Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jackson 
Kanabec 
Kandiyohi 
Kittson 
Koochiching 
Lac qui Parle 
Lake 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
1. 
2012 
356 
267 
523 
236 
80 
426 
16 
2007 
409 
188 
531 
257 
48 
383 
9 
Any 
2012 
470 
381 
787 
308 
107 
426 
28 
2007 
560 
513 
855 
420 
166 
549 
25 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
64 
44 
106 
64 
13 
99 
3 
2007 
93 
61 
169 
95 
26 
134 
8 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
43 
17 
48 
26 
10 
40 
1 
2007 
35 
39 
61 
26 
20 
35 
- 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
84 
83 
88 
28 
31 
53 
5 
2007 
93 
76 
107 
65 
30 
54 
6 
200 days or more 
2012 
279 
237 
545 
190 
53 
234 
19 
2007 
339 
337 
518 
234 
90 
326 
11 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
21 
19 
25 
15 
4 
15 
1 
2007 
14 
7 
32 
19 
6 
19 
1 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
26 
18 
53 
18 
11 
45 
6 
2007 
26 
27 
55 
25 
9 
33 
- 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
93 
53 
95 
73 
17 
67 
4 
2007 
95 
94 
189 
86 
30 
70 
4 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
686 
558 
1,137 
438 
155 
725 
33 
2007 
834 
573 
1,110 
547 
169 
810 
29 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
27.4 
24,6 
27.0 
25.5 
23.9 
26.4 
23.1 
2007 
27.9 
23.3 
25.2 
25.5 
22.1 
26.7 
25.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
16 
12 
20 
5 
2 
12 
1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
20 
17 
43 
21 
10 
39 
6 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
84 
44 
95 
65 
12 
58 
4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
706 
575 
1,152 
453 
163 
743 
33 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
29.0 
26.7 
28.4 
26.9 
25.8 
27.9 
23.7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
1 
_ 
11 
6 
. 
3 
. 
2007 
6 
- 
7 
3 
2 
10 
- 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
84 
28 
67 
36 
8 
59 
1 
2007 
65 
23 
54 
30 
15 
56 
- 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
83 
67 
106 
69 
22 
107 
6 
2007 
131 
114 
153 
79 
33 
114 
4 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
203 
175 
275 
87 
36 
222 
15 
2007 
274 
206 
403 
167 
56 
274 
8 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
134 
91 
202 
81 
30 
123 
7 
2007 
139 
89 
181 
103 
43 
151 
6 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
101 
82 
213 
74 
31 
92 
5 
2007 
79 
82 
182 
102 
17 
87 
2 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
66 
74 
144 
81 
19 
76 
1 
2007 
99 
72 
154 
58 
20 
84 
7 
70 years and over 
2012 
154 
131 
292 
110 
41 
170 
9 
2007 
176 
115 
252 
135 
28 
156 
7 
Average age 
2012 
56.1 
57.8 
58.9 
57.8 
58.7 
56.3 
56.3 
2007 
55.4 
55.8 
57.2 
57.5 
54.6 
55.7 
58.9 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
620 
402 
967 
383 
139 
657 
40 
2007 
686 
421 
813 
382 
124 
544 
21 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
40 
54 
90 
25 
17 
63 
4 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
201 
131 
545 
193 
75 
207 
23 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
56 
11 
114 
45 
21 
59 
4 
Fiber-optic service 
.farms, 2012 
69 
10 
21 
25 
14 
255 
- 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
115 
107 
156 
79 
29 
83 
2 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
178 
104 
124 
46 
26 
79 
4 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
23 
13 
24 
8 
1 
4 
- 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
19 
7 
25 
31 
- 
16 
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 
811 
643 
1,250 
521 
180 
829 
43 
acres, 2012 
349,293 
126,254 
381,227 
435,174 
50,375 
423,993 
3,736 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
21 
17 
32 
13 
5 
8 
1 
acres, 2012 
12,829 
3,277 
7,214 
13,823 
1,640 
2,594 
(D) 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
737 
608 
1,132 
433 
168 
773 
40 
2007 
812 
657 
1,151 
517 
196 
809 
26 
acres, 2012 
295,851 
112,533 
299,476 
278,461 
(D) 
373,845 
(D) 
2007 
311,947 
129,347 
308,203 
338,787 
47,111 
353,419 
(D) 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
41 
21 
96 
57 
9 
44 
2007 
96 
29 
117 
84 
13 
79 
6 
acres, 2012 
30,120 
6,848 
70,238 
127,972 
5,054 
48,474 
- 
2007 
63,570 
9,321 
68,684 
134,122 
4,792 
44,291 
(D) 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
39 
13 
46 
34 
8 
19 
1 
2007 
36 
4 
42 
40 
4 
16 
1 
acres, 2012 
31,315 
8,988 
41,647 
41,899 
5,855 
15,905 
(D) 
2007 
21,787 
2,500 
27,025 
49,733 
(D) 
12,171 
(D) 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
5 
2 
4 
3 
2 
2 
2007 
8 
- 
7 
3 
- 
1 
- 
acres, 2012 
345 
(D) 
181 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
2,657 
6,891 
560 
- 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
4 
4 
32 
17 
2 
14 
1 
2007 
17 
11 
69 
33 
1 
27 
1 
acres, 2012 
203 
(D) 
3,548 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
570 
728 
6,335 
18,860 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 637 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
