Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
Registered 
individual 
Total 
under 
state law 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,848 
1,696 
64 
25 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,407 
4,028 
165 
102 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,896 
2,617 
139 
91 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,037 
3,590 
232 
165 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,084 
2,660 
228 
153 
$50,000 or more 
7,734 
5,420 
1,276 
1,035 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
28,188 
25,163 
1,366 
954 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,443 
13,895 
47,807 
56,838 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,264 
2,101 
85 
51 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,027 
8,364 
309 
172 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,524 
5,989 
258 
177 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,523 
5,873 
298 
227 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,120 
1,749 
148 
111 
$50,000 or more 
1,730 
1,087 
268 
216 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
366 
251 
73 
68 
$1,000 
47,247 
20,079 
19,597 
19,395 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,264 
16,894 
1,708 
1,277 
$1,000 
338,828 
200,046 
55,299 
48,338 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
2,947 
2,310 
354 
281 
$1,000 
48,281 
27,677 
10,542 
9,153 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
8,662 
7,591 
460 
330 
$1,000 
81,864 
59,354 
7,168 
6,193 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
1,819 
1,544 
136 
99 
$1,000 
13,886 
11,195 
1,411 
1,092 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
802 
574 
99 
82 
$1,000 
18,995 
6,089 
2,721 
2,606 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
5,863 
4,516 
766 
614 
$1,000 
28,112 
13,583 
7,866 
7,426 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
2,076 
1,564 
293 
232 
$1,000 
86,591 
50,636 
17,566 
15,316 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
550 
482 
35 
28 
$1,000 
2,682 
2,026 
323 
281 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
3,259 
2,606 
323 
240 
$1,000 
58,353 
29,486 
7,702 
6,271 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
44,668 
38,592 
3,061 
2,243 
acres 
7,669,071 
5,000,584 
1,590,859 
1 
,361,231 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
37,479 
32,126 
2,803 
2,091 
acres 
7,057,978 
4,506,748 
1,530,958 
1 
,314,791 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
20,659 
18,507 
929 
660 
50 to 99 acres 
5,259 
4,711 
304 
194 
100 to 199 acres 
4,039 
3,534 
285 
188 
200 to 499 acres 
3,847 
3,155 
415 
316 
500 to 999 acres 
2,065 
1,395 
414 
334 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
1,143 
646 
276 
231 
2,000 acres or more 
467 
178 
180 
168 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
3,717 
3,296 
252 
173 
acres 
90,469 
74,151 
10,355 
7,781 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
2,939 
2,485 
229 
174 
acres 
86,570 
65,887 
10,939 
9,199 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
12,114 
10,502 
689 
498 
acres 
409,597 
333,540 
36,606 
28,170 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,591 
1,357 
120 
85 
acres 
24,457 
20,258 
2,001 
1,290 
Total woodland 
farms 
27,381 
23,842 
1,823 
1,325 
acres 
1,175,893 
893,835 
129,443 
104,152 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
4,641 
4,163 
267 
182 
acres 
110,067 
86,347 
1 1 ,444 
8,383 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
25,010 
21,717 
1,686 
1,242 
acres 
1,065,826 
807,488 
117,999 
95,769 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
144 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
