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 
1,108 
483 
355 
1,674 
1,427 
1,084 
1,817 
acres 
20,779 
13,139 
9,564 
59,865 
72,307 
82,432 
304,287 
Irrigated land 
farms 
751 
463 
274 
1,318 
1,203 
972 
1,542 
acres 
63,880 
45,954 
33,069 
228,854 
361,876 
446,999 
1,141,478 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
634 
374 
244 
1,189 
1,083 
907 
1,450 
acres 
48,193 
33,540 
26,788 
192,636 
310,819 
382,742 
975,917 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
315 
175 
103 
426 
382 
296 
336 
acres 
15,687 
12,414 
6,281 
36,218 
51,057 
64,257 
165,561 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
455 
112 
116 
737 
706 
614 
1,187 
acres 
59,797 
16,556 
20,450 
197,926 
313,038 
375,645 
934,338 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
239 
105 
88 
658 
872 
960 
1,884 
acres 
24,781 
13,195 
12,677 
146,174 
341,488 
697,511 
4,494,892 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
7 
3 
1 
9 
11 
22 
23 
$1,000 
341 
1,036 
(D) 
619 
5,229 
8,865 
44,601 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
2,155 
947 
696 
3,296 
2,930 
2,263 
3,602 
$1,000 
1,118,477 
735,946 
612,235 
3,200,194 
4,261,583 
4,922,681 
18,115,178 
Average per farm 
... dollars 
519,015 
777,134 
879,648 
970,933 
1,454,465 
2,175,290 
5,029,200 
Average per acre 
... dollars 
3,284 
3,935 
3,696 
2,694 
2,047 
1,561 
756 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
161 
30 
16 
60 
16 
- 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
253 
87 
54 
154 
39 
10 
- 
$100,000 to $199,999 
351 
125 
66 
467 
191 
45 
11 
$200,000 to $499,999 
651 
283 
210 
917 
678 
293 
122 
$500,000 to $999,999 
434 
197 
160 
719 
785 
532 
325 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
222 
149 
116 
550 
608 
558 
749 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
71 
60 
57 
357 
476 
600 
1,289 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
12 
14 
15 
57 
106 
177 
659 
$10,000,000 or more 
2 
2 
15 
31 
48 
447 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
2,134 
938 
684 
3,246 
2,885 
2,224 
3,589 
$1,000 
155,152 
77,579 
57,798 
356,897 
486,264 
571,557 
1,399,641 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
233 
78 
53 
266 
182 
115 
69 
$5,000 to $9,999 
213 
57 
64 
234 
143 
90 
60 
$10,000 to $19,999 
328 
127 
102 
376 
268 
126 
117 
$20,000 to $49,999 
563 
250 
158 
776 
632 
350 
369 
$50,000 to $99,999 
381 
198 
129 
631 
497 
432 
490 
$100,000 to $199,999 
265 
135 
103 
407 
449 
410 
672 
$200,000 to $499,999 
116 
69 
57 
419 
481 
392 
932 
$500,000 or more 
35 
24 
18 
137 
233 
309 
880 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
1,463 
743 
547 
2,495 
2,359 
1,920 
3,362 
number 
3,031 
1,726 
1,325 
6,782 
7,660 
7,265 
17,269 
Tractors, all 
farms 
1,413 
712 
513 
2,409 
2,231 
1,841 
3,251 
number 
3,102 
1,668 
1,188 
6,180 
6,277 
5,675 
12,041 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
613 
330 
214 
953 
752 
643 
1,059 
number 
873 
541 
298 
1,319 
1,095 
929 
1,615 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
942 
502 
351 
1,673 
1,490 
1,141 
2,041 
number 
1,431 
760 
541 
2,710 
2,441 
1,940 
3,781 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
515 
225 
203 
1,152 
1,263 
1,217 
2,421 
number 
798 
367 
349 
2,151 
2,741 
2,806 
6,645 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
96 
56 
39 
358 
505 
639 
1,401 
number 
102 
62 
47 
424 
592 
782 
2,107 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
169 
69 
56 
323 
323 
265 
407 
number 
183 
73 
59 
356 
376 
310 
495 
Hay balers 
farms 
528 
290 
192 
1,100 
922 
811 
1,468 
number 
661 
388 
242 
1,449 
1,302 
1,092 
1,976 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
537 
236 
182 
957 
1,050 
973 
1,849 
acres treated 
45,553 
24,063 
22,957 
182,587 
362,595 
593,593 
2,821,741 
Manure used 
farms 
144 
96 
70 
329 
325 
237 
390 
acres treated 
7,834 
5,373 
5,624 
28,925 
43,673 
50,517 
169,204 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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