The state is divided into nine agricultural statistics districts to make data comparison easier. An agricultural statistics district is a contiguous group of counties having relatively similar agricultural characteristics. Each district has within itself more homogeneous agriculture than the state as a whole. They are numbered from north to south and west to east.
| Table 13.1 Distribution of selected Michigan crop and livestock items by agricultural statistics districts, 1997-98 | |||||||||
| [Totals may not add to 100 percent because of rounding or districts not published due to insufficient data] | |||||||||
| Item | Agricultural statistics district | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Percent of state total | |||||||||
| Crop acreage, 1997 | |||||||||
| Barley | 27.1 | -- | 15.0 | -- | 8.8 | 31.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 |
| Beans, dry, all | -- | 0.4 | 2.7 | -- | 17.8 | 74.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Corn, all | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 10.8 | 19.6 | 15.8 | 30.8 | 15.4 |
| Corn for grain | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 10.6 | 20.0 | 15.8 | 31.8 | 16.0 |
| Corn for silage | 4.4 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 11.9 | 17.5 | 15.0 | 23.4 | 11.3 |
| Hay | 12.4 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 15.2 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 16.4 | 10.8 |
| Oats | 12.2 | 7.0 | 14.4 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 21.1 | 8.0 | 13.3 | 8.8 |
| Potatoes | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.7 | -- | 30.3 | 22.5 | -- | 13.7 | 6.3 |
| Soybeans | -- | -- | -- | 0.5 | 7.9 | 21.1 | 13.7 | 32.2 | 24.4 |
| Sugarbeets | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.3 | 82.5 | -- | -- | 2.2 |
| Wheat | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 25.4 | 9.6 | 29.1 | 22.8 |
| Livestock, January 1, 1998 | |||||||||
| Cattle and calves, all | 5.5 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 13.6 | 17.3 | 13.5 | 23.6 | 10.6 |
| Cows, beef | 9.4 | 6.4 | 10.3 | 3.8 | 16.2 | 6.0 | 14.5 | 22.2 | 11.1 |
| Cows, milk | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 13.8 | 16.4 | 15.4 | 24.2 | 9.1 |
| Sheep and lambs, all | 4.4 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 14.4 | 25.6 | 28.9 |
| Livestock, December 1, 1997 | |||||||||
| Hens and pullets of laying age | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 15.5 | 61.2 | 20.3 | 0.3 |
| Hogs and pigs, all | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 44.7 | 29.1 | 7.0 |
| Table 13.2 County rankings, Michigan, 1997 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Based on most current county estimates] | |||||||||||||
| County | Farms 1 | Corn 2 | Soy- beans 3 | Wheat 3 | Dry beans 3 | Oats 3 | Pota- toes 3 | Hay 3 |
All cattle 4 |
Milk cows 4 |
Hogs 4 | HPLA 5 | Sheep 4 |
| Alger | 76 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 74 | *68 | -- | -- | -- | *34 |
| Baraga | 77 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 66 | 74 | *63 | -- | -- | -- |
| Chippewa | 47 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15 | -- | *16 | 40 | 49 | -- | -- | *30 |
| Delta | 57 | 49 | -- | 50 | -- | 32 | 9 | *43 | 44 | 39 | -- | -- | -- |
| Dickinson | 69 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29 | *12 | *67 | 65 | *57 | -- | -- | -- |
| Gogebic | 78 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Houghton | 64 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58 | -- | *67 | *68 | *63 | -- | 10 | -- |
| Iron | 74 | -- | -- | -- | -- | *59 | -- | *67 | *68 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Keweenaw | 83 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Luce | 81 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 78 | 75 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Mackinac | 75 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | *67 | 62 | *55 | -- | -- | -- |
| Marquette | 71 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | *12 | 73 | 66 | *60 | -- | -- | -- |
| Menominee | 48 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | 6 | -- | *19 | *22 | *15 | 46 | -- | *34 |
| Ontonagon | 70 | -- | -- | -- | -- | *55 | -- | *63 | 60 | 62 | -- | -- | *38 |
| Schoolcraft | 79 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 54 | -- | *75 | 73 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Antrim | 56 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 53 | -- | *53 | 56 | 48 | *40 | -- | -- |
| Benzie | 66 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 77 | 76 | -- | *47 | -- | -- |
| Charlevoix | 60 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | *53 | *58 | 53 | -- | -- | -- |
| Emmet | 61 | 52 | -- | -- | -- | 49 | -- | 48 | 54 | 50 | *42 | -- | -- |
| Grand Traverse | 42 | 43 | -- | *45 | -- | 37 | -- | *50 | 52 | *57 | 37 | -- | -- |
| Kalkaska | 72 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | *75 | 77 | -- | 49 | -- | -- |
| Leelanau | 46 | -- | -- | -- | -- | *59 | -- | *59 | *58 | *60 | *50 | -- | *36 |
| Manistee | 55 | -- | -- | -- | 19 | -- | -- | 62 | 67 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Missaukee | 51 | 42 | -- | 51 | -- | 24 | -- | 14 | *17 | 9 | -- | -- | -- |
| Wexford | 62 | 51 | -- | -- | -- | *55 | -- | *56 | 61 | *55 | -- | -- | -- |
| Alcona | 58 | -- | -- | 54 | 20 | 47 | -- | *43 | 49 | *57 | -- | -- | -- |
| Alpena | 45 | 47 | -- | 48 | 15 | 3 | -- | *19 | *34 | *35 | *44 | -- | *38 |
| Cheboygan | 63 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 55 | 53 | *44 | -- | -- | -- |
| Crawford | 82 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Iosco | 59 | 48 | -- | 40 | -- | 27 | -- | *46 | *30 | 42 | -- | -- | *38 |
| Montmorency | 67 | -- | -- | 52 | -- | -- | -- | *63 | *63 | 54 | -- | -- | -- |
| Ogemaw | 54 | 44 | -- | *45 | -- | 19 | -- | *21 | 28 | *21 | *50 | -- | -- |
| Oscoda | 73 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72 | *68 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Otsego | 65 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 55 | 14 | *56 | *63 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Presque Isle | 52 | 46 | -- | 47 | 16 | 4 | 6 | *36 | *41 | *40 | -- | -- | -- |
| Roscommon | 80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Lake | 68 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 58 | *68 | -- | -- | -- | *38 |
| Mason | 43 | 38 | 40 | 34 | -- | 20 | -- | 30 | *41 | 34 | -- | -- | 5 |
| Muskegon | 41 | 34 | 37 | -- | -- | 50 | -- | 29 | *34 | -- | 33 | -- | -- |
| Newaygo | 34 | 33 | 39 | -- | -- | 26 | -- | *5 | *19 | 12 | *35 | 6 | *30 |
| Oceana | 35 | -- | -- | 44 | -- | 52 | -- | 33 | *34 | 32 | *26 | -- | -- |
| Clare | 50 | 45 | -- | *41 | -- | 30 | -- | *36 | *34 | 33 | -- | -- | -- |
| Gladwin | 44 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 14 | *33 | -- | *46 | 46 | -- | 39 | *11 | *17 |
| Gratiot | 23 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4 | *45 | -- | *36 | *9 | 14 | 12 | -- | *30 |
| Isabella | 25 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 9 | -- | 2 | 6 | 7 | *17 | -- | 33 |
| Mecosta | 36 | 37 | -- | *41 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 15 | *25 | *19 | *26 | *24 | *11 |
| Midland | 40 | -- | 30 | 35 | 9 | -- | -- | *59 | 55 | -- | 30 | *26 | -- |
| Montcalm | 24 | 14 | *32 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | *9 | 10 | *24 | *24 | *19 |
| Osceola | 39 | -- | -- | 53 | -- | -- | -- | *5 | *19 | 17 | -- | -- | *17 |
| Table 13.2County rankings, Michigan, 1997 (continued) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Based on most current county estimates] | |||||||||||||
| County | Farms 1 | Corn 2 | Soy- beans 3 | Wheat 3 | Dry beans 3 | Oats 3 | Pota- toes 3 | Hay 3 |
All cattle 4 |
Milk cows 4 |
Hogs 4 | HPLA 5 | Sheep 4 |
| Arenac | 53 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 8 | 10 | -- | *50 | 45 | 37 | *42 | -- | -- |
| Bay | 30 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 65 | 57 | *44 | *44 | -- | -- |
| Huron | 4 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -- | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | -- |
| Saginaw | 6 | 8 | *2 | 5 | 7 | *33 | 10 | 45 | *30 | *30 | *31 | -- | -- |
| Sanilac | 2 | 6 | *2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -- | 1 | 2 | 1 | *26 | *20 | *36 |
| Tuscola | 12 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | *16 | *22 | *23 | *24 | 4 | 16 |
| Allegan | 1 | 17 | 20 | 15 | -- | 25 | -- | 4 | 4 | *2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Berrien | 5 | 21 | 15 | 33 | -- | 61 | -- | 49 | *50 | 47 | *20 | -- | -- |
| Cass | 32 | 10 | 16 | 30 | -- | *45 | -- | 34 | *41 | *44 | 1 | 16 | *14 |
| Kalamazoo | 31 | 24 | 21 | 31 | -- | *41 | -- | *40 | *30 | 29 | 9 | -- | 3 |
| Kent | 9 | 28 | *32 | *27 | 11 | 13 | -- | 7 | *7 | 8 | 23 | -- | *24 |
| Ottawa | 3 | 27 | 35 | 18 | -- | 16 | -- | *10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| Van Buren | 10 | 31 | 25 | 38 | -- | *41 | -- | 35 | 47 | 43 | *6 | -- | *19 |
| Barry | 28 | 29 | 29 | *22 | -- | 38 | -- | 12 | *9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | |
| Branch | 22 | 7 | *10 | 26 | -- | *33 | -- | *36 | *17 | 28 | 3 | -- | *24 |
| Calhoun | 15 | 13 | *10 | 12 | -- | *13 | -- | *24 | 16 | *23 | *6 | 13 | *19 |
| Clinton | 8 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 28 | -- | 13 | 3 | *2 | 11 | -- | *11 |
| Eaton | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 39 | -- | 27 | *25 | *30 | *17 | 8 | *7 |
| Hillsdale | 19 | 12 | 9 | 16 | -- | 36 | -- | *21 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 23 |
| Ingham | 27 | 18 | 18 | 10 | -- | *47 | -- | 26 | *19 | 18 | *17 | *14 | 9 |
| Ionia | 20 | 16 | 13 | 6 | -- | *10 | -- | *10 | *7 | 6 | 13 | -- | *27 |
| Jackson | 18 | 20 | 27 | *22 | -- | *17 | -- | *16 | *13 | 26 | *20 | *14 | 4 |
| St. Joseph | 26 | 4 | 17 | 36 | -- | 43 | 2 | 42 | *34 | *35 | *6 | 7 | *7 |
| Shiawassee | 14 | 23 | 8 | 11 | -- | 8 | -- | *24 | 27 | *21 | 29 | *20 | *14 |
| Genesee | 29 | 30 | 23 | 25 | -- | 44 | 11 | *40 | *34 | *40 | *31 | *18 | *27 |
| Lapeer | 13 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 12 | *10 | -- | 9 | *13 | *15 | *35 | *20 | *11 |
| Lenawee | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -- | *17 | -- | 28 | *13 | *23 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| Livingston | 33 | 32 | 34 | *27 | -- | 51 | -- | 32 | 29 | 27 | *40 | *26 | 22 |
| Macomb | 37 | 39 | 31 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | *67 | 48 | *51 | 38 | -- | *38 |
| Monroe | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | -- | 22 | 8 | *59 | *50 | *51 | *20 | *18 | *27 |
| Oakland | 38 | -- | -- | 39 | -- | -- | -- | 52 | -- | -- | *47 | -- | *24 |
| St. Clair | 21 | 35 | 14 | 17 | -- | 40 | -- | 31 | *30 | 38 | 34 | 23 | -- |
| Washtenaw | 17 | 26 | 24 | 14 | -- | 23 | -- | 23 | *22 | *19 | 16 | *11 | 1 |
| Wayne | 49 | -- | -- | 49 | -- | -- | -- | 79 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| *=Tied with another county. | |||||||||||||
| 1 Based on 1992 Census of Agriculture. | |||||||||||||
| 2 Based on grain production. | |||||||||||||
| 3 Based on production. | |||||||||||||
| 4 Based on number of head. | |||||||||||||
| 5 HPLA=Hens and pullets of laying age. | |||||||||||||