Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
1 0 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
1 00 to 1 39 
acres 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
58,909 
4,396 
13,831 
3,103 
4,373 
3,700 
acres 
1,294,425 
11,149 
84,678 
31,623 
49,097 
52,196 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,525 
332 
332 
50 
69 
62 
acres 
171,656 
504 
1,264 
419 
805 
1,218 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,483 
324 
315 
48 
64 
60 
acres 
170,542 
484 
1,130 
(D) 
655 
1,162 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
53 
8 
20 
2 
6 
3 
acres 
1,114 
20 
134 
(D) 
150 
56 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
34,568 
1,094 
9,143 
2,269 
2,941 
2,383 
acres 
1,306,040 
5,670 
147,912 
65,825 
108,030 
107,234 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
42,536 
218 
2,444 
1,103 
2,604 
2,499 
acres 
20,892,364 
1,017 
56,515 
49,815 
165,259 
222,943 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
512 
35 
72 
29 
62 
83 
$1,000 
57,545 
950 
1,549 
1,142 
3,182 
5,737 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
88,637 
6,707 
20,665 
4,762 
6,832 
5,665 
$1,000 
195,641,346 
831,278 
4,418,741 
1,606,304 
3,144,861 
3,591,643 
Average per farm 
....dollars 
2,207,220 
123,942 
213,827 
337,317 
460,313 
634,006 
Average per acre 
....dollars 
6,389 
25,488 
8,406 
5,787 
5,650 
5,423 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
5,912 
2,499 
2,784 
229 
178 
102 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,794 
1,298 
3,363 
341 
343 
146 
$100,000 to $199,999 
11,214 
1,652 
6,327 
1,046 
906 
484 
$200,000 to $499,999 
18,001 
1,061 
6,973 
2,268 
2,910 
1,864 
$500,000 to $999,999 
11,731 
136 
947 
780 
2,103 
2,049 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
10,655 
56 
191 
59 
344 
958 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
13,474 
3 
66 
30 
42 
53 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
7,757 
2 
9 
8 
5 
5 
$10,000,000 or more 
4,099 
- 
5 
1 
1 
4 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
88,634 
6,707 
20,662 
4,762 
6,832 
5,665 
$1,000 
18,954,910 
269,881 
830,304 
302,219 
483,215 
464,924 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
6,676 
1,204 
3,058 
522 
641 
449 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,788 
993 
2,730 
493 
553 
340 
$10,000 to $19,999 
9,778 
1,393 
4,428 
848 
1,024 
680 
$20,000 to $49,999 
17,040 
1,794 
6,156 
1,471 
2,062 
1,613 
$50,000 to $99,999 
12,323 
756 
2,706 
824 
1,384 
1,330 
$100,000 to $199,999 
10,862 
351 
941 
354 
670 
816 
$200,000 to $499,999 
14,063 
168 
508 
191 
371 
328 
$500,000 or more 
12,104 
48 
135 
59 
127 
109 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
67,630 
4,270 
12,278 
3,036 
4,542 
4,017 
number 
137,117 
5,748 
17,332 
4,512 
6,856 
6,276 
Tractors, all 
farms 
70,810 
4,025 
13,589 
3,410 
4,996 
4,354 
number 
232,016 
6,506 
24,979 
7,444 
12,328 
11,530 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
27,050 
1,976 
6,444 
1,467 
2,074 
1,754 
number 
41,846 
2,529 
9,116 
2,183 
3,265 
2,695 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
48,404 
2,327 
8,702 
2,347 
3,369 
3,110 
number 
80,260 
2,964 
11,573 
3,457 
5,367 
5,096 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
45,484 
752 
3,096 
1,200 
2,420 
2,324 
number 
109,910 
1,013 
4,290 
1,804 
3,696 
3,739 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
33,430 
191 
1,125 
491 
1,183 
1,279 
number 
36,451 
208 
1,183 
521 
1,263 
1,387 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
2,580 
28 
213 
52 
107 
Ill 
number 
2,709 
28 
227 
57 
110 
115 
Hay balers 
farms 
21,739 
763 
3,380 
955 
1,397 
1,347 
number 
26,276 
839 
3,886 
1,178 
1,659 
1,656 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
54,093 
966 
5,058 
1,805 
3,656 
3,426 
acres treated 
19,641,333 
3,635 
91,545 
68,228 
201,348 
258,520 
Manure used 
farms 
19,443 
380 
1,822 
590 
1,001 
1,035 
acres treated 
2,347,716 
1,251 
22,105 
12,854 
32,241 
42,323 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
66 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
