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 
LIVESTOCK - Con. 
Cattle and calves inventory - Con. 
Farms with- - Con. 
200 to 499 
2,190 
2,022 
8 
165 
293 
721 
580 
255 
500 or more 
729 
688 
1 
51 
104 
186 
239 
107 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
17,655 
11,187 
73 
690 
1,226 
3,029 
3,312 
2,857 
number 
821,138 
694,697 
4,505 
42,218 
85,635 
223,319 
219,200 
119,820 
Beef cows 
farms 
13,547 
7,466 
41 
425 
729 
1,625 
2,279 
2,367 
number 
357,826 
254,681 
1,230 
17,666 
31,531 
60,247 
78,700 
65,307 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,744 
1,994 
14 
131 
182 
417 
563 
687 
1 0 to 49 
7,017 
4,047 
20 
207 
366 
828 
1,263 
1,363 
50 to 99 
1,188 
915 
4 
46 
92 
257 
288 
228 
100 to 199 
451 
374 
2 
21 
70 
94 
120 
67 
200 to 499 
128 
119 
1 
19 
16 
24 
42 
17 
500 or more 
19 
17 
- 
1 
3 
5 
3 
5 
Milk cows 
farms 
4,746 
4,263 
33 
316 
557 
1,564 
1,188 
605 
number 
463,312 
440,016 
3,275 
24,552 
54,104 
163,072 
140,500 
54,513 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
364 
191 
4 
29 
33 
46 
38 
41 
1 0 to 49 
1,678 
1,503 
8 
112 
172 
550 
431 
230 
50 to 99 
1,626 
1,516 
13 
120 
209 
571 
409 
194 
100 to 199 
712 
699 
7 
40 
96 
272 
192 
92 
200 to 499 
258 
249 
- 
11 
33 
92 
79 
34 
500 or more 
108 
105 
1 
4 
14 
33 
39 
14 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
21,102 
13,672 
79 
849 
1,548 
3,786 
4,111 
3,299 
number 
1,591,546 
1,391,768 
3,833 
99,945 
207,981 
399,534 
437,375 
243,100 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
20,383 
13,415 
80 
808 
1,519 
3,644 
4,075 
3,289 
number 
1,537,782 
1,344,366 
6,792 
89,901 
198,442 
359,119 
457,469 
232,643 
$1,000 
1,639,634 
1,454,052 
7,276 
101,359 
211,635 
385,700 
486,458 
261,625 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds 
farms 
6,960 
4,749 
35 
324 
621 
1,331 
1,437 
1,001 
number 
329,784 
284,427 
2,240 
18,474 
41,052 
78,977 
100,919 
42,765 
Cattle, including calves weighing 
500 pounds or more 
farms 
18,599 
12,352 
64 
738 
1,386 
3,396 
3,769 
2,999 
number 
1,207,998 
1,059,939 
4,552 
71,427 
157,390 
280,142 
356,550 
189,878 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms 
4,052 
3,350 
6 
197 
396 
1,056 
1,068 
627 
number 
569,586 
524,021 
987 
36,241 
88,442 
136,604 
176,161 
85,586 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3,355 
2,495 
9 
166 
331 
850 
780 
359 
number 
7,606,785 
6,943,179 
4,521 
498,548 
815,044 
2,460,842 
2,324,856 
839,368 
Farms with- 
1 to 24 
941 
405 
1 
39 
64 
109 
109 
83 
25 to 49 
128 
83 
- 
6 
17 
18 
22 
20 
50 to 99 
102 
68 
1 
2 
3 
17 
19 
26 
100 to 199 
116 
87 
3 
4 
8 
21 
32 
19 
200 to 499 
248 
216 
2 
11 
28 
69 
75 
31 
500 or more 
1,820 
1,636 
2 
104 
211 
616 
523 
180 
Used or to be used for breeding 
farms 
1,133 
830 
4 
30 
105 
270 
270 
151 
number 
572,545 
510,764 
66 
11,971 
54,239 
168,774 
203,357 
72,357 
Other hogs and pigs 
farms 
3,163 
2,386 
9 
163 
315 
818 
740 
341 
number 
7,034,240 
6,432,415 
4,455 
486,577 
760,805 
2,292,068 
2,121,499 
767,011 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
3,420 
2,579 
9 
170 
326 
893 
814 
367 
number 
22,154,443 
20,052,735 
11,958 
1,259,029 
2,337,603 
7,324,996 
6,755,771 
2,363,378 
$1,000 
2,783,049 
2,522,400 
2,076 
152,860 
320,848 
915,429 
832,644 
298,544 
Sheep and lambs inventory (see text) 
farms 
2,171 
1,017 
3 
85 
123 
236 
269 
301 
number 
126,506 
86,484 
(D) 
(D) 
13,290 
28,267 
19,645 
15,319 
Ewes 1 year old or older 
farms 
1,919 
909 
2 
69 
114 
203 
247 
274 
number 
76,178 
49,848 
(D) 
(D) 
8,149 
14,650 
11,967 
9,657 
Sheep and lambs sold 
farms 
1,691 
812 
3 
61 
98 
191 
230 
229 
number 
112,558 
82,178 
105 
9,766 
7,445 
27,179 
19,699 
17,984 
Total horses and ponies inventory 
farms 
9,537 
3,975 
13 
184 
407 
1,003 
1,151 
1,217 
number 
66,384 
32,210 
128 
1,149 
3,474 
8,152 
9,494 
9,813 
Owned horses and ponies 
inventory 
farms 
9,248 
3,818 
13 
179 
396 
966 
1,122 
1,142 
number 
56,370 
25,554 
128 
943 
2,805 
5,990 
7,808 
7,880 
Owned horses and ponies sold 
farms 
2,151 
923 
6 
51 
103 
246 
245 
272 
number 
9,642 
5,723 
12 
119 
413 
842 
1,383 
2,954 
Goats, all inventory 
farms 
1,580 
610 
6 
38 
108 
159 
173 
126 
number 
33,721 
18,191 
124 
808 
5,260 
5,074 
3,700 
3,225 
Goats, all sold 
farms 
847 
371 
6 
20 
66 
85 
117 
77 
number 
16,878 
9,152 
49 
394 
2,484 
1,996 
1,952 
2,277 
POULTRY 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4,501 
1,903 
11 
148 
302 
471 
489 
482 
number 
9,693,648 
(D) 
522 
(D) 
1,528,568 
1,221,352 
5,121,329 
800,707 
Farms with- 
1 to 399 
4,402 
1,818 
11 
142 
283 
452 
455 
475 
400 to 3,199 
30 
19 
- 
1 
7 
6 
3 
2 
3,200 to 9,999 
6 
6 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
10,000 to 19,999 
33 
33 
- 
5 
2 
5 
19 
2 
20,000 to 49,999 
5 
3 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
50,000 to 99,999 
4 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
100,000 or more 
21 
20 
- 
- 
1 
7 
9 
3 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
inventory 
farms 
539 
241 
- 
15 
29 
51 
71 
75 
number 
2,823,994 
2,752,362 
- 
(D) 
1,073,549 
(D) 
773,969 
55,636 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
206 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
