Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Steele 
Stevens 
Swift 
Todd 
T raverse 
Wabasha 
Wadena 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
358 
298 
337 
862 
236 
405 
226 
2007 
308 
272 
364 
643 
210 
422 
215 
Any 
2012 
438 
262 
464 
1,069 
222 
504 
417 
2007 
626 
367 
524 
1,267 
269 
554 
442 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
57 
40 
91 
154 
36 
81 
83 
2007 
88 
81 
92 
199 
94 
87 
84 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
27 
22 
53 
87 
16 
28 
26 
2007 
46 
32 
36 
83 
14 
44 
33 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
2012 
30 
27 
57 
144 
28 
70 
73 
2007 
88 
43 
52 
183 
19 
77 
71 
200 days or more 
2012 
324 
173 
263 
684 
142 
325 
235 
2007 
404 
211 
344 
802 
142 
346 
254 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
14 
19 
49 
48 
4 
29 
22 
2007 
23 
13 
17 
73 
17 
28 
16 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
35 
33 
35 
48 
5 
37 
13 
2007 
29 
26 
44 
99 
16 
32 
45 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
72 
52 
94 
239 
81 
87 
70 
2007 
106 
69 
104 
268 
40 
106 
109 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
675 
456 
623 
1,596 
368 
756 
538 
2007 
776 
531 
723 
1,470 
406 
810 
487 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
26.8 
27.5 
24.8 
23.4 
27.3 
25.2 
23.4 
2007 
25.8 
25.7 
25.5 
21.9 
27.8 
24.2 
21.9 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
6 
8 
35 
27 
2 
21 
16 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
24 
30 
26 
27 
5 
26 
11 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
60 
36 
99 
196 
69 
72 
54 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
706 
486 
641 
1,681 
382 
790 
562 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.5 
29.8 
26.5 
25.5 
28.8 
26.9 
26.3 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
3 
9 
7 
1 
- 
17 
3 
2007 
5 
9 
13 
9 
8 
4 
5 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
53 
42 
60 
135 
22 
45 
28 
2007 
51 
46 
40 
143 
23 
51 
32 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
77 
71 
94 
257 
60 
103 
73 
2007 
148 
66 
116 
302 
59 
133 
100 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
199 
113 
224 
545 
111 
258 
156 
2007 
279 
211 
262 
568 
138 
340 
174 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
119 
83 
121 
289 
87 
175 
88 
2007 
105 
116 
120 
251 
47 
134 
104 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
107 
94 
77 
271 
40 
114 
121 
2007 
103 
60 
112 
219 
67 
97 
84 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
81 
44 
87 
184 
39 
80 
69 
2007 
77 
61 
88 
172 
50 
84 
62 
70 years and over 
2012 
157 
104 
131 
249 
99 
117 
105 
2007 
166 
70 
137 
246 
87 
133 
96 
Average age 
2012 
57.3 
56.2 
55.6 
55.0 
57.6 
55.1 
57.4 
2007 
55.5 
54.0 
55.9 
53.9 
56.5 
54.7 
55.2 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
573 
478 
632 
1,283 
323 
682 
417 
2007 
537 
408 
537 
1,067 
270 
592 
373 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
37 
10 
49 
176 
12 
117 
41 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
162 
137 
134 
440 
86 
229 
157 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
49 
48 
127 
97 
28 
69 
38 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
44 
289 
161 
68 
26 
23 
108 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
165 
39 
126 
366 
45 
109 
61 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
170 
41 
90 
188 
147 
155 
51 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
11 
2 
5 
9 
1 
20 
4 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
28 
8 
10 
37 
7 
15 
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 
756 
539 
754 
1,880 
437 
867 
628 
acres, 2012 
223,205 
301,310 
352,392 
376,188 
332,994 
226,122 
141,407 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
32 
12 
18 
51 
2 
33 
4 
acres, 2012 
16,620 
3,886 
10,536 
12,438 
(D) 
16,105 
1,432 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
686 
451 
666 
1,769 
361 
795 
594 
2007 
792 
477 
732 
1,728 
368 
830 
593 
acres, 2012 
173,079 
202,346 
262,805 
339,834 
227,881 
191,369 
123,373 
2007 
190,999 
219,828 
279,277 
321,207 
216,156 
198,145 
126,535 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
73 
45 
74 
99 
33 
73 
22 
2007 
89 
79 
86 
121 
47 
96 
40 
acres, 2012 
50,541 
47,309 
41,762 
33,764 
58,228 
40,100 
7,835 
2007 
60,676 
57,249 
56,845 
40,989 
59,558 
47,379 
13,496 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
16 
42 
39 
39 
41 
28 
15 
2007 
12 
47 
33 
26 
28 
27 
9 
acres, 2012 
13,259 
60,694 
47,623 
13,334 
58,074 
12,259 
15,121 
2007 
12,229 
55,843 
43,466 
9,216 
45,948 
12,738 
6,646 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
4 
5 
6 
2 
2 
3 
5 
2007 
3 
6 
4 
5 
5 
2 
2 
acres, 2012 
152 
335 
2,890 
(D) 
(D) 
126 
1,332 
2007 
85 
(D) 
2,448 
3,821 
3,865 
(D) 
(D) 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
17 
17 
16 
22 
21 
10 
7 
2007 
38 
30 
33 
30 
31 
21 
13 
acres, 2012 
955 
8,659 
5,921 
(D) 
(D) 
1,851 
1,226 
2007 
2,210 
(D) 
6,406 
3,501 
2,100 
(D) 
(D) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Minnesota 643 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
