Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Partnership 
Item 
Total 
Family or 
Registered 
individual 
Total 
under 
state law 
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 
116 
12 
11 
$1,000 
774 
647 
72 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
134 
113 
12 
11 
$1,000 
735 
609 
72 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
6 
6 
- 
- 
$1,000 
38 
38 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
11,206 
9,860 
533 
343 
$1,000 
96,776 
80,085 
6,557 
4,005 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
314 
258 
27 
12 
$1,000 
32,406 
25,539 
2,645 
1,387 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
38 
34 
3 
3 
$1,000 
34 
32 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
24,573 
21,430 
1,354 
870 
$1,000 
4,504,373 
2,889,021 
480,262 
368,008 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,984 
7,171 
687 
462 
$1,000 
4,247,789 
2,657,833 
468,442 
360,792 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,523 
1,215 
169 
101 
$1,000 
799,467 
418,356 
188,834 
150,200 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,353 
1,058 
163 
98 
$1,000 
795,216 
414,454 
(D) 
150,095 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
6,616 
4,722 
535 
442 
$1,000 
6,767,424 
3,344,315 
1,314,488 
1,248,946 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,380 
3,620 
462 
392 
$1,000 
6,753,051 
3,332,198 
1,313,259 
1,248,128 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
3,513 
3,230 
122 
74 
$1,000 
43,020 
36,664 
2,876 
972 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
191 
166 
10 
5 
$1,000 
23,160 
18,768 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,355 
2,127 
81 
61 
$1,000 
14,750 
12,903 
601 
464 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
27 
- 
- 
$1,000 
2,619 
2,369 
- 
- 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,853 
2,540 
114 
79 
$1,000 
1,291,808 
(D) 
347,766 
341,555 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
292 
160 
35 
31 
$1,000 
1,288,667 
(D) 
347,523 
341,416 
Aquaculture 
farms 
48 
34 
3 
3 
$1,000 
7,690 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
14 
1 
1 
$1,000 
7,423 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
938 
831 
45 
32 
$1,000 
26,186 
9,687 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42 
25 
5 
5 
$1,000 
23,580 
7,388 
(D) 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
69,463 
57,789 
3,985 
2,758 
$1,000 
782,290 
589,984 
63,604 
45,525 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
6,255 
4,995 
381 
265 
$1,000 
668,830 
486,680 
50,377 
39,285 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,964 
2,624 
121 
86 
$1,000 
17,522 
14,016 
1,456 
1,081 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
88,637 
74,673 
4,986 
3,497 
$1,000 
23,711,880 
14,759,813 
3,141,726 
2,666,387 
Average per farm 
dollars 
267,517 
197,659 
630,109 
762,479 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
56,317 
46,961 
3,158 
2,167 
$1,000 
2,587,059 
1,878,114 
239,023 
178,245 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,507 
13,058 
687 
449 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,836 
14,687 
857 
548 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,105 
7,580 
477 
330 
$50,000 or more 
15,869 
11,636 
1,137 
840 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
57,741 
48,096 
3,243 
2,241 
$1,000 
1,152,179 
828,903 
110,833 
80,694 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,463 
20,965 
1,114 
743 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20,297 
17,015 
1,068 
722 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,117 
6,161 
469 
337 
$50,000 or more 
5,864 
3,955 
592 
439 
See footnote(s) at end of table. 
-continued 
136 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
