Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lyon 
Madison 
Mahaska 
Marion 
Marshall 
Mills 
Mitchell 
Monona 
Farms 
number 
1,139 
961 
1,012 
1,024 
882 
500 
903 
538 
Land in farms 
acres 
369,847 
276,104 
322,964 
264,902 
312,402 
206,299 
296,235 
338,164 
Average size of farm 
acres 
325 
287 
319 
259 
354 
413 
328 
629 
Median size of farm 
acres 
210 
80 
135 
80 
112 
153 
157 
278 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,677,244 
1,408,613 
1,794,609 
1,154,279 
2,345,804 
2,606,084 
2,418,524 
3,451,382 
Average per acre 
dollars 
8,245 
4,903 
5,623 
4,462 
6,623 
6,316 
7,372 
5,491 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
314,195 
118,004 
206,582 
120,346 
200,684 
121,378 
193,519 
199,322 
Average per farm 
dollars 
275,851 
122,793 
204,132 
117,526 
227,533 
242,757 
214,307 
370,488 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
126 
52 
68 
95 
61 
43 
76 
33 
1 0 to 49 acres 
161 
306 
240 
297 
242 
117 
187 
72 
50 to 1 79 acres 
254 
285 
267 
320 
206 
101 
219 
119 
1 80 to 499 acres 
355 
167 
208 
148 
150 
85 
196 
103 
500 to 999 acres 
168 
83 
135 
96 
138 
86 
144 
97 
1 ,000 acres or more 
75 
68 
94 
68 
85 
68 
81 
114 
Total cropland 
farms 
994 
865 
948 
894 
792 
466 
834 
485 
acres 
334,006 
184,056 
273,911 
199,958 
280,597 
182,255 
272,780 
300,638 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
944 
673 
697 
658 
639 
370 
718 
419 
acres 
326,253 
157,324 
244,417 
172,883 
267,050 
174,708 
263,004 
292,450 
Irrigated land 
farms 
20 
11 
10 
15 
12 
4 
29 
102 
acres 
1,488 
85 
106 
51 
219 
(D) 
1,025 
61,125 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
836,103 
132,927 
311,071 
137,892 
313,080 
120,585 
363,441 
221,254 
Average per farm 
dollars 
734,067 
138,321 
307,382 
134,660 
354,966 
241,171 
402,482 
411,253 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
256,519 
86,722 
170,751 
110,989 
235,051 
115,062 
170,688 
191,551 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
579,584 
46,205 
140,320 
26,903 
78,029 
5,523 
192,753 
29,703 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
92 
351 
315 
417 
221 
161 
182 
106 
$2,500 to $4,999 
23 
62 
49 
70 
53 
18 
23 
13 
$5,000 to $9,999 
29 
88 
33 
62 
46 
22 
33 
23 
$10,000 to $24,999 
67 
103 
79 
87 
58 
33 
62 
35 
$25,000 to $49,999 
72 
92 
81 
93 
55 
23 
44 
39 
$50,000 to $99,999 
109 
74 
82 
66 
46 
22 
90 
43 
$100,000 or more 
747 
191 
373 
229 
403 
221 
469 
279 
Government payments 
farms 
900 
633 
808 
740 
671 
388 
677 
441 
$1,000 
7,064 
5,013 
11,369 
6,603 
7,063 
4,403 
6,663 
5,639 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
829 
477 
548 
514 
535 
259 
623 
361 
$1,000 
21,951 
11,155 
14,498 
10,853 
13,460 
9,572 
26,585 
23,467 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
615,607 
113,847 
232,308 
103,735 
223,647 
93,167 
291,247 
174,777 
Average per farm 
dollars 
540,481 
118,468 
229,553 
101,304 
253,568 
186,333 
322,532 
324,865 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,139 
961 
1,012 
1,024 
882 
500 
903 
538 
$1,000 
249,510 
35,248 
104,629 
51,613 
109,956 
41,393 
105,442 
75,583 
Average per farm 
dollars 
219,061 
36,678 
103,389 
50,404 
124,667 
82,786 
116,769 
140,488 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
713 
393 
493 
409 
530 
307 
593 
354 
Other 
number 
426 
568 
519 
615 
352 
193 
310 
184 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
608 
600 
550 
712 
518 
250 
485 
296 
200 days or more 
number 
429 
442 
366 
551 
322 
154 
262 
198 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
528 
370 
293 
312 
206 
105 
341 
151 
number 
174,413 
28,156 
30,740 
28,001 
25,846 
6,236 
62,567 
18,869 
Beef cows 
farms 
266 
334 
215 
274 
166 
94 
150 
128 
number 
16,401 
14,973 
8,293 
13,465 
(D) 
3,192 
5,979 
6,546 
Milk cows 
farms 
24 
4 
6 
10 
1 
3 
61 
- 
number 
9,761 
11 
333 
644 
(D) 
3 
2,393 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
512 
322 
269 
281 
201 
91 
320 
140 
number 
182,807 
18,521 
27,410 
14,765 
19,156 
4,709 
69,035 
15,722 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
247 
19 
85 
23 
63 
10 
96 
12 
number 
726,730 
34,334 
301,296 
26,763 
181,741 
(D) 
224,241 
16,148 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
275 
22 
94 
23 
71 
10 
107 
13 
number 
2,139,782 
96,149 
687,317 
80,301 
321,072 
1,767 
533,167 
41,775 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
57 
30 
25 
43 
59 
9 
32 
8 
number 
6,488 
991 
1,877 
1,968 
5,040 
240 
877 
306 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
36 
54 
33 
63 
49 
20 
78 
13 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,699 
1,555 
317 
265,371 
302 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
9 
4 
3 
6 
9 
5 
20 
6 
number 
1,951 
113 
(D) 
(D) 
2,503 
1,175 
31,749 
249 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
807 
338 
526 
370 
488 
266 
585 
362 
acres 
180,258 
69,866 
132,893 
81,040 
146,381 
89,569 
155,093 
168,776 
bushels 
27,904,172 
7,438,773 
16,298,811 
9,070,849 
24,486,251 
11,136,995 
18,570,305 
20,670,135 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
256 
48 
41 
46 
29 
4 
153 
31 
acres 
16,766 
2,030 
2,958 
1,892 
2,683 
46 
8,118 
2,212 
tons 
257,010 
20,767 
42,653 
28,270 
45,015 
998 
95,145 
32,026 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
3 
1 
1 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
44 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
1,713 
(D) 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
1 
1 
- 
3 
1 
1 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
- 
44 
(D) 
(D) 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,713 
(D) 
(□) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Iowa 235 
