Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Oilseed and 
grain farming 
(1111) 
Vegetable 
and melon 
farming 
(1112) 
Fruit and 
tree nut 
farming 
(1113) 
Greenhouse, 
nursery, and 
floriculture 
production 
(1114) 
Other crop farming 
(1119) 
Total 
Tobacco 
farming 
(11191) 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Soybeans for beans - Con. 
Irrigated farms 
311 
271 
1 
- 
3 
2 
- 
acres 
49,637 
47,904 
(D) 
- 
75 
(D) 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
4,233 
3,216 
24 
5 
12 
119 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
12,538 
10,720 
5 
1 
9 
98 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
11,994 
10,507 
3 
- 
3 
35 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
8,256 
7,419 
- 
- 
1 
6 
- 
500 acres or more 
4,689 
4,393 
1 
- 
1 
1 
- 
Sunflower seed, all farms 
5 
1 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
pounds 
13,000 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5 
1 
2 
- 
- 
1 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Wheat for grain, all farms 
339 
245 
3 
- 
5 
9 
- 
acres 
13,518 
10,746 
(D) 
- 
35 
494 
- 
bushels 
655,679 
491,808 
138 
- 
2,360 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated farms 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
214 
152 
3 
- 
5 
7 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
103 
74 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
13 
11 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
5 
4 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
500 acres or more 
4 
4 
" 
- 
Forage-land used for all hay and all 
haylage, grass silage, and 
greenchop (see text) farms 
26,219 
11,948 
74 
54 
60 
4,515 
- 
acres 
996,316 
457,581 
934 
580 
808 
125,366 
- 
tons, dry 
2,824,415 
1,337,055 
1,444 
674 
1,049 
299,874 
- 
Irrigated farms 
76 
29 
3 
1 
- 
11 
- 
acres 
1,232 
517 
7 
(D) 
- 
136 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
14,677 
6,341 
66 
48 
54 
3,127 
- 
25 to 99 acres 
9,271 
4,620 
6 
6 
5 
1,154 
- 
100 to 249 acres 
1,935 
862 
2 
- 
1 
197 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
282 
102 
- 
- 
- 
30 
- 
500 acres or more 
54 
23 
- 
- 
- 
7 
- 
Alfalfa hay farms 
19,717 
9,789 
36 
24 
34 
2,780 
_ 
acres 
656,367 
335,288 
614 
274 
286 
69,877 
- 
tons, dry 
2,037,729 
1,071,218 
1,074 
385 
491 
198,284 
- 
Irrigated farms 
47 
24 
1 
- 
- 
4 
- 
acres 
541 
356 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Other tame hay farms 
6,015 
2,298 
19 
19 
19 
1,306 
_ 
acres 
207,269 
79,208 
181 
233 
403 
37,256 
- 
tons, dry 
359,021 
147,240 
161 
217 
371 
64,669 
- 
Irrigated farms 
13 
2 
1 
- 
- 
4 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
19 
- 
Field and grass seed crops, all farms 
10 
4 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
acres 
556 
65 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Irrigated farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
" 
" 
" 
" 
" 
- 
" 
Land in vegetables (see text) farms 
962 
144 
483 
15 
83 
78 
- 
acres 
7,647 
2,546 
3,685 
(D) 
315 
445 
- 
Irrigated farms 
331 
23 
177 
1 
34 
38 
- 
acres 
2,082 
1,058 
549 
(D) 
106 
177 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
729 
80 
383 
14 
65 
58 
- 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
183 
42 
85 
1 
15 
14 
- 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
38 
17 
9 
- 
3 
6 
- 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
7 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
5 
2 
3 
- 
- 
Beans, snap farms 
321 
30 
203 
- 
29 
24 
- 
acres 
107 
13 
63 
- 
10 
14 
- 
Harvested for processing farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
" 
Peas, green farms 
42 
4 
31 
- 
- 
5 
- 
acres 
409 
93 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Harvested for processing farms 
7 
3 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
acres 
402 
92 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Potatoes farms 
373 
39 
239 
2 
21 
30 
- 
acres 
1,028 
849 
129 
(D) 
7 
25 
- 
Harvested for processing farms 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
735 
735 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
184 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
