Berrien County Michigan
2007 2002 % change
Number of Farms 1,300 1,093 + 19
Land in Farms 169,016 acres 174,009 acres - 3
Average Size of Farm 130 acres 159 acres - 18
Market Value of Products Sold $136,260,000 $96,716,000 + 41
Crop Sales $123,319,000 (91 percent) Livestock Sales $12,941,000 (9 percent) Average Per Farm $104,815 $88,487 + 18
Government Payments $2,241,000 $3,016,000 - 26
Average Per Farm Receiving Payments $6,295 $9,139 - 31
Berrien County – Michigan Ranked items among the 83 state counties and 3,079 U.S. counties, 2007
Item Quantity State Rank Universe 1 U.S. Rank Universe 1 MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000) Total value of agricultural products sold Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse Value of livestock, poultry, and their products VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000) Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas Tobacco Cotton and cottonseed Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet potatoes Fruits, tree nuts, and berries Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops Other crops and hay Poultry and eggs Cattle and calves Milk and other dairy products from cows Hogs and pigs Sheep, goats, and their products Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys Aquaculture Other animals and other animal products TOP CROP ITEMS (acres) Corn for grain Soybeans for beans Vegetables harvested for sale Grapes Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number) Hogs and pigs Colonies of bees Cattle and calves Broilers and other meat-type chickens Layers
136,260 123,319
12,941
34,063 - -
33,849 36,105 17,966
338 998 68
1,591 3,924 6,519
34 462
- 341
46,468 39,223 7,804 7,744 6,316
21,750 4,639 4,347 3,208 2,825
15 8
41
21 - - 2 3 8
14 49 47 51 47 14 46 21
- 22
23 21 5 1
63
14 5
53 7
29
83 83 83
82 - -
81 81 80 81 83 82 83 77 82 79 82 41 82
78 65 81 62 83
81 76 83 81 82
618 266
1,861
766 - -
75 75
172 149
1,511 1,547 2,425
805 470
1,940 522
- 498
624 608 117 22
2,107
498 152
2,532 709 973
3,076 3,072 3,069
2,933 437 626
2,796 2,659 2,703 1,710 3,054 3,020 3,054 2,493 2,922 2,998 3,024 1,498 2,875
2,634 2,039 2,794 2,040 3,060
2,958 2,640 3,060 2,476 3,024
Other County Highlights
Economic Characteristics QuantityFarms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 $1,000 to $2,499 $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $20,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $39,999 $40,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 or more Total farm production expenses ($1,000) Average per farm ($) Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) Average per farm ($)
327 83
112 163 148 34 95 28 89
106 56 59
112,830
86,793
33,779 25,984
Operator Characteristics Quantity
Principal operators by primary occupation: Farming Other Principal operators by sex: Male Female Average age of principal operator (years) All operators by race 2: American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White More than one race All operators of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin 2
638 662
1,116 184
59.1
13 4
25 2
1,934 16
34
See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology. (D) Cannot be disclosed. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1 Universe is number of counties in state or U.S. with item. 2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.
Cass County Michigan
2007 2002 % change
Number of Farms 811 808 0
Land in Farms 190,330 acres 189,127 acres + 1
Average Size of Farm 235 acres 234 acres 0
Market Value of Products Sold $101,549,000 $64,272,000 + 58
Crop Sales $55,685,000 (55 percent) Livestock Sales $45,863,000 (45 percent) Average Per Farm $125,214 $79,545 + 57
Government Payments $2,807,000 $3,025,000 - 7
Average Per Farm Receiving Payments $6,573 $9,139 - 28
Cass County – Michigan Ranked items among the 83 state counties and 3,079 U.S. counties, 2007
Item Quantity State Rank Universe 1 U.S. Rank Universe 1 MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000) Total value of agricultural products sold Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse Value of livestock, poultry, and their products VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000) Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas Tobacco Cotton and cottonseed Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet potatoes Fruits, tree nuts, and berries Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops Other crops and hay Poultry and eggs Cattle and calves Milk and other dairy products from cows Hogs and pigs Sheep, goats, and their products Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys Aquaculture Other animals and other animal products TOP CROP ITEMS (acres) Corn for grain Soybeans for beans Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop Vegetables harvested for sale Beans, snap TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number) Hogs and pigs Cattle and calves Pheasants Layers Horses and ponies
101,549 55,685 45,863
40,840 - -
7,440 4,152 1,907
107 1,240
136 1,545 1,091
42,676 83
221 -
111
77,636 38,529 8,437 5,394 3,730
156,205 5,236
(D) 1,892 1,221
20 22 19
19 - -
16 14 32 35 41 25 53 66 2
33 35
- 53
10 23 56 12 1
2 48 13 38 38
83 83 83
82 - -
81 81 80 81 83 82 83 77 82 79 82 41 82
78 65 83 81 74
81 83 66 82 83
878 771 855
676 - -
246 208 827 396
1,312 1,344 2,444 1,313
104 1,245 1,038
- 949
416 617
1,875 164 13
110 2,437
(D) 1,141 1,126
3,076 3,072 3,069
2,933 437 626
2,796 2,659 2,703 1,710 3,054 3,020 3,054 2,493 2,922 2,998 3,024 1,498 2,875
2,634 2,039 3,060 2,794 2,171
2,958 3,060 1,544 3,024 3,066
Other County Highlights
Economic Characteristics QuantityFarms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 $1,000 to $2,499 $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $20,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $39,999 $40,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 or more Total farm production expenses ($1,000) Average per farm ($) Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) Average per farm ($)
294 79 61 61 58 12 28 23 59 56 34 46
89,544
110,412
20,568 25,361
Operator Characteristics Quantity
Principal operators by primary occupation: Farming Other Principal operators by sex: Male Female Average age of principal operator (years) All operators by race 2: American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White More than one race All operators of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin 2
343 468
688 123
56.3
8 3
32 -
1,170 9
9 See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology. (D) Cannot be disclosed. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1 Universe is number of counties in state or U.S. with item. 2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.
Van Buren County Michigan
2007 2002 % change
Number of Farms 1,232 1,160 + 6
Land in Farms 185,343 acres 176,260 acres + 5
Average Size of Farm 150 acres 152 acres - 1
Market Value of Products Sold $173,472,000 $96,724,000 + 79
Crop Sales $142,654,000 (82 percent) Livestock Sales $30,818,000 (18 percent) Average Per Farm $140,805 $83,382 + 69
Government Payments $1,436,000 $2,092,000 - 31
Average Per Farm Receiving Payments $5,319 $7,473 - 29
Van Buren County – Michigan Ranked items among the 83 state counties and 3,079 U.S. counties, 2007
Item Quantity State Rank Universe 1 U.S. Rank Universe 1 MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000) Total value of agricultural products sold Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse Value of livestock, poultry, and their products VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000) Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas Tobacco Cotton and cottonseed Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet potatoes Fruits, tree nuts, and berries Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops Other crops and hay Poultry and eggs Cattle and calves Milk and other dairy products from cows Hogs and pigs Sheep, goats, and their products Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys Aquaculture Other animals and other animal products TOP CROP ITEMS (acres) Corn for grain Soybeans for beans Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop Land in berries Vegetables harvested for sale TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number) Hogs and pigs Cattle and calves Pheasants Turkeys Layers
173,472 142,654
30,818
23,944 - -
20,119 81,485 14,794
(D) (D) 587
3,047 20,036 6,515
(D) 173 (D) 14
44,259 26,843 12,704 8,800 8,509
20,075 10,855
(D) (D)
2,420
9 4
26
29 - - 3 1
11 7
37 15 38 24 15 (D) 41 6
78
25 28 42 1 4
15 31 10 9
32
83 83 83
82 - -
81 81 80 81 83 82 83 77 82 79 82 41 82
78 65 83 78 81
81 83 66 77 82
426 182
1,169
914 - -
108 47
215 (D) (D)
1,089 2,055
298 471 (D)
1,239 (D)
1,923
642 734
1,472 7
110
522 1,930
(D) 309
1,035
3,076 3,072 3,069
2,933 437 626
2,796 2,659 2,703 1,710 3,054 3,020 3,054 2,493 2,922 2,998 3,024 1,498 2,875
2,634 2,039 3,060 2,237 2,794
2,958 3,060 1,544 2,371 3,024
Other County Highlights
Economic Characteristics QuantityFarms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 $1,000 to $2,499 $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $20,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $39,999 $40,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 or more Total farm production expenses ($1,000) Average per farm ($) Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) Average per farm ($)
358 113 120 112 75 36 74 36
110 82 45 71
129,967 105,493
51,251 41,600
Operator Characteristics Quantity
Principal operators by primary occupation: Farming Other Principal operators by sex: Male Female Average age of principal operator (years) All operators by race 2: American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White More than one race All operators of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin 2
576 656
1,059 173
57.6
29 10 74 3
1,705 23
163
See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology. (D) Cannot be disclosed. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1 Universe is number of counties in state or U.S. with item. 2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.
Michigan
2007 2002 % change
Number of Farms 56,014 53,315 + 5
Land in Farms 10,031,807 acres 10,142,958 acres - 1
Average Size of Farm 179 acres 190 acres - 6
Market Value of Products Sold $5,753,219,000 $3,772,435,000 + 53
Crop Sales $3,329,928,000 (58 percent) Livestock Sales $2,423,291,000 (42 percent) Average Per Farm $102,710 $70,757 + 45
Government Payments $118,871,000 $144,771,000 - 18
Average Per Farm Receiving Payments $5,115 $7,984 - 36
Michigan Ranked items within U.S., 2007
Item Quantity U.S. Rank Universe 1 MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000) Total value of agricultural products sold Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse Value of livestock, poultry, and their products VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000) Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas Tobacco Cotton and cottonseed Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes Fruits, tree nuts, and berries Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops Other crops and hay Poultry and eggs Cattle and calves Milk and other dairy products from cows Hogs and pigs Sheep, goats, and their products Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys Aquaculture Other animals and other animal products TOP CROP ITEMS (acres) Corn for grain Soybeans for beans Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop Wheat for grain, all Corn for silage TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number) Layers Pullets for laying flock replacement Turkeys Cattle and calves Hogs and pigs
5,753,219 3,329,928 2,423,291
1,710,733 - -
347,305 392,472 623,097
29,155 227,165 258,994 449,371
1,285,571 357,495
8,867 23,550 5,721
33,721
2,350,668 1,715,427 1,160,467
523,153 297,381
9,034,335 1,987,718 1,978,869 1,048,206 1,032,054
22 15 24
13 - - 9 5 6 3
14 25 28 7
12 20 16 28 10
11 12 21 17 7
14 16 16 30 14
50 50 50
50 17 17 50 50 50 49 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
49 40 50 47 48
50 50 50 50 50
Other State Highlights
Economic Characteristics QuantityFarms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 $1,000 to $2,499 $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $20,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $39,999 $40,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 or more Total farm production expenses ($1,000) Average per farm ($) Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) Average per farm ($)
18,648 5,502 5,229 5,292 4,715 1,379 2,791 1,150 3,342 3,492 2,054 2,420
4,786,767
85,457
1,308,930 23,368
Operator Characteristics Quantity
Principal operators by primary occupation: Farming Other Principal operators by sex: Male Female Average age of principal operator (years) All operators by race 2: American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White More than one race All operators of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin 2
24,795 31,219
47,739 8,275
56.3
613 129 324 37
82,180 655
937
See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology. (D) Cannot be disclosed. 1 Universe is number of states in U.S. with item. 2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.