Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
137 
35 
64 
5 
3 
5 
$1,000 
774 
85 
399 
(D) 
(D) 
45 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
134 
35 
63 
5 
3 
5 
$1,000 
735 
85 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
45 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
6 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
38 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
11,206 
403 
2,836 
663 
874 
796 
$1,000 
96,776 
439 
6,564 
2,394 
4,425 
5,035 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
314 
- 
1 
2 
4 
13 
$1,000 
32,406 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
294 
944 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
38 
4 
9 
3 
4 
5 
$1,000 
34 
(Z) 
5 
4 
(D) 
1 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
24,573 
1,627 
3,139 
1,050 
1,493 
1,503 
$1,000 
4,504,373 
86,015 
174,132 
64,186 
112,853 
91,535 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,984 
176 
248 
102 
209 
192 
$1,000 
4,247,789 
73,974 
148,507 
52,615 
94,504 
71,698 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,523 
38 
56 
45 
86 
132 
$1,000 
799,467 
4,482 
24,168 
14,903 
37,815 
38,504 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,353 
24 
39 
30 
62 
96 
$1,000 
795,216 
(D) 
23,879 
14,528 
37,134 
37,584 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
6,616 
705 
649 
131 
195 
202 
$1,000 
6,767,424 
725,117 
1,025,985 
228,271 
173,481 
172,837 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,380 
501 
409 
85 
114 
138 
$1,000 
6,753,051 
723,672 
1,024,872 
227,974 
172,748 
172,140 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
3,513 
762 
1,072 
199 
227 
176 
$1,000 
43,020 
5,657 
9,081 
(D) 
4,198 
2,863 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
191 
23 
40 
5 
23 
20 
$1,000 
23,160 
2,827 
3,938 
525 
2,695 
1,900 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,355 
477 
913 
131 
169 
120 
$1,000 
14,750 
2,352 
5,988 
843 
1,054 
866 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
2 
12 
1 
1 
3 
$1,000 
2,619 
(D) 
949 
(D) 
(D) 
228 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,853 
609 
940 
145 
208 
180 
$1,000 
1,291,808 
73,182 
240,463 
125,702 
146,429 
134,534 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
292 
29 
68 
13 
21 
21 
$1,000 
1,288,667 
72,474 
239,523 
125,645 
146,162 
134,294 
Aquaculture 
farms 
48 
14 
19 
4 
3 
3 
$1,000 
7,690 
1,590 
2,066 
1,178 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
5 
11 
4 
2 
1 
$1,000 
7,423 
1,455 
2,022 
1,178 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
938 
208 
358 
63 
66 
54 
$1,000 
26,186 
5,812 
13,296 
446 
429 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42 
12 
11 
1 
1 
$1,000 
23,580 
5,290 
12,376 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
69,463 
1,628 
12,659 
3,606 
5,655 
4,790 
$1,000 
782,290 
5,092 
37,702 
15,145 
26,159 
28,309 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
6,255 
28 
87 
62 
175 
217 
$1,000 
668,830 
170 
363 
523 
2,391 
7,256 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,964 
675 
902 
146 
174 
157 
$1,000 
17,522 
2,263 
4,407 
800 
1,236 
857 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
88,637 
6,707 
20,665 
4,762 
6,832 
5,665 
$1,000 
23,711,880 
767,916 
1,479,904 
452,872 
564,503 
556,643 
Average per farm 
dollars 
267,517 
114,495 
71,614 
95,101 
82,626 
98,260 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
56,317 
1,305 
6,041 
2,016 
3,878 
3,603 
$1,000 
2,587,059 
1,547 
14,566 
9,348 
26,840 
31,524 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,507 
1,246 
5,352 
1,346 
1,928 
1,411 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,836 
49 
657 
649 
1,880 
2,048 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,105 
8 
22 
13 
56 
126 
$50,000 or more 
15,869 
2 
10 
8 
14 
18 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
57,741 
1,502 
6,531 
2,179 
4,060 
3,716 
$1,000 
1,152,179 
833 
7,037 
4,049 
14,048 
14,457 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,463 
1,471 
6,315 
2,014 
3,372 
2,721 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20,297 
29 
200 
161 
665 
967 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,117 
2 
13 
4 
17 
26 
$50,000 or more 
5,864 
- 
3 
- 
6 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
58 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
