Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Big Stone 
Blue Earth 
Brown 
Carlton 
Carver 
Cass 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
400 
1,070 
1,055 
501 
789 
546 
2007 
452 
1,247 
1,129 
485 
800 
563 
acres, 2012 
248,778 
376,460 
326,003 
92,549 
155,253 
157,215 
2007 
252,291 
415,326 
354,725 
97,897 
169,397 
169,160 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
298 
739 
828 
418 
621 
395 
2007 
318 
810 
811 
384 
616 
385 
acres, 2012 
204,560 
323,701 
280,570 
38,077 
121,351 
54,758 
TENURE 
2007 
205,934 
356,656 
294,361 
34,811 
134,134 
60,180 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
186 
594 
519 
334 
504 
383 
2007 
234 
674 
591 
332 
526 
409 
acres, 2012 
49,911 
72,397 
88,115 
(D) 
41,111 
73,102 
2007 
53,569 
78,922 
100,578 
50,806 
57,773 
87,603 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
88 
290 
313 
255 
341 
246 
2007 
106 
266 
298 
240 
352 
252 
acres, 2012 
29,338 
37,944 
60,547 
(D) 
18,603 
22,319 
2007 
30,636 
40,517 
63,367 
13,095 
35,565 
29,203 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
170 
372 
416 
164 
235 
143 
2007 
174 
441 
419 
147 
225 
146 
acres, 2012 
180,430 
252,489 
217,456 
45,572 
106,581 
77,174 
2007 
177,632 
284,388 
222,047 
46,266 
100,931 
79,871 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
75,412 
91,557 
99,698 
26,297 
50,402 
40,229 
2007 
75,205 
100,832 
93,773 
25,577 
38,881 
38,089 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
105,018 
160,932 
117,758 
19,275 
56,179 
36,945 
2007 
102,427 
183,556 
128,274 
20,689 
62,050 
41,782 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
167 
355 
408 
161 
233 
133 
2007 
173 
424 
402 
138 
217 
127 
acres, 2012 
161,086 
235,189 
200,606 
24,200 
97,090 
27,984 
2007 
158,257 
266,742 
200,342 
21,011 
88,879 
29,764 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
44 
104 
120 
3 
50 
20 
2007 
44 
132 
119 
6 
49 
8 
acres, 2012 
18,437 
51,574 
20,432 
(D) 
7,561 
6,939 
2007 
21,090 
52,016 
32,100 
825 
10,693 
1,686 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
43 
94 
107 
2 
47 
16 
2007 
39 
120 
111 
6 
47 
6 
acres, 2012 
14,136 
50,568 
19,417 
(D) 
5,658 
4,455 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
17,041 
49,397 
30,652 
705 
9,690 
1,213 
Total operators 
number 
542 
1,554 
1,473 
803 
1,171 
876 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
283 
676 
715 
228 
467 
275 
2 operators 
97 
322 
272 
251 
275 
234 
3 operators 
17 
56 
59 
17 
34 
22 
4 operators 
1 
14 
8 
4 
13 
12 
5 or more operators 
2 
2 
1 
1 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
93 
362 
265 
299 
309 
326 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
87 
317 
252 
281 
286 
274 
2 operators 
3 
21 
5 
5 
10 
21 
3 operators 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
" 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
665 
1,817 
1,590 
752 
1,261 
844 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
293 
800 
752 
256 
426 
324 
2 operators 
121 
357 
312 
201 
309 
210 
3 operators 
26 
65 
52 
23 
53 
22 
4 operators 
9 
17 
9 
3 
6 
4 
5 or more operators 
3 
8 
4 
2 
6 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
143 
406 
325 
270 
357 
277 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
123 
370 
304 
237 
321 
256 
2 operators 
10 
15 
6 
10 
15 
7 
3 operators 
- 
2 
3 
3 
2 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
376 
981 
1,013 
434 
720 
465 
2007 
412 
1,139 
1,057 
409 
724 
496 
acres, 2012 
245,212 
369,129 
322,080 
85,382 
150,202 
143,416 
2007 
247,368 
406,325 
346,832 
88,612 
164,794 
157,146 
Female 
farms, 2012 
24 
89 
42 
67 
69 
81 
2007 
40 
108 
72 
76 
76 
67 
acres, 2012 
3,566 
7,331 
3,923 
7,167 
5,051 
13,799 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
4,923 
9,001 
7,893 
9,285 
4,603 
12,014 
Farming 
2012 
252 
575 
590 
219 
405 
295 
2007 
281 
655 
654 
198 
402 
213 
Other 
2012 
148 
495 
465 
282 
384 
251 
Place of residence: 
2007 
171 
592 
475 
287 
398 
350 
On farm operated 
2012 
255 
828 
792 
469 
684 
492 
2007 
308 
920 
840 
443 
714 
498 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
145 
242 
263 
32 
105 
54 
2007 
144 
327 
289 
42 
86 
65 
-continued 
620 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
