Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Polk 
Pope 
Ramsey 
Red Lake 
Redwood 
Renville 
Rice 
Farms 
number 
1,322 
931 
97 
322 
1,163 
1,061 
1,304 
Land in farms 
acres 
1,094,956 
333,928 
723 
198,702 
521,453 
621,639 
236,542 
Average size of farm 
acres 
828 
359 
7 
617 
448 
586 
181 
Median size of farm 
acres 
284 
145 
2 
299 
288 
245 
67 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,403,190 
1,314,806 
68,390 
1,079,854 
2,835,987 
3,547,518 
1,039,648 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,902 
3,666 
9,175 
1,750 
6,325 
6,055 
5,731 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
548,691 
170,442 
2,607 
58,591 
350,617 
379,794 
171,566 
Average per farm 
dollars 
415,046 
183,074 
26,872 
181,959 
301,477 
357,959 
131,569 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
23 
31 
90 
5 
68 
44 
71 
1 0 to 49 acres 
130 
170 
4 
22 
164 
170 
462 
50 to 179 acres 
371 
327 
2 
96 
243 
236 
472 
180 to 499 acres 
305 
248 
1 
103 
325 
262 
198 
500 to 999 acres 
138 
81 
- 
48 
220 
158 
58 
1 ,000 acres or more 
355 
74 
- 
48 
143 
191 
43 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,257 
858 
95 
292 
1,095 
995 
1,162 
acres 
991,405 
267,478 
399 
167,739 
489,626 
589,089 
197,330 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
844 
521 
95 
195 
938 
825 
876 
acres 
879,389 
226,200 
(D) 
138,585 
472,139 
571,439 
180,841 
Irrigated land 
farms 
20 
71 
12 
4 
3 
4 
40 
acres 
9,423 
28,870 
116 
(D) 
9 
293 
896 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
594,533 
237,704 
2,942 
74,782 
518,362 
710,346 
231,589 
Average per farm 
dollars 
449,723 
255,322 
30,331 
232,242 
445,711 
669,506 
177,599 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
572,439 
172,454 
2,479 
65,624 
364,938 
545,492 
147,111 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
22,094 
65,250 
463 
9,158 
153,424 
164,855 
84,479 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
489 
402 
1 
106 
199 
200 
458 
$2,500 to $4,999 
23 
36 
46 
17 
22 
24 
71 
$5,000 to $9,999 
27 
51 
21 
8 
31 
25 
105 
$10,000 to $24,999 
72 
71 
13 
27 
51 
31 
107 
$25,000 to $49,999 
87 
28 
4 
26 
50 
40 
92 
$50,000 to $99,999 
107 
69 
5 
34 
107 
84 
185 
$100,000 or more 
517 
274 
7 
104 
703 
657 
286 
Government payments 
farms 
1,126 
783 
- 
272 
1,001 
885 
904 
$1,000 
17,706 
6,786 
- 
3,215 
10,261 
10,308 
5,113 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
766 
517 
16 
187 
866 
762 
701 
$1,000 
22,843 
9,110 
107 
2,598 
25,759 
25,746 
8,889 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
408,592 
163,494 
2,357 
44,964 
365,483 
500,838 
166,539 
Average per farm 
dollars 
309,071 
175,611 
24,296 
139,640 
314,259 
472,044 
127,714 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,322 
931 
97 
322 
1,163 
1,061 
1,304 
$1,000 
226,491 
90,106 
692 
35,630 
188,898 
245,562 
79,052 
Average per farm 
dollars 
171,324 
96,784 
7,135 
110,653 
162,423 
231,444 
60,623 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
741 
345 
81 
184 
797 
673 
594 
Other 
number 
581 
586 
16 
138 
366 
388 
710 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
735 
629 
82 
203 
579 
610 
742 
200 days or more 
number 
471 
476 
78 
98 
288 
390 
514 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
180 
239 
1 
99 
245 
194 
385 
number 
12,174 
25,688 
(D) 
10,285 
28,869 
33,264 
24,283 
Beef cows 
farms 
137 
147 
77 
114 
70 
215 
number 
5,702 
4,490 
- 
3,089 
5,309 
1,921 
3,788 
Milk cows 
farms 
19 
52 
1 
5 
12 
27 
81 
number 
1,084 
4,843 
(D) 
753 
1,183 
2,378 
6,782 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
144 
212 
92 
237 
176 
328 
number 
6,275 
9,764 
- 
5,129 
39,993 
26,214 
10,093 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
9 
29 
1 
2 
104 
81 
36 
number 
17,637 
76,913 
(D) 
(D) 
179,776 
280,943 
62,285 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
13 
25 
1 
2 
116 
81 
41 
number 
61,341 
364,519 
(D) 
(□) 
491,740 
953,028 
247,411 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
18 
20 
1 
6 
26 
32 
57 
number 
432 
639 
(D) 
79 
1,388 
7,195 
1,689 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
28 
28 
6 
18 
22 
97 
number 
998 
852 
- 
76 
382 
662 
12,449 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
14 
1 
1 
11 
10 
25 
number 
(D) 
399,531 
(D) 
(D) 
1,682 
640 
3,207 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
240 
348 
1 
59 
842 
710 
554 
acres 
111,763 
114,254 
(D) 
10,667 
245,135 
284,965 
93,819 
bushels 
14,439,611 
19,184,996 
(D) 
1,431,664 
38,765,405 
47,029,840 
16,279,839 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
23 
77 
1 
18 
62 
68 
67 
acres 
1,184 
7,156 
(D) 
833 
2,333 
2,691 
3,351 
tons 
18,216 
151,399 
(D) 
13,839 
36,564 
47,182 
67,797 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
520 
102 
1 
114 
48 
76 
22 
acres 
274,954 
6,282 
(D) 
49,171 
1,873 
4,193 
780 
bushels 
16,507,576 
305,095 
(D) 
2,726,618 
67,535 
187,062 
32,899 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
29 
3 
1 
6 
- 
8 
10 
acres 
5,520 
53 
(D) 
610 
- 
439 
288 
bushels 
201,475 
1,733 
(D) 
26,029 
- 
19,765 
13,087 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
510 
99 
1 
113 
48 
70 
15 
acres 
269,434 
6,229 
(D) 
48,561 
1,873 
3,754 
492 
bushels 
16,306,101 
303,362 
(D) 
2,700,589 
67,535 
167,297 
19,812 
-continued 
236 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
