Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
Farming 
Item 
and other 
occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
25,292 
13,149 
48 
552 
1,238 
3,093 
3,963 
4,255 
acres 
1,271,242 
822,968 
2,254 
35,466 
85,694 
197,080 
256,189 
246,285 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
52,387 
27,522 
99 
1,180 
2,397 
6,359 
8,348 
9,139 
acres 
1,525,939 
954,712 
5,710 
29,595 
81,181 
230,812 
302,596 
304,818 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,853 
2,083 
13 
121 
211 
537 
739 
462 
acres 
524,016 
472,928 
3,861 
18,767 
54,353 
144,368 
170,192 
81,387 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,797 
2,052 
11 
121 
211 
528 
727 
454 
acres 
519,952 
469,606 
(D) 
18,767 
(D) 
143,858 
169,512 
79,386 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
112 
62 
2 
- 
6 
16 
23 
15 
acres 
4,064 
3,322 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
510 
680 
2,001 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
22,533 
9,374 
15 
237 
694 
2,056 
2,909 
3,463 
acres 
1,292,331 
508,874 
382 
11,201 
37,970 
95,800 
143,558 
219,963 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
29,441 
22,239 
136 
1,490 
2,500 
5,853 
6,888 
5,372 
acres 
16,278,393 
14,893,506 
53,395 
800,292 
1,923,993 
4,723,723 
4,980,146 
2,411,957 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
519 
386 
2 
44 
50 
118 
110 
62 
$1,000 
67,325 
62,308 
(D) 
(D) 
7,769 
22,869 
17,162 
8,783 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
74,542 
39,423 
227 
2,259 
3,939 
9,371 
11,541 
12,086 
$1,000 
109,879,162 
92,272,925 
290,225 
4,113,742 
10,921,257 
28,510,014 
30,631,192 
17,806,496 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,474,057 
2,340,586 
1,278,522 
1,821,045 
2,772,596 
3,042,366 
2,654,119 
1,473,316 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,220 
4,357 
3,942 
4,005 
4,358 
4,525 
4,400 
4,132 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,380 
1,241 
27 
147 
182 
231 
280 
374 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,983 
1,174 
8 
75 
115 
275 
267 
434 
$100,000 to $199,999 
10,526 
3,230 
32 
236 
310 
612 
786 
1,254 
$200,000 to $499,999 
22,607 
8,775 
61 
467 
777 
1,680 
2,276 
3,514 
$500,000 to $999,999 
12,686 
7,072 
30 
417 
581 
1,504 
1,967 
2,573 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
8,290 
6,037 
23 
341 
550 
1,472 
1,917 
1,734 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
7,681 
6,761 
36 
361 
778 
1,885 
2,262 
1,439 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
3,473 
3,273 
5 
135 
401 
1,049 
1,186 
497 
$10,000,000 or more 
1,916 
1,860 
5 
80 
245 
663 
600 
267 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
74,537 
39,420 
227 
2,259 
3,939 
9,371 
11,541 
12,083 
$1,000 
14,737,084 
12,336,847 
57,870 
675,843 
1,511,920 
3,783,111 
3,955,499 
2,352,604 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
4,959 
1,338 
29 
67 
119 
231 
338 
554 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,317 
1,294 
10 
66 
82 
215 
324 
597 
$10,000 to $19,999 
8,799 
2,714 
10 
85 
242 
516 
647 
1,214 
$20,000 to $49,999 
15,500 
5,899 
48 
310 
462 
1,018 
1,562 
2,499 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11,465 
5,673 
28 
366 
471 
1,081 
1,585 
2,142 
$100,000 to $199,999 
9,630 
6,330 
33 
411 
654 
1,407 
1,845 
1,980 
$200,000 to $499,999 
10,246 
8,219 
29 
537 
867 
2,362 
2,611 
1,813 
$500,000 or more 
8,621 
7,953 
40 
417 
1,042 
2,541 
2,629 
1,284 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
57,769 
35,043 
189 
1,998 
3,507 
8,525 
10,451 
10,373 
number 
130,403 
94,499 
417 
4,921 
10,232 
25,607 
29,991 
23,331 
Tractors, all 
farms 
61,683 
35,624 
163 
1,843 
3,430 
8,603 
10,654 
10,931 
number 
217,404 
150,150 
505 
6,349 
14,294 
38,869 
47,039 
43,094 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
30,427 
16,751 
54 
625 
1,399 
3,815 
5,021 
5,837 
number 
51,318 
29,688 
92 
965 
2,431 
6,579 
8,751 
10,870 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
45,097 
26,856 
98 
1,147 
2,324 
6,424 
8,254 
8,609 
number 
80,891 
52,036 
142 
1,827 
4,289 
12,454 
16,128 
17,196 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
36,003 
26,253 
117 
1,478 
2,753 
6,964 
8,193 
6,748 
number 
85,195 
68,426 
271 
3,557 
7,574 
19,836 
22,160 
15,028 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
26,182 
20,472 
76 
1,015 
2,126 
5,455 
6,582 
5,218 
number 
30,048 
23,756 
89 
1,151 
2,518 
6,340 
7,620 
6,038 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
3,455 
2,571 
3 
126 
301 
806 
740 
595 
number 
3,761 
2,806 
3 
155 
326 
877 
787 
658 
Hay balers 
farms 
25,658 
16,020 
49 
701 
1,520 
4,009 
4,752 
4,989 
number 
33,837 
21,474 
60 
872 
2,019 
5,592 
6,399 
6,532 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
198 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
