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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
23,463 
1,699 
1,621 
2,214 
3,286 
3,028 
acres treated 
5,396,912 
2,327,329 
1,009,861 
802,896 
611,049 
292,348 
Manure used 
farms 
9,149 
664 
598 
772 
1,064 
940 
acres treated 
761,437 
358,166 
130,914 
88,533 
63,878 
36,510 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
11,136 
1,313 
1,070 
1,308 
1,665 
1,392 
acres 
2,218,992 
1,151,641 
402,279 
286,947 
199,665 
83,728 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
21,713 
1,698 
1,616 
2,206 
3,283 
3,075 
acres 
5,767,291 
2,594,839 
1,104,977 
852,887 
632,038 
295,178 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,441 
316 
196 
256 
380 
344 
acres 
376,530 
213,851 
54,300 
42,648 
33,273 
17,142 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
5,141 
717 
478 
547 
747 
630 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
781,472 
467,318 
109,257 
79,486 
65,580 
24,602 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,893 
289 
174 
185 
225 
156 
acres on which used 
230,525 
126,898 
27,771 
23,244 
19,951 
9,422 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
13,140 
1,041 
1,086 
1,420 
1,880 
1,641 
acres 
2,583,727 
1,107,609 
514,650 
390,306 
268,092 
125,838 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
9,545 
548 
518 
681 
1,001 
965 
acres 
1,212,253 
448,564 
207,757 
163,742 
137,005 
76,656 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,993 
121 
98 
116 
151 
152 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
125,856 
27,573 
13,917 
13,010 
12,442 
5,205 
used 
farms 
8,015 
765 
815 
1,051 
1,354 
1,131 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
1,518,492 
563,415 
342,761 
269,479 
184,125 
85,874 
used 
farms 
6,333 
863 
723 
865 
1,060 
801 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
1,775,246 
947,899 
325,876 
233,568 
151,292 
62,704 
practices were used 
farms 
15,943 
1,053 
1,005 
1,342 
2,177 
2,062 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
2,595,097 
1,097,745 
465,928 
359,546 
310,467 
161,798 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
5,530 
564 
431 
499 
660 
527 
acres 
437,200 
226,349 
60,699 
48,372 
38,522 
17,485 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,464 
118 
74 
78 
99 
80 
Solar panels 
farms 
577 
37 
18 
16 
20 
24 
Wind turbines 
farms 
366 
53 
26 
31 
32 
17 
Methane digesters 
farms 
7 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
401 
19 
16 
16 
35 
22 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
17 
2 
- 
2 
- 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
103 
8 
10 
17 
9 
12 
Ethanol 
farms 
34 
5 
7 
8 
1 
6 
Other 
farms 
24 
1 
- 
1 
- 
6 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
824 
129 
90 
87 
118 
48 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
35,234 
283 
254 
469 
1,152 
1,641 
Part owners 
farms 
14,861 
1,413 
1,360 
1,740 
2,304 
1,751 
Tenants 
farms 
2,099 
138 
101 
127 
212 
269 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
50,195 
1,700 
1,617 
2,213 
3,464 
3,400 
acres 
6,591,630 
1,410,274 
684,189 
633,140 
657,020 
444,926 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
50,095 
1,696 
1,614 
2,209 
3,456 
3,392 
acres 
5,953,033 
1,374,319 
664,750 
597,203 
620,179 
402,066 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
17,058 
1,554 
1,462 
1,871 
2,523 
2,027 
acres 
4,028,753 
1,772,141 
735,285 
558,130 
392,104 
195,491 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
16,960 
1,551 
1,461 
1,867 
2,516 
2,020 
acres 
3,995,531 
1,754,431 
732,570 
556,933 
389,627 
194,427 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
9,371 
193 
149 
206 
355 
515 
acres 
671,819 
53,665 
22,154 
37,134 
39,318 
43,924 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
80,304 
3,966 
2,914 
3,660 
5,549 
5,418 
1 operator 
28,911 
635 
858 
1,324 
2,166 
2,177 
2 operators 
19,812 
644 
602 
766 
1,201 
1,270 
3 operators 
2,689 
364 
198 
205 
250 
178 
4 operators 
515 
109 
42 
31 
32 
19 
5 or more operators 
267 
82 
15 
10 
19 
17 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
24,605 
613 
480 
713 
1,201 
1,278 
1 operator 
21,665 
450 
423 
635 
1,069 
1,152 
2 operators 
1,222 
50 
27 
27 
57 
55 
3 operators 
109 
9 
1 
6 
6 
4 
4 operators 
21 
1 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
13 
4 
- 
1 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
122 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
