Hens and pullets of laying age: December 1, by county, 2001-2002 1/
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                    :   Hens and pullets    ::                     :   Hens and pullets
       County       :     of laying age     ::        County       :     of laying age
         and        :-----------------------::          and        :-----------------------
      district      :   2001    :   2002    ::       district      :   2001    :   2002
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                    :         Head          ::                     :         Head
                    :                       ::                     :
Delta               :     3,000       2,500 :: Allegan             :  2,170,000   1,875,000
Houghton            :     6,300       4,000 :: Berrien             :      1,000
Menominee           :     1,000             :: Cass                :      1,000
Other counties 2/   :     2,700       3,500 :: Kalamazoo           :                280,000
Upper Peninsula     :    13,000      10,000 :: Kent                :      2,000       1,500
                    :                       :: Van Buren           :     56,000      32,000
Leelanau            :     1,100             :: Other counties 2/   :  2,086,000   1,886,500
Other counties 2/   :     3,900             :: Southwest           :  4,316,000   4,075,000
Northwest           :     5,000       4,000 ::                     :
                    :                       :: Calhoun             :      4,000       5,000
Alpena              :     1,000             :: Eaton               :      2,500       3,000
Other counties 2/   :     4,000             :: Hillsdale           :     52,000      65,000
Northeast           :     5,000       4,000 :: Ingham              :      3,000       4,000
                    :                       :: Ionia               :  1,458,000   1,857,000
West Central        :     3,000       2,000 :: Jackson             :      1,000       1,000
                    :                       :: St Joseph           :     20,000      30,000
Clare               :     1,000       1,000 :: Shiawassee          :      2,600       3,000
Gladwin             :     3,000       2,500 :: Other counties 2/   :      1,900       2,000
Gratiot             :    55,000      43,500 :: South Central       :  1,545,000   1,970,000
Isabella            :     1,500       1,500 ::                     :
Mecosta             :     2,300       2,200 :: Genesee             :      2,000       1,400
Midland             :     1,900       1,500 :: Lapeer              :      2,700       1,800
Montcalm            :     1,800       1,300 :: Lenawee             :      7,000       5,000
Osceola             :     1,500       1,500 :: Livingston          :      1,400       1,000
Central             :    68,000      55,000 :: Monroe              :      1,700       1,300
                    :                       :: St Clair            :      2,700       1,600
Bay                 :     1,300       1,000 :: Washtenaw           :      2,500       1,800
Saginaw             :     1,000             :: Wayne               :      1,300
Sanilac             :     3,400       2,400 :: Other counties 2/   :      1,700       2,100
Tuscola             :   160,000      89,500 :: Southeast           :     23,000      16,000
Other counties 2/   :   590,300     457,100 ::                     :
East Central        :   756,000     550,000 :: Michgan             :  6,734,000   6,686,000
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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.