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 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Muscatine 
O'Brien 
Osceola 
Page 
Palo Alto 
Plymouth 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
592 
499 
786 
884 
555 
739 
874 
1,331 
2007 
660 
558 
838 
987 
663 
788 
849 
1,442 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
195,115 
244,925 
214,992 
304,497 
238,220 
317,063 
358,769 
541,817 
2007 
201,204 
220,463 
221,904 
345,774 
251,161 
271,128 
353,332 
517,248 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
330 
491 
274 
344 
429 
429 
410 
407 
2007 
305 
395 
265 
350 
379 
344 
416 
359 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
592 
499 
786 
884 
555 
739 
874 
1,331 
2007 
660 
558 
838 
987 
663 
788 
849 
1,442 
$1,000, 2012 
618,722 
1,373,932 
1,352,031 
2,599,790 
1,676,830 
1,595,036 
2,699,078 
3,983,337 
2007 
454,673 
643,580 
787,236 
1,454,025 
974,248 
735,777 
1,278,387 
1,876,627 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,045,139 
2,753,371 
1,720,141 
2,940,939 
3,021,315 
2,158,371 
3,088,190 
2,992,740 
2007 
688,899 
1,153,369 
939,422 
1,473,176 
1,469,454 
933,727 
1,505,757 
1,301,406 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
3,171 
5,610 
6,289 
8,538 
7,039 
5,031 
7,523 
7,352 
2007 
2,260 
2,919 
3,548 
4,205 
3,879 
2,714 
3,618 
3,628 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
48 
51 
54 
51 
38 
28 
93 
71 
$50,000 to $99,999 
51 
24 
51 
54 
25 
43 
69 
68 
$100,000 to $199,999 
82 
51 
110 
60 
44 
84 
87 
123 
$200,000 to $499,999 
180 
68 
182 
101 
52 
155 
116 
166 
$500,000 to $999,999 
111 
62 
105 
97 
84 
96 
107 
172 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
52 
53 
85 
110 
66 
106 
94 
203 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
47 
97 
113 
239 
128 
125 
142 
286 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
14 
61 
62 
128 
90 
73 
94 
148 
$10,000,000 or more 
7 
32 
24 
44 
28 
29 
72 
94 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
277,578 
271,422 
279,981 
366,742 
255,160 
342,363 
360,860 
552,250 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
70.3 
90.2 
76.8 
83.0 
93.4 
92.6 
99.4 
98.1 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
24 
25 
47 
92 
50 
23 
69 
102 
acres 
96 
116 
195 
416 
256 
122 
359 
573 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
119 
81 
223 
127 
73 
130 
206 
218 
acres 
3,438 
1,883 
5,507 
3,114 
1,572 
3,498 
4,490 
5,415 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
52 
31 
55 
26 
16 
40 
41 
49 
acres 
2,986 
1,800 
3,151 
1,568 
946 
2,250 
2,453 
2,952 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
62 
35 
63 
54 
37 
58 
66 
114 
acres 
5,097 
2,852 
5,150 
4,245 
3,068 
4,824 
5,357 
9,269 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
50 
37 
47 
35 
22 
63 
41 
70 
acres 
5,844 
4,144 
5,734 
4,065 
2,690 
7,165 
4,833 
8,081 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
47 
29 
49 
75 
53 
43 
37 
91 
acres 
7,381 
4,535 
7,730 
11,809 
8,378 
6,786 
5,948 
14,335 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
31 
19 
36 
24 
15 
31 
24 
57 
acres 
6,124 
3,725 
7,223 
4,672 
2,992 
6,051 
4,868 
1 1 ,259 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
21 
14 
33 
28 
17 
29 
21 
59 
acres 
5,056 
3,369 
7,789 
6,649 
4,094 
6,863 
5,076 
14,109 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
85 
58 
91 
201 
89 
107 
133 
188 
acres 
29,452 
21,480 
32,921 
73,741 
32,757 
40,960 
49,762 
66,931 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
55 
89 
86 
166 
122 
110 
123 
236 
acres 
36,808 
63,369 
62,169 
114,540 
89,210 
78,506 
82,925 
164,175 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
33 
66 
51 
51 
47 
89 
91 
114 
acres 
44,320 
90,326 
66,567 
67,058 
59,470 
118,091 
127,026 
152,528 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
13 
15 
5 
5 
14 
16 
22 
33 
acres 
48,513 
47,326 
10,856 
12,620 
32,787 
41,947 
65,672 
92,190 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
54 
29 
60 
137 
66 
57 
98 
95 
acres 
245 
128 
277 
651 
384 
199 
424 
485 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
105 
96 
183 
135 
83 
142 
181 
260 
acres 
3,427 
2,731 
4,767 
3,115 
2,095 
3,899 
4,677 
5,575 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
38 
32 
59 
26 
14 
40 
14 
48 
acres 
2,197 
1,820 
3,426 
1,531 
814 
2,301 
798 
2,880 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
73 
31 
82 
45 
39 
83 
63 
90 
acres 
6,126 
2,551 
6,742 
3,530 
3,238 
7,001 
5,165 
7,140 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
45 
33 
51 
25 
28 
57 
47 
71 
acres 
5,308 
3,818 
6,005 
2,902 
3,392 
6,601 
5,430 
8,204 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
37 
50 
72 
64 
77 
49 
41 
113 
acres 
5,744 
7,829 
11,153 
9,991 
1 1 ,844 
7,695 
6,451 
17,829 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
44 
24 
59 
27 
9 
38 
26 
69 
acres 
8,644 
4,813 
11,839 
5,404 
1,744 
7,393 
5,185 
13,632 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
31 
27 
38 
53 
43 
35 
24 
84 
acres 
7,445 
6,326 
8,861 
12,612 
10,177 
8,426 
5,713 
19,976 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
134 
81 
104 
212 
124 
101 
130 
236 
acres 
47,858 
28,670 
37,530 
78,584 
46,035 
36,353 
46,621 
86,262 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
63 
94 
80 
200 
119 
115 
116 
247 
acres 
41,570 
63,642 
55,541 
139,066 
82,449 
82,081 
75,417 
167,390 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
25 
48 
41 
60 
53 
57 
78 
117 
acres 
34,180 
62,088 
53,669 
81,389 
68,588 
75,412 
109,267 
158,407 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
11 
13 
9 
3 
8 
14 
31 
12 
acres 
38,460 
36,047 
22,094 
6,999 
20,401 
33,767 
88,184 
29,468 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
525 
467 
706 
786 
501 
709 
831 
1,212 
2007 
593 
504 
763 
847 
596 
696 
752 
1,297 
acres, 2012 
111,752 
207,448 
183,169 
276,479 
223,260 
263,037 
340,756 
479,844 
2007 
122,892 
176,108 
188,458 
317,535 
237,564 
215,133 
337,419 
460,619 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
395 
387 
531 
719 
435 
584 
596 
1,085 
2007 
436 
400 
573 
774 
506 
538 
586 
1,083 
acres, 2012 
88,196 
195,213 
169,674 
271,874 
215,342 
244,828 
324,555 
463,717 
2007 
85,537 
157,718 
170,208 
310,468 
227,045 
189,797 
319,428 
432,187 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
54 
36 
47 
21 
21 
64 
35 
50 
2007 
125 
80 
116 
89 
56 
148 
87 
162 
acres, 2012 
3,794 
1,423 
1,080 
605 
447 
3,006 
2,036 
2,249 
2007 
14,597 
5,579 
3,646 
4,174 
3,007 
9,820 
6,061 
9,050 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 339 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
