66 FIELD CROP COUNTY ESTIMATES
MICHIGAN AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS 2003-2004
Principal counties for field crops, 2003 1
Rank
Corn for grain
Dry beans
Hay
Oats
Soybeans
Sugarbeets
Wheat
1
Lenawee
Huron
Sanilac
Sanilac
Lenawee
Huron
Huron
2
Huron
Tuscola
Huron
Isabella
Sanilac
Tuscola
Sanilac
3
Saginaw
Bay
Isabella
Montcalm
Monroe
Sanilac
Lenawee
4
Branch
Sanilac
Osceola
Huron
Branch
Saginaw
Saginaw
5
Tuscola
Gratiot
Barry
Shiawassee
Saginaw
Gratiot
Tuscola
1 Based on total production.
Principal counties for livestock 1
Rank
January 1, 2004
Cattle and calves
December 1, 2003
Hogs and pigs
January 1, 2004
Milk cows
1
Huron
Allegan
Sanilac
2
Sanilac
Cass
Clinton
3
Clinton
Ottawa
Huron
4
Allegan
Branch
Allegan
5
Ionia
Calhoun, Huron
Ottawa
1 Based on number of head.
Principal counties for fruit and vegetables, 2003 1
Rank
Apples
Blueberries
Grapes
Tart cherries
Asparagus
Cucumbers,
processing
Snap beans,
processing
1
Kent
Van Buren
Berrien
Leelanau
Oceana
Van Buren
St Joseph
2
Berrien
Ottawa
Van Buren
Oceana
Mason
Gratiot
Kalamazoo
3
Van Buren
Allegan
Cass
Grand
Traverse
Van Buren
St Joseph
Montcalm
4
Ottawa
Berrien
Kalamazoo
Antrim
Manistee
Allegan
Branch
5
Oceana
Muskegon
Grand Traverse
Mason
Berrien
Arenac
Mason
1 Based on acres from rotational surveys.