Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Nobles 
Norman 
Olmsted 
Otter Tail 
Pennington 
Pine 
Pipestone 
Farms 
number 
995 
610 
1,150 
3,033 
515 
870 
637 
Land in farms 
acres 
380,579 
532,394 
264,407 
882,348 
271,737 
203,623 
241,970 
Average size of farm 
acres 
382 
873 
230 
291 
528 
234 
380 
Median size of farm 
acres 
214 
407 
80 
144 
200 
140 
190 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,263,207 
2,611,573 
1,258,339 
728,692 
958,184 
472,323 
1,994,404 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,917 
2,992 
5,473 
2,505 
1,816 
2,018 
5,250 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
290,056 
219,002 
191,777 
387,583 
86,321 
72,220 
156,619 
Average per farm 
dollars 
291,513 
359,020 
166,763 
127,789 
167,613 
83,012 
245,869 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
58 
8 
86 
62 
11 
18 
45 
1 0 to 49 acres 
168 
40 
323 
454 
54 
126 
115 
50 to 1 79 acres 
249 
155 
392 
1,276 
172 
384 
154 
180 to 499 acres 
260 
139 
216 
819 
148 
250 
164 
500 to 999 acres 
172 
92 
89 
253 
58 
64 
104 
1 ,000 acres or more 
88 
176 
44 
169 
72 
28 
55 
Total cropland 
farms 
923 
582 
988 
2,729 
474 
781 
562 
acres 
350,983 
492,474 
209,399 
623,346 
225,497 
103,782 
206,004 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
812 
445 
792 
1,916 
283 
736 
496 
acres 
340,297 
456,351 
193,517 
546,673 
173,926 
93,573 
195,106 
Irrigated land 
farms 
6 
6 
16 
223 
4 
26 
15 
acres 
(D) 
863 
173 
58,975 
9 
515 
2,944 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
477,617 
281,234 
250,093 
504,304 
82,449 
65,444 
307,898 
Average per farm 
dollars 
480,017 
461,039 
217,472 
166,272 
160,095 
75,223 
483,356 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
242,814 
263,349 
164,449 
323,752 
74,336 
30,561 
117,297 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
234,803 
17,884 
85,644 
180,553 
8,113 
34,883 
190,601 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
148 
160 
352 
1,149 
213 
219 
100 
$2,500 to $4,999 
30 
8 
57 
176 
20 
107 
20 
$5,000 to $9,999 
24 
19 
69 
180 
22 
125 
22 
$10,000 to $24,999 
33 
25 
103 
292 
34 
142 
50 
$25,000 to $49,999 
54 
48 
98 
286 
42 
84 
52 
$50,000 to $99,999 
131 
54 
133 
324 
57 
100 
78 
$100,000 or more 
575 
296 
338 
626 
127 
93 
315 
Government payments 
farms 
827 
522 
814 
2,326 
448 
323 
501 
$1,000 
8,290 
7,950 
5,524 
13,475 
5,827 
1,176 
4,263 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
736 
429 
697 
1,660 
296 
365 
397 
$1,000 
15,442 
11,407 
9,198 
14,333 
4,356 
1,252 
7,817 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
357,234 
207,923 
187,419 
372,958 
55,097 
51,840 
221,441 
Average per farm 
dollars 
359,029 
340,857 
162,973 
122,967 
106,984 
59,586 
347,631 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
995 
610 
1,150 
3,033 
515 
870 
637 
$1,000 
144,115 
92,668 
77,396 
159,155 
37,536 
16,032 
98,537 
Average per farm 
dollars 
144,839 
151,915 
67,301 
52,474 
72,885 
18,428 
154,689 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
654 
394 
579 
1,412 
193 
411 
364 
Other 
number 
341 
216 
571 
1,621 
322 
459 
273 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
527 
330 
656 
1,773 
325 
549 
354 
200 days or more 
number 
353 
204 
496 
1,019 
227 
307 
216 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
271 
111 
414 
1,044 
115 
457 
273 
number 
78,920 
6,855 
43,112 
93,348 
10,576 
28,013 
54,199 
Beef cows 
farms 
102 
89 
250 
629 
89 
336 
151 
number 
2,839 
1,793 
8,228 
17,525 
3,535 
8,338 
9,527 
Milk cows 
farms 
26 
11 
86 
258 
4 
66 
18 
number 
6,066 
417 
9,905 
16,689 
113 
4,557 
4,799 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
241 
103 
377 
864 
111 
376 
231 
number 
76,231 
4,304 
23,598 
42,791 
6,595 
11,155 
37,670 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
116 
9 
24 
67 
8 
22 
50 
number 
323,679 
7,070 
45,300 
35,547 
(D) 
265 
267,097 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
128 
9 
31 
59 
5 
22 
50 
number 
976,314 
12,005 
132,087 
111,396 
(D) 
330 
768,653 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
31 
10 
39 
59 
5 
33 
45 
number 
3,131 
493 
1,016 
2,790 
114 
1,210 
6,489 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
29 
21 
69 
142 
12 
91 
27 
number 
1,090 
443 
1,591 
4,023 
376 
(D) 
1,688 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
7 
2 
20 
45 
3 
8 
10 
number 
609,120 
(□) 
1,450 
4,913 
56 
847 
1,190 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
690 
273 
538 
1,056 
32 
197 
407 
acres 
168,506 
109,864 
108,637 
204,173 
4,648 
18,065 
92,667 
bushels 
25,121,379 
12,190,271 
19,704,131 
28,699,626 
639,109 
2,269,680 
12,581,959 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
94 
37 
103 
292 
2 
115 
90 
acres 
8,745 
1,883 
4,610 
13,690 
(D) 
7,200 
8,599 
tons 
119,840 
16,667 
99,684 
203,674 
(D) 
96,185 
145,888 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6 
242 
3 
387 
136 
8 
26 
acres 
180 
88,655 
38 
36,983 
58,621 
618 
2,930 
bushels 
10,050 
5,057,441 
1,605 
1,789,524 
3,214,141 
18,387 
137,494 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
3 
7 
- 
7 
11 
1 
1 
acres 
140 
1,696 
- 
357 
1,570 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
8,000 
57,918 
- 
15,322 
70,010 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
3 
238 
3 
383 
131 
7 
26 
acres 
40 
86,959 
38 
36,626 
57,051 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
2,050 
4,999,523 
1,605 
1,774,202 
3,144,131 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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