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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sunflower seed, all - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11 
4 
2 
2 
1 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
2 
- 
2 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6,241 
1,091 
1,108 
888 
814 
1,296 
715 
64 
265 
acres 
539,138 
36,049 
37,674 
30,463 
53,696 
153,325 
160,609 
31,596 
35,726 
bushels 
(D) 
2,324,339 
2,385,936 
(D) 
3,756,022 
11,241,026 
12,835,378 
(D) 
2,727,406 
Irrigated 
farms 
102 
3 
15 
5 
9 
18 
32 
8 
12 
acres 
9,670 
(D) 
460 
(D) 
133 
838 
2,405 
4,913 
766 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,732 
554 
530 
391 
113 
79 
22 
43 
25 to 99 acres 
2,854 
491 
531 
459 
536 
555 
165 
9 
108 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,206 
42 
42 
38 
162 
553 
280 
15 
74 
250 to 499 acres 
362 
4 
5 
- 
3 
103 
198 
19 
30 
500 acres or more 
87 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
50 
21 
10 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
20,511 
6,343 
7,585 
3,632 
811 
1,011 
542 
61 
526 
acres 
1,061,932 
220,531 
239,154 
175,454 
78,164 
126,023 
128,293 
33,371 
60,942 
tons, dry 
2,457,625 
344,088 
363,357 
289,007 
182,720 
405,487 
486,834 
172,636 
213,496 
Irrigated 
farms 
415 
72 
100 
69 
19 
51 
59 
19 
26 
acres 
20,883 
1,078 
1,093 
1,574 
517 
2,894 
5,674 
3,563 
4,490 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
10,611 
3,541 
4,707 
1,752 
202 
157 
61 
1 
190 
25 to 99 acres 
7,318 
2,374 
2,445 
1,433 
367 
407 
107 
9 
176 
100 to 249 acres 
1,891 
382 
370 
367 
172 
323 
168 
9 
100 
250 to 499 acres 
484 
40 
50 
57 
55 
95 
139 
13 
35 
500 acres or more 
207 
6 
13 
23 
15 
29 
67 
29 
25 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
14,918 
4,449 
5,438 
2,719 
692 
830 
375 
30 
385 
acres 
601,194 
136,030 
150,196 
107,318 
46,470 
72,163 
47,725 
1 1 ,635 
29,657 
tons, dry 
1,257,287 
226,108 
251,650 
193,019 
112,606 
198,052 
149,627 
33,767 
92,458 
Irrigated 
farms 
278 
49 
75 
58 
14 
36 
28 
6 
12 
acres 
8,363 
781 
933 
739 
444 
1,757 
2,402 
594 
713 
Other tame hay 
farms 
4,155 
1,405 
1,637 
740 
114 
109 
55 
8 
87 
acres 
187,366 
52,723 
56,049 
42,223 
12,175 
10,634 
6,185 
311 
7,066 
tons, dry 
249,514 
68,264 
67,819 
52,138 
14,729 
24,272 
11,848 
660 
9,784 
Irrigated 
farms 
46 
12 
17 
10 
2 
- 
1 
1 
3 
acres 
960 
48 
70 
779 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
26 
10 
5 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
894 
579 
122 
193 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
2,980 
644 
859 
780 
168 
196 
152 
26 
155 
acres 
156,209 
3,850 
4,378 
5,855 
5,902 
19,196 
52,849 
46,139 
18,040 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,238 
211 
300 
362 
76 
93 
96 
21 
79 
acres 
91,665 
1,178 
1,048 
1,801 
2,285 
6,762 
30,813 
39,280 
8,497 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,705 
476 
618 
496 
32 
18 
3 
62 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
692 
135 
215 
219 
55 
29 
6 
- 
33 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
301 
29 
23 
64 
72 
74 
17 
1 
21 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
137 
4 
3 
1 
9 
62 
39 
3 
16 
250.0 acres or more 
145 
- 
- 
- 
- 
13 
87 
22 
23 
Beans, snap 
farms 
974 
197 
298 
305 
44 
51 
40 
3 
36 
acres 
14,903 
397 
629 
424 
330 
1,957 
9,312 
929 
924 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
145 
20 
32 
27 
5 
19 
32 
3 
7 
acres 
12,158 
267 
513 
168 
198 
1,648 
7,714 
929 
722 
Peas, green 
farms 
74 
25 
10 
15 
4 
6 
3 
4 
7 
acres 
3,698 
10 
5 
8 
7 
462 
611 
2,073 
523 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
13 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
4 
3 
acres 
3,660 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
611 
2,073 
(D) 
Potatoes 
farms 
934 
192 
289 
283 
38 
43 
24 
10 
55 
acres 
46,662 
350 
282 
352 
1,261 
2,664 
6,901 
28,991 
5,862 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
128 
18 
28 
24 
5 
17 
14 
10 
12 
acres 
36,557 
120 
18 
8 
106 
1,358 
3,690 
27,741 
3,516 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
805 
179 
285 
273 
18 
12 
3 
35 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
34 
10 
2 
6 
8 
4 
- 
- 
4 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
35 
3 
2 
4 
8 
14 
2 
- 
2 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
26 
- 
- 
- 
4 
12 
5 
- 
5 
250.0 acres or more 
34 
- 
- 
- 
1 
14 
10 
9 
Sweet corn 
farms 
1,075 
258 
333 
279 
77 
62 
24 
3 
39 
acres 
10,192 
755 
708 
995 
1,236 
2,822 
2,731 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
104 
26 
28 
28 
9 
8 
1 
4 
acres 
1,167 
30 
(D) 
30 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
40 
6 
11 
17 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 
acres 
219 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
320 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
