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) 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 farms 
610 
(X) 
506 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
10,653 
(X) 
8,412 
percent of total 
(X) 
0.2 
(X) 
0.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
71 
19 
36 
11 
$500 to $999 
39 
27 
37 
28 
$1,000 to $4,999 
182 
466 
170 
435 
$5,000 to $9,999 
96 
689 
80 
562 
$10,000 to $24,999 
126 
2,029 
96 
1,417 
$25,000 or more 
96 
7,423 
87 
5,959 
$25,000 to $49,999 
59 
2,020 
50 
1,673 
$50,000 to $99,999 
20 
1,509 
19 
1,306 
$100,000 or more 
17 
3,894 
18 
2,980 
Depreciation expenses claimed farms 
25,205 
(X) 
25,510 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
697,008 
(X) 
534,770 
percent of total 
(X) 
10.0 
(X) 
11.2 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $499 
1,276 
316 
1,718 
438 
$500 to $999 
1,678 
1,122 
1,714 
1,210 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,052 
20,336 
8,596 
22,526 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,232 
29,048 
4,396 
30,470 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,383 
67,454 
4,644 
72,556 
$25,000 or more 
5,584 
578,732 
4,442 
407,571 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,435 
83,080 
2,132 
73,917 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,631 
110,644 
1,280 
89,175 
$100,000 or more 
1,518 
385,008 
1,030 
244,479 
Landlord production expenses are included within total farm production expenses. 
Table 5. Net Cash Farm Income of the Operations and Operators: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Income 
($1,000) 
Net cash farm income of the operations (see text) 
52,194 
2,230,681 
56,014 
1,308,930 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
42,738 
(X) 
23,368 
Farms with net gains 1 
24,112 
2,741,648 
25,004 
1,679,127 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
113,705 
(X) 
67,154 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,852 
888 
2,869 
1,352 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,406 
12,208 
5,767 
15,522 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,888 
21,143 
3,230 
23,370 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,038 
66,097 
4,417 
71,896 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,037 
108,240 
2,887 
103,106 
$50,000 or more 
7,891 
2,533,073 
5,834 
1,463,880 
Farms with net losses 
28,082 
510,967 
31,010 
370,197 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
18,196 
(X) 
11,938 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,263 
1,153 
3,487 
1,784 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,018 
26,280 
12,263 
34,240 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,513 
46,963 
6,754 
48,402 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,493 
100,586 
5,712 
88,792 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,094 
71,782 
1,806 
61,342 
$50,000 or more 
1,701 
264,204 
988 
135,636 
Net cash farm income of operators (see text) 
52,194 
2,108,164 
56,014 
1,230,624 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
40,391 
(X) 
21,970 
Farm operators reporting net gains 1 
24,006 
2,628,031 
24,835 
1,611,153 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
109,474 
(X) 
64,874 
Farms with gains of- 
less than $1 ,000 
1,848 
883 
2,893 
1,367 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,407 
12,212 
5,785 
15,585 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,896 
21,214 
3,250 
23,531 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,037 
66,170 
4,371 
70,994 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,084 
109,938 
2,882 
102,610 
$50,000 or more 
7,734 
2,417,613 
5,654 
1,397,067 
Farm operators reporting net losses 
28,188 
519,867 
31,179 
380,529 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
18,443 
(X) 
12,205 
Farms with losses of- 
less than $1 ,000 
2,264 
1,155 
3,486 
1,786 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,027 
26,293 
12,279 
34,270 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,524 
47,059 
6,788 
48,655 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,523 
101,126 
5,776 
89,900 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,120 
72,617 
1,824 
61,987 
$50,000 or more 
1,730 
271,618 
1,026 
143,931 
Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
14 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
