Table 16. Summary by Farm Typology Measured by Gross Cash Farm Income, Primary Occupation of Small 
Family Farm Operators, and Non-Family Farms - Iowa: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Small family farms - GCFI less than $350,000 
Operator's primary occupation 
farming excluding retirement 
farms 
Mid-size 
family 
farms - 
GCFI 
$350,000 
to $999,999 
Large-scale family 
farms - GCFI 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
Item 
All farms 
Retirement 
Off-farm 
occupation 
Low 
sales - GCFI 
less than 
$150,000 
Moderate 
sales - GCFI 
$150,000 
to $349,999 
Large - 
$1,000,000 
to $4,999,999 
Very large - 
$5,000,000 
or more 
Non-family 
farms 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Contract labor - Con. 
Farms with expenses of- - Con. 
$25,000 to $49,999 
387 
15 
20 
12 
35 
119 
150 
11 
25 
$50,000 or more 
216 
4 
13 
“ 
3 
38 
90 
41 
27 
Customwork and custom hauling 
.. farms 
32,495 
4,224 
8,508 
4,044 
3,709 
7,472 
3,065 
194 
1,279 
$1,000 
390,011 
17,796 
37,518 
17,624 
34,418 
120,970 
95,064 
29,834 
36,787 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,380 
1,413 
2,807 
1,067 
365 
449 
92 
2 
185 
$1,000 to $4,999 
11,542 
1,824 
3,454 
1,893 
1,356 
2,133 
542 
3 
337 
$5,000 to $24,999 
11,379 
892 
2,058 
1,021 
1,732 
3,693 
1,465 
31 
487 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,976 
78 
168 
50 
206 
783 
535 
28 
128 
$50,000 or more 
1,218 
17 
21 
13 
50 
414 
431 
130 
142 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
.. farms 
35,423 
1,932 
6,829 
3,509 
4,733 
12,258 
4,794 
195 
1,173 
$1,000 
3,071,550 
31,953 
121,279 
54,147 
190,622 
1,183,671 
1,174,656 
158,962 
156,260 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
5,455 
860 
2,573 
1,224 
351 
281 
35 
4 
127 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,526 
256 
950 
593 
363 
258 
38 
3 
65 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,906 
419 
1,629 
1,038 
1,200 
1,256 
175 
7 
182 
$25,000 or more 
Rent and lease expenses for machinery, 
21,536 
397 
1,677 
654 
2,819 
10,463 
4,546 
181 
799 
equipment, and farm share of vehicles 
; . farms 
7,599 
665 
1,449 
712 
827 
2,289 
1,255 
88 
314 
$1,000 
130,029 
1,996 
5,164 
3,387 
7,221 
37,808 
50,642 
13,118 
10,694 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
1,883 
250 
585 
274 
223 
356 
143 
1 
51 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,384 
332 
571 
267 
257 
638 
218 
6 
95 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,123 
74 
258 
146 
268 
858 
409 
27 
83 
$25,000 to $49,999 
624 
4 
33 
20 
57 
252 
217 
6 
35 
$50,000 or more 
585 
5 
2 
5 
22 
185 
268 
48 
50 
Interest expense 
.. farms 
48,464 
5,924 
13,543 
5,612 
4,894 
11,715 
4,874 
284 
1,618 
$1,000 
928,806 
41,353 
103,164 
42,982 
70,254 
290,303 
270,063 
62,527 
48,161 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
17,852 
3,308 
7,103 
2,963 
1,551 
1,970 
375 
4 
578 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20,536 
2,383 
5,737 
2,353 
2,551 
5,594 
1,307 
18 
593 
$25,000 to $99,999 
8,766 
222 
678 
286 
756 
3,898 
2,494 
82 
350 
$100,000 or more 
1,310 
11 
25 
10 
36 
253 
698 
180 
97 
Secured by real estate 
.. farms 
37,667 
4,755 
10,937 
4,178 
3,546 
8,949 
3,896 
236 
1,170 
$1,000 
629,337 
33,562 
82,849 
32,815 
48,072 
188,887 
174,891 
35,390 
32,871 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
3,410 
758 
1,468 
552 
202 
285 
55 
5 
85 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,475 
1,802 
4,135 
1,548 
912 
1,464 
290 
9 
315 
$5,000 to $24,999 
17,116 
2,013 
4,815 
1,864 
1,914 
4,645 
1,383 
30 
452 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4,012 
142 
408 
167 
392 
1,689 
996 
44 
174 
$50,000 or more 
2,654 
40 
111 
47 
126 
866 
1,172 
148 
144 
Not secured by real estate 
.. farms 
29,547 
2,983 
6,800 
3,367 
3,367 
8,336 
3,525 
211 
958 
$1,000 
299,469 
7,792 
20,315 
10,167 
22,181 
101,416 
95,172 
27,137 
15,290 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
6,120 
1,105 
2,332 
1,136 
522 
674 
161 
3 
187 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,797 
1,464 
3,331 
1,613 
1,387 
2,156 
524 
3 
319 
$5,000 to $24,999 
9,781 
399 
1,077 
595 
1,348 
4,489 
1,539 
29 
305 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,872 
13 
51 
19 
88 
821 
765 
33 
82 
$50,000 or more 
977 
2 
9 
4 
22 
196 
536 
143 
65 
Property taxes paid 
.. farms 
81,527 
15,987 
26,493 
10,299 
6,557 
13,646 
5,262 
301 
2,982 
$1,000 
437,312 
49,971 
69,709 
33,213 
40,299 
122,613 
84,660 
13,751 
23,097 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
55,961 
13,147 
23,192 
8,392 
3,188 
4,930 
1,239 
47 
1,826 
$5,000 to $9,999 
14,614 
2,150 
2,576 
1,550 
2,358 
4,220 
1,215 
38 
507 
$10,000 to $24,999 
8,887 
649 
668 
331 
953 
3,885 
1,834 
85 
482 
$25,000 or more 
2,065 
41 
57 
26 
58 
611 
974 
131 
167 
All other production 
expenses (see text) 
.. farms 
59,161 
7,888 
14,977 
7,051 
6,510 
14,783 
5,534 
315 
2,103 
$1,000 
1,161,488 
26,476 
58,232 
32,026 
74,420 
326,013 
304,058 
215,724 
124,539 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
30,125 
6,491 
11,882 
5,306 
2,296 
2,832 
455 
5 
858 
$5,000 to $24,999 
19,373 
1,295 
2,816 
1,620 
3,662 
7,539 
1,757 
18 
666 
$25,000 to $49,999 
5,439 
76 
200 
79 
439 
3,120 
1,233 
23 
269 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,750 
21 
48 
31 
75 
1,014 
1,333 
61 
167 
$100,000 or more 
1,474 
5 
31 
15 
38 
278 
756 
208 
143 
Production expenses paid by 
landlords 1 
.. farms 
6,266 
323 
759 
554 
1,070 
2,387 
941 
26 
206 
$1,000 
226,086 
3,848 
10,665 
9,250 
32,621 
96,247 
61,854 
2,395 
9,206 
Depreciation expenses claimed 
.. farms 
55,052 
7,336 
12,891 
5,853 
6,333 
14,769 
5,528 
315 
2,027 
$1,000 
2,098,284 
58,725 
126,936 
67,726 
172,636 
771,063 
610,732 
161,262 
129,203 
NET CASH FARM INCOME (SEE TEXT) 
Net cash farm income of operations 
.. farms 
88,637 
16,570 
29,101 
11,667 
7,336 
14,784 
5,534 
315 
3,330 
$1,000 
9,779,193 
330,543 
415,121 
169,986 
766,968 
3,529,012 
3,316,215 
543,631 
707,717 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
110,329 
19,948 
14,265 
14,570 
104,549 
238,705 
599,244 
1,725,811 
212,528 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 213 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
