Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lake of the 
Woods 
Le Sueur 
Lincoln 
Lyon 
McLeod 
Mahnomen 
Marshall 
Farms 
number 
196 
1,051 
699 
904 
966 
310 
1,148 
Land in farms 
acres 
90,261 
241,870 
290,940 
412,896 
263,885 
215,879 
820,112 
Average size of farm 
acres 
461 
230 
416 
457 
273 
696 
714 
Median size of farm 
acres 
224 
80 
180 
240 
103 
313 
271 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
686,288 
1,276,799 
1,614,046 
2,373,903 
1,471,041 
1,417,137 
1,506,519 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,490 
5,548 
3,878 
5,197 
5,385 
2,035 
2,109 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
22,006 
166,244 
156,659 
252,826 
200,696 
87,320 
297,289 
Average per farm 
dollars 
112,275 
158,177 
224,118 
279,675 
207,760 
281,679 
258,962 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
2 
65 
16 
38 
55 
5 
12 
1 0 to 49 acres 
28 
311 
107 
122 
260 
44 
81 
50 to 1 79 acres 
51 
389 
221 
242 
305 
63 
328 
180 to 499 acres 
76 
166 
184 
225 
186 
83 
348 
500 to 999 acres 
15 
66 
93 
165 
94 
58 
141 
1 ,000 acres or more 
24 
54 
78 
112 
66 
57 
238 
Total cropland 
farms 
170 
961 
656 
843 
907 
284 
1,106 
acres 
56,199 
207,466 
256,638 
379,676 
236,951 
178,461 
740,407 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
133 
672 
467 
700 
752 
215 
626 
acres 
46,616 
188,920 
227,496 
361,555 
226,531 
165,517 
587,412 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1 
16 
8 
6 
16 
1 
11 
acres 
(D) 
893 
399 
11 
70 
(D) 
987 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
19,118 
224,307 
198,598 
403,017 
234,534 
96,021 
322,332 
Average per farm 
dollars 
97,541 
213,422 
284,118 
445,815 
242,788 
309,746 
280,777 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
17,656 
142,022 
135,170 
241,278 
178,845 
90,021 
314,981 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,462 
82,285 
63,428 
161,738 
55,689 
6,001 
7,350 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
77 
388 
211 
189 
246 
92 
519 
$2,500 to $4,999 
17 
35 
6 
23 
44 
11 
38 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13 
45 
20 
24 
49 
18 
37 
$10,000 to $24,999 
23 
65 
39 
38 
67 
16 
42 
$25,000 to $49,999 
13 
120 
58 
47 
65 
19 
65 
$50,000 to $99,999 
23 
115 
74 
88 
127 
30 
98 
$100,000 or more 
30 
283 
291 
495 
368 
124 
349 
Government payments 
farms 
113 
829 
622 
755 
756 
265 
1,026 
$1,000 
962 
5,726 
7,282 
8,729 
7,031 
3,698 
15,614 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
105 
647 
511 
613 
631 
203 
619 
$1,000 
665 
13,555 
1 1 ,275 
14,448 
9,055 
3,286 
12,913 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
12,196 
183,217 
154,966 
317,923 
170,059 
69,833 
228,522 
Average per farm 
dollars 
62,227 
174,327 
221,696 
351,685 
176,045 
225,269 
199,061 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
196 
1,051 
699 
904 
966 
310 
1,148 
$1,000 
8,549 
60,370 
62,190 
108,271 
80,560 
33,172 
122,337 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,615 
57,440 
88,969 
119,768 
83,396 
107,007 
106,565 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
71 
427 
382 
586 
605 
163 
515 
Other 
number 
125 
624 
317 
318 
361 
147 
633 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
141 
728 
363 
443 
541 
163 
740 
200 days or more 
number 
86 
526 
255 
304 
349 
100 
520 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
46 
199 
182 
230 
332 
81 
138 
number 
(D) 
20,460 
21,741 
54,294 
30,638 
6,405 
8,148 
Beef cows 
farms 
38 
87 
119 
105 
145 
56 
117 
number 
(D) 
1,688 
5,705 
3,869 
1,953 
(D) 
4,159 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
38 
24 
21 
83 
3 
9 
number 
6 
3,625 
1,905 
2,711 
7,970 
(D) 
327 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
37 
173 
166 
205 
250 
69 
118 
number 
1,439 
15,662 
17,059 
57,867 
25,233 
3,543 
3,963 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
4 
90 
18 
76 
35 
4 
11 
number 
32 
135,687 
93,371 
158,742 
9,308 
243 
62 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1 
100 
20 
71 
31 
6 
9 
number 
(D) 
273,412 
314,917 
442,958 
34,383 
44 
44 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2 
36 
21 
34 
33 
6 
13 
number 
(D) 
1,988 
4,095 
3,487 
1,643 
497 
779 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
24 
62 
19 
17 
62 
10 
18 
number 
630 
1,959 
694 
(D) 
2,385 
291 
557 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
7 
18 
4 
4 
10 
1 
2 
number 
250 
2,814 
190 
74 
1,675 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
6 
484 
389 
597 
542 
115 
133 
acres 
(D) 
99,022 
111,303 
198,061 
121,250 
61,150 
36,158 
bushels 
(D) 
15,077,166 
15,478,412 
28,543,279 
20,489,236 
7,894,933 
4,699,626 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
59 
63 
79 
84 
12 
11 
acres 
- 
2,109 
3,211 
4,374 
5,095 
598 
462 
tons 
- 
35,604 
58,228 
61,017 
107,509 
6,916 
8,763 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
35 
42 
107 
44 
65 
78 
375 
acres 
11,171 
1,201 
7,113 
2,244 
1,833 
18,674 
199,889 
bushels 
583,812 
58,022 
397,269 
109,455 
74,546 
975,930 
12,112,157 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
8 
1 
6 
8 
3 
15 
acres 
(D) 
229 
(D) 
146 
306 
(D) 
1,677 
bushels 
(D) 
12,678 
(D) 
7,850 
13,807 
(D) 
86,981 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
35 
35 
106 
38 
60 
77 
365 
acres 
(D) 
972 
(D) 
2,098 
1,527 
(D) 
198,212 
bushels 
(D) 
45,344 
(D) 
101,605 
60,739 
(D) 
12,025,176 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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