Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Fremont 
Greene 
Grundy 
Guthrie 
Hamilton 
Hancock 
Hardin 
Harrison 
Farms 
number 
533 
780 
737 
829 
761 
889 
819 
819 
Land in farms 
acres 
287,454 
356,867 
318,047 
327,627 
327,031 
353,351 
332,266 
393,638 
Average size of farm 
acres 
539 
458 
432 
395 
430 
397 
406 
481 
Median size of farm 
acres 
196 
200 
200 
130 
138 
160 
150 
160 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,311,918 
3,185,443 
3,465,753 
2,291,450 
3,489,958 
2,765,206 
2,996,061 
2,799,425 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,141 
6,962 
8,031 
5,798 
8,121 
6,957 
7,385 
5,824 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
146,374 
225,493 
243,385 
160,573 
204,432 
238,959 
223,489 
210,606 
Average per farm 
dollars 
274,623 
289,093 
330,237 
193,695 
268,637 
268,796 
272,880 
257,150 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
32 
56 
92 
33 
74 
65 
76 
55 
1 0 to 49 acres 
112 
186 
151 
209 
203 
221 
180 
176 
50 to 179 acres 
114 
138 
109 
233 
133 
179 
184 
200 
1 80 to 499 acres 
100 
162 
186 
153 
145 
175 
150 
122 
500 to 999 acres 
61 
107 
120 
95 
98 
140 
125 
124 
1 ,000 acres or more 
114 
131 
79 
106 
108 
109 
104 
142 
Total cropland 
farms 
493 
716 
662 
761 
686 
857 
749 
750 
acres 
253,930 
325,589 
301,114 
262,152 
305,126 
338,379 
306,237 
343,292 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
380 
560 
523 
548 
531 
652 
607 
594 
acres 
243,055 
314,599 
294,483 
236,394 
293,032 
323,289 
293,262 
326,421 
Irrigated land 
farms 
28 
10 
7 
6 
10 
16 
3 
69 
acres 
8,544 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
(D) 
1,231 
3 
29,074 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
180,372 
308,145 
362,697 
257,450 
540,388 
475,071 
534,496 
249,203 
Average per farm 
dollars 
338,409 
395,058 
492,126 
310,554 
710,102 
534,388 
652,620 
304,278 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
161,550 
208,725 
277,888 
135,242 
238,880 
234,395 
261,033 
214,185 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
18,822 
99,421 
84,809 
122,207 
301,508 
240,676 
273,463 
35,019 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
155 
209 
182 
270 
218 
237 
209 
229 
$2,500 to $4,999 
28 
31 
15 
47 
23 
20 
27 
34 
$5,000 to $9,999 
16 
31 
30 
49 
26 
19 
40 
30 
$10,000 to $24,999 
22 
39 
25 
64 
35 
43 
41 
54 
$25,000 to $49,999 
26 
38 
26 
58 
35 
46 
34 
46 
$50,000 to $99,999 
38 
58 
40 
77 
42 
65 
54 
65 
$100,000 or more 
248 
374 
419 
264 
382 
459 
414 
361 
Government payments 
farms 
443 
642 
610 
674 
609 
770 
655 
687 
$1,000 
5,009 
7,356 
7,556 
8,272 
9,809 
8,438 
9,829 
7,528 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
280 
542 
521 
516 
535 
683 
561 
491 
$1,000 
10,639 
35,025 
18,640 
16,593 
24,706 
28,017 
17,180 
28,879 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
124,450 
243,404 
260,885 
202,766 
426,824 
355,563 
381,236 
205,061 
Average per farm 
dollars 
233,489 
312,057 
353,982 
244,591 
560,873 
399,959 
465,490 
250,379 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
533 
780 
737 
829 
761 
889 
819 
819 
$1,000 
71,570 
107,123 
128,008 
79,548 
148,078 
155,962 
180,268 
80,550 
Average per farm 
dollars 
134,278 
137,337 
173,688 
95,957 
194,583 
175,436 
220,108 
98,352 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
332 
474 
415 
442 
431 
585 
443 
470 
Other 
number 
201 
306 
322 
387 
330 
304 
376 
349 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
211 
392 
426 
435 
426 
461 
490 
420 
200 days or more 
number 
143 
257 
263 
312 
273 
260 
335 
291 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
115 
184 
159 
258 
93 
137 
215 
217 
number 
12,985 
20,581 
23,289 
33,715 
7,187 
14,063 
22,662 
27,047 
Beef cows 
farms 
99 
153 
112 
232 
71 
96 
157 
179 
number 
4,520 
6,067 
3,693 
(D) 
(□) 
(□) 
(D) 
9,579 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
4 
2 
2 
2 
5 
- 
number 
- 
- 
530 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
100 
170 
139 
242 
90 
121 
183 
199 
number 
10,590 
18,897 
14,601 
31,792 
7,813 
16,425 
21,593 
22,014 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
7 
67 
56 
38 
68 
85 
98 
22 
number 
15,402 
202,217 
199,917 
129,205 
647,537 
370,569 
720,009 
32,787 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
9 
69 
59 
41 
77 
96 
102 
23 
number 
27,212 
439,736 
383,032 
399,296 
1,619,549 
856,421 
1,451,386 
100,067 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3 
28 
24 
12 
25 
15 
23 
12 
number 
122 
1,297 
717 
435 
1,349 
1,032 
961 
554 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
12 
41 
26 
23 
26 
31 
24 
26 
number 
799 
880 
1,036 
(D) 
(D) 
5,518,323 
(D) 
540 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
11 
8 
5 
6 
10 
7 
4 
number 
(D) 
483 
1,115 
419 
420 
2,229 
741 
1,580 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
302 
477 
467 
380 
440 
560 
491 
487 
acres 
123,616 
189,367 
161,487 
127,264 
199,917 
205,559 
194,447 
205,071 
bushels 
15,756,386 
22,608,810 
28,001,030 
13,952,146 
28,701,703 
27,457,463 
31,555,124 
25,167,451 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
9 
50 
29 
35 
10 
35 
26 
41 
acres 
191 
2,452 
990 
1,125 
385 
1,599 
558 
978 
tons 
2,691 
32,015 
11,695 
9,759 
5,335 
20,833 
6,888 
15,151 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
3 
- 
3 
2 
- 
1 
2 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
152 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
(□) 
(□) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
2 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
(□) 
(□) 
- 
- 
(□) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
(□) 
- 
- 
(□) 
- 
bushels 
" 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
-continued 
232 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
