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 
22,186 
15,206 
5,845 
1,135 
9,726 
12,460 
acres 
19,223,470 
7,158,680 
10,652,391 
1,412,399 
8,601,239 
10,622,231 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
20,820 
15,770 
4,337 
713 
9,011 
11,809 
acres 
658,340 
372,428 
247,494 
38,418 
314,227 
344,113 
Irrigated land 
farms 
15,547 
10,351 
4,155 
1,041 
7,269 
8,278 
acres 
2,516,785 
841,960 
1,365,796 
309,029 
1,062,522 
1,454,263 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
13,054 
8,378 
3,736 
940 
6,199 
6,855 
acres 
2,110,131 
656,698 
1,178,460 
274,973 
887,338 
1,222,793 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
5,575 
3,922 
1,385 
268 
2,350 
3,225 
acres 
406,654 
185,262 
187,336 
34,056 
175,184 
231,470 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
4,514 
3,083 
1,283 
148 
2,419 
2,095 
acres 
1,949,006 
1,169,903 
697,432 
81,671 
979,614 
969,392 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
5,379 
2,010 
2,694 
675 
2,700 
2,679 
acres 
5,755,640 
1,121,985 
3,983,855 
649,800 
2,294,167 
3,461,473 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
176 
107 
54 
15 
62 
114 
$1,000 
68,188 
9,110 
56,359 
2,719 
7,220 
60,969 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
36,180 
26,105 
7,839 
2,236 
17,076 
19,104 
$1,000 
40,821,073 
18,488,015 
19,056,072 
3,276,986 
17,257,379 
23,563,695 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,128,277 
708,217 
2,430,932 
1,465,557 
1,010,622 
1,233,443 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,280 
1,568 
1,089 
1,259 
1,217 
1,331 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,158 
1,843 
71 
244 
1,187 
971 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,145 
1,810 
113 
222 
1,201 
944 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,290 
3,698 
339 
253 
2,145 
2,145 
$200,000 to $499,999 
12,084 
10,219 
1,407 
458 
5,561 
6,523 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,814 
4,786 
1,672 
356 
3,091 
3,723 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,901 
1,988 
1,650 
263 
1,838 
2,063 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3,185 
1,294 
1,613 
278 
1,435 
1,750 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,050 
299 
638 
113 
419 
631 
$10,000,000 or more 
553 
168 
336 
49 
199 
354 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
35,893 
25,828 
7,834 
2,231 
16,897 
18,996 
$1,000 
3,953,022 
1,755,672 
1,794,479 
402,871 
1,662,978 
2,290,044 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,507 
3,131 
245 
131 
1,882 
1,625 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,222 
2,764 
312 
146 
1,649 
1,573 
$10,000 to $19,999 
5,427 
4,537 
645 
245 
2,628 
2,799 
$20,000 to $49,999 
9,341 
7,377 
1,481 
483 
4,295 
5,046 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,892 
4,089 
1,406 
397 
2,646 
3,246 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,750 
2,179 
1,287 
284 
1,728 
2,022 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,038 
1,282 
1,442 
314 
1,387 
1,651 
$500,000 or more 
1,716 
469 
1,016 
231 
682 
1,034 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
27,914 
18,780 
7,294 
1,840 
12,456 
15,458 
number 
69,097 
36,733 
26,694 
5,670 
29,583 
39,514 
Tractors, all 
farms 
26,709 
18,145 
7,024 
1,540 
12,072 
14,637 
number 
59,252 
33,683 
21,086 
4,483 
26,489 
32,763 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
12,607 
9,366 
2,723 
518 
5,505 
7,102 
number 
16,910 
12,173 
3,949 
788 
7,443 
9,467 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
16,074 
10,559 
4,589 
926 
7,178 
8,896 
number 
23,882 
14,627 
7,704 
1,551 
10,570 
13,312 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
8,965 
4,126 
3,900 
939 
4,299 
4,666 
number 
18,460 
6,883 
9,433 
2,144 
8,476 
9,984 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
3,317 
998 
1,902 
417 
1,632 
1,685 
number 
4,357 
1,235 
2,580 
542 
2,073 
2,284 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
2,563 
1,285 
1,070 
208 
1,104 
1,459 
number 
2,876 
1,419 
1,229 
228 
1,239 
1,637 
Hay balers 
farms 
9,067 
5,150 
3,316 
601 
4,203 
4,864 
number 
11,292 
6,117 
4,389 
786 
5,193 
6,099 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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