Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Steele 
Stevens 
Swift 
Todd 
T raverse 
Wabasha 
Wadena 
Farms 
number 
796 
560 
801 
1,931 
458 
909 
643 
Land in farms 
acres 
237,986 
319,343 
361,001 
393,890 
348,429 
245,705 
148,887 
Average size of farm 
acres 
299 
570 
451 
204 
761 
270 
232 
Median size of farm 
acres 
80 
185 
160 
135 
235 
160 
156 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,793,508 
2,547,307 
2,305,812 
482,272 
3,384,218 
1,269,842 
412,974 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,999 
4,467 
5,116 
2,364 
4,448 
4,698 
1,784 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
173,233 
194,594 
207,467 
179,037 
162,889 
190,976 
47,686 
Average per farm 
dollars 
217,629 
347,489 
259,010 
92,717 
355,653 
210,094 
74,162 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
55 
30 
25 
26 
8 
49 
11 
1 0 to 49 acres 
251 
111 
153 
329 
96 
170 
90 
50 to 179 acres 
227 
137 
238 
867 
114 
271 
270 
1 80 to 499 acres 
150 
108 
177 
578 
72 
290 
231 
500 to 999 acres 
49 
65 
98 
99 
33 
91 
27 
1 ,000 acres or more 
64 
109 
110 
32 
135 
38 
14 
Total cropland 
farms 
717 
524 
765 
1,743 
433 
797 
568 
acres 
217,923 
297,309 
326,631 
248,050 
334,992 
177,784 
83,490 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
505 
373 
518 
1,494 
286 
704 
475 
acres 
203,903 
282,179 
293,893 
222,230 
317,398 
164,000 
70,184 
Irrigated land 
farms 
11 
48 
69 
89 
4 
14 
84 
acres 
644 
19,116 
27,123 
14,071 
333 
1,426 
19,958 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
293,053 
441,340 
339,173 
241,011 
264,539 
231,196 
57,485 
Average per farm 
dollars 
368,157 
788,107 
423,437 
124,811 
577,597 
254,341 
89,402 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
196,145 
238,023 
240,785 
94,816 
252,191 
114,983 
35,827 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
96,908 
203,317 
98,388 
146,195 
12,348 
116,212 
21,658 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
285 
178 
274 
493 
163 
194 
203 
$2,500 to $4,999 
19 
17 
24 
110 
5 
32 
61 
$5,000 to $9,999 
31 
15 
27 
156 
8 
53 
60 
$10,000 to $24,999 
53 
28 
29 
253 
12 
66 
82 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
22 
53 
245 
16 
73 
82 
$50,000 to $99,999 
82 
37 
73 
300 
36 
118 
64 
$100,000 or more 
292 
263 
321 
374 
218 
373 
91 
Government payments 
farms 
632 
471 
698 
1,208 
420 
676 
397 
$1,000 
5,456 
5,149 
7,598 
4,869 
7,019 
5,237 
1,954 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
509 
395 
513 
1,052 
345 
591 
344 
$1,000 
9,631 
10,206 
13,807 
5,738 
10,189 
9,650 
1,650 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
215,789 
309,089 
241,129 
181,458 
173,184 
165,532 
39,173 
Average per farm 
dollars 
271,091 
551,945 
301,035 
93,971 
378,132 
182,103 
60,922 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
796 
560 
801 
1,931 
458 
909 
643 
$1,000 
92,351 
147,606 
119,449 
70,159 
108,563 
80,551 
21,917 
Average per farm 
dollars 
116,019 
263,582 
149,124 
36,333 
237,036 
88,615 
34,086 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
442 
315 
442 
1,022 
287 
534 
275 
Other 
number 
354 
245 
359 
909 
171 
375 
368 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
438 
262 
464 
1,069 
222 
504 
417 
200 days or more 
number 
324 
173 
263 
684 
142 
325 
235 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
196 
116 
144 
889 
42 
464 
284 
number 
10,675 
58,455 
15,905 
70,526 
5,825 
68,630 
17,812 
Beef cows 
farms 
102 
61 
84 
465 
26 
255 
183 
number 
1,937 
1,732 
2,482 
10,984 
(D) 
6,330 
4,411 
Milk cows 
farms 
44 
8 
31 
313 
2 
157 
58 
number 
3,211 
21,428 
2,935 
16,526 
(D) 
20,614 
3,282 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
163 
108 
126 
757 
41 
431 
242 
number 
4,356 
86,142 
9,467 
33,626 
5,153 
30,930 
9,307 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
74 
48 
14 
51 
8 
22 
24 
number 
167,773 
186,865 
13,116 
13,771 
16,966 
8,851 
6,202 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
73 
52 
16 
36 
8 
27 
16 
number 
412,949 
674,650 
54,039 
17,547 
(D) 
29,266 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
25 
13 
14 
61 
6 
28 
17 
number 
702 
1,162 
776 
3,388 
260 
1,109 
825 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
25 
15 
29 
164 
10 
63 
74 
number 
1,514 
555 
821 
4,117 
522 
2,655 
1,560 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
8 
2 
13 
50 
3 
12 
10 
number 
513 
(D) 
549 
4,771 
300 
2,580 
728 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
382 
289 
429 
911 
222 
559 
166 
acres 
115,274 
145,826 
163,756 
87,567 
140,642 
78,993 
19,777 
bushels 
20,635,175 
26,930,683 
28,022,935 
9,905,166 
24,873,843 
14,193,401 
1,964,635 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
43 
38 
54 
340 
15 
206 
70 
acres 
2,076 
7,072 
6,455 
14,685 
551 
9,967 
3,177 
tons 
42,558 
139,534 
140,711 
198,738 
9,581 
226,704 
40,672 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
12 
96 
91 
136 
79 
5 
14 
acres 
450 
1 1 ,484 
6,767 
7,287 
13,955 
102 
870 
bushels 
23,932 
663,115 
367,489 
275,042 
747,424 
5,620 
33,043 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
6 
8 
8 
4 
2 
- 
acres 
(D) 
689 
585 
420 
159 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
42,837 
33,087 
20,626 
6,841 
(□) 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
11 
91 
84 
130 
76 
3 
14 
acres 
(D) 
10,795 
6,182 
6,867 
13,796 
(D) 
870 
bushels 
(□) 
620,278 
334,402 
254,416 
740,583 
(D) 
33,043 
-continued 
238 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
