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. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Potatoes - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
12 
10 
2 
4 
3 
1 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
17 
13 
- 
- 
- 
2 
6 
5 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
18 
18 
- 
- 
- 
7 
5 
6 
250.0 acres or more 
45 
43 
- 
- 
5 
14 
12 
12 
Sweet corn farms 
1,658 
1,282 
3 
42 
180 
379 
392 
286 
acres 
106,858 
96,567 
(D) 
(D) 
10,775 
35,992 
27,988 
19,218 
Harvested for processing farms 
956 
823 
1 
18 
95 
260 
253 
196 
acres 
102,884 
93,064 
(D) 
(D) 
10,499 
34,126 
27,075 
18,862 
Sweet potatoes farms 
6 
5 
2 
- 
2 
1 
acres 
3 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
“ 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
- 
Tomatoes in the open farms 
569 
339 
2 
26 
37 
75 
119 
80 
acres 
335 
243 
(D) 
(D) 
17 
52 
100 
56 
Harvested for processing farms 
4 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(Z) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Land in orchards farms 
881 
394 
- 
22 
23 
81 
131 
137 
acres 
5,043 
3,075 
- 
95 
59 
543 
1,437 
941 
Irrigated farms 
146 
91 
- 
3 
3 
19 
38 
28 
acres 
806 
614 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
90 
350 
166 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
620 
252 
10 
21 
49 
79 
93 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
231 
117 
- 
12 
1 
27 
38 
39 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
25 
21 
- 
- 
1 
5 
11 
4 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
5 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
“ 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Apples farms 
602 
284 
- 
11 
17 
57 
98 
101 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
3,657 
2,436 
- 
44 
46 
334 
1,238 
775 
Grapes farms 
349 
144 
- 
12 
3 
39 
46 
44 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,012 
418 
- 
41 
12 
130 
136 
99 
Peaches, all farms 
15 
5 
- 
_ 
- 
3 
- 
2 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
4 
2 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Pecans farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Walnuts, English farms 
10 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
4 
2 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
99 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in berries (see text) farms 
549 
296 
- 
13 
27 
60 
103 
93 
acres 
1,158 
740 
- 
18 
56 
203 
254 
209 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
212 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
