Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Potatoes - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
34 
11 
21 
2 
20 
14 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
35 
8 
23 
4 
15 
20 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
26 
5 
20 
1 
11 
15 
250.0 acres or more 
34 
1 
29 
4 
6 
28 
Sweet corn 
farms 
1,075 
689 
339 
47 
451 
624 
acres 
10,192 
1,847 
8,096 
249 
2,822 
7,370 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
104 
65 
38 
1 
35 
69 
acres 
1,167 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
47 
1,120 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
40 
27 
13 
- 
15 
25 
acres 
219 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
1,413 
993 
314 
106 
548 
865 
acres 
5,959 
793 
3,629 
1,537 
1,290 
4,668 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
136 
91 
32 
13 
45 
91 
acres 
2,990 
62 
1,845 
1,082 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
2,502 
1,891 
505 
106 
1,265 
1,237 
acres 
111,372 
47,724 
56,576 
7,072 
41,980 
69,392 
Irrigated 
farms 
530 
368 
141 
21 
235 
295 
acres 
13,608 
4,917 
8,133 
558 
5,108 
8,500 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
976 
823 
116 
37 
470 
506 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
728 
610 
97 
21 
404 
324 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
508 
341 
135 
32 
277 
231 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
197 
92 
96 
9 
89 
108 
250.0 acres or more 
93 
25 
61 
7 
25 
68 
Apples 
farms 
1,584 
1,163 
348 
73 
762 
822 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
43,240 
18,134 
22,075 
3,030 
16,761 
26,479 
Grapes 
farms 
745 
587 
130 
28 
371 
374 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
15,037 
6,842 
7,573 
623 
6,069 
8,968 
Peaches, all 
farms 
607 
399 
183 
25 
281 
326 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
4,002 
1,628 
2,179 
195 
1,506 
2,496 
Almonds 
farms 
6 
4 
2 
- 
4 
2 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Pecans 
farms 
10 
10 
- 
- 
7 
3 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
5 
5 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
47 
43 
4 
- 
28 
19 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
239 
238 
1 
- 
184 
55 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
1,444 
1,108 
280 
56 
620 
824 
acres 
23,389 
12,441 
8,175 
2,772 
8,442 
14,947 
Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
228 Michigan 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
