Table 28. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales by Size of Flock: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
Wool production 
Sheep and lambs sold 
Total 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Pounds 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
2,171 
126,506 
1,919 
76,178 
1,883 
753,065 
440 
1,583 
111,079 
19,578 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
1,142 
12,448 
941 
7,833 
938 
88,839 
74 
644 
8,819 
1,146 
25 to 99 
773 
36,657 
726 
25,206 
702 
251,346 
130 
684 
26,689 
4,390 
100 to 299 
195 
32,533 
195 
21,624 
186 
181,654 
131 
194 
23,457 
4,107 
300 to 999 
50 
25,091 
48 
13,352 
47 
117,622 
75 
50 
25,000 
4,761 
1,000 to 2,499 
8 
10,594 
7 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
30 
8 
17,674 
3,392 
2,500 to 4,999 
3 
9,183 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
- 
3 
9,440 
1,782 
5,000 or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
No sheep and lambs as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
102 
12,589 
5 
108 
1,479 
228 
Table 29. Ewes 1 Year Old or Older - Inventory, Wool Production, and Sales by Size of Ewe Flock: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Ewes 1 year old or older inventory 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
Wool production 
Sheep and lambs sold 
Total 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Pounds 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total 
1,919 
117,942 
1,919 
76,178 
1,670 
706,315 
426 
1,474 
97,434 
17,274 
Farms with inventory of- 
1 to 24 
1,166 
18,677 
1,166 
11,667 
975 
126,247 
101 
768 
12,363 
(D) 
25 to 99 
594 
39,926 
594 
28,061 
545 
256,160 
138 
548 
29,359 
4,849 
100 to 199 
101 
21,878 
101 
13,548 
97 
119,706 
86 
101 
17,962 
3,213 
200 to 499 
47 
20,370 
47 
13,416 
43 
112,112 
61 
46 
18,610 
3,708 
500 to 999 
9 
(D) 
9 
(D) 
9 
(D) 
40 
9 
(D) 
2,702 
1,000 to 2,499 
2 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
- 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
2,500 to 4,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
No ewes 1 year old or older as of 
Dec. 31, 2012 
252 
8,564 
(X) 
(X) 
315 
59,339 
19 
217 
15,124 
2,532 
Table 30. Goats, Kids, and Mohair - Inventory, Mohair Production, and Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Inventory 
Sales 
2012 
2007 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Number 
Goats, all 
1,580 
33,721 
1,953 
36,790 
847 
16,878 
2,273 
768 
16,774 
Angora goats and kids 
125 
1,021 
103 
906 
22 
202 
21 
23 
271 
Milk goats and kids 
575 
11,899 
620 
1 1 ,494 
314 
4,710 
802 
211 
4,001 
Meat goats and other goats and kids 
1,121 
20,801 
1,551 
24,390 
598 
11,966 
1,450 
625 
12,502 
Mohair clipped 1 
pounds 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
(X) 
36 
4,807 
13 
59 
6,934 
' 2007 data for pounds sold are for farms with production, not necessarily sold. 
Table 31. Equine - Inventory and Sales: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Equine 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
Equine 
Farms 
Number 
Value 
($1,000) 
INVENTORY 
SALES 
Total horses and ponies 
9,537 
66,384 
(X) 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
2,151 
9,642 
15,039 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
9,154 
50,776 
(X) 
1 to 24 
2,131 
6,383 
25 to 49 
292 
9,348 
(X) 
25 to 49 
9 
272 
50 to 99 
84 
5,204 
(X) 
50 to 99 
3 
267 
100 or more 
7 
1,056 
(X) 
100 or more 
8 
2,720 
I v lia 
Owned horses and ponies (see text) 
9,248 
56,370 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
151 
457 
164 
Farms with- 
Farms by number sold- 
1 to 24 
9,019 
47,276 
(X) 
1 to 24 
148 
340 
118 
25 to 49 
188 
5,962 
(X) 
25 to 49 
3 
117 
47 
50 to 99 
35 
2,206 
(X) 
50 or more 
- 
- 
- 
100 or more 
6 
926 
(X) 
Total mules, burros, and donkeys 
1,189 
3,170 
(X) 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
1,185 
2,996 
(X) 
25 to 49 
2 
(D) 
(X) 
50 or more 
2 
(D) 
(X) 
24 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
