Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Goodhue 
Grant 
Hennepin 
Houston 
Hubbard 
Isanti 
Itasca 
Farms 
number 
1,536 
542 
920 
406 
844 
401 
Land in farms 
acres 
398,152 
302,948 
229,226 
116,941 
142,429 
84,085 
Average size of farm 
acres 
259 
559 
110 
249 
288 
169 
210 
Median size of farm 
acres 
94 
152 
35 
167 
145 
63 
104 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,404,395 
2,020,910 
904,309 
860,452 
649,106 
628,475 
395,066 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,418 
3,616 
8,235 
3,453 
2,254 
3,724 
1,884 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
294,693 
126,730 
68,358 
123,106 
37,490 
85,645 
25,540 
Average per farm 
dollars 
191,858 
233,820 
109,024 
133,811 
92,340 
101,476 
63,691 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
123 
16 
134 
15 
9 
33 
12 
1 0 to 49 acres 
403 
111 
244 
122 
67 
333 
81 
50 to 1 79 acres 
488 
180 
151 
342 
170 
316 
172 
180 to 499 acres 
347 
99 
59 
337 
115 
96 
104 
500 to 999 acres 
104 
55 
26 
77 
29 
44 
21 
1 ,000 acres or more 
71 
81 
13 
27 
16 
22 
11 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,293 
520 
530 
835 
333 
721 
330 
acres 
329,994 
279,634 
54,284 
129,356 
68,940 
98,929 
40,139 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,102 
263 
485 
638 
286 
624 
300 
acres 
315,196 
249,574 
51,082 
112,370 
63,563 
92,370 
33,846 
Irrigated land 
farms 
47 
27 
52 
12 
44 
41 
18 
acres 
4,468 
4,982 
559 
115 
19,610 
3,104 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
435,687 
213,466 
64,469 
146,256 
46,071 
61,026 
11,176 
Average per farm 
dollars 
283,650 
393,849 
102,821 
158,974 
113,475 
72,305 
27,869 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
265,223 
203,140 
53,348 
74,676 
41,805 
47,929 
6,523 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
170,465 
10,325 
11,121 
71,579 
4,266 
13,097 
4,653 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
363 
282 
181 
286 
130 
313 
123 
$2,500 to $4,999 
89 
4 
89 
37 
53 
108 
54 
$5,000 to $9,999 
100 
6 
81 
53 
59 
78 
55 
$10,000 to $24,999 
128 
12 
78 
85 
59 
105 
81 
$25,000 to $49,999 
126 
14 
43 
80 
48 
77 
46 
$50,000 to $99,999 
175 
45 
56 
119 
28 
62 
23 
$100,000 or more 
555 
179 
99 
260 
29 
101 
19 
Government payments 
farms 
1,019 
501 
208 
726 
109 
387 
54 
$1,000 
7,646 
6,952 
1,002 
4,864 
362 
1,812 
286 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,082 
393 
246 
549 
174 
366 
172 
$1,000 
20,750 
9,559 
8,242 
5,078 
3,112 
2,367 
341 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
321,547 
130,292 
54,887 
105,607 
33,929 
49,766 
10,132 
Average per farm 
dollars 
209,340 
240,391 
87,539 
114,790 
83,570 
58,964 
25,266 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,536 
542 
627 
920 
406 
844 
401 
$1,000 
142,536 
99,685 
18,826 
50,590 
15,615 
15,439 
1,672 
Average per farm 
dollars 
92,797 
183,921 
30,025 
54,989 
38,461 
18,293 
4,168 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
733 
229 
408 
446 
209 
372 
183 
Other 
number 
803 
313 
219 
474 
197 
472 
218 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
1,051 
351 
375 
571 
257 
541 
253 
200 days or more 
number 
758 
212 
230 
386 
151 
376 
139 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
636 
42 
131 
425 
165 
249 
172 
number 
59,639 
4,390 
8,534 
47,483 
6,079 
9,452 
7,507 
Beef cows 
farms 
298 
24 
63 
284 
140 
187 
152 
number 
5,861 
(D) 
934 
8,161 
3,099 
2,282 
3,712 
Milk cows 
farms 
153 
3 
22 
82 
5 
11 
6 
number 
17,450 
(□) 
1,668 
9,127 
406 
1,550 
12 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
572 
38 
123 
382 
138 
187 
144 
number 
33,436 
2,170 
4,165 
26,575 
2,839 
3,488 
3,668 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
63 
1 
10 
17 
11 
30 
14 
number 
143,804 
(D) 
86 
22,428 
181 
2,771 
187 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
70 
2 
11 
19 
10 
33 
18 
number 
386,613 
(D) 
278 
53,163 
156 
1,889 
325 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
62 
11 
17 
29 
7 
20 
20 
number 
2,479 
2,593 
730 
1,295 
276 
559 
601 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
127 
11 
46 
44 
43 
82 
49 
number 
2,860 
240 
1,428 
789 
1,439 
1,474 
1,360 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
40 
4 
9 
10 
12 
9 
12 
number 
7,618 
575 
714 
341 
1,049 
1,050 
2,196 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
771 
207 
164 
445 
57 
280 
18 
acres 
173,199 
109,252 
21,967 
51,161 
15,309 
43,936 
1,674 
bushels 
30,822,730 
18,562,884 
3,257,957 
8,636,270 
1,881,985 
5,719,624 
150,680 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
202 
11 
31 
141 
14 
26 
11 
acres 
9,925 
1,001 
953 
4,353 
337 
1,901 
150 
tons 
228,357 
20,719 
19,817 
81,414 
3,874 
30,974 
1,902 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
15 
85 
16 
5 
23 
13 
3 
acres 
466 
18,341 
493 
475 
3,901 
800 
(D) 
bushels 
21,197 
961,258 
21,577 
27,470 
86,613 
18,465 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
6 
1 
1 
4 
- 
5 
2 
acres 
172 
(D) 
(□) 
(□) 
- 
250 
(D) 
bushels 
8,338 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
4,750 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
11 
84 
15 
1 
23 
8 
1 
acres 
294 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,901 
550 
(D) 
bushels 
12,859 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
86,613 
13,715 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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