Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased farms 
43,267 
29,318 
810 
437 
539 
3,180 
- 
$1,000 
1,967,178 
1,653,791 
41,275 
468 
7,117 
75,366 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,604 
5,701 
581 
421 
420 
2,389 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,547 
10,097 
77 
16 
78 
385 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,913 
4,713 
27 
- 
18 
111 
- 
$50,000 or more 
10,203 
8,807 
125 
- 
23 
295 
- 
Chemicals purchased farms 
45,191 
30,029 
782 
497 
592 
4,144 
- 
$1,000 
783,570 
635,393 
19,655 
1,153 
6,580 
39,186 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,143 
12,903 
578 
460 
512 
3,618 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,376 
10,666 
88 
25 
57 
226 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,050 
3,414 
38 
7 
10 
85 
- 
$50,000 or more 
3,622 
3,046 
78 
5 
13 
215 
- 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased farms 
42,915 
29,182 
783 
385 
619 
3,629 
- 
$1,000 
1,548,460 
1,271,296 
22,318 
854 
31,588 
52,479 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,629 
1,679 
372 
232 
235 
2,122 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,457 
4,620 
200 
117 
151 
772 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,393 
10,961 
84 
29 
123 
375 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,622 
4,520 
30 
6 
44 
97 
- 
$50,000 or more 
8,814 
7,402 
97 
1 
66 
263 
- 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased farms 
18,527 
5,704 
149 
66 
70 
1,432 
- 
$1,000 
1,301,768 
194,925 
472 
59 
77 
17,064 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,714 
2,638 
138 
62 
66 
1,176 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,119 
1,655 
8 
4 
4 
173 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,123 
818 
1 
- 
- 
48 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,264 
425 
2 
- 
- 
17 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1,307 
168 
- 
- 
- 
18 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased farms 
9,241 
2,723 
36 
12 
16 
786 
- 
$1,000 
163,055 
27,342 
248 
24 
25 
4,702 
- 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) farms 
11,859 
3,671 
126 
60 
63 
838 
- 
$1,000 
1,138,713 
167,583 
224 
35 
52 
12,362 
- 
Feed purchased farms 
32,486 
9,375 
205 
125 
104 
2,801 
- 
$1,000 
2,961,840 
292,499 
944 
367 
283 
30,781 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,002 
4,160 
176 
114 
90 
2,372 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,702 
3,036 
23 
6 
13 
299 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,961 
1,557 
4 
5 
1 
76 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,753 
404 
2 
- 
- 
28 
- 
$250,000 or more 
2,068 
218 
- 
- 
- 
26 
" 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased farms 
70,481 
30,984 
992 
677 
866 
16,767 
- 
$1,000 
798,828 
522,321 
7,606 
991 
8,479 
44,047 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
44,307 
12,983 
840 
637 
686 
15,652 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,158 
12,337 
87 
34 
114 
800 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,611 
3,316 
27 
6 
33 
150 
- 
$50,000 or more 
3,405 
2,348 
38 
" 
33 
165 
- 
Utilities farms 
54,750 
26,644 
613 
433 
676 
9,418 
_ 
$1,000 
274,491 
124,668 
4,236 
736 
7,640 
14,749 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,631 
5,123 
299 
275 
261 
5,699 
- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25,236 
14,608 
213 
121 
254 
3,218 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,484 
6,408 
64 
35 
131 
466 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
878 
349 
14 
2 
14 
28 
- 
$50,000 or more 
521 
156 
23 
" 
16 
7 
- 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance 
costs farms 
63,055 
29,250 
784 
583 
763 
13,533 
- 
$1,000 
964,212 
598,767 
12,387 
1,931 
8,312 
49,519 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,291 
9,964 
598 
502 
558 
11,961 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,335 
12,167 
102 
71 
152 
1,256 
- 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,776 
4,128 
32 
5 
21 
117 
- 
$50,000 or more 
4,653 
2,991 
52 
5 
32 
199 
- 
Hired farm labor farms 
22,595 
11,615 
498 
265 
472 
2,909 
_ 
$1,000 
692,816 
247,838 
28,935 
5,910 
57,133 
31,220 
- 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,270 
5,459 
200 
137 
160 
2,296 
- 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,110 
3,598 
191 
80 
95 
323 
- 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,837 
2,079 
38 
33 
127 
214 
- 
$100,000 to $249,999 
918 
395 
34 
11 
53 
58 
- 
$250,000 or more 
460 
84 
35 
4 
37 
18 
" 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
164 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
