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 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE - Con. 
Total cropland - Con. 
Other cropland 
...farms, 2012 
82 
498 
374 
319 
352 
122 
731 
2007 
119 
415 
321 
301 
251 
158 
782 
acres, 2012 
8,845 
17,936 
26,805 
17,446 
9,869 
12,069 
148,506 
2007 
14,430 
18,345 
31,196 
20,212 
7,375 
20,335 
189,721 
Cropland idle or used for cover crops or 
soil improvement, but not harvested and 
not pastured or grazed 
...farms, 2012 
67 
467 
363 
305 
288 
105 
688 
2007 
78 
398 
309 
279 
219 
138 
702 
acres, 2012 
7,721 
17,385 
26,086 
16,683 
8,056 
11,176 
143,262 
2007 
7,130 
18,006 
30,433 
19,123 
6,429 
18,703 
179,854 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
...farms, 2012 
6 
25 
22 
7 
49 
10 
35 
2007 
37 
14 
14 
8 
32 
16 
52 
acres, 2012 
126 
381 
508 
(D) 
1,103 
680 
2,992 
2007 
4,700 
245 
610 
247 
636 
1,246 
3,892 
Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 
...farms, 2012 
24 
16 
10 
20 
27 
8 
55 
2007 
55 
11 
8 
21 
13 
12 
96 
acres, 2012 
998 
170 
211 
(D) 
710 
213 
2,252 
2007 
2,600 
94 
153 
842 
310 
386 
5,975 
Total woodland 
...farms, 2012 
132 
426 
67 
85 
274 
134 
448 
2007 
163 
432 
70 
89 
289 
168 
569 
acres, 2012 
20,231 
12,655 
1,605 
2,529 
5,020 
14,244 
40,559 
2007 
25,694 
13,318 
3,976 
2,736 
5,617 
17,438 
59,550 
Woodland pastured 
...farms, 2012 
41 
91 
23 
16 
92 
47 
104 
2007 
51 
81 
20 
24 
84 
66 
144 
acres, 2012 
3,013 
1,898 
464 
329 
1,112 
3,300 
8,080 
2007 
2,975 
1,622 
1,354 
647 
945 
5,220 
9,525 
Woodland not pastured 
...farms, 2012 
111 
367 
44 
72 
213 
110 
382 
2007 
147 
385 
55 
72 
243 
137 
491 
acres, 2012 
17,218 
10,757 
1,141 
2,200 
3,908 
10,944 
32,479 
2007 
22,719 
11,696 
2,622 
2,089 
4,672 
12,218 
50,025 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 
cropland and woodland pastured (see text) 
...farms, 2012 
68 
215 
224 
232 
281 
99 
184 
2007 
76 
223 
274 
263 
294 
131 
208 
acres, 2012 
8,173 
5,128 
13,116 
14,660 
5,628 
9,669 
16,833 
2007 
6,547 
7,971 
19,170 
14,962 
4,256 
15,650 
18,035 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock 
facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
...farms, 2012 
144 
749 
460 
598 
721 
214 
625 
2007 
138 
704 
426 
594 
685 
247 
704 
acres, 2012 
5,658 
16,621 
19,581 
16,031 
16,286 
13,505 
22,313 
2007 
6,426 
18,401 
16,793 
21,455 
15,370 
13,088 
46,789 
Pastureland, all types 
...farms, 2012 
87 
276 
243 
254 
352 
121 
247 
2007 
112 
361 
364 
359 
420 
181 
432 
acres, 2012 
1 1 ,924 
7,636 
15,917 
15,664 
7,291 
13,844 
29,402 
2007 
14,580 
13,488 
30,129 
22,611 
10,031 
27,268 
57,568 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
...farms, 2012 
32 
520 
379 
319 
283 
118 
669 
2007 
67 
562 
460 
413 
277 
189 
883 
acres, 2012 
2,565 
14,091 
23,798 
12,845 
6,699 
11,171 
139,503 
2007 
5,917 
20,872 
35,615 
21,548 
6,893 
25,166 
212,988 
Land enrolled in crop insurance programs 
...farms, 2012 
45 
363 
364 
545 
440 
139 
471 
2007 
38 
292 
318 
521 
434 
128 
451 
acres, 2012 
31,517 
162,846 
193,264 
328,136 
190,681 
130,972 
512,471 
2007 
19,242 
144,500 
168,883 
312,693 
167,307 
101,936 
467,921 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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