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WHY FARMERS MATTER<br />
in Clinton is one large example,<br />
but there are many<br />
other examples in <strong>Eastern</strong><br />
<strong>Iowa</strong>, he said.<br />
“The third picture is<br />
what happens when farmers<br />
get a good return on<br />
farming. For a few years<br />
early in this decade, farmers<br />
got historic returns.<br />
What did they do with<br />
the money? They pumped<br />
those profits back into the<br />
regional economy. They<br />
bought houses, vehicles,<br />
machinery,” he said.<br />
The average size of a<br />
farm in Jackson County<br />
is 246 acres, noted Nic<br />
Hockenberry, director of<br />
Total Number<br />
of Farms<br />
Cedar: 955<br />
Clinton: 1,244<br />
Dubuque: 1,462<br />
Jackson: 1,255<br />
Jones: 1,061<br />
Total farm<br />
land in acres<br />
Cedar: 312,457<br />
Clinton: 417,189<br />
Dubuque: 291,441<br />
Jackson: 308,956<br />
Jones: 314,005<br />
Percent of all<br />
jobs from crop<br />
production<br />
Cedar: 12.9<br />
Clinton: 17.7<br />
Dubuque: 2.3<br />
Jackson: 11.2<br />
Jones: 13.5<br />
COUNTY<br />
FARM STATS<br />
Cedar, Clinton, Dubuque,<br />
Jackson and Jones counties<br />
contibute to the farming industry<br />
Percent of workforce employed in<br />
agriculture and related industries<br />
Cedar: 23<br />
Clinton: 29.8<br />
Agriculture<br />
total sales<br />
Cedar: $505 million<br />
Clinton: $4.9 billion<br />
Dubuque: $1.3 billion<br />
Jackson: $484 million<br />
Jones: $417 million<br />
Dubuque: 7.3<br />
Jackson: 23.6<br />
Jones: 19.6<br />
Agriculture<br />
wages<br />
Cedar: $144 million<br />
Clinton: $524 million<br />
Dubuque: $240 million<br />
Jackson: $100 million<br />
Jones: $112 million<br />
*Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Census of Agriculture 2012<br />
Market value of<br />
livestock sold<br />
Cedar: $97 million<br />
Clinton: $113 million<br />
Dubuque: $268 million<br />
Jackson: $129 million<br />
Jones: $112 million<br />
Market value<br />
of crops grown<br />
Cedar: $219 million<br />
Clinton: $269 million<br />
Dubuque: $120 million<br />
Jackson: $108 million<br />
Jones: $165 million<br />
Percent of jobs<br />
from livestock<br />
production<br />
Cedar: 6.7<br />
Clinton: 1.7<br />
Dubuque: 3.4<br />
Jackson: 6.9<br />
Jones: 4.7<br />
“This is where we live!”<br />
PRAIRIE HILLS<br />
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1701 13th Avenue N<br />
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