Pears: Number of farms and acres by county and district -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- County : Farms : Acres and :--------------------------------------------------------------- district : 1991 : 1994 : 1997 : 2000 : 1991 : 1994 : 1997 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Antrim : 7 7 7 7 34 30 30 40 Benzie : 6 4 4 4 16 16 16 16 Grand Traverse : 13 7 6 5 84 55 48 45 Leelanau : 11 9 8 7 38 34 28 26 Other : 8 9 8 6 18 25 18 23 Northwest : 45 36 33 29 190 160 140 150 : Mason : 11 10 12 11 64 69 83 95 Oceana : 21 19 17 16 210 250 250 240 Other : 36 23 21 16 96 81 57 50 West Central : 68 52 50 43 370 400 390 385 : Allegan : 31 25 20 15 230 170 135 62 Berrien : 61 43 32 27 180 150 95 85 Van Buren : 27 21 17 14 180 115 95 80 Other : 8 3 3 2 10 5 5 3 Southwest : 127 92 72 58 600 440 330 230 : East : 75 55 55 55 140 100 90 85 : Michigan : 315 235 210 185 1,300 1,100 950 850 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pears: Number of farms and acres by size group -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Acres Size group :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1991 : 1994 : 1997 : 2000 : 1991 : 1994 : 1997 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-4 acres : 236 166 153 132 360 280 220 185 5-9 acres : 43 37 29 30 260 230 180 195 10-19 acres : 24 23 20 16 290 290 250 210 20 acres or more: 12 9 8 7 390 300 300 260 : Michigan : 315 235 210 185 1,300 1,100 950 850 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pears: Acres and variety by year planted ----------------------------------------------------- Year planted :Bartlett: Bosc : Other :Michigan ----------------------------------------------------- 1975 and before : 525 35 30 590 1976-1985 : 47 19 22 88 1986-1995 : 85 14 26 125 1996 : 10 1 2 13 1997 : 6 1 2 9 1998 : 4 1 5 10 1999 : 5 1 1 7 2000 : 3 0 5 8 : Michigan : 685 72 93 850 ----------------------------------------------------- Pears: Acres and trees of other varieties grown ----------------------------------------------- Variety : Acres : Trees ----------------------------------------------- Asian : 16 3,350 Clapp's : 34 4,080 D'Anjou : 7 770 Kieffer : 2 180 Red Sensation : 2 330 Spartlett : 11 1,050 Other : 21 2,140 : Michigan : 93 11,900 ----------------------------------------------- Pears: Trees and variety by year planted ------------------------------------------------------- Year planted :Bartlett : Bosc : Other :Michigan ------------------------------------------------------- 1975 and before: 57,000 3,100 3,400 63,500 1976-1985 : 4,900 1,900 2,100 8,900 1986-1995 : 9,700 1,600 3,700 15,000 1996 : 1,200 130 270 1,600 1997 : 790 140 270 1,200 1998 : 450 110 540 1,100 1999 : 560 120 120 800 2000 : 400 0 1,500 1,900 : Michigan : 75,000 7,100 11,900 94,000 ------------------------------------------------------- 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 17,000 350 41,400 160 16,600 685 75,000 Bosc : 28 2,600 12 1,100 33 3,400 73 7,100 Other : 32 3,700 23 3,500 37 4,700 92 11,900 : Total : 235 23,300 385 46,000 230 24,700 850 94,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------