Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Johnson 
Jones 
Keokuk 
Kossuth 
Lee 
Linn 
Louisa 
Lucas 
Farms 
number 
1,342 
1,061 
982 
1,349 
917 
1,402 
612 
648 
Land in farms 
acres 
328,672 
314,005 
295,483 
599,439 
236,004 
339,283 
168,540 
177,342 
Average size of farm 
acres 
245 
296 
301 
444 
257 
242 
275 
274 
Median size of farm 
acres 
89 
130 
120 
260 
91 
80 
104 
120 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,682,141 
1,982,445 
1,499,581 
3,380,844 
1,098,520 
1,626,668 
1,581,547 
786,496 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,868 
6,699 
4,984 
7,608 
4,268 
6,722 
5,743 
2,874 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
207,434 
218,275 
161,072 
398,984 
105,179 
242,608 
114,877 
64,556 
Average per farm 
dollars 
154,571 
205,725 
164,025 
295,763 
114,700 
173,044 
187,708 
99,623 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
78 
84 
44 
101 
44 
108 
58 
9 
1 0 to 49 acres 
388 
222 
223 
236 
253 
416 
152 
153 
50 to 179 acres 
427 
290 
322 
246 
292 
440 
167 
229 
1 80 to 499 acres 
252 
244 
197 
314 
178 
221 
124 
161 
500 to 999 acres 
121 
159 
118 
270 
102 
146 
59 
61 
1 ,000 acres or more 
76 
62 
78 
182 
48 
71 
52 
35 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,221 
946 
921 
1,278 
832 
1,284 
542 
578 
acres 
285,139 
255,729 
240,609 
568,629 
172,333 
292,561 
139,524 
101,496 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
944 
784 
602 
1,044 
631 
1,067 
377 
389 
acres 
260,980 
239,045 
199,448 
549,004 
153,827 
279,019 
125,750 
72,100 
Irrigated land 
farms 
31 
7 
8 
10 
16 
39 
36 
2 
acres 
195 
62 
17 
313 
1,074 
231 
9,907 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
258,259 
276,185 
230,766 
722,309 
130,072 
260,769 
172,516 
51,109 
Average per farm 
dollars 
192,443 
260,306 
234,996 
535,440 
141,845 
185,998 
281,889 
78,872 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
175,250 
164,510 
131,590 
463,598 
91,955 
198,462 
104,828 
24,380 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
83,009 
111,674 
99,176 
258,711 
38,117 
62,307 
67,688 
26,729 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
414 
255 
359 
270 
348 
393 
244 
279 
$2,500 to $4,999 
62 
54 
37 
37 
64 
85 
20 
47 
$5,000 to $9,999 
78 
55 
47 
32 
51 
106 
19 
49 
$10,000 to $24,999 
108 
91 
72 
45 
85 
133 
39 
62 
$25,000 to $49,999 
77 
71 
61 
44 
76 
133 
37 
58 
$50,000 to $99,999 
145 
119 
80 
83 
75 
132 
48 
54 
$100,000 or more 
458 
416 
326 
838 
218 
420 
205 
99 
Government payments 
farms 
908 
854 
835 
1,181 
665 
1,019 
476 
477 
$1,000 
8,623 
9,960 
12,904 
13,183 
5,417 
8,202 
5,560 
4,571 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
716 
631 
554 
973 
413 
809 
311 
286 
$1,000 
24,834 
23,084 
14,318 
24,193 
8,905 
22,646 
6,709 
4,852 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
205,942 
231,368 
182,121 
498,959 
103,030 
217,431 
129,053 
50,029 
Average per farm 
dollars 
153,459 
218,066 
185,460 
369,873 
112,356 
155,086 
210,871 
77,206 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,342 
1,061 
982 
1,349 
917 
1,402 
612 
648 
$1,000 
85,774 
77,861 
75,866 
260,726 
41,364 
74,186 
55,731 
10,503 
Average per farm 
dollars 
63,915 
73,384 
77,257 
193,273 
45,108 
52,914 
91,064 
16,208 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
674 
565 
466 
909 
391 
821 
263 
244 
Other 
number 
668 
496 
516 
440 
526 
581 
349 
404 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
817 
652 
572 
650 
569 
713 
315 
425 
200 days or more 
number 
504 
453 
397 
349 
388 
464 
209 
297 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
449 
445 
289 
219 
254 
401 
115 
251 
number 
37,042 
62,439 
26,840 
29,437 
21,090 
30,030 
6,473 
31,188 
Beef cows 
farms 
318 
327 
254 
148 
205 
325 
99 
221 
number 
12,106 
14,368 
11,037 
4,832 
7,840 
9,694 
(D) 
15,886 
Milk cows 
farms 
70 
19 
6 
6 
7 
28 
1 
7 
number 
2,124 
1,604 
483 
579 
1,182 
1,474 
(D) 
7 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
418 
429 
265 
195 
226 
363 
105 
219 
number 
22,021 
59,586 
16,915 
25,814 
11,945 
22,864 
5,037 
16,877 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
77 
57 
70 
136 
48 
48 
49 
24 
number 
127,168 
70,382 
241,012 
609,437 
73,620 
88,708 
209,571 
38,037 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
80 
61 
77 
147 
46 
44 
54 
15 
number 
246,856 
215,158 
695,432 
1,350,407 
137,911 
324,983 
589,304 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
98 
34 
45 
25 
30 
61 
22 
20 
number 
4,212 
855 
2,794 
925 
1,644 
1,845 
1,013 
535 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
115 
43 
22 
26 
30 
74 
38 
36 
number 
164,207 
1,017 
377 
2,250 
800 
2,373 
578 
582 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
18 
7 
4 
10 
13 
13 
7 
1 
number 
8,630 
1,015 
195 
1,683 
1,337 
329 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
673 
603 
442 
947 
384 
681 
271 
152 
acres 
136,999 
154,832 
106,900 
324,480 
73,623 
160,088 
67,362 
22,854 
bushels 
16,906,311 
19,370,962 
12,248,952 
52,626,166 
8,669,721 
20,524,317 
10,213,259 
1,753,857 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
158 
128 
60 
58 
53 
85 
24 
43 
acres 
3,019 
4,844 
2,070 
2,554 
2,898 
4,898 
440 
2,095 
tons 
39,230 
63,993 
36,486 
46,902 
46,081 
56,491 
6,417 
32,840 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
18 
3 
9 
1 
56 
1 
4 
6 
acres 
652 
125 
306 
(D) 
1,613 
(D) 
227 
120 
bushels 
29,672 
10,835 
17,027 
(D) 
89,426 
(□) 
(D) 
2,400 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
18 
3 
8 
1 
56 
1 
4 
6 
acres 
652 
125 
(D) 
(D) 
1,613 
(D) 
227 
120 
bushels 
29,672 
10,835 
(D) 
(□) 
89,426 
(□) 
(□) 
2,400 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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234 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
