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 
1,351 
791 
600 
1,981 
1,597 
980 
1,084 
acres 
45,432 
31,856 
27,918 
115,992 
165,877 
153,301 
581,421 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,650 
1,045 
834 
2,810 
2,267 
1,400 
1,480 
acres 
179,907 
146,234 
137,641 
720,848 
1,125,266 
1,250,285 
3,554,127 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,525 
989 
764 
2,594 
2,106 
1,257 
1,265 
acres 
171,208 
140,634 
131,135 
691,266 
1,081,795 
1,198,601 
3,270,456 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
241 
107 
128 
373 
301 
236 
388 
acres 
8,699 
5,600 
6,506 
29,582 
43,471 
51,684 
283,671 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
68 
31 
13 
70 
65 
21 
42 
acres 
6,738 
3,759 
1,672 
13,898 
23,319 
14,856 
34,837 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
726 
504 
408 
1,418 
1,248 
799 
867 
acres 
88,066 
72,494 
70,081 
381,367 
641,702 
721,610 
2,677,585 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
112 
80 
55 
202 
148 
123 
135 
$1,000 
39,308 
38,645 
29,147 
150,646 
167,820 
235,051 
397,289 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
2,533 
1,477 
1,189 
3,983 
3,230 
2,040 
2,434 
$1,000 
4,719,041 
3,686,631 
3,508,975 
14,826,376 
18,845,418 
20,710,607 
54,626,804 
Average per farm 
... dollars 
1,863,024 
2,496,026 
2,951,199 
3,722,414 
5,834,495 
10,152,259 
22,443,223 
Average per acre 
... dollars 
11,841 
12,593 
12,431 
10,377 
8,397 
7,396 
3,298 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
34 
3 
8 
11 
- 
- 
1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
48 
16 
10 
29 
5 
- 
- 
$100,000 to $199,999 
94 
44 
38 
66 
40 
6 
- 
$200,000 to $499,999 
370 
138 
99 
283 
135 
52 
14 
$500,000 to $999,999 
480 
245 
204 
520 
265 
82 
42 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
571 
327 
216 
725 
432 
267 
107 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
787 
549 
425 
1,363 
910 
494 
501 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
122 
112 
147 
751 
886 
422 
461 
$10,000,000 or more 
27 
43 
42 
235 
557 
717 
1,308 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
2,533 
1,477 
1,189 
3,983 
3,230 
2,040 
2,433 
$1,000 
330,254 
239,700 
250,638 
1,021,159 
1,341,869 
1,366,803 
2,460,158 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
179 
59 
67 
176 
125 
39 
43 
$5,000 to $9,999 
132 
69 
66 
144 
91 
43 
58 
$10,000 to $19,999 
247 
97 
86 
260 
178 
99 
101 
$20,000 to $49,999 
504 
268 
196 
578 
424 
220 
264 
$50,000 to $99,999 
513 
258 
162 
564 
402 
256 
371 
$100,000 to $199,999 
455 
295 
187 
668 
390 
264 
343 
$200,000 to $499,999 
376 
331 
286 
983 
747 
360 
393 
$500,000 or more 
127 
100 
139 
610 
873 
759 
860 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
1,954 
1,257 
975 
3,326 
2,741 
1,818 
2,230 
number 
4,710 
3,666 
3,032 
11,979 
13,287 
11,897 
18,853 
Tractors, all 
farms 
1,964 
1,247 
969 
3,218 
2,613 
1,718 
2,010 
number 
5,802 
4,354 
3,914 
14,003 
15,096 
12,843 
21,884 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
971 
637 
474 
1,468 
1,194 
784 
861 
number 
1,713 
1,302 
1,270 
3,313 
3,142 
2,336 
2,883 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,410 
911 
725 
2,439 
1,996 
1,348 
1,549 
number 
3,069 
2,300 
1,922 
7,376 
7,272 
6,057 
9,828 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
572 
399 
378 
1,507 
1,517 
1,036 
1,253 
number 
1,020 
752 
722 
3,314 
4,682 
4,450 
9,173 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
67 
56 
34 
275 
384 
288 
365 
number 
84 
72 
42 
338 
546 
467 
671 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
12 
14 
12 
54 
124 
138 
92 
number 
19 
15 
12 
73 
176 
241 
291 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
78 
59 
64 
217 
222 
158 
209 
number 
106 
72 
84 
266 
330 
231 
396 
Hay balers 
farms 
169 
108 
115 
472 
440 
371 
560 
number 
215 
150 
163 
675 
594 
498 
862 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
1,265 
830 
654 
2,305 
1,889 
1,136 
1,124 
acres treated 
140,212 
116,958 
110,494 
615,209 
934,548 
1,038,382 
2,848,814 
Manure used 
farms 
262 
169 
149 
478 
400 
223 
225 
acres treated 
18,497 
17,024 
15,661 
83,256 
122,299 
121,344 
256,520 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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