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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
42,915 
4,979 
5,023 
6,225 
7,782 
6,594 
$1,000 
1,548,460 
798,284 
320,433 
212,986 
130,865 
56,077 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,629 
31 
15 
46 
155 
356 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,457 
35 
80 
193 
724 
1,706 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,393 
295 
607 
2,142 
5,512 
4,345 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,622 
430 
1,166 
2,637 
1,181 
158 
$50,000 or more 
8,814 
4,188 
3,155 
1,207 
210 
29 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
18,527 
2,336 
1,814 
1,998 
2,240 
2,045 
$1,000 
1,301,768 
965,734 
172,995 
75,605 
39,803 
20,888 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,714 
128 
293 
600 
948 
1,179 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,119 
199 
388 
663 
815 
614 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,123 
346 
494 
527 
427 
242 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,264 
569 
462 
173 
50 
10 
$250,000 or more 
1,307 
1,094 
177 
35 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
9,241 
748 
823 
1,083 
1,367 
1,246 
$1,000 
163,055 
86,879 
26,769 
15,078 
14,091 
7,958 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
11,859 
1,902 
1,245 
1,189 
1,175 
1,127 
$1,000 
1,138,713 
878,855 
146,226 
60,528 
25,712 
12,930 
Feed purchased 
farms 
32,486 
2,754 
2,472 
3,171 
3,958 
3,537 
$1,000 
2,961,840 
2,277,474 
294,331 
159,150 
102,959 
47,963 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,002 
81 
209 
447 
964 
1,476 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,702 
143 
396 
915 
1,523 
1,450 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,961 
323 
811 
1,380 
1,374 
585 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,753 
482 
762 
400 
82 
21 
$250,000 or more 
2,068 
1,725 
294 
29 
15 
5 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
70,481 
5,393 
5,241 
6,435 
8,273 
7,903 
$1,000 
798,828 
397,299 
139,376 
99,804 
70,560 
38,434 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
44,307 
164 
261 
639 
2,760 
5,213 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,158 
905 
2,634 
4,893 
5,227 
2,602 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,611 
1,628 
1,857 
770 
241 
63 
$50,000 or more 
3,405 
2,696 
489 
133 
45 
25 
Utilities 
farms 
54,750 
5,412 
5,249 
6,448 
7,418 
6,464 
$1,000 
274,491 
127,260 
39,647 
35,388 
27,622 
14,968 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,631 
44 
145 
376 
989 
1,655 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25,236 
898 
2,207 
3,518 
4,620 
4,222 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,484 
3,348 
2,742 
2,487 
1,778 
578 
$25,000 to $49,999 
878 
666 
125 
46 
21 
9 
$50,000 or more 
521 
456 
30 
21 
10 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
63,055 
5,412 
5,248 
6,463 
7,942 
7,262 
$1,000 
964,212 
435,316 
179,211 
136,112 
98,335 
49,528 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,291 
135 
237 
636 
1,986 
3,807 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,335 
974 
2,091 
3,849 
5,073 
3,212 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,776 
1,390 
1,797 
1,572 
743 
197 
$50,000 or more 
4,653 
2,913 
1,123 
406 
140 
46 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
22,595 
4,498 
3,360 
3,258 
3,098 
2,135 
$1,000 
692,816 
470,264 
86,072 
54,285 
33,069 
15,784 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,270 
453 
993 
1,403 
1,776 
1,555 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,110 
1,173 
1,312 
1,284 
1,027 
460 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,837 
1,787 
927 
512 
256 
97 
$100,000 to $249,999 
918 
690 
99 
47 
27 
20 
$250,000 or more 
460 
395 
29 
12 
12 
3 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,418 
861 
452 
471 
516 
436 
$1,000 
53,564 
32,597 
5,390 
4,552 
3,323 
2,728 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,033 
31 
37 
42 
95 
111 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,642 
156 
160 
165 
228 
199 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,300 
386 
207 
228 
173 
111 
$25,000 to $49,999 
254 
139 
34 
32 
9 
9 
$50,000 or more 
189 
149 
14 
4 
11 
6 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
23,685 
3,264 
2,777 
3,229 
4,081 
3,571 
$1,000 
274,752 
148,782 
40,330 
32,797 
26,546 
14,130 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,675 
121 
189 
298 
517 
796 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,469 
442 
738 
1,119 
1,794 
1,855 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,396 
1,439 
1,455 
1,543 
1,625 
881 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,279 
595 
267 
220 
133 
36 
$50,000 or more 
866 
667 
128 
49 
12 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
27,660 
4,456 
4,416 
4,944 
4,993 
3,813 
$1,000 
1,831,867 
1,075,252 
380,887 
208,513 
101,735 
43,657 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,803 
53 
124 
423 
949 
1,386 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,940 
52 
169 
404 
813 
859 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,279 
194 
497 
1,153 
1,835 
1,209 
$25,000 or more 
12,638 
4,157 
3,626 
2,964 
1,396 
359 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
112 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
