1. Introduction

2. Full PDF

3. Charts

4. Pattern Maps

1. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 1945 to 1978

2. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978, 1974, and 1969

3. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use, by Size of Farm: 1978 and 1974

4. Operators - Tenure, Type of Organization, and Characteristics: 1978, 1974, and 1969

5. Operators by Type of Organization for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978, 1974, and 1969

6. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978, 1974, and 1969

7. Expenses for Energy and Petroleum Products: 1978, 1974, and 1969

8. Fuel Expenses, Quantity Purchased, and Storage Capacity: 1978

9. Farm Payroll, Employment, and Contract Expenses: 1978, 1974, and 1969

10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978, 1974, and 1969

11. Value of Agricultural Products Sold Directly to Consumers for Human Consumption: 1978

12. Income From Machine Work, Customwork, and Other Agricultural Services: 1978, 1974, and 1969

13. Selected Characteristics of Farms by Standard Industrial Classification of Farms: 1978

14. Machinery and Equipment on Place: 1978 and 1974

15. Agricultural Chemicals Used, Including Fertilizer and Lime: 1978 and 1974

16. Irrigation: 1978, 1974, and 1969

17. Selected Characteristics of Irrigated and Nonirrigated Farms: 1978

18. Livestock and Poultry - Inventory and Sales: 1978, 1974, and 1969

19. Poultry - Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974

20. Cattle and Calves - Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974

21. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974

22. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974

23. Other Livestock and Livestock Products - Inventory and Sales: 1978 and 1974

24. Fish Sales: 1978

25. Crops Harvested: 1978 and 1974

26. Specified Crops Harvested - Yield Per Acre Irrigated and Nonirrigated: 1978

27. Crops Harvested and Value of Production: 1978 and 1974

28. Crops by Acres Harvested: 1978

29. Summary by Tenure of Operator: 1978

30. Summary by Type of Organization: 1978

31. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operator: 1978

32. Summary by Age and Principal Occupation of Operators for Farms With Sales of Less Than $20,000: 1978

33. Summary by Size of Farm: 1978

34. Summary by Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978

35. Summary by Standard Industrial Classification of Farm: 1978

1. Number, Land, and Value of Farms: 1978 and 1974

2. Land Use: 1978

3. Irrigation: 1978

4. Farms by Tenure of Operator: 1978

5. Farms and Land in Farms by Type of Organization: 1978

6. Characteristics of Operators: 1978

7. Farms by Value of Sales and Occupation: 1978

8. Farms by Standard Industrial Classification: 1978

9. Farms by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 1978

10. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for All Farms: 1978

11. Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold for Farms With Sales of $2,500 or More: 1978

12. Selected Farm Production Expenses: 1978

13. Energy Expenses and Fuel Storage Capacity for Farm Business: 1978

14. Hired Farm Labor - Expenses and Number of Workers: 1978

15. Estimated Market Value of All Machinery and Equipment: 1978

16. Cattle and Calves - Inventory and Sales: 1978

17. Hogs and Pigs - Inventory and Sales: 1978

18. Poultry - Inventory and Sales: 1978

19. Broilers Sold by Number Per Farm: 1978

20. Sheep and Lambs - Inventory and Sales: 1978

21. Milk Goats - Inventory and Sales: 1978

22. Angora Goats - Inventory and Sales: 1978

23. Mink and Their Pelts - Inventory and Sales: 1978

24. Colonies of Bees and Honey - Inventory and Sales: 1978

26. Miscellaneous Poultry - Inventory and Sales: 1978

27. Miscellaneous Livestock and Animal Specialties - Inventory and Sales: 1978

28. Grains - Corn, Sorghums, Wheat, and Other Small Grains: 1978

29. Cotton, Tobacco, Soybeans, Dry Beans and Peas, Potatoes, Sugar Crops, and Peanuts: 1978

30. Field Seeds, Grass Seeds, Hay, Forage, and Silage: 1978

31. Vegetables, Sweet Corn, and Melons, Harvested for Sale: 1978

32. Fruits and Nuts: 1978

33. Berries: 1978

34. Nursery and Greenhouse Products, Mushrooms, and Sod: 1978

35. Other Crops: 1978

36. Operator Response to Land Held Under Foreign Ownership: 1978

37. Income From Machine Work, Customwork and Other Agricultural Services: 1978

39. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races: 1978

40. Farms Operated by Black and Other Races by Tenure: 1978

41. Operators by Selected Racial Groups: 1978

42. Operators of Spanish Origin: 1978

43. Female Operators: 1978

2. Adair

3. Adams

4. Allamakee

5. Appanoose

6. Audubon

7. Benton

8. Black Hawk

9. Boone

10. Bremer

11. Buchanan

12. Buena Vista

13. Butler

14. Calhoun

15. Carroll

16. Cass

17. Cedar

18. Cerro Gordo

19. Cherokee

20. Chickasaw

21. Clarke

22. Clay

23. Clayton

24. Clinton

25. Crawford

26. Dallas

27. Davis

28. Decatur

29. Delaware

30. Des Moines

31. Dickinson

32. Dubuque

33. Emmet

34. Fayette

35. Floyd

36. Franklin

37. Fremont

38. Greene

39. Grundy

40. Guthrie

41. Hamilton

42. Hancock

43. Hardin

44. Harrison

45. Henry

46. Howard

47. Humboldt

48. Ida

49. Iowa

50. Jackson

51. Jasper

52. Jefferson

53. Johnson

54. Jones

55. Keokuk

56. Kossuth

57. Lee

58. Linn

59. Louisa

60. Lucas

61. Lyon

62. Madison

63. Mahaska

64. Marion

65. Marshall

66. Mills

67. Mitchell

68. Monona

69. Monroe

70. Montgomery

71. Muscatine

72. OBrien

73. Osceola

74. Page

75. Palo Alto

76. Plymouth

77. Pocahontas

78. Polk

79. Pottawattamie

80. Poweshiek

81. Ringgold

82. Sac

83. Scott

84. Shelby

85. Sioux

86. Story

87. Tama

88. Taylor

89. Union

90. Van Buren

91. Wapello

92. Warren

93. Washington

94. Wayne

95. Webster

96. Winnebago

97. Winneshiek

98. Woodbury

99. Worth

100. Wright

101. Farms Not on Mail List

1. Appendix