Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pocahontas 
Polk 
Pottawattamie 
Poweshiek 
Ringgold 
Sac 
Scott 
Shelby 
Farms 
number 
742 
773 
1,188 
852 
651 
914 
759 
869 
Land in farms 
acres 
332,065 
197,535 
532,833 
334,447 
269,777 
357,032 
220,578 
372,350 
Average size of farm 
acres 
448 
256 
449 
393 
414 
391 
291 
428 
Median size of farm 
acres 
277 
45 
167 
160 
170 
160 
95 
252 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,416,818 
1,802,039 
3,154,296 
2,386,670 
1,417,304 
2,898,568 
2,359,184 
2,901,694 
Average per acre 
dollars 
7,635 
7,052 
7,033 
6,080 
3,420 
7,420 
8,118 
6,772 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
229,984 
130,924 
333,686 
197,071 
97,099 
233,802 
177,674 
221,697 
Average per farm 
dollars 
309,952 
169,371 
280,880 
231,304 
149,154 
255,801 
234,090 
255,117 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
61 
121 
84 
56 
16 
99 
69 
57 
1 0 to 49 acres 
129 
275 
267 
179 
117 
198 
200 
132 
50 to 1 79 acres 
134 
164 
253 
227 
200 
188 
188 
185 
1 80 to 499 acres 
159 
89 
224 
179 
156 
165 
160 
207 
500 to 999 acres 
168 
62 
168 
120 
85 
161 
83 
210 
1 ,000 acres or more 
91 
62 
192 
91 
77 
103 
59 
78 
Total cropland 
farms 
712 
671 
1,072 
780 
568 
838 
671 
817 
acres 
317,484 
178,551 
481,829 
286,815 
178,811 
332,957 
201,361 
344,274 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
584 
572 
936 
587 
427 
689 
583 
716 
acres 
307,390 
170,719 
466,379 
259,867 
137,082 
322,177 
194,059 
333,297 
Irrigated land 
farms 
10 
33 
29 
10 
4 
16 
16 
11 
acres 
600 
543 
3,889 
31 
(D) 
547 
607 
21 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
406,723 
153,926 
464,549 
350,382 
116,634 
474,654 
248,154 
351,296 
Average per farm 
dollars 
548,144 
199,128 
391,034 
411,246 
179,161 
519,315 
326,949 
404,253 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
263,559 
142,113 
325,485 
210,751 
48,708 
216,554 
164,978 
247,386 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
143,164 
11,813 
139,064 
139,631 
67,925 
258,100 
83,176 
103,910 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
141 
226 
264 
245 
185 
196 
171 
131 
$2,500 to $4,999 
16 
64 
63 
22 
31 
29 
30 
13 
$5,000 to $9,999 
16 
62 
61 
32 
53 
35 
58 
22 
$10,000 to $24,999 
15 
100 
58 
48 
78 
66 
52 
49 
$25,000 to $49,999 
33 
60 
66 
64 
68 
47 
43 
57 
$50,000 to $99,999 
63 
52 
111 
81 
67 
83 
78 
92 
$100,000 or more 
458 
209 
565 
360 
169 
458 
327 
505 
Government payments 
farms 
670 
479 
866 
676 
500 
754 
543 
745 
$1,000 
9,485 
4,768 
9,377 
7,393 
6,034 
9,715 
7,134 
8,494 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
569 
421 
661 
542 
376 
580 
441 
552 
$1,000 
16,936 
9,523 
37,746 
14,232 
14,423 
30,599 
18,177 
19,419 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
265,290 
102,157 
370,549 
216,179 
103,571 
377,217 
204,830 
262,116 
Average per farm 
dollars 
357,534 
132,156 
311,910 
253,731 
159,095 
412,710 
269,869 
301,629 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
742 
773 
1,188 
852 
651 
914 
759 
869 
$1,000 
167,854 
66,059 
141,124 
155,827 
33,520 
137,751 
68,634 
117,093 
Average per farm 
dollars 
226,218 
85,458 
118,791 
182,896 
51,490 
150,713 
90,428 
134,745 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
534 
398 
786 
472 
301 
493 
420 
565 
Other 
number 
208 
375 
402 
380 
350 
421 
339 
304 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
348 
406 
663 
488 
445 
522 
418 
521 
200 days or more 
number 
202 
270 
388 
348 
306 
355 
280 
318 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
105 
125 
313 
307 
319 
223 
205 
280 
number 
16,869 
6,633 
57,300 
34,695 
54,933 
42,960 
18,464 
44,612 
Beef cows 
farms 
55 
101 
258 
259 
287 
150 
160 
228 
number 
1,681 
2,496 
(D) 
(□) 
23,445 
(D) 
5,857 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
5 
- 
2 
3 
19 
3 
10 
4 
number 
1,802 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
124 
(D) 
665 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
104 
120 
287 
284 
286 
206 
186 
276 
number 
20,837 
6,396 
80,310 
21,606 
30,746 
48,686 
14,521 
36,470 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
51 
16 
41 
27 
25 
102 
45 
49 
number 
238,701 
5,475 
82,575 
87,330 
96,204 
432,045 
168,995 
104,625 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
66 
16 
36 
29 
29 
100 
45 
50 
number 
636,203 
17,609 
169,685 
177,624 
281,452 
953,087 
336,132 
218,799 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
19 
25 
24 
20 
26 
41 
34 
13 
number 
820 
784 
842 
2,402 
1,529 
2,582 
745 
338 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
10 
46 
47 
32 
22 
18 
45 
19 
number 
(D) 
1,418 
1,879 
(D) 
655 
526 
1,788 
576 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
4 
8 
10 
7 
3 
8 
4 
3 
number 
115 
1,729 
638 
699 
(D) 
981 
1,265 
487 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
545 
320 
706 
477 
247 
600 
452 
646 
acres 
169,949 
95,101 
255,321 
141,311 
47,731 
181,714 
118,875 
191,257 
bushels 
28,486,444 
13,729,963 
30,929,764 
21,041,755 
3,060,553 
23,175,518 
17,005,085 
26,620,148 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
27 
9 
50 
74 
47 
56 
43 
56 
acres 
2,289 
190 
3,529 
2,167 
2,335 
3,392 
2,368 
3,370 
tons 
36,602 
3,257 
55,141 
37,240 
33,673 
43,688 
29,804 
52,146 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
1 
- 
7 
- 
4 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
358 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
15,478 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
7 
- 
4 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
358 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
15,478 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
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-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Iowa 237 
