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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
11,136 
1,283 
1,063 
1,302 
1,633 
1,395 
acres 
2,218,992 
1,134,398 
407,336 
290,522 
200,355 
86,476 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
21,713 
1,656 
1,592 
2,191 
3,223 
3,062 
acres 
5,767,291 
2,545,141 
1,118,003 
864,585 
636,137 
303,917 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,441 
309 
195 
254 
364 
353 
acres 
376,530 
211,099 
54,958 
43,821 
32,184 
18,207 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
5,141 
700 
482 
540 
720 
638 
acres 
781,472 
458,373 
115,653 
78,991 
64,312 
26,909 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,893 
284 
173 
183 
213 
150 
acres on which used 
230,525 
125,122 
27,623 
23,739 
19,282 
8,986 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
13,140 
1,010 
1,076 
1,411 
1,865 
1,630 
acres 
2,583,727 
1,089,662 
516,685 
396,634 
270,312 
128,047 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
9,545 
537 
508 
681 
979 
960 
acres 
1,212,253 
441,920 
208,240 
166,871 
135,563 
77,687 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,993 
119 
98 
114 
143 
144 
acres 
125,856 
27,226 
14,034 
12,488 
12,264 
4,385 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
8,015 
741 
801 
1,057 
1,326 
1,130 
acres 
1,518,492 
546,286 
346,730 
276,717 
184,163 
88,584 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
6,333 
847 
706 
862 
1,051 
801 
acres 
1,775,246 
933,378 
329,438 
237,094 
154,602 
64,392 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
15,943 
1,028 
992 
1,328 
2,140 
2,053 
acres 
2,595,097 
1,080,454 
470,249 
360,595 
312,660 
165,770 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
5,530 
550 
428 
497 
639 
531 
acres 
437,200 
223,469 
61,516 
49,300 
37,930 
18,027 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,464 
116 
74 
78 
99 
78 
Solar panels 
farms 
577 
37 
16 
18 
20 
21 
Wind turbines 
farms 
366 
53 
26 
29 
34 
15 
Methane digesters 
farms 
7 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
401 
18 
17 
16 
33 
24 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
17 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
103 
7 
11 
17 
9 
12 
Ethanol 
farms 
34 
5 
7 
8 
1 
6 
Other 
farms 
24 
1 
- 
1 
- 
6 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
824 
127 
85 
88 
118 
53 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
35,234 
283 
248 
458 
1,117 
1,594 
Part owners 
farms 
14,861 
1,375 
1,337 
1,733 
2,272 
1,765 
Tenants 
farms 
2,099 
134 
105 
126 
208 
264 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
50,195 
1,662 
1,588 
2,194 
3,398 
3,367 
acres 
6,591,630 
1,388,988 
681,846 
624,383 
661,480 
437,382 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
50,095 
1,658 
1,585 
2,191 
3,389 
3,359 
acres 
5,953,033 
1,353,283 
662,772 
588,133 
624,987 
398,042 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
17,058 
1,512 
1,443 
1,863 
2,487 
2,036 
acres 
4,028,753 
1,733,859 
750,093 
566,096 
394,297 
201,116 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
16,960 
1,509 
1,442 
1,859 
2,480 
2,029 
acres 
3,995,531 
1,716,149 
747,378 
564,899 
391,820 
200,101 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
9,371 
191 
146 
206 
347 
488 
acres 
671,819 
53,415 
21,789 
37,447 
38,970 
40,355 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
80,304 
3,890 
2,890 
3,620 
5,438 
5,375 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
28,911 
615 
835 
1,328 
2,121 
2,150 
2 operators 
19,812 
634 
597 
741 
1,186 
1,255 
3 operators 
2,689 
352 
201 
207 
242 
180 
4 operators 
515 
109 
42 
31 
29 
21 
5 or more operators 
267 
82 
15 
10 
19 
17 
Total women operators 
number 
24,605 
604 
475 
697 
1,167 
1,263 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
21,665 
441 
420 
619 
1,041 
1,137 
2 operators 
1,222 
50 
26 
27 
54 
55 
3 operators 
109 
9 
1 
6 
6 
4 
4 operators 
21 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
13 
4 
1 
- 
- 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
44,785 
1,760 
1,649 
2,227 
3,443 
3,392 
Female 
7,409 
32 
41 
90 
154 
231 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
25,285 
1,706 
1,580 
1,987 
2,687 
2,391 
Other 
26,909 
86 
110 
330 
910 
1,232 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
96 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
