Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Waseca 
Washington 
Watonwan 
Wilkin 
Winona 
Wright 
Yellow Medicine 
Farms 
number 
805 
602 
503 
391 
1,115 
1,463 
885 
Land in farms 
acres 
231,713 
80,901 
237,096 
444,320 
277,329 
288,140 
395,027 
Average size of farm 
acres 
288 
134 
471 
1,136 
249 
197 
446 
Median size of farm 
acres 
120 
42 
200 
496 
137 
76 
207 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,692,842 
1,107,086 
2,880,444 
4,434,734 
1,165,445 
1,055,837 
2,043,238 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,881 
8,238 
6,111 
3,903 
4,686 
5,361 
4,578 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
167,235 
65,257 
151,075 
208,124 
198,466 
203,371 
254,707 
Average per farm 
dollars 
207,746 
108,401 
300,947 
532,286 
177,997 
139,010 
287,804 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
61 
74 
28 
6 
67 
87 
25 
1 0 to 49 acres 
191 
251 
98 
52 
185 
487 
176 
50 to 1 79 acres 
241 
160 
117 
82 
379 
520 
219 
180 to 499 acres 
161 
78 
122 
56 
351 
248 
179 
500 to 999 acres 
91 
25 
69 
43 
94 
71 
155 
1 ,000 acres or more 
60 
14 
69 
152 
39 
50 
131 
Total cropland 
farms 
723 
465 
470 
377 
994 
1,277 
833 
acres 
213,590 
58,485 
223,268 
428,789 
180,009 
231,832 
364,471 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
572 
426 
369 
305 
865 
1,037 
640 
acres 
204,495 
55,294 
211,167 
415,644 
166,502 
218,410 
340,474 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3 
67 
15 
4 
18 
66 
7 
acres 
(D) 
3,504 
3,241 
1,945 
62 
3,660 
369 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
303,906 
86,439 
281,046 
303,949 
282,027 
227,524 
322,796 
Average per farm 
dollars 
377,523 
143,586 
558,739 
777,364 
252,939 
155,519 
364,741 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
179,679 
78,288 
180,832 
300,780 
107,076 
148,247 
237,791 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
124,227 
8,151 
100,214 
3,169 
174,951 
79,277 
85,005 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
197 
176 
129 
91 
232 
421 
236 
$2,500 to $4,999 
24 
67 
18 
11 
46 
124 
26 
$5,000 to $9,999 
24 
77 
6 
9 
63 
98 
16 
$10,000 to $24,999 
43 
62 
16 
13 
115 
161 
38 
$25,000 to $49,999 
54 
61 
19 
7 
113 
126 
41 
$50,000 to $99,999 
100 
51 
53 
35 
169 
207 
79 
$100,000 or more 
363 
108 
262 
225 
377 
326 
449 
Government payments 
farms 
672 
199 
436 
339 
745 
862 
774 
$1,000 
5,979 
1,090 
5,266 
7,125 
5,695 
4,703 
9,119 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
528 
312 
376 
266 
692 
784 
659 
$1,000 
8,559 
5,563 
8,770 
9,073 
7,493 
8,061 
17,427 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
210,196 
70,191 
210,065 
203,505 
205,753 
180,298 
236,467 
Average per farm 
dollars 
261,113 
116,596 
417,624 
520,474 
184,532 
123,238 
267,194 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
805 
602 
503 
391 
1,115 
1,463 
885 
$1,000 
108,247 
22,900 
85,016 
116,642 
89,461 
59,990 
112,875 
Average per farm 
dollars 
134,468 
38,041 
169,018 
298,318 
80,234 
41,005 
127,542 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
449 
345 
303 
267 
587 
714 
538 
Other 
number 
356 
257 
200 
124 
528 
749 
347 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
447 
342 
292 
197 
677 
879 
493 
200 days or more 
number 
293 
226 
158 
114 
504 
604 
288 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
178 
155 
64 
27 
591 
559 
191 
number 
17,864 
6,791 
8,271 
3,102 
82,610 
40,006 
27,376 
Beef cows 
farms 
71 
90 
41 
20 
294 
272 
85 
number 
1,270 
1,887 
811 
595 
7,934 
3,821 
3,639 
Milk cows 
farms 
27 
26 
5 
7 
205 
118 
17 
number 
2,428 
1,293 
334 
895 
28,515 
9,502 
1,562 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
158 
130 
59 
20 
546 
490 
172 
number 
15,389 
2,301 
7,655 
1,242 
34,368 
20,055 
20,179 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
68 
11 
48 
- 
30 
49 
45 
number 
243,998 
184 
183,618 
- 
36,935 
4,819 
120,257 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
75 
12 
56 
1 
29 
47 
51 
number 
797,273 
176 
542,532 
(D) 
89,618 
9,069 
318,190 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
26 
25 
14 
1 
32 
48 
28 
number 
783 
1,225 
669 
(D) 
6,482 
1,079 
5,698 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
33 
75 
10 
9 
89 
138 
28 
number 
716 
1,846 
354 
632 
51,997 
(D) 
584 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
11 
5 
7 
27 
31 
7 
number 
(D) 
1,228 
274 
807 
6,537 
943,263 
2,160 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
451 
165 
320 
214 
630 
610 
528 
acres 
114,514 
25,196 
120,057 
108,247 
78,715 
94,040 
173,654 
bushels 
19,510,614 
3,914,610 
20,342,813 
16,897,195 
13,314,955 
13,799,479 
25,010,505 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
51 
27 
12 
13 
264 
139 
58 
acres 
2,645 
623 
524 
1,276 
14,320 
6,267 
2,620 
tons 
49,073 
10,316 
10,320 
16,816 
311,997 
107,865 
47,257 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
8 
4 
12 
195 
13 
84 
82 
acres 
199 
111 
333 
85,612 
285 
3,633 
5,477 
bushels 
8,870 
4,925 
14,334 
4,827,561 
13,124 
149,971 
244,983 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
2 
2 
11 
8 
3 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(□) 
(□) 
89 
172 
84 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
4,760 
8,260 
4,140 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
7 
4 
11 
193 
9 
76 
79 
acres 
(D) 
111 
(D) 
(D) 
196 
3,461 
5,393 
bushels 
(D) 
4,925 
(D) 
(D) 
8,364 
141,711 
240,843 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Minnesota 239 
