Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
42,915 
817 
4,094 
1,527 
3,058 
3,049 
$1,000 
1,548,460 
3,066 
21,091 
6,846 
17,908 
18,714 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,629 
583 
2,285 
599 
780 
664 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,457 
136 
1,471 
668 
1,182 
932 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,393 
65 
279 
243 
1,065 
1,421 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,622 
15 
30 
6 
24 
20 
$50,000 or more 
8,814 
18 
29 
11 
7 
12 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
18,527 
1,336 
3,858 
838 
1,301 
1,172 
$1,000 
1,301,768 
77,805 
183,592 
34,521 
39,945 
30,633 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,714 
814 
2,727 
613 
872 
795 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,119 
256 
626 
135 
285 
247 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,123 
128 
202 
41 
88 
86 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,264 
66 
122 
27 
31 
14 
$250,000 or more 
1,307 
72 
181 
22 
25 
30 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
9,241 
462 
1,536 
394 
671 
638 
$1,000 
163,055 
9,683 
15,079 
4,921 
5,691 
5,290 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
11,859 
1,026 
2,820 
537 
812 
713 
$1,000 
1,138,713 
68,122 
168,513 
29,600 
34,254 
25,342 
Feed purchased 
farms 
32,486 
2,340 
7,373 
1,607 
2,532 
2,256 
$1,000 
2,961,840 
161,797 
453,412 
120,059 
122,279 
104,322 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,002 
1,304 
4,681 
1,078 
1,607 
1,265 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,702 
627 
1,839 
383 
669 
627 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,961 
209 
412 
83 
182 
292 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,753 
79 
144 
25 
16 
26 
$250,000 or more 
2,068 
121 
297 
38 
58 
46 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
70,481 
3,149 
13,858 
3,957 
6,808 
5,765 
$1,000 
798,828 
9,226 
31,640 
9,806 
16,842 
16,423 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
44,307 
2,823 
13,013 
3,709 
6,175 
4,980 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,158 
268 
693 
216 
571 
750 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,611 
38 
73 
15 
31 
23 
$50,000 or more 
3,405 
20 
79 
17 
31 
12 
Utilities 
farms 
54,750 
2,056 
8,588 
2,489 
4,423 
4,062 
$1,000 
274,491 
6,670 
25,000 
6,640 
10,809 
10,242 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,631 
1,066 
4,754 
1,364 
2,257 
1,777 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25,236 
749 
3,215 
1,015 
1,973 
1,958 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,484 
194 
484 
91 
157 
305 
$25,000 to $49,999 
878 
28 
72 
5 
15 
5 
$50,000 or more 
521 
19 
63 
14 
21 
17 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs .. 
farms 
63,055 
2,493 
11,300 
3,289 
5,722 
5,035 
$1,000 
964,212 
12,029 
39,283 
12,337 
23,301 
23,659 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,291 
2,125 
10,004 
2,850 
4,720 
3,765 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,335 
285 
1,088 
393 
921 
1,147 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,776 
47 
105 
26 
44 
85 
$50,000 or more 
4,653 
36 
103 
20 
37 
38 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
22,595 
796 
2,601 
737 
1,280 
1,211 
$1,000 
692,816 
19,008 
68,760 
18,198 
20,828 
16,324 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,270 
424 
1,772 
549 
1,009 
923 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,110 
229 
409 
109 
162 
209 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,837 
87 
284 
53 
74 
47 
$100,000 to $249,999 
918 
42 
88 
10 
16 
15 
$250,000 or more 
460 
14 
48 
16 
19 
17 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,418 
152 
699 
195 
310 
300 
$1,000 
53,564 
2,034 
5,841 
1,099 
2,236 
1,501 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,033 
53 
295 
83 
115 
79 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,642 
59 
244 
75 
126 
152 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,300 
26 
114 
26 
52 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
254 
5 
29 
7 
11 
5 
$50,000 or more 
189 
9 
17 
4 
6 
2 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
23,685 
513 
2,618 
879 
1,841 
1,676 
$1,000 
274,752 
4,130 
13,543 
4,267 
8,031 
7,226 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,675 
271 
1,381 
417 
733 
560 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,469 
120 
831 
374 
811 
806 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,396 
91 
312 
71 
267 
271 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,279 
16 
47 
10 
15 
31 
$50,000 or more 
866 
15 
47 
7 
15 
8 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
27,660 
274 
1,494 
654 
1,365 
1,506 
$1,000 
1,831,867 
574 
7,179 
3,550 
10,558 
13,999 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,803 
262 
1,214 
418 
622 
663 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,940 
7 
203 
144 
322 
252 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,279 
2 
42 
73 
381 
514 
$25,000 or more 
12,638 
3 
35 
19 
40 
77 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
60 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
