Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Commodity 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Layers 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Replacement dairy heifers 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
- 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1 ,000) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Payments received (see text) ($1 ,000) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Table 46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of land and buildings 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of land and buildings farms 
762 
(X) 
686 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
519,287 
(X) 
344,607 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
681,479 
(X) 
502,342 
Average per acre dollars 
(X) 
623 
(X) 
391 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
67 
1,388 
49 
1,144 
$50,000 to $99,999 
49 
3,113 
54 
(D) 
$100,000 to $199,999 
127 
17,890 
104 
14,313 
$200,000 to $499,999 
293 
92,473 
273 
85,507 
$500,000 to $999,999 
140 
87,610 
132 
87,179 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
54 
71,596 
55 
71,698 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
22 
65,421 
12 
30,451 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
7 
41,621 
6 
34,618 
$10,000,000 or more 
3 
138,175 
1 
(D) 
Table 47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of machinery and equipment 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of machinery and equipment 
762 
66,633 
686 
54,082 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
87,445 
(X) 
78,837 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
104 
204 
62 
164 
$5,000 to $9,999 
56 
(D) 
44 
287 
$10,000 to $19,999 
96 
1,242 
91 
1,228 
$20,000 to $29,999 
79 
1,817 
87 
2,028 
$30,000 to $49,999 
113 
4,063 
105 
3,943 
$50,000 to $69,999 
92 
4,980 
93 
5,167 
$70,000 to $99,999 
64 
5,135 
53 
4,303 
$100,000 to $199,999 
72 
8,700 
88 
11,147 
$200,000 to $499,999 
69 
20,956 
50 
14,829 
$500,000 to $999,999 
11 
6,969 
10 
5,676 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
6 
(D) 
3 
5,312 
Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Selected machinery and equipment 
Total 
Manufactured 
2008 to 2012 
Manufactured 
prior to 2008 
Totai 
Manufactured 
2003 to 2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
576 
1,180 
101 
114 
532 
1,066 
528 
1,139 
140 
179 
Tractors 
462 
1,113 
82 
101 
422 
1,012 
460 
1,109 
82 
97 
2 or 3 
158 
373 
14 
30 
141 
333 
177 
419 
11 
23 
4 or more 
95 
531 
1 
(D) 
90 
488 
95 
502 
1 
(D) 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
252 
364 
33 
36 
232 
328 
259 
383 
39 
44 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
289 
543 
48 
51 
260 
492 
303 
537 
40 
45 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
134 
206 
14 
14 
125 
192 
115 
189 
7 
8 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
29 
45 
1 
(D) 
28 
(D) 
31 
42 
1 
(D) 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
18 
19 
- 
- 
18 
19 
16 
18 
2 
(D) 
Hay balers 
221 
333 
18 
22 
212 
311 
225 
304 
18 
(D) 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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