Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, see introductory text.] 
Commodity 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
633 
211,537,760 
713 
246,098,746 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
2 
(D) 
4 
661,464 
Layers 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
1 
(D) 
2 
(D) 
Turkeys 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
Replacement dairy heifers 
12 
900 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
- 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
1 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
6 
(X) 
66 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1 ,000) 
652 
736,143 
769 
805,624 
Payments received (see text) ($1 ,000) 
652 
72,706 
769 
86,573 
Table 46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of land and buildings 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms 
2,451 
(X) 
2,546 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
4,153,426 
(X) 
5,279,399 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
1,694,584 
(X) 
2,073,605 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
8,166 
(X) 
10,347 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
132 
3,343 
158 
(D) 
$50,000 to $99,999 
106 
7,790 
144 
(D) 
$100,000 to $199,999 
187 
27,610 
228 
33,851 
$200,000 to $499,999 
733 
235,538 
583 
194,337 
$500,000 to $999,999 
572 
386,754 
589 
411,927 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
305 
410,630 
377 
512,107 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
242 
752,789 
232 
692,148 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
92 
603,236 
106 
743,271 
$10,000,000 or more 
82 
1,725,736 
129 
2,676,842 
Table 47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of machinery and equipment 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of machinery and equipment 
2,451 
395,981 
2,546 
304,801 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
161,559 
(X) 
119,718 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
90 
213 
166 
423 
$5,000 to $9,999 
130 
869 
196 
1,376 
$10,000 to $19,999 
323 
4,365 
300 
3,994 
$20,000 to $29,999 
246 
5,695 
302 
7,085 
$30,000 to $49,999 
289 
10,639 
395 
14,960 
$50,000 to $69,999 
341 
18,675 
250 
13,992 
$70,000 to $99,999 
218 
17,115 
188 
15,268 
$100,000 to $199,999 
321 
40,269 
319 
42,021 
$200,000 to $499,999 
294 
84,421 
284 
81,867 
$500,000 to $999,999 
130 
87,263 
115 
74,892 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
69 
126,456 
31 
48,925 
Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Selected machinery and equipment 
2012 
2007 
Total 
Manufactured 
2008 to 2012 
Manufactured 
prior to 2008 
Total 
Manufactured 
2003 to 2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
1,914 
5,520 
578 
798 
1,749 
4,722 
2,096 
5,767 
845 
1,136 
Tractors 
2,047 
5,509 
471 
733 
1,878 
4,776 
2,109 
5,845 
566 
802 
2 or 3 
799 
1,904 
127 
290 
712 
1,707 
840 
1,977 
100 
217 
4 or more 
476 
2,833 
25 
124 
397 
2,300 
507 
3,106 
25 
144 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
1,149 
1,664 
168 
182 
1,006 
1,482 
1,296 
1,892 
276 
305 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
1,290 
2,215 
209 
256 
1,187 
1,959 
1,375 
2,277 
246 
290 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
730 
1,630 
164 
295 
677 
1,335 
773 
1,676 
140 
207 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
574 
663 
101 
108 
496 
555 
611 
730 
68 
78 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
53 
56 
4 
4 
49 
52 
38 
38 
3 
3 
Hay balers 
431 
555 
65 
74 
391 
481 
369 
458 
52 
58 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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