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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
645 
452 
113 
88 
acres 
84,415 
50,772 
24,013 
20,212 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,352 
2,160 
86 
59 
25 to 99 acres 
4,654 
4,157 
309 
190 
100 to 249 acres 
2,759 
2,287 
281 
220 
250 to 499 acres 
1,385 
983 
255 
203 
500 acres or more 
909 
526 
248 
207 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
758 
499 
127 
108 
acres 
156,447 
70,409 
41,433 
37,771 
tons 
4,423,378 
1,955,522 
1,197,656 
1,094,752 
Irrigated 
farms 
27 
12 
7 
5 
acres 
(D) 
780 
808 
(D) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
24 
19 
4 
3 
acres 
1,611 
(D) 
(D) 
4 
pounds 
2,545,926 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11 
8 
3 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
9 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3 
1 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6,241 
4,914 
796 
630 
acres 
539,138 
340,898 
115,452 
101,363 
bushels 
(D) 
24,161,160 
8,837,599 
7,808,269 
Irrigated 
farms 
102 
55 
29 
26 
acres 
9,670 
3,226 
2,521 
2,504 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,732 
1,527 
121 
73 
25 to 99 acres 
2,854 
2,362 
320 
247 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,206 
802 
220 
187 
250 to 499 acres 
362 
193 
103 
93 
500 acres or more 
87 
30 
32 
30 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
20,511 
18,168 
1,399 
981 
acres 
1,061,932 
794,485 
163,640 
134,625 
tons, dry 
2,457,625 
1,595,281 
524,024 
452,602 
Irrigated 
farms 
415 
284 
77 
62 
acres 
20,883 
(D) 
5,007 
4,439 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
10,611 
9,810 
415 
249 
25 to 99 acres 
7,318 
6,505 
501 
335 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,891 
1,455 
304 
241 
250 to 499 acres 
484 
297 
118 
102 
500 acres or more 
207 
101 
61 
54 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
14,918 
13,239 
1,039 
707 
acres 
601,194 
482,056 
72,414 
54,747 
tons, dry 
1,257,287 
939,252 
200,687 
158,910 
Irrigated 
farms 
278 
206 
43 
30 
acres 
8,363 
4,769 
1,698 
1,276 
Other tame hay 
farms 
4,155 
3,699 
254 
181 
acres 
187,366 
153,063 
19,701 
15,206 
tons, dry 
249,514 
199,515 
31,935 
26,106 
Irrigated 
farms 
46 
32 
7 
6 
acres 
960 
(D) 
59 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
26 
25 
- 
- 
acres 
894 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
2,980 
2,352 
345 
285 
acres 
156,209 
54,156 
52,067 
48,836 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,238 
915 
157 
129 
acres 
91,665 
26,370 
28,929 
27,437 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,705 
1,477 
124 
100 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
692 
562 
73 
61 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
301 
205 
54 
44 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
137 
68 
39 
28 
250.0 acres or more 
145 
40 
55 
52 
Beans, snap 
farms 
974 
796 
104 
74 
acres 
14,903 
6,844 
3,336 
2,087 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
145 
102 
20 
13 
acres 
12,158 
5,163 
2,564 
1,511 
Peas, green 
farms 
74 
54 
12 
8 
acres 
3,698 
(□) 
1,425 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
13 
4 
4 
3 
acres 
3,660 
966 
1,416 
(D) 
Potatoes 
farms 
934 
741 
111 
94 
acres 
46,662 
7,499 
18,990 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
128 
81 
22 
21 
acres 
36,557 
4,572 
15,337 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
805 
676 
79 
64 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
158 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
