Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Crow Wing 
Dakota 
Dodge 
Douglas 
Faribault 
Fillmore 
Freeborn 
Farms 
number 
533 
892 
621 
1,091 
824 
1,553 
1,122 
Land in farms 
acres 
99,972 
219,856 
225,418 
267,550 
390,139 
422,484 
382,018 
Average size of farm 
acres 
188 
246 
363 
245 
473 
272 
340 
Median size of farm 
acres 
100 
70 
87 
120 
248 
124 
120 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
485,445 
1,398,641 
2,231,597 
754,903 
2,662,950 
1,248,138 
1,857,024 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,588 
5,675 
6,148 
3,078 
5,624 
4,588 
5,454 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
40,281 
174,270 
147,244 
123,461 
261,709 
255,664 
250,065 
Average per farm 
dollars 
75,573 
195,370 
237,109 
113,163 
317,609 
164,626 
222,874 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
16 
121 
66 
23 
67 
68 
100 
1 0 to 49 acres 
136 
255 
180 
245 
109 
317 
280 
50 to 179 acres 
219 
238 
153 
406 
192 
545 
271 
180 to 499 acres 
119 
157 
101 
295 
192 
393 
209 
500 to 999 acres 
25 
69 
55 
72 
154 
163 
142 
1 ,000 acres or more 
18 
52 
66 
50 
110 
67 
120 
Total cropland 
farms 
450 
776 
549 
1,031 
761 
1,357 
1,019 
acres 
44,788 
192,659 
202,525 
197,806 
370,187 
316,843 
356,653 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
407 
691 
458 
733 
681 
1,093 
802 
acres 
40,297 
185,165 
196,032 
168,600 
362,300 
291,902 
341,985 
Irrigated land 
farms 
31 
204 
7 
57 
9 
32 
20 
acres 
2,179 
50,372 
(□) 
3,441 
310 
194 
2,399 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
24,834 
241,008 
288,129 
120,897 
414,201 
342,205 
416,020 
Average per farm 
dollars 
46,594 
270,188 
463,975 
110,813 
502,671 
220,351 
370,784 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
14,541 
187,467 
177,607 
89,041 
322,708 
207,447 
286,206 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
10,294 
53,541 
110,522 
31,855 
91,493 
134,757 
129,814 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
197 
195 
160 
389 
127 
416 
292 
$2,500 to $4,999 
80 
60 
31 
71 
21 
81 
57 
$5,000 to $9,999 
60 
67 
35 
57 
26 
80 
55 
$10,000 to $24,999 
81 
96 
44 
103 
26 
123 
50 
$25,000 to $49,999 
41 
88 
44 
89 
33 
107 
58 
$50,000 to $99,999 
27 
96 
57 
130 
88 
225 
131 
$100,000 or more 
47 
290 
250 
252 
503 
521 
479 
Government payments 
farms 
163 
485 
428 
848 
682 
1,092 
854 
$1,000 
546 
3,892 
4,124 
4,467 
7,763 
8,809 
8,422 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
216 
555 
392 
661 
562 
979 
762 
$1,000 
1,059 
12,662 
9,189 
6,306 
11,623 
17,157 
16,274 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
21,124 
178,874 
208,881 
84,617 
285,267 
275,083 
306,955 
Average per farm 
dollars 
39,632 
200,531 
336,362 
77,559 
346,197 
177,130 
273,579 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
533 
892 
621 
1,091 
824 
1,553 
1,122 
$1,000 
5,316 
78,688 
92,562 
47,053 
148,320 
93,087 
133,761 
Average per farm 
dollars 
9,973 
88,215 
149,053 
43,128 
180,000 
59,940 
119,217 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
269 
507 
363 
430 
555 
783 
606 
Other 
number 
264 
385 
258 
661 
269 
770 
516 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
327 
498 
332 
642 
441 
908 
710 
200 days or more 
number 
212 
313 
243 
447 
252 
629 
500 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
219 
220 
195 
345 
117 
701 
228 
number 
9,952 
24,529 
19,790 
27,647 
11,530 
76,272 
17,422 
Beef cows 
farms 
183 
112 
105 
171 
63 
456 
139 
number 
4,262 
2,047 
1,626 
3,132 
1,579 
17,581 
2,514 
Milk cows 
farms 
16 
38 
26 
95 
10 
146 
13 
number 
911 
4,628 
5,549 
5,826 
1,585 
12,359 
914 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
174 
200 
170 
298 
102 
600 
202 
number 
6,843 
22,558 
11,097 
1 1 ,926 
9,279 
46,151 
10,430 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
22 
28 
48 
10 
84 
89 
77 
number 
307 
32,683 
163,874 
1,198 
249,759 
136,778 
324,837 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
19 
22 
48 
16 
87 
94 
91 
number 
377 
63,220 
403,455 
12,877 
605,505 
283,392 
917,092 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
18 
33 
16 
18 
28 
59 
28 
number 
586 
1,004 
464 
462 
671 
3,153 
1,854 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
56 
71 
33 
67 
19 
144 
37 
number 
1,400 
5,068 
1,482 
1,780 
195 
6,506 
1,191 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
6 
9 
16 
22 
1 
28 
11 
number 
(D) 
850 
3,877 
3,730 
(D) 
57,648 
1,049 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
75 
416 
316 
405 
593 
818 
631 
acres 
11,021 
104,482 
120,051 
58,084 
199,803 
165,212 
196,480 
bushels 
1,261,259 
17,333,439 
21,634,804 
8,870,004 
35,392,562 
26,296,445 
31,503,419 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
21 
55 
35 
120 
22 
248 
38 
acres 
1,335 
2,486 
2,271 
5,374 
2,167 
9,884 
1,479 
tons 
13,407 
54,498 
49,306 
82,793 
40,355 
157,179 
25,614 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
7 
23 
5 
181 
1 
7 
6 
acres 
820 
810 
185 
13,694 
(D) 
108 
348 
bushels 
22,782 
32,340 
9,694 
589,922 
(D) 
3,571 
17,638 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
8 
- 
6 
3 
2 
acres 
- 
208 
- 
1,320 
- 
22 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
9,533 
- 
54,000 
- 
(□) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
7 
16 
5 
175 
1 
5 
acres 
820 
602 
185 
12,374 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
22,782 
22,807 
9,694 
535,922 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
230 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
