Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Crow Wing 
Dakota 
Dodge 
Douglas 
Faribault 
Fillmore 
Freeborn 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
206 
394 
289 
449 
383 
645 
412 
2007 
199 
367 
245 
408 
402 
586 
456 
Any 
2012 
327 
498 
332 
642 
441 
908 
710 
2007 
410 
698 
478 
791 
550 
1,081 
801 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
43 
50 
43 
89 
92 
130 
100 
2007 
52 
124 
64 
179 
102 
147 
137 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
13 
38 
19 
31 
33 
43 
33 
2007 
21 
41 
29 
44 
49 
81 
54 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
59 
97 
27 
75 
64 
106 
77 
2007 
81 
108 
74 
76 
88 
160 
95 
200 days or more 
2012 
212 
313 
243 
447 
252 
629 
500 
2007 
256 
425 
311 
492 
311 
693 
515 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
12 
29 
8 
26 
26 
29 
27 
2007 
9 
26 
13 
44 
17 
47 
35 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
41 
47 
45 
36 
49 
40 
2007 
24 
42 
35 
67 
32 
65 
51 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
51 
93 
63 
142 
80 
168 
104 
2007 
75 
130 
92 
191 
93 
236 
165 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
451 
729 
503 
878 
682 
1,307 
951 
2007 
501 
867 
583 
897 
810 
1,319 
1,006 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
25.6 
24.8 
25.9 
24.5 
28.4 
25.1 
26.1 
2007 
23.6 
23.5 
24.0 
22.6 
27.2 
23.6 
25.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
7 
23 
7 
20 
13 
18 
15 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
13 
35 
25 
37 
35 
33 
33 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
52 
70 
49 
125 
66 
144 
91 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
461 
764 
540 
909 
710 
1,358 
983 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
27.1 
26.9 
28.2 
26.3 
31.0 
27.4 
28.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
4 
3 
5 
8 
4 
2007 
3 
6 
6 
8 
14 
23 
6 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
26 
50 
20 
67 
64 
89 
113 
2007 
16 
48 
41 
73 
51 
83 
105 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
67 
74 
98 
140 
79 
203 
100 
2007 
87 
114 
118 
162 
128 
264 
140 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
103 
235 
145 
216 
172 
392 
253 
2007 
164 
363 
200 
307 
298 
497 
370 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
88 
167 
91 
142 
146 
236 
193 
2007 
93 
166 
99 
175 
118 
209 
157 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
69 
149 
79 
180 
105 
218 
165 
2007 
83 
110 
91 
159 
111 
187 
167 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
61 
74 
66 
100 
84 
152 
129 
2007 
69 
102 
65 
110 
108 
176 
122 
70 years and over 
2012 
119 
143 
118 
243 
169 
255 
165 
2007 
94 
156 
103 
205 
124 
228 
190 
Average age 
2012 
58.6 
57.2 
57.0 
57.7 
57.3 
56.1 
56.1 
2007 
56.8 
55.5 
54.7 
56.0 
54.8 
54.6 
55.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
381 
668 
472 
767 
645 
1,079 
857 
2007 
370 
699 
499 
653 
686 
974 
807 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
90 
56 
30 
69 
35 
83 
106 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
111 
357 
208 
383 
442 
581 
288 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
48 
82 
58 
89 
88 
82 
81 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
32 
32 
36 
107 
39 
72 
108 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
58 
114 
104 
67 
99 
150 
182 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
43 
93 
77 
98 
62 
190 
160 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
10 
12 
8 
5 
8 
11 
28 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
16 
7 
6 
13 
2 
1 
28 
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 
531 
843 
606 
1,053 
792 
1,512 
1,088 
acres, 2012 
99,412 
202,154 
216,009 
253,950 
379,198 
408,458 
374,587 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
18 
30 
26 
32 
7 
43 
39 
acres, 2012 
4,919 
5,182 
13,065 
11,310 
5,015 
17,589 
8,517 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
504 
718 
556 
987 
739 
1,376 
1,005 
2007 
563 
870 
642 
1,064 
812 
1,436 
1,080 
acres, 2012 
91,912 
153,052 
144,624 
238,160 
340,465 
331,868 
325,025 
2007 
111,584 
151,456 
162,455 
228,359 
368,527 
348,256 
307,397 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
9 
73 
41 
65 
39 
100 
66 
2007 
32 
116 
58 
79 
77 
158 
94 
acres, 2012 
5,525 
34,951 
64,819 
24,378 
31,644 
59,693 
33,016 
2007 
8,059 
64,711 
76,153 
27,431 
58,642 
73,087 
54,444 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
11 
80 
20 
22 
25 
46 
37 
2007 
7 
55 
12 
16 
28 
31 
35 
acres, 2012 
1,349 
23,630 
15,808 
3,184 
15,421 
25,360 
21,293 
2007 
1,175 
19,743 
8,505 
2,645 
21,786 
20,555 
19,650 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
11 
1 
- 
1 
5 
1 
2007 
- 
9 
1 
5 
5 
4 
13 
acres, 2012 
141 
1,749 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,022 
(D) 
2007 
- 
4,511 
(D) 
716 
3,952 
272 
2,390 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
6 
10 
3 
17 
20 
26 
13 
2007 
7 
15 
10 
35 
30 
38 
35 
acres, 2012 
1,045 
6,474 
(D) 
1,828 
(D) 
4,541 
(D) 
2007 
898 
5,605 
(D) 
3,544 
854 
4,161 
4,607 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 635 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
