Hens and pullets of laying age: December 1, by county, 2000-2001 1/
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                    :   Hens and pullets    ::                     :   Hens and pullets
       County       :     of laying age     ::        County       :     of laying age
         and        :-----------------------::          and        :-----------------------
      district      :   2000    :   2001    ::       district      :   2000    :   2001
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                    :         Head          ::                     :         Head
                    :                       ::                     :
Delta               :                 3,000 :: Allegan             :  2,150,000   2,170,000
Houghton            :     6,300       6,300 :: Berrien             :      1,000       1,000
Menominee           :                 1,000 :: Cass                :      1,000       1,000
Other counties 2/   :     4,700       2,700 :: Kalamazoo           :    240,000
Upper Peninsula     :    11,000      13,000 :: Kent                :                  2,000
                    :                       :: Ottawa              :  1,683,000
Charlevoix          :     1,100             :: Van Buren           :                 56,000
Leelanau            :                 1,100 :: Other counties 2/   :     61,000   2,086,000
Other counties 2/   :     4,400       3,900 :: Southwest           :  4,136,000   4,316,000
Northwest           :     5,500       5,000 ::                     :
                    :                       :: Barry               :      1,800
Alpena              :     1,000       1,000 :: Branch              :      1,000
Otsego              :     1,000             :: Calhoun             :      5,500       4,000
Other counties 2/   :     3,500       4,000 :: Clinton             :      1,100
Northeast           :     5,500       5,000 :: Eaton               :      4,500       2,500
                    :                       :: Hillsdale           :                 52,000
West Central        :     3,000       3,000 :: Ingham              :      4,500       3,000
                    :                       :: Ionia               :              1,458,000
Clare               :                 1,000 :: Jackson             :      2,200       1,000
Gladwin             :     2,600       3,000 :: St Joseph           :                 20,000
Gratiot             :                55,000 :: Shiawassee          :      3,400       2,600
Isabella            :     1,200       1,500 :: Other counties 2/   :  1,346,000       1,900
Mecosta             :     2,400       2,300 :: South Central       :  1,370,000   1,545,000
Midland             :     1,800       1,900 ::                     :
Montcalm            :     1,900       1,800 :: Genesee             :                  2,000
Osceola             :     1,100       1,500 :: Lapeer              :      2,500       2,700
Other counties 2/   :    57,000             :: Lenawee             :                  7,000
Central             :    68,000      68,000 :: Livingston          :      1,400       1,400
                    :                       :: Macomb              :      1,100
Bay                 :     1,400       1,300 :: Monroe              :      2,800       1,700
Huron               :   605,000             :: Oakland             :      1,200
Saginaw             :                 1,000 :: St Clair            :      3,500       2,700
Sanilac             :     3,200       3,400 :: Washtenaw           :      2,600       2,500
Tuscola             :    69,000     160,000 :: Wayne               :      1,200       1,300
Other counties 2/   :     1,400     590,300 :: Other counties 2/   :      9,700       1,700
East Central        :   680,000     756,000 :: Southeast           :     26,000      23,000
                    :                       ::                     :
                    :                       :: Michgan             :  6,305,000   6,734,000
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1/  Estimates are not published for counties with less than 1,000 hens and pullets of
    laying age.
2/  Not published separately because of insufficient data or to avoid disclosure of
    individual operations.