Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
180 to 219 
220 to 259 
260 to 499 
500 to 999 
1,000 to 1,999 
2,000 or more 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings. 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
81,663 
54,674 
41,393 
126,274 
87,964 
53,446 
46,624 
acres 
1,416,160 
1 ,092,078 
932,436 
3,820,224 
4,257,714 
4,010,200 
10,967,704 
Irrigated land 
farms 
10,457 
7,023 
5,550 
21,314 
22,701 
20,638 
24,822 
acres 
780,509 
631,895 
620,332 
3,602,645 
7,222,155 
11,590,136 
28,753,104 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
9,427 
6,355 
5,118 
19,878 
21,647 
19,874 
23,713 
acres 
682,402 
554,350 
557,951 
3,312,454 
6,837,616 
11,076,907 
26,935,844 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
2,288 
1,436 
1,079 
3,799 
3,250 
2,485 
3,307 
acres 
98,107 
77,545 
62,381 
290,191 
384,539 
513,229 
1,817,260 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
24,143 
13,535 
1 1 ,025 
38,176 
30,993 
22,731 
20,816 
acres 
1,765,035 
978,844 
914,897 
4,320,960 
4,637,312 
4,220,954 
6,764,691 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
21,562 
15,542 
14,614 
62,985 
68,952 
56,456 
50,388 
acres 
2,352,116 
2,094,734 
2,352,514 
15,975,479 
35,437,217 
56,379,548 
127,546,975 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
820 
572 
490 
1,505 
902 
495 
568 
$1,000 
113,202 
106,694 
94,064 
448,067 
413,154 
470,436 
841,597 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
129,026 
84,317 
63,636 
198,085 
142,555 
91,273 
82,207 
$1,000 
71,399,558 
58,924,714 
52,947,151 
238,640,310 
337,840,899 
396,257,101 
729,689,523 
Average per farm 
... dollars 
553,373 
698,847 
832,031 
1 ,204,737 
2,369,899 
4,341,449 
8,876,246 
Average per acre 
... dollars 
3,516 
3,537 
3,498 
3,379 
3,412 
3,168 
1,436 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,138 
1,081 
591 
1,096 
393 
138 
175 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,281 
2,189 
1,294 
3,086 
949 
262 
45 
$100,000 to $199,999 
18,118 
7,503 
4,112 
9,076 
2,735 
716 
143 
$200,000 to $499,999 
51,934 
31,240 
20,519 
42,916 
12,669 
3,850 
1,125 
$500,000 to $999,999 
32,471 
25,568 
20,397 
59,525 
27,660 
8,827 
3,542 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
13,516 
12,586 
11,981 
48,660 
37,640 
18,021 
9,778 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3,245 
3,752 
4,269 
30,571 
43,846 
31,540 
25,648 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
276 
324 
393 
2,698 
15,014 
18,823 
19,998 
$10,000,000 or more 
47 
74 
80 
457 
1,649 
9,096 
21,753 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
128,981 
84,300 
63,616 
198,016 
142,478 
91,214 
82,172 
$1,000 
9,127,577 
7,218,993 
6,350,914 
27,526,094 
37,390,093 
42,282,723 
59,818,207 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
9,269 
4,561 
3,050 
8,403 
4,019 
1,617 
1,036 
$5,000 to $9,999 
8,817 
4,515 
2,952 
7,113 
3,042 
1,293 
858 
$10,000 to $19,999 
17,015 
9,359 
6,278 
14,858 
6,365 
2,593 
1,800 
$20,000 to $49,999 
37,284 
22,327 
15,181 
38,078 
17,035 
7,097 
5,242 
$50,000 to $99,999 
29,441 
20,555 
15,294 
41,652 
20,993 
9,041 
7,199 
$100,000 to $199,999 
17,942 
14,640 
12,529 
43,274 
27,279 
12,960 
11,194 
$200,000 to $499,999 
7,699 
6,999 
6,928 
35,178 
40,834 
23,877 
18,581 
$500,000 or more 
1,514 
1,344 
1,404 
9,460 
22,911 
32,736 
36,262 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
97,203 
67,517 
52,148 
167,531 
127,598 
84,557 
78,175 
number 
1 73,582 
127,388 
104,110 
380,608 
381,212 
335,389 
442,252 
Tractors, all 
farms 
105,400 
72,618 
55,481 
173,733 
127,996 
83,427 
75,671 
number 
261,296 
196,756 
160,769 
561,176 
495,893 
374,958 
382,573 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
45,292 
30,408 
22,648 
66,326 
43,580 
25,949 
22,923 
number 
67,271 
46,258 
35,038 
104,189 
71,635 
44,722 
39,607 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
82,128 
58,227 
44,671 
136,861 
94,443 
56,090 
47,969 
number 
140,310 
105,830 
83,820 
267,763 
192,802 
117,675 
106,499 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
35,569 
28,135 
24,866 
97,750 
94,637 
69,876 
63,990 
number 
53,715 
44,668 
41,911 
189,224 
231,456 
212,561 
236,467 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
15,608 
12,290 
11,547 
50,799 
63,094 
52,490 
45,214 
number 
17,055 
13,512 
12,680 
56,073 
71,229 
62,318 
65,471 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
393 
342 
290 
1,685 
3,159 
4,015 
4,114 
number 
476 
400 
347 
1,998 
3,894 
5,354 
6,465 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
3,788 
3,094 
2,624 
10,207 
9,484 
6,637 
8,071 
number 
4,275 
3,423 
2,934 
1 1 ,439 
10,730 
7,537 
9,847 
Hay balers 
farms 
45,041 
34,304 
26,546 
83,646 
57,605 
34,064 
33,090 
number 
58,219 
45,055 
35,160 
1 1 1 ,728 
76,639 
44,051 
42,576 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
58,530 
4,606,598 
42,917 
4,150,864 
35,226 
4,173,380 
119,812 
22,562,032 
99,860 
39,991,850 
69,417 
56,117,292 
56,840 
105,221,669 
acres treated 
Manure used 
farms 
18,156 
14,269 
11,666 
38,917 
29,209 
16,615 
10,705 
acres treated 
847,236 
812,120 
777,851 
3,677,879 
4,507,291 
4,016,287 
4,908,027 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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