Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feed lots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
... farms 
- 
10,152 
10,513 
268 
183 
343 
611 
1,209 
7,057 
$1,000 
- 
716,200 
892,665 
180,101 
101,967 
24,942 
31,173 
51,839 
312,416 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
1,389 
730 
3 
25 
31 
100 
171 
731 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
1,255 
761 
2 
3 
31 
70 
155 
712 
$10,000 to $19,999 
- 
1,709 
1,478 
18 
12 
64 
150 
245 
1,329 
$20,000 to $49,999 
- 
2,623 
2,855 
35 
14 
130 
156 
382 
2,311 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
1,548 
2,036 
43 
13 
45 
81 
139 
1,213 
$100,000 to $199,999 
- 
790 
1,490 
37 
20 
21 
31 
77 
506 
$200,000 to $499,999 
- 
592 
951 
53 
34 
15 
20 
27 
230 
$500,000 or more 
- 
246 
212 
77 
62 
6 
3 
13 
25 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
... farms 
- 
6,588 
8,911 
252 
151 
286 
466 
975 
5,460 
number 
- 
13,582 
21,429 
1,383 
919 
591 
768 
1,775 
8,913 
Tractors, all 
... farms 
_ 
6,936 
8,372 
241 
152 
201 
375 
838 
4,898 
number 
- 
14,929 
18,011 
871 
791 
295 
580 
1,268 
7,331 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
3,215 
3,657 
106 
71 
101 
240 
525 
2,837 
number 
- 
4,376 
4,951 
190 
129 
136 
289 
625 
3,426 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
4,436 
5,564 
167 
100 
101 
183 
407 
2,596 
number 
- 
6,520 
8,626 
281 
232 
130 
223 
517 
3,205 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
... farms 
- 
2,163 
2,576 
149 
105 
23 
48 
81 
547 
number 
- 
4,033 
4,434 
400 
430 
29 
68 
126 
700 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
... farms 
_ 
483 
419 
36 
14 
5 
5 
11 
17 
number 
- 
544 
517 
43 
14 
8 
(D) 
16 
18 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
1,002 
916 
44 
40 
8 
14 
32 
192 
number 
- 
1,131 
1,034 
49 
51 
8 
14 
36 
208 
Hay balers 
... farms 
- 
3,445 
3,249 
83 
58 
29 
60 
152 
833 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
4,223 
4,182 
106 
77 
35 
73 
172 
960 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
... farms 
- 
2,477 
2,060 
105 
75 
29 
73 
108 
815 
acres treated 
- 
368,364 
456,878 
77,626 
32,352 
4,600 
2,285 
6,192 
33,741 
Manure used 
... farms 
- 
738 
1,032 
53 
46 
25 
78 
99 
750 
acres treated 
46,713 
100,602 
7,702 
18,756 
1,477 
957 
3,036 
17,830 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
- 
884 
614 
61 
51 
18 
27 
43 
187 
acres 
- 
172,201 
99,403 
30,363 
31,609 
437 
234 
1,516 
3,863 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
- 
2,353 
2,092 
123 
76 
43 
95 
117 
914 
acres 
- 
368,564 
580,880 
108,936 
45,055 
7,333 
3,055 
4,144 
36,247 
Nematodes 
... farms 
- 
55 
36 
3 
5 
- 
2 
5 
14 
acres 
- 
11,908 
3,578 
135 
3,370 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
279 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
- 
68 
47 
11 
7 
- 
5 
3 
23 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
15,442 
4,691 
(D) 
3,056 
- 
(D) 
5 
276 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
- 
53 
18 
1 
1 
2 
2 
3 
23 
acres on which used 
- 
2,914 
355 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
5 
124 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
_ 
241 
180 
6 
15 
3 
13 
18 
54 
acres 
- 
29,458 
10,941 
423 
2,653 
7 
647 
858 
734 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
- 
1,062 
823 
26 
11 
21 
49 
91 
525 
acres 
- 
81,793 
71,853 
4,040 
2,139 
319 
1,172 
5,119 
13,864 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
- 
603 
582 
18 
2 
9 
12 
19 
219 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
365,973 
786,109 
10,174 
(D) 
(D) 
813 
4,205 
141,694 
used 
... farms 
- 
633 
493 
41 
13 
10 
24 
25 
93 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
70,443 
183,537 
34,795 
9,712 
5,707 
759 
348 
2,427 
used 
... farms 
- 
343 
347 
43 
19 
- 
5 
6 
34 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
88,504 
133,071 
49,317 
7,421 
" 
(D) 
48 
5,370 
practices were used 
... farms 
- 
1,282 
897 
63 
59 
13 
26 
38 
186 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
~ 
161,713 
208,837 
26,004 
17,211 
706 
1,457 
2,753 
5,758 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
- 
375 
241 
14 
13 
- 
15 
18 
91 
acres 
- 
22,729 
17,809 
1,805 
3,418 
- 
265 
337 
1,797 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
- 
442 
685 
20 
8 
20 
40 
103 
366 
Solar panels 
... farms 
- 
343 
571 
16 
7 
16 
34 
88 
315 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
- 
83 
104 
1 
1 
3 
11 
19 
45 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
2 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
- 
41 
45 
- 
- 
2 
2 
4 
33 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
- 
13 
16 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
12 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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