Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sioux 
Story 
Tama 
Taylor 
Union 
Van Buren 
Wapello 
Warren 
Farms 
number 
1,618 
966 
1,132 
639 
648 
753 
742 
1,334 
Land in farms 
acres 
484,491 
306,000 
402,701 
278,630 
214,412 
213,358 
188,845 
263,540 
Average size of farm 
acres 
299 
317 
356 
436 
331 
283 
255 
198 
Median size of farm 
acres 
160 
80 
158 
160 
100 
112 
84 
64 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,726,452 
2,482,984 
2,313,301 
1,668,700 
1,138,708 
984,527 
1,049,901 
1,010,263 
Average per acre 
dollars 
9,105 
7,838 
6,503 
3,827 
3,441 
3,475 
4,125 
5,114 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
448,748 
198,932 
243,158 
124,936 
89,858 
76,772 
93,637 
124,612 
Average per farm 
dollars 
277,348 
205,934 
214,804 
195,518 
138,670 
101,955 
126,196 
93,412 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
234 
129 
88 
22 
45 
38 
28 
110 
1 0 to 49 acres 
274 
284 
248 
139 
169 
167 
205 
469 
50 to 179 acres 
346 
201 
280 
183 
191 
286 
276 
458 
1 80 to 499 acres 
454 
150 
243 
154 
135 
156 
122 
163 
500 to 999 acres 
222 
113 
167 
65 
47 
61 
66 
64 
1 ,000 acres or more 
88 
89 
106 
76 
61 
45 
45 
70 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,390 
875 
1,033 
573 
559 
681 
685 
1,190 
acres 
442,375 
279,417 
351,667 
211,993 
147,608 
140,830 
138,692 
183,991 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,261 
718 
810 
407 
420 
488 
529 
928 
acres 
431,644 
266,536 
324,959 
178,987 
127,506 
117,184 
124,860 
159,964 
Irrigated land 
farms 
57 
30 
10 
- 
7 
10 
6 
11 
acres 
8,543 
372 
13 
- 
43 
17 
118 
37 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
1,613,087 
292,777 
355,181 
144,201 
118,155 
110,123 
86,246 
110,111 
Average per farm 
dollars 
996,963 
303,082 
313,764 
225,666 
182,338 
146,245 
116,235 
82,542 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
317,798 
233,151 
278,845 
84,476 
54,591 
57,965 
62,430 
89,811 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1,295,289 
59,625 
76,336 
59,725 
63,564 
52,158 
23,816 
20,300 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
178 
262 
317 
223 
216 
315 
290 
545 
$2,500 to $4,999 
28 
52 
36 
20 
55 
49 
74 
97 
$5,000 to $9,999 
54 
72 
39 
36 
50 
59 
66 
131 
$10,000 to $24,999 
68 
77 
77 
52 
63 
88 
73 
189 
$25,000 to $49,999 
95 
67 
86 
56 
46 
61 
43 
123 
$50,000 to $99,999 
125 
76 
89 
70 
58 
46 
51 
88 
$100,000 or more 
1,070 
360 
488 
182 
160 
135 
145 
161 
Government payments 
farms 
1,199 
710 
922 
503 
458 
517 
502 
769 
$1,000 
11,514 
6,566 
9,820 
6,371 
4,243 
5,497 
5,473 
7,169 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
1,113 
561 
690 
326 
372 
371 
367 
571 
$1,000 
44,070 
13,194 
14,868 
20,679 
11,183 
8,396 
9,691 
10,245 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
1,298,020 
213,392 
231,663 
123,243 
103,110 
85,510 
75,314 
95,786 
Average per farm 
dollars 
802,238 
220,903 
204,649 
192,869 
159,121 
113,559 
101,502 
71,804 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,618 
966 
1,132 
639 
648 
753 
742 
1,334 
$1,000 
370,651 
99,145 
148,207 
48,008 
30,472 
38,506 
26,096 
31,739 
Average per farm 
dollars 
229,080 
102,635 
130,925 
75,130 
47,024 
51,136 
35,170 
23,792 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
987 
474 
706 
284 
287 
363 
334 
497 
Other 
number 
631 
492 
426 
355 
361 
390 
408 
837 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
995 
585 
649 
385 
436 
500 
429 
839 
200 days or more 
number 
571 
409 
422 
233 
304 
314 
333 
548 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
575 
170 
344 
269 
302 
262 
215 
398 
number 
393,665 
25,290 
33,778 
28,559 
40,319 
20,816 
14,332 
23,748 
Beef cows 
farms 
177 
127 
289 
244 
276 
204 
193 
358 
number 
13,095 
(D) 
11,564 
(□) 
(□) 
9,794 
(D) 
11,915 
Milk cows 
farms 
57 
6 
9 
2 
1 
29 
5 
6 
number 
24,713 
(D) 
591 
(D) 
(D) 
838 
(D) 
203 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
546 
157 
317 
238 
279 
233 
182 
353 
number 
464,168 
16,385 
28,740 
20,378 
26,075 
12,000 
9,397 
13,413 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
413 
54 
51 
16 
25 
28 
25 
22 
number 
1,176,751 
77,182 
93,899 
76,920 
105,023 
89,639 
36,338 
10,020 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
441 
58 
50 
17 
25 
23 
28 
24 
number 
3,201,339 
154,887 
324,580 
186,575 
437,091 
321,823 
93,101 
24,618 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
69 
61 
43 
22 
11 
38 
16 
41 
number 
17,898 
2,231 
1,743 
818 
720 
1,921 
448 
796 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
76 
56 
52 
22 
30 
54 
29 
88 
number 
6,223,301 
3,418 
1,356 
(D) 
(D) 
1,285 
433 
2,045 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
22 
13 
5 
4 
5 
7 
1 
8 
number 
3,415,803 
868 
400 
2,050,000 
(D) 
1,689 
(D) 
159 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1,011 
471 
639 
266 
247 
220 
241 
370 
acres 
219,417 
155,251 
172,126 
79,980 
50,884 
47,038 
57,728 
71,219 
bushels 
31,479,639 
24,978,255 
28,079,377 
6,438,443 
4,139,482 
5,026,363 
5,517,794 
7,781,765 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
303 
31 
49 
17 
37 
59 
29 
54 
acres 
50,045 
1,705 
1,469 
457 
1,624 
1,892 
1,330 
1,964 
tons 
742,293 
28,351 
23,084 
5,218 
17,877 
19,229 
17,931 
25,350 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
2 
5 
- 
4 
2 
27 
4 
2 
acres 
(D) 
48 
- 
488 
(D) 
747 
59 
(D) 
bushels 
(□) 
(D) 
- 
24,628 
(□) 
43,047 
3,531 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
5 
- 
4 
2 
27 
4 
2 
acres 
(□) 
48 
- 
488 
(□) 
747 
59 
(D) 
bushels 
(□) 
(D) 
- 
24,628 
(□) 
43,047 
3,531 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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238 Iowa 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
