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 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS - Con. 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
27,915 
547 
1,999 
735 
1,515 
1,486 
acres 
9,204,573 
1,760 
34,940 
26,982 
83,718 
107,546 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
53,988 
982 
4,954 
1,847 
3,653 
3,430 
acres 
23,200,379 
3,726 
89,372 
70,487 
208,084 
275,141 
Nematodes 
... farms 
4,353 
88 
389 
113 
343 
286 
acres 
1,045,726 
328 
6,963 
3,928 
18,634 
19,910 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
5,302 
214 
478 
152 
327 
251 
acres 
1,702,624 
546 
6,743 
4,648 
18,491 
16,897 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
352 
46 
88 
20 
44 
32 
acres on which used 
13,981 
143 
925 
518 
2,050 
2,075 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
40,926 
812 
4,722 
1,452 
2,710 
2,499 
acres 
12,631,135 
3,383 
79,386 
50,769 
140,560 
175,836 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
10,084 
394 
1,790 
532 
769 
679 
acres 
1,669,073 
1,543 
29,736 
16,220 
32,300 
38,196 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
3,301 
31 
405 
152 
250 
249 
acres 
332,222 
116 
6,030 
3,586 
8,063 
12,569 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
22,621 
249 
1,545 
636 
1,158 
1,265 
acres 
6,950,836 
889 
24,247 
20,044 
51,677 
77,941 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
24,911 
206 
1,364 
601 
1,214 
1,333 
acres 
8,760,348 
613 
21,816 
19,907 
59,908 
86,660 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
25,559 
683 
2,802 
875 
1,963 
1,715 
acres 
7,882,556 
2,334 
45,403 
30,953 
106,104 
120,999 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
7,195 
183 
959 
314 
486 
500 
acres 
379,614 
526 
9,408 
5,277 
10,840 
13,572 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
2,463 
103 
474 
119 
161 
137 
Solar panels 
... farms 
406 
23 
116 
30 
38 
35 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
916 
29 
86 
37 
45 
32 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
1,172 
49 
279 
60 
79 
75 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
18 
- 
8 
- 
- 
- 
Biodiesel 
... farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ethanol 
... farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other 
... farms 
13 
4 
- 
1 
" 
- 
Wind rights leased to others 
... farms 
899 
14 
92 
37 
47 
40 
TENURE 
Full owners 
... farms 
49,525 
6,002 
17,749 
3,648 
5,026 
3,780 
Part owners 
... farms 
30,025 
208 
1,580 
635 
972 
1,127 
Tenants 
... farms 
9,087 
497 
1,336 
479 
834 
758 
OWNED AND RENTED LAND 
Land owned 
... farms 
80,149 
6,233 
19,400 
4,324 
6,088 
4,971 
acres 
18,076,106 
246,255 
1,576,358 
501,291 
748,811 
801,155 
Owned land in farms 
... farms 
79,550 
6,210 
19,329 
4,283 
5,998 
4,907 
acres 
14,379,151 
29,813 
465,512 
229,807 
444,362 
502,893 
Land rented or leased from others 
... farms 
39,303 
719 
2,977 
1,123 
1,828 
1,904 
acres 
16,333,494 
5,619 
68,471 
51,124 
115,647 
164,035 
Rented or leased land in farms 
... farms 
39,112 
705 
2,916 
1,114 
1,806 
1,885 
acres 
16,243,580 
2,801 
60,156 
47,765 
112,285 
159,461 
Land rented or leased to others 
... farms 
21,581 
1,491 
7,105 
1,873 
2,006 
1,742 
acres 
3,786,869 
219,260 
1,119,161 
274,843 
307,811 
302,836 
NUMBER OF OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
131,535 
9,952 
30,493 
6,967 
9,962 
8,205 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
53,202 
3,833 
12,076 
2,946 
4,220 
3,546 
2 operators 
29,863 
2,594 
7,661 
1,582 
2,211 
1,807 
3 operators 
4,454 
231 
734 
168 
328 
254 
4 operators 
787 
28 
147 
43 
52 
31 
5 or more operators 
331 
21 
47 
23 
21 
27 
Total women operators 
number 
32,907 
3,207 
9,478 
1,964 
2,667 
1,958 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
30,451 
3,007 
8,897 
1,754 
2,440 
1,819 
2 operators 
948 
85 
235 
67 
88 
50 
3 operators 
133 
10 
29 
14 
11 
10 
4 operators 
21 
- 
6 
6 
3 
1 
5 or more operators 
12 
- 
- 
2 
1 
1 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
81,529 
5,764 
17,969 
4,191 
6,107 
5,194 
Female 
7,108 
943 
2,696 
571 
725 
471 
Primary occupation: 
Farming 
47,949 
2,003 
5,755 
1,615 
2,552 
2,494 
Other 
40,688 
4,704 
14,910 
3,147 
4,280 
3,171 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
68 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
