Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Nobles 
Norman 
Olmsted 
Otter Tail 
Pennington 
Pine 
Pipestone 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
995 
610 
1,150 
3,033 
515 
870 
637 
2007 
1,094 
692 
1,384 
3,296 
630 
945 
676 
acres, 2012 
380,579 
532,394 
264,407 
882,348 
271,737 
203,623 
241,970 
2007 
422,300 
512,922 
296,039 
898,703 
325,292 
207,629 
244,670 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
812 
445 
792 
1,916 
283 
736 
496 
2007 
810 
398 
901 
1,793 
279 
735 
463 
acres, 2012 
340,297 
456,351 
193,517 
546,673 
173,926 
93,573 
195,106 
TENURE 
2007 
370,576 
406,670 
207,162 
481,642 
177,561 
87,345 
185,955 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
434 
286 
752 
2,099 
345 
544 
312 
2007 
512 
407 
950 
2,442 
474 
615 
390 
acres, 2012 
71,296 
99,850 
78,803 
319,618 
89,510 
82,709 
48,387 
2007 
84,152 
124,471 
100,441 
394,499 
146,401 
85,930 
69,207 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
268 
130 
419 
1,042 
127 
426 
186 
2007 
247 
122 
501 
1,014 
142 
424 
198 
acres, 2012 
51,550 
53,282 
42,562 
101,428 
31,001 
23,968 
32,486 
2007 
56,791 
53,617 
43,876 
107,095 
32,984 
23,635 
37,882 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
407 
274 
334 
798 
147 
301 
255 
2007 
430 
233 
356 
753 
128 
312 
228 
acres, 2012 
263,019 
393,798 
170,651 
515,887 
170,925 
119,057 
169,363 
2007 
291,318 
347,206 
172,879 
461,002 
168,545 
119,209 
151,996 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
98,014 
136,609 
85,729 
264,810 
92,744 
68,520 
79,025 
2007 
100,115 
129,834 
87,624 
235,801 
83,716 
71,517 
60,650 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
165,005 
257,189 
84,922 
251,077 
78,181 
50,537 
90,338 
2007 
191,203 
217,372 
85,255 
225,201 
84,829 
47,692 
91,346 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
396 
268 
319 
767 
137 
289 
245 
2007 
417 
227 
337 
700 
117 
295 
212 
acres, 2012 
244,474 
365,436 
137,476 
403,210 
132,741 
68,252 
140,009 
2007 
269,996 
314,189 
142,272 
342,006 
136,054 
62,353 
127,639 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
154 
50 
64 
136 
23 
25 
70 
2007 
152 
52 
78 
101 
28 
18 
58 
acres, 2012 
46,264 
38,746 
14,953 
46,843 
11,302 
1,857 
24,220 
2007 
46,830 
41,245 
22,719 
43,202 
10,346 
2,490 
23,467 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
148 
47 
54 
107 
19 
21 
65 
2007 
146 
49 
63 
79 
20 
16 
53 
acres, 2012 
44,273 
37,633 
13,479 
42,035 
10,184 
1,353 
22,611 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
43,789 
38,864 
21,014 
32,541 
8,523 
1,357 
20,434 
Total operators 
number 
1,468 
900 
1,745 
4,408 
730 
1,358 
903 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
610 
386 
661 
1,908 
343 
452 
418 
2 operators 
324 
176 
419 
946 
141 
370 
179 
3 operators 
43 
33 
49 
124 
25 
35 
36 
4 operators 
10 
14 
12 
44 
3 
8 
2 
5 or more operators 
8 
1 
9 
11 
3 
5 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
341 
203 
459 
1,097 
175 
429 
199 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
305 
179 
427 
982 
165 
401 
191 
2 operators 
18 
10 
13 
42 
5 
10 
4 
3 operators 
- 
- 
2 
5 
- 
1 
- 
4 operators 
1 
" 
4 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
“ 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,572 
977 
2,113 
4,941 
867 
1,447 
949 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
697 
476 
794 
1,976 
441 
536 
423 
2 operators 
332 
163 
506 
1,113 
153 
347 
234 
3 operators 
58 
38 
57 
149 
29 
47 
18 
4 operators 
1 
14 
16 
28 
4 
7 
1 
5 or more operators 
6 
1 
11 
30 
3 
8 
- 
Total women operators 
number 
325 
218 
573 
1,340 
227 
463 
231 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
313 
190 
521 
1,235 
214 
427 
221 
2 operators 
3 
14 
23 
33 
1 
14 
5 
3 operators 
2 
- 
2 
9 
2 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
950 
570 
1,063 
2,777 
481 
765 
601 
2007 
1,067 
623 
1,253 
2,992 
549 
808 
637 
acres, 2012 
374,009 
521,421 
259,773 
838,206 
260,252 
187,250 
233,664 
2007 
418,264 
494,521 
286,464 
854,463 
303,604 
187,451 
237,293 
Female 
farms, 2012 
45 
40 
87 
256 
34 
105 
36 
2007 
27 
69 
131 
304 
81 
137 
39 
acres, 2012 
6,570 
10,973 
4,634 
44,142 
11,485 
16,373 
8,306 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
4,036 
18,401 
9,575 
44,240 
21,688 
20,178 
7,377 
Farming 
2012 
654 
394 
579 
1,412 
193 
411 
364 
2007 
648 
346 
630 
1,361 
256 
425 
401 
Other 
2012 
341 
216 
571 
1,621 
322 
459 
273 
Place of residence: 
2007 
446 
346 
754 
1,935 
374 
520 
275 
On farm operated 
2012 
769 
405 
979 
2,174 
371 
805 
464 
2007 
859 
410 
1,155 
2,503 
431 
859 
545 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
226 
205 
171 
859 
144 
65 
173 
2007 
235 
282 
229 
793 
199 
86 
131 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 627 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
