Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Waseca 
Washington 
Watonwan 
Wilkin 
Winona 
Wright 
Yellow Medicine 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
805 
602 
503 
391 
1,115 
1,463 
885 
2007 
848 
729 
604 
428 
1,203 
1,531 
986 
acres, 2012 
231,713 
80,901 
237,096 
444,320 
277,329 
288,140 
395,027 
2007 
254,531 
81,237 
269,094 
424,976 
305,560 
265,376 
409,223 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
572 
426 
369 
305 
865 
1,037 
640 
2007 
580 
540 
422 
298 
822 
1,054 
652 
acres, 2012 
204,495 
55,294 
211,167 
415,644 
166,502 
218,410 
340,474 
TENURE 
2007 
218,293 
48,689 
241,764 
383,573 
169,453 
186,713 
340,609 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
447 
386 
230 
168 
669 
908 
426 
2007 
493 
487 
293 
202 
807 
1,000 
533 
acres, 2012 
50,584 
24,801 
33,165 
60,478 
99,420 
74,319 
74,576 
2007 
61,606 
31,428 
42,638 
74,102 
129,605 
78,045 
94,205 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
229 
230 
101 
85 
441 
498 
195 
2007 
231 
322 
121 
77 
446 
555 
209 
acres, 2012 
33,745 
6,630 
17,498 
46,143 
37,274 
32,220 
45,742 
2007 
36,658 
9,884 
27,896 
49,683 
44,574 
31,163 
52,241 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
264 
159 
221 
172 
365 
458 
351 
2007 
302 
163 
244 
190 
330 
450 
353 
acres, 2012 
160,579 
52,716 
191,215 
341,699 
160,438 
186,686 
283,395 
2007 
176,782 
45,963 
202,477 
320,882 
163,686 
170,832 
273,026 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
70,449 
17,829 
70,078 
151,061 
94,610 
77,379 
114,472 
2007 
73,406 
16,326 
64,970 
123,172 
94,694 
71,418 
100,275 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
90,130 
34,887 
121,137 
190,638 
65,828 
109,307 
168,923 
2007 
103,376 
29,637 
137,507 
197,710 
68,992 
99,414 
172,751 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
257 
150 
217 
172 
353 
448 
343 
2007 
296 
151 
236 
187 
321 
426 
347 
acres, 2012 
151,365 
45,808 
181,849 
327,728 
114,222 
161,964 
259,714 
2007 
166,012 
36,293 
192,427 
305,171 
115,648 
140,684 
247,922 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
94 
57 
52 
51 
81 
97 
108 
2007 
53 
79 
67 
36 
66 
81 
100 
acres, 2012 
20,550 
3,384 
12,716 
42,143 
17,471 
27,135 
37,056 
2007 
16,143 
3,846 
23,979 
29,992 
12,269 
16,499 
41,992 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
86 
46 
51 
48 
71 
91 
102 
2007 
53 
67 
65 
34 
55 
73 
96 
acres, 2012 
19,385 
2,856 
11,820 
41,773 
15,006 
24,226 
35,018 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
15,623 
2,512 
21,441 
28,719 
9,231 
14,866 
40,446 
Total operators 
number 
1,221 
957 
703 
559 
1,763 
2,184 
1,306 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
476 
318 
335 
259 
613 
826 
565 
2 operators 
265 
243 
145 
107 
402 
563 
268 
3 operators 
51 
29 
15 
18 
78 
66 
35 
4 operators 
7 
9 
7 
4 
16 
6 
13 
5 or more operators 
6 
3 
1 
3 
6 
2 
4 
Total women operators 
number 
288 
331 
146 
96 
468 
599 
300 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
261 
261 
132 
84 
404 
561 
255 
2 operators 
10 
23 
7 
6 
26 
19 
18 
3 operators 
1 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
3 
4 operators 
1 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
3 
- 
1 
" 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,257 
1,174 
847 
609 
1,874 
2,326 
1,411 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
539 
386 
410 
276 
662 
847 
690 
2 operators 
245 
274 
157 
132 
444 
591 
241 
3 operators 
52 
50 
28 
15 
72 
81 
44 
4 operators 
10 
12 
7 
2 
20 
6 
5 
5 or more operators 
2 
7 
2 
3 
5 
6 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
294 
408 
170 
100 
497 
681 
273 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
258 
310 
147 
96 
434 
618 
251 
2 operators 
14 
35 
10 
2 
22 
27 
5 
3 operators 
- 
6 
1 
- 
5 
3 
- 
4 operators 
2 
- 
- 
1 
" 
3 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
2 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
738 
500 
468 
364 
1,042 
1,295 
816 
2007 
778 
602 
573 
416 
1,124 
1,358 
918 
acres, 2012 
227,039 
77,189 
227,797 
441,812 
266,313 
275,013 
386,703 
2007 
246,315 
77,686 
262,993 
421,602 
293,492 
255,200 
399,697 
Female 
farms, 2012 
67 
102 
35 
27 
73 
168 
69 
2007 
70 
127 
31 
12 
79 
173 
68 
acres, 2012 
4,674 
3,712 
9,299 
2,508 
11,016 
13,127 
8,324 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
8,216 
3,551 
6,101 
3,374 
12,068 
10,176 
9,526 
Farming 
2012 
449 
345 
303 
267 
587 
714 
538 
2007 
453 
321 
352 
281 
647 
643 
542 
Other 
2012 
356 
257 
200 
124 
528 
749 
347 
Place of residence: 
2007 
395 
408 
252 
147 
556 
888 
444 
On farm operated 
2012 
593 
522 
360 
277 
941 
1,198 
654 
2007 
651 
634 
434 
282 
1,005 
1,339 
671 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
212 
80 
143 
114 
174 
265 
231 
2007 
197 
95 
170 
146 
198 
192 
315 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 631 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
