Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$10,000 to 
$5,000 to 
$2,500 to 
$1,000 to 
Less than 
$49,999 
$24,999 
$9,999 
$4,999 
$2,499 
$1,000 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
3,730 
4,074 
3,103 
2,637 
2,453 
14,422 
acres 
54,997 
50,577 
27,808 
21,277 
19,811 
234,111 
Irrigated land 
farms 
133 
177 
97 
75 
60 
84 
acres 
1,468 
384 
176 
136 
145 
333 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
129 
170 
92 
73 
55 
69 
acres 
1,305 
328 
165 
(D) 
102 
192 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
5 
8 
6 
2 
6 
15 
acres 
163 
56 
11 
(D) 
43 
141 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
1,338 
1,310 
819 
669 
616 
16,612 
acres 
57,018 
62,049 
38,830 
27,684 
24,208 
678,184 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
3,193 
1,763 
607 
252 
146 
881 
acres 
210,783 
70,904 
16,611 
6,765 
2,131 
40,066 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
66 
37 
30 
15 
9 
4 
$1,000 
1,360 
385 
144 
40 
11 
1 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
5,775 
6,041 
4,328 
3,613 
3,206 
21,843 
$1,000 
3,358,597 
2,276,506 
1,201,942 
830,107 
747,001 
7,483,893 
Average per farm 
dollars 
581,575 
376,843 
277,713 
229,756 
233,001 
342,622 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,895 
4,684 
5,097 
5,459 
6,083 
4,582 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
231 
480 
573 
627 
541 
2,978 
$50,000 to $99,999 
217 
537 
558 
537 
480 
3,019 
$100,000 to $199,999 
647 
1,287 
1,155 
1,003 
951 
5,119 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,097 
2,416 
1,479 
1,125 
971 
6,952 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,784 
967 
411 
244 
202 
2,537 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
634 
273 
117 
62 
50 
875 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
144 
72 
30 
12 
6 
302 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
19 
7 
4 
2 
3 
44 
$10,000,000 or more 
2 
2 
1 
1 
2 
17 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
5,775 
6,040 
4,328 
3,613 
3,206 
21,841 
$1,000 
468,032 
324,078 
165,070 
111,130 
92,058 
695,500 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
281 
445 
438 
500 
592 
3,943 
$5,000 to $9,999 
249 
462 
495 
558 
502 
3,208 
$10,000 to $19,999 
600 
1,045 
934 
867 
709 
4,713 
$20,000 to $49,999 
1,783 
2,046 
1,463 
1,042 
909 
6,258 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,475 
1,181 
658 
451 
334 
2,686 
$100,000 to $199,999 
887 
588 
238 
132 
113 
631 
$200,000 to $499,999 
402 
241 
88 
60 
40 
304 
$500,000 or more 
98 
32 
14 
3 
7 
98 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
4,623 
4,640 
3,248 
2,565 
2,192 
10,336 
number 
7,232 
6,938 
4,511 
3,544 
2,938 
13,624 
Tractors, all 
farms 
4,727 
4,790 
3,393 
2,770 
2,330 
12,406 
number 
12,954 
11,148 
6,806 
5,172 
3,968 
21,349 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,778 
1,965 
1,526 
1,376 
1,171 
6,127 
number 
2,871 
3,044 
2,165 
1,975 
1,604 
8,346 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
3,424 
3,469 
2,385 
1,847 
1,450 
7,642 
number 
5,831 
5,468 
3,466 
2,516 
1,873 
9,847 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
2,816 
1,896 
934 
550 
391 
2,274 
number 
4,252 
2,636 
1,175 
681 
491 
3,156 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,530 
840 
372 
206 
113 
557 
number 
1,654 
897 
395 
214 
114 
599 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
159 
100 
73 
47 
37 
62 
number 
167 
108 
75 
54 
40 
65 
Hay balers 
farms 
1,744 
1,724 
1,138 
930 
694 
1,947 
number 
2,125 
2,069 
1,401 
1,095 
808 
2,188 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
4,395 
3,341 
1,698 
1,109 
654 
1,520 
acres treated 
265,105 
123,257 
33,703 
15,606 
7,646 
38,186 
Manure used 
farms 
1,201 
1,092 
613 
375 
247 
472 
acres treated 
33,254 
20,639 
6,844 
3,960 
2,519 
7,237 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 93 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
