Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles .... 
farms 
3,758 
131 
644 
186 
323 
267 
$1,000 
53,824 
674 
2,076 
1,031 
741 
794 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,269 
67 
370 
75 
191 
114 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,155 
31 
186 
68 
96 
103 
$5,000 to $24,999 
836 
26 
74 
39 
33 
47 
$25,000 to $49,999 
259 
5 
8 
1 
2 
1 
$50,000 or more 
239 
2 
6 
3 
1 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
20,346 
1,075 
5,825 
1,558 
2,060 
1,591 
$1,000 
293,485 
5,769 
36,387 
10,555 
13,884 
12,576 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,834 
694 
3,473 
871 
1,177 
860 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,178 
352 
2,205 
647 
813 
649 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,913 
28 
140 
37 
67 
76 
$100,000 or more 
421 
1 
7 
3 
3 
6 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
16,443 
871 
4,953 
1,303 
1,695 
1,235 
$1,000 
208,958 
4,443 
29,650 
8,421 
11,072 
9,122 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,698 
169 
639 
159 
229 
118 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,101 
379 
2,269 
547 
700 
499 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,008 
305 
1,939 
574 
713 
565 
$25,000 to $49,999 
929 
14 
85 
15 
44 
39 
$50,000 or more 
707 
4 
21 
8 
9 
14 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
11,124 
461 
2,505 
724 
1,011 
908 
$1,000 
84,527 
1,326 
6,737 
2,133 
2,812 
3,454 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,455 
213 
1,100 
306 
443 
365 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,539 
190 
1,095 
314 
457 
386 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,477 
49 
293 
101 
98 
144 
$25,000 to $49,999 
386 
7 
11 
1 
10 
7 
$50,000 or more 
267 
2 
6 
2 
3 
6 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
50,155 
3,746 
18,143 
4,484 
5,858 
4,099 
$1,000 
217,503 
7,113 
43,044 
11,966 
16,860 
13,631 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
40,053 
3,564 
16,744 
4,027 
5,148 
3,463 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,257 
147 
1,182 
380 
587 
505 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,885 
34 
194 
71 
110 
114 
$25,000 or more 
960 
1 
23 
6 
13 
17 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
27,265 
1,911 
8,017 
2,043 
2,547 
2,045 
$1,000 
588,760 
11,270 
79,402 
21,127 
14,382 
27,560 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,588 
1,611 
6,837 
1,739 
2,164 
1,655 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,639 
203 
908 
245 
300 
294 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,436 
53 
151 
23 
42 
60 
$50,000 to $99,999 
839 
23 
52 
19 
21 
22 
$100,000 or more 
763 
21 
69 
17 
20 
14 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
610 
15 
64 
19 
37 
26 
$1,000 
10,653 
15 
129 
44 
176 
67 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
25,205 
1,260 
6,349 
1,943 
2,652 
2,145 
$1,000 
697,008 
11,405 
54,648 
15,939 
24,697 
24,287 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
52,194 
4,162 
18,764 
4,639 
6,049 
4,225 
$1,000 
2,230,681 
26,940 
26,277 
16,502 
38,894 
45,862 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,738 
6,473 
1,400 
3,557 
6,430 
10,855 
Farms with net gains 2 
.... number 
24,112 
1,229 
5,578 
1,846 
2,661 
2,286 
Average net gain 
dollars 
113,705 
47,855 
33,077 
28,783 
31,066 
34,241 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,852 
259 
800 
208 
245 
153 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,406 
311 
1,831 
518 
693 
450 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,888 
202 
954 
348 
454 
336 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,038 
182 
958 
413 
683 
546 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,037 
112 
480 
180 
363 
456 
$50,000 or more 
7,891 
163 
555 
179 
223 
345 
Farms with net losses 
.... number 
28,082 
2,933 
13,186 
2,793 
3,388 
1,939 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,196 
10,867 
12,000 
13,116 
12,920 
16,716 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,263 
263 
1,162 
222 
293 
126 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,018 
1,130 
4,642 
877 
1,054 
576 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,513 
728 
3,231 
664 
799 
440 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,493 
562 
2,920 
719 
877 
482 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,094 
147 
800 
212 
229 
190 
$50,000 or more 
1,701 
103 
431 
99 
136 
125 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
52,194 
4,162 
18,764 
4,639 
6,049 
4,225 
$1,000 
2,108,164 
21,380 
9,478 
14,482 
31,613 
44,271 
Average per farm 
dollars 
40,391 
5,137 
505 
3,122 
5,226 
10,478 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
24,006 
1,227 
5,571 
1,842 
2,645 
2,278 
Average net gain 
dollars 
109,474 
43,587 
30,176 
27,790 
28,614 
33,821 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,848 
255 
805 
208 
242 
153 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
64 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
