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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
748 
608 
1 
23 
66 
165 
216 
137 
acres 
84,833 
78,060 
(D) 
(D) 
10,355 
20,263 
27,668 
17,169 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2,943 
1,370 
92 
103 
281 
345 
549 
25 to 99 acres 
9,667 
5,994 
38 
358 
520 
1,305 
1,529 
2,244 
1 00 to 249 acres 
7,581 
6,099 
43 
386 
586 
1,509 
1,988 
1,587 
250 to 499 acres 
4,754 
4,409 
22 
230 
528 
1,311 
1,555 
763 
500 acres or more 
3,838 
3,709 
5 
165 
495 
1,239 
1,283 
522 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
1,226 
1,141 
9 
102 
216 
358 
347 
109 
acres 
480,847 
466,145 
798 
27,155 
72,711 
156,999 
163,555 
44,927 
tons 
12,300,781 
11,943,892 
18,932 
650,677 
1,856,473 
4,030,484 
4,223,892 
1,163,434 
Irrigated 
farms 
25 
25 
- 
1 
5 
9 
7 
3 
acres 
6,221 
6,221 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3,351 
1,708 
(D) 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
242 
202 
1 
9 
34 
63 
59 
36 
acres 
47,725 
45,455 
(D) 
(D) 
4,902 
15,103 
15,270 
9,148 
pounds 
95,684,515 
91,946,454 
(D) 
(D) 
7,966,923 
31,350,934 
31,264,253 
19,283,216 
Irrigated 
farms 
10 
10 
1 
1 
4 
3 
1 
acres 
409 
409 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
85 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
26 
12 
. 
3 
2 
3 
1 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
68 
50 
1 
3 
11 
13 
14 
8 
1 00 to 249 acres 
85 
78 
- 
2 
16 
23 
25 
12 
250 to 499 acres 
40 
40 
- 
1 
4 
17 
10 
8 
500 acres or more 
23 
22 
- 
1 
7 
9 
5 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,499 
4,531 
17 
278 
457 
1,240 
1,446 
1,093 
acres 
1,354,928 
1,271,513 
3,138 
63,250 
165,648 
380,376 
454,536 
204,565 
bushels 
76,133,135 
71,911,494 
190,994 
3,481,710 
9,569,961 
21,408,304 
26,110,745 
11,149,780 
Irrigated 
farms 
65 
49 
- 
- 
1 
15 
15 
18 
acres 
3,932 
3,519 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
1,811 
958 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,045 
743 
2 
40 
47 
189 
236 
229 
25 to 99 acres 
1,945 
1,485 
5 
92 
136 
375 
437 
440 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,063 
920 
6 
71 
104 
247 
283 
209 
250 to 499 acres 
637 
601 
2 
46 
53 
187 
200 
113 
500 acres or more 
809 
782 
2 
29 
117 
242 
290 
102 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
26,994 
15,986 
51 
685 
1,513 
3,964 
4,744 
5,029 
acres 
1,499,586 
1,108,487 
2,239 
51,787 
120,705 
296,491 
344,567 
292,698 
tons, dry 
3,998,940 
3,237,205 
7,431 
163,652 
378,339 
940,485 
1,019,662 
727,636 
Irrigated 
farms 
470 
379 
1 
16 
26 
131 
126 
79 
acres 
23,144 
19,698 
(D) 
(D) 
1,131 
6,942 
7,530 
3,214 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1 1 ,773 
5,452 
26 
254 
486 
1,141 
1,543 
2,002 
25 to 99 acres 
11,000 
7,163 
16 
264 
655 
1,895 
2,145 
2,188 
1 00 to 249 acres 
3,477 
2,738 
9 
138 
294 
752 
858 
687 
250 to 499 acres 
577 
475 
- 
14 
60 
130 
145 
126 
500 acres or more 
167 
158 
- 
15 
18 
46 
53 
26 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
17,985 
11,411 
34 
512 
1,118 
3,017 
3,457 
3,273 
acres 
783,559 
595,294 
1,208 
29,670 
64,806 
168,151 
181,792 
149,667 
tons, dry 
2,237,647 
1,795,449 
4,485 
89,337 
192,810 
544,577 
554,478 
409,762 
Irrigated 
farms 
348 
281 
- 
5 
21 
100 
93 
62 
acres 
13,122 
10,798 
- 
347 
795 
4,100 
3,397 
2,159 
Other tame hay 
farms 
6,439 
3,490 
6 
115 
285 
757 
1,050 
1,277 
acres 
312,009 
203,099 
82 
7,181 
22,920 
41,101 
60,531 
71,284 
tons, dry 
523,363 
363,744 
119 
12,042 
51,319 
78,808 
103,578 
117,878 
Irrigated 
farms 
54 
38 
- 
- 
2 
17 
11 
8 
acres 
1,741 
977 
" 
- 
(D) 
261 
549 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
66 
56 
_ 
2 
8 
14 
18 
14 
acres 
24,550 
22,780 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
5,925 
7,922 
4,226 
Irrigated 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
" 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
2,623 
1,907 
5 
73 
251 
530 
612 
436 
acres 
223,828 
207,542 
239 
6,468 
22,047 
85,389 
52,418 
40,981 
Irrigated 
farms 
416 
293 
- 
19 
41 
67 
102 
64 
acres 
33,327 
31,614 
- 
446 
2,645 
14,905 
7,916 
5,703 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
1,040 
607 
24 
110 
122 
204 
147 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
271 
162 
2 
16 
16 
40 
50 
38 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
726 
597 
3 
16 
58 
173 
189 
158 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
404 
364 
- 
9 
42 
128 
121 
64 
250.0 acres or more 
182 
177 
- 
8 
25 
67 
48 
29 
Beans, snap 
farms 
469 
284 
_ 
26 
41 
84 
85 
48 
acres 
5,252 
4,906 
- 
112 
944 
2,583 
787 
480 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
44 
34 
- 
1 
9 
15 
4 
5 
acres 
4,641 
4,347 
- 
(D) 
933 
2,186 
665 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
937 
774 
3 
41 
93 
261 
238 
138 
acres 
57,808 
54,213 
154 
3,213 
7,189 
21,076 
14,518 
8,065 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
651 
593 
3 
24 
67 
220 
176 
103 
acres 
57,659 
54,094 
154 
3,173 
7,183 
21,057 
14,484 
8,043 
Potatoes 
farms 
559 
373 
2 
24 
48 
96 
119 
84 
acres 
48,212 
47,189 
(D) 
(D) 
3,094 
24,370 
8,088 
11,617 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
37 
35 
3 
10 
12 
10 
acres 
28,780 
(□) 
- 
- 
(□) 
14,360 
4,957 
6,931 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
467 
289 
2 
24 
41 
69 
93 
60 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
210 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
