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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
1,226 
5 
32 
9 
21 
11 
acres 
480,847 
(D) 
829 
461 
1,166 
(D) 
tons 
12,300,781 
(D) 
18,969 
(D) 
26,778 
24,519 
Irrigated 
farms 
25 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
6,221 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
242 
1 
6 
- 
5 
- 
acres 
47,725 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
156 
- 
pounds 
95,684,515 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
325,832 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
409 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
26 
1 
6 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
68 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
85 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
40 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
23 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,499 
12 
115 
82 
156 
189 
acres 
1,354,928 
66 
1,881 
1,619 
4,623 
7,392 
bushels 
76,133,135 
2,827 
72,567 
56,049 
200,848 
317,849 
Irrigated 
farms 
65 
- 
2 
2 
2 
8 
acres 
3,932 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
254 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,045 
12 
94 
54 
73 
70 
25 to 99 acres 
1,945 
- 
21 
28 
83 
109 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,063 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 
250 to 499 acres 
637 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
809 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
26,994 
333 
4,515 
1,450 
2,575 
2,358 
acres 
1,499,586 
1,216 
54,152 
28,718 
62,054 
78,194 
tons, dry 
3,998,940 
2,772 
99,569 
50,931 
115,425 
154,061 
Irrigated 
farms 
470 
- 
17 
6 
8 
12 
acres 
23,144 
- 
126 
47 
173 
430 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11,773 
333 
4,105 
1,026 
1,536 
1,038 
25 to 99 acres 
11,000 
- 
410 
424 
1,039 
1,255 
100 to 249 acres 
3,477 
- 
- 
- 
- 
65 
250 to 499 acres 
577 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
167 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
17,985 
217 
2,660 
852 
1,471 
1,394 
acres 
783,559 
751 
27,981 
14,414 
30,204 
37,856 
tons, dry 
2,237,647 
1,875 
59,840 
29,395 
67,182 
90,658 
Irrigated 
farms 
348 
- 
14 
6 
6 
3 
acres 
13,122 
- 
82 
47 
142 
51 
Other tame hay 
farms 
6,439 
65 
1,085 
402 
733 
631 
acres 
312,009 
226 
13,061 
7,773 
16,675 
19,934 
tons, dry 
523,363 
445 
19,446 
10,655 
23,113 
29,879 
Irrigated 
farms 
54 
- 
1 
- 
2 
8 
acres 
1,741 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
339 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
66 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
acres 
24,550 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
2,623 
396 
450 
119 
122 
124 
acres 
223,828 
755 
1,911 
1,550 
2,021 
2,929 
Irrigated 
farms 
416 
47 
142 
31 
20 
18 
acres 
33,327 
63 
445 
86 
137 
152 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,040 
364 
341 
65 
63 
67 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
271 
32 
94 
28 
34 
13 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
726 
- 
15 
26 
25 
36 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
404 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
250.0 acres or more 
182 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
469 
114 
176 
29 
29 
27 
acres 
5,252 
38 
60 
63 
31 
40 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
44 
2 
1 
3 
1 
- 
acres 
4,641 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Peas, green 
farms 
937 
96 
111 
23 
25 
21 
acres 
57,808 
25 
63 
395 
395 
221 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
651 
- 
1 
8 
7 
5 
acres 
57,659 
- 
(D) 
393 
353 
(D) 
Potatoes 
farms 
559 
149 
163 
38 
26 
25 
acres 
48,212 
64 
80 
15 
76 
193 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
37 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
28,780 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
467 
149 
163 
38 
24 
22 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
12 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
17 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
18 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
45 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
1,658 
261 
201 
59 
55 
69 
acres 
106,858 
131 
617 
770 
1,104 
2,073 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
956 
- 
6 
15 
18 
35 
acres 
102,884 
- 
217 
607 
995 
1,964 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
6 
- 
3 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
3 
- 
(Z) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
" 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
78 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
