Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Lyon 
Madison 
Mahaska 
Marion 
Marshall 
Mills 
Mitchell 
Monona 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
1,139 
961 
1,012 
1,024 
882 
500 
903 
538 
2007 
1,087 
956 
1,031 
951 
928 
511 
893 
649 
acres, 2012 
369,847 
276,104 
322,964 
264,902 
312,402 
206,299 
296,235 
338,164 
2007 
323,054 
283,393 
295,128 
246,191 
324,270 
196,840 
294,041 
393,600 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
944 
673 
697 
658 
639 
370 
718 
419 
2007 
845 
627 
625 
589 
644 
363 
700 
480 
acres, 2012 
326,253 
157,324 
244,417 
172,883 
267,050 
174,708 
263,004 
292,450 
TENURE 
2007 
278,919 
154,944 
203,578 
151,306 
276,124 
163,038 
259,681 
325,668 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
419 
665 
599 
685 
489 
281 
443 
250 
2007 
459 
665 
691 
676 
544 
313 
427 
308 
acres, 2012 
59,266 
83,402 
90,432 
76,058 
50,247 
34,653 
58,045 
51,080 
2007 
52,857 
82,765 
134,984 
94,818 
72,398 
53,378 
48,383 
56,454 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
259 
411 
310 
340 
267 
162 
278 
144 
2007 
247 
376 
314 
329 
281 
172 
244 
158 
acres, 2012 
42,753 
27,006 
47,694 
27,318 
29,677 
19,599 
41,638 
34,967 
2007 
33,467 
26,943 
74,223 
37,713 
42,957 
33,785 
29,181 
29,304 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
548 
245 
328 
255 
299 
164 
370 
206 
2007 
428 
241 
261 
224 
284 
140 
345 
236 
acres, 2012 
265,997 
171,981 
206,492 
153,335 
224,991 
139,907 
200,278 
236,338 
2007 
216,633 
188,552 
138,399 
134,775 
214,496 
112,933 
212,667 
269,869 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
98,957 
78,066 
98,769 
64,497 
82,318 
49,047 
79,666 
71,431 
2007 
73,411 
73,990 
60,890 
61,295 
70,091 
38,215 
79,283 
80,958 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
167,040 
93,915 
107,723 
88,838 
142,673 
90,860 
120,612 
164,907 
2007 
143,222 
114,562 
77,509 
73,480 
144,405 
74,718 
133,384 
188,911 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
541 
221 
307 
245 
280 
158 
355 
201 
2007 
417 
222 
246 
215 
274 
137 
341 
226 
acres, 2012 
242,964 
114,403 
173,061 
113,923 
204,673 
127,322 
185,299 
210,477 
2007 
197,420 
120,139 
111,031 
100,162 
198,626 
101,723 
199,750 
235,126 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
172 
51 
85 
84 
94 
55 
90 
82 
2007 
200 
50 
79 
51 
100 
58 
121 
105 
acres, 2012 
44,584 
20,721 
26,040 
35,509 
37,164 
31,739 
37,912 
50,746 
2007 
53,564 
12,076 
21,745 
16,598 
37,376 
30,529 
32,991 
67,277 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
144 
41 
80 
73 
92 
50 
85 
74 
2007 
181 
29 
65 
45 
89 
54 
115 
96 
acres, 2012 
40,536 
15,915 
23,662 
31,642 
32,700 
27,787 
36,067 
47,006 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
48,032 
7,862 
18,324 
13,431 
34,541 
27,530 
30,750 
61,238 
Total operators 
number 
1,736 
1,404 
1,542 
1,537 
1,232 
797 
1,336 
790 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
676 
574 
590 
571 
592 
260 
524 
325 
2 operators 
387 
347 
332 
398 
245 
194 
336 
188 
3 operators 
48 
32 
76 
50 
34 
40 
35 
17 
4 operators 
18 
6 
12 
5 
8 
3 
5 
7 
5 or more operators 
10 
2 
2 
" 
3 
3 
3 
1 
Total women operators 
number 
385 
383 
353 
439 
279 
199 
333 
170 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
364 
362 
323 
398 
258 
185 
325 
157 
2 operators 
9 
1 
15 
19 
6 
7 
4 
4 
3 operators 
1 
3 
- 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
" 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
2 
- 
- 
1 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,589 
1,377 
1,472 
1,429 
1,304 
722 
1,295 
1,076 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
699 
576 
675 
543 
618 
325 
555 
381 
2 operators 
317 
343 
288 
351 
252 
168 
287 
217 
3 operators 
50 
35 
53 
50 
54 
13 
42 
26 
4 operators 
10 
1 
14 
5 
3 
4 
6 
11 
5 or more operators 
11 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
3 
14 
Total women operators 
number 
347 
394 
349 
397 
290 
183 
289 
230 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
326 
374 
315 
371 
251 
168 
277 
193 
2 operators 
5 
10 
17 
13 
16 
6 
6 
8 
3 operators 
2 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
7 
4 operators 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
" 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
1,106 
872 
933 
921 
802 
447 
851 
511 
2007 
1,036 
846 
923 
853 
835 
453 
836 
609 
acres, 2012 
366,484 
266,097 
313,873 
254,805 
303,647 
202,307 
288,142 
333,413 
2007 
315,116 
271,859 
282,128 
235,006 
309,159 
192,359 
287,024 
388,561 
Female 
farms, 2012 
33 
89 
79 
103 
80 
53 
52 
27 
2007 
51 
110 
108 
98 
93 
58 
57 
40 
acres, 2012 
3,363 
10,007 
9,091 
10,097 
8,755 
3,992 
8,093 
4,751 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
7,938 
11,534 
13,000 
11,185 
15,111 
4,481 
7,017 
5,039 
Farming 
2012 
713 
393 
493 
409 
530 
307 
593 
354 
2007 
616 
396 
487 
355 
492 
300 
511 
414 
Other 
2012 
426 
568 
519 
615 
352 
193 
310 
184 
Place of residence: 
2007 
471 
560 
544 
596 
436 
211 
382 
235 
On farm operated 
2012 
900 
700 
701 
763 
669 
359 
719 
324 
2007 
833 
708 
739 
684 
647 
385 
692 
413 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
239 
261 
311 
261 
213 
141 
184 
214 
2007 
254 
248 
292 
267 
281 
126 
201 
236 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 627 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
