Table 69. Summary by Age and Primary Occupation of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Other occupations 
Total 
Age of operator (years) 
Under 25 
25 to 34 
35 to 44 
45 to 54 
55 to 64 
65 and over 
CROPS HARVESTED - Con. 
Land in vegetables (see text) - Con. 
Sweet corn 
farms 
152 
1 
10 
27 
42 
52 
20 
acres 
296 
(D) 
(D) 
37 
132 
55 
60 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Sweet potatoes 
farms 
7 
- 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
acres 
1 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
_ 
_ 
Tomatoes in the open 
farms 
191 
1 
15 
29 
56 
65 
25 
acres 
55 
(D) 
(D) 
7 
12 
22 
8 
Harvested for processing 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Land in orchards 
farms 
453 
- 
10 
60 
133 
168 
82 
acres 
1,563 
- 
23 
138 
470 
600 
333 
Irrigated 
farms 
45 
- 
2 
6 
10 
25 
2 
acres 
72 
- 
(D) 
4 
14 
51 
(D) 
Farms by bearing and nonbearing acres: 
0.1 to 4.9 acres 
363 
- 
8 
49 
107 
141 
58 
5.0 to 24.9 acres 
84 
- 
2 
11 
24 
24 
23 
25.0 to 99.9 acres 
6 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
1 
100.0 to 249.9 acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
250.0 acres or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Apples 
farms 
206 
- 
3 
32 
57 
79 
35 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
472 
- 
3 
60 
115 
208 
86 
Grapes 
farms 
237 
- 
4 
27 
80 
93 
33 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
581 
- 
7 
56 
170 
201 
146 
Peaches, all 
farms 
65 
- 
- 
8 
25 
26 
6 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
20 
- 
- 
3 
6 
8 
3 
Pecans 
farms 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
- 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
Walnuts, English 
farms 
15 
- 
- 
5 
2 
3 
5 
bearing and nonbearing 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
12 
(D) 
1 
(D) 
Land in berries (see text) 
farms 
196 
1 
13 
22 
76 
64 
20 
acres 
404 
(D) 
26 
40 
202 
118 
(D) 
Landlord production expenses are included with total farm production expenses. 
2 Farms with total production expenses equal to market value of agricultural products sold, government payments, and farm-related income are included as farms with gains of less than $1 ,000. 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data Iowa 213 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
