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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves sold - Con. 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
...farms 
3,955 
788 
1,129 
813 
311 
412 
287 
62 
153 
number 
252,615 
8,298 
12,392 
28,591 
16,939 
29,276 
54,228 
70,289 
32,602 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
....farms 
9,628 
2,202 
3,325 
1,779 
615 
856 
505 
71 
275 
number 
428,513 
24,099 
33,211 
24,670 
26,055 
78,161 
125,149 
76,526 
40,642 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
....farms 
1,102 
167 
170 
175 
119 
233 
168 
10 
60 
number 
157,503 
4,305 
4,913 
4,361 
5,894 
21,765 
53,391 
38,782 
24,092 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
....farms 
2,198 
323 
1,020 
518 
74 
105 
60 
20 
78 
Farms with- 
number 
1,099,478 
10,001 
32,023 
45,253 
75,271 
135,627 
210,306 
462,094 
128,903 
1 to 24 
1,658 
261 
907 
405 
24 
21 
5 
- 
35 
25 to 49 
138 
28 
52 
45 
3 
1 
- 
- 
9 
50 to 99 
69 
11 
26 
19 
5 
8 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 199 
57 
13 
15 
15 
6 
4 
- 
- 
4 
200 to 499 
51 
4 
5 
13 
7 
14 
2 
- 
6 
500 or more 
225 
6 
15 
21 
29 
57 
53 
20 
24 
Used or to be used for breeding 
....farms 
889 
144 
386 
223 
25 
42 
15 
14 
40 
number 
111,983 
1,290 
2,187 
3,558 
1,969 
2,960 
9,457 
72,718 
17,844 
Other hogs and pigs 
....farms 
1,950 
281 
882 
462 
71 
103 
60 
20 
71 
number 
987,495 
8,711 
29,836 
41,695 
73,302 
132,667 
200,849 
389,376 
111,059 
Hogs and pigs sold 
....farms 
2,150 
280 
1,060 
460 
73 
103 
65 
20 
89 
number 
3,598,475 
17,076 
76,130 
95,055 
214,383 
318,361 
666,835 
1,508,804 
701,831 
$1,000 
482,177 
2,316 
9,182 
15,593 
27,644 
49,890 
85,302 
223,808 
68,443 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) .... 
....farms 
2,312 
592 
1,064 
516 
42 
44 
11 
- 
43 
number 
86,503 
14,613 
24,727 
17,311 
9,232 
15,142 
3,504 
- 
1,974 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
....farms 
1,885 
463 
882 
428 
33 
35 
8 
- 
36 
number 
43,758 
8,844 
14,838 
10,632 
4,580 
3,315 
461 
- 
1,088 
Sheep and lambs sold 
....farms 
1,571 
385 
702 
370 
39 
32 
10 
- 
33 
number 
60,568 
9,349 
15,807 
12,776 
9,709 
8,502 
3,110 
" 
1,315 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
....farms 
12,413 
3,573 
5,679 
2,520 
185 
141 
68 
4 
243 
Owned horses and ponies 
number 
87,998 
24,033 
33,166 
23,702 
2,367 
1,293 
259 
57 
3,121 
inventory 
....farms 
12,131 
3,465 
5,597 
2,464 
176 
128 
64 
4 
233 
number 
73,135 
20,927 
28,962 
17,779 
1,624 
1,114 
244 
55 
2,430 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
....farms 
2,734 
716 
1,192 
695 
40 
30 
10 
2 
49 
number 
9,768 
2,413 
3,976 
2,633 
293 
237 
(D) 
(D) 
187 
Goats, all inventory 
....farms 
2,623 
586 
1,345 
597 
23 
19 
4 
_ 
49 
number 
27,059 
5,028 
13,204 
7,667 
412 
225 
23 
- 
500 
Goats, all sold 
....farms 
1,042 
196 
553 
256 
14 
7 
1 
- 
15 
number 
11,945 
2,197 
5,367 
3,731 
356 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
213 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
....farms 
6,783 
1,615 
3,355 
1,498 
109 
81 
11 
7 
107 
Farms with- 
number 
12,676,021 
44,771 
79,629 
64,314 
15,555 
(D) 
378,432 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 399 
6,737 
1,612 
3,353 
1,476 
103 
80 
7 
1 
105 
400 to 3,199 
31 
3 
1 
21 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3,200 to 9,999 
4 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
20,000 to 49,999 
~ 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
2 
6 
1 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
....farms 
849 
213 
361 
244 
7 
8 
2 
4 
10 
number 
3,356,880 
5,496 
7,732 
13,587 
(D) 
1,062,103 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Layers sold (see text) 
....farms 
1,048 
221 
511 
257 
16 
16 
4 
5 
18 
number 
3,984,296 
(D) 
14,568 
21,019 
1,326 
(D) 
270,011 
3,630,000 
1,086 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
....farms 
116 
18 
60 
29 
2 
4 
1 
1 
1 
number 
5,325,058 
767 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,138,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
....farms 
1,124 
161 
580 
313 
17 
23 
2 
- 
28 
Farms with- 
number 
5,737,416 
20,062 
38,916 
(D) 
1,087,062 
3,595,211 
(D) 
- 
10,284 
1 to 1,999 
1,098 
160 
580 
301 
14 
16 
1 
- 
26 
2,000 to 59,999 
14 
1 
- 
9 
1 
1 
- 
- 
2 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
12 
- 
3 
2 
6 
1 
- 
- 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
....farms 
838 
173 
387 
218 
15 
5 
14 
8 
18 
number 
2,190,486 
1,969 
4,021 
4,621 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,331,958 
(D) 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
....farms 
486 
70 
232 
133 
9 
5 
15 
8 
14 
number 
5,208,149 
1,992 
3,566 
10,335 
5,657 
864 
(D) 
3,096,495 
(D) 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
....farms 
321 
62 
84 
84 
38 
26 
7 
1 
19 
acres 
9,571 
879 
1,512 
1,739 
2,174 
1,896 
(D) 
(D) 
763 
bushels 
422,456 
42,307 
68,038 
79,064 
80,788 
89,069 
(D) 
(D) 
29,952 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
318 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
