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 
individual 
Total 
Registered 
under 
state law 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
25,292 
22,958 
1,366 
929 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
acres 
1,271,242 
1,078,511 
116,572 
81,520 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
52,387 
46,559 
3,028 
2,198 
acres 
1,525,939 
1,223,331 
141,683 
105,593 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,853 
2,112 
302 
257 
acres 
524,016 
292,153 
97,990 
84,394 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,797 
2,069 
296 
256 
acres 
519,952 
288,653 
97,754 
84,236 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
112 
87 
12 
6 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
4,064 
3,500 
236 
158 
Programs 
farms 
22,533 
19,320 
1,674 
1,205 
acres 
1,292,331 
1,075,971 
119,219 
89,436 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
29,441 
25,202 
2,326 
1,767 
acres 
16,278,393 
11,654,075 
2,646,471 
2,159,988 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
519 
441 
31 
25 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
67,325 
44,464 
(D) 
7,626 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
74,542 
65,530 
4,668 
3,402 
$1,000 
109,879,162 
81,452,919 
15,730,880 
12,691,277 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,474,057 
1,242,987 
3,369,940 
3,730,534 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,220 
4,167 
4,279 
4,332 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,380 
2,901 
191 
142 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,983 
3,554 
184 
116 
$100,000 to $199,999 
10,526 
9,661 
459 
312 
$200,000 to $499,999 
22,607 
20,754 
968 
671 
$500,000 to $999,999 
12,686 
11,373 
706 
469 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
8,290 
7,224 
613 
454 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
7,681 
6,394 
662 
519 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
3,473 
2,536 
456 
371 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
1,916 
1,133 
429 
348 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
74,537 
65,528 
4,665 
3,399 
$1,000 
14,737,084 
11,085,467 
1,967,030 
1,627,032 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
4,959 
4,321 
336 
215 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,317 
4,871 
214 
156 
$10,000 to $19,999 
8,799 
7,935 
432 
314 
$20,000 to $49,999 
15,500 
14,206 
668 
447 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11,465 
10,480 
491 
331 
$100,000 to $199,999 
9,630 
8,648 
539 
359 
$200,000 to $499,999 
10,246 
8,775 
792 
599 
$500,000 or more 
8,621 
6,292 
1,193 
978 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
57,769 
51,137 
3,419 
2,525 
number 
130,403 
106,727 
12,000 
9,328 
Tractors, all 
farms 
61,683 
54,614 
3,738 
2,743 
number 
217,404 
186,162 
17,796 
13,310 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
30,427 
27,100 
1,830 
1,312 
number 
51,318 
45,465 
3,271 
2,370 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
45,097 
40,091 
2,769 
2,026 
number 
80,891 
71,389 
5,542 
3,975 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
36,003 
31,106 
2,705 
2,006 
number 
85,195 
69,308 
8,983 
6,965 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
26,182 
22,331 
2,163 
1,620 
number 
30,048 
25,305 
2,731 
2,064 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
3,455 
2,877 
403 
303 
number 
3,761 
3,113 
465 
345 
Hay balers 
farms 
25,658 
23,231 
1,604 
1,144 
number 
33,837 
30,575 
2,209 
1,580 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
144 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
