USDA/NASS Statistics

Buchanan 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 8,156 acres
AG LAND, CROP INSURANCE - ACRES 282,459 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND - ACRES 309,532 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED) - ACRES 11,007 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), ALL CROPS FAILED - ACRES (D)*
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), CULTIVATED SUMMER FALLOW - ACRES (D)*
AG LAND, CROPLAND, (EXCL HARVESTED & PASTURED), IDLE - ACRES 10,921 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, HARVESTED - ACRES 296,224 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, HARVESTED, IRRIGATED - ACRES 124 acres
AG LAND, CROPLAND, PASTURED ONLY - ACRES 2,301 acres
AG LAND, IRRIGATED - ACRES 124 acres
AG LAND, PASTURELAND - ACRES 9,981 acres
AG LAND, PASTURELAND, (EXCL CROPLAND & WOODLAND) - ACRES 5,110 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND - ACRES 6,983 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND, (EXCL PASTURED) - ACRES 4,413 acres
AG LAND, WOODLAND, PASTURED - ACRES 2,570 acres
ALPACAS - INVENTORY 50 head
BARLEY - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (10 TO 19 HEAD) 617 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY 15,508 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (500 OR MORE HEAD) 4,799 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (50 TO 99 HEAD) 2,490 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (200 TO 499 HEAD) 2,485 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,774 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (1 TO 9 HEAD) 406 head
CATTLE, (EXCL COWS) - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, (EXCL COWS): (100 TO 199 HEAD) 2,937 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 1,719 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 214 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 88 head
CATTLE, CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 357 head
CATTLE, COWS - INVENTORY 6,959 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 514 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 456 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY 4,732 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY 5,100 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,315 head
CATTLE, COWS, BEEF - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF BEEF COWS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 1,794 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY 2,700 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 912 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY 2,227 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 22 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 380 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 368 head
CATTLE, COWS, MILK - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF MILK COWS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) (D)*
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 2,420 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 493 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 726 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 1,976 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,768 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 1,456 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE GE 500 LBS: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 6,687 head
CATTLE, GE 500 LBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 15,526 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 411 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 909 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 4,513 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 2,064 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY 22,467 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 5,247 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 3,484 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 5,839 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 11,201 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - INVENTORY 24,500 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 8,607 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 17,245 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 1,695 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 1,560 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 1,958 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 2,076 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (10 TO 19 HEAD) 854 head
CATTLE, INCL CALVES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE, INCL CALVES: (1 TO 9 HEAD) 495 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY 8,083 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 2,899 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 576 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 1,766 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 875 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 1,836 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF CATTLE ON FEED: (1 TO 19 HEAD) 131 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 1,210 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (1 TO 19 HEAD) 218 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (100 TO 199 HEAD) 1,876 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (20 TO 49 HEAD) 710 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (50 TO 99 HEAD) 827 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF CATTLE ON FEED: (500 OR MORE HEAD) 3,399 head
CATTLE, ON FEED - SALES FOR SLAUGHTER, MEASURED IN HEAD 8,240 head
CHICKENS, BROILERS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 83,552 head
CHICKENS, BROILERS - INVENTORY 110,697 head
CHICKENS, BROILERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 320,772 head
CHICKENS, BROILERS, PRODUCTION CONTRACT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY 19,537 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 12,875 head
CHICKENS, LAYERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 12,148 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - INVENTORY 8,368 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 8,298 head
CHICKENS, PULLETS, REPLACEMENT - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 255 head
CHICKENS, ROOSTERS - INVENTORY (D)*
CHICKENS, ROOSTERS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
CORN - ACRES PLANTED 187,000 acres
CORN, GRAIN - ACRES HARVESTED 192,370 acres
CORN, GRAIN - ACRES HARVESTED 182,600 acres
CORN, SILAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 1,892 acres
DEER - INVENTORY 87 head
DEER - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
DUCKS - INVENTORY 178 head
DUCKS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 270 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 645 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - INVENTORY 1,077 head
EQUINE, HORSES & PONIES - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 133 head
EQUINE, MULES & BURROS & DONKEYS - INVENTORY 28 head
EQUINE, MULES & BURROS & DONKEYS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
FARM OPERATIONS - NUMBER OF OPERATIONS 1,057 operations
GEESE - INVENTORY 28 head
GEESE - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
GOATS - INVENTORY 4,259 head
GOATS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 3,843 head
GOATS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 2,247 head
GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - INVENTORY 534 head
GOATS, MEAT & OTHER - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 474 head
GOATS, MILK - INVENTORY 3,725 head
GOATS, MILK - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 1,773 head
GUINEAS - INVENTORY 151 head
GUINEAS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 36 head
HAY & HAYLAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 7,199 acres
HAY & HAYLAGE, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HAY - ACRES HARVESTED 6,205 acres
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 1,679 acres
HAY, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 4,526 acres
HAYLAGE - ACRES HARVESTED 1,312 acres
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) - ACRES HARVESTED 571 acres
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA - ACRES HARVESTED 741 acres
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HAYLAGE, IRRIGATED - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) 44 head
HOGS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 194,626 head
HOGS - INVENTORY 367,983 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (500 TO 999 HEAD) 7,228 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) 1,940 head
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF HOGS: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD) 358,433 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 1,625,095 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (500 TO 999 HEAD) 3,400 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (50 TO 99 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) 56 head
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (100 TO 199 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (200 TO 499 HEAD) (D)*
HOGS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD SALES OF HOGS: (1,000 OR MORE HEAD) 1,620,854 head
HOGS, PRODUCTION CONTRACT - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN HEAD 397,319 head
LAND AREA, INCL NON-AG - ACRES 365,453 acres
OATS - ACRES HARVESTED 849 acres
OATS - ACRES HARVESTED 380 acres
OATS - ACRES PLANTED 800 acres
PEAFOWL, HENS & COCKS - INVENTORY 69 head
POULTRY TOTALS - HATCHED, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
QUAIL - INVENTORY 24 head
QUAIL - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 24 head
RYE - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (1 TO 24 HEAD) 132 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 546 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY INVENTORY OF SHEEP, INCL LAMBS: (25 TO 99 HEAD) 513 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - INVENTORY 645 head
SHEEP, INCL LAMBS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD 568 head
SOYBEANS - ACRES HARVESTED 84,800 acres
SOYBEANS - ACRES HARVESTED 93,474 acres
SOYBEANS - ACRES PLANTED 85,300 acres
TURKEYS - INVENTORY 56 head
TURKEYS - INVENTORY PRODUCERS: (GENDER = FEMALE) 56 head
TURKEYS - SALES, MEASURED IN HEAD (D)*
WHEAT - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*
WHEAT, WINTER - ACRES HARVESTED (D)*

(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.