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 
Lyon 
Madison 
Mahaska 
Marion 
Marshall 
Mills 
Mitchell 
Monona 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE - Con. 
Total cropland - Con. 
Other cropland 
... farms, 2012 
177 
355 
457 
413 
322 
171 
270 
138 
2007 
99 
279 
406 
334 
265 
155 
194 
167 
acres, 2012 
5,644 
24,059 
25,469 
23,418 
12,380 
5,793 
8,435 
7,332 
2007 
2,921 
20,555 
29,514 
21,244 
15,492 
9,051 
7,666 
12,488 
Cropland idle or used for cover crops or 
soil improvement, but not harvested and 
not pastured or grazed 
... farms, 2012 
172 
341 
443 
401 
310 
166 
258 
130 
2007 
96 
265 
396 
311 
255 
148 
191 
152 
acres, 2012 
5,395 
23,247 
24,999 
22,624 
12,215 
5,417 
8,014 
7,060 
2007 
(D) 
20,136 
28,767 
19,778 
15,323 
8,858 
7,616 
12,221 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
... farms, 2012 
13 
29 
23 
27 
19 
12 
19 
12 
2007 
3 
15 
14 
24 
12 
16 
4 
16 
acres, 2012 
249 
812 
470 
794 
(D) 
376 
421 
272 
2007 
(D) 
389 
(D) 
1,346 
169 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 
...farms, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
3 
2 
5 
- 
1 
2 
2 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
30 
(D) 
120 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Total woodland 
... farms, 2012 
52 
368 
302 
386 
159 
128 
208 
145 
2007 
38 
326 
270 
363 
146 
102 
208 
134 
acres, 2012 
1,205 
22,479 
14,725 
18,534 
5,782 
4,267 
5,640 
12,803 
2007 
1,171 
22,755 
15,951 
18,035 
6,102 
4,611 
5,893 
18,975 
Woodland pastured 
... farms, 2012 
11 
138 
95 
120 
54 
34 
49 
79 
2007 
15 
152 
89 
145 
53 
23 
66 
70 
acres, 2012 
371 
7,111 
3,089 
5,133 
1,196 
733 
1,881 
6,036 
2007 
412 
10,221 
4,737 
5,183 
1,357 
537 
1,778 
7,420 
Woodland not pastured 
...farms, 2012 
41 
261 
242 
300 
121 
103 
171 
84 
2007 
27 
222 
204 
264 
103 
91 
165 
85 
acres, 2012 
834 
15,368 
11,636 
13,401 
4,586 
3,534 
3,759 
6,767 
2007 
759 
12,534 
11,214 
12,852 
4,745 
4,074 
4,115 
11,555 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 
cropland and woodland pastured (see text) 
... farms, 2012 
343 
479 
358 
441 
250 
158 
236 
155 
2007 
304 
448 
325 
419 
244 
128 
196 
171 
acres, 2012 
19,933 
52,944 
18,361 
30,033 
14,155 
7,729 
7,681 
15,365 
2007 
18,715 
58,400 
16,312 
31,936 
10,413 
6,488 
7,465 
18,134 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock 
facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
... farms, 2012 
772 
680 
718 
740 
580 
313 
612 
309 
2007 
622 
582 
576 
575 
482 
269 
495 
301 
acres, 2012 
14,703 
16,625 
15,967 
16,377 
11,868 
12,048 
10,134 
9,358 
2007 
12,257 
17,015 
18,137 
12,893 
12,477 
10,729 
9,847 
9,961 
Pastureland, all types 
... farms, 2012 
373 
538 
400 
497 
296 
198 
287 
189 
2007 
438 
574 
448 
570 
334 
186 
293 
236 
acres, 2012 
22,413 
62,728 
25,475 
38,823 
16,518 
10,216 
10,903 
22,257 
2007 
28,198 
78,345 
32,685 
47,896 
15,432 
9,948 
12,732 
33,928 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
... farms, 2012 
148 
332 
462 
406 
307 
168 
285 
145 
2007 
177 
348 
521 
466 
377 
215 
303 
219 
acres, 2012 
3,345 
17,561 
22,892 
21,135 
9,973 
5,449 
6,013 
5,112 
2007 
4,233 
20,859 
33,021 
27,070 
17,228 
9,276 
9,176 
12,262 
Land enrolled in crop insurance programs 
... farms, 2012 
756 
281 
486 
340 
449 
240 
498 
318 
2007 
643 
254 
463 
321 
428 
233 
468 
352 
acres, 2012 
282,952 
123,399 
201,806 
141,672 
238,757 
155,512 
233,901 
245,466 
2007 
215,361 
101,282 
176,123 
123,588 
224,387 
132,692 
221,312 
274,885 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Iowa 351 
