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 
Martin 
Meeker 
Mille Lacs 
Morrison 
Mower 
Murray 
Nicollet 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
897 
1,147 
731 
1,957 
1,053 
895 
764 
2007 
960 
1,146 
762 
1,867 
1,088 
1,023 
827 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
428,672 
303,795 
127,834 
436,536 
449,784 
407,919 
274,217 
2007 
449,655 
321,781 
124,956 
431,346 
419,889 
428,869 
273,981 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
478 
265 
175 
223 
427 
456 
359 
2007 
468 
281 
164 
231 
386 
419 
331 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
897 
1,147 
731 
1,957 
1,053 
895 
764 
2007 
960 
1,146 
762 
1,867 
1,088 
1,023 
827 
$1,000, 2012 
2,629,318 
1,263,906 
351,986 
1,210,747 
2,693,384 
2,302,396 
1,779,370 
2007 
1,384,366 
967,689 
347,591 
1,002,265 
1,335,771 
1,137,708 
923,651 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,931,235 
1,101,923 
481,513 
618,675 
2,557,819 
2,572,510 
2,329,018 
2007 
1,442,048 
844,406 
456,157 
536,832 
1,227,730 
1,112,129 
1,116,870 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
6,134 
4,160 
2,753 
2,774 
5,988 
5,644 
6,489 
2007 
3,079 
3,007 
2,782 
2,324 
3,181 
2,653 
3,371 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
34 
37 
32 
71 
32 
42 
29 
$50,000 to $99,999 
52 
57 
49 
83 
45 
44 
17 
$100,000 to $199,999 
82 
196 
187 
322 
130 
104 
57 
$200,000 to $499,999 
159 
372 
295 
797 
215 
159 
159 
$500,000 to $999,999 
101 
233 
104 
420 
197 
132 
109 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
117 
97 
41 
187 
142 
94 
125 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
193 
98 
17 
54 
146 
178 
162 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
97 
44 
5 
17 
82 
99 
81 
$10,000,000 or more 
62 
13 
1 
6 
64 
43 
25 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
455,904 
389,235 
366,279 
720,044 
455,251 
451,009 
287,050 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
94.0 
78.0 
34.9 
60.6 
98.8 
90.4 
95.5 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
48 
48 
12 
42 
72 
57 
45 
acres 
237 
253 
58 
189 
385 
329 
215 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
134 
317 
218 
316 
251 
128 
135 
acres 
3,463 
8,952 
5,967 
9,274 
5,860 
3,277 
3,568 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
33 
85 
66 
106 
51 
56 
27 
acres 
1,906 
4,820 
3,745 
6,159 
2,930 
3,370 
1,541 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
49 
140 
85 
265 
75 
62 
48 
acres 
3,949 
11,517 
6,873 
21,498 
5,952 
4,921 
3,913 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
64 
104 
78 
199 
60 
52 
43 
acres 
7,409 
12,240 
9,238 
23,308 
7,244 
6,179 
5,065 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
85 
84 
73 
204 
68 
92 
72 
acres 
13,344 
13,273 
11,570 
32,310 
10,614 
14,409 
11,426 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
28 
58 
30 
160 
44 
20 
52 
acres 
5,529 
11,505 
5,882 
31,560 
8,651 
4,033 
10,374 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
36 
49 
46 
126 
56 
31 
34 
acres 
8,601 
11,458 
10,829 
29,731 
13,390 
7,397 
8,065 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
122 
112 
69 
368 
139 
119 
148 
acres 
44,850 
38,244 
24,084 
128,220 
49,537 
43,915 
53,123 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
161 
79 
40 
123 
120 
146 
107 
acres 
114,067 
53,634 
25,578 
78,752 
88,044 
102,739 
74,061 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
111 
49 
11 
36 
75 
97 
32 
acres 
155,625 
64,777 
15,370 
44,986 
100,606 
121,732 
45,980 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
26 
22 
3 
12 
42 
35 
21 
acres 
69,692 
73,122 
8,640 
30,549 
156,571 
95,618 
56,886 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
79 
60 
21 
54 
114 
50 
57 
acres 
360 
279 
93 
236 
567 
321 
273 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
127 
328 
211 
283 
275 
209 
135 
acres 
2,893 
9,638 
5,972 
8,520 
6,640 
5,570 
3,458 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
43 
68 
72 
97 
33 
41 
26 
acres 
2,527 
3,867 
(□) 
5,591 
1,891 
2,463 
1,502 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
36 
140 
124 
222 
56 
66 
43 
acres 
2,845 
11,389 
9,954 
18,083 
4,546 
5,321 
3,524 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
52 
100 
73 
219 
55 
32 
48 
acres 
6,092 
11,704 
8,731 
25,723 
6,445 
3,872 
5,642 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
82 
84 
67 
199 
82 
84 
79 
acres 
12,696 
13,300 
10,458 
31,531 
12,984 
13,336 
12,563 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
27 
43 
46 
139 
33 
30 
55 
acres 
5,474 
8,592 
9,032 
27,532 
6,535 
6,042 
10,848 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
47 
44 
29 
111 
44 
46 
44 
acres 
11,145 
10,352 
6,833 
26,119 
10,509 
11,056 
10,469 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
158 
114 
68 
376 
165 
172 
175 
acres 
59,197 
39,107 
23,553 
133,614 
59,073 
63,445 
64,164 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
173 
85 
37 
126 
115 
166 
124 
acres 
120,597 
58,151 
25,035 
81,689 
80,256 
119,066 
87,891 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
114 
54 
12 
28 
81 
106 
28 
acres 
159,718 
69,964 
15,760 
37,410 
106,260 
136,740 
41,046 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
22 
26 
2 
13 
35 
21 
13 
acres 
66,111 
85,438 
(D) 
35,298 
124,183 
61,637 
32,601 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
834 
1,054 
641 
1,762 
948 
827 
719 
2007 
847 
1,036 
676 
1,680 
931 
937 
744 
acres, 2012 
405,588 
259,935 
78,935 
256,103 
422,921 
374,929 
249,992 
2007 
426,660 
273,926 
76,512 
250,674 
391,611 
390,676 
249,986 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
715 
720 
615 
1,626 
802 
643 
617 
2007 
736 
701 
620 
1,444 
775 
678 
641 
acres, 2012 
393,749 
234,390 
74,525 
237,286 
409,243 
352,407 
241,454 
2007 
412,336 
250,966 
65,603 
207,259 
378,764 
360,347 
236,626 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
27 
62 
56 
122 
79 
24 
22 
2007 
82 
165 
123 
276 
135 
123 
85 
acres, 2012 
1,478 
4,890 
978 
4,218 
2,285 
691 
456 
2007 
5,387 
5,761 
6,571 
15,774 
5,015 
8,875 
7,642 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 337 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
