Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Total farming 
and other 
occupations 
Farming 
Item 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
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 
52 
- 
1 
1 
2 
15 
33 
$1,000 
774 
465 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
236 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cut Christmas trees 
farms 
134 
51 
- 
1 
1 
2 
15 
32 
$1,000 
735 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Short-rotation woody crops 
farms 
6 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
38 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other crops and hay (see text) 
farms 
11,206 
6,047 
21 
247 
499 
1,217 
1,776 
2,287 
$1,000 
96,776 
71,395 
163 
3,666 
7,660 
17,628 
21,391 
20,887 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
314 
267 
1 
15 
32 
65 
85 
69 
$1,000 
32,406 
27,881 
(D) 
(D) 
3,811 
7,542 
8,776 
6,066 
Maple syrup (see text) 
farms 
38 
16 
2 
2 
4 
3 
5 
$1,000 
34 
21 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
3 
(D) 
14 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Cattle and calves 
farms 
24,573 
16,727 
165 
1,247 
2,061 
4,143 
4,762 
4,349 
$1,000 
4,504,373 
4,083,357 
17,067 
271,454 
671,580 
1,206,073 
1,284,062 
633,121 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
8,984 
7,801 
62 
580 
1,129 
2,213 
2,315 
1,502 
$1,000 
4,247,789 
3,912,069 
15,717 
260,532 
654,151 
1,166,033 
1,234,987 
580,649 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms 
1,523 
1,435 
9 
113 
279 
484 
343 
207 
$1,000 
799,467 
768,728 
861 
41,643 
121,561 
312,498 
156,459 
135,704 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
1,353 
1,292 
5 
94 
240 
443 
314 
196 
$1,000 
795,216 
765,006 
796 
40,993 
120,744 
311,503 
155,527 
135,442 
Hogs and pigs 
farms 
6,616 
5,364 
15 
441 
824 
1,782 
1,613 
689 
$1,000 
6,767,424 
5,562,747 
5,210 
434,057 
792,840 
1,984,291 
1,680,478 
665,871 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
5,380 
4,624 
11 
381 
698 
1,591 
1,407 
536 
$1,000 
6,753,051 
5,551 ,866 
5,098 
433,554 
791,229 
1,981,292 
1,677,182 
663,512 
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and 
milk (see text) 
farms 
3,513 
1,725 
13 
145 
240 
404 
441 
482 
$1,000 
43,020 
30,382 
(D) 
(D) 
6,766 
7,951 
7,841 
4,354 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
191 
149 
1 
19 
45 
39 
31 
14 
$1,000 
23,160 
18,381 
(D) 
(D) 
5,212 
4,892 
4,605 
1,537 
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and 
donkeys 
farms 
2,355 
1,106 
11 
101 
151 
249 
302 
292 
$1,000 
14,750 
7,522 
39 
518 
1,105 
1,554 
1,821 
2,485 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
30 
20 
- 
1 
1 
6 
2 
10 
$1,000 
2,619 
1,825 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
342 
(D) 
1,032 
Poultry and eggs 
farms 
2,853 
1,385 
8 
119 
254 
328 
378 
298 
$1,000 
1,291,808 
862,645 
(D) 
(D) 
137,352 
248,319 
213,980 
209,958 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
292 
249 
1 
23 
52 
68 
67 
38 
$1,000 
1,288,667 
860,778 
(D) 
(D) 
137,016 
248,005 
213,530 
209,576 
Aquaculture 
farms 
48 
25 
1 
4 
6 
10 
4 
$1,000 
7,690 
5,475 
- 
(D) 
1,992 
(D) 
(□) 
1,316 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
24 
18 
- 
1 
4 
3 
6 
4 
$1,000 
7,423 
5,370 
- 
(D) 
1,992 
(D) 
1,309 
1,316 
Other animals and other animal 
products (see text) 
farms 
938 
423 
2 
35 
69 
88 
111 
118 
$1,000 
26,186 
20,394 
(D) 
(D) 
419 
10,787 
6,338 
2,762 
Sales of $50,000 or more 
farms 
42 
28 
2 
10 
7 
9 
$1,000 
23,580 
19,070 
- 
- 
(□) 
10,422 
5,959 
(D) 
Value of- 
Government payments 
farms 
69,463 
40,489 
260 
2,251 
3,742 
8,972 
12,131 
13,133 
$1,000 
782,290 
597,498 
2,107 
26,659 
60,047 
159,533 
200,109 
149,042 
Landlord's share of total 
sales (see text) 
farms 
6,255 
5,173 
38 
217 
409 
1,349 
1,946 
1,214 
$1,000 
668,830 
619,915 
4,658 
27,777 
53,914 
190,955 
244,216 
98,395 
Agricultural products sold directly to 
individuals for human 
consumption (see text) 
farms 
2,964 
1,490 
24 
134 
223 
316 
428 
365 
$1,000 
17,522 
12,074 
72 
1,390 
2,441 
2,471 
2,908 
2,792 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES 
Total farm production expenses 1 
farms 
88,637 
47,949 
351 
2,924 
4,765 
10,447 
14,026 
15,436 
$1,000 
23,711,880 
20,319,766 
67,134 
1,253,857 
2,672,525 
6,293,918 
6,559,649 
3,472,682 
Average per farm 
dollars 
267,517 
423,779 
191,266 
428,816 
560,866 
602,462 
467,678 
224,973 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 
farms 
56,317 
38,689 
276 
2,389 
3,896 
8,973 
11,731 
1 1 ,424 
$1,000 
2,587,059 
2,307,137 
10,247 
123,557 
258,317 
669,862 
792,492 
452,662 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
14,507 
6,111 
58 
441 
558 
1,007 
1,491 
2,556 
$5,000 to $24,999 
16,836 
10,749 
132 
767 
1,001 
1,993 
2,793 
4,063 
$25,000 to $49,999 
9,105 
7,311 
33 
410 
749 
1,784 
2,271 
2,064 
$50,000 or more 
15,869 
14,518 
53 
771 
1,588 
4,189 
5,176 
2,741 
Chemicals purchased 
farms 
57,741 
38,971 
285 
2,380 
3,887 
8,983 
1 1 ,778 
1 1 ,658 
$1,000 
1,152,179 
1,025,369 
3,762 
50,002 
112,383 
290,615 
356,391 
212,216 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
23,463 
10,769 
129 
820 
919 
1,688 
2,608 
4,605 
$5,000 to $24,999 
20,297 
15,378 
112 
982 
1,513 
3,515 
4,664 
4,592 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8,117 
7,310 
26 
344 
837 
2,073 
2,531 
1,499 
$50,000 or more 
5,864 
5,514 
18 
234 
618 
1,707 
1,975 
962 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
190 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
