Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Crow Wing 
Dakota 
Dodge 
Douglas 
Faribault 
Fillmore 
Freeborn 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
533 
892 
621 
1,091 
824 
1,553 
1,122 
2007 
609 
1,065 
723 
1,199 
952 
1,667 
1,257 
acres, 2012 
99,972 
219,856 
225,418 
267,550 
390,139 
422,484 
382,018 
2007 
121,716 
246,026 
248,125 
262,695 
453,761 
446,331 
388,488 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
407 
691 
458 
733 
681 
1,093 
802 
2007 
421 
800 
491 
666 
730 
1,117 
851 
acres, 2012 
40,297 
185,165 
196,032 
168,600 
362,300 
291,902 
341,985 
TENURE 
2007 
39,375 
206,184 
215,200 
141,020 
418,525 
294,888 
336,302 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
396 
435 
348 
728 
326 
1,004 
582 
2007 
458 
606 
406 
876 
408 
1,090 
673 
acres, 2012 
50,978 
50,156 
33,828 
95,817 
55,776 
141,085 
59,893 
2007 
66,309 
61,673 
41,471 
114,223 
50,989 
155,354 
66,253 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
282 
275 
198 
382 
190 
577 
274 
2007 
283 
366 
196 
364 
192 
572 
302 
acres, 2012 
13,631 
32,351 
20,211 
28,796 
44,095 
62,139 
36,343 
2007 
14,814 
38,486 
24,075 
27,608 
34,050 
66,320 
36,382 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
127 
306 
219 
312 
386 
466 
421 
2007 
145 
298 
230 
275 
435 
480 
438 
acres, 2012 
47,046 
146,460 
173,608 
157,624 
297,550 
256,490 
289,162 
2007 
54,587 
156,723 
168,207 
141,443 
355,869 
272,068 
280,370 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
27,657 
67,896 
72,995 
84,296 
104,170 
133,527 
110,661 
2007 
29,313 
67,453 
67,986 
76,992 
108,656 
136,258 
115,350 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
19,389 
78,564 
100,613 
73,328 
193,380 
122,963 
178,501 
2007 
25,274 
89,270 
100,221 
64,451 
247,213 
135,810 
165,020 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
117 
281 
207 
302 
380 
442 
413 
2007 
132 
281 
222 
262 
431 
464 
415 
acres, 2012 
25,214 
131,163 
158,781 
126,765 
282,502 
207,638 
273,171 
2007 
24,063 
141,107 
156,574 
108,735 
339,489 
213,826 
262,272 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
10 
151 
54 
51 
112 
83 
119 
2007 
6 
161 
87 
48 
109 
97 
146 
acres, 2012 
1,948 
23,240 
17,982 
14,109 
36,813 
24,909 
32,963 
2007 
820 
27,630 
38,447 
7,029 
46,903 
18,909 
41,865 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
8 
135 
53 
49 
111 
74 
115 
2007 
6 
153 
73 
40 
107 
81 
134 
acres, 2012 
1,452 
21,651 
17,040 
13,039 
35,703 
22,125 
32,471 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
498 
26,591 
34,551 
4,677 
44,986 
14,742 
37,648 
Total operators 
number 
793 
1,444 
950 
1,603 
1,208 
2,404 
1,665 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
302 
462 
363 
657 
529 
862 
733 
2 operators 
209 
352 
210 
373 
234 
576 
315 
3 operators 
17 
57 
32 
49 
35 
91 
37 
4 operators 
3 
8 
12 
9 
25 
18 
24 
5 or more operators 
2 
13 
4 
3 
1 
6 
13 
Total women operators 
number 
254 
434 
255 
389 
252 
640 
433 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
221 
336 
223 
371 
234 
586 
329 
2 operators 
15 
32 
14 
9 
9 
12 
22 
3 operators 
1 
6 
- 
- 
- 
10 
- 
4 operators 
- 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
- 
6 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
888 
1,704 
1,108 
1,753 
1,328 
2,573 
1,817 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
379 
584 
426 
746 
628 
948 
768 
2 operators 
209 
385 
232 
380 
280 
594 
425 
3 operators 
14 
63 
48 
53 
38 
87 
58 
4 operators 
3 
19 
14 
13 
5 
26 
5 
5 or more operators 
4 
14 
3 
7 
1 
12 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
270 
500 
278 
462 
280 
668 
420 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
250 
400 
239 
424 
272 
601 
400 
2 operators 
7 
32 
16 
12 
4 
20 
10 
3 operators 
2 
12 
1 
2 
- 
5 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
3 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
465 
771 
584 
1,011 
779 
1,427 
1,051 
2007 
532 
922 
678 
1,102 
902 
1,532 
1,165 
acres, 2012 
91,885 
213,444 
220,673 
259,670 
382,371 
407,167 
368,488 
2007 
108,570 
237,623 
244,847 
251,603 
447,383 
428,496 
377,938 
Female 
farms, 2012 
68 
121 
37 
80 
45 
126 
71 
2007 
77 
143 
45 
97 
50 
135 
92 
acres, 2012 
8,087 
6,412 
4,745 
7,880 
7,768 
15,317 
13,530 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
13,146 
8,403 
3,278 
11,092 
6,378 
17,835 
10,550 
Farming 
2012 
269 
507 
363 
430 
555 
783 
606 
2007 
217 
493 
334 
469 
622 
834 
667 
Other 
2012 
264 
385 
258 
661 
269 
770 
516 
Place of residence: 
2007 
392 
572 
389 
730 
330 
833 
590 
On farm operated 
2012 
490 
690 
543 
788 
633 
1,248 
863 
2007 
537 
845 
622 
839 
742 
1,288 
1,004 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
43 
202 
78 
303 
191 
305 
259 
2007 
72 
220 
101 
360 
210 
379 
253 
-continued 
622 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
