Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Wayne 
Webster 
Winnebago 
Winneshiek 
Woodbury 
Worth 
Wright 
Farms 
number 
1,139 
691 
968 
642 
1,535 
973 
640 
775 
Land in farms 
acres 
314,409 
273,774 
408,928 
235,443 
376,279 
445,641 
234,958 
359,713 
Average size of farm 
acres 
276 
396 
422 
367 
245 
458 
367 
464 
Median size of farm 
acres 
118 
147 
164 
133 
114 
178 
139 
160 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,685,741 
1,280,719 
3,106,004 
2,474,578 
1,460,745 
2,736,038 
2,255,917 
3,345,938 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,107 
3,233 
7,352 
6,748 
5,959 
5,974 
6,145 
7,209 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
200,372 
99,410 
243,954 
171,313 
266,083 
223,827 
153,956 
245,357 
Average per farm 
dollars 
175,919 
143,864 
252,018 
266,842 
173,344 
230,039 
240,556 
316,589 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
94 
35 
81 
42 
98 
39 
62 
71 
1 0 to 49 acres 
263 
154 
207 
176 
414 
238 
152 
194 
50 to 1 79 acres 
328 
190 
207 
138 
433 
212 
134 
132 
1 80 to 499 acres 
257 
165 
189 
118 
356 
206 
113 
124 
500 to 999 acres 
135 
60 
155 
96 
165 
135 
95 
128 
1 ,000 acres or more 
62 
87 
129 
72 
69 
143 
84 
126 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,034 
604 
907 
600 
1,385 
863 
592 
733 
acres 
264,570 
198,977 
383,606 
221,994 
305,262 
384,576 
218,403 
344,622 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
755 
440 
711 
417 
978 
716 
439 
540 
acres 
231,531 
155,767 
369,453 
208,986 
275,051 
366,777 
208,212 
331,680 
Irrigated land 
farms 
20 
8 
9 
3 
17 
29 
12 
3 
acres 
233 
78 
(D) 
4 
31 
5,306 
1,109 
7 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
526,846 
74,306 
353,629 
281,477 
345,930 
416,468 
188,119 
484,947 
Average per farm 
dollars 
462,551 
107,533 
365,319 
438,438 
225,361 
428,025 
293,936 
625,738 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
167,270 
47,948 
291,462 
167,316 
172,824 
235,714 
163,330 
256,907 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
359,576 
26,358 
62,167 
114,161 
173,106 
180,754 
24,789 
228,040 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
359 
257 
260 
228 
509 
240 
218 
222 
$2,500 to $4,999 
45 
50 
34 
11 
53 
43 
15 
15 
$5,000 to $9,999 
60 
53 
41 
9 
102 
39 
22 
30 
$10,000 to $24,999 
85 
52 
33 
36 
94 
63 
32 
18 
$25,000 to $49,999 
56 
82 
54 
24 
110 
59 
30 
41 
$50,000 to $99,999 
85 
66 
75 
47 
127 
77 
42 
48 
$100,000 or more 
449 
131 
471 
287 
540 
452 
281 
401 
Government payments 
farms 
865 
500 
827 
559 
1,277 
755 
551 
653 
$1,000 
12,460 
7,885 
11,421 
6,474 
14,181 
9,174 
6,708 
11,670 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
616 
319 
703 
445 
1,072 
601 
434 
552 
$1,000 
18,360 
12,447 
23,588 
15,755 
34,672 
34,316 
12,336 
21,696 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
415,893 
80,239 
233,575 
214,200 
276,121 
337,293 
130,268 
370,470 
Average per farm 
dollars 
365,138 
116,120 
241,296 
333,644 
179,883 
346,653 
203,544 
478,026 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,139 
691 
968 
642 
1,535 
973 
640 
775 
$1,000 
141,774 
14,399 
155,063 
89,507 
118,662 
122,665 
76,895 
147,843 
Average per farm 
dollars 
124,472 
20,838 
160,189 
139,418 
77,305 
126,069 
120,148 
190,765 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
613 
297 
621 
337 
754 
570 
349 
475 
Other 
number 
526 
394 
347 
305 
781 
403 
291 
300 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
664 
468 
487 
373 
937 
528 
351 
365 
200 days or more 
number 
468 
299 
271 
269 
682 
360 
214 
189 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
296 
301 
115 
84 
641 
353 
123 
99 
number 
18,706 
32,993 
8,779 
9,640 
85,245 
82,333 
5,611 
5,530 
Beef cows 
farms 
232 
269 
77 
50 
400 
267 
97 
80 
number 
7,914 
14,026 
(D) 
(□) 
16,236 
(D) 
2,280 
2,869 
Milk cows 
farms 
25 
20 
4 
2 
119 
11 
13 
- 
number 
603 
151 
(D) 
(D) 
14,996 
(D) 
282 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
273 
265 
97 
77 
618 
314 
114 
101 
number 
12,793 
20,697 
6,298 
6,879 
53,320 
91,183 
3,236 
4,486 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
161 
14 
55 
37 
77 
42 
30 
37 
number 
986,774 
9,810 
185,596 
154,047 
125,008 
40,421 
54,765 
483,790 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
174 
11 
61 
33 
81 
41 
35 
40 
number 
2,355,836 
21,781 
456,273 
333,771 
356,168 
163,607 
110,550 
832,892 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
62 
35 
24 
9 
62 
31 
20 
13 
number 
4,086 
1,576 
1,112 
169 
2,461 
1,545 
758 
465 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
77 
45 
28 
16 
82 
48 
29 
20 
number 
153,400 
1,292 
(D) 
(D) 
145,124 
1,571 
794 
6,589,779 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
12 
- 
1 
7 
16 
6 
10 
6 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
1,106 
(D) 
550 
(D) 
1,014 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
560 
196 
623 
362 
793 
567 
364 
460 
acres 
132,262 
58,305 
226,658 
131,087 
156,018 
203,866 
120,899 
193,773 
bushels 
17,432,181 
3,100,256 
33,221,339 
19,772,568 
21,137,630 
24,180,874 
16,978,056 
28,861,075 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
67 
35 
32 
15 
285 
74 
28 
8 
acres 
1,334 
1,112 
1,186 
964 
15,106 
7,637 
879 
168 
tons 
18,226 
9,572 
14,744 
1 1 ,049 
217,305 
111,851 
8,135 
2,553 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
19 
1 
- 
4 
6 
1 
- 
2 
acres 
246 
(D) 
- 
1,374 
123 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
14,121 
(D) 
- 
38,226 
6,851 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
18 
1 
- 
4 
2 
1 
- 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
1,374 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
bushels 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
38,226 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(□) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
1 
- 
" 
- 
4 
" 
- 
" 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
" 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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