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 
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 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,153 
269 
368 
237 
583 
477 
116 
7 
$50,000 or more 
3,726 
78 
134 
33 
414 
1,554 
1,100 
135 
Chemicals purchased 
...farms 
25,051 
5,964 
7,355 
4,699 
1,942 
2,651 
1,354 
150 
$1,000 
362,470 
14,890 
17,139 
18,247 
24,457 
80,045 
118,017 
57,246 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,992 
5,202 
6,431 
3,829 
646 
391 
57 
4 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,998 
681 
841 
782 
1,036 
1,126 
261 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,487 
66 
73 
68 
208 
678 
289 
17 
$50,000 or more 
1,574 
15 
10 
20 
52 
456 
747 
111 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
...farms 
24,913 
5,926 
7,367 
4,698 
1,908 
2,621 
1,343 
153 
$1,000 
600,433 
25,579 
32,830 
24,582 
40,878 
132,988 
186,403 
87,710 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,567 
2,613 
3,287 
1,438 
43 
15 
8 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,259 
1,865 
2,278 
1,617 
221 
76 
20 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,223 
1,284 
1,568 
1,542 
980 
580 
69 
4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,061 
133 
197 
75 
551 
804 
180 
6 
$50,000 or more 
2,803 
31 
37 
26 
113 
1,146 
1,066 
142 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
12,053 
2,712 
4,889 
2,361 
542 
720 
416 
81 
$1,000 
326,573 
10,319 
17,767 
15,011 
15,143 
42,359 
84,253 
91,138 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,979 
2,283 
4,136 
1,825 
237 
237 
66 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,962 
356 
656 
399 
185 
203 
90 
6 
$25,000 to $99,999 
597 
64 
81 
115 
77 
142 
84 
11 
$100,000 to $249,999 
267 
9 
13 
21 
36 
99 
66 
8 
$250,000 or more 
248 
" 
3 
1 
7 
39 
110 
56 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
...farms 
4,980 
1,007 
1,856 
1,025 
251 
413 
214 
56 
$1,000 
79,605 
2,804 
6,115 
5,735 
3,866 
1 1 ,392 
14,215 
21,022 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
...farms 
8,785 
2,018 
3,720 
1,785 
352 
395 
244 
42 
$1,000 
246,968 
7,515 
11,652 
9,276 
1 1 ,277 
30,967 
70,038 
70,116 
Feed purchased 
...farms 
24,389 
6,453 
9,964 
4,739 
828 
1,077 
608 
109 
$1,000 
1,240,433 
32,927 
51,298 
46,539 
45,092 
120,838 
253,508 
552,765 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,334 
4,655 
7,348 
2,786 
164 
120 
19 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,160 
1,604 
2,315 
1,591 
239 
209 
39 
1 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,642 
174 
269 
314 
337 
378 
82 
1 
$100,000 to $249,999 
603 
19 
23 
36 
66 
264 
140 
- 
$250,000 or more 
650 
1 
9 
12 
22 
106 
328 
106 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
...farms 
49,756 
15,180 
18,157 
8,565 
2,094 
2,733 
1,392 
176 
$1,000 
397,260 
28,684 
31,711 
26,381 
27,365 
77,155 
115,354 
52,091 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
38,769 
13,837 
16,685 
6,898 
392 
129 
12 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,690 
1,297 
1,421 
1,616 
1,524 
1,340 
149 
7 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,632 
37 
42 
40 
149 
966 
278 
4 
$50,000 or more 
1,665 
9 
9 
11 
29 
298 
953 
164 
Utilities 
...farms 
33,863 
9,389 
10,765 
6,276 
1,996 
2,737 
1,397 
176 
$1,000 
159,587 
12,362 
13,631 
11,722 
9,539 
25,369 
39,704 
30,845 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,625 
5,605 
6,621 
2,738 
229 
105 
9 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,056 
3,451 
3,784 
3,127 
1,120 
1,031 
157 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,085 
317 
342 
392 
623 
1,445 
668 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
621 
14 
13 
15 
19 
121 
344 
21 
$50,000 or more 
476 
2 
5 
4 
5 
35 
219 
145 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
42,041 
12,420 
14,511 
7,451 
2,046 
2,739 
1,398 
176 
$1,000 
482,696 
34,555 
38,116 
31,185 
33,875 
96,460 
136,488 
71,632 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,064 
10,705 
12,622 
5,559 
351 
145 
12 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,905 
1,579 
1,732 
1,760 
1,307 
1,096 
132 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,973 
113 
144 
108 
314 
905 
274 
4 
$50,000 or more 
2,099 
23 
13 
24 
74 
593 
980 
171 
Hired farm labor 
...farms 
13,620 
3,013 
3,285 
2,401 
975 
1,760 
1,249 
175 
$1,000 
744,744 
23,068 
26,393 
32,041 
28,203 
99,981 
229,325 
201,794 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,839 
2,213 
2,399 
1,405 
292 
263 
49 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,991 
563 
590 
632 
362 
518 
156 
1 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,357 
203 
260 
301 
267 
659 
447 
7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
856 
33 
34 
58 
46 
267 
322 
16 
$250,000 or more 
577 
1 
2 
5 
8 
53 
275 
151 
Contract labor 
...farms 
3,906 
952 
1,073 
651 
272 
388 
312 
58 
$1,000 
71,648 
4,954 
5,850 
5,093 
4,192 
6,940 
14,855 
15,196 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
985 
336 
421 
167 
13 
15 
9 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,309 
375 
405 
235 
94 
106 
49 
1 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,130 
201 
199 
198 
113 
184 
137 
9 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
Non-family 
farms 
96 
278 
936 
32,429 
432 
253 
88 
163 
897 
69,462 
163 
181 
196 
115 
242 
332 
50,583 
195 
67 
23 
15 
32 
158 
14,456 
229 
36,128 
611 
137,466 
241 
162 
87 
55 
66 
1,459 
38,521 
815 
336 
116 
192 
1,127 
16,416 
318 
386 
288 
74 
61 
1,300 
40,384 
669 
299 
111 
221 
762 
103,937 
218 
169 
213 
80 
82 
200 
14,568 
24 
44 
89 
-continued 
310 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
