Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Louisiana 
Maine 
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE - Con. 
Total cropland - Con. 
Other cropland 
...farms, 2012 
4,899 
1,784 
3,118 
1,134 
15,069 
25,689 
2007 
4,845 
2,093 
2,881 
1,080 
17,831 
25,382 
acres, 2012 
610,875 
66,215 
100,003 
18,061 
520,624 
1,622,271 
2007 
713,979 
98,496 
(D) 
17,194 
635,461 
1,956,182 
Cropland idle or used for cover crops or 
soil improvement, but not harvested and 
not pastured or grazed 
...farms, 2012 
4,022 
1,437 
2,672 
785 
12,114 
22,944 
2007 
4,099 
1,779 
2,264 
812 
14,255 
21,519 
acres, 2012 
443,430 
53,535 
85,770 
12,439 
409,597 
1,487,405 
2007 
582,623 
90,124 
70,506 
13,305 
497,981 
1,711,881 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
...farms, 2012 
519 
368 
457 
349 
2,939 
2,170 
2007 
641 
301 
633 
264 
3,100 
3,366 
acres, 2012 
37,225 
5,990 
8,611 
3,763 
86,570 
69,041 
2007 
39,497 
4,423 
15,521 
2,452 
69,881 
148,216 
Cropland in cultivated summer fallow 
...farms, 2012 
696 
295 
275 
248 
1,591 
1,964 
2007 
291 
215 
287 
167 
2,733 
2,334 
acres, 2012 
130,220 
6,690 
5,622 
1,859 
24,457 
65,825 
2007 
91,859 
3,949 
(D) 
1,437 
67,599 
96,085 
Total woodland 
...farms, 2012 
10,486 
5,804 
6,946 
4,206 
27,381 
28,193 
2007 
10,053 
5,561 
7,210 
4,259 
28,792 
30,036 
acres, 2012 
1,255,635 
773,652 
348,482 
209,111 
1,175,893 
1,641,521 
2007 
1,188,689 
660,679 
373,002 
212,539 
1,196,212 
1,862,251 
Woodland pastured 
...farms, 2012 
4,337 
1,103 
1,459 
1,093 
4,641 
10,172 
2007 
4,112 
1,056 
1,665 
1,160 
5,100 
11,617 
acres, 2012 
225,654 
27,105 
24,830 
17,837 
110,067 
439,332 
2007 
210,997 
26,230 
(D) 
21,853 
125,897 
527,233 
Woodland not pastured 
...farms, 2012 
7,372 
5,442 
6,229 
3,668 
25,010 
22,244 
2007 
7,069 
5,144 
6,332 
3,670 
26,138 
23,390 
acres, 2012 
1,029,981 
746,547 
323,652 
191,274 
1,065,826 
1,202,189 
2007 
977,692 
634,449 
(D) 
190,686 
1,070,315 
1,335,018 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, other than 
cropland and woodland pastured (see text) 
...farms, 2012 
16,751 
4,052 
6,315 
3,485 
19,455 
25,292 
2007 
15,844 
3,413 
6,051 
3,359 
18,787 
27,466 
acres, 2012 
1,738,667 
81,707 
161,243 
62,234 
419,450 
1,271,242 
2007 
1,544,080 
62,014 
156,375 
48,120 
376,625 
1,469,816 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, livestock 
facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
...farms, 2012 
15,572 
6,077 
8,967 
5,698 
38,279 
52,387 
2007 
12,006 
5,052 
7,980 
5,005 
36,399 
51,243 
acres, 2012 
630,925 
121,402 
124,876 
91,383 
684,150 
1 ,525,939 
2007 
685,862 
95,620 
116,937 
69,814 
655,327 
1 ,637,292 
Pastureland, all types 
...farms, 2012 
18,404 
4,554 
6,830 
4,005 
22,564 
30,260 
2007 
20,721 
4,469 
7,741 
4,399 
26,751 
38,291 
acres, 2012 
2,181,466 
118,980 
201,249 
85,760 
619,986 
1,877,600 
2007 
2,390,394 
125,263 
253,903 
86,192 
811,623 
2,722,452 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, Wetlands 
Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
...farms, 2012 
2,966 
293 
2,506 
19 
6,545 
22,533 
2007 
4,160 
695 
2,525 
30 
8,596 
27,687 
acres, 2012 
309,282 
12,643 
73,858 
459 
210,675 
1,292,331 
2007 
524,824 
32,812 
85,046 
580 
302,144 
1,929,007 
Land enrolled in crop insurance programs 
...farms, 2012 
2,717 
403 
1,612 
518 
8,276 
29,441 
2007 
2,689 
527 
1,522 
722 
8,337 
26,713 
acres, 2012 
2,620,337 
123,762 
776,497 
31,025 
4,098,004 
16,278,393 
2007 
2,296,014 
104,796 
665,929 
32,811 
3,617,808 
15,069,112 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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