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 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
42,915 
29,511 
182 
1,795 
3,147 
7,503 
8,932 
7,952 
$1,000 
1,548,460 
1,405,653 
5,399 
74,876 
176,281 
450,521 
468,639 
229,938 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,629 
2,570 
10 
111 
254 
440 
682 
1,073 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,457 
3,977 
51 
252 
347 
805 
990 
1,532 
$5,000 to $24,999 
14,393 
9,902 
61 
656 
942 
2,314 
2,821 
3,108 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,622 
4,721 
29 
310 
519 
1,257 
1,569 
1,037 
$50,000 or more 
8,814 
8,341 
31 
466 
1,085 
2,687 
2,870 
1,202 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
18,527 
11,575 
64 
813 
1,452 
3,280 
3,416 
2,550 
$1,000 
1,301,768 
1,173,040 
4,799 
71,363 
151,303 
354,234 
406,454 
184,886 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
9,714 
4,789 
17 
292 
511 
1,195 
1,341 
1,433 
$5,000 to $24,999 
4,119 
2,739 
21 
221 
359 
791 
792 
555 
$25,000 to $99,999 
2,123 
1,740 
20 
139 
236 
501 
565 
279 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,264 
1,094 
5 
71 
182 
379 
333 
124 
$250,000 or more 
1,307 
1,213 
1 
90 
164 
414 
385 
159 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
9,241 
5,935 
43 
402 
772 
1,706 
1,697 
1,315 
$1,000 
163,055 
142,184 
873 
8,914 
24,529 
40,722 
49,473 
17,673 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
1 1 ,859 
7,317 
39 
532 
929 
2,071 
2,235 
1,511 
$1,000 
1,138,713 
1,030,856 
3,926 
62,449 
126,775 
313,513 
356,981 
167,213 
Feed purchased 
farms 
32,486 
19,203 
98 
1,134 
2,129 
5,258 
5,772 
4,812 
$1,000 
2,961,840 
2,672,737 
4,705 
137,269 
337,791 
835,237 
886,239 
471,496 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
15,002 
6,347 
28 
278 
552 
1,239 
1,874 
i* i 
$5,000 to $24,999 
8,702 
5,288 
34 
290 
575 
1,439 
1,583 
$25,000 to $99,999 
4,961 
4,090 
28 
318 
510 
1,389 
1,193 
$100,000 to $249,999 
1,753 
1,584 
6 
137 
219 
542 
506 
174 
$250,000 or more 
2,068 
1,894 
2 
111 
273 
649 
616 
243 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
70,481 
38,672 
220 
2,194 
3,880 
9,233 
1 1 ,322 
1 1 ,823 
$1,000 
798,828 
707,394 
2,804 
35,837 
87,218 
213,044 
232,810 
135,681 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
44,307 
16,867 
123 
888 
1,392 
2,915 
4,333 
7,216 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,158 
14,221 
81 
916 
1,450 
3,816 
4,473 
3,485 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,611 
4,320 
8 
241 
563 
1,459 
1,411 
638 
$50,000 or more 
3,405 
3,264 
8 
149 
475 
1,043 
1,105 
484 
Utilities 
farms 
54,750 
34,157 
164 
1,791 
3,399 
8,510 
10,301 
9,992 
$1,000 
274,491 
233,327 
898 
10,536 
28,919 
71,245 
76,854 
44,876 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
16,631 
6,368 
31 
275 
525 
1,028 
1,662 
2,847 
$1,000 to $4,999 
25,236 
16,157 
82 
867 
1,377 
3,628 
4,912 
5,291 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1 1 ,484 
10,325 
49 
598 
1,346 
3,417 
3,281 
1,634 
$25,000 to $49,999 
878 
829 
1 
33 
98 
294 
283 
120 
$50,000 or more 
521 
478 
1 
18 
53 
143 
163 
100 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
63,055 
36,485 
197 
2,037 
3,673 
8,864 
10,852 
10,862 
$1,000 
964,212 
850,348 
3,267 
38,662 
102,945 
267,926 
284,555 
152,993 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
34,291 
13,342 
115 
701 
1,118 
2,297 
3,480 
5,631 
$5,000 to $24,999 
18,335 
13,469 
67 
858 
1,333 
3,369 
4,108 
3,734 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,776 
5,221 
5 
272 
616 
1,686 
1,754 
888 
$50,000 or more 
4,653 
4,453 
10 
206 
606 
1,512 
1,510 
609 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
22,595 
16,480 
54 
872 
1,788 
4,858 
5,173 
3,735 
$1,000 
692,816 
621,674 
1,531 
25,460 
72,686 
192,711 
220,729 
108,558 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
11,270 
6,698 
36 
364 
721 
1,647 
1,941 
1,989 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,110 
5,052 
12 
284 
547 
1,647 
1,590 
972 
$25,000 to $99,999 
3,837 
3,476 
2 
182 
373 
1,171 
1,186 
562 
$100,000 to $249,999 
918 
842 
3 
26 
109 
265 
305 
134 
$250,000 or more 
460 
412 
1 
16 
38 
128 
151 
78 
Contract labor 
farms 
4,418 
2,852 
9 
156 
323 
799 
865 
700 
$1,000 
53,564 
44,759 
22 
1,897 
4,934 
13,514 
14,593 
9,800 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,033 
468 
- 
24 
40 
120 
115 
169 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,642 
985 
9 
59 
116 
243 
298 
260 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,300 
1,017 
- 
56 
120 
324 
319 
198 
$25,000 to $49,999 
254 
219 
- 
9 
25 
70 
82 
33 
$50,000 or more 
189 
163 
- 
8 
22 
42 
51 
40 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
23,685 
16,036 
90 
935 
1,694 
4,268 
4,899 
4,150 
$1,000 
274,752 
238,494 
1,629 
13,051 
27,514 
71,290 
82,529 
42,481 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,675 
2,680 
9 
142 
213 
564 
754 
998 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,469 
5,472 
47 
319 
532 
1,405 
1,628 
1,541 
$5,000 to $24,999 
7,396 
5,961 
26 
362 
720 
1,703 
1,851 
1,299 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,279 
1,118 
5 
69 
128 
318 
407 
191 
$50,000 or more 
866 
805 
3 
43 
101 
278 
259 
121 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
27,660 
20,476 
178 
1,539 
2,563 
5,888 
6,432 
3,876 
$1,000 
1,831,867 
1,689,781 
9,774 
109,980 
253,495 
574,497 
538,606 
203,429 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
6,803 
3,603 
41 
188 
382 
830 
1,066 
1,096 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,940 
1,888 
30 
143 
195 
512 
551 
457 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,279 
3,716 
35 
348 
408 
997 
1,112 
816 
$25,000 or more 
12,638 
1 1 ,269 
72 
860 
1,578 
3,549 
3,703 
1,507 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
192 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
