Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
276 
20 
93 
26 
31 
29 
$1,000 
3,043 
(D) 
467 
189 
(D) 
200 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
1,498 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
247 
19 
82 
21 
28 
25 
$1,000 
2,922 
(D) 
446 
165 
334 
162 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
1 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
1,498 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
31 
1 
11 
5 
3 
4 
$1,000 
121 
(D) 
21 
24 
(D) 
38 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
15,872 
158 
2,498 
891 
1,619 
1,481 
$1,000 
934,846 
216 
7,545 
3,927 
8,449 
10,457 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,021 
- 
7 
7 
19 
18 
$1,000 
830,266 
- 
513 
561 
1,709 
2,049 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
189 
15 
51 
10 
34 
22 
$1,000 
402 
(D) 
52 
16 
(D) 
36 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
20,383 
926 
2,747 
771 
1,463 
1,453 
$1,000 
1,639,634 
51,645 
104,468 
25,095 
35,184 
34,299 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,085 
147 
204 
41 
117 
138 
$1,000 
1,420,177 
45,018 
84,666 
18,756 
21,334 
19,171 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
4,493 
76 
176 
58 
132 
252 
$1,000 
1,645,911 
17,037 
99,141 
12,131 
21,104 
30,080 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,978 
57 
130 
32 
80 
188 
$1,000 
1,630,112 
16,427 
98,170 
11,392 
19,533 
27,844 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,420 
306 
623 
96 
147 
123 
$1,000 
2,783,049 
230,802 
527,900 
92,489 
103,958 
68,254 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,149 
152 
299 
28 
35 
33 
$1,000 
2,775,785 
230,241 
527,091 
92,340 
103,468 
67,959 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,456 
309 
890 
151 
235 
178 
$1,000 
25,603 
2,045 
4,715 
854 
3,305 
1,705 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
6 
13 
4 
3 
7 
$1,000 
12,701 
1,027 
830 
292 
(D) 
769 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,218 
278 
920 
180 
222 
177 
$1,000 
15,204 
1,515 
6,754 
1,178 
1,778 
1,171 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
- 
16 
1 
8 
3 
$1,000 
3,266 
- 
1,636 
(D) 
715 
180 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,746 
393 
1,291 
258 
378 
300 
$1,000 
1,230,625 
54,892 
244,825 
75,818 
64,319 
76,959 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
478 
38 
115 
21 
32 
25 
$1,000 
1,226,751 
54,438 
243,320 
75,650 
63,984 
76,610 
Aquaculture 
farms 
87 
16 
28 
3 
3 
10 
$1,000 
12,678 
(D) 
4,991 
966 
(D) 
977 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
37 
3 
10 
3 
1 
3 
$1,000 
12,203 
485 
4,922 
966 
(D) 
954 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,238 
180 
451 
113 
115 
93 
$1,000 
48,271 
8,814 
12,490 
6,000 
5,513 
6,669 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
115 
34 
26 
12 
7 
11 
$1,000 
43,019 
8,066 
10,754 
5,585 
5,091 
6,106 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
52,205 
452 
6,774 
2,689 
5,011 
4,389 
$1,000 
467,867 
1,714 
13,805 
6,894 
14,251 
14,696 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,939 
10 
59 
43 
102 
100 
$1,000 
114,414 
15 
257 
235 
946 
1,313 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
4,213 
591 
1,405 
266 
397 
291 
$1,000 
33,573 
2,157 
7,645 
1,974 
2,889 
2,522 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
74,542 
3,488 
15,292 
4,341 
7,394 
6,164 
$1,000 
15,520,275 
332,708 
1,012,622 
264,710 
365,313 
326,353 
Average per farm 
dollars 
208,208 
95,386 
66,219 
60,979 
49,407 
52,945 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
43,267 
754 
4,070 
1,528 
3,294 
3,138 
$1,000 
1,967,178 
670 
8,292 
5,998 
20,227 
23,952 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,604 
729 
3,699 
1,102 
1,882 
1,529 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,547 
25 
352 
418 
1,373 
1,482 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,913 
- 
15 
5 
31 
117 
$50,000 or more 
10,203 
- 
4 
3 
8 
10 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
45,191 
868 
4,668 
1,721 
3,649 
3,324 
$1,000 
783,570 
440 
4,084 
2,509 
7,524 
8,651 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,143 
851 
4,556 
1,637 
3,360 
2,850 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,376 
17 
101 
79 
280 
463 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,050 
- 
5 
3 
7 
10 
$50,000 or more 
3,622 
- 
6 
2 
2 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
58 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
