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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
23,463 
14,712 
98 
773 
1,360 
3,004 
4,322 
5,155 
acres treated 
5,396,912 
4,744,372 
25,313 
217,953 
507,161 
1,252,688 
1,523,443 
1,217,814 
Manure used 
farms 
9,149 
5,837 
36 
359 
617 
1,300 
1,768 
1,757 
acres treated 
761,437 
675,951 
3,905 
36,203 
76,604 
185,683 
232,968 
140,588 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
11,136 
7,693 
64 
450 
763 
1,748 
2,271 
2,397 
acres 
2,218,992 
1,999,619 
10,746 
98,690 
245,823 
548,819 
628,577 
466,964 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
21,713 
13,969 
102 
729 
1,284 
2,894 
4,113 
4,847 
acres 
5,767,291 
5,097,411 
25,761 
229,845 
552,710 
1,358,438 
1,642,570 
1,288,087 
Nematodes 
farms 
2,441 
1,744 
16 
67 
161 
366 
537 
597 
acres 
376,530 
337,629 
1,570 
7,011 
47,114 
103,550 
99,987 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
5,141 
3,736 
32 
204 
334 
906 
1,140 
1,120 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
781,472 
714,618 
3,339 
28,808 
85,877 
220,621 
230,792 
145,181 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
1,893 
1,417 
12 
63 
129 
353 
427 
433 
acres on which used 
230,525 
211,018 
1,889 
9,711 
25,260 
60,895 
68,002 
45,261 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
13,140 
8,253 
67 
469 
717 
1,746 
2,381 
2,873 
acres 
2,583,727 
2,289,630 
12,971 
106,514 
222,303 
597,755 
759,107 
590,980 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
9,545 
5,326 
22 
241 
398 
986 
1,637 
2,042 
acres 
1,212,253 
1,015,311 
3,518 
49,388 
82,095 
242,664 
367,748 
269,898 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
1,993 
953 
4 
34 
59 
193 
260 
403 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
125,856 
80,978 
34 
2,492 
9,271 
14,026 
25,249 
29,906 
used 
farms 
8,015 
5,412 
46 
280 
511 
1,140 
1,549 
1,886 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
1,518,492 
1,335,502 
6,191 
57,049 
150,011 
337,307 
409,715 
375,229 
used 
farms 
6,333 
4,514 
9 
213 
404 
1,049 
1,391 
1,448 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
1,775,246 
1,610,756 
2,620 
51,759 
160,490 
435,864 
570,912 
389,111 
practices were used 
farms 
15,943 
9,804 
98 
604 
944 
2,013 
2,784 
3,361 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
2,595,097 
2,238,093 
17,404 
124,889 
249,468 
601,315 
672,071 
572,946 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
5,530 
3,667 
22 
281 
348 
751 
1,101 
1,164 
acres 
437,200 
384,715 
2,418 
19,676 
43,616 
99,315 
127,066 
92,624 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,464 
775 
11 
51 
88 
151 
239 
235 
Solar panels 
farms 
577 
298 
4 
23 
37 
60 
88 
86 
Wind turbines 
farms 
366 
230 
7 
27 
24 
44 
71 
57 
Methane digesters 
farms 
7 
6 
- 
2 
- 
- 
1 
3 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
401 
177 
- 
" 
15 
39 
57 
66 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
17 
13 
- 
- 
4 
2 
2 
5 
Biodiesel 
farms 
103 
61 
2 
6 
8 
12 
13 
20 
Ethanol 
farms 
34 
26 
- 
2 
9 
5 
4 
6 
Other 
farms 
24 
7 
- 
- 
2 
- 
3 
2 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
824 
541 
10 
17 
45 
116 
168 
185 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
35,234 
14,396 
53 
463 
992 
2,400 
4,017 
6,471 
Part owners 
farms 
14,861 
9,817 
72 
569 
996 
2,259 
2,978 
2,943 
Tenants 
farms 
2,099 
1,072 
29 
170 
205 
266 
257 
145 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
50,195 
24,277 
125 
1,038 
1,991 
4,680 
7,007 
9,436 
acres 
6,591,630 
4,547,012 
12,995 
115,184 
336,284 
949,386 
1,400,343 
1,732,820 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
50,095 
24,213 
125 
1,032 
1,988 
4,659 
6,995 
9,414 
acres 
5,953,033 
4,229,729 
12,318 
105,746 
317,719 
903,874 
1,331,266 
1,558,806 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
17,058 
10,947 
101 
741 
1,202 
2,535 
3,252 
3,116 
acres 
4,028,753 
3,479,858 
19,638 
204,935 
450,851 
1,007,551 
1,085,903 
710,980 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
16,960 
10,889 
101 
739 
1,201 
2,525 
3,235 
3,088 
acres 
3,995,531 
3,451,464 
19,638 
204,137 
441,831 
1,000,248 
1,081,043 
704,567 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
9,371 
3,936 
14 
107 
227 
605 
1,020 
1,963 
acres 
671,819 
345,677 
677 
10,236 
27,585 
52,815 
73,937 
180,427 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
80,304 
39,486 
255 
1,918 
3,638 
7,797 
11,503 
14,375 
1 operator 
28,911 
14,047 
93 
627 
1,096 
2,619 
3,905 
5,707 
2 operators 
19,812 
9,123 
46 
466 
908 
1,903 
2,675 
3,125 
3 operators 
2,689 
1,617 
5 
88 
131 
301 
507 
585 
4 operators 
515 
323 
1 
16 
28 
66 
120 
92 
5 or more operators 
267 
175 
9 
5 
30 
36 
45 
50 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
24,605 
11,155 
50 
579 
1,146 
2,345 
3,310 
3,725 
1 operator 
21,665 
9,613 
30 
481 
921 
2,010 
2,839 
3,332 
2 operators 
1,222 
619 
4 
40 
74 
124 
204 
173 
3 operators 
109 
62 
- 
4 
11 
19 
15 
13 
4 operators 
21 
16 
3 
- 
4 
5 
2 
2 
5 or more operators 
13 
8 
- 
1 
3 
2 
2 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
202 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
