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. 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
1,653 
1,515 
1,504 
138 
132 
329 
$1,000 
162,168 
134,424 
131,495 
27,743 
27,727 
5,092 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
258 
217 
217 
41 
39 
121 
$1,000 to $4,999 
260 
230 
229 
30 
28 
78 
$5,000 to $24,999 
370 
344 
341 
26 
24 
75 
$25,000 to $49,999 
225 
211 
209 
14 
14 
26 
$50,000 or more 
540 
513 
508 
27 
27 
29 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
503 
455 
451 
48 
44 
147 
$1,000 
(D) 
64,862 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
237 
203 
202 
34 
30 
120 
$5,000 to $24,999 
110 
107 
106 
3 
3 
19 
$25,000 to $99,999 
57 
51 
50 
6 
6 
8 
$100,000 to $249,999 
39 
38 
38 
1 
1 
- 
$250,000 or more 
60 
56 
55 
4 
4 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
224 
204 
200 
20 
20 
59 
$1,000 
(D) 
14,366 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
348 
316 
315 
32 
28 
108 
$1,000 
(D) 
50,495 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,070 
935 
929 
135 
131 
325 
$1,000 
324,757 
310,188 
(D) 
14,569 
(D) 
8,428 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
412 
351 
351 
61 
60 
203 
$5,000 to $24,999 
298 
255 
254 
43 
41 
66 
$25,000 to $99,999 
161 
143 
140 
18 
18 
34 
$100,000 to $249,999 
66 
62 
61 
4 
4 
16 
$250,000 or more 
133 
124 
123 
9 
8 
6 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,567 
2,284 
2,263 
283 
265 
795 
$1,000 
81,913 
75,799 
74,008 
6,114 
5,749 
4,301 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,296 
1,101 
1,090 
195 
180 
649 
$5,000 to $24,999 
603 
559 
554 
44 
44 
109 
$25,000 to $49,999 
253 
236 
236 
17 
17 
20 
$50,000 or more 
415 
388 
383 
27 
24 
17 
Utilities 
farms 
2,182 
1,963 
1,943 
219 
205 
501 
$1,000 
39,557 
36,141 
35,037 
3,416 
3,207 
2,238 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
473 
409 
403 
64 
59 
234 
$1,000 to $4,999 
741 
659 
652 
82 
77 
182 
$5,000 to $24,999 
638 
595 
592 
43 
42 
67 
$25,000 to $49,999 
164 
151 
150 
13 
12 
12 
$50,000 or more 
166 
149 
146 
17 
15 
6 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
2,384 
2,131 
2,111 
253 
237 
634 
$1,000 
102,599 
97,390 
93,163 
5,209 
4,941 
4,921 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,085 
930 
921 
155 
143 
484 
$5,000 to $24,999 
568 
508 
504 
60 
58 
103 
$25,000 to $49,999 
261 
247 
245 
14 
13 
23 
$50,000 or more 
470 
446 
441 
24 
23 
24 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,618 
1,467 
1,456 
151 
140 
296 
$1,000 
322,003 
286,654 
273,827 
35,349 
32,111 
13,590 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
297 
267 
264 
30 
29 
143 
$5,000 to $24,999 
325 
295 
293 
30 
27 
67 
$25,000 to $99,999 
453 
404 
402 
49 
47 
48 
$100,000 to $249,999 
267 
249 
249 
18 
16 
24 
$250,000 or more 
276 
252 
248 
24 
21 
14 
Contract labor 
farms 
460 
402 
400 
58 
52 
88 
$1,000 
25,752 
15,943 
(D) 
9,810 
9,707 
1,591 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
45 
39 
39 
6 
6 
20 
$1,000 to $4,999 
116 
104 
104 
12 
12 
24 
$5,000 to $24,999 
186 
160 
160 
26 
21 
33 
$25,000 to $49,999 
55 
50 
50 
5 
4 
4 
$50,000 or more 
58 
49 
47 
9 
9 
7 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
635 
602 
593 
33 
32 
149 
$1,000 
31,216 
29,494 
(D) 
1,722 
(D) 
1,177 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
79 
74 
73 
5 
5 
50 
$1,000 to $4,999 
188 
176 
176 
12 
12 
59 
$5,000 to $24,999 
181 
174 
169 
7 
7 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
59 
57 
56 
2 
2 
12 
$50,000 or more 
128 
121 
119 
7 
6 
5 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
1,039 
964 
955 
75 
68 
137 
$1,000 
104,345 
99,966 
98,518 
4,380 
4,081 
3,383 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
256 
229 
227 
27 
24 
61 
$5,000 to $9,999 
88 
77 
77 
11 
11 
17 
$10,000 to $24,999 
137 
128 
125 
9 
8 
28 
$25,000 or more 
558 
530 
526 
28 
25 
31 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Michigan 141 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
