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 
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 
2,608 
34 
196 
307 
658 
773 
640 
$1,000 
53,824 
48,925 
(D) 
(D) 
8,100 
14,978 
13,969 
8,772 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,269 
713 
6 
40 
65 
139 
229 
234 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,155 
753 
17 
72 
68 
191 
215 
190 
$5,000 to $24,999 
836 
678 
10 
57 
99 
191 
185 
136 
$25,000 to $49,999 
259 
239 
- 
16 
36 
75 
70 
42 
$50,000 or more 
239 
225 
1 
11 
39 
62 
74 
38 
Interest expense 
farms 
20,346 
11,469 
83 
648 
1,164 
2,676 
3,519 
3,379 
$1,000 
293,485 
231,148 
902 
10,420 
31,533 
66,904 
74,916 
46,473 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,834 
4,790 
40 
252 
385 
959 
1,459 
1,695 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,178 
4,669 
35 
284 
543 
1,145 
1,385 
1,277 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,913 
1,606 
7 
98 
183 
441 
535 
342 
$100,000 or more 
421 
404 
1 
14 
53 
131 
140 
65 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
16,443 
9,071 
64 
508 
936 
2,130 
2,786 
2,647 
$1,000 
208,958 
158,685 
706 
7,256 
20,869 
43,424 
52,212 
34,218 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,698 
810 
2 
49 
80 
145 
236 
298 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,101 
2,910 
28 
146 
243 
605 
896 
992 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,008 
3,959 
29 
239 
456 
985 
1,179 
1,071 
$25,000 to $49,999 
929 
749 
4 
55 
77 
220 
233 
160 
$50,000 or more 
707 
643 
1 
19 
80 
175 
242 
126 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
11,124 
6,983 
45 
393 
742 
1,659 
2,181 
1,963 
$1,000 
84,527 
72,462 
196 
3,164 
10,664 
23,479 
22,704 
12,255 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,455 
1,774 
19 
71 
152 
349 
555 
628 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,539 
2,691 
14 
166 
270 
611 
820 
810 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,477 
1,899 
11 
134 
234 
484 
609 
427 
$25,000 to $49,999 
386 
363 
1 
16 
49 
128 
111 
58 
$50,000 or more 
267 
256 
- 
6 
37 
87 
86 
40 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
50,155 
24,317 
126 
1,042 
2,035 
4,719 
7,008 
9,387 
$1,000 
217,503 
145,344 
635 
4,518 
11,818 
34,792 
45,486 
48,094 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
40,053 
17,096 
100 
810 
1,462 
3,084 
4,775 
6,865 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,257 
4,031 
12 
152 
336 
834 
1,185 
1,512 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,885 
2,311 
13 
62 
155 
539 
758 
784 
$25,000 or more 
960 
879 
1 
18 
82 
262 
290 
226 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
27,265 
16,055 
94 
808 
1,484 
3,376 
4,874 
5,419 
$1,000 
588,760 
526,016 
2,030 
16,633 
54,144 
164,538 
158,428 
130,243 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
18,588 
9,039 
62 
419 
723 
1,548 
2,665 
3,622 
$5,000 to $24,999 
5,639 
4,272 
20 
238 
460 
1,000 
1,293 
1,261 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,436 
1,238 
6 
82 
136 
352 
397 
265 
$50,000 to $99,999 
839 
791 
2 
41 
80 
240 
288 
140 
$100,000 or more 
763 
715 
4 
28 
85 
236 
231 
131 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
610 
464 
2 
25 
43 
112 
147 
135 
$1,000 
10,653 
9,721 
(D) 
(D) 
839 
3,097 
3,200 
1,931 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
25,205 
15,106 
85 
665 
1,294 
3,130 
4,515 
5,417 
$1,000 
697,008 
601,312 
2,906 
28,195 
71,685 
168,805 
194,651 
135,070 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
52,194 
25,285 
154 
1,202 
2,193 
4,925 
7,252 
9,559 
$1,000 
2,230,681 
2,136,661 
14,794 
89,945 
286,174 
610,752 
653,650 
481,345 
Average per farm 
dollars 
42,738 
84,503 
96,068 
74,829 
130,494 
124,011 
90,134 
50,355 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
24,112 
14,211 
101 
741 
1,267 
2,909 
3,968 
5,225 
Average net gain 
dollars 
113,705 
172,276 
159,518 
141,055 
252,740 
234,855 
190,388 
108,843 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,852 
614 
4 
21 
38 
99 
138 
314 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,406 
1,599 
4 
52 
121 
233 
401 
788 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,888 
1,296 
13 
62 
84 
182 
340 
615 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,038 
2,207 
12 
104 
149 
383 
566 
993 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,037 
1,926 
14 
105 
166 
368 
507 
766 
$50,000 or more 
7,891 
6,569 
54 
397 
709 
1,644 
2,016 
1,749 
Farms with net losses 
number 
28,082 
11,074 
53 
461 
926 
2,016 
3,284 
4,334 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,196 
28,134 
24,846 
31,619 
36,769 
35,933 
31,002 
20,157 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,263 
700 
3 
27 
47 
91 
226 
306 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,018 
3,022 
8 
106 
201 
489 
889 
1,329 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,513 
2,421 
8 
96 
185 
365 
707 
1,060 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,493 
2,722 
19 
113 
260 
564 
774 
992 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,094 
1,058 
7 
48 
95 
217 
343 
348 
$50,000 or more 
1,701 
1,151 
8 
71 
138 
290 
345 
299 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
52,194 
25,285 
154 
1,202 
2,193 
4,925 
7,252 
9,559 
$1,000 
2,108,164 
2,024,262 
14,147 
86,564 
267,051 
574,522 
625,115 
456,863 
Average per farm 
dollars 
40,391 
80,058 
91,863 
72,017 
121,774 
116,654 
86,199 
47,794 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
24,006 
14,144 
99 
737 
1,264 
2,886 
3,942 
5,216 
Average net gain 
dollars 
109,474 
165,690 
156,700 
137,410 
238,686 
224,955 
185,408 
104,475 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
