Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
826 
381 
- 
7 
21 
62 
124 
167 
$1,000 
30,210 
27,584 
- 
52 
1,636 
12,789 
8,409 
4,698 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
50 
44 
- 
- 
3 
12 
16 
13 
$1,000 
25,777 
24,979 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
7,548 
3,617 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
744 
335 
- 
- 
19 
53 
108 
155 
$1,000 
29,643 
27,285 
- 
- 
(D) 
12,689 
8,351 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
47 
42 
- 
- 
3 
10 
16 
13 
$1,000 
25,556 
24,838 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
7,548 
3,617 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
101 
52 
- 
7 
2 
11 
18 
14 
$1,000 
567 
298 
- 
52 
(D) 
100 
59 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
13,067 
6,701 
24 
263 
505 
1,171 
1,826 
2,912 
$1,000 
415,271 
365,089 
620 
22,251 
41,185 
111,657 
113,054 
76,322 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,196 
1,068 
6 
83 
123 
303 
331 
222 
$1,000 
341,778 
321,804 
435 
20,472 
37,583 
103,766 
101,596 
57,952 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
631 
290 
1 
14 
52 
53 
86 
84 
$1,000 
2,859 
1,470 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
322 
(D) 
252 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
6 
3 
1 
1 
1 
- 
$1,000 
511 
198 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
10,677 
6,269 
40 
321 
664 
1,349 
1,802 
2,093 
$1,000 
603,653 
541,015 
2,576 
26,433 
85,633 
140,262 
177,491 
108,621 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,593 
1,418 
8 
83 
176 
368 
460 
323 
$1,000 
512,255 
480,547 
2,096 
23,151 
79,537 
126,650 
160,722 
88,391 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,913 
1,759 
13 
132 
298 
500 
530 
286 
$1,000 
1,540,609 
1,496,319 
22,705 
76,952 
292,378 
463,195 
436,656 
204,432 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,675 
1,581 
11 
107 
255 
466 
476 
266 
$1,000 
1,535,748 
1,492,081 
(D) 
(D) 
291,291 
462,512 
435,100 
203,868 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
2,150 
977 
5 
93 
154 
265 
255 
205 
$1,000 
482,177 
442,076 
(D) 
(D) 
46,880 
167,861 
142,360 
65,340 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
264 
224 
1 
14 
36 
62 
74 
37 
$1,000 
476,591 
438,823 
(D) 
(D) 
46,517 
166,989 
141,480 
64,573 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,544 
1,083 
5 
80 
145 
235 
297 
321 
$1,000 
13,963 
9,031 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,635 
(D) 
2,181 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
39 
29 
2 
3 
14 
6 
4 
$1,000 
5,241 
4,460 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,838 
1,581 
614 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,796 
1,305 
6 
85 
181 
291 
400 
342 
$1,000 
29,097 
17,273 
48 
1,474 
3,470 
3,856 
4,436 
3,988 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
117 
65 
- 
12 
8 
18 
16 
11 
$1,000 
12,441 
8,213 
- 
1,081 
1,840 
1,910 
1,932 
1,450 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
4,565 
2,082 
11 
152 
311 
464 
646 
498 
$1,000 
472,218 
415,439 
10 
5,343 
44,108 
103,410 
85,897 
176,672 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
74 
- 
6 
12 
24 
17 
15 
$1,000 
467,893 
412,680 
- 
5,083 
43,549 
102,893 
85,074 
176,082 
Aquaculture 
farms 
70 
43 
- 
- 
6 
11 
11 
15 
$1,000 
3,982 
3,775 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,111 
(D) 
1,375 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
13 
12 
- 
- 
2 
4 
2 
4 
$1,000 
3,721 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,081 
(D) 
1,285 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,451 
707 
3 
52 
75 
149 
229 
199 
$1,000 
25,914 
20,878 
10 
445 
1,614 
3,199 
8,975 
6,636 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
71 
55 
- 
2 
2 
10 
27 
14 
$1,000 
21,767 
18,338 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,125 
5,786 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
20,605 
11,876 
59 
518 
946 
2,358 
3,375 
4,620 
$1,000 
155,919 
125,917 
524 
4,960 
13,081 
31,904 
40,166 
35,283 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,504 
1,060 
10 
54 
119 
271 
313 
293 
$1,000 
65,469 
59,117 
328 
2,001 
5,328 
17,897 
17,411 
16,152 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
6,243 
3,179 
15 
179 
350 
666 
1,015 
954 
$1,000 
58,793 
47,103 
56 
2,283 
6,495 
14,296 
13,989 
9,984 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
52,194 
25,285 
154 
1,202 
2,193 
4,925 
7,252 
9,559 
$1,000 
6,942,117 
6,073,908 
33,922 
266,382 
779,849 
1,825,626 
1,894,012 
1,274,117 
Average per farm 
dollars 
133,006 
240,218 
220,273 
221,616 
355,608 
370,686 
261,171 
133,290 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
26,149 
15,897 
108 
841 
1,453 
3,242 
4,618 
5,635 
$1,000 
785,135 
699,749 
3,587 
32,339 
77,572 
194,943 
219,108 
172,200 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,927 
6,600 
39 
338 
575 
1,096 
1,865 
2,687 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,343 
4,205 
32 
235 
367 
813 
1,146 
1,612 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,153 
1,696 
19 
92 
147 
397 
502 
539 
$50,000 or more 
3,726 
3,396 
18 
176 
364 
936 
1,105 
797 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
25,051 
15,476 
102 
804 
1,424 
3,135 
4,569 
5,442 
$1,000 
362,470 
328,605 
1,038 
14,513 
36,770 
98,320 
106,290 
71,673 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
16,992 
8,758 
56 
433 
751 
1,437 
2,503 
3,578 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,998 
3,894 
31 
227 
400 
909 
1,108 
1,219 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,487 
1,336 
12 
85 
115 
349 
437 
338 
$50,000 or more 
1,574 
1,488 
3 
59 
158 
440 
521 
307 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
