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 
Lake of the 
Woods 
Le Sueur 
Lincoln 
Lyon 
McLeod 
Mahnomen 
Marshall 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
196 
1,051 
699 
904 
966 
310 
1,148 
2007 
225 
1,091 
784 
1,011 
1,021 
374 
1,405 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
90,261 
241,870 
290,940 
412,896 
263,885 
215,879 
820,112 
2007 
96,932 
250,696 
286,255 
428,693 
243,958 
190,902 
910,687 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
461 
230 
416 
457 
273 
696 
714 
2007 
431 
230 
365 
424 
239 
510 
648 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
196 
1,051 
699 
904 
966 
310 
1,148 
2007 
225 
1,091 
784 
1,011 
1,021 
374 
1,405 
$1,000, 2012 
134,512 
1,341,916 
1,128,218 
2,146,008 
1,421,025 
439,312 
1 ,729,484 
2007 
115,935 
878,438 
646,119 
1,177,528 
829,147 
265,685 
1,176,432 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
686,288 
1,276,799 
1,614,046 
2,373,903 
1,471,041 
1,417,137 
1,506,519 
2007 
515,267 
805,168 
824,131 
1,164,716 
812,093 
710,387 
837,318 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,490 
5,548 
3,878 
5,197 
5,385 
2,035 
2,109 
2007 
1,196 
3,504 
2,257 
2,747 
3,399 
1,392 
1,292 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
15 
39 
37 
29 
49 
24 
88 
$50,000 to $99,999 
21 
58 
52 
48 
40 
18 
129 
$100,000 to $199,999 
46 
120 
79 
110 
97 
61 
246 
$200,000 to $499,999 
62 
334 
163 
162 
302 
58 
256 
$500,000 to $999,999 
26 
228 
125 
112 
163 
57 
128 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
12 
98 
95 
129 
108 
36 
83 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
7 
115 
87 
186 
134 
38 
140 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
5 
45 
43 
93 
52 
14 
51 
$10,000,000 or more 
2 
14 
18 
35 
21 
4 
27 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
830,634 
287,213 
343,524 
457,318 
314,541 
357,042 
1,136,043 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
10.9 
84.2 
84.7 
90.3 
83.9 
60.5 
72.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
2 
65 
16 
38 
55 
5 
12 
acres 
(D) 
316 
86 
199 
247 
24 
73 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
28 
311 
107 
122 
260 
44 
81 
acres 
976 
8,680 
2,476 
3,348 
6,802 
1,313 
2,459 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
3 
79 
51 
40 
51 
4 
14 
acres 
(D) 
4,638 
2,939 
2,333 
2,898 
206 
844 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
15 
140 
42 
80 
100 
24 
127 
acres 
1,211 
11,433 
3,361 
6,506 
8,136 
1,897 
10,389 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
20 
97 
61 
50 
76 
11 
76 
acres 
2,325 
11,087 
7,203 
5,864 
8,775 
1,218 
8,857 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
13 
73 
67 
72 
78 
24 
111 
acres 
2,088 
11,701 
10,579 
11,355 
12,531 
3,778 
17,647 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
14 
34 
41 
33 
40 
17 
80 
acres 
2,774 
6,649 
8,229 
6,709 
7,885 
3,328 
15,749 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
12 
26 
38 
31 
45 
16 
67 
acres 
2,825 
6,157 
8,847 
7,383 
10,858 
3,773 
15,758 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
50 
106 
105 
161 
101 
50 
201 
acres 
17,705 
37,752 
39,524 
59,950 
34,437 
18,284 
74,897 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
15 
66 
93 
165 
94 
58 
141 
acres 
10,594 
45,022 
66,770 
115,503 
63,029 
37,566 
98,062 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
14 
41 
57 
89 
51 
16 
128 
acres 
19,281 
56,564 
77,025 
117,441 
70,429 
21,365 
176,028 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
10 
13 
21 
23 
15 
41 
110 
acres 
30,295 
41,871 
63,901 
76,305 
37,858 
123,127 
399,349 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4 
58 
31 
39 
59 
8 
14 
acres 
7 
284 
141 
226 
342 
40 
91 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
16 
334 
111 
191 
294 
28 
104 
acres 
467 
9,537 
2,952 
4,857 
7,764 
871 
3,508 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
12 
80 
44 
39 
70 
13 
32 
acres 
649 
4,607 
2,612 
2,281 
4,037 
764 
1,861 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
30 
103 
62 
60 
100 
42 
107 
acres 
2,436 
8,552 
4,994 
4,963 
8,213 
3,385 
8,715 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
26 
112 
62 
52 
83 
16 
89 
acres 
3,096 
12,920 
7,028 
5,949 
9,686 
1,900 
10,388 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
19 
61 
92 
73 
79 
32 
150 
acres 
3,092 
9,691 
14,615 
11,534 
12,327 
5,014 
23,630 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
8 
47 
47 
26 
39 
17 
80 
acres 
1,614 
9,246 
9,295 
5,100 
7,683 
3,368 
15,886 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
9 
41 
48 
33 
40 
24 
77 
acres 
2,137 
9,779 
11,502 
7,884 
9,514 
5,732 
18,264 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
56 
134 
111 
173 
115 
88 
310 
acres 
20,597 
46,473 
39,517 
64,427 
39,076 
32,873 
115,605 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
28 
78 
108 
209 
88 
63 
161 
acres 
19,229 
55,909 
75,937 
143,563 
57,189 
44,934 
113,996 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
8 
30 
51 
91 
40 
20 
163 
acres 
9,643 
41,066 
68,897 
113,525 
53,135 
28,050 
228,816 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
9 
13 
17 
25 
14 
23 
118 
acres 
33,965 
42,632 
48,765 
64,384 
34,992 
63,971 
369,927 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
170 
961 
656 
843 
907 
284 
1,106 
2007 
199 
958 
704 
909 
952 
342 
1,317 
acres, 2012 
56,199 
207,466 
256,638 
379,676 
236,951 
178,461 
740,407 
2007 
58,265 
211,006 
246,316 
389,540 
218,715 
144,726 
786,313 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
133 
672 
467 
700 
752 
215 
626 
2007 
141 
642 
451 
686 
786 
205 
673 
acres, 2012 
46,616 
188,920 
227,496 
361,555 
226,531 
165,517 
587,412 
2007 
38,777 
188,766 
205,515 
362,326 
206,510 
117,993 
566,584 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
13 
34 
27 
26 
30 
22 
59 
2007 
42 
127 
115 
115 
138 
71 
249 
acres, 2012 
738 
610 
2,337 
675 
551 
875 
4,489 
2007 
5,058 
3,895 
9,605 
7,002 
4,830 
6,398 
30,008 
-continued 
336 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
