Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Potatoes - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
12 
4 
5 
3 
3 
9 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
17 
6 
11 
- 
7 
10 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
18 
3 
11 
4 
6 
12 
250.0 acres or more 
45 
11 
27 
7 
17 
28 
Sweet corn 
farms 
1,658 
522 
777 
359 
921 
737 
acres 
106,858 
18,400 
78,226 
10,232 
59,513 
47,345 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
956 
173 
665 
118 
577 
379 
acres 
102,884 
17,536 
75,546 
9,801 
57,505 
45,379 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
6 
5 
1 
- 
- 
6 
acres 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
3 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
569 
386 
77 
106 
229 
340 
acres 
335 
195 
71 
69 
149 
186 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
4 
4 
- 
- 
1 
3 
acres 
(Z) 
(Z) 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in orchards 
farms 
881 
744 
91 
46 
388 
493 
acres 
5,043 
4,140 
586 
317 
2,146 
2,897 
Irrigated 
farms 
146 
126 
13 
7 
57 
89 
acres 
806 
710 
60 
37 
281 
525 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
620 
541 
55 
24 
271 
349 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
231 
180 
29 
22 
100 
131 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
25 
18 
7 
- 
17 
8 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
5 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Apples 
farms 
602 
523 
54 
25 
266 
336 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
3,657 
3,122 
336 
200 
1,480 
2,177 
Grapes 
farms 
349 
285 
44 
20 
139 
210 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
1,012 
747 
150 
115 
410 
602 
Peaches, all 
farms 
15 
15 
- 
- 
8 
7 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
4 
4 
- 
- 
1 
3 
Pecans 
farms 
2 
1 
1 
- 
1 
1 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
10 
8 
2 
- 
7 
3 
bearing and nonbearing acres 
99 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
549 
438 
69 
42 
209 
340 
acres 
1,158 
818 
226 
115 
433 
725 
1 Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
226 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
