Percent of state agriculture
sales
Total and Per Farm Overview, 2017 and change since 2012
2017
% change
since 2012
Number of farms
1,077
+3
Land in farms (acres)
182,185
+1
Average size of farm (acres)
169
-1
Total
($)
Market value of products sold
80,888,000
-25
Government payments
2,041,000
+19
Farm-related income
3,529,000
+28
Total farm production expenses
66,381,000
-10
Net cash farm income
20,077,000
-48
Per farm average
($)
Market value of products sold
75,105
-27
Government payments
(average per farm receiving)
8,574
+71
Farm-related income
9,696
+19
Total farm production expenses
61,635
-13
Net cash farm income
18,642
-49
1
Share of Sales by Type
(%)
Crops
89
Livestock, poultry, and products
11
Land in Farms by Use
(%)
a
88
3
6
3
Acres irrigated: 966
1% of land in farms
Land Use Practices
(% of farms)
No till
20
Reduced till
15
Intensive till
30
Cover crop
7
Farms by Value of Sales
Farms by Size
Number
Percent of Total
a
Number
Percent of Total
a
Less than $2,500
429
40
1 to 9 acres
120
11
$2,500 to $4,999
82
8
10 to 49 acres
446
41
$5,000 to $9,999
98
9
50 to 179 acres
266
25
$10,000 to $24,999
120
11
180 to 499 acres
141
13
$25,000 to $49,999
107
10
500 to 999 acres
72
7
$50,000 to $99,999
69
6
1,000 + acres
32
3
$100,000 or more
172
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St. Clair County
Michigan
St. Clair County
Michigan, 2017
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Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold
Sales
($1,000)
Rank
in
State
b
Counties
Producing
Item
Rank
in
U.S.
b
Counties
Producing
Item
Total
80,888
34
83
1,349
3,077
Crops
71,704
25
83
818
3,073
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas
50,494
23
81
763
2,916
Tobacco
-
-
-
-
323
Cotton and cottonseed
-
-
-
-
647
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes
3,856
26
82
396
2,821
Fruits, tree nuts, berries
96
51
81
1,311
2,748
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod
12,398
12
80
215
2,601
Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation
woody crops
1,038
9
76
39
1,384
Other crops and hay
3,822
13
82
671
3,040
Livestock, poultry, and products
9,184
47
82
2,157
3,073
Poultry and eggs
114
29
82
1,014
3,007
Cattle and calves
3,957
32
82
1,817
3,055
Milk from cows
4,329
48
72
648
1,892
Hogs and pigs
(D)
(D)
82
(D)
2,856
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk
212
20
81
753
2,984
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, donkeys
335
15
78
648
2,970
Aquaculture
(D)
14
30
(D)
1,251
Other animals and animal products
91
45
81
781
2,878
Total Producers
c
1,810
Sex
Male
1,150
Female
660
Age
<35
124
35 – 64
1,119
65 and older
567
Race
American Indian/Alaska Native
8
Asian
2
Black or African American
4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
-
White
1,794
More than one race
2
Other characteristics
Hispanic, Latino, Spanish origin
20
With military service
176
New and beginning farmers
445
Percent of farms that:
Have internet
access
73
Farm
organically
1
Sell directly to
consumers
12
Hire
farm labor
19
Are family
farms
97
Top Crops in Acres
d
Soybeans for beans
93,558
Corn for grain
26,077
Forage (hay/haylage), all
14,783
Wheat for grain, all
8,445
Sugarbeets for sugar
1,652
Livestock Inventory
(Dec 31, 2017)
Broilers and other
meat-type chickens
(D)
Cattle and calves
7,996
Goats
501
Hogs and pigs
109
Horses and ponies
1,477
Layers
5,271
Pullets
294
Sheep and lambs
1,753
Turkeys
265
See 2017 Census of Agriculture, U.S. Summary and State Data, for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, commodity descriptions, and
methodology.
a
May not add to 100% due to rounding.
b
Among counties whose rank can be displayed.
c
Data collected for a maximum of four producers per farm.
d
Crop commodity names may be shortened; see full names at www.nass.usda.gov/go/cropnames.pdf.
e
Position below the line does not indicate rank.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NA) Not available. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. (-) Represents zero.