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. 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
farms 
7,490 
5,477 
39 
446 
730 
1,637 
1,617 
1,008 
$1,000 
127,745 
115,902 
230 
8,443 
16,678 
38,053 
34,008 
18,490 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,194 
1,201 
8 
78 
121 
286 
384 
324 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,208 
1,545 
16 
105 
207 
434 
488 
295 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,034 
1,745 
14 
162 
238 
599 
467 
265 
$25,000 to $49,999 
552 
511 
1 
58 
92 
160 
132 
68 
$50,000 or more 
502 
475 
- 
43 
72 
158 
146 
56 
Interest expense 
farms 
37,420 
23,365 
133 
1,485 
2,675 
6,447 
7,355 
5,270 
$1,000 
655,486 
545,492 
1,222 
26,581 
62,243 
181,492 
182,689 
91,264 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,915 
7,459 
79 
486 
690 
1,605 
2,241 
2,358 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,075 
10,216 
44 
722 
1,248 
2,935 
3,213 
2,054 
$25,000 to $99,999 
5,542 
4,837 
9 
253 
643 
1,619 
1,598 
715 
$100,000 or more 
888 
853 
1 
24 
94 
288 
303 
143 
Secured by real estate 
farms 
28,875 
17,619 
61 
967 
2,026 
5,078 
5,621 
3,866 
$1,000 
438,508 
354,648 
526 
15,931 
38,303 
119,190 
118,313 
62,385 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
2,600 
1,157 
7 
53 
88 
231 
376 
402 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,715 
4,367 
21 
237 
482 
1,052 
1,326 
1,249 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,442 
8,441 
29 
502 
1,002 
2,541 
2,692 
1,675 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,617 
2,254 
4 
133 
290 
780 
730 
317 
$50,000 or more 
1,501 
1,400 
- 
42 
164 
474 
497 
223 
Not secured by real estate 
farms 
23,479 
16,110 
104 
1,075 
1,916 
4,508 
5,067 
3,440 
$1,000 
216,978 
190,843 
696 
10,650 
23,940 
62,302 
64,376 
28,879 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
5,847 
2,939 
20 
167 
283 
661 
835 
973 
$1,000 to $4,999 
8,622 
5,443 
59 
384 
595 
1,404 
1,700 
1,301 
$5,000 to $24,999 
6,886 
5,791 
19 
426 
785 
1,803 
1,876 
882 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,372 
1,223 
3 
62 
181 
401 
396 
180 
$50,000 or more 
752 
714 
3 
36 
72 
239 
260 
104 
Property taxes paid 
farms 
70,138 
36,911 
124 
1,776 
3,479 
8,803 
10,989 
11,740 
$1,000 
340,686 
248,419 
402 
8,027 
21,077 
65,409 
84,399 
69,105 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
53,579 
24,164 
100 
1,390 
2,425 
5,411 
6,618 
8,220 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9,770 
6,855 
16 
246 
570 
1,803 
2,211 
2,009 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,064 
4,315 
6 
93 
362 
1,149 
1,581 
1,124 
$25,000 or more 
1,725 
1,577 
2 
47 
122 
440 
579 
387 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
farms 
45,648 
30,073 
165 
1,722 
3,179 
7,854 
9,205 
7,948 
$1,000 
943,011 
853,441 
3,026 
36,731 
104,933 
279,321 
294,744 
134,687 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
25,000 
12,525 
83 
713 
1,128 
2,570 
3,458 
4,573 
$5,000 to $24,999 
13,243 
10,654 
62 
703 
1,140 
3,056 
3,330 
2,363 
$25,000 to $49,999 
3,524 
3,224 
11 
154 
427 
1,013 
1,128 
491 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,224 
2,098 
4 
85 
272 
684 
753 
300 
$100,000 or more 
1,657 
1,572 
5 
67 
212 
531 
536 
221 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
farms 
1,943 
1,586 
6 
85 
187 
485 
546 
277 
$1,000 
36,108 
33,152 
1,046 
1,822 
3,884 
12,596 
10,636 
3,168 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
farms 
44,590 
29,066 
128 
1,631 
2,968 
7,485 
9,052 
7,802 
$1,000 
1,541,585 
1,372,002 
4,092 
70,801 
169,525 
433,321 
462,680 
231,583 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
farms 
74,542 
39,423 
227 
2,259 
3,939 
9,371 
11,541 
12,086 
$1,000 
7,032,647 
6,423,566 
20,195 
319,547 
797,935 
2,070,363 
2,071,887 
1,143,639 
Average per farm 
dollars 
94,345 
162,940 
88,964 
141,455 
202,573 
220,933 
179,524 
94,625 
Farms with net gains 2 
number 
49,501 
30,166 
174 
1,707 
3,005 
7,401 
8,900 
8,979 
Average net gain 
dollars 
157,181 
230,543 
136,235 
205,111 
286,956 
300,435 
254,221 
137,248 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,255 
573 
10 
25 
31 
95 
157 
255 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,000 
1,813 
9 
60 
131 
293 
474 
846 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,093 
1,491 
15 
81 
112 
265 
383 
635 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,447 
3,460 
24 
205 
235 
673 
831 
1,492 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,803 
3,802 
20 
211 
371 
725 
1,011 
1,464 
$50,000 or more 
22,903 
19,027 
96 
1,125 
2,125 
5,350 
6,044 
4,287 
Farms with net losses 
number 
25,041 
9,257 
53 
552 
934 
1,970 
2,641 
3,107 
Average net loss 
dollars 
29,869 
57,362 
66,228 
55,395 
68,915 
77,745 
72,199 
28,551 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,328 
589 
2 
24 
55 
86 
198 
224 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,329 
2,036 
11 
84 
177 
344 
500 
920 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,201 
1,642 
5 
100 
123 
294 
453 
667 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,552 
2,108 
23 
118 
230 
466 
604 
667 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,138 
1,047 
2 
82 
105 
271 
315 
272 
$50,000 or more 
2,493 
1,835 
10 
144 
244 
509 
571 
357 
Net cash farm income of operators 
farms 
74,542 
39,423 
227 
2,259 
3,939 
9,371 
11,541 
12,086 
$1,000 
6,501,640 
5,950,569 
20,860 
272,724 
729,560 
1,903,448 
1,931,189 
1,092,788 
Average per farm 
dollars 
87,221 
150,942 
91,895 
120,728 
185,214 
203,121 
167,333 
90,418 
Operators reporting net gains 2 
farms 
49,221 
29,955 
168 
1,675 
2,994 
7,353 
8,844 
8,921 
Average net gain 
dollars 
148,031 
217,473 
145,578 
181,900 
264,408 
281,448 
241,466 
133,239 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
194 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
