Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Henry 
Howard 
Humboldt 
Ida 
Iowa 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jefferson 
Farms 
number 
903 
883 
574 
547 
1,019 
1,255 
1,098 
685 
Land in farms 
acres 
269,561 
299,927 
234,829 
260,962 
336,084 
308,956 
373,652 
198,138 
Average size of farm 
acres 
299 
340 
409 
477 
330 
246 
340 
289 
Median size of farm 
acres 
103 
140 
186 
212 
120 
110 
115 
100 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,471,298 
2,239,316 
3,120,219 
3,237,474 
1,996,335 
1,312,333 
2,115,648 
1,328,096 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,929 
6,593 
7,627 
6,786 
6,053 
5,331 
6,217 
4,591 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
131,626 
215,194 
148,642 
151,121 
174,141 
189,209 
230,346 
92,058 
Average per farm 
dollars 
145,765 
243,708 
258,958 
276,273 
170,894 
150,764 
209,787 
134,391 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
57 
59 
56 
41 
81 
73 
93 
22 
1 0 to 49 acres 
226 
208 
108 
124 
245 
298 
290 
181 
50 to 1 79 acres 
294 
257 
119 
91 
284 
416 
251 
241 
1 80 to 499 acres 
178 
189 
118 
124 
236 
309 
225 
134 
500 to 999 acres 
85 
95 
95 
95 
96 
110 
136 
55 
1 ,000 acres or more 
63 
75 
78 
72 
77 
49 
103 
52 
Total cropland 
farms 
829 
824 
534 
495 
906 
1,081 
973 
624 
acres 
220,657 
273,269 
220,139 
234,140 
275,469 
214,246 
324,792 
153,400 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
526 
597 
428 
409 
674 
863 
791 
410 
acres 
193,483 
253,250 
212,611 
225,658 
244,042 
188,877 
306,706 
127,230 
Irrigated land 
farms 
6 
25 
5 
1 
6 
20 
10 
18 
acres 
12 
173 
28 
(D) 
(D) 
191 
810 
94 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
171,768 
322,346 
242,109 
272,230 
276,897 
236,078 
327,042 
104,114 
Average per farm 
dollars 
190,219 
365,058 
421,792 
497,678 
271,734 
188,110 
297,852 
151,991 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
120,936 
184,571 
169,698 
163,556 
179,463 
107,547 
250,868 
73,052 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
50,832 
137,775 
72,411 
108,674 
97,434 
128,531 
76,173 
31,062 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
396 
282 
131 
132 
334 
377 
294 
304 
$2,500 to $4,999 
51 
16 
6 
6 
38 
52 
48 
38 
$5,000 to $9,999 
46 
31 
21 
11 
51 
97 
62 
43 
$10,000 to $24,999 
50 
38 
15 
31 
69 
136 
73 
55 
$25,000 to $49,999 
55 
42 
34 
31 
83 
124 
74 
51 
$50,000 to $99,999 
57 
112 
39 
41 
74 
133 
80 
39 
$100,000 or more 
248 
362 
328 
295 
370 
336 
467 
155 
Government payments 
farms 
745 
723 
470 
458 
815 
956 
817 
537 
$1,000 
8,270 
9,932 
6,158 
7,024 
8,803 
8,990 
7,997 
6,713 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
445 
594 
417 
373 
619 
739 
700 
374 
$1,000 
8,694 
27,655 
13,412 
14,596 
17,357 
17,926 
12,601 
10,193 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
125,888 
246,056 
163,136 
230,773 
210,762 
205,668 
225,182 
86,822 
Average per farm 
dollars 
139,410 
278,659 
284,209 
421,888 
206,832 
163,879 
205,084 
126,747 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
903 
883 
574 
547 
1,019 
1,255 
1,098 
685 
$1,000 
62,844 
113,878 
98,543 
63,078 
92,295 
57,326 
122,458 
34,198 
Average per farm 
dollars 
69,595 
128,967 
171,678 
115,316 
90,574 
45,678 
1 1 1 ,528 
49,924 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
429 
454 
301 
303 
493 
595 
580 
317 
Other 
number 
474 
429 
273 
244 
526 
660 
518 
368 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
534 
538 
370 
322 
629 
824 
604 
422 
200 days or more 
number 
333 
290 
249 
227 
475 
579 
454 
282 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
231 
255 
80 
185 
351 
623 
326 
192 
number 
17,014 
36,107 
9,930 
31,825 
49,080 
97,276 
20,205 
17,409 
Beef cows 
farms 
196 
98 
54 
137 
281 
501 
260 
162 
number 
(D) 
3,745 
(D) 
5,864 
15,716 
23,418 
8,940 
5,487 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
55 
1 
5 
11 
53 
5 
8 
number 
(D) 
3,015 
(D) 
1,265 
678 
4,007 
385 
268 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
189 
245 
70 
161 
338 
574 
285 
163 
number 
8,142 
28,973 
11,501 
24,172 
34,480 
78,256 
12,446 
8,102 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
43 
54 
26 
43 
48 
40 
73 
32 
number 
68,285 
197,113 
155,641 
143,381 
115,777 
42,711 
209,509 
39,124 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
47 
58 
34 
46 
45 
43 
74 
34 
number 
142,918 
556,864 
286,486 
388,809 
423,543 
78,191 
359,464 
140,336 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
27 
36 
12 
14 
38 
26 
48 
23 
number 
1,119 
1,278 
360 
1,062 
1,486 
961 
2,228 
3,480 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
39 
59 
21 
21 
34 
67 
47 
27 
number 
780 
2,944 
695,367 
690 
814 
1,570 
922 
18,357 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
6 
10 
4 
7 
6 
6 
8 
1 
number 
586 
372 
1,730 
1,115 
766 
1,010 
1,927 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
357 
498 
364 
340 
480 
584 
600 
238 
acres 
102,631 
140,533 
120,634 
122,897 
133,432 
104,794 
167,461 
61,857 
bushels 
11,762,917 
18,432,562 
17,641,270 
17,001,399 
17,680,929 
12,828,578 
25,348,860 
6,100,802 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
26 
100 
24 
61 
85 
195 
33 
36 
acres 
1,081 
6,301 
1,813 
4,959 
3,333 
10,117 
744 
1,385 
tons 
12,572 
82,965 
29,327 
102,644 
41,567 
113,053 
1 1 ,247 
16,772 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
- 
2 
4 
- 
19 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
41 
- 
561 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,650 
- 
30,281 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
4 
2 
- 
- 
2 
4 
- 
19 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
41 
- 
561 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,650 
- 
30,281 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Iowa 233 
