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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
19,634 
3,394 
3,187 
3,646 
3,589 
2,678 
acres 
6,294,083 
3,120,319 
1,394,315 
939,431 
513,837 
219,191 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
41,571 
4,772 
4,874 
6,192 
7,636 
7,013 
acres 
17,838,092 
8,432,457 
3,833,943 
2,675,668 
1,663,236 
765,933 
Nematodes 
farms 
3,526 
683 
579 
611 
623 
466 
acres 
795,308 
352,683 
185,442 
129,543 
77,341 
35,875 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,652 
1,231 
802 
634 
627 
469 
acres 
1,795,593 
1,112,479 
359,527 
176,264 
90,842 
35,688 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
675 
182 
91 
80 
73 
65 
acres on which used 
160,997 
97,678 
30,347 
20,876 
6,083 
3,774 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
21,521 
2,719 
2,945 
3,648 
3,885 
3,083 
acres 
6,461,173 
2,798,003 
1,493,134 
1,126,572 
609,149 
248,995 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
12,487 
1,555 
1,524 
1,720 
1,883 
1,537 
acres 
4,548,977 
2,293,105 
956,753 
544,403 
336,182 
148,974 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,719 
279 
212 
276 
291 
235 
acres 
244,482 
61,833 
22,743 
25,605 
24,610 
14,981 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
farms 
4,701 
630 
691 
716 
728 
663 
acres 
818,754 
328,817 
176,931 
149,091 
87,897 
44,575 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
farms 
14,110 
2,233 
2,224 
2,597 
2,680 
2,043 
acres 
6,109,886 
3,004,799 
1,379,106 
960,217 
479,894 
193,769 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
farms 
32,653 
3,276 
3,343 
4,408 
5,800 
5,633 
acres 
11,517,373 
5,429,748 
2,375,007 
1,646,521 
1,143,051 
571,109 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
5,661 
564 
560 
709 
901 
670 
acres 
408,190 
177,297 
66,000 
55,012 
43,288 
23,819 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,702 
205 
184 
229 
178 
133 
Solar panels 
farms 
397 
10 
21 
14 
29 
31 
Wind turbines 
farms 
592 
103 
90 
119 
64 
54 
Methane digesters 
farms 
7 
1 
1 
5 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
724 
96 
75 
91 
75 
48 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
8 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
farms 
5 
- 
- 
2 
1 
2 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Other 
farms 
22 
- 
1 
1 
1 
5 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
875 
142 
118 
143 
123 
105 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
44,400 
873 
695 
1,326 
3,017 
3,964 
Part owners 
farms 
24,620 
3,956 
3,997 
4,400 
4,126 
3,013 
Tenants 
farms 
5,522 
430 
408 
721 
1,042 
1,135 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
69,369 
4,839 
4,712 
5,759 
7,216 
7,063 
acres 
17,078,128 
4,071,813 
2,169,921 
1,906,091 
1,873,455 
1,364,642 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
69,020 
4,829 
4,692 
5,726 
7,143 
6,977 
acres 
14,457,275 
3,941,545 
2,041,459 
1,772,437 
1,643,530 
1,132,372 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
30,314 
4,394 
4,409 
5,125 
5,181 
4,170 
acres 
11,648,028 
5,612,017 
2,510,932 
1,675,383 
942,592 
461,583 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
30,142 
4,386 
4,405 
5,121 
5,168 
4,148 
acres 
11,578,563 
5,589,238 
2,501,589 
1,671,041 
937,105 
457,933 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
17,211 
592 
616 
706 
1,167 
1,407 
acres 
2,690,318 
153,047 
137,805 
137,996 
235,412 
235,920 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
111,311 
9,708 
7,904 
9,622 
11,725 
11,411 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
44,502 
2,326 
2,888 
3,894 
5,308 
5,358 
2 operators 
25,273 
1,995 
1,732 
2,074 
2,412 
2,322 
3 operators 
3,605 
640 
398 
397 
361 
348 
4 operators 
803 
183 
60 
53 
78 
67 
5 or more operators 
359 
115 
22 
29 
26 
17 
Total women operators 
number 
28,540 
1,649 
1,396 
1,860 
2,401 
2,422 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
25,795 
1,377 
1,328 
1,712 
2,180 
2,258 
2 operators 
1,036 
95 
31 
64 
67 
62 
3 operators 
138 
9 
2 
4 
9 
12 
4 operators 
28 
5 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
18 
4 
1 
6 
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PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
68,172 
5,191 
5,024 
6,325 
7,927 
7,694 
Female 
6,370 
68 
76 
122 
258 
418 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
39,423 
5,017 
4,771 
5,606 
6,008 
4,851 
Other 
35,119 
242 
329 
841 
2,177 
3,261 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
94 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
