Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Steele 
Stevens 
Swift 
Todd 
T raverse 
Wabasha 
Wadena 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
796 
560 
801 
1,931 
458 
909 
643 
2007 
934 
639 
888 
1,910 
479 
976 
657 
acres, 2012 
237,986 
319,343 
361,001 
393,890 
348,429 
245,705 
148,887 
2007 
266,199 
340,347 
388,442 
378,734 
327,627 
262,263 
151,212 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
505 
373 
518 
1,494 
286 
704 
475 
2007 
553 
398 
521 
1,340 
279 
696 
446 
acres, 2012 
203,903 
282,179 
293,893 
222,230 
317,398 
164,000 
70,184 
TENURE 
2007 
223,182 
294,454 
311,886 
185,580 
287,996 
159,362 
58,590 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
485 
286 
455 
1,303 
229 
576 
466 
2007 
612 
363 
550 
1,376 
268 
645 
491 
acres, 2012 
47,830 
51,936 
87,596 
182,598 
40,720 
95,862 
73,759 
2007 
68,571 
80,564 
109,071 
194,231 
59,042 
108,521 
81,029 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
209 
112 
180 
890 
64 
377 
313 
2007 
239 
131 
198 
841 
73 
377 
299 
acres, 2012 
27,201 
28,642 
43,600 
71,846 
24,891 
45,718 
21,862 
2007 
37,565 
46,722 
55,979 
63,431 
36,459 
41,764 
22,243 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
266 
201 
251 
580 
159 
270 
151 
2007 
264 
194 
265 
495 
155 
275 
147 
acres, 2012 
183,881 
223,065 
245,368 
203,232 
234,756 
133,573 
69,882 
2007 
187,922 
193,929 
245,355 
175,381 
214,210 
142,201 
66,599 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
74,630 
93,270 
108,429 
120,586 
95,567 
73,320 
43,284 
2007 
75,625 
72,653 
102,703 
102,251 
86,240 
79,490 
33,134 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
109,251 
129,795 
136,939 
82,646 
139,189 
60,253 
26,598 
2007 
112,297 
121,276 
142,652 
73,130 
127,970 
62,711 
33,465 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
257 
190 
246 
562 
153 
269 
141 
2007 
261 
191 
254 
464 
152 
270 
134 
acres, 2012 
171,196 
209,993 
223,384 
144,002 
220,613 
104,390 
44,174 
2007 
176,313 
183,372 
223,002 
114,897 
199,553 
109,484 
33,622 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
45 
73 
95 
48 
70 
63 
26 
2007 
58 
82 
73 
39 
56 
56 
19 
acres, 2012 
6,275 
44,342 
28,037 
8,060 
72,953 
16,270 
5,246 
2007 
9,706 
65,854 
34,016 
9,122 
54,375 
11,541 
3,584 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
39 
71 
92 
42 
69 
58 
21 
2007 
53 
76 
69 
35 
54 
49 
13 
acres, 2012 
5,506 
43,544 
26,909 
6,382 
71,894 
13,892 
4,148 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
9,304 
64,360 
32,905 
7,252 
51,984 
8,114 
2,725 
Total operators 
number 
1,200 
903 
1,134 
2,866 
637 
1,374 
916 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
484 
317 
543 
1,113 
319 
532 
401 
2 operators 
251 
188 
207 
729 
113 
304 
220 
3 operators 
42 
33 
38 
75 
16 
59 
15 
4 operators 
14 
8 
7 
8 
7 
13 
5 
5 or more operators 
5 
14 
6 
6 
3 
1 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
313 
193 
246 
800 
143 
333 
232 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
269 
178 
219 
745 
127 
295 
226 
2 operators 
11 
6 
12 
20 
5 
19 
3 
3 operators 
6 
1 
1 
1 
2 
- 
- 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,377 
947 
1,301 
2,846 
670 
1,453 
958 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
574 
409 
579 
1,110 
316 
572 
413 
2 operators 
298 
184 
247 
706 
141 
341 
205 
3 operators 
47 
29 
40 
75 
17 
53 
24 
4 operators 
12 
11 
13 
12 
4 
10 
12 
5 or more operators 
3 
6 
9 
7 
1 
" 
3 
Total women operators 
number 
376 
193 
308 
813 
158 
367 
259 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
322 
177 
277 
778 
143 
345 
229 
2 operators 
24 
6 
7 
16 
4 
11 
15 
3 operators 
2 
- 
3 
1 
1 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
1 
2 
- 
1 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
738 
517 
720 
1,803 
397 
838 
599 
2007 
844 
584 
783 
1,773 
417 
900 
594 
acres, 2012 
234,670 
309,636 
349,033 
376,338 
340,271 
235,679 
140,358 
2007 
256,290 
333,489 
372,052 
356,878 
321,443 
247,777 
139,300 
Female 
farms, 2012 
58 
43 
81 
128 
61 
71 
44 
2007 
90 
55 
105 
137 
62 
76 
63 
acres, 2012 
3,316 
9,707 
11,968 
17,552 
8,158 
10,026 
8,529 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
9,909 
6,858 
16,390 
21,856 
6,184 
14,486 
11,912 
Farming 
2012 
442 
315 
442 
1,022 
287 
534 
275 
2007 
409 
377 
460 
858 
266 
562 
260 
Other 
2012 
354 
245 
359 
909 
171 
375 
368 
Place of residence: 
2007 
525 
262 
428 
1,052 
213 
414 
397 
On farm operated 
2012 
643 
365 
532 
1,656 
311 
716 
544 
2007 
715 
414 
613 
1,640 
240 
803 
546 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
153 
195 
269 
275 
147 
193 
99 
2007 
219 
225 
275 
270 
239 
173 
111 
-continued 
630 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
