Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Chippewa 
Chisago 
Clay 
Clearwater 
Cook 
Cottonwood 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
674 
832 
804 
519 
18 
813 
2007 
720 
867 
921 
601 
13 
865 
acres, 2012 
335,109 
113,744 
610,849 
166,939 
2,272 
372,767 
2007 
367,926 
115,280 
613,819 
194,190 
2,402 
381,249 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
481 
641 
562 
371 
13 
600 
2007 
453 
657 
532 
392 
6 
602 
acres, 2012 
293,393 
69,813 
523,237 
61,834 
(D) 
319,658 
TENURE 
2007 
308,897 
69,100 
478,701 
66,735 
(D) 
332,956 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
335 
543 
413 
350 
14 
376 
2007 
395 
589 
569 
444 
11 
434 
acres, 2012 
57,679 
41,522 
99,535 
69,603 
2,128 
61,952 
2007 
75,689 
42,718 
150,440 
107,813 
(D) 
86,448 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
149 
369 
181 
221 
9 
179 
2007 
151 
399 
196 
260 
5 
187 
acres, 2012 
34,736 
18,824 
51,155 
(D) 
(D) 
36,552 
2007 
40,928 
17,486 
59,811 
31,638 
162 
59,731 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
267 
259 
299 
164 
4 
353 
2007 
263 
255 
283 
135 
2 
353 
acres, 2012 
237,759 
66,430 
422,886 
96,468 
144 
284,954 
2007 
260,279 
68,574 
377,494 
82,536 
(D) 
267,239 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
90,254 
32,316 
152,897 
57,404 
(D) 
131,478 
2007 
86,047 
33,298 
137,940 
48,318 
(D) 
104,819 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
147,505 
34,114 
269,989 
39,064 
(D) 
153,476 
2007 
174,232 
35,276 
239,554 
34,218 
(D) 
162,420 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
262 
248 
295 
148 
4 
343 
2007 
247 
236 
273 
122 
1 
343 
acres, 2012 
219,951 
47,497 
385,341 
42,300 
(D) 
262,036 
2007 
238,324 
48,632 
335,081 
32,319 
(D) 
248,638 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
72 
30 
92 
5 
_ 
84 
2007 
62 
23 
69 
22 
- 
78 
acres, 2012 
39,671 
5,792 
88,428 
868 
- 
25,861 
2007 
31,958 
3,988 
85,885 
3,841 
- 
27,562 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
70 
24 
86 
2 
- 
78 
2007 
55 
22 
63 
10 
- 
72 
acres, 2012 
38,706 
3,492 
86,741 
(D) 
- 
21,070 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
29,645 
2,982 
83,809 
2,778 
' 
24,587 
Total operators 
number 
990 
1,270 
1,157 
750 
33 
1,150 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
433 
446 
522 
316 
6 
536 
2 operators 
195 
349 
231 
177 
9 
237 
3 operators 
35 
29 
43 
24 
3 
27 
4 operators 
5 
5 
3 
2 
- 
8 
5 or more operators 
6 
3 
5 
- 
- 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
168 
394 
226 
218 
15 
236 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
158 
364 
203 
199 
11 
230 
2 operators 
5 
10 
6 
8 
2 
3 
3 operators 
- 
2 
1 
1 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
2 
- 
- 
" 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,019 
1,310 
1,308 
875 
20 
1,224 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
497 
481 
594 
360 
6 
568 
2 operators 
179 
342 
282 
219 
7 
258 
3 operators 
29 
32 
31 
14 
- 
31 
4 operators 
8 
11 
13 
5 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
7 
1 
1 
3 
- 
5 
Total women operators 
number 
211 
399 
287 
251 
5 
266 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
185 
352 
267 
239 
5 
252 
2 operators 
10 
22 
10 
6 
- 
7 
3 operators 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
640 
725 
749 
469 
16 
763 
2007 
663 
767 
847 
550 
13 
805 
acres, 2012 
332,462 
108,701 
598,435 
159,425 
(D) 
364,886 
2007 
341,791 
109,241 
600,662 
185,497 
2,402 
372,968 
Female 
farms, 2012 
34 
107 
55 
50 
2 
50 
2007 
57 
100 
74 
51 
- 
60 
acres, 2012 
2,647 
5,043 
12,414 
7,514 
(D) 
7,881 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
26,135 
6,039 
13,157 
8,693 
8,281 
Farming 
2012 
452 
313 
423 
187 
3 
543 
2007 
399 
328 
468 
260 
5 
515 
Other 
2012 
222 
519 
381 
332 
15 
270 
Place of residence: 
2007 
321 
539 
453 
341 
8 
350 
On farm operated 
2012 
446 
740 
531 
384 
18 
557 
2007 
496 
778 
652 
492 
10 
644 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
228 
92 
273 
135 
- 
256 
2007 
224 
89 
269 
109 
3 
221 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 621 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
