Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Martin 
Meeker 
Mille Lacs 
Morrison 
Mower 
Murray 
Nicollet 
Farms 
number 
897 
1,147 
731 
1,957 
1,053 
895 
764 
Land in farms 
acres 
428,672 
303,795 
127,834 
436,536 
449,784 
407,919 
274,217 
Average size of farm 
acres 
478 
265 
175 
223 
427 
456 
359 
Median size of farm 
acres 
229 
96 
90 
150 
148 
180 
190 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,931,235 
1,101,923 
481,513 
618,675 
2,557,819 
2,572,510 
2,329,018 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,134 
4,160 
2,753 
2,774 
5,988 
5,644 
6,489 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
269,930 
203,353 
56,598 
302,148 
274,713 
273,610 
220,497 
Average per farm 
dollars 
300,925 
177,756 
77,426 
154,394 
260,886 
305,709 
288,609 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
48 
48 
12 
42 
72 
57 
45 
1 0 to 49 acres 
134 
317 
218 
316 
251 
128 
135 
50 to 179 acres 
231 
413 
302 
774 
254 
262 
190 
1 80 to 499 acres 
186 
219 
145 
654 
239 
170 
234 
500 to 999 acres 
161 
79 
40 
123 
120 
146 
107 
1 ,000 acres or more 
137 
71 
14 
48 
117 
132 
53 
Total cropland 
farms 
834 
1,054 
641 
1,762 
948 
827 
719 
acres 
405,588 
259,935 
78,935 
256,103 
422,921 
374,929 
249,992 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
715 
720 
615 
1,626 
802 
643 
617 
acres 
393,749 
234,390 
74,525 
237,286 
409,243 
352,407 
241,454 
Irrigated land 
farms 
16 
53 
20 
117 
25 
2 
3 
acres 
815 
8,481 
203 
20,273 
3,239 
(D) 
4 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
619,565 
291,736 
52,980 
429,935 
475,801 
365,471 
386,630 
Average per farm 
dollars 
690,708 
254,347 
72,476 
219,691 
451,853 
408,347 
506,061 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
330,135 
172,231 
31,157 
111,839 
326,595 
232,560 
178,136 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
289,430 
119,505 
21,823 
318,097 
149,206 
132,910 
208,494 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
140 
432 
202 
331 
230 
219 
122 
$2,500 to $4,999 
11 
53 
76 
138 
42 
30 
22 
$5,000 to $9,999 
20 
54 
106 
180 
36 
11 
21 
$10,000 to $24,999 
28 
56 
79 
298 
62 
35 
36 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
85 
73 
226 
48 
47 
47 
$50,000 to $99,999 
96 
133 
95 
243 
144 
103 
101 
$100,000 or more 
554 
334 
100 
541 
491 
450 
415 
Government payments 
farms 
770 
892 
327 
1,259 
825 
783 
645 
$1,000 
9,526 
6,376 
1,131 
5,626 
8,929 
9,673 
6,050 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
603 
716 
391 
1,207 
748 
590 
567 
$1,000 
14,262 
14,853 
1,594 
7,474 
24,054 
15,484 
19,124 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
469,089 
222,717 
43,557 
308,880 
364,014 
264,008 
298,749 
Average per farm 
dollars 
522,954 
194,174 
59,586 
157,834 
345,692 
294,981 
391,032 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
897 
1,147 
731 
1,957 
1,053 
895 
764 
$1,000 
174,264 
90,248 
12,148 
134,155 
144,770 
126,619 
113,056 
Average per farm 
dollars 
194,274 
78,681 
16,619 
68,551 
137,484 
141,474 
147,979 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
608 
567 
316 
985 
675 
529 
478 
Other 
number 
289 
580 
415 
972 
378 
366 
286 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
476 
719 
485 
1,161 
618 
398 
429 
200 days or more 
number 
308 
517 
318 
796 
417 
242 
261 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
129 
338 
320 
1,069 
308 
229 
214 
number 
13,054 
35,218 
17,129 
93,888 
28,327 
48,768 
29,678 
Beef cows 
farms 
72 
161 
221 
636 
155 
101 
59 
number 
1,502 
2,551 
3,492 
15,184 
3,087 
5,284 
1,163 
Milk cows 
farms 
4 
68 
49 
312 
45 
26 
45 
number 
550 
9,549 
2,401 
28,173 
4,275 
3,321 
11,281 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
109 
279 
261 
917 
265 
207 
196 
number 
10,362 
21,620 
11,867 
38,047 
25,476 
46,043 
15,696 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
156 
33 
37 
82 
87 
76 
89 
number 
812,229 
14,522 
462 
77,871 
330,950 
140,599 
268,330 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
154 
21 
26 
71 
110 
82 
92 
number 
2,136,892 
63,687 
604 
237,831 
769,657 
356,674 
733,257 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
27 
26 
31 
60 
31 
33 
26 
number 
1,196 
1,243 
753 
2,063 
1,077 
4,962 
762 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
16 
87 
111 
154 
44 
16 
36 
number 
507 
(D) 
(D) 
922,732 
(D) 
795 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
15 
38 
94 
10 
5 
9 
number 
(D) 
1,091 
704,929 
21,089,933 
590 
500 
787 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
650 
509 
242 
967 
633 
548 
532 
acres 
237,118 
122,718 
26,019 
93,026 
233,193 
173,711 
143,739 
bushels 
38,049,627 
20,087,845 
3,334,767 
12,577,381 
36,769,528 
23,013,303 
21,234,990 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
20 
77 
78 
374 
79 
98 
65 
acres 
1,719 
5,538 
2,897 
23,637 
3,979 
5,125 
3,785 
tons 
32,612 
108,837 
43,567 
361,666 
69,177 
75,735 
68,110 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4 
67 
11 
53 
2 
6 
29 
acres 
158 
2,585 
501 
2,275 
(D) 
209 
944 
bushels 
5,255 
111,256 
16,775 
83,222 
(D) 
8,675 
36,722 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
3 
2 
3 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
60 
- 
(D) 
122 
bushels 
- 
- 
(D) 
2,098 
- 
(D) 
5,070 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
4 
67 
10 
51 
2 
4 
26 
acres 
158 
2,585 
(D) 
2,215 
(D) 
(D) 
822 
bushels 
5,255 
111,256 
(D) 
81,124 
(D) 
(□) 
31,652 
-continued 
234 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
