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 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) - Con. 
Net cash farm income of operators - Con. 
Operators reporting net gains 2 - Con. 
Gain of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,252 
576 
5 
26 
29 
97 
160 
259 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,024 
1,818 
9 
59 
137 
295 
469 
849 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,128 
1,524 
15 
91 
120 
278 
390 
630 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,494 
3,462 
24 
209 
229 
686 
828 
1,486 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,863 
3,866 
20 
212 
397 
736 
1,030 
1,471 
$50,000 or more 
22,460 
18,709 
95 
1,078 
2,082 
5,261 
5,967 
4,226 
Operators reporting net losses 
.... farms 
25,321 
9,468 
59 
584 
945 
2,018 
2,697 
3,165 
Average net loss 
...dollars 
30,985 
59,552 
60,963 
54,723 
65,689 
82,278 
75,763 
30,280 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
2,327 
595 
2 
24 
59 
89 
196 
225 
$1,000 to $4,999 
7,350 
2,050 
11 
84 
172 
346 
505 
932 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,247 
1,678 
5 
112 
125 
296 
468 
672 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,600 
2,137 
29 
125 
229 
469 
603 
682 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,172 
1,065 
2 
85 
106 
279 
316 
277 
$50,000 or more 
2,625 
1,943 
10 
154 
254 
539 
609 
377 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
1,690 
1,479 
3 
88 
175 
449 
501 
263 
$1,000 
227,190 
216,123 
135 
9,666 
30,924 
73,638 
75,012 
26,747 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
44,949 
27,165 
132 
1,498 
2,648 
6,661 
8,106 
8,120 
$1,000 
804,870 
576,773 
1,663 
29,682 
60,160 
148,038 
184,464 
152,767 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
6,094 
4,869 
23 
415 
631 
1,514 
1,480 
806 
$1,000 
91,962 
82,789 
252 
7,435 
11,415 
26,060 
27,748 
9,878 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
16,958 
7,374 
10 
160 
454 
1,230 
2,008 
3,512 
$1,000 
351,658 
175,994 
92 
4,166 
8,886 
27,385 
45,882 
89,583 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
731 
349 
8 
20 
72 
110 
139 
$1,000 
3,466 
1,921 
- 
27 
47 
338 
719 
790 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
395 
210 
7 
14 
45 
69 
75 
$1,000 
8,966 
6,441 
- 
152 
489 
902 
2,989 
1,909 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
29,216 
20,728 
110 
1,185 
2,109 
5,353 
6,397 
5,574 
$1,000 
114,737 
105,737 
203 
4,209 
14,032 
33,504 
35,625 
18,165 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
6,529 
5,200 
33 
385 
607 
1,525 
1,649 
1,001 
$1,000 
177,270 
159,214 
965 
11,944 
18,690 
48,836 
55,976 
22,802 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
790 
512 
7 
29 
51 
119 
149 
157 
$1,000 
4,289 
3,465 
32 
109 
466 
856 
846 
1,157 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
3,153 
2,057 
5 
124 
206 
536 
648 
538 
$1,000 
52,459 
41,149 
118 
1,641 
6,136 
10,156 
14,616 
8,483 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
67,285 
36,829 
198 
2,048 
3,626 
8,763 
10,801 
1 1 ,393 
acres 
21,597,136 
18,535,174 
64,909 
938,898 
2,283,803 
5,694,064 
6,117,868 
3,435,632 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
53,891 
34,023 
188 
1,979 
3,465 
8,329 
10,107 
9,955 
acres 
19,807,839 
17,721,455 
64,119 
914,242 
2,212,597 
5,519,026 
5,882,051 
3,129,420 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
16,598 
6,068 
50 
323 
517 
1,136 
1,548 
2,494 
50 to 99 acres 
7,295 
3,692 
19 
242 
307 
625 
865 
1,634 
100 to 199 acres 
8,881 
5,745 
36 
328 
503 
1,175 
1,543 
2,160 
200 to 499 acres 
10,231 
8,245 
40 
554 
830 
2,122 
2,639 
2,060 
500 to 999 acres 
5,597 
5,157 
30 
291 
606 
1,549 
1,770 
911 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
3,451 
3,327 
9 
166 
418 
1,117 
1,158 
459 
2,000 acres or more 
1,838 
1,789 
4 
75 
284 
605 
584 
237 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
4,345 
2,422 
11 
101 
228 
612 
726 
744 
acres 
167,026 
117,226 
(D) 
(D) 
9,602 
30,018 
34,619 
36,372 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
2,170 
1,200 
51 
103 
282 
353 
411 
acres 
69,041 
45,243 
- 
1,791 
3,516 
12,011 
14,616 
13,309 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
22,944 
9,273 
12 
257 
720 
1,924 
2,903 
3,457 
acres 
1,487,405 
610,213 
314 
14,336 
54,103 
125,256 
175,278 
240,926 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
1,964 
1,080 
2 
60 
106 
224 
279 
409 
acres 
65,825 
41,037 
(D) 
(D) 
3,985 
7,753 
1 1 ,304 
15,605 
Total woodland 
farms 
28,193 
13,193 
29 
450 
1,005 
2,767 
4,021 
4,921 
acres 
1,641,521 
866,384 
753 
23,246 
55,108 
179,192 
285,691 
322,394 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
10,172 
5,310 
19 
190 
404 
1,148 
1,609 
1,940 
acres 
439,332 
282,232 
401 
7,755 
22,421 
59,480 
92,921 
99,254 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
22,244 
10,177 
18 
319 
775 
2,097 
3,118 
3,850 
acres 
1,202,189 
584,152 
352 
15,491 
32,687 
119,712 
192,770 
223,140 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
196 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
