Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Minnesota 
Aitkin 
Anoka 
Becker 
Beltrami 
Benton 
Farms 
number 
74,542 
471 
396 
1,107 
573 
958 
Land in farms 
acres 
26,035,838 
122,591 
44,843 
434,917 
180,555 
188,735 
Average size of farm 
acres 
349 
260 
113 
393 
315 
197 
Median size of farm 
acres 
142 
129 
35 
160 
160 
90 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,474,057 
458,717 
683,038 
1,067,006 
535,472 
676,683 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,220 
1,762 
6,032 
2,716 
1,699 
3,435 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
14,737,084 
30,276 
33,551 
160,576 
40,478 
124,812 
Average per farm 
dollars 
197,715 
64,281 
84,725 
145,055 
70,643 
130,284 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
3,488 
11 
64 
34 
13 
23 
1 0 to 49 acres 
15,292 
82 
167 
158 
76 
262 
50 to 1 79 acres 
24,129 
192 
108 
415 
219 
388 
180 to 499 acres 
18,074 
127 
39 
330 
164 
210 
500 to 999 acres 
7,293 
40 
13 
87 
76 
48 
1 ,000 acres or more 
6,266 
19 
5 
83 
25 
27 
Total cropland 
farms 
67,285 
411 
302 
971 
468 
851 
acres 
21,597,136 
61,792 
32,950 
309,942 
88,216 
139,942 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
53,891 
384 
285 
677 
396 
768 
acres 
19,807,839 
50,835 
30,847 
277,080 
68,437 
132,822 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,853 
12 
41 
39 
19 
48 
acres 
524,016 
3,084 
2,568 
10,386 
2,628 
11,486 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
21,280,184 
15,729 
47,489 
261,493 
32,385 
167,502 
Average per farm 
dollars 
285,479 
33,395 
119,921 
236,218 
56,519 
174,845 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
13,879,211 
8,247 
38,691 
177,232 
21,371 
73,886 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
7,400,974 
7,482 
8,798 
84,261 
11,015 
93,616 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
21,188 
148 
147 
428 
214 
216 
$2,500 to $4,999 
4,047 
60 
52 
92 
72 
89 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,552 
89 
56 
79 
51 
83 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,022 
78 
47 
102 
64 
132 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,630 
38 
31 
93 
68 
96 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,112 
26 
17 
81 
45 
107 
$100,000 or more 
24,991 
32 
46 
232 
59 
235 
Government payments 
farms 
52,205 
104 
94 
696 
187 
612 
$1,000 
467,867 
275 
329 
6,592 
1,146 
3,168 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
44,949 
160 
137 
563 
333 
562 
$1,000 
804,870 
1,379 
1,958 
6,100 
1,169 
4,331 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
15,520,275 
15,101 
42,566 
199,527 
24,014 
126,517 
Average per farm 
dollars 
208,208 
32,062 
107,491 
180,242 
41,909 
132,064 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
74,542 
471 
396 
1,107 
573 
958 
$1,000 
7,032,647 
2,282 
7,210 
74,658 
10,687 
48,484 
Average per farm 
dollars 
94,345 
4,845 
18,207 
67,442 
18,650 
50,610 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
39,423 
192 
177 
608 
257 
496 
Other 
number 
35,119 
279 
219 
499 
316 
462 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
43,635 
332 
252 
595 
363 
621 
200 days or more 
number 
28,689 
180 
156 
365 
207 
468 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
23,702 
213 
95 
381 
252 
463 
number 
2,412,684 
10,444 
1,620 
32,280 
16,895 
35,196 
Beef cows 
farms 
13,547 
197 
65 
262 
219 
239 
number 
357,826 
4,593 
627 
6,721 
8,319 
4,523 
Milk cows 
farms 
4,746 
7 
4 
95 
6 
131 
number 
463,312 
341 
162 
7,949 
509 
1 1 ,204 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
20,383 
164 
64 
317 
207 
386 
number 
1,537,782 
5,863 
676 
14,901 
9,895 
15,577 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
3,355 
11 
8 
18 
22 
52 
number 
7,606,785 
48 
170 
18,705 
186 
23,865 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
3,420 
11 
12 
23 
11 
45 
number 
22,154,443 
92 
252 
50,552 
112 
70,224 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2,171 
14 
20 
31 
26 
23 
number 
126,506 
181 
273 
1,371 
1,336 
484 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
4,501 
54 
45 
66 
82 
82 
number 
9,693,648 
1,366 
1,869 
(D) 
3,032 
1,513 
Broilers and other meat -type chickens sold 
farms 
1,157 
13 
2 
16 
8 
40 
number 
45,037,969 
2,018 
(D) 
2,019 
510 
5,352,374 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
33,198 
29 
83 
252 
29 
462 
acres 
8,316,822 
1,967 
13,537 
77,783 
2,776 
58,904 
bushels 
1,297,767,570 
207,706 
1,740,785 
10,498,515 
324,877 
7,677,034 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
6,746 
13 
13 
108 
23 
166 
acres 
361,189 
737 
292 
7,388 
1,247 
8,544 
tons 
6,160,112 
9,223 
4,926 
114,314 
13,994 
143,703 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
5,499 
6 
2 
145 
35 
24 
acres 
1,354,928 
1,076 
(D) 
33,459 
7,751 
1,732 
bushels 
76,133,135 
26,150 
(D) 
1,809,634 
420,395 
62,213 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
377 
- 
7 
5 
8 
acres 
35,654 
- 
- 
429 
510 
327 
bushels 
1,575,880 
- 
- 
19,743 
20,382 
13,522 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
5,243 
6 
2 
140 
32 
17 
acres 
1,319,274 
1,076 
(D) 
33,030 
7,241 
1,405 
bushels 
74,557,255 
26,150 
(D) 
1,789,891 
400,013 
48,691 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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