Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Nobles 
Norman 
Olmsted 
Otter Tail 
Pennington 
Pine 
Pipestone 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
468 
280 
494 
1,260 
190 
321 
283 
2007 
449 
285 
478 
1,190 
234 
292 
258 
Any 
2012 
527 
330 
656 
1,773 
325 
549 
354 
2007 
645 
407 
906 
2,106 
396 
653 
418 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
47 
66 
65 
319 
36 
62 
40 
2007 
105 
110 
131 
436 
64 
109 
62 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
84 
14 
31 
176 
19 
104 
67 
2007 
52 
27 
44 
120 
26 
57 
22 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
43 
46 
64 
259 
43 
76 
31 
2007 
86 
72 
104 
273 
44 
98 
56 
200 days or more 
2012 
353 
204 
496 
1,019 
227 
307 
216 
2007 
402 
198 
627 
1,277 
262 
389 
278 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
20 
5 
30 
71 
29 
12 
17 
2007 
29 
14 
35 
90 
23 
35 
29 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
31 
28 
44 
93 
27 
27 
12 
2007 
21 
33 
72 
161 
19 
35 
19 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
94 
76 
136 
315 
59 
81 
110 
2007 
124 
81 
166 
462 
90 
141 
52 
10 years or more 
2012 
850 
501 
940 
2,554 
400 
750 
498 
2007 
920 
564 
1,111 
2,583 
498 
734 
576 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
27.3 
26.6 
25.5 
25.4 
24.1 
24.8 
24.9 
2007 
26.5 
26.3 
23.9 
23.1 
24.4 
22.6 
25.0 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
9 
2 
18 
56 
24 
6 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
25 
17 
38 
74 
24 
21 
10 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
70 
70 
117 
274 
54 
75 
72 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
891 
521 
977 
2,629 
413 
768 
542 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
29,8 
28.9 
27.3 
27.8 
25.4 
26.6 
27.4 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
13 
2 
2 
15 
6 
- 
- 
2007 
11 
2 
9 
40 
9 
10 
2 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
82 
46 
55 
156 
43 
33 
44 
2007 
66 
57 
70 
137 
29 
36 
30 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
115 
95 
128 
273 
61 
116 
118 
2007 
173 
110 
184 
422 
79 
115 
110 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
230 
160 
272 
779 
107 
204 
166 
2007 
354 
147 
384 
987 
180 
294 
223 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
189 
82 
159 
463 
109 
136 
97 
2007 
146 
84 
184 
434 
88 
142 
80 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
129 
76 
164 
426 
61 
136 
75 
2007 
89 
82 
192 
382 
69 
109 
80 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
79 
46 
145 
300 
47 
91 
44 
2007 
84 
60 
153 
325 
54 
94 
50 
70 years and over 
2012 
158 
103 
225 
621 
81 
154 
93 
2007 
171 
150 
208 
569 
122 
145 
101 
Average age 
2012 
55.2 
55.0 
58.1 
58.1 
55.5 
57.0 
54.4 
2007 
54.0 
55.9 
55.9 
56.0 
56.4 
55.7 
54.7 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
776 
426 
868 
2,065 
349 
531 
490 
2007 
700 
407 
898 
1,816 
357 
569 
427 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
49 
30 
95 
187 
47 
77 
37 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
265 
277 
306 
1,026 
110 
206 
168 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
90 
40 
69 
288 
49 
40 
127 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
110 
64 
25 
200 
68 
11 
59 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
146 
60 
219 
284 
49 
124 
58 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
192 
35 
155 
227 
65 
125 
79 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
11 
5 
18 
16 
- 
11 
1 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
9 
- 
59 
31 
5 
18 
11 
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 
975 
577 
1,121 
2,937 
502 
855 
624 
acres, 2012 
370,518 
510,346 
256,077 
832,161 
261,995 
197,234 
236,825 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
24 
15 
36 
250 
12 
30 
17 
acres, 2012 
8,575 
17,772 
6,530 
52,387 
4,600 
7,431 
9,480 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
892 
513 
1,017 
2,645 
483 
801 
559 
2007 
951 
599 
1,225 
2,886 
569 
862 
604 
acres, 2012 
323,487 
390,732 
194,344 
682,010 
(D) 
162,170 
179,623 
2007 
343,677 
363,675 
234,699 
687,452 
271,181 
171,731 
202,356 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
46 
57 
89 
253 
22 
38 
42 
2007 
71 
49 
112 
253 
39 
35 
40 
acres, 2012 
33,366 
90,163 
52,412 
134,528 
(D) 
21,645 
32,632 
2007 
44,192 
107,510 
48,608 
152,825 
36,442 
16,695 
17,847 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
37 
25 
26 
85 
7 
21 
27 
2007 
38 
22 
24 
66 
10 
24 
23 
acres, 2012 
20,567 
47,642 
15,405 
55,493 
(D) 
18,637 
25,588 
2007 
32,365 
37,271 
10,330 
42,818 
14,306 
16,323 
19,315 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
3 
- 
4 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
4 
2 
2 
10 
2 
1 
1 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
- 
782 
2,460 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,282 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
17 
15 
14 
43 
3 
10 
9 
2007 
30 
20 
21 
81 
10 
23 
8 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
3,857 
1,464 
7,857 
(D) 
1,171 
4,127 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
12,326 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
640 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
