Michigan CropMAP

Grand Traverse

Total population (1990 census): 64273
County seat: Traverse City

Extension office

Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)

Cereals	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maize=Corn	81	7039	561091 bu
Wheat for Grain, Total	43	1876	69771 bu
Winter Wheat	42	(D)	(D)
Oats	39	933	45609 bu
Grain Legumes	Farms	Acres	Yield
Soybean	9	338	6852 bu
Dry Edible Beans, Excluding Dry Limas	3	(D)	(D)
Potatoes	3	(D)	(D)
Forages	Farms	Acres	Yield
Total Hay*	161	9832	19222 tons, dry
Alfalfa Hay	148	8568	17409 tons, dry
Small Grain Hay	6	71	101 tons, dry
Tame Hay	13	481	837 tons, dry
Wild Hay	5	84	104 tons dry
Grass Silage	11	628	2316 tons, grn
Corn for Silage	40	1710	17026 tons, grn
Vegetables	Farms	Acres	Yield
Asparagus	4	79
Snap Bean	14	1183
Pumpkins	9	33
Sweet Corn	18	91
Tomatoes	6	4
Fruits	Farms	Acres	Yield
Apples	65	1231	140473 trees
Cherries, Total	132	7111	694190 trees
Sweet Cherries	111	2270	210326 trees
Tart Cherries	116	4840	483864 trees
Grapes	22	204	157908 vines
Peaches	17	26	1955 trees
Plums and Prunes	14	64	7397 trees
Tame Blueberries	3	(D)	(D)
Raspberries	12	15	19015 lbs
Strawberries	5	9	12170 lbs
Other Crops	Farms	Acres	Yield
Maple Trees Tapped (Number of Taps)	6	136	9514
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale	Farms	Sq. ft. under glass or other protection	Acres in the open	Sales ($1,000)
Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	50	98500	770	1268
Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops	12	(X)	27	(X)
Florculture Crops	13	(D)	11	525
Bedding/Garden Plants	9	78000	4	431
Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens	3	(D)	(D)	(D)
Cut Christmas Trees Harvested	23	(X)	317	585
Nursery Crops	9	-	32	105
Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops	18	-	412	(D)

*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.