Plums: Number of farms and acres by county and district -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- County : Farms : Acres and :--------------------------------------------------------------- district : 1991 : 1994 : 1997 : 2000 : 1991 : 1994 : 1997 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grand Traverse : 27 18 13 9 250 160 65 60 Leelanau : 36 31 22 21 330 280 230 185 Other : 24 18 8 7 135 60 45 35 Northwest : 87 67 43 37 715 500 340 280 : Mason : 18 17 10 7 210 180 130 80 Oceana : 38 31 17 15 450 370 190 155 Other : 41 31 16 17 280 150 55 65 West Central : 97 79 43 39 940 700 375 300 : Allegan : 13 16 8 6 110 95 70 40 Berrien : 87 73 52 43 310 220 190 150 Van Buren : 42 42 29 25 400 300 220 185 Other : 11 9 5 3 75 50 20 15 Southwest : 153 140 94 77 895 665 500 390 : East : 78 39 35 27 50 35 35 30 : Michigan : 415 325 215 180 2,600 1,900 1,250 1,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plums: Number of farms and acres by size group -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Acres Size group :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1991 : 1994 : 1997 : 2000 : 1991 : 1994 : 1997 : 2000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-4 acres : 247 204 135 113 400 340 225 180 5-9 acres : 82 56 35 34 500 350 235 220 10-19 acres : 50 41 33 23 670 510 440 310 20 acres or more: 36 24 12 10 1,030 700 350 290 : Michigan : 415 325 215 180 2,600 1,900 1,250 1,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plums: Acres by variety and year planted -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year planted : Damson : Stanley : Other : Michigan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 and before : 48 103 9 160 1981-1985 : 23 216 16 255 1986-1990 : 13 115 12 140 1991-1995 : 15 144 31 190 1996 : 9 36 16 61 1997 : 12 37 32 81 1998 : 2 13 20 35 1999 : 5 9 19 33 2000 : 3 27 15 45 : Michigan : 130 700 170 1,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plums: Trees by variety and year planted ----------------------------------------------------- Year planted : Damson :Stanley : Other :Michigan ----------------------------------------------------- 1980 and before : 5,200 10,600 900 16,700 1981-1985 : 2,900 25,400 1,700 30,000 1986-1990 : 1,600 13,700 1,300 16,600 1991-1995 : 1,900 17,500 3,300 22,700 1996 : 1,150 4,900 1,800 7,850 1997 : 1,700 4,800 3,600 10,100 1998 : 300 1,800 2,300 4,400 1999 : 650 1,200 3,200 5,050 2000 : 400 3,800 2,400 6,600 : Michigan : 15,800 83,700 20,500 120,000 ----------------------------------------------------- Plums: Acres and trees of other varieties grown ----------------------------------------------- Variety : Acres : Trees ----------------------------------------------- Bluefre : 14 1,600 Burbank : 2 220 Castleton : 18 2,600 Dunkelburg : 2 180 Italian : 6 700 Methley : 8 900 NY 6 : 12 1,900 NY 9 : 43 5,700 Ozark Premier : 4 450 Red Heart : 2 150 Santa Rosa : 4 400 Shiro : 7 650 Valor : 9 1,050 Other : 39 4,000 : Michigan : 170 20,500 ----------------------------------------------- Plums: Acres and trees by district and variety ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :Northwest and East : West Central : Southwest : Michigan Variety :------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres : Trees : Acres : Trees : Acres : Trees : Acres : Trees ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Damson : 94 10,700 8 1,000 28 4,100 130 15,800 Stanley : 180 18,900 215 27,000 305 37,800 700 83,700 Other : 36 4,400 77 10,000 57 6,100 170 20,500 : Total : 310 34,000 300 38,000 390 48,000 1,000 120,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------