Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Chippewa 
Chisago 
Clay 
Clearwater 
Cook 
Cottonwood 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
327 
276 
311 
217 
2 
384 
2007 
306 
238 
344 
175 
6 
308 
Any 
2012 
347 
556 
493 
302 
16 
429 
2007 
414 
629 
577 
426 
7 
557 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
52 
60 
41 
26 
- 
70 
2007 
88 
96 
89 
80 
- 
103 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
15 
27 
34 
26 
- 
32 
2007 
45 
57 
52 
38 
1 
40 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
60 
72 
87 
57 
3 
101 
2007 
55 
76 
83 
62 
1 
94 
200 days or more 
2012 
220 
397 
331 
193 
13 
226 
2007 
226 
400 
353 
246 
5 
320 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
19 
17 
21 
22 
- 
13 
2007 
25 
16 
21 
21 
- 
16 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
33 
33 
36 
21 
2 
33 
2007 
16 
48 
50 
40 
2 
22 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
67 
90 
83 
67 
3 
58 
2007 
101 
147 
116 
106 
- 
82 
10 years or more 
2012 
555 
692 
664 
409 
13 
709 
2007 
578 
656 
734 
434 
11 
745 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.6 
24.5 
26.9 
24.4 
20.4 
29.7 
2007 
26.3 
21.6 
25.3 
22.9 
18.2 
28.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
12 
14 
20 
- 
9 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
29 
26 
26 
17 
2 
22 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
59 
74 
70 
60 
3 
38 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
570 
720 
694 
422 
13 
744 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.2 
26.1 
28.3 
25.7 
20.7 
31.5 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
6 
6 
8 
9 
- 
1 
2007 
17 
2 
7 
4 
- 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
58 
19 
69 
18 
1 
44 
2007 
53 
21 
72 
30 
- 
67 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
73 
74 
90 
49 
2 
94 
2007 
84 
132 
118 
66 
- 
107 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
140 
224 
222 
107 
4 
182 
2007 
186 
253 
266 
170 
5 
214 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
131 
107 
106 
74 
3 
121 
2007 
109 
126 
115 
76 
2 
141 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
107 
145 
112 
83 
4 
100 
2007 
98 
121 
103 
77 
4 
94 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
68 
108 
71 
52 
2 
90 
2007 
49 
98 
100 
72 
- 
91 
70 years and over 
2012 
91 
149 
126 
127 
2 
181 
2007 
124 
114 
140 
106 
2 
146 
Average age 
2012 
55.7 
58.5 
55.1 
58.6 
57.8 
58.1 
2007 
55.3 
55.7 
55.0 
56.8 
58.5 
55.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
552 
629 
606 
344 
15 
658 
2007 
466 
588 
566 
355 
12 
570 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
23 
125 
52 
26 
2 
50 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
241 
335 
228 
185 
2 
309 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
65 
43 
100 
68 
- 
104 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
48 
9 
69 
64 
- 
26 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
103 
68 
89 
30 
3 
122 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
105 
86 
135 
14 
8 
109 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
10 
7 
2 
5 
- 
11 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
40 
10 
18 
1 
" 
38 
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 
653 
825 
781 
514 
18 
764 
acres, 2012 
319,378 
109,838 
566,352 
161,527 
2,272 
366,099 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
11 
35 
15 
2 
3 
20 
acres, 2012 
6,368 
4,565 
12,231 
(D) 
(D) 
27,917 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
586 
768 
689 
482 
17 
687 
2007 
597 
783 
759 
559 
10 
741 
acres, 2012 
240,086 
93,420 
403,389 
147,170 
(D) 
302,177 
2007 
254,753 
91,874 
388,615 
171,826 
(D) 
313,153 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
27 
34 
42 
20 
76 
2007 
63 
57 
63 
28 
- 
65 
acres, 2012 
32,090 
14,883 
116,888 
7,564 
- 
49,048 
2007 
65,874 
17,768 
110,757 
14,456 
- 
44,510 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
44 
23 
63 
6 
- 
31 
2007 
31 
27 
60 
4 
2 
27 
acres, 2012 
59,596 
4,798 
84,675 
6,372 
- 
14,374 
2007 
41,929 
5,638 
93,568 
(D) 
(D) 
19,095 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
3 
- 
1 
4 
2007 
- 
- 
2 
1 
- 
3 
acres, 2012 
745 
150 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
2007 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
14 
4 
10 
10 
1 
15 
2007 
29 
- 
37 
9 
1 
29 
acres, 2012 
2,592 
493 
5,897 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
5,370 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
634 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
