator names and size of operation were produced and 

duplicate reports were deleted prior to tabulations. 

After each report was screened, computer edited, and had all 

identified problems corrected, each data item on the report was 

added into the total for that item for the county. The result was 

a computer tabulation matrix for each county containing the 

sum of individual entries for each data item. This matrix 

enabled the easy and precise construction of the published 

tables. 

Prior to publication of preliminary reports and volume 1 

reports, tabulated totals were reviewed by statisticians to 
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identify remaining inconsistencies and potential coverage 

problems. Comparisons were made with historical census trends 

as well as current year State level estimates publ ished by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture and other agencies as part of the 

coverage review. Selected report forms were reviewed and 

problem entries were either verified as being correct or the data 

were corrected. 

COMPARABILITY OF DATA 

Significant changes were made to the data collection procedures to improve the coverage of the 1978 census, including 

a more complete mail list and the use of a direct enumeration 

area sample to supplement the mail list. The effect of these 

improvements has been to increase the 1978 State farm counts 

above what they would have been using previous methods. 

The 1978 State farm counts, consisting of totals from the 

mail list and the direct enumeration area sample, include farms 

that would have been missed in the 1974 and 1969 censuses. 

The 1978 county farm counts do not include any totals 

from the direct enumeration sample. However, for some 

counties, the counts may have increased substantially because 

of the improved coverage of small farms in the 1978 mail list. 

County level data on acreages and inventories are generally 

comparable. 

Esti mates of the net proportion of farms missed in the 1974 

census varied widely by State, from a low of 0.7 percent in 

Nebraska to a high of 33.0 percent in West Virginia. Appendix C 

shows adj usted farm counts by State. Because missed farms 

were typically small, the percent missed was generally higher in 

States having a relatively large proportion of small farms and 

urbanized areas having a sizable number of part-time farms. The 

proportion of the total farms in each State represented by the 

direct enumeration sample in 1978 can be expected to follow a 

pattern similar to that for missed farms in 1974. 

Since most of the farms identified in the direct enumeration 

sample were small, these farms have a much greater effect on 

the State counts of farms and farms reporting than on measures 

of agricultural production such as land in farms, sales of 

agricultural products, acres and production of crops, and 

inventory and sales of I ivestock and poultry. 

Changes in the farm definition also affect the comparability 

of data. In general, data for 1978 and 1974 would be directly 

comparable with data for 1969 and earlier censuses only for 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more because the data for these 

farms are not affected by changes in the farm definition. A 

difference in timing and the change from personal interview to 

mail enumeration affect comparabil ity with data from censuses 

prior to 1969. The effect of the 1974 definition change for 

selected State and county totals is shown in appendix B. 

Dollar figures shown for expenses and agricultural product 

sales have not been adjusted for changes in price levels between 

census years. Crop and livestock production and sales and 

expense data are for the calendar year 1978, except for a few 

crops (such as citrus) for which the production year overlaps the 

calendar year. I nventories of livestock, poultry, and other 

specified items are as of December 31, 1978. The reporting 

period and inventory date are the same as for the 1974 and 

1969 censuses. 

Censuses prior to 1969 were taken by enumerators, each 

assigned to a specific geographic area. Field work for the 1959 

and 1964 censuses was completed mainly in October, November, and December of the reference year. Livestock and poultry 

inventories for these two censuses were as of the time of 

enumeration. Other variations in the time of enumeration 

occurred prior to 1959. 

MAJOR CHANGES IN DATA COLLECTED 

Unusually strong adverse reaction to the length and content 

of the 1974 census report form stimulated an intensive review 

and rejustification of all data inquiries accepted for collection 

on the 1978 census report form. Data users were requested to 

provide the Bureau with their data requirements, including the 

level of publication needed-county, State, or national. Each 

data item requested was reviewed to determine if it was needed 

at the county level and if so, whether on a complete or sample 

basis. Some data items needed only at the State or regional level 

were relegated to one or another of the follow-on surveys 

scheduled to be conducted in 1980 for calendar year 1979. By 

eliminating many items included on the 1974 report form, 

redesigning the form to accommodate two columns of items per 

page, and converting many more items to write-in status, 

especially in the crops sections, the report form was reduced 

from a 20-page booklet to a 4-page form for most farms and a 

5-page form for certainty and sample farms. Data items on the 

1974 report form which were eliminated on the 1978 report 

form were: 

Type of rental arrangement 

Sales of forest products 

Commercial fertilizer used for specific crops 

I rrigation methods and quantity of water used 

Drainage 

Grain storage facilities 

Futures markets 

Contracts 

Injuries and illnesses 

Other production expenses 

Income and expenses from farm-related sources 

Farn', -:redit 

Family income from oft-farm sources 

Much of the detailed data collected in 1974 for costs of 

materials for individual types of agricultural chemicals and for 

quantities and costs of several feed categories including roughages purchased were deleted from the report form. I n addition, 

many of the redundant totals used on the 1974 report form for 

cross checking data, especially in the production expenses and 

value of agricultural products sold sections, were eliminated. 

The following high priority new data items were added to the 

1978 report form: 

Set-aside acres in Federal Farm Program 

Government Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) loans for 

grai n and cotton 

Direct sales to consumers 

Foreign ownership of farmland 

Greater detail on expenses for energy 
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FOllOW-ON SURVEYS AND THE CENSUS OF 

HORTICULTURAL SPECIALTIES 

Integral to each census of agriculture program are the 

follow-on surveys conducted after the main census. The purpose 

of these specialized surveys is to collect additional, much 

needed agriculture-related information from highly specialized 

operations or from only a sample of farms without burdening all 

farm operators. Thus, allowing the use of a shorter report form 

for the general census_ The follow-on surveys are limited to high 

priority data items that yield United States, regional, or State 

level estimates, which in and of themselves or in association 

with general census data, are used as the basis for current 

decision making and future planning. 

Data from the Farm Finance, the Farm and Ranch Irrigation, 

and the Farm Energy Surveys, conducted in 1980 covering 

calendar year 1979, are published in Volume 5, Special Reports, 

of the 1978 Census of Agriculture. 

The Farm Finance Survey provides detailed farm financial 

data, including debts, expenses, taxes, credits, assets, and farm 

and off-farm incomes for farm operators. Many of these items as 

well as detailed data concerning land ownership and landlord 

characteristics are also being collected from the landlords of the 

farms involved in the survey. 

The Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey provides high priority 

data on water use by irrigated farms. I ncluded in the data are: 

acreage irrigated, yields for irrigated and nonirrigated crops, 

quantity of water used, methods of distribution, types of 

pumps, and number of wells. 

The Farm Energy Survey provides detailed data on energy 

purchased by type of energy source, storage capacity, and 

selected kinds of energy-consuming machinery and equipment. 

The 1979 Census of Horticultural Specialties covers the 

operations of producers of nursery and greenhouse products, 

mushrooms, and sod in much greater detail than the main 

census of agriculture. This census has been conducted in 1890, 

1930, 1950, and every 10 years since, in association with the 

census of agriculture. Data for this census are published in 

Volume 5, Special Reports. 

DISCLOSURES 

In many tables, data are suppressed and a (Dl is used instead 

of a number. To ensure the confidentiality of information on a 

characteristic of an individual farm, it is necessary to suppress 

data when the value of an item for one or two farms can be 

definitely or approximately determined by mathematical 

manipulations. 

Suppressions of data made within frequency distributions are 

accomplished in a way that will maintain maximum integrity of 

the frequency groups as suppressions are made whenever 

possible in adjacent frequency classes. This allows the user, by 

subtraction from the total, to have a farm count and total 

quantity reported for the combined suppressed frequencies. 

Although the published frequency data are not complete, the 

truncated frequency distribution is available for analysis purposes. 

1974 DATA CORRECTIONS 

Some 1974 data have been revised since the 1974 volume I 

publications were released. The major revisions were for. 

Madera County, California-number of heavy breed turkeys 

sold and related data. 

Maricopa County, Arizona-acreage of improved pecans and 

related data. 

DEFINITIONS AND EXPLANATIONS 

Definitions and explanations of terms in this section provide 

more detailed descriptions for selected items and terms than are 

available on the report form or in the tables. Differences in 

definitions between censuses, data deficiencies, and special 

processing performed for individual or related data items are 

also explained. For an exact wording of the questions on the 

sample and nonsample forms used in 1978 for the conterminous 

United States, and the information sheet which accompanied 

these forms, see appendix D. 

For all tables, historical data are shown whenever individual 

items are comparable, otherwise an (NA) is used. Some 

historical data may differ slightly from totals included in prior 

census publications due to rounding of fractions and dollar 

values. 

Farms or farms reporting-The term "farms" or "farms 

reporting" in the presentation of data denotes the number of 

farms reporting the item. For example, if there are 3,710 farms 

in a State and 842 of them had 28,594 cattle and calves, the 

data for those farms reporting cattle and calves would appear as: 

Cattle and calves ............... farms . . . . . .. 842 

number .... 28,594 

Land in farms-The acreage designated in the tables as "land in 

farms" consists primarily of agricultural land used for crops, 

pasture, or grazing. It also includes woodland and wasteland not 

actually under cultivation or used for pasture or grazing, 

provided it was part of the farm operator's total operation. 

Large acreages of woodland or wasteland held for nonagri· 

cultural purposes were deleted from individual reports during 

the processing operations. 

Land in farms is an operating unit concept and includes land 

owned and operated as well as land rented from others. Land 

used rent free was to be reported as land rented from others. 

Except for open range and grazing land used under government 

permits, all grazing land was included as "land in farms" 

provided it was part of a farm or ranch. Grazing land operated 

by grazing associations was to be reported by the person chiefly 

responsible for conducting the business of the association. All 

land in Indian reservations used for growing crops or grazing 

. livestock was to be included as land in farms. Land in Indian 

reservations not reported by individual Indians or non-Indians 

was to be reported in the name of the cooperative group that 

used the land. In some instances, an entire Indian reservation 

was reported as one farm. 
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Land area-The approximate total land area of counties and 

States shown for 1978 represents the land area as determined by 

records and calculations updated as of January 1, 1979. These 

data are updated periodically; however, the acreage shown for 

1978 are essentially the same as in 1974. Any differences 

between the land area in 1978 and 1974 are due to annexations, 

disincorporations, and other changes affecting county boundaries. 

Land in two or more counties-With few exceptiuns, the land in 

each farm was tabulated as being in the operator's principal 

county. The principal county was defined as the one where the 

largest value of agricultural products were raised or produced. It 

was usually the county containing all or the largest proportion 

of the land in the farm. For a Ii mited number of Western States, 

this procedure has resulted in the allocation of more land in 

farms to a county than the total land area of the county. To 

minimize this distortion, separate reports were required for large 

farms, identified from the 1974 census and prior special surveys 

as having more than one separately reportable farm unit. Other 

reports received showing land in more than one county were 

separated into two or more reports if the data would significantly affect the county totals. These reports were assigned to 

the appropriate counties during office processing. 

Value of land and buildings-Farm operators receiving the 

sample form were asked to report their estimate of the current 

market value of land and buildings owned, rented or leased from 

others, and rented or leased to others. Market value refers to the 

respondent's estimate of what the land and buildings would sell 

for under current market conditions. For 1978, this information 

is estimated from the replies of a sample of farms; whereas for 

1974, all farm operators were asked to provide these data. If the 

value of land and buildings was not reported, it was estimated 

duri ng processing by using the average value of land and 

buildings from a similar farm in the same geographic area. 

Other land-This category includes land in house lots, barn lots, 

ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. The definition of "other land" is 

the same in 1978 and 1974 only for farms with sales of $2,500 

or more. In 1974, for farms with sales of less than $2,500, 

"other land" included pastureland and rangeland other than 

cropland and woodland pasture in addition to land in house 

lots, barn lots, ponds, roads, and wasteland. 

Land set aside in the Federal Farm Program-The 1978 report 

form included a new inquiry on the number of acres set aside in 

1978 under the provisions of the Federal Farm Program. These 

data are for acres of cropland taken out of production by 

growers of wheat, corn, grain sorghums, and barley, and instead 

planted in cover crops, soil-improvement grasses, etc. No 

information was obtained as to which grains would have been 

grown on the acres set aside. 

Foreign ownership of agricultural land-An inquiry measuring 

the impact of foreign ownership of agricultural land was added 

to the 1978 report forms. All farm operators were asked to 

report the number of acres owned by individuals who are not 

U.S. citizens; or owned by foreign-held corporations, unincorporated associations, or foreign governments. 

I n some cases, operators using land owned by others may not 

know the beneficiary owner of the land or, if the owner is 

known, they may not know the citizenship of the landlord. 

Therefore, a "don't know" category was included on the report 

form. Corporations with 50 percent or more of the stock held 

by foreign investors were considered foreign owned. Any land 

owned and operated by such corporations was included as land 

held under foreign ownership. 

County summary table 36 provides operators response to the 

foreign ownership inquiry. Counts are provided for those 

responding "yes," "no," "don't know," and "no response." No 

attempt was made to contact nonrespondents. 

Operator-The term "operator" designates a person who 

operates a farm, either doing the work or making day-to-day 

decisions about such things as planting, harvesting, feeding, 

marketing, etc. The operator may be the owner, a member of 

the owner's household, a salaried manager, a tenant, a renter, or 

a sharecropper. If he/she rents land to others or has land worked 

on shares by others, he/she is considered the operator only of 

the land which he/she retains for his/her own operation. For 

partnerships, only one partner is counted as an operator. If 

there is no clear-cut partner in charge, then the senior or oldest 

active partner is considered to be the operator. For census 

purposes, the number of operators is the same as the number of 

farms. In some cases, the operator was not the individual named 

on the address label of the report form, but another family 

member, a partner, or a hired manager who ·was actually in 

charge of the farm operations. 

Operator characteristics-Data on characteristics such as residence, race, Spanish origin, age, sex, principal occupation, and 

off-farm work were collected from all operators in 1978. In the 

1974 census, operator characteristics were collected only for all 

farms with sales of less than $2,500 and for farms with sales of 

$2,500 or more operated by individuals (sole proprietorsh ips) 

and partnerships. If operator characteristics of race, age, sex, 

and principal occupation were not reported for 1978, they were 

derived based on reports with similar acreage size, tenure, and 

sales size. No adjustments were made for nonresponse to 

residence, Spanish origin, and off-farm work. 

Extensive verification and recontacting were done for 

positive responses to Spanish origin, especially in Southern 

States. It was found that a number of these responses were in 

error, apparently the word American in "Mexican American" 

was mistaken as American origin. 

Write-i n entries of "other" race were clerically reviewed and 

recoded where necessary; entries without an accompanying 

write-in description were not verified by recontacting the 

respondent. Based on demographic classifications, "other" race 

is limited to native non-Spanish populations of Central and 

South American countries. 

In the presentation of data on race of operator, the 

classification "Black and other races" includes Blacks, American 

Indians, Asian or Pacific Islanders, and any other separate racial 

group excluding White. For the 1978 census, operators of 
APPENDI X A-Continued A7 

Spanish origin are tabulated by reported race. Prior censuses 

included Spanish origin as "White" whenever separate data for 

the Wh ite race were shown. 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture is the fi rst census to collect 

data on the sex of the operator. For farm operations where both 

husband and wife participated, the response was determined by 

the parties involved. 

Selected production expenses-Data on selected production 

expenses incurred in 1978 were requested from farm operators 

reporting on the sample form. Only selected production 

expenses were requested; thus, the expense data cannot be used 

in combination with gross sales to calculate net farm income. 

The 1974 census attempted to gather selected expenses plus a 

category "all other production expenses" to arrive at total 

expenses. This category was to include items such as depreciation, taxes, interest, rent, and insuranoe for the farm business. 

Because of the burden to respondents and inaccuracy in 

reporting, the "all other production expenses" inquiry was not 

included on the 1978 report form. The 1979 Farm Finance 

Survey provides estimates on net farm income. 

For 1978, as with earl ier censuses, expense data in some 

cases were not fully reported especially by operations producing 

crops, livestock, or poultry on a contract basis. Many such 

operators were unable or unwilling to estimate the value of 

production inputs furnished by the contractor. Estimates were 

made for individual expense items based on reported crop and 

livestock information, or on averages or ratios of expense items 

reported by similar farms in the same geographic area. 

Commercial fertilizer-The expense for commercial fertilizer 

is the amount spent on fertilizer during 1978, excluding the 

cost of application. Some fertil izer purchased in 1978 may 

not have been applied during the year. If the fertilizer was 

applied by someone other than the operator, the cost of 

application is included as an expense for customwork, 

machine hire, and rental of machinery and equipment. Some 

operators may have included the cost of application with the 

amount spent on fertilizer. 

Other agricultural chemicals, including lime-Expenses include the cost of all insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, other 

pesticides, lime, etc., excluding costs of application. Data 

exclude commercial fertilizer purchased. 

Customwork, machine hire, and rental of machinery and 

equipment-This expense represents costs incurred for having 

customwork done on the place and for renting machines to 

perform agricultural operations. The cost of cotton ginning is 

excluded. The cost of labor involved in the customwork 

service is included in the customwork expense. The cost of 

labor used on rented or hired machinery is included as a 

hired farm and ranch labor expense. 

Energy and petroleum products-More extensive data on energy 

usage for the farm business were collected in the 1978 census 

than in prior censuses. Data were collected on expenses, gallons 

purchased, and storage capacity for gasoline; diesel fuel; LP gas, 

butane, and propane; and fuel oil. In addition, data on expenses 

for natural gas; kerosene, motor oil, and grease; electricity; and 

all other energy sources were collected. Data for 1974 includ8 

only storage capacity and expenses for gasoline; diesel; LP gas, 

butane, and propane; and a combined total expense for motor 

oil, grease, piped gas, kerosene, and fuel oil. The 1978 energ; 

data were collected from a sample of farms. Additional data on 

energy usage and storage capacity are available from the 1979 

.Farm Energy Survey. 

Caution should be used in evaluating storage capacity. Farms 

not reporting storage capacity were not identifiable from farms 

with no storage capacity; therefore, the totals understate the 

actual storage capacity available. 

Value of agricultural products sold-This item represents the 

gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all 

agricultural products sold or removed from the place in 1978 

regardless of who received the payment. It includes sales by the 

operator as well as the value of any shares received by partners, 

landlords, contractors, and others associated with the operation. 

The value of agricultural products sold represents the sum of 

all crops including nursery products sold, and livestock and 

poultry and their products sold. It does not include income 

from farm-related sources such as customwork or agricultural 

services, or income from nonfarm sources. For 1974 and 1969, 

the value of agricultural products sold included sales of forest 

products from farms and ranches. 

The value of crops sold in 1978 does not necessarily 

represent the sales from crops harvested in 1978. Data include 

sales from crops produced in earlier years and exclude some 

crops produced in 1978, but held in storage and not sold in 

1978. For crops sold through a co-op which made payments in 

several installments, only the total value received in 1978 was to 

be reported. 

The value of agricultural products sold was collected from all 

operators. Where the operator failed to report a value of sales, 

estimates were made based on the amount of crops harvested or 

the number of livestock or poultry sold. Extensive estimation 

was required for operators growing crops or livestock under 

contract. 

Caution should be applied when comparing sales in 1978 with 

sales reported in earlier censuses due to the extreme fluctuations 

in per-unit prices between census years. 

Income from machine work, customwork, and other agricultural 

services-Th is category consists of gross income received duri ng 

1978 by farm operators for providing machine work, customwork, and other agricultural services for others such as plowing, 

planting, harvesting, etc. Entries were deleted when dupl icate 

information was reported in the 1978 Census of Agricultural 

Services, or when entries were large enough to cor.sider the 

agricultural services activity separate from the farm or ranch. 

The agricultural services part of a farming operation was 

generally considered a separate operation when income from 

agricultural services was greater than $500,000, or when it was 

$10,000 or more and greater than the value of agricultural 

products sold. Data for establishments primarily engaged in 

agricultural services are published separately in volume 3. 
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Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for 

human consumption- This item represents the value of agricultural products produced and sold directly to individuals for 

human consumption fro:n roadside stands, farmers' markets, 

pick-your-own sites, etc. By definition, it excludes nonedible 

products such as nursery products, cut flowers, wool, grains, 

etc_ Sales of agricultural products by vertically integrated 

operations through their own processing and marketing operations were excluded where identified. 

Fertilizer and lime-Detailed inquiries on acreage fertilized and 

tonnage of fertilizer applied by crop, which were included on 

the 1974 census form, were not collected in 1978. Data 

collected for 1978 are limited to total acres of cropland 

fertilized excluding cropland used only for pasture, and total 

acres of pastureland and rangeland fertilized. Data on lime use 

were requested in both 1978 and 1974. Land fertilized and 

limed data were collected from a sample of farms in 1978. Total 

acres of cropland fertilized in 1974 were obtained by adding the 

acres of individual crops fertilized and, therefore, may include 

duplication where two or more crops using the same acreage 

were each fertilized during the year. 

Irrigation-The 1978 report forms included inquiries on acres 

irrigated for specific crops and total acres irrigated for harvested 

cropland, pastureland or rangeland, and any other land. Data 

on methods of irrigation and estimated quantity of irrigation 

water used by farms and ranches collected in the 1974 and 1969 

censuses are available from the 1979 Farm and Ranch Irrigation 

Survey and are included in Volume 5, Special Reports. 

Irrigation data collected on the 1978 report form are summarized in more detail in volume 2, Part 9, Irrigation on Farms 

and in Volume 4, Irrigation, which also includes data from 

off-farm water suppliers covered in the 1978 Census of 

Irrigation Organizations. 

Value of livestock and poultry on farms-Data for the value of 

livestock and poultry on farms were obtained by multiplying 

the inventory of each major age and sex group by the State 

average price. The State average prices for cattle, hogs, sheep, 

angora goats, hens and pullets of laying age, and turkeys were 

obtained primarily from data published by the Economics, 

Statistics, and Cooperatives Service of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture_ Prices applied to other livestock and poultry were 

census-derived averages based primarily on reported value of 

sales in the 1978 Census of Agriculture. The 1974 and 1969 

data were developed in a similar manner. 

Poultry hatched-The 1978 data include all poultry hatched 

during the year that were placed or sold; whereas for 1974, data 

include only poultry sold. For example, chickens hatched and 

raised for layer replacement on the same farm are included in 

1978 data for poultry hatched, but excluded from 1974 totals. 

The value of hatchery sales is included in the category "Poultry 

and Poultry products." 

Fish and other aquaculture products-The raising of fish and 

other aquaculture products in captivity was included as agri· 

cultural production by the 1972 Standard Industrial Classifi· 

cation, and data for such operations were included in the 

agriculture census for the first time in 1974. The value of fish 

and other aquaculture products sold is included in the category 

"Other I ivestock and I ivestock products." Production in salt 

water was considered not to be in captivity and was excluded. 

Bees and honey-Bee and honey production was enumerated 

and tabulated in the county in which the home farm was 

located (even though hives are often moved from farm to farm 

over a wide geographic area for pollination of crops). The 

completeness and accuracy of these data are affected by the fact 

that some bee operations may not have been on the mail list and 

some operators on the mail list may not have considered 

beekeeping to be an agricultural operation, and therefore did 

not report. 

Citrus enumeration-For the 1978 census, reports for selected 

citrus caretakers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas were obtained 

by direct enumeration. This special enumeration has been used 

in recent censuses because of the difficulty in identifying and 

enumerating absentee grove owners who often do not know the 

information that is needed to adequately complete the report 

form. A citrus caretaker is an organ ization or person caring for 

or managing citrus groves for others. Each citrus caretaker was 

enumerated as a farm operator and requested to complete one 

report form for all groves cared for and to furnish a list of grove 

owners' names, addresses, and number of acres of citrus. The 

names on the lists were matched to compl~ted grove owners' 

reports to eliminate duplication. The caretaker was also reo 

quested to inform the grove owner that he had already reported 

for the citrus under h is care and that the grove owner was not to 

report agai n. I n the 1978 census, 8 caretakers in Arizona 

reported 250 grove owners having 12,000 acres of citrus; the 

100 caretakers in Florida reported 6,600 grove owners having 

240,000 acres of citrus; and 27 caretakers in Texas reported 

1,500 grove owners having 30,000 acres of citrus. 

More detailed information by State and county are included 

in volume 2, part 6. 

Crop year or season covered-Acres and quantity harvested are 

for the calendar year 1978 except for citrus fruits, avocados, 

and olives; vegetables in Florida; sugarcane in Florida and Texas; 

and pineapples and coffee in Hawaii. 

Citrus fruits-The data relate to the crops harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the 1977-78 marketing season. 

Avocados-The data for California relate to the quantity 

harvested from November 1, 1977 through November 30, 

1978; the data for Florida relate to the quantity harvested or 

to be harvested from April 1978 through March 1979. 

Olives-The data relate to the quantity harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the October 1977 to March 1978 harvest 

season. 

Vegetables-The data for Florida relate to the crop harvested 

for the September 1, 1977 through August 31,1978, harvest 

season. 
APPEN 01 X A-Continued A-9 

Sugarcane-The data for Florida and Texas relate to the 

reported cuttings from November 1977 through April 1978. 

Pineapples and coffee-The data for Hawaii for pineapples 

relate to quantity harvested for the year ending May 31, 

1978, and coffee for the 1977·78 crop. 

Acres and quantity harvested-Crops were reported in whole 

acres, except for the following crops which were reported in 

10ths of acres: Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes, tobacco, fruit and 

nut crops including land in orchards, berries, vegetables, and 

nursery and greenhouse products; in Hawaii, taro, ginger root, 

and lotus root. Totals for crops reported in tenths of acres were 

rounded to whole acres at the aggregate level during the 

tabulation process. 

If two or more crops were harvested from the same land 

during the year, the acres would be counted for each crop. 

Therefore, the total acres of all crops harvested generally 

exceeds the acres of cropland harvested. The exception to 

this procedure is hay crops. When more than one cutting of hay 

was taken from the same acres, the acres are counted only once 

but the quantity harvested includes all cuttings. However, hay 

cut for both dry hay and green chop or silage would be reported 

for each applicable crop. For interplanted crops or "skip·row" 

crops, acres were to be reported according to the portion of the 

field occupied by each crop. 

If a crop was planted but not harvested, the acres were not to 

be reported as harvested. These acres were to be reported in the 

"land use" section under the appropriate cropland itemscropland used only for pasture or grazing, cropland used for 

cover crops, cropland on which all crops failed, cropland in 

cultivated summer fallow, or cropland idle. 

For crops grown purposely for grazi ng, quantity harvested 

was not requested. Acres for these crops were to be reported as 

"cropland harvested" and not as "cropland used only for 

pasture or grazing." This procedure applies to the following 

crops: 

Corn cut for dry fodder, hogged or grazed 

Cowpeas hogged or grazed or cut for sil age 

Sorghums hogged or grazed 

Soybeans hogged or grazed or cut for silage 

Quantity harvested was not obtained for crops such as 

vegetables, nursery and greenhouse products, and soybeans 

plowed under. 

Acres of land in bearing and nonbearing fruit orchards, citrus 

or other groves, vineyards, and nut trees were to be reported as 

harvested cropland regardless of whether the crop was harvested 

or failed. However, abandoned orchards were to be reported as 

cropland idle, not as harvested cropland or for the individual 

crop acreages. 

Data for hay represent all hay crops, including grass silage 

and hay crops cut and fed green. In production data, dry tons 

represent dry tonnage for the various hay categories and dry 

weight equivalents for grass silage and hay cut and fed green. 

The conversion used was 3 tons of green weight to 1 ton of dry 

weight. 

Crop units of measure-For some crops, the operatr)( u)ulrJ 

report quantity harvested in a unit of measure cur(f~ntl'l in u~" 

in the area. These crops were: Corn for grain or seed, In bush,,!, 

shelled or hundredweight shelled; sorghums for g(aln O( seed, 1(1 

bushels or pounds; rice in 100-lb. bags, bushels, or 162-lb 

barrels. Corn for grain and sorghums for grain are published In 

bushels and rice in lOa-lb. bags. Grapes could be reported in drl 

weight or fresh weight; plums and prunes in fresh vveight or 

prunes in dry weight; and in Hawaii, coffee in pounds 

parchment or pounds cherry, and macadamia nuts in pounds 

husked, unshelled or pounds shelled. For other fruit and nut 

crops and citrus, the operator was given a choice of units of 

measure of pounds, tons, or boxes. The quantity harvested for 

these crops are published in pounds. 

Write-in crops-To reduce the length of the report form, only 

the major crops for the United States were prelisted (see 

sections 2 and 3 of the report form). For the other crops, the 

respondent was requested to look at a list of crops in each 

section and write in the crop name and its code (see sections 4, 

5, 6, 7, and 8 of the report form). For crops that had no 

individual code listed on the report form, the respondent was to 

write in the crop name and code the crop into the appropriate 

"all other" category for that section. Crops not coded by the 

respondent were coded during processing before keying. Write· 

in crops coded as "all other" were reviewed and assigned a 

specific code when possible. Crops not assigned a specific code 

were left in the appropriate "all other" category. 

In some cases, the reviewers were unable to determine the 

specific crop reported by the respondent because of incomplete 

or generalized crop names. To ensure proper coding, most of 

these respondents were telephoned; reports for those not 

telephoned were changed on the basis of other reports for the 

area. 

Misreported or miscoded crops-In a few instances, tabulated 

data may be inaccurate because respondents misunderstood or 

misinterpreted questions on the report form. Data may have 

been reported on the wrong line or in the wrong section of the 

report, or the wrong crop code may have been placed beside the 

name of a write-in crop. Some of these errors as well as some 

keying errors may not have been identified during processing 

and therefore were not corrected. Reports with unusual crops 

for the area were examined to minimize the possibility that they 

were in error. 

Comparability of crop data-For the 1974 and 1969 censuses 

data for all crops are available for farms with sales of $2,5000; 

more while only data for the major crops-corn, sorghums, 

soybeans, peanuts, wheat, cotton, tobacco, potatoes, hay, 

vegetables, land in orchards, and berries are available for all 

farms. For 1978, data for all crops are available for farms with 

sales of $2,500 or more and for all farms. 

For a number of commodities, less detailed data were 

collected in 1978 than in 1974. In these instances, 1974 data 

have been combined to provide comparable figures wherever 

possible. 

The "acres of vegetables harvested" in 1978 and 1969 was 

the summation of the acres of individual vegetables harvested, 
A-10 APPENDIX A-Continued 

but in 1974 it was the total land used for vegetable crops. 

For "land used for vegetable crops," the acres were to be 

reported only once even though two or more harvests of a 

vegetable or more than one vegetable were harvested from the 

same acres. 

The "other crops" in the tables are not comparable from 

census to census as crops are added and deleted from the report 

form each census. 

Value of crop production-This item represents the estimated 

value of all crops harvested during the 1978 crop year. Data for, 

the value of crops harvested were obtained by multiplying the 

average estimated value per unit by the reported acres or 

quantity harvested. Generally, harvested u nits of production 

(pounds, bushels, bales, etc.) were multiplied by State estimates 

of prices per unit. If only acres harvested were reported, State 

esti mates for value of production per acre were used. The State 

average production price and production value per acre used in 

these calculations were obtained in most part from publications 

of the Economic, Statistics, and Cooperative Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA). When USDA estimates 

were not available, Bureau of the Census statisticians made 

estimates using available sources such as data from adjacent 

States, respondents, report forms, county extension agents, and 

other persons knowledgeable about specific crops. 

"See Text" References 

Items in the tables which carry the note "See text" are 

explained or defined in this section. Also, additional definitions 

and explanations for some items are provided. 

Data for 1978 are based on a sample of farms-Sections 22 

through 27 of the census report form 78-A 1 (S), wh ich include 

inquIries on commercial fertilizer and lime, chemicals, 

machinery and equipment, expenses for energy and petroleum 

products, selected production expenses, and value of land and 

buildings, were requested of all certainty (large) farms and 

approximately 20 percent of all other farms. As these data are 

subject to sampling error, estimates of the sampling reliability of 

county totals for selected items are shown in table D. 

Farms operated by Black and other races-For 1974 and 1978, 

"other races" includes American Indians, Asian and Pacific 

Islanders, and all other racial groups other than White. The 1969 

data are limited to farms operated by Blacks. Additional 

information on race of operator is provided under "operator 

characteristics" . 

All other races-This category is limited to native non-Spanish 

populations of Central and South American countries. 

1974 data apply only to individual or family operations (sole 

proprietorships) and partnerships-For 1974, farm operator 

characteristics were not collected from corporations, cooperatives, prison farms, grazing associations, and Indian 

reservatio ns. For 1978, characteristics and occupati on of the 

senior partner or person in charge were collected from all farms, 

regardless of the type of organization. 

Other type of organization-This category includes cooperatives, 

estates or trusts, prison farms, grazi ng associations, and Indian 

reservations. 

IVIarket value of agricultural products sold-This item represents 

the gross market value, before taxes and expenses, of all 

agricultural products sold in the census year including livestock 

and poultry and their products, and crops including nursery 

products and hay. The data include landlords' and contractors' 

shares. The 1974 and 1969 data include sales of forest products. 

Farms with value of agricultural products sold less than 

$2,500-ln 1978, this category includes all farms, except 

abnormal farms, with sales less than $2,500. In 1969 and 1974, 

farms reporting sales less than $2,500 but having the production 

potential for sales of $2,500 and over are included in the 

category farms with sales of $2,500 and over. In frequency 

distributions, the 1969 and 1974 farms with potential sales of 

$2,500 and over are included in the $2,500 to $4,999 sales 

group. 

Other livestock and livestock products-Production of fish and 

laboratory animals is included in this category in 1974 and 

1978; whereas, production of these items was excluded entirely 

from the 1969 census. 

Poultry hatched-For 1978, this category includes all poultry 

hatched during the year that were placed or sold; whereas for 

1974, it only included poultry sold. Incubator egg capacity on 

December 31, 1978, is tabulated under the column heading 

Inventory and the number of poultry hatched is under the 

heading Sales. 

Worms-For 1978, the production of worms was separately 

identified; whereas for 1974, it was not. Inventory consists of 

the number of standard worm beds in production. A standard 

worm bed was considered to be 24 cubic feet measuring 8 feet 

by 3 feet by 1 foot. Sales of worms are shown in pounds. Worm 

casting sales are included in livestock products sold. 

Hay crops (tons, dry)-Data shown for hay represent all hay 

crops, including grass silage and hay crops cut and fed green. In 

production data, dry tons represent dry tonnage for the various 

hay categories and dry weight equivalents for grass silage and 

hay cut and fed green. The conversion used was 3 tons of green 

weight to 1 ton of dry weight. 

Other tame dry hay-The 1974 categories clover-timothy hay, 

lespedeza hay, coastal Bermuda grass hay, and other hay have 

been combined into "other tame dry hay" in 1978. 

All vegetables harvested for sale-I n 1978 and 1969, the acres of 

vegetables harvested is the summation of the acres of individual 

vegetables harvested; while in 1974, it is the total land used for 

vegetable crops. 

land used for vegetables-Data are the total land used for 

vegetable crops. The acres are reported only once, even though 

two or more harvests of a vegetable or more than one vegetable 

were harvested from the same acres. 
APPENDI X A-Continued A-11 

Grapes (pounds)-Farm operators were given the option of 

reporting the quantity of grapes harvested in dry weight or fresh 

weight. For publication purposes, all quantities of grapes 

harvested have been converted to pounds fresh weight. 

All nursery and greenhouse products-Data are a summation of 

the individual items presented. 

Excludes abnormal farms-Abnormal farms i nelude institutional 

farms, experimental and research farms, and Indian reservations. 

Institutional farms include those operated by hospitals, 

pe n i tentiaries, schools, grazing associations, government 

agencies, etc. 

Farms by standard industrial classification-See explanation 

under Farm Classifications. 

FARM CLASSIFICATIONS 

State tables 29 through 35 present detailed 1978 data for all 

farms classified by specified characteristics-tenure of operator, 

type of organization, age and principal occupation of operator, 

size of farm (acres), value of agricultural products sold, and 

standard industrial classification. In 1974, comparable detailed 

data were tabulated only for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more. Other tables include data classified by value of sales 

groups, or other characteristics of the farm or the operator. 

Farms by value of agricultural products sold or value of sales-In 

a number of State and county tables, data are shown separately 

for all farms and for farms with sales of $2,500 or more, and for 

various value of agricultural products sold or value of sales size 

groups. 

For 1978, all farms except abnormal farms have been 

tabulated by size based on reported sales. Thus, the category 

"farms with sales of $2,500 or more" includes only farms with 

actual sales of $2,500 or more. For 1969 and 1974, farms 

reporting sales of less than $2,500 but having the production 

potential for sales of $2,500 or more are included in most tables 

under the category farms with sales of $2,500 or more based on 

potential sales. 

In 1969, 1974, and 1978, abnormal farms were not tabulated 

based on actual or potential sales. Detailed data for abnormal 

farms are included in all farm data shown in State table 34, but 

are excluded from tqtals for all farms shown in other State 

tables 29 through 35. Otherwise, data for abnormal farms are 

included in totals for all farms, but are excluded from totals for 

farms with sales of $2,500 or more. 

In 1969 and earlier censuses, data were classified into nine 

groups referred to as "economic classes." For farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more, the value-of-products-sold classifications 

used in 1974 and 1978 are the same as the value ranges used for 

establishing economic classes 1 through 5. Data for farms with 

sales of less than $2,500, classified in 1969 and earlier censuses 

as class 6, part time and part retirement, are not directly 

comparable to the 1974 and 1978 value-of-product classes 

because of the change in farm definition and modifications in 

farm classification. 

Farms by tenure of operator-The classifications of tenure used 

for both the 1978 and 1974 censuses are: 

Full owners, who operate only land they own. 

Part owners, who operate land they own and also land they 

rent from others. 

Tenants, who operate only land they rent from others or 

work on shares for others. 

Detailed 1978 data by tenure of operator are shown in State 

table 29 for all farms, excluding abnormal farms, and for farms 

with sales of $2,500 or more. 

Farms by type of organization-The 1978 Census of Agriculture 

was the first census in which all farms were classified by type of 

organization. In the 1969 and 1974 censuses, these data were 

collected and tabulated only for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more. 

The classifications used were: 

Individual or family operation (sole proprietorsh ip), excluding partnership and corporation. 

Partnership operation, including family partnership. 

Corporation, including family corporation. 

Other, such as cooperative, estate or trust, institutional farm, 

etc. 

For 1978, corporations were subclassified by two additional 

characteristics into: 

a. Family held. 

Other than family held. 

b. More than 10 stockholders. 

10 or less stockholders 

These subclassifications were not used in the 1974 Census of 

Agriculture. However, somewhat similar classifications were 

obtained in a follow-on survey of all corporations identified in 

the census, which were published in volume IV, part 5 of the 

1974 Census of Agriculture. This survey collected detailed 

information on family and nonfamily corporations, number of 

shareholders, and other classifications and characteristics of 

corporations at both the firm (company) and farm levels. In the 

1969 census, corporations were classified only by number of 

shareholders; those having more than 10 or those having 10 or 

fewer shareholders. 

Caution should be exercised when comparing 1978 corporation data to those of the 1974 survey and the 1969 census. For 

the 1974 survey, respondents were given a choice of four kinds 

of corporations from which to select the one that best described 

their operation: Family corporation, independent corporation, 

parent corporation (with one or more subsidiaries), and subsidiary of another corporation. Classification rules used prevented an independent, parent, or subsidiary corporation from 

being classified as a family corporation. The two-way choice of 

family held or other than family held used in 1978 has resulted 

,in a decrease in the number and proportion of nonfamily held 

corporations reported. 

A followup study of the 1969 data indicated that a sizable 

number of farms were incorrectly reported as corporations, 

especially in the Southern States. The 1974 survey was used to 

identify and correct the misreporting of corporations in that 
A-12 APPENDIX A-Continued 

census. In the 1978 census, some reports incorrectly had both 

individual or family operation (sole proprietorship) and family 

held corporation indicated. These reports were reviewed during 

the processing phase and resolved based on whether or not the 

respondent operated under a corporate name, had reported as a 

corporation in the 1974 census, or was shown to be a 

corporation on one or more of the administrative records used 

in developing the census mail list. 

Farms by age and principal occupation of operator-Data on age 

and principal occupation were obtained from all operators for 

1978. In 1974, these data were collected only for all farms with 

sales of less than $2,500 and for farms with sales of $2,500 or 

more operated by individuals (sole proprietorships) and partnerships. Detailed characteristics are shown by six age-of-operator 

groups in combination with occupation information for all 

farms in State table 31 and for farms with sales of less than 

$20,000 in State table 32. The principal occupation classifications used for 1978 were: 

Farming-The operator spent 50 percent or more of his 

worktime in 1978 in farming or ranching. 

Other- The operator spent 50 percent or more of his 

worktime in 1978 in occupations other than farming. Some operators engaged in ranching marked 

"other" as their principal occupation. Most such 

obvious errors were corrected during processing. 

Farms by size-All farms were classified by size according to the 

total land area in each operation. The land area of a farm is an 

operating unit concept and includes land owned and operated as 

well as land rented from others. Land rented to or assigned to a 

tenant was considered the tenant's farm and not the owner's. 

Detailed characteristics of all farms by 12 size-of·farm groups 

are presented in State table 33. 

Farms by standard industrial classification- As in the 1974 

census, agricultural production establishments (farms, ranches, 

nurseries, greenhouses, etc.) are classified by the Standard 

I ndustrial Classification (SI C) system in the 1978 census. These 

classifications, found in the 1972 SIC Manual, are used to 

promote uniformity and comparability in the presentation of 

statistical data collected by various agencies. 

An establishment primarily engaged in crop production 

(major group 01) or livestock production (major group 02) is 

classified in the 3- or 4-digit industry group which accounts for 

50 percent or more of the total value of sales of its agricultural 

products. If the total value of sales of agricultural products of 

an establishment was less than 50 percent from a single 4-digit 

industry, but 50 percent or more from the products of two or 

more 4-digit industries within the same 3-digit industry group, 

the establ ish ment is classified in the miscellaneous industry of 

that industry group; otherwise, it is classified as a general crop 

farm in industry 0191 or a general livestock farm in industry 

0291. 

All farms in the 1978 census were classified by SIC. In the 

1974 census, farms with sales of less than $2,500 were not classified by SIC. In 1978, those agricultural producers having no sales 

reported were retained as farms and classified as general 

livestock farms in industry 0291 if livestock or pasture were 

reported or as general crop farms in industry 0191. Characteristics of all farms by selected SIC groupings are shown in State 

tables 11 and 35. Additional and more complete 1978 data for 

various SIC classifications are published in volume 2, part 8. 

UNPUBLISHED DATA 

Additional data have been assembled in a series of unpublished tables. The unpublished State table "Summary by 

Standard Industrial Classification of Farms by Value of Sales: 

1978" has a format similar to State table 34. The largest size 

group in the boxhead is $100,000 or more. Data are shown for 

the following SIC groupings: 

Cash grain farms (011) 

Field crop farms except cash grain farms (013) 

Cotton farms (0131) 

Tobacco farms (0132) 

Sugar crop, Irish potato, hay, peanut, and other field crop 

farms (0133) 

Vegetable and melon farms (016) 

Fruit and tree nut farms (017) 

Horticultural specialty farms (018) 

General farms, pri marily crop (019) 

Livestock farms except dairy, poultry, and animal specialty 

(021 ) 

Beef cattle farms, except feedlots (0212) 

Dairy farms (024) 

Poultry and egg farms (025) 

Animal specialty farms (027) 

General farms, pri marily livestock (0291) 

The following unpublished county summary tables include 

data tabulated by detailed size groupings: 

Farms by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974 

Acreage and Value of Owned and Rented Land: 1978 

Farms by Acres of Cropland Harvested: 1978 and 1974 

Place of Residence of Operator by Occupation and Off-Farm 

Work: 1978 

Hired Farm Labor by Number of Hired Workers: 1978 

Farms by Expenses for Hired Farm or Contract Labor: 1978 

Broilers Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Cows and Heifers That Had Calved-Inventory by Number 

Per Farm: 1978 

Beef Cows Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Milk Cows Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Cattle and Calves Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Cattle and Calves Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Fattened Cattle Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Hogs and Pigs I nventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Hogs and Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Feeder Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Other Hogs and Pigs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Sheep and Lambs Inventory by Number Per Farm: 1978 

Sheep and Lambs Sales by Number Sold Per Farm: 1978 

Data similar to that shown in State table 28 for the acreages 

of crops harvested and production by acreage size have been 

summarized at the county level, but have not been tabulated. 
APPENDI X A-Continued A-13 

These summaries can be tabulated at a minimal cost depending 

on the detail of data requested. 

For information on the availability and cost of unpublished 

tabulations, please write to the Chief, Agriculture Division, 

Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C. 20233. 

NONSAMPLING ERRORS 

Every census or survey is subject to errors. In addition to 

sampling variability, errors may arise from such sources as 

incorrect or incomplete reporting, processing, and the inability 

to obtain a report from each eligible reporting unit. Sampling 

variability is discussed in Statistical Adjustments. 

Reported data in the census may be incorrect as a result of 

the misunderstanding of questions or because of the use of 

esti mates in reporting. Duri ng processi ng, adjustments were 

made to data items which appeared to be inconsistent with 

other items reported for the same farm. 

Respondents may have failed to provide all of the information requested. In some cases, the respondent may have' 

indicated the presence of an item but not the amount. 

Imputations were made for missing data on the quantities and 

sales of crops and livestock but no imputations were made for 

place of residence or foreign ownership of land. 

Careful efforts were made to keep errors introduced during 

clerical and electronic processing to a controlled level through 

the use of quality control, verification, and check measures on 

specific operations. 

Extreme values in the direct enumeration sample (those 

contributing a substantial proportion of the estimated total) 

were reviewed individually and sometimes reduced. This will 

result in a possible downward bias in estimated totals. 

Inclusion of the direct enumeration sample in 1978 resulted 

in a matching operation to identify names and addresses 

included in both the direct enumeration sample and the mail 

list. This matching operation was subjected to critical review 

and verification, including telephone calls to most respondents 

in the direct enumeration sample who were not matched in 

normal processing. Duplicates which were not identified during 

the matching process will result in an upward bias in estimated 

totals. 

An adjustment was made for nonrespondent operations on 

the mail list. This adjustment employed sampling of both 

nonrespondent and respondent cases and variation from the 

adjustment is measured in sampling error; however, any systematic bias is not measured. 

An evaluation of coverage is being conducted to measure the 

extent of undercount or overcount of farms in the census. A 

description of this evaluation is included in Census Coverage. 

CENSUS COVERAGE 

Although a complete and fully accurate count of farms, 

farmland, and farm production is the aim of each nationwide 

census of agriculture, the complex structure of America's 

agriculture makes this aim difficult to achieve. Among the 

complexities are the many places to be included, the variety of 

arrangements under which farms are operated, the continuing 

changes in the reiationship of operators to the farm operated, 

the expiration of leases and the initiation or renewal of leases, 

the problem of obtaining a complete list of agricultural 

operations, the difficulty of locating and identifying some types 

of farms, the operator's absence from the farm during the data 

collection period, and the operator's opinion that part or all of 

the operation <;Ioes not qualify and should not be included in 

the census. 

An evaluation of coverage has been conducted for each 

census of agriculture since 1945. Although the primary purpose 

of these evaluations is to identify problem areas and supply 

evidence as a basis for improvements, they also provide users of 

census data with estimates of the completeness of census 

counts. The results of the coverage evaluation study were published for the 1974 census in Volume IV, Special Reports, part 

3. This report included estimates of the net percentage of all 

farms missed in the census, Farm counts for 1974, adjusted for 

this net undercount, are shown in appendix C. 

The inclusion of a direct enumeration sample to supplement 

the mail list for the 1978 census partially eliminates the major 

source of undercoverage of farms, namely, incompleteness of 

the mail list. However, inaccurate counting may still occur 

because (1) by design, the sample omitted the selection of area 

segments in places that had 2,500 or more population in 1970; 

(2) direct enumeration sample interviewers may have under 

counted or over counted farms; and (3) respondents may have 

been misclassified as farms or nonfarms during processing. 

The coverage evaluation for the 1978 census includes a 

re-enumeration of a subsample of the direct enumeration 

segments with matching and verification of differences, identification of operators not included on the mail list in places with 

2,500 or more population in 1970 using supplemental questions 

on the Annual Housing Survey, and verification of the farmnonfarm classification for a sample of respondents. 

The changes in data collection procedures implemented for 

the 1978 census should substantially reduce undercoverage, and 

the proportion of farms not included in the census is expected 

to be between 2 and 3 percent for the United States. Results of 

the coverage evaluation and other evaluative material are 

included in volume 5. 

STATISTICAL ADJUSTMENTS 

Report forms were obtained and tabulated for all the 

identified larger farms (in general, those with expected sales of 

$80,000 or more). In the few instances where the operator did 

not supply the required information, data were obtained from 

secondary sources. By means of 'detailed, programed edit 

specifications, adjustments or corrections were made during the 

computer edit operation for internally incomplete or incon· 

sistent data. The review procedures provided for computer 

printouts of edit changes that exceeded specified limits for the 

item. These changes were then reviewed for reasonableness by 

members of the processing staff and necessary corrections made. 

Nonresponse 

The statistics for each State and county were adjusted to 

account for nonrespondent smaller operations. The number of 
A-14 APPENDIX A-Continued 

farms for which adjustment was made was estimated on the 

basis of the results of a canvass of a random sample of mail list 

addressees who did not respond to the census during the regular 

followup period. The canvass, using an abbreviated form, was 

accomplished with the use of the mail and telephone. The 

sample for each State was designed to provide estimates of the 

number of nonrespondellt farms with a relative standard error 

of approximately 6 percent. However, approximately one third 

of the sample could not be contacted resulting in a potential 

bias in the estimates. The sample estimate of the number of 

nonrespondent farms at the State level was allocated to strata at 

the county level using the number of nonrespondents and the 

proportion of census farms among respondents. A sample of 

respondent data records was selected by stratum and weighted 

to represent the nonrespondent farms. 

Table A shows for selected items for the State the percent of 

the published total that the whole farm nonresponse adjustment 

represents. Adjustment for individual item nonresponse on 

respondent forms is not included in the percentages. These 

percentages indicate the potential for bias in published figures 

resulting from nonresponse, i.e., the extent to which the actual 

data for nonrespondents may not agree with the nonresponse 

adjustments. The probable range of difference is unknown. 

However, the degree of uncertainty regarding the accuracy of 

the data increases as the percentage of the total represented by 

the nonrespondent adjustment increases. 

Direct Enumeration Sample 

Because of undercoverage problems with the mail list for the 

1969 and 1974 censuses, a direct enumeration area sample was 

included to supplement the mail list for the 1978 census. 

Enumeration district maps and data from the 1970 Census of 

Population and Housing were used to construct the sampling 

frame from which the direct enumeration sample was selected. 

The frame was stratified by State and by a farm density ratio 

(the ratio of farm households to total households). In this State, 

the selected sample consisted of 134 segments. The expected 

number of farms per segment varied by strata from none in 

residential areas to 12 in intensive farm areas and averaged about 

10 farms. Farms enumerated in the direct enumeration sample 

were matched to the mail list and the data for the unmatched 

farms were weighted by the reciprocal of the probability of 

selection for the segment to make State estimates for farm 

operations not represented on the mail list. 

TableA. Percent of State Total Represented by Adjustment 

for Whole Farm Nonresponse: 1978 

Item 

FannB. # •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Land in fanna ......................................... . 

Value of agricultural products sold ................... . 

Harvested cropland .................................... . 

Corn for grain or seed acres ............. " ............ . 

Wheat for grain acres· ... ··· .. ······.· ... ············.· 

Inventory: 

Cattle and calves ................................... . 

Hens and pullets of laying age ................... _ .. . 

Hogs and pigs ....................................... . 

Percent 

of total 

8.2 

6.9 

4.8 

6.9 

6.7 

7.2 

5.3 

1.2 

5.5 

Mail List Sampling 

To obtain county data for appropriate items without 

burdening all farm operators, data for Sections 22 through 27 of 

the report form 78·A 1 (S) were collected only from a sample of 

farms. The sample was selected from the mail list and consisted 

of all addresses in a certainty stratum and a random sample of 

addresses from the noncertainty stratum. The certainty stratum 

consisted of all addresses meeting specified size criteria in terms 

of indicated acreage and/or value of sales. Certainty size criteria 

varied by State from 1,000 to 5,000 indicated acres and from 

$40,000 to $200,000 indicated value of sales based on historic 

or mail list source data. All addresses in counties with less than 

100 farms in 1974 were also selected as certainty. Noncertainty 

addresses in counties with 100 to 199 farms in 1974 were 

sampled at a rate of 1 in 2, and noncertainty addresses in 

counties with 200 farms or more in 1974 were sampled at a rate 

of 1 in 5. 

Several elements of the sampling from the mail I ist and 

associated data collection may introduce substantial variation 

and a potential bias into the resulting data. First, the mail list 

from which the sample was selected contained about 50 percent 

nonfarm names and addresses which were not identifiable at the 

time of selection. Both farm and nonfarm names and addresses 

were selected into the sample. As a result, the farm data actually 

tabulated came only from part of the sample, specifically the 

names and addresses which represented farms. Secondly, the 

stratification was based on size information from several sources 

and of varying quality. Size information was not available for a 

substantial proportion of the names and addresses. In addition, 

sample and nonsample forms may have been returned at a 

different rate by respondents. 

In order to improve the precision and minimize the bias of 

estimates from the sample, post-stratification was used to 

produce estimates. Basically, this consisted of classifying all 

farms into relatively homogenous strata and weighting sample 

farms within each stratum by the ratio oftotal farms to sample 

farms. 

Farms meeting certainty size criteria during sample selection 

and those identified during processing as meeting similar criteria 

were assigned to a certai nty stratum. All other farms were 

assigned to 64 strata. Farms with sales of less than $2,500 were 

classified into eight size-of-farm groups (less than 10 acres, 10 to 

49 acres, 50 to 69 acres, 70 to 99 acres, 100 to 199 acres, 200 

to 259 acres, 260 to 499 acres, and 500 acres or more); with in 

each of two value-of-sales groups (less than $1,500 and $1,500 

to $2,499); within each of two type-of-farm groups (crop or 

general farms and livestock or poultry farms). Farms with sales 

of $2,500 or more were classified into four size-of-farm groups 

(less than 50 acres, 50 to 99 acres, 100 to 259 acres, and 260 

acres or more); within each of the four value-of-sales groups 

($2,500 to $4,999, $5,000 to $9,999, $10,000 to $19,999, and 

$20,000 or more); within each of two type-of-farm groups (crop 

or general farms and livestock or poultry farms). 

Each stratum was examined and collapsed into another 

stratum if (1) the stratum contained less than 20 sample farms; 

or (2) the calculated weight for the stratum was greater than 10 

in counties sampled at a rate of 1 in 5 and greater than 4 in 

counties sampled at a rate of 1 in 2. 
APPENDIX A-Continued A-15 

The post-stratification provided weights to be assigned to 

farms in each of the final collapsed strata such that the total of 

the weights for sample farms in the stratum would be equal to 

the total number of farms in the stratum. 

Estimates were prepared for items in Sections 22 through 27 

of the report form by multiplying the data for each item for 

each farm in the sample by the weight assigned to the farm. 

The weight for a certainty farm was 1. 

Reliability of Census Estimates 

Sampling variability in census data may arise from several 

sources, some affecting all data and others affecting only certain 

items or geographic levels of tabulation. 

The sampling involved in the imputation for nonrespondents 

affects all data items at all geographic levels of tabulation. 

However, farms above specified size limits were not eligible for 

selection to represent nonrespondents. The size limits varied by 

State from $60,000 to $150,000 and from 1,000 to 2,000 acres. 

As a result of these limits, the sampling variability arises 

pri marily from smaller farms. For computing the estimates of 

variability due to weighting for nonresponse, the farms selected 

for weighting were considered to be a random sample of all 

farms in the stratum from which they were selected. 

Estimates from the direct enumeration sample are not 

included in county totals but contribute to sampling variability. 

of State totals for all data items. 

The sample selected from the mail list provides estimated 

data only for Sections 22 through 27 of the report form. It 

contributes to sampling variability only for the items in these 

sections. Including the certainty farms and sample farms, data 

for Sections 22 through 27 were collected on approximately 26 

percent of the farms nationwide. 

Table B includes estimates of sampling reliability of State 

totals for a selected set of items. The estimates of sampling 

reliability for total number of farms, land iff farms, harvested 

cropland, irrigated land, crops harvested, livestock, and value of 

agricultural products sold include components of variation for 

nonresponse imputation and for the direct enumeration sample. 

The component of variation for nonresponse imputation is 

relatively small and the direct enumeration sample is the major 

source of variation for these items. Estimates of sampling 

reliability for fertilizer use, chemical use, value of machinery 

and equipment, and value of land and buildings contain 

components of varia.tion for the direct enumeration sample and 

the mail list sample. 

Table C contains estimates of sampling reliability for the 

estimated number of farms in a county reporting an item in 

table D. These estimates of sampling reliability contain components of variation arising from the mail list sample. The 

approximate standard error in percent may be read directly 

from the table based on the number of farms reporting the item. 

For a number of farms not shown in the table, a linear 

interpolation will provide a reasonable approximation. These 

estimates should not be applied to counties indicated to be 

certainty in table D. 

Table D shows estimates of the sampling variability of 

selected items for each county and for the portion of the State 

total pertaining to farms not on the mail list. Estimates for 

county totals contain variation from the mail list sample and 

estimates for the portion not on the mail list contain variation 

from the direct enumeration sample. Items for counties indicated to be certainty in the table are subject to some sampling 

error but th is is expected to be small and is not included. Items 

in county publications with data collected from all farms contain a component of variation from nonrespondent imputation. 

This component is usually small and is not shown in the sampling variability tables. 

The sample estimates and the estimates of standard errors 

presented in tables B, C, and D permit the construction of 

interval estimates with prescribed confidence that the interval 

includes the average result of all possible samples. 

If all possible samples were selected, each of these surveyed 

under essentially the same conditions, and an estimate and its 

estimated standard error were calculated from each sample, 

then: 

a. Approximately 67 percent of the intervals from one 

standard error below the estimate to one standard error 

above the estimate would include the average value of all 

possible samples. 

b. Approximately 95 percent of the intervals from two 

standard errors below the estimate to two standard errors 

above the estimate would include the average value of all 

possible samples. 

For example, suppose the estimated number of farms in a 

State is 50,000 with a relative standard error of 3.0 percent. 

Then the standard error is 1,500 (3.0 percent of 50,000) and 

the chances are 2 out of 3 (67 percent) that complete coverage 

using the same survey methods would yield between 48,500 and 

51,500 farms. 

As calculated, the standard error also partially measures the 

effect of nonsampling errors but does not measure the effect of 

any systematic biases in the data arising from incorrect 

reporting by respondents, adjustments for nonresponse, incomplete unduplication, or incomplete coverage of farms. 
A-16 APPEN DI X A-Continued 

Table B. Estimates ofthe Sampling Reliability of State Totals for Selected Items: 1978 

Item 

Fartn8 ..........................................•............. number .. 

Land in fa nns .... ............................................ . ae res .. 

Harvested cropland ............................................ farms .. 

acres .. 

Irrigated land ................................................ fanns .. 

acres .. 

Agricul tural products sold .................................... fanns .. 

$1.000 .. 

Crops ........................... .........................••. farms .. 

$1.000 .. 

Livestock, poul try, and the! r products .............. ....... . fanns .. 

$1,000 .. 

Value of mach1nery and equipment .............................. farms .. 

$1,000 .. 

Average value of land and buildings per farm ••.............. dollars .. 

Corn for grain or seed ........................................ farms .. 

acres .. 

bushels .. 

Wheat for grain ... , .......................................... . farms .. 

acres .. 

bushels .. 

Soybeans for beans ............................................ farms .. 

acres .. 

bushels .. 

Cattle and calves inventory ................................... farms .. 

number .. 

Cattle and calves sold ........................................ farms .. 

number . . 

$1.000 .. 

Hogs and pigs inventory ... ................................ farms .. 

number .. 

Hogs and pigs sold ............................................ farms .. 

number .. 

$1,000 .. 

Sheep and lambs inventory ..................................... farms .. 

number .. 

Sheep and lambs sold .......................................... farms . . 

number •. 

Hens and pullets of laying age inventory ...................... farms .. 

number .. 

Hens and pullets of laying age sold ........................... farms .. 

number .. 

Coumercial fertilizer used .................................... farms .. 

acres .. 

Commercial fer til izer purchased ....... ....................... . farms .. 

$1,000 .. 

Agricul tural chemicals purchased .............................. farms .. 

$1.000 .. 

Chemicals used on crops for insect control ... ................ . farms .. 

acres .. 

Chemicals used on crops for disease control ................... farms . . 

acres .. 

Gasoline purchased ............................................ farms .. 

1,000 gallons .. 

$1,000 .. 

Diesel fuel purchased ......................................... farms .. 

1,000 gallons .. 

$1,000 .. 

Li vestock and paul try purchased ............................... farms .. 

$1,000 .. 

Feed purchased ................................................ farms .. 

$1,000 .. 

Hired farm labor ........................................ · ..... farms .. 

$1.000 .. 

All farms 

Quantity 

68,237 

11,448.182 

62,951 

6.953,675 

3,192 

226,208 

68,237 

1.941.095 

51,210 

1,013,585 

34,373 

927,510 

68 .. 136 

2,072,471 

163,311 

35,407 

2.385.858 

188.175.469 

. 14,383 

382,166 

15,044.875 

14,506 

898,071 

21,355,414 

28,406 

1,276,204 

24,534 

685,940 

263,312 

10,907 

958,231 

9,431 

1.417 .. 675 

126,173 

2,615 

112,678 

2,258 

77 , 736 

7,935 

6.266.' 068 

1,202 

4,565,570 

50,833 

5,745.950 

51,962 

175,929 

47,047 

68,555 

17,801 

1,551,173 

7,659 

419,475 

63,969 

81,896 

48 .. 248 

30 .. 9 23 

60,663 

29,236 

21,323 

148 .. 965 

33,390 

184,066 

22 .. 925 

137,3U7 

Farms with sales of 

Standard error 

(percent) Quantity 

1.2 47,796 

.6 10.224.206 

1.0 45,888 

.5 6.609.166 

1.2 2,901 

.6 224,658 

1.0 47,796 

.3 1. 916,846 

.9 40,147 

.5 1,000,471 

1.5 25,817 

.4 916,376 

1.2 48.122 

.9 1. 915; 216 

.9 204,613 

.8 29,873 

.6 2.325.383 

.6 185,039.920 

1.1 13,160 

1.3 369,809 

1.2 14.718,224 

1.6 13,003 

.6 877 .529 

.6 21.04<961 

2.0 20,280 

.6 1. 207.872 

1.1 19'.868 

.6 665~600 

.5 257; 710 

4.2 7,167 

.9 916,984 

3.7 7,157 

.8 1.382.737 

.7 124,188 

11.0 1.485 

11.0 85'.016 

12.0 1;348 

2.5 68,105 

4.7 4,026 

1.4 6.141.951 

3.0 1,005 

1.4 4,543.067 

1.0 40.932 

.7 5.587;505 

1.0 41. 586 

.8 172;063 

1.0 38,661 ... .9 67,09l 

1.8 15,123 

1.7 1,522,215 

3.0 5,959 

2.9 406 .. 540 

1.2 45,413 

.7 (NA) 

.7 44,625 

1.2 27 , 522 

.9 (NA) 

.9 28 .. 748 

2.4 14.889 

1.8 144; 249 

1.9 23,690 

1.1 177,618 

1.2 20,314 

1.0 134,991 

Table C. Estimates ofthe Sampling Reliability of Farms Reporting an Item in the County: 1978 

Farms reporting item Standard error 

(percent) Farms reporting item 

$2,500 or more 

Standard error 

(percent) 

0.7 

.5 

.7 

.5 

1.3 

.6 

.7 

.3 

.7 

.5 

.8 

.5 

.7 

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.6 

.6 

1.0 

1.3 

1.3 

1.6 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.6 

.8 

.6 

.5 

1.6 

.7 

1.6 

.7 

.6 

4.l 

1.3 

.7 

1.9 

1.9 

1.4 

3.5 

1.4 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.9 

.9 

1.5 

1.7 

2.2 

3.0 

.8 

(NA) 

.7 

1.2 

~NA) 

.9 

1.4 

1.7 

1.3 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

St andard error 

(percent) 

25 farm.................................................. 20.0 1,000 farm................................................ 2.0 

50 farms................................................. 20.0 1,500 farms ........................................... ·..• 1.0 

100 farm................................................. 12.0 2,000 farms............................................... .5 

250 farms................................................ 8.0 3,000 farms............................................... (NA) 

500 farms.................. .............................. 6.0 4,000 farms............................................... (NA) 

750 farms ................................................ L _____ 4_._O.J5,000 farms ............................................... L-____ ..:.(N_A_):....J 
APPENDIX A-Continued 

Table O. Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of County Totals for Selected Items: 1978 

County 

Alcona ......•. '" .......... . 

Alger •••••••••••.•••.••.•.•• 

Allegan ••••••••••••••••••••• 

Alpena •••..••.•............. 

Antrim ••••••••••••••••••.••• 

Arenac .•...•••..••.......... 

Baraga .•.•...•••............ 

Barry •••••••••••••.••••••••• 

Bay ........................ . 

Benzie •.......•....•........ 

Berrien ..•.................. 

Branch ....•.......•.•....... 

Calhoun ••••••••••••••••••••• 

Cass •••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Char Ie vo ix .•••••••••.•••.••• 

Cheboygan •••••••••••.•.••••. 

Chippewa ••.••••••••• ' •••• ' .• 

Clare ..•.••..••.....•....... 

Clinton •••••••••••••.••••••• 

Crawford ................... . 

Oelta ••••••••••••••••.•••••• 

Dickinson .................. . 

Eaton ......•................ 

ElTItlet ••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Genesee •.••••••••••.•••••••• 

Gladwin ••••••••••...••••• , •• 

Gogebic .................... . 

Grand Traverse ........•..••. 

Gratiot .....•......•.•...•.. 

Hillsdale ••••••••••••••.•••• 

Houghton .•.•. 0 ••• 00 •••• 0.000 

Huron. 0 0 0 ••••••••••••••••••• 

Ingham •••••••••••.•••••••••• 

Ionia .•••...•..•....•.•.. ' .. 

Iosco ....•.. 0.0 •••••••• 0 •••• 

Iron ..• o •.••.....•...••••..• 

Isabella •••••••••••••••••••• 

Jackson .•.•..•.•.•..• 0.0 •••• 

Kalamazoo ...••....••..•.. 0 •• 

Kalkaska •.•••••••••••••••••• 

Kent .•• 0 ••••• 0 •••••••••••• 0. 

Keweenaw •..••••••••.•....•.. 

Lake ....................... . 

Lapeer •••••••••••••••••••••• 

Leelanau ..•.. 0 •••••••••••••• 

Lenawee ..• o. 0 ............... . 

Livingston ................. . 

Luceo ••....•• o •••••••• o 0 •••• 

Mackinac .. 0 •• 0 •••••••••••••• 

Macomb. 0 •••••••••• 0 ••••••••• 

Manistee .•.•••. 0 ••••••••••• 0 

Marquette ..... 0 ............. . 

Mason .......... 0 •••••••••• 0 •• 

Mecosta .....••••..•......... 

Menominee •....•••..•...•.••. 

Midland ................... .. 

Missaukee .••.••..•••••.....• 

Monroe •.••••. 0 •••••••••••••• 

Montcalm ..•...•......•.••.• 

Montmorency .....•• ' ..•..•... 

Muskegon .................. . 

Newaygo ••.•••••••.••.•••.•. 

Oakland ................... . 

Oceana ••...••••••..••.•••.• 

Ogemaw ..•.•.•.••. 0 ••••••••• 

Ontonagon •••• 0 ••••••••••••• 

Osceola ...•..•..•..• 0 •••••• 

Oscoda ..•••..•.....•..•.... 

Otsego .................... . 

Ottawa •.....•..•.•.•...•... 

Presque Isle .............. . 

Rosconunon •••••••.....••••.. 

Saginaw .................. .. 

St. Clair ................. . 

St. Joseph •.••..••••••••••• 

Sanilac ................... . 

Schoolcraft ............... . 

Shiawassee ............. 0 •••• 

Average value of 

land and buildings 

per fann 

Standard 

Value error 

dollars (percent) 

89,815 8.7 

100,465 .0 

143,181 2.8 

72,313 5.5 

164,432 6.4 

161,420 5.5 

78,003 .0 

137,053 3.8 

199,147 2.5 

109,688 6.3 

121,989 3.0 

163,919 2.7 

153,558 2.8 

195,751 4.7 

115,618 9.2 

104,796 4.2 

85,455 7.2 

104,188 5.8 

151,654 3.0 

75,517 .0 

92,990 6.4 

149,725 5.7 

151,234 3.4 

94,579 7.5 

187,504 4.2 

111,085 7.9 

53,453 .0 

203,078 7.6 

202,472 2.8 

163,964 4.0 

69,847 15.0 

271,705 2.4 

219.479 2.9 

163 ;086 3.5 

144,016 5.5 

83,763 .0 

150,072 3.7 

181,805 3.3 

209,419 4.6 

128,083 .0 

176,006 3.8 

9,900 .0 

81,863 7.4 

220,450 6.6 

169,627 6.3 

266,652 2.3 

222,019 4.0 

166,676 .0 

106,897 .0 

195,558 5.8 

98,844 7.4 

119,155 .0 

115,105 6.4 

119,596 7.5 

111,659 4.2 

178,298 6.5 

1.62,846 5.6 

243,412 5.0 

156,395 5.4 

123,119 5.1 

147,293 5.8 

112,265 4.7 

266,954 7.8 

122,183 5.1 

131,788 6.7 

69,400 3.2 

99,584 5.4 

117,093 .0 

129,570 5.0 

145,623 2.7 

107,553 7.1 

103,625 .0 

198,717 1.9 

163,875 4.0 

189,677 3.5 

212,156 2.5 

97,921 .0 

153,645 3.4 

Value of machine ry and 

equipment 

Standard 

Value error 

($1,000) (percent) 

3,700 8.1 

2,177 .0 

56,528 2.5 

8,934 6.3 

9,520 6.4 

18,068 7.9 

1,464 .0 

26,106 4.8 

47,614 3.6 

4,203 6.2 

51,387 3.3 

41,265 3.0 

37,523 3.7 

37,233 4.3 

6 .. 247 12.0 

4,719 5.7 

7,754 7.7 

7,203 5.7 

52,116 3.9 

142 .0 

8,841 7.4 

6,060 8.3 

37,790 3.7 

4,609 9.2 

30,474 5.7 

9,009 9.4 

888 .0 

18,336 8.4 

54,328 3.2 

42,095 3.5 

3,893 13.0 

86,459 2.9 

39,081 3.9 

45,373 4.7 

6.652 15.0 

2,038 .0 

35,630 4.4 

37,416 3.9 

32,203 5.0 

2,326 .0 

51,068 4.9 

29 .0 

1,930 7.1 

48,545 4.6 

15,201 5.9 

70,522 3.1 

25,483 5.9 

978 .0 

2,454 .0 

25,346 5;3 

8,535 6.5 

1,834 .0 

15,203 6.4 

16,732 5.5 

16,776 5.0 

18,483 8.6 

16,279 6.8 

53,298 3.5 

41,092 3.3 

3,375 7.9 

15,560 8.2 

24,405 6.2 

15,328 7.0 

22,354 5.5 

10,607 6.1 

2,848 7.9 

14,283 6.4 

2,003 .0 

3,419 5.8 

47,863 3.1 

11,408 11. 0 

561 .0 

70,211 2.6 

35,311 4.1 

34,041 5.0 

90,626 2.5 

1,216 .0 

46,097 5.4 

Acres fertilized 

Standard 

error 

Acres (percent) 

5,442 14.0 

2,910 .0 

142,431 2.5 

16,788 9.3 

24,148 9.2 

51,798 7.4 

1.586 .0 

72.250 6.2 

142;384 3.2 

6 .. 401 6.7 

103,843 3.6 

138,878 3.0 

126,339 2.9 

104,832 3.7 

12,784 8.7 

9.714 7.6 

17;919 13.0 

13 .480 7.8 

153 >77 3.1 

131 .0 

18,584 16.0 

5.425 9.1 

132 ;455 3.3 

8,361 12.0 

86,281 3.8 

27 " 278 10.0 

658 .0 

28,439 8.4 

191,448 2.2 

146,472 4.5 

4,016 14.0 

279,951 1.9 

134.167 3.4 

128; 527 4.3 

15,140 8.9 

2.159 .0 

1l<615 3.1 

121.088 3.4 

105;061 5.9 

5,234 .0 

124,329 4.7 

(0) (D) 

2,487 11.0 

108,446 4.2 

22,267 6.5 

254,593 2.6 

62,224 6.4 

1,569 .0 

4,418 .0 

52,821 7.9 

9,779 8.3 

3,003 .0 

35,273 9.5 

34,550 6.3 

37,766 4.7 

55,910 7.1 

29,015 7.3 

177 ,830 2.8 

130,019 3.6 

5 .. 037 7.0 

38.855 5.0 

50,008 8.7 

25,863 12.0 

53,876 4.9 

19,263 12.0 

3,104 20.0 

22,971 6.3 

3,572 .0 

5,561 11.0 

95,064 2.8 

26,918 11.0 

473 .0 

236,378 2.2 

99,432 4.2 

126,622 4.0 

284,263 2.2 

2,377 .0 

153,462 4.5 

A-17 

Chemicals used on crops for--

Insect control Disease control 

Standard Standard 

error error 

Acres (percent) Acres (percent) 

480 9.0 233 50.0 

201 .0 223 .0 

48,865 5.0 14,795 8.9 

4,111 22.0 550 14.0 

7,135 19.0 5,421 11. 0 

6,899 18.0 1 .. 813 34.0 

801 .0 192 .0 

18,603 8.5 1.776 29.0 

23,315 6.6 6.861 19.0 

1,643 12.0 4.248 9.6 

42,981 6.4 37,058 5.2 

43,947 6.6 3,181 22.0 

48,523 5.9 5.727 8.3 

35,718 5.7 6.267 16.0 

2,788 8.2 1. 7 39 .3 

2,800 19.0 ' 0'· (0) I 

3,427 23.0 882 42.0 

3,692 11. 0 117 12.0 

32,575 7.8 7,174 46.0 

110 .0 10) (0) 

3 .. 746 29.0 2.079 38.0 

1 .. 491 13.0 1 .. 189 16.0 

39,444 8:9 6,835 21. 0 

1.906 36.0 680 24.0 

28,841 9.3 5.688 17.0 

6,601 24.0 2,060 58.0 

(0 1 (0) (D; 

~~( I 10,689 16.0 15 .. 123 

52,625 8.4 2,693 17.0 

49,414 6.8 2 .. 122 37.0 , 

900 39.0 335 28.0 I 

54,638 7.6 6,496 17.0 

53,713 6.4 6,927 6.6 

38,380 7.8 6,112 20.0 

2,162 17.0 - .0 

1,070 .0 418 .0 

20,141 7.4 4,005 26.0 

51,005 7.8 7,091 24.0 

41,120 9.9 4.799 26.0 

1,162 .0 - .0 

44,096 7.6 20 031 8.3 

D) (0) (0) (0) 

342 33.0 213 47.0 

29,412 7.5 4,568 21.0 

10,961 14.0 13,983 6.3 

71,831 7.6 12,509 26.0 

21,228 15.0 2,294 15.0 319 .0 24 .0 1,702 .0 321 .0 

13,654 14.0 6,605 17.0 

2,779 12.0 6,922 9.7 625 .0 410 .0 12,855 l3.0 6,305 16.0 6,897 14.0 3,266 17.0 5,188 24.0 116 13.0 7,819 20.0 100 36.0 6,850 10.0 3 .. 989 31.0 42,109 8.6 9,050 14.0 29,259 6.8 13,073 11. 0 

808 11.0 102 34.0 

17,503 5.3 4,027 12.0 7,548 8.9 5,225 12.0 4,952 10.0 1,064 7.0 

I 24,336 9.5 22,461 8.3 2,783 13.0 ~O ) (0) 

(0) '0) 244 9.6 4,082 11.0 829 45.0 540 .0 (0) (D) 1,470 24.0 819 19.0 29,363 5.8 12,080 9.4 

10,926 19.0 2,041 9.4 - .0 82 .0 44,798 9.2 13,003 23.0 25,952 14.0 3,557 15.0 43,624 8.0 5,846 32.0 41,583 7.9 5,739 22.0 458 .0 203 .0 27,230 10.0 7,186 15.0 
A-18 APPENDI X A--Continued 

Table 0 Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of County Totals for Selected Items: 1978-Con. 

COlmty 

Tuscola ......•.•.... 10 ••••••• 

Van Buren .....••... o •••••••• 

Washtenaw .........•...•.•... 

Wayne ••......•••..•••••••••• 

Wexford .•.••.•.••••••••.•.•• 

Fanus not on mail list., .... 

County 

Alcona ............ 0 ••••••••• 

Alger .••••••.••••••••••••••• 

Allegan .•.•.•.•.••••.•••.••• 

Alpena ...•......••.•••.•..•. 

An tr iln .•..•••.•..•••••.••••• 

Arenac ..................... . 

Baraga ...•.........•........ 

Barry ...................... . 

Bay ••••..•.•.••••••••.••.•.. 

Benzie ..................... . 

Berrien .................... . 

Branch .•.................... 

Calhoun .................... . 

Cass •••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Charlevoix ................. . 

Cheboygan •••...••...••••.••. 

Chippewa .....•••.••••.••••.• 

Clare ...................... . 

Clinton .................... . 

Crawford ................... . 

Oe 1ta ••...••.••.•.••••..•••. 

Dickinson .................. . 

Eaton ...................... . 

Ernrnet ...................... . 

Genesee .................... . 

Gladwin .•.••.•••.•.•..••.••• 

Gogebic .................... . 

Grand Traverse ............. . 

Gratiot .................... . 

Hillsdale •••..•..•••.••••••. 

Houghton .........•....•..... 

Huron ...................... . 

Ingham ..................... . 

Ionia ...................... . 

losco •...................... 

Iron ....................... . 

Isabella •.•.••••.•••..••.••• 

Jackson .................... . 

Kalamazoo .....•............. 

Kalkaska •.•..•••.•.••.•••••• 

Kent ....................... . 

Keweenaw ................... . 

Lake .••...•.•••••.•..•••.••. 

Lapeer ..................... . 

Lee lanau .................... . 

Lenawee .................... . 

Livingston ................. . 

Luce ..................... ·· . 

Mackinac ................... . 

Macomb ..................... . 

Manis tee ................... . 

Marquette ................•.. 

Mason ..................... · . 

Mecosta .................... . 

Menominee .................. . 

Midland ...•.••..•..••.••.••• 

MissBukee ................. · . 

Monroe ............•...... ·· . 

Montcalm ................... . 

Montmorency ................ . 

Muskegon ................... . 

Newaygo .••••.••••••••••••••• 

Average value of 

land and buildings 

per farm 

Standard 

Value error 

dollars (percent) 

313,584 3.5 

137,900 4.0 

245,034 3.1 

170,471 8.6 

108,494 8.8 

71,565 15.0 

Gasoline 

Standard 

Expense error 

($1,000) (percent) 

l34 14.0 

59 .0 

1,469 3.6 

191 7.5 

222 7.2 

406 6.6 

36 .0 

684 5.2 

1,175 4.0 

115 7.8 

1,670 3.2 

847 4.8 

965 3.1 

842 3.6 

100 9.2 

115 4.5 

171 6.9 

176 7.4 

958 4.3 

3 .0 

224 7.0 

84 10.0 

970 4.6 

115 16.0 

570 4.5 

194 10.0 

30 .0 

389 9.6 

1,207 3.5 

983 4.1 

124 13.0 

2,197 3.1 

770 4.0 

1,027 4.9 

149 11.0 

58 .0 

840 3.0 

943 4.1 

796 4.9 

53 .0 

1,330 4.8 

1 .0 

55 6.0 

971 4.2 

323 5.8 

1,576 3.8 

527 5.5 

29 .0 

60 .0 

722 5.6 

239 8.1 

57 .0 

301 7.7 

437 5.8 

395 5.2 

374 7.3 

290 6.8 

1,290 3.1 

908 3.5 

54 10.0 

443 6.7 

564 4.4 

Value of machinery and 

equipment 

Standard 

Value error 

($1,000) (percent) 

75,655 3.7 

41,610 4.4 

48,812 3.9 

9,432 7.3 

4,250 8.5 

84,000 17 ,0 

Diesel fuel 

Standard 

Expense error 

($1,000) (percent) 

59 20.0 

20 .0 

723 4.4 

115 17.0 

160 7.4 

280 7.5 

7 .0 

419 6.8 

631 5.5 

41 14.0 

535 5.7 

598 3.6 

626 5.3 

426 5.9 

62 11.0 

52 4.7 

61 1l.0 

111 12.0 

739 6.1 

4 .0 

106 14.0 

51 10.0 

493 4.9 

60 15.0 

395 5.1 

111 11.0 

2 .0 

163 18.0 

897 3.2 

652 7.1 

23 19.0 

1,538 4.4 

627 7.9 

795 6.3 

56 11. 0 

18 .0 

677 7.5 

567 5.2 

517 7.2 

47 .0 

871 4.4 

(0) (0) 

(D) (0) 

613 4.7 

209 4.4 

1,304 4.7 

363 9.2 

22 .0 

28 .0 

266 11.0 

93 7.8 

26 .0 

178 8.5 

185 6.2 

180 10.0 

242 13.0 

209 9.8 

760 4.5 

867 3.7 

41 11.0 

276 3.5 

290 8.9 

Chemicals used 

Acres fertilized 

Insect control 

Standard Standard 

error error 

Acres (percent) Acres (percent) 

265,514 3.4 40,451 11. 0 

101,250 4.7 44,860 5.7 

137,344 3.7 36,672 7.5 

17,072 18.0 6,780 38.0 

8,436 16.0 1,747 33.0 

113,534 24.0 36,799 47.0 

Farm production expenses 

Livestock and. poultry Feed purchased 

Standard Standard 

Expense error Expense error 

($1,000) (percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

657 36.0 488 14.0 

125 .0 332 .0 

8,767 5.5 13,127 4.0 

399 19.0 1,013 23.0 

614 11.0 1,649 31.0 

1,203 22.0 991 17.0 

32 .0 108 .0 

l,4l3 7.9 3,271 4.9 

456 27.0 650 33.0 

549 26.0 298 12.0 

1,952 5.6 2.551 4.0 

4,152 4.2 3; 174 5.3 

3,589 9.5 3,258 4.2 

3,542 16.0 7,737 6.1 

333 28.0 451 6.5 

235 9.9 502 5.3 

404 14.0 908 8.9 

898 8.4 1,038 7.9 

2,759 4.8 4,589 4.8 

7 .0 5 .0 

165 7.2 1,368 22.0 

38 26.0 318 6.5 

1,383 8.0 1,966 5.5 

59 25.0 467 21. 0 

3,141 4.4 1. 742 18.0 

391 12.0 591 16.0 

75 .0 221 .0 

402 24.0 409 9.5 

4,744 2.8 5,054 6.0 

3,935 6.0 4,410 4.8 

33 33.0 496 41.0 

15,593 3.4 11,541 5.4 

1,599 12.0 3,286 6.3 

2,755 15.0 5,640 4.4 

334 6.6 576 8.7 

80 .0 115 .0 

3,606 5.6 3,299 3.5 

4,092 3.8 2,564 3.0 

4,531 4.5 4,036 6.6 

43 .0 167 .0 

2,578 8.8 4,942 5.2 

1 .0 3 .0 

44 16.0 148 11. 0 

3,661 7.3 2,654 5.1 

919 5.4 751 9.3 

8,263 11.0 4,343 6.8 

1.808 9.2 1,686 9.7 

212 .0 91 .0 

71 .0 436 .0 

1,209 12.0 1,096 8.0 

154 27.0 169 24.0 

67 .0 299 .0 

1,084 11.0 729 14.0 

531 17.0 1,570 14.0 

516 19.0 2,580 6.4 

1,744 6.6 641 19.0 

1,503 1l.0 2,993 6.9 

3,009 5.6 1,587 5.9 

926 8.0 2,542 8.3 

47 21.0 239 11.0 

1,516 4.2 1,094 7.3 

894 12.0 2,744 8.0 

on crops for--

Disease control 

Standard 

error 

Acres (percent) 

6.635 26.0 

31.398 6.5 

7,654 20.0 

1,624 69.0 

10 83.0 

10,874 71.0 

Hired farm labor 

Standard 

Expense error 

($1,000) (percent) 

- 121 8.1 

112 .0 

6,250 4.2 

292 22.0 

937 7.8 

649 19.0 

55 .0 

1.161 8.3 

1.817 6.6 

647 13.0 

11,224 5.3 

1,376 11. 0 

2.282 3.1 

2,138 5.0 

383 9.8 

212 4.1 

206 12.0 

414 3.3 

1,514 8.3 

1:0) (0) 

588 19.0 

317 7.2 

1.025 12.0 

175 5.4 

1,053 8.1 

232 14.0 

112 .0 

2.209 11. 0 

1,639 7.6 

1.464 5.0 

205 45.0 

2,711 7.2 

2,715 4.2 

2.616 3.8 

256 3.8 

201 .0 

1,758 9.8 

2,536 4.2 

3.666 8.5 

l32 .0 

7,769 4.6 

- .0 

57 18.0 

4,762 4.0 

2,393 6.2 

2,532 7.0 

1,203 8.6 

62 .0 

110 .0 

3,396 5.5 

1,254 6.0 

145 .0 

1, 114 12.0 

859 11.0 

784 9.4 

331 11.0 

657 12.0 

2,629 4.7 

2,268 4.7 

95 21.0 

2,156 8.4 

1,692 5.9 
APPEND IX A-Continued 

TableD. Estimates of the Sampling Reliability of County Totals for Selected Items: 1978-Con. 

County 

Oakland ..••...•••.••••••••.• 

Oceana ...................... . 

Ogemaw •••••••••••••••••••••• 

Ontonagon .................. . 

Osceola ..............•.....• 

Oscoda •••••••••.••.•.•.••.•• 

Otsego ...............•...... 

Ottawa .•.••.•.••••.••••••••. 

Presque Is Ie ......••.•...... 

RoscoITlItlon ••••••••••••••••••• 

Saginaw .••..•............•.. 

St. Clair .................. . 

St. Joseph ••••.••••••••••••• 

Sanilac .................... . 

Schoolcraft ............... .. 

Shiawassee .......................... . 

Tuscola .................................... .. 

Van Buren .......................... .. 

Washtenaw ................................ . 

Wayne ..................................... .. 

Wexford ••••.•••••••••••••••• 

Farms not on mail list. ......... 

Gasoline 

Standard 

Expense error 

($1,000) (percent) 

397 6.1 

578 4.9 

185 5.5 

78 5.0 

312 5.7 

45 .0 

90 5.6 

1,389 4.0 

234 8.4 

16 .0 

1,647 3.1 

828 3.8 

786 4.2 

1,750 3.1 

27 .0 

1,050 4.1 

1,629 3.7 

1,237 4.8 

1,173 3.4 

266 9.6 

94 8.8 

1,432 14.0 

Diesel 

Expense 

($1,000) 

164 

328 

145 

13 

146 

24 

41 

581 

173 

3 

882 

461 

654 

1,574 

19 

632 

1,151 

531 

695 

59 

47 

410 

Farm production expenses 

fuel Livestock and, poultry Feed purchased 

Standard Standard 

error Expense error Expense 

(percent) ($1,000 ) (percent) ($1,000 ) 

14.0 791 17.0 957 

8.7 1 .• 351 14.0 1,205 

17.0 273 11.0 627 

14.0 55 14.0 320 

7.1 636 34.0 2,096 

.0 155 .0 291 

16.0 61 17.0 130 

4.5 10,731 6.9 16,178 

9.8 485 35.0 750 

.0 6 .0 37 

3.7 1,644 7.3 1,991 

6.3 2,876 5.3 3,240 

7.2 2,561 5.8 4,172 

3.4 3,571 8.6 6,368 

.0 46 .0 81 

6.8 1,529 14.0 3,625 

3.9 2,973 14.0 3,992 

6.1 2,629 7.9 2,737 

5.7 3,153 11.0 2,737 

21.0 185 30.0 273 

29.0 137 24.0 404 

29.0 3,274 52.0 4,109 

A-19 

Hired farm labor 

Standard Standard 

errOr Expense error 

(percent) ($1,000) (percent) 

16.0 3,429 8.1 

22.0 4 .. 043 5.5 

8.2 395 13.0 

13.0 94 15.0 

8.6 481 5.1 

.0 59 .0 

11.0 86 14.0 

2.3 9,474 4.3 

26.0 565 20.0 

.0 35 .0 

9.5 2,098 7.1 

8.3 1,283 6.3 

7.4 1,722 3.1 

7.4 3,536 6.5 

.0 (D) (D) 

4.3 1,587 6.1 

6.8 2,651 5.5 

7.6 7,462 5.2 

7.2 2,453 6.7 

14.0 1,490 10.0 

28.0 202 55.0 

20.0 439 46.0 

APPENDIX B. Farms by Current and Prior Definitions and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 

1978 and 1974 

Definition used for 1974 and 1978 o..finitian used for 1959, 1964, and 1969 Operotions excfuded by current definition but not by 

1959 definition 

Value of products sold Forms Volue of products sold Farms Value of products sold 

Forms ($1,000) ($1,000) ($1,000) 

1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 1978 1974 

Michigan __________________ _ 68 237 64 094 1 941 095 1 491 439 85 395 68 952 1 944 815 1 492 527 17 158 4858 3 720 1 D88 

287 254 3 247 2 128 319 282 3 252 2 136 32 28 6 8 

94 81 I 630 1 120 108 93 1 634 I 121 14 12 4 1 

1 923 2044

1 

78 633 56 140 I 2 151 2 200 I 78 698 56 1781 228 156

1 

65 38 

450 487 6 935 4 453 502 511 6949 4 458 52 24 14 5 

268 250 1 11 173 7 656 303 265 11 178 7660 35 15 5 4 

430 436 12421 9667 459 463 12429 9670 29 27 8 3 

93 86 755 470 122 100 759 473 29 14 4 3 - 17880 117 95 25 16 1 033 1 092 24 963 17864 1 150 1 187 24 988 

1 168 1 244 34 720 34879 1 218 1 290 34 733 34 888 50 46 14 9 - 199 190 6 183 3 519 23 13 5 1 176 177 6 178 3 518 

• Aleona ____________________________ _ Alger ______________________________ _ 

Allegan Alpena --T-------------------------- ____________________________ _ 

Antrim ____________________________ _ Arenoc ____________________________ _ 

Baraga ___________________________ _ 

Barry _____________________________ _ 

Boy ______________________________ _ 

Benzie _____________________________ _ 

Della· _____________________________ _ 

Dickinson _________________________ _ 

Eoton _~ __________________________ _ Emmet ___________________________ _ 

Genesee __________________________ _ Gladwin __________________________ _ Gogebie __________________________ _ 

Grand Traverse ____________________ _ 

1 926 1 959 53946 42 310 2 125 2 115 54 004 42 353

1 

199 156 59 43 - 1 196 1 310 37 104 27643 1 271 1 388 37 119 27 659 75 78 1 15 16 - 1 307 1 417 37 741 30 105 1 482 I 542 37 783 30 128 175 125 42 23 - 1 066 1 107 41 261 27 168 1 174 1 194 41 294 27 192 108 87 34 24 - 247 219 4 530 3005 305 233 4538 3009 58 14 7 4 - 221 178 3 212 2 142 251 188 3 219 2 144 30 10 7 2 -

- 369 320 5444 3005 401 330 5 452 3008 32 10 7 3 

313 346 7 393 4 817 352 362 7406 4 822 39 16 14 5 - 1 517 1 645 43 744 35 889 1 609 1 734 43 767 35915 92 89 23 26 - 16 8 65 54 23 10 66 55 7 2 1 1 -

3331 4 7551 - 332 317 6 276 4 753 359 6 283 27 16 7 2 

- 116 143 3 037 3704 136 163 3 042 3 707 20 20 4 3 

- 1 398 1 558 29 949 24485 1 555 1 698 29 988 24 526 157 140 39 41 

- 230 200 3466 2 611 276 218 3470 2614 46 18 5 3 

- 990 1 015 22 504 20371 1 132 I 134 22 538 20 397 142 119 34 26 

- 419 434 5 823 4890 465 472 5 829 4895 46 38 6 5 

- 72 59 751 427 86 67 754 430 14 8 3 3 

- 487 443 20 578 12 207 531 496 20 592 12220 44 53 13 13 

Berrien ___________________________ _ 

Bronch ___________________________ _ 

Calhoun __________________________ _ 

Cass _____________________________ _ 

Charlevoix ________________________ _ Cheboygan ________________________ _ 

Chippewa _________________________ _ 

Clore _____________________________ _ Clinton ___________________________ _ Crawford _________________________ _ 

Gratiot ___________________________ _ Hillsdale __________________________ _ - 1 334 I 553 51 423 47421 I 1 388 I 

~I 51 441 47440 I 54 51 I 18 19

1 - 1 542 I 719 41 664 30896 1 653 I 41 691 30 917 111 116 27 21 

- 212 206 2 359 2 221 276 230 2 375 2 225 64 24 16 4 

- I 800 2088 94 231 80907 I 868 2 158 94 252 80 930 68 70 21 23 

Houghton _________________________ _ 

Huron ____________________________ _ 

I 067 I 198 41 594 32 528 I 207 I 344 41 629 32557 140 146 35 29 

I 232 1 380 45 294 34 111 I 306 I 465 45 313 34 130 74 85 19 19 Ingham ____________________________ _ Ionia ______________________________ _ 

- 237 225 4 662 3046 278 243 4 673 3049 41 18 11 3 losco _____________________________ _ 

Iron _______________________________ _ 92 83 I 146 I 257 107 94 I 150 I 258 15 11 4 I 

999 1 074 32 321 26868

1 

I 070 1 132 32334 26886 71 

I~I 13 18

1 I 190 I 250 35 305 24 201 I 351 1 392 35 346 24231 161 42 30 

976 I 003 38 950 26 735 I 082 I 120 38 974 26 758 106 117 23 23 

Isabella ____________________________ _ 

Jackson ___________________________ _ 

Kalamazoo _________________________ _ Kalkaska __________________________ _ 92 63 1 646 1 103 112 78 1 649 I 105 20 15 3 2 

Kent ______________________________ _ I 461 1 603 59 089 41 571 I 646 I 795 59 139 41 602 185 192 50 31 Keweenaw _________________________ _ 5 3 4 9 6 3 4 9 I - (Z) - Lake ______________________________ _ 126 122 972 835 149 126 976 835 23 4 3 - lapeer ____________________________ _ 1 323 I 405 41 332 34869 1 488 1 565 41 364 34 899 165 160 32 30 

420 441 22 540 12 877 461 460 22 548 12879 41 19 8 2 

I 840 2 0561 73 237 56 524 1954 2 155 73 285 56 546 114 99 48 22 

792 790 23 990 15458 936 886 24 027 15 474 144 96 37 16 

leelanau ___________________________ _ lenawee ___________________________ _ livingston __________________________ _ luce ______________________________ _ .. 30 29 846 417 37 31 847 418 7 2 I I Mackinac __________________________ _ 87 86 2044 I 081 98 86 2046 I 081 II - 2 - Macomb ___________________________ _ 838 872 25 792 19 887 911 937 25 817 19901 73 65 25 14 

Monistee __________________________ _ 341 300 9 475 5495 382 322 9482 5 497 41 22 7 2 Marquette _________________________ _ 101 80 1 594 1 136 135 96 I 604 I 139 34 16 9 3 Mason ____________________________ _ 496 532 13 355 10070 559 593 13369 10 083 63 61 14 13 Mecosta ___________________________ _ 687 633 13 376 13457 765 681 13396 13466 78 48 20 9 Menominee _________________________ _ Midland 488 488 12 965 9 142 531 524 12 973 9 149 43 36 8 7 ___________________________ _ 524 580 14 085 II 499 594 648 14 105 11 507 70 68 20 8 Missaukee _________________________ _ 361 358 14 327 9 177 387 370 14 332 9180 26 12 5 3 Monroe ____________________________ _ 1 529 1 702 45 132 36393 1 640 I 784 45 172 36 420 111 82 40 27 Montcalm __________________________ _ 1 210 I 310 34 240 30600 I 332 I 398 34 270 30 618 122 88 30 18 Montmorency ______________________ _ 110 108 2026 1 574 126 112 2030 I 575 16 4 4 1 

Muskegon _________________________ _ 493 465 18 144 13097 559 519 18 160 13 109 66 54 16 12 Newaygo __________________________ _ Oakland 807 823 24989 18018 897 904 25010 18 032 90 81 20 14 ___________________________ _ 620 609 17092 12486 798 766 17 142 12 528 178 157 50 42 772 779 25 746 18866 830 813 25 755 18 874 58 34 10 8 303 304 7 313 4988 333 342 7316 4991 30 38 3 3 149 147 I 699 I 113 163 159 1 703 1 113 14 12 4 -

Oceana ____________________________ _ Ogemaw ___________________________ _ Ontonagon _________________________ _ 

546 554 12 065 8439 597 604 12074 8 453 51 50 9 14 80 87 I 700 1 619 93 98 1 704 1 623 13 11 4 4 151 132 1 840 1 372 162 138 I 842 I 373 11 6 2 1 I 588 1 616 88 379 52424 1 757 1 777 88 425 52464 169 161 46 40 

Oscealo ____________________________ _ Oscoda ____________________________ _ Olsega ____________________________ _ 

Ottowa ____________________________ _ 

347 388 6 142 5341 382 411 6 149 5 345 35 23 6 4 31 23 177 103 39 27 177 103 8 4 (Z) (l) I 817 2044 53 749 59242 I 915 2 114 53 783 59260 98 70 33 18 I 316 1 468 29 342 25 990 1 475 1 627 29 383 26024 159 159 41 34 I 083 1 169 40 735 25 683 I 152 1 224 40 751 25692 69 55 16 9 I 969 2300 72 581 59994 2065 2368 72 606 60 009 96 68 25 15 54 43 582 392 62 46 584 392 8 3 2 - I 384 I 476 36063 29015 I 476 I 557 36092 29 038 92 81 29 23 I 563 1 798 60 699 64 484 1 661 I 887 60 722 64 515 98 89 23 31 I 615 1 700 52 494 37336 1 788 I 814 52 536 37363 173 114 42 27 I 362 1 327 39 232 28 378 1 502 1 471 39 265 28414 140 144 32 36 463 441 11 781 9424 534 509 11 809 9441 71 68 28 17 227 232 3 276 2 789 275 252 3 282 2 792 48 20 6 3 

Presque Isle ________________________ _ 

Roscommon ________________________ _ 

Saginaw ___________________________ _ St Clair ____________________________ _ 

SI Joseph __________________________ _ 

Sanilac ____________________________ _ Schoolcraft _________________________ _ 

Shiowassee ________________________ _ T uscolo ____________________________ _ 

Von Buren _________________________ _ Wosht.now ________________________ _ Wayne ____________________________ _ 

Wexford ___________________________ _ 

Farms not on moillisL _______________ _ 7 811 (NAl 26 781 (NAl 18981 (NAl 28 986 (NA) 11 170 (NAl 2 205 (NAl 

8-1 

C-1 

APPENDIX C. Comparison of 1974 Farm Counts With 1978 Farm Counts 

The 1978 Census of Agriculture rreliminary reports show 

that there are 2,475,171 farms in the continental United States 

(excluding Alaska and Hawaii)- In 1974 there were 2,310,702 

farms reported. However, these figures are not directly comparable because improvements in methodology and coverage 

account significantly for the higher 1978 counts. If the improved 1978 procedures had been used in 1974, an estimated 

2.6 million farms would have been included in the census. It 

should be noted that farms missed in the 1974 census were 

generally small and affected the farm count to a greater degree 

than other data. The missed farms accounted for about 5 

percent of the land in farms and 3 percent of the total value of 

agricultural products sold. This appendix briefly describes 

census procedures and provides 1974 farm counts adjusted for 

net missed farms and compared with 1978 farm counts. 

The State totals from the 1978 Census of Agricultu re are 

based on two separate sources. 

The r>rimary source is the mail portion of the census. As 

in the 1974 and 1969 censuses, this part of the operation 

involved mailing out a report form to each name believed to 

be associated with agriculture. Mail and telephone foliowups 

were used to secure the highest possible rate of return of 

completed forms from the operators of the Nation's farms. 

However, the evaluation studies conducted show that 

some farms were missed in the 1974 and 1969 censuses. 

Despite every effort to assem ble a complete list, some 

operators did not get on the mail list. 

To improve the coverage of the 1978 census, additional 

mail list sources were used. Also, recognizing the shortcomings of the mail method, especially in counting the 

number of small farms, it was decided to take another step 

to ensure a more complete count. 

The second step involved conducting a complete enumeration of all households in approximately 6,400 sample segments in rural areas in all States, except Alaska and Hawaii. 

Farms enumerated in this sample were matched to the mail 

list. The sample farms not located on the mail list provided 

reliable estimates by State of the number and characteristics 

of the farms not represented in the mail portion of the census_ 

Estimates for such farms are an integral part of the State 

counts in 1978, but they are not a part of the county counts. 

The sample was not large enough to provide reliable estimates for each county. 

Because of the procedu res described above, the State 

counts for 1978 are not directly comparable with the counts 

for 1974 and 1969. 

To bridge the gap between the 1974 and the 1978 farm 

counts, th is appendix provides adjusted farm counts for 1974 

which are approximately comparable with farm counts for 1978. 

The adjustment factors are based on data from table 13 of 

1974 Census of Agriculture volume IV, Part 3, Coverage Evaluation, which presented data showing the estimated percent of 

farms missed and overcounted by regions and States. The estimated net percent of farms missed was derived by subtracting 

overcounted farms from missed farms. 

The 1974 coverage evaluation did not include Alaska and 

Hawaii; thus the 1978 and the 1974 data for these States are 

exclusively from farms on the mail list. Improvements in the 

1978 mail list, especially for Hawaii, have contributed to the 

increased farm counts. 

Table A presents adjusted 1974 farm cou nts by value of 

agricultural products sold categories. For each State, the adjusted farm counts for the two value-of-sales categories were 

derived using the 1974 published farm counts and the net 

percent missed. The adjusted counts for the two size categories 

were then added together to obtain the adjusted State count. 

The State counts were summed to obtain division, region, and 

U.S. level counts. As a result, adjusted counts derived by summation may not be exactly consistent with the indicated percent 

missed. The 1978 farm counts are from the preliminary reports 

and may differ slightly from final counts. 

Table B shows 1974 reported and adjusted counts compared 

with 1978 counts for regions by farm size and tenu re of operator 

categories. Adjusted counts in these tables were proportionally 

adjusted to regional counts from table A and summed to the 

U.S. level. As a resu It, the indicated percent missed will not 

always agree with adjusted data. 

All data published in 1974 were based on reported numbers. 

The adjusted counts should be used only for comparison with 

1978 counts and not for comparison with other 1974 data. 

Both the 1974 and 1978 farm counts are subject to sampling 

variability. For 1974, the coefficient of variation for the adjusted farm counts is approximately 0.4 percent at the U.S. 

level and ranges from 1.0 percent to 6.0 percent for indiv idual 

States. Measures of sampling variability for 1978 counts are 

presented in appendix A. 
C-2 APPENDIX C-Continued 

Table A. Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 

United States 2 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of--

$100,000 or more .••.•••••••••.•.•.•••••••••••.•.• 

$40,000 to $99,999 ••.••••••.••.•.•..•••••••••••.. 

$20,000 to $39,999 ••••••.••.•••••••••••••••••••.• 

$10,000 to $19,999 ••.••••••••.••••••••••••.•.•.•• 

$5,000 to $9,999 ••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••.••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 ••••••••.•••..••••••••••••.•••••• 

Less than $2,500 •••••••••••••••.•••••.••••••••••• 

Northeast ................................... . 

Farms with sales of--

$100,000 or more •••••••••••••...•.••••••••••••••• 

$40,000 to $99,999 •••.•••••••••.•.••••••••••.•••• 

$20,000 to $39,999 •.•..•••..•...•.••.••••.••••••. 

$10,000 to $19,999 •..••.••.•.••.••••.•.•.••••.••. 

$5,000 to $9,999 •••••••.••.•••..••..•..•.•.•••••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 •.•...•••......••...•.••••••••••. 

Less than $2,500 •••••••••••..•.•.••.•.•..•••••••. 

North CentraL •••.••.•••••••••••••.•.••••..•• 

Farms with sales of--

$100,000 or more ..•..••...••..••.••••.•.•....•... 

$40,000 to $99,999 .............•••..•••••••...••• 

$20,000 to $39,999 •••.•.•..•.••.••••••.••••.••••• 

$10,000 to $19,999 ••••••••••••••.••••••••..••••.• 

$5,000 to $9,999 •••••••••.•.••••.•••••.•••••••••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 ••.••••..•.••••••••.••.•.••.••••. 

Less than $2,500 ••••.•••••••••••••••••.•••••••.•• 

South •••••••••••••..••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of--

$100,000 or more ••••••••••••••••••••.•••••••.•••• 

$40,000 to $99,999 ••••...••••.••••.•••••••••••••• 

$20,000 to $39,999 ••.....•..•......•••••.•••••.•• 

$10,000 to $19,999 .•.••••..••...•.•....••••..•..• 

$5,000 to $ 9 , 999 .•.•••.•••.••••••••.••••.•••••••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 ..••••••••....•.•.•..•.•.••....•. 

Less than $2,500 •••.••••.•.••.•..•••••••••.••••.• 

West 2 .••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••• 

Farms with sales of--

$100,000 or more •••......•.•............•.....••. 

$40,000 to $99,999 •••.••.•.•.••••••.•••••••..•••• 

$20,000 to $39,999 •••.•..•.••••.••••.••..•..•.••• 

$10,000 to $19,999 .•••••..••••.••••••••••••.••••• 

$5,000 to $9,999 •••••••.•••••••..••..•••••••••••• 

$2,500 to $4,999 •••.••••.•••••.•••.•.•..•.••••••• 

Less than $2,500 •••••••••.•.•.•••••.•••.•••.••••• 

New England' •••••••.••.•.•••••••..•.••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••.•••••.••••• 

Middle Atlantic ••••.•••.••.•.•••..••••.•••.•••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more .•..•.••.•....••. 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •...•.•••..•••. 

New york ••..••••.....•••...••••.••••••.••.••••.•. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ...•••.••••.••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•.•.•.•••••••• 

New Jersey ••••....•....•.•..••..••...•...••..•••. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••.•••.•••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••...•...•..•. 

Pennsylvania .................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••••••.•••••• 

East North Centra1. ••••.••..••.•••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••••••••••.••• 

Ohio ••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••• • Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •••••••••.•••••.• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••..•••.••...• 

Indiana ••...•••••••••••••••••.•.•••.•.•.••.• • •• • . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •...•. · •.••• ·· •• · 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•...•..•••••.. 

Illinois •••.•••••••••.••.•.•••• ·•·•·······•·•·•• • Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ••..••••.•.•••• •• 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••••.•••.•••••• 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Farms, 1978' Published 

2,475,171 2,310,702 

223,268 152,850 

364,010 324,417 

306,483 321,733 

309,250 309,876 

330,464 296,043 

331,329 289,511 

610,367 616,272 

149,385 127,531 

12,699 8,003 

25,835 22,358 

15,820 20,543 

14,194 14,900 

16,734 13,173 

19,609 13,148 

44,494 35,406 

1,027,319 1,017,367 

- 106,649 69,440 

215,707 192,962 

173,422 194,488 

148,064 165,864 

126,879 131,677 

103,363 103,914 

153,235 159,022 

1,016,070 930,099 

67,430 45,765 

84,887 73,981 

85,965 75,791 

116,407 99,629 

155,115 124,106 

174,997 145,243 

331,269 365,584 

282,397 235,705 

36,490 29,642 

37,581 35,116 

31,274 30,911 

30,587 29,483 

31,736 27,087 

33,360 27,206 

81,369 56,260 

30,157 23,269 

18,844 16,667 

11,313 6,602 

119,228 104,262 

86,047 75,458 

33,181 28,804 

49,323 43,682 

35,095 32,230 

14,228 11,452 

9,932 7,409 

6,742 5,530 

3,190 1,879 

59,973 53,171 

44,210 37,698 

15,763 15,473 

452,213 444,695 

366,051 360,619 

86,162 84,076 

95,821 92,158 

73,841 70,338 

21,980 21,820 

88,458 87,915 

71,681 70,986 

16,777 16,929 

109, no 111,049 

96,389 97,738 

13,381 13,311 

Farms, 1974 Percent change, 

Net percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

10.7 2,622,416 -5.6 

-2.0 149,471 +49.4 

1.1 327,834 +11.0 

2.0 327,438 -6.4 

5.8 326,852 -5.4 

8.1 322,002 +2.6 

11.4 326,432 +1.5 

25.9 842,387 -27.5 

16.5 152,730 -2.2 

1.9 8,282 +53.3 

4.7 23,812 +8.5 

9.8 21,019 -24.7 

9.5 14,680 -3.3 

3.1 13,797 +21.3 

16.7 16,019 +22.4 

35.5 55~21 -19.3 

6.3 1,096,353 -6.3 

-3.1 67,123 +58.9 

.2 192,692 +11.9 

2.3 198,391 -12.6 

4.0 172,189 -14.0 

6.1 139,755 -9.2 

10.6 115,841 -10.8 

23.0 210,362 -27.2 

15.2 1,107,200 -8.2 

-2.7 44,568 +51.3 

3.2 76,455 +11.0 

1.6 77,051 +11.6 

8.2 108,567 +7.2 

10.4 138,561 +11.9 

11.6 164,350 +6.5 

25.5 497,648 -33.4 

9.5 266,133 +6.1 

.2 29,498 +23.7 

.0 34,875 +7.8 

.9 30,977 +1.0 

6.8 31,416 -2.6 

10.0 29,889 " +6.2 

10.6 30,222 +10.4 

27.8 79,256 +2.7 

17 .8 28,548 +5.6 

5.2 17,517 +7.6 

39.6 11,031 +2.6 

16.2 124,182 -4.0 

5.7 80,092 +7.4 

34.6 44,090 -24.7 

14.2 50,847 -3.0 

4.3 33,678 +4.2 

33.3 17,169 -17.1 

14.5 8,760 +13.4 

. 4.5 5,791 +16.4 

36.7 2,969 +7.4 

18.3 64,575 -7.1 

7.2 40,623 +8.8 

35.4 23,952 -34.2 

7.1 486,098 -7.0 

2.9 371,995 -1.6 

24.1 114,103 -24.5 

4.9 96,899 -1.1 

2.1 71,847 +2.8 

12.9 25,052 -12.3 

7.2 95,341 -7.2 

3.6 73,637 -2.7 

22.0 21,704 -22.7 

9.1 126,295 -13.1 

3.8 101,599 -5.1 

46.1 24,696 -45.8 
APPENDIX C-Continued 

Table A. Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 - Con. 

East North Centrai--Con. 

Michigan ........................................ . 

Farms with sales of ~;2)500 01" more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Wisconsin ....................................... , 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ............. ·.·· 

Farms wi th sales of less than $2,500 .•...•••.•.•••. 

West North Central ..••.............•...... ···.· 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................• 

Farms with sales of less than $2)500 .............. . 

Minnesota ........ " ...•.............. , .......... . 

Farms with sales of ~j2, 500 or more .............•... 

Farms with sales of less than :j;2,500 •..•..••..•••.• 

Iowa ............•.....•...•.........•............ 

Farms with sales of ;p2.1500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•. .•.....•••.• 

Missouri ........................................ . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

North Dakota .................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ••.•....•••..•• 

South Dakota ....................................• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .... '" .....•.. 

Nebraska ........................................ . 

Farms with sales of .$2,500 or more •................ 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 ..............• 

Kansas .......................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .•.•.....•...•. 

South Atlantic ................................ . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Delaware and Maryland 3 ••••.••••••••••••••.••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Virginia ................. " .....................• 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Wes t Virginia ................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more •................ 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

North Carolina .................................. . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •.•....•......• 

South Carolina .................................. . 

Farms with sales of .~2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •... ••••.•..•.• 

Georgia ......................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Florida ............•..............•...••..•...••. 

Farms with sales of ~2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms \"ith sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

East South Central ............................ . 

Farms with sales of ~2,500 or more ................• 

Farms \.,ith sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Kentucky .••..........•.••.•.•...•.••••••.•.•.•••. 

Farms with sales of ~2)500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............•. 

Tennessee ........................•............... 

Farms with sales of $2)500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2) 500 ............. .. 

See footnotes at end of table. 

Fanns, 1978' 

68,158 

47,767 

20,391 

90,006 

76,373 

13,633 

575,106 

508,033 

67,073 

102,984 

87,753 

15,231 

126,379 

117,704 

8,675 

IZl,826 

97,848 

23,978 

41,172 

38,914 

2,258 

39,667 

36,927 

2,740 

65,991 

61,507 

4,484 

77,087 

67,380 

9,707 

325,678 

216,297 

109,381 

22,600 

17,287 

5,313 

56,685 

38,416 

18,269 

20,619 

9,603 

11,016 

89,477 

64,897 

24,580 

33,450 

18,979 

14,471 

58,682 

38,906 

19,776 

44,165 

28,209 

15,956 

318,640 

211,915 

106,725 

110,002 

83,433 

26,569 

96,792 

63,407 

33,385 

Published 

64,094 

46,670 

17,424 

89,479 

74,887 

14,592 

572,672 

497,726 

74,946 

98,537 

85,926 

12,61l 

126,104 

117,142 

8,962 

115,71l 

82,421 

33,290 

42,710 

40,681 

2,029 

42,825 

39,849 

2,976 

67,597 

62,594 

5,003 

79,188 

69,113 

10,075 

296,103 

189,339 

106,764 

18,563 

14,592 

3,971 

52,699 

31,738 

20,961 

16,909 

6,122 

10,787 

91,280 

62,518 

28,762 

29,275 

17,534 

11,741 

54,91l 

35,874 

19,037 

32,466 

20,961 

11,505 

306,010 

171,372 

134,638 

102,053 

67,662 

34,391 

93,659 

48,320 

45,339 

Farms, 

Net 

C-3 

1974 Percent change, 

percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

9.9 71,213 -4.3 

6.0 49,649 -3.8 

19.2 21,564 -5.4 

5.3 96,350 -6.6 

.5 75,263 +1.5 

30.8 21,087 -35.3 

5.6 610,255 -5.8 

3.2 513,996 -1. 2 

21.8 96,259 -30.3 

9.0 108,614 -5.2 

5.5 90,927 -3.5 

28.7 17,687 -13.9 

4.4 133,125 -5.1 

3.2 121, ° 14 -2.7 

26.0 12,11l -28.4 

9.6 128,948 -5.5 

4.7 86,486 +13.1 

21.6 42,462 -43.5 

4.4 45,649 -9.8 

3.2 42,026 -7.4 

44.0 3,623 -37.7 

1.5 43,420 -8.6 

1.6 40,497 -8.8 

-1.8 2,923 -6.3 

.7 68,480 -3.6 

.0 62,594 -1.7 

15.0 5,886 -23.8 

3.7 82,019 -6.0 

1.9 70,452 -4.4 

12.9 11,567 -16.1 

16.6 362,451 -10.1 

7.0 203,934 +6.1 

30.3 158,517 -31.0 

7.1 19,952 +13.3 

3.0 15,043 +14.9 

19.1 4,909 +8.2 

13.5 61,636 -8.0 

4.5 33,234 +15.6 

26.2 28,402 -35.7 

33.0 26,195 -21.3 

11.7 6,933 +38.5 

44.0 19,262 -42.8 

14.1 105,774 -15.4 

9.2 68,852 -5.7 

22.1 36,922 -33.4 

22.8 43,034 -22.3 

.8 17,675 +7.4 

53.7 25,359 -42.9 

13.2 63,133 -7.1 

8.1 39,036 -.3 

21.0 24,097 -17.9 

22.6 42,727 +3.4 9.5 23,161 +21.8 41.2 19,566 -18.5 

14.8 360,164 ·11.5 7.8 185,880 +14.0 22.3 174,284 -38.8 

10.5 113,897 -3.4 6.3 72,211 +15.5 17.5 41,686 -36.3 

18.8 115,683 -15.3 11.2 54,414 +16.3 26.0 61,269 -45.5 
C-4 APPENDI XC-Continued 

TableA. Farms by Areas and Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978 and 1974 -Con. 

East South Central--Con. 

Alabama ............•........•................... , 

Farms with salcs of ~;2,500 or morc ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than ,;~2) 500 .............. . 

t>1ississippi ..................................... . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than ~;2)500 ••. ••••••.••••• 

West South Central ...........•.........••....•. 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .............. . 

Arkansas ........................................ . 

Farms with sales of $2,500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than 4>2,500 ............... . 

Louisiana .......................... 0 •••••••• 0 •••• 

Farms with sales of $2)500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2)500 ......... 0 • 0 ••• 

Oklahoma •...••••..•....................•.•......• 

Farms with sales of $2)500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2) 500 .•...••........ 

Texas .................................... 0 ••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2)500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •..•.....••..•. 

Mountain 3. 0 ••••• 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of <$2) 500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2)500 •••......••..•• 

Pacific 2 ••••• 0 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2)500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 •••.••••••.•••• 

Washington ........ 0 ••• 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2)500 or more ... o •••• o •••••••• 

Farms with sales of less than $2)500 ...•......••.•• 

Oregon .......................................... . 

Farms wi th sales of ¢2) 500 or more ................ . 

Farms-with sales of less than $2)500 ..••........... 0 

Ca 1 i fornia ...................... 0 •••••••••••••••• 

Farms with sales of $2}500 or more ................ . 

Farms with sales of less than $2,500 .....•.••.•.•.• 

Farms, 1978 1 

57,540 

34,665 

22,875 

54,306 

30,410 

23,896 

371,752 

256,589 

115,163 

58,788 

40,669 

18,119 

38,973 

22,683 

16,290 

79,530 

58,781 

20,749 

194,461 

134,456 

60,005 

127,881 

97,876 

30,005 

154,516 

103,152 

51,364 

37,778 

24,737 

13,041 

34,875 

21,071 

13,804 

81,863 

57,344 

24,519 

Published 

56,678 

29,303 

27,375 

53,620 

26,087 

27,533 

327,986 

203,804 

124,182 

50,959 

31,299 

19,660 

33,240 

18,580 

14,660 

69,719 

47,833 

21,886 

174.068 

106; 092 

67,976 

111,868 

90,449 

21,419 

123,837 

88,996 

34,841 

29,410 

21,079 

8,331 

26,753 

17,043 

9,710 

67,674 

50,874 

16,800 

lData are from preliminary reports and may differ slightly from final counts. 

2Alaska and Hawaii not included. 

3Data not compiled for individual States. 

Farms) 1974 Percent change} 

Net percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

13.3 64,821 -11.2 

7.5 31,679 +9.4 

17 .4 33,142 -31.0 

17.2 65,763 -17.4 

5.4 27,576 +10.3 

27.9 38,187 -37.4 

14.5 384,585 -3.3 

7.3 219,738 +16.8 

25.0 164,847 -30.1 

16.7 61,489 -4 :4 

10.0 34,777 +17.0 

26.4 26,712 -32.2 

23.7 43,264 -9.9 

12.3 21,186 +7.1 

33.6 22,078 -26.2 

11.7 79,243 +.4 

5.6 50,671 +16.0 

23.4 28,572 -27.4 

12.6 200,589 -3.1 

6.2 113,104 +18.9 

22.3 87,485 -31.4 

6.7 122,588 +4.3 

2.4 92,673 +5.6 

28.4 29,915 +.3 

11.6 143,545 +7.6 

5.6 94,204 +9.5 

27.5 49,341 +4.1 

10.8 32,999 +14.5 

6.4 22,520 +9.8 

20.5 10,479 +24.5 

15.5 31,788 +9.7 

6.3 18,189 +15.8 

28.6 13,599 +1.5 

10.5 78,758 +3.9 

4.9 53,495 +7.2 

33.5 25,263 -2.9 
APPENDI XC-Continued 

Table B. Farms by Size of Farm and Tenure of Operator: 1978 and 1974 

UNITED STATES' 

Farms ................................•.•... 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres .................................... . 

10 to 49 acres ••..•.•.•....••••••..•......•..••.. 

50 to 179 acres ................................. . 

180 to 499 acres .••••••..••..•.•.•••.••••••.••••. 

500 acres or more .............................•.. 

Tenure of opera~or: 

Full owner .......................•............... 

Part owner ...................................... . 

Tenant .......................................... . 

NORTHEAST 

Farms ..................•.••........•......• 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres .................................... . 

10 to 49 acres ....• _ ..............•.........•...• 

50 to 179 acres ................................ .. 

180 to 499 acres ................................ . 

500 acres or more ............................... . 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ......................... 0.0 • • 0 •••••••• 

Part oVlller ...................................... . 

Tenant ...... 0 0 ••••••• 0 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

NORTH CENTRAL 

Farms ....... o •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres ......... 00 •••••••• 0 •••••••••• 0 •••• o. 10 to 49 acres .••..••.••.•.•••.• _ .•••••••••.••.•• 

50 to 179 acres ................................ .. 

180 to 499 acres ••.•.......•....•............•.•• 

500 acres or more .............................. e • 

Tenure of operator: 

Full Olmer ............ eO' •••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Part owner ...... e •••••• e ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 

Tenant ........... 0 ••••••••••••••••••• 0 •••••••• " • 

SOUTH 

Farms ..................................... . 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 ac res .................................... . 

10 to 49 acres •.••...••.....•.•.....•.•.•••.••••. 

50 to 179 acres ................................ .. 

180 to 499 acres ................................ . 

500 acres or more ............ 00, •••••••••• 0 •• 0 ••• 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner •....••.••.•.•••.••.•••••••••.•....•.•• 

Part olmer ...................................... . 

Tenant ....................•...................... 

WEST' 

Farms ..................................... . 

Farms by size: 

1 to 9 acres .................................... . 

10 to 49 acres •..•.•.••..•........•.•..•...••••.• 

50 to 179 acres •.••......•••..•...••.••.•.••••••• 

180 to 499 acres •.•.••.•.•..•....••...•.•..•....• 

500 acres or more .............................•.. 

Tenure of operator: 

Full owner ...................................... . 

Part omler ....•.................................. 

Tenant ......•............•.•..................... 

Farms, 1978' Puol1shed 

2,475,171 2,310,702 

213,110 126,604 

474,535 378,631 

813,944 827,506 

596,268 615,913 

377,314 362,048 

1,450,414 1,422,367 

712,844 627,648 

311,913 260,687 

149,385 127,531 

13,534 7,689 

28,098 19,416 

61,017 54,901 

38,288 37,864 

8,448 7,661 

93,880 83,389 

43,680 36, 112 

ll,825 8,030 

1,027,319 1,017,367 

58,168 36,065 

138,016 108,756 

324,583 350,343 

321,482 345,610 

185,070 176,593 

542,504 568,866 

334,287 313,364 

150,528 135,137 

1,016,070 930,099 

95,711 55,659 

232,908 194,050 

370,928 369,648 

197,023 196,395 

119,500 114,347 

633,455 623,219 

264,029 214,061 

118,586 92,819 

282,397 235,705 

45,697 27,191 

75,513 56,409 

57,416 52,614 

39,475 36,044 

64,296 63,447 

180,575 146,893 

70,848 64,111 

30,974 24,701 

IData are from the preliminary reports and may differ slightly from final counts. 2Alaska and Hawaii not inclUded. 

C-5 

Fanns, 1974 Percent change.) 

Net percent adjusted 1974 

missed Adjusted to 1978 

10.7 2,622,416 -5.6 

26.1 174,773 -21. 9 

22.9 494,024 -3.9 

11.0 936,797 -13.1 

3.9 646,957 -7.8 

1.5 369,865 -2.0 

13.0 1,650,942 -12.1 

5.2 667,402 -6.8 

12.6 304,072 +2.6 

16.5 152,730 -2.2 

16.8 9,301 ... 45.5 

31.2 28,403 -1. 1 

17.1 66,655 -8.5 

6.0 40,542 -5.6 

1.5 7,829 +7.9 

19.5 103, 110 -9.0 4.9 37,797 +15.6 32.4 11,823 .0 

6.3 1,096,353 -6.3 

30.8 52,227 +11.4 18.5 133,716 +3.2 6.8 376,663 -13 .8 2.5 355,187 -9.5 .9 178,560 +3.6 

7.5 620,166 -12.5 4.0 329,173 -1. 6 7.3 147,014 +2.4 

15.2 1,107,200 -8.2 

31.1 81,428 +17 .5 24.2 258,033 -9.7 4.0 433,227 -14.4 7.8 214,70 1 - 8.2 3.8 119,811 -.:l 

17.4 757,206 -16.3 7.5 232,239 -13.7 20.9 117,755 +.7 

9.5 266,133 +6.1 

12.7 31,817 +43.6 22.0 73,872 +2.2 10.8 60,252 -4.7 -.8 36,527 -S.l -1. 8 63,665 +1.0 

12.1 170,460 +5.9 4.1 68,193 -3.9 8.3 27,480 +12.7 

D-1 

APPENDIX D. Report Forms 

Form Approved 0 M B No. 41 ·S7802':. 

DUE BY FEBRUARY 15, 1979 

NOTICE Respons. 10 this Inquiry is required by law (title 13, U.S. Code). By the same law YOUR REPORT TO FORM 78-A!(N) U.S. DEP"RTMENT OF COMMERCE 

8uFlEAU OF lHE CENSU£ 

T HE CENSUS BUREAU IS CONFIDENTIAL. It may be s.en only by sworn Census employees and may be used i.&·1f).7&1 

only for statistical purposes. Your report CANNOT be used for purposes of taxation, investigation, or regulatton. 

~ 1978 CENSUS The law also provides that copies retained in your files are immune from leaal process. 

In correspondence portalnln, to thl s rlPort, pl .... refer to III. 11-<11,11 C.n .... FII, Number (efN) 

OF 

AGRICUl TURE 

COMPLETE AND RETURN TO)~ Bureau of the Census 

1201 Ellt Teeth St"et 

J.ffersonvlll., 'Ddt.,. 47132 

Note .... Please read the Information Sheet before completing the form. 

If book figures are not available, reasonable estimates may be usell. 11 

~~7gtt;{ ~~b~:!v~a~~e~~.u~~~I~d~~~ i'~i:~teE~~~~~~i~:t ~~~~1 (CFN) as shown in your address label in all correspondence to us. 

If you received more tl1an one re· I 

portform,enter extra Census File I j j H I I I I 

Number(s) here and retl.S'n extra I cOl?ies with your cOmPleted report. I II H I j 11 CENSUSl03S 1

036 037 03. 

USE J.03' 1

040 041 042 

(Please correct errors in name, address, and ZIP code.) ONLY 

SECTION I ACR EAGE IN 1918 Sections 2 through B provide space for reporting crops harvested 

" the ael" you optItlJted In 1978 ChIJngH during the , • ." rfif.r to the INSTRUCTIONS during 1978. Please report your crops in the appropriate section. INFOF/ftIA TlON SHEET, SectIon 1. Do not include crops grown on land rented to others. Use section 8 

Report land owned, rented, or used by you, your spouse, or by.the partnership, to report ONLY those crops NOT listed in sections 2 through 7. 

corporation, or organization for which you are leporting. Include ALL LAND, SECTION 2 Were any of tile FOLLOWING CROPS harvested fnlm Ihis place in 1978? REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR USE - cropland, pasture land. 

rangeland, woodland, idle land, house lots, etc. None N umber of acres 

043 Acres Quantity h.arvested Acres 

None harvested irrigated I. A II land owned ... .. .... .............. ......... . .. n 

1. Field corn for grain or 0.7 { 068 Bu. r' 2. All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS, including land worked by seed (Report quantity on 1----- OR ---- you on shares, used rent free, 10 exchange for services, payment 

of taxes, etc. Include leased Federal, State, and railroad land. a snefJed-welght basIS) . ~. U Cwt. 044 

(00. NOT include land used on a per·head basis under a grazing 2. Field corn for silage 070 07' 072 

Tons, permit.) Also complete item 5 below, .......•.....•..... _ 0 or green chop. . . . . . . .. 0 green 

3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS, including land worked on 045 073 074 075 3. Wheat for grain ....••... [l Bu. 

shares by others and land subleased. Also comptete item 6 below. 0 4, Oats for gra in .••.. . . . • 0 07. 077 078 

04. Bu. 

4. ACRES IN THIS PLACE - ADD acres owned (item 1) and u7 080 08 

acres rented (item 2), then SUBTRACT acres rented TO 5. Barley for gram ....•. .. 0 Bu. 

OTHERS (item 3), and enter the result in this space. II 082 i 083 084 

t 

Bu. } FOI thIs c.nsU$ ,..port tM5. dre the "ACRES IN THIS PLACE •.. 6. Sorghums for grain or ,----- OR ----

If the entry is zero please ret9f to the tNFOAMATION SHEET, Section " seed (include milo) ..•... 0 Lbs. 

7. Sorghums for si lage 085 08. 087 

5 If you rented land FROM OTHERS (item 2) enter the following information for each landlord. or green chop (exclude Tons, 

Name of landlord Mailing address (Inc lode ZIP code) Number of acres sorghum-sudan crosses) ... 0 green 

047 8. Soybeans for beans ...•.• 0 088 08. 0.0 Bu . . D.' 0.2 0'3 048 9. Cotton .............. 0 Bales 

10. Tobacco - all types ..•.. 0 0'4 I 0.5 0 •• 04' I 10 Lb5. I 10 

List additional lanrJlorri5 on a separate Sheet of pap9f. 11. Irish potatoes .•.....•.. 0 0'7 I 0'8 D •• I 

I 10 Cwt. I '10 

6.lf you rented land TO OTHERS (item 3), enter the following information for each renter. 12. Sweetpotatoes and yams •.. 0 100 I '01 , 02 I '10 Bu. '10 

Name of renter Mailing address (Include ZIP code) N umber Of acres SECTION 3 Was any DRY HAY, GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, 01 GREEN CIIOP CIIt 

050 01 harvested from this plate In 1978? (,'''', _ ____ - ~. 

Ind hay cut from _cure$.) 

051 00' , 0 YES - Complete thl. netl"" 

052 20 NO - Go to section 4 

List additional renters on a ~ep8r8te sheet of papflr, If cuttings Wltre made tor both dry hay and grass sflage, hay lege, Of green chop "em the 

same ffefds, report the acreage In the {I,(1propriate items vndel DRY HAY and also urn:mr 

a. Of Ihe land you rented or leased to others, None os. GRASS srLAGE. HAYLAGE. ,.,d GREEN CHOP. 

how many acres did you own'. . . . • . . • . . • . . . .. [J ____ Acres • DRY HAY 

7. During 1978, did you have any Federal or (If two Of more cuttings of dry hay were Quantity harvested made f,om the same acres, report acres ooty Acres (Report either dry Acres 

State grazing permits on a per·head basis; once, but report rotal tons from alf cuttings.) harvested or green weight irrigated 

such as Forest Service, Taylor Grazing, OS4 1. Alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures tor as Indicated) 

Indian Reservations, etc.' ............ ' 03 , 04 0 •••••••••• , Tons, ' 05 , UYes 21] No hay or dehydrating ....•......•..... dry 

8. How many set aside acres did you have 2. Small grain hay - oats, wheat, barley, etc. I D. , 07 Tons. ' 08 None os. in the Federal Farm Program in 1978' ....... dry ..... [l Acres 3. Other tame dry hay, clover, lespedeza, ' o. 110 111 

Tons. 

9. LOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY FOR THIS PLACE timothy, Bermuda grass, Sudan grass, etc ••. dry 

In what county was Ihe 4. Wild hay ..•.....••............•. 112 ,,, Tons, 114 a County name State Number of acres ory largest value of your 056 • GRASS SILAGE, HAYLAGE, ANa 

agricultural products Prmcipal GREEN CHOP 

raised or produced? ... county ...... (lr two Or more cuWngs of g16SS sllage. 

057 heyfage, or greM chop W9re made from the 

b. If you also have agricul' same acres, report acres only once, but 

tural operations in any Other 058 report total tons (rom all cuttings.) 115 11. Tons. ,,, other county(ies), enter counties 5. Grass silage and haylage ............. green 

the counly name(s), etc .. os. 6. Hay crops cut and fed green (green chop) "8 11. Tons. 120 .. green 

Page 1 
D-2 APPENDIX D-Continued 

SECTION 4 Was there a C1Jmbined total 0120 or more FRUIT TREES, inckidinc GRAPEVINES, CITRUS and NUT TREES ON THIS PLACE in 1978? (00 not Include abandoned trees) 

004 lOY f.S - Complete tnls S9CtJon 

2 0 NO - Go to section 5 

1. TOTAL ACRES in bearing and nonbealing fruit Olchalds, CitruS 

Total acr~s Acres Irri&ated 

Whole acres Tenths Whole acres Tenths 

121 122 01 othel gloves, vineyalds, and nut trees on this place ..........•. ,'10 /10 

2. Flom the list at the light, entel name and code for the fruit trees, grapevines, and nut \lees on this place in 1978. Report the 

leQuested informatIon fOI each crop even if not halvested because of low prices, damage from hail, frost, etc. For interplanted 

trees, estimate the alea covered by each kind of frUIt. If other crops were inter planted with trees, see Information Sheet. 

Crop name Code 

NUMBER OF TREES OR VINES OF -

Nonbearing 

age 

Bearmg 

age 

I f mole space 1$ newed use seoarafe sheflt of DBDS(. 

Ac res in trees 

and vtnes of 

all ages 

Whole acres tTenths 

/10 

/10 

/10 

/10 

/10 

Quantity 

harvested 

Unit of measure 

Mark one 

~ Lbs. ~ per a:l box 

4 ,5 

'[1 2 03C1I 

4 15 

'0203Cll 

NONCITRUS CROPS 

Apples ...••..... Apricots ••.•• , ... Avocados - $9& 

Information She~t .• 

Cherries •..•..••. 

Grapes - dry weight 

Grapes - fresh weight 

Olives - See Information Sheet .. 

Peaches ••••..••• Pears ••.••...••• 

Plums and prunes - tresh weight ••••• 

Prunes - dry weight • Other none i trus - Specify, ..•..... 

Code CITRUS CROPS 

123 (Report quantity 

129 harvested In 1977-78 

from bloom 01 1977) 

135 Grapefruit .•......•• 147 !.emons ........ .. 171 Oranges ...•..•.... 177 Tange los •..••• ...• Tangerines and 207 mandarins, •.•..•.• 

n~ Other citrus - Specl'y •• 

NUT CROP 

(Report quantity In 

lhe .hell) 

Almonds .....•...•• filberts and hazelnuts .. Pecans, improved •••• > 

Pecans I wild 

w:~u~:~~l~i"h' •••.• 

or Persian} •••.••.. 

Other nut trees -

Specify • ••.• , .••.. 

Cod. 

267 

279 

297 

303 

309 

315 

Cad. 

$21 

327 

339 

345 

151 

363 

SECTION 5 

oos 

Were any VEGETABLES, SWEET CORN, MELONS, etc., harvested 

FOR SALE Irom this place In 19781 

SECTION 7 

007 

Were any STRAWBERRIES, CRANBERRIES. or OTHER BERRIES barvested 

fOR SALE 110m Ihis place In 1978? 

10 YES - Complete tbl. "ctl"" lOY ES - Compte" Ittl. *""1/",, 

2 0 NO - Go 10 section 6 2 0 NO - Go 10 sac lion 8 

For Florida, report lor S.plemOOr I, 1977 through From the list below, enter crop name and code. Report quanllty harvested In 

A_~3~W~~ other $tate.s report (Of ___ calendar ~~W year 1978. ~~=~~~~~~~~§~~=~u:n:n~s~p~_:I~H~ed~W:n:h~c~ro~p~n~~~.~~~ Acres Acres irrigated ~~~-~==~==~-~~~~~-i Whole acres ITenths Whole acres {Tenths Crop name Code Acres harvested Quantity harvested Acres irrigated 

1. Land from which vegetables were 375 Wpole acres ,Tenths Whole acres lTenths 

harvested in 1978 .......•.......•.... 

Crop name Cade Acres harvested Acres j rr igated /10 /10 

/10 /10 If mote space is needed, use SfJparat9 sheet of paper. 

Crop .al!lt Ced. CrOp n.1!It Con 

/10 /10 BlaCkberries and dewberries (pounds) SOt Raspberrie$ (pounds), • • •• 533 

/10 /l 0 g::::g:~;::~: ~1~3 (~:~:l: : : : : :: m ~Vla~~~r:~:ril~,,;,r:gJnd"):" 536' 

/10 I I /10 Cranberrie$ (IOO·lb, batlels) .••• " $21 S!'Bclfy. • . • • • • • • • • •• $39 

I /10 I : /10 SECTION 8 Were any OTHER CROPS barvested Irom this place in 1978 - rice, pea!lUls, I--------------+--f~--_+,........:=t,,----T........:=... 00$ field Sl!~, SUp! ClOP$, Qt other crops not previously rGjlOrled? 

If mOfe space Is fttJ{Jded, U~ separate sheet of peper, 

Crop n.. Code Crop n~m. 

Asparagus .',...... 379 Cucumbers and pIckles .. 

Be.ns, snap (bush Eggplant. .••.•••.•• and pole) ••.• .... lSi Garlic .••..••••••. 

I /10 I /10 I 0 YES _ C..."'.I,, fIIla .,el/." 

Crop n.me Con 

443 

44S 

449 

2 0 NO - Go to .action 9 

From the list below, etlter crop name and code. Report qU6f1tlty harveslotl in unIt sp9Clfl(td witt} GlOP name. 

Beets. . . . . . . . . . . •. 313 Honeydew melons ....• Broccoli. • • . . . . • . .• 315 Lettuce and romaine ••. Cabbage. . . . . • • . . .• 391 Lima be.ns, ereen ••.• 

Cod. 

411 

415 

421 

423 

427 4» 

411 

433 

435 

437 

Peppers, sweet •••• Peppers, hot •••••• Pumpkins ••••.•.• Radishes 

Spinach ......... Squash ••••••••• , Sweet corn ••••••• Tomato •••.•.•••• Turnips •.•.••••. Turnip greens ••.•• 

Waterme Ions •.•.•. 

Other vegetable. -

451 

::}t-----~c-ro-p-n-a-m-e-----r~C-OM~-r7A-cr-e-s7he-r-v-es~re-d~~Q~u-a-.nt-.lt-.y-.h-.r-.-e$-.t-007T-A~c-r-es~ir-.ri-e.-.t-.d~ 

Cantalotlps and Mustard greens •••.••. 4&1 Persian melon!. . . . .. '95 OOions, dry .... ' ... . Carrots ..•. , • • . • • .• 397 OnIons. green ...... . CauHHowef • '.·."r j • T".""T"~·S99"-·9kra_""-:-:_;_·; ~ ~ •• " •••.• 

Celery . • . . . • • . . . .• 401 Peas. green) including Collards. • . . • . . • • •• 407 Enelish (exclude 

46$ 

::~ 1----------------+-----._+-_-_-.. _-.-------+7,-----------+~2--~------1 

Cowpea.s {blackeyed and green cowpeas) ...•• 441 Specify •• .••• , •• 

;~1----------------+-----+-----------+71-----------t~2----------1 

other green cowpeas).. 4&9 

SECTION 6 

006 

I 0 YES - C""",lele fill. _.Ion 

20 NO - Go to.eellon 7 

1. Nursery and greenhouse products irrigated in 1978 0 477 

2. From the list below, enter the product name and code for each product grown. 

/10 

Square f.et under Acre. in the open Sales in 197a 

Produc t name Code glass or other 1--,._in_I_9_7a--=-~-l__::_:_:-_r-:--:-_t ptotectlon in 1978 Whole acres I renths Dollars I Cents 

It more space Is needed. use sepafate sheet of pa/Mr. 

2 

/10 S 

2 

/10 $ 

/10 $ 

Product name Cad. Product name Code Bedding plants (IOclude vegetable plantsl 47' Foltage and flowering plants. . . • • . .• 491 Suills •...........••..•..... 412 Mushrooms.......... . . • • . • • •. 494 Cut flowe,. ano cut tlOrlst greens .... 485 Sod harvested .••..•.. •.....•• 491 Nursery products - envlronmentals, Vegetable and ft-ower seeds. . . • • • •. 500 

Ilntng~out stock, rruit and nut trees, Greenhouse vegetables .••. •••.•• 503 

and vines .........••...•.... 4" Other - Specify. • . . • . • • . . • • • • •. 506 

If mO(f1 space {s rt(tfJded. usu separate sheet ot papflf. 

Crop n .... 

Allarla .eed (pounds) .•..••.••• ,. Beans, dry field and seed (l00.pound bags) •.••..••••••• Beens, dry lima 

B~~~~~r1b':!f.)tsi : : : : : : : : : : : : Corn cut lor dry fodder, hogged or grazed (report acras only) ••.••• Cowpea. lor dry !'Bas (bushels) •.••• Emmer and .pelt (bushels) ..••••.• Fescue seed (pounds) ••••.••..•• flaxseed (bushels) •••.••••••. , • Grains, mixed (bushels) •••. \ ..•.• Kentucky Bluegrass seed (pounds) ••• Lespedeza sead (pounds) ••.•••.•• Mint lor 011 (pound. of oil) •••.•.•. Peanuts for nuts (pounds) .•.••.... Peas, dry field and seed (pounds) •... Popeorn (pounds. shelled) ••• , •••• 

C ode Crop name 

342 PrOSQ millet (bushels) ••..••.••.•. Red cl.ver .eed (pound.) •.•••••••• 

$54 Rice (bushels) or ••.•••••.••.• { 

(lOO-pound bags) or ••.••••• 

557 (barrels) •....••..•• , ••• 575 Rye for grain (bushels) ••.•••••••• Ryegr.ss seed (pounds) .••••.••••• 511 ~.f1!ower (pounds) ••.•.••..••••• S84 Sorghums cut for dry forage 599 or hay (tons, dry weight) •••• , .•••• 602 Sorghums hoggad or grazed ••..••••• 60$ Sugar beets for sugar (tons) •••••••• 614 Sugarcane tor sugar (tonsl - 62' see InformatIon Sheet •.•••••.••• 

638 Sugarcane for seed (tons) • • • • . • • . • . 644 Sunflower seed (pounds) .••••••••.. 656 Timothy seed (poundS) ••••••••.••• 659 Other crops (pounds)- 6&2 Speclly .• •.... , ........•. , . 

FORM 78.Al ON! '4-10-781 Page 2 

Cade 

665 

671 

671 

680 

683 

616 

6&9 

'92 

698 

701 

719 

722 

725 

734 

746 

773 
APPENDIX D-Continued 0-3 

SECTION 9 GROSS VALUE 01 CROPS SOLD 110m 1111$ place In 1978, BEFORE tam SECTION 12 Old YOij 0/ anyone else have any CATTLE or CALVES on this place in 19787 

and expenses (A.,., t. t/IfIlNFORMA TICH IHEET, s.c,,0It •• ) 012 '0 YES - Compl.t. till ... "II .... 

Repolt your best estimate of the value for each of the following groups of crops 20 NO - Go to section 13 

sold from this place in 1978. Include the value of the landlord's andlor contractor's NI.::.,V~~ c:"v~h" 

share, estimating if necessary. Include yalue of Government cce loans. • DECEMBER 31, 1978 INVENTORY None place Ot!c. 31, 1978 

NOlle Dell .... I Cents I. CATTLE ANO CALVES of all ages 

le03 Total 

1. Grains sold in 1978, including Govetnmenl cce loans - ~ 011 

COlO for grain, grain sorghums, rice, wheat and other 77" I (TOI.' of a, b. c, and d below) ....... .. .. . ... L-~ ages 

small grains, soybeans, dry beans, dry peas and cowpeas, I 

a. BEEF COWS - lnelude bee! hellef, that 1

804 I ~ flaxseed, sunflower seed, popcorn, and safflower •.••••• 0 I had caNed ... , • • . . . . , ......... .... , ~ cows 

a. Of the total, how much was Nonej Doll .... , ,:b:.: ~::::::>;::i~: b. MILK COWS kept for production of milk or cream 180S 

I i.::::~:::::;::: for sale or home use - Include dIy milk co ... and Milk received in 1918 from I I 

::::i,::::::$:::~:~;::f<: ~ 

cows Government eee loans? •.• 0 $ I ~:,,:::::;::: mOk heifers that had calved . .. , .. , , - ... , , ~ 

80. Heifers 778 I and 

2. Cotlon and cottonseed, including I c. HEIFERS AND HEIFER CALVES - .¥c(ud. ~ 

hel fer heifers that had elk Ived . . . . • . . . •.. ... .. ,- calves (lovernment eec loans •.••••..•..••••...•.•••• 0 I ~ 

S I 807 Steers and 

I. Of the total, how much was' None,n, Do II a" .' ::?:::'::;::': d. STEERS, STEER CALVES, BULLS bulls of 

::?::;:?::::;:;:;!::::'. AND BULL CALVES ......... .. ,. C all ages 

received in 1978 from 

Governmenl CCC loans? " 0 S :,:;::!::: : : ',:::!:r.:: . • CATTLE AltO CALVES SOLD Gross value of sales , FROM THIS PLACE IN 1978 Number sold 

3. Tobacco .••.•••••..•..•..............•... 0 I Include these fed an this place Qfl a None in 1~8 Dollars .c~ 

4. Field seeds, grass seeds, hay, forage, and silage •.••.• c It contract or custom bas/"~ AIS() report I 

as sold, cattle moved from this plsce I 

5, Vegetables, sweet corn, and melons -00 NOTlnel""e (fish 782 to a feedlot for further feeding. 808 80' 

potetoea or sweetpotet0e3, report them In Item 8 below. •• 0 $ 

6. Fruits, nuts, berries - apples, peaches, grapes, ,78: 2. Calves weighing less than 500 pwnds .. 0 s 

cilrus, pecans, strawberries, etc ....•.•..••.•••••. 0 s 3. Cattle, including calves weighIOg 1

810 81 I 

1. Nursery and greenhouse products .••.••..•..•..... 0 ' ;84 I 500 pounds or more ............. . . C s 

8. Other crops - peanuts, Irish potatoes, sweetpotatoes, 7eS I a. Of the total cattle sold, how many I 

sugar beets, sugarcane, mint were FATTENED on thls~lace on GRAIN 812 813 

for oil, hops, etc. - Specify 0 S or CONCENTRATES for days or more 

and SOL D for SLAV GHTER' .... ... 0 s SECTION 10 LAND USE IN 1978 

1. Copy ACRES IN THIS PLACE from section 1, item 4, page I ...... Acres • DAIRY PRODUCTS SOLD FROM Gr":ss value~of ,ales THIS PlACE IN 1978 NOTE: If Ihe same land had more than one use in 1978, REPORT THAT LAND None Dell~_ Cents 

ONLY ONCE - in the use first listed below that applies. For example, cropland 4. Gross value of sales of DAIRY PRODUCTS 8" harvested and also pastured is to be reported only as "Cropland harvested." from this place in 1978. ~or! goat dailY 

0 2. CROPLAND Number or acres pIOducrs In section 15 .. . , ...... , .. ... . 1$ None 

a. Cropland harvested - Includ. all land lrom whlclt 0'0/>0 wefO 787 SECTION 13 Did YOB 01 anyone else have II1r HOGS or PIGS on lids plata In 19787 harvested 01 hay was cut, and aU IBfld In orch8fds. citrus graves. 013 I 0 YES - Compl.t. ttti. _J"" vIneyards, and nUMery aOO greenhouse product~ • .....•..... 0 

b. Cropland used only for pasture or grazing - rnelude rotation 788 20 NO - Go to section 14 INVENTORY 

P8StUI9 Md grazing fand that could have been used tor crops 

• DECEMBER 31, 1978 INVENTORY None Pla~::"'ci:."3'r~1;78 wlthotJt addttlonsJ Improvemenfs . .••..••.••.. , , .•..•.. 0 I 81S 

c. Cropland used for cover crops, legumes, and soi/·iRljliOvement 78' 1. IiOGS and PIGS of all ages (Tot41 at a _ b Oelow) . ..•..•. 0 Total 

grasses, but NOT h3lvested and NOT pastured ...•..•.•... 0 a. HOGS and PIGS used or to be used f1lf BREEOING •.....• I 81. Breeding d. Cropland on which aU CI~ failed (ExceptIon: CM not t~rt 790 0 here lend In orchards 8Ild vintlY8rds on which the crop faJled. b. OTHER HOGS and PIGS ... •••••••••• o •• 0 •• _, ••• 0 

I 817 Other Such acreBgO Is to be reported in Item 28.) . . . • . • • . • • • . • •. 0 

e. Cropland in cultivated summer fallow .... , ............. 0 7' • UTTERS FARROWED 

2. LITTERS fARROWED on this place between - Non-e Numbe-r of litters f. Cropland idle. . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • . . . . . . . . .. 0 79' a. December 1, 1977 and May 31, 1978 •..... 0 

818 

794 ... 3. Woodland -Inolude alt WOOdloto { 8" and timbs, tracts and cutover a. Woodland pastured. . . .. 0 b_ June 1, 1978 and November 30, 1978 ...... ... [J and def.rested ,_ witt> yoong 

b. Wood land not pastured .. 0 7'5 timber growth. 

4. Diller /llStureland and rangeland - Inclurl. sny paoturoland ot"'" ". Number $ofd Gross value of sales than crop(fItld and WOOdlend paotUf • •..••.......•.•.•••.• 0 • !fOGS AND PIGS SOLD Hone in 1978 Dellars ; Cents 

5. All oillet land - Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. 7'7 1 820 82 

Include sny land not report{ld In items 2 through 4 above . . _ ..... 0 3. HOGS and PIGS SOLD from this place in 1978 C s , 

&. TOTAL ACRES - Arid lite _ •• NJHlrltd In I ...... 2 tlllOIIfI/I 6 '79. 14• m~UD~sR and pigs sold, how were sol d 

822 823 

($/Jotjlrl".t/IfI_ •• '_lll11ovo_}· as PIGS 101 further feeding? ..... 0 s SECTION 11 Was any LAND in this pl1ce IRRIGATED a\ any time in 19161 SECTION 14 Old you or anyone eise have lny SHEEP or LAMBS on this place in 19781 Irrigatet1lsnd Is all land watered by any artificia.l or controUed met'Uls -

$ptfnklersi hJ"ows or df-roh&s~ spread9r dlke$, &te. Include supplemtmta/. 014 10 YES - C...,._ till •• oct/on partial. and prep/e(l1 irrigation. 

Oil 'OY ES - Complm Ihi •• ""tlon 20 NO - Go ro sectioo 15 

INVENTORY SALES 20 NO - Go to _lion 12 Number on thi s Number se>ld 

L How many acres of each oi the following classifications None Number of acres None place Dec. 31, 1978 In 1978 

of land were irrl~ated in 1978? inigat..d 1. SHEEP and LAM6S of all ages , ...... 0 ,824 1

8

" a. HARVESTED LANtJ reported in section 10, 7., 1 82• : llem 2a - Includelan<l IT"", wltlc/o hay was cut 

and land In b$flrlng and nonbesr#ng fruit and nut crops • ...... a. EWES I year old or older 0 ,:::::'::::~:::;:::: ·0 . ..... ,. 

b. PASTU RElAND or RANGELAND reported in 800 Nonol I PaUMa 0 mol I 

sectilln lO, i terns 2b and 4 - Includ. sptlng tloodlnq Number shorn shorn 

If 'Nata, diverted or spread by detn$, spteader di#<8S. 

2. SHEEP and LAMBS SHORN '., .. , o l827 1

828 J cansl"$, dftches, pipes. Of other WOIks. .......... , ...... 0 .. c. ANY OTHER LANDS - Such as land not harvested duE to 801 

complete faiture, idle land, land in cultivated summer fallow, ~~ value of sales orland in cover crops and soil-improvement grasses. , . , ..... 0 None !)ollan Cents 

d. TOTAL LAND IRRIGATED (Tot., ~ .. b, _ •• I>o ••• } 

802 3. What was the gross value of sa les of sheep, 82' .. lambs, and wool from tllis place in i9l8? .... 0 $ , 

FORM 78·A.l(NJ 14-10'78) Page 3 
0-4 APPENDIX D-Continued 

SECTION 15 Did you or anyone else have any HORSES, BEES, FISH, OTHER 

LIVESTOCK, or ANIMAL SPECIAL TIES in 1978? OIS 

SECTION 17 Income from MACHINE WORK, CUSTOMWORK, and OTHER AGRICUL TURAL 

SERVICES PROVIDED for others in 1978 

,0 YES - Comploto thIs section Total amount received from machrne work, customwork, None 1 Dollars ~ Cents 

20 NO - Go 10 seclron '6 and other agrrcultural servrces PROVIDED FOR OTHERS 11• 19 

.--IN-V-[-N-T-O-R-y--,-----.---------t rn 1978 - plantrng, plowrng, sprayrng, harvesting, etc... r: 1 11$, ______ -11 __ -1 Number on Total number Gross value of sales -

this pla;;,o sold In 1978 ,,_,,___ : ~ __ ." c ___ ., .. 

NonehlD~e~c~.~31,J 1"~9,7,0~t_~--------+_-~vv~,II~o,,---~llv~«~"')_~~~~c,,y~k'~·n~d~O~I~w~or~k~d~o~ne~~~~~~~~~~~~==~==~~~~~==~ 

830 8" 1832 I SECTION 18 During 1978 did you SELL any crops, livestock, or livestock products I. Horses and pOnies of 

all ages. . . . . . . . . . . . .. I 1 \$ I DIRECTLY to individuals FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION - roadside 

833 834 183S I stands, farmers markets, pick your own, etc.? 

1$ : 018 10 YES - Complete thIs soetlon I : Cents 

1

837 1838 I 20 NO - Go 10 secr,on 19 \920 : 

2. Mules, burros, and 

donkeys. . . . . . . . . . . . .. !.I 

DOllars 836 

[.8i66:33--------12323RdR2R23t: 2d!. What was the gross value of these drrect sales' ......... ·1"-$ ___________ -'-!:-----l 

;:;:;:;:::;:;:;:;:;;;:;:;;::;;;:;;:;;;;:;;:;;;:;:;:::;:;:;:;:::;:;:::;:::;:;:;:;;;:;:;:;:;:;:;: -

3. Mink and therr pelts [I 

a. MInk females used for 

breedIng. . .. ....... : ~ I 

Spacdy -",--edUCIS sold . vagalables,--eggs, ale. 

SECTION 19 TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 4. Other livestock or anImal 

specialties rn captrvlty (Enter name and code from 

"LIst A" below.) Mark (Xl the one item which best descrrbes the type of organrzatlon for this place In 1978. 2 I ReIer to the INFORMATION SHEET, Section 19. 

Name _________ Code _--;::=-=====:;:::======~$~;:=;===.I::;==~ • FAMILY or INDIVIDUAL operation (sole proprre· 921 

Acres under water Totar quantIty sold Gross varue of sales torshrp), excluding partnership and corporation ........ , [J 5. LIvestock or anrmal 

products (Enter name and 

code from "List 8" below.) 

Name Code 

6. Fish and other aquaculture 

products (Enter name and 

code from "Llst C" below.) 

Name Code 

for aquaculture In 1978 Dollars :Cents_ .PARTNERSHIP operation. Include family partnerships, . ,2[:1 T ota I number 

of partners : ):: ):: /~ /: ):: .:: 

;f:: :;;::: :;;?:' 7' ):: . :;'::::;::::;;::;::::::::::;:; ;: 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

Pounds __ - OR - - - -- 2 

Gallons 

Pounds ,-- - OR - - - - - r$ 

I 

I 

I 

I I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

I 

.INCORPORATED UNDER STATE LAW 

Answer BOTH a and b 

a. Is this a family held corporalion' {

3[IYeS ......... 4DNo 

b. Are there more than 10 stockholders' . , ..... {s [] Yes 

6[1 No 

.OTHER, such as cooperative, estate or trust, prrson -

farm, grazing association, Indran reservation, etc. . .... 'I;:: ISpecify 

922 

I 

I /10 I 

----- L ______ -'-__ -'''-_________ N'''umc.b_e_r-W. ________ --'-____ -t SECTION 20 CHARACTERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF OPERATOR (Senior partner 

rr----------------------------!r::iliillf---------------------------., or person in charge) Re'er to tlla rNFORMA TlON SHEET, Section 20. '\ Name Code Name Code Harne Cod. 

Colomes of bees 

Angora goats 

MIlk goats 

839 Other goats. . . . 848 Worms .. 857 842 RabbIts and theu pelts. . 851 AI! other llvestock345 Chinchillas and their pelts .. 854 Specify. 860 

rr--------~~~------~, Ir-------------~~~--------~ , Name Code Name 

Mohair sold .. 

Goats milk sold, 

Honey sold 

Other livestock products -

864 

866 

868 

Specdy 870 

Catfish, 

Trout, .. , . 

Tropical and 

baitfish. 

If more spece IS needed, use separate sheer of papet 

Code 

872 

876 

880 

Harne Code 

Other fish -

Specify '" 884 Other aquacul ture 

products -

Specify 888 

RESIDENCE - Does the operator (senior partner or 923 

person in charge) live on thiS place' .............. I [J Yes 2[] No 

9{24 , l-:-I Whi te 2 [I Negro or Black 

3 [] American Indran 

2. RACE of operator (senior partner or person rn charge). . 40 Asian or Pacific Islan~er 

90 Other - spec"Y,t 

SECTION 16 Did yOll or anyone else have any POULTRY such as CHICKENS, TURKEYS, " 92S 

DUCKS, etc., 011 this place in 1978? (Include pooltry 9'0"'" 'or othors on. o. AGE of operator (senror partner or person in charge) ..... ________ Years old 

contract basi s.) r"'''"'NTMVl----------1 926 016 r~.v"!, I ur 4. SEX of operator (senior partner or person rn charge) ..... '0 Male 2 CJ Female 

1 0 YES - Complet" this secf/on Total number 

s place sord In 19785. SPANISH ORIGIN - Is the operator (senior partner 20 NO - Go (0 section 17 

I. HENS and PULLETS 01 laYing age ........ . 

2. PULLETS 3 monlhs old or older not yet of laying age ... 

3. PULLET CHICKS and PULLETS under 3 months old 

(Exclude comrt'liJrClal broilers.) •.. . .•...•... , .. 

4. BROILERS. fryers, and other meal type chickens, 

Including capons and roasters ................. . 

5. TURKEYS 

a. Turkeys for slaughter (EXClude bteeders.) • .......• 

b. Turkey HENS kept for breedIng .............. . 

6. OTHER POULTRY raised In caplrvrty - ducks, geese, 

pigeons or squab, pheasants, quart, etc. rEnier poullry 

name and code from the list below.) 

Poultry name _________________ Code 

Poultry name ________________ Code 

Name 

Ducks 

Geese 

Cod. 

904 

906 

Name 

Pigeons or squab 

Pheasants 

None f-=De,"-,c3=1,~= 119977"'-1 8 -..,-,----______ '1 or person rn charge) of Spanish origin or descent 927 

892 893 (Mexican, Mexican American, Cuban, or other Spanish)' ... 10 Yes 

~ 1 

[J 

[I 

[I 

:':1 

r: ! 

Code 

908 

910 

894 

.....-

898 

900 

902 

Nam. 

Qual! 

895 

89' 

901 

903 

AI! other poultry -

SpeCify 

Code 

912 

914 

20No 

lb. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION - At whrch occupatron 

did the operator spend the majority (50 percent or 

more) of hrs work time In 1978' For parlnershlps 928 . consider aI/ members of the psttnership togethet ••••••• 1 CJ FarmIng 20 Other 

. OFF FARM WORK - How many days did the operator 929 

(senror partner or person in charge) work at least {' 0 None 

4 hours per day off this place in 1978' Include work 20 1-49 days at a nonfatm iOl!, business, or on someone else's farm. 3050-99 days 

(Exclude exchange farm work.) .•.•••••••••••• ,. 40100-149 days 

sO 150-199 days 

6 [] 200 days or more 

SECTION 21 Was any 01 the land in this place held under FOREIGN OWNERSHIP in 1978? 

10 YES - Complete this section 

20 NO } 3D Don't Go to section 28 

know 

Of the lolal acres rn this place, how many were owned by -

None Acres 

930 

I. IndIViduals who are NOT cltrzens of the Unrted States' .... 0 ""9"'''------1 

2. A (orelgn held corporation:,; o:,r~o~~:~;:::fo!rated 

7. POULTRY HATCHED on thIS place In None Number <r"T'''~< "_" ~ft' " •• Ii""_'ft • .o. 'ft._ F.;===~~====l1~~~asso~cratI[ron,,=ol~rraa~(ore~rgnl~ggu)~'Ve1I111~'''ellll~''.~~.~.~.~ .. ~'~~:~.========~ 1978 and placed or sold - chIckens, 1

916 O"vIIV"O" LO "U, O __ HCOV'".v lUI' 'UH" 

turkeys, ducks, etc. - Specdy k,nd of poullry -.---- I I 1n7------1~ SE£!.CT~ION~2~8--.!P~ER~SO~N.~ CO!'!!.':MP:':l_~ET~ING~T.!..!!'HI~S..!:E RE~PO~RT~-:...~Ple~ ••• ,'l!!: prl~nt ______ -I 

8. Incubator egg capacrty on December 31. 1978 ............. -.:..:~:~ . ..:.'-======::;_--1Name 1

999 Date 

9, What was the gross value of sales of poultry r Gross value of sales 1----------T

1

.-:- Are-•• -cOdo--e----Ir::-Nu-mc::b-:'e.l..r -----------1 

and poultry products leggs, etc.1 from thIS Dollars I Cents Telephone ------- place In 19787 Include ast,maled value 01 None 1--c----"==-------'-"="1 1---...:..-------------'--.h".L.I.,--."-A--------------'------:-: 02-=-9---------------1 

poullry and poultry produclS moved Irom Ih,s 19 1

8 I _c __ • ~c_ .. ,_" _ .. };:~":~cv~:::~,~: ~~, ... " .. ;.: ... ~.-'; 1'-' "r. o .. ~ place by contractors and others. •..•••.••• ,~, i $_ ~Ilt:t'l Sf[UWI11~ 11l0JVI l.t:lJ~U~ 1t:~U!\_;)_ lUI YVUI coumy~ t U r t.~ 2 !'iV 

FORM 76·"1 NI ,4·10·781 Page 4 
APPENDIX D-Continued 

(Sections 22 through 27 were collected from only 20 percent of the farms; see text) 

SECTION 22 Was any COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER, in~ludinl ROCK PHOSPHATE, Of 

LIME used on Ibis pllCe durina 197a? 

oaa , 0 YES - C_lot. title ooctlon Acres 

2 0 NO - Go !o .eeli"" 23 Hon •. ~-..:f:::er..::tl.:.:liz::.=d_-t 

932 

SECTION 25 EXPENDITURES FOR ENERGY and peUoleum products fOf tile 

liII1I1 bullness dllinc 1978 

Include expenditures paid by you ~--------~------~----~ 

and othef$ for production of crops, L-~~~~~...j livestock, and other agricultural 

f~o:'~ii~ f,om this place Hone 1-.,.,~=00'I1=ars:""'..L=4=,--___ --+="::"'_-1 

1. Acres of cropland fertilized in 1978, other than cropland 1. Gasoline tor farm btlsiness 

used only for pastures reported in section 10, item 2b . . . . . . .. [] f.:-::,,------I2. Diesel tuel for the farm 

o I;·· 

,96' 

I'" 2. Acres of pasturelanrl and rangeland tertllized business ............ . 01 ~$ ______ ~-+~ ______ ~ __ ~ 

'72 in 1978 reported In section 10, Items 2b and 4 . . . • . • . . . . . .. C1 '-------t 3. LP gas, btltane, propane tor 

Ute farm bUSiness (4.5 Ibs.= 

3. LIME - tons of Hme used and acres on None r Tons of lime .. Acre. limed I gallon) ............. 0 Is 

Which applied (0<> ""r Include lend ple.,e, 1

193• 193 ' I ~75 

or gypellffl or lime 1m •• nitetion.) ••• . • • •• 0 1:4'jF!u!el~0!il!tlor~th1e~fa!rm~btl[Si:ne:S:SjO~II>~~~~~~~IIIIIIIIII I-S-E':CT;';IO~N:;';2':"3:;';;"';'WIle':-an':"Y';;'I:""S';'E:"CT':"I';;'CI':DE":'S:":, H':E":'R:":S:"'IC-'ID""ES:.J,-FU-II-G-'C-ID-E-S,-N-E

...IMA-T-'-CI-OE-S-, --15. Natural gas tor the farm 1,78 

OTifER PESTICIDES. or OTHER CHEMICALS used 011 this piKe in 1978? business. . . . . . . . . . . .. 0 1$ Qt> 6. Kerosene, matI)' oil, grease, '7' : 

lOY E S - Complete title o..,ti<m tor Ute farm business. . . .. 0 $ , 

2 0 NO - Go ID $lfCtion 24 7. Elecflicity for lIle farm [geO : 

business ............. 0 Is, : 

InClude any materials prOVided by you, yourlandlOlds, or contractors. For each 0 19.' 

item listed, report aCles only once. If multipurpose chemicals were used, report 8. Other - coal. wood,coke, etc. 1 $ 

acreage treated for each purpose, SECTION 26 SELECTED PRODUCTION EXPENSES paid by you IIId .others 

1. Sprays, dusts, vanules, fumigants, etc .• (fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, nematicide) to control-

...-____ -1 for Ibis pl«e in 1978 

None I-..l!!!.N'::'~;'=;iiri~·di .!!.of.!!.!!: ,;-;.;d!!....·-I Illtiude your best estimates of expenses paid by you, yOU! landlord, contractors, 

936 

.. Insects o~hay a1ld ot~ ClopS ••.••••.• , •.•.• , • . •. Cl J..,-.,-,...------t 

937 

buyers and others for ploduction of Clops, livestoell, and olller agncultural producis in 1978. DO NOT INCLUDE expenses COnmlcted with performing customwOIk lor others. operation of nonfarm activities, businesses, or servIces; or household expeJl5es not related to Ute farm business. 

b,rt~3tQdes in tlOpS ........................... 0 "'I'c=-,.-----I ~ISe~jec~!ed~~~~ 

c. oiseaSlis in crops amj Ofcbards (blights, smuts, 11. Livestock and poultrymrsrchaSed - cattle, calves, NOlle Dollars ! Cents 

rusts,etc.) .. , • , •.•.•.•.•..•...•..•.••..•.•. 0 1

939 

~:ft's:~~r~ee~h~~s, !tta:~, .It~.s~~ •. C.h~C.k~, ......•..... ~ f-OI ;"".,,:;--__ :_--1 

d; WeedS,lUa~s, Qlbrush in crops and pasture •..•••.•.... 0 f-==------t2. Total feed pUlcltased lor livestoell and poultry - grain, '.3 

1"0 hay, silage, mixed feeds, concentrates. elc ...........•..• 0 

2, Chemicals tor· o!foJiation or fOf growth control a. Commercially mixed fOlmu Ia feeds purchased - ofctops.orthin§ingliffruit ...•• , ................... 01-------1 complete, supplement, concentrates. 

(Do not Incl""" ingredi~lo PtJ1(;/t/W>d Ton, i ~--•• - n ..... _ ·.l; .V/tre any chemjca!~ used for - ._ _ su h as : ' "' .. ". vu .. a .. 

s~ :;'81,° Nonel984 ! ·985 

Cents : 

cOftortslHJd meal. : 

"!ilSe~t,~trOI on Hvestocil~nd rutlr" $0' end ",ea.) •• ..... C1 ,/10 $ 

rnc!\tdl"gt.r~atl!lent ofbiu fllmgs.. • ••••••• ,... lOY es .; 0 No ::;::: 

, .. 3. Animal health costs for livestock and poultry. Inelud& .JI. Sanlta\ion, r;l!l~nt $.nd bird control, etcc? ,.2 veterin8film SfWvic;es, ser~ llsec/nes, mecilCifJ(tS • .,tc ..••.•• 

~'~(fo'~~/~~~~/lg·;···~~~~~·i·;·~·~··~·;·;·~·;··~·~·~·~.;;;,[]~Y;es;';3t21[];;N:O~---t!. o ffS...---:-~ 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and trees purchased ..•..•..•... , .. 

SECTION 24 ~Il: 1 . VII fIIi$ pilla! on flec:elnber31, 1918 5. Commercia' lerhlizer purchased - aU forms, including roell :-.:: , ...... ""I/IrI~IIIfIll..,.I!_ lit lt7T ... 1I11t.) phosphate and gypsum. Report custom application costs in 

oZ H.=- •• --+-----j 

t Aul1!JnQbiles ., •• '" ••• '.' •.• ; .•. 0 

~."'Qt~!ltp~i($ Onc/Jl<ltt Ji/okul'$) ......... 0 

'4,Wh.e,eHla~tQ1S 1I1llet Ihang<lr4e~ 

~ctJl($aQtlJnqtortill~s. , ••••.. , .. 0 

I·. 5. GI~i1\ an~\)!Ian eOritbiMs, $elf~PIQ~$lled only ~ ..• , ........ , , 0 

&.·<;omJteadaflif .combines .•••..• , ••. , 0 

1~ .00hel~QiilPi~~rs a!ldllf C~f 'shellers .. 0 

r .,.QO~OI1 pic1l:~r$ fltK.Clude .c .. tron sllippef$) 0 

I~· t911dltl9illlfS •••••• , .•••..• [] 

11QA'iqkllp balers. , •.•..•• , .....•.. 0 

l~l . .field fOQl~a 1latveslers, sheel 

l.\WQf flywh"J type .••..•...•.. , . 0 

"ORM S-A tS) 14410.78) 

j 9'. ,9.7 

I"· 19• 9 

item 9 b$l.... • . • . • . . . . . . . . • • • . . • • • . . • . • . . • • . . •. 0 1-:$'=' __ --' _ __1 

,. Agricultural chemicals purchased - insectiCides, herbicides, ,., fungiCides, other pesticides, lime, etc. RfUI<)r' cus_ applicatIon cost. In it"",9 below. . ••••••••••• ,....... 0 1-1 $,=, __ -;-_-\ 

7. Hired farm Of ranch labor (s.., Inl<>""ation Sheet) • .••.•... " 0 I s'o a. Of famIly Ute workers, hired workers, bow many including - paid N"o:"'l~ ._ , .. 

NU~mbe,-r' o~t!~ wor~k~rsl::~:~l::~:~;\~~:m~tm:!ll::j~~:M 

(1) ViOlked ISO days or more? ...... 0 :::;:; 992 ::~::: 

(2) Worked less tban 150 days? ..... 0 L _____ ~rillWIM~ 

8. Contlatl labOf - tno/ud& "'pendltu",. pn"'S1i1y lor laJ.>ot, oueh 

4$ hSfV6Sting of Itu-i.t. vegetable-s. bfm/es~ &tc •• perlormed 011 a 

993 

contract ~~s by a contractor, clew lelJdfH, If C00p:8r8tlVtlt etc... [1 1-'-$ ---...,-----1 

SECTION 27 ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE OF LAND and --.run nytGS 

1950 I-:-:------+----~ I'" &~KEf~:LUE ~fsla~~~~~TI~nrse f;U~~~~~s r;. E=.ti .. m·::-:~~il""'!i.e.dnl""d;iu 3.i-=rr';"dl""l>!tu=Tii'-.d1u~"7'i"it:-7t_s v""'ol •• ::-I 

repOlted in section 1, items I, 2, and 3, page 1. .. ~ Dona,. Cents 

1"2 i

9

" 

". I'" 

1"6 1957 

I--____ -+ ____ ~ 1. Alilanrl owned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . . . .. 0 t-;r;;;,----~---I 2. All land rented or leased FROM OTHERS ....... 0 to! $,.....-----r---I 

1-------+-----1 3. All land rented or leased TO OTHERS ......... 0 I ;9. 

I"· 1 .. 9 

19• 0 196 

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GENERAL INFORMATION 

WE NEED A COMPLETED REPORT FORM 

FROM EVERYONE receiving this request. Please 

follow the instructions given below tor completing 

section 1. You will then be able to determine 

what additional information is to be prOVIded. 

,. The enclosed census report form is being used 

by farms and ranches throughout the entire 

United States. Because it is meant for use in 

all parts of the country, it may contain sections 

and inquiries which do not apply to you. In 

this case, mark the "None" or "No" box and 

go on to the next item or section. 

2. If You Receive More Than One Report Form 

If you have multiple farming operations, you 

should complete a report for EACH SEPARATE 

and DISTINCT production unit, that is, each 

individual farm, ranch, feedlot, greenhouse, 

etc.; or combInation of farms, etc., for which 

you maintain SEPARATE records of operating 

expenses and sales, livestock and other inven· 

tories, crop acreages, and production. Return 

any duplicate or extra report forms in the same 

envelope with the report(s) you complete so 

we can remove the extra addresses from our 

mail register. In the space prOVIded to the 

right of the address label ot the report form 

you complete, write the 11-digit number from 

the label of the extra form or forms. 

3. Partnenhip Operations 

A partnersj\ip IS an association of two or more 

persons w~o have agreed (informally or under 

legal contract) on the amount of their contri· 

butlons and profit distributions. 

Complete only ONE report for the entire 

partnership farm and ranch opeTation, including 

at! partners' shares on the same report. If two 

or more report forms were received for the 

partnership see 2 above. 

Partners who also have separate operations 

of their own should complete reports for those 

separate operations. For addltlona[ infOrmatIon 

on PartnershIps see section 19 below. 

4. How To Enter Your Responses On The Report 

Form 

Please enter your answers In the proper spaces, 

on the correct lines, and in the units requested, 

I.e., dollars, bushels, tons, etc. Write any 

explanation outside the answer spaces or on a 

separate sheet of paper. 

Enter whole numbers unless the "Tenths" 

column is prOVIded, such as reporting acres of 

Irish potatoes In section 2. If you have 1/2, 

1/4, or 1/3 of an acre, convert to tenths. For 

example convert 1/2 to 5110, 1/3 to 3/10, 

114 to 2110. etc. 

If you do not recall exact figures, please give 

your best estimate. You may indicate "Est." 

(for estimated) beSIde the answer, if you like. 

For all dollar items, we need only whole 

dollars, although a "Cents" column is provided 

for those who wish to report cents. 

COMPLETING THE REPORT FORM 

Section 1 - ACREAGE IN 1978 

This section determInes the land tor whIch you 

should report agricultural activities. [t also pro· 

vides space for reportlOg landlords, renters, and 

location(s) of agricultural activities. 

Changes in the Acres Operated in 1978 - Report 

all land that YOU USED during 1978. and the 

crops and livestock production on that land, even 

jf some or all of it was no [anger a part of your 

operation on December 31,1978. 

If you had agriculture operations at any time 

during 1978. but quit farmmgbefore Oecember 31, 

1978. report your 1978 crop and livestock pro· 

duction and sales from that land for the portIon 

of the year that you operated the land, Please 

explain in the margin of the report form {or on 

a separate sheet of paper ~ that you qUit farming 

Of ranching during 1978 and give the approximate 

date an1 the name and address of the present 

operator. if known. 

APPENDIX D-Continued 

INFORMATION SHEET 

1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

If you acquired land for agricultural operations, 

but did not use It for Itvestock or crop production 

in 1978, include the land in section 1. Please 

explain in the margin or on a separate sheet of 

paper. 

Completing Items 1. 2, 3, and 4 of Section 1 -

Use Items " 2. and 3 to determtne the acres of 

land that are your responsibility for the purpose 

of making the agriculture census report. Include 

all land that you were associated with in 1978, 

regardless of location or use, but do not mclude 

holdings of residential property not associated 

with agricultural operations. Report all land 10 

whole acres in this section. 

Item 1 - land Owned - Report all land owned In 

1978 whether held under title, purchase contract 

or mortgage, homestead law, or as heir or trustee 

of an undil/ided estate, by you andlor your spouse, 

or by the partnership, corporation, or organi:!atlon 

tor whIch you are reporting. 

Item 2 ~ Land Rented or leased FROM Others -

Report all land rented by you, even though the 

landlord may have supplied equipment, fertilizer, 

or other matenals and/or some supervision of the 

work. 

INCLUDE in item 2 -

a. Land (for agricultural uses) thal you rented 

F ROM others for cash payments 

b. Land worked on a share baSIS 

c. Land (owned by someone else) which you 

used rent·free 

d. Federal, State, Indian, or railroad land 

rented or leased by the acre 

00 NOT INCLUDE In item 2 - Land used on a 

per·head or animal unit license or permit basis, 

such as land used under section 3 of the Taylor 

Grazing Act, National Forest Land, Of IndIan 

Reservation Permit Land. 

Item 3 - Land Rented TO OTHERS - Cash 

tenants, share tenants, and share croppers are 

farm operators for census purposes and are respon· 

sible for making the agriculture census report for 

the land they operate. 

INCLUDE In item 3 -

a. Owned land rented TO others for cash or 

a share of the crops or Itvestock 

b. Land which you rented from others and 

then subleased to others In 1978 

c. Land rented out for residential or other 

nonfarm purposes, !f it was part of the 

land reponed in item 1 or 2 

d. Land worked for you by someone else on 

a share-of -crop basis 

e. Land which you allowed others to use rent· 

tree 

NOTE: Please enter the names and addresses of 

renters, tenants, and sharecroppers in item 6. 

Item 4 - Acres in this Place - ThIS IS the sum of 

the land that you owned in 1978 (Item 1), PLUS 

the land that you rented F ROM others {Item 21. 

MINUS the land that you rented TO others (Item 

3). It IS very important that you report this 

figure correctly (even if "0" acres), since the 

remainder of your report should cover only those 

operations on "the Acres in This Place" reported 

in item 4. 

"Zero Acres in Place" - Should you complete the 

rest of this form? 

If you yourself had crop or I ivestock actIVitIes on 

the land for any portion of the year, you should 

complete the rest of the form. See "Changes In 

Acres Operated in 1978," above. 

If all your [and was operated by a renter or share· 

cropper for all of 1978, you do not have to 

complete the entire form, [n thiS case, you 

should: 

a. Complete item 6 for renter. 

b. Skip to section 28 and complete Name, 

Address, Telephone number, etc. 

c. Explain briefly in the margin or on separate 

paper that you did not operate a farm or 

ranch In 1978. For example, "All (and 

rented out," "Sold Farm," "Retired," 

etc" and give the approximate date that 

u.s. OEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

OVI'lE .... U OF" THE CENSUS 

you qUIt operating. If you sold your farm, 

please give the name and address of current 

owner or operator, if known. 

d. Mail the form in the return envelope prOVIded. 

Item 7 - Grazing Permits - In some States, 

government lands and Indian lands are used 

for grazing livestock under permit or special 

license, with payments on a per·head or animal 

unit basis. This land should NOT be included 

as part of item 2, "Land rented or leased FROM 

others," or item 4, "Total Acres in This Place." 

Sut you should include in your reporl any !lve· 

stock located on permit land in 1978. . 

Section. 2-8 - CROPS 

Sections 2 through 8 provide space for reporting 

Crops harvested during the 1978 crop year from 

the land shown in section 1, item 4, of your report. 

Please report your crops 10 the appropriate section. 

Do not include any crops grown on land rented, 

leased, or worked on shares by others during 1978. 

Acres Harvested - Enter the acres harvested In 

1978. Round fractIons to whole acres except 

where tenths are requested, as for IrISh potatoes. 

auantity Harvested - The units of measure on the 

report form are those most commonly used 

throughout the country. If you use a different 

unit of measure, please convert your figure for 

Quantity harvested to the unit requested. If 

harvest IS incomplete by December 31, 1978, 

please estimate the total Quantity harvested. 

Crop Irrigation - For each crop irrigated, report 

number of acres irrigated. Irrigation IS defined 

as land watered by artificial or controlled means -

sprinklers, furrows or ditches, spreader dikes, 

purposeful flooding, etc. Include acres that 

receIved supplemental, partial, and prep!ant 

!rrlgatlon. For any crop not irrigated, leave 

"Acres irrigated" blank. 

How to Report Crops Harvested 

a. Sections 2 and 3 - In these two sections, 

separate lines are prOVIded for reporttng each 

of several crops widely grown In the United 

States. 00 not write in data tor any other 

crops. 

b. Sections 4-8 - [n each of these sections, 

report any of the crops listed !n the same 

section. To report a crop In any of these 

sections, (1) tind the crop name and the code 

number in the list in the section, (2) enter 

crop name and code in the first two columns 

of the first available answer hne 10 the sectIon; 

(3) enter the mformatlon requested in the 

headings of the remaIning columns. 

Example: A farmer harvested 20 acres of alfalfa 

seed, yielding 6,000 pounds, and 30 acres of 

red clover seed, yielding 8.400 pounds. (He 

Old not iTflgate either crop.) He would enter 

the follOWing In section 8: 

S£(I1O!1I 't't ... , OTltER (ROf'S ~ .... It<lI,oo-"""IJ(t ,.ltl' _"u 1It .... 11 

• I+tldMt<lt '"I""otl OfO\lltl"09'"oIP"U'~tll'tl'Of1"" 

c ..... - ... ;,-..... ,.;-~.,-,." ...... '''-..,~ .. ,.". I,,·a 

o.JI'+~:S-,{~:~. (0'0 

~~~'6J-.47l Yo ~{I" 

11 more space IS needed. use separate sheet of paper. 

Two or More Crops Harvested From The Same 

land (Double-Cropping) - Report the total 

acres and production of each harvested crop in 

the appropriate section of the report form. 

Example: A farmer harvested 1,230 bushels of 

wheat from 40 acres In 1978, then planted and 

harvested 1 ,550 bushels of soybeans from the 

same 40 acres before the end of the year. He 

irrigated the soybeans but not the wheat. 
Sections 2-8 - CROPS - Continued 

Interplanted Crops and "Skip Row" Planting -

If two crops were grown at the same time In 

alternating strips in the same field, report the 

portion of the field used for each crop. 

Example' A 60 acre field was planted 10 cotton 

and soybeans, With two rows of cotton followed 

by an area of the same width planted In soybeans. 

Thirty acres of soybeens would be reported In 

section 2, Item 8, and 30 acres of conon in section 

2. item 9. 

Vegetables - Report acres of vegetables harvested 

FOR SALE. Do not report acres of vegetables for 

home use. Report the total acreage of each 

vegetable crop harvested. 

Example. You harvested 10 acres of lettuce from 

a field in 1978, then replanted the field to lettuce 

and harvested the 10 acres again. Enter only 10 

acres of land from which vegetables were harvested 

in item 1 of section 5, but write in 20 acres of 

lettuce harvested in item 2 of section 6. 

Fruit and Nuts - In countrng the combined total 

of 20 or more trees and vines, indude those for 

home use as well as those maintained for sale of 

the production (exclude abandoned trees). 

If crops other than frUit and nut trees and vines 

were Interplanted With trees or vines, report the 

total acres for BOTH the orchard and the rnter· 

planted crops harvested. 

Example: If 20 acres of cotton were grown in a 

30 acre pecan orchard, you would report 20 

acres of cotton In section 2, item 9, and 30 acres 

of pecans in section 4. 

Avocados, Olives, Sugarcane 

Avocados - For California report the quantity 

harvested from November 1, 1977 through 

November 30, 1978. For Flonda report the 

quantity harvested from April 1978 through 

March 1979, estimating if necessary. 

Olives - Report the quantity harvested from the 

bloom of 1977 for the October 1977 to March 

1978 harvest season. 

Sugarcane - For FlOrida and Texas report cuttmgs 

from November 1977 through April 1978. For 

Louisiana and Hawaii report for the 1978 crop 

year. 

Section 9 - GROSS VALUE OF CROPS SOLD 

Report the values received during 1978, regardless 

of the year in which the crops were harvested. 

Give gross values (before deducting taxes and 

expenses). If full payment was not received for 

a crop or crops sold in 1978, re~ort only the 

amount actually received in 1978. 

For value of grains and cotton, include as sold the 

value of government CCC loans received In 1978 

but not loans obtained from any other government 

or pnvate source. 

Section 10 - LAND USE 

The purpose of this section is to classify the acres 

you reported In section 1. Item 4, by principal 

use In 1978. Do not include any acres you rented 

TO others (reported in section 1, item 3). 

Land Used for Multiple Purposes - If part of your 

land was used for more than one purpose In 1978, 

report that land on the line for the use first listed, 

and NOT on the line for the second use. For 

example, if you plowed under a cover crop, and 

planted and harvested a grain crop, report the land 

In Item 2a, "Cropland harvested," but NOT as 

"Cropland used for cover crop, legumes, .. etc." 

(item 2c). 

Double Cropping - When more than one crop was 

harvested from the same land in 1978, report that 

land only ONCE as "Cropland Harvested," item 

2a of thiS section. 

Interplanted Crops - If you interplanted crops, 

such as cotton in an orchard, report the total 

land used for both crops only ONCE, as "Cropland 

Harvested." In item 2a. 

APPENDIX D-Continued 

Section 12-16 - LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 

Animals and Poultry to be Included in the ReportReport all animals and poultry on the place on 

December 31, 1978, Include all owned by you 

and .any kept by you for others. Include animals 

on unfenced land, on National Forest land, on 

dlstflct land or cooperative grazing aSSOCiation 

land, or on rangeland administered by the Bureau 

01 Land Management on a per·head or lease baSIS 

(such as on wheat pasture). Include poultry 

(broilers, layers, turkeys, etc.) fed under contract 

on "ThiS Place." Include livestock and poultry 

kept on thiS place for home use, 4H projects, etc. 

Number sold - Report all animals and poultry 

sold or removed from this place Including those 

sold for a landlord or given to a landlord as hiS 

share or to others In trade or In payment for goods 

and services. Include animals of all ages Without 

regard to ownership or who shared In the receipts 

If the animals were located on the place 30 days 

or more and were sold or removed from the 

place In 1978. 

Sales from Contract ,nd Custom Feeding Operations - Include animals and poultry (Including 

poultry under contract) fed on thiS place on a 

contract or custom basis if they were removed 

from the place in 1978. 

Value of Sales - Be sure to report the total gross 

value of sales of animals and poultry wrthout 

deducting cost of feed, cost of livestock purchased, 

cost of hauling and selling, etc. If the sale price 

or value is not known, give your best estimate of 

their value when they left this place. 

Animals Moved to Another Place - F or animals 

removed from thiS place to another place. such as 

for further feeding, report the number as sold and 

give your best estimate of their market value when 

they left thiS place. 

Animals to be Excluded from the Report - 00 

not report any animals or poultry kept under a 

share arrangement on land rented TO others 10 

1978. 

Animals Sold from Another Place - Animals 

owned by you, but held and sold from someone 

else's place should NOT be Included. For example, 

do not report cattle purchased elsewhere, fed In. 

and sold from a feedlot not part of thiS place. 

Animals Bought and Sold - 00 not Include animals 

bought and resold Within 30 days. Such purchases 

and sales are considered "dealer" transactions. 

Fat Cattle Sales - Do not Include with fanened 

cattle in item 3a of section 12. 

a. Veal calves which were fattened prtmanly 

on milk, or 

b. Dairy cows fed only the usual dairy ration 

before being sold, or 

c. Cattle and calves that were sold for further 

feeding. 

All Other Livestock - Specify' the name of any 

other livestock, animal specialty, or livestock pro· 

ducts on or sold from this place that have not been 

accounted for elsewhere on thiS form. 

Example. Bees sold (colonies, packages, pounds); 

semen sales, animals bred and sold for laboratory 

use; birds. frogs, etc. 

Section 19 - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 

Use the following definitions to aSSISt you In 

determining the t/pe of organization for your 

operation: 

Individual or Family Operation (Sole Proprietor· 

ship) - Defined as a farm or bUSiness organization 

controlled and operated by an individual. Includes 

family operations that are not incorporated and 

not operated under a partnership agreement. 

Partnership Operetton - Defined as two or more 

persons who have agreed on the amount of their 

contribution (capital and effort) and the distribu· 

tlon of profits. Co-ownership of land by husband 

and wife or jOint filing of income tax forms by 

husband and wife does not constitute ill partner· 

ShiP, unless the agreement to share contrrbutlons, 

declslonmaking, profits, and liabilities exists. 

Producing products under contract or under it 

share rental agreement does not constitute a 

partnership. 

Corporation - Defined as a legal entity or arti· 

ficlal person created under the laws of a State 

to carryon a business. This defrnitlon does 

not include cooperatives. 

Other - Such as cooperative (defined as an incor· 

porated or unincorporated enterprise or association 

created and formed jointly by the members), estate 

or trust (defined as fund of money or property 

administered for the benefit of another Individual 

or organlzationl. prison farm, grazing association, 

Indian reservation, etc. 

Section 20 - OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 

AND OCCUPATION 

This section applies to the characteristics and 

occupation of the individual owner, operator, 

senior partner, or person in charge for the type of 

organization reported in section 19 of the form. 

For Individu.1 or F.mily Operation (Sole Proprietorship) - Complete thiS section for the 

operator. 

For p.rtn.rship Operations - Complete items 1 

through 5 and 7 (of this section) for the "Senior 

Partner." The "Senior Partner" .s the individual 

who is mainly responsible for the agricultural 

operations on this place. Consider the oldest 

partner as the "Senior Partner" If each shares 

equally in the day·to-day management decisions. 

For item 6 (Principal Occupation) consider all 

members of the partnership together. Please 

include as "Farming" worktime at all types of 

agricultural enterprises, including specialties, such 

as greenhouses, nurseries, mushrooms, ranching, 

feed lots, broiler feeding, etc. 

For Incorpoflted .nd Other Oper.tion, (Cooper.tin,. Estates. etc.) - Complete section 

20 for the person in charge, such as hired manager, 

business manager, or other person primarily 

responsible for the on·site, day·to-day operation 

of the farm or ranch business. 

Section 22 - COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER 

Report acres on which commercial fertilizer was 

applied during 1978. If some acres where fertilized 

more th.m once, report acres ONLY ONCE. 

Section 24 - MACHINERY AND EaUIPMENT 

The estimated market value in item 1 refers to 

ALL machinery and equipment kept on this place 

and used for the farm business. The value should 

be an estimate of what the machinery and equipment would sell for in its present condition 

not the replacement or depreciated value. ' 

Section 26 - SELECTED PRODUCTION 

EXPENSES 

Include expenses paid by you and by anyone else 

for the production of crops, poultry. livestock, 

and other agricultural products on this place. Also 

include expenses incurred even if payment was not 

made in 1978. Please give estimates if you do not 

know the exact figures, For example, if you grew 

broilers or fed cattle for others, include in item 1, 

as purchases, your best estimate of the value of the 

baby .chicks or canle at the time they were brought 

to thiS place. Also include in item 2, the value and 

amount of all feed purchased by you or someone 

else for use on this place. 

Do not include expenses related to nonfarm 

activities (trading and speculation, or livestock 

dealer activities). 

Hired Lebor - Expenditures for hired labor should 

include gross wages or salaries, commissions, paid 

bonuses, and leave pay before deductions, plus the 

value of benefits paid bv you - Social Security 

taxes, unemployment insurance, etc. Do not 

include room and board, house rent, or other 

items paid In kind. 

D-7 
0-8 APPENDIX D-Continued 

Form Approved· 0 M B No 41-578038 

'ORM 78-A1(A) u.s. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NOTICE - Response to this Inquiry is required by taw ttitle 13 U.S. Code), By the same law YOUR REPORT TO 6-2 ~-7 II) eURt::AU OF T .... E CEN5US THE CENSUS BUREAU IS CONFIDENTIAL. II may be seen only by sworn Census employees and may b. used only for statistical purposes. Your report CANNOT be used for purposes of taxation, investigation, or regulation. 

The law also provides that copies retained In your files are Immune from legal process. 

6N~ CENSUS USE ONLY 35 \0'. 3? 

1° 38 

~ '78 g; 1978 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE 

AREA SAMPLE 039 

1

040 041 

1

042 

~ ~ Key Identification data I 

Part I - IDENTIFICATION Part II - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION - Continued 

Items 1 through 6 - CCp)f from A3 Record Book o Type C - INCORPORATED UNDER Name 

1. Statr 

__ t:-=- 13. Segment number J4. A3 Line number STATE LAW 3 Mailing address Route: BoxiS/reet ~~~--

I. N,Hne - f I(SI, M!ddle lillI/ai, I asl 1. What \$ the current "8m, 

and maW"g address of Post Office 

r

tate I ZIP code 

r-r;:-Malllng--a-:-Ro~;~'B~SI;;~t~---- - this cOf'poratlon? .... , ' .. .... . .. address 

-~- -----_._- ... . _- -~---. ----_ .. 

i~ 2. 1$ thh a lamily·held corporation? ••..•... , . ,. i YES , -; NO I 

b. Post Ollter I StJte 3. Are there more than 10 stockholders? , . , . . . , ' .. j YES . i NO 

7. What I. yo,. (the I A'ea code I Numbe, 18. In whal year did Year 4. Does this corporation have othtr S1paratl and dlstlntt 1atm and ranch operationS? 

person listed In you bo,l. to 060 [=: YES - Ent@r foc3tion(s) and I1sme(s) below} ~':-I NO - SKIP to Item 5 I tern S) tl'lphone operate an)' part 

numb4tr7 of thl. ptac.l )! 

9.00 you haye a F,deral L 11 Location (State and county) Name 

Employ.r Identification [-1 YES - Enter the EI numbel). 

Numbef for thl s farm 01 C)NO \ I-I \ \ \ \ \ \ 

12) Location (Slate and county) Name ranch operationr 

ParI II - TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 5. Ourfn, the past two- ),.ar5, Mark (X) type 01 olganlZBtlon as shown in coJumn 8 ot A3 Listing Sheet and Bsk questions has thl s farm or ranch Name 

lor that type. Complete only One part of ttllS page. Data laportecJ tOl subsequent sections used any nam. or address 

01 Queslionnalte relate oMy to the specifiC operation reported here. other than the current f ] yes-. Mailing address - Roote/Box/S/reet corporation !\1m, and maHing 

0 Type A - INDIVIDUAL OR FAMt LY Name add,.,,! '.'] NO OPERATION (Sol. Post Office I State I ZI P code 

I propr/6tofship) Mailing address - Route.'Box/$freef 1. For business purposes. YES_ Is this farm or ranch 6. Does this f.arm ar ranch employ a blred operated IInder any name 

at her than your awn? 

. NO ~e $t.lte ZI P code 

r;:.~n::r: :,h~a::'!:::~:r1l!:s:~a.r~e. ~ ,.,[-\YES-Goto i 1 '1 NO - SKIP to . item 7 .. ItemB 

~------ - 7. Wbo IS tbo hl'ed mana,.r! 2. During Iht past two i YES--+- Name ; _ ! Person named In part 1, years, have 10U received 

mall at any address 'NO M<lillng address':" Roure,~x,'Stree/ ~ Item 5 - SKIP to page 2 Name 

other than the one I: j Other - Specify and 

I have listed? ertd intervjew ~ 

TostOffiC-e' State ZI P code MaIlIng address - Route· Box/Street 

l. Does this farm or ranch employ a hired 8. WiKI I. Pfl .. arlly In c"'" '" or Ute farm or ranch operations? manager who Is ,rlmarfly In thatll of 

2 ['I NO - SKIP 10 [- i Person named in part 1. Post Office I State I ZI P code the rarm Of ranch operations r .. ... , , . : YES - Go 10 ilem4 page 2 · item 5 - SKIP to page 2 

Name ; \ Other - Spec/ty and / · end ,nterview 

4. Who I. the hirld m1lMIerr 

j Person fla~d In pan 1, Mailing address Rou/c;Box is/roet o Typo 0 - OTHER ORGANIZATIONS 

Item 5 - SKIP to page 2 1. What type <If orCanlzatlC)n operate, o.r controfs the opll'atlons of thJs farm or ranch unit? 

Other - f~'~ ~nd SK~ Post Office State ZI P code 4 ••• 

t: 1 E5tate 4 ::. 1 State or Loca I 6 ~ -) Other - Spec,'y/ o Typo B - PARTNERSHIP OPERATIONS Name 2l: I T,ust Government .. (Include fBffllly partnershIps) 3 !:I Cooperali"e s : I Federal Government 2 1. FOf business purposes! 

what name and matUne Mailing address - Route/Box 'Street Name address I, used tor this 2. W~.t I. the ...... nd partnership? .. .. .. .. _.,., . Post Office State ZIP code millin, .dd .... of this o"a.l.atl •• 1 I Mailing address Route .. Box 'S/ree/ 

2. How many paflners afllherer Parmers Post Office I State I ZI P code 

3. What Is the Mml and maHin. address of .ach partner? 

,Person named In part 1, Item 5 - Do not fist 

3. Wbat I. the .ome and maUlns Name 

I Other - Specify (US'! "RemarkS" if more SpSCfJ IS reqUIred). addt .. $S und far thb farm 

.. b • or ranch aplfatJon7 I Mailing address Roule '80x .'Strcet 

Name Name 

Post Office _I State I ZIP code 

Ma) ling address Route 'Box 'Street Mailing address - Route.'8ox 'Street 

~tOfflce Name I State I ZI P code Post Office State 21 P code 4. DIBln, the pa.t two Y"". '-iYES~ 

has this farm or ranch 

used any (llh.r ftit m. Of ,-' NO -- Mailing addtess - ROl/le 'Box;Slree/ 

•• DOH this partnership employ a hired mana,., who Is l' 1 YES - Go to ) (em 5 mainn, address r 

prll'MrHy In thar,_ of the farm Of ranch operations? 2' -I NO - SKIP to item 6 Post Office I State 1 ZI P code 5. Who I. Ih. hlrod m .. a,or? 5. Doe. this 0''''.'2111 .. employ a hired "1 Person named In part I, Name 

Item 5 - SKIP to page 2 ~~"t:r',! :,h~a~~:r!::rr~:ro~~?~~'~~ ~, . . 1;-! YES - Go 10 2 r· i NO - SKIP 10 . 

;'- ! Other - Specify and end Interview--+- Mailing address - Rou(e;Box/Srreef item 6 ;/em 7 

6. Who Is tho hlrod mana,o,? 

6. Which partner Is prlmarHy In ehar.1 

of the farm or rlnch opeutlo.u? Post Office Slate Zl P code ~" : Person named In part 1, Item 5 - SKIP to page 2 

i Person named In part I, item 5 - ; -[ Other - Specify and 

SKI P to page '2 · end interview ____ 

Name f ".1 Other pa(tner ~ Specify and end Intervlew'1t 7. Who I. Pf'mlrlly In char,o 0' the --... 1-1 None - Go to Item 7 . farm or rancb op.raUonl? ~address~ R-;;;t~ 'Box 'SIreel 

7. Who I. tho tides, parlne,l Name .-. PetSOn named in part 1. 

I --I Person named in part 1, .. Item5-Gotop8g82 / 

1 State 1 ZIP code ,tern 5 - SKIP to page 2 ;'-1 Other - SpeCIfy and Post Office 

[-) Other - Specify and end Inte,view /" end interview 

Page 1 

Note: Remainder of form same as A 1 (S). 
A 

Abnormal farms .. 

Age of operator ......... . 

Agricultural products sold, 

value. 

Agricultu ral serv ice incom e .. . 

Alfalfa hay ............ . 

Alfalfa seed ........... . 

Almonds ............. . 

Alsike clover seed ........ . 

Angora goats ........... . 

Animal health costs ....... . 

Apples .............. . 

Apricots ............. . 

Aquaculture products ..... . 

Artichokes ............ . 

Asparagu s ............ . 

Assets, value ........... . 

AUstrian winter peas ...... . 

Automobiles ........... . 

Avocados ............. . 

B 

Bahia grass seed ...... . 

Bait and trop ical fish sol d ... . 

Balers, pickup .......... . 

Bananas ............. . 

Barley for grain ......... . 

Beans, casto r. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Beans, dry field and seed .... . 

Beans, dry I im a ......... . 

Beans, green lim a ........ '. 

Beans, snap (bush and pole) .. . 

Beans, soybeans ......... . 

Bedding plants .......... . 

Beef cows ............ . 

Bees, colonies .......... . 

Beets, sugar ........... . 

Beets, table ........... . 

Bentgrass seed .......... . 

Bermuda grass seed ....... . 

Berries .............. . 

Birdsfoot trefoil seed ...... . 

B lac kberries ........... . 

INDEX 

(I ndex items not reported for the State will not appear in designated tables) 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

B-Con. 

10,34 7 2 Black operators and other 

4,29-35 6 4 races ............. . 

10,1317 9-11 2 Blueberries ............ . 

29-35 Bluegrass seed, Kentucky 

12 ,29-35 37 - Boysenberries .......... . 

25,26, 30 10 Broccoli ............. . 

28-35 Broilers .............. . 

25,26 30 10 

28-35 32 - B rom egrass seed ......... . 

- 30 - Broomcorn ............ . 

23 22 - Brussels sprouts ......... . 

6,29-35 12 5 Buckwheat ............ . 

25,28-35 32 10 Bulbs ............... . 

- 32 - Bulls, bull calves, steers, and 

24 25 - steer calves ........... . 

- 31 - Burros, donkeys, and mules .. . 

- 31 -

1,2, 13, 17, 1, 15 1.7 

29-35 C 

- 30 - Cabbage .. 14,29-35 - 7 Cantaloupes and Persian melons. - 32 - Carro ts .............. . 

Castor beans ........... . 

Cc tfish sol d ........... . 

Cattle an d cal VAS .•••••.•. 

- 30 - 24 25 - 14,29-35 - I 

Cattle and calves sold, value ... 

- 32 - Cauliflower ........... . 25,26, 28 10 

28-35 

- 35 -

Celery .............. . 

Chem icals, expense ....... . 

26,28-35 29 - - 29 - - 31 -

- 31 -

25-35 29 10 

- 34 - 18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

23 24 - 26,28-35 29 -

- 31 - - 30 - - 30 -

25,27 33 10 

- 30 -

Chemicals used ......... . 

Cherries ............. . 

Chickens 3 months old or 

older .............. . 

Chicory .............. . 

Chinchillas and their pelts ... . 

Chinese cabbage ......... . 

Chinese or ming peas ...... . 

Citrus fru its ........... . 

Clover seed ............ . 

Clover .seed, red ....... . 

Coal, wood, coke, etc., 

expense ........... . 

Coffee .............. . 

Collards ............. . 

- 33 -it Colonies of bees ......... . 

Index-' 

Cou nty tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

4,5,29-35 39-41 -

- 33 -

- 30 -

- 33 -

- 31 -

18, 19, 19,26 9 

29-35 

- 30 -

- 35 -

- 31 -

- 28 -

- 34 -

20,29-35 16 9 

23 27 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

- 35 -

24 25 -

17, 18, 20, 16 9 

29-35 

10,18,20, 16 2,9 

29-35 

- 31 -

- 31 -

6,15, 17, 12 5 

29-35 

15,29-35 - 6 

28-35 32 -

18,19, 18 9 

29-35 

- 31 -

23 27 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

28-35 32 -

- 30 -

25 30 10 

7,29-35 13 5 

- 32 -

- 31 -

23 24 -
Index-2 

C-Con_ 

Combines, grain and bean ... 

Commercially mixed formula 

feed purchased ........ . 

Commodity Credit Corporation loans ........... . 

Contract labor, expense 

Corn, field ........... . 

Corn heads for com bines .. . 

Cornpickers and picker-shellers 

Corn, sweet ..... . 

Corn, sweet, for seed ..... . 

Corporation, type of organiza· 

tion .............. . 

Family held ........ . 

N onfam ily held ...... . 

Cotton ...... . 

Cotton Commodity Credit 

Corporation loans ...... . 

Cottonpickers ......... . 

Cotton, value sold ....... . 

Cowpeas for dry peas ..... . 

Cowpeas, green ........ . 

Cowpeas, hogged or grazed 

or cut for silage ....... . 

Cows and heifers that had 

calved .............. . 

Crambe ............ . 

C ran berries. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Cropland for cover crops, legumes, and soil-improvement 

grasses ............. . 

Cropland harvested ..... . 

Cropland harvested, irrigated. 

Cropland Idle ......... . 

Cropland in cultivated summer 

fallow ............. . 

Cropland on which all crops 

failed .............. . 

Cropland pastu re ........ . 

Cropland total. ......... . 

Crops, farms, acres, production. 

Cucum bers .......... . 

Currants ............. . 

Customwork, machine hire, 

and rental of machinery and 

equipment, expense ..... . 

Customwork, mach ine work, 

and other agricultural services, 

income ............. . 

State 

tables 

14,29-35 

6,29-35 

10,29-35 

6,9,17, 

29-35 

25-35 

14,29-35 

14, 29-35 

25,28-35 

-

4,5,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

25-35 

10,29-35 

14,29-35 

10,29-35 

-

-

-

18, 20, 29-35 

-

-

1,2,29-35 

1-4,13,17, 

29-35 

16,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2,29-35 

1,2, 17, 

29-35 

25-35 

-

-

6,29-35 

12,29-35 

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

- 7 

12 5 

- 2 

12 5 

28,30,35 10 

- 7 

- 7 

31 10 

35 -

5 4 

5 -

5 -

29 10 

- 2 

- 7 

- 2 

29 -

31 -

35 -

16 9 

35 -

33 -

2 1 

2 1,3,4 

3 1 

2 1 

2 1 

2 1 

2 1 

- 1 

28-35 10 

31 -

33 -

12 5 

37 -

o 

Daikon ........ . 

Dairy cows-milk cows ..... . 

Dairy products sold, value .... 

Oates ............... . 

Dewberries ............ . 

Diesel fuel purchased ...... . 

Diesel fuel storage ........ . 

Dill for oil ............ . 

Direct sales income ....... . 

Disease, chemical control ... . 

Donkeys, bu rros, and mules .. . 

Ducks ............ . 

Ducks, geese, and other 

poultry ............. . 

E 

Eggplant ... 

Electricity expense ....... . 

Emmer and spelt ........ . 

Endive .............. . 

Energy expense ......... . 

Equipment and machinery .... 

Escarole ............. . 

Ewes 1 year old or older .... . 

Expenses, farm ......... . 

F 

Family and individual, type 

of organization ......... . 

Family held corporations ... . 

Farms by age and principal 

occupation of operator ..... 

Farms by age and principal 

occupati on of operator for 

farms with sales of less than 

$20,000 ............. . 

Farms by size of farm ..... . 

Farms by standard industrial 

classification .......... . 

Farms by tenure of operator .. . 

Farms by type of organization . 

Farms by value of agricultural 

sales ............... . 

Farms, num ber ......... . 

Cou nty tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

- 31 -

17, 18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

10,20, 16 2,9, 

29-35 

- 32 -

- 33 -

7,8,29-35 13 5 

8 13 -

- 35 -

11,29-35 38 -

15,29-35 - 6 

23 27 -

- 26 -

19 - -

- 31 - 7,29-35 13 5 

- 28 -

- 31 -

6-8,17, 12, 13 5 

29-35 

13,14,17, 15 7 

29-35 

- 31 -

22,29-35 20 9 

6-9,17, 12-14 5 

29-35 

4,5,29-35 5 4 

4,5,29-35 5 -

31 - -

32 - - 1-3,33 - 3 

13,35 8 -

4,29 4 4 

4,5,30 5 4 

10,34 7,9-11 2 

1-3,13 1,2 1,4 

17,29-35 
F-Con. 

Fattened cattle sold_ ..... . 

Feed purchased ...... . 

Feeder pigs sold ........ . 

Female operators ....... . 

Fertilizer applied ....... . 

Fertilizer expense ....... . 

Fescue seed .......... . 

Field seed crops ....... _ . 

Field seeds, hay, forage, and 

silage sold, value .. _ .... _ 

Figs ............... . 

Filberts ............. . 

Fish sold ............ . 

Flaxseed ............ . 

Florist greens and flowers, cut. 

Flower and vegetable seeds .. 

Flowering and foliage plants .. 

Flowers and florist greens, cut. 

Foliage and flowering plants .. 

Forage harvesters ...... . 

Foreign ownership ...... . 

Foxtail millet seed ...... . 

F ru it crops ........... . 

Fruits, nuts, and berries sold, 

value .......... _ .. . 

Fuel expense .......... . 

Fuel oil purchased ...... . 

Fuel oil storage ........ . 

Full owners .. : .... . 

G 

Gar! ic .............. . 

Gas, natural, expense ...... . 

Gasoline and other petroleum 

fuel and oil purchased .... . 

Gasol ine purchased ....... , 

Gasoline storage ....... _ .. 

Geese ............... . 

Geese, ducks, and other 

poultry _ ............ . 

Ginger root ........... . 

Goats .... : .......... . 

G oats, Angora. . . . . . . . . . . 

Goats, milk ......... _ .. 

Goatsmilksold ......... . 

G oats, other. . . . . . . . . . . . 

Gooseberries. . . . . . . . . ... 

Grain Commodity Credit 

Corp oration loans. . . . . . . . 

State 

tables 

20,29-35 

6,17,29-35 

18,21, 

29-35 

4,29-35 

15,29-35 

6,15,17, 

29-35 

-

25,28-35 

10,29-35 

-

-

24 

28-35 

-

-

-

-

-

14,29-35 

-

-

25-35 

10,29-35 

6-8,29-35 

7,8,29-35 

8 

4,29-35 

-

7,29-35 

6-8,29-35 

7,8,29-35 

8 

-

19 

-

23,29-35 

23 

23 

23 

23 

-

10,29-35 

INDEX -Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

16 9 

12 5 

17 9 

6,43 -

- 6 

12 5 

30 -

30 10 

- 2 

32 -

32 -

25 -

28 -

34 -

34 -

34 -

34 -

34 -

- 7 

36 -

30 -

32 10 

- 2 

12,13 5 

13 5 

13 -

4,40 4 

31 -

13 5 

13 5 

13 5 

13 -

26 -

- -

35 -

- 9 

22 -

21 -

21 -

27 -

33 -

- 2 

G-Con. 

G rain hay 

Grains ......... . 

G rains sold, value. 

G rapefru it . 

Grapes ... 

Grass silage and haylage .. 

Green chop hay. 

G reenh ouse products ... 

Greenhouse vegetables. 

Guar .. 

Guavas .. 

Hate henes . 

Hay crops 

H 

Haylage and grass silage 

Hazelnuts ...... . 

Health care expense for 

animals ..... _ ... . 

Heifers and heifer calves ... . 

Hens and pullets of laying age. 

Herbs ....... . 

H ired farm labor, expense .... 

Hogs and pigs ..... 

Hogs and pigs sold, value. 

Honey sold ........ . 

Honeydew melons .. , .. . 

Hops. . . . . . . ..... . 

Horses and ponies_ . _ . _ ... . 

I ncome from direct sales. 

I ncome from machine work, 

customwork, and other 

agricultural services ...... . 

Individual and family, type 

of organization ....... . 

Insects, chem ical control. .. 

Irish potatoes ....... __ .. 

Irrigated farmland ........ . 

K 

Kale ..... 

Kenaf ........... _ . _ .. 

Index-3 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

I 

I 

I 

26 30 _. 

25-35 28 10 

10,29-35 - 2 

28-35 32 -

25, 28-35 32 10 

26,28-35 30 -

26 30 -

25 34 10 

- 34 -

- 35 -

- 32 -

I 

! 

- 26 -

25-35 30 10 

26,28-35 30 -

- 32 -

6, 29-35 12 5 

20,29-35 16 9 

18,19, 18 9 

29-35 

- 35 -

6,9, 17, 12, 14 5 

29-35 

17, 18,21, 17 9 

29-35 

10, 18,21, 17 2, 9 

29-35 

23 24 -

- 31 -

- 35 -

18,23, 27 9 

29-35 

11,29-35 38 -

12,29-35 37 -

4, 5,29-35 5 4 

15,29-35 - 6 

25-35 29 10 

1-3,16,17, 3 1,3 

29-35 

- 31 -

-I 35 -
Index-4 

K-Con. 

Kentucky bluegrass seed .. 

Kerosene, motor oil, and 

grease, expense ......... . 

Kiwifruit ............. . 

Kumquats. 

L 

Labor ..... . 

Land and buildings, value 

Land in farms ..... 

Land owned .......... . 

Land rented from others ... . 

Land rented to others 

Land use .... 

Lemons ............ . 

Lentils ............ . 

Lespedezaseed ........ . 

Lettuce and Romaine ... . 

Lima beans, dry .... . 

Lima beans, green ...... . 

Lime and other agricultural 

c hem ical expense 

Lime applied .......... . 

Limes .............. . 

Litters farrowed ...... . 

Livestock and livestock 

products sold. 

Livestoc k an d p ou Itry ..... 

Livestock and poultry 

purchased ........... . 

Livestock, poultry, and their 

products sold ......... . 

Loans, Commodity Credit 

Corp orati on ......... . 

Logan berries .......... . 

Lotus root ........... . 

LP gas, bu tane, prop ane 

pu rchased ............ . 

LP gas, butane, propane 

storage ............ . 

M 

Macadam ia nu ts ......... . 

Machine hire, rental of machinery and equipment, and 

customwork ex pense ... - . -

State 

tables 

-

7,29-35 

-

-

6,9,17, 

29-35 

1, 2, 17, 

29-35 

1-3,13,17, 

29-35 

29-35 

29-35 

29-35 

1-3,17, 

29-35 

-

-

-

-

-

-

6, 15, 

29-35 

15, 29-35 

-

21,29-35 

13, 17, 18, 

20,29-35 

18 

6,29-35 

10, 18 

10,29-35 

-

-

7,8, 

29-35 

8 

-

6,29-35 

I NDEX -Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

30 -

13 5 

32 -

32 -

12,14 5, 8 

1 1 

1,2 1,3,4 

- -

- -

- -

2 1,3 

32 -

29 -

30 -

31 -

29 -

31 -

12 5 

- 6 

32 -

17 9 

10,11 -

- 9 

12 5 

- 2, 9 

- 2 

33 -

35 -

13 5 

13 -

32 -

12 5 

M-Con. 

Machine work, customwork, 

and other agricultural 

service income ......... . 

Machinery and equipment .. . 

Male operators .......... . 

Mandarins and tangerines ... . 

Mangoes ............. . 

Market value of farmland 

and buildings 

Melons .......... . 

Milk cows 

Milkgoats ............ . 

Millet. proso .......... . 

Millet seed, foxtail ...... . ·1 

Mink and their pelts ..... . 

Mint for oil .......... . 

Mohairsold .......... . 

Motor oil, grease, and 

kerosene pu rchased ..... . 

Motortrucks including pickups 

Mower conditioners ...... . 

Mules, bu rros, and donkeys .. 

Mungbeans for beans ..... . 

Murcotts ............ . 

Mushrooms .......... . 

Mustard cabbage ....... . 

Mustard greens ... _ ..... . 

Mustard seed ....... . 

N 

Natural gas expense ....... . 

Nectarines ............ . 

Nematode control in crops .. . 

Nonfamily held corporations .. 

N um ber of farms ....... . 

Nursery and greenhouse 

products ............ . 

N ursery and greenhou se 

products sold, value ..... . 

Nursery products-shrubs, 

trees, etc .. 

o 

Oats for grain ......... . 

Occupation of operator .... 

Off-farm work by operator .. 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

12, 29-35 37 -

13,14, 17, 15 7 

29-35 

4,29-35 6 -

- 32 -

- 32 -

1,2, 17, 1 1 

29-35 

- 31 -

17, 18,20, 16 9 

29-35 

23 21 -

- 28 -

- 30 -

23 23 -

- 35 -

23 22 -

7,,29-35 13 5 

14,1 29 - 35 - 7 

14,29-35 - 7 

23 27 -

- 35 -

- 32 -

- 34 -

- 31 -

- 31 -

- 28 -

7, 29-35 13 5 

- 32 -

15,29-35 - 6 

4,5, 29-35 5 -

1-3,13, 17, 1,2 1,3 

29-35 

25 34 10 

10,29-35 34 2 

- 34 -

25,26, 28 10 

28-35 

4,29-35 6, 7 4 

4,29-35 6 4 
O-Con. 

Okra .............. . 

Olives ............... . 

Onions, dry and green ..... . 

Operator characteristicsresidence, age, race, occupation, off· farm work, sex, 

Span ish origin ...... _ .. . 

Oranges .............. . 

o rchardgrass seed. _ ...... . 

Orchards ........ _ .. 

Organization of farm ...... . 

Other field crops sold, value .. . 

Other livestock and livestock 

products sold, value ... 

Other poultry .......... . 

Owned land ......... . 

P 

Papayas .......... . 

Parsley .............. . 

Part owners . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Partnership, type of organization ............... . 

Passion fruit ........... . 

Pasturelan'd and.grazing land .. . 

Pastureland irrigated ...... . 

Payroll and employment .... . 

Peaches .............. . 

Peanuts for nuts ......... . 

Pears ............... . 

Peas, Au strian winter ...... . 

Peas, Chinese or min g. . . . . . . 

Peas, dry field and seed ..... . 

Peas, green ............ . 

Pecans .............. . 

Peppers .............. . 

Persian melons .......... . 

Persimmons ........... . 

Petroleum expense ....... . 

Pheasants ............. . 

Pickup balers .......... . 

Pigeons or squab ........ . 

Pimientos ............ . 

Pineapples ............ . 

Pistachios ............ . 

Plums ............... . 

Pomegranates .......... . I 

State 

tables 

-

-

-

4,29-35 

28-35 

-

25-35 

4,5,29-35 

10,29-35 

10,23, 

29-35 

-

29-35 

-

-

4,29-35 

4,5,29-35 

-

1,2,17, 

29-35 

16,29-35 

6,9,17, 

29-35 

25,28-35 

25-35 

-

-

-

-

25,28-35 

-

-

-

-

6, 7,17, 

29-35 

-

14,29-35 

-

-

27 

-

-

-I 

I NO EX-Cont inued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

31 -

32 -

31 -

6, 7 4 

32 -

30 -

32 10 

5 4 

- 2 

27 2 

26 9 

- -

32 -

31 -

4,40 4 

5 4 

32 -

2 1 

3 1 

12, 14 5, 8 

32 10 

29 10 

32 -

30 -

31 -

29 -

31 10 

32 -

31 -

31 - 32 -

12, 13 5 

26 -

- 7 

26 - 31 -

35 - 32 -

32 -

32 -

P-Con. 

Ponies and horses. 

Popcorn ........... . 

Potatoes, Irish ......... . 

Potatoes, sweet ... . 

Poultry and poultry 

products sold. 

Poultry hatched _ . _ ... 

Principal occupation of 

operator ........... . 

Pro"uction expenses ..... _ . 

Proso millet ........... . 

Prunes ....... _ ..... . 

Pu Ilets .......... . 

Pumpkins .......... . 

Q 

Quail ....... . 

R 

Rabbits and their pelts .. 

Race of operator ........ . 

Radishes ............. . 

Rangeland ............ . 

Rapeseed .......... . 

Raspberries ......... . 

Red clover seed ....... . 

Redtop seed ........... . 

Residence of operator ..... . 

Rhubarb .......... - .. . 

Rice ................ . 

Romaine and lettuce ...... . 

Rye for grain ....... _ .. . 

Ryegrass seed ...... . 

S 

Safflower. . 

Sales of agricultural products .. 

Salt hay ............. . 

Sanitation chem icals ..... . 

Seeds, bulbs, plants, and 

trees pu rch ase d. 

Set aside program, acreage .. . 

Sex of operator ........ . 

Shallots ............. . 

Index-5 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

18,23, 27 9 

29-35 

- 28 -

25-35 29 10 

25,27-35 29 10 

10, 13 10,11 2,9 

17-19, 

29-35 

- 26 -

4,29-35 6,7 4 

6-9,17, 12-14 5 

29-35 

- 28 -

- 32 -

19,29-35 18 9 

- 31 -

- 26 -

23 27 -

4,5,29-35 39-41 -

- 31 -

1,2, 17, 2 1 

29-35 

- 35 -

- 33 -

25 30 10 

- 30 -

4,29-35 6 4 

- 31 -

26,28-35 28 -

- 31 -

25 28 10 

- 30 -

- 28 -

10,13,17, 9-11 2 

29-35 

- 35 -

15, 29-35 - 6 

6,17, 12 5 

29-35 

29-35 - 1 

4,29-35 6 -

- 31 -
Index-6 

State 

tables 

S-Con_ 

Sheep and lambs ........ . 17, 18,22, 

29-35 

Sheep and lam bs shorn ..... . 22,29-35 

Sheep, lambs, and wool sold, 10,18,22, 

value. 29-35 

Size of farm, average ...... . 1,2,29-35 

Small grain hay ......... . 26 

Snap beans, bush and pole ... . -

Sod ................ . -

Sorghums ............ . 25-35 

Soybeans ............. . 25-35 

Spanish origin, operators of .. . 4,29-35 

Spelt and emmer ........ . - Spinach .............. . - Squash .............. . -

Standard industrial classifica· 

tion of farms (SIC) ...... . 13,29-35 

Steers, steer calves, bulls, 

and bull calves ......... . 20,29-35 

Storage, selected petroleum .. . 8 

Strawberries ........... . 25,26 

Sudangrass seed ........ . - Su gar beets. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,28-35 

Sugarcane ............ . 26,27, 

29-35 

Sunflower seed ......... . 28-35 

Sweet corn ............ . 25,28-35 

Sweet corn for seed ....... . -

Sweetp otatoes .......... . 25,27-35 

T 

Tangelos ............. . -

Tangerines and mandarins ... . -

Taro ............... . -

Tenant operated farms ..... . 4,29-35 

Tenure .............. . 4,29-35 

Timothy seed .......... . -

Tobacco ............. . 25-35 

Tobacco sold, value ....... . 10,29-35 

Tomatoes ............ . 25,28-35 

Tractors, wheel . . . . . . . . . . 14,29-35 

Triticale .............. I -

INDEX-Continued 

County tables 

County 

Summary report 

20 9 

20 9 

20 2,9 

1 1 

30 -

31 -

34 -

28,30 10 

35 

29, 30 10 

42 -

28 -

31 -

31 -

8 -

16 9 

13 - 33 10 

30 -

29 -

29 -

28 - 31 10 

35 -

29 10 

32 -

32 -

35 - 4,40 4 

4,40 4 

30 -

29 10 

- 2 

31 10 

- 7 

28 -

T-Con. 

Tropical and baitfish sold ... . 

Trout sold ............ . 

Trucks including pickups .... . 

Turkeys ............. . 

Turnip greens .......... . 

Turnips .............. . 

Type of farm (SIC) ....... . 

Type of organization ...... . 

v 

Value of agricultural products 

sold. 

Value of land and buildings ... 

Value of machinery and 

equipment. 

Vegetable and flower seeds .. . 

Vegetables, greenhouse ..... . 

Vegetables harvested for sale .. 

Vegetables, sweet corn, or 

melons sold, value ....... . 

Velvetbeans for beans ..... . 

Vetch seed ............ . 

w 

Wages paid to farm workers ... 

Walnuts, English or Persian .. . 

Watercress ............ . 

Watermelons ........... . 

Weeds, chemical control .... . 

Wheat for grain ......... . 

Wheatgrass seed ......... . 

Wheel tractors. . . . . . . . . . . 

Wild hay ............. . 

Wild rice ............. . 

Woodland ............ . 

Wool, pounds shorn ...... . 

Work off-farm by operator ... . 

Workers on farms ........ . 

Worms .............. . 

Wormseed oil .......... . 

County tables 

State County 

tables Summary report 

24 25 - 24 25 - 14,29-35 - 7 

19,29-35 26 9 

- 31 - - 31 - 13,29-35 8 - 4,5,29-35 5 4 

10, 13, 17, 9-11 2 

29-35 

1,2, 13, 17, 1 1 

29-35 

13, 14, 17, 15 7 

29-35 

- 34 - - 34 -

25-35 31 10 

10,29-35 - 2 

- 35 -

- 30 -

6,9,17, 12, 14 5 

29-35 

28-35 32 -

- 31 - - 31 - 15,29-35 - 6 

25-35 28 10 

- 30 - 14,29-35 - 7 

26,28-35 30 -

- 28 -

1.2,29-35 2 1 

22,29-35 20 9 

4,29-35 6 4 

9,29-35 14 8 

23 27 - - 35 -

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