Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Chippewa 
Chisago 
Clay 
Clearwater 
Cook 
Cottonwood 
Farms 
number 
674 
832 
804 
519 
18 
813 
Land in farms 
acres 
335,109 
113,744 
610,849 
166,939 
2,272 
372,767 
Average size of farm 
acres 
497 
137 
760 
322 
126 
459 
Median size of farm 
acres 
176 
60 
220 
165 
51 
240 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,569,132 
595,307 
2,673,295 
539,944 
598,771 
2,519,028 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,167 
4,354 
3,519 
1,679 
4,744 
5,494 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
224,421 
66,063 
250,767 
41,374 
512 
253,845 
Average per farm 
dollars 
332,968 
79,402 
311,899 
79,719 
28,448 
312,232 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
39 
42 
23 
8 
- 
53 
1 0 to 49 acres 
121 
326 
142 
57 
9 
135 
50 to 1 79 acres 
178 
297 
208 
211 
7 
189 
180 to 499 acres 
131 
128 
161 
163 
1 
183 
500 to 999 acres 
101 
24 
78 
51 
1 
146 
1 ,000 acres or more 
104 
15 
192 
29 
“ 
107 
Total cropland 
farms 
642 
696 
724 
445 
13 
759 
acres 
310,612 
76,150 
555,239 
76,181 
185 
336,445 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
481 
641 
562 
371 
13 
600 
acres 
293,393 
69,813 
523,237 
61,834 
(D) 
319,658 
Irrigated land 
farms 
15 
39 
14 
8 
5 
16 
acres 
4,295 
1,594 
9,918 
3,951 
5 
1,434 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
333,231 
56,530 
398,075 
31,055 
257 
374,090 
Average per farm 
dollars 
494,408 
67,945 
495,118 
59,837 
14,294 
460,135 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
264,086 
43,938 
359,311 
14,990 
232 
234,022 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
69,145 
12,593 
38,764 
16,065 
25 
140,068 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
192 
270 
237 
169 
9 
195 
$2,500 to $4,999 
16 
81 
25 
55 
1 
12 
$5,000 to $9,999 
18 
83 
41 
44 
3 
32 
$10,000 to $24,999 
29 
129 
53 
73 
4 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
38 
77 
39 
53 
- 
23 
$50,000 to $99,999 
54 
87 
77 
74 
- 
87 
$100,000 or more 
327 
105 
332 
51 
1 
434 
Government payments 
farms 
590 
321 
609 
213 
1 
682 
$1,000 
6,261 
1,081 
8,241 
886 
(D) 
7,918 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
487 
344 
500 
256 
2 
622 
$1,000 
16,818 
1,897 
11,499 
937 
(D) 
15,144 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
226,180 
44,331 
278,387 
22,917 
214 
273,380 
Average per farm 
dollars 
335,579 
53,282 
346,252 
44,157 
11,867 
336,261 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
674 
832 
804 
519 
18 
813 
$1,000 
130,130 
15,177 
139,428 
9,961 
45 
123,772 
Average per farm 
dollars 
193,071 
18,242 
173,418 
19,192 
2,486 
152,241 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
452 
313 
423 
187 
3 
543 
Other 
number 
222 
519 
381 
332 
15 
270 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
347 
556 
493 
302 
16 
429 
200 days or more 
number 
220 
397 
331 
193 
13 
226 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
80 
268 
155 
225 
2 
164 
number 
26,239 
10,106 
10,565 
18,456 
(D) 
24,855 
Beef cows 
farms 
45 
188 
123 
192 
2 
120 
number 
(D) 
2,519 
4,155 
8,492 
(D) 
3,134 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
22 
11 
26 
14 
number 
(D) 
1,711 
712 
1,008 
- 
825 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
74 
227 
132 
195 
2 
147 
number 
20,118 
5,400 
6,004 
9,036 
(D) 
28,532 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
32 
19 
17 
8 
48 
number 
50,200 
563 
32,825 
(D) 
- 
235,636 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
33 
17 
21 
9 
- 
49 
number 
78,408 
977 
76,812 
(D) 
- 
727,490 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
23 
24 
9 
17 
- 
29 
number 
2,409 
459 
182 
1,177 
- 
2,972 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
24 
79 
27 
41 
8 
12 
number 
491 
1,663 
(D) 
(D) 
135 
600 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
9 
12 
5 
9 
- 
19 
number 
1,460 
701 
(D) 
462 
- 
1,734,498 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
392 
284 
307 
36 
- 
515 
acres 
151,997 
26,631 
162,643 
4,014 
- 
165,254 
bushels 
26,808,988 
3,555,546 
23,871,230 
451,843 
- 
25,050,469 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
23 
45 
26 
15 
- 
46 
acres 
2,470 
1,822 
1,247 
815 
- 
2,486 
tons 
54,779 
24,748 
23,451 
6,123 
- 
37,154 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
46 
6 
262 
57 
- 
20 
acres 
2,958 
122 
81,303 
5,678 
- 
972 
bushels 
164,481 
3,740 
4,609,524 
240,625 
- 
36,070 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
1 
5 
11 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
970 
766 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
53,292 
29,640 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
45 
5 
259 
46 
- 
20 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
80,333 
4,912 
- 
972 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
4,556,232 
210,985 
- 
36,070 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Minnesota 229 
