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 
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 
615 
4 
21 
40 
97 
136 
317 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,407 
1,598 
4 
52 
119 
224 
406 
793 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,896 
1,295 
13 
59 
88 
188 
339 
608 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,037 
2,217 
10 
106 
154 
383 
567 
997 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,084 
1,960 
12 
113 
169 
380 
508 
778 
$50,000 or more 
7,734 
6,459 
56 
386 
694 
1,614 
1,986 
1,723 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
28,188 
11,141 
55 
465 
929 
2,039 
3,310 
4,343 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
18,443 
28,657 
24,844 
31,628 
37,296 
36,634 
31,953 
20,281 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,264 
699 
3 
27 
47 
91 
224 
307 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,027 
3,024 
8 
107 
200 
493 
893 
1,323 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,524 
2,423 
8 
96 
180 
366 
713 
1,060 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,523 
2,748 
19 
115 
264 
572 
775 
1,003 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,120 
1,070 
9 
48 
97 
220 
348 
348 
$50,000 or more 
1,730 
1,177 
8 
72 
141 
297 
357 
302 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
366 
317 
15 
39 
78 
100 
85 
$1,000 
47,247 
44,194 
- 
806 
3,327 
12,229 
18,538 
9,293 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,264 
11,356 
70 
508 
1,030 
2,319 
3,322 
4,107 
$1,000 
338,828 
259,119 
1,617 
13,561 
36,816 
66,038 
73,658 
67,427 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
2,947 
2,118 
26 
151 
231 
543 
622 
545 
$1,000 
48,281 
43,091 
464 
3,420 
6,958 
14,133 
12,110 
6,006 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
8,662 
3,696 
9 
77 
217 
545 
975 
1,873 
$1,000 
81,864 
47,635 
(D) 
(D) 
7,357 
8,301 
9,505 
20,925 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
1,819 
1,021 
2 
27 
92 
169 
301 
430 
$1,000 
13,886 
7,463 
(D) 
(D) 
511 
1,119 
2,505 
3,190 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
802 
436 
8 
43 
104 
131 
150 
$1,000 
18,995 
12,608 
- 
228 
1,919 
2,931 
3,283 
4,247 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
5,863 
4,349 
33 
227 
485 
1,036 
1,372 
1,196 
$1,000 
28,112 
23,783 
245 
848 
2,951 
6,469 
8,668 
4,603 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
2,076 
1,614 
11 
96 
181 
401 
487 
438 
$1,000 
86,591 
77,582 
707 
4,653 
9,125 
22,167 
23,463 
17,467 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
550 
330 
2 
17 
28 
53 
90 
140 
$1,000 
2,682 
2,083 
(D) 
(D) 
240 
620 
570 
585 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
3,259 
2,014 
9 
122 
179 
435 
634 
635 
$1,000 
58,353 
44,810 
151 
2,708 
7,755 
10,299 
13,522 
10,375 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
44,668 
22,432 
135 
1,044 
1,857 
4,300 
6,421 
8,675 
acres 
7,669,071 
6,337,187 
29,242 
278,036 
651,142 
1,645,129 
1,999,190 
1,734,448 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
37,479 
20,529 
129 
989 
1,732 
4,032 
5,885 
7,762 
acres 
7,057,978 
6,027,670 
28,769 
268,634 
630,552 
1,582,367 
1,919,468 
1,597,880 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
20,659 
8,498 
50 
393 
661 
1,495 
2,386 
3,513 
50 to 99 acres 
5,259 
2,934 
16 
135 
206 
440 
752 
1,385 
1 00 to 1 99 acres 
4,039 
2,688 
20 
130 
215 
485 
756 
1,082 
200 to 499 acres 
3,847 
2,990 
25 
183 
282 
635 
881 
984 
500 to 999 acres 
2,065 
1,876 
12 
92 
206 
518 
580 
468 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
1,143 
1,086 
5 
42 
112 
315 
379 
233 
2,000 acres or more 
467 
457 
1 
14 
50 
144 
151 
97 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
3,717 
1,867 
5 
105 
199 
363 
532 
663 
acres 
90,469 
60,380 
49 
3,283 
5,504 
12,738 
15,352 
23,454 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
2,939 
1,538 
2 
49 
137 
291 
436 
623 
acres 
86,570 
59,701 
(D) 
(D) 
4,179 
16,489 
14,838 
20,978 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
12,114 
4,829 
22 
133 
329 
811 
1,410 
2,124 
acres 
409,597 
174,558 
293 
2,399 
10,002 
31,337 
45,122 
85,405 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,591 
937 
7 
25 
59 
150 
274 
422 
acres 
24,457 
14,878 
(D) 
(D) 
905 
2,198 
4,410 
6,731 
Total woodland 
farms 
27,381 
13,354 
27 
414 
982 
2,412 
3,929 
5,590 
acres 
1,175,893 
676,198 
825 
13,597 
50,931 
122,795 
213,286 
274,764 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
4,641 
2,241 
13 
73 
194 
429 
621 
911 
acres 
110,067 
64,461 
123 
1,624 
5,251 
10,452 
21,187 
25,824 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
25,010 
12,267 
21 
363 
888 
2,220 
3,631 
5,144 
acres 
1,065,826 
611,737 
702 
11,973 
45,680 
112,343 
192,099 
248,940 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
