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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
3,758 
701 
406 
427 
457 
359 
$1,000 
53,824 
36,351 
7,246 
3,730 
2,376 
1,171 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,269 
41 
42 
71 
125 
159 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,155 
116 
121 
156 
192 
133 
$5,000 to $24,999 
836 
206 
152 
164 
119 
64 
$25,000 to $49,999 
259 
151 
56 
29 
15 
1 
$50,000 or more 
239 
187 
35 
7 
6 
2 
Interest expense 
farms 
20,346 
1,589 
1,383 
1,665 
2,117 
1,643 
$1,000 
293,485 
132,821 
35,463 
25,406 
20,509 
10,682 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,834 
116 
200 
450 
947 
917 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,178 
400 
686 
919 
1,000 
655 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,913 
706 
459 
288 
165 
71 
$100,000 or more 
421 
367 
38 
8 
5 
- 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
16,443 
1,306 
1,110 
1,284 
1,602 
1,200 
$1,000 
208,958 
87,423 
23,356 
17,921 
15,448 
7,892 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,698 
12 
28 
52 
147 
132 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,101 
102 
181 
295 
556 
502 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,008 
404 
581 
750 
770 
532 
$25,000 to $49,999 
929 
297 
216 
141 
100 
34 
$50,000 or more 
707 
491 
104 
46 
29 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
11,124 
1,142 
986 
1,134 
1,393 
1,033 
$1,000 
84,527 
45,398 
12,107 
7,485 
5,061 
2,789 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,455 
39 
84 
112 
322 
412 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,539 
157 
270 
488 
747 
483 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,477 
465 
519 
504 
315 
126 
$25,000 to $49,999 
386 
254 
79 
26 
8 
11 
$50,000 or more 
267 
227 
34 
4 
1 
1 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
50,155 
1,737 
1,645 
2,238 
3,482 
3,419 
$1,000 
217,503 
50,402 
19,777 
18,239 
18,985 
13,858 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
40,053 
200 
371 
834 
1,996 
2,610 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,257 
276 
470 
792 
1,102 
620 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,885 
605 
652 
556 
346 
172 
$25,000 or more 
960 
656 
152 
56 
38 
17 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
27,265 
1,834 
1,715 
2,335 
2,603 
2,192 
$1,000 
588,760 
414,271 
54,824 
41,707 
21,866 
11,958 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,588 
80 
206 
573 
1,370 
1,647 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,639 
396 
790 
1,275 
1,069 
462 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,436 
312 
421 
359 
114 
52 
$50,000 to $99,999 
839 
433 
217 
89 
40 
24 
$100,000 or more 
763 
613 
81 
39 
10 
7 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
610 
133 
94 
83 
86 
53 
$1,000 
10,653 
6,883 
1,578 
1,054 
646 
206 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
25,205 
1,834 
1,715 
2,334 
2,689 
2,296 
$1,000 
697,008 
354,816 
102,670 
81,486 
50,648 
26,474 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
52,194 
1,834 
1,715 
2,336 
3,668 
3,661 
$1,000 
2,230,681 
1,484,132 
416,384 
256,374 
185,272 
70,996 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,738 
809,232 
242,789 
109,749 
50,510 
19,392 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
24,112 
1,668 
1,570 
2,063 
3,161 
2,936 
Average net gain 
dollars 
113,705 
937,949 
277,425 
139,786 
69,778 
34,214 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,852 
1 
- 
1 
13 
29 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,406 
4 
8 
22 
63 
123 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,888 
2 
8 
24 
65 
180 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,038 
7 
17 
56 
260 
734 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,037 
25 
43 
144 
643 
1,258 
$50,000 or more 
7,891 
1,629 
1,494 
1,816 
2,117 
612 
Farms with net losses 
number 
28,082 
166 
145 
273 
507 
725 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,196 
484,137 
132,234 
117,230 
69,620 
40,630 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,263 
1 
1 
6 
9 
42 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,018 
1 
5 
7 
33 
95 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,513 
1 
8 
16 
48 
82 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,493 
7 
19 
36 
105 
172 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,094 
10 
19 
55 
115 
154 
$50,000 or more 
1,701 
146 
93 
153 
197 
180 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
52,194 
1,834 
1,715 
2,336 
3,668 
3,661 
$1,000 
2,108,164 
1,398,572 
399,765 
244,155 
179,440 
69,568 
Average per farm 
dollars 
40,391 
762,580 
233,099 
104,518 
48,920 
19,003 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
24,006 
1,656 
1,554 
2,047 
3,141 
2,925 
Average net gain 
dollars 
109,474 
896,089 
270,332 
135,404 
68,671 
33,986 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
116 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
