Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Commodity 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
12 
5,582,000 
11 
3,676,000 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
3 
7,737,135 
4 
10,490,290 
Layers 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
7 
3,844,000 
10 
2,095,232 
Turkeys 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
8 
1,421 
16 
7,566 
Hogs and pigs 
131 
1,077,156 
181 
1,181,550 
Replacement dairy heifers 
85 
29,895 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
37 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
33 
(X) 
33 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
- 
(X) 
16 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
- 
(X) 
2 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1,000) 
308 
305,859 
365 
232,135 
Payments received (see text) ($1,000) 
308 
44,181 
365 
44,072 
Table 46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of land and buildings 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms 
52,194 
(X) 
56,014 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
39,988,344 
(X) 
34,199,659 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
766,148 
(X) 
610,556 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
4,020 
(X) 
3,409 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,454 
87,951 
4,818 
126,872 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,854 
353,797 
5,737 
423,782 
$100,000 to $199,999 
11,570 
1,674,715 
1 1 ,336 
1,637,738 
$200,000 to $499,999 
17,620 
5,349,031 
18,991 
5,831,583 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,829 
4,648,642 
7,798 
5,274,941 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,582 
4,901,832 
4,057 
5,534,582 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,896 
8,972,880 
2,458 
7,296,406 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
943 
6,337,763 
568 
3,784,287 
$10,000,000 or more 
446 
7,661,732 
251 
4,289,467 
Table 47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of machinery and equipment 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of machinery and equipment 
52,192 
6,395,233 
56,009 
5,082,342 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
122,533 
(X) 
90,742 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
4,395 
9,951 
4,899 
13,464 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,323 
28,875 
5,544 
38,452 
$10,000 to $19,999 
7,817 
104,854 
8,727 
119,172 
$20,000 to $29,999 
6,463 
149,696 
7,004 
163,827 
$30,000 to $49,999 
7,334 
271,127 
8,273 
308,480 
$50,000 to $69,999 
5,021 
280,399 
5,626 
316,068 
$70,000 to $99,999 
3,618 
293,740 
3,889 
315,052 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,709 
741,487 
5,777 
759,920 
$200,000 to $499,999 
4,634 
1,343,806 
4,412 
1 ,293,472 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,711 
1,131,802 
1,303 
850,086 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,167 
2,039,495 
555 
904,348 
Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Selected machinery and equipment 
Total 
Manufactured 
2008 to 2012 
Manufactured 
prior to 2008 
Total 
Manufactured 
2003 to 2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
38,270 
75,709 
8,500 
10,521 
34,401 
65,188 
42,715 
79,655 
12,846 
15,326 
Tractors 
42,957 
127,829 
7,095 
11,158 
40,606 
116,671 
49,185 
138,372 
8,778 
12,313 
2 or 3 
16,043 
38,341 
1,633 
3,726 
15,296 
36,640 
18,789 
44,673 
1,588 
3,539 
4 or more 
12,884 
75,458 
410 
2,380 
11,696 
66,417 
13,347 
76,650 
356 
1,940 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
23,786 
37,852 
2,196 
2,500 
22,107 
35,352 
28,140 
44,020 
3,631 
3,967 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
30,686 
55,712 
3,393 
4,244 
28,807 
51,468 
34,452 
61,860 
4,428 
5,447 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
15,465 
34,265 
2,553 
4,414 
14,603 
29,851 
15,958 
32,492 
1,879 
2,899 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
1 1 ,227 
12,820 
1,093 
1,227 
10,284 
11,593 
10,954 
12,635 
769 
831 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
2,036 
2,230 
226 
234 
1,835 
1,996 
1,940 
2,021 
230 
241 
Hay balers 
17,204 
22,645 
1,427 
1,559 
16,310 
21,086 
18,012 
22,729 
1,700 
1,838 
40 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
