Blueberries: Number of farms and acres by county and district ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Acres County and :--------------------------------------------------------------- district : 1991 : 1994 : 1997 : 2000 : 1991 : 1994 : 1997 : 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northwest : 9 10 9 11 30 30 20 25 : Muskegon : 35 34 31 25 1,000 1,090 1,060 920 Ottawa : 130 128 125 111 4,800 5,000 5,150 5,400 Other counties : 20 23 23 25 250 280 270 300 West Central : 185 185 179 161 6,050 6,370 6,480 6,620 : Allegan : 90 92 79 79 2,500 2,650 2,700 2,650 Berrien : 77 74 68 62 950 995 990 960 Van Buren : 215 202 191 191 6,300 6,550 6,800 7,250 Other counties : 6 5 6 4 50 55 60 40 Southwest : 388 373 344 336 9,800 10,250 10,550 10,900 : East : 53 57 63 67 520 550 450 455 : Michigan : 635 625 595 575 16,400 17,200 17,500 18,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blueberries: Number of farms and acres by size group ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Acres Size group :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1991 : 1994 : 1997 : 2000 : 1991 : 1994 : 1997 : 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-9 acres : 315 280 270 265 1,200 1,150 1,100 1,050 10-29 acres : 175 185 175 163 2,850 3,050 3,000 2,650 30-99 acres : 112 130 116 113 6,200 7,100 6,300 6,000 100-199 acres : 25 22 26 22 3,350 2,900 3,500 2,900 200 or more acres : 8 8 8 12 2,800 3,000 3,600 5,400 : Michigan : 635 625 595 575 16,400 17,200 17,500 18,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blueberries: Irrigated and non-irrigated acres by variety ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Not : Drip : : Traveling : Overhead : : Variety : irrigated : (trickle) :Subterranean : gun : sprinkler : Other : Michigan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bluecrop : 1,080 830 115 655 2,100 10 4,790 Elliott : 380 275 30 235 865 15 1,800 Jersey : 2,580 1,030 245 1,060 2,200 15 7,130 Rubel : 570 265 60 255 430 10 1,590 Other : 690 400 140 395 1,055 10 2,690 : Michigan : 5,300 2,800 590 2,600 6,650 60 18,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blueberries: Acres by district and variety ---------------------------------------------------------- :Northwest : West : : Variety : and East : Central :Southwest : Michigan ---------------------------------------------------------- Berkeley : 15 40 110 165 Bluecrop : 85 2,165 2,540 4,790 Bluejay : 3 97 170 270 Blueray : 110 260 120 490 Bluetta : 3 67 90 160 Brigitta : 0 41 29 70 Burlington : 6 84 115 205 Collins : 3 28 29 60 Coville : 5 14 31 50 Duke : 2 123 225 350 Earliblue : 19 34 32 85 Elliott : 10 1,000 790 1,800 Jersey : 135 1,980 5,015 7,130 Nelson : 4 25 61 90 Northland : 19 31 75 125 Patriot : 22 10 43 75 Pemberton : 8 34 23 65 Rancocas : 2 8 140 150 Rubel : 5 435 1,150 1,590 Spartan : 14 24 32 70 Other : 10 120 80 210 : Total : 480 6,620 10,900 18,000 ---------------------------------------------------------- Blueberries: Acres with irrigation by county and district -------------------------------------------------------------------- County : :Acres with :Acres with : Acres and : Total : overhead : other : without district : acres :irrigation :irrigation :irrigation -------------------------------------------------------------------- Muskegon : 920 520 200 200 Ottawa : 5,400 3,100 1,550 750 Other counties : 300 150 80 70 West Central : 6,620 3,770 1,830 1,020 : Allegan : 2,650 770 990 890 Berrien : 960 80 345 535 Van Buren : 7,250 1,850 2,800 2,600 Other counties : 40 15 25 Southwest : 10,900 2,700 4,150 4,050 : East & Northwest : 480 180 70 230 : Michigan : 18,000 6,650 6,050 5,300 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blueberries: Acres of other varieties grown -------------------------------- Variety : Acres -------------------------------- Bluegold : 11 Concord : 8 Sierra : 17 Stanley : 47 Weymouth : 47 Other : 80 : Michigan : 210 -------------------------------- Blueberries: Acres by bushes per acre and year planted -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year planted : 870 or less : 870.1-1,088 : 1,088.1-1,244 :1,244.1 or more: Michigan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1970 and before : 1,940 3,500 2,010 480 7,930 1971-1975 : 220 705 560 85 1,570 1976-1980 : 270 605 675 150 1,700 1981-1985 : 210 605 1,145 190 2,150 1986-1990 : 240 700 1,100 140 2,180 1991-1995 : 175 400 680 205 1,460 1996-2000 : 45 385 480 100 1,010 : Michigan : 3,100 6,900 6,650 1,350 18,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blueberries: Acres by variety and year planted ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year planted : Berkeley : Bluecrop : Bluejay : Blueray : Bluetta : Brigitta :Burlington : Collins ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1970 and before : 102 1,395 20 260 56 0 66 21 1971-1975 : 37 580 11 57 17 0 28 30 1976-1980 : 2 485 29 33 33 0 28 0 1981-1985 : 4 885 33 67 32 2 33 2 1986-1990 : 7 860 98 39 15 0 21 6 1991-1995 : 4 415 65 27 6 0 17 1 1996 : 9 34 1 5 1 6 0 0 1997 : 0 32 1 0 0 6 2 0 1998 : 0 4 0 0 0 8 1 0 1999 : 0 63 12 0 0 48 9 0 2000 : 0 37 0 2 0 0 0 0 : Michigan : 165 4,790 270 490 160 70 205 60 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Coville : Duke : Earliblue : Elliott : Jersey : Nelson : Northland : Patriot :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1970 and before : 28 0 65 41 4,450 0 4 0 1971-1975 : 11 0 12 9 700 0 2 0 1976-1980 : 6 0 3 140 740 0 31 12 1981-1985 : 1 3 0 360 560 0 26 12 1986-1990 : 3 48 3 445 455 0 24 31 1991-1995 : 1 207 0 375 160 18 23 19 1996 : 0 15 0 85 9 21 0 0 1997 : 0 26 1 125 17 9 2 1 1998 : 0 18 0 51 18 1 10 0 1999 : 0 21 1 100 14 21 3 0 2000 : 0 12 0 69 7 20 0 0 : Michigan : 50 350 85 1,800 7,130 90 125 75 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pemberton : Rancocas : Rubel : Spartan : Other : Michigan :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1970 and before : 59 93 1,170 0 100 7,930 1971-1975 : 0 5 59 0 12 1,570 1976-1980 : 5 33 96 14 10 1,700 1981-1985 : 0 14 78 24 14 2,150 1986-1990 : 1 5 76 20 23 2,180 1991-1995 : 0 0 80 9 33 1,460 1996 : 0 0 2 0 2 190 1997 : 0 0 2 3 3 230 1998 : 0 0 12 0 2 125 1999 : 0 0 7 0 11 310 2000 : 0 0 8 0 0 155 : Michigan : 65 150 1,590 70 210 18,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Blueberries: Acres and percent of total by variety ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1986 : 1991 : 1997 : 2000 Variety :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres :Percent : Acres :Percent : Acres :Percent : Acres :Percent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Berkeley : 180 1.3 210 1.3 170 1.0 165 0.9 Bluecrop : 3,270 23.2 4,150 25.3 4,650 26.6 4,790 26.6 Bluejay : 110 0.8 250 1.5 260 1.5 270 1.5 Blueray : 460 3.3 550 3.4 500 2.9 490 2.7 Bluetta : 160 1.1 190 1.2 165 0.9 160 0.9 Brigitta : 15 0.1 70 0.4 Burlington : 110 0.7 190 1.1 205 1.1 Collins : 46 0.3 60 0.3 60 0.3 Coville : 38 0.2 50 0.3 50 0.3 Duke : 61 0.4 300 1.7 350 1.9 Earliblue : 75 0.5 85 0.5 85 0.5 Elliott : 530 3.8 970 5.9 1,590 9.1 1,800 10.0 Jersey : 6,490 46.0 7,270 44.3 7,140 40.8 7,130 39.6 Nelson : 50 0.3 90 0.5 Northland : 110 0.7 115 0.7 125 0.7 Patriot : 60 0.4 150 0.9 90 0.5 75 0.4 Pemberton : 65 0.4 65 0.4 Rancocas : 90 0.6 140 0.9 160 0.9 150 0.8 Rubel : 1,340 9.5 1,440 8.8 1,570 9.0 1,590 8.8 Spartan : 30 0.2 92 0.6 75 0.4 70 0.4 Other : 1,380 9.8 548 3.3 200 1.1 210 1.2 : Michigan : 14,100 16,400 17,500 18,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Included in other.