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 
1,985 
975,715,223 
2,416 
1,171,417,704 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
456 
165,571,013 
531 
150,943,108 
Layers 
451 
8,759,304 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
181 
11,295,697 
247 
13,477,458 
Turkeys 
218 
27,775,584 
257 
28,163,684 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs 
67 
784,298 
119 
1,254,851 
Replacement dairy heifers 
5 
240 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
35 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
4 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
1 
(X) 
3 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1 ,000) 
2,887 
3,680,713 
3,540 
3,393,639 
Payments received (see text) ($1 ,000) 
2,887 
468,242 
3,540 
473,480 
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 
45,071 
(X) 
49,346 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
36,415,777 
(X) 
32,505,792 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
807,965 
(X) 
658,732 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
2,637 
(X) 
2,343 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,834 
76,669 
5,047 
133,397 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,580 
334,216 
5,872 
421,903 
$100,000 to $199,999 
9,081 
1,293,593 
9,304 
1,302,669 
$200,000 to $499,999 
14,880 
4,566,468 
13,660 
4,204,906 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,876 
4,682,388 
7,920 
5,533,785 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,107 
4,149,553 
4,229 
5,589,862 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,192 
6,818,143 
2,299 
7,026,477 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,099 
7,588,498 
805 
5,348,218 
$10,000,000 or more 
422 
6,906,249 
210 
2,944,576 
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 
45,070 
5,202,799 
49,346 
4,481,741 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
115,438 
(X) 
90,823 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,038 
7,281 
3,523 
9,626 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,288 
22,207 
4,324 
29,810 
$10,000 to $19,999 
6,432 
87,214 
7,819 
108,292 
$20,000 to $29,999 
5,898 
136,265 
6,607 
154,461 
$30,000 to $49,999 
7,582 
281,886 
8,306 
310,857 
$50,000 to $69,999 
5,207 
291,707 
5,291 
297,331 
$70,000 to $99,999 
3,686 
295,428 
3,816 
309,086 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,033 
647,953 
4,889 
633,540 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,799 
815,862 
3,177 
933,598 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,087 
719,271 
971 
648,973 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
1,020 
1 ,897,725 
623 
1,046,168 
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) 
36,430 
73,304 
10,774 
14,677 
31,812 
58,627 
41,858 
79,376 
15,623 
19,973 
Tractors 
38,294 
80,054 
9,628 
14,146 
33,962 
65,908 
42,786 
85,105 
12,023 
16,588 
2 or 3 
15,163 
34,870 
2,017 
4,499 
12,939 
29,639 
16,157 
36,839 
2,210 
4,870 
4 or more 
5,008 
27,061 
471 
2,507 
3,658 
18,904 
4,857 
26,494 
441 
2,346 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
14,672 
17,975 
1,812 
1,948 
13,111 
16,027 
18,068 
21,795 
3,077 
3,319 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
28,333 
43,923 
6,341 
7,437 
24,431 
36,486 
29,882 
44,574 
8,051 
9,344 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
7,618 
18,156 
2,580 
4,761 
6,344 
13,395 
8,056 
18,736 
2,128 
3,925 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
3,461 
4,544 
1,268 
1,529 
2,422 
3,015 
3,675 
4,785 
993 
1,232 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
625 
860 
212 
281 
434 
579 
704 
1,092 
305 
416 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
279 
331 
62 
77 
226 
254 
294 
313 
81 
87 
Hay balers 
13,564 
16,085 
2,736 
2,900 
1 1 ,278 
13,185 
13,836 
16,303 
3,094 
3,229 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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