Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
Registered 
individual 
Total 
under 
state law 
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 
243 
14 
10 
$1,000 
3,043 
1,848 
(D) 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
7 
$1,000 
1,498 
525 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
247 
219 
11 
8 
$1,000 
2,922 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
7 
- 
- 
$1,000 
1,498 
525 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
31 
26 
3 
2 
$1,000 
121 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
15,872 
14,203 
931 
690 
$1,000 
934,846 
521,024 
227,070 
192,985 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,021 
1,336 
355 
294 
$1,000 
830,266 
426,502 
220,919 
188,524 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
189 
174 
6 
4 
$1,000 
402 
376 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
20,383 
18,250 
1,444 
1,064 
$1,000 
1,639,634 
1,141,076 
291,859 
257,974 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,085 
4,020 
685 
563 
$1,000 
1,420,177 
941,676 
277,672 
248,506 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
4,493 
3,586 
645 
520 
$1,000 
1,645,911 
859,592 
491,114 
460,144 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,978 
3,097 
621 
503 
$1,000 
1,630,112 
844,793 
(D) 
459,553 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,420 
2,693 
311 
258 
$1,000 
2,783,049 
1,495,257 
499,684 
460,679 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,149 
1,539 
244 
211 
$1,000 
2,775,785 
1,489,092 
498,891 
460,049 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,456 
2,304 
83 
56 
$1,000 
25,603 
21,141 
3,697 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
72 
7 
3 
$1,000 
12,701 
9,468 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,218 
2,025 
81 
54 
$1,000 
15,204 
12,839 
(D) 
664 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
22 
1 
1 
$1,000 
3,266 
2,306 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,746 
3,342 
169 
128 
$1,000 
1,230,625 
435,242 
160,787 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
478 
306 
52 
49 
$1,000 
1,226,751 
431,960 
160,506 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
87 
34 
6 
6 
$1,000 
12,678 
3,257 
245 
245 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
37 
11 
2 
2 
$1,000 
12,203 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,238 
1,085 
63 
46 
$1,000 
48,271 
21,900 
6,033 
5,985 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
115 
80 
12 
12 
$1,000 
43,019 
17,537 
5,602 
5,602 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
52,205 
45,484 
3,714 
2,723 
$1,000 
467,867 
357,120 
63,027 
50,425 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,939 
1,622 
151 
115 
$1,000 
114,414 
78,065 
15,108 
12,682 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
4,213 
3,707 
209 
145 
$1,000 
33,573 
21,140 
3,178 
2,483 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
74,542 
65,530 
4,668 
3,402 
$1,000 
15,520,275 
9,799,742 
2,712,834 
2,372,246 
Average per farm 
dollars 
208,208 
149,546 
581,156 
697,309 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
43,267 
37,664 
3,034 
2,252 
$1,000 
1,967,178 
1,407,151 
312,540 
261,967 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,604 
12,450 
595 
407 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,547 
12,321 
747 
509 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,913 
5,167 
419 
309 
$50,000 or more 
10,203 
7,726 
1,273 
1,027 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
45,191 
39,338 
3,146 
2,330 
$1,000 
783,570 
534,038 
141,131 
120,555 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,143 
22,113 
1,123 
760 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,376 
11,690 
921 
684 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,050 
3,209 
436 
337 
$50,000 or more 
3,622 
2,326 
666 
549 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
136 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
