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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
1,157 
132 
415 
78 
111 
81 
Farms with- 
number 
45,037,969 
3,481,676 
9,720,875 
1,707,909 
3,770,929 
(D) 
1 to 1,999 
1,004 
119 
385 
72 
98 
76 
2,000 to 59,999 
15 
2 
5 
- 
- 
1 
60,000 to 99,999 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
136 
11 
25 
6 
13 
4 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
559 
71 
197 
34 
39 
40 
number 
19,449,992 
301,034 
3,084,682 
1,408,074 
541,847 
1,482,212 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
383 
33 
124 
19 
28 
28 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
48,237,708 
1,284,822 
8,603,971 
4,862,658 
1,757,729 
3,731,206 
Barley for grain 
farms 
1,003 
1 
23 
15 
32 
42 
acres 
99,643 
(D) 
(D) 
228 
544 
845 
bushels 
6,052,695 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
20,341 
22,592 
Irrigated 
farms 
27 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1,311 
“ 
“ 
" 
“ 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
374 
1 
23 
10 
27 
27 
25 to 99 acres 
336 
- 
- 
5 
5 
15 
1 00 to 249 acres 
176 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
89 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
28 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
33,198 
202 
1,890 
911 
2,251 
2,212 
acres 
8,316,822 
810 
28,836 
24,956 
86,415 
103,148 
bushels 
1,297,767,570 
107,033 
3,818,190 
3,359,492 
12,070,530 
14,442,677 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,382 
- 
24 
15 
31 
24 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
288,179 
“ 
305 
175 
1,397 
1,248 
1 to 24 acres 
4,709 
202 
1,522 
443 
679 
540 
25 to 99 acres 
10,753 
- 
368 
468 
1,572 
1,520 
1 00 to 249 acres 
8,190 
- 
- 
- 
- 
152 
250 to 499 acres 
4,983 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
4,563 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
6,746 
9 
161 
65 
179 
369 
acres 
361,189 
36 
1,930 
1,014 
3,100 
7,746 
tons 
6,160,112 
474 
29,977 
15,253 
40,218 
122,768 
Irrigated 
farms 
185 
- 
1 
- 
2 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
11,664 
" 
(D) 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
2,752 
9 
136 
54 
137 
248 
25 to 99 acres 
3,154 
- 
25 
11 
42 
116 
1 00 to 249 acres 
648 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
250 to 499 acres 
132 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
60 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
555 
5 
6 
3 
24 
9 
acres 
155,154 
9 
104 
145 
782 
449 
cwt 
3,189,208 
52 
952 
3,026 
15,616 
10,224 
Irrigated 
farms 
93 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
29,748 
(D) 
" 
“ 
“ 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
32 
5 
4 
- 
8 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
140 
- 
2 
3 
16 
4 
100 to 249 acres 
173 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
122 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
88 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
4,665 
8 
191 
134 
273 
324 
acres 
130,729 
20 
1,514 
1,955 
3,812 
5,037 
bushels 
7,812,393 
1,142 
81,013 
103,036 
207,696 
320,244 
Irrigated 
farms 
45 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
873 
“ 
“ 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
2,869 
8 
189 
109 
238 
277 
25 to 99 acres 
1,647 
- 
2 
25 
35 
45 
100 to 249 acres 
129 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
250 to 499 acres 
17 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
147 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
2,761 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
28,783 
129 
1,183 
619 
1,697 
1,788 
acres 
7,005,764 
544 
19,931 
16,941 
64,783 
86,820 
bushels 
293,830,150 
23,372 
782,578 
694,071 
2,654,096 
3,564,906 
Irrigated 
farms 
748 
- 
3 
9 
13 
36 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
84,833 
" 
12 
246 
461 
1,373 
1 to 24 acres 
2,943 
129 
911 
280 
471 
289 
25 to 99 acres 
9,667 
- 
272 
339 
1,226 
1,369 
100 to 249 acres 
7,581 
- 
- 
- 
- 
130 
250 to 499 acres 
4,754 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
3,838 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
76 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
