Table 44. Farms by Concentration of Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
All farms 
Fewest number of farms accounting for- 
10 percent of sales 
25 percent of sales 
50 percent of sales 
75 percent of sales 
Farms 
number 
74,542 
149 
867 
3,441 
9,306 
percent 
100.0 
0.2 
1.2 
4.6 
12.5 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,035,838 
548,053 
2,486,472 
7,225,954 
13,330,597 
Average size of farm 
acres 
349 
3,678 
2,868 
2,100 
1,432 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
74,542 
149 
867 
3,441 
9,306 
$1,000 
109,879,162 
2,497,656 
12,039,736 
34,763,524 
62,420,864 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,474,057 
16,762,791 
13,886,662 
10,102,739 
6,707,593 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,220 
4,557 
4,842 
4,811 
4,683 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
14,737,084 
335,782 
1,360,312 
3,977,799 
7,715,327 
percent 
100.0 
2.3 
9.2 
27.0 
52.4 
Land in farms according to use: 
Total cropland 
acres 
21,597,136 
529,539 
2,397,128 
6,918,015 
12,590,961 
Harvested cropland 
acres 
19,807,839 
524,403 
2,367,069 
6,800,956 
12,355,209 
Pastureland, excluding woodland 
pastured 
acres 
1,438,268 
2,782 
21,645 
85,272 
228,090 
Market value of agricultural products 
sold (see text) 
$1,000 
21,280,184 
2,135,095 
5,322,209 
10,640,851 
15,960,707 
Average per farm 
dollars 
285,479 
14,329,497 
6,138,649 
3,092,372 
1,715,099 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and 
dry peas 
farms 
39,705 
77 
651 
2,998 
8,462 
$1,000 
12,304,415 
360,693 
1,714,848 
4,880,405 
8,563,748 
Tobacco 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, and 
sweet potatoes 
farms 
2,629 
23 
105 
386 
788 
$1,000 
405,597 
78,104 
162,706 
274,963 
348,633 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 
farms 
1,021 
- 
- 
3 
16 
$1,000 
17,974 
- 
- 
495 
2,374 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
690 
- 
- 
2 
11 
$1,000 
14,056 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,755 
Berries 
farms 
455 
- 
- 
3 
9 
$1,000 
3,918 
- 
- 
(D) 
619 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and 
sod (see text) 
farms 
939 
7 
12 
24 
63 
$1,000 
213,335 
96,378 
114,691 
131,521 
161,551 
Cut Christmas trees and short-rotation 
woody crops 
farms 
276 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
3,043 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
247 
- 
- 
1 
2 
$1,000 
2,922 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Short rotation woody crops 
farms 
31 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
121 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
15,872 
35 
218 
890 
1,944 
$1,000 
934,846 
(D) 
232,434 
578,744 
759,604 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
189 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
402 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
20,383 
33 
220 
834 
2,718 
$1,000 
1,639,634 
126,844 
385,052 
665,882 
1,062,912 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
4,493 
16 
97 
308 
1,001 
$1,000 
1,645,911 
211,455 
491,081 
763,533 
1,122,184 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,420 
62 
291 
985 
1,774 
$1,000 
2,783,049 
644,382 
1,357,225 
2,248,207 
2,683,630 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, 
and milk (see text) 
farms 
2,456 
- 
7 
19 
140 
$1,000 
25,603 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
8,481 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
and donkeys 
farms 
2,218 
- 
2 
9 
42 
$1,000 
15,204 
- 
(D) 
26 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,746 
35 
114 
259 
495 
$1,000 
1,230,625 
546,270 
857,464 
1,068,776 
1,210,064 
Aquaculture 
farms 
87 
- 
- 
1 
6 
$1,000 
12,678 
- 
- 
(D) 
5,181 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,238 
1 
6 
26 
54 
$1,000 
48,271 
(D) 
(D) 
23,722 
30,768 
Value of organically produced 
commodities (see text) 
farms 
519 
- 
3 
6 
37 
$1,000 
67,325 
- 
7,789 
10,667 
26,514 
Value of landlords' share 
of total sales (see text) 
farms 
1,939 
3 
52 
247 
654 
$1,000 
114,414 
(D) 
12,639 
41,019 
77,042 
Total farm production expenses 
farms 
74,542 
149 
867 
3,441 
9,306 
$1,000 
15,520,275 
1,747,739 
4,065,429 
7,619,503 
11,287,377 
Selected farm production expenses: 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
43,267 
89 
680 
3,057 
8,636 
$1,000 
1,967,178 
68,366 
279,334 
751,095 
1,331,611 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
45,191 
91 
695 
3,095 
8,708 
$1,000 
783,570 
55,061 
150,868 
341,793 
552,248 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased (see text) 
farms 
18,527 
103 
514 
1,648 
3,727 
$1,000 
1,301,768 
229,434 
527,094 
853,002 
1,115,100 
Feed purchased 
farms 
32,486 
113 
564 
1,879 
4,614 
$1,000 
2,961,840 
771,439 
1,432,602 
2,059,099 
2,526,805 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
70,481 
149 
864 
3,428 
9,284 
$1,000 
798,828 
48,357 
136,725 
312,255 
507,663 
Utilities (see text) 
farms 
54,750 
149 
867 
3,441 
9,306 
$1,000 
274,491 
27,649 
58,236 
104,157 
158,529 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
22,595 
145 
799 
2,977 
7,092 
$1,000 
692,816 
118,356 
242,105 
407,518 
542,436 
Interest expense 
farms 
37,420 
133 
787 
3,106 
8,059 
$1,000 
655,486 
36,286 
114,831 
246,192 
393,790 
Government payments 
farms 
52,205 
69 
607 
2,844 
8,248 
$1,000 
467,867 
5,087 
31,254 
109,640 
228,477 
Inventory of selected livestock: 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
23,702 
34 
223 
859 
2,835 
number 
2,412,684 
119,381 
335,967 
626,792 
1,170,241 
Milk cows 
farms 
4,746 
16 
97 
308 
1,000 
number 
463,312 
53,053 
119,241 
185,575 
280,530 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,355 
61 
279 
936 
1,657 
number 
7,606,785 
1,552,963 
3,229,696 
5,545,718 
7,013,244 
38 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
