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 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sunflower seed, all - Con. 
Farms by acres harvested: - Con. 
250 to 499 acres 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
339 
49 
50 
47 
42 
77 
47 
5 
22 
acres 
13,518 
735 
786 
2,045 
1,047 
3,263 
4,371 
304 
967 
bushels 
655,679 
35,880 
39,237 
54,548 
55,268 
175,201 
233,714 
18,703 
43,128 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
1 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
214 
41 
43 
37 
23 
39 
16 
2 
13 
25 to 99 acres 
103 
8 
7 
8 
19 
32 
22 
2 
5 
1 00 to 249 acres 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
4 
1 
3 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
1 
500 acres or more 
4 
- 
- 
2 
- 
" 
2 
" 
" 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
26,219 
4,014 
7,938 
4,065 
2,811 
4,857 
1,730 
84 
720 
acres 
996,316 
109,256 
167,681 
132,519 
132,368 
267,869 
137,260 
12,081 
37,282 
tons, dry 
2,824,415 
222,253 
358,392 
316,235 
385,724 
897,090 
489,325 
41,876 
113,520 
Irrigated 
farms 
76 
11 
20 
13 
10 
12 
6 
3 
1 
acres 
1,232 
106 
223 
135 
397 
330 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
14,677 
2,623 
5,853 
2,304 
1,131 
1,888 
547 
17 
314 
25 to 99 acres 
9,271 
1,205 
1,884 
1,517 
1,360 
2,204 
753 
39 
309 
1 00 to 249 acres 
1,935 
178 
183 
220 
288 
652 
327 
12 
75 
250 to 499 acres 
282 
8 
18 
23 
25 
94 
80 
12 
22 
500 acres or more 
54 
- 
- 
1 
7 
19 
23 
4 
- 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
19,717 
2,666 
5,459 
3,156 
2,357 
4,076 
1,400 
60 
543 
acres 
656,367 
64,150 
98,281 
84,587 
94,273 
191,000 
92,226 
8,137 
23,713 
tons, dry 
2,037,729 
151,578 
249,891 
227,875 
290,778 
675,286 
333,903 
31,431 
76,987 
Irrigated 
farms 
47 
6 
7 
13 
4 
9 
6 
1 
1 
acres 
541 
92 
32 
135 
196 
50 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
6,015 
1,107 
2,091 
905 
491 
875 
379 
16 
151 
acres 
207,269 
31,760 
48,297 
36,007 
23,335 
40,425 
20,869 
659 
5,917 
tons, dry 
359,021 
49,190 
68,464 
61,078 
41,280 
77,943 
49,239 
876 
10,951 
Irrigated 
farms 
13 
2 
8 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
24 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
10 
3 
1 
1 
2 
2 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
556 
29 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
" 
" 
" 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
962 
175 
311 
289 
74 
67 
20 
- 
26 
acres 
7,647 
623 
657 
1,138 
1,057 
2,189 
1,768 
- 
215 
Irrigated 
farms 
331 
64 
90 
110 
29 
22 
7 
- 
9 
acres 
2,082 
141 
151 
310 
387 
152 
903 
- 
37 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
729 
135 
278 
234 
29 
30 
8 
15 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
183 
38 
32 
46 
33 
23 
2 
- 
9 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
38 
2 
1 
9 
10 
10 
4 
- 
2 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
7 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
3 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
321 
78 
82 
110 
22 
18 
1 
_ 
10 
acres 
107 
34 
16 
31 
11 
13 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
" 
- 
- 
" 
" 
Peas, green 
farms 
42 
8 
14 
13 
3 
2 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
409 
1 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
1 
2 
2 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
402 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Potatoes 
farms 
373 
89 
107 
128 
17 
14 
5 
- 
13 
acres 
1,028 
52 
36 
56 
41 
8 
829 
- 
5 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
acres 
735 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
735 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
366 
88 
107 
127 
16 
14 
1 
13 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
2 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
389 
75 
120 
83 
44 
43 
13 
_ 
11 
acres 
3,392 
255 
176 
334 
465 
1,418 
659 
- 
86 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
- 
1 
5 
2 
- 
1 
acres 
1,110 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
844 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
22 
5 
5 
10 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
18 
2 
(D) 
14 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
" 
" 
- 
- 
" 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
527 
117 
157 
181 
37 
20 
3 
_ 
12 
acres 
225 
47 
48 
75 
32 
17 
1 
- 
6 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
" 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
222 Farm Typology 2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
