Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS SOLD AND GOVERNMENT 
PAYMENTS - Con. 
Total - Con. 
Total sales - Con. 
Cut Christmas trees and 
short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
6 
4 
4 
2 
- 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
43 
43 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
6 
4 
4 
2 
- 
3 
$1,000 
(D) 
43 
43 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
634 
594 
588 
40 
37 
179 
$1,000 
9,014 
8,656 
8,541 
358 
(D) 
1,120 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
28 
27 
26 
1 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
3,947 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
1,627 
1,571 
1,558 
56 
45 
162 
$1,000 
1,119,593 
1,042,185 
(D) 
77,407 
69,955 
15,497 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,067 
1,028 
1,019 
39 
28 
59 
$1,000 
1,107,676 
1,030,488 
(D) 
77,188 
69,735 
13,838 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
131 
129 
129 
2 
1 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
170,749 
170,749 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
125 
123 
123 
2 
1 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
170,623 
170,623 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
1,300 
1,226 
1,212 
74 
68 
59 
$1,000 
2,038,726 
1,844,573 
(D) 
194,153 
(D) 
69,895 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,255 
1,185 
1,173 
70 
64 
43 
$1,000 
2,038,029 
1,843,915 
(D) 
194,115 
(D) 
69,564 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
131 
126 
126 
5 
5 
30 
$1,000 
3,261 
2,823 
2,823 
438 
438 
218 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
14 
12 
12 
2 
2 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
1,830 
1,830 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
117 
110 
110 
7 
7 
30 
$1,000 
963 
933 
933 
30 
30 
284 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
177 
159 
154 
18 
17 
22 
$1,000 
629,670 
525,547 
444,979 
104,124 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
94 
85 
81 
9 
8 
3 
$1,000 
629,580 
525,461 
(D) 
104,119 
(D) 
(D) 
Aquaculture 
farms 
2 
2 
2 
- 
9 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
8 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
55 
48 
45 
7 
7 
7 
$1,000 
(D) 
5,628 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
26 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
12 
10 
8 
2 
2 
- 
$1,000 
(D) 
5,480 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
6,203 
5,881 
5,792 
322 
290 
1,486 
$1,000 
116,000 
111,985 
110,258 
4,014 
3,675 
12,703 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
841 
820 
817 
21 
21 
38 
$1,000 
129,488 
125,338 
(D) 
4,151 
4,151 
2,284 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
193 
177 
174 
16 
16 
26 
$1,000 
1,774 
1,653 
1,649 
121 
121 
275 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
7,189 
6,739 
6,625 
450 
407 
1,789 
$1,000 
5,594,546 
5,201,364 
5,038,127 
393,181 
306,440 
215,796 
Average per farm 
dollars 
778,209 
771,830 
760,472 
873,736 
752,923 
120,624 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
5,525 
5,295 
5,233 
230 
213 
673 
$1,000 
451,051 
437,114 
429,093 
13,936 
12,084 
18,871 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
528 
482 
473 
46 
44 
234 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,052 
971 
959 
81 
79 
240 
$25,000 to $49,999 
951 
932 
920 
19 
16 
97 
$50,000 or more 
2,994 
2,910 
2,881 
84 
74 
102 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
5,655 
5,397 
5,330 
258 
236 
747 
$1,000 
204,588 
198,479 
195,493 
6,108 
5,739 
7,856 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
968 
871 
855 
97 
90 
416 
$5,000 to $24,999 
1,963 
1,879 
1,858 
84 
75 
251 
$25,000 to $49,999 
1,447 
1,405 
1,398 
42 
37 
40 
$50,000 or more 
1,277 
1,242 
1,219 
35 
34 
40 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 137 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
