Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Martin 
Meeker 
Mille Lacs 
Morrison 
Mower 
Murray 
Nicollet 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
421 
428 
246 
796 
435 
497 
335 
2007 
392 
415 
254 
673 
401 
449 
362 
Any 
2012 
476 
719 
485 
1,161 
618 
398 
429 
2007 
568 
731 
508 
1,194 
687 
574 
465 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
60 
84 
61 
149 
105 
64 
79 
2007 
93 
111 
65 
188 
106 
113 
80 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
28 
31 
36 
70 
30 
25 
30 
2007 
50 
54 
33 
84 
41 
39 
40 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
80 
87 
70 
146 
66 
67 
59 
2007 
71 
69 
82 
174 
76 
77 
70 
200 days or more 
2012 
308 
517 
318 
796 
417 
242 
261 
2007 
354 
497 
328 
748 
464 
345 
275 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
21 
34 
28 
47 
20 
30 
10 
2007 
30 
40 
11 
39 
14 
24 
26 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
20 
36 
22 
83 
47 
32 
21 
2007 
27 
57 
26 
79 
41 
40 
20 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
90 
137 
86 
184 
102 
111 
79 
2007 
74 
141 
125 
262 
126 
117 
78 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
766 
940 
595 
1,643 
884 
722 
654 
2007 
829 
908 
600 
1,487 
907 
842 
703 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
28.1 
25.1 
23.4 
24.5 
26.5 
26.5 
27.6 
2007 
27.1 
23.1 
23.0 
23.6 
25.6 
24.6 
27.1 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
12 
22 
26 
30 
8 
25 
7 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
19 
33 
17 
73 
34 
28 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
80 
124 
67 
159 
93 
87 
56 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
786 
968 
621 
1,695 
918 
755 
685 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
29.9 
27.0 
25.5 
26.3 
28.3 
28.7 
29.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
2 
- 
26 
12 
10 
3 
2007 
6 
4 
5 
11 
24 
13 
4 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
53 
73 
23 
187 
102 
67 
57 
2007 
54 
77 
24 
155 
80 
94 
44 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
102 
127 
91 
309 
132 
128 
80 
2007 
146 
176 
115 
321 
187 
138 
131 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
215 
309 
230 
489 
215 
176 
209 
2007 
270 
328 
194 
540 
283 
282 
261 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
171 
143 
96 
268 
189 
134 
133 
2007 
140 
157 
132 
278 
151 
158 
106 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
142 
144 
86 
261 
143 
133 
89 
2007 
117 
112 
98 
161 
123 
123 
111 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
79 
111 
77 
134 
95 
93 
104 
2007 
81 
119 
61 
155 
96 
68 
75 
70 years and over 
2012 
132 
238 
128 
283 
165 
154 
89 
2007 
146 
173 
133 
246 
144 
147 
95 
Average age 
2012 
56.2 
57.0 
56.8 
53.8 
55.2 
56.2 
55.5 
2007 
55.2 
54.8 
56.1 
53.2 
53.7 
53.9 
54.4 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
703 
763 
526 
1,370 
813 
687 
595 
2007 
686 
663 
447 
1,059 
732 
681 
555 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
58 
82 
44 
160 
61 
91 
44 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
329 
274 
340 
551 
308 
307 
278 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
54 
97 
35 
112 
64 
84 
34 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
15 
8 
4 
133 
40 
22 
14 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
79 
140 
81 
337 
207 
87 
132 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
210 
186 
70 
155 
162 
156 
117 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
43 
22 
12 
17 
41 
8 
13 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
9 
21 
11 
14 
28 
9 
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 
872 
1,116 
721 
1,919 
1,041 
879 
726 
acres, 2012 
414,043 
289,735 
126,811 
424,425 
438,624 
398,127 
251,456 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
15 
35 
22 
56 
34 
21 
29 
acres, 2012 
7,681 
22,595 
6,088 
25,702 
23,620 
16,767 
9,747 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
762 
1,013 
685 
1,804 
937 
795 
640 
2007 
797 
985 
698 
1,676 
977 
870 
675 
acres, 2012 
305,742 
225,654 
109,840 
368,128 
358,515 
326,965 
191,418 
2007 
317,027 
216,421 
98,641 
358,239 
347,872 
346,302 
203,708 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
53 
67 
26 
99 
86 
45 
61 
2007 
85 
107 
46 
138 
71 
73 
79 
acres, 2012 
45,697 
45,751 
10,977 
46,079 
78,142 
39,961 
37,490 
2007 
77,028 
74,946 
18,123 
52,502 
59,074 
59,985 
36,010 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
59 
43 
12 
34 
16 
22 
47 
2007 
56 
28 
11 
30 
18 
17 
47 
acres, 2012 
69,973 
26,202 
6,196 
17,579 
11,309 
29,763 
43,714 
2007 
51,100 
25,930 
7,679 
13,434 
8,526 
16,584 
31,585 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
7 
4 
2 
5 
3 
3 
3 
2007 
5 
6 
3 
6 
6 
9 
10 
acres, 2012 
5,503 
(D) 
(D) 
426 
976 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
2,687 
2,973 
33 
3,246 
1,714 
689 
702 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
16 
20 
6 
15 
11 
30 
13 
2007 
17 
20 
4 
17 
16 
54 
16 
acres, 2012 
1,757 
(D) 
(D) 
4,324 
842 
(D) 
(D) 
2007 
1,813 
1,511 
480 
3,925 
2,703 
5,309 
1,976 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 639 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
