Iowa alpaca farms are making a larger contribution to the State's agricultural production as the alpaca industry grows. Iowa farms sell over $10 billion worth of crops and livestock annually. Iowa leads the nation in all corn, soybean, and hog marketings, and comes in third in total livestock sales. Iowa's forests produce hardwood lumber, particularly walnut, and its mineral products include cement, limestone, sand, gravel, gypsum, and coal. Alpaca breeders are creating a new addition to the traditional livestock industries of Iowa