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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
746 
686 
36 
28 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
number 
5,989,829 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
sold 
farms 
86 
75 
3 
3 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
number 
5,510,205 
(D) 
1,760,000 
1,760,000 
sold 
farms 
1,157 
1,060 
45 
35 
Farms with- 
number 
45,037,969 
37,341,264 
3,349,377 
3,348,655 
1 to 1,999 
1,004 
931 
33 
23 
2,000 to 59,999 
15 
13 
1 
1 
60,000 to 99,999 
2 
- 
2 
2 
100,000 or more 
136 
116 
9 
9 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
559 
426 
36 
32 
number 
19,449,992 
4,105,488 
(D) 
1,894,215 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
383 
243 
42 
35 
CROPS HARVESTED 
number 
48,237,708 
11,332,459 
(D) 
(D) 
Barley for grain 
farms 
1,003 
816 
106 
71 
acres 
99,643 
70,737 
18,190 
13,114 
bushels 
6,052,695 
4,157,563 
1,175,701 
851,805 
Irrigated 
farms 
27 
14 
6 
6 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
1,311 
364 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
374 
334 
24 
9 
25 to 99 acres 
336 
276 
31 
25 
1 00 to 249 acres 
176 
134 
19 
16 
250 to 499 acres 
89 
53 
25 
16 
500 acres or more 
28 
19 
7 
5 
Corn for grain 
farms 
33,198 
28,870 
2,489 
1,859 
acres 
8,316,822 
6,102,921 
1,311,559 
1,076,183 
bushels 
1,297,767,570 
942,146,464 
209,706,102 
173,748,220 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,382 
1,038 
174 
151 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
288,179 
180,485 
57,635 
50,717 
1 to 24 acres 
4,709 
4,441 
161 
96 
25 to 99 acres 
10,753 
9,917 
561 
361 
100 to 249 acres 
8,190 
7,239 
587 
431 
250 to 499 acres 
4,983 
4,141 
401 
337 
500 acres or more 
4,563 
3,132 
779 
634 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
6,746 
5,558 
788 
615 
acres 
361,189 
238,858 
69,463 
60,421 
tons 
6,160,112 
3,915,660 
1,260,833 
1,111,266 
Irrigated 
farms 
185 
113 
44 
40 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
11,664 
4,208 
3,464 
2,763 
1 to 24 acres 
2,752 
2,471 
195 
135 
25 to 99 acres 
3,154 
2,584 
394 
304 
1 00 to 249 acres 
648 
419 
149 
129 
250 to 499 acres 
132 
60 
33 
31 
500 acres or more 
60 
24 
17 
16 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
555 
370 
84 
73 
acres 
155,154 
82,692 
42,100 
36,565 
cwt 
3,189,208 
1,749,951 
793,424 
708,193 
Irrigated 
farms 
93 
54 
13 
10 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
29,748 
15,447 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
32 
22 
4 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
140 
117 
12 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
173 
120 
18 
15 
250 to 499 acres 
122 
73 
18 
17 
500 acres or more 
88 
38 
32 
29 
Oats for grain 
farms 
4,665 
4,121 
399 
279 
acres 
130,729 
109,571 
13,769 
10,087 
bushels 
7,812,393 
6,532,041 
859,301 
658,593 
Irrigated 
farms 
45 
39 
1 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
873 
714 
(D) 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
2,869 
2,604 
190 
115 
25 to 99 acres 
1,647 
1,399 
191 
151 
1 00 to 249 acres 
129 
109 
16 
13 
250 to 499 acres 
17 
8 
2 
- 
500 acres or more 
3 
1 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
10 
5 
3 
3 
acres 
147 
(D) 
62 
62 
bushels 
2,761 
(D) 
957 
957 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
' 
' 
' 
' 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
5 
2 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
1 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
" 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
28,783 
24,931 
2,099 
1,556 
acres 
7,005,764 
5,250,248 
999,644 
785,169 
bushels 
293,830,150 
219,006,171 
42,342,645 
33,840,097 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
154 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
