Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
individual 
Partnership 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
42,915 
37,279 
2,995 
2,224 
$1,000 
1,548,460 
1,086,527 
249,085 
207,979 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,629 
6,098 
238 
164 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,457 
6,878 
310 
190 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,393 
13,059 
827 
556 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,622 
4,821 
424 
330 
$50,000 or more 
8,814 
6,423 
1,196 
984 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
18,527 
16,274 
1,251 
953 
$1,000 
1,301,768 
793,713 
215,323 
194,054 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,714 
9,050 
414 
278 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,119 
3,686 
294 
211 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,123 
1,758 
204 
175 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,264 
968 
139 
109 
$250,000 or more 
1,307 
812 
200 
180 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
9,241 
8,145 
726 
540 
$1,000 
163,055 
99,798 
32,672 
27,962 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
11,859 
10,378 
742 
572 
$1,000 
1,138,713 
693,915 
182,651 
166,092 
Feed purchased farms 
32,486 
28,853 
2,018 
1,507 
$1,000 
2,961,840 
1,506,434 
539,935 
497,609 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,002 
14,141 
486 
302 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,702 
7,961 
441 
306 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,961 
4,204 
479 
358 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,753 
1,322 
249 
208 
$250,000 or more 
2,068 
1,225 
363 
333 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
70,481 
62,167 
4,313 
3,143 
$1,000 
798,828 
534,942 
139,097 
119,890 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
44,307 
40,683 
1,865 
1,230 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,158 
16,035 
1,138 
810 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,611 
3,549 
516 
424 
$50,000 or more 
3,405 
1,900 
794 
679 
Utilities farms 
54,750 
47,814 
3,619 
2,670 
$1,000 
274,491 
177,539 
43,736 
37,486 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,631 
15,383 
664 
429 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25,236 
22,924 
1,267 
862 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,484 
8,883 
1,332 
1,064 
$25,000 to $49,999 
878 
429 
212 
187 
$50,000 or more 
521 
195 
144 
128 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs farms 
63,055 
55,377 
3,994 
2,925 
$1,000 
964,212 
676,161 
150,439 
128,937 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,291 
31,476 
1,459 
950 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,335 
16,279 
1,119 
804 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,776 
4,658 
570 
448 
$50,000 or more 
4,653 
2,964 
846 
723 
Hired farm labor farms 
22,595 
17,951 
2,097 
1,651 
$1,000 
692,816 
287,669 
146,368 
136,058 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,270 
10,082 
669 
460 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,110 
4,979 
538 
412 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,837 
2,407 
608 
526 
$100,000 to $249,999 
918 
370 
165 
139 
$250,000 or more 
460 
113 
117 
114 
Contract labor farms 
4,418 
3,575 
378 
305 
$1,000 
53,564 
29,864 
9,439 
8,806 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,033 
919 
56 
38 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,642 
1,406 
97 
72 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,300 
1,001 
145 
121 
$25,000 to $49,999 
254 
171 
37 
32 
$50,000 or more 
189 
78 
43 
42 
Customwork and custom hauling farms 
23,685 
20,443 
1,732 
1,332 
$1,000 
274,752 
175,702 
48,985 
45,197 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,675 
5,258 
246 
171 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,469 
7,601 
473 
323 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,396 
6,202 
660 
517 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,279 
933 
156 
138 
$50,000 or more 
866 
449 
197 
183 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees farms 
27,660 
23,575 
2,201 
1,680 
$1,000 
1,831,867 
1,215,259 
351,515 
292,640 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,803 
6,286 
299 
203 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,940 
2,674 
180 
125 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,279 
4,732 
322 
233 
$25,000 or more 
12,638 
9,883 
1,400 
1,119 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
138 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
