Table 4. Farm Production Expenses: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Expenses 
($1,000) 
Total farm production expenses - Con. 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased - Con. 
Other livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- Con. 
$10,000 to $24,999 
573 
8,850 
395 
5,898 
$25,000 to $49,999 
204 
6,902 
276 
9,847 
$50,000 to $99,999 
172 
11,715 
168 
11,505 
$100,000 to $249,999 
195 
29,859 
188 
29,710 
$250,000 or more 
199 
177,879 
232 
172,111 
$250,000 to $499,999 
96 
33,812 
123 
43,566 
$500,000 to $999,999 
59 
38,342 
74 
49,821 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
44 
105,725 
35 
78,724 
Feed purchased farms 
24,389 
(X) 
22,314 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
1,240,433 
(X) 
740,126 
percent of total 
(X) 
17.9 
(X) 
15.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
4,891 
2,356 
5,486 
2,587 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,443 
25,471 
9,825 
23,542 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,786 
25,665 
2,833 
19,049 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,374 
34,688 
1,839 
27,456 
$25,000 to $49,999 
991 
34,447 
839 
29,221 
$50,000 to $99,999 
651 
44,893 
553 
38,243 
$100,000 or more 
1,253 
1,072,914 
939 
600,029 
$100,000 to $249,999 
603 
92,879 
496 
76,591 
$250,000 to $499,999 
272 
92,928 
213 
75,402 
$500,000 to $999,999 
185 
130,984 
114 
77,265 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
193 
756,123 
116 
370,770 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
49,756 
(X) 
54,468 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
397,260 
(X) 
300,854 
percent of total 
(X) 
5.7 
(X) 
6.3 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
22,721 
8,915 
27,897 
10,446 
$1,000 to $4,999 
16,048 
36,660 
16,512 
36,656 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,048 
27,168 
4,012 
27,482 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,642 
56,188 
3,421 
52,154 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,632 
56,622 
1,519 
51,990 
$50,000 or more 
1,665 
211,707 
1,107 
122,125 
Utilities farms 
33,863 
(X) 
26,811 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
159,587 
(X) 
114,239 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.3 
(X) 
2.4 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
9,038 
2,243 
8,200 
1,991 
$500 to $999 
6,587 
4,484 
4,979 
3,365 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,056 
27,884 
9,555 
20,118 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,307 
15,762 
1,956 
13,358 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,778 
26,598 
1,376 
20,611 
$25,000 or more 
1,097 
82,616 
745 
54,795 
$25,000 to $49,999 
621 
21,434 
429 
14,678 
$50,000 or more 
476 
61,183 
316 
40,117 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance costs farms 
42,041 
(X) 
50,239 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
482,696 
(X) 
391,491 
percent of total 
(X) 
7.0 
(X) 
8.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
14,442 
6,001 
20,603 
8,095 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15,622 
35,410 
17,570 
41,018 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,995 
26,663 
4,804 
32,902 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,910 
60,616 
4,166 
63,364 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,973 
68,385 
1,694 
58,076 
$50,000 or more 
2,099 
285,620 
1,402 
188,035 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,197 
81,368 
854 
58,355 
$100,000 or more 
902 
204,252 
548 
129,680 
Hired farm labor farms 
13,620 
(X) 
11,315 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
744,744 
(X) 
606,717 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.7 
(X) 
12.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,386 
1,610 
3,176 
1,311 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,453 
7,971 
2,752 
6,211 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,282 
8,888 
968 
6,675 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,709 
27,786 
1,356 
21,898 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,275 
43,769 
1,001 
35,055 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,082 
73,581 
817 
56,712 
$100,000 or more 
1,433 
581,138 
1,245 
478,856 
$100,000 to $249,999 
856 
130,476 
746 
114,954 
$250,000 to $499,999 
313 
108,866 
273 
92,072 
$500,000 or more 
264 
341,796 
226 
271,830 
Contract labor farms 
3,906 
(X) 
3,234 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
71,648 
(X) 
42,587 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.0 
(X) 
0.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
985 
441 
970 
455 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,309 
3,231 
1,121 
2,615 
$5,000 to $9,999 
535 
3,695 
466 
3,210 
$10,000 to $24,999 
595 
9,273 
394 
6,127 
$25,000 to $49,999 
259 
8,520 
144 
5,032 
$50,000 or more 
223 
46,488 
139 
25,148 
$50,000 to $99,999 
119 
8,087 
77 
5,244 
$100,000 or more 
104 
38,401 
62 
19,904 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
12 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
