Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Fremont 
Greene 
Grundy 
Guthrie 
Hamilton 
Hancock 
Hardin 
Harrison 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
533 
780 
737 
829 
761 
889 
819 
819 
2007 
497 
820 
800 
987 
882 
949 
943 
817 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
287,454 
356,867 
318,047 
327,627 
327,031 
353,351 
332,266 
393,638 
2007 
245,299 
353,516 
315,968 
354,851 
346,552 
361,006 
339,001 
365,071 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
539 
458 
432 
395 
430 
397 
406 
481 
2007 
494 
431 
395 
360 
393 
380 
359 
447 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
533 
780 
737 
829 
761 
889 
819 
819 
2007 
497 
820 
800 
987 
882 
949 
943 
817 
$1,000, 2012 
1,765,252 
2,484,646 
2,554,260 
1,899,612 
2,655,858 
2,458,268 
2,453,774 
2,292,729 
2007 
750,855 
1,346,378 
1,240,291 
1,062,917 
1,367,666 
1,290,654 
1,283,017 
1,082,955 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
3,311,918 
3,185,443 
3,465,753 
2,291,450 
3,489,958 
2,765,206 
2,996,061 
2,799,425 
2007 
1,510,774 
1,641,924 
1,550,364 
1,076,917 
1,550,641 
1,360,015 
1,360,569 
1,325,527 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
6,141 
6,962 
8,031 
5,798 
8,121 
6,957 
7,385 
5,824 
2007 
3,061 
3,809 
3,925 
2,995 
3,946 
3,575 
3,785 
2,966 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
31 
45 
74 
53 
36 
62 
65 
50 
$50,000 to $99,999 
42 
61 
48 
70 
65 
72 
59 
60 
$100,000 to $199,999 
61 
100 
81 
118 
100 
116 
97 
115 
$200,000 to $499,999 
76 
116 
79 
153 
137 
104 
138 
139 
$500,000 to $999,999 
67 
63 
76 
123 
63 
83 
83 
88 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
66 
97 
94 
81 
97 
114 
88 
95 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
66 
123 
118 
109 
94 
144 
130 
112 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
68 
98 
95 
82 
96 
150 
97 
108 
$10,000,000 or more 
56 
77 
72 
40 
73 
44 
62 
52 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
327,136 
364,527 
321,187 
377,997 
369,120 
365,443 
364,359 
445,978 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
87.9 
97.9 
99.0 
86.7 
88.6 
96.7 
91.2 
88.3 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
32 
56 
92 
33 
74 
65 
76 
55 
acres 
201 
314 
406 
148 
365 
352 
350 
303 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
112 
186 
151 
209 
203 
221 
180 
176 
acres 
3,006 
4,497 
3,607 
5,471 
4,718 
5,218 
4,626 
4,262 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
32 
20 
19 
41 
26 
19 
39 
44 
acres 
1,860 
1,152 
1,104 
2,423 
1,515 
1,109 
2,305 
2,609 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
28 
44 
31 
71 
51 
62 
59 
63 
acres 
2,240 
3,658 
2,572 
5,835 
4,197 
4,959 
4,659 
5,178 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
25 
46 
27 
77 
30 
44 
36 
49 
acres 
2,799 
5,283 
3,160 
9,110 
3,721 
5,293 
4,219 
5,660 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
29 
28 
32 
44 
26 
54 
50 
44 
acres 
4,541 
4,395 
5,127 
6,955 
4,093 
8,395 
7,720 
6,930 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
20 
29 
28 
32 
27 
30 
30 
28 
acres 
3,907 
5,810 
5,539 
6,292 
5,344 
5,942 
6,035 
5,501 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
21 
18 
31 
26 
20 
24 
22 
23 
acres 
4,979 
4,342 
7,292 
6,228 
4,715 
5,675 
5,244 
5,469 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
59 
115 
127 
95 
98 
121 
98 
71 
acres 
21,544 
42,925 
46,698 
33,572 
36,115 
45,982 
35,530 
27,292 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
61 
107 
120 
95 
98 
140 
125 
124 
acres 
45,942 
78,707 
86,867 
66,207 
69,912 
97,823 
92,017 
88,664 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
87 
114 
56 
78 
79 
93 
89 
119 
acres 
118,786 
157,133 
74,415 
108,550 
103,048 
120,298 
114,553 
159,164 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
27 
17 
23 
28 
29 
16 
15 
23 
acres 
77,649 
48,651 
81,260 
76,836 
89,288 
52,305 
55,008 
82,606 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
22 
81 
136 
76 
118 
100 
102 
70 
acres 
115 
411 
604 
314 
554 
519 
475 
270 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
75 
183 
125 
187 
201 
186 
209 
152 
acres 
1,990 
4,662 
3,152 
4,798 
5,092 
4,598 
5,151 
3,752 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
29 
26 
10 
50 
31 
22 
33 
17 
acres 
1,676 
1,502 
574 
2,842 
1,800 
1,335 
1,924 
1,005 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
46 
50 
66 
88 
60 
55 
51 
57 
acres 
3,807 
4,208 
5,409 
7,283 
4,971 
4,496 
4,075 
4,582 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
32 
46 
26 
100 
31 
56 
60 
60 
acres 
3,803 
5,385 
3,186 
1 1 ,843 
3,710 
6,793 
7,276 
6,985 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
35 
37 
68 
83 
36 
71 
49 
46 
acres 
5,431 
5,845 
10,817 
13,303 
5,703 
10,985 
7,687 
7,280 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
16 
45 
17 
54 
26 
39 
41 
41 
acres 
3,068 
8,910 
3,333 
10,820 
5,079 
7,890 
8,162 
7,997 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
22 
20 
26 
44 
40 
39 
29 
18 
acres 
5,261 
4,696 
6,161 
10,531 
9,561 
9,102 
6,925 
4,262 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
66 
91 
132 
119 
133 
137 
133 
124 
acres 
25,028 
34,042 
49,676 
41,863 
49,531 
51,312 
47,951 
46,859 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
67 
118 
115 
80 
101 
154 
140 
118 
acres 
46,965 
89,734 
79,702 
54,575 
72,721 
108,837 
97,399 
85,779 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
65 
100 
61 
76 
77 
71 
89 
87 
acres 
90,055 
129,606 
87,943 
101,062 
104,805 
90,843 
123,081 
118,858 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
22 
23 
18 
30 
28 
19 
7 
27 
acres 
58,100 
64,515 
65,411 
95,617 
83,025 
64,296 
28,895 
77,442 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
493 
716 
662 
761 
686 
857 
749 
750 
2007 
455 
749 
697 
857 
764 
913 
829 
719 
acres, 2012 
253,930 
325,589 
301,114 
262,152 
305,126 
338,379 
306,237 
343,292 
2007 
214,889 
321,744 
300,828 
282,175 
326,254 
345,604 
307,518 
313,508 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
380 
560 
523 
548 
531 
652 
607 
594 
2007 
371 
593 
599 
583 
607 
703 
689 
559 
acres, 2012 
243,055 
314,599 
294,483 
236,394 
293,032 
323,289 
293,262 
326,421 
2007 
199,946 
308,737 
291,729 
242,416 
313,596 
330,367 
292,744 
287,197 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
28 
27 
24 
52 
23 
27 
27 
51 
2007 
73 
71 
77 
150 
109 
109 
89 
101 
acres, 2012 
1,557 
622 
540 
2,625 
888 
744 
1,138 
2,527 
2007 
4,047 
4,300 
2,754 
11,350 
4,908 
1,954 
2,865 
12,635 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 335 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
