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.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
254 
14 
15 
16 
12 
73 
105 
9 
10 
$50,000 or more 
189 
- 
6 
10 
3 
21 
90 
34 
25 
Customwork and custom hauling 
.. farms 
23,685 
2,988 
6,064 
3,864 
3,118 
4,456 
2,374 
163 
658 
$1,000 
274,752 
9,469 
20,601 
14,510 
24,597 
63,050 
82,107 
42,857 
17,562 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,675 
1,298 
2,402 
1,122 
326 
313 
100 
3 
111 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,469 
1,158 
2,464 
1,884 
1,179 
1,234 
360 
3 
187 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,396 
493 
1,107 
804 
1,461 
2,277 
1,000 
25 
229 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,279 
34 
79 
44 
129 
459 
459 
9 
66 
$50,000 or more 
866 
5 
12 
10 
23 
173 
455 
123 
65 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
.. farms 
27,660 
1,786 
5,935 
3,907 
4,008 
7,294 
3,724 
157 
849 
$1,000 
1,831,867 
14,301 
68,859 
40,418 
106,589 
521,946 
831,563 
135,153 
113,037 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,803 
1,111 
2,828 
1,829 
557 
318 
30 
1 
129 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,940 
246 
945 
722 
587 
333 
37 
1 
69 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,279 
295 
1,371 
947 
1,282 
1,120 
134 
3 
127 
$25,000 or more 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
12,638 
134 
791 
409 
1,582 
5,523 
3,523 
152 
524 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
; . farms 
7,490 
624 
1,488 
797 
917 
1,795 
1,467 
108 
294 
$1,000 
127,745 
1,940 
3,813 
3,559 
5,409 
24,138 
49,859 
28,520 
10,508 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,194 
360 
763 
370 
253 
278 
100 
1 
69 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,208 
183 
508 
256 
356 
563 
261 
3 
78 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,034 
69 
200 
152 
265 
687 
565 
12 
84 
$25,000 to $49,999 
552 
7 
14 
7 
33 
179 
286 
6 
20 
$50,000 or more 
502 
5 
3 
12 
10 
88 
255 
86 
43 
Interest expense 
.. farms 
37,420 
4,600 
10,985 
5,471 
4,182 
7,002 
3,844 
230 
1,106 
$1,000 
655,486 
30,845 
74,950 
38,821 
47,759 
156,321 
217,922 
59,443 
29,425 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,915 
2,658 
5,937 
2,910 
1,487 
1,270 
262 
4 
387 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,075 
1,754 
4,666 
2,347 
2,205 
3,601 
1,057 
21 
424 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,542 
184 
376 
210 
485 
2,028 
1,950 
66 
243 
$100,000 or more 
888 
4 
6 
4 
5 
103 
575 
139 
52 
Secured by real estate 
.. farms 
28,875 
3,695 
8,781 
4,002 
3,008 
5,315 
3,102 
176 
796 
$1,000 
438,508 
24,604 
60,196 
29,187 
32,327 
100,603 
133,486 
38,904 
19,200 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,600 
560 
1,117 
432 
189 
185 
43 
2 
72 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,715 
1,508 
3,445 
1,532 
829 
915 
261 
9 
216 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,442 
1,505 
3,952 
1,871 
1,692 
2,956 
1,134 
15 
317 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,617 
100 
224 
145 
263 
917 
832 
19 
117 
$50,000 or more 
1,501 
22 
43 
22 
35 
342 
832 
131 
74 
Not secured by real estate 
.. farms 
23,479 
2,372 
5,776 
3,336 
2,923 
5,206 
3,006 
189 
671 
$1,000 
216,978 
6,241 
14,754 
9,635 
15,432 
55,718 
84,436 
20,538 
10,225 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,847 
1,051 
2,375 
1,179 
473 
478 
144 
2 
145 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,622 
1,006 
2,598 
1,642 
1,409 
1,417 
362 
8 
180 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,886 
280 
750 
488 
970 
2,812 
1,336 
25 
225 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,372 
34 
52 
20 
64 
407 
700 
25 
70 
$50,000 or more 
752 
1 
1 
7 
7 
92 
464 
129 
51 
Property taxes paid 
.. farms 
70,138 
14,079 
24,870 
11,046 
5,613 
8,175 
4,050 
228 
2,077 
$1,000 
340,686 
39,876 
63,403 
31,725 
28,654 
69,579 
78,445 
13,349 
15,655 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
53,579 
12,292 
22,418 
9,681 
3,491 
3,416 
862 
33 
1,386 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,770 
1,412 
1,957 
1,115 
1,568 
2,451 
892 
21 
354 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,064 
319 
431 
226 
515 
1,935 
1,373 
46 
219 
$25,000 or more 
1,725 
56 
64 
24 
39 
373 
923 
128 
118 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
.. farms 
45,648 
6,181 
12,254 
7,372 
5,332 
8,704 
4,280 
248 
1,277 
$1,000 
943,011 
20,754 
41,499 
33,999 
61,591 
224,281 
349,117 
139,418 
72,352 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,000 
5,196 
10,116 
5,509 
1,827 
1,508 
300 
5 
539 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,243 
879 
1,957 
1,711 
3,013 
4,271 
1,054 
7 
351 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,524 
68 
139 
107 
387 
1,838 
840 
9 
136 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,224 
35 
31 
30 
76 
817 
1,101 
29 
105 
$100,000 or more 
1,657 
3 
11 
15 
29 
270 
985 
198 
146 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
.. farms 
1,943 
79 
292 
191 
283 
637 
386 
27 
48 
$1,000 
36,108 
319 
2,127 
1,383 
3,580 
11,801 
13,506 
2,154 
1,238 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
.. farms 
44,590 
6,379 
11,825 
6,575 
5,284 
8,705 
4,280 
248 
1,294 
$1,000 
1,541,585 
44,696 
103,053 
72,891 
128,271 
449,968 
546,637 
112,131 
83,939 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
.. farms 
74,542 
14,353 
26,454 
12,083 
6,070 
8,707 
4,280 
248 
2,347 
$1,000 
7,032,647 
164,996 
254,854 
142,200 
580,362 
1,994,326 
2,995,380 
490,980 
409,551 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
94,345 
11,496 
9,634 
11,769 
95,612 
229,049 
699,855 
1,979,756 
174,500 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 325 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
