Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
52,194 
(X) 
56,014 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
6,942,117 
(X) 
4,786,767 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
133,006 
(X) 
85,457 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
10,898 
31,450 
16,313 
44,427 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,802 
71,370 
11,198 
80,478 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12,726 
203,052 
12,111 
192,728 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,009 
211,237 
5,780 
203,325 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,287 
301,675 
3,672 
257,975 
$100,000 to $249,999 
3,797 
612,511 
3,398 
539,138 
$250,000 to $499,999 
2,079 
739,613 
1,707 
606,853 
$500,000 or more 
2,596 
4,771,210 
1,835 
2,861,842 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,359 
942,483 
1,071 
752,102 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
872 
1,315,708 
555 
825,961 
$2,500,000 or more 
365 
2,513,019 
209 
1,283,779 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
purchased 
farms 
26,149 
(X) 
29,252 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
785,135 
(X) 
453,795 
percent of total 
(X) 
11.3 
(X) 
9.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
4,471 
941 
6,498 
1,392 
$500 to $999 
2,579 
1,779 
3,688 
2,541 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,877 
16,745 
8,499 
19,971 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,915 
20,442 
2,802 
19,365 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,428 
54,972 
3,489 
54,672 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,153 
75,201 
1,931 
67,234 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,725 
119,388 
1,370 
94,035 
$100,000 or more 
2,001 
495,667 
975 
194,584 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
25,051 
(X) 
22,986 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
362,470 
(X) 
229,101 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.2 
(X) 
4.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
8,025 
1,527 
7,903 
1,482 
$500 to $999 
2,529 
1,711 
2,343 
1,590 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,438 
15,444 
5,963 
14,294 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,257 
15,429 
2,098 
14,476 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,741 
42,671 
2,474 
38,434 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,487 
51,315 
1,170 
40,389 
$50,000 or more 
1,574 
234,374 
1,035 
118,437 
$50,000 to $99,999 
867 
59,274 
654 
44,143 
$100,000 or more 
707 
175,100 
381 
74,294 
Seeds, plants, vines, and trees purchased 
farms 
24,913 
(X) 
23,690 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
600,433 
(X) 
356,913 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.6 
(X) 
7.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
5,099 
1,101 
5,645 
1,216 
$500 to $999 
2,468 
1,721 
2,786 
1,936 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,259 
15,671 
6,556 
15,880 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,827 
19,802 
2,738 
19,302 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,396 
53,114 
2,952 
45,870 
$25,000 or more 
4,864 
509,023 
3,013 
272,708 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,061 
71,240 
1,532 
52,892 
$50,000 or more 
2,803 
437,783 
1,481 
219,816 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
farms 
12,053 
(X) 
11,151 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
326,573 
(X) 
308,543 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.7 
(X) 
6.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,577 
1,630 
4,238 
1,615 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,402 
10,083 
4,135 
9,334 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,094 
7,492 
977 
6,596 
$10,000 to $24,999 
868 
13,164 
694 
10,434 
$25,000 to $49,999 
310 
10,426 
362 
12,936 
$50,000 to $99,999 
287 
18,688 
234 
16,126 
$100,000 to $249,999 
267 
40,808 
235 
37,091 
$250,000 or more 
248 
224,281 
276 
214,411 
$250,000 to $499,999 
124 
44,591 
152 
52,956 
$500,000 to $999,999 
73 
47,187 
79 
53,719 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
51 
132,503 
45 
107,735 
Breeding livestock purchased 
or leased 
farms 
4,980 
(X) 
4,442 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
79,605 
(X) 
68,144 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.1 
(X) 
1.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,583 
693 
1,582 
676 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,255 
4,958 
1,946 
4,237 
$5,000 to $9,999 
470 
3,141 
359 
2,384 
$10,000 to $24,999 
302 
4,431 
284 
4,321 
$25,000 to $49,999 
121 
3,993 
102 
3,646 
$50,000 to $99,999 
130 
7,817 
69 
4,808 
$100,000 to $249,999 
64 
9,443 
57 
8,477 
$250,000 or more 
55 
45,129 
43 
39,595 
$250,000 to $499,999 
32 
11,844 
27 
8,807 
$500,000 to $999,999 
14 
8,662 
5 
3,397 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
9 
24,623 
11 
27,391 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,785 
(X) 
8,184 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
246,968 
(X) 
240,399 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.6 
(X) 
5.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,161 
1,315 
3,705 
1,275 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,605 
5,803 
2,584 
5,743 
$5,000 to $9,999 
676 
4,646 
636 
4,311 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Michigan 11 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
