Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jackson 
Kanabec 
Kandiyohi 
Kittson 
Koochiching 
Lac qui Parle 
Lake 
Farms 
number 
826 
648 
1,310 
544 
187 
852 
44 
Land in farms 
acres 
357,834 
128,790 
415,090 
470,300 
53,415 
446,496 
3,737 
Average size of farm 
acres 
433 
199 
317 
865 
286 
524 
85 
Median size of farm 
acres 
226 
110 
112 
308 
167 
228 
45 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,646,869 
456,122 
1,522,722 
1,516,087 
335,961 
2,298,670 
279,019 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,110 
2,295 
4,806 
1,754 
1,176 
4,386 
3,285 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
246,656 
50,006 
271,155 
155,084 
13,691 
254,077 
1,980 
Average per farm 
dollars 
298,615 
77,169 
206,988 
285,081 
73,212 
298,212 
45,007 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
49 
17 
48 
4 
4 
25 
6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
127 
133 
306 
55 
13 
134 
16 
50 to 179 acres 
201 
293 
499 
132 
78 
226 
19 
180 to 499 acres 
201 
149 
263 
156 
59 
167 
2 
500 to 999 acres 
146 
40 
105 
61 
24 
147 
1 
1 ,000 acres or more 
102 
16 
89 
136 
9 
153 
- 
Total cropland 
farms 
774 
567 
1,211 
521 
164 
818 
34 
acres 
329,974 
65,870 
354,055 
391,057 
24,674 
407,869 
1,508 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
657 
519 
760 
269 
142 
627 
29 
acres 
319,901 
60,729 
312,459 
311,661 
20,698 
374,170 
1,344 
Irrigated land 
farms 
8 
8 
48 
4 
7 
26 
5 
acres 
113 
(D) 
20,986 
(D) 
(D) 
4,243 
5 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
376,361 
31,963 
495,390 
180,561 
9,089 
311,757 
389 
Average per farm 
dollars 
455,643 
49,326 
378,160 
331,914 
48,604 
365,912 
8,832 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
251,946 
19,661 
284,147 
170,689 
5,155 
252,757 
325 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
124,415 
12,302 
211,243 
9,872 
3,934 
59,000 
64 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
145 
219 
544 
283 
56 
228 
18 
$2,500 to $4,999 
21 
77 
59 
7 
12 
22 
10 
$5,000 to $9,999 
22 
94 
69 
14 
34 
29 
7 
$10,000 to $24,999 
47 
71 
84 
22 
36 
30 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
40 
59 
69 
21 
18 
39 
3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
98 
56 
110 
29 
17 
77 
1 
$100,000 or more 
453 
72 
375 
168 
14 
427 
Government payments 
farms 
685 
230 
1,085 
470 
36 
760 
1 
$1,000 
6,712 
785 
9,979 
8,938 
256 
8,663 
(D) 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
610 
248 
764 
334 
68 
639 
10 
$1,000 
12,333 
901 
15,371 
11,069 
275 
15,630 
(D) 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
251,412 
25,658 
368,269 
119,133 
6,968 
214,678 
478 
Average per farm 
dollars 
304,373 
39,596 
281,121 
218,995 
37,263 
251,969 
10,871 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
826 
648 
1,310 
544 
187 
852 
44 
$1,000 
143,995 
7,991 
152,472 
81,435 
2,652 
121,373 
-64 
Average per farm 
dollars 
174,328 
12,331 
116,391 
149,697 
14,183 
142,456 
-1,454 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
495 
329 
586 
234 
82 
489 
13 
Other 
number 
331 
319 
724 
310 
105 
363 
31 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
470 
381 
787 
308 
107 
426 
28 
200 days or more 
number 
279 
237 
545 
190 
53 
234 
19 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
130 
308 
320 
65 
68 
121 
15 
number 
10,601 
13,797 
24,459 
11,558 
3,596 
14,478 
146 
Beef cows 
farms 
87 
220 
153 
61 
57 
99 
15 
number 
(D) 
4,918 
2,582 
(D) 
(D) 
5,659 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
32 
81 
3 
3 
7 
1 
number 
(D) 
1,849 
6,606 
(D) 
(D) 
352 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
110 
225 
287 
58 
60 
111 
8 
number 
11,036 
6,035 
13,552 
4,926 
1,733 
8,348 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
67 
12 
32 
2 
7 
40 
3 
number 
245,947 
160 
86,583 
(D) 
52 
97,508 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
67 
13 
29 
4 
6 
39 
1 
number 
693,981 
93 
177,992 
66 
36 
288,045 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
27 
27 
42 
3 
1 
31 
3 
number 
1,258 
847 
4,583 
126 
(D) 
1,938 
28 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
34 
73 
52 
6 
19 
12 
15 
number 
586 
2,324 
1,310 
435 
451 
251 
557 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
12 
13 
18 
- 
4 
5 
3 
number 
979,502 
1,251 
2,242 
385 
555 
31 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
555 
160 
548 
48 
10 
539 
- 
acres 
167,870 
16,173 
173,617 
11,844 
2,788 
185,502 
- 
bushels 
27,040,687 
1,941,804 
29,874,961 
1,630,328 
290,100 
26,551,508 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
27 
43 
97 
13 
6 
31 
- 
acres 
1,728 
1,887 
3,806 
968 
372 
1,279 
- 
tons 
25,752 
23,049 
70,973 
15,557 
5,824 
19,364 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
7 
19 
51 
150 
9 
77 
- 
acres 
192 
1,673 
3,513 
128,335 
538 
4,826 
- 
bushels 
8,990 
68,274 
185,994 
7,703,068 
21,514 
234,470 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
23 
2 
6 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
5,458 
(D) 
554 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
(D) 
300,732 
(D) 
23,395 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
7 
19 
50 
147 
7 
73 
- 
acres 
192 
1,673 
(D) 
122,877 
(D) 
4,272 
- 
bushels 
8,990 
68,274 
(D) 
7,402,336 
(□) 
211,075 
- 
-continued 
232 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
