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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
11,136 
709 
2,378 
691 
871 
865 
acres 
2,218,992 
1,904 
25,927 
17,489 
29,600 
44,502 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
21,713 
709 
4,174 
1,515 
2,242 
2,066 
acres 
5,767,291 
2,155 
58,240 
44,796 
93,730 
127,603 
Nematodes 
... farms 
2,441 
116 
525 
175 
204 
213 
acres 
376,530 
384 
5,277 
3,963 
5,417 
9,094 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
5,141 
356 
1,205 
346 
427 
373 
acres 
781,472 
936 
10,800 
6,917 
11,875 
16,064 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
1,893 
116 
415 
129 
192 
166 
acres on which used 
230,525 
305 
4,727 
3,182 
5,776 
7,650 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
13,140 
348 
2,774 
909 
1,350 
1,234 
acres 
2,583,727 
1,211 
41,421 
26,267 
56,497 
73,002 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
9,545 
370 
2,768 
796 
1,051 
871 
acres 
1,212,253 
1,574 
42,243 
22,934 
42,350 
46,943 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
1,993 
34 
509 
184 
278 
206 
acres 
125,856 
92 
7,519 
4,958 
8,813 
8,859 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
8,015 
178 
1,150 
404 
662 
666 
acres 
1,518,492 
442 
14,787 
10,836 
22,850 
31,268 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
6,333 
127 
707 
288 
455 
515 
acres 
1,775,246 
294 
8,135 
8,034 
15,731 
24,411 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
15,943 
568 
3,281 
1,233 
1,779 
1,613 
acres 
2,595,097 
1,535 
42,810 
32,423 
63,871 
81,409 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
5,530 
161 
1,060 
447 
553 
529 
acres 
437,200 
367 
8,956 
7,150 
10,711 
13,285 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
1,464 
123 
498 
114 
153 
118 
Solar panels 
... farms 
577 
89 
220 
52 
55 
48 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
366 
35 
94 
29 
26 
21 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
7 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
401 
19 
152 
30 
44 
39 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
17 
- 
5 
- 
2 
3 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
103 
1 
25 
8 
9 
8 
Ethanol 
... farms 
34 
- 
6 
2 
2 
3 
Other 
... farms 
24 
4 
5 
2 
4 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
824 
9 
159 
53 
74 
43 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
35,234 
3,647 
16,186 
3,451 
4,648 
2,673 
Part owners 
... farms 
14,861 
191 
1,963 
1,022 
1,201 
1,410 
Tenants 
... farms 
2,099 
324 
615 
166 
200 
142 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
50,195 
3,848 
18,179 
4,479 
5,866 
4,097 
acres 
6,591,630 
34,659 
622,038 
302,119 
501,143 
464,519 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
50,095 
3,838 
18,149 
4,473 
5,849 
4,083 
acres 
5,953,033 
18,147 
453,472 
232,070 
429,254 
402,652 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
17,058 
521 
2,623 
1,195 
1,405 
1,563 
acres 
4,028,753 
2,329 
45,685 
39,554 
64,612 
92,267 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
16,960 
515 
2,578 
1,188 
1,401 
1,552 
acres 
3,995,531 
1,871 
44,101 
38,693 
62,656 
89,424 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
9,371 
541 
3,705 
1,177 
1,136 
830 
acres 
671,819 
16,970 
170,150 
70,910 
73,845 
64,710 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
80,304 
6,526 
28,758 
7,054 
8,803 
6,271 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
28,911 
2,097 
10,023 
2,625 
3,660 
2,488 
2 operators 
19,812 
1,831 
7,844 
1,782 
2,097 
1,510 
3 operators 
2,689 
189 
702 
170 
240 
170 
4 operators 
515 
32 
122 
33 
39 
40 
5 or more operators 
267 
13 
73 
29 
13 
17 
Total women operators 
number 
24,605 
2,658 
10,646 
2,251 
2,561 
1,756 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
21,665 
2,288 
9,418 
1,949 
2,300 
1,545 
2 operators 
1,222 
155 
524 
115 
110 
83 
3 operators 
109 
20 
31 
12 
11 
9 
4 operators 
21 
- 
14 
2 
2 
2 
5 or more operators 
13 
- 
5 
3 
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2 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
44,785 
3,001 
15,015 
3,973 
5,394 
3,832 
Female 
7,409 
1,161 
3,749 
666 
655 
393 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
25,285 
1,525 
6,726 
1,816 
2,617 
2,210 
Other 
26,909 
2,637 
12,038 
2,823 
3,432 
2,015 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
70 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
