Table 6. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Government payments 
69,463 
782,290 
74,939 
706,286 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
11,262 
(X) 
9,425 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
58,987 
615,092 
58,664 
497,956 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
10,428 
(X) 
8,488 
$1 to $999 
7,417 
3,718 
9,689 
4,400 
$1,000 to $4,999 
24,545 
64,689 
26,625 
72,171 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
13,430 
96,675 
15,747 
112,983 
$1 to $999 
10,263 
4,952 
12,817 
4,962 
$10,000 to $24,999 
15,801 
249,584 
16,433 
256,283 
$1,000 to $4,999 
19,405 
50,512 
19,046 
51,196 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,036 
205,052 
5,239 
173,973 
$5,000 to $9,999 
10,099 
72,344 
10,667 
76,589 
$50,000 or more 
2,234 
162,574 
1,206 
86,475 
$10,000 to $24,999 
12,784 
201,900 
1 1 ,599 
180,593 
$25,000 or more 
6,436 
285,384 
4,535 
184,615 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
1,847 
169,003 
9,727 
732,579 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
91.501 
(X) 
75,314 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
34,568 
167,198 
40,502 
208,329 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
4,837 
(X) 
5,144 
$1 to $999 
36 
12 
425 
180 
$1,000 to $4,999 
101 
269 
657 
1,818 
$5,000 to $9,999 
98 
731 
673 
5,076 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
187 
2,665 
1,182 
17,483 
$1 to $999 
7,159 
3,614 
7,818 
4,188 
$20,000 to $24,999 
80 
1,804 
511 
1 1 ,322 
$1,000 to $4,999 
17,749 
42,848 
19,705 
48,951 
$25,000 to $49,999 
339 
12,215 
1,960 
70,610 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,406 
37,770 
7,245 
50,658 
$50,000 or more 
1,006 
151,307 
4,319 
626,090 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,401 
50,875 
4,811 
71,855 
$25,000 or more 
853 
32,090 
923 
32,678 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
1,994 
132,402 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Table 7. Income From Farm - Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses 
gross before taxes and expenses 
(see text) 
54,212 
1,887,251 
49,954 
771,079 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
34,812 
(X) 
15,436 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
9,910 
3,308 
12,686 
4,451 
$1,000 to $4,999 
10,590 
27,201 
12,853 
32,365 
$5,000 to $9,999 
36 
241 
27 
176 
$5,000 to $9,999 
6,196 
44,666 
6,931 
49,586 
$10,000 to $24,999 
33 
520 
26 
403 
$10,000 to $24,999 
10,042 
164,228 
9,136 
145,657 
$25,000 or more 
28 
3,407 
18 
2,291 
$25,000 to $49,999 
7,432 
265,132 
4,767 
165,415 
$50,000 or more 
10,042 
1,382,716 
3,581 
373,606 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
29,533 
80,621 
28,817 
61,629 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
2,730 
(X) 
2,139 
services 
9,663 
186,534 
9,911 
137,354 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
19,304 
(X) 
13,859 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
16,274 
5,029 
17,501 
5,380 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
9,563 
21,772 
8,686 
19,365 
$1 to $999 
1,085 
527 
1,433 
704 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,258 
15,093 
1,656 
11,161 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,703 
7,043 
3,359 
8,618 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,133 
16,581 
733 
10,537 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,678 
1 1 ,446 
1,775 
12,250 
$25,000 or more 
305 
22,145 
241 
15,185 
$10,000 to $24,999 
2,266 
35,321 
1,955 
29,825 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,014 
34,496 
791 
26,726 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
917 
97,702 
598 
59,231 
payments 
15,255 
880,516 
4,259 
48,599 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
57,720 
(X) 
11,411 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
21,478 
673,937 
20,621 
452,100 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
31,378 
(X) 
21,924 
$1 to $999 
736 
357 
861 
432 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,316 
6,422 
1,521 
3,868 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,755 
12,878 
721 
5,103 
$1 to $999 
1,478 
768 
1,724 
892 
$10,000 to $24,999 
3,129 
50,816 
669 
10,644 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,083 
10,912 
4,702 
12,403 
$25,000 or more 
7,319 
810,044 
487 
28,551 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,011 
21,993 
3,407 
24,856 
$10,000 to $24,999 
5,270 
86,750 
5,566 
90,367 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
7,636 
553,515 
5,222 
323,582 
government agricultural 
program payments 
1,318 
10,042 
2,132 
8,125 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,619 
(X) 
3,811 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
577 
4,611 
697 
6,129 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
7,990 
(X) 
8,793 
$1 to $999 
301 
132 
1,062 
240 
$1,000 to $4,999 
492 
1,216 
595 
1,505 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
229 
1,622 
242 
1,634 
$1 to $999 
156 
60 
172 
67 
$10,000 to $24,999 
202 
3,092 
182 
2,680 
$1,000 to $4,999 
158 
411 
202 
530 
$25,000 or more 
94 
3,979 
51 
2,066 
$5,000 to $9,999 
123 
845 
126 
894 
$10,000 to $24,999 
106 
1,666 
132 
2,070 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
34 
1,630 
65 
2,568 
sources (see text) 
3,671 
46,542 
4,302 
54,022 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
12,678 
(X) 
12,557 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
275 
4,394 
245 
3,122 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
15,978 
(X) 
12,742 
$1 to $999 
1,429 
360 
1,964 
539 
$1,000 to $4,999 
964 
2,276 
978 
2,281 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
371 
2,562 
394 
2,670 
$1 to $999 
92 
30 
75 
25 
$10,000 to $24,999 
421 
6,436 
410 
6,158 
$1,000 to $4,999 
86 
195 
99 
227 
$25,000 or more 
486 
34,909 
556 
42,374 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 15 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
