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Berrien CountyMichigan

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

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Berrien 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 beansVegetables harvested for saleGrapesForage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop

TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number)

Hogs and pigsColonies of beesCattle and calvesBroilers and other meat-type chickensLayers

136,260123,319

12,941

34,063--

33,84936,10517,966

33899868

1,5913,9246,519

34462

-341

46,46839,223

7,8047,7446,316

21,7504,6394,3473,2082,825

158

41

21--238

1449475147144621

-22

2321

51

63

145

537

29

838383

82--

81818081838283778279824182

7865816283

8176838182

618266

1,861

766--

7575

172149

1,5111,5472,425

805470

1,940522

-498

624608117

222,107

498152

2,532709973

3,0763,0723,069

2,933437626

2,7962,6592,7031,7103,0543,0203,0542,4932,9222,9983,0241,4982,875

2,6342,0392,7942,0403,060

2,9582,6403,0602,4763,024

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 ($1,000)Average per farm ($)

32783

112163148

34952889

1065659

112,83086,793

33,77925,984

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

638662

1,116184

59.1

134

252

1,93416

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.