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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- - Con. 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,024 
367 
1,822 
600 
960 
640 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,128 
185 
971 
409 
553 
477 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,494 
228 
1,380 
577 
1,096 
968 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,863 
142 
717 
376 
914 
890 
$50,000 or more 
22,460 
239 
740 
253 
497 
748 
Operators reporting net losses 
... farms 
25,321 
2,212 
8,738 
1,895 
3,045 
2,200 
Average net loss 
..dollars 
30,985 
17,607 
16,111 
14,998 
16,487 
14,874 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,327 
163 
920 
212 
354 
229 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,350 
768 
2,866 
598 
1,041 
693 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,247 
545 
1,942 
449 
653 
484 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,600 
470 
2,046 
434 
658 
514 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,172 
128 
588 
120 
226 
178 
$50,000 or more 
2,625 
138 
376 
82 
113 
102 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
... farms 
1,690 
2 
13 
5 
27 
29 
$1,000 
227,190 
(D) 
41 
(D) 
317 
412 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
... farms 
44,949 
1,255 
6,865 
2,426 
3,842 
3,686 
$1,000 
804,870 
12,124 
97,119 
34,514 
49,060 
48,427 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
... farms 
6,094 
151 
371 
149 
263 
231 
$1,000 
91,962 
1,170 
2,901 
1,346 
1,948 
2,184 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
... farms 
16,958 
510 
4,317 
1,680 
2,001 
1,986 
$1,000 
351,658 
7,487 
77,269 
29,411 
37,065 
39,083 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
... farms 
731 
14 
123 
50 
73 
67 
$1,000 
3,466 
41 
258 
165 
235 
148 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
... farms 
395 
14 
107 
27 
45 
38 
$1,000 
8,966 
171 
2,553 
263 
1,522 
317 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
... farms 
29,216 
552 
2,501 
855 
1,972 
1,940 
$1,000 
114,737 
418 
1,634 
474 
1,230 
1,753 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
... farms 
6,529 
35 
166 
100 
269 
291 
$1,000 
177,270 
288 
1,142 
416 
1,763 
2,630 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
... farms 
790 
3 
81 
22 
68 
67 
$1,000 
4,289 
4 
113 
56 
221 
132 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
... farms 
3,153 
171 
674 
166 
220 
203 
$1,000 
52,459 
2,546 
1 1 ,249 
2,384 
5,076 
2,179 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
... farms 
67,285 
1,602 
12,076 
3,881 
6,832 
5,796 
acres 
21,597,136 
5,746 
220,108 
139,398 
357,334 
428,281 
Harvested cropland 
... farms 
53,891 
1,328 
7,671 
2,497 
4,789 
4,240 
acres 
19,807,839 
4,328 
116,823 
79,449 
232,723 
297,574 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
16,598 
1,328 
7,671 
1,849 
2,313 
1,413 
50 to 99 acres 
7,295 
- 
- 
648 
2,476 
1,459 
100 to 199 acres 
8,881 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,368 
200 to 499 acres 
10,231 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
5,597 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
3,451 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
1,838 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) farms 
4,345 
113 
806 
263 
383 
396 
acres 
167,026 
366 
6,882 
4,061 
6,046 
10,352 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
... farms 
2,170 
20 
308 
130 
225 
180 
acres 
69,041 
55 
2,423 
1,673 
3,203 
3,570 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
... farms 
22,944 
236 
5,026 
1,660 
2,737 
2,274 
acres 
1,487,405 
946 
91,872 
52,486 
111,713 
111,670 
In cultivated summer fallow 
... farms 
1,964 
25 
241 
120 
198 
212 
acres 
65,825 
51 
2,108 
1,729 
3,649 
5,115 
Total woodland 
... farms 
28,193 
419 
5,217 
1,900 
3,331 
2,902 
acres 
1,641,521 
1,097 
56,621 
42,227 
99,297 
125,393 
Woodland pastured 
... farms 
10,172 
196 
1,806 
577 
1,001 
1,002 
acres 
439,332 
492 
15,315 
8,936 
21,107 
28,005 
Woodland not pastured 
... farms 
22,244 
249 
3,891 
1,525 
2,690 
2,320 
acres 
1,202,189 
605 
41,306 
33,291 
78,190 
97,388 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
... farms 
25,292 
919 
5,660 
1,539 
2,417 
2,278 
acres 
1,271,242 
3,115 
62,326 
30,884 
62,352 
74,792 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
64 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
