Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Flamlin 
Fland 
Flanson 
Flarding 
Flughes 
Flutchinson 
Flyde 
Farms 
number 
489 
415 
370 
250 
338 
802 
207 
Land in farms 
acres 
311,102 
905,141 
274,069 
1 ,467,327 
430,930 
513,352 
514,618 
Average size of farm 
acres 
636 
2,181 
741 
5,869 
1,275 
640 
2,486 
Median size of farm 
acres 
160 
1,140 
334 
3,900 
181 
289 
1,200 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,272,330 
4,161,320 
2,773,748 
2,465,215 
2,502,945 
2,103,788 
3,454,496 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,572 
1,908 
3,745 
420 
1,963 
3,287 
1,390 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
139,806 
179,117 
117,143 
53,219 
72,173 
211,126 
65,647 
Average per farm 
dollars 
285,903 
431,608 
316,604 
212,877 
213,529 
263,250 
317,134 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
26 
6 
9 
11 
20 
26 
8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
114 
21 
53 
3 
92 
106 
16 
50 to 1 79 acres 
121 
66 
88 
20 
50 
201 
30 
1 80 to 499 acres 
80 
54 
57 
15 
60 
144 
21 
500 to 999 acres 
53 
51 
68 
17 
19 
156 
17 
1 ,000 acres or more 
95 
217 
95 
184 
97 
169 
115 
Total cropland 
farms 
420 
395 
317 
170 
248 
723 
175 
acres 
241,718 
565,623 
212,178 
179,675 
269,476 
409,677 
216,327 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
330 
326 
260 
158 
215 
595 
150 
acres 
219,466 
503,882 
193,413 
117,244 
229,129 
377,530 
184,694 
Irrigated land 
farms 
23 
19 
4 
6 
20 
28 
4 
acres 
7,933 
4,527 
1,128 
650 
9,817 
4,028 
280 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
188,226 
284,437 
110,650 
70,407 
107,341 
186,245 
94,331 
Average per farm 
dollars 
384,921 
685,391 
299,054 
281,629 
317,578 
232,226 
455,707 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
124,886 
197,905 
67,135 
17,114 
87,163 
71 ,342 
63,078 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
63,340 
86,532 
43,515 
53,293 
20,178 
114,903 
31,254 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
149 
82 
83 
29 
91 
156 
35 
$2,500 to $4,999 
28 
4 
20 
7 
18 
41 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
23 
9 
17 
14 
44 
51 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
46 
24 
24 
9 
31 
63 
12 
$25,000 to $49,999 
17 
24 
24 
22 
14 
77 
10 
$50,000 to $99,999 
31 
31 
29 
30 
29 
106 
26 
$100,000 or more 
195 
241 
173 
139 
111 
308 
119 
Government payments 
farms 
366 
354 
278 
154 
210 
683 
156 
$1,000 
4,136 
5,362 
2,701 
2,729 
3,532 
7,192 
2,441 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
320 
318 
222 
139 
173 
605 
134 
$1,000 
9,256 
11,876 
15,383 
2,585 
6,308 
65,692 
3,931 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
143,475 
214,255 
92,590 
52,452 
79,516 
210,096 
62,708 
Average per farm 
dollars 
293,405 
516,277 
250,242 
209,810 
235,256 
261,966 
302,938 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
489 
415 
370 
250 
338 
802 
207 
$1,000 
58,144 
87,421 
36,144 
23,269 
37,665 
49,033 
37,995 
Average per farm 
dollars 
118,903 
210,652 
97,688 
93,075 
1 1 1 ,436 
61,138 
183,550 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
258 
285 
222 
198 
169 
484 
168 
Other 
number 
231 
130 
148 
52 
169 
318 
39 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
251 
205 
185 
119 
221 
442 
75 
200 days or more 
number 
158 
110 
104 
59 
155 
301 
39 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
219 
217 
195 
189 
133 
391 
122 
number 
46,695 
97,501 
36,794 
71,226 
24,617 
67,601 
56,868 
Beef cows 
farms 
157 
203 
179 
181 
115 
323 
111 
number 
12,970 
41,332 
15,674 
42,540 
13,071 
23,805 
26,884 
Milk cows 
farms 
22 
7 
22 
11 
11 
43 
6 
number 
5,687 
833 
1,049 
15 
175 
2,707 
6 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
204 
210 
170 
183 
120 
349 
121 
number 
24,358 
66,659 
15,930 
43,837 
12,774 
34,463 
26,597 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
13 
3 
10 
6 
5 
64 
3 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
27,774 
150 
(D) 
127,676 
186 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
10 
4 
14 
6 
5 
63 
3 
number 
34,988 
(D) 
63,855 
48 
(D) 
440,331 
141 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
40 
19 
16 
55 
22 
69 
13 
number 
1,326 
2,701 
1,520 
27,927 
2,262 
5,787 
2,228 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
37 
5 
19 
21 
25 
54 
6 
number 
1,070 
68 
1,252 
701 
383 
4,209 
300 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
6 
1 
3 
4 
5 
15 
- 
number 
400 
(D) 
30 
400 
275 
(D) 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
209 
229 
210 
10 
99 
387 
97 
acres 
90,707 
180,182 
85,638 
2,018 
51,500 
138,195 
43,903 
bushels 
12,643,191 
15,805,360 
5,493,561 
112,338 
3,585,181 
4,294,478 
3,350,895 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
99 
96 
71 
5 
25 
226 
36 
acres 
12,378 
15,363 
7,477 
441 
4,335 
39,119 
6,562 
tons 
148,233 
115,878 
54,991 
2,802 
23,485 
245,448 
48,005 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
52 
116 
50 
38 
86 
83 
79 
acres 
8,989 
71,967 
5,223 
28,473 
81,863 
6,915 
41,106 
bushels 
472,776 
4,261,622 
342,227 
843,884 
4,594,569 
429,418 
2,233,726 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
12 
84 
28 
14 
79 
77 
44 
acres 
3,509 
37,824 
4,708 
(D) 
57,431 
6,771 
18,077 
bushels 
168,393 
2,613,880 
326,999 
(D) 
3,413,238 
427,018 
1,115,000 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
45 
87 
22 
35 
38 
6 
62 
acres 
5,480 
34,143 
515 
23,284 
24,432 
144 
23,029 
bushels 
304,383 
1,647,742 
15,228 
667,714 
1,181,331 
2,400 
1,118,726 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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