The History of Genesee, MI, Agriculture in Genesee County, Part I

AGRICULTURE--GENESEE COUNTY Table 1--Farms and Farm property, April 15, 1910.
Population	64,555
Number of all farms	3,896
Color and Nativity of Farmers
Native White	3,298
Foreign-born White	596
Negro and other non-white	2
Number of farms, classified by sizes--
Under 3 acres	9
3 to 9 acres	131
10 to 19 acres	159
20 to 49 acres	670
50 to 99 acres	1,356
100 to 174 acres	1,113
175 to 259 acres	320
260 to 499 acres	124
500 to 999 acres	13
1,000 acres and over	1
Approximate land area, acres	419,200
Land in farms, acres	388,476
Improved land in farms, acres	312,978
Woodland in farms, acres	39,257
Other unimproved land in farms, acres	36,241
Per cent of land area in farms	92.7
Average acre per farm	99.7
Per cent of farm land improved	80.6
Average improved acres per farm	80.3

Value of Farm Property.
All farm property	$24,974,322.00
Per Cent increase, 1900-1910	32.3
Land	13,665,970.00
Buildings	7,016.10
Implements and machinery	1,024,819.00
Domestic animals, poultry and bees	3,267,433.00
Per Cent of value of all property in
Land	54.7
Buildings	28.1
Implements and machinery	4.1
Domestic animals, poultry and bees	13.1
Average Values:
All property per farm	$6,410.00
Land and buildings per farm	5,309.00
Land per acre	35.18

Domestic Animals
Farms reporting domestic animals	3,779
Value of domestic animals	$3,133,285.00
Cattle--
Total number	32,225
Dairy cows	16,551
Other cows	2,091
Yearling heifers	4,583
Calves	5,148
Yearling steers and bulls	2,622
Other steers and bulls	1,260
Value	$893,165.00
Horses--
Total number	14,117
Mature horses	12,978
Yearling colts	1.013
Spring colts	126
Value	$1,652,417.00
Mules--
Total number	94
Mature Mules	86
Yearling Colts	7
Spring colts	1
Value	$12,232.00
Asses and burros--
Number	7
Value	$330.00
Swine--
Total number	28,415
Mature hogs	14,313
Spring hogs	14,102
Value	$215,584.00
Sheep--
Total number	83,555
Rams, ewes and wethers	58,606
Spring lambs	24,949
Value	$359,440
Goats--
Number	56
Value	$117.00

Table No. 2--Number, Acreage and Value of Farms classified by tenure; color and Nativity of Farmers, and Mortgage Debt, April 15, 1910.
Number of farms	2,983
Per Cent, of all farms	76.6
Land in farms, acres	280,485
Improved land in farms, acres	226,824
Value of land and buildings	$14,927,940.00
Degree of Ownership:
Farms consisting of owned land only	2,497
Farms consisting of owned and hired land	486
Color and nativity of owners;
Native White	2,491
Foreign-born white	490
Negro and other non-white	2

Poultry and Bees
Number of poultry of all kinds	199,923
Value	$118,121.00
Number of colonies of bees	3.683
Value	$16,027.00