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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations - Con 
Farms with net gains 2 
- Con. 
number 
49,501 
8,596 
13,928 
7,610 
5,466 
8,015 
4,007 
206 
1,673 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
157,181 
27,138 
30,002 
34,349 
115,826 
266,352 
776,828 
2,584,445 
271,958 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,255 
693 
1,197 
268 
9 
9 
- 
- 
79 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,000 
1,874 
2,977 
888 
25 
16 
6 
- 
214 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,093 
1,195 
1,879 
790 
43 
57 
5 
- 
124 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,447 
1,982 
2,998 
1,892 
231 
99 
7 
- 
238 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,803 
1,431 
2,353 
2,069 
575 
189 
20 
- 
166 
$50,000 or more 
22,903 
1,421 
2,524 
1,703 
4,583 
7,645 
3,969 
206 
852 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,041 
5,757 
12,526 
4,473 
604 
692 
273 
42 
674 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
29,869 
11,861 
13,014 
26,648 
87,325 
203,017 
429,922 
986,098 
67,411 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,328 
678 
1,280 
280 
6 
3 
3 
- 
78 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,329 
2,021 
4,068 
977 
41 
22 
6 
- 
194 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,201 
1,289 
2,874 
859 
35 
25 
9 
- 
110 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,552 
1,173 
2,892 
1,196 
102 
64 
10 
- 
115 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,138 
371 
919 
596 
98 
72 
21 
1 
60 
$50,000 or more 
2,493 
225 
493 
565 
322 
506 
224 
41 
117 
Net cash farm income of operators 
...farms 
74,542 
14,353 
26,454 
12,083 
6,070 
8,707 
4,280 
248 
2,347 
$1,000 
6,501,640 
156,862 
214,285 
97,313 
496,282 
1,793,996 
2,891,913 
479,650 
371,339 
Average per farm 
. dollars 
87,221 
10,929 
8,100 
8,054 
81,760 
206,041 
675,681 
1,934,071 
158,219 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
...farms 
49,221 
8,582 
13,864 
7,510 
5,421 
7,976 
3,999 
206 
1,663 
Average net gain 
. dollars 
148,031 
26,401 
27,415 
29,724 
101,898 
243,901 
753,091 
2,531,060 
255,902 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,252 
700 
1,187 
271 
9 
7 
- 
- 
78 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,024 
1,872 
2,995 
893 
28 
17 
5 
- 
214 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,128 
1,199 
1,878 
817 
46 
59 
3 
- 
126 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,494 
1,987 
3,033 
1,888 
229 
105 
9 
- 
243 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,863 
1,423 
2,362 
2,099 
594 
203 
25 
- 
157 
$50,000 or more 
22,460 
1,401 
2,409 
1,542 
4,515 
7,585 
3,957 
206 
845 
Operators reporting net losses 
...farms 
25,321 
5,771 
12,590 
4,573 
649 
731 
281 
42 
684 
Average net loss 
. dollars 
30,985 
12,080 
13,169 
27,534 
86,452 
207,062 
425,978 
994,016 
79,277 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,327 
677 
1,274 
288 
2 
3 
3 
- 
80 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,350 
2,024 
4,075 
978 
49 
23 
5 
- 
196 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,247 
1,285 
2,884 
881 
50 
30 
8 
- 
109 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,600 
1,178 
2,911 
1,223 
97 
61 
13 
- 
117 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,172 
372 
933 
609 
107 
69 
25 
1 
56 
$50,000 or more 
2,625 
235 
513 
594 
344 
545 
227 
41 
126 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
...farms 
1,690 
51 
125 
104 
242 
586 
496 
29 
57 
$1,000 
227,190 
925 
3,111 
1,741 
9,685 
52,723 
113,413 
33,420 
12,172 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) farms 
44,949 
7,912 
12,987 
7,378 
4,846 
7,156 
3,190 
138 
1,342 
$1,000 
804,870 
116,884 
124,853 
68,388 
67,405 
181,669 
184,488 
19,203 
41,980 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
...farms 
6,094 
371 
926 
790 
834 
1,812 
1,114 
40 
207 
$1,000 
91,962 
2,349 
5,616 
6,612 
7,289 
27,551 
34,236 
4,275 
4,034 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
...farms 
16,958 
5,005 
6,346 
2,614 
844 
1,041 
490 
32 
586 
$1,000 
351,658 
104,158 
93,669 
42,593 
28,827 
42,751 
20,746 
2,108 
16,805 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
...farms 
731 
205 
291 
131 
43 
37 
8 
- 
16 
$1,000 
3,466 
792 
1,140 
518 
282 
283 
183 
- 
269 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
...farms 
395 
89 
142 
96 
24 
30 
4 
1 
9 
$1,000 
8,966 
353 
1,319 
1,178 
562 
3,642 
(D) 
(D) 
1,540 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
...farms 
29,216 
3,560 
6,635 
4,745 
4,261 
6,343 
2,802 
116 
754 
$1,000 
114,737 
2,916 
5,050 
3,944 
10,934 
33,873 
46,512 
5,309 
6,198 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
...farms 
6,529 
344 
1,005 
734 
949 
2,112 
1,142 
41 
202 
$1,000 
177,270 
2,845 
9,943 
6,201 
13,209 
58,991 
71,988 
6,556 
7,537 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments farms 
790 
120 
198 
149 
119 
126 
44 
3 
31 
$1,000 
4,289 
343 
489 
290 
762 
1,321 
(□) 
(D) 
228 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
...farms 
3,153 
438 
871 
614 
321 
529 
275 
17 
88 
$1,000 
52,459 
3,129 
7,627 
7,051 
5,539 
13,257 
9,579 
907 
5,369 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
...farms 
67,285 
12,909 
22,648 
10,759 
5,906 
8,570 
4,133 
192 
2,168 
acres 
21,597,136 
1,096,131 
1,880,771 
1,223,921 
1,877,043 
5,980,984 
7,571,071 
878,551 
1,088,664 
Harvested cropland 
...farms 
53,891 
7,931 
16,200 
9,622 
5,864 
8,522 
4,098 
183 
1,471 
acres 
19,807,839 
597,237 
1,288,764 
1,016,664 
1,779,088 
5,836,436 
7,425,262 
868,793 
995,595 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
326 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
