Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Big Stone 
Blue Earth 
Brown 
Carlton 
Carver 
Cass 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
400 
1,070 
1,055 
501 
789 
546 
2007 
452 
1,247 
1,129 
485 
800 
563 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
248,778 
376,460 
326,003 
92,549 
155,253 
157,215 
2007 
252,291 
415,326 
354,725 
97,897 
169,397 
169,160 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
622 
352 
309 
185 
197 
288 
2007 
558 
333 
314 
202 
212 
300 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
400 
1,070 
1,055 
501 
789 
546 
2007 
452 
1,247 
1,129 
485 
800 
563 
$1,000, 2012 
970,431 
2,414,364 
1,798,907 
173,265 
899,312 
300,279 
2007 
543,261 
1,475,222 
1,049,077 
204,213 
667,838 
359,521 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,426,079 
2,256,415 
1,705,125 
345,839 
1,139,812 
549,962 
2007 
1,201,905 
1,183,017 
929,209 
421,058 
834,797 
638,582 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,901 
6,413 
5,518 
1,872 
5,793 
1,910 
2007 
2,153 
3,552 
2,957 
2,086 
3,942 
2,125 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
18 
57 
68 
11 
27 
23 
$50,000 to $99,999 
15 
67 
66 
19 
28 
14 
$100,000 to $199,999 
44 
119 
86 
113 
61 
124 
$200,000 to $499,999 
81 
221 
179 
272 
264 
235 
$500,000 to $999,999 
63 
156 
165 
72 
185 
95 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
56 
158 
215 
11 
126 
37 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
71 
151 
191 
3 
56 
13 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
34 
91 
69 
- 
31 
3 
$10,000,000 or more 
18 
50 
16 
- 
11 
2 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
319,374 
478,619 
391,098 
551,285 
226,769 
1,293,810 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
77.9 
78.7 
83.4 
16.8 
68.5 
12.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
6 
68 
53 
14 
40 
18 
acres 
9 
353 
223 
82 
215 
66 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
53 
220 
169 
94 
262 
92 
acres 
1,445 
5,840 
4,494 
2,938 
6,714 
2,812 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
14 
81 
43 
31 
54 
19 
acres 
808 
4,676 
2,507 
1,749 
3,104 
1,189 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
19 
92 
78 
52 
97 
67 
acres 
1,518 
7,361 
6,304 
4,214 
8,058 
5,389 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
36 
67 
80 
56 
76 
66 
acres 
4,269 
7,802 
9,422 
6,544 
8,773 
7,580 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
33 
90 
102 
40 
47 
55 
acres 
5,278 
14,098 
15,937 
6,161 
7,482 
8,585 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
22 
44 
77 
62 
33 
40 
acres 
4,317 
8,768 
15,043 
11,967 
6,437 
7,910 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
10 
44 
43 
33 
39 
29 
acres 
2,404 
10,451 
10,154 
7,755 
9,351 
6,836 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
71 
124 
200 
90 
65 
91 
acres 
27,985 
45,065 
72,010 
31,256 
22,501 
33,066 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
53 
139 
155 
26 
44 
49 
acres 
37,243 
95,778 
106,277 
15,827 
29,973 
34,812 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
62 
76 
43 
3 
23 
14 
acres 
83,876 
102,235 
53,943 
4,056 
31,756 
22,130 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
21 
25 
12 
- 
9 
6 
acres 
79,626 
74,033 
29,689 
- 
20,889 
26,840 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
18 
87 
54 
7 
40 
13 
acres 
121 
404 
271 
39 
212 
92 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
53 
283 
195 
80 
265 
86 
acres 
1,430 
7,866 
5,113 
2,479 
6,925 
2,874 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
20 
77 
45 
26 
56 
22 
acres 
1,171 
4,395 
2,634 
(D) 
3,250 
1,353 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
25 
96 
60 
66 
73 
69 
acres 
2,101 
7,590 
4,940 
5,461 
6,062 
5,601 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
18 
84 
75 
62 
87 
54 
acres 
2,020 
9,820 
8,890 
7,198 
10,317 
6,225 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
47 
63 
84 
53 
46 
56 
acres 
7,404 
9,885 
13,327 
8,234 
7,164 
8,816 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
17 
45 
89 
39 
31 
48 
acres 
3,379 
8,893 
17,517 
7,782 
6,042 
9,410 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
25 
63 
49 
33 
38 
43 
acres 
6,004 
15,242 
11,537 
7,810 
9,124 
10,283 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
74 
181 
268 
78 
95 
103 
acres 
27,718 
65,927 
95,636 
27,076 
33,993 
36,622 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
70 
163 
160 
35 
35 
44 
acres 
48,032 
115,654 
108,415 
22,390 
23,328 
30,378 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
61 
86 
34 
5 
22 
15 
acres 
84,386 
117,686 
43,851 
(D) 
29,989 
20,319 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
24 
19 
16 
1 
12 
10 
acres 
68,525 
51,964 
42,594 
(D) 
32,991 
37,187 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
381 
969 
982 
443 
737 
435 
2007 
421 
1,093 
1,039 
425 
730 
446 
acres, 2012 
215,735 
338,830 
296,379 
42,431 
131,550 
61,267 
2007 
223,813 
375,702 
318,799 
43,881 
144,542 
72,221 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
298 
739 
828 
418 
621 
395 
2007 
318 
810 
811 
384 
616 
385 
acres, 2012 
204,560 
323,701 
280,570 
38,077 
121,351 
54,758 
2007 
205,934 
356,656 
294,361 
34,811 
134,134 
60,180 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
21 
13 
14 
46 
58 
41 
2007 
49 
84 
137 
116 
138 
81 
acres, 2012 
647 
772 
271 
1,929 
1,084 
2,292 
2007 
3,642 
3,301 
6,688 
6,271 
4,981 
6,474 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 331 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
