Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
276 
150 
- 
- 
6 
30 
45 
69 
$1,000 
3,043 
2,466 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
451 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
9 
- 
- 
2 
1 
6 
$1,000 
1,498 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
893 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
247 
139 
- 
- 
6 
25 
43 
65 
$1,000 
2,922 
2,421 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,399 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
9 
- 
- 
2 
1 
6 
$1,000 
1,498 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
893 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
31 
12 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2 
5 
$1,000 
121 
44 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
15,872 
8,920 
37 
349 
832 
1,927 
2,562 
3,213 
$1,000 
934,846 
865,888 
1,620 
49,008 
132,367 
280,314 
292,865 
109,715 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,021 
1,841 
6 
126 
325 
548 
567 
269 
$1,000 
830,266 
800,121 
1,280 
46,252 
126,553 
266,282 
273,099 
86,654 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
189 
65 
- 
2 
6 
20 
21 
16 
$1,000 
402 
227 
- 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
32 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
20,383 
13,415 
80 
808 
1,519 
3,644 
4,075 
3,289 
$1,000 
1,639,634 
1,454,052 
7,276 
101,359 
211,635 
385,700 
486,458 
261,625 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,085 
4,378 
26 
281 
576 
1,362 
1,385 
748 
$1,000 
1,420,177 
1,302,406 
6,623 
92,562 
195,513 
345,212 
440,384 
222,111 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
4,493 
4,165 
33 
302 
532 
1,538 
1,183 
577 
$1,000 
1,645,911 
1,565,976 
7,423 
87,845 
198,474 
574,875 
500,880 
196,478 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
3,978 
3,726 
29 
258 
453 
1,414 
1,070 
502 
$1,000 
1,630,112 
1,552,338 
7,360 
86,695 
195,728 
571,022 
497,404 
194,128 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,420 
2,579 
9 
170 
326 
893 
814 
367 
$1,000 
2,783,049 
2,522,400 
2,076 
152,860 
320,848 
915,429 
832,644 
298,544 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2,149 
1,911 
5 
121 
239 
701 
626 
219 
$1,000 
2,775,785 
2,517,161 
2,057 
152,588 
320,322 
913,570 
831,233 
297,391 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
2,456 
1,135 
9 
78 
153 
262 
325 
308 
$1,000 
25,603 
18,399 
30 
2,048 
2,030 
5,943 
4,226 
4,122 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
81 
57 
- 
6 
8 
19 
15 
9 
$1,000 
12,701 
1 1 ,099 
- 
1,360 
723 
4,318 
2,164 
2,534 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,218 
949 
6 
51 
108 
249 
250 
285 
$1,000 
15,204 
8,338 
51 
285 
1,072 
2,173 
2,520 
2,236 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
34 
31 
- 
- 
1 
11 
6 
13 
$1,000 
3,266 
3,086 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,145 
1,085 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
3,746 
1,812 
6 
122 
284 
483 
508 
409 
$1,000 
1,230,625 
1,125,900 
10 
34,769 
141,238 
257,121 
351,424 
341,338 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
478 
406 
- 
24 
65 
132 
124 
61 
$1,000 
1,226,751 
1,123,969 
- 
34,668 
140,889 
256,599 
350,931 
340,882 
Aquaculture 
farms 
87 
47 
- 
3 
5 
9 
22 
8 
$1,000 
12,678 
7,550 
- 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
4,598 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
37 
25 
- 
1 
3 
3 
16 
2 
$1,000 
12,203 
7,301 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
353 
4,553 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
1,238 
581 
3 
31 
61 
146 
185 
155 
$1,000 
48,271 
35,699 
(Z) 
214 
1,064 
9,381 
19,690 
5,350 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
115 
77 
1 
8 
21 
31 
16 
$1,000 
43,019 
32,990 
- 
(D) 
(□) 
8,622 
18,820 
4,551 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
52,205 
30,455 
170 
1,707 
3,054 
7,483 
9,048 
8,993 
$1,000 
467,867 
371,934 
1,438 
18,427 
45,187 
109,955 
122,352 
74,575 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
1,939 
1,505 
9 
85 
196 
411 
500 
304 
$1,000 
114,414 
105,197 
120 
5,277 
11,730 
36,879 
37,264 
13,926 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
4,213 
2,046 
5 
131 
244 
453 
689 
524 
$1,000 
33,573 
22,966 
55 
1,108 
2,602 
6,154 
8,635 
4,413 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
74,542 
39,423 
227 
2,259 
3,939 
9,371 
11,541 
12,086 
$1,000 
15,520,275 
13,895,699 
48,780 
728,949 
1,758,912 
4,407,912 
4,640,449 
2,310,696 
Average per farm 
dollars 
208,208 
352,477 
214,889 
322,687 
446,538 
470,378 
402,084 
191,188 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
43,267 
29,686 
168 
1,828 
3,097 
7,516 
9,042 
8,035 
$1,000 
1,967,178 
1,780,897 
6,918 
96,293 
226,062 
567,848 
593,509 
290,267 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
13,604 
6,375 
46 
381 
546 
1,227 
1,743 
2,432 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,547 
9,069 
54 
576 
824 
2,068 
2,547 
3,000 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,913 
4,764 
28 
344 
525 
1,240 
1,496 
1,131 
$50,000 or more 
10,203 
9,478 
40 
527 
1,202 
2,981 
3,256 
1,472 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
45,191 
30,150 
180 
1,841 
3,149 
7,642 
9,120 
8,218 
$1,000 
783,570 
714,339 
2,154 
33,943 
84,834 
231,569 
239,092 
122,747 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
24,143 
12,328 
95 
828 
1,124 
2,544 
3,307 
4,430 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,376 
10,629 
58 
658 
1,133 
2,847 
3,292 
2,641 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,050 
3,731 
14 
188 
429 
1,123 
1,332 
645 
$50,000 or more 
3,622 
3,462 
13 
167 
463 
1,128 
1,189 
502 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
