Table 8. Land: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
Total 
Percent 
of total 
in 2012 
Total 
Percent 
of total 
in 2012 
LAND USE 
LAND USE - Con. 
Farms 
.number 
52,194 
100.0 
56,014 
Total cropland - Con. 
Land in farms 
.... acres 
9,948,564 
100.0 
10,031,807 
Other cropland - Con. 
Total cropland 
....farms 
44,668 
85.6 
48,592 
Cropland in cultivated 
acres 
7,669,071 
77.1 
7,803,643 
summer fallow 
farms 
1,591 
3.0 
2,733 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
37,479 
71.8 
37,868 
acres 
24,457 
0.2 
67,599 
acres 
7,057,978 
70.9 
6,859,081 
Farms by acres harvested: 
Total woodland 
farms 
27,381 
52.5 
28,792 
1 to 49 acres 
20,659 
39.6 
20,923 
acres 
1,175,893 
11.8 
1,196,212 
1 to 9 acres 
7,192 
13.8 
6,961 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
4,641 
8.9 
5,100 
1 0 to 1 9 acres 
5,299 
10.2 
5,600 
acres 
110,067 
1.1 
125,897 
20 to 29 acres 
3,635 
7.0 
3,769 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
25,010 
47.9 
26,138 
30 to 49 acres 
4,533 
8.7 
4,593 
acres 
1,065,826 
10.7 
1,070,315 
50 to 99 acres 
5,259 
10.1 
5,323 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
100 to 199 acres 
4,039 
7.7 
4,097 
other than cropland and woodland 
200 to 499 acres 
3,847 
7.4 
3,953 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
19,455 
37.3 
18,787 
500 to 999 acres 
2,065 
4.0 
2,048 
acres 
419,450 
4.2 
376,625 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
1,143 
2.2 
1,084 
2,000 acres or more 
467 
0.9 
440 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, 
Other pasture and grazing land that 
roads, wasteland, etc 
farms 
38,279 
73.3 
36,399 
could have been used for crops without 
acres 
684,150 
6.9 
655,327 
additional improvement (see text)... 
....farms 
3,717 
7.1 
10,274 
acres 
90,469 
0.9 
309,101 
CONSERVATION AND CROP 
INSURANCE 
Other cropland 
....farms 
15,069 
28.9 
17,831 
acres 
520,624 
5.2 
635,461 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands 
Cropland idle or used for 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
cover crops or soil-improvement 
Programs 
farms 
6,545 
(X) 
8,596 
but not harvested and not 
acres 
210,675 
(X) 
302,144 
pastured or grazed 
....farms 
12,114 
23.2 
14,255 
acres 
409,597 
4.1 
497,981 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
programs 
farms 
8,276 
(X) 
8,337 
or were abandoned 
....farms 
2,939 
5.6 
3,100 
acres 
4,098,004 
(X) 
3,617,808 
acres 
86,570 
0.9 
69,881 
16 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
