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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
41,374 
28,976 
168 
1,777 
3,035 
7,403 
8,841 
7,752 
acres treated 
14,897,415 
13,461,464 
55,824 
746,885 
1,743,971 
4,237,088 
4,448,196 
2,229,500 
Manure used 
farms 
16,582 
12,023 
63 
681 
1,334 
3,524 
3,757 
2,664 
acres treated 
1,580,164 
1,416,392 
9,413 
75,334 
181,064 
484,754 
450,972 
214,855 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
farms 
19,634 
14,902 
101 
1,033 
1,720 
4,027 
4,622 
3,399 
acres 
6,294,083 
5,752,989 
24,049 
315,441 
746,832 
1,819,286 
1,928,633 
918,748 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
farms 
41,571 
28,809 
175 
1,778 
3,027 
7,353 
8,791 
7,685 
acres 
17,838,092 
16,152,568 
60,534 
854,943 
2,058,440 
5,067,798 
5,390,638 
2,720,215 
Nematodes 
farms 
3,526 
2,631 
17 
122 
276 
691 
858 
667 
acres 
795,308 
704,253 
2,186 
28,820 
93,273 
225,918 
235,259 
118,797 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
4,652 
3,568 
14 
276 
437 
987 
1,133 
721 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
1,795,593 
1,683,131 
3,048 
100,236 
245,235 
565,493 
567,263 
201,856 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
farms 
675 
485 
1 
25 
61 
132 
145 
121 
acres on which used 
160,997 
151,272 
(D) 
(D) 
26,079 
40,618 
54,695 
23,107 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
farms 
21,521 
15,102 
108 
942 
1,522 
3,926 
4,666 
3,938 
acres 
6,461,173 
5,815,476 
26,842 
295,868 
674,590 
1,843,926 
2,018,465 
955,785 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
farms 
12,487 
8,398 
61 
551 
851 
2,167 
2,627 
2,141 
acres 
4,548,977 
4,120,850 
17,663 
255,344 
537,661 
1,332,275 
1,371,616 
606,291 
Land under conservation easement 
farms 
2,719 
1,411 
6 
63 
134 
344 
433 
431 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
244,482 
153,238 
439 
5,385 
26,116 
38,191 
47,059 
36,048 
used 
farms 
4,701 
3,335 
7 
205 
384 
817 
1,017 
905 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
818,754 
719,157 
819 
35,613 
81,320 
215,101 
245,593 
140,711 
used 
farms 
14,110 
10,839 
23 
537 
1,136 
2,815 
3,609 
2,719 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
6,109,886 
5,645,692 
7,953 
250,668 
663,254 
1,698,419 
2,066,166 
959,232 
practices were used 
farms 
32,653 
22,195 
165 
1,512 
2,425 
5,672 
6,324 
6,097 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
11,517,373 
10,348,253 
53,165 
582,628 
1,357,686 
3,332,950 
3,256,984 
1,764,840 
(excluding CRP) 
farms 
5,661 
3,880 
13 
200 
404 
1,033 
1,224 
1,006 
acres 
408,190 
363,336 
893 
19,281 
41,094 
113,643 
131,948 
56,477 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
farms 
1,702 
1,037 
7 
50 
94 
281 
366 
239 
Solar panels 
farms 
397 
198 
3 
11 
23 
42 
80 
39 
Wind turbines 
farms 
592 
427 
3 
22 
41 
118 
139 
104 
Methane digesters 
farms 
7 
7 
- 
5 
1 
- 
1 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
farms 
724 
419 
1 
16 
30 
130 
148 
94 
Small hydro systems 
farms 
8 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
2 
Biodiesel 
farms 
5 
5 
- 
- 
2 
2 
1 
- 
Ethanol 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Other 
farms 
22 
7 
" 
- 
4 
2 
1 
Wind rights leased to others 
farms 
875 
602 
- 
27 
71 
147 
197 
160 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms 
44,400 
17,642 
42 
633 
1,202 
3,184 
4,729 
7,852 
Part owners 
farms 
24,620 
18,452 
70 
974 
2,152 
5,379 
6,091 
3,786 
Tenants 
farms 
5,522 
3,329 
115 
652 
585 
808 
721 
448 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
farms 
69,369 
36,328 
112 
1,620 
3,380 
8,600 
10,871 
1 1 ,745 
acres 
17,078,128 
11,999,385 
14,832 
311,907 
970,219 
2,989,707 
4,009,238 
3,703,482 
Owned land in farms 
farms 
69,020 
36,094 
112 
1,607 
3,354 
8,563 
10,820 
1 1 ,638 
acres 
14,457,275 
10,750,306 
14,082 
289,333 
908,727 
2,804,965 
3,699,040 
3,034,159 
Land rented or leased from others 
farms 
30,314 
21,867 
185 
1,626 
2,741 
6,204 
6,835 
4,276 
acres 
11,648,028 
10,481,225 
59,544 
739,959 
1,598,601 
3,513,090 
3,279,446 
1,290,585 
Rented or leased land in farms 
farms 
30,142 
21,781 
185 
1,626 
2,737 
6,187 
6,812 
4,234 
acres 
11,578,563 
10,428,932 
59,544 
737,872 
1,597,059 
3,496,183 
3,263,304 
1,274,970 
Land rented or leased to others 
farms 
17,211 
7,379 
9 
161 
464 
1,249 
2,028 
3,468 
acres 
2,690,318 
1,301,372 
750 
24,661 
63,034 
201,649 
326,340 
684,938 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
Farms by number of operators: 
number 
111,311 
59,093 
331 
3,301 
5,863 
14,052 
17,728 
17,818 
1 operator 
44,502 
23,727 
144 
1,432 
2,377 
5,585 
6,621 
7,568 
2 operators 
25,273 
12,827 
66 
683 
1,301 
3,137 
4,010 
3,630 
3 operators 
3,605 
2,232 
13 
102 
199 
499 
727 
692 
4 operators 
803 
426 
4 
27 
43 
95 
110 
147 
5 or more operators 
359 
211 
" 
15 
19 
55 
73 
49 
Total women operators 
Farms by number of women operators: 
number 
28,540 
13,182 
56 
649 
1,293 
3,154 
4,009 
4,021 
1 operator 
25,795 
11,987 
42 
575 
1,196 
2,835 
3,643 
3,696 
2 operators 
1,036 
443 
7 
31 
39 
117 
112 
137 
3 operators 
138 
59 
- 
- 
5 
23 
18 
13 
4 operators 
28 
11 
- 
3 
1 
4 
2 
1 
5 or more operators 
18 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
9 
1 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
200 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
