Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Black Hawk 
Boone 
Bremer 
Buchanan 
Buena Vista 
Butler 
Calhoun 
Farms 
number 
924 
938 
982 
1,075 
858 
1,096 
826 
Land in farms 
acres 
296,765 
313,343 
271,500 
341,903 
360,849 
362,751 
358,205 
Average size of farm 
acres 
321 
334 
276 
318 
421 
331 
434 
Median size of farm 
acres 
120 
73 
100 
130 
243 
104 
187 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,559,448 
2,520,885 
2,132,518 
2,331,990 
3,070,632 
2,260,181 
3,332,812 
Average per acre 
dollars 
7,969 
7,546 
7,713 
7,332 
7,301 
6,829 
7,685 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
227,207 
169,727 
218,664 
265,381 
248,959 
226,796 
228,113 
Average per farm 
dollars 
245,895 
180,945 
222,672 
246,866 
290,162 
206,931 
276,166 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
84 
120 
99 
117 
77 
98 
57 
1 0 to 49 acres 
221 
280 
242 
212 
162 
310 
187 
50 to 179 acres 
228 
213 
264 
319 
153 
258 
163 
180 to 499 acres 
193 
138 
214 
215 
187 
212 
162 
500 to 999 acres 
111 
86 
95 
135 
189 
129 
132 
1 ,000 acres or more 
87 
101 
68 
77 
90 
89 
125 
Total cropland 
farms 
857 
841 
878 
971 
797 
991 
789 
acres 
273,813 
283,251 
242,541 
318,462 
333,950 
330,867 
337,429 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
716 
659 
703 
844 
658 
737 
594 
acres 
265,823 
271,424 
232,900 
308,349 
324,664 
314,807 
317,220 
Irrigated land 
farms 
25 
25 
17 
13 
11 
6 
8 
acres 
116 
148 
664 
19 
668 
396 
295 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
287,225 
301,761 
271,748 
390,721 
577,060 
358,214 
366,331 
Average per farm 
dollars 
310,849 
321,706 
276,729 
363,461 
672,565 
326,838 
443,501 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
187,982 
226,093 
171,705 
247,096 
256,952 
197,259 
211,561 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
99,243 
75,667 
100,043 
143,625 
320,109 
160,955 
154,770 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
226 
323 
273 
226 
175 
342 
222 
$2,500 to $4,999 
39 
51 
40 
33 
17 
48 
20 
$5,000 to $9,999 
29 
52 
51 
47 
35 
52 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
64 
53 
67 
75 
25 
61 
40 
$25,000 to $49,999 
77 
72 
58 
67 
30 
83 
38 
$50,000 to $99,999 
81 
66 
89 
115 
60 
94 
57 
$100,000 or more 
408 
321 
404 
512 
516 
416 
429 
Government payments 
farms 
752 
711 
801 
773 
716 
890 
733 
$1,000 
7,606 
6,378 
7,929 
10,788 
8,715 
9,333 
7,928 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
628 
585 
628 
667 
590 
680 
602 
$1,000 
28,731 
16,208 
25,182 
20,273 
21,893 
39,886 
30,488 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
240,518 
199,199 
224,592 
310,648 
386,529 
316,191 
278,045 
Average per farm 
dollars 
260,301 
212,365 
228,708 
288,975 
450,500 
288,495 
336,616 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
924 
938 
982 
1,075 
858 
1,096 
826 
$1,000 
83,044 
125,148 
80,268 
111,133 
221,139 
91,243 
126,702 
Average per farm 
dollars 
89,874 
133,420 
81,739 
103,379 
257,738 
83,251 
153,392 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
514 
466 
482 
619 
560 
562 
435 
Other 
number 
410 
472 
500 
456 
298 
534 
391 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
476 
590 
626 
606 
418 
670 
402 
200 days or more 
number 
331 
393 
341 
417 
226 
455 
250 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
209 
172 
259 
359 
151 
265 
142 
number 
26,806 
15,790 
26,673 
31,215 
33,499 
22,839 
19,874 
Beef cows 
farms 
132 
135 
157 
211 
107 
177 
96 
number 
5,072 
(D) 
2,997 
6,355 
(D) 
4,710 
3,033 
Milk cows 
farms 
10 
1 
42 
60 
1 
20 
- 
number 
773 
(D) 
3,759 
2,763 
(D) 
2,348 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
200 
157 
229 
312 
139 
239 
127 
number 
15,454 
15,767 
21,229 
19,679 
27,869 
13,994 
21,179 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
82 
50 
66 
128 
107 
73 
88 
number 
240,800 
135,403 
193,373 
372,762 
438,072 
374,395 
359,106 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
89 
42 
75 
132 
118 
87 
89 
number 
477,414 
261,417 
418,279 
787,874 
1,310,795 
814,568 
675,552 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
27 
40 
35 
18 
26 
49 
13 
number 
1,093 
1,296 
1,130 
601 
2,020 
1,763 
848 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
32 
64 
53 
72 
11 
44 
35 
number 
846 
9,500 
1,502 
13,015 
(D) 
3,550 
533 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
7 
15 
12 
16 
9 
7 
5 
number 
226 
1,217 
552 
78,920 
1,647 
595 
650 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
574 
445 
564 
695 
565 
615 
508 
acres 
160,915 
170,328 
147,936 
212,900 
176,744 
194,695 
187,017 
bushels 
19,234,326 
25,547,788 
19,372,108 
29,948,931 
26,838,986 
21,411,979 
23,693,002 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
49 
21 
77 
76 
51 
75 
22 
acres 
1,896 
524 
4,472 
2,694 
2,520 
2,888 
1,650 
tons 
24,361 
7,334 
67,101 
33,453 
42,252 
31,371 
20,530 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
-continued 
228 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
