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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated 
farms 
140 
13 
25 
48 
44 
10 
acres 
6,773 
- 
592 
586 
2,122 
2,478 
995 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,573 
9 
141 
258 
437 
449 
279 
25 to 99 acres 
3,673 
35 
408 
606 
1,104 
1,004 
516 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,482 
20 
149 
262 
438 
406 
207 
250 to 499 acres 
345 
- 
16 
65 
106 
105 
53 
500 acres or more 
129 
- 
6 
28 
37 
36 
22 
Sugarbeets for sugar 
farms 
85 
3 
6 
17 
25 
15 
19 
acres 
14,702 
105 
378 
2,949 
5,389 
3,983 
1,898 
tons 
356,889 
2,397 
7,052 
70,715 
141,299 
85,897 
49,529 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
- 
" 
" 
- 
- 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
40 
4 
6 
9 
9 
8 
4 
acres 
2,270 
(D) 
544 
292 
327 
861 
(D) 
pounds 
3,738,061 
17,300 
687,400 
539,537 
718,032 
1,343,642 
432,150 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
14 
4 
2 
3 
2 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
18 
- 
1 
7 
6 
4 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
7 
- 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
968 
1 
87 
143 
282 
267 
188 
acres 
83,415 
(D) 
(D) 
12,725 
18,946 
26,763 
19,511 
bushels 
4,221,641 
(D) 
(D) 
659,900 
925,342 
1,331,762 
1,028,326 
Irrigated 
farms 
16 
6 
- 
3 
6 
1 
acres 
413 
- 
174 
- 
(D) 
134 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
302 
1 
20 
37 
89 
88 
67 
25 to 99 acres 
460 
- 
53 
74 
138 
115 
80 
1 00 to 249 acres 
143 
- 
13 
23 
44 
39 
24 
250 to 499 acres 
36 
- 
- 
5 
8 
11 
12 
500 acres or more 
27 
- 
1 
4 
3 
14 
5 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
11,008 
39 
651 
1,611 
3,457 
3,267 
1,983 
acres 
391,099 
1,651 
20,321 
56,018 
120,639 
119,555 
72,915 
tons, dry 
761,735 
2,452 
42,595 
109,109 
238,874 
232,476 
136,229 
Irrigated 
farms 
91 
- 
7 
11 
42 
22 
9 
acres 
3,446 
- 
188 
284 
1,993 
529 
452 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
6,321 
20 
426 
937 
1,994 
1,818 
1,126 
25 to 99 acres 
3,837 
13 
170 
547 
1,207 
1,202 
698 
1 00 to 249 acres 
739 
6 
53 
115 
222 
214 
129 
250 to 499 acres 
102 
- 
2 
12 
32 
28 
28 
500 acres or more 
9 
- 
" 
" 
2 
5 
2 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
6,574 
29 
420 
984 
2,112 
1,973 
1,056 
acres 
188,265 
1,427 
9,630 
26,062 
59,555 
60,143 
31,448 
tons, dry 
442,198 
2,017 
22,583 
62,847 
141,546 
139,509 
73,696 
Irrigated 
farms 
67 
- 
5 
10 
28 
16 
8 
acres 
2,324 
- 
118 
194 
1,254 
416 
342 
Other tame hay 
farms 
2,949 
8 
181 
436 
918 
877 
529 
acres 
108,910 
199 
6,021 
16,716 
32,643 
32,787 
20,544 
tons, dry 
159,619 
258 
9,392 
24,231 
47,230 
49,700 
28,808 
Irrigated 
farms 
16 
- 
1 
- 
11 
3 
1 
acres 
764 
(D) 
- 
597 
(D) 
(D) 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
2 
4 
2 
2 
acres 
1,770 
- 
- 
(D) 
422 
(D) 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
" 
" 
- 
“ 
" 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
716 
- 
62 
123 
209 
214 
108 
acres 
16,286 
- 
1,583 
2,809 
3,437 
5,183 
3,274 
Irrigated 
farms 
123 
- 
13 
23 
42 
29 
16 
acres 
1,712 
- 
273 
85 
360 
216 
779 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
433 
27 
76 
137 
131 
62 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
109 
- 
15 
18 
35 
24 
17 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
129 
- 
16 
22 
28 
47 
16 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
40 
- 
4 
6 
8 
11 
11 
250.0 acres or more 
5 
- 
- 
1 
1 
1 
2 
Beans, snap 
farms 
185 
- 
17 
35 
59 
46 
28 
acres 
345 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
21 
176 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
10 
- 
- 
1 
2 
5 
2 
acres 
293 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
164 
(D) 
Peas, green 
farms 
163 
- 
21 
28 
61 
40 
13 
acres 
3,595 
- 
689 
772 
1,064 
857 
214 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
58 
- 
10 
11 
18 
15 
4 
acres 
3,565 
- 
685 
768 
1,049 
851 
213 
Potatoes 
farms 
186 
- 
16 
32 
61 
51 
26 
acres 
1,023 
- 
5 
11 
162 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
178 
- 
16 
32 
59 
48 
23 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Minnesota 211 
