Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
276 
i 
1 
4 
14 
18 
$1,000 
3,043 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
1 
1 
1 
1 
6 
$1,000 
1,498 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
247 
1 
1 
3 
13 
17 
$1,000 
2,922 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
142 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
1 
1 
1 
1 
6 
$1,000 
1,498 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
389 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
31 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
$1,000 
121 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
15,872 
1,263 
846 
984 
1,447 
1,758 
$1,000 
934,846 
676,314 
96,402 
47,833 
35,496 
26,930 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,021 
959 
410 
296 
213 
143 
$1,000 
830,266 
672,321 
90,410 
38,239 
19,594 
9,701 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
189 
2 
- 
- 
3 
14 
$1,000 
402 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
14 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
" 
- 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
20,383 
1,322 
1,763 
2,706 
3,302 
2,962 
$1,000 
1,639,634 
787,161 
323,186 
224,338 
144,748 
79,862 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,085 
1,061 
1,184 
1,272 
961 
607 
$1,000 
1,420,177 
780,939 
308,963 
190,034 
100,383 
39,858 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
4,493 
512 
641 
1,202 
1,343 
607 
$1,000 
1,645,911 
911,773 
257,180 
273,983 
165,584 
32,610 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,978 
510 
638 
1,183 
1,262 
385 
$1,000 
1,630,112 
(D) 
257,074 
273,426 
162,926 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,420 
1,327 
534 
349 
265 
181 
$1,000 
2,783,049 
2,498,683 
209,672 
53,674 
17,218 
1,986 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,149 
1,306 
483 
220 
131 
9 
$1,000 
2,775,785 
2,498,325 
209,008 
52,077 
15,708 
666 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,456 
48 
111 
107 
187 
219 
$1,000 
25,603 
3,636 
5,442 
3,629 
2,099 
3,324 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
9 
15 
19 
9 
29 
$1,000 
12,701 
3,372 
4,065 
2,651 
840 
1,772 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,218 
16 
37 
55 
67 
142 
$1,000 
15,204 
89 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,809 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
- 
2 
2 
2 
28 
$1,000 
3,266 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,791 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,746 
337 
182 
123 
191 
312 
$1,000 
1,230,625 
1,132,993 
81,706 
7,831 
3,885 
1,537 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
478 
299 
117 
24 
24 
14 
$1,000 
1,226,751 
1,132,943 
81,554 
7,728 
3,572 
955 
Aquaculture 
farms 
87 
2 
5 
11 
18 
8 
$1,000 
12,678 
(D) 
(D) 
3,761 
2,504 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
37 
2 
4 
10 
16 
5 
$1,000 
12,203 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,238 
37 
23 
43 
76 
112 
$1,000 
48,271 
27,893 
3,931 
3,843 
4,924 
3,604 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
115 
17 
7 
12 
33 
46 
$1,000 
43,019 
27,714 
3,884 
3,694 
4,625 
3,103 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
52,205 
4,504 
4,746 
6,023 
7,431 
6,692 
$1,000 
467,867 
154,096 
89,701 
66,286 
44,960 
22,814 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,939 
375 
351 
368 
304 
199 
$1,000 
114,414 
54,648 
26,750 
19,595 
9,740 
2,463 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
4,213 
93 
132 
197 
318 
427 
$1,000 
33,573 
3,853 
3,535 
2,642 
7,132 
5,291 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
74,542 
5,259 
5,100 
6,447 
8,185 
8,112 
$1,000 
15,520,275 
9,121,595 
2,554,575 
1,663,603 
1,023,035 
505,197 
Average per farm 
dollars 
208,208 
1,734,473 
500,897 
258,043 
124,989 
62,278 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
43,267 
4,775 
4,871 
6,169 
7,645 
7,033 
$1,000 
1,967,178 
979,423 
421,521 
280,699 
169,727 
74,827 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,604 
108 
148 
285 
850 
1,951 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,547 
331 
490 
1,518 
4,224 
4,596 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,913 
394 
794 
2,161 
2,013 
444 
$50,000 or more 
10,203 
3,942 
3,439 
2,205 
558 
42 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
45,191 
4,822 
4,906 
6,226 
7,721 
7,222 
$1,000 
783,570 
426,260 
149,042 
101,016 
62,400 
28,642 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,143 
193 
384 
1,059 
3,391 
5,426 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,376 
922 
2,154 
4,013 
3,970 
1,728 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,050 
1,200 
1,569 
905 
311 
55 
$50,000 or more 
3,622 
2,507 
799 
249 
49 
13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
84 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
