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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sunflower seed, all - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
1 
3 
4 
2 
acres 
409 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
190 
(D) 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
26 
4 
10 
4 
4 
2 
2 
. 
. 
25 to 99 acres 
68 
1 
14 
11 
8 
20 
12 
1 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
85 
2 
7 
4 
16 
28 
26 
- 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
40 
- 
- 
- 
1 
10 
24 
1 
4 
500 acres or more 
23 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
20 
1 
1 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,499 
438 
735 
840 
782 
1,412 
1,063 
38 
191 
acres 
1,354,928 
21,953 
44,075 
52,537 
83,425 
344,443 
639,809 
66,528 
102,158 
bushels 
76,133,135 
908,880 
1,993,847 
2,094,249 
3,993,167 
18,653,543 
38,448,644 
3,994,371 
6,046,434 
Irrigated 
farms 
65 
6 
13 
6 
9 
13 
10 
2 
6 
acres 
3,932 
(D) 
376 
244 
458 
1,043 
1,123 
(D) 
425 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,045 
172 
227 
263 
165 
142 
48 
1 
27 
25 to 99 acres 
1,945 
214 
383 
396 
313 
417 
169 
3 
50 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,063 
43 
107 
173 
221 
313 
169 
5 
32 
250 to 499 acres 
637 
9 
17 
8 
73 
331 
179 
2 
18 
500 acres or more 
809 
- 
1 
- 
10 
209 
498 
27 
64 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
26,994 
4,957 
9,097 
5,352 
2,818 
3,049 
1,061 
73 
587 
acres 
1,499,586 
209,682 
321,253 
280,120 
198,861 
263,187 
152,576 
24,386 
49,521 
tons, dry 
3,998,940 
376,958 
612,255 
572,402 
607,741 
943,094 
604,704 
98,156 
183,630 
Irrigated 
farms 
470 
33 
79 
56 
81 
115 
59 
10 
37 
acres 
23,144 
1,103 
2,262 
1,436 
3,180 
5,377 
5,942 
1,835 
2,009 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 1 ,773 
2,523 
5,218 
2,204 
677 
742 
197 
11 
201 
25 to 99 acres 
11,000 
1,911 
3,182 
2,387 
1,593 
1,353 
337 
17 
220 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,477 
450 
607 
641 
459 
829 
352 
12 
127 
250 to 499 acres 
577 
66 
84 
99 
64 
79 
137 
15 
33 
500 acres or more 
167 
7 
6 
21 
25 
46 
38 
18 
6 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
17,985 
2,660 
5,597 
3,781 
2,360 
2,370 
763 
37 
417 
acres 
783,559 
87,998 
156,704 
149,911 
125,680 
155,283 
76,859 
7,177 
23,947 
tons, dry 
2,237,647 
191,416 
360,345 
346,438 
393,369 
548,464 
294,330 
19,504 
83,781 
Irrigated 
farms 
348 
28 
61 
41 
68 
87 
29 
5 
29 
acres 
13,122 
850 
1,632 
937 
2,428 
3,471 
1,902 
903 
999 
Other tame hay 
farms 
6,439 
1,517 
2,467 
1,370 
426 
348 
193 
15 
103 
acres 
312,009 
71,617 
91,715 
74,490 
28,155 
25,874 
13,801 
1,534 
4,823 
tons, dry 
523,363 
103,746 
132,102 
116,148 
58,627 
65,027 
33,145 
4,892 
9,676 
Irrigated 
farms 
54 
3 
12 
9 
8 
4 
6 
2 
10 
acres 
1,741 
(D) 
377 
151 
116 
61 
(D) 
(D) 
496 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
66 
3 
4 
7 
7 
18 
23 
1 
3 
acres 
24,550 
108 
421 
(D) 
855 
7,347 
13,475 
(D) 
930 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
" 
- 
- 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
2,623 
292 
553 
539 
200 
425 
407 
32 
175 
acres 
223,828 
3,506 
10,030 
9,831 
12,879 
46,202 
84,344 
40,846 
16,192 
Irrigated 
farms 
416 
58 
98 
117 
23 
32 
53 
8 
27 
acres 
33,327 
216 
784 
1,102 
722 
3,212 
11,734 
11,580 
3,976 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,040 
202 
351 
343 
28 
18 
8 
90 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
271 
40 
81 
96 
23 
9 
5 
- 
17 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
726 
47 
98 
74 
118 
217 
136 
4 
32 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
404 
3 
22 
21 
26 
147 
157 
7 
21 
250.0 acres or more 
182 
- 
1 
5 
5 
34 
101 
21 
15 
Beans, snap 
farms 
469 
64 
156 
165 
14 
20 
29 
3 
18 
acres 
5,251 
20 
231 
128 
23 
519 
2,729 
926 
674 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
44 
- 
7 
1 
1 
5 
22 
3 
5 
acres 
4,641 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
338 
2,429 
926 
670 
Peas, green 
farms 
937 
51 
127 
156 
72 
208 
246 
18 
59 
acres 
57,808 
613 
2,256 
1,947 
3,447 
13,600 
26,334 
5,175 
4,437 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
651 
14 
37 
32 
66 
201 
243 
18 
40 
acres 
57,659 
602 
2,234 
1,915 
3,446 
13,542 
26,325 
5,175 
4,421 
Potatoes 
farms 
559 
76 
149 
173 
23 
34 
41 
11 
52 
acres 
48,212 
178 
267 
94 
562 
2,530 
15,188 
24,368 
5,025 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
37 
2 
1 
- 
2 
4 
13 
10 
5 
acres 
28,780 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
886 
5,575 
18,576 
3,169 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
467 
73 
145 
173 
16 
15 
4 
41 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
12 
1 
- 
- 
3 
2 
3 
- 
3 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
17 
2 
4 
- 
3 
5 
1 
- 
2 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
6 
1 
2 
250.0 acres or more 
45 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
27 
10 
4 
Sweet corn 
farms 
1,658 
140 
288 
326 
143 
334 
276 
14 
137 
acres 
106,858 
2,273 
6,480 
6,397 
8,597 
28,947 
38,354 
10,558 
5,251 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
956 
39 
93 
82 
116 
305 
260 
14 
47 
acres 
102,884 
2,077 
6,075 
5,984 
8,332 
28,034 
36,688 
10,558 
5,136 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
3 
- 
- 
2 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(□) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
334 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
