Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other occupations 
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 
1,676 
4 
101 
181 
430 
535 
425 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,206 
23 
201 
512 
1,008 
1,320 
1,142 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,604 
15 
139 
287 
713 
740 
710 
$10,000 to $24,999 
4,032 
24 
317 
475 
1,021 
1,126 
1,069 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2,997 
15 
267 
403 
759 
791 
762 
$50,000 or more 
3,751 
14 
285 
533 
1,040 
1,063 
816 
Operators reporting net losses 
farms 
15,853 
97 
916 
2,317 
4,663 
4,615 
3,245 
Average net loss 
....dollars 
13,924 
23,915 
18,165 
14,413 
14,054 
13,389 
12,652 
Loss of- 
Less than $1 ,000 
1,732 
11 
60 
218 
498 
509 
436 
$1,000 to $4,999 
5,300 
33 
290 
734 
1,533 
1,559 
1,151 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,569 
29 
222 
529 
1,084 
1,021 
684 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,463 
15 
201 
540 
1,044 
1,012 
651 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,107 
3 
64 
200 
339 
306 
195 
$50,000 or more 
682 
6 
79 
96 
165 
208 
128 
COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
LOANS (SEE TEXT) 
Total 
farms 
211 
- 
14 
31 
67 
73 
26 
$1,000 
11,068 
- 
647 
1,128 
4,720 
3,781 
791 
INCOME FROM FARM-RELATED SOURCES 
Total income from farm-related sources, gross 
before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
17,784 
74 
1,074 
2,210 
4,707 
5,126 
4,593 
$1,000 
228,097 
416 
9,252 
18,369 
49,509 
62,071 
88,480 
Customwork and other agricultural 
services 
farms 
1,225 
16 
160 
237 
354 
295 
163 
$1,000 
9,174 
51 
1,333 
1,884 
3,295 
1,315 
1,294 
Gross cash rent or share payments 
farms 
9,584 
2 
264 
827 
2,323 
2,894 
3,274 
$1,000 
175,664 
(D) 
(D) 
8,528 
33,191 
49,754 
81,208 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Christmas trees, short rotation woody 
crops, and maple products 
farms 
382 
3 
13 
45 
110 
108 
103 
$1,000 
1,545 
1 
6 
138 
586 
468 
347 
Agri-tourism and recreational services 
(see text) 
farms 
185 
- 
6 
20 
47 
58 
54 
$1,000 
2,525 
- 
(D) 
545 
(D) 
1,625 
122 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
farms 
8,488 
48 
712 
1,240 
2,368 
2,450 
1,670 
$1,000 
9,000 
20 
556 
1,241 
2,904 
2,511 
1,769 
Crop and livestock insurance 
payments received 
farms 
1,329 
5 
181 
236 
384 
346 
177 
$1,000 
18,055 
117 
3,290 
4,304 
4,929 
3,432 
1,983 
Amount from state and local government 
agricultural program payments 
farms 
278 
8 
18 
30 
77 
77 
68 
$1,000 
824 
(D) 
(D) 
106 
(D) 
339 
208 
Other farm-related income 
sources (see text) 
farms 
1,096 
7 
75 
178 
349 
286 
201 
$1,000 
11,309 
210 
1,002 
1,622 
4,298 
2,627 
1,550 
LAND USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
30,456 
139 
1,865 
3,980 
8,143 
8,925 
7,404 
acres 
3,061,962 
12,271 
192,558 
437,608 
813,226 
889,321 
716,978 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
19,868 
125 
1,663 
3,105 
5,865 
5,692 
3,418 
acres 
2,086,384 
10,201 
177,521 
355,628 
615,025 
592,998 
335,011 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 49 acres 
10,530 
60 
728 
1,537 
3,117 
3,083 
2,005 
50 to 99 acres 
3,603 
21 
358 
601 
1,016 
1,018 
589 
100 to 199 acres 
3,136 
31 
353 
507 
929 
876 
440 
200 to 499 acres 
1,986 
13 
186 
347 
629 
528 
283 
500 to 999 acres 
440 
- 
34 
84 
118 
139 
65 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
124 
- 
3 
13 
45 
34 
29 
2,000 acres or more 
49 
- 
1 
16 
11 
14 
7 
Cropland- 
Other pasture and grazing land that could 
have been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms 
1,923 
6 
90 
300 
624 
555 
348 
acres 
49,800 
108 
2,441 
5,757 
15,356 
14,973 
11,165 
On which all crops failed or 
were abandoned 
farms 
970 
9 
48 
124 
298 
266 
225 
acres 
23,798 
300 
1,027 
3,515 
5,742 
6,268 
6,946 
Idle or used for cover crops or soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not 
pastured or grazed (see text) 
farms 
13,671 
14 
293 
1,309 
3,208 
4,227 
4,620 
acres 
877,192 
1,549 
10,922 
70,225 
169,734 
268,602 
356,160 
In cultivated summer fallow 
farms 
884 
11 
25 
96 
275 
258 
219 
acres 
24,788 
113 
647 
2,483 
7,369 
6,480 
7,696 
Total woodland 
farms 
15,000 
50 
564 
1,889 
4,406 
4,560 
3,531 
acres 
775,137 
915 
20,023 
79,603 
200,161 
246,669 
227,766 
Woodland pastured 
farms 
4,862 
30 
240 
702 
1,515 
1,497 
878 
acres 
157,100 
559 
5,485 
20,929 
42,733 
48,634 
38,760 
Woodland not pastured 
farms 
12,067 
22 
408 
1,441 
3,480 
3,707 
3,009 
acres 
618,037 
356 
14,538 
58,674 
157,428 
198,035 
189,006 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Minnesota 197 
