Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
948 
1,936 
1,786 
1,646 
1,554 
5,304 
acres 
45,329 
40,293 
21,766 
21,641 
18,502 
102,593 
Irrigated land 
farms 
242 
332 
267 
144 
82 
153 
acres 
8,939 
5,150 
2,823 
1,076 
525 
3,048 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
212 
298 
224 
117 
70 
93 
acres 
5,296 
3,153 
1,247 
332 
(D) 
970 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
36 
47 
50 
34 
21 
72 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
3,643 
1,997 
1,576 
744 
(D) 
2,078 
Programs 
farms 
74 
106 
69 
73 
49 
2,302 
acres 
9,201 
8,321 
5,094 
4,081 
1,569 
229,193 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
162 
130 
50 
34 
11 
158 
acres 
15,044 
10,373 
2,104 
1,115 
1,677 
23,154 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
3 
6 
10 
- 
- 
- 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
(D) 
21 
27 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
1,632 
3,262 
3,140 
2,934 
2,555 
10,195 
$1,000 
1,218,755 
1,489,840 
983,341 
738,541 
560,717 
3,398,486 
Average per farm 
dollars 
746,786 
456,726 
313,166 
251,718 
219,459 
333,348 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,686 
2,970 
3,423 
3,756 
4,464 
3,009 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
75 
201 
346 
477 
493 
1,637 
$50,000 to $99,999 
96 
311 
413 
460 
439 
1,680 
$100,000 to $199,999 
198 
611 
669 
702 
679 
2,293 
$200,000 to $499,999 
537 
1,215 
1,127 
944 
735 
2,985 
$500,000 to $999,999 
408 
619 
450 
268 
172 
1,026 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
199 
223 
106 
63 
24 
377 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
94 
73 
26 
18 
10 
151 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
19 
6 
3 
2 
2 
31 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
6 
3 
1 
15 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
1,632 
3,262 
3,140 
2,934 
2,555 
10,195 
$1,000 
143,952 
206,824 
145,756 
121,877 
89,727 
395,282 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
44 
115 
165 
214 
279 
1,310 
$5,000 to $9,999 
40 
182 
202 
305 
320 
1,138 
$10,000 to $19,999 
145 
449 
546 
554 
518 
2,035 
$20,000 to $49,999 
381 
1,042 
1,146 
1,026 
831 
3,260 
$50,000 to $99,999 
478 
857 
769 
566 
427 
1,651 
$100,000 to $199,999 
379 
423 
225 
212 
153 
537 
$200,000 to $499,999 
151 
183 
86 
53 
27 
238 
$500,000 or more 
14 
11 
1 
4 
- 
26 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
1,387 
2,683 
2,517 
2,236 
1,896 
5,760 
number 
2,339 
3,992 
3,623 
3,037 
2,531 
7,752 
Tractors, all 
farms 
1,502 
3,013 
2,830 
2,564 
2,138 
7,150 
number 
3,566 
6,133 
5,207 
4,348 
3,289 
11,191 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
516 
1,212 
1,225 
1,117 
1,075 
3,464 
number 
668 
1,533 
1,517 
1,434 
1,288 
4,092 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,180 
2,334 
2,217 
1,878 
1,382 
4,607 
number 
2,155 
3,717 
3,180 
2,528 
1,769 
5,807 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
526 
677 
417 
315 
196 
960 
number 
743 
883 
510 
386 
232 
1,292 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
59 
43 
21 
19 
5 
65 
number 
59 
51 
22 
23 
7 
77 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
14 
7 
8 
4 
- 
- 
number 
18 
9 
12 
6 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
31 
35 
26 
14 
10 
29 
number 
37 
44 
27 
14 
13 
33 
Hay balers 
farms 
757 
1,182 
911 
675 
414 
933 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
993 
1,491 
1,129 
840 
506 
1,092 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
879 
1,507 
1,343 
984 
652 
1,465 
acres treated 
73,048 
76,053 
44,468 
23,390 
11,118 
44,395 
Manure used 
farms 
121 
268 
239 
161 
137 
321 
acres treated 
9,974 
11,508 
6,196 
3,509 
2,335 
6,693 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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