USDA/NASS Statistics

Dallas County, IA

The USDA Census of Agriculture collects data every 5 years (e.g., 2017, 2012, 2007), while the NASS Agricultural Survey collects a smaller amount of data annually.

2017 Statistics (Sources: USDA Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service) Notes Value
AG LAND, (EXCL CROPLAND & PASTURELAND & WOODLAND) - ACRES 9,788 acres
AG LAND, (EXCL HARVESTED CROPLAND), IRRIGATED - ACRES (D)*
AG LAND, CROP INSURANCE - ACRES 209,642 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND - ACRES 257,558 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED) - ACRES 13,710 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), ALL CROPS FAILED - ACRES 108 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), IDLE - ACRES 13,602 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, HARVESTED - ACRES 242,915 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, HARVESTED, IRRIGATED - ACRES (D)*
AG LAND, CROPLAND, PASTURED ONLY - ACRES 933 acres
AG LAND, IRRIGATED - ACRES 785 acres
AG LAND, PASTURELAND - ACRES 20,230 acres
AG LAND, PASTURELAND, (EXCL CROPLAND & WOODLAND) - ACRES 16,497 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND - ACRES 9,592 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND, (EXCL PASTURED) - ACRES 6,792 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND, PASTURED - ACRES 2,800 acres
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (500 OR MORE HEAD) 10,730 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (1 TO 9 HEAD) 283 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (10 TO 19 HEAD) 281 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (100 TO 199 HEAD) 831 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (20 TO 49 HEAD) 484 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (200 TO 499 HEAD) 2,240 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (50 TO 99 HEAD) 807 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY 15,656 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 160 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 76 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 106 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 594 head
CATTLE, COWS - INVENTORY 6,565 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY (D)*
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 2,788 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY 7,000 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 298 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 1,112 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 941 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 1,236 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY 100 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY (D)*
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 1,005 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 2,921 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 1,036 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 638 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 145 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 300 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 25,569 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 19,524 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY 20,500 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY 22,221 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 11,740 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 211 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 350 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 2,191 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 1,407 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,074 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 5,248 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 17,418 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 2,941 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 1,181 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 19,524 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 358 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 1,225 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 26,163 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 185 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 749 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (20 TO 49 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (1 TO 19 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (200 TO 499 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 337 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 8,635 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY 9,542 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (1 TO 19 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD 19,616 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 18,362 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 228 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (200 TO 499 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (20 TO 49 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 550 head
CATTLE, PRODUCTION CONTRACT, ON FEED - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
CHICKENS, BROILERS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 650 head
CHICKENS, BROILERS - INVENTORY 661 head
CHICKENS, BROILERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 420 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 87,637 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY 248,947 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 181,721 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS, PRODUCTION CONTRACT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD 121,000 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - INVENTORY 84,354 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) (D)*
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 176,255 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT, PRODUCTION CONTRACT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD 99,400 head
CHICKENS, ROOSTERS - INVENTORY 15,782 head
CHICKENS, ROOSTERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 14,233 head
CORN - ACRES PLANTED 135,500 acres
CORN, GRAIN - ACRES HARVESTED 133,000 acres
CORN, GRAIN - ACRES HARVESTED 135,452 acres
CORN, GRAIN, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED 380 acres
CORN, SILAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 520 acres
DUCKS - INVENTORY 138 head
DUCKS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
ELK - INVENTORY (D)*
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY 701 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 549 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 90 head
EQUINE, MULES & BURROS & DONKEYS - INVENTORY 25 head
FARM OPERATIONS - NUMBER OF OPERATIONS 924 operations
GEESE - INVENTORY 33 head
GOATS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 145 head
GOATS - INVENTORY 173 head
GOATS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 169 head
GOATS, ANGORA - INVENTORY (D)*
GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - INVENTORY 131 head
GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
GOATS, MILK - INVENTORY (D)*
GOATS, MILK - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
GUINEAS - INVENTORY 16 head
HAY & HAYLAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 5,323 acres
HAY - ACRES HARVESTED 4,902 acres
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 912 acres
HAY, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 3,990 acres
HAYLAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 451 acres
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 341 acres
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 110 acres
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY 102,435 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (500 TO 999 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 56,127 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 1,463 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD) 98,925 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) 27 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (500 TO 999 HEAD) 3,210 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD) 244,850 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 300 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 249,075 head
HOGS, PRODUCTION CONTRACT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD 222,800 head
LAND AREA, INCL NON-AG - ACRES 376,512 acres
LLAMAS - INVENTORY (D)*
LLAMAS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
OATS - ACRES HARVESTED 131 acres
POULTRY TOTALS - HATCHED, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
POULTRY, OTHER - INVENTORY 96 head
QUAIL - INVENTORY (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (100 TO 299 HEAD) (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (25 TO 99 HEAD) 355 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY 773 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 571 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 831 head
SOYBEANS - ACRES HARVESTED 103,400 acres
SOYBEANS - ACRES HARVESTED 100,679 acres
SOYBEANS - ACRES PLANTED 104,000 acres
SOYBEANS, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED 279 acres
TURKEYS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 8 head
TURKEYS - INVENTORY 8 head
TURKEYS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 32 head

(D)*: Suppressed/Censored Values

Based on USDA/NASS standards, these values were determined by NASS to be sensitive to a disclosure of information if they violated either of two criteria rules.

1) The threshold rule was violated if the data cell contained less than three operations. For example, if only one farmer produced turkeys in a county, NASS could not publish the county total for turkey inventory without disclosing that individual’s information.

or

2) The dominance rule was violated if the distribution of the data within the cell allowed a data user to estimate any respondent’s data too closely. For example, if there are many farmers producing turkeys in a county and some of them were large enough to dominate the cell total, NASS could not publish the county total for turkey inventory without risking disclosing an individual respondent’s data.

In both of these situations, the data were suppressed and a “(D)” was placed in the cell in the census publication table. These data cells were referred to as primary suppressions.

Since most items were summed to marginal totals, primary suppressions within these summation relationships were protected by ensuring that there were additional suppressions within the linear relationship that provided adequate protection for the primary. A detailed computer routine selected additional data cells for suppression to ensure all primary suppressions were properly protected in all linear relationships in all tables. These data cells were referred to as complementary suppressions. These cells were not themselves sensitive to a disclosure of information but were suppressed to protect other primary suppressions. A “(D)” was also placed in the cell of the census publication table to indicate a complementary suppression. A data user could not determine whether a cell with a (D) represented a primary or a complementary suppression.