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Allegan CountyMichigan
2007 2002 % change
Number of Farms 1,595 1,489 + 7
Land in Farms 275,120 acres 243,270 acres + 13
Average Size of Farm 172 acres 163 acres + 6
Market Value of Products Sold $397,533,000 $230,268,000 + 73
Crop Sales $150,085,000 (38 percent)Livestock Sales $247,448,000 (62 percent)
Average Per Farm $249,237 $154,646 + 61
Government Payments $3,444,000 $3,884,000 - 11
Average Per Farm Receiving Payments $7,374 $11,259 - 35
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Allegan County Michigan
Ranked items among the 83 state counties and 3,079 U.S. counties, 2007
Item Quantity State Rank Universe1
U.S. Rank Universe1
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000)
Total value of agricultural products soldValue of crops including nursery and greenhouseValue of livestock, poultry, and their products
VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000)
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peasTobaccoCotton and cottonseedVegetables, melons, potatoes, and sweet potatoesFruits, tree nuts, and berriesNursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sodCut Christmas trees and short rotation woody cropsOther crops and hayPoultry and eggsCattle and calvesMilk and other dairy products from cowsHogs and pigsSheep, goats, and their productsHorses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeysAquacultureOther animals and other animal products
TOP CROP ITEMS (acres)
Corn for grainSoybeans for beansForage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchopCorn for silageWheat for grain, all
TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number)
LayersPullets for laying flock replacementTurkeysBroilers and other meat-type chickensHogs and pigs
397,533150,085247,448
51,155--
14,11828,04652,074
2,2692,423
70,05017,26467,21090,999
(D)818(D)935
93,34143,01929,37219,194
6,870
3,055,347686,584308,871234,671195,695
131
12--7644
182551
157
237
617
52
22
21311
838383
82--
81818081838283778279824182
7865837975
8281778181
94161
87
571--
141866326
710147789105
34757270(D)223
310568701
49854
203886
47883
3,0763,0723,069
2,933437626
2,7962,6592,7031,7103,0543,0203,0542,4932,9222,9983,0241,4982,875
2,6342,0393,0602,2632,481
3,0242,6272,3712,4762,958
Other County Highlights
Economic Characteristics Quantity
Farms 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 ($1,000)Average per farm ($)
442193156134123
45743296
10175
124
311,129195,065
99,29162,252
Operator Characteristics Quantity
Principal operators by primary occupation:FarmingOther
Principal operators by sex:MaleFemale
Average age of principal operator (years)
All operators by race 2:American Indian or Alaska NativeAsianBlack or African AmericanNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteMore than one race
All operators of Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino Origin 2
696899
1,375220
55.5
281
21-
2,34217
45
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.
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