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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
1,226 
744 
236 
123 
55 
31 
acres 
480,847 
404,641 
51,030 
17,928 
4,906 
1,588 
tons 
12,300,781 
10,452,741 
1,247,199 
432,129 
118,220 
34,503 
Irrigated 
farms 
25 
24 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
6,221 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
242 
91 
42 
34 
33 
18 
acres 
47,725 
31,030 
8,024 
3,820 
3,197 
848 
pounds 
95,684,515 
65,335,788 
17,075,621 
7,096,405 
4,020,325 
1,154.144 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
2 
3 
1 
3 
- 
acres 
409 
(D) 
173 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
26 
2 
1 
2 
4 
6 
25 to 99 acres 
68 
12 
9 
18 
10 
9 
1 00 to 249 acres 
85 
28 
22 
10 
19 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
40 
28 
8 
4 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
23 
21 
2 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,499 
1,155 
884 
918 
950 
773 
acres 
1,354,928 
768,189 
264,597 
152,611 
89,440 
49,639 
bushels 
76,133,135 
46,408,675 
14,673,432 
7,702,332 
4,221,020 
2,074,538 
Irrigated 
farms 
65 
14 
8 
11 
12 
11 
acres 
3,932 
1,571 
551 
721 
568 
309 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,045 
59 
80 
122 
224 
198 
25 to 99 acres 
1,945 
180 
229 
333 
386 
399 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,063 
172 
188 
222 
269 
176 
250 to 499 acres 
637 
188 
181 
200 
65 
- 
500 acres or more 
809 
556 
206 
41 
6 
" 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
26,994 
1,281 
1,695 
2,573 
3,528 
3,420 
acres 
1,499,586 
194,144 
166,174 
190,898 
239,981 
206,323 
tons, dry 
3,998,940 
786,925 
615,777 
641,587 
685,190 
465,303 
Irrigated 
farms 
470 
86 
59 
101 
94 
57 
acres 
23,144 
9,073 
3,146 
3,453 
3,837 
1,811 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
11,773 
251 
383 
654 
992 
1,292 
25 to 99 acres 
11,000 
397 
706 
1,267 
1,894 
1,532 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,477 
404 
506 
575 
517 
473 
250 to 499 acres 
577 
174 
61 
60 
91 
106 
500 acres or more 
167 
55 
39 
17 
34 
17 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
17,985 
894 
1,296 
2,044 
2,894 
2,695 
acres 
783,559 
90,953 
95,883 
115,823 
149,380 
120,901 
tons, dry 
2,237,647 
340,953 
357,236 
389,593 
448,665 
294,513 
Irrigated 
farms 
348 
45 
47 
79 
80 
48 
acres 
13,122 
3,102 
2,161 
2,700 
2,789 
1,345 
Other tame hay 
farms 
6,439 
216 
198 
346 
601 
688 
acres 
312,009 
14,820 
16,856 
19,670 
43,549 
47,754 
tons, dry 
523,363 
38,054 
44,711 
41,509 
88,047 
84,667 
Irrigated 
farms 
54 
10 
- 
11 
10 
2 
acres 
1,741 
535 
- 
170 
387 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
66 
26 
14 
9 
7 
2 
acres 
24,550 
14,776 
7,307 
1,324 
757 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
" 
“ 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
2,623 
532 
313 
248 
241 
188 
acres 
223,828 
147,974 
35,714 
19,058 
10,949 
5,343 
Irrigated 
farms 
416 
64 
31 
27 
39 
36 
acres 
33,327 
26,162 
3,470 
2,243 
688 
296 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,040 
7 
17 
10 
38 
52 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
271 
8 
3 
16 
45 
63 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
726 
167 
150 
159 
134 
67 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
404 
199 
119 
58 
23 
5 
250.0 acres or more 
182 
151 
24 
5 
1 
1 
Beans, snap 
farms 
469 
29 
26 
10 
22 
43 
acres 
5,252 
3,791 
1,024 
105 
187 
24 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
44 
22 
11 
3 
3 
- 
acres 
4,641 
3,491 
843 
100 
178 
" 
Peas, green 
farms 
937 
330 
148 
108 
66 
35 
acres 
57,808 
37,801 
10,156 
5,814 
2,800 
740 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
651 
325 
144 
104 
55 
11 
acres 
57,659 
37,788 
10,128 
5,777 
2,794 
728 
Potatoes 
farms 
559 
60 
27 
22 
32 
44 
acres 
48,212 
44,615 
2,066 
976 
280 
32 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
37 
27 
4 
4 
1 
- 
acres 
28,780 
27,508 
886 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
467 
4 
13 
9 
25 
44 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
12 
4 
2 
2 
3 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
17 
2 
3 
7 
4 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
18 
8 
6 
4 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
45 
42 
3 
" 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
1,658 
373 
251 
183 
152 
126 
acres 
106,858 
59,563 
22,020 
12,241 
7,033 
4,025 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
956 
353 
231 
165 
115 
60 
acres 
102,884 
57,872 
21,297 
11,861 
6,714 
3,696 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
6 
- 
1 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
3 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
" 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
104 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
