Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
item 
Carroll 
Cass 
Cedar 
Cerro Gordo 
Cherokee 
Chickasaw 
Clarke 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,065 
703 
955 
780 
805 
1,036 
627 
2007 
978 
763 
1,036 
844 
840 
1,037 
690 
acres, 2012 
358,858 
289,926 
312,457 
326,879 
337,334 
299,179 
168,964 
2007 
358,142 
317,913 
336,885 
336,732 
314,896 
289,146 
190,727 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
826 
495 
659 
554 
665 
726 
417 
2007 
756 
513 
724 
588 
671 
749 
413 
acres, 2012 
312,964 
220,308 
262,666 
293,224 
285,204 
257,092 
76,141 
TENURE 
2007 
306,569 
232,760 
279,545 
304,684 
265,507 
245,183 
68,343 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
480 
360 
548 
395 
307 
595 
446 
2007 
457 
428 
564 
384 
348 
565 
508 
acres, 2012 
62,845 
58,134 
40,378 
55,035 
69,279 
78,088 
2007 
71,635 
81,254 
72,897 
45,935 
53,843 
70,568 
101,833 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
265 
167 
279 
181 
186 
303 
245 
2007 
255 
198 
284 
139 
201 
309 
245 
acres, 2012 
46,528 
30,362 
44,833 
24,306 
36,637 
44,259 
19,709 
2007 
47,398 
38,139 
43,407 
28,175 
39,621 
45,943 
25,554 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
451 
261 
309 
277 
369 
346 
147 
2007 
410 
245 
327 
332 
344 
338 
147 
acres, 2012 
264,570 
190,692 
202,534 
241,244 
240,081 
209,386 
82,299 
2007 
250,254 
199,115 
200,338 
251,288 
207,810 
190,790 
81,025 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
103,015 
76,168 
69,894 
78,215 
82,324 
93,918 
35,808 
2007 
83,902 
77,820 
66,750 
77,368 
69,289 
73,860 
39,986 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
161,555 
114,524 
132,640 
163,029 
157,757 
115,468 
46,491 
2007 
166,352 
121,295 
133,588 
173,920 
138,521 
116,930 
41,039 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
436 
255 
297 
270 
364 
342 
142 
2007 
402 
236 
316 
327 
332 
327 
141 
acres, 2012 
237,186 
153,205 
182,707 
225,217 
210,641 
194,136 
51,056 
2007 
225,886 
165,437 
177,309 
238,060 
176,992 
173,387 
37,946 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
134 
82 
98 
108 
129 
95 
34 
2007 
111 
90 
145 
128 
148 
134 
35 
acres, 2012 
31,443 
41,100 
37,428 
45,257 
42,218 
20,514 
8,577 
2007 
36,253 
37,544 
63,650 
39,509 
53,243 
27,788 
7,869 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
125 
73 
83 
103 
115 
81 
30 
2007 
99 
79 
124 
122 
138 
113 
27 
acres, 2012 
29,250 
36,741 
35,126 
43,701 
37,926 
18,697 
5,376 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
33,285 
29,184 
58,829 
38,449 
48,894 
25,853 
4,843 
Total operators 
number 
1,520 
1,010 
1,436 
1,133 
1,162 
1,535 
951 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
693 
450 
527 
483 
545 
651 
362 
2 operators 
304 
209 
385 
253 
206 
320 
224 
3 operators 
56 
35 
34 
38 
44 
45 
31 
4 operators 
9 
8 
8 
3 
3 
15 
4 
5 or more operators 
3 
1 
1 
3 
7 
5 
6 
Total women operators 
number 
308 
230 
378 
294 
208 
390 
278 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
289 
212 
344 
273 
197 
353 
250 
2 operators 
8 
9 
14 
9 
4 
10 
7 
3 operators 
1 
- 
2 
1 
1 
1 
2 
4 operators 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
2 
2 
5 or more operators 
" 
- 
" 
- 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,439 
1,079 
1,505 
1,201 
1,200 
1,575 
1,027 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
614 
502 
643 
541 
552 
598 
396 
2 operators 
286 
225 
330 
259 
239 
359 
258 
3 operators 
67 
24 
53 
34 
41 
64 
30 
4 operators 
5 
10 
7 
10 
5 
15 
5 
5 or more operators 
6 
2 
3 
" 
3 
1 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
306 
242 
400 
282 
237 
444 
293 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
278 
222 
388 
264 
220 
402 
286 
2 operators 
14 
6 
6 
9 
1 
18 
2 
3 operators 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
1 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
3 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,007 
660 
873 
720 
768 
964 
567 
2007 
923 
697 
922 
781 
806 
931 
607 
acres, 2012 
350,771 
284,054 
294,569 
322,695 
328,705 
290,444 
163,210 
2007 
351,534 
308,410 
313,740 
324,208 
310,391 
280,205 
177,609 
Female 
farms, 2012 
58 
43 
82 
60 
37 
72 
60 
2007 
55 
66 
114 
63 
34 
106 
83 
acres, 2012 
8,087 
5,872 
17,888 
4,184 
8,629 
8,735 
5,754 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
6,608 
9,503 
23,145 
12,524 
4,505 
8,941 
13,118 
Farming 
2012 
607 
353 
495 
460 
515 
575 
225 
2007 
606 
393 
559 
461 
496 
555 
314 
Other 
2012 
458 
350 
460 
320 
290 
461 
402 
Place of residence: 
2007 
372 
370 
477 
383 
344 
482 
376 
On farm operated 
2012 
729 
459 
696 
551 
569 
780 
456 
2007 
688 
527 
784 
600 
641 
784 
484 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
336 
244 
259 
229 
236 
256 
171 
2007 
290 
236 
252 
244 
199 
253 
206 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 621 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
