Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
826 
56 
305 
81 
112 
74 
$1,000 
30,210 
81 
1,231 
407 
1,015 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
50 
- 
- 
- 
4 
5 
$1,000 
25,777 
- 
- 
- 
584 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
744 
48 
266 
72 
101 
69 
$1,000 
29,643 
63 
1,065 
349 
868 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 
$1,000 
25,556 
- 
- 
- 
504 
(D) 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
101 
8 
46 
11 
13 
5 
$1,000 
567 
18 
165 
59 
148 
45 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
13,067 
210 
3,762 
1,274 
1,737 
1,339 
$1,000 
415,271 
236 
10,273 
5,564 
8,731 
11,782 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,196 
- 
5 
3 
17 
29 
$1,000 
341,778 
- 
362 
208 
1,039 
2,389 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
631 
37 
201 
91 
49 
61 
$1,000 
2,859 
76 
573 
363 
351 
267 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$1,000 
511 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,677 
480 
2,466 
823 
1,219 
1,049 
$1,000 
603,653 
18,144 
50,044 
14,331 
16,676 
23,338 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,593 
27 
90 
35 
36 
57 
$1,000 
512,255 
15,935 
37,336 
8,760 
7,550 
13,701 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,913 
17 
114 
45 
124 
174 
$1,000 
1,540,609 
9,096 
77,561 
12,674 
42,127 
59,486 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,675 
8 
58 
25 
76 
139 
$1,000 
1,535,748 
(D) 
76,970 
12,539 
41,153 
58,695 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,150 
262 
835 
171 
205 
116 
$1,000 
482,177 
33,862 
34,789 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
264 
24 
26 
8 
11 
11 
$1,000 
476,591 
33,287 
33,359 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,544 
452 
1,211 
198 
223 
117 
$1,000 
13,963 
2,111 
4,046 
705 
882 
557 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
39 
2 
10 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
5,241 
(D) 
737 
- 
- 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,796 
354 
1,439 
258 
282 
208 
$1,000 
29,097 
2,048 
12,508 
3,566 
2,967 
5,378 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
117 
13 
46 
15 
12 
25 
$1,000 
12,441 
785 
3,874 
1,697 
1,318 
4,093 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,565 
679 
2,077 
420 
475 
304 
$1,000 
472,218 
12,045 
107,839 
(D) 
41,711 
719 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
4 
17 
5 
9 
4 
$1,000 
467,893 
11,413 
106,353 
(D) 
41,123 
444 
Aquaculture 
farms 
70 
18 
21 
5 
2 
8 
$1,000 
3,982 
237 
1,274 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
2 
5 
- 
2 
1 
$1,000 
3,721 
(D) 
1,228 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,451 
278 
652 
116 
123 
103 
$1,000 
25,914 
5,078 
5,634 
(D) 
7,350 
1,688 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
71 
14 
19 
7 
9 
2 
$1,000 
21,767 
4,486 
3,856 
(D) 
6,937 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
20,605 
247 
3,784 
1,579 
2,409 
2,049 
$1,000 
155,919 
626 
7,453 
3,643 
6,798 
6,694 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,504 
10 
88 
51 
115 
132 
$1,000 
65,469 
17 
410 
182 
802 
1,011 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
6,243 
895 
2,498 
541 
643 
474 
$1,000 
58,793 
3,008 
11,048 
4,402 
6,656 
3,744 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
52,194 
4,162 
18,764 
4,639 
6,049 
4,225 
$1,000 
6,942,117 
150,465 
634,932 
170,495 
243,767 
282,229 
Average per farm 
dollars 
133,006 
36,152 
33,838 
36,752 
40,299 
66,800 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
26,149 
1,241 
6,025 
2,019 
2,810 
2,477 
$1,000 
785,135 
1,696 
11,960 
6,443 
13,014 
16,706 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,927 
1,192 
5,615 
1,628 
1,935 
1,363 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,343 
40 
370 
378 
849 
1,038 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,153 
3 
21 
7 
15 
66 
$50,000 or more 
3,726 
6 
19 
6 
11 
10 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
25,051 
1,208 
5,614 
1,840 
2,625 
2,343 
$1,000 
362,470 
1,026 
6,435 
3,630 
8,057 
8,570 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,992 
1,171 
5,389 
1,686 
2,363 
1,941 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,998 
34 
198 
140 
220 
358 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,487 
1 
19 
10 
28 
30 
$50,000 or more 
1,574 
2 
8 
4 
14 
14 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
60 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
