Berrien County Michigan

2007 2002 % change

Number of Farms 1,300 1,093 + 19

Land in Farms 169,016 acres 174,009 acres - 3

Average Size of Farm 130 acres 159 acres - 18

Market Value of Products Sold $136,260,000 $96,716,000 + 41

Crop Sales $123,319,000 (91 percent) Livestock Sales $12,941,000 (9 percent) Average Per Farm $104,815 $88,487 + 18

Government Payments $2,241,000 $3,016,000 - 26

Average Per Farm Receiving Payments $6,295 $9,139 - 31

Berrien County – Michigan Ranked items among the 83 state counties and 3,079 U.S. counties, 2007

Item Quantity State Rank Universe 1 U.S. Rank Universe 1 MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000) Total value of agricultural products sold Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse Value of livestock, poultry, and their products VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000) Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas Tobacco Cotton and cottonseed Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet potatoes Fruits, tree nuts, and berries Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops Other crops and hay Poultry and eggs Cattle and calves Milk and other dairy products from cows Hogs and pigs Sheep, goats, and their products Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys Aquaculture Other animals and other animal products TOP CROP ITEMS (acres) Corn for grain Soybeans for beans Vegetables harvested for sale Grapes Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number) Hogs and pigs Colonies of bees Cattle and calves Broilers and other meat-type chickens Layers

136,260 123,319

12,941

34,063 - -

33,849 36,105 17,966

338 998 68

1,591 3,924 6,519

34 462

- 341

46,468 39,223 7,804 7,744 6,316

21,750 4,639 4,347 3,208 2,825

15 8

41

21 - - 2 3 8

14 49 47 51 47 14 46 21

- 22

23 21 5 1

63

14 5

53 7

29

83 83 83

82 - -

81 81 80 81 83 82 83 77 82 79 82 41 82

78 65 81 62 83

81 76 83 81 82

618 266

1,861

766 - -

75 75

172 149

1,511 1,547 2,425

805 470

1,940 522

- 498

624 608 117 22

2,107

498 152

2,532 709 973

3,076 3,072 3,069

2,933 437 626

2,796 2,659 2,703 1,710 3,054 3,020 3,054 2,493 2,922 2,998 3,024 1,498 2,875

2,634 2,039 2,794 2,040 3,060

2,958 2,640 3,060 2,476 3,024

Other County Highlights

Economic Characteristics QuantityFarms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 $1,000 to $2,499 $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $20,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $39,999 $40,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 or more Total farm production expenses ($1,000) Average per farm ($) Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) Average per farm ($)

327 83

112 163 148 34 95 28 89

106 56 59

112,830

86,793

33,779 25,984

Operator Characteristics Quantity

Principal operators by primary occupation: Farming Other Principal operators by sex: Male Female Average age of principal operator (years) All operators by race 2: American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White More than one race All operators of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin 2

638 662

1,116 184

59.1

13 4

25 2

1,934 16

34

See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology. (D) Cannot be disclosed. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1 Universe is number of counties in state or U.S. with item. 2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.

Cass County Michigan

2007 2002 % change

Number of Farms 811 808 0

Land in Farms 190,330 acres 189,127 acres + 1

Average Size of Farm 235 acres 234 acres 0

Market Value of Products Sold $101,549,000 $64,272,000 + 58

Crop Sales $55,685,000 (55 percent) Livestock Sales $45,863,000 (45 percent) Average Per Farm $125,214 $79,545 + 57

Government Payments $2,807,000 $3,025,000 - 7

Average Per Farm Receiving Payments $6,573 $9,139 - 28

Cass County – Michigan Ranked items among the 83 state counties and 3,079 U.S. counties, 2007

Item Quantity State Rank Universe 1 U.S. Rank Universe 1 MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000) Total value of agricultural products sold Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse Value of livestock, poultry, and their products VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000) Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas Tobacco Cotton and cottonseed Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet potatoes Fruits, tree nuts, and berries Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops Other crops and hay Poultry and eggs Cattle and calves Milk and other dairy products from cows Hogs and pigs Sheep, goats, and their products Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys Aquaculture Other animals and other animal products TOP CROP ITEMS (acres) Corn for grain Soybeans for beans Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop Vegetables harvested for sale Beans, snap TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number) Hogs and pigs Cattle and calves Pheasants Layers Horses and ponies

101,549 55,685 45,863

40,840 - -

7,440 4,152 1,907

107 1,240

136 1,545 1,091

42,676 83

221 -

111

77,636 38,529 8,437 5,394 3,730

156,205 5,236

(D) 1,892 1,221

20 22 19

19 - -

16 14 32 35 41 25 53 66 2

33 35

- 53

10 23 56 12 1

2 48 13 38 38

83 83 83

82 - -

81 81 80 81 83 82 83 77 82 79 82 41 82

78 65 83 81 74

81 83 66 82 83

878 771 855

676 - -

246 208 827 396

1,312 1,344 2,444 1,313

104 1,245 1,038

- 949

416 617

1,875 164 13

110 2,437

(D) 1,141 1,126

3,076 3,072 3,069

2,933 437 626

2,796 2,659 2,703 1,710 3,054 3,020 3,054 2,493 2,922 2,998 3,024 1,498 2,875

2,634 2,039 3,060 2,794 2,171

2,958 3,060 1,544 3,024 3,066

Other County Highlights

Economic Characteristics QuantityFarms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 $1,000 to $2,499 $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $20,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $39,999 $40,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 or more Total farm production expenses ($1,000) Average per farm ($) Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) Average per farm ($)

294 79 61 61 58 12 28 23 59 56 34 46

89,544

110,412

20,568 25,361

Operator Characteristics Quantity

Principal operators by primary occupation: Farming Other Principal operators by sex: Male Female Average age of principal operator (years) All operators by race 2: American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White More than one race All operators of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin 2

343 468

688 123

56.3

8 3

32 -

1,170 9

9 See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology. (D) Cannot be disclosed. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1 Universe is number of counties in state or U.S. with item. 2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.

Van Buren County Michigan

2007 2002 % change

Number of Farms 1,232 1,160 + 6

Land in Farms 185,343 acres 176,260 acres + 5

Average Size of Farm 150 acres 152 acres - 1

Market Value of Products Sold $173,472,000 $96,724,000 + 79

Crop Sales $142,654,000 (82 percent) Livestock Sales $30,818,000 (18 percent) Average Per Farm $140,805 $83,382 + 69

Government Payments $1,436,000 $2,092,000 - 31

Average Per Farm Receiving Payments $5,319 $7,473 - 29

Van Buren County – Michigan Ranked items among the 83 state counties and 3,079 U.S. counties, 2007

Item Quantity State Rank Universe 1 U.S. Rank Universe 1 MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000) Total value of agricultural products sold Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse Value of livestock, poultry, and their products VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000) Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas Tobacco Cotton and cottonseed Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet potatoes Fruits, tree nuts, and berries Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops Other crops and hay Poultry and eggs Cattle and calves Milk and other dairy products from cows Hogs and pigs Sheep, goats, and their products Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys Aquaculture Other animals and other animal products TOP CROP ITEMS (acres) Corn for grain Soybeans for beans Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop Land in berries Vegetables harvested for sale TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number) Hogs and pigs Cattle and calves Pheasants Turkeys Layers

173,472 142,654

30,818

23,944 - -

20,119 81,485 14,794

(D) (D) 587

3,047 20,036 6,515

(D) 173 (D) 14

44,259 26,843 12,704 8,800 8,509

20,075 10,855

(D) (D)

2,420

9 4

26

29 - - 3 1

11 7

37 15 38 24 15 (D) 41 6

78

25 28 42 1 4

15 31 10 9

32

83 83 83

82 - -

81 81 80 81 83 82 83 77 82 79 82 41 82

78 65 83 78 81

81 83 66 77 82

426 182

1,169

914 - -

108 47

215 (D) (D)

1,089 2,055

298 471 (D)

1,239 (D)

1,923

642 734

1,472 7

110

522 1,930

(D) 309

1,035

3,076 3,072 3,069

2,933 437 626

2,796 2,659 2,703 1,710 3,054 3,020 3,054 2,493 2,922 2,998 3,024 1,498 2,875

2,634 2,039 3,060 2,237 2,794

2,958 3,060 1,544 2,371 3,024

Other County Highlights

Economic Characteristics QuantityFarms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 $1,000 to $2,499 $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $20,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $39,999 $40,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 or more Total farm production expenses ($1,000) Average per farm ($) Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) Average per farm ($)

358 113 120 112 75 36 74 36

110 82 45 71

129,967 105,493

51,251 41,600

Operator Characteristics Quantity

Principal operators by primary occupation: Farming Other Principal operators by sex: Male Female Average age of principal operator (years) All operators by race 2: American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White More than one race All operators of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin 2

576 656

1,059 173

57.6

29 10 74 3

1,705 23

163

See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology. (D) Cannot be disclosed. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1 Universe is number of counties in state or U.S. with item. 2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.

Michigan

2007 2002 % change

Number of Farms 56,014 53,315 + 5

Land in Farms 10,031,807 acres 10,142,958 acres - 1

Average Size of Farm 179 acres 190 acres - 6

Market Value of Products Sold $5,753,219,000 $3,772,435,000 + 53

Crop Sales $3,329,928,000 (58 percent) Livestock Sales $2,423,291,000 (42 percent) Average Per Farm $102,710 $70,757 + 45

Government Payments $118,871,000 $144,771,000 - 18

Average Per Farm Receiving Payments $5,115 $7,984 - 36

Michigan Ranked items within U.S., 2007

Item Quantity U.S. Rank Universe 1 MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000) Total value of agricultural products sold Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse Value of livestock, poultry, and their products VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000) Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas Tobacco Cotton and cottonseed Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes Fruits, tree nuts, and berries Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops Other crops and hay Poultry and eggs Cattle and calves Milk and other dairy products from cows Hogs and pigs Sheep, goats, and their products Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys Aquaculture Other animals and other animal products TOP CROP ITEMS (acres) Corn for grain Soybeans for beans Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop Wheat for grain, all Corn for silage TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number) Layers Pullets for laying flock replacement Turkeys Cattle and calves Hogs and pigs

5,753,219 3,329,928 2,423,291

1,710,733 - -

347,305 392,472 623,097

29,155 227,165 258,994 449,371

1,285,571 357,495

8,867 23,550 5,721

33,721

2,350,668 1,715,427 1,160,467

523,153 297,381

9,034,335 1,987,718 1,978,869 1,048,206 1,032,054

22 15 24

13 - - 9 5 6 3

14 25 28 7

12 20 16 28 10

11 12 21 17 7

14 16 16 30 14

50 50 50

50 17 17 50 50 50 49 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

49 40 50 47 48

50 50 50 50 50

Other State Highlights

Economic Characteristics QuantityFarms by value of sales: Less than $1,000 $1,000 to $2,499 $2,500 to $4,999 $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $20,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $39,999 $40,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $249,999 $250,000 to $499,999 $500,000 or more Total farm production expenses ($1,000) Average per farm ($) Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) Average per farm ($)

18,648 5,502 5,229 5,292 4,715 1,379 2,791 1,150 3,342 3,492 2,054 2,420

4,786,767

85,457

1,308,930 23,368

Operator Characteristics Quantity

Principal operators by primary occupation: Farming Other Principal operators by sex: Male Female Average age of principal operator (years) All operators by race 2: American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White More than one race All operators of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin 2

24,795 31,219

47,739 8,275

56.3

613 129 324 37

82,180 655

937

See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology. (D) Cannot be disclosed. 1 Universe is number of states in U.S. with item. 2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.