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 
Steele 
Stevens 
Swift 
Todd 
T raverse 
Wabasha 
Wadena 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
796 
560 
801 
1,931 
458 
909 
643 
2007 
934 
639 
888 
1,910 
479 
976 
657 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
237,986 
319,343 
361,001 
393,890 
348,429 
245,705 
148,887 
2007 
266,199 
340,347 
388,442 
378,734 
327,627 
262,263 
151,212 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
299 
570 
451 
204 
761 
270 
232 
2007 
285 
533 
437 
198 
684 
269 
230 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
796 
560 
801 
1,931 
458 
909 
643 
2007 
934 
639 
888 
1,910 
479 
976 
657 
$1,000, 2012 
1,427,632 
1,426,492 
1,846,955 
931,267 
1,549,972 
1,154,287 
265,542 
2007 
897,057 
847,073 
969,417 
828,635 
715,467 
767,264 
290,359 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,793,508 
2,547,307 
2,305,812 
482,272 
3,384,218 
1,269,842 
412,974 
2007 
960,446 
1,325,623 
1,091,685 
433,841 
1,493,667 
786,131 
441,947 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
5,999 
4,467 
5,116 
2,364 
4,448 
4,698 
1,784 
2007 
3,370 
2,489 
2,496 
2,188 
2,184 
2,926 
1,920 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
42 
27 
32 
68 
10 
14 
30 
$50,000 to $99,999 
32 
34 
72 
128 
50 
29 
51 
$100,000 to $199,999 
139 
72 
96 
368 
54 
80 
167 
$200,000 to $499,999 
221 
123 
191 
933 
76 
251 
275 
$500,000 to $999,999 
121 
78 
100 
286 
44 
214 
84 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
98 
48 
74 
102 
49 
179 
22 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
74 
96 
137 
29 
59 
106 
12 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
37 
48 
52 
10 
71 
27 
- 
$10,000,000 or more 
32 
34 
47 
7 
45 
9 
2 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
274,973 
360,707 
474,933 
604,811 
367,297 
334,682 
343,212 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
86.5 
88.5 
76.0 
65.1 
94.9 
73.4 
43.4 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
55 
30 
25 
26 
8 
49 
11 
acres 
270 
118 
153 
82 
38 
310 
31 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
251 
111 
153 
329 
96 
170 
90 
acres 
6,800 
3,130 
4,481 
10,432 
2,511 
4,488 
2,809 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
64 
30 
51 
113 
25 
30 
46 
acres 
3,747 
1,664 
2,977 
6,611 
1,432 
1,809 
2,708 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
73 
31 
68 
268 
15 
93 
80 
acres 
5,947 
2,465 
5,671 
21,870 
1,244 
7,745 
6,464 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
57 
33 
69 
246 
31 
63 
76 
acres 
6,557 
3,828 
8,069 
28,940 
3,699 
7,543 
8,783 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
33 
43 
50 
240 
43 
85 
68 
acres 
5,280 
6,578 
7,919 
37,900 
6,861 
13,169 
10,722 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
26 
23 
35 
140 
9 
54 
65 
acres 
5,032 
4,531 
6,973 
27,823 
1,779 
10,666 
13,001 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
29 
23 
27 
109 
9 
59 
51 
acres 
6,885 
5,479 
6,352 
25,959 
2,143 
14,129 
12,132 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
95 
62 
115 
329 
54 
177 
115 
acres 
34,773 
21,965 
42,243 
117,479 
20,770 
63,554 
40,571 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
49 
65 
98 
99 
33 
91 
27 
acres 
32,341 
48,928 
68,702 
61,537 
24,991 
61,653 
18,824 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
40 
79 
74 
27 
70 
31 
6 
acres 
58,249 
111,295 
101,751 
38,012 
93,085 
42,494 
8,946 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
24 
30 
36 
5 
65 
7 
8 
acres 
72,105 
109,362 
105,710 
17,245 
189,876 
18,145 
23,896 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
71 
30 
21 
38 
10 
57 
15 
acres 
359 
141 
132 
180 
62 
295 
55 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
275 
127 
175 
307 
100 
164 
94 
acres 
6,814 
3,632 
5,060 
9,408 
2,841 
4,710 
2,919 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
60 
28 
51 
133 
28 
45 
42 
acres 
3,488 
1,611 
2,954 
7,762 
1,615 
2,520 
2,468 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
85 
31 
58 
311 
20 
75 
81 
acres 
6,946 
2,562 
4,838 
25,491 
1,670 
6,311 
6,704 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
67 
30 
59 
227 
23 
71 
70 
acres 
8,028 
3,412 
6,811 
26,563 
2,644 
8,194 
8,027 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
62 
39 
72 
227 
34 
109 
92 
acres 
9,941 
6,065 
11,431 
35,845 
5,421 
17,065 
14,516 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
46 
31 
44 
129 
10 
61 
36 
acres 
9,166 
6,142 
8,700 
25,169 
1,999 
12,009 
7,116 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
35 
18 
40 
123 
11 
64 
41 
acres 
8,301 
4,207 
9,456 
29,321 
2,634 
15,230 
9,714 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
106 
86 
128 
295 
69 
192 
130 
acres 
37,812 
31,262 
45,818 
105,081 
26,148 
68,839 
44,775 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
64 
102 
117 
82 
56 
95 
43 
acres 
46,321 
74,961 
81,337 
55,927 
39,626 
64,262 
28,739 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
39 
83 
94 
34 
67 
38 
8 
acres 
57,509 
110,217 
130,305 
45,535 
94,936 
49,472 
1 1 ,452 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
24 
34 
29 
4 
51 
5 
5 
acres 
71,514 
96,135 
81,600 
12,452 
148,031 
13,356 
14,727 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
717 
524 
765 
1,743 
433 
797 
568 
2007 
808 
598 
834 
1,705 
451 
861 
576 
acres, 2012 
217,923 
297,309 
326,631 
248,050 
334,992 
177,784 
83,490 
2007 
242,129 
318,989 
348,228 
228,715 
311,695 
181,667 
81,342 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
505 
373 
518 
1,494 
286 
704 
475 
2007 
553 
398 
521 
1,340 
279 
696 
446 
acres, 2012 
203,903 
282,179 
293,893 
222,230 
317,398 
164,000 
70,184 
2007 
223,182 
294,454 
311,886 
185,580 
287,996 
159,362 
58,590 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
46 
18 
32 
181 
11 
77 
72 
2007 
108 
73 
108 
351 
51 
192 
143 
acres, 2012 
2,137 
726 
1,398 
5,614 
428 
2,882 
3,258 
2007 
3,454 
6,592 
8,424 
16,432 
3,978 
7,714 
11,710 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 341 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
