Table 53. Institutional, Research, Experimental, and American Indian Reservation Farms: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Characteristics 
2012 
2007 
Characteristics 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
.number 
147 
133 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) - Con. 
Land in farms 
....acres 
39,282 
27,430 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
18,414 
5,805 
Average size of farm 
.... acres 
267 
206 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
24,196 
10,565 
Estimated value of land and buildings 
..$1,000 
278,068 
108,565 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
55,884 
12,223 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
1,891,621 
816,279 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
380,161 
91,902 
Average per acre 
.. dollars 
7,079 
3,958 
Government payments received 
.. farms 
43 
55 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
$1,000 
286 
280 
equipment 
..$1,000 
25,157 
16,457 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
6,656 
5,085 
Land in farms according to use: 
Income from farm-related sources (see text) 
.. farms 
49 
39 
$1,000 
2,592 
2,519 
Total cropland 
....farms 
128 
111 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
52,903 
64,595 
acres 
24,323 
15,493 
Harvested cropland 
....farms 
105 
89 
Tenure of operator: 
acres 
21,320 
13,260 
Full owners 
91 
80 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have 
Part owners 
21 
17 
been used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
....farms 
6 
8 
Tenants 
35 
36 
acres 
227 
529 
Farms by North American Industry Classification System: 
Other cropland 
....farms 
43 
27 
acres 
2,776 
1,704 
Oilseed and grain farming (1111) 
78 
63 
Vegetable and melon farming (1112) 
4 
3 
Total woodland 
....farms 
30 
23 
Fruit and tree nut farming (1113) 
- 
1 
acres 
5,335 
3,682 
Greenhouse, nursery, and floriculture production (1114) 
4 
4 
Woodland pastured 
....farms 
7 
4 
acres 
1,255 
306 
Other crop farming (1 1 19) 
31 
27 
Woodland not pastured 
....farms 
28 
22 
Tobacco farming (1 1 191) 
- 
- 
acres 
4,080 
3,376 
Cotton farming (1 1 192) 
- 
- 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than cropland 
Sugarcane farming, hay farming, and all other 
and woodland pastured (see text) 
....farms 
29 
20 
crop farming (11193,11194,11199) 
31 
27 
acres 
4,559 
4,513 
Land in farmsteads, buildings, livestock facilities, 
Beef cattle ranching and farming (1121 11) 
4 
8 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
....farms 
81 
61 
Cattle feedlots (112112) 
6 
2 
acres 
5,065 
3,742 
Dairy cattle and milk production (11212) 
1 
- 
Irrigated land 
....farms 
16 
14 
Hog and pig farming (1122) 
4 
4 
acres 
200 
219 
Poultry and egg production (1123) 
_ 
1 
Market value of agricultural products 
Sheep and goat farming (1 1 24) 
1 
- 
sold (see text) 
..$1,000 
42,609 
16,370 
Animal aquaculture and other animal 
Average per farm 
.. dollars 
289,860 
123,081 
production (1 125,1 129) 
14 
20 
Table 54. Organic Agriculture: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
Item 
2012 
VALUE OF SALES OF CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANICALLY 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
PRODUCED COMMODITIES 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION - Con. 
Total organic product sales (see text) 
farms 
512 
Place of residence: 
$1,000 
57,545 
On farm operated 
514 
Average per farm 
dollars 
112,392 
Not on farm operated 
75 
By value of sales: 
Days worked off farm: 
$1 to $4,999 
farms 
67 
None 
241 
$1,000 
131 
Any 
348 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
42 
1 to 49 days 
108 
$1,000 
283 
50 to 99 days 
51 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
78 
1 00 to 1 99 days 
55 
$1,000 
1,313 
200 days or more 
134 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
86 
$1,000 
3,101 
Years on present farm: 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
239 
2 years or less 
18 
$1,000 
52,716 
3 or 4 years 
48 
5 to 9 years 
103 
TYPE OF PRODUCTION (SEE TEXT) 
1 0 years or more 
420 
USDA National Organic Program certified organic 
Average years on present farm .. 
19 
production 
USDA National Organic Program organic production 
farms 
536 
Age group: 
exempt from certification 
farms 
53 
Under 25 years 
2 
Acres transitioning into USDA National Organic Program 
25 to 34 years 
83 
organic production 
farms 
149 
35 to 44 years 
134 
45 to 49 years 
55 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS FOR FARMS 
WITH CERTIFIED OR EXEMPT ORGANIC PRODUCTION 
50 to 54 years 
84 
55 to 59 years 
92 
Sex of operator: 
60 to 64 years 
68 
Male 
545 
65 to 69 years 
34 
Female 
44 
70 years and over 
37 
Primary occupation: 
Average age 
49.7 
Farming 
438 
Other 
151 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 41 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
