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 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
22,595 
2,398 
4,450 
3,067 
2,647 
5,234 
3,598 
243 
958 
workers 
81,666 
6,090 
10,652 
8,550 
7,091 
16,138 
21,073 
5,633 
6,439 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
9,106 
518 
982 
889 
1,000 
2,441 
2,482 
229 
565 
workers 
24,566 
773 
1,560 
1,531 
1,720 
4,920 
8,026 
3,264 
2,772 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
18,067 
2,043 
3,820 
2,511 
2,019 
4,018 
2,760 
164 
732 
workers 
57,100 
5,317 
9,092 
7,019 
5,371 
11,218 
13,047 
2,369 
3,667 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
453 
25 
32 
14 
29 
99 
198 
25 
31 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
23 
3 
8 
1 
1 
5 
4 
- 
1 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
26,289 
4,656 
10,286 
4,459 
2,043 
2,920 
1,258 
36 
631 
workers 
58,356 
9,566 
24,233 
10,246 
4,314 
5,943 
2,463 
66 
1,525 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
3,488 
565 
1,828 
761 
84 
62 
34 
7 
147 
1 0 to 49 acres 
15,292 
3,812 
8,189 
2,477 
133 
118 
118 
23 
422 
50 to 69 acres 
4,341 
1,250 
2,241 
687 
26 
10 
10 
9 
108 
70 to 99 acres 
7,394 
2,035 
3,647 
1,405 
62 
30 
14 
10 
191 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
6,164 
1,674 
2,692 
1,395 
161 
33 
19 
7 
183 
140 to 1 79 acres 
6,230 
1,551 
2,440 
1,543 
374 
83 
18 
8 
213 
180 to 219 acres 
3,975 
899 
1,470 
954 
439 
100 
12 
1 
100 
220 to 259 acres 
3,389 
663 
1,094 
755 
618 
168 
21 
1 
69 
260 to 499 acres 
10,710 
1,440 
2,233 
1,602 
3,014 
1,991 
121 
7 
302 
500 to 999 acres 
7,293 
377 
529 
433 
980 
4,233 
495 
19 
227 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
4,081 
76 
77 
65 
162 
1,672 
1,785 
35 
209 
2,000 acres or more 
2,185 
11 
14 
6 
17 
207 
1,633 
121 
176 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
31,597 
3,475 
8,279 
5,395 
4,089 
6,383 
3,045 
68 
863 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
1,001 
156 
311 
329 
27 
36 
38 
6 
98 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
709 
186 
347 
138 
10 
4 
1 
- 
23 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
901 
233 
302 
205 
47 
42 
19 
6 
47 
Other crop farming (1119) 
19,597 
7,030 
9,166 
2,048 
142 
163 
193 
6 
849 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) 
19,597 
7,030 
9,166 
2,048 
142 
163 
193 
6 
849 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
8,083 
1,657 
4,040 
1,683 
273 
251 
74 
3 
102 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
1,048 
111 
279 
211 
111 
218 
84 
19 
15 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
3,746 
142 
217 
741 
1,092 
1,048 
324 
35 
147 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
1,442 
62 
218 
131 
159 
406 
348 
67 
51 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,085 
150 
459 
164 
70 
70 
95 
34 
43 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,088 
204 
639 
225 
6 
6 
2 
- 
6 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,245 
947 
2,197 
813 
44 
80 
57 
4 
103 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
23,702 
3,097 
7,700 
4,894 
2,953 
3,384 
1,097 
77 
500 
number 
2,412,684 
106,849 
241,942 
243,958 
331,856 
683,363 
510,799 
179,500 
114,417 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,350 
862 
2,440 
794 
82 
93 
19 
60 
10 to 49 
9,090 
1,643 
3,855 
2,329 
578 
430 
127 
4 
124 
50 to 99 
3,948 
372 
911 
1,200 
870 
444 
83 
2 
66 
1 00 to 1 99 
3,395 
180 
385 
473 
1,088 
1,052 
109 
6 
102 
200 to 499 
2,190 
33 
102 
86 
306 
1,188 
392 
3 
80 
500 or more 
729 
7 
7 
12 
29 
177 
367 
62 
68 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
17,655 
2,431 
5,675 
3,886 
2,209 
2,250 
741 
53 
410 
number 
821,138 
48,070 
96,270 
98,254 
113,488 
180,628 
161,328 
78,537 
44,563 
Beef cows 
farms 
13,547 
2,288 
5,383 
3,099 
1,077 
1,083 
350 
15 
252 
number 
357,826 
42,198 
87,688 
73,569 
45,507 
60,540 
35,609 
3,374 
9,341 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,744 
929 
2,421 
949 
167 
168 
36 
2 
72 
10 to 49 
7,017 
1,211 
2,665 
1,773 
582 
522 
134 
4 
126 
50 to 99 
1,188 
114 
235 
318 
210 
208 
68 
2 
33 
100 to 199 
451 
30 
58 
53 
104 
131 
58 
3 
14 
200 to 499 
128 
4 
4 
6 
14 
52 
41 
1 
6 
500 or more 
19 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
13 
3 
1 
Milk cows 
.... farms 
4,746 
194 
365 
926 
1,274 
1,323 
440 
38 
186 
number 
463,312 
5,872 
8,582 
24,685 
67,981 
120,088 
125,719 
75,163 
35,222 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
364 
54 
149 
135 
9 
8 
1 
8 
10 to 49 
1,678 
89 
150 
715 
565 
116 
10 
- 
33 
50 to 99 
1,626 
50 
63 
70 
639 
709 
44 
1 
50 
100 to 199 
712 
1 
3 
6 
61 
465 
125 
1 
50 
200 to 499 
258 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25 
201 
1 
31 
500 or more 
108 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
59 
35 
14 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
21,102 
2,622 
6,525 
4,314 
2,831 
3,259 
1,050 
69 
432 
number 
1,591,546 
58,779 
145,672 
145,704 
218,368 
502,735 
349,471 
100,963 
69,854 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
20,383 
2,526 
6,128 
4,150 
2,767 
3,226 
1,067 
75 
444 
number 
1,537,782 
50,964 
125,325 
112,192 
177,275 
401,021 
396,299 
212,469 
62,237 
$1,000 
1,639,634 
48,426 
113,546 
104,203 
171,487 
456,618 
473,295 
204,943 
67,116 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 331 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
