Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Iowa 
Adair 
Adams 
Allamakee 
Appanoose 
Audubon 
Benton 
Farms 
number 
88,637 
726 
467 
1,011 
744 
622 
1,215 
Land in farms 
acres 
30,622,731 
323,549 
229,267 
289,164 
187,713 
280,351 
422,127 
Average size of farm 
acres 
345 
446 
491 
286 
252 
451 
347 
Median size of farm 
acres 
136 
180 
173 
134 
100 
148 
160 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,207,220 
2,085,152 
2,107,057 
1,217,119 
749,060 
3,003,380 
2,508,267 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,389 
4,679 
4,292 
4,255 
2,969 
6,663 
7,219 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
18,954,910 
155,423 
97,232 
145,852 
62,973 
146,898 
286,161 
Average per farm 
dollars 
213,856 
214,081 
208,205 
144,265 
84,641 
236,171 
235,523 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
6,707 
43 
26 
46 
32 
54 
83 
1 0 to 49 acres 
20,665 
142 
88 
211 
192 
152 
283 
50 to 1 79 acres 
22,788 
175 
123 
321 
277 
118 
267 
1 80 to 499 acres 
18,654 
159 
102 
256 
143 
123 
289 
500 to 999 acres 
11,581 
106 
67 
112 
58 
90 
179 
1 ,000 acres or more 
8,242 
101 
61 
65 
42 
85 
114 
Total cropland 
farms 
80,426 
654 
435 
898 
656 
554 
1,105 
acres 
26,256,347 
251,540 
165,853 
185,754 
111,843 
251,918 
381,759 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
63,214 
532 
322 
601 
472 
402 
915 
acres 
24,507,219 
225,573 
142,020 
159,113 
87,266 
232,137 
364,605 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,525 
6 
2 
12 
2 
- 
12 
acres 
171,656 
17 
(D) 
29 
(D) 
- 
107 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
30,821,532 
188,168 
120,279 
220,599 
38,405 
287,870 
381,421 
Average per farm 
dollars 
347,728 
259,185 
257,557 
218,199 
51,620 
462,814 
313,927 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
17,366,814 
123,490 
77,967 
91,309 
21,299 
140,837 
275,384 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
13,454,718 
64,678 
42,312 
129,290 
17,106 
147,033 
106,037 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
25,049 
190 
145 
392 
290 
191 
307 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,613 
29 
17 
36 
59 
21 
44 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,328 
42 
19 
59 
71 
20 
49 
$10,000 to $24,999 
6,041 
56 
52 
63 
108 
32 
73 
$25,000 to $49,999 
8 : 
62 
31 
67 
73 
33 
70 
$50,000 to $99,999 
71 
34 
93 
67 
55 
101 
$100,000 or more 
276 
169 
301 
76 
270 
571 
Government payments 
farms 
69,463 
552 
371 
836 
514 
510 
948 
$1,000 
782,290 
5,695 
4,107 
7,526 
3,704 
7,006 
10,826 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
54,212 
451 
283 
615 
325 
404 
762 
$1,000 
1,887,251 
15,800 
11,902 
1 1 ,694 
7,727 
23,751 
25,739 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
23,711,880 
162,930 
87,183 
172,647 
44,241 
241,230 
291,122 
Average per farm 
dollars 
267,517 
224,421 
186,688 
170,769 
59,464 
387,830 
239,607 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
88,637 
726 
467 
1,011 
744 
622 
1,215 
$1,000 
9,779,193 
46,734 
49,105 
67,172 
5,595 
77,397 
126,865 
Average per farm 
dollars 
110,329 
64,371 
105,149 
66,441 
7,520 
124,432 
104,415 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
47,949 
401 
249 
420 
343 
380 
660 
Other 
number 
40,688 
325 
218 
591 
401 
242 
555 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
50,945 
417 
273 
571 
457 
310 
732 
200 days or more 
number 
33,610 
300 
190 
392 
275 
222 
482 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
26,827 
319 
204 
419 
323 
187 
365 
number 
3,893,683 
41,428 
24,781 
66,138 
22,800 
32,891 
39,849 
Beef cows 
farms 
19,677 
305 
168 
307 
287 
138 
268 
number 
885,568 
(D) 
10,033 
15,308 
12,355 
7,955 
9,214 
Milk cows 
farms 
1,810 
1 
- 
83 
11 
4 
16 
number 
204,757 
(D) 
- 
12,115 
295 
4 
3,735 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
24,573 
292 
176 
386 
289 
174 
333 
number 
3,446,109 
24,890 
17,242 
33,923 
14,883 
39,543 
35,724 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6,266 
21 
20 
49 
11 
49 
64 
number 
20,455,666 
36,392 
56,794 
107,184 
(D) 
294,362 
140,678 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6,616 
23 
22 
50 
12 
55 
65 
number 
49,355,848 
86,742 
114,262 
439,701 
4,989 
856,389 
291,583 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2,904 
32 
15 
26 
13 
17 
39 
number 
165,815 
1,149 
590 
1,948 
462 
870 
1,474 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,821 
21 
14 
32 
40 
31 
45 
number 
52,218,870 
(D) 
255 
(D) 
791 
(D) 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
704 
5 
2 
4 
3 
10 
8 
number 
10,572,270 
185 
(□) 
150 
(D) 
1,120 
1,272 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
47,477 
392 
233 
433 
147 
317 
733 
acres 
13,709,408 
101,705 
65,617 
85,162 
24,677 
124,744 
196,881 
bushels 
1,835,358,239 
10,814,631 
7,074,308 
12,073,557 
1,041,009 
14,466,732 
26,601,938 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
6,934 
65 
25 
163 
44 
37 
83 
acres 
392,304 
2,759 
1,153 
9,339 
3,543 
1,915 
3,800 
tons 
5,654,303 
45,469 
13,709 
158,417 
29,125 
28,755 
53,350 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
339 
3 
- 
1 
1 
- 
3 
acres 
13,518 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
56 
bushels 
655,679 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2,678 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
326 
3 
- 
1 
1 
- 
3 
acres 
13,015 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
56 
bushels 
636,347 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
2,678 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
13 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
503 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
19,332 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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