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 
POULTRY - Con. 
Layers sold (see text) 
farms 
643 
313 
1 
33 
77 
60 
81 
61 
number 
33,196,639 
18,219,650 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
4,309,463 
6,801,605 
4,729,942 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
sold 
farms 
124 
72 
6 
18 
20 
19 
9 
number 
21,603,577 
12,012,367 
- 
34,930 
1,527,736 
6,746,413 
2,251,602 
1,451,686 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
sold 
farms 
704 
299 
4 
28 
51 
78 
89 
49 
number 
10,572,270 
9,473,887 
175 
54,689 
2,134,348 
1,529,108 
3,025,930 
2,729,637 
Farms with- 
1 to 1,999 
663 
269 
4 
22 
44 
75 
82 
42 
2,000 to 59,999 
22 
13 
- 
6 
4 
- 
2 
1 
60,000 to 99,999 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
100,000 or more 
18 
16 
- 
3 
2 
5 
6 
Turkeys inventory (see text) 
farms 
402 
227 
- 
18 
34 
62 
71 
42 
number 
4,383,172 
4,116,729 
- 
321,152 
996,107 
1,221,403 
970,698 
607,369 
Turkeys sold (see text) 
farms 
229 
156 
- 
16 
24 
38 
52 
26 
number 
10,908,278 
10,345,912 
- 
825,483 
2,006,875 
3,325,802 
2,373,439 
1,814,313 
CROPS HARVESTED 
Barley for grain 
farms 
79 
60 
5 
9 
15 
22 
9 
acres 
2,153 
1,884 
- 
106 
219 
549 
873 
137 
bushels 
84,665 
74,827 
- 
3,387 
8,025 
23,549 
34,808 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
50 
33 
3 
7 
5 
10 
8 
25 to 99 acres 
27 
25 
- 
2 
2 
9 
11 
1 
1 00 to 249 acres 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
Corn for grain 
farms 
47,477 
35,091 
242 
2,136 
3,556 
8,418 
10,812 
9,927 
acres 
13,709,408 
12,324,533 
49,179 
641,921 
1,418,015 
3,614,340 
4,190,409 
2,410,669 
bushels 
1,835,358,239 
1,654,107,104 
6,466,161 
84,152,822 
188,975,934 
481,720,807 
571,657,489 
321,133,891 
Irrigated 
farms 
529 
450 
2 
35 
53 
129 
133 
98 
acres 
111,521 
103,867 
(D) 
(D) 
19,786 
27,943 
26,353 
22,300 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
5,000 
2,149 
20 
157 
214 
341 
526 
891 
25 to 99 acres 
12,364 
7,032 
86 
524 
570 
1,154 
1,720 
2,978 
1 00 to 249 acres 
12,359 
9,469 
69 
611 
899 
1,976 
2,822 
3,092 
250 to 499 acres 
9,524 
8,561 
51 
482 
919 
2,417 
2,960 
1,732 
500 acres or more 
8,230 
7,880 
16 
362 
954 
2,530 
2,784 
1,234 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
6,934 
5,918 
35 
379 
879 
1,640 
1,775 
1,210 
acres 
392,304 
356,957 
1,952 
20,047 
53,697 
98,322 
117,417 
65,522 
tons 
5,654,303 
5,183,994 
11,935 
298,429 
807,364 
1,438,645 
1,687,948 
939,673 
Irrigated 
farms 
38 
35 
- 
2 
6 
17 
8 
2 
acres 
2,484 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
149 
1,041 
1,004 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
3,144 
2,491 
23 
206 
334 
642 
761 
525 
25 to 99 acres 
2,851 
2,572 
10 
133 
395 
775 
735 
524 
1 00 to 249 acres 
705 
633 
- 
33 
115 
158 
195 
132 
250 to 499 acres 
165 
155 
- 
3 
28 
44 
61 
19 
500 acres or more 
69 
67 
2 
4 
7 
21 
23 
10 
Dry edible beans, excluding limas 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
cwt 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Irrigated 
farms 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
2 
2 
. 
_ 
. 
. 
2 
25 to 99 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Oats for grain 
farms 
2,594 
2,150 
8 
96 
234 
587 
648 
577 
acres 
57,259 
49,283 
64 
2,111 
5,634 
13,979 
14,602 
12,893 
bushels 
3,868,538 
3,394,355 
3,980 
181,096 
383,295 
973,837 
993,733 
858,414 
Irrigated 
farms 
19 
13 
- 
2 
7 
2 
- 
2 
acres 
356 
154 
- 
(D) 
146 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
1,916 
1,543 
8 
76 
167 
393 
469 
430 
25 to 99 acres 
607 
550 
- 
16 
63 
181 
162 
128 
1 00 to 249 acres 
71 
57 
- 
4 
4 
13 
17 
19 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Sorghum for grain 
farms 
26 
20 
- 
1 
- 
6 
6 
7 
acres 
751 
681 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
191 
312 
bushels 
58,955 
54,502 
- 
(D) 
- 
21,504 
(D) 
22,682 
Irrigated 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Farms by acres harvested: 
1 to 24 acres 
12 
7 
1 
2 
3 
1 
25 to 99 acres 
14 
13 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
6 
1 00 to 249 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250 to 499 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
500 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
- 
Soybeans for beans 
farms 
41,710 
31,136 
191 
1,699 
3,022 
7,467 
9,781 
8,976 
acres 
9,301,594 
8,308,075 
24,805 
375,661 
872,603 
2,366,162 
2,908,797 
1,760,047 
bushels 
406,951,953 
363,935,388 
1,047,359 
15,966,753 
37,663,737 
103,494,376 
128,788,051 
76,975,112 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
208 Iowa 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
