Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Crawford 
Dade 
Dallas 
Daviess 
DeKalb 
Dent 
Douglas 
Farms 
number 
679 
734 
1,188 
1,199 
863 
673 
984 
Land in farms 
acres 
194,380 
245,554 
217,912 
314,925 
242,855 
188,060 
253,922 
Average size of farm 
acres 
286 
335 
183 
263 
281 
279 
258 
Median size of farm 
acres 
124 
125 
90 
120 
120 
140 
155 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
595,339 
733,312 
426,668 
731,193 
792,630 
447,680 
419,159 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,080 
2,192 
2,326 
2,784 
2,817 
1,602 
1,624 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
35,040 
63,124 
52,543 
86,103 
77,572 
32,809 
40,374 
Average per farm 
dollars 
51,605 
86,000 
44,228 
71,812 
89,887 
48,751 
41,030 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
19 
19 
42 
27 
25 
15 
20 
1 0 to 49 acres 
118 
139 
335 
253 
171 
126 
163 
50 to 1 79 acres 
273 
289 
477 
484 
354 
249 
384 
180 to 499 acres 
182 
166 
244 
280 
204 
192 
310 
500 to 999 acres 
48 
63 
64 
98 
56 
57 
79 
1 ,000 acres or more 
39 
58 
26 
57 
53 
34 
28 
Total cropland 
farms 
458 
539 
766 
1,088 
768 
387 
573 
acres 
47,586 
113,406 
60,120 
210,489 
168,328 
32,090 
45,232 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
413 
494 
707 
697 
554 
343 
514 
acres 
33,106 
92,814 
48,783 
148,644 
129,405 
22,081 
33,198 
Irrigated land 
farms 
14 
18 
62 
30 
8 
19 
15 
acres 
22 
6,519 
230 
137 
9 
435 
363 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
15,204 
69,481 
47,710 
96,628 
59,933 
17,349 
33,309 
Average per farm 
dollars 
22,392 
94,661 
40,160 
80,591 
69,447 
25,779 
33,851 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
3,112 
33,252 
5,489 
38,660 
36,441 
1,852 
2,928 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
12,093 
36,229 
42,221 
57,969 
23,492 
15,497 
30,382 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
210 
173 
382 
575 
320 
181 
308 
$2,500 to $4,999 
94 
57 
117 
89 
45 
81 
89 
$5,000 to $9,999 
101 
92 
170 
103 
84 
100 
141 
$10,000 to $24,999 
120 
163 
200 
121 
147 
137 
210 
$25,000 to $49,999 
90 
89 
131 
96 
99 
91 
112 
$50,000 to $99,999 
33 
60 
103 
102 
61 
49 
57 
$100,000 or more 
31 
100 
85 
113 
107 
34 
67 
Government payments 
farms 
84 
205 
113 
862 
577 
65 
88 
$1,000 
344 
1 ,656 
612 
8,392 
4,479 
307 
542 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
224 
273 
399 
521 
373 
200 
226 
$1,000 
748 
3,742 
1,954 
10,351 
7,446 
866 
1,344 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
17,606 
54,980 
47,900 
93,133 
62,640 
19,578 
35,930 
Average per farm 
dollars 
25,929 
74,905 
40,320 
77,676 
72,585 
29,091 
36,515 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
679 
734 
1,188 
1,199 
863 
673 
984 
$1,000 
-1,310 
19,899 
2,376 
22,238 
9,217 
-1,056 
-735 
Average per farm 
dollars 
-1,929 
27,110 
2,000 
18,548 
10,680 
-1,569 
-747 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
274 
345 
556 
441 
348 
240 
425 
Other 
number 
405 
389 
632 
758 
515 
433 
559 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
451 
446 
697 
784 
558 
452 
615 
200 days or more 
number 
343 
357 
440 
550 
396 
350 
454 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
466 
536 
840 
353 
368 
468 
779 
number 
29,420 
60,736 
49,895 
17,662 
25,968 
29,505 
42,580 
Beef cows 
farms 
433 
493 
675 
291 
306 
417 
640 
number 
14,729 
28,055 
21,051 
9,142 
11,542 
16,210 
20,951 
Milk cows 
farms 
14 
9 
71 
43 
10 
7 
49 
number 
26 
751 
2,609 
378 
92 
15 
2,192 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
397 
500 
699 
298 
337 
433 
651 
number 
14,780 
30,463 
30,067 
10,247 
22,492 
16,749 
29,021 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
10 
7 
32 
40 
9 
19 
18 
number 
87 
(□) 
209 
122,814 
(D) 
268 
82 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
9 
6 
23 
31 
7 
17 
14 
number 
129 
(D) 
682 
270,398 
(D) 
329 
138 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
10 
13 
24 
17 
27 
24 
34 
number 
88 
289 
607 
386 
741 
764 
850 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
84 
46 
176 
86 
49 
71 
107 
number 
1,731 
759 
2,989 
2,679 
1,061 
1,762 
1,698 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
9 
4 
10 
12 
6 
4 
- 
number 
211 
4,066 
(D) 
3,295 
(D) 
940 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
12 
59 
9 
232 
170 
3 
1 
acres 
631 
13,234 
143 
39,467 
38,428 
160 
(D) 
bushels 
24,530 
988,991 
4,155 
1,689,713 
2,041,956 
(D) 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
7 
10 
14 
36 
14 
1 
5 
acres 
172 
1,306 
677 
1,689 
1,169 
(D) 
351 
tons 
960 
9,340 
7,393 
11,491 
9,518 
(D) 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3 
85 
19 
33 
25 
1 
3 
acres 
199 
22,235 
806 
2,666 
2,602 
(D) 
148 
bushels 
8,250 
1 ,228,242 
46,343 
152,221 
159,650 
(D) 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
3 
85 
19 
33 
25 
1 
3 
acres 
199 
22,235 
806 
2,666 
2,602 
(D) 
148 
bushels 
8,250 
1,228,242 
46,343 
152,221 
159,650 
(D) 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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