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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
746 
321 
23 
48 
71 
100 
79 
number 
5,989,829 
(D) 
" 
67,119 
(D) 
361,279 
2,706,116 
431,710 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
86 
37 
3 
4 
10 
10 
10 
number 
5,510,205 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
960,015 
(D) 
1,911,220 
106,724 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
1,157 
549 
1 
48 
84 
159 
151 
106 
number 
45,037,969 
38,795,964 
(D) 
(D) 
5,908,178 
14,699,265 
9,277,548 
6,154,543 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
1,004 
422 
1 
40 
62 
110 
120 
89 
2,000 to 59,999 
15 
10 
- 
- 
4 
5 
1 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
100,000 or more 
136 
115 
- 
8 
18 
44 
30 
15 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
559 
321 
- 
12 
53 
99 
89 
68 
number 
19,449,992 
17,621,030 
- 
181,280 
2,779,356 
3,285,594 
3,479,128 
7,895,672 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
383 
269 
- 
12 
49 
85 
70 
53 
number 
48,237,708 
44,423,545 
683,264 
5,127,927 
9,635,600 
12,078,354 
16,898,400 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
1,003 
843 
3 
60 
68 
240 
277 
195 
acres 
99,643 
92,055 
346 
6,428 
8,082 
25,451 
33,173 
18,575 
bushels 
6,052,695 
5,665,699 
29,000 
408,477 
546,163 
1,542,462 
2,064,903 
1,074,694 
Irrigated 
farms 
27 
23 
- 
- 
1 
11 
10 
1 
acres 
1,311 
1,265 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,005 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
374 
293 
. 
24 
23 
76 
94 
76 
25 to 99 acres 
336 
281 
2 
21 
20 
92 
86 
60 
1 00 to 249 acres 
176 
157 
1 
5 
13 
42 
53 
43 
250 to 499 acres 
89 
85 
- 
6 
12 
22 
36 
9 
500 acres or more 
28 
27 
- 
4 
- 
8 
8 
7 
Corn for grain 
farms 
33,198 
24,411 
137 
1,552 
2,662 
6,439 
7,429 
6,192 
acres 
8,316,822 
7,502,319 
35,653 
403,250 
948,824 
2,408,596 
2,457,910 
1,248,086 
bushels 
1,297,767,570 
1,178,546,119 
6,019,316 
61,197,541 
148,992,267 
385,346,816 
387,433,977 
189,556,202 
Irrigated 
farms 
1,382 
1,172 
9 
77 
114 
331 
409 
232 
acres 
288,179 
270,478 
3,585 
13,046 
33,002 
81,665 
101,445 
37,735 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,709 
2,161 
22 
152 
214 
414 
510 
849 
25 to 99 acres 
10,753 
6,787 
45 
457 
609 
1,492 
1,828 
2,356 
1 00 to 249 acres 
8,190 
6,484 
30 
432 
679 
1,687 
2,056 
1,600 
250 to 499 acres 
4,983 
4,605 
27 
305 
543 
1,351 
1,582 
797 
500 acres or more 
4,563 
4,374 
13 
206 
617 
1,495 
1,453 
590 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
6,746 
5,698 
23 
334 
664 
1,894 
1,736 
1,047 
acres 
361,189 
327,978 
1,632 
22,990 
40,739 
104,069 
104,379 
54,169 
tons 
6,160,112 
5,680,481 
32,356 
457,741 
717,895 
1,803,186 
1,767,426 
901,877 
Irrigated 
farms 
185 
173 
1 
7 
14 
55 
76 
20 
acres 
11,664 
10,107 
(D) 
(D) 
1,261 
3,400 
3,870 
1,155 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,752 
2,103 
7 
109 
212 
643 
650 
482 
25 to 99 acres 
3,154 
2,806 
10 
180 
341 
1,027 
818 
430 
1 00 to 249 acres 
648 
606 
6 
28 
90 
172 
203 
107 
250 to 499 acres 
132 
125 
- 
6 
14 
39 
45 
21 
500 acres or more 
60 
58 
- 
11 
7 
13 
20 
7 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
555 
476 
3 
23 
49 
166 
165 
70 
acres 
155,154 
148,242 
580 
5,331 
11,969 
57,039 
58,245 
15,078 
cwt 
3,189,208 
3,048,460 
12,639 
123,695 
263,578 
1,142,409 
1,193,535 
312,604 
Irrigated 
farms 
93 
84 
- 
5 
3 
35 
27 
14 
acres 
29,748 
28,740 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
11,326 
1 1 ,822 
3,065 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
32 
19 
3 
2 
7 
3 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
140 
95 
2 
4 
12 
22 
30 
25 
1 00 to 249 acres 
173 
155 
- 
11 
17 
59 
44 
24 
250 to 499 acres 
122 
120 
1 
2 
12 
39 
57 
9 
500 acres or more 
88 
87 
- 
3 
6 
39 
31 
8 
Oats for grain 
farms 
4,665 
3,623 
4 
150 
403 
940 
1,101 
1,025 
acres 
130,729 
106,303 
83 
4,277 
11,722 
28,476 
33,166 
28,579 
bushels 
7,812,393 
6,513,651 
6,260 
262,358 
737,572 
1,842,233 
2,043,389 
1,621,839 
Irrigated 
farms 
45 
35 
- 
- 
2 
10 
6 
17 
acres 
873 
638 
- 
- 
(D) 
126 
(D) 
362 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,869 
2,164 
3 
90 
232 
545 
652 
642 
25 to 99 acres 
1,647 
1,335 
1 
54 
161 
355 
415 
349 
1 00 to 249 acres 
129 
106 
- 
6 
9 
33 
31 
27 
250 to 499 acres 
17 
15 
- 
- 
- 
7 
1 
7 
500 acres or more 
3 
3 
- 
1 
2 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
10 
7 
- 
- 
1 
2 
3 
1 
acres 
147 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
44 
(D) 
bushels 
2,761 
2,449 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,125 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
9 
6 
1 
2 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
" 
" 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
28,783 
21,581 
108 
1,231 
2,232 
5,645 
6,700 
5,665 
acres 
7,005,764 
6,349,008 
19,266 
320,617 
793,026 
1,941,037 
2,132,476 
1,142,586 
bushels 
293,830,150 
267,405,179 
879,406 
12,607,838 
32,751,419 
82,283,015 
91,277,303 
47,606,198 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
208 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
