Table 23. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Michigan: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
... farms 
2,235 
445 
607 
566 
161 
178 
103 
21 
154 
$1,000 
727,847 
14,806 
19,946 
15,908 
24,755 
82,204 
169,588 
253,166 
147,472 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
839 
96 
118 
130 
124 
161 
100 
21 
89 
$1,000 
709,328 
10,482 
13,749 
9,920 
24,053 
81,983 
169,537 
253,166 
146,437 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
826 
331 
275 
139 
18 
17 
13 
- 
33 
$1,000 
30,210 
2,495 
1,633 
1,709 
2,013 
1,610 
3,829 
- 
16,920 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
50 
9 
2 
7 
11 
7 
8 
- 
6 
$1,000 
25,777 
1,013 
(D) 
661 
1,903 
(D) 
3,742 
- 
16,720 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
744 
307 
256 
105 
18 
15 
12 
- 
31 
$1,000 
29,643 
2,274 
1,537 
1,533 
2,013 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
47 
8 
2 
7 
11 
6 
7 
- 
6 
$1,000 
25,556 
933 
(D) 
661 
1,903 
(D) 
3,660 
- 
16,720 
Short-rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
101 
27 
30 
36 
- 
3 
2 
- 
3 
$1,000 
567 
222 
96 
176 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
.. farms 
13,067 
4,327 
4,659 
2,075 
484 
719 
421 
31 
351 
$1,000 
415,271 
26,630 
28,481 
19,391 
18,651 
82,918 
162,746 
30,602 
45,851 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
1,196 
61 
68 
60 
147 
416 
328 
23 
93 
$1,000 
341,778 
4,432 
5,958 
4,372 
13,353 
78,377 
161,345 
30,469 
43,472 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
631 
170 
259 
118 
28 
24 
10 
1 
21 
$1,000 
2,859 
718 
1,017 
413 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
229 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
6 
2 
1 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
511 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
" 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
10,677 
2,473 
3,678 
2,039 
671 
899 
528 
75 
314 
$1,000 
603,653 
29,052 
39,588 
36,264 
36,090 
105,101 
170,502 
125,777 
61,279 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
1,593 
85 
118 
141 
190 
433 
445 
75 
106 
$1,000 
512,255 
8,183 
13,633 
17,022 
27,533 
93,674 
168,267 
125,777 
58,166 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
1,913 
102 
112 
343 
318 
490 
356 
66 
126 
$1,000 
1,540,609 
10,486 
7,183 
20,095 
53,030 
195,299 
519,491 
601,475 
133,550 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
1,675 
83 
55 
202 
310 
486 
356 
66 
117 
$1,000 
1,535,748 
10,022 
6,588 
16,791 
52,787 
195,270 
519,491 
601,475 
133,324 
Hogs and pigs 
.. farms 
2,150 
280 
1,060 
460 
73 
103 
65 
20 
89 
$1,000 
482,177 
2,316 
9,182 
15,593 
27,644 
49,890 
85,302 
223,808 
68,443 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
264 
5 
21 
31 
35 
71 
56 
20 
25 
$1,000 
476,591 
1,392 
7,098 
14,187 
27,249 
49,616 
85,166 
223,808 
68,076 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
... farms 
2,544 
576 
1,238 
586 
51 
38 
11 
- 
44 
$1,000 
13,963 
2,006 
4,315 
3,107 
(D) 
1,926 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
39 
1 
9 
9 
10 
6 
2 
- 
2 
$1,000 
5,241 
(D) 
696 
601 
1,326 
1,766 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
.. farms 
2,796 
737 
1,213 
714 
41 
30 
10 
2 
49 
$1,000 
29,097 
7,125 
9,696 
6,624 
1,602 
2,980 
(D) 
(D) 
936 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
117 
23 
40 
23 
16 
8 
1 
6 
$1,000 
12,441 
2,710 
3,476 
1,451 
1,276 
2,886 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
4,565 
1,045 
2,124 
1,088 
85 
75 
24 
15 
109 
$1,000 
472,218 
1,672 
3,938 
4,334 
4,157 
(D) 
35,874 
221,912 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
81 
7 
3 
8 
7 
17 
18 
15 
6 
$1,000 
467,893 
648 
(D) 
2,884 
3,935 
(D) 
35,871 
221,912 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
70 
22 
18 
20 
2 
1 
1 
- 
6 
$1,000 
3,982 
459 
95 
352 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
.. farms 
13 
2 
- 
4 
1 
1 
- 
5 
$1,000 
3,721 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
... farms 
1,451 
370 
612 
353 
28 
28 
8 
3 
49 
$1,000 
25,914 
2,550 
2,155 
2,692 
(D) 
5,997 
6,474 
(D) 
4,341 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
... farms 
71 
13 
10 
16 
7 
13 
4 
2 
6 
$1,000 
21,767 
1,545 
879 
1,285 
1,177 
5,904 
(D) 
(D) 
4,173 
Value of- 
Government payments 
... farms 
20,605 
6,135 
5,560 
3,093 
1,591 
2,259 
1,131 
111 
725 
$1,000 
155,919 
20,128 
16,954 
11,896 
13,373 
37,408 
39,260 
6,503 
10,398 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
... farms 
1,504 
212 
374 
220 
192 
287 
167 
6 
46 
$1,000 
65,469 
1,815 
4,143 
2,667 
7,844 
17,889 
23,451 
900 
6,759 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
... farms 
6,243 
1,523 
2,607 
1,491 
215 
168 
53 
4 
182 
$1,000 
58,793 
7,197 
9,111 
11,919 
6,447 
11,778 
7,563 
(D) 
(D) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
... farms 
52,194 
15,993 
19,383 
8,844 
2,095 
2,739 
1,398 
176 
1,566 
$1,000 
6,942,117 
337,988 
429,489 
338,098 
377,558 
1,168,635 
1,921,913 
1,601,485 
766,950 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
133,006 
21,134 
22,158 
38,229 
180,219 
426,665 
1,374,759 
9,099,347 
489,751 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
... farms 
26,149 
6,358 
7,952 
4,883 
1,928 
2,623 
1,330 
147 
928 
$1,000 
785,135 
38,560 
48,938 
32,817 
60,673 
199,243 
257,998 
85,634 
61,272 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,927 
4,458 
5,687 
3,013 
235 
144 
30 
2 
358 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,343 
1,553 
1,763 
1,600 
696 
448 
84 
3 
196 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 309 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
