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 
farminq 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 
HIRED FARM LABOR 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
27,906 
2,970 
5,337 
2,798 
2,822 
8,040 
4,217 
304 
1,418 
workers 
79,838 
6,291 
1 1 ,765 
6,622 
6,862 
20,183 
15,457 
5,398 
7,260 
Workers by days worked: 
150 days or more 
farms 
11,099 
671 
1,210 
823 
1,010 
3,442 
2,805 
286 
852 
workers 
25,620 
877 
1,653 
1,141 
1,478 
5,815 
7,106 
3,972 
3,578 
Less than 1 50 days 
farms 
21,219 
2,429 
4,413 
2,157 
2,139 
6,027 
2,939 
197 
918 
workers 
54,218 
5,414 
10,112 
5,481 
5,384 
14,368 
8,351 
1,426 
3,682 
Migrant farm labor on farms with hired 
labor (see text) 
farms 
54 
8 
5 
1 
8 
9 
17 
2 
4 
Migrant farm labor on farms reporting 
only contract labor (see text) 
farms 
15 
2 
1 
4 
3 
4 
1 
- 
- 
Unpaid workers (see text) 
farms 
26,555 
4,351 
9,721 
3,506 
2,031 
4,499 
1,596 
69 
782 
workers 
58,413 
8,959 
22,430 
8,415 
4,331 
9,156 
3,115 
177 
1,830 
FARMS BY SIZE 
1 to 9 acres 
6,707 
1,334 
3,763 
1,112 
97 
106 
87 
11 
197 
1 0 to 49 acres 
20,665 
5,961 
10,786 
2,826 
137 
141 
96 
44 
674 
50 to 69 acres 
4,762 
1,394 
2,264 
827 
37 
48 
18 
10 
164 
70 to 99 acres 
6,832 
1,916 
3,133 
1,358 
81 
75 
18 
8 
243 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
5,665 
1,580 
2,321 
1,252 
181 
83 
23 
7 
218 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
5,529 
1,253 
2,042 
1,370 
464 
148 
29 
5 
218 
180 to 219 acres 
3,603 
776 
1,196 
782 
501 
162 
18 
3 
165 
220 to 259 acres 
3,227 
610 
973 
584 
721 
200 
30 
4 
105 
260 to 499 acres 
1 1 ,824 
1,342 
2,103 
1,184 
3,552 
2,904 
292 
18 
429 
500 to 999 acres 
11,581 
370 
458 
315 
1,375 
7,627 
951 
41 
444 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
6,589 
32 
53 
46 
179 
3,152 
2,728 
59 
340 
2,000 acres or more 
1,653 
2 
9 
11 
11 
138 
1,244 
105 
133 
FARMS BY NORTH AMERICAN 
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION 
SYSTEM (NAICS) 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
43,727 
4,882 
10,139 
5,643 
5,888 
11,874 
3,668 
60 
1,573 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
489 
118 
187 
160 
8 
4 
1 
- 
11 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
533 
148 
295 
70 
1 
2 
- 
- 
17 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture 
production (1 1 14) 
515 
102 
223 
111 
20 
21 
12 
2 
24 
Other crop farming (1119) 
20,719 
8,015 
9,436 
2,043 
114 
79 
10 
1 
1,021 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cotton farming (11192) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all 
other crop farming (1 1 193,1 1 194,1 1199) 
20,719 
8,015 
9,436 
2,043 
114 
79 
10 
1 
1,021 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (112111) 
9,697 
1,788 
4,713 
1,989 
313 
509 
187 
27 
171 
Cattle feedlots (1121 12) 
2,129 
88 
288 
223 
162 
671 
542 
76 
79 
Dairy cattle and milk production (1 1212) 
1,224 
27 
64 
200 
258 
426 
166 
19 
64 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
3,310 
77 
489 
242 
439 
962 
761 
105 
235 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
732 
90 
298 
111 
29 
76 
58 
24 
46 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
1,621 
271 
970 
332 
20 
11 
1 
- 
16 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
production (1125, 1129) 
3,941 
964 
1,999 
543 
84 
149 
128 
1 
73 
LIVESTOCK 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
26,827 
2,876 
7,668 
4,341 
2,872 
5,960 
2,292 
149 
669 
number 
3,893,683 
124,864 
300,304 
244,532 
302,470 
1,164,955 
1,062,086 
476,716 
217,756 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
3,975 
624 
2,300 
628 
138 
175 
48 
62 
1 0 to 49 
9,599 
1,529 
3,750 
2,122 
790 
1,013 
213 
2 
180 
50 to 99 
4,580 
469 
951 
1,001 
810 
1,057 
196 
- 
96 
1 00 to 1 99 
3,740 
183 
471 
431 
744 
1,499 
305 
2 
105 
200 to 499 
3,416 
58 
167 
134 
366 
1,834 
732 
7 
118 
500 or more 
1,517 
13 
29 
25 
24 
382 
798 
138 
108 
Cows and heifers that calved 
farms 
21,115 
2,466 
6,137 
3,746 
2,404 
4,458 
1,346 
47 
511 
number 
1,090,325 
62,172 
138,145 
113,246 
128,539 
352,408 
182,444 
59,328 
54,043 
Beef cows 
farms 
19,677 
2,426 
6,026 
3,470 
2,127 
3,989 
1,171 
28 
440 
number 
885,568 
60,989 
136,353 
106,991 
112,046 
300,482 
129,639 
13,917 
25,151 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
4,209 
676 
2,268 
713 
175 
233 
73 
1 
70 
10 to 49 
9,888 
1,461 
3,127 
2,110 
1,064 
1,575 
347 
4 
200 
50 to 99 
3,297 
228 
474 
500 
588 
1,146 
269 
5 
87 
100 to 199 
1,673 
52 
123 
128 
262 
758 
279 
5 
66 
200 to 499 
570 
9 
34 
19 
38 
267 
181 
7 
15 
500 or more 
40 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 
22 
6 
2 
Milk cows 
.... farms 
1,810 
57 
180 
354 
329 
580 
203 
20 
87 
number 
204,757 
1,183 
1,792 
6,255 
16,493 
51,926 
52,805 
45,411 
28,892 
Farms with- 
1 to 9 
339 
28 
130 
129 
17 
27 
2 
6 
10 to 49 
505 
19 
40 
206 
144 
70 
2 
- 
24 
50 to 99 
485 
10 
9 
19 
160 
248 
27 
- 
12 
100 to 199 
309 
- 
1 
- 
7 
218 
64 
- 
19 
200 to 499 
119 
- 
- 
- 
1 
17 
86 
- 
15 
500 or more 
53 
- 
- 
22 
20 
11 
Other cattle (see text) 
farms 
23,374 
2,307 
6,318 
3,649 
2,639 
5,544 
2,179 
147 
591 
number 
2,803,358 
62,692 
162,159 
131,286 
173,931 
812,547 
879,642 
417,388 
163,713 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
24,573 
2,539 
6,586 
3,800 
2,773 
5,820 
2,278 
152 
625 
number 
3,446,109 
66,584 
165,619 
130,381 
193,021 
867,950 
1,175,831 
609,157 
237,566 
$1,000 
4,504,373 
62,442 
161,028 
131,588 
213,111 
1,033,396 
1,700,380 
862,865 
339,562 
2012 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology 219 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
