Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Commodity 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
18 
10,229,000 
33 
9,679,335 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
36 
60,274,897 
27 
64,690,129 
Layers 
21 
1,114,651 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
20 
2,920,658 
13 
2,341,084 
Turkeys 
52 
6,412,283 
30 
3,045,540 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
308 
271,497 
372 
367,670 
Hogs and pigs 
3,004 
25,744,990 
2,946 
20,710,440 
Replacement dairy heifers 
135 
45,330 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
87 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
115 
(X) 
153 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
11 
(X) 
15 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
(X) 
1 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1,000) 
3,663 
4,429,220 
3,666 
2,879,018 
Payments received (see text) ($1,000) 
3,663 
435,211 
3,666 
393,722 
Table 46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of land and buildings 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms 
88,637 
(X) 
92,856 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
195,641,346 
(X) 
104,186,583 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
2,207,220 
(X) 
1,122,023 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
6,389 
(X) 
3,388 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
5,912 
144,891 
8,802 
205,537 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,794 
419,316 
7,606 
548,369 
$100,000 to $199,999 
11,214 
1,610,216 
12,663 
1,800,092 
$200,000 to $499,999 
18,001 
5,653,603 
20,519 
6,545,811 
$500,000 to $999,999 
11,731 
8,279,610 
14,779 
10,485,024 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
10,655 
15,038,629 
12,965 
18,300,945 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
13,474 
43,343,894 
11,541 
35,081,042 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
7,757 
53,634,389 
3,223 
21,566,155 
$10,000,000 or more 
4,099 
67,516,798 
758 
9,653,608 
Table 47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of machinery and equipment 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of machinery and equipment 
88,634 
18,954,910 
92,813 
12,694,091 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
213,856 
(X) 
136,771 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
6,676 
13,994 
6,354 
17,529 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,788 
39,281 
6,979 
48,292 
$10,000 to $19,999 
9,778 
131,701 
1 1 ,378 
155,996 
$20,000 to $29,999 
7,858 
183,102 
9,155 
216,060 
$30,000 to $49,999 
9,182 
341,802 
10,540 
397,378 
$50,000 to $69,999 
7,018 
394,380 
8,061 
454,730 
$70,000 to $99,999 
5,305 
431,652 
6,653 
542,951 
$100,000 to $199,999 
10,862 
1,447,766 
13,936 
1,880,513 
$200,000 to $499,999 
14,063 
4,320,586 
14,057 
4,162,010 
$500,000 to $999,999 
7,921 
5,284,313 
4,398 
2,838,441 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
4,183 
6,366,332 
1,302 
1,980,190 
Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Selected machinery and equipment 
Total 
Manufactured 
2008 to 2012 
Manufactured 
prior to 2008 
Total 
Manufactured 
2003 to 2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
67,630 
137,117 
24,118 
29,755 
57,450 
107,362 
76,220 
141,558 
26,477 
31,181 
Tractors 
70,810 
232,016 
17,026 
28,064 
66,614 
203,952 
79,320 
243,403 
13,299 
19,850 
2 or 3 
25,179 
61,788 
5,524 
12,534 
25,086 
61,302 
30,595 
75,146 
3,390 
7,675 
4 or more 
27,347 
151,944 
1,047 
5,075 
22,845 
123,967 
27,214 
146,746 
579 
2,845 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
27,050 
41,846 
2,635 
2,959 
24,901 
38,887 
33,167 
51,034 
2,948 
3,301 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
48,404 
80,260 
4,717 
5,300 
45,341 
74,960 
54,921 
90,699 
3,979 
4,549 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
45,484 
109,910 
12,263 
19,805 
41,761 
90,105 
47,544 
101,670 
8,189 
12,000 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
33,430 
36,451 
8,381 
8,791 
25,445 
27,660 
33,875 
37,034 
5,767 
6,028 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
2,580 
2,709 
255 
262 
2,339 
2,447 
2,470 
2,503 
236 
237 
Hay balers 
21,739 
26,276 
2,718 
2,861 
19,516 
23,415 
22,104 
25,965 
2,554 
2,639 
38 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
