Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
2,662 
2,352 
2,331 
310 
290 
888 
percent 
5.1 
4.5 
4.5 
0.6 
0.6 
1.7 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,171,108 
1,103,710 
1,089,440 
67,398 
57,089 
192,007 
Average size of farm 
acres 
440 
469 
467 
217 
197 
216 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS 
Total 
farms 
2,662 
2,352 
2,331 
310 
290 
888 
$1,000 
2,235,968 
2,058,417 
2,009,587 
177,550 
170,542 
78,249 
Average per farm 
Farms by economic class: 
dollars 
839,958 
875,177 
862,113 
572,743 
588,076 
88,118 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
470 
372 
372 
98 
89 
221 
$1,000 to $2,499 
149 
121 
119 
28 
27 
155 
$2,500 to $4,999 
128 
100 
98 
28 
26 
107 
$5,000 to $9,999 
168 
153 
153 
15 
13 
77 
$10,000 to $24,999 
212 
180 
179 
32 
29 
105 
$25,000 to $49,999 
182 
161 
157 
21 
21 
43 
$50,000 to $99,999 
177 
158 
157 
19 
19 
56 
$100,000 to $249,999 
232 
214 
211 
18 
18 
62 
$250,000 to $499,999 
214 
205 
202 
9 
9 
17 
$500,000 to $999,999 
248 
235 
235 
13 
13 
27 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
482 
453 
448 
29 
26 
18 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
299 
282 
280 
17 
15 
13 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
104 
99 
99 
5 
4 
5 
$5,000,000 or more 
79 
72 
69 
7 
7 
- 
Total sales 
farms 
2,662 
2,352 
2,331 
310 
290 
888 
$1,000 
2,216,483 
2,039,746 
1,991,091 
176,737 
169,779 
76,077 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
928 
884 
874 
44 
44 
227 
$1,000 
501,726 
487,383 
484,768 
14,343 
14,343 
38,476 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
677 
654 
647 
23 
23 
108 
$1,000 
497,331 
483,312 
480,827 
14,019 
14,019 
36,848 
Corn 
farms 
768 
736 
726 
32 
32 
172 
$1,000 
302,585 
293,739 
292,133 
8,846 
8,846 
22,482 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
565 
547 
540 
18 
18 
72 
$1,000 
298,874 
290,307 
288,831 
8,567 
8,567 
20,725 
Wheat 
farms 
456 
437 
434 
19 
19 
72 
$1,000 
(D) 
45,813 
45,622 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
264 
259 
257 
5 
5 
17 
$1,000 
42,751 
41,778 
(D) 
973 
973 
1,904 
Soybeans 
farms 
624 
592 
587 
32 
32 
142 
$1,000 
111,177 
107,723 
106,935 
3,454 
3,454 
11,665 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
430 
416 
413 
14 
14 
56 
$1,000 
107,483 
104,341 
(D) 
3,142 
3,142 
10,150 
Sorghum 
farms 
8 
8 
8 
- 
- 
4 
$1,000 
51 
51 
51 
- 
- 
14 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Barley 
farms 
23 
23 
22 
- 
- 
6 
$1,000 
314 
314 
(D) 
- 
- 
19 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
255 
248 
245 
7 
7 
38 
$1,000 
(D) 
39,743 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
150 
148 
148 
2 
2 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
38,482 
38,482 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
236 
218 
214 
18 
18 
34 
$1,000 
164,843 
157,679 
(D) 
7,164 
7,164 
1,491 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
120 
115 
113 
5 
5 
6 
$1,000 
163,422 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,229 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
269 
241 
238 
28 
26 
44 
$1,000 
90,609 
80,670 
(D) 
9,939 
(D) 
3,059 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
152 
138 
137 
14 
12 
11 
$1,000 
88,787 
79,021 
(D) 
9,766 
(D) 
2,745 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
164 
151 
148 
13 
12 
23 
$1,000 
37,420 
34,436 
(D) 
2,984 
(D) 
2,115 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
91 
85 
84 
6 
5 
5 
$1,000 
36,093 
33,219 
(D) 
2,873 
(D) 
1,882 
Berries 
farms 
125 
109 
109 
16 
15 
23 
$1,000 
53,189 
46,234 
46,234 
6,955 
(D) 
944 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
63 
55 
55 
8 
7 
6 
$1,000 
52,560 
45,667 
45,667 
6,893 
(D) 
863 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
and sod (see text) 
farms 
508 
452 
450 
56 
55 
53 
$1,000 
524,504 
429,253 
(D) 
95,250 
(D) 
6,826 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
323 
293 
291 
30 
29 
13 
$1,000 
521,155 
426,431 
(D) 
94,724 
(D) 
6,326 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Michigan 137 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
