Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
1 to 9 
acres 
10 to 49 
acres 
50 to 69 
acres 
70 to 99 
acres 
100 to 139 
acres 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Sunflower seed, all 
farms 
5 
1 
1 
acres 
20 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
pounds 
13,000 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
1 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
339 
7 
33 
11 
13 
16 
acres 
13,518 
11 
355 
140 
242 
189 
bushels 
655,679 
484 
15,526 
5,128 
14,503 
8,644 
Irrigated 
farms 
4 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
214 
7 
31 
11 
10 
15 
25 to 99 acres 
103 
- 
2 
- 
3 
1 
100 to 249 acres 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
4 
- 
- 
" 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) 
farms 
26,219 
848 
5,087 
1,318 
1,798 
1,680 
acres 
996,316 
3,049 
53,592 
22,736 
36,907 
42,559 
tons, dry 
2,824,415 
6,152 
103,546 
45,516 
84,552 
104,669 
Irrigated 
farms 
76 
8 
15 
6 
2 
3 
acres 
1,232 
10 
28 
41 
(D) 
12 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
14,677 
848 
4,770 
1,013 
1,227 
971 
25 to 99 acres 
9,271 
- 
317 
305 
571 
688 
100 to 249 acres 
1,935 
- 
- 
- 
- 
21 
250 to 499 acres 
282 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
54 
- 
- 
" 
Alfalfa hay 
farms 
19,717 
602 
3,296 
877 
1,238 
1,198 
acres 
656,367 
2,041 
32,073 
13,314 
22,663 
26,411 
tons, dry 
2,037,729 
4,577 
73,408 
31,656 
59,959 
74,950 
Irrigated 
farms 
47 
3 
8 
5 
2 
1 
acres 
541 
3 
16 
39 
(D) 
(D) 
Other tame hay 
farms 
6,015 
183 
1,316 
357 
416 
415 
acres 
207,269 
680 
14,422 
6,216 
9,159 
10,373 
tons, dry 
359,021 
1,098 
19,409 
8,570 
13,038 
15,713 
Irrigated 
farms 
13 
3 
5 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
3 
10 
- 
- 
- 
Field and grass seed crops, all 
farms 
10 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
556 
- 
29 
- 
- 
- 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Land in vegetables (see text) 
farms 
962 
304 
314 
43 
65 
52 
acres 
7,647 
425 
1,103 
334 
577 
301 
Irrigated 
farms 
331 
116 
112 
17 
23 
17 
acres 
2,082 
118 
313 
147 
130 
127 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
729 
293 
239 
24 
39 
43 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
183 
11 
72 
17 
19 
7 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
38 
- 
3 
2 
7 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
250.0 acres or more 
5 
- 
- 
- 
Beans, snap 
farms 
321 
141 
94 
16 
23 
11 
acres 
107 
25 
36 
7 
13 
3 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
" 
- 
" 
Peas, green 
farms 
42 
21 
8 
3 
1 
- 
acres 
409 
3 
1 
1 
(D) 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
402 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Potatoes 
farms 
373 
155 
117 
15 
26 
19 
acres 
1,028 
50 
49 
9 
24 
8 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
735 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
366 
155 
117 
15 
25 
19 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet corn 
farms 
389 
112 
116 
15 
26 
14 
acres 
3,393 
71 
304 
86 
261 
195 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
1,110 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
22 
11 
8 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
18 
(D) 
5 
- 
(D) 
- 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
- 
" 
" 
" 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
527 
213 
173 
21 
40 
24 
acres 
225 
59 
84 
15 
24 
9 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
78 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
