Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Martin 
Meeker 
Mille Lacs 
Morrison 
Mower 
Murray 
Nicollet 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
897 
1,147 
731 
1,957 
1,053 
895 
764 
2007 
960 
1,146 
762 
1,867 
1,088 
1,023 
827 
acres, 2012 
428,672 
303,795 
127,834 
436,536 
449,784 
407,919 
274,217 
2007 
449,655 
321,781 
124,956 
431,346 
419,889 
428,869 
273,981 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
715 
720 
615 
1,626 
802 
643 
617 
2007 
736 
701 
620 
1,444 
775 
678 
641 
acres, 2012 
393,749 
234,390 
74,525 
237,286 
409,243 
352,407 
241,454 
TENURE 
2007 
412,336 
250,966 
65,603 
207,259 
378,764 
360,347 
236,626 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
354 
775 
471 
1,266 
556 
425 
370 
2007 
412 
796 
523 
1,265 
602 
551 
423 
acres, 2012 
43,598 
84,570 
50,332 
185,087 
94,937 
78,942 
49,927 
2007 
75,343 
88,776 
50,399 
196,181 
98,432 
94,193 
62,020 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
186 
374 
370 
963 
321 
186 
230 
2007 
203 
364 
392 
875 
318 
220 
248 
acres, 2012 
29,242 
36,872 
22,973 
72,383 
70,658 
53,218 
31,812 
2007 
55,726 
42,675 
16,109 
68,933 
77,041 
55,740 
40,083 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
408 
302 
249 
627 
384 
384 
314 
2007 
434 
294 
228 
553 
402 
382 
321 
acres, 2012 
315,432 
198,627 
76,465 
226,583 
315,858 
298,713 
198,868 
2007 
322,976 
213,519 
73,387 
222,330 
289,653 
294,433 
185,130 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
119,153 
94,783 
39,364 
149,156 
98,450 
110,861 
85,675 
2007 
109,649 
90,322 
38,249 
138,516 
95,068 
109,082 
75,170 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
196,279 
103,844 
37,101 
77,427 
217,408 
187,852 
113,193 
2007 
213,327 
123,197 
35,138 
83,814 
194,585 
185,351 
109,960 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
400 
288 
234 
614 
375 
374 
310 
2007 
425 
284 
219 
533 
381 
374 
315 
acres, 2012 
297,484 
178,086 
51,046 
144,328 
301,009 
270,142 
185,186 
2007 
307,215 
193,515 
48,617 
128,173 
271,234 
266,251 
170,651 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
135 
70 
11 
64 
113 
86 
80 
2007 
114 
56 
11 
49 
84 
90 
83 
acres, 2012 
69,642 
20,598 
1,037 
24,866 
38,989 
30,264 
25,422 
2007 
51,336 
19,486 
1,170 
12,835 
31,804 
40,243 
26,831 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
129 
58 
11 
49 
106 
83 
77 
2007 
108 
53 
9 
36 
76 
84 
78 
acres, 2012 
67,023 
19,432 
506 
20,575 
37,576 
29,047 
24,456 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
49,395 
14,776 
877 
10,153 
30,489 
38,356 
25,892 
Total operators 
number 
1,345 
1,708 
1,078 
2,937 
1,561 
1,276 
1,146 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
543 
714 
413 
1,106 
632 
580 
460 
2 operators 
286 
351 
293 
751 
356 
265 
240 
3 operators 
59 
71 
23 
80 
47 
42 
56 
4 operators 
4 
7 
- 
14 
15 
3 
4 
5 or more operators 
5 
4 
2 
6 
3 
5 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
309 
423 
342 
845 
371 
267 
229 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
283 
379 
321 
784 
361 
251 
223 
2 operators 
13 
8 
9 
26 
5 
5 
3 
3 operators 
- 
3 
1 
3 
- 
2 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,419 
1,730 
1,151 
2,863 
1,630 
1,404 
1,230 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
584 
688 
422 
1,045 
649 
691 
506 
2 operators 
312 
391 
297 
710 
375 
295 
248 
3 operators 
53 
48 
37 
85 
41 
27 
64 
4 operators 
7 
12 
6 
20 
13 
8 
9 
5 or more operators 
4 
7 
" 
7 
10 
2 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
322 
480 
386 
842 
380 
302 
239 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
301 
405 
349 
769 
344 
278 
229 
2 operators 
9 
20 
14 
27 
15 
9 
5 
3 operators 
1 
4 
3 
3 
2 
2 
- 
4 operators 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
842 
1,048 
652 
1,797 
998 
833 
727 
2007 
900 
1,035 
660 
1,704 
1,038 
949 
787 
acres, 2012 
422,241 
292,989 
117,385 
414,559 
432,017 
394,347 
271,943 
2007 
440,160 
309,946 
116,876 
403,950 
408,177 
412,504 
269,383 
Female 
farms, 2012 
55 
99 
79 
160 
55 
62 
37 
2007 
60 
111 
102 
163 
50 
74 
40 
acres, 2012 
6,431 
10,806 
10,449 
21,977 
17,767 
13,572 
2,274 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
9,495 
1 1 ,835 
8,080 
27,396 
11,712 
16,365 
4,598 
Farming 
2012 
608 
567 
316 
985 
675 
529 
478 
2007 
609 
507 
327 
894 
580 
583 
497 
Other 
2012 
289 
580 
415 
972 
378 
366 
286 
Place of residence: 
2007 
351 
639 
435 
973 
508 
440 
330 
On farm operated 
2012 
637 
868 
651 
1,727 
861 
634 
603 
2007 
707 
922 
717 
1,633 
910 
725 
672 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
260 
279 
80 
230 
192 
261 
161 
2007 
253 
224 
45 
234 
178 
298 
155 
-continued 
626 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
