Table 2. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold Including Landlord's Share and Direct Sales: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
Percent of 
total in 2012 
2007 
Total sales (see text) 
farms 
88,637 
100.0 
92,856 
Total sales (see text) - Con. 
$1,000 
30,821,532 
100.0 
20,418,096 
Value of sales by commodity 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
347,728 
(X) 
219,890 
or commodity group - Con. 
Crops, including nursery 
By value of sales: 
and greenhouse crops - Con. 
Less than $1 ,000 (see text) 
farms 
21,843 
24.6 
23,698 
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, 
$1,000 
1,204 
(Z) 
1,292 
and sod (see text) 
.. farms 
631 
0.7 
536 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,206 
3.6 
3,032 
$1,000 
99,218 
0.3 
93,813 
$1,000 
5,356 
(Z) 
5,079 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
3,613 
4.1 
3,986 
Cut Christmas trees and short 
$1,000 
13,101 
(Z) 
14,496 
rotation woody crops 
.. farms 
137 
0.2 
169 
$1,000 
774 
(Z) 
1,026 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
4,328 
4.9 
5,100 
Cut Christmas trees 
.. farms 
134 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
30,997 
0.1 
37,069 
$1,000 
735 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
4,427 
5.0 
4,715 
Short rotation woody crops .... 
.. farms 
6 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
63,582 
0.2 
68,106 
$1,000 
38 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,614 
1.8 
1,948 
$1,000 
35,939 
0.1 
43,388 
Other crops and hay (see text) .. 
.. farms 
11,206 
12.6 
12,209 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
3,686 
4.2 
4,670 
$1,000 
96,776 
0.3 
102,032 
$1,000 
117,542 
0.4 
149,361 
Maple syrup (see text) 
.. farms 
38 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$1,000 
34 
(Z) 
(NA) 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
2,089 
2.4 
2,844 
$1,000 
93,390 
0.3 
127,565 
Livestock, poultry, and 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
7,470 
8.4 
9,805 
their products 
.. farms 
33,918 
38.3 
38,275 
$1,000 
547,324 
1.8 
723,244 
$1,000 
13,454,718 
43.7 
10,074,511 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
10,036 
11.3 
14,181 
Poultry and eggs 
.. farms 
2,853 
3.2 
3,174 
$1,000 
1,666,502 
5.4 
2,396,707 
$1,000 
1,291,808 
4.2 
872,263 
Cattle and calves 
.. farms 
24,573 
27.7 
27,535 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
9,769 
11.0 
9,399 
$1,000 
4,504,373 
14.6 
3,606,633 
$1,000 
3,559,383 
11.5 
3,372,226 
Milk from cows (see text) 
.. farms 
1,523 
1.7 
(NA) 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
9,637 
10.9 
5,265 
$1,000 
799,467 
2.6 
(NA) 
$1,000 
7,035,084 
22.8 
3,661,646 
Hogs and pigs 
.. farms 
6,616 
7.5 
8,758 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
6,919 
7.8 
4,213 
$1,000 
6,767,424 
22.0 
4,827,224 
$1,000 
17,652,127 
57.3 
9,817,916 
$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 
farms 
5,218 
5.9 
3,306 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
$1,000 
8,073,336 
26.2 
4,923,981 
milk (see text) 
.. farms 
3,513 
4.0 
(NA) 
$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 
farms 
1,191 
1.3 
670 
$1,000 
43,020 
0.1 
(NA) 
$1,000 
4,034,177 
13.1 
2,228,660 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, 
$5,000,000 or more 
farms 
510 
0.6 
237 
and donkeys 
.. farms 
2,355 
2.7 
2,706 
$1,000 
5,544,614 
18.0 
2,665,275 
$1,000 
14,750 
(Z) 
12,681 
Value of sales by commodity 
Aquaculture 
.. farms 
48 
0.1 
40 
or commodity group: 
$1,000 
7,690 
(Z) 
3,507 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
farms 
58,654 
66.2 
59,196 
Other animals and other animal 
$1,000 
17,366,814 
56.3 
10,343,585 
products (see text) 
.. farms 
938 
1.1 
940 
$1,000 
26,186 
0.1 
22,324 
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, 
and dry peas 
farms 
52,509 
59.2 
53,417 
Value of landlord's share of 
$1,000 
17,146,679 
55.6 
10,123,033 
total sales (see text) 
.. farms 
6,255 
7.1 
7,405 
Corn 
farms 
47,744 
53.9 
49,970 
$1,000 
668,830 
2.2 
616,704 
$1,000 
11,745,805 
38.1 
6,796,492 
Wheat 
farms 
338 
0.4 
570 
$1,000 
4,948 
(Z) 
5,859 
Value of agricultural products sold 
Soybeans 
farms 
41,621 
47.0 
42,597 
directly to individuals for human 
$1,000 
5,375,888 
17.4 
3,306,656 
consumption (see text) 
.. farms 
2,964 
3.3 
2,987 
Sorghum 
farms 
47 
0.1 
50 
$1,000 
17,522 
0.1 
16,506 
$1,000 
581 
(Z) 
697 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
5,912 
(X) 
5,526 
Barley 
farms 
77 
0.1 
72 
$1,000 
572 
(Z) 
398 
By value of sales: 
Rice 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1 to $499 
.. farms 
720 
0.8 
749 
Other grains, oilseeds, 
$1,000 
143 
(Z) 
150 
dry beans, and dry peas 
farms 
2,629 
3.0 
2,558 
$500 to $999 
.. farms 
354 
0.4 
411 
$1,000 
18,885 
0.1 
12,930 
$1,000 
246 
(Z) 
276 
Tobacco 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
.. farms 
1,115 
1.3 
1,085 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,645 
(Z) 
2,655 
Cotton and cottonseed 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
.. farms 
391 
0.4 
381 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,633 
(Z) 
2,630 
Vegetables, melons, potatoes, 
$10,000 to $24,999 
.. farms 
261 
0.3 
240 
and sweet potatoes 
farms 
978 
1.1 
885 
$1,000 
3,839 
(Z) 
3,627 
$1,000 
19,699 
0.1 
16,310 
$25,000 to $49,999 
.. farms 
68 
0.1 
77 
$1,000 
2,236 
(Z) 
2,685 
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries .... 
farms 
592 
0.7 
735 
$50,000 or more 
.. farms 
55 
0.1 
44 
$1,000 
3,668 
(Z) 
7,371 
$1,000 
5,780 
(Z) 
4,483 
Fruits and tree nuts 
farms 
422 
0.5 
(NA) 
$1,000 
2,976 
(Z) 
(NA) 
Berries 
farms 
212 
0.2 
(NA) 
$1,000 
692 
(Z) 
(NA) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 9 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
