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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
3,758 
2,722 
547 
442 
$1,000 
53,824 
23,623 
15,101 
13,510 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,269 
1,092 
91 
66 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,155 
866 
161 
124 
$5,000 to $24,999 
836 
531 
159 
133 
$25,000 to $49,999 
259 
146 
63 
54 
$50,000 or more 
239 
87 
73 
65 
Interest expense 
farms 
20,346 
16,901 
1,837 
1,421 
$1,000 
293,485 
181,256 
63,530 
57,304 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,834 
8,690 
617 
420 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,178 
6,797 
726 
571 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,913 
1,246 
340 
289 
$100,000 or more 
421 
168 
154 
141 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
16,443 
13,839 
1,389 
1,065 
$1,000 
208,958 
136,196 
40,730 
36,730 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,698 
1,528 
99 
73 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,101 
5,433 
348 
216 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,008 
5,904 
579 
452 
$25,000 to $49,999 
929 
625 
157 
134 
$50,000 or more 
707 
349 
206 
190 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
11,124 
8,954 
1,196 
930 
$1,000 
84,527 
45,060 
22,800 
20,573 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,455 
3,016 
234 
155 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,539 
3,826 
388 
290 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,477 
1,807 
360 
293 
$25,000 to $49,999 
386 
208 
107 
95 
$50,000 or more 
267 
97 
107 
97 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
50,155 
43,618 
3,315 
2,405 
$1,000 
217,503 
158,364 
30,566 
25,301 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
40,053 
36,184 
1,950 
1,306 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,257 
5,055 
573 
424 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,885 
1,929 
518 
435 
$25,000 or more 
960 
450 
274 
240 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
27,265 
22,518 
2,481 
1,896 
$1,000 
588,760 
221,988 
129,019 
115,857 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,588 
16,655 
1,035 
699 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,639 
4,251 
719 
567 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,436 
917 
262 
218 
$50,000 to $99,999 
839 
429 
218 
182 
$100,000 or more 
763 
266 
247 
230 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
610 
483 
71 
61 
$1,000 
10,653 
7,187 
1,919 
1,510 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
25,205 
20,647 
2,360 
1,831 
$1,000 
697,008 
387,247 
150,713 
134,201 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
52,194 
45,174 
3,470 
2,525 
$1,000 
2,230,681 
1,104,228 
594,179 
533,010 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,738 
24,444 
171,233 
211,093 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
24,112 
20,099 
2,114 
1,577 
Average net gain 
dollars 
113,705 
72,071 
311,220 
371,817 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,852 
1,700 
64 
25 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,406 
4,024 
169 
104 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,888 
2,611 
137 
90 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,038 
3,595 
230 
165 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,037 
2,612 
228 
152 
$50,000 or more 
7,891 
5,557 
1,286 
1,041 
Farms with net losses 
number 
28,082 
25,075 
1,356 
948 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,196 
13,732 
47,006 
56,270 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,263 
2,097 
86 
51 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,018 
8,359 
306 
172 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,513 
5,967 
266 
185 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,493 
5,859 
288 
218 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,094 
1,726 
147 
110 
$50,000 or more 
1,701 
1,067 
263 
212 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
52,194 
45,174 
3,470 
2,525 
$1,000 
2,108,164 
1,020,739 
577,825 
520,496 
Average per farm 
dollars 
40,391 
22,596 
166,520 
206,137 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
24,006 
20,011 
2,104 
1,571 
Average net gain 
dollars 
109,474 
68,481 
305,670 
365,831 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
142 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
