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. 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
10,726 
(X) 
8,304 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
147,478 
(X) 
94,519 
percent of total 
(X) 
2.1 
(X) 
2.0 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,544 
1,507 
3,077 
1,261 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,966 
9,209 
2,936 
6,884 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,255 
8,687 
929 
6,355 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,017 
15,550 
777 
11,916 
$25,000 to $49,999 
451 
15,684 
295 
10,124 
$50,000 or more 
493 
96,841 
290 
57,979 
$50,000 to $99,999 
276 
18,500 
153 
10,264 
$100,000 or more 
217 
78,342 
137 
47,716 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
13,999 
(X) 
12,378 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
470,091 
(X) 
294,570 
percent of total 
(X) 
6.8 
(X) 
6.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,520 
397 
1,364 
363 
$500 to $999 
1,208 
811 
1,266 
883 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,822 
9,574 
3,701 
9,127 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,857 
13,155 
1,594 
1 1 ,229 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,153 
34,019 
1,961 
30,956 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,371 
47,983 
1,099 
38,626 
$50,000 or more 
2,068 
364,152 
1,393 
203,386 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of 
vehicles farms 
3,758 
(X) 
3,040 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
53,824 
(X) 
29,011 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.8 
(X) 
0.6 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
817 
185 
752 
161 
$500 to $999 
452 
299 
417 
285 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,155 
2,688 
894 
2,147 
$5,000 to $9,999 
450 
3,017 
387 
2,576 
$10,000 to $24,999 
386 
5,941 
325 
4,926 
$25,000 to $49,999 
259 
8,860 
142 
4,817 
$50,000 or more 
239 
32,834 
123 
14,100 
Interest expense farms 
20,346 
(X) 
16,625 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
293,485 
(X) 
261,676 
percent of total 
(X) 
4.2 
(X) 
5.5 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,719 
1,382 
1,979 
960 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,115 
19,313 
5,278 
14,273 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,359 
30,940 
3,651 
25,993 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,819 
57,821 
3,506 
53,500 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,282 
44,347 
1,237 
42,214 
$50,000 to $99,999 
631 
42,941 
627 
42,201 
$100,000 or more 
421 
96,739 
347 
82,534 
Secured by real estate farms 
16,443 
(X) 
13,502 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
208,958 
(X) 
180,621 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.0 
(X) 
3.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,698 
891 
1,384 
686 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,101 
16,788 
4,688 
12,955 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,924 
27,192 
3,180 
22,606 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,084 
45,539 
2,807 
41,828 
$25,000 to $49,999 
929 
31,669 
865 
29,615 
$50,000 to $99,999 
436 
29,400 
366 
24,007 
$100,000 or more 
271 
57,479 
212 
48,924 
Not secured by real estate farms 
11,124 
(X) 
9,981 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
84,527 
(X) 
81,054 
percent of total 
(X) 
1.2 
(X) 
1.7 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,455 
1,662 
3,148 
1,364 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,539 
10,663 
3,755 
9,002 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,424 
9,704 
1,286 
8,786 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,053 
16,299 
1,138 
17,065 
$25,000 to $49,999 
386 
13,161 
383 
12,922 
$50,000 to $99,999 
162 
11,079 
175 
11,618 
$100,000 or more 
105 
21,958 
96 
20,298 
Property taxes paid farms 
50,155 
(X) 
52,283 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
217,503 
(X) 
188,916 
percent of total 
(X) 
3.1 
(X) 
3.9 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
2,916 
818 
4,246 
1,151 
$500 to $999 
4,751 
3,592 
6,541 
4,895 
$1,000 to $4,999 
32,386 
79,511 
32,789 
77,689 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,257 
42,233 
5,490 
36,873 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,885 
42,273 
2,585 
37,588 
$25,000 or more 
960 
49,077 
632 
30,720 
All other production expenses (see text) farms 
27,265 
(X) 
27,134 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
588,760 
(X) 
373,709 
percent of total 
(X) 
8.5 
(X) 
7.8 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
8,463 
3,662 
9,164 
3,989 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,125 
22,908 
9,801 
22,704 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,789 
19,095 
2,905 
20,170 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,850 
43,155 
2,671 
41,296 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,436 
50,065 
1,308 
44,991 
$50,000 to $99,999 
839 
57,823 
693 
48,502 
$100,000 or more 
763 
392,052 
592 
192,057 
$100,000 to $249,999 
498 
75,515 
400 
61,051 
$250,000 or more 
265 
316,536 
192 
131,006 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Michigan 13 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
