Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Pocahontas 
Polk 
Pottawattamie 
Poweshiek 
Ringgold 
Sac 
Scott 
Shelby 
FARMS 
Land in farms 
farms, 2012 
742 
773 
1,188 
852 
651 
914 
759 
869 
2007 
806 
738 
1,158 
938 
733 
802 
861 
871 
acres, 2012 
332,065 
197,535 
532,833 
334,447 
269,777 
357,032 
220,578 
372,350 
2007 
362,404 
249,427 
485,943 
312,853 
264,886 
363,295 
248,646 
358,376 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
584 
572 
936 
587 
427 
689 
583 
716 
2007 
669 
550 
844 
598 
410 
622 
667 
704 
acres, 2012 
307,390 
170,719 
466,379 
259,867 
137,082 
322,177 
194,059 
333,297 
TENURE 
2007 
335,442 
221,087 
411,268 
231,216 
106,835 
324,745 
222,998 
317,899 
Full owners 
farms, 2012 
304 
487 
571 
468 
432 
433 
368 
339 
2007 
314 
492 
582 
563 
548 
358 
423 
339 
acres, 2012 
32,310 
41,404 
80,381 
66,356 
108,612 
49,590 
35,674 
50,053 
2007 
50,784 
45,147 
80,285 
78,103 
138,195 
49,437 
47,235 
49,524 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
156 
306 
350 
227 
228 
218 
221 
209 
2007 
182 
315 
292 
246 
249 
197 
257 
192 
acres, 2012 
22,210 
25,200 
55,025 
32,761 
35,833 
36,402 
23,229 
37,358 
2007 
38,945 
30,307 
44,026 
36,753 
32,950 
33,822 
33,235 
36,270 
Part owners 
farms, 2012 
335 
192 
430 
311 
180 
372 
262 
420 
2007 
378 
207 
413 
285 
151 
336 
266 
391 
acres, 2012 
254,721 
129,907 
380,980 
245,027 
154,573 
273,188 
151,799 
280,574 
2007 
255,580 
190,679 
344,979 
204,459 
120,216 
271,363 
149,909 
260,168 
Owned land in farms 
acres, 2012 
67,599 
42,870 
127,919 
95,815 
69,183 
91,651 
55,117 
99,426 
2007 
64,753 
42,898 
115,078 
89,463 
56,265 
77,857 
55,004 
84,185 
Rented land in farms 
acres, 2012 
187,122 
87,037 
253,061 
149,212 
85,390 
181,537 
96,682 
181,148 
2007 
190,827 
147,781 
229,901 
114,996 
63,951 
193,506 
94,905 
175,983 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
332 
181 
415 
291 
171 
365 
249 
405 
2007 
377 
200 
401 
275 
139 
326 
253 
380 
acres, 2012 
241,671 
120,275 
345,464 
207,175 
97,763 
253,529 
139,763 
257,622 
2007 
243,075 
179,043 
312,680 
168,588 
70,147 
250,940 
140,069 
236,870 
Tenants 
farms, 2012 
103 
94 
187 
73 
39 
109 
129 
110 
2007 
114 
39 
163 
90 
34 
108 
172 
141 
acres, 2012 
45,034 
26,224 
71,472 
23,064 
6,592 
34,254 
33,105 
41,723 
2007 
56,040 
13,601 
60,679 
30,291 
6,475 
42,495 
51,502 
48,684 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
96 
85 
171 
69 
28 
106 
113 
102 
2007 
110 
35 
151 
77 
22 
99 
157 
132 
acres, 2012 
43,509 
25,244 
65,890 
19,931 
3,486 
32,246 
31,067 
38,317 
2012 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
2007 
53,422 
11,737 
54,562 
25,875 
3,738 
39,983 
49,694 
44,759 
Total operators 
number 
1,052 
1,164 
1,758 
1,257 
942 
1,367 
1,201 
1,248 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
491 
439 
731 
524 
396 
530 
445 
555 
2 operators 
209 
284 
370 
274 
223 
327 
240 
253 
3 operators 
35 
43 
69 
45 
31 
46 
48 
57 
4 operators 
1 
7 
13 
2 
- 
10 
18 
4 
5 or more operators 
6 
- 
5 
7 
1 
1 
8 
" 
Total women operators 
number 
224 
351 
433 
312 
258 
308 
300 
281 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
200 
319 
389 
287 
236 
296 
268 
265 
2 operators 
6 
13 
19 
6 
8 
6 
16 
8 
3 operators 
4 
2 
2 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
4 operators 
" 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
" 
" 
- 
“ 
1 
- 
2007 NUMBER OF ALL OPERATORS 
Total operators 
number 
1,159 
1,142 
1,647 
1,392 
1,077 
1,193 
1,300 
1,234 
Farms by number of operators: 
1 operator 
515 
438 
739 
567 
448 
492 
506 
571 
2 operators 
242 
241 
361 
301 
241 
253 
294 
249 
3 operators 
41 
40 
47 
63 
35 
41 
46 
46 
4 operators 
3 
8 
10 
4 
4 
12 
7 
3 
5 or more operators 
5 
11 
1 
3 
5 
4 
8 
2 
Total women operators 
number 
253 
331 
387 
377 
315 
271 
340 
284 
Farms by number of women operators: 
1 operator 
239 
285 
363 
347 
295 
253 
304 
250 
2 operators 
7 
13 
12 
15 
10 
6 
12 
14 
3 operators 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
2 
4 
2 
4 operators 
1 
- 
- 
" 
- 
- 
- 
5 or more operators 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS 
1 
Sex of operator: 
Male 
farms, 2012 
698 
656 
1,101 
787 
585 
856 
684 
819 
2007 
748 
653 
1,047 
805 
624 
746 
781 
813 
acres, 2012 
328,015 
192,150 
524,225 
328,832 
257,817 
351,601 
213,919 
366,840 
2007 
355,315 
244,013 
477,418 
299,577 
246,149 
360,385 
244,828 
355,515 
Female 
farms, 2012 
44 
117 
87 
65 
66 
58 
75 
50 
2007 
58 
85 
111 
133 
109 
56 
80 
58 
acres, 2012 
4,050 
5,385 
8,608 
5,615 
11,960 
5,431 
6,659 
5,510 
Primary occupation: 
2007 
7,089 
5,414 
8,525 
13,276 
18,737 
2,910 
3,818 
2,861 
Farming 
2012 
534 
398 
786 
472 
301 
493 
420 
565 
2007 
525 
354 
690 
454 
293 
496 
502 
547 
Other 
2012 
208 
375 
402 
380 
350 
421 
339 
304 
Place of residence: 
2007 
281 
384 
468 
484 
440 
306 
359 
324 
On farm operated 
2012 
474 
583 
893 
595 
420 
624 
555 
681 
2007 
546 
531 
850 
649 
400 
536 
676 
638 
Not on farm operated 
2012 
268 
190 
295 
257 
231 
290 
204 
188 
2007 
260 
207 
308 
289 
333 
266 
185 
233 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Iowa 629 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
