Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
19,455 
8,935 
48 
397 
850 
1,797 
2,595 
3,248 
acres 
419,450 
246,585 
974 
8,642 
22,721 
47,122 
73,238 
93,888 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
38,279 
18,646 
97 
751 
1,470 
3,540 
5,466 
7,322 
acres 
684,150 
421,223 
915 
9,608 
34,756 
89,076 
126,595 
160,273 
Irrigated land 
farms 
5,025 
3,429 
24 
216 
378 
871 
1,069 
871 
acres 
592,243 
548,530 
3,135 
19,715 
77,688 
162,121 
180,340 
105,531 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,865 
3,348 
21 
208 
362 
853 
1,049 
855 
acres 
589,020 
545,919 
3,120 
19,438 
76,873 
161,868 
179,394 
105,226 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
238 
131 
3 
10 
31 
28 
38 
21 
acres 
3,223 
2,611 
15 
277 
815 
253 
946 
305 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
6,545 
2,433 
9 
47 
164 
448 
664 
1,101 
acres 
210,675 
78,894 
190 
890 
3,738 
12,511 
19,902 
41,663 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
8,276 
6,403 
54 
367 
615 
1,608 
1,923 
1,836 
acres 
4,098,004 
3,743,158 
19,892 
171,784 
424,889 
1,066,689 
1,217,874 
842,030 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
421 
301 
2 
52 
46 
76 
70 
55 
$1,000 
53,503 
48,383 
(D) 
(D) 
5,532 
17,797 
1 1 ,333 
9,874 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
52,194 
25,285 
154 
1,202 
2,193 
4,925 
7,252 
9,559 
$1,000 
39,988,344 
30,723,075 
121,556 
1,257,615 
3,000,316 
7,844,647 
9,860,800 
8,638,142 
Average per farm 
dollars 
766,148 
1,215,071 
789,324 
1,046,269 
1,368,133 
1,592,822 
1,359,735 
903,666 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,020 
4,000 
3,804 
4,058 
3,950 
4,120 
4,088 
3,816 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,454 
1,200 
7 
102 
115 
229 
306 
441 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,854 
1,788 
17 
99 
186 
330 
457 
699 
$100,000 to $199,999 
11,570 
4,216 
28 
207 
354 
774 
1,170 
1,683 
$200,000 to $499,999 
17,620 
7,644 
39 
285 
624 
1,229 
2,163 
3,304 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,829 
3,971 
26 
199 
299 
733 
1,112 
1,602 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,582 
2,627 
27 
137 
224 
597 
752 
890 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,896 
2,528 
7 
132 
254 
636 
837 
662 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
943 
886 
2 
28 
93 
264 
317 
182 
$10,000,000 or more 
446 
425 
1 
13 
44 
133 
138 
96 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
52,192 
25,283 
154 
1,202 
2,193 
4,923 
7,252 
9,559 
$1,000 
6,395,233 
4,991,444 
29,500 
218,343 
551,182 
1,289,511 
1,579,258 
1,323,649 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
4,395 
1,315 
12 
65 
116 
267 
336 
519 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,323 
1,432 
13 
70 
113 
239 
364 
633 
$10,000 to $19,999 
7,817 
2,720 
8 
112 
221 
475 
740 
1,164 
$20,000 to $49,999 
13,797 
5,739 
34 
244 
451 
930 
1,610 
2,470 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,639 
4,307 
26 
217 
362 
727 
1,211 
1,764 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,709 
3,575 
11 
158 
287 
689 
1,101 
1,329 
$200,000 to $499,999 
4,634 
3,555 
33 
222 
343 
838 
997 
1,122 
$500,000 or more 
2,878 
2,640 
17 
114 
300 
758 
893 
558 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
38,270 
20,902 
122 
948 
1,715 
4,094 
6,146 
7,877 
number 
75,709 
49,757 
270 
2,171 
4,290 
1 1 ,684 
15,444 
15,898 
Tractors, all 
farms 
42,957 
22,239 
104 
895 
1,797 
4,288 
6,488 
8,667 
number 
127,829 
80,876 
364 
2,771 
6,436 
16,728 
24,866 
29,711 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
23,786 
11,798 
50 
359 
835 
2,126 
3,550 
4,878 
number 
37,852 
19,987 
93 
513 
1,386 
3,550 
6,059 
8,386 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
30,686 
16,802 
61 
585 
1,246 
3,192 
4,938 
6,780 
number 
55,712 
34,246 
112 
1,034 
2,453 
6,744 
10,459 
13,444 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
15,465 
10,530 
61 
508 
938 
2,286 
3,089 
3,648 
number 
34,265 
26,643 
159 
1,224 
2,597 
6,434 
8,348 
7,881 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1 1 ,227 
8,027 
51 
344 
648 
1,742 
2,400 
2,842 
number 
12,820 
9,310 
59 
376 
779 
2,051 
2,787 
3,258 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
2,036 
1,366 
6 
62 
126 
306 
445 
421 
number 
2,230 
1,507 
8 
66 
139 
343 
482 
469 
Hay balers 
farms 
17,204 
9,461 
36 
351 
752 
1,739 
2,765 
3,818 
number 
22,645 
12,802 
50 
457 
1,019 
2,362 
3,802 
5,112 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
