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 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
12,143 
63 
694 
1,757 
3,887 
3,608 
2,134 
acres 
448,274 
1,697 
20,647 
58,171 
127,446 
134,255 
106,058 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
24,865 
97 
1,317 
3,298 
7,157 
7,435 
5,561 
acres 
571,227 
629 
16,477 
67,441 
148,389 
174,502 
163,789 
Irrigated land 
farms 
770 
3 
54 
112 
252 
243 
106 
acres 
51,088 
3 
2,181 
4,598 
13,159 
22,602 
8,545 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
745 
3 
51 
105 
250 
233 
103 
acres 
50,346 
3 
2,172 
4,418 
12,814 
22,454 
8,485 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
50 
- 
3 
11 
16 
17 
3 
acres 
742 
- 
9 
180 
345 
148 
60 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
13,159 
6 
281 
1,190 
3,038 
4,059 
4,585 
acres 
783,457 
656 
8,884 
59,614 
154,724 
237,796 
321,783 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
7,202 
71 
911 
1,288 
2,031 
1,912 
989 
acres 
1,384,887 
6,327 
134,907 
253,629 
418,499 
379,423 
192,102 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
133 
- 
13 
17 
34 
50 
19 
$1,000 
5,017 
- 
962 
476 
1,063 
1,683 
833 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
35,119 
192 
2,226 
4,708 
9,634 
10,190 
8,169 
$1,000 
17,606,237 
54,342 
1,045,498 
2,454,507 
4,991,271 
5,282,914 
3,777,703 
Average per farm 
dollars 
501,331 
283,033 
469,676 
521,348 
518,089 
518,441 
462,444 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,625 
3,503 
4,187 
3,818 
3,872 
3,657 
3,110 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,139 
57 
220 
274 
487 
595 
506 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,809 
26 
200 
377 
677 
833 
696 
$100,000 to $199,999 
7,296 
41 
499 
983 
1,945 
2,035 
1,793 
$200,000 to $499,999 
13,832 
34 
722 
1,907 
3,994 
3,993 
3,182 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,614 
24 
373 
670 
1,548 
1,681 
1,318 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
2,253 
7 
141 
306 
644 
687 
468 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
920 
3 
56 
140 
275 
291 
155 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
200 
- 
14 
43 
47 
56 
40 
$10,000,000 or more 
56 
- 
1 
8 
17 
19 
11 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
35,117 
192 
2,226 
4,708 
9,633 
10,190 
8,168 
$1,000 
2,400,236 
17,709 
230,000 
417,019 
687,249 
652,401 
395,860 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,621 
32 
148 
394 
844 
1,067 
1,136 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,023 
15 
170 
437 
990 
1,226 
1,185 
$10,000 to $19,999 
6,085 
21 
323 
759 
1,662 
1,806 
1,514 
$20,000 to $49,999 
9,601 
44 
557 
1,202 
2,685 
2,877 
2,236 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,792 
42 
448 
870 
1,664 
1,607 
1,161 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,300 
24 
289 
548 
979 
903 
557 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,027 
7 
202 
339 
646 
541 
292 
$500,000 or more 
668 
7 
89 
159 
163 
163 
87 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
22,726 
125 
1,706 
3,354 
6,693 
6,556 
4,292 
number 
35,904 
201 
2,765 
5,411 
10,623 
10,586 
6,318 
Tractors, all 
farms 
26,059 
128 
1,660 
3,557 
7,490 
7,755 
5,469 
number 
67,254 
285 
4,216 
9,401 
19,759 
20,356 
13,237 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
13,676 
42 
654 
1,778 
3,958 
4,224 
3,020 
number 
21,630 
62 
1,002 
2,768 
6,237 
6,632 
4,929 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
18,241 
90 
1,049 
2,457 
5,341 
5,550 
3,754 
number 
28,855 
121 
1,551 
3,817 
8,436 
9,062 
5,868 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
9,750 
67 
926 
1,566 
2,902 
2,710 
1,579 
number 
16,769 
102 
1,663 
2,816 
5,086 
4,662 
2,440 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
5,710 
46 
500 
976 
1,722 
1,620 
846 
number 
6,292 
46 
545 
1,081 
1,885 
1,793 
942 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
884 
8 
72 
119 
315 
224 
146 
number 
955 
8 
77 
134 
334 
242 
160 
Hay balers 
farms 
9,638 
41 
613 
1,381 
3,067 
2,958 
1,578 
number 
12,363 
65 
764 
1,804 
3,988 
3,800 
1,942 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Minnesota 199 
