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 
Pocahontas 
Polk 
Pottawattamie 
Poweshiek 
Ringgold 
Sac 
Scott 
Shelby 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE - Con. 
Total cropland - Con. 
Other cropland 
... farms, 2012 
327 
197 
320 
361 
273 
360 
185 
283 
2007 
242 
175 
256 
304 
279 
195 
152 
203 
acres, 2012 
9,456 
6,910 
12,417 
23,306 
28,945 
10,162 
6,690 
8,079 
2007 
8,673 
8,704 
9,064 
23,107 
48,608 
7,875 
5,609 
6,798 
Cropland idle or used for cover crops or 
soil improvement, but not harvested and 
not pastured or grazed 
... farms, 2012 
326 
174 
306 
347 
263 
347 
176 
275 
2007 
233 
161 
228 
299 
275 
188 
146 
193 
acres, 2012 
9,413 
6,354 
11,306 
22,614 
28,522 
9,768 
(D) 
7,834 
2007 
8,409 
8,070 
8,374 
22,830 
48,499 
7,782 
5,547 
6,669 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
... farms, 2012 
4 
28 
21 
20 
17 
18 
10 
13 
2007 
14 
17 
39 
6 
3 
10 
6 
23 
acres, 2012 
43 
556 
1,111 
692 
423 
394 
(D) 
245 
2007 
264 
(D) 
(D) 
277 
(D) 
(D) 
62 
(D) 
Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 
...farms, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2007 
- 
2 
2 
- 
2 
1 
- 
1 
acres, 2012 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
2007 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Total woodland 
... farms, 2012 
24 
156 
222 
183 
187 
71 
146 
79 
2007 
35 
163 
208 
188 
206 
53 
106 
72 
acres, 2012 
826 
5,255 
7,242 
6,903 
14,300 
2,101 
4,782 
1,485 
2007 
949 
4,146 
6,996 
6,824 
14,063 
2,969 
3,971 
1,631 
Woodland pastured 
... farms, 2012 
5 
46 
81 
44 
77 
18 
44 
24 
2007 
12 
51 
86 
66 
81 
23 
37 
29 
acres, 2012 
167 
1,641 
2,036 
1,428 
2,426 
340 
1,415 
568 
2007 
254 
1,231 
2,368 
2,324 
3,606 
1,063 
1,093 
860 
Woodland not pastured 
...farms, 2012 
20 
123 
156 
150 
128 
54 
105 
56 
2007 
23 
127 
143 
139 
149 
35 
82 
45 
acres, 2012 
659 
3,614 
5,206 
5,475 
11,874 
1,761 
3,367 
917 
2007 
695 
2,915 
4,628 
4,500 
10,457 
1,906 
2,878 
771 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 
cropland and woodland pastured (see text) 
... farms, 2012 
76 
236 
344 
318 
345 
210 
255 
231 
2007 
61 
208 
347 
308 
298 
167 
229 
201 
acres, 2012 
2,941 
7,200 
20,113 
22,761 
56,556 
9,870 
8,445 
10,448 
2007 
2,957 
6,521 
19,475 
21,162 
52,069 
7,473 
6,357 
9,841 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock 
facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
... farms, 2012 
406 
488 
770 
575 
460 
574 
488 
563 
2007 
355 
388 
646 
473 
373 
405 
387 
439 
acres, 2012 
10,814 
6,529 
23,649 
17,968 
20,110 
12,104 
5,990 
16,143 
2007 
10,377 
6,124 
24,695 
17,118 
17,949 
14,981 
7,623 
13,211 
Pastureland, all types 
... farms, 2012 
96 
270 
418 
370 
384 
245 
293 
273 
2007 
128 
266 
544 
442 
418 
272 
302 
319 
acres, 2012 
3,746 
9,763 
25,182 
27,831 
71,766 
10,828 
10,472 
13,914 
2007 
7,217 
10,597 
36,288 
36,912 
81,037 
13,788 
9,538 
19,697 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
... farms, 2012 
350 
176 
293 
342 
272 
366 
164 
295 
2007 
412 
203 
344 
458 
426 
308 
210 
313 
acres, 2012 
6,957 
4,937 
7,362 
18,117 
29,459 
6,719 
4,956 
5,802 
2007 
8,982 
8,004 
14,639 
30,350 
63,572 
6,008 
5,340 
8,748 
Land enrolled in crop insurance programs 
... farms, 2012 
531 
274 
695 
419 
243 
572 
339 
575 
2007 
510 
253 
599 
368 
185 
489 
386 
543 
acres, 2012 
277,758 
151,655 
424,093 
217,973 
99,010 
274,783 
163,084 
296,497 
2007 
283,913 
172,434 
335,161 
177,349 
61,807 
275,930 
170,777 
261,924 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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