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 
Rock 
Roseau 
St. Louis 
Scott 
Sherburne 
Sibley 
Stearns 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
689 
977 
685 
847 
455 
949 
3,501 
2007 
696 
1,182 
761 
795 
549 
1,029 
3,368 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
280,537 
555,833 
127,243 
141,232 
112,358 
346,315 
757,637 
2007 
279,088 
591,316 
148,689 
117,551 
106,127 
345,738 
708,284 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
407 
569 
186 
167 
247 
365 
216 
2007 
401 
500 
195 
148 
193 
336 
210 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
689 
977 
685 
847 
455 
949 
3,501 
2007 
696 
1,182 
761 
795 
549 
1,029 
3,368 
$1,000, 2012 
1,972,088 
660,560 
239,226 
879,442 
483,283 
2,075,898 
2,955,177 
2007 
907,475 
652,664 
291,590 
589,712 
408,406 
1,147,821 
2,004,679 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
2,862,246 
676,111 
349,236 
1,038,302 
1,062,160 
2,187,458 
844,095 
2007 
1,303,843 
552,170 
383,167 
741,776 
743,910 
1,115,472 
595,214 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
7,030 
1,188 
1,880 
6,227 
4,301 
5,994 
3,901 
2007 
3,252 
1,104 
1,961 
5,017 
3,848 
3,320 
2,830 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
31 
75 
38 
37 
10 
51 
80 
$50,000 to $99,999 
34 
99 
45 
12 
15 
26 
112 
$100,000 to $199,999 
66 
252 
205 
82 
60 
88 
372 
$200,000 to $499,999 
107 
333 
302 
293 
196 
197 
1,202 
$500,000 to $999,999 
99 
87 
62 
187 
90 
166 
879 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
88 
74 
21 
140 
29 
148 
596 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
158 
33 
9 
59 
36 
158 
207 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
64 
12 
3 
31 
13 
71 
40 
$10,000,000 or more 
42 
12 
- 
6 
6 
44 
13 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
308,773 
1,069,823 
3,998,444 
228,142 
277,071 
376,819 
859,473 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
90.9 
52.0 
3.2 
61.9 
40.6 
91.9 
88.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
56 
16 
24 
39 
22 
72 
105 
acres 
341 
84 
104 
207 
116 
343 
456 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
127 
78 
155 
308 
165 
172 
701 
acres 
2,961 
2,629 
4,547 
6,907 
3,969 
4,395 
20,201 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
26 
38 
41 
61 
42 
42 
202 
acres 
1,449 
2,368 
(D) 
3,620 
2,437 
2,419 
1 1 ,945 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
47 
94 
102 
80 
50 
69 
332 
acres 
3,883 
7,578 
8,083 
6,583 
4,043 
5,686 
27,312 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
30 
78 
81 
98 
35 
79 
310 
acres 
3,631 
9,394 
9,549 
11,597 
4,121 
9,301 
36,290 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
37 
102 
79 
65 
23 
76 
316 
acres 
5,871 
16,239 
12,289 
9,902 
3,544 
12,107 
49,887 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
17 
50 
48 
32 
11 
40 
344 
acres 
3,363 
9,873 
9,563 
6,445 
2,243 
8,108 
67,915 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
30 
67 
33 
37 
14 
56 
208 
acres 
7,144 
15,850 
7,894 
8,683 
3,309 
13,120 
49,356 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
154 
188 
77 
69 
36 
145 
690 
acres 
57,006 
68,437 
28,065 
24,107 
12,384 
53,442 
232,970 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
96 
128 
34 
35 
31 
105 
220 
acres 
62,389 
90,141 
21,758 
25,387 
24,760 
74,738 
142,640 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
46 
73 
9 
18 
19 
58 
55 
acres 
59,927 
102,801 
12,466 
26,554 
25,239 
75,260 
71,358 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
23 
65 
2 
5 
7 
35 
18 
acres 
72,572 
230,439 
(D) 
11,240 
26,193 
87,396 
47,307 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
57 
12 
23 
42 
23 
74 
140 
acres 
300 
47 
107 
226 
119 
440 
693 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
128 
112 
163 
345 
228 
189 
715 
acres 
2,779 
3,369 
5,042 
7,378 
5,766 
4,555 
20,309 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
21 
30 
31 
40 
42 
60 
202 
acres 
1,162 
1,784 
(□) 
2,379 
2,439 
3,546 
11,795 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
33 
131 
108 
58 
60 
62 
295 
acres 
2,703 
10,639 
8,610 
4,698 
4,927 
5,091 
24,177 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
23 
101 
93 
88 
36 
79 
311 
acres 
2,649 
11,814 
10,905 
10,137 
4,216 
9,259 
36,616 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
52 
150 
93 
52 
28 
91 
333 
acres 
8,048 
23,807 
14,458 
8,348 
4,446 
14,399 
52,768 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
17 
57 
50 
33 
17 
69 
296 
acres 
3,486 
1 1 ,269 
9,912 
6,502 
3,406 
13,621 
58,449 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
36 
87 
53 
19 
17 
40 
205 
acres 
8,510 
20,602 
12,657 
4,446 
4,088 
9,644 
48,592 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
147 
197 
91 
78 
48 
176 
601 
acres 
53,400 
69,816 
33,029 
27,648 
16,451 
64,967 
208,536 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
113 
165 
42 
20 
27 
114 
200 
acres 
75,857 
118,014 
26,583 
13,523 
20,497 
76,856 
130,943 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
49 
80 
12 
15 
19 
53 
54 
acres 
68,431 
111,961 
15,049 
19,154 
26,862 
77,126 
70,838 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
20 
60 
2 
5 
4 
22 
16 
acres 
51,763 
208,194 
(D) 
13,112 
12,910 
66,234 
44,568 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
604 
896 
564 
752 
373 
862 
3,220 
2007 
616 
1,084 
631 
692 
484 
931 
3,011 
acres, 2012 
252,671 
445,387 
60,400 
111,627 
88,663 
318,627 
582,796 
2007 
251,320 
462,247 
70,698 
94,786 
78,453 
313,749 
527,643 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
565 
540 
535 
668 
342 
776 
2,776 
2007 
560 
577 
546 
572 
411 
799 
2,480 
acres, 2012 
248,187 
332,883 
54,471 
105,257 
82,725 
310,010 
536,663 
2007 
243,632 
300,633 
58,009 
86,254 
69,048 
301,708 
466,531 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
21 
66 
66 
34 
32 
39 
191 
2007 
88 
216 
189 
110 
90 
156 
529 
acres, 2012 
307 
6,006 
1,952 
1,423 
888 
641 
4,405 
2007 
5,013 
32,580 
7,460 
3,574 
2,229 
6,535 
18,234 
-continued 
340 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
