Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
180 to 219 
220 to 259 
260 to 499 
500 to 999 
1,000 to 1,999 
2,000 or more 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
3,908 
2,455 
2,322 
8,162 
7,522 
4,121 
1,016 
acres 
64,082 
48,546 
48,786 
225,278 
302,423 
238,846 
137,721 
Irrigated land 
farms 
63 
33 
28 
108 
185 
183 
80 
acres 
1,410 
1,619 
2,329 
9,156 
37,736 
58,129 
57,067 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
58 
33 
28 
108 
185 
182 
78 
acres 
1,352 
1,619 
2,329 
(D) 
37,496 
(D) 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
1 
4 
1 
2 
acres 
58 
- 
- 
(D) 
240 
(D) 
(D) 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
2,136 
1,395 
1,190 
4,237 
4,316 
2,739 
725 
acres 
109,027 
79,895 
71,363 
248,136 
191,456 
115,858 
55,634 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
3,027 
2,102 
2,080 
9,000 
9,976 
5,976 
1,507 
acres 
367,382 
317,177 
375,925 
2,656,739 
5,885,305 
6,856,495 
3,937,792 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
43 
24 
27 
76 
43 
15 
3 
$1,000 
2,841 
2,709 
2,392 
13,420 
10,039 
12,569 
1,014 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
5,529 
3,603 
3,227 
11,824 
11,581 
6,589 
1,653 
$1,000 
4,936,594 
4,020,168 
4,467,355 
26,529,290 
52,176,279 
57,317,820 
32,601,013 
Average per farm 
... dollars 
892,855 
1,115,784 
1,384,368 
2,243,681 
4,505,335 
8,699,017 
19,722,331 
Average per acre 
... dollars 
5,670 
5,654 
5,823 
6,152 
6,424 
6,593 
6,403 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
66 
25 
12 
17 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
121 
51 
33 
80 
18 
- 
- 
$100,000 to $199,999 
298 
136 
84 
197 
78 
6 
- 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,125 
560 
351 
631 
209 
47 
2 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,794 
1,070 
800 
1,572 
404 
67 
9 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,900 
1,303 
1,195 
3,172 
1,252 
204 
21 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
223 
451 
730 
5,718 
4,809 
1,268 
81 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1 
3 
21 
429 
4,552 
2,459 
263 
$10,000,000 or more 
1 
4 
1 
8 
259 
2,538 
1,277 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
5,529 
3,603 
3,227 
11,824 
11,581 
6,589 
1,653 
$1,000 
558,065 
456,266 
462,754 
2,753,132 
5,164,260 
5,005,564 
2,204,325 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
275 
149 
103 
204 
55 
13 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
248 
153 
82 
158 
33 
5 
- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
493 
278 
184 
383 
58 
7 
2 
$20,000 to $49,999 
1,351 
736 
540 
981 
276 
46 
14 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,389 
862 
728 
1,700 
527 
106 
11 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,080 
806 
885 
3,138 
1,490 
290 
41 
$200,000 to $499,999 
551 
489 
578 
3,953 
5,134 
1,619 
173 
$500,000 or more 
142 
130 
127 
1,307 
4,008 
4,503 
1,409 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
4,236 
2,852 
2,677 
10,604 
11,100 
6,420 
1,598 
number 
6,880 
4,876 
4,639 
21,142 
28,294 
22,035 
8,527 
Tractors, all 
farms 
4,537 
3,035 
2,799 
10,854 
11,175 
6,443 
1,593 
number 
13,507 
9,617 
9,488 
40,947 
51,266 
34,337 
10,067 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,704 
1,160 
991 
3,605 
3,466 
1,931 
478 
number 
2,687 
1,795 
1,606 
5,704 
5,918 
3,519 
829 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
3,307 
2,220 
2,080 
7,882 
7,814 
4,246 
1,000 
number 
5,618 
3,812 
3,704 
13,876 
14,363 
8,445 
1,985 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
3,038 
2,203 
2,185 
9,562 
10,788 
6,346 
1,570 
number 
5,202 
4,010 
4,178 
21,367 
30,985 
22,373 
7,253 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,773 
1,342 
1,417 
7,089 
9,774 
6,206 
1,560 
number 
1,895 
1,440 
1,506 
7,567 
10,544 
6,820 
2,117 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
132 
140 
107 
550 
680 
346 
114 
number 
143 
150 
110 
573 
715 
358 
123 
Hay balers 
farms 
1,447 
1,079 
1,028 
3,914 
3,960 
1,997 
472 
number 
1,797 
1,341 
1,266 
4,785 
4,830 
2,454 
585 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
3,977 
2,679 
2,604 
10,581 
11,209 
6,503 
1,629 
acres treated 
408,498 
338,758 
396,206 
2,607,071 
5,525,036 
6,195,704 
3,546,784 
Manure used 
farms 
1,184 
869 
896 
3,987 
4,573 
2,538 
568 
acres treated 
62,304 
55,451 
63,769 
405,497 
671,038 
627,902 
350,981 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 67 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
