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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
748 
579 
78 
66 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
84,833 
55,472 
15,984 
14,624 
1 to 24 acres 
2,749 
109 
76 
25 to 99 acres 
8,865 
500 
343 
100 to 249 acres 
6,755 
465 
334 
250 to 499 acres 
4,754 
3,954 
358 
284 
500 acres or more 
3,838 
2,608 
667 
519 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
1,226 
765 
203 
169 
acres 
480,847 
239,208 
128,509 
108,473 
tons 
12,300,781 
6,131,837 
3,255,749 
2,756,355 
Irrigated 
farms 
25 
7 
11 
9 
acres 
6,221 
2,822 
(D) 
(D) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
242 
197 
27 
23 
acres 
47,725 
32,726 
10,171 
(D) 
pounds 
95,684,515 
64,253,619 
20,955,671 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
9 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
409 
(D) 
" 
“ 
1 to 24 acres 
26 
23 
2 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
68 
63 
1 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
85 
72 
7 
6 
250 to 499 acres 
40 
27 
8 
7 
500 acres or more 
23 
12 
9 
9 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,499 
4,466 
574 
416 
acres 
1,354,928 
851,668 
275,597 
218,266 
bushels 
76,133,135 
46,127,079 
16,245,703 
12,949,339 
Irrigated 
farms 
65 
49 
6 
4 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
3,932 
2,616 
(D) 
(D) 
1 to 24 acres 
1,045 
917 
77 
57 
25 to 99 acres 
1,945 
1,692 
145 
100 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,063 
910 
108 
64 
250 to 499 acres 
637 
489 
68 
54 
500 acres or more 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
809 
458 
176 
141 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
26,994 
24,371 
1,671 
1,221 
acres 
1,499,586 
1,226,348 
175,164 
140,545 
tons, dry 
3,998,940 
3,082,139 
596,249 
496,054 
Irrigated 
farms 
470 
336 
84 
72 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
23,144 
14,564 
4,418 
3,639 
1 to 24 acres 
11,773 
11,017 
425 
275 
25 to 99 acres 
11,000 
10,020 
667 
482 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,477 
2,853 
420 
326 
250 to 499 acres 
577 
391 
113 
95 
500 acres or more 
167 
90 
46 
43 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
17,985 
16,110 
1,270 
925 
acres 
783,559 
654,872 
87,905 
66,110 
tons, dry 
2,237,647 
1,815,803 
296,205 
230,152 
Irrigated 
farms 
348 
251 
67 
56 
acres 
13,122 
8,501 
2,620 
2,022 
Other tame hay 
farms 
6,439 
5,953 
301 
216 
acres 
312,009 
275,124 
24,396 
18,990 
tons, dry 
523,363 
452,330 
46,228 
36,795 
Irrigated 
farms 
54 
39 
9 
9 
acres 
1,741 
965 
(D) 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
66 
45 
11 
11 
acres 
24,550 
12,142 
6,225 
6,225 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
2,623 
2,094 
189 
153 
acres 
223,828 
128,667 
30,139 
25,718 
Irrigated 
farms 
416 
312 
44 
37 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
33,327 
10,892 
4,273 
(D) 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,040 
885 
36 
27 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
271 
228 
11 
9 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
726 
590 
56 
45 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
404 
297 
51 
42 
250.0 acres or more 
182 
94 
35 
30 
Beans, snap 
farms 
469 
395 
35 
25 
acres 
5,252 
3,063 
1,271 
1,269 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
44 
30 
9 
9 
acres 
4,641 
2,889 
1,258 
1,258 
Peas, green 
farms 
937 
706 
100 
77 
acres 
57,808 
(D) 
10,078 
8,136 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
651 
464 
82 
66 
acres 
57,659 
37,332 
(D) 
8,133 
Potatoes 
farms 
559 
434 
40 
30 
acres 
48,212 
9,088 
6,832 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
37 
15 
10 
10 
Farms by acres harvested: 
acres 
28,780 
4,619 
3,914 
3,914 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
467 
392 
22 
13 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
156 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
