Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 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 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
196 
1,051 
699 
904 
966 
310 
1,148 
2007 
225 
1,091 
784 
1,011 
1,021 
374 
1,405 
acres, 2012 
90,261 
241,870 
290,940 
412,896 
263,885 
215,879 
820,112 
2007 
96,932 
250,696 
286,255 
428,693 
243,958 
190,902 
910,687 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
133 
672 
467 
700 
752 
215 
626 
2007 
141 
642 
451 
686 
786 
205 
673 
acres, 2012 
46,616 
188,920 
227,496 
361,555 
226,531 
165,517 
587,412 
2007 
38,777 
188,766 
205,515 
362,326 
206,510 
117,993 
566,584 
TENURE 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
134 
666 
401 
429 
532 
160 
718 
2007 
166 
738 
530 
528 
599 
244 
987 
acres, 2012 
41,708 
52,109 
74,358 
86,114 
48,111 
57,833 
221,214 
2007 
51,007 
66,345 
101,743 
114,353 
52,481 
76,868 
388,007 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
75 
304 
179 
235 
324 
74 
225 
2007 
86 
306 
207 
220 
373 
80 
287 
acres, 2012 
13,555 
19,887 
37,717 
60,896 
27,229 
29,635 
64,010 
2007 
12,527 
23,943 
43,804 
75,396 
29,620 
27,520 
124,240 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
56 
320 
232 
384 
351 
115 
343 
2007 
54 
288 
198 
401 
341 
114 
359 
acres, 2012 
44,113 
172,336 
191,214 
289,773 
189,604 
135,763 
546,855 
2007 
43,173 
161,223 
165,879 
282,164 
175,577 
104,845 
469,244 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
30,091 
78,953 
87,043 
121,965 
80,840 
58,471 
227,009 
2007 
31,155 
72,857 
66,580 
122,382 
71,633 
52,157 
200,146 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
14,022 
93,383 
104,171 
167,808 
108,764 
77,292 
319,846 
2007 
12,018 
88,366 
99,299 
159,782 
103,944 
52,688 
269,098 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
53 
308 
228 
381 
347 
113 
323 
2007 
52 
277 
192 
392 
338 
113 
332 
acres, 2012 
29,903 
153,049 
165,827 
264,762 
175,220 
114,608 
479,000 
2007 
24,945 
142,605 
145,324 
257,986 
162,677 
81,744 
394,638 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
6 
65 
66 
91 
83 
35 
87 
2007 
5 
65 
56 
82 
81 
16 
59 
acres, 2012 
4,440 
17,425 
25,368 
37,009 
26,170 
22,283 
52,043 
2007 
2,752 
23,128 
18,633 
32,176 
15,900 
9,189 
53,436 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
5 
60 
60 
84 
81 
28 
78 
2007 
3 
59 
52 
74 
75 
12 
54 
acres, 2012 
3,158 
15,984 
23,952 
35,897 
24,082 
21,274 
44,402 
2007 
1,305 
22,218 
16,387 
28,944 
14,213 
8,729 
47,706 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
280 
1,599 
1,064 
1,294 
1,366 
439 
1,641 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
127 
647 
405 
567 
640 
192 
752 
2 operators 
56 
304 
245 
294 
269 
111 
326 
3 operators 
11 
65 
33 
35 
47 
3 
55 
4 operators 
2 
30 
10 
7 
6 
4 
8 
5 or more operators 
" 
5 
6 
1 
4 
" 
7 
Total women operators 
number 
64 
376 
239 
258 
297 
87 
382 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
64 
334 
211 
247 
253 
83 
354 
2 operators 
- 
17 
14 
4 
19 
2 
11 
3 operators 
- 
- 
- 
1 
2 
- 
2 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
“ 
“ 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
332 
1,550 
1,106 
1,423 
1,470 
500 
1,982 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
134 
731 
524 
687 
639 
265 
944 
2 operators 
78 
290 
215 
255 
326 
94 
387 
3 operators 
10 
55 
32 
54 
51 
13 
57 
4 operators 
3 
8 
10 
11 
2 
2 
11 
5 or more operators 
" 
7 
3 
4 
3 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
96 
344 
251 
264 
370 
119 
471 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
94 
306 
220 
243 
332 
115 
449 
2 operators 
1 
13 
11 
9 
19 
2 
11 
3 operators 
- 
3 
1 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
3 
* 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
" 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
183 
953 
633 
873 
902 
291 
1,025 
2007 
208 
1,001 
705 
961 
944 
334 
1,257 
acres, 2012 
83,566 
235,504 
279,534 
405,871 
256,212 
205,729 
781,810 
2007 
94,383 
239,586 
274,744 
419,965 
239,751 
182,964 
862,525 
Female 
farms, 2012 
13 
98 
66 
31 
64 
19 
123 
2007 
17 
90 
79 
50 
77 
40 
148 
acres, 2012 
6,695 
6,366 
11,406 
7,025 
7,673 
10,150 
38,302 
2007 
2,549 
11,110 
11,511 
8,728 
4,207 
7,938 
48,162 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
2012 
71 
427 
382 
586 
605 
163 
515 
2007 
74 
467 
412 
627 
553 
180 
588 
Other 
2012 
125 
624 
317 
318 
361 
147 
633 
2007 
151 
624 
372 
384 
468 
194 
817 
Place of residence: 
On farm operated 
2012 
132 
782 
462 
719 
813 
215 
745 
2007 
168 
780 
540 
779 
861 
254 
918 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
64 
269 
237 
185 
153 
95 
403 
2007 
57 
311 
244 
232 
160 
120 
487 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 625 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
