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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
645 
527 
6 
16 
46 
157 
164 
138 
acres 
84,415 
77,467 
433 
2,168 
7,886 
25,267 
24,663 
17,050 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,352 
1,051 
23 
53 
85 
184 
275 
431 
25 to 99 acres 
4,654 
2,845 
25 
149 
195 
526 
744 
1,206 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2,759 
2,149 
12 
104 
206 
478 
588 
761 
250 to 499 acres 
1,385 
1,246 
13 
80 
110 
313 
398 
332 
500 acres or more 
909 
863 
1 
24 
86 
239 
311 
202 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
758 
673 
5 
68 
81 
201 
198 
120 
acres 
156,447 
149,848 
(D) 
9,764 
18,211 
47,961 
(D) 
27,652 
tons 
4,423,378 
4,223,491 
4,219 
280,740 
521,097 
1,333,041 
1,313,774 
770,620 
Irrigated 
farms 
27 
25 
- 
2 
1 
12 
4 
6 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
667 
451 
546 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
24 
21 
- 
- 
1 
4 
11 
5 
acres 
1,611 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
751 
421 
pounds 
2,545,926 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
789,760 
1,130,506 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11 
8 
1 
5 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
9 
9 
- 
- 
- 
3 
4 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6,241 
4,780 
24 
203 
357 
1,084 
1,466 
1,646 
acres 
539,138 
476,196 
3,192 
14,699 
41,416 
122,969 
156,723 
137,197 
bushels 
(D) 
35,415,822 
260,802 
1,091,841 
3,125,149 
9,363,816 
11,718,259 
9,855,955 
Irrigated 
farms 
102 
86 
- 
2 
3 
29 
27 
25 
acres 
9,670 
9,190 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2,260 
2,622 
4,104 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,732 
1,056 
4 
49 
58 
193 
302 
450 
25 to 99 acres 
2,854 
2,195 
9 
101 
156 
477 
649 
803 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,206 
1,104 
8 
47 
105 
284 
366 
294 
250 to 499 acres 
362 
342 
2 
6 
32 
109 
120 
73 
500 acres or more 
87 
83 
1 
- 
6 
21 
29 
26 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
20,511 
10,618 
35 
432 
900 
1,968 
3,025 
4,258 
acres 
1,061,932 
746,589 
2,160 
32,331 
62,006 
179,036 
229,752 
241,304 
tons, dry 
2,457,625 
1,947,132 
4,411 
90,611 
170,063 
521,222 
640,862 
519,963 
Irrigated 
farms 
415 
285 
3 
11 
29 
88 
85 
69 
acres 
20,883 
18,466 
(D) 
(D) 
1,622 
5,222 
8,153 
2,984 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
10,611 
4,448 
10 
207 
372 
745 
1,218 
1,896 
25 to 99 acres 
7,318 
4,157 
15 
138 
352 
710 
1,191 
1,751 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,891 
1,408 
9 
58 
132 
333 
403 
473 
250 to 499 acres 
484 
420 
1 
20 
28 
125 
152 
94 
500 acres or more 
207 
185 
9 
16 
55 
61 
44 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
14,918 
7,918 
34 
343 
694 
1,454 
2,279 
3,114 
acres 
601,194 
405,492 
1,639 
18,221 
33,252 
92,306 
125,476 
134,598 
tons, dry 
1,257,287 
916,993 
3,355 
40,539 
73,258 
233,306 
286,942 
279,593 
Irrigated 
farms 
278 
187 
2 
6 
21 
50 
63 
45 
acres 
8,363 
6,489 
(D) 
(D) 
639 
1,846 
2,837 
1,058 
Other tame hay 
farms 
4,155 
2,039 
_ 
54 
141 
370 
614 
860 
acres 
187,366 
114,489 
- 
4,601 
7,819 
19,288 
36,029 
46,752 
tons, dry 
249,514 
157,775 
- 
6,069 
9,531 
26,172 
54,358 
61,645 
Irrigated 
farms 
46 
24 
- 
1 
- 
9 
8 
6 
acres 
960 
858 
(D) 
- 
81 
721 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
26 
17 
- 
2 
- 
1 
7 
7 
acres 
894 
486 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
145 
221 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
2,980 
1,905 
13 
129 
227 
441 
550 
545 
acres 
156,209 
146,211 
481 
7,945 
16,191 
40,001 
51,247 
30,346 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,238 
868 
7 
80 
117 
219 
248 
197 
acres 
91,665 
87,508 
76 
3,528 
10,965 
22,164 
34,882 
15,893 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,705 
931 
6 
69 
106 
191 
268 
291 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
692 
440 
2 
32 
65 
89 
120 
132 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
301 
270 
4 
18 
20 
85 
82 
61 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
137 
122 
1 
1 
14 
38 
36 
32 
250.0 acres or more 
145 
142 
- 
9 
22 
38 
44 
29 
Beans, snap 
farms 
974 
616 
5 
63 
67 
139 
175 
167 
acres 
14,903 
12,035 
(D) 
(D) 
1,519 
3,139 
3,796 
3,303 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
145 
100 
8 
12 
30 
23 
27 
acres 
12,158 
9,468 
- 
162 
1,210 
2,649 
2,390 
3,057 
Peas, green 
farms 
74 
54 
- 
2 
3 
15 
20 
14 
acres 
3,698 
3,231 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,517 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
13 
11 
- 
- 
1 
3 
5 
2 
acres 
3,660 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Potatoes 
farms 
934 
587 
6 
60 
80 
133 
166 
142 
acres 
46,662 
46,033 
321 
854 
6,238 
1 1 ,634 
17,894 
9,092 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
128 
92 
4 
9 
16 
23 
18 
22 
acres 
36,557 
36,329 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
7,822 
14,886 
7,902 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
805 
468 
2 
54 
69 
99 
130 
114 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
212 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
