Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
24,913 
20,709 
2,222 
1,711 
$1,000 
600,433 
303,857 
129,315 
114,981 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,841 
347 
232 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,563 
358 
269 
$5,000 to $24,999 
ill 7/ . - . :• 1 lift*-# 
5,269 
509 
364 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,061 
1,469 
341 
280 
$50,000 or more 
2,803 
1,567 
667 
566 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
12,053 
10,482 
921 
690 
$1,000 
326,573 
135,731 
120,532 
108,952 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,979 
8,124 
498 
341 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,962 
1,628 
205 
163 
$25,000 to $99,999 
597 
442 
90 
76 
$100,000 to $249,999 
267 
180 
48 
38 
$250,000 or more 
248 
108 
80 
72 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
4,980 
4,218 
479 
353 
$1,000 
79,605 
34,550 
28,849 
23,933 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
8,785 
7,758 
571 
423 
$1,000 
246,968 
101,180 
91,683 
85,019 
Feed purchased farms 
24,389 
21,345 
1,649 
1,197 
$1,000 
1,240,433 
528,148 
379,101 
355,019 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,334 
14,124 
595 
384 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,160 
5,318 
478 
340 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,642 
1,226 
221 
160 
$100,000 to $249,999 
603 
371 
150 
127 
$250,000 or more 
650 
306 
205 
186 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
49,756 
43,010 
3,384 
2,468 
$1,000 
397,260 
217,733 
93,313 
83,230 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
38,769 
35,121 
1,703 
1,113 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,690 
6,144 
834 
616 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,632 
1,027 
332 
276 
$50,000 or more 
1,665 
718 
515 
463 
Utilities farms 
33,863 
28,378 
2,802 
2,110 
$1,000 
159,587 
79,286 
38,505 
33,923 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,625 
14,219 
699 
457 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,056 
11,130 
1,003 
713 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,085 
2,625 
755 
631 
$25,000 to $49,999 
621 
268 
177 
157 
$50,000 or more 
476 
136 
168 
152 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
42,041 
35,918 
3,105 
2,306 
$1,000 
482,696 
261,288 
113,888 
101,144 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,064 
27,079 
1,416 
949 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,905 
6,460 
774 
571 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,973 
1,357 
332 
263 
$50,000 or more 
2,099 
1,022 
583 
523 
Hired farm labor farms 
13,620 
10,063 
1,643 
1,332 
$1,000 
744,744 
224,136 
185,014 
172,028 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,839 
5,976 
423 
294 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,991 
2,253 
346 
265 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,357 
1,376 
480 
413 
$100,000 to $249,999 
856 
332 
233 
206 
$250,000 or more 
577 
126 
161 
154 
Contract labor farms 
3,906 
2,898 
460 
383 
$1,000 
71,648 
31,365 
12,940 
12,160 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
985 
870 
50 
36 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,309 
1,042 
127 
99 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,130 
730 
181 
154 
$25,000 to $49,999 
259 
149 
51 
45 
$50,000 or more 
223 
107 
51 
49 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
10,726 
8,879 
1,063 
812 
$1,000 
147,478 
72,449 
42,635 
39,559 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,544 
3,245 
170 
116 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,966 
3,408 
311 
206 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,272 
1,723 
345 
284 
$25,000 to $49,999 
451 
275 
105 
84 
$50,000 or more 
493 
228 
132 
122 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
13,999 
11,241 
1,582 
1,242 
$1,000 
470,091 
234,542 
127,821 
115,189 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,550 
5,826 
407 
285 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,857 
1,573 
179 
133 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,153 
1,728 
260 
204 
$25,000 or more 
3,439 
2,114 
736 
620 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
140 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
