Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
1,719 
1,638 
2,193 
3,300 
2,996 
$1,000 
600,433 
331,990 
97,871 
70,712 
51,709 
22,897 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
7,567 
8 
6 
34 
113 
278 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,259 
28 
45 
120 
473 
888 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,223 
95 
269 
742 
2,165 
1,768 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,061 
210 
413 
899 
456 
47 
$50,000 or more 
2,803 
1,378 
905 
398 
93 
15 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,053 
613 
502 
596 
850 
776 
$1,000 
326,573 
240,529 
28,021 
19,134 
11,431 
6,424 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,979 
69 
156 
211 
424 
464 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,962 
106 
140 
200 
292 
248 
$25,000 to $99,999 
597 
109 
87 
131 
125 
60 
$100,000 to $249,999 
267 
106 
100 
48 
9 
4 
$250,000 or more 
248 
223 
19 
6 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,980 
307 
275 
348 
410 
344 
$1,000 
79,605 
52,778 
6,073 
7,268 
3,892 
2,337 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,785 
374 
281 
340 
562 
578 
$1,000 
246,968 
187,752 
21,948 
11,867 
7,538 
4,086 
Feed purchased 
farms 
24,389 
866 
717 
908 
1,329 
1,320 
$1,000 
1,240,433 
982,306 
76,997 
49,309 
32,593 
16,141 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,334 
21 
63 
151 
397 
564 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,160 
43 
114 
230 
469 
577 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,642 
86 
226 
361 
426 
168 
$100,000 to $249,999 
603 
156 
235 
156 
37 
11 
$250,000 or more 
650 
560 
79 
10 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
49,756 
1,829 
1,712 
2,330 
3,652 
3,638 
$1,000 
397,260 
195,524 
57,939 
43,407 
33,010 
17,777 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
38,769 
20 
58 
214 
1,201 
2,306 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,690 
216 
657 
1,617 
2,295 
1,301 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,632 
334 
713 
421 
131 
22 
$50,000 or more 
1,665 
1,259 
284 
78 
25 
9 
Utilities 
farms 
33,863 
1,834 
1,715 
2,334 
3,202 
2,942 
$1,000 
159,587 
83,459 
17,947 
14,892 
11,855 
6,845 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,625 
10 
52 
188 
613 
1,023 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,056 
190 
561 
1,153 
1,900 
1,651 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,085 
793 
984 
922 
653 
253 
$25,000 to $49,999 
621 
414 
97 
56 
31 
7 
$50,000 or more 
476 
427 
21 
15 
5 
8 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
42,041 
1,834 
1,715 
2,336 
3,505 
3,406 
$1,000 
482,696 
237,583 
68,952 
55,666 
42,647 
21,770 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,064 
25 
66 
220 
958 
1,850 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,905 
179 
572 
1,336 
2,164 
1,457 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,973 
316 
588 
575 
316 
92 
$50,000 or more 
2,099 
1,314 
489 
205 
67 
7 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
13,620 
1,643 
1,176 
1,230 
1,466 
1,156 
$1,000 
744,744 
509,027 
76,089 
49,050 
36,047 
17,253 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,839 
59 
149 
299 
562 
631 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,991 
193 
327 
415 
507 
341 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,357 
529 
459 
385 
305 
160 
$100,000 to $249,999 
856 
377 
194 
110 
85 
18 
$250,000 or more 
577 
485 
47 
21 
7 
6 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,906 
440 
261 
280 
376 
309 
$1,000 
71,648 
42,365 
5,022 
5,052 
5,732 
2,839 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
985 
10 
12 
10 
26 
41 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,309 
65 
71 
87 
136 
132 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,130 
168 
122 
123 
155 
115 
$25,000 to $49,999 
259 
65 
34 
39 
36 
9 
$50,000 or more 
223 
132 
22 
21 
23 
12 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
10,726 
1,052 
759 
946 
1,372 
1,235 
$1,000 
147,478 
99,766 
13,981 
10,213 
9,334 
5,017 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,544 
24 
37 
103 
191 
282 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,966 
80 
178 
281 
598 
684 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,272 
350 
391 
474 
532 
244 
$25,000 to $49,999 
451 
223 
95 
58 
36 
16 
$50,000 or more 
493 
375 
58 
30 
15 
9 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
13,999 
1,510 
1,417 
1,749 
2,313 
1,805 
$1,000 
470,091 
280,362 
77,464 
50,551 
31,125 
12,842 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,550 
42 
91 
267 
713 
951 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,857 
50 
98 
207 
563 
489 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,153 
162 
257 
514 
715 
311 
$25,000 or more 
3,439 
1,256 
971 
761 
322 
54 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
114 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
