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 
100 to 139 
acres 
FARMS BY TYPE OF 
ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Limited Liability Corporation 
farms 
2,439 
163 
570 
151 
205 
182 
acres 
935,175 
756 
15,038 
8,972 
16,671 
21,289 
LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual farms 
65,530 
3,092 
13,864 
3,955 
6,801 
5,602 
acres 
19,547,925 
15,314 
382,439 
231,217 
554,127 
655,901 
Partnership 
farms 
4,668 
131 
612 
201 
318 
301 
acres 
3,676,068 
525 
17,006 
11,654 
25,856 
35,569 
Registered under state law 
farms 
3,402 
110 
444 
123 
209 
204 
acres 
2,929,504 
427 
12,317 
7,162 
16,954 
23,898 
Corporation 
farms 
3,215 
213 
522 
109 
126 
152 
acres 
2,478,574 
694 
13,576 
6,258 
10,473 
17,763 
Family held 
farms 
2,948 
197 
430 
89 
107 
135 
acres 
2,387,735 
627 
11,134 
5,140 
8,878 
15,778 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
39 
2 
5 
2 
2 
8 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
2,909 
195 
425 
87 
105 
127 
Other than family held 
farms 
267 
16 
92 
20 
19 
17 
acres 
90,839 
67 
2,442 
1,118 
1,595 
1,985 
More than 10 stockholders 
farms 
35 
2 
17 
2 
1 
1 
1 0 or less stockholders 
farms 
232 
14 
75 
18 
18 
16 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
1,129 
52 
294 
76 
149 
109 
acres 
333,271 
203 
8,258 
4,412 
12,276 
12,761 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
22,595 
796 
2,601 
737 
1,280 
1,211 
workers 
81,666 
2,721 
9,678 
2,179 
4,216 
3,329 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
9,106 
286 
927 
180 
316 
314 
workers 
24,566 
846 
2,839 
560 
982 
719 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
18,067 
642 
2,083 
637 
1,077 
1,012 
workers 
57,100 
1,875 
6,839 
1,619 
3,234 
2,610 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
453 
7 
25 
3 
12 
8 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
23 
- 
4 
- 
- 
2 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
26,289 
1,358 
6,019 
1,560 
2,416 
2,104 
workers 
58,356 
3,262 
14,022 
3,512 
5,239 
4,791 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
3,488 
3,488 
1 0 to 49 acres 
15,292 
- 
15,292 
- 
- 
- 
50 to 69 acres 
4,341 
- 
- 
4,341 
- 
- 
70 to 99 acres 
7,394 
- 
- 
- 
7,394 
- 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
6,164 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6,164 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
6,230 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
180 to 219 acres 
3,975 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
220 to 259 acres 
3,389 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
260 to 499 acres 
10,710 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 to 999 acres 
7,293 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
4,081 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,000 acres or more 
2,185 
- 
- 
- 
- 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
31,597 
263 
2,461 
1,102 
2,638 
2,326 
Vegetable and melon farming (1 1 12) 
1,001 
339 
267 
71 
51 
59 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1 1 13) 
709 
143 
350 
52 
60 
43 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
901 
201 
360 
71 
82 
64 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
19,597 
259 
5,645 
1,869 
2,919 
2,303 
Tobacco farming (11191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 1 93,1 1 1 94,1 1 1 99) . 
19,597 
259 
5,645 
1,869 
2,919 
2,303 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
8,083 
854 
2,350 
576 
846 
686 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
1,048 
102 
186 
33 
69 
60 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
3,746 
85 
172 
52 
124 
234 
Hog and pig farming (1 122) 
1,442 
200 
366 
38 
47 
25 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
1,085 
154 
452 
74 
89 
59 
Sheep and goat farming (1124) 
1,088 
265 
537 
68 
92 
48 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
4,245 
623 
2,146 
335 
377 
257 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
23,702 
1,139 
3,608 
1,014 
1,849 
1,798 
number 
2,412,684 
49,910 
122,286 
28,143 
60,116 
74,416 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,350 
532 
1,696 
369 
525 
329 
1 0 to 49 
9,090 
393 
1,573 
538 
1,036 
1,030 
50 to 99 
3,948 
81 
173 
82 
214 
274 
100 to 199 
3,395 
81 
78 
18 
55 
130 
200 to 499 
2,190 
40 
63 
2 
9 
30 
500 or more 
729 
12 
25 
5 
10 
5 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
17,655 
653 
2,398 
751 
1,422 
1,425 
number 
821,138 
10,068 
49,194 
11,526 
22,651 
28,840 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
72 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
