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 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
259 
31 
33 
$50,000 or more 
223 
9 
15 
Customwork and custom hauling 
.. farms 
10,726 
2,456 
3,077 
$1,000 
147,478 
6,067 
7,514 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,544 
1,144 
1,442 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,966 
1,025 
1,247 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,272 
263 
363 
$25,000 to $49,999 
451 
22 
19 
$50,000 or more 
493 
2 
6 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
.. farms 
13,999 
2,227 
3,708 
$1,000 
470,091 
11,776 
22,087 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,550 
1,628 
2,563 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,857 
318 
549 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,153 
199 
430 
$25,000 or more 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
3,439 
82 
166 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
i . farms 
3,758 
568 
843 
$1,000 
53,824 
1,081 
2,229 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,269 
328 
416 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,155 
185 
301 
$5,000 to $24,999 
836 
53 
117 
$25,000 to $49,999 
259 
- 
7 
$50,000 or more 
239 
2 
2 
Interest expense 
.. farms 
20,346 
4,680 
6,630 
$1,000 
293,485 
27,605 
41,418 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,834 
2,887 
3,795 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,178 
1,671 
2,650 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,913 
120 
184 
$100,000 or more 
421 
2 
1 
Secured by real estate 
.. farms 
16,443 
3,795 
5,514 
$1,000 
208,958 
21,804 
34,269 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,698 
532 
649 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,101 
1,756 
2,404 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,008 
1,422 
2,319 
$25,000 to $49,999 
929 
71 
112 
$50,000 or more 
707 
14 
30 
Not secured by real estate 
.. farms 
11,124 
2,293 
3,100 
$1,000 
84,527 
5,801 
7,149 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,455 
937 
1,341 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,539 
1,048 
1,378 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,477 
303 
370 
$25,000 to $49,999 
386 
5 
11 
$50,000 or more 
267 
- 
Property taxes paid 
.. farms 
50,155 
15,673 
18,552 
$1,000 
217,503 
44,385 
49,351 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
40,053 
13,788 
16,552 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,257 
1,518 
1,631 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,885 
338 
342 
$25,000 or more 
960 
29 
27 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
.. farms 
27,265 
6,914 
8,421 
$1,000 
588,760 
21,176 
23,216 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,588 
5,920 
7,341 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,639 
881 
961 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,436 
91 
104 
$50,000 to $99,999 
839 
21 
10 
$100,000 or more 
763 
1 
5 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
.. farms 
610 
76 
115 
$1,000 
10,653 
202 
445 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
.. farms 
25,205 
6,675 
7,290 
$1,000 
697,008 
47,359 
54,018 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
.. farms 
52,194 
15,993 
19,383 
$1,000 
2,230,681 
28,225 
-1,735 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
42,738 
1,765 
-90 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Non-family 
farms 
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 
37 
39 
53 
42 
10 
14 
14 
13 
30 
75 
38 
29 
1,919 
830 
1,178 
780 
121 
365 
6,516 
7,543 
21,279 
51,010 
37,540 
10,008 
692 
109 
70 
12 
_ 
75 
919 
291 
292 
73 
2 
117 
272 
381 
609 
264 
10 
110 
22 
31 
127 
192 
5 
33 
14 
18 
80 
239 
104 
30 
2,506 
1,433 
2,224 
1,191 
128 
582 
16,339 
26,303 
103,008 
174,271 
67,603 
48,704 
1,638 
340 
183 
31 
2 
165 
436 
264 
189 
38 
2 
61 
325 
480 
493 
128 
3 
95 
107 
349 
1,359 
994 
121 
261 
609 
339 
586 
514 
90 
209 
1,693 
2,343 
8,780 
19,030 
12,444 
6,223 
298 
82 
71 
33 
2 
39 
206 
119 
188 
97 
6 
53 
99 
118 
215 
163 
12 
59 
3 
15 
78 
111 
19 
26 
3 
5 
34 
110 
51 
32 
3,451 
1,370 
2,140 
1,217 
163 
695 
22,075 
15,763 
48,662 
71,737 
46,379 
19,846 
1,957 
492 
368 
92 
2 
241 
1,393 
742 
1,098 
331 
10 
283 
101 
132 
632 
593 
25 
126 
- 
4 
42 
201 
126 
45 
2,717 
1,042 
1,717 
1,002 
136 
520 
17,297 
11,625 
32,880 
48,704 
29,978 
12,402 
367 
61 
53 
10 
1 
25 
1,101 
323 
286 
78 
1 
152 
1,187 
562 
948 
342 
14 
214 
55 
72 
301 
250 
9 
59 
7 
24 
129 
322 
111 
70 
1,906 
925 
1,486 
882 
119 
413 
4,779 
4,138 
15,782 
23,033 
16,400 
7,444 
776 
156 
120 
28 
2 
95 
921 
467 
469 
125 
1 
130 
197 
296 
767 
407 
12 
125 
11 
5 
93 
213 
15 
33 
1 
1 
37 
109 
89 
30 
8,378 
2,010 
2,637 
1,328 
165 
1,412 
26,239 
13,045 
28,763 
31,382 
12,110 
12,229 
7,016 
952 
681 
143 
13 
908 
1,119 
717 
827 
218 
6 
221 
222 
314 
940 
524 
15 
190 
21 
27 
189 
443 
131 
93 
4,889 
1,804 
2,738 
1,398 
176 
925 
21,620 
23,143 
76,767 
138,577 
179,358 
104,902 
3,820 
660 
403 
60 
_ 
384 
940 
930 
1,332 
332 
2 
261 
82 
152 
625 
273 
3 
106 
34 
44 
280 
349 
17 
84 
13 
18 
98 
384 
154 
90 
78 
60 
138 
110 
11 
22 
314 
680 
2,223 
4,269 
1,782 
737 
4,229 
1,791 
2,738 
1,398 
176 
908 
39,132 
44,206 
144,606 
195,175 
108,909 
63,604 
8,844 
2,095 
2,739 
1,398 
176 
1,566 
2,972 
160,184 
564,868 
835,267 
369,921 
270,979 
336 
76,460 
206,231 
597,473 
2,101,823 
173,039 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 311 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
