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 
Chippewa 
Chisago 
Clay 
Clearwater 
Cook 
Cottonwood 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
674 
832 
804 
519 
18 
813 
2007 
720 
867 
921 
601 
13 
865 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
335,109 
113,744 
610,849 
166,939 
2,272 
372,767 
2007 
367,926 
115,280 
613,819 
194,190 
2,402 
381,249 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
497 
137 
760 
322 
126 
459 
2007 
511 
133 
666 
323 
185 
441 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
674 
832 
804 
519 
18 
813 
2007 
720 
867 
921 
601 
13 
865 
$1,000, 2012 
1,731,595 
495,296 
2,149,329 
280,231 
10,778 
2,047,969 
2007 
985,333 
496,803 
1,134,987 
288,758 
10,323 
1,131,117 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,569,132 
595,307 
2,673,295 
539,944 
598,771 
2,519,028 
2007 
1,368,517 
573,014 
1 ,232,342 
480,463 
794,042 
1,307,650 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
5,167 
4,354 
3,519 
1,679 
4,744 
5,494 
2007 
2,678 
4,310 
1,849 
1,487 
4,297 
2,967 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
52 
18 
45 
26 
1 
53 
$50,000 to $99,999 
46 
68 
39 
50 
- 
51 
$100,000 to $199,999 
75 
121 
130 
145 
3 
92 
$200,000 to $499,999 
136 
381 
182 
179 
10 
133 
$500,000 to $999,999 
81 
149 
112 
72 
3 
97 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
66 
60 
64 
31 
- 
82 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
117 
26 
95 
9 
1 
170 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
56 
6 
83 
3 
- 
96 
$10,000,000 or more 
45 
3 
54 
4 
- 
39 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
371,918 
265,509 
669,039 
639,318 
929,466 
409,558 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
90.1 
42.8 
91.3 
26.1 
0.2 
91.0 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
39 
42 
23 
8 
- 
53 
acres 
203 
235 
75 
28 
- 
283 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
121 
326 
142 
57 
9 
135 
acres 
3,433 
8,538 
3,993 
1,682 
206 
3,035 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
34 
82 
30 
26 
3 
32 
acres 
1,987 
4,838 
1,700 
1,513 
(D) 
1,912 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
60 
92 
61 
71 
71 
acres 
4,818 
7,669 
4,977 
5,754 
" 
5,783 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
32 
78 
46 
41 
1 
41 
acres 
3,724 
8,925 
5,471 
4,883 
(D) 
5,047 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
52 
45 
71 
73 
3 
45 
acres 
8,286 
7,067 
11,121 
11,500 
(D) 
7,136 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
33 
37 
29 
33 
20 
acres 
6,541 
7,323 
5,654 
6,481 
- 
3,890 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
22 
32 
18 
27 
- 
24 
acres 
5,261 
7,652 
4,290 
6,331 
- 
5,794 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
76 
59 
114 
103 
1 
139 
acres 
27,445 
20,371 
41,361 
38,791 
(D) 
49,881 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
101 
24 
78 
51 
1 
146 
acres 
69,057 
16,214 
56,573 
34,174 
(D) 
108,155 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
62 
12 
91 
20 
82 
acres 
84,950 
15,065 
129,515 
26,542 
- 
110,531 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
42 
3 
101 
9 
- 
25 
acres 
119,404 
9,847 
346,119 
29,260 
- 
71,320 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
25 
30 
34 
10 
2 
53 
acres 
138 
180 
184 
39 
(D) 
276 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
147 
367 
145 
63 
3 
160 
acres 
3,747 
9,039 
4,175 
2,001 
(D) 
4,178 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
33 
72 
31 
19 
38 
acres 
1,951 
4,253 
1,819 
1,064 
- 
2,262 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
50 
105 
84 
74 
- 
47 
acres 
4,072 
8,553 
6,718 
5,977 
- 
3,892 
100 to 139 acres 
farms 
43 
73 
62 
60 
1 
30 
acres 
5,143 
8,572 
7,209 
7,051 
(D) 
3,481 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
58 
60 
76 
88 
5 
59 
acres 
9,111 
9,534 
11,965 
13,935 
849 
9,317 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
22 
24 
35 
41 
- 
19 
acres 
4,289 
4,758 
6,922 
8,117 
- 
3,756 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
29 
27 
34 
35 
- 
37 
acres 
6,914 
6,534 
8,102 
8,423 
- 
8,884 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
103 
61 
137 
113 
1 
143 
acres 
38,474 
20,414 
49,442 
41,393 
(D) 
53,442 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
104 
37 
90 
67 
1 
172 
acres 
72,916 
25,396 
65,452 
44,369 
(D) 
126,382 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
62 
8 
104 
18 
90 
acres 
85,078 
9,412 
148,681 
25,013 
- 
120,497 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
44 
3 
89 
13 
- 
17 
acres 
136,093 
8,635 
303,150 
36,808 
- 
44,882 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
642 
696 
724 
445 
13 
759 
2007 
668 
771 
829 
523 
8 
778 
acres, 2012 
310,612 
76,150 
555,239 
76,181 
185 
336,445 
2007 
337,702 
78,370 
549,592 
91,245 
208 
351,465 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
481 
641 
562 
371 
13 
600 
2007 
453 
657 
532 
392 
6 
602 
acres, 2012 
293,393 
69,813 
523,237 
61,834 
(D) 
319,658 
2007 
308,897 
69,100 
478,701 
66,735 
(D) 
332,956 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
18 
67 
35 
52 
. 
28 
2007 
104 
178 
139 
117 
- 
74 
acres, 2012 
572 
2,177 
1,169 
2,662 
- 
450 
2007 
6,279 
4,252 
18,768 
9,359 
- 
3,881 
-continued 
332 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
