Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
24,913 
12,083 
11,401 
1,429 
13,904 
11,009 
$1,000 
600,433 
112,320 
432,188 
55,925 
235,570 
364,862 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
a 
5,916 
1,394 
257 
4,007 
3,560 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,535 
2,345 
379 
3,742 
2,517 
$5,000 to $24,999 
H jEeaa 
2,032 
3,732 
459 
3,805 
2,418 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,061 
286 
1,637 
138 
1,114 
947 
$50,000 or more 
2,803 
314 
2,293 
196 
1,236 
1,567 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
12,053 
7,241 
4,388 
424 
5,546 
6,507 
$1,000 
326,573 
110,052 
191,679 
24,842 
142,507 
184,066 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
8,979 
6,013 
2,673 
293 
1 itn 
4,881 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,962 
855 
1,026 
81 
1,041 
$25,000 to $99,999 
597 
220 
351 
26 
307 
$100,000 to $249,999 
267 
81 
175 
11 
128 
139 
$250,000 or more 
248 
72 
163 
13 
109 
139 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
4,980 
2,671 
2,157 
152 
2,247 
2,733 
$1,000 
79,605 
40,736 
36,776 
2,092 
35,335 
44,270 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
8,785 
5,561 
2,908 
316 
4,043 
4,742 
$1,000 
246,968 
69,315 
154,903 
22,750 
107,172 
139,796 
Feed purchased 
farms 
24,389 
16,180 
7,456 
753 
1 1 ,332 
13,057 
$1,000 
1,240,433 
407,169 
713,168 
120,096 
505,936 
734,498 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,334 
11,331 
3,579 
424 
7,285 
8,049 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,160 
3,935 
2,015 
210 
2,757 
3,403 
$25,000 to $99,999 
1,642 
608 
970 
64 
775 
867 
$100,000 to $249,999 
603 
166 
413 
24 
270 
333 
$250,000 or more 
650 
140 
479 
31 
245 
405 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
49,756 
32,970 
14,778 
2,008 
27,408 
22,348 
$1,000 
397,260 
95,837 
271,944 
29,479 
159,235 
238,025 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
38,769 
30,072 
1 1 fS'WKk s I 
1,364 
21,772 
16,997 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,690 
2,436 
431 
4,313 
3,377 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,632 
231 
ji ! M 
80 
756 
876 
$50,000 or more 
1,665 
231 
1,301 
133 
567 
1,098 
Utilities 
farms 
33,863 
20,345 
12,271 
1,247 
17,812 
16,051 
$1,000 
159,587 
52,552 
95,212 
11,822 
61,504 
98,083 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
15,625 
11,755 
3,461 
409 
8,610 
7,015 
$1,000 to $4,999 
13,056 
7,156 
5,371 
529 
6,989 
6,067 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,085 
1,156 
2,697 
232 
1,868 
2,217 
$25,000 to $49,999 
621 
138 
441 
42 
213 
408 
$50,000 or more 
476 
140 
301 
35 
132 
344 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
42,041 
26,382 
13,894 
1,765 
22,949 
19,092 
$1,000 
482,696 
110,878 
334,660 
37,158 
197,723 
284,973 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,064 
22,937 
6,029 
1,098 
16,700 
13,364 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,905 
2,814 
4,653 
438 
4,502 
3,403 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,973 
340 
1,560 
73 
958 
1,015 
$50,000 or more 
2,099 
291 
1,652 
156 
789 
1,310 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
13,620 
7,118 
5,792 
710 
6,760 
6,860 
$1,000 
744,744 
240,599 
421,823 
82,321 
208,495 
536,248 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,839 
4,343 
2,242 
254 
3,825 
3,014 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,991 
1,411 
1,408 
172 
1,500 
1,491 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,357 
905 
1,295 
157 
1,000 
1,357 
$100,000 to $249,999 
856 
287 
497 
72 
305 
551 
$250,000 or more 
577 
172 
350 
55 
130 
447 
Contract labor 
farms 
3,906 
2,317 
1,414 
175 
1,944 
1,962 
$1,000 
71,648 
28,256 
39,075 
4,317 
27,370 
44,278 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
985 
752 
217 
16 
515 
470 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,309 
816 
432 
61 
636 
673 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,130 
539 
517 
74 
574 
556 
$25,000 to $49,999 
259 
122 
130 
7 
129 
130 
$50,000 or more 
223 
88 
118 
17 
90 
133 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
10,726 
5,033 
5,102 
591 
5,957 
4,769 
$1,000 
147,478 
37,390 
96,466 
13,622 
54,835 
92,643 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,544 
2,303 
1,096 
145 
2,028 
1,516 
$1,000 to $4,999 
3,966 
1,944 
1,797 
225 
2,332 
1,634 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,272 
612 
1,524 
136 
1,213 
1,059 
$25,000 to $49,999 
451 
85 
332 
34 
212 
239 
$50,000 or more 
493 
89 
353 
51 
172 
321 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
13,999 
65 
12,303 
1,631 
7,765 
6,234 
$1,000 
470,091 
1,111 
396,540 
72,440 
182,732 
287,359 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,550 
43 
5,754 
753 
3,704 
2,846 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,857 
8 
1,580 
269 
1,107 
750 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,153 
5 
1,908 
240 
1,299 
854 
$25,000 or more 
3,439 
9 
3,061 
369 
1,655 
1,784 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
218 Michigan 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
