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 
853 
680 
122 
51 
375 
478 
acres 
8,154 
6,014 
1,569 
571 
3,534 
4,620 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings. 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
1,720 
1,269 
391 
60 
876 
844 
acres 
19,157 
12,506 
5,643 
1,008 
9,294 
9,863 
Irrigated land 
farms 
533 
213 
262 
58 
261 
272 
acres 
127,272 
16,886 
89,982 
20,404 
44,554 
82,718 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
512 
200 
256 
56 
254 
258 
acres 
127,007 
(D) 
89,945 
(D) 
44,392 
82,615 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
29 
18 
9 
2 
8 
21 
acres 
265 
(D) 
37 
(D) 
162 
103 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
201 
157 
41 
3 
116 
85 
acres 
7,808 
6,384 
(D) 
(D) 
3,883 
3,925 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
512 
113 
315 
84 
309 
203 
acres 
296,896 
29,218 
210,566 
57,112 
123,717 
173,179 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
16 
8 
7 
1 
4 
12 
$1,000 
207 
(D) 
158 
(D) 
16 
191 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
2,451 
1,666 
589 
196 
1,346 
1,105 
$1,000 
4,153,426 
1,196,490 
2,403,675 
553,262 
1,807,256 
2,346,170 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,694,584 
718,181 
4,080,942 
2,822,764 
1,342,687 
2,123,231 
Average per acre 
dollars 
8,166 
10,734 
7,370 
7,788 
7,960 
8,332 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
132 
104 
2 
26 
94 
38 
$50,000 to $99,999 
106 
88 
11 
7 
62 
44 
$100,000 to $199,999 
187 
151 
15 
21 
115 
72 
$200,000 to $499,999 
733 
636 
57 
40 
381 
352 
$500,000 to $999,999 
572 
434 
115 
23 
292 
280 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
305 
176 
102 
27 
183 
122 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
242 
52 
157 
33 
154 
88 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
92 
15 
72 
5 
41 
51 
$10,000,000 or more 
82 
10 
58 
14 
24 
58 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
2,451 
1,666 
589 
196 
1,346 
1,105 
$1,000 
395,981 
141,647 
214,445 
39,889 
174,325 
221,656 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
90 
87 
1 
2 
63 
27 
$5,000 to $9,999 
130 
111 
10 
9 
79 
51 
$10,000 to $19,999 
323 
269 
28 
26 
174 
149 
$20,000 to $49,999 
535 
440 
64 
31 
289 
246 
$50,000 to $99,999 
559 
384 
119 
56 
342 
217 
$100,000 to $199,999 
321 
210 
100 
11 
141 
180 
$200,000 to $499,999 
294 
131 
123 
40 
185 
109 
$500,000 or more 
199 
34 
144 
21 
73 
126 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
1,914 
1,229 
545 
140 
999 
915 
number 
5,520 
2,591 
2,449 
480 
2,546 
2,974 
Tractors, all 
farms 
2,047 
1,345 
563 
139 
1,101 
946 
number 
5,509 
2,728 
2,378 
403 
2,810 
2,699 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,149 
855 
251 
43 
577 
572 
number 
1,664 
1,171 
428 
65 
827 
837 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,290 
758 
448 
84 
716 
574 
number 
2,215 
1,174 
910 
131 
1,170 
1,045 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
730 
224 
408 
98 
424 
306 
number 
1,630 
383 
1,040 
207 
813 
817 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
574 
121 
373 
80 
342 
232 
number 
663 
132 
438 
93 
384 
279 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
53 
21 
26 
6 
23 
30 
number 
56 
24 
26 
6 
26 
30 
Hay balers 
farms 
431 
242 
156 
33 
228 
203 
number 
555 
295 
221 
39 
272 
283 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
214 Delaware 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
