Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
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 
3 
6 
2 
6 
5 
2 
1 
$1,000 
6 
14 
(D) 
31 
120 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
3 
5 
2 
6 
4 
2 
1 
$1,000 
6 
(D) 
(D) 
31 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
760 
514 
469 
1,595 
1,337 
709 
250 
$1,000 
5,219 
4,182 
4,677 
17,732 
20,272 
14,035 
11,802 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
10 
11 
14 
55 
79 
67 
58 
$1,000 
802 
806 
1,163 
4,639 
8,054 
6,330 
9,208 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
4 
1 
3 
3 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,548 
1,179 
1,091 
4,363 
4,621 
2,366 
593 
$1,000 
116,467 
112,691 
126,198 
766,131 
1,269,077 
1,107,527 
477,563 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
324 
288 
323 
2,062 
2,887 
1,699 
474 
$1,000 
94,092 
95,183 
110,256 
714,419 
1,227,632 
1,090,593 
474,316 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
148 
126 
111 
355 
316 
92 
18 
$1,000 
48,327 
29,665 
33,496 
176,809 
229,188 
104,637 
57,473 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
127 
116 
97 
340 
313 
91 
18 
$1,000 
47,751 
29,340 
33,181 
176,405 
229,165 
(D) 
57,473 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
266 
198 
213 
1,158 
1,670 
991 
238 
$1,000 
176,919 
180,648 
214,244 
915,662 
1,317,977 
1,094,167 
542,116 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
185 
142 
162 
999 
1,499 
921 
225 
$1,000 
175,835 
179,783 
213,424 
912,943 
1,314,885 
1,092,927 
541,846 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
164 
101 
79 
338 
273 
106 
16 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,469 
1,212 
5,433 
5,336 
2,319 
192 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
9 
6 
23 
18 
9 
- 
$1,000 
2,485 
853 
576 
3,127 
2,956 
1,279 
- 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
104 
48 
45 
139 
127 
70 
12 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
256 
1,117 
654 
(D) 
212 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
- 
5 
1 
3 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
- 
- 
429 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
171 
76 
67 
191 
184 
64 
18 
$1,000 
92,185 
63,935 
65,806 
181,215 
65,441 
87,790 
15,125 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
15 
10 
11 
36 
36 
26 
6 
$1,000 
91,970 
63,841 
65,750 
180,940 
65,238 
87,720 
15,111 
Aquaculture 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
3 
1 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
45 
25 
16 
44 
36 
18 
5 
$1,000 
234 
1,433 
(□) 
(D) 
1,726 
2,194 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
5 
2 
5 
3 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,320 
(D) 
- 
1,627 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
4,895 
3,278 
2,978 
11,173 
11,095 
6,227 
1,479 
$1,000 
31,504 
24,555 
25,121 
124,963 
196,695 
186,920 
80,126 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
270 
212 
222 
1,223 
1,880 
1,483 
396 
$1,000 
9,236 
8,254 
9,951 
78,587 
194,984 
243,751 
113,363 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
135 
72 
77 
255 
259 
91 
21 
$1,000 
994 
409 
520 
2,340 
2,324 
1,159 
214 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
5,529 
3,603 
3,227 
1 1 ,824 
11,581 
6,589 
1,653 
$1,000 
595,829 
530,391 
619,559 
3,241,434 
5,722,756 
5,932,121 
3,247,952 
Average per farm 
dollars 
107,764 
147,208 
191,992 
274,140 
494,150 
900,307 
1,964,883 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
4,085 
2,745 
2,658 
10,642 
1 1 ,220 
6,503 
1,621 
$1,000 
52,240 
44,588 
50,977 
338,335 
732,162 
825,387 
459,545 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,025 
545 
449 
834 
298 
65 
8 
$5,000 to $24,999 
2,593 
1,626 
1,463 
3,949 
1,552 
325 
45 
$25,000 to $49,999 
418 
521 
628 
3,864 
2,793 
602 
54 
$50,000 or more 
49 
53 
118 
1,995 
6,577 
5,511 
1,514 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
4,171 
2,752 
2,692 
10,708 
11,271 
6,526 
1,633 
$1,000 
23,355 
19,981 
23,373 
154,163 
327,559 
358,349 
204,976 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,400 
1,269 
1,012 
2,059 
701 
115 
14 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,712 
1,393 
1,547 
7,099 
5,298 
1,130 
96 
$25,000 to $49,999 
55 
85 
115 
1,342 
3,840 
2,390 
228 
$50,000 or more 
4 
5 
18 
208 
1,432 
2,891 
1,295 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 59 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
