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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
42 
13 
16 
42 
54 
15 
5 
number 
50,447 
(D) 
(D) 
1,506,945 
1,984,495 
3,126,726 
(D) 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
38 
12 
14 
38 
50 
9 
4 
2,000 to 59,999 
4 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
60,000 to 99,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
1 
1 
3 
3 
6 
1 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
13 
8 
7 
23 
19 
13 
4 
number 
89,466 
138,146 
54,311 
663,031 
737,431 
538,994 
282,000 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
7 
6 
7 
20 
22 
13 
5 
number 
246,270 
(D) 
141,662 
1,230,778 
1,729,702 
1,796,325 
709,754 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
8 
7 
5 
18 
13 
5 
acres 
149 
147 
130 
660 
644 
151 
- 
bushels 
6,726 
5,105 
5,409 
30,374 
23,455 
4,708 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
7 
5 
3 
7 
6 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
2 
2 
11 
5 
3 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
3,537 
2,399 
2,389 
10,025 
10,917 
6,411 
1,602 
acres 
260,341 
213,608 
252,086 
1,739,919 
3,798,954 
4,375,328 
2,702,825 
bushels 
32,735,068 
27,417,881 
33,727,815 
235,192,774 
519,970,435 
586,921,386 
354,229,538 
Irrigated 
farms 
16 
15 
19 
55 
150 
160 
71 
acres 
875 
1,148 
1,391 
5,818 
25,627 
37,267 
38,411 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
326 
147 
129 
220 
50 
7 
25 to 99 acres 
2,522 
1,393 
872 
1,432 
383 
44 
3 
1 00 to 249 acres 
689 
859 
1,380 
6,793 
2,056 
204 
17 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
8 
1,580 
6,848 
1,050 
38 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1,580 
5,106 
1,544 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
410 
373 
364 
1,670 
1,932 
1,066 
256 
acres 
11,299 
1 1 ,947 
14,369 
71,371 
117,836 
92,329 
55,707 
tons 
151,980 
181,766 
199,547 
1,033,635 
1,781,873 
1,312,299 
771,016 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
5 
- 
3 
13 
8 
4 
acres 
(D) 
69 
- 
33 
627 
558 
1,186 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
256 
208 
201 
780 
722 
288 
44 
25 to 99 acres 
139 
142 
123 
728 
892 
523 
102 
1 00 to 249 acres 
15 
23 
40 
143 
232 
174 
62 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
19 
73 
50 
23 
500 acres or more 
" 
- 
- 
- 
13 
31 
25 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
cwt 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
" 
- 
" 
" 
Oats for grain 
farms 
237 
161 
156 
587 
585 
257 
62 
acres 
3,647 
2,939 
2,266 
13,830 
16,607 
9,148 
2,598 
bushels 
237,055 
191,798 
142,518 
958,333 
1,111,777 
636,462 
178,951 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
4 
- 
4 
6 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
44 
- 
189 
114 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
207 
130 
132 
404 
364 
121 
30 
25 to 99 acres 
26 
27 
24 
163 
197 
124 
25 
1 00 to 249 acres 
4 
4 
- 
20 
24 
12 
7 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
3 
- 
1 
4 
4 
6 
2 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
204 
27 
212 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
11,764 
3,184 
27,433 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
1 
4 
25 to 99 acres 
1 
- 
1 
3 
- 
6 
2 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
2,940 
2,046 
2,049 
8,919 
10,200 
6,146 
1,519 
acres 
180,436 
149,228 
175,403 
1,195,318 
2,657,124 
3,046,372 
1,638,935 
bushels 
7,765,624 
6,562,959 
7,691,736 
53,381,953 
118,504,299 
131,520,969 
70,930,044 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
7 
11 
36 
77 
106 
42 
acres 
140 
266 
828 
2,178 
9,982 
19,122 
16,571 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
296 
179 
111 
233 
70 
12 
3 
25 to 99 acres 
2,444 
1,462 
1,077 
2,216 
789 
97 
13 
1 00 to 249 acres 
200 
405 
861 
6,254 
3,560 
539 
53 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
216 
5,662 
2,278 
100 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
119 
3,220 
1,350 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 77 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
