Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
180 to 219 
220 to 259 
260 to 499 
500 to 999 
1,000 to 1,999 
2,000 or more 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
786 
597 
471 
1,165 
789 
533 
514 
acres 
14,119 
10,720 
13,344 
44,624 
53,504 
60,574 
354,487 
Irrigated land 
farms 
88 
96 
64 
272 
319 
471 
421 
acres 
6,174 
8,384 
7,047 
43,258 
115,139 
319,622 
575,911 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
85 
84 
55 
249 
311 
465 
419 
acres 
5,916 
6,860 
6,195 
40,972 
113,545 
317,249 
574,596 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
6 
17 
10 
30 
18 
12 
6 
acres 
258 
1,524 
852 
2,286 
1,594 
2,373 
1,315 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
226 
163 
133 
298 
169 
128 
108 
acres 
19,908 
15,958 
16,685 
50,210 
41,839 
37,735 
53,233 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
92 
86 
79 
314 
457 
656 
600 
acres 
10,629 
10,929 
13,365 
79,018 
260,795 
760,281 
1,465,818 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
3 
1 
$1,000 
" 
- 
" 
(D) 
51 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
1,368 
1,031 
771 
2,043 
1,323 
1,051 
875 
$1,000 
628,835 
573,886 
536,076 
1,814,591 
2,227,239 
3,307,441 
6,912,516 
Average per farm 
... dollars 
459,674 
556,631 
695,299 
888,199 
1,683,476 
3,146,947 
7,900,018 
Average per acre 
... dollars 
2,922 
2,818 
2,927 
2,525 
2,438 
2,290 
2,064 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
4 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
10 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$100,000 to $199,999 
240 
115 
26 
30 
1 
- 
- 
$200,000 to $499,999 
714 
471 
323 
487 
57 
1 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
284 
315 
296 
967 
293 
44 
1 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
101 
103 
90 
440 
631 
196 
14 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
15 
19 
28 
112 
306 
690 
284 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
- 
- 
8 
6 
27 
110 
388 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
8 
10 
188 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
1,368 
1,031 
771 
2,043 
1,323 
1,051 
875 
$1,000 
87,574 
77,683 
62,149 
210,365 
280,859 
492,519 
891,638 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
85 
56 
39 
70 
46 
17 
7 
$5,000 to $9,999 
70 
31 
29 
65 
19 
13 
6 
$10,000 to $19,999 
193 
94 
74 
181 
45 
23 
6 
$20,000 to $49,999 
419 
318 
220 
395 
154 
32 
15 
$50,000 to $99,999 
336 
271 
198 
556 
247 
75 
37 
$100,000 to $199,999 
184 
161 
126 
472 
321 
181 
73 
$200,000 to $499,999 
70 
93 
78 
268 
342 
328 
186 
$500,000 or more 
11 
7 
7 
36 
149 
382 
545 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
1,019 
785 
606 
1,620 
1,127 
957 
816 
number 
1,633 
1,259 
1,065 
3,063 
2,850 
3,248 
4,163 
Tractors, all 
farms 
1,152 
882 
678 
1,833 
1,204 
989 
829 
number 
2,444 
2,028 
1,724 
4,885 
4,059 
4,471 
5,696 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
431 
282 
236 
626 
319 
224 
222 
number 
555 
364 
310 
826 
446 
289 
317 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
925 
718 
563 
1,430 
872 
576 
523 
number 
1,481 
1,238 
1,019 
2,591 
1,797 
1,164 
1,246 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
305 
288 
262 
853 
808 
845 
753 
number 
408 
426 
395 
1,468 
1,816 
3,018 
4,133 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
49 
44 
31 
155 
321 
551 
568 
number 
52 
49 
33 
179 
368 
700 
847 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
7 
- 
8 
35 
71 
130 
137 
number 
12 
- 
13 
48 
93 
169 
205 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
17 
10 
19 
35 
23 
16 
11 
number 
20 
12 
20 
45 
30 
22 
16 
Hay balers 
farms 
449 
381 
271 
862 
470 
212 
143 
number 
574 
477 
364 
1,115 
611 
290 
188 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
497 
411 
340 
940 
809 
827 
701 
acres treated 
33,534 
35,410 
34,892 
146,640 
294,667 
703,797 
1,245,928 
Manure used 
farms 
96 
79 
51 
174 
124 
102 
36 
acres treated 
5,880 
4,027 
3,064 
22,854 
27,750 
39,863 
20,780 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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