Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Waseca 
Washington 
Watonwan 
Wilkin 
Winona 
Wright 
Yellow Medicine 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
358 
260 
211 
194 
438 
584 
392 
2007 
357 
257 
234 
188 
488 
506 
401 
Any 
2012 
447 
342 
292 
197 
677 
879 
493 
2007 
491 
472 
370 
240 
715 
1,025 
585 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
75 
46 
40 
33 
88 
102 
76 
2007 
79 
61 
86 
48 
94 
166 
152 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
26 
22 
32 
22 
25 
73 
32 
2007 
38 
28 
42 
19 
49 
70 
57 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
53 
48 
62 
28 
60 
100 
97 
2007 
67 
84 
37 
39 
97 
118 
66 
200 days or more 
2012 
293 
226 
158 
114 
504 
604 
288 
2007 
307 
299 
205 
134 
475 
671 
310 
Years on present farm: 
2 years or less 
2012 
18 
19 
12 
9 
26 
53 
27 
2007 
20 
29 
8 
4 
48 
27 
20 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
46 
26 
9 
13 
41 
59 
17 
2007 
29 
16 
18 
7 
53 
78 
25 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
64 
45 
32 
22 
142 
171 
88 
2007 
88 
121 
66 
37 
143 
161 
117 
10 years or more 
2012 
677 
512 
450 
347 
906 
1,180 
753 
2007 
711 
563 
512 
380 
959 
1,265 
824 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
27.2 
26.4 
29.6 
28.3 
25.4 
24.7 
26.9 
2007 
26.8 
22.0 
27.9 
28.7 
24.2 
23.2 
25.5 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2 years or less 
2012 
13 
16 
10 
5 
18 
43 
25 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
43 
21 
8 
12 
36 
43 
13 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
59 
46 
27 
20 
110 
123 
87 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
1 0 years or more 
2012 
690 
519 
458 
354 
951 
1,254 
760 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
28.6 
28.0 
31.0 
29.8 
27.6 
26.9 
28.2 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Age group: 
Under 25 years 
2012 
13 
- 
2 
4 
8 
13 
12 
2007 
6 
4 
6 
- 
5 
- 
7 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
51 
26 
28 
35 
71 
59 
47 
2007 
66 
28 
32 
28 
91 
65 
73 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
106 
31 
40 
41 
126 
155 
102 
2007 
154 
102 
72 
66 
165 
237 
133 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
202 
168 
109 
108 
281 
390 
255 
2007 
217 
189 
157 
132 
364 
447 
256 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
108 
79 
118 
55 
204 
209 
140 
2007 
89 
126 
86 
48 
176 
237 
123 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
97 
112 
64 
44 
153 
183 
81 
2007 
108 
91 
63 
45 
138 
177 
106 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
82 
68 
39 
34 
105 
173 
81 
2007 
72 
77 
73 
47 
98 
154 
112 
70 years and over 
2012 
146 
118 
103 
70 
167 
281 
167 
2007 
136 
112 
115 
62 
166 
214 
176 
Average age 
2012 
56.0 
59.0 
58.4 
55.7 
56.1 
57.2 
56.1 
2007 
54.5 
55.9 
57.0 
54.8 
54.5 
55.4 
56.0 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
Internet access 
2012 
591 
478 
368 
311 
777 
1,092 
721 
2007 
517 
527 
401 
312 
712 
943 
672 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
79 
48 
24 
10 
92 
152 
44 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
174 
226 
142 
152 
289 
521 
291 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
52 
67 
37 
36 
70 
109 
86 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
20 
13 
16 
55 
31 
85 
18 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
180 
120 
69 
52 
144 
180 
141 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
150 
36 
100 
47 
172 
130 
171 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
16 
16 
4 
2 
44 
49 
62 
Other Internet service 
.farms, 2012 
16 
2 
12 
19 
20 
19 
33 
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 
798 
574 
490 
373 
1,075 
1,417 
866 
acres, 2012 
229,216 
76,238 
234,445 
398,216 
264,122 
274,229 
386,931 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
24 
49 
20 
9 
56 
60 
7 
acres, 2012 
7,493 
7,406 
5,764 
11,687 
13,587 
26,513 
2,105 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
714 
502 
456 
310 
954 
1,300 
799 
2007 
730 
609 
524 
336 
1,019 
1,338 
850 
acres, 2012 
195,603 
(D) 
206,526 
253,000 
200,038 
209,472 
331,310 
2007 
209,033 
55,804 
208,916 
261,416 
223,210 
200,997 
339,691 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
55 
33 
15 
34 
106 
91 
45 
2007 
65 
46 
45 
41 
126 
121 
74 
acres, 2012 
22,467 
5,515 
9,260 
106,802 
53,867 
45,304 
41,354 
2007 
32,752 
10,257 
45,362 
96,919 
65,331 
43,862 
48,877 
Corporation: 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
22 
56 
21 
41 
36 
49 
23 
2007 
18 
53 
12 
32 
27 
42 
31 
acres, 2012 
11,545 
10,527 
20,049 
82,428 
19,306 
29,854 
15,140 
2007 
9,052 
13,137 
13,629 
64,715 
12,186 
16,991 
17,426 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
9 
2 
1 
3 
2 
- 
2007 
1 
12 
4 
- 
4 
6 
- 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
1,780 
(D) 
(D) 
506 
(D) 
- 
2007 
(D) 
1,318 
463 
622 
1,102 
- 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
13 
2 
9 
5 
16 
21 
18 
2007 
34 
9 
19 
19 
27 
24 
31 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,612 
(D) 
7,223 
2007 
(D) 
721 
724 
1,926 
4,211 
2,424 
3,229 
644 Minnesota 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
