Table 19 Selected Characteristics of Abnormal Farms: 1987 and 1982 



(Fot mesning o( abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text] 



Characteristics 



Farms number. 



Land in larms acres.. 



Average size of farm acres.. 



Value ot land and buildings' - $1,000. 



Average per farm dollars. 



Average per acre dollars- 



Estimated market value ot all machinery and 

 equipment' $1,000. 



l.and in farms according to use: 



Total cropland- farms. 



acres.. 

 Harvested cropland farms. 



acres- 

 Cropland used only for pasture or grazing .. farms. 



acres. 

 Other cropland --- farms. 



acres. 



Total woodland farms. 



acres. 

 Woodland pastured farms. 



acres - 

 Woodland not pastured farms. 



Pastureland and rangeland other than 



cropland and woodland pastured farms.. 



acres. 

 Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, 



etc. - -- farms. 



acres. 



Irrigated land farms. 



acres- 



46 



19 811 



440 



24 798 



551 067 



1 252 



44 



22 410 



509 



43 498 



988 591 



1 941 



41 



15 811 



39 



12 30B 



16 



1 708 



(NA) 



1 795 



8 

 463 



5 

 396 



3 

 67 



13 

 3 070 



38 

 3 066 



Characteristics 



Market value of agricultural products sold $1,000.. 



Average per farm dollars.. 



Crops, including nursery and greenhouse 



crops -. $1,000.. 



Livestocit, poultry, and their products $1,000. 



Total farm production expenses' $1,000. 



Average per farm dollars. 



Tenure of operator: 



Full owners 



Part owners 



Tenants 



Abnormal farms by standard industrial 

 classification: 



Gash grains (011) 



Field crops, except cash grains (013) 



Cotton (0131) 



Tobacco (0132).. 



Sugarcane and sugar beets; Irish potatoes; 

 field crops, except cash grains, n.e.c. 

 (0133, 0134, 0139) 



Vegetables and melons (016) 



Fruits and tree nuts (017) 



Horticultural specialties (018) 



General farms, primarily crop (019) . 



Livestock, except dairy, poultry, and animal 



specialties (021) _ 



Beef cattle, except feedlots (0212) 



4 431 

 98 462 



1 080 

 3 351 



3 564 

 79 204 



Dairy farms (024) 



Poultry and eggs (025) 



Animal specialties (027) -.. 



General farms, pnmarily livestock and animal 

 specialties (029) .-_ 



1982 



5 752 

 130 727 



1 153 

 4 599 



(NA) 

 (NA) 



27 



15 

 1 



20 

 3 



'Data are based on a sample of farms. 



24 IOWA 



1987 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE-STATE DATA 



