Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Livingston 
McDonald 
Macon 
Madison 
Maries 
Marion 
Mercer 
Miller 
Farms 
number 
847 
926 
1,291 
373 
836 
704 
567 
1,013 
Land in farms 
acres 
283,558 
186,599 
386,005 
107,100 
241,357 
221,469 
226,786 
248,460 
Average size of farm 
acres 
335 
202 
299 
287 
289 
315 
400 
245 
Median size of farm 
acres 
140 
99 
130 
140 
171 
133 
174 
143 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
976,102 
466,203 
740,631 
528,406 
563,396 
1,120,118 
887,578 
544,853 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,916 
2,314 
2,477 
1,840 
1,951 
3,561 
2,219 
2,221 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
88,604 
73,313 
101,214 
20,367 
50,901 
83,144 
52,775 
59,286 
Average per farm 
dollars 
104,609 
79,172 
78,400 
54,604 
60,887 
118,102 
93,077 
58,525 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
12 
29 
25 
8 
15 
34 
9 
21 
1 0 to 49 acres 
159 
224 
238 
65 
124 
115 
58 
152 
50 to 1 79 acres 
335 
407 
508 
142 
297 
271 
223 
414 
1 80 to 499 acres 
205 
203 
333 
105 
279 
180 
157 
321 
500 to 999 acres 
71 
43 
104 
31 
88 
61 
74 
78 
1 ,000 acres or more 
65 
20 
83 
22 
33 
43 
46 
27 
Total cropland 
farms 
769 
579 
1,093 
259 
628 
615 
485 
723 
acres 
200,540 
49,452 
214,707 
24,082 
59,437 
157,511 
119,401 
62,031 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
593 
519 
829 
240 
556 
470 
321 
675 
acres 
162,728 
40,209 
160,778 
20,563 
47,144 
141,073 
80,510 
47,069 
Irrigated land 
farms 
22 
22 
17 
5 
16 
19 
4 
22 
acres 
435 
303 
345 
(D) 
193 
3,049 
(D) 
1,358 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
72,534 
175,815 
66,844 
18,352 
35,259 
87,121 
102,710 
102,981 
Average per farm 
dollars 
85,636 
189,865 
51,777 
49,200 
42,176 
123,751 
181,146 
101,659 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
49,960 
3,651 
35,836 
1,793 
4,576 
53,674 
19,068 
4,809 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
22,573 
172,163 
31,007 
16,559 
30,683 
33,447 
83,642 
98,172 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
293 
286 
547 
105 
200 
261 
251 
262 
$2,500 to $4,999 
59 
111 
88 
48 
72 
45 
39 
99 
$5,000 to $9,999 
73 
122 
119 
64 
114 
60 
45 
133 
$10,000 to $24,999 
113 
197 
197 
84 
192 
81 
66 
214 
$25,000 to $49,999 
100 
67 
124 
32 
132 
81 
58 
137 
$50,000 to $99,999 
77 
42 
85 
15 
69 
48 
37 
56 
$100,000 or more 
132 
101 
131 
25 
57 
128 
71 
112 
Government payments 
farms 
593 
92 
750 
49 
135 
501 
382 
139 
$1,000 
6,044 
630 
6,172 
102 
435 
3,060 
3,303 
549 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
470 
216 
526 
91 
377 
375 
268 
280 
$1,000 
9,079 
2,563 
12,361 
685 
933 
15,830 
4,876 
1,314 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
64,810 
149,649 
70,261 
19,399 
33,403 
80,521 
98,095 
77,765 
Average per farm 
dollars 
76,517 
161,608 
54,423 
52,008 
39,956 
114,376 
173,007 
76,767 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
847 
926 
1,291 
373 
836 
704 
567 
1,013 
$1,000 
22,847 
29,359 
15,117 
-260 
3,224 
25,491 
12,794 
27,079 
Average per farm 
dollars 
26,974 
31,705 
11,709 
-697 
3,856 
36,208 
22,563 
26,731 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
358 
496 
476 
165 
390 
310 
232 
433 
Other 
number 
489 
430 
815 
208 
446 
394 
335 
580 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
491 
548 
777 
236 
542 
425 
346 
707 
200 days or more 
number 
331 
378 
530 
167 
397 
296 
221 
441 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
322 
694 
519 
273 
623 
244 
230 
781 
number 
19,102 
38,034 
42,691 
15,377 
47,497 
15,351 
22,461 
51,156 
Beef cows 
farms 
257 
643 
440 
236 
579 
223 
206 
705 
number 
6,977 
21,170 
20,185 
6,433 
25,239 
7,043 
1 1 ,478 
27,487 
Milk cows 
farms 
25 
12 
50 
7 
25 
6 
10 
16 
number 
307 
599 
139 
20 
396 
164 
336 
105 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
276 
560 
434 
245 
579 
198 
213 
705 
number 
14,036 
19,691 
23,159 
1 1 ,793 
27,852 
11,062 
15,217 
26,306 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
13 
31 
22 
6 
29 
20 
5 
32 
number 
8,078 
138 
16,525 
(D) 
12,723 
48,944 
(D) 
82,006 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
17 
15 
22 
5 
34 
22 
7 
34 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
53,967 
(D) 
39,252 
183,598 
(D) 
457,851 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
13 
20 
55 
14 
19 
8 
15 
20 
number 
533 
264 
1,804 
285 
462 
631 
733 
414 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
42 
90 
101 
45 
78 
34 
29 
68 
number 
1,123 
302,539 
2,003 
856 
5,510 
678 
698 
1,295 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
60 
6 
2 
7 
- 
- 
6 
number 
(D) 
42,532,123 
(D) 
(D) 
213 
- 
- 
785 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
193 
6 
174 
7 
39 
271 
63 
30 
acres 
34,723 
695 
30,492 
248 
1,581 
63,416 
18,839 
1,039 
bushels 
1,632,822 
40,213 
1,006,312 
3,472 
76,257 
4,152,991 
944,893 
70,798 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
43 
6 
33 
1 
16 
33 
10 
19 
acres 
1,928 
697 
1,821 
(□) 
680 
1,003 
394 
2,043 
tons 
14,250 
3,500 
14,654 
(D) 
5,603 
8,452 
2,785 
18,191 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
71 
11 
62 
2 
19 
87 
7 
19 
acres 
5,665 
1,572 
5,404 
(D) 
591 
6,602 
806 
505 
bushels 
257,959 
69,235 
312,519 
(D) 
20,040 
366,814 
47,175 
27,052 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
71 
11 
62 
2 
19 
87 
7 
19 
acres 
5,665 
1,572 
5,404 
(D) 
591 
6,602 
806 
505 
bushels 
257,959 
69,235 
312,519 
(□) 
20,040 
366,814 
47,175 
27,052 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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