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 
Nobles 
Norman 
Olmsted 
Otter Tail 
Pennington 
Pine 
Pipestone 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE - Con. 
Total cropland - Con. 
Other cropland 
...farms, 2012 
302 
258 
336 
1,287 
289 
172 
179 
2007 
250 
325 
381 
1,380 
340 
185 
191 
acres, 2012 
9,947 
35,050 
11,510 
68,631 
49,788 
7,360 
(D) 
2007 
10,340 
46,392 
13,192 
82,801 
72,280 
6,580 
15,478 
Cropland idle or used for cover crops or 
soil improvement, but not harvested and 
not pastured or grazed 
...farms, 2012 
291 
236 
312 
1,203 
266 
97 
156 
2007 
225 
283 
359 
1,174 
305 
119 
175 
acres, 2012 
9,300 
33,094 
10,383 
63,678 
46,815 
4,640 
7,856 
2007 
9,029 
40,115 
12,208 
74,661 
69,324 
3,625 
14,050 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
...farms, 2012 
14 
12 
7 
98 
8 
63 
15 
2007 
23 
26 
15 
188 
15 
52 
15 
acres, 2012 
468 
451 
138 
2,781 
1,442 
1,540 
626 
2007 
1,033 
4,219 
283 
5,916 
917 
1,412 
843 
Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 
...farms, 2012 
5 
26 
23 
65 
30 
38 
20 
2007 
15 
36 
24 
90 
43 
40 
9 
acres, 2012 
179 
1,505 
989 
2,172 
1,531 
1,180 
(D) 
2007 
278 
2,058 
701 
2,224 
2,039 
1,543 
585 
Total woodland 
...farms, 2012 
35 
209 
498 
1,734 
267 
587 
38 
2007 
60 
213 
558 
1,853 
280 
584 
38 
acres, 2012 
434 
15,576 
17,428 
1 1 1 ,283 
21,636 
45,278 
1,070 
2007 
878 
15,901 
20,508 
128,289 
30,230 
44,799 
1,533 
Woodland pastured 
...farms, 2012 
12 
72 
143 
598 
63 
292 
6 
2007 
14 
75 
193 
674 
88 
295 
13 
acres, 2012 
155 
3,679 
4,506 
30,655 
3,017 
13,979 
(D) 
2007 
134 
3,508 
5,766 
31,595 
3,613 
14,499 
1,103 
Woodland not pastured 
...farms, 2012 
23 
165 
393 
1,412 
234 
425 
35 
2007 
50 
176 
434 
1,487 
236 
424 
29 
acres, 2012 
279 
11,897 
12,922 
80,628 
18,619 
31,299 
(D) 
2007 
744 
12,393 
14,742 
96,694 
26,617 
30,300 
430 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 
cropland and woodland pastured (see text) 
...farms, 2012 
221 
105 
485 
1,124 
119 
538 
283 
2007 
280 
117 
644 
1,253 
126 
593 
290 
acres, 2012 
1 1 ,842 
8,641 
19,729 
65,295 
8,968 
36,449 
23,048 
2007 
13,070 
9,484 
28,131 
77,404 
11,801 
40,839 
20,855 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock 
facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
...farms, 2012 
615 
338 
867 
2,274 
339 
667 
431 
2007 
658 
353 
978 
2,321 
360 
642 
401 
acres, 2012 
17,320 
15,703 
17,851 
82,424 
15,636 
18,114 
11,848 
2007 
18,738 
22,312 
19,850 
95,223 
17,946 
19,025 
10,645 
Pastureland, all types 
...farms, 2012 
238 
143 
572 
1,388 
160 
620 
302 
2007 
371 
209 
824 
1,708 
237 
741 
365 
acres, 2012 
12,736 
13,393 
28,607 
103,992 
13,768 
53,277 
25,209 
2007 
21,902 
25,155 
41,093 
142,343 
30,888 
64,379 
32,162 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
...farms, 2012 
294 
253 
290 
1,287 
273 
33 
166 
2007 
372 
356 
424 
1,602 
375 
35 
232 
acres, 2012 
6,658 
28,579 
7,525 
65,393 
46,335 
1,570 
6,701 
2007 
8,317 
51,699 
13,130 
95,453 
90,166 
2,160 
12,180 
Land enrolled in crop insurance programs 
...farms, 2012 
666 
349 
414 
840 
166 
110 
373 
2007 
683 
274 
380 
654 
160 
95 
360 
acres, 2012 
310,070 
429,219 
153,429 
416,311 
152,198 
32,042 
164,063 
2007 
330,747 
338,501 
148,588 
330,566 
146,029 
24,906 
157,423 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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