Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Nobles 
Norman 
Olmsted 
Otter Tail 
Pennington 
Pine 
Pipestone 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
383 
301 
306 
683 
104 
209 
248 
workers 
1,157 
1,242 
1,162 
2,322 
256 
671 
781 
$1 ,000 payroll 
9,534 
9,618 
10,205 
21,900 
1,473 
4,675 
9,406 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
162 
78 
124 
272 
37 
99 
98 
workers 
162 
78 
124 
272 
37 
99 
98 
2 workers 
farms 
77 
74 
53 
149 
39 
39 
55 
workers 
154 
148 
106 
298 
78 
78 
110 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
79 
60 
66 
166 
19 
28 
61 
workers 
270 
213 
226 
569 
61 
91 
210 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
47 
60 
39 
67 
6 
33 
23 
workers 
280 
370 
253 
424 
35 
185 
128 
1 0 workers or more 
farms 
18 
29 
24 
29 
3 
10 
11 
workers 
291 
433 
453 
759 
45 
218 
235 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
112 
152 
141 
253 
39 
76 
75 
workers 
317 
294 
367 
821 
59 
235 
262 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
52 
90 
72 
123 
24 
41 
32 
workers 
52 
90 
72 
123 
24 
41 
32 
2 workers 
farms 
25 
36 
32 
41 
12 
14 
19 
workers 
50 
72 
64 
82 
24 
28 
38 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
14 
18 
22 
57 
3 
14 
11 
workers 
46 
58 
70 
198 
11 
47 
35 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
17 
6 
11 
18 
- 
3 
8 
workers 
106 
(D) 
68 
112 
- 
24 
45 
10 workers or more 
farms 
4 
2 
4 
14 
- 
4 
5 
workers 
63 
(D) 
93 
306 
- 
95 
112 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
330 
265 
234 
547 
85 
162 
212 
workers 
840 
948 
795 
1,501 
197 
436 
519 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
146 
98 
95 
224 
34 
76 
95 
workers 
146 
98 
95 
224 
34 
76 
95 
2 workers 
farms 
72 
41 
41 
143 
34 
33 
44 
workers 
144 
82 
82 
286 
68 
66 
88 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
79 
66 
60 
138 
11 
22 
55 
workers 
265 
222 
203 
450 
34 
71 
184 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
24 
36 
22 
31 
3 
28 
14 
workers 
161 
224 
132 
203 
16 
168 
82 
10 workers or more 
farms 
9 
24 
16 
11 
3 
3 
4 
workers 
124 
322 
283 
338 
45 
55 
70 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
53 
36 
72 
136 
19 
47 
36 
workers 
127 
76 
158 
393 
24 
109 
90 
$1 ,000 payroll 
2,675 
1,387 
2,686 
6,988 
250 
1,603 
2,461 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
271 
149 
165 
430 
65 
133 
173 
workers 
625 
444 
410 
936 
163 
310 
359 
$1 ,000 payroll 
1,484 
1,589 
475 
1,925 
477 
257 
876 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
59 
116 
69 
117 
20 
29 
39 
1 50 days or more, workers 
190 
218 
209 
428 
35 
126 
172 
less than 150 days, workers 
215 
504 
385 
565 
34 
126 
160 
$1 ,000 payroll 
5,375 
6,643 
7,043 
12,986 
745 
2,814 
6,069 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
2 
8 
2 
10 
- 
3 
2 
workers 
(D) 
36 
(D) 
261 
- 
3 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
2 
7 
2 
10 
- 
3 
1 
workers 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
261 
3 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
workers 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
318 
169 
443 
967 
137 
379 
174 
workers 
725 
365 
822 
2,019 
275 
837 
384 
-continued 
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