**pears** Pears: Number of farms and acres by county and district -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- County : Farms : Acres and :--------------------------------------------------------------- district : 1997 : 2000 : 2003 : 2006 : 1997 : 2000 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Antrim : 7 7 7 9 30 40 45 30 Benzie : 4 4 16 16 Grand Traverse : 6 6 7 6 48 45 45 55 Leelanau : 8 8 8 10 28 31 45 45 Other counties : 8 8 10 9 18 23 25 20 Northwest : 33 33 32 34 140 155 160 150 : Mason : 12 11 9 10 83 95 100 85 Oceana : 17 16 15 13 250 260 270 250 Other counties : 21 16 15 16 57 50 50 55 West Central : 50 43 39 39 390 405 420 390 : Allegan : 20 17 14 13 135 80 75 45 Berrien : 32 28 27 27 95 85 70 55 Van Buren : 17 15 12 14 95 85 85 75 Other counties : 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 Southwest : 72 64 58 59 330 255 235 180 : East : 55 60 66 78 90 85 85 80 : Michigan : 210 200 195 210 950 900 900 800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pears: Number of farms and acres by size group -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Acres Size group :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1997 : 2000 : 2003 : 2006 : 1997 : 2000 : 2003 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-4 acres : 153 145 148 167 220 220 220 200 5-9 acres : 29 30 22 21 180 195 150 140 10-19 acres : 20 18 19 16 250 225 270 190 20 acres or more: 8 7 6 6 300 260 260 270 : Michigan : 210 200 195 210 950 900 900 800 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pears: Acres and variety by year planted -------------------------------------------- Year planted :Bartlett: Other :Michigan -------------------------------------------- 1981 and before : 500 40 540 1982-1991 : 28 27 55 1992-2001 : 90 55 145 2002 : 12 4 16 2003 : 5 2 7 2004 : 23 2 25 2005 : 3 1 4 2006 : 4 4 8 : Michigan : 665 135 800 -------------------------------------------- Pears: Acres and trees of other varieties grown ----------------------------------------------- Variety : Acres : Trees ----------------------------------------------- Asian : 19 3,700 Clapp's : 5 500 D'Anjou : 7 800 Harrow Delight : 12 2,000 Spartlett : 10 1,000 Other : 32 3,700 : Michigan : 85 11,700 ----------------------------------------------- Michigan Fruit Inventory 2006-2007 Pears: Trees and variety by year planted --------------------------------------------- Year planted :Bartlett : Other :Michigan --------------------------------------------- 1981 and before: 55,000 3,900 58,900 1982-1991 : 3,800 3,900 7,700 1992-2001 : 10,000 7,600 17,600 2002 : 1,200 500 1,700 2003 : 1,150 250 1,400 2004 : 2,900 300 3,200 2005 : 350 150 500 2006 : 500 500 1,000 : Michigan : 74,900 17,100 92,000 --------------------------------------------- Pears: Acres and trees by district and variety ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :Northwest and East : West Central : Southwest : Michigan Variety :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres : Trees : Acres : Trees : Acres : Trees : Acres : Trees ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bartlett : 175 17,900 370 43,900 120 13,100 665 74,900 Bosc : 15 1,700 10 1,000 25 2,700 50 5,400 Other : 40 5,400 10 1,200 35 5,100 85 11,700 : Total : 230 25,000 390 46,100 180 20,900 800 92,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Michigan Fruit Inventory 2006-2007