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 
2,164 
1,000,938,553 
2,370 
1,015,912,076 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
372 
153,388,383 
443 
127,790,446 
Layers 
370 
7,813,621 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
172 
9,476,627 
184 
10,106,814 
Turkeys 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs 
22 
430,993 
34 
702,866 
Replacement dairy heifers 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
27 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
2 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
2 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1 ,000) 
2,731 
3,254,213 
3,023 
2,802,529 
Payments received (see text) ($1 ,000) 
2,731 
419,764 
3,023 
376,429 
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 
43,223 
(X) 
48,753 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
23,665,643 
(X) 
20,704,133 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
547,524 
(X) 
424,674 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
2,658 
(X) 
2,292 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,899 
99,533 
5,954 
157,020 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,612 
332,548 
6,413 
465,166 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,442 
1,201,732 
10,340 
1,470,037 
$200,000 to $499,999 
14,660 
4,538,124 
14,769 
4,522,517 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,549 
4,432,200 
6,730 
4,559,064 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,082 
4,153,561 
3,077 
4,112,775 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,522 
4,469,067 
1,229 
3,499,760 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
305 
2,038,600 
199 
1,334,133 
$10,000,000 or more 
152 
2,400,278 
42 
583,661 
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 
43,222 
3,077,900 
48,752 
2,964,616 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
71,211 
(X) 
60,810 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,969 
7,100 
3,249 
9,120 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,558 
24,065 
4,658 
32,499 
$10,000 to $19,999 
7,054 
95,500 
8,550 
117,238 
$20,000 to $29,999 
6,408 
148,525 
7,486 
175,448 
$30,000 to $49,999 
7,540 
278,195 
8,233 
306,399 
$50,000 to $69,999 
4,878 
271,569 
5,440 
303,327 
$70,000 to $99,999 
3,445 
277,063 
3,605 
289,241 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,464 
566,687 
4,641 
601,312 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,129 
599,168 
2,334 
663,105 
$500,000 to $999,999 
503 
320,360 
419 
269,851 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
274 
489,668 
137 
197,076 
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) 
34,809 
65,779 
7,301 
8,932 
31,593 
56,847 
41,225 
74,818 
13,113 
15,926 
Tractors 
36,938 
73,803 
7,790 
10,258 
33,395 
63,545 
42,799 
79,871 
10,692 
13,777 
2 or 3 
15,222 
34,825 
1,299 
2,834 
13,022 
29,755 
16,416 
37,300 
1,820 
3,980 
4 or more 
4,024 
21,286 
201 
1,134 
3,218 
16,635 
3,849 
20,037 
195 
1,120 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
15,270 
19,173 
1,904 
2,114 
13,735 
17,059 
19,014 
23,622 
2,936 
3,243 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
27,731 
44,075 
5,374 
6,379 
24,479 
37,696 
30,991 
46,355 
7,636 
8,936 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
5,989 
10,555 
1,247 
1,765 
5,243 
8,790 
5,998 
9,894 
1,212 
1,598 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
1,768 
2,094 
190 
222 
1,608 
1,872 
1,616 
1,931 
109 
126 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
788 
1,064 
107 
129 
697 
935 
586 
883 
113 
151 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
348 
404 
66 
73 
288 
331 
277 
290 
56 
58 
Hay balers 
11,281 
13,947 
1,865 
1,982 
9,773 
11,965 
11,716 
14,189 
2,202 
2,324 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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