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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,848 
1,532 
238 
78 
1,161 
687 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,407 
3,473 
777 
157 
2,795 
1,612 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,896 
2,009 
720 
167 
1,800 
1,096 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,037 
2,508 
1,333 
196 
2,529 
1,508 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,084 
1,532 
1,340 
212 
1,875 
1,209 
$50,000 or more 
7,734 
2,037 
5,230 
467 
4,043 
3,691 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
28,188 
22,143 
5,223 
822 
14,708 
13,480 
Average net loss 
dollars 
18,443 
13,232 
36,541 
43,818 
15,494 
21,660 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,264 
1,928 
280 
56 
1,401 
863 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,027 
7,722 
1,064 
241 
4,991 
4,036 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,524 
5,229 
1,139 
156 
3,386 
3,138 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,523 
4,938 
1,415 
170 
3,101 
3,422 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,120 
1,399 
644 
77 
1,022 
1,098 
$50,000 or more 
1,730 
927 
681 
122 
807 
923 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
366 
55 
295 
16 
171 
195 
$1,000 
47,247 
4,559 
40,794 
1,894 
14,179 
33,068 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
20,264 
12,335 
7,180 
749 
11,265 
8,999 
$1,000 
338,828 
132,140 
172,872 
33,816 
147,527 
191,301 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
2,947 
795 
1,957 
195 
1,602 
1,345 
$1,000 
48,281 
10,400 
34,270 
3,611 
19,568 
28,713 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
8,662 
7,169 
1,356 
137 
5,092 
3,570 
$1,000 
81,864 
53,811 
20,546 
7,508 
45,602 
36,262 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
1,819 
1,252 
545 
22 
1,010 
809 
$1,000 
13,886 
9,270 
4,482 
135 
8,090 
5,797 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
802 
557 
221 
24 
358 
444 
$1,000 
18,995 
10,176 
7,841 
977 
5,749 
13,246 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
5,863 
1,947 
3,604 
312 
3,124 
2,739 
$1,000 
28,112 
4,386 
19,276 
4,451 
11,239 
16,873 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
2,076 
465 
1,466 
145 
1,076 
1,000 
$1,000 
86,591 
10,329 
67,248 
9,014 
33,164 
53,427 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
550 
340 
186 
24 
323 
227 
$1,000 
2,682 
946 
1,614 
122 
1,262 
1,420 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
3,259 
2,006 
1,116 
137 
1,519 
1,740 
$1,000 
58,353 
32,822 
17,533 
7,998 
22,820 
35,533 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
44,668 
28,427 
14,378 
1,863 
25,362 
19,306 
acres 
7,669,071 
1,485,202 
5,696,581 
487,288 
3,623,925 
4,045,146 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
37,479 
21,616 
14,096 
1,767 
20,828 
16,651 
acres 
7,057,978 
1,075,352 
5,510,748 
471,878 
3,271,502 
3,786,476 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
20,659 
16,651 
3,214 
794 
1 1 ,240 
9,419 
50 to 99 acres 
5,259 
2,750 
2,225 
284 
3,174 
2,085 
100 to 199 acres 
4,039 
1,375 
2,423 
241 
2,439 
1,600 
200 to 499 acres 
3,847 
634 
2,999 
214 
2,269 
1,578 
500 to 999 acres 
2,065 
130 
1,822 
113 
1,058 
1,007 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
1,143 
48 
1,021 
74 
512 
631 
2,000 acres or more 
467 
28 
392 
47 
136 
331 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
3,717 
2,425 
1,207 
85 
1,803 
1,914 
acres 
90,469 
41,934 
46,982 
1,553 
49,096 
41,373 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
2,939 
1,908 
931 
100 
1,581 
1,358 
acres 
86,570 
39,111 
42,356 
5,103 
44,603 
41,967 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
12,114 
9,728 
2,168 
218 
7,143 
4,971 
acres 
409,597 
314,290 
87,280 
8,027 
244,722 
164,875 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,591 
977 
565 
49 
890 
701 
acres 
24,457 
14,515 
9,215 
727 
14,002 
10,455 
Total woodland 
farms 
27,381 
19,367 
7,704 
310 
14,631 
12,750 
acres 
1,175,893 
716,887 
442,886 
16,120 
620,297 
555,596 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
4,641 
3,161 
1,432 
48 
2,313 
2,328 
acres 
110,067 
62,248 
46,506 
1,313 
58,670 
51,397 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
25,010 
17,734 
6,995 
281 
13,390 
11,620 
acres 
1,065,826 
654,639 
396,380 
14,807 
561,627 
504,199 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
220 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
