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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
3,758 
687 
407 
425 
455 
358 
$1,000 
53,824 
36,050 
7,306 
3,765 
2,466 
1,259 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,269 
39 
41 
74 
122 
155 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,155 
113 
121 
157 
187 
129 
$5,000 to $24,999 
836 
205 
148 
157 
125 
70 
$25,000 to $49,999 
259 
144 
63 
28 
15 
2 
$50,000 or more 
239 
186 
34 
9 
6 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
20,346 
1,553 
1,366 
1,659 
2,093 
1,643 
$1,000 
293,485 
131,799 
35,242 
26,048 
20,368 
10,809 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,834 
112 
197 
439 
917 
927 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,178 
385 
668 
915 
1,010 
642 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,913 
690 
463 
296 
161 
74 
$100,000 or more 
421 
366 
38 
9 
5 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
16,443 
1,279 
1,094 
1,284 
1,577 
1,206 
$1,000 
208,958 
86,792 
23,397 
18,078 
15,262 
8,059 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,698 
12 
26 
54 
141 
133 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,101 
98 
175 
297 
532 
511 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,008 
391 
570 
741 
781 
524 
$25,000 to $49,999 
929 
288 
219 
145 
95 
37 
$50,000 or more 
707 
490 
104 
47 
28 
1 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
11,124 
1,116 
970 
1,134 
1,381 
1,038 
$1,000 
84,527 
45,008 
11,845 
7,970 
5,106 
2,750 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,455 
36 
84 
107 
311 
411 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,539 
154 
261 
479 
736 
495 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,477 
449 
513 
513 
325 
121 
$25,000 to $49,999 
386 
251 
80 
28 
8 
10 
$50,000 or more 
267 
226 
32 
7 
1 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
50,155 
1,698 
1,617 
2,220 
3,412 
3,388 
$1,000 
217,503 
49,819 
19,714 
18,117 
18,981 
13,687 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
40,053 
194 
368 
810 
1,931 
2,587 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,257 
267 
449 
806 
1,071 
616 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,885 
586 
645 
547 
372 
170 
$25,000 or more 
960 
651 
155 
57 
38 
15 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
27,265 
1,792 
1,690 
2,316 
2,575 
2,190 
$1,000 
588,760 
412,557 
55,006 
42,160 
22,251 
12,009 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,588 
76 
199 
557 
1,326 
1,628 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,639 
381 
771 
1,261 
1,078 
481 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,436 
301 
416 
365 
122 
49 
$50,000 to $99,999 
839 
422 
223 
93 
39 
25 
$100,000 or more 
763 
612 
81 
40 
10 
7 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
610 
131 
92 
84 
86 
54 
$1,000 
10,653 
6,851 
1,561 
1,054 
679 
219 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
25,205 
1,792 
1,690 
2,316 
2,656 
2,291 
$1,000 
697,008 
350,812 
103,696 
81,694 
51,797 
26,906 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
52,194 
1,792 
1,690 
2,317 
3,597 
3,623 
$1,000 
2,230,681 
1,469,366 
419,216 
261,495 
186,367 
73,983 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,738 
819,959 
248,057 
112,859 
51,812 
20,420 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
24,112 
1,628 
1,550 
2,048 
3,102 
2,924 
Average net gain 
dollars 
113,705 
951,730 
282,465 
143,108 
71,391 
35,144 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,852 
1 
- 
1 
13 
26 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,406 
4 
8 
22 
58 
126 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,888 
2 
8 
24 
61 
170 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,038 
7 
16 
55 
253 
704 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,037 
25 
43 
136 
605 
1,241 
$50,000 or more 
7,891 
1,589 
1,475 
1,810 
2,112 
657 
Farms with net losses 
number 
28,082 
164 
140 
269 
495 
699 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,196 
488,115 
132,890 
117,439 
70,882 
41,169 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,263 
1 
1 
6 
8 
43 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,018 
1 
5 
7 
32 
96 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,513 
1 
8 
14 
50 
73 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,493 
7 
15 
39 
97 
170 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,094 
10 
19 
51 
116 
146 
$50,000 or more 
1,701 
144 
92 
152 
192 
171 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
52,194 
1,792 
1,690 
2,317 
3,597 
3,623 
$1,000 
2,108,164 
1,384,055 
402,480 
249,302 
180,440 
72,528 
Average per farm 
dollars 
40,391 
772,352 
238,154 
107,597 
50,164 
20,019 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
24,006 
1,616 
1,535 
2,031 
3,082 
2,913 
Average net gain 
dollars 
109,474 
909,090 
275,057 
138,833 
70,223 
34,916 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,848 
1 
- 
4 
11 
26 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
90 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
