Table 66. Summary by Combined Government Payments and 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 
1,280 
874 
993 
1,497 
1,763 
$1,000 
934,846 
680,047 
94,864 
46,991 
35,392 
26,977 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,021 
972 
414 
287 
209 
139 
$1,000 
830,266 
676,033 
88,664 
36,939 
19,242 
9,388 
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 
1,365 
1,837 
2,705 
3,345 
2,935 
$1,000 
1,639,634 
794,268 
324,864 
219,890 
144,836 
78,070 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,085 
1,094 
1,198 
1,252 
969 
572 
$1,000 
1,420,177 
787,873 
309,171 
185,699 
100,211 
37,222 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
4,493 
527 
675 
1,209 
1,330 
581 
$1,000 
1,645,911 
919,239 
263,604 
268,538 
159,812 
30,467 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,978 
525 
672 
1,186 
1,242 
353 
$1,000 
1,630,112 
(D) 
263,499 
267,841 
156,985 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,420 
1,340 
535 
343 
263 
182 
$1,000 
2,783,049 
2,503,435 
209,081 
49,881 
16,930 
1,964 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,149 
1,318 
485 
209 
129 
8 
$1,000 
2,775,785 
2,503,076 
208,418 
48,183 
15,513 
594 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,456 
53 
109 
109 
199 
210 
$1,000 
25,603 
3,969 
5,129 
3,636 
2,178 
3,342 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
12 
12 
19 
9 
29 
$1,000 
12,701 
3,703 
3,735 
2,651 
840 
1,772 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,218 
17 
41 
54 
63 
144 
$1,000 
15,204 
91 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,839 
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 
338 
182 
129 
192 
315 
$1,000 
1,230,625 
1,133,828 
80,872 
8,266 
3,455 
1,590 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
478 
300 
116 
27 
21 
14 
$1,000 
1,226,751 
1,133,777 
80,719 
8,160 
3,140 
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 
40 
20 
45 
76 
119 
$1,000 
48,271 
27,897 
3,927 
3,900 
5,003 
3,558 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
115 
17 
7 
12 
34 
45 
$1,000 
43,019 
27,714 
3,884 
3,694 
4,719 
3,009 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
52,205 
4,657 
4,895 
6,040 
7,603 
6,632 
$1,000 
467,867 
159,352 
91,065 
64,854 
46,264 
24,140 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,939 
392 
353 
366 
293 
201 
$1,000 
114,414 
56,296 
26,323 
18,948 
9,318 
2,356 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
4,213 
94 
138 
201 
316 
448 
$1,000 
33,573 
3,855 
3,656 
2,717 
6,988 
5,450 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
74,542 
5,412 
5,249 
6,464 
8,357 
8,052 
$1,000 
15,520,275 
9,232,711 
2,555,909 
1,604,627 
1,007,343 
487,467 
Average per farm 
dollars 
208,208 
1,705,970 
486,933 
248,241 
120,539 
60,540 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
43,267 
4,928 
5,012 
6,187 
7,780 
6,922 
$1,000 
1,967,178 
1,000,135 
422,533 
269,106 
166,029 
71,029 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,604 
110 
153 
291 
903 
2,025 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,547 
336 
507 
1,613 
4,432 
4,454 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,913 
407 
846 
2,228 
1,934 
403 
$50,000 or more 
10,203 
4,075 
3,506 
2,055 
511 
40 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
45,191 
4,975 
5,048 
6,247 
7,868 
7,103 
$1,000 
783,570 
434,239 
148,141 
97,843 
61,253 
26,962 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,143 
197 
405 
1,119 
3,597 
5,431 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,376 
953 
2,295 
4,028 
3,948 
1,609 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,050 
1,253 
1,582 
883 
274 
50 
$50,000 or more 
3,622 
2,572 
766 
217 
49 
13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
110 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
