Blueberries: Number of farms and acres by county and district ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Acres County and :--------------------------------------------------------------- district : 1994 : 1997 : 2000 : 2003 : 1994 : 1997 : 2000 : 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northwest : 10 9 11 10 30 20 25 25 : Muskegon : 34 31 25 21 1,090 1,060 920 920 Ottawa : 128 125 111 104 5,000 5,150 5,300 5,300 Other counties : 23 23 25 27 280 270 300 330 West Central : 185 179 161 152 6,370 6,480 6,520 6,550 : Allegan : 92 79 79 72 2,650 2,700 2,700 2,750 Berrien : 74 68 62 61 995 990 1,160 1,220 Van Buren : 202 191 191 185 6,550 6,800 7,400 7,550 Other counties : 5 6 4 3 55 60 40 30 Southwest : 373 344 336 321 10,250 10,550 11,300 11,550 : East : 57 63 67 67 550 450 455 375 : Michigan : 625 595 575 550 17,200 17,500 18,300 18,500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blueberries: Number of farms and acres by size group ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Acres Size group :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1997 : 2000 : 2003 : 1994 : 1997 : 2000 : 2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-9 acres : 280 270 265 255 1,150 1,100 1,050 950 10-29 acres : 185 175 163 151 3,050 3,000 2,750 2,450 30-99 acres : 130 116 113 103 7,100 6,300 6,100 5,400 100-199 acres : 22 26 22 26 2,900 3,500 3,000 3,400 200 or more acres : 8 8 12 15 3,000 3,600 5,400 6,300 : Michigan : 625 595 575 550 17,200 17,500 18,300 18,500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blueberries: Irrigated and non-irrigated acres by variety ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Not : Drip : : Traveling : Overhead : : Variety : irrigated : (Trickle) :Subterranean : Gun : sprinkler : Other : Michigan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bluecrop : 1,280 875 155 700 2,000 20 5,030 Elliott : 410 285 35 300 980 20 2,030 Jersey : 2,660 1,100 280 1,030 2,090 30 7,190 Rubel : 600 290 75 230 450 25 1,670 Other : 650 400 155 390 980 5 2,580 : Michigan : 5,600 2,950 700 2,650 6,500 100 18,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blueberries: Acres by district and variety ---------------------------------------------------------- :Northwest : West : : Variety : and East : Central :Southwest : Michigan ---------------------------------------------------------- Berkeley : 11 34 100 145 Bluecrop : 75 2,185 2,770 5,030 Bluejay : 5 90 185 280 Blueray : 90 225 125 440 Bluetta : 2 66 97 165 Brigitta : 0 37 28 65 Burlington : 4 71 100 175 Collins : 4 31 30 65 Coville : 8 16 31 55 Duke : 2 113 245 360 Earliblue : 10 25 35 70 Elliott : 5 1,090 935 2,030 Jersey : 105 1,915 5,170 7,190 Nelson : 1 32 57 90 Northland : 22 31 72 125 Patriot : 16 6 38 60 Pemberton : 6 39 25 70 Rancocas : 2 8 145 155 Rubel : 5 445 1,210 1,660 Spartan : 10 23 37 70 Other : 17 68 115 200 : Total : 400 6,550 11,550 18,500 ---------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 920 520 190 210 Ottawa : 5,300 2,740 1,700 860 Other counties : 330 140 110 80 West Central : 6,550 3,400 2,000 1,150 : Allegan : 2,750 830 1,070 850 Berrien : 1,220 70 375 775 Van Buren : 7,550 2,050 2,900 2,600 Other counties : 30 0 5 25 Southwest : 11,550 2,950 4,350 4,250 : East & Northwest : 400 150 50 200 : Michigan : 18,500 6,500 6,400 5,600 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blueberries: Acres of other varieties grown -------------------------------- Variety : Acres -------------------------------- Bluegold : 16 Concord : 7 Sierra : 17 Stanley : 49 Weymouth : 43 Other : 68 : Michigan : 200 -------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1973 and before : 2,200 3,650 2,280 450 8,580 1974-1978 : 280 770 540 110 1,700 1979-1983 : 230 670 1,220 160 2,280 1984-1988 : 260 700 1,140 150 2,250 1989-1993 : 170 550 900 160 1,780 1994-1998 : 90 370 500 110 1,070 1999-2003 : 70 340 320 110 840 : Michigan : 3,300 7,050 6,900 1,250 18,500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blueberries: Acres by variety and year planted ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year planted : Berkeley : Bluecrop : Bluejay : Blueray : Bluetta : Brigitta :Burlington : Collins ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1973 and before : 120 1,580 30 265 78 0 75 43 1974-1978 : 8 620 3 26 27 0 8 15 1979-1983 : 1 780 51 26 14 0 35 1 1984-1988 : 6 970 72 59 32 2 25 5 1989-1993 : 1 670 94 36 13 0 12 0 1994-1998 : 9 230 19 22 1 13 11 0 1999 : 0 60 8 1 0 47 9 0 2000 : 0 55 3 2 0 1 0 0 2001 : 0 12 0 1 0 1 0 0 2002 : 0 13 0 1 0 1 0 0 2003 : 0 40 0 1 0 0 0 1 : Michigan : 145 5,030 280 440 165 65 175 65 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Coville : Duke : Earliblue : Elliott : Jersey : Nelson : Northland : Patriot :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1973 and before : 37 0 44 51 4,770 0 3 0 1974-1978 : 7 0 12 57 730 0 27 3 1979-1983 : 4 2 2 300 850 0 27 9 1984-1988 : 4 13 3 430 500 0 9 18 1989-1993 : 3 125 5 430 190 7 29 22 1994-1998 : 0 160 2 395 94 43 23 7 1999 : 0 18 0 98 21 17 3 0 2000 : 0 9 2 63 8 17 1 0 2001 : 0 2 0 49 4 6 0 0 2002 : 0 18 0 72 19 0 0 0 2003 : 0 13 0 85 4 0 3 1 : Michigan : 55 360 70 2,030 7,190 90 125 60 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pemberton : Rancocas : Rubel : Spartan : Other : Michigan :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1973 and before : 58 100 1,210 6 110 8,580 1974-1978 : 4 33 110 1 9 1,700 1979-1983 : 3 10 120 31 14 2,280 1984-1988 : 3 12 57 10 20 2,250 1989-1993 : 2 0 110 17 14 1,780 1994-1998 : 0 0 25 4 12 1,070 1999 : 0 0 7 0 11 300 2000 : 0 0 9 0 0 170 2001 : 0 0 3 0 2 80 2002 : 0 0 1 0 5 130 2003 : 0 0 8 1 3 160 : Michigan : 70 155 1,660 70 200 18,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Blueberries: Acres and percent of total by variety ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1991 : 1997 : 2000 : 2003 Variety :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres :Percent : Acres :Percent : Acres :Percent : Acres :Percent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Berkeley : 210 1.3 170 1.0 160 0.9 145 0.8 Bluecrop : 4,150 25.3 4,650 26.6 4,950 27.0 5,030 27.2 Bluejay : 250 1.5 260 1.5 280 1.5 280 1.5 Blueray : 550 3.4 500 2.9 480 2.6 440 2.4 Bluetta : 190 1.2 165 0.9 165 0.9 165 0.9 Brigitta : 1/ 15 0.1 60 0.3 65 0.4 Burlington : 110 0.7 190 1.1 205 1.1 175 0.9 Collins : 46 0.3 65 0.4 65 0.4 65 0.4 Coville : 38 0.2 55 0.3 55 0.3 55 0.3 Duke : 61 0.4 300 1.7 340 1.9 360 1.9 Earliblue : 75 0.5 85 0.5 85 0.5 70 0.4 Elliott : 970 5.9 1,570 9.0 1,830 10.0 2,030 11.0 Jersey : 7,270 44.3 7,140 40.8 7,190 39.3 7,190 38.9 Nelson : 1/ 50 0.3 85 0.5 90 0.5 Northland : 110 0.7 115 0.7 120 0.7 125 0.7 Patriot : 150 0.9 85 0.5 75 0.4 60 0.3 Pemberton : 1/ 70 0.4 70 0.4 70 0.4 Rancocas : 140 0.9 155 0.9 155 0.8 155 0.8 Rubel : 1,440 8.8 1,590 9.1 1,650 9.0 1,660 9.0 Spartan : 92 0.6 70 0.4 70 0.4 70 0.4 Other : 548 3.3 200 1.1 210 1.1 200 1.1 : Michigan : 16,400 17,500 18,300 18,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Included in other.