Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Carroll 
Cass 
Cedar 
Cerro Gordo 
Cherokee 
Chickasaw 
Clarke 
Farms 
number 
1,065 
703 
955 
780 
805 
1,036 
627 
Land in farms 
acres 
358,858 
289,926 
312,457 
326,879 
337,334 
299,179 
168,964 
Average size of farm 
acres 
337 
412 
327 
419 
419 
289 
269 
Median size of farm 
acres 
160 
160 
120 
138 
247 
110 
115 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,535,277 
2,253,534 
2,346,182 
2,778,794 
3,110,383 
2,067,023 
910,281 
Average per acre 
dollars 
7,524 
5,464 
7,171 
6,631 
7,422 
7,158 
3,378 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
259,647 
154,846 
239,301 
220,336 
219,668 
216,066 
55,080 
Average per farm 
dollars 
243,800 
220,265 
250,577 
282,482 
272,880 
208,558 
87,847 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
101 
44 
80 
54 
53 
101 
29 
1 0 to 49 acres 
209 
134 
279 
220 
124 
251 
141 
50 to 1 79 acres 
250 
192 
198 
156 
163 
263 
218 
180 to 499 acres 
275 
128 
195 
136 
235 
226 
143 
500 to 999 acres 
148 
109 
113 
109 
151 
128 
67 
1 ,000 acres or more 
82 
96 
90 
105 
79 
67 
29 
Total cropland 
farms 
979 
631 
851 
726 
728 
936 
561 
acres 
328,077 
240,732 
275,638 
306,276 
290,417 
271,262 
98,944 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
826 
495 
659 
554 
665 
726 
417 
acres 
312,964 
220,308 
262,666 
293,224 
285,204 
257,092 
76,141 
Irrigated land 
farms 
5 
6 
15 
6 
4 
22 
7 
acres 
(D) 
335 
367 
(D) 
5 
287 
16 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
540,571 
228,307 
315,914 
244,989 
407,477 
336,242 
93,406 
Average per farm 
dollars 
507,579 
324,761 
330,799 
314,088 
506,183 
324,558 
148,973 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
192,219 
131,719 
219,282 
196,940 
230,038 
175,628 
27,567 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
348,352 
96,588 
96,632 
48,049 
177,439 
160,614 
65,839 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
202 
197 
303 
236 
93 
280 
256 
$2,500 to $4,999 
21 
36 
34 
43 
13 
55 
39 
$5,000 to $9,999 
37 
24 
62 
32 
16 
38 
58 
$10,000 to $24,999 
70 
49 
43 
32 
47 
68 
80 
$25,000 to $49,999 
61 
44 
65 
45 
42 
78 
48 
$50,000 to $99,999 
110 
59 
45 
62 
71 
89 
50 
$100,000 or more 
564 
294 
403 
330 
523 
428 
96 
Government payments 
farms 
866 
549 
718 
642 
666 
852 
422 
$1,000 
8,377 
5,974 
8,363 
8,384 
6,226 
11,550 
4,294 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
704 
428 
600 
550 
563 
704 
319 
$1,000 
36,397 
18,194 
19,308 
30,996 
15,110 
26,352 
10,000 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
448,801 
188,885 
235,816 
192,907 
280,749 
283,264 
92,866 
Average per farm 
dollars 
421,410 
268,684 
246,928 
247,317 
348,756 
273,421 
148,112 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,065 
703 
955 
780 
805 
1,036 
627 
$1,000 
136,544 
63,591 
107,769 
91,462 
148,064 
90,880 
14,834 
Average per farm 
dollars 
128,210 
90,456 
112,847 
117,259 
183,931 
87,722 
23,658 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
607 
353 
495 
460 
515 
575 
225 
Other 
number 
458 
350 
460 
320 
290 
461 
402 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
588 
379 
574 
446 
440 
630 
420 
200 days or more 
number 
377 
242 
357 
292 
311 
418 
330 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
296 
266 
289 
106 
285 
293 
274 
number 
82,871 
45,107 
22,773 
9,005 
56,145 
42,790 
21,950 
Beef cows 
farms 
200 
239 
234 
67 
216 
147 
239 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
7,983 
(D) 
12,527 
4,389 
12,302 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
4 
6 
2 
9 
41 
12 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
252 
(D) 
372 
3,430 
91 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
290 
253 
277 
97 
259 
278 
227 
number 
123,883 
41,336 
17,344 
7,593 
49,469 
39,072 
16,254 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
171 
17 
79 
41 
107 
66 
24 
number 
557,905 
47,681 
200,665 
131,340 
282,516 
228,587 
85,338 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
190 
22 
80 
45 
116 
66 
19 
number 
1,070,438 
136,573 
454,372 
267,901 
631,759 
498,124 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
24 
36 
46 
17 
14 
26 
23 
number 
1,760 
1,611 
1,823 
764 
1,957 
3,545 
1,078 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
28 
16 
55 
27 
21 
58 
41 
number 
674 
(D) 
992 
638 
1,255 
1,900 
1,119 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
5 
6 
8 
3 
2 
17 
7 
number 
1,265 
(D) 
541 
(D) 
(D) 
6,919 
428 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
713 
388 
477 
456 
586 
599 
168 
acres 
200,069 
111,192 
155,316 
189,004 
147,795 
153,545 
27,179 
bushels 
21,598,518 
12,959,710 
23,472,973 
23,386,015 
23,418,558 
19,505,839 
2,186,797 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
83 
52 
40 
41 
89 
132 
48 
acres 
4,581 
3,017 
953 
1,798 
3,912 
6,283 
1,439 
tons 
69,735 
49,021 
13,279 
22,575 
57,788 
68,700 
15,898 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
40 
115 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
1,172 
6,550 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
4 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
40 
115 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
1,172 
6,550 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Iowa 229 
