Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
1,176,156 
776,153 
335,913 
64,090 
621,888 
554,268 
acres 
415,309,280 
172,514,405 
203,049,722 
39,745,153 
216,253,446 
199,055,834 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings. 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
1 ,338,485 
939,972 
346,706 
51,807 
707,552 
630,933 
acres 
32,515,057 
18,452,809 
12,486,227 
1,576,021 
17,979,828 
14,535,229 
Irrigated land 
farms 
296,303 
186,730 
79,166 
30,407 
146,692 
149,611 
acres 
55,822,231 
14,340,039 
31,184,179 
10,298,013 
23,859,193 
31,963,038 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
261,281 
158,884 
73,754 
28,643 
131,644 
129,637 
acres 
52,092,384 
12,669,282 
29,529,345 
9,893,757 
22,302,968 
29,789,416 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
60,330 
43,685 
13,505 
3,140 
25,827 
34,503 
acres 
3,729,847 
1,670,757 
1,654,834 
404,256 
1,556,225 
2,173,622 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
291,706 
217,011 
68,426 
6,269 
181,461 
110,245 
acres 
27,485,000 
19,674,853 
6,844,996 
965,151 
16,210,301 
1 1 ,274,699 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
360,673 
110,434 
203,191 
47,048 
212,178 
148,495 
acres 
245,501,827 
34,362,496 
178,768,255 
32,371,076 
119,828,976 
125,672,851 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
14,326 
7,994 
4,579 
1,753 
6,233 
8,093 
$1,000 
3,120,717 
789,559 
1 ,588,278 
742,880 
1,081,464 
2,039,253 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
2,109,303 
1,428,351 
533,070 
147,882 
1,181,152 
928,151 
$1,000 
2,268,536,922 
794,879,074 
1,270,427,420 
203,230,428 
1,156,788,155 
1,111,748,767 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,075,491 
556,501 
2,383,228 
1 ,374,274 
979,373 
1,197,810 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,481 
2,364 
2,586 
2,336 
2,433 
2,532 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
165,851 
129,447 
7,839 
28,565 
101,617 
64,234 
$50,000 to $99,999 
174,286 
145,486 
14,204 
14,596 
104,685 
69,601 
$100,000 to $199,999 
354,825 
297,806 
38,432 
18,587 
201,146 
153,679 
$200,000 to $499,999 
650,777 
506,366 
116,344 
28,067 
353,267 
297,510 
$500,000 to $999,999 
331,875 
207,584 
104,947 
19,344 
183,507 
148,368 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
188,784 
82,048 
91,572 
15,164 
107,932 
80,852 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
151,339 
43,156 
94,210 
13,973 
84,610 
66,729 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
58,239 
10,404 
41,876 
5,959 
29,956 
28,283 
$10,000,000 or more 
33,327 
6,054 
23,646 
3,627 
14,432 
18,895 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
2,108,505 
1,427,954 
533,014 
147,537 
1,180,698 
927,807 
$1,000 
243,966,688 
81,701,727 
136,874,620 
25,390,341 
121,653,873 
122,312,815 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
192,850 
166,674 
13,466 
12,710 
116,179 
76,671 
$5,000 to $9,999 
184,263 
156,421 
16,794 
1 1 ,048 
108,188 
76,075 
$10,000 to $19,999 
317,670 
262,324 
37,329 
18,017 
183,056 
134,614 
$20,000 to $49,999 
558,152 
429,011 
96,643 
32,498 
309,676 
248,476 
$50,000 to $99,999 
350,713 
229,645 
97,487 
23,581 
192,193 
158,520 
$100,000 to $199,999 
222,153 
109,697 
93,935 
18,521 
122,975 
99,178 
$200,000 to $499,999 
172,528 
56,960 
97,794 
17,774 
95,100 
77,428 
$500,000 or more 
110,176 
1 7,222 
79,566 
13,388 
53,331 
56,845 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
1,587,889 
982,638 
488,673 
116,578 
858,855 
729,034 
number 
3,297,894 
1,618,816 
1 ,405,442 
273,636 
1 ,685,499 
1,612,395 
Tractors, all 
farms 
1 ,670,342 
1,072,094 
493,984 
104,264 
918,764 
751,578 
number 
4,178,300 
2,114,936 
1,761,814 
301,550 
2,246,925 
1,931,375 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
779,195 
549,233 
191,963 
37,999 
413,781 
365,414 
number 
1,107,528 
744,311 
305,186 
58,031 
585,421 
522,107 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,143,817 
703,489 
374,344 
65,984 
631,875 
511,942 
number 
1,886,032 
1,045,191 
727,105 
113,736 
1,025,305 
860,727 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
548,284 
204,107 
287,497 
56,680 
312,480 
235,804 
number 
1,184,740 
325,434 
729,523 
129,783 
636,199 
548,541 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
295,742 
73,486 
187,774 
34,482 
175,444 
120,298 
number 
346,632 
83,089 
222,698 
40,845 
200,948 
145,684 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
15,089 
3,042 
9,091 
2,956 
9,280 
5,809 
number 
20,227 
3,928 
12,413 
3,886 
1 1 ,848 
8,379 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
64,162 
26,734 
32,621 
4,807 
29,993 
34,169 
number 
72,389 
29,826 
37,045 
5,518 
33,383 
39,006 
Hay balers 
farms 
577,443 
302,631 
243,363 
31,449 
313,750 
263,693 
number 
731,771 
368,529 
323,461 
39,781 
391,694 
340,077 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
236 United States 2012 Census of Agriculture - UNITED STATES DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
