Merlin Eugene Bartz
The Farm Service Agency recorded $265.9 thousand paid to Merlin Eugene Bartz of Grafton, IA in 2011 to 2025, across 183 payments under 19 programs.
What the record holds
- $265.9 thousand
- Paid
- $265,934
- Net of any repayment. This payee has none on record.
- 183
- Payments
- One row of USDA’s file is one disbursement, not one year and not one program.
- 19
- Programs
- Named in the file itself, so this is what the money was for as USDA records it.
- 2
- County offices
- The offices that administered the payments, which is not where any land is.
The mailing address USDA holds for payment is 2081 410TH St, Grafton, IA 50440-7510. It is where a check goes, not where a farm is: a payee can be addressed to an accountant in another state.
What the payments were for
| Program | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $103,630 | 117 |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $41,725 | 14 |
| Tmp/Mfp 2019 Non Specialty Crops | $33,241 | 3 |
| Market Facilitation Program - Crops | $19,390 | 3 |
| CFAPCCA2 | $15,572 | 1 |
| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $13,250 | 17 |
| CFAP3 - TUP | $9,803 | 1 |
| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Specialty Crops 1 | $7,190 | 2 |
| Price Loss Coverage Program | $5,798 | 3 |
| CFAPCCCCA | $5,514 | 2 |
| CFAPCARES | $4,625 | 2 |
| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $2,581 | 2 |
| Emergency Relief Program-Non-Specialty Crops | $1,145 | 4 |
| CRP Cost-Share Web-Based - COF | $859 | 3 |
| CRP - Continuous PIP | $770 | 5 |
| Livestock Forage Program | $403 | 1 |
| CFAP3 - LTU | $224 | 1 |
| Emergency Livestock Relief Program-2023-24 | $150 | 1 |
| Emergency Relief Program Track 1-Non-Specialty Crops | $64 | 1 |
By year
| Year | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24,570 | 22 |
| 2024 | $11,400 | 13 |
| 2023 | $12,055 | 17 |
| 2022 | $12,694 | 14 |
| 2021 | $17,007 | 9 |
| 2020 | $51,246 | 21 |
| 2019 | $33,964 | 11 |
| 2018 | $28,686 | 13 |
| 2017 | $15,405 | 10 |
| 2016 | $12,233 | 10 |
| 2015 | $22,356 | 10 |
| 2014 | $5,534 | 8 |
| 2013 | $5,534 | 8 |
| 2012 | $7,716 | 9 |
| 2011 | $5,534 | 8 |
The calendar year USDA disbursed the money, which is frequently not the year of the program it was paid under. The site holds the years listed here and no others.
Which offices paid
| County | State | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worth | Iowa | $244,289 | 168 |
| Cerro Gordo | Iowa | $21,645 | 15 |
Nearby on this site
A payee's neighbours here are the other recipients paid through the same state's offices, not the farms next door: FSA publishes no location, only the address it pays.
- What the Farm Service Agency paid in Iowa
- Pinicon Farm $2.1 million
- Richland Prtsp $1.5 million
- Dejay Farms $1.5 million
- Tim Graber Farms Inc $1.4 million
- Whiskey Creek Ptn $1.4 million
- Empire Land & Cattle II $1.3 million
- Saratoga Partnership $1.2 million
- Doug Studer Farms $1.1 million
The largest recipients Iowa's offices paid in 2025, which is one year rather than the years above.
Sources
- Farm program payment files — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 24, 2026
- Census Bureau county population estimates — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 23, 2026
Data retrieved