Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
Item 
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 
10,520 
41 
660 
1,502 
3,303 
3,093 
1,921 
acres 
172,865 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
48,351 
51,677 
42,531 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
19,633 
57 
1,033 
2,556 
5,503 
5,886 
4,598 
acres 
262,927 
331 
8,932 
25,132 
57,918 
81,152 
89,462 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,596 
5 
116 
236 
473 
525 
241 
acres 
43,713 
9 
2,017 
7,743 
14,367 
12,576 
7,001 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,517 
5 
112 
217 
448 
495 
240 
acres 
43,101 
9 
1,998 
7,602 
14,154 
12,342 
6,996 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
107 
- 
10 
29 
27 
38 
3 
acres 
612 
- 
19 
141 
213 
234 
5 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
4,112 
2 
87 
318 
835 
1,146 
1,724 
acres 
131,781 
(D) 
(D) 
6,472 
24,100 
34,914 
64,432 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
1,873 
10 
165 
325 
537 
505 
331 
acres 
354,846 
1,676 
24,153 
58,124 
109,262 
101,366 
60,265 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
120 
2 
19 
18 
39 
33 
9 
$1,000 
5,120 
(D) 
175 
1,005 
2,843 
882 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
26,909 
90 
1,534 
3,568 
7,334 
7,901 
6,482 
$1,000 
9,265,269 
22,492 
492,105 
1,168,030 
2,561,073 
2,733,616 
2,287,953 
Average per farm 
dollars 
344,319 
249,911 
320,798 
327,363 
349,206 
345,984 
352,970 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,086 
3,968 
4,620 
4,385 
4,251 
4,036 
3,757 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,254 
18 
160 
361 
569 
601 
545 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,066 
13 
225 
403 
795 
835 
795 
$100,000 to $199,999 
7,354 
25 
429 
1,044 
1,949 
2,122 
1,785 
$200,000 to $499,999 
9,976 
24 
485 
1,213 
2,846 
3,084 
2,324 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,858 
8 
148 
359 
768 
876 
699 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
955 
_ 
69 
141 
265 
261 
219 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
368 
2 
15 
38 
124 
94 
95 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
57 
- 
1 
5 
15 
23 
13 
$10,000,000 or more 
21 
- 
2 
4 
3 
5 
7 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
26,909 
90 
1,534 
3,568 
7,334 
7,901 
6,482 
$1,000 
1,403,789 
4,800 
90,599 
199,405 
424,794 
402,790 
281,401 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,080 
7 
175 
373 
734 
888 
903 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,891 
6 
138 
362 
749 
795 
841 
$10,000 to $19,999 
5,097 
14 
250 
615 
1,393 
1,581 
1,244 
$20,000 to $49,999 
8,058 
30 
433 
1,056 
2,172 
2,373 
1,994 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,332 
23 
300 
621 
1,197 
1,302 
889 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,134 
7 
133 
335 
641 
633 
385 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,079 
3 
90 
174 
370 
255 
187 
$500,000 or more 
238 
- 
15 
32 
78 
74 
39 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
17,368 
61 
974 
2,508 
5,067 
5,218 
3,540 
number 
25,952 
114 
1,571 
3,773 
7,762 
7,683 
5,049 
Tractors, all 
farms 
20,718 
68 
1,076 
2,667 
5,879 
6,262 
4,766 
number 
46,953 
139 
2,424 
5,916 
13,284 
14,388 
10,802 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
11,988 
33 
536 
1,404 
3,359 
3,717 
2,939 
number 
17,865 
58 
802 
2,034 
4,859 
5,584 
4,528 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
13,884 
45 
732 
1,830 
3,966 
4,222 
3,089 
number 
21,466 
52 
1,087 
2,732 
6,068 
6,589 
4,938 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
4,935 
23 
356 
780 
1,482 
1,390 
904 
number 
7,622 
29 
535 
1,150 
2,357 
2,215 
1,336 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
3,200 
11 
220 
511 
942 
935 
581 
number 
3,510 
11 
236 
553 
1,033 
1,059 
618 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
670 
2 
48 
129 
201 
175 
115 
number 
723 
(D) 
(D) 
135 
220 
188 
122 
Hay balers 
farms 
7,743 
24 
439 
1,034 
2,294 
2,369 
1,583 
number 
9,843 
27 
550 
1,330 
2,942 
3,044 
1,950 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Michigan 201 
