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 
1,855 
1,274 
896 
2,461 
1,439 
584 
372 
acres 
31,732 
26,300 
20,801 
80,990 
85,853 
57,458 
94,512 
Irrigated land 
farms 
79 
41 
31 
128 
118 
89 
104 
acres 
1,783 
1,676 
886 
7,423 
14,946 
20,399 
58,328 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
78 
34 
31 
122 
117 
87 
104 
acres 
(D) 
1,119 
886 
6,670 
14,737 
(D) 
58,001 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
1 
9 
- 
11 
6 
2 
4 
acres 
(D) 
557 
- 
753 
209 
(D) 
327 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
415 
349 
265 
822 
569 
291 
184 
acres 
22,769 
20,408 
19,109 
73,220 
74,280 
52,899 
54,182 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
151 
161 
140 
524 
545 
343 
279 
acres 
14,869 
19,619 
17,466 
109,795 
241,295 
310,838 
541,054 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
$1,000 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
2,897 
2,041 
1,382 
3,815 
2,230 
911 
579 
$1,000 
1,280,220 
1,105,246 
894,436 
3,240,161 
3,511,421 
2,546,851 
4,274,864 
Average per farm 
... dollars 
441,912 
541,522 
647,204 
849,321 
1,574,628 
2,795,665 
7,383,184 
Average per acre 
... dollars 
2,824 
2,748 
2,713 
2,426 
2,304 
2,092 
1,997 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
35 
8 
5 
2 
1 
- 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
72 
48 
10 
22 
4 
- 
- 
$100,000 to $199,999 
409 
203 
69 
90 
31 
3 
- 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,512 
930 
570 
1,011 
96 
7 
3 
$500,000 to $999,999 
692 
629 
525 
1,680 
562 
76 
5 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
157 
189 
156 
813 
1,002 
257 
24 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
20 
34 
44 
182 
502 
481 
227 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
- 
- 
3 
15 
21 
74 
192 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
11 
13 
128 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
2,897 
2,041 
1,382 
3,814 
2,230 
911 
579 
$1,000 
185,245 
145,081 
112,137 
379,173 
338,151 
274,045 
393,299 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
153 
99 
65 
153 
96 
32 
18 
$5,000 to $9,999 
197 
127 
69 
167 
60 
25 
9 
$10,000 to $19,999 
408 
241 
153 
378 
164 
46 
20 
$20,000 to $49,999 
906 
552 
367 
934 
384 
133 
51 
$50,000 to $99,999 
684 
562 
358 
851 
473 
163 
56 
$100,000 to $199,999 
410 
332 
264 
824 
502 
121 
87 
$200,000 to $499,999 
117 
103 
96 
426 
410 
211 
107 
$500,000 or more 
22 
25 
10 
81 
141 
180 
231 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
2,357 
1,716 
1,139 
3,167 
1,861 
753 
523 
number 
4,715 
3,442 
2,591 
7,502 
5,298 
2,809 
2,750 
Tractors, all 
farms 
2,588 
1,796 
1,231 
3,419 
2,014 
832 
546 
number 
5,576 
3,985 
2,918 
9,032 
6,463 
3,381 
3,117 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
980 
618 
410 
1,091 
552 
246 
149 
number 
1,233 
806 
549 
1,544 
808 
369 
247 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
2,153 
1,542 
1,068 
2,903 
1,644 
663 
423 
number 
3,660 
2,642 
1,938 
5,787 
3,696 
1,631 
1,260 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
476 
412 
295 
1,057 
943 
499 
408 
number 
683 
537 
431 
1,701 
1,959 
1,381 
1,610 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
110 
89 
89 
293 
343 
244 
218 
number 
123 
108 
95 
331 
411 
309 
299 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
25 
22 
25 
101 
213 
147 
161 
number 
33 
27 
31 
114 
278 
208 
256 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
23 
17 
23 
46 
40 
22 
17 
number 
25 
19 
29 
59 
44 
25 
23 
Hay balers 
farms 
1,068 
809 
583 
1,654 
995 
379 
256 
number 
1,320 
1,017 
738 
2,131 
1,261 
498 
323 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
1,300 
923 
677 
1,931 
1,211 
561 
381 
acres treated 
84,090 
75,101 
64,619 
254,456 
349,922 
382,967 
586,850 
Manure used 
farms 
454 
353 
250 
707 
456 
213 
101 
acres treated 
30,610 
29,309 
22,733 
97,127 
108,721 
95,569 
106,665 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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