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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
1,048 
463 
3 
55 
63 
122 
120 
100 
number 
3,984,296 
3,967,784 
725 
2,852 
4,863 
2,323,620 
1,580,078 
55,646 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
116 
50 
2 
6 
17 
17 
8 
number 
5,325,058 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
549 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
1,124 
484 
2 
56 
98 
130 
111 
87 
number 
5,737,416 
5,694,430 
(D) 
(D) 
2,748,276 
26,920 
919,541 
1,982,388 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
1,098 
458 
2 
55 
85 
124 
108 
84 
2,000 to 59,999 
14 
14 
- 
1 
5 
6 
1 
1 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
12 
12 
- 
8 
- 
2 
2 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
838 
383 
2 
37 
67 
94 
118 
65 
number 
2,190,486 
1,349,079 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
150,245 
376,011 
(D) 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
486 
224 
2 
23 
48 
48 
65 
38 
number 
5,208,149 
3,347,475 
(D) 
219,657 
(D) 
372,405 
674,030 
(D) 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
321 
219 
16 
22 
48 
73 
60 
acres 
9,571 
7,438 
- 
599 
439 
1,742 
3,101 
1,557 
bushels 
422,456 
324,561 
- 
25,886 
19,303 
78,141 
126,871 
74,360 
Irrigated 
farms 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
199 
129 
. 
9 
17 
22 
41 
40 
25 to 99 acres 
105 
77 
- 
6 
4 
22 
26 
19 
1 00 to 249 acres 
14 
10 
- 
1 
1 
4 
3 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Corn for grain 
farms 
13,907 
9,467 
80 
558 
897 
2,060 
2,759 
3,113 
acres 
2,393,504 
2,123,448 
10,769 
100,324 
260,310 
565,746 
667,291 
519,008 
bushels 
313,802,471 
282,453,009 
1,499,489 
13,838,445 
36,204,036 
76,425,662 
87,924,556 
66,560,821 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,056 
876 
11 
41 
99 
234 
270 
221 
acres 
308,372 
287,299 
1,390 
10,836 
51,397 
88,750 
84,193 
50,733 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,930 
1,922 
24 
137 
189 
329 
509 
734 
25 to 99 acres 
4,741 
3,001 
25 
181 
251 
558 
808 
1,178 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,670 
2,159 
17 
124 
199 
486 
668 
665 
250 to 499 acres 
1,405 
1,278 
9 
73 
135 
368 
395 
298 
500 acres or more 
1,161 
1,107 
5 
43 
123 
319 
379 
238 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
3,074 
2,521 
14 
189 
362 
644 
754 
558 
acres 
309,709 
289,248 
2,673 
13,888 
34,854 
88,742 
91,304 
57,787 
tons 
4,861,484 
4,547,220 
39,083 
214,761 
520,330 
1,440,514 
1,470,600 
861,932 
Irrigated 
farms 
151 
130 
1 
6 
15 
42 
35 
31 
acres 
19,791 
18,350 
(D) 
(D) 
1,492 
6,482 
5,393 
2,809 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,233 
854 
4 
93 
149 
177 
226 
205 
25 to 99 acres 
1,094 
953 
8 
59 
132 
261 
286 
207 
1 00 to 249 acres 
451 
431 
1 
29 
50 
109 
150 
92 
250 to 499 acres 
172 
166 
- 
4 
19 
54 
55 
34 
500 acres or more 
124 
117 
1 
4 
12 
43 
37 
20 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
1,120 
946 
3 
58 
102 
277 
288 
218 
acres 
188,526 
177,301 
825 
6,735 
19,172 
55,118 
59,493 
35,958 
cwt 
3,471,642 
3,277,338 
(D) 
(D) 
347,853 
1,033,126 
1,103,431 
651,402 
Irrigated 
farms 
56 
51 
5 
4 
14 
17 
11 
acres 
7,100 
6,901 
- 
519 
291 
954 
3,012 
2,125 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
142 
100 
10 
7 
24 
22 
37 
25 to 99 acres 
417 
313 
2 
28 
29 
83 
87 
84 
1 00 to 249 acres 
323 
299 
- 
13 
37 
101 
91 
57 
250 to 499 acres 
155 
153 
- 
5 
24 
42 
56 
26 
500 acres or more 
83 
81 
1 
2 
5 
27 
32 
14 
Oats for grain 
farms 
1,677 
1,191 
8 
83 
154 
193 
348 
405 
acres 
35,420 
26,926 
54 
1,491 
2,595 
4,591 
10,544 
7,651 
bushels 
2,001,826 
1,579,277 
2,340 
86,339 
154,042 
293,754 
624,809 
417,993 
Irrigated 
farms 
13 
8 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
3 
acres 
115 
53 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,305 
891 
8 
73 
125 
136 
228 
321 
25 to 99 acres 
324 
259 
- 
5 
28 
49 
103 
74 
1 00 to 249 acres 
41 
37 
- 
5 
1 
8 
13 
10 
250 to 499 acres 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
22 
15 
- 
- 
1 
2 
6 
6 
acres 
723 
600 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
282 
(D) 
bushels 
46,961 
42,672 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
19,443 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11 
6 
. 
_ 
1 
1 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
7 
- 
- 
1 
1 
5 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
12,059 
8,154 
74 
410 
682 
1,740 
2,316 
2,932 
acres 
1,983,444 
1,702,566 
8,419 
75,146 
157,909 
428,328 
542,690 
490,074 
bushels 
83,173,727 
72,498,559 
340,167 
3,240,102 
6,908,695 
18,449,784 
23,391,484 
20,168,327 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
