Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Big Stone 
Blue Earth 
Brown 
Carlton 
Carver 
Cass 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
201 
520 
400 
165 
336 
221 
2007 
193 
474 
443 
156 
306 
161 
Any 
2012 
199 
550 
655 
336 
453 
325 
2007 
259 
773 
686 
329 
494 
402 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
40 
52 
88 
36 
60 
50 
2007 
49 
152 
95 
56 
84 
62 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
22 
31 
92 
22 
28 
8 
2007 
10 
51 
61 
18 
32 
40 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
35 
68 
75 
75 
56 
80 
2007 
51 
95 
114 
67 
62 
74 
200 days or more 
2012 
102 
399 
400 
203 
309 
187 
2007 
149 
475 
416 
188 
316 
226 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
7 
25 
25 
17 
12 
21 
2007 
11 
27 
26 
16 
13 
21 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
16 
39 
58 
20 
20 
32 
2007 
20 
43 
39 
16 
20 
27 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
36 
82 
77 
63 
61 
56 
2007 
29 
162 
103 
63 
113 
71 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
341 
924 
895 
401 
696 
437 
2007 
392 
1,015 
961 
390 
654 
444 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.7 
27.1 
27.7 
23.5 
26.5 
24.1 
2007 
27.1 
25.2 
26.8 
24.3 
24.3 
22.6 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
7 
17 
15 
11 
12 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
10 
35 
43 
17 
17 
27 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
28 
82 
65 
53 
52 
48 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
355 
936 
932 
420 
708 
458 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.8 
28.4 
29.7 
25.0 
28.1 
25.6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
2 
8 
6 
13 
5 
2007 
- 
16 
9 
7 
5 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
34 
65 
76 
42 
20 
19 
2007 
28 
57 
65 
20 
21 
19 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
56 
122 
118 
63 
76 
48 
2007 
70 
177 
191 
45 
119 
84 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
97 
241 
289 
123 
215 
152 
2007 
142 
418 
362 
153 
248 
157 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
45 
231 
169 
74 
132 
75 
2007 
63 
184 
160 
65 
131 
72 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
71 
156 
123 
63 
116 
81 
2007 
41 
129 
104 
63 
86 
73 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
31 
93 
118 
48 
84 
59 
2007 
28 
86 
57 
39 
82 
60 
70 years and over 
2012 
64 
160 
154 
82 
133 
107 
2007 
80 
180 
181 
93 
108 
98 
Average age 
2012 
55.4 
56.5 
55.7 
55.2 
57.5 
58.1 
2007 
54.8 
54.7 
54.3 
56.5 
55.6 
56.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
308 
829 
811 
349 
578 
402 
2007 
284 
826 
749 
297 
496 
353 
Dial-up service 
farms, 2012 
16 
73 
93 
30 
55 
38 
DSL service 
farms, 2012 
69 
397 
478 
137 
320 
195 
Cable modem service 
farms, 2012 
73 
37 
126 
29 
27 
13 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
farms, 2012 
101 
23 
30 
- 
15 
111 
or cell phone 
farms, 2012 
37 
205 
77 
71 
102 
41 
Satellite service 
farms, 2012 
46 
121 
59 
106 
79 
39 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
farms, 2012 
- 
24 
13 
9 
19 
2 
Other Internet service 
farms, 2012 
1 
12 
4 
15 
7 
3 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
368 
1,032 
1,000 
499 
770 
537 
acres, 2012 
234,293 
353,184 
309,343 
92,019 
148,413 
152,440 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
4 
38 
30 
12 
42 
26 
acres, 2012 
3,775 
19,144 
6,230 
1,454 
12,024 
8,093 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
339 
930 
909 
474 
699 
495 
2007 
353 
1,052 
962 
455 
687 
521 
acres, 2012 
202,583 
283,692 
263,476 
85,342 
118,254 
130,683 
2007 
186,775 
333,567 
275,829 
92,839 
118,615 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
30 
73 
70 
17 
53 
27 
2007 
46 
89 
100 
17 
71 
25 
acres, 2012 
9,483 
54,661 
27,600 
3,687 
25,598 
15,082 
2007 
20,957 
45,442 
54,767 
(D) 
42,037 
(D) 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
14 
44 
60 
6 
23 
15 
2007 
28 
47 
38 
7 
28 
9 
acres, 2012 
16,253 
31,446 
32,816 
(D) 
8,311 
2,823 
2007 
32,085 
27,322 
21,279 
442 
6,699 
1,457 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
5 
6 
4 
1 
3 
1 
2007 
7 
11 
6 
1 
1 
1 
acres, 2012 
9,178 
(D) 
157 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
3,468 
1,313 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
12 
17 
12 
3 
11 
8 
2007 
18 
48 
23 
5 
13 
7 
acres, 2012 
11,281 
(D) 
1,954 
1,946 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
(D) 
5,527 
1,537 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 633 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
