Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
All farms 
$1,000,000 or 
more 
$500,000 to 
$999,999 
$250,000 to 
$499,999 
$100,000 to 
$249,999 
$50,000 to 
$99,999 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
137 
2 
2 
4 
5 
5 
$1,000 
774 
(D) 
(D) 
70 
(D) 
16 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
134 
2 
2 
4 
5 
5 
$1,000 
735 
(D) 
(D) 
70 
(D) 
16 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
6 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
38 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
11,206 
564 
858 
1,041 
1,330 
995 
$1,000 
96,776 
16,293 
14,094 
16,269 
16,878 
9,844 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
314 
80 
64 
65 
66 
39 
$1,000 
32,406 
11,279 
6,409 
6,586 
5,520 
2,613 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
38 
- 
- 
4 
2 
3 
$1,000 
34 
- 
- 
10 
(D) 
2 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
24,573 
2,678 
3,842 
3,718 
3,341 
2,594 
$1,000 
4,504,373 
2,992,555 
799,394 
362,426 
166,434 
85,913 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,984 
2,207 
2,752 
2,079 
1,230 
716 
$1,000 
4,247,789 
2,982,300 
772,538 
324,895 
120,099 
47,958 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,523 
229 
345 
420 
326 
137 
$1,000 
799,467 
516,447 
138,953 
98,431 
36,763 
7,414 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,353 
228 
337 
413 
291 
84 
$1,000 
795,216 
(D) 
138,864 
98,307 
35,874 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
6,616 
2,991 
1,657 
781 
439 
177 
$1,000 
6,767,424 
6,007,695 
586,568 
129,741 
35,861 
4,583 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,380 
2,949 
1,498 
645 
244 
44 
$1,000 
6,753,051 
6,006,841 
583,394 
127,256 
32,411 
3,148 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
3,513 
122 
197 
274 
358 
324 
$1,000 
43,020 
3,479 
6,385 
7,829 
8,863 
6,354 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
191 
12 
21 
41 
62 
55 
$1,000 
23,160 
2,333 
4,781 
5,860 
6,356 
3,829 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,355 
65 
105 
127 
156 
168 
$1,000 
14,750 
576 
(D) 
(D) 
1,639 
1,870 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
2 
3 
1 
9 
15 
$1,000 
2,619 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
992 
1,033 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,853 
238 
140 
206 
216 
214 
$1,000 
1,291,808 
1,254,895 
17,795 
13,527 
2,664 
1,102 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
292 
178 
34 
50 
21 
9 
$1,000 
1,288,667 
1,254,826 
17,667 
13,261 
2,291 
621 
Aquaculture 
farms 
48 
4 
1 
4 
10 
7 
$1,000 
7,690 
3,626 
(D) 
(D) 
1,379 
476 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
3 
1 
4 
9 
7 
$1,000 
7,423 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
476 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
938 
28 
41 
29 
75 
66 
$1,000 
26,186 
14,773 
5,351 
1,554 
2,018 
541 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42 
8 
9 
6 
14 
5 
$1,000 
23,580 
14,666 
5,261 
1,472 
1,843 
338 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
69,463 
5,912 
9,014 
9,155 
9,173 
6,480 
$1,000 
782,290 
191,461 
193,682 
119,106 
72,986 
35,043 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
6,255 
1,127 
1,732 
1,435 
1,043 
484 
$1,000 
668,830 
258,696 
234,241 
118,931 
44,711 
9,523 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,964 
119 
207 
234 
269 
270 
$1,000 
17,522 
1,234 
1,286 
3,222 
3,252 
2,707 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
88,637 
6,919 
9,637 
9,769 
10,036 
7,470 
$1,000 
23,711,880 
13,358,746 
5,119,033 
2,636,264 
1,308,030 
526,677 
Average per farm 
dollars 
267,517 
1,930,734 
531,185 
269,860 
130,334 
70,506 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
56,317 
6,221 
9,328 
9,494 
9,666 
6,793 
$1,000 
2,587,059 
938,045 
818,682 
458,540 
233,325 
82,802 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,507 
230 
208 
290 
801 
1,607 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,836 
717 
933 
2,103 
5,278 
4,558 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,105 
739 
1,607 
3,338 
2,740 
520 
$50,000 or more 
15,869 
4,535 
6,580 
3,763 
847 
108 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
57,741 
6,283 
9,358 
9,531 
9,668 
6,803 
$1,000 
1,152,179 
431,485 
348,885 
204,721 
103,610 
37,405 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,463 
330 
475 
830 
2,750 
4,148 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20,297 
1,400 
3,247 
5,827 
6,171 
2,529 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,117 
1,674 
3,391 
2,254 
641 
117 
$50,000 or more 
5,864 
2,879 
2,245 
620 
106 
9 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
84 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
