Table 1-1.-Michigan's rank in U.S. agriculture by selected commodities, 1996
Item and unit Rank Production Percent of U.S. production Leading
state
1,000
Beans, dry, black, cwt.
 1 940 68 .7 Michigan
Beans, dry, cranberry, cwt.
 1 400 79 .8 Michigan
Beans, dry, navy, cwt.
 1 2,800 47 .9 Michigan
Blueberries, pounds
 1 42,000 32 .5 Michigan
Cherries, tart, pounds
 1 195,000 72 .1 Michigan
Cucumbers (for pickles), tons
 1 138 24 .0 Michigan
Geraniums, pots
 1 21,379 21 .3 Michigan
Hanging flowers, baskets
 1 2,638 8 .6 Michigan
Lilies, Easter, pots
 1 1,514 15 .8 Michigan
Beans, dry, all, cwt.
 2 4,640 17 .0 North Dakota
Bedding plants, flats
 2 10,686 10 .7 California
Celery, cwt.
 2 1,196 6 .3 California
Gladioli, spikes
 2 36,221 24 .9 Florida
Grapes, Niagara, tons
 2 10 33 .9 New York
Asparagus, cwt.
 3 298 15 .0 Washington
Beans, dry, dark red kidney, cwt.
 3 120 12 .7 Minnesota
Beans, dry, small red, cwt.
 3 35 8 .6 Idaho
Beans, dry, other, cwt.
 3 85 16 .3 North Dakota
Carrots (fresh market), cwt.
 3 1,300 4 .8 California
Apples, pounds
 4 725,000 6 .9 Washington
Cauliflower, cwt.
 4 78 1 .2 California
Cherries, sweet, tons
 4 22 14 .3 Washington
Cucumbers (fresh market), cwt.
 4 1,100 11 .2 Florida
Floriculture (wholesale value), dollars
 4 181,846 5 .3 California
Grapes, Concord, tons
 4 48 13 .0 New York
Ice cream, low fat (hard and soft), gallons
 4 19,152 5 .2 California
Peaches, pounds
 4 40,000 4 .1 California
Tomatoes (for processing), tons
 4 143 1 .3 California
Beans, dry, light red kidney, cwt.
 5 140 13 .9 New York
Beans, snap (processing), tons
 5 69 9 .1 Wisconsin
Carrots (processing), tons
 5 37 6 .5 Washington
Grapes, all, tons
 5 65 1 .2 California
Mushrooms, pounds
 5 14,414 1 .9 Pennsylvania
Pears, tons
 5 6 0 .8 Washington
Plums, tons
 5 3 0 .7 California
Poinsettias, pots
 5 3,956 6 .7 California
Sugarbeets, tons
 5 1,963 7 .4 Minnesota
Honey, pounds
 6 8,640 4 .4 California
Peppers, bell, cwt.
 6 400 2 .4 California
Spearmint, pounds
 6 27 1 .3 Washington
Butter, pounds
 7 22,110 1 .9 California
Corn (for silage), tons
 7 3,875 4 .7 Wisconsin
Corn, sweet (fresh market), cwt.
 7 893 3 .9 Florida
Maple syrup, gallons
 7 88 5 .6 Vermont
Milk, pounds
 7 5,430,000 3 .5 California
Milk cows, average annual head
 7 320 3 .4 Wisconsin
Corn, sweet (processing), tons
 8 25 0 .8 Minnesota
Strawberries, cwt.
 8 60 0 .4 California
Milk sherbet, gallons
 9 1,747 3 .3 California
Onions, all (fresh market), cwt.
 9 1,798 2 .9 California
Cantaloups (fresh market), cwt.
 10 54 0 .2 California
Hay, alfalfa, tons
 10 3,420 4 .3 California
Potatoes, fall, cwt.
 10 13,800 2 .8 Idaho
Rye, bushels
 10 351 3 .9 Georgia
Tomatoes, (fresh market), cwt.
 10 432 1 .4 Florida
Cash receipts from marketings, dollars
 20 3,642,927 1 .8 California

Table 1-2.-Michigan farm numbers: Acreage, and value of farm real estate
[Starting in 1979, USDA estimates of farm numbers and land in farms were based on the definition "a farm is a place as of June 1 that sells or could sell $1,000 of agricultural products during the year." In 1995, places with 5 or more horses were added to the definition. Prior to 1979, the farm definition was a "place of 10 or more acres that had annual sales of $50 or more or places that had annual sales of $250 or more"]
Year Farms Average size
per farm 		Total land
in farms 		Average value per acre
of land and buildings 		Total value
of land and buildings 		Farms rented
for cash
per acre 		Cropland
rented
for cash
per acre
Number Acres 1,000 acres Dollars Million dollars Dollars Dollars
1900
 203,261 86 17,562 33 583 -- --
1910
 206,960 92 18,941 48 901 -- --
1920
 196,447 97 19,033 75 1,437 -- --
1930
 179,000 101 18,000 68 1,161 -- --
1940
 190,000 97 18,400 51 913 -- --
1950
 161,000 111 17,900 99 1,764 -- --
1960
 118,000 131 15,400 194 2,989 14.10 --
1970
 84,000 151 12,700 326 4,140 15.60 17.50
1980
 65,000 175 11,400 1,111 12,665 46.40 49.40
1990
 54,000 200 10,800 1,005 10,854 43.80 41.40
1991
 54,000 200 10,800 1,086 11,718 52.80 45.50
1992
 54,000 200 10,800 1,106 11,937 44.90 47.40
1993
 52,000 206 10,700 1,131 12,102 46.00 45.60
1994
 52,000 206 10,700 1,214 12,985 45.40 49.00
1995
 54,000 198 10,700 1,329 14,219 49.70
1996
 53,000 200 10,600 1,470 15,582 52.20
1997
 		52,000 202 10,500

Table 1-3.-Number of farms and land in farms by economic sales class, Michigan
Year Economic sales class Total
$1,000-$9,999 $10,000-$99,999 $100,000 and over
Number of farms
1990
 28,000 18,000 8,000 54,000
1991
 28,000 18,000 8,000 54,000
1992
 28,000 18,000 8,000 54,000
1993
 27,000 17,000 8,000 52,000
1994
 27,000 17,000 8,000 52,000
1995 1
 29,000 17,000 8,000 54,000
1996
 28,000 17,000 8,000 53,000
1997
 		28,000 16,000 8,000 52,000
1,000 acres
1990
 1,500 3,300 6,000 10,800
1991
 1,500 3,300 6,000 10,800
1992
 1,500 3,300 6,000 10,800
1993
 1,500 3,100 6,100 10,700
1994
 1,500 3,100 6,100 10,700
1995 1
 1,500 3,100 6,100 10,700
1996
 1,400 3,100 6,100 10,600
1997
 		1,400 2,900 6,200 10,500
1 Places with 5 or more horses were added to farm definition; previously, agricultural sales were required to count horse farms.

Table 1-4.-Crop acreage, production, and value by crop, Michigan
Year Field crops Fruit Vegetables Total
Acres harvested     1,000 acres
    1992
 6,717 133 121 6,971
    1993
 6,553 135 123 6,811
    1994
 6,814 131 121 7,066
    1995
 6,650 129 118 6,897
     1996
 6,775 127 114 7,016
Production     1,000 tons
    1992
 21,337 793 883 23,013
    1993
 22,359 820 881 24,060
    1994
 23,163 751 878 24,792
    1995
 23,083 944 825 24,852
     1996
 19,220 600 827 20,647
Value of production     1,000 dollars
    1992
 1,505,900 199,804 181,282 1,886,986
    1993
 1,714,200 197,254 184,207 2,095,661
    1994
 1,697,825 188,721 174,423 2,060,969
    1995
 2,050,990 220,893 185,982 2,457,865
     1996
 1,583,293 201,461 173,159 1,958,175
Value per acre     Dollars
    1992
 224 1,502 1,498 271
    1993
 262 1,461 1,498 308
    1994
 249 1,441 1,442 292
    1995
 308 1,712 1,576 356
     1996
 234 1,588 1,519 279

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Table 1-5.-Record highs and lows in Michigan agriculture
Field crops Year estimates started Record Acreage Yield Production
Harvested Year Per acre Year Total Year
1,000 1,000
Barley, bushels
 1866 High 303 1932 68 1985 8,400 1918
Low 16 1974 13 .5 1933 546 1866
Beans, dry, cwt.
 1909 High 690 1930 18 .5 1991 8,585 1963
Low 170 1988 3 .2 1917 1,656 1916
Corn for grain, bushels
 1924 High 2,800 1981 117 1994 293,180 1982
Low 577 1929 24 .5 (1) 15,637 1929
Corn for silage, tons
 1924 High 498 1971 15 1995 5,565 1977
Low 211 1942 4 .7 1930 1,542 1930
Hay, alfalfa, tons
 1919 High 1,444 1950 4 .2 1993 5,040 (2)
Low 74 1919 1 .1 1934 118 1919
Hay, all, tons
 1866 High 2,907 1924 3 .8 1993 5,743 1986
Low 780 1866 0 .6 1895 1,014 1866
Oats, bushels
 1866 High 1,658 1918 67 (3) 69,388 1946
Low 60 1996 18 .5 1921 3,600 1996
Potatoes, cwt.
 1866 High 374 1895 303 1993 23,256 1904
Low 36 .4 1975 26 (4) 3,557 1876
Rye, bushels
 1866 High 913 1919 34 1995 12,143 1919
Low 7 1866 8 .8 1934 105 1866
Soybeans, bushels
 1924 High 1,640 1996 40 1995 59,600 1995
Low 1 1930 8 1927 10 1930
Spearmint, pounds
 1935 High 8 .7 1954 47 1935 280 1948
Low 0 .7 1935 20 1965 27 1996
Sugarbeets, tons
 1909 High 188 1995 21 .3 1970 3,266 1990
Low 48 1943 5 .5 1916 298 1943
Wheat, winter, bushels
 1909 High 1,515 1953 60 1995 45,600 1984
Low 400 1987 10 .5 1912 7,350 1912
Vegetables Year estimates started Record Acreage Yield Production
Harvested Year Per acre Year Total Year
1,000 1,000
Asparagus, cwt.
 1928 High 23 1989 31 1947 306 1995
Low 1 1928 9 1981 17 1928
Beans, snap (processing), tons
 1918 High 24 1990 3 .5 1994 77,000 1994
Low 0 .8 1921 0 .6 1947 0.6 1921
Carrots, cwt.
 1929 High 7 .7 1994 350 1930 2,303 1994
Low 0 .5 1929 155 1957 132 1936
Cauliflower, cwt.
 1939 High 1 .9 1958 141 1949 212 1949
Low 0 .6 1996 41 1973 38 1973
Celery, cwt.
 1928 High 7 .2 1941 520 1996 1,915 1941
Low 1 .8 (5) 174 1935 576 1966
Corn, sweet (fresh market), cwt.
 1949 High 15 .2 1961 85 (6) 1,020 1994
Low 9 1988 42 1949 525 1949
Cucumbers for pickles, tons
 1918 High 46 .3 1949 6 .7 1987 160.8 1987
Low 9 .3 1932 0 .6 1924 8.9 1932
Onions, cwt.
 1928 High 12 .7 1935 350 1960 2,833 1948
Low 5 1928 120 1935 852 1928
Tomatoes (fresh market), cwt.
 1928 High 9 .4 1943 180 1996 797 1943
Low 2 .4 (7) 60 1959 204 1988
Tomatoes (processing), tons
 1918 High 9 .7 1982 32 .5 1996 205 1982
Low 1 1921 2 .7 1943 5 1921
See footnotes at end of table.

Table 1-5.-Record highs and lows in Michigan agriculture (continued)
Fruit Year
estimates
started 		Record Production
Total Year
Apples, million pounds
 1889 High 1,220 1995
Low 53 1945
Cherries, sweet, tons
 1925 High 37,500 1978
Low 500 1945
Cherries, tart, million pounds
 1925 High 380 1964
Low 18 1927
Grapes, tons
 1889 High 77,900 1932
Low 4,200 1889
Peaches, million pounds
 1889 High 245 1946
Low 7 1918
Pears, tons
 1889 High 48,600 1964
Low 2,425 1890
Prunes and plums, tons
 1919 High 25,000 1971
Low 1,700 1945
Strawberries, cwt.
 1928 High 451 1940
Low 60 1996
Livestock Year
estimates
started 		Record Inventory January 1 or production
Total Year
Cattle and calves, 1,000 head
 1867 High 2,036 1944
Low 538 1867
Cattle on feed, 1,000 head
 1930 High 250 1991
Low 57 1931
Chickens, all, 1,000 head 8
 1924 High 15,512 1944
Low 6,300 1992
Cows, beef, 1,000 head
 1920 High 239 1977
Low 24 (9)
Cows, milk, 1,000 head
 1867 High 1,080 1945
Low 225 1867
Eggs, million eggs 10
 1924 High 1,697 1944
Low 1,104 1929
Hogs and pigs, 1,000 head 8
 1867 High 1,397 1944
Low 512 1935
Honey, 1,000 pounds
 1921 High 11,780 1939
Low 4,386 1980
Milk, million pounds
 1924 High 5,758 1964
Low 3,941 1927
Sheep, 1,000 head.
 1867 High 3,100 1867
Low 93 1996
Wool, 1,000 pounds
 1934 High 8,424 1934
Low 599 1994
1 1930, 1934. 7 1988, 1993.
2 1985, 1986. 8 December 1.
3 1985, 1989. 9 1925,1933.
4 1887, 1916. 10 December 1 previous year to November 30.
5 1966, 1968.
6 1994, 1996.