Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rock 
Roseau 
St. Louis 
Scott 
Sherburne 
Sibley 
Stearns 
Farms 
number 
689 
977 
685 
847 
455 
949 
3,501 
Land in farms 
acres 
280,537 
555,833 
127,243 
141,232 
112,358 
346,315 
757,637 
Average size of farm 
acres 
407 
569 
186 
167 
247 
365 
216 
Median size of farm 
acres 
229 
240 
112 
75 
68 
160 
155 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,862,246 
676,111 
349,236 
1,038,302 
1,062,160 
2,187,458 
844,095 
Average per acre 
dollars 
7,030 
1,188 
1,880 
6,227 
4,301 
5,994 
3,901 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
197,637 
157,830 
33,596 
97,857 
69,754 
237,925 
614,995 
Average per farm 
dollars 
287,263 
161,545 
49,045 
115,534 
153,306 
250,711 
175,663 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
56 
16 
24 
39 
22 
72 
105 
1 0 to 49 acres 
127 
78 
155 
308 
165 
172 
701 
50 to 1 79 acres 
140 
312 
303 
304 
150 
266 
1,160 
1 80 to 499 acres 
201 
305 
158 
138 
61 
241 
1,242 
500 to 999 acres 
96 
128 
34 
35 
31 
105 
220 
1 ,000 acres or more 
69 
138 
11 
23 
26 
93 
73 
Total cropland 
farms 
604 
896 
564 
752 
373 
862 
3,220 
acres 
252,671 
445,387 
60,400 
111,627 
88,663 
318,627 
582,796 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
565 
540 
535 
668 
342 
776 
2,776 
acres 
248,187 
332,883 
54,471 
105,257 
82,725 
310,010 
536,663 
Irrigated land 
farms 
19 
3 
42 
24 
89 
9 
353 
acres 
1,929 
3 
(D) 
198 
29,730 
99 
52,041 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
398,389 
158,411 
17,059 
112,195 
88,512 
377,027 
808,498 
Average per farm 
dollars 
578,214 
162,140 
24,904 
132,462 
194,531 
397,289 
230,933 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
178,097 
136,323 
10,220 
69,387 
68,984 
237,575 
260,956 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
220,292 
22,087 
6,839 
42,808 
19,527 
139,453 
547,542 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
67 
456 
231 
237 
159 
149 
695 
$2,500 to $4,999 
10 
31 
117 
53 
48 
30 
173 
$5,000 to $9,999 
21 
45 
84 
83 
63 
44 
248 
$10,000 to $24,999 
38 
71 
119 
85 
33 
58 
272 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
67 
60 
102 
43 
71 
285 
$50,000 to $99,999 
74 
87 
50 
101 
30 
130 
489 
$100,000 or more 
431 
220 
24 
186 
79 
467 
1,339 
Government payments 
farms 
519 
783 
34 
454 
212 
736 
2,591 
$1,000 
4,542 
9,192 
245 
2,679 
1,589 
6,433 
16,012 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
481 
548 
196 
476 
179 
728 
2,107 
$1,000 
9,870 
6,916 
1,060 
7,957 
2,162 
21,597 
24,369 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
294,420 
104,972 
14,984 
82,157 
77,988 
290,191 
587,141 
Average per farm 
dollars 
427,314 
107,443 
21,875 
96,998 
171,402 
305,786 
167,707 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
689 
977 
685 
847 
455 
949 
3,501 
$1,000 
118,382 
69,546 
3,381 
40,674 
14,275 
114,867 
261,738 
Average per farm 
dollars 
171,817 
71,183 
4,935 
48,022 
31,373 
121,040 
74,761 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
428 
403 
263 
437 
192 
605 
1,938 
Other 
number 
261 
574 
422 
410 
263 
344 
1,563 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
391 
618 
492 
513 
291 
500 
2,040 
200 days or more 
number 
260 
454 
306 
382 
158 
350 
1,549 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
266 
195 
275 
279 
119 
345 
1,985 
number 
71,612 
16,701 
10,291 
22,474 
10,158 
32,714 
240,583 
Beef cows 
farms 
137 
151 
232 
131 
69 
146 
699 
number 
6,870 
6,884 
4,094 
1,634 
682 
2,556 
12,669 
Milk cows 
farms 
17 
25 
19 
64 
14 
82 
798 
number 
2,956 
1,469 
1,167 
5,403 
712 
8,586 
70,407 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
241 
161 
221 
232 
101 
314 
1,736 
number 
70,722 
7,576 
3,226 
12,491 
8,916 
17,645 
111,601 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
95 
10 
31 
25 
16 
51 
143 
number 
291,435 
8,529 
376 
15,487 
8,635 
105,238 
109,402 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
97 
11 
32 
31 
14 
58 
131 
number 
997,769 
32,062 
455 
67,945 
15,746 
435,448 
293,071 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
23 
10 
29 
24 
21 
31 
73 
number 
2,354 
1,027 
591 
532 
505 
765 
2,279 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
33 
24 
101 
90 
62 
39 
263 
number 
1,757 
727 
2,758 
1,930 
(D) 
2,394,958 
1,109,117 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
14 
23 
13 
15 
8 
74 
number 
450 
833 
6,395 
1,081 
(□) 
4,199 
12,167,190 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
462 
58 
8 
350 
139 
636 
1,960 
acres 
135,722 
14,333 
137 
47,769 
38,953 
175,847 
229,709 
bushels 
20,608,378 
1,896,276 
7,880 
7,476,829 
4,775,248 
28,312,427 
32,318,325 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
67 
29 
1 
99 
24 
103 
982 
acres 
5,007 
1,371 
(D) 
3,915 
2,354 
5,677 
51,583 
tons 
71,180 
21,541 
(D) 
53,643 
33,774 
121,418 
831,756 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2 
249 
7 
44 
11 
69 
203 
acres 
(D) 
99,120 
238 
924 
1,787 
1,607 
9,175 
bushels 
(D) 
5,321,291 
5,807 
29,024 
79,017 
65,693 
350,628 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
31 
1 
6 
2 
10 
15 
acres 
(D) 
2,571 
(D) 
135 
(D) 
189 
458 
bushels 
(D) 
95,756 
(D) 
5,314 
(D) 
5,941 
22,192 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
230 
6 
39 
11 
59 
190 
acres 
(D) 
96,549 
(D) 
789 
(D) 
1,418 
8,717 
bushels 
(D) 
5,225,535 
(D) 
23,710 
(D) 
59,752 
328,436 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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