Table 24. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Minnesota: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 or more .... 
Chemicals purchased farms 
$1,000 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 or more 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
$1,000 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
$1,000 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 or more 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
$1,000 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $99,999 
$100,000 to $249,999 
$250,000 or more 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
$1,000 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
$1,000 
Feed purchased farms 
$1,000 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $99,999 
$100,000 to $249,999 
$250,000 or more 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
$1,000 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 or more 
Utilities farms 
$1,000 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
$1,000 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 or more 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs farms 
$1,000 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $49,999 
$50,000 or more 
Hired farm labor farms 
$1,000 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $24,999 
$25,000 to $99,999 
$100,000 to $249,999 
$250,000 or more 
Contract labor farms 
$1,000 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
$1,000 to $4,999 
$5,000 to $24,999 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
5,913 
10,203 
45,191 
783,570 
24,143 
13,376 
4,050 
3,622 
42,915 
1,548,460 
6,629 
7,457 
14,393 
5,622 
8,814 
18,527 
1,301,768 
9,241 
163,055 
11,859 
1,138,713 
32,486 
2,961,840 
15,002 
8,702 
4,961 
1,753 
2,068 
70,481 
798,828 
44,307 
18,158 
4,611 
3,405 
54,750 
274,491 
16,631 
25,236 
1 1 ,484 
878 
521 
63,055 
964,212 
34,291 
18,335 
5,776 
4,653 
22,595 
692,816 
11,270 
6,110 
3,837 
918 
460 
4,418 
53,564 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Retirement 
5,465 
14,359 
5,003 
30,251 
2,067 
17,989 
1,263 
12,068 
4,653 
42,570 
13,073 
27,064 
11,667 
1,335 
65 
6 
8,820 
13,132 
11,013 
35,798 
2,398 
12,725 
Off-farm 
occupation 
12,174 
38,301 
10,882 
78,358 
6,082 
54,280 
2,950 
12,537 
3,948 
41,743 
11,350 
125,151 
24,459 
56,155 
21,271 
3,070 
99 
19 
16,094 
25,777 
20,577 
72,576 
16,358 
3,890 
280 
49 
4,450 
24,308 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
7,728 
25,935 
7,303 
53,845 
3,399 
51,736 
1,945 
12,825 
2,032 
38,911 
6,241 
130,263 
11,661 
46,389 
9,316 
21,391 
10,488 
60,893 
3,067 
27,129 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
5,764 
58,469 
5,708 
125,537 
1,964 
93,409 
1,118 
20,268 
1,092 
73,140 
3,282 
220,161 
6,037 
67,486 
5,784 
27,107 
5,947 
94,249 
2,647 
30,856 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
8,469 
456,833 
8,680 
201,149 
8,699 
62,750 
8,706 
266,942 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Large - 
$ 1 , 000,000 
to $4,999,999 
8,484 
208,857 
2,937 
298,323 
1,342 
35,159 
1,990 
263,165 
4,205 
558,747 
5,234 
117,306 
4,089 
317,844 
4,093 
621,201 
1,461 
431,827 
563 
32,288 
1,135 
399,539 
1,828 
814,789 
4,271 
284,725 
4,280 
73,064 
4,280 
310,479 
3,598 
265,871 
680 
19,022 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
181 
71,501 
195 
98,119 
1 55 
269,630 
65 
33,228 
117 
236,402 
175 
778,460 
247 
67,974 
248 
32,712 
248 
68,747 
243 
127,363 
Non-family 
farms 
1,306 
48,304 
1,262 
84,315 
462 
84,573 
240 
10,828 
282 
73,745 
752 
291,699 
2,053 
47,886 
1,509 
18,558 
1,796 
54,529 
958 
87,257 
-continued 
324 Farm Typology 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
