Table 45. Commodities Raised and Deiivered 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 
15,830 
8,159,857,456 
17,001 
8,600,795,123 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
3,144 
1,821,195,529 
3,331 
1,823,376,451 
Layers 
2,949 
72,410,155 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
1,384 
111,825,404 
1,563 
116,811,593 
Turkeys 
1,903 
195,957,616 
2,195 
200,125,309 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
1,043 
7,573,461 
1,485 
8,826,814 
Flogs and pigs 
8,012 
86,681,876 
8,991 
89,601,632 
Replacement dairy heifers 
2,716 
1,079,045 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
2,295 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
497 
(X) 
506 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
1,625 
(X) 
2,033 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
38 
(X) 
14 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1 ,000) 
37,397 
56,731,078 
40,496 
48,847,998 
Payments received (see text) ($1 ,000) 
37,397 
6,867,574 
40,496 
7,603,734 
Table 46. Vaiue of Land and Buiidings: 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 
2,109,303 
(X) 
2,204,792 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
2,268,536,922 
(X) 
1,744,295,252 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
1,075,491 
(X) 
791,138 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
2,481 
(X) 
1,892 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
165,851 
3,924,174 
223,182 
5,389,974 
$50,000 to $99,999 
174,286 
12,595,984 
212,783 
15,332,567 
$100,000 to $199,999 
354,825 
50,905,514 
374,783 
53,279,856 
$200,000 to $499,999 
650,777 
202,843,891 
631,939 
198,135,165 
$500,000 to $999,999 
331,875 
226,587,016 
371,783 
255,120,688 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
188,784 
257,877,912 
206,282 
279,370,915 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
151,339 
464,013,769 
132,549 
397,786,859 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
58,239 
398,372,722 
36,072 
242,067,138 
$10,000,000 or more 
33,327 
651,415,940 
15,419 
297,812,088 
Table 47. Vaiue 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 .... 
2,108,505 
243,966,688 
2,204,513 
194,783,471 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
115,706 
(X) 
88,357 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
192,850 
439,846 
195,820 
525,370 
$5,000 to $9,999 
184,263 
1 ,237,979 
217,460 
1 ,489,642 
$10,000 to $19,999 
317,670 
4,274,788 
351,088 
4,777,255 
$20,000 to $29,999 
262,821 
6,086,323 
279,609 
6,531,269 
$30,000 to $49,999 
295,331 
10,931,730 
318,680 
11,881,082 
$50,000 to $69,999 
206,481 
11,505,908 
215,497 
12,086,691 
$70,000 to $99,999 
144,232 
11,631,918 
151,271 
12,244,548 
$100,000 to $199,999 
222,153 
28,920,218 
232,001 
30,552,240 
$200,000 to $499,999 
172,528 
50,577,905 
175,152 
51,192,883 
$500,000 to $999,999 
67,049 
44,354,766 
48,725 
31,708,088 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
43,127 
74,005,308 
19,210 
31,794,404 
Table 48. Seiected 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 
Total 
Manufactured 
2003 to 2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
1,587,889 
3,297,894 
400,812 
527,456 
1,414,046 
2,770,438 
1 ,783,324 
3,512,538 
586,671 
731,562 
Tractors 
1,670,342 
4,178,300 
331,835 
494,548 
1 ,537,974 
3,683,752 
1 ,844,647 
4,389,812 
385,317 
530,102 
2 or 3 
624,179 
1,468,568 
71,146 
159,940 
572,651 
1,346,563 
687,004 
1,609,191 
70,658 
156,572 
4 or more 
355,989 
2,019,558 
15,699 
89,618 
303,322 
1,675,188 
355,31 1 
1 ,978,289 
12,301 
71,172 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
779,195 
1,107,528 
86,262 
98,095 
710,500 
1 ,009,433 
910,937 
1 ,280,039 
127,288 
142,117 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
1,143,817 
1 ,886,032 
171,319 
205,388 
1,036,016 
1 ,680,644 
1,238,101 
1 ,998,508 
212,259 
250,743 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
548,284 
1,184,740 
118,239 
191,065 
500,715 
993,675 
555,941 
1,111,265 
91,469 
137,242 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
295,742 
346,632 
52,728 
58,301 
248,546 
288,331 
295,490 
346,935 
37,491 
41,420 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
15,089 
20,227 
2,914 
3,566 
12,562 
16,661 
12,500 
18,162 
3,346 
4,238 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
64,162 
72,389 
7,880 
8,692 
57,170 
63,697 
60,133 
64,191 
7,794 
8,381 
Flay balers 
577,443 
731,771 
73,222 
79,330 
521,676 
652,441 
593,543 
727,501 
82,405 
87,948 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - UNiTED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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