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 
28,422 
19,124 
7,964 
1,334 
16,441 
11,981 
acres 
2,269,315 
1,028,375 
1,097,094 
143,846 
1,372,366 
896,949 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
26,605 
19,576 
6,409 
620 
14,901 
1 1 ,704 
acres 
541,772 
367,590 
161,890 
12,292 
312,989 
228,783 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,747 
1,189 
431 
127 
869 
878 
acres 
113,008 
22,602 
70,689 
19,717 
41,233 
71 ,775 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,584 
1,053 
409 
122 
789 
795 
acres 
109,717 
20,703 
69,505 
19,509 
38,786 
70,931 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
199 
157 
35 
7 
102 
97 
acres 
3,291 
1,899 
1,184 
208 
2,447 
844 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
5,094 
4,566 
491 
37 
3,396 
1,698 
acres 
388,848 
345,345 
39,428 
4,075 
254,839 
134,009 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
2,719 
681 
1,714 
324 
1,727 
992 
acres 
1,278,617 
105,847 
980,778 
191,992 
637,700 
640,917 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
27 
20 
7 
- 
14 
13 
$1,000 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
35 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
43,223 
30,909 
10,180 
2,134 
25,712 
17,511 
$1,000 
23,665,643 
12,505,612 
10,054,034 
1,105,997 
13,424,532 
10,241,112 
Average per farm 
dollars 
547,524 
404,595 
987,626 
518,274 
522,112 
584,839 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,658 
2,629 
2,739 
2,321 
2,571 
2,783 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,899 
3,010 
374 
515 
2,358 
1,541 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,612 
3,673 
561 
378 
2,767 
1,845 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,442 
6,728 
1,362 
352 
5,097 
3,345 
$200,000 to $499,999 
14,660 
10,947 
3,276 
437 
8,594 
6,066 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,549 
4,225 
2,138 
186 
3,866 
2,683 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,082 
1,563 
1,369 
150 
1,894 
1,188 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,522 
629 
809 
84 
915 
607 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
305 
93 
195 
17 
154 
151 
$10,000,000 or more 
152 
41 
96 
15 
67 
85 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
43,222 
30,908 
10,180 
2,134 
25,711 
17,511 
$1,000 
3,077,900 
1,498,291 
1,367,699 
211,909 
1 ,675,765 
1,402,135 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,969 
2,545 
250 
174 
1,820 
1,149 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,558 
3,037 
347 
174 
2,294 
1,264 
$10,000 to $19,999 
7,054 
5,778 
950 
326 
4,497 
2,557 
$20,000 to $49,999 
13,948 
10,574 
2,774 
600 
8,168 
5,780 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,323 
5,541 
2,412 
370 
4,756 
3,567 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,464 
2,335 
1,840 
289 
2,524 
1,940 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,129 
938 
1,071 
120 
1,252 
877 
$500,000 or more 
777 
160 
536 
81 
400 
377 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
34,809 
23,663 
9,422 
1,724 
20,197 
14,612 
number 
65,779 
39,201 
23,221 
3,357 
36,785 
28,994 
Tractors, all 
farms 
36,938 
25,583 
9,611 
1,744 
21,772 
15,166 
number 
73,803 
44,543 
25,574 
3,686 
43,073 
30,730 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
15,270 
11,445 
3,238 
587 
8,678 
6,592 
number 
19,173 
14,054 
4,342 
777 
10,825 
8,348 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
27,731 
18,485 
8,024 
1,222 
16,534 
11,197 
number 
44,075 
26,739 
15,395 
1,941 
26,111 
17,964 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
5,989 
2,740 
2,778 
471 
3,658 
2,331 
number 
10,555 
3,750 
5,837 
968 
6,137 
4,418 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,768 
418 
1,152 
198 
1,146 
622 
number 
2,094 
458 
1,407 
229 
1,316 
778 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
788 
158 
517 
113 
507 
281 
number 
1,064 
201 
710 
153 
633 
431 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
348 
155 
165 
28 
192 
156 
number 
404 
172 
200 
32 
223 
181 
Hay balers 
farms 
11,281 
5,706 
5,029 
546 
6,713 
4,568 
number 
13,947 
6,849 
6,438 
660 
8,168 
5,779 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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