Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lake of the 
Woods 
Le Sueur 
Lincoln 
Lyon 
McLeod 
Mahnomen 
Marshall 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
55 
323 
336 
461 
425 
147 
408 
2007 
61 
386 
324 
479 
391 
158 
480 
Any 
2012 
141 
728 
363 
443 
541 
163 
740 
2007 
164 
705 
460 
532 
630 
216 
925 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
13 
79 
45 
74 
75 
30 
97 
2007 
26 
147 
88 
134 
96 
31 
201 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
22 
34 
17 
21 
37 
12 
43 
2007 
10 
55 
45 
41 
56 
24 
72 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
20 
89 
46 
44 
80 
21 
80 
2007 
24 
103 
53 
48 
82 
31 
130 
200 days or more 
2012 
86 
526 
255 
304 
349 
100 
520 
2007 
104 
400 
274 
309 
396 
130 
522 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
2 
30 
17 
30 
15 
8 
30 
2007 
4 
25 
16 
26 
31 
5 
23 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
6 
47 
26 
22 
49 
22 
43 
2007 
14 
40 
36 
50 
44 
14 
70 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
20 
101 
83 
91 
78 
24 
165 
2007 
38 
124 
83 
99 
115 
56 
182 
10 years or more 
2012 
168 
873 
573 
761 
824 
256 
910 
2007 
169 
902 
649 
836 
831 
299 
1,130 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
24.5 
26.3 
27.1 
27.6 
26.1 
25.9 
25.8 
2007 
21.7 
26.7 
26.0 
26.8 
24.6 
26.2 
26.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
- 
19 
16 
25 
10 
8 
28 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
4 
38 
23 
16 
44 
12 
36 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
16 
101 
69 
78 
63 
21 
148 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
176 
893 
591 
785 
849 
269 
936 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
26.2 
27.6 
29.4 
29.0 
27.7 
27.1 
27.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
2 
8 
5 
5 
- 
6 
2007 
- 
5 
8 
16 
2 
1 
7 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
7 
55 
57 
78 
52 
16 
75 
2007 
10 
42 
50 
42 
83 
26 
96 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
26 
93 
72 
116 
143 
63 
155 
2007 
30 
129 
134 
162 
146 
43 
216 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
44 
305 
182 
232 
231 
79 
237 
2007 
61 
298 
194 
287 
295 
98 
308 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
33 
150 
90 
162 
130 
45 
212 
2007 
38 
142 
85 
120 
135 
39 
213 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
34 
109 
100 
87 
159 
21 
159 
2007 
29 
130 
64 
111 
140 
44 
136 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
21 
127 
44 
77 
98 
26 
92 
2007 
24 
139 
60 
78 
97 
33 
150 
70 years and over 
2012 
31 
210 
146 
147 
148 
60 
212 
2007 
33 
206 
189 
195 
123 
90 
279 
Average age 
2012 
57.6 
57.6 
56.7 
54.9 
56.0 
55.6 
56.8 
2007 
56.5 
57.4 
56.3 
55.8 
54.1 
57.4 
56.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
141 
769 
534 
716 
678 
196 
800 
2007 
113 
619 
459 
675 
611 
198 
777 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
15 
75 
87 
47 
115 
31 
65 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
74 
376 
255 
184 
280 
60 
305 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
34 
74 
63 
85 
57 
20 
119 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
2 
17 
54 
36 
17 
37 
81 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
13 
146 
95 
132 
100 
37 
194 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
12 
117 
77 
236 
128 
50 
91 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
11 
14 
44 
34 
1 
8 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
13 
8 
22 
22 
- 
30 
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 
193 
1,015 
682 
869 
939 
304 
1,111 
acres, 2012 
86,181 
211,574 
286,736 
376,565 
251,028 
214,031 
770,644 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
2 
47 
25 
24 
21 
9 
26 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
7,791 
19,160 
12,362 
13,499 
9,461 
20,856 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
173 
907 
602 
777 
857 
266 
1,007 
2007 
194 
949 
640 
842 
907 
331 
1,215 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
158,011 
235,301 
296,404 
203,256 
155,336 
599,223 
2007 
62,127 
177,365 
218,611 
325,725 
190,255 
161,327 
678,433 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
7 
94 
48 
55 
61 
26 
75 
2007 
20 
94 
69 
88 
72 
24 
115 
acres, 2012 
12,861 
62,008 
27,158 
74,597 
28,073 
52,575 
111,098 
2007 
26,706 
44,825 
36,396 
58,219 
25,389 
22,255 
145,409 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
9 
36 
30 
43 
40 
7 
53 
2007 
5 
36 
33 
44 
31 
7 
48 
acres, 2012 
15,744 
20,634 
27,361 
35,258 
30,749 
5,671 
96,852 
2007 
7,570 
27,551 
26,490 
42,045 
27,786 
5,191 
72,711 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
3 
10 
3 
1 
1 
2 
2007 
- 
4 
7 
1 
- 
2 
3 
acres, 2012 
464 
160 
400 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
- 
(D) 
1,148 
(D) 
(D) 
2,942 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
3 
11 
9 
26 
7 
10 
11 
2007 
6 
8 
35 
36 
11 
10 
24 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,057 
720 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
529 
(D) 
3,610 
(D) 
528 
(D) 
11,192 
-continued 
638 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
