Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Clay 
Clayton 
Clinton 
Crawford 
Dallas 
Davis 
Decatur 
Farms 
number 
720 
1,577 
1,244 
900 
1,001 
917 
711 
Land in farms 
acres 
318,772 
398,022 
417,189 
450,871 
306,423 
214,033 
231,504 
Average size of farm 
acres 
443 
252 
335 
501 
306 
233 
326 
Median size of farm 
acres 
223 
124 
151 
180 
68 
109 
145 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,269,767 
1,207,906 
2,381,902 
3,465,876 
2,059,497 
686,799 
972,919 
Average per acre 
dollars 
7,385 
4,786 
7,103 
6,918 
6,728 
2,943 
2,988 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
210,301 
236,487 
283,689 
292,416 
168,658 
86,957 
86,160 
Average per farm 
dollars 
292,084 
149,960 
228,046 
324,907 
168,490 
94,828 
121,181 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
51 
124 
102 
71 
103 
31 
30 
1 0 to 49 acres 
137 
336 
282 
168 
333 
234 
164 
50 to 179 acres 
141 
483 
285 
207 
254 
346 
204 
180 to 499 acres 
160 
415 
284 
179 
136 
206 
183 
500 to 999 acres 
141 
141 
185 
168 
96 
54 
80 
1 ,000 acres or more 
90 
78 
106 
107 
79 
46 
50 
Total cropland 
farms 
673 
1,385 
1,132 
806 
902 
781 
610 
acres 
292,462 
291,664 
372,073 
404,713 
270,743 
135,167 
126,992 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
559 
953 
939 
710 
701 
605 
452 
acres 
281,334 
256,297 
357,198 
392,883 
256,702 
106,445 
97,556 
Irrigated land 
farms 
7 
10 
7 
8 
35 
39 
9 
acres 
316 
198 
18 
982 
401 
111 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
403,508 
402,586 
381,308 
417,592 
237,161 
90,839 
92,443 
Average per farm 
dollars 
560,427 
255,286 
306,518 
463,992 
236,924 
99,061 
130,018 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
235,884 
192,447 
268,603 
264,239 
174,661 
29,344 
32,033 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
167,623 
210,139 
112,706 
153,354 
62,500 
61,495 
60,410 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
164 
568 
271 
158 
348 
331 
281 
$2,500 to $4,999 
14 
70 
50 
43 
72 
53 
51 
$5,000 to $9,999 
27 
81 
75 
30 
70 
76 
41 
$10,000 to $24,999 
42 
106 
73 
58 
78 
129 
95 
$25,000 to $49,999 
29 
97 
86 
56 
52 
95 
57 
$50,000 to $99,999 
51 
144 
107 
110 
83 
94 
49 
$100,000 or more 
393 
511 
582 
445 
298 
139 
137 
Government payments 
farms 
602 
1,276 
981 
693 
658 
543 
472 
$1,000 
7,683 
15,965 
10,432 
7,985 
6,868 
4,670 
5,905 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
431 
941 
781 
602 
542 
447 
301 
$1,000 
10,968 
19,006 
24,330 
35,962 
17,838 
20,906 
7,973 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
277,978 
309,160 
305,159 
334,262 
189,080 
100,569 
89,545 
Average per farm 
dollars 
386,080 
196,043 
245,305 
371,403 
188,891 
109,672 
125,943 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
720 
1,577 
1,244 
900 
1,001 
917 
711 
$1,000 
144,181 
128,398 
110,912 
127,277 
72,787 
15,846 
16,774 
Average per farm 
dollars 
200,251 
81,419 
89,157 
141,419 
72,714 
17,280 
23,593 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
415 
794 
785 
555 
437 
404 
317 
Other 
number 
305 
783 
459 
345 
564 
513 
394 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
400 
922 
670 
456 
656 
666 
438 
200 days or more 
number 
262 
587 
413 
312 
475 
403 
314 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
148 
627 
479 
357 
224 
426 
319 
number 
30,083 
69,899 
70,294 
48,913 
20,619 
26,403 
42,707 
Beef cows 
farms 
108 
393 
335 
302 
189 
328 
270 
number 
4,757 
14,292 
15,017 
18,611 
8,721 
13,174 
18,319 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
131 
13 
6 
7 
69 
8 
number 
- 
11,151 
2,710 
111 
104 
1,909 
218 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
133 
568 
456 
319 
194 
377 
281 
number 
31,144 
48,949 
60,682 
37,642 
18,444 
14,978 
38,814 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
82 
105 
46 
114 
30 
40 
15 
number 
181,608 
261,084 
56,61 5 
315,477 
57,290 
156,486 
55,105 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
69 
105 
52 
117 
29 
40 
22 
number 
329,567 
937,921 
130,829 
682,082 
100,851 
308,432 
73,849 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
27 
34 
33 
25 
35 
46 
20 
number 
2,374 
1,131 
1,567 
1,221 
832 
4,729 
2,118 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
30 
80 
43 
23 
65 
97 
28 
number 
(D) 
64,518 
1,161 
380 
517,874 
35,172 
586 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
9 
19 
11 
4 
4 
12 
2 
number 
1,373 
(D) 
427 
650 
(D) 
8,557 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
456 
734 
796 
583 
434 
222 
156 
acres 
145,624 
162,977 
215,662 
238,722 
155,100 
41,453 
31,968 
bushels 
23,649,926 
25,144,636 
30,216,046 
28,702,130 
18,126,486 
1,821,443 
2,151,052 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
35 
206 
136 
77 
36 
122 
44 
acres 
6,098 
8,166 
7,866 
3,518 
1,203 
3,881 
1,889 
tons 
98,002 
128,651 
101,473 
56,700 
18,483 
38,543 
23,967 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
3 
2 
- 
1 
19 
6 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
572 
191 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
39,011 
9,864 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
3 
2 
- 
1 
19 
6 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
572 
191 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
39,011 
9,864 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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230 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
