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 
Minnesota 
Aitkin 
Anoka 
Becker 
Beltrami 
Benton 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE - Con. 
Total cropland - Con. 
Other cropland 
...farms, 2012 
25,689 
127 
70 
464 
170 
214 
2007 
25,382 
102 
108 
475 
202 
226 
acres, 2012 
1,622,271 
9,411 
1,859 
30,130 
15,938 
5,761 
2007 
1,956,182 
6,262 
3,152 
34,928 
18,611 
8,666 
Cropland idle or used for cover crops or 
soil improvement, but not harvested and 
not pastured or grazed 
...farms, 2012 
22,944 
60 
48 
415 
129 
152 
2007 
21,519 
63 
81 
406 
142 
131 
acres, 2012 
1,487,405 
3,658 
1,443 
27,998 
13,405 
4,308 
2007 
1,711,881 
2,963 
2,133 
30,762 
14,496 
4,028 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
...farms, 2012 
2,170 
64 
23 
34 
29 
40 
2007 
3,366 
34 
33 
67 
50 
97 
acres, 2012 
69,041 
5,024 
342 
1,025 
1,359 
745 
2007 
148,216 
1,727 
742 
3,291 
2,870 
4,196 
Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 
...farms, 2012 
1,964 
17 
7 
33 
36 
36 
2007 
2,334 
23 
10 
37 
51 
31 
acres, 2012 
65,825 
729 
74 
1,107 
1,174 
708 
2007 
96,085 
1,572 
277 
875 
1,245 
442 
Total woodland 
...farms, 2012 
28,193 
333 
179 
658 
419 
486 
2007 
30,036 
398 
211 
732 
485 
439 
acres, 2012 
1,641,521 
32,342 
4,146 
55,857 
45,532 
17,653 
2007 
1,862,251 
35,105 
6,450 
68,266 
51,368 
17,122 
Woodland pastured 
...farms, 2012 
10,172 
144 
57 
273 
220 
192 
2007 
11,617 
189 
89 
310 
281 
164 
acres, 2012 
439,332 
6,698 
737 
17,384 
15,366 
4,836 
2007 
527,233 
10,082 
1,108 
21,829 
22,171 
5,201 
Woodland not pastured 
...farms, 2012 
22,244 
259 
138 
510 
313 
346 
2007 
23,390 
311 
160 
554 
353 
340 
acres, 2012 
1,202,189 
25,644 
3,409 
38,473 
30,166 
12,817 
2007 
1,335,018 
25,023 
5,342 
46,437 
29,197 
11,921 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 
cropland and woodland pastured (see text) 
...farms, 2012 
25,292 
273 
163 
436 
312 
490 
2007 
27,466 
290 
199 
456 
380 
489 
acres, 2012 
1,271,242 
17,699 
2,802 
28,657 
33,853 
17,494 
2007 
1,469,816 
20,747 
3,673 
30,609 
42,663 
16,633 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock 
facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
...farms, 2012 
52,387 
354 
307 
827 
434 
770 
2007 
51,243 
376 
325 
803 
455 
670 
acres, 2012 
1,525,939 
10,758 
4,945 
40,461 
12,954 
13,646 
2007 
1,637,292 
12,409 
5,757 
34,033 
15,140 
15,355 
Pastureland, all types 
...farms, 2012 
30,260 
315 
190 
538 
386 
582 
2007 
38,291 
384 
280 
652 
496 
599 
acres, 2012 
1,877,600 
25,943 
3,783 
48,773 
53,060 
23,689 
2007 
2,722,452 
36,880 
6,491 
67,387 
75,493 
26,828 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
...farms, 2012 
22,533 
41 
17 
409 
65 
144 
2007 
27,687 
51 
41 
537 
88 
131 
acres, 2012 
1,292,331 
1,081 
388 
25,883 
9,618 
2,778 
2007 
1,929,007 
2,019 
669 
38,229 
12,550 
3,027 
Land enrolled in crop insurance programs 
...farms, 2012 
29,441 
29 
32 
226 
68 
342 
2007 
26,713 
22 
29 
178 
70 
299 
acres, 2012 
16,278,393 
13,207 
14,180 
212,065 
33,198 
96,522 
2007 
15,069,112 
9,799 
11,216 
164,240 
27,322 
76,757 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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