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) 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
... farms 
74,537 
31,594 
1,001 
709 
901 
$1,000 
14,737,084 
10,347,102 
120,085 
25,026 
65,771 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
4,959 
718 
89 
87 
106 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,317 
718 
113 
98 
87 
$10,000 to $19,999 
8,799 
1,593 
245 
178 
146 
$20,000 to $49,999 
15,500 
4,177 
260 
187 
231 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11,465 
5,008 
130 
103 
154 
$100,000 to $199,999 
9,630 
5,690 
47 
47 
100 
$200,000 to $499,999 
10,246 
6,930 
64 
6 
61 
$500,000 or more 
8,621 
6,760 
53 
3 
16 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
... farms 
57,769 
28,278 
822 
442 
668 
number 
130,403 
78,575 
1,883 
613 
1,495 
Tractors, all 
... farms 
61,683 
29,101 
797 
571 
657 
number 
217,404 
124,121 
2,330 
1,142 
1,511 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
30,427 
13,114 
549 
419 
487 
number 
51,318 
23,370 
968 
665 
874 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
45,097 
21,683 
449 
306 
349 
number 
80,891 
40,372 
791 
441 
534 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
... farms 
36,003 
24,349 
230 
27 
68 
number 
85,195 
60,379 
571 
36 
103 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
... farms 
26,182 
20,823 
114 
4 
20 
number 
30,048 
24,104 
125 
4 
24 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
... farms 
3,455 
1,215 
8 
6 
7 
number 
3,761 
1,311 
8 
6 
8 
Hay balers 
... farms 
25,658 
10,676 
128 
60 
59 
number 
33,837 
13,793 
145 
69 
70 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
... farms 
41,374 
29,081 
740 
347 
401 
acres treated 
14,897,415 
12,480,339 
118,575 
3,846 
16,891 
Manure used 
... farms 
16,582 
7,898 
198 
89 
64 
acres treated 
1,580,164 
744,331 
4,079 
370 
292 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
19,634 
14,353 
706 
328 
350 
acres 
6,294,083 
5,355,025 
84,026 
3,644 
15,604 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
41,571 
29,356 
705 
350 
412 
acres 
17,838,092 
15,296,133 
114,087 
3,782 
19,156 
Nematodes 
... farms 
3,526 
2,602 
318 
49 
38 
acres 
795,308 
646,522 
52,337 
572 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
4,652 
3,173 
398 
296 
115 
acres 
1,795,593 
1,474,772 
66,417 
3,291 
2,117 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
675 
406 
32 
112 
33 
acres on which used 
160,997 
129,634 
9,732 
1,614 
205 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
21,521 
15,415 
172 
89 
70 
acres 
6,461,173 
5,554,078 
32,943 
989 
3,306 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
12,487 
7,591 
80 
62 
93 
acres 
4,548,977 
3,813,915 
15,475 
1,342 
7,390 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
2,719 
1,318 
28 
16 
30 
acres 
244,482 
135,487 
2,209 
433 
1,401 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
4,701 
3,500 
119 
42 
40 
acres 
818,754 
713,013 
5,814 
229 
1,170 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
14,110 
11,067 
167 
25 
45 
acres 
6,109,886 
5,366,232 
24,556 
173 
2,471 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
32,653 
23,272 
754 
162 
226 
acres 
11,517,373 
9,790,727 
103,656 
1,519 
6,819 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
5,661 
2,315 
151 
111 
99 
acres 
408,190 
238,059 
1 1 ,732 
746 
1,676 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
1,702 
856 
23 
40 
37 
Solar panels 
... farms 
397 
101 
17 
18 
22 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
592 
374 
5 
7 
6 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
724 
367 
4 
21 
7 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
8 
1 
- 
- 
1 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Tobacco 
Total farming 
(11191) 
19,595 
1,062,653 
2,871 
2,836 
3,961 
5,708 
2,537 
923 
420 
339 
9,893 
15,597 
12,764 
30,540 
7,096 
11,144 
8,776 
13,726 
3,211 
5,670 
1,301 
1,538 
424 
474 
4,717 
6,143 
2,526 
537,877 
1,149 
51,538 
253,826 
2,920 
617,785 
152 
35,103 
340 
178,310 
51 
14,253 
2,037 
157,567 
2,166 
427,503 
895 
73,087 
234 
10,483 
507 
133,268 
2,043 
483,421 
981 
59,068 
318 
103 
92 
145 
4 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
172 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
