Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rock 
Roseau 
St. Louis 
Scott 
Sherburne 
Sibley 
Stearns 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
298 
359 
193 
334 
164 
449 
1,461 
2007 
306 
386 
220 
278 
194 
367 
1,403 
Any 
2012 
391 
618 
492 
513 
291 
500 
2,040 
2007 
390 
796 
541 
517 
355 
662 
1,965 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
48 
69 
48 
39 
54 
56 
204 
2007 
72 
157 
76 
86 
62 
88 
313 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
29 
26 
23 
28 
23 
27 
86 
2007 
31 
58 
51 
28 
26 
39 
100 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
54 
69 
115 
64 
56 
67 
201 
2007 
47 
103 
103 
73 
52 
89 
263 
200 days or more 
2012 
260 
454 
306 
382 
158 
350 
1,549 
2007 
240 
478 
311 
330 
215 
446 
1,289 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
15 
40 
16 
21 
12 
33 
50 
2007 
8 
17 
23 
11 
10 
29 
82 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
16 
34 
29 
27 
11 
41 
92 
2007 
25 
50 
31 
14 
20 
37 
135 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
59 
114 
78 
65 
57 
72 
338 
2007 
63 
199 
124 
102 
54 
110 
405 
10 years or more 
2012 
599 
789 
562 
734 
375 
803 
3,021 
2007 
600 
916 
583 
668 
465 
853 
2,746 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.4 
25.4 
24.4 
25.9 
25.8 
26.8 
24.6 
2007 
25.3 
24.6 
22.8 
24.1 
24.6 
25.7 
23.3 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
15 
5 
14 
13 
11 
21 
42 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
12 
29 
22 
25 
9 
31 
77 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
54 
104 
66 
57 
53 
67 
311 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
608 
839 
583 
752 
382 
830 
3,071 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.5 
27.4 
26.3 
27.4 
27.6 
28.7 
26.1 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
2 
7 
- 
- 
3 
4 
6 
2007 
6 
10 
- 
- 
- 
6 
21 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
56 
49 
12 
27 
14 
92 
228 
2007 
62 
57 
35 
19 
8 
68 
212 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
93 
133 
56 
87 
28 
131 
474 
2007 
115 
165 
82 
126 
53 
160 
730 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
201 
232 
176 
253 
102 
218 
1,192 
2007 
195 
287 
215 
257 
161 
332 
1,037 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
101 
135 
108 
135 
73 
174 
518 
2007 
109 
162 
141 
94 
91 
152 
375 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
98 
130 
110 
111 
83 
120 
357 
2007 
80 
148 
82 
94 
81 
110 
342 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
62 
102 
100 
89 
76 
80 
305 
2007 
49 
131 
96 
86 
52 
77 
244 
70 years and over 
2012 
76 
189 
123 
145 
76 
130 
421 
2007 
80 
222 
110 
119 
103 
124 
407 
Average age 
2012 
53.9 
56.9 
59.0 
57.1 
59.4 
54.8 
54.2 
2007 
52.6 
56.8 
56.3 
55.9 
58.4 
53.7 
52.6 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
561 
712 
503 
622 
350 
694 
2,512 
2007 
506 
688 
471 
522 
341 
684 
2,067 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
44 
70 
72 
54 
41 
97 
284 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
120 
435 
166 
390 
190 
283 
1,183 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
48 
85 
22 
63 
48 
70 
228 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
95 
63 
8 
51 
14 
11 
314 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
104 
85 
108 
118 
45 
99 
323 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
206 
67 
147 
49 
33 
146 
330 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
2 
4 
8 
6 
8 
15 
35 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
4 
8 
16 
1 
14 
20 
47 
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 
670 
949 
675 
824 
448 
913 
3,395 
acres, 2012 
272,479 
527,382 
114,072 
124,616 
110,987 
323,321 
722,652 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
15 
31 
14 
34 
25 
34 
90 
acres, 2012 
5,610 
15,006 
1,455 
4,085 
6,257 
24,964 
44,422 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
598 
876 
635 
764 
385 
825 
3,107 
2007 
606 
1,026 
705 
716 
479 
867 
2,986 
acres, 2012 
199,253 
402,053 
(D) 
114,084 
68,327 
(D) 
607,014 
2007 
197,648 
439,903 
123,190 
97,908 
64,276 
246,818 
577,296 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
35 
62 
18 
35 
29 
70 
237 
2007 
31 
101 
20 
38 
37 
90 
252 
acres, 2012 
33,908 
92,944 
6,377 
18,136 
14,877 
40,953 
95,330 
2007 
28,857 
102,464 
7,362 
9,772 
21,218 
57,938 
82,471 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
46 
26 
26 
34 
31 
49 
99 
2007 
47 
27 
22 
30 
21 
48 
75 
acres, 2012 
42,566 
48,531 
5,497 
6,174 
26,961 
35,657 
41,337 
2007 
49,103 
31,050 
6,006 
8,583 
17,753 
34,803 
35,830 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
2 
5 
1 
2 
2 
2 
8 
2007 
- 
5 
4 
2 
2 
5 
4 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,295 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
834 
2007 
- 
2,990 
400 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
8 
8 
5 
12 
8 
3 
50 
2007 
12 
23 
10 
9 
10 
19 
51 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
11,010 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
13,122 
2007 
3,480 
14,909 
11,731 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
642 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
