Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Rock 
Roseau 
St. Louis 
Scott 
Sherburne 
Sibley 
Stearns 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
689 
977 
685 
847 
455 
949 
3,501 
2007 
696 
1,182 
761 
795 
549 
1,029 
3,368 
acres, 2012 
280,537 
555,833 
127,243 
141,232 
112,358 
346,315 
757,637 
2007 
279,088 
591,316 
148,689 
117,551 
106,127 
345,738 
708,284 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
565 
540 
535 
668 
342 
776 
2,776 
2007 
560 
577 
546 
572 
411 
799 
2,480 
acres, 2012 
248,187 
332,883 
54,471 
105,257 
82,725 
310,010 
536,663 
TENURE 
2007 
243,632 
300,633 
58,009 
86,254 
69,048 
301,708 
466,531 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
303 
698 
496 
513 
297 
497 
2,302 
2007 
314 
911 
539 
529 
377 
613 
2,324 
acres, 2012 
45,762 
214,656 
65,472 
38,560 
37,404 
66,719 
321,766 
2007 
60,230 
288,434 
75,815 
40,543 
31,341 
95,687 
331,442 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
185 
277 
359 
347 
193 
327 
1,614 
2007 
189 
340 
348 
319 
257 
393 
1,476 
acres, 2012 
32,979 
65,479 
22,432 
16,829 
20,198 
46,350 
178,969 
2007 
45,420 
76,640 
22,104 
19,961 
11,676 
66,808 
176,036 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
302 
243 
176 
277 
136 
377 
1,064 
2007 
309 
238 
205 
235 
149 
346 
898 
acres, 2012 
194,759 
312,038 
59,902 
91,990 
65,914 
254,286 
410,283 
2007 
187,588 
265,375 
71,442 
70,258 
70,324 
222,870 
349,753 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
65,967 
164,510 
32,244 
41,500 
33,053 
105,700 
235,456 
2007 
65,420 
152,357 
36,536 
27,655 
34,586 
86,264 
201,118 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
128,792 
147,528 
27,658 
50,490 
32,861 
148,586 
174,827 
2007 
122,168 
113,018 
34,906 
42,603 
35,738 
136,606 
148,635 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
299 
230 
167 
267 
127 
375 
1,039 
2007 
303 
215 
186 
223 
135 
339 
881 
acres, 2012 
177,240 
242,460 
31,576 
78,724 
54,164 
239,348 
335,998 
2007 
170,105 
194,772 
35,494 
59,815 
53,840 
208,753 
268,136 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
84 
36 
13 
57 
22 
75 
135 
2007 
73 
33 
17 
31 
23 
70 
146 
acres, 2012 
40,016 
29,139 
1,869 
10,682 
9,040 
25,310 
25,588 
2007 
31,270 
37,507 
1,432 
6,750 
4,462 
27,181 
27,089 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
81 
33 
9 
54 
22 
74 
123 
2007 
68 
22 
12 
30 
19 
67 
123 
acres, 2012 
37,968 
24,944 
463 
9,704 
8,363 
24,312 
21,696 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
28,107 
29,221 
411 
6,478 
3,532 
26,147 
22,359 
Total operators 
number 
969 
1,374 
1,085 
1,278 
766 
1,391 
5,515 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
446 
649 
352 
473 
211 
579 
1,837 
2 operators 
212 
276 
287 
331 
190 
310 
1,413 
3 operators 
26 
41 
31 
37 
43 
53 
191 
4 operators 
4 
8 
11 
2 
9 
4 
40 
5 or more operators 
1 
3 
4 
4 
2 
3 
20 
Total women operators 
number 
172 
309 
394 
392 
244 
299 
1,545 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
162 
270 
340 
356 
212 
285 
1,419 
2 operators 
5 
12 
24 
12 
13 
4 
50 
3 operators 
- 
5 
2 
4 
2 
2 
5 
4 operators 
" 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
- 
" 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,013 
1,662 
1,179 
1,204 
872 
1,550 
5,218 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
425 
774 
395 
467 
280 
603 
1,859 
2 operators 
233 
358 
330 
277 
230 
347 
1,264 
3 operators 
33 
35 
32 
45 
27 
66 
188 
4 operators 
2 
12 
1 
3 
10 
10 
40 
5 or more operators 
3 
3 
3 
3 
2 
3 
17 
Total women operators 
number 
219 
411 
456 
370 
277 
365 
1,473 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
201 
377 
400 
319 
249 
332 
1,320 
2 operators 
9 
9 
23 
24 
14 
15 
60 
3 operators 
- 
4 
- 
1 
- 
1 
7 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
667 
903 
562 
726 
392 
903 
3,314 
2007 
667 
1,064 
596 
681 
482 
966 
3,142 
acres, 2012 
275,020 
532,217 
109,758 
132,401 
106,897 
341,423 
732,723 
2007 
273,427 
554,123 
123,175 
112,140 
102,265 
340,594 
684,022 
Female 
farms, 2012 
22 
74 
123 
121 
63 
46 
187 
2007 
29 
118 
165 
114 
67 
63 
226 
acres, 2012 
5,517 
23,616 
17,485 
8,831 
5,461 
4,892 
24,914 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
5,661 
37,193 
25,514 
5,411 
3,862 
5,144 
24,262 
Farming 
2012 
428 
403 
263 
437 
192 
605 
1,938 
2007 
455 
473 
345 
339 
243 
591 
1,902 
Other 
2012 
261 
574 
422 
410 
263 
344 
1,563 
Place of residence: 
2007 
241 
709 
416 
456 
306 
438 
1,466 
On farm operated 
2012 
561 
714 
628 
697 
383 
775 
3,073 
2007 
597 
834 
700 
683 
479 
877 
2,880 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
128 
263 
57 
150 
72 
174 
428 
2007 
99 
348 
61 
112 
70 
152 
488 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 629 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
