Table 7. Hired Farm Labor - Workers and Payroll: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Steele 
Stevens 
Swift 
Todd 
T raverse 
Wabasha 
Wadena 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
261 
234 
248 
532 
163 
300 
148 
workers 
921 
957 
896 
1,787 
564 
1,143 
482 
$1 ,000 payroll 
7,596 
14,470 
8,579 
9,182 
7,589 
10,674 
2,605 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
88 
90 
99 
227 
46 
101 
70 
workers 
88 
90 
99 
227 
46 
101 
70 
2 workers 
farms 
74 
32 
53 
120 
23 
60 
26 
workers 
148 
64 
106 
240 
46 
120 
52 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
50 
49 
57 
113 
59 
88 
20 
workers 
163 
164 
193 
374 
190 
318 
66 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
37 
49 
27 
53 
25 
35 
24 
workers 
251 
303 
160 
300 
147 
238 
143 
10 workers or more 
farms 
12 
14 
12 
19 
10 
16 
8 
workers 
271 
336 
338 
646 
135 
366 
151 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
87 
116 
87 
181 
97 
146 
68 
workers 
304 
396 
328 
408 
223 
431 
158 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
48 
42 
50 
101 
42 
56 
25 
workers 
48 
42 
50 
101 
42 
56 
25 
2 workers 
farms 
17 
23 
14 
38 
31 
37 
23 
workers 
34 
46 
28 
76 
62 
74 
46 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
13 
36 
10 
29 
15 
37 
11 
workers 
46 
115 
31 
92 
52 
127 
34 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
6 
9 
7 
8 
6 
8 
9 
workers 
42 
59 
41 
47 
30 
53 
53 
10 workers or more 
farms 
3 
6 
6 
5 
3 
8 
- 
workers 
134 
134 
178 
92 
37 
121 
- 
Less than 150 days 
farms 
219 
177 
205 
419 
115 
202 
Ill 
workers 
617 
561 
568 
1,379 
341 
712 
324 
Farms with- 
1 worker 
farms 
76 
76 
89 
196 
32 
73 
64 
workers 
76 
76 
89 
196 
32 
73 
64 
2 workers 
farms 
66 
30 
40 
82 
24 
38 
12 
workers 
132 
60 
80 
164 
48 
76 
24 
3 or 4 workers 
farms 
43 
38 
54 
83 
48 
57 
21 
workers 
140 
125 
178 
279 
158 
211 
70 
5 to 9 workers 
farms 
26 
26 
17 
43 
6 
26 
8 
workers 
176 
151 
101 
244 
37 
165 
50 
10 workers or more 
farms 
8 
7 
5 
15 
5 
8 
6 
workers 
93 
149 
120 
496 
66 
187 
116 
Reported only workers working 
150 days or more 
farms 
42 
57 
43 
113 
48 
98 
37 
workers 
171 
176 
122 
194 
119 
233 
86 
$1 ,000 payroll 
2,237 
5,044 
1,427 
1,733 
3,521 
4,401 
404 
Reported only workers working 
less than 150 days 
farms 
174 
118 
161 
351 
66 
154 
80 
workers 
444 
257 
402 
932 
180 
523 
159 
$1 ,000 payroll 
1,417 
725 
940 
978 
509 
1,423 
225 
Reported both - workers working 150 
days or more and workers 
working less than 150 days 
farms 
45 
59 
44 
68 
49 
48 
31 
1 50 days or more, workers 
133 
220 
206 
214 
104 
198 
72 
less than 150 days, workers 
173 
304 
166 
447 
161 
189 
165 
$1 ,000 payroll 
3,942 
8,701 
6,212 
6,471 
3,560 
4,850 
1,975 
Total migrant workers (see text) 
farms 
1 
13 
4 
2 
10 
4 
2 
workers 
(D) 
115 
9 
(D) 
57 
21 
(D) 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired labor 
farms 
1 
12 
2 
2 
10 
4 
2 
workers 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
57 
21 
(□) 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting only 
contract labor 
farms 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
workers 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
293 
166 
201 
714 
93 
308 
271 
workers 
656 
305 
454 
1,728 
188 
763 
566 
-continued 
328 Minnesota 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
