Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Commodity 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
2,576 
1,368,084,390 
2,173 
1,398,907,034 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
435 
223,142,011 
517 
286,792,413 
Layers 
428 
10,944,069 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
155 
10,401,459 
215 
13,385,144 
Turkeys 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs 
27 
614,400 
25 
496,849 
Replacement dairy heifers 
14 
9,254 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
22 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
2 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
" 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1 ,000) 
3,200 
4,308,680 
2,910 
3,808,202 
Payments received (see text) ($1 ,000) 
3,200 
564,497 
2,910 
492,117 
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 
42,257 
(X) 
47,846 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
29,676,310 
(X) 
31,635,808 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
702,282 
(X) 
661,201 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
3,085 
(X) 
3,117 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,202 
79,367 
4,181 
107,182 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,690 
266,645 
4,377 
312,178 
$100,000 to $199,999 
7,692 
1,108,429 
8,234 
1,174,671 
$200,000 to $499,999 
13,801 
4,300,122 
14,984 
4,726,610 
$500,000 to $999,999 
7,221 
4,933,017 
8,601 
5,906,336 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,636 
4,896,242 
4,422 
5,929,028 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,238 
6,613,475 
2,383 
7,035,234 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
563 
3,668,771 
473 
3,184,508 
$10,000,000 or more 
214 
3,810,242 
191 
3,260,061 
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 
42,256 
3,935,960 
47,846 
3,681,670 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
93,146 
(X) 
76,948 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,937 
9,637 
4,270 
11,820 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,190 
28,044 
5,036 
34,454 
$10,000 to $19,999 
6,899 
92,785 
8,304 
112,676 
$20,000 to $29,999 
5,870 
135,274 
6,261 
145,720 
$30,000 to $49,999 
6,219 
229,347 
7,171 
266,596 
$50,000 to $69,999 
4,201 
232,830 
4,816 
270,535 
$70,000 to $99,999 
2,733 
219,601 
3,203 
258,474 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,840 
496,284 
4,542 
597,663 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,836 
823,559 
3,092 
907,222 
$500,000 to $999,999 
940 
609,377 
797 
516,824 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
591 
1,059,221 
354 
559,685 
Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Selected machinery and equipment 
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) 
32,908 
64,831 
7,349 
9,797 
29,757 
55,034 
39,230 
73,950 
13,653 
17,321 
Tractors 
35,583 
75,010 
7,390 
11,203 
32,216 
63,807 
41,813 
82,312 
11,045 
15,097 
2 or 3 
13,543 
31,313 
1,586 
3,551 
12,007 
27,727 
15,435 
35,275 
1,981 
4,398 
4 or more 
4,805 
26,462 
400 
2,248 
3,682 
19,553 
4,716 
25,375 
375 
2,010 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
15,242 
19,481 
1,688 
1,889 
13,847 
17,592 
19,119 
23,949 
3,046 
3,323 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
25,360 
39,887 
4,567 
5,465 
22,473 
34,422 
28,643 
43,262 
7,378 
8,638 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
7,472 
15,642 
2,121 
3,849 
6,384 
11,793 
7,914 
15,101 
1,929 
3,136 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
2,410 
2,762 
254 
291 
2,192 
2,471 
2,417 
2,771 
196 
217 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
1,989 
2,392 
431 
471 
1,602 
1,921 
1,362 
1,773 
335 
384 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
349 
397 
78 
90 
283 
307 
324 
332 
56 
57 
Hay balers 
8,936 
11,099 
1,433 
1,600 
7,828 
9,499 
9,262 
1 1 ,283 
1,897 
2,068 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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