Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Muscatine 
O'Brien 
Osceola 
Page 
Palo Alto 
Plymouth 
Farms 
number 
592 
499 
786 
884 
555 
739 
874 
1,331 
Land in farms 
acres 
195,115 
244,925 
214,992 
304,497 
238,220 
317,063 
358,769 
541,817 
Average size of farm 
acres 
330 
491 
274 
344 
429 
429 
410 
407 
Median size of farm 
acres 
129 
200 
106 
239 
240 
193 
160 
195 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,045,139 
2,753,371 
1,720,141 
2,940,939 
3,021,315 
2,158,371 
3,088,190 
2,992,740 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,171 
5,610 
6,289 
8,538 
7,039 
5,031 
7,523 
7,352 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
56,375 
136,025 
130,548 
215,918 
153,860 
163,698 
252,093 
373,177 
Average per farm 
dollars 
95,229 
272,594 
166,091 
244,251 
277,226 
221,512 
289,097 
280,584 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
24 
25 
47 
92 
50 
23 
69 
102 
1 0 to 49 acres 
119 
81 
223 
127 
73 
130 
206 
218 
50 to 179 acres 
211 
132 
214 
190 
128 
204 
185 
324 
1 80 to 499 acres 
137 
91 
160 
253 
121 
167 
178 
304 
500 to 999 acres 
55 
89 
86 
166 
122 
110 
123 
236 
1 ,000 acres or more 
46 
81 
56 
56 
61 
105 
113 
147 
Total cropland 
farms 
525 
467 
706 
786 
501 
709 
831 
1,212 
acres 
111,752 
207,448 
183,169 
276,479 
223,260 
263,037 
340,756 
479,844 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
395 
387 
531 
719 
435 
584 
596 
1,085 
acres 
88,196 
195,213 
169,674 
271,874 
215,342 
244,828 
324,555 
463,717 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3 
8 
53 
9 
10 
10 
29 
18 
acres 
(D) 
353 
7,364 
933 
1,339 
247 
4,831 
1,991 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
58,952 
189,428 
187,251 
533,438 
410,625 
198,325 
498,644 
643,103 
Average per farm 
dollars 
99,581 
379,614 
238,233 
603,436 
739,865 
268,370 
570,531 
483,172 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
32,601 
135,016 
135,709 
231,329 
175,562 
161,898 
274,409 
262,413 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
26,350 
54,411 
51,541 
302,109 
235,063 
36,427 
224,235 
380,689 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
213 
105 
254 
98 
91 
164 
274 
210 
$2,500 to $4,999 
33 
21 
35 
13 
2 
23 
6 
39 
$5,000 to $9,999 
54 
18 
54 
23 
8 
31 
20 
45 
$10,000 to $24,999 
76 
29 
60 
30 
19 
58 
34 
85 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
41 
46 
39 
16 
55 
41 
114 
$50,000 to $99,999 
66 
46 
61 
90 
50 
77 
60 
148 
$100,000 or more 
102 
239 
276 
591 
369 
331 
439 
690 
Government payments 
farms 
420 
413 
597 
724 
482 
619 
754 
1,071 
$1,000 
3,873 
4,831 
6,401 
5,935 
5,504 
6,816 
8,245 
11,860 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
316 
313 
425 
586 
407 
430 
595 
887 
$1,000 
7,000 
9,823 
10,825 
13,674 
8,960 
16,959 
17,732 
48,765 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
57,140 
146,661 
138,129 
362,695 
299,830 
142,367 
361,610 
526,492 
Average per farm 
dollars 
96,520 
293,911 
175,737 
410,288 
540,234 
192,648 
413,742 
395,561 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
592 
499 
786 
884 
555 
739 
874 
1,331 
$1,000 
12,685 
57,420 
66,347 
190,352 
125,259 
79,734 
163,010 
177,235 
Average per farm 
dollars 
21,428 
115,069 
84,411 
215,330 
225,691 
107,895 
186,511 
133,159 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
206 
311 
404 
542 
396 
435 
477 
902 
Other 
number 
386 
188 
382 
342 
159 
304 
397 
429 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
404 
252 
410 
493 
272 
373 
487 
729 
200 days or more 
number 
291 
149 
275 
316 
152 
263 
272 
427 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
240 
174 
197 
226 
143 
270 
160 
439 
number 
28,769 
23,368 
17,325 
74,157 
45,315 
31,153 
29,919 
91,041 
Beef cows 
farms 
216 
149 
169 
132 
64 
234 
90 
319 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
5,363 
4,669 
3,994 
(D) 
3,749 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
6 
4 
6 
8 
11 
1 
4 
8 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
176 
8,229 
4,709 
(D) 
197 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
226 
174 
178 
205 
138 
246 
141 
404 
number 
18,653 
21,958 
12,572 
69,739 
53,800 
24,772 
31,040 
94,115 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
8 
12 
47 
148 
97 
17 
80 
225 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
98,300 
497,223 
334,938 
18,802 
464,236 
744,433 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6 
12 
46 
167 
105 
15 
82 
226 
number 
(D) 
3,635 
261,912 
1,193,027 
964,441 
28,551 
1,059,277 
1,924,023 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
17 
9 
36 
38 
15 
22 
16 
65 
number 
615 
532 
823 
4,065 
509 
839 
314 
5,672 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
25 
15 
32 
20 
17 
27 
22 
59 
number 
653 
(D) 
576 
(D) 
(D) 
854 
(D) 
1,427 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
5 
4 
4 
3 
3 
4 
6 
number 
70 
268 
862 
(D) 
70 
70 
(D) 
225 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
183 
310 
377 
645 
384 
447 
507 
873 
acres 
32,218 
97,853 
89,461 
141,220 
113,039 
116,771 
193,263 
231,645 
bushels 
2,216,765 
12,377,347 
13,310,211 
23,508,366 
18,304,649 
13,717,235 
31,847,722 
23,767,432 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
33 
12 
56 
80 
55 
32 
50 
166 
acres 
1,529 
468 
1,829 
6,768 
4,410 
715 
3,964 
14,862 
tons 
25,599 
7,946 
25,884 
137,185 
66,301 
10,066 
68,356 
206,595 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1 
- 
12 
- 
- 
11 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
338 
- 
- 
288 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
(□) 
- 
16,571 
- 
- 
13,546 
- 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
12 
- 
- 
11 
- 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
338 
- 
- 
288 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
(□) 
- 
16,571 
- 
- 
13,546 
- 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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236 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
