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 
24,360 
17,604 
5,793 
963 
14,272 
10,088 
acres 
1,373,836 
718,053 
586,050 
69,733 
832,853 
540,983 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
27,744 
21,393 
5,718 
633 
16,286 
11,458 
acres 
580,228 
409,352 
158,027 
12,849 
343,939 
236,289 
Irrigated land 
farms 
5,230 
2,732 
2,035 
463 
3,150 
2,080 
acres 
1,125,355 
200,735 
804,070 
120,550 
651,181 
474,174 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,990 
2,528 
2,000 
462 
3,035 
1,955 
acres 
1,112,359 
194,647 
797,522 
120,190 
642,808 
469,551 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
386 
284 
92 
10 
192 
194 
acres 
12,996 
6,088 
6,548 
360 
8,373 
4,623 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
4,878 
4,341 
502 
35 
3,260 
1,618 
acres 
301,635 
268,754 
31,551 
1,330 
193,758 
107,877 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
4,909 
1,373 
2,903 
633 
3,353 
1,556 
acres 
2,466,702 
302,106 
1,895,070 
269,526 
1,546,054 
920,648 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
90 
71 
12 
7 
33 
57 
$1,000 
5,725 
4,138 
1,132 
455 
3,754 
1,970 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
42,257 
31,544 
8,660 
2,053 
26,061 
16,196 
$1,000 
29,676,310 
15,815,530 
12,555,701 
1,305,079 
17,641,994 
12,034,316 
Average per farm 
dollars 
702,282 
501,380 
1,449,850 
635,694 
676,950 
743,042 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,085 
3,290 
2,907 
2,641 
2,962 
3,283 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,202 
2,677 
162 
363 
2,079 
1,123 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,690 
3,145 
283 
262 
2,431 
1,259 
$100,000 to $199,999 
7,692 
6,597 
775 
320 
4,820 
2,872 
$200,000 to $499,999 
13,801 
11,208 
2,152 
441 
8,336 
5,465 
$500,000 to $999,999 
7,221 
5,011 
1,931 
279 
4,320 
2,901 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,636 
1,831 
1,586 
219 
2,245 
1,391 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,238 
805 
1,295 
138 
1,443 
795 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
563 
180 
359 
24 
273 
290 
$10,000,000 or more 
214 
90 
117 
7 
114 
100 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
42,256 
31,543 
8,660 
2,053 
26,060 
16,196 
$1,000 
3,935,960 
1,646,484 
1,979,093 
310,383 
2,338,837 
1,597,123 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,937 
3,595 
208 
134 
2,601 
1,336 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,190 
3,684 
361 
145 
2,638 
1,552 
$10,000 to $19,999 
6,899 
5,968 
659 
272 
4,294 
2,605 
$20,000 to $49,999 
12,089 
9,773 
1,834 
482 
7,350 
4,739 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,934 
4,907 
1,681 
346 
4,091 
2,843 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,840 
2,173 
1,404 
263 
2,341 
1,499 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,836 
1,115 
1,454 
267 
1,831 
1,005 
$500,000 or more 
1,531 
328 
1,059 
144 
914 
617 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
32,908 
23,119 
8,121 
1,668 
19,742 
13,166 
number 
64,831 
38,098 
23,220 
3,513 
37,732 
27,099 
Tractors, all 
farms 
35,583 
25,628 
8,249 
1,706 
21,655 
13,928 
number 
75,010 
44,738 
26,141 
4,131 
45,565 
29,445 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
15,242 
11,915 
2,788 
539 
8,973 
6,269 
number 
19,481 
14,908 
3,890 
683 
11,526 
7,955 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
25,360 
17,661 
6,523 
1,176 
15,411 
9,949 
number 
39,887 
25,101 
12,856 
1,930 
23,946 
15,941 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
7,472 
3,125 
3,638 
709 
4,985 
2,487 
number 
15,642 
4,729 
9,395 
1,518 
10,093 
5,549 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
2,410 
630 
1,481 
299 
1,715 
695 
number 
2,762 
701 
1,731 
330 
1,975 
787 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
1,989 
308 
1,444 
237 
1,437 
552 
number 
2,392 
339 
1,764 
289 
1,711 
681 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
349 
180 
150 
19 
204 
145 
number 
397 
200 
177 
20 
228 
169 
Hay balers 
farms 
8,936 
4,865 
3,658 
413 
5,389 
3,547 
number 
11,099 
5,826 
4,751 
522 
6,671 
4,428 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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