Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
24,913 
1,677 
1,614 
2,174 
3,246 
2,988 
$1,000 
600,433 
328,141 
98,551 
72,112 
51,964 
23,514 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,567 
8 
6 
32 
108 
265 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,259 
28 
44 
112 
458 
855 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,223 
91 
256 
719 
2,103 
1,803 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,061 
203 
399 
888 
485 
49 
$50,000 or more 
2,803 
1,347 
909 
423 
92 
16 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,053 
602 
492 
589 
840 
771 
$1,000 
326,573 
240,310 
27,638 
19,361 
11,370 
6,682 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,979 
64 
150 
215 
409 
456 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,962 
102 
140 
187 
300 
244 
$25,000 to $99,999 
597 
107 
86 
130 
122 
67 
$100,000 to $249,999 
267 
106 
97 
51 
9 
4 
$250,000 or more 
248 
223 
19 
6 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,980 
300 
270 
342 
413 
339 
$1,000 
79,605 
52,734 
5,845 
7,372 
3,843 
2,459 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,785 
370 
274 
335 
546 
584 
$1,000 
246,968 
187,576 
21,793 
11,989 
7,527 
4,224 
Feed purchased 
farms 
24,389 
851 
702 
891 
1,324 
1,295 
$1,000 
1,240,433 
980,785 
76,491 
50,068 
33,318 
16,067 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,334 
20 
58 
149 
379 
544 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,160 
42 
109 
216 
470 
573 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,642 
79 
222 
354 
438 
166 
$100,000 to $249,999 
603 
151 
234 
161 
37 
12 
$250,000 or more 
650 
559 
79 
11 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
49,756 
1,787 
1,687 
2,311 
3,581 
3,600 
$1,000 
397,260 
193,254 
58,437 
43,735 
33,533 
17,839 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
38,769 
20 
57 
209 
1,113 
2,271 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,690 
212 
622 
1,590 
2,301 
1,296 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,632 
317 
706 
433 
140 
24 
$50,000 or more 
1,665 
1,238 
302 
79 
27 
9 
Utilities 
farms 
33,863 
1,792 
1,690 
2,315 
3,161 
2,914 
$1,000 
159,587 
82,926 
18,043 
14,880 
11,957 
6,899 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,625 
10 
50 
185 
587 
999 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,056 
180 
548 
1,127 
1,868 
1,639 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,085 
766 
969 
934 
670 
260 
$25,000 to $49,999 
621 
410 
101 
54 
31 
8 
$50,000 or more 
476 
426 
22 
15 
5 
8 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
42,041 
1,792 
1,690 
2,317 
3,437 
3,379 
$1,000 
482,696 
234,857 
69,703 
55,695 
43,312 
22,057 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,064 
25 
64 
212 
909 
1,794 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,905 
175 
549 
1,315 
2,123 
1,485 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,973 
308 
565 
586 
331 
92 
$50,000 or more 
2,099 
1,284 
512 
204 
74 
8 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
13,620 
1,609 
1,174 
1,219 
1,441 
1,157 
$1,000 
744,744 
507,237 
76,893 
48,743 
36,470 
17,270 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,839 
58 
144 
294 
531 
635 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,991 
182 
321 
412 
507 
335 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,357 
512 
465 
383 
310 
163 
$100,000 to $249,999 
856 
372 
197 
110 
85 
18 
$250,000 or more 
577 
485 
47 
20 
8 
6 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,906 
434 
254 
279 
373 
310 
$1,000 
71,648 
42,258 
5,010 
4,837 
5,942 
2,774 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
985 
10 
12 
10 
23 
42 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,309 
65 
65 
89 
131 
136 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,130 
163 
121 
124 
157 
110 
$25,000 to $49,999 
259 
64 
34 
37 
37 
11 
$50,000 or more 
223 
132 
22 
19 
25 
11 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
10,726 
1,030 
752 
938 
1,346 
1,220 
$1,000 
147,478 
99,264 
14,107 
10,370 
9,281 
4,904 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,544 
23 
35 
100 
183 
281 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,966 
79 
172 
276 
580 
664 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,272 
339 
387 
471 
533 
252 
$25,000 to $49,999 
451 
216 
100 
59 
35 
15 
$50,000 or more 
493 
373 
58 
32 
15 
8 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
13,999 
1,469 
1,398 
1,744 
2,290 
1,809 
$1,000 
470,091 
276,609 
78,945 
51,485 
31,575 
13,125 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,550 
41 
85 
255 
697 
922 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,857 
48 
98 
199 
555 
500 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,153 
156 
247 
515 
702 
332 
$25,000 or more 
3,439 
1,224 
968 
775 
336 
55 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
88 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
