Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Delaware 
Des Moines 
Dickinson 
Dubuque 
Emmet 
Fayette 
Floyd 
Franklin 
Farms 
number 
1,382 
663 
441 
1,462 
475 
1,286 
944 
853 
Land in farms 
acres 
365,560 
172,683 
187,363 
291,441 
218,987 
388,497 
317,709 
355,381 
Average size of farm 
acres 
265 
260 
425 
199 
461 
302 
337 
417 
Median size of farm 
acres 
156 
82 
180 
123 
245 
140 
100 
157 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,906,150 
1,451,878 
2,999,797 
1,214,545 
3,356,077 
2,077,995 
2,154,441 
2,769,033 
Average per acre 
dollars 
7,206 
5,574 
7,061 
6,093 
7,280 
6,879 
6,401 
6,646 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
315,248 
110,693 
122,895 
251,864 
153,101 
276,175 
213,097 
221,618 
Average per farm 
dollars 
228,110 
166,958 
278,675 
172,274 
322,319 
214,755 
225,738 
259,810 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
140 
49 
28 
100 
27 
81 
51 
65 
1 0 to 49 acres 
270 
199 
102 
314 
96 
310 
280 
190 
50 to 1 79 acres 
367 
190 
90 
488 
93 
333 
230 
209 
1 80 to 499 acres 
381 
110 
80 
409 
82 
328 
167 
139 
500 to 999 acres 
163 
75 
87 
125 
103 
150 
119 
142 
1 ,000 acres or more 
61 
40 
54 
26 
74 
84 
97 
108 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,262 
606 
419 
1,322 
427 
1,206 
877 
790 
acres 
321,161 
137,576 
173,603 
224,256 
201,900 
333,297 
291,111 
336,741 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,035 
443 
336 
1,109 
340 
859 
631 
613 
acres 
304,615 
127,456 
166,908 
205,371 
194,965 
309,392 
274,162 
325,315 
Irrigated land 
farms 
8 
27 
14 
7 
7 
13 
36 
1 
acres 
106 
3,115 
909 
49 
412 
257 
2,103 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
495,061 
118,713 
192,250 
387,810 
292,171 
432,154 
280,415 
454,382 
Average per farm 
dollars 
358,221 
179,055 
435,940 
265,260 
615,098 
336,045 
297,050 
532,687 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
207,258 
97,722 
129,924 
120,053 
156,881 
233,164 
184,643 
253,825 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
287,803 
20,992 
62,326 
267,757 
135,290 
198,990 
95,772 
200,557 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
320 
246 
106 
334 
110 
416 
333 
221 
$2,500 to $4,999 
46 
30 
17 
61 
13 
33 
29 
22 
$5,000 to $9,999 
46 
28 
22 
80 
11 
46 
32 
19 
$10,000 to $24,999 
55 
51 
21 
110 
22 
73 
42 
22 
$25,000 to $49,999 
78 
48 
18 
117 
10 
57 
55 
46 
$50,000 to $99,999 
152 
57 
25 
180 
37 
91 
64 
80 
$100,000 or more 
685 
203 
232 
580 
272 
570 
389 
443 
Government payments 
farms 
1,178 
549 
356 
1,187 
391 
1,120 
763 
708 
$1,000 
14,190 
4,631 
3,868 
11,080 
4,456 
13,738 
8,273 
9,424 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
923 
318 
270 
834 
312 
876 
550 
553 
$1,000 
31,318 
8,621 
8,447 
21,013 
8,187 
22,978 
23,608 
26,983 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
395,712 
84,918 
129,789 
317,397 
223,043 
333,255 
216,505 
345,471 
Average per farm 
dollars 
286,333 
128,082 
294,306 
217,098 
469,564 
259,141 
229,348 
405,007 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,382 
663 
441 
1,462 
475 
1,286 
944 
853 
$1,000 
144,857 
47,047 
74,776 
102,507 
81,772 
135,615 
95,792 
145,318 
Average per farm 
dollars 
104,817 
70,960 
169,560 
70,114 
172,151 
105,455 
101,474 
170,361 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
832 
308 
256 
767 
304 
723 
489 
463 
Other 
number 
550 
355 
185 
695 
171 
563 
455 
390 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
798 
383 
223 
859 
237 
693 
557 
504 
200 days or more 
number 
577 
253 
136 
640 
149 
496 
354 
332 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
617 
119 
85 
748 
133 
394 
189 
156 
number 
103,952 
6,582 
21,534 
133,887 
22,167 
65,851 
25,393 
13,576 
Beef cows 
farms 
317 
105 
64 
378 
109 
213 
103 
110 
number 
13,941 
2,811 
(D) 
13,305 
5,282 
13,218 
3,199 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
130 
3 
2 
195 
- 
81 
24 
4 
number 
10,722 
228 
(D) 
18,538 
- 
8,070 
1,242 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
569 
109 
74 
705 
131 
364 
178 
131 
number 
95,687 
3,846 
28,354 
116,501 
21,568 
47,018 
19,218 
8,287 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
189 
23 
8 
87 
37 
71 
55 
110 
number 
363,437 
28,114 
43,216 
137,271 
191,652 
254,042 
163,235 
549,493 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
201 
24 
9 
91 
38 
81 
60 
113 
number 
768,569 
112,202 
91,373 
315,215 
475,466 
623,696 
395,073 
1,046,471 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
40 
24 
17 
33 
12 
40 
21 
20 
number 
1,323 
1,178 
1,094 
911 
481 
5,129 
934 
802 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
42 
17 
21 
52 
11 
51 
37 
22 
number 
7,183 
342 
360 
1,945 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
794 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
9 
5 
2 
9 
6 
7 
8 
9 
number 
239 
1,224 
(D) 
298 
303 
818 
725 
1,514 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
902 
327 
268 
840 
298 
721 
515 
548 
acres 
216,086 
63,843 
84,004 
123,628 
108,579 
181,709 
162,427 
218,984 
bushels 
28,679,110 
9,249,043 
13,086,381 
16,124,314 
17,144,234 
26,405,606 
19,924,497 
31,174,310 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
291 
31 
27 
354 
40 
156 
93 
32 
acres 
17,289 
576 
4,355 
17,176 
3,624 
9,179 
4,553 
1,204 
tons 
240,312 
9,353 
79,317 
231,493 
62,681 
141,252 
77,697 
17,067 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1 
17 
- 
2 
- 
2 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
420 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
23,354 
- 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
17 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
420 
- 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
23,354 
- 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(□) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
" 
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-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Iowa 231 
