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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
42,915 
4,826 
4,882 
6,205 
7,643 
6,731 
$1,000 
1,548,460 
780,677 
322,637 
220,973 
132,936 
59,355 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,629 
31 
15 
44 
148 
340 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,457 
34 
72 
190 
682 
1,624 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,393 
293 
568 
2,016 
5,319 
4,554 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,622 
417 
1,080 
2,622 
1,272 
179 
$50,000 or more 
8,814 
4,051 
3,147 
1,333 
222 
34 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
18,527 
2,300 
1,756 
2,017 
2,242 
2,049 
$1,000 
1,301,768 
962,586 
172,307 
78,167 
40,653 
20,529 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,714 
123 
272 
582 
936 
1,203 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,119 
194 
353 
689 
816 
603 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,123 
333 
494 
525 
438 
233 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,264 
557 
463 
182 
52 
10 
$250,000 or more 
1,307 
1,093 
174 
39 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
9,241 
738 
778 
1,093 
1,364 
1,243 
$1,000 
163,055 
86,810 
25,422 
16,179 
14,156 
7,869 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
11,859 
1,874 
1,225 
1,196 
1,182 
1,124 
$1,000 
1,138,713 
875,776 
146,885 
61,988 
26,497 
12,660 
Feed purchased 
farms 
32,486 
2,695 
2,391 
3,175 
3,918 
3,565 
$1,000 
2,961,840 
2,272,534 
292,647 
162,194 
104,115 
49,067 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,002 
71 
195 
436 
929 
1,471 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,702 
136 
362 
903 
1,499 
1,470 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,961 
295 
784 
1,391 
1,389 
598 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,753 
471 
753 
417 
85 
21 
$250,000 or more 
2,068 
1,722 
297 
28 
16 
5 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
70,481 
5,241 
5,092 
6,420 
8,100 
7,974 
$1,000 
798,828 
390,702 
139,599 
102,322 
71,225 
40,078 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
44,307 
164 
253 
600 
2,579 
5,122 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,158 
873 
2,456 
4,854 
5,223 
2,757 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,611 
1,556 
1,861 
825 
249 
67 
$50,000 or more 
3,405 
2,648 
522 
141 
49 
28 
Utilities 
farms 
54,750 
5,259 
5,100 
6,433 
7,322 
6,532 
$1,000 
274,491 
125,674 
39,541 
35,789 
27,742 
15,447 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,631 
43 
137 
356 
953 
1,619 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25,236 
851 
2,105 
3,488 
4,506 
4,286 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,484 
3,258 
2,688 
2,522 
1,832 
618 
$25,000 to $49,999 
878 
652 
139 
46 
21 
9 
$50,000 or more 
521 
455 
31 
21 
10 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
63,055 
5,259 
5,099 
6,446 
7,801 
7,333 
$1,000 
964,212 
428,192 
177,368 
139,841 
99,391 
51,591 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,291 
135 
221 
624 
1,821 
3,765 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,335 
924 
1,995 
3,767 
5,056 
3,306 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,776 
1,342 
1,755 
1,602 
788 
211 
$50,000 or more 
4,653 
2,858 
1,128 
453 
136 
51 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
22,595 
4,376 
3,316 
3,278 
3,097 
2,172 
$1,000 
692,816 
467,356 
85,922 
55,785 
33,483 
16,334 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,270 
431 
947 
1,397 
1,761 
1,561 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,110 
1,107 
1,322 
1,284 
1,037 
483 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,837 
1,755 
917 
539 
259 
105 
$100,000 to $249,999 
918 
688 
101 
46 
28 
20 
$250,000 or more 
460 
395 
29 
12 
12 
3 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,418 
850 
442 
454 
544 
409 
$1,000 
53,564 
32,310 
5,507 
4,466 
3,554 
2,585 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,033 
31 
36 
38 
98 
105 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,642 
152 
152 
166 
232 
191 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,300 
380 
207 
212 
194 
98 
$25,000 to $49,999 
254 
139 
32 
34 
9 
9 
$50,000 or more 
189 
148 
15 
4 
11 
6 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
23,685 
3,177 
2,719 
3,212 
4,010 
3,599 
$1,000 
274,752 
147,430 
39,104 
34,132 
26,461 
14,829 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,675 
114 
191 
288 
498 
774 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,469 
424 
714 
1,099 
1,739 
1,860 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,396 
1,397 
1,415 
1,546 
1,627 
922 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,279 
577 
272 
227 
134 
40 
$50,000 or more 
866 
665 
127 
52 
12 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
27,660 
4,306 
4,312 
4,976 
4,952 
3,913 
$1,000 
1,831,867 
1,052,519 
383,891 
222,068 
104,550 
45,155 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,803 
52 
114 
408 
903 
1,387 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,940 
52 
141 
406 
785 
885 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,279 
185 
484 
1,126 
1,779 
1,266 
$25,000 or more 
12,638 
4,017 
3,573 
3,036 
1,485 
375 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
86 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
