Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feedlots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
... farms 
137 
6,595 
11,218 
28 
111 
202 
717 
607 
4,116 
$1,000 
44,858 
682,098 
702,873 
2,939 
14,441 
8,888 
63,196 
22,190 
223,612 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
4 
788 
726 
- 
- 
27 
49 
63 
231 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
592 
924 
5 
2 
17 
62 
66 
349 
$10,000 to $19,999 
6 
1,171 
1,773 
2 
5 
40 
88 
114 
669 
$20,000 to $49,999 
5 
1,986 
3,287 
5 
29 
41 
195 
262 
1,378 
$50,000 to $99,999 
14 
1,117 
2,516 
2 
21 
47 
152 
52 
917 
$100,000 to $199,999 
43 
444 
1,244 
13 
26 
27 
87 
38 
371 
$200,000 to $499,999 
41 
227 
664 
- 
26 
3 
54 
12 
185 
$500,000 or more 
24 
270 
84 
1 
2 
- 
30 
" 
16 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
... farms 
110 
3,550 
8,812 
28 
110 
153 
610 
419 
3,191 
number 
284 
6,333 
13,351 
51 
248 
204 
1,216 
528 
4,672 
Tractors, all 
... farms 
110 
4,567 
10,105 
28 
109 
153 
609 
467 
3,396 
number 
400 
11,404 
19,625 
49 
356 
211 
1,246 
643 
5,373 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
15 
1,852 
3,966 
2 
25 
93 
272 
285 
1,637 
number 
16 
2,316 
4,821 
(D) 
35 
(D) 
335 
309 
1,968 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
53 
3,276 
7,850 
28 
83 
81 
463 
241 
2,217 
number 
69 
5,174 
11,990 
42 
172 
103 
831 
311 
2,836 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
... farms 
104 
1,345 
1,996 
3 
63 
14 
57 
23 
424 
number 
315 
3,914 
2,814 
(D) 
149 
(D) 
80 
23 
569 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
... farms 
46 
166 
42 
_ 
1 
_ 
3 
_ 
30 
number 
49 
220 
42 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
40 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
... farms 
128 
12 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
184 
15 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
... farms 
3 
70 
87 
- 
6 
4 
- 
2 
17 
number 
6 
94 
98 
- 
8 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
19 
Hay balers 
... farms 
7 
1,385 
3,648 
23 
75 
10 
128 
34 
397 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
7 
1,823 
4,492 
28 
98 
10 
167 
45 
499 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
... farms 
125 
1,193 
4,418 
2 
77 
35 
114 
124 
846 
acres treated 
91,604 
419,866 
330,524 
(D) 
13,778 
(D) 
4,821 
1,307 
25,107 
Manure used 
... farms 
2 
182 
799 
33 
4 
93 
39 
252 
acres treated 
(D) 
(D) 
56,654 
- 
5,687 
4 
10,175 
224 
6,206 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
90 
584 
832 
1 
18 
12 
82 
52 
212 
acres 
74,895 
308,316 
45,128 
(D) 
2,764 
(D) 
4,455 
501 
6,605 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
124 
1,185 
2,902 
1 
67 
23 
153 
92 
636 
acres 
94,515 
498,081 
255,099 
(D) 
14,627 
(D) 
9,952 
1,321 
19,622 
Nematodes 
... farms 
56 
32 
9 
- 
1 
- 
14 
acres 
28,045 
10,037 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
1,057 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
23 
210 
40 
- 
- 
4 
3 
2 
22 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
11,583 
139,829 
2,752 
" 
- 
(D) 
9 
(D) 
2,230 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
95 
251 
35 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
13 
acres on which used 
63,316 
182,609 
4,196 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
_ 
65 
139 
_ 
_ 
1 
1 
3 
29 
acres 
- 
6,309 
14,004 
- 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
95 
2,208 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
60 
1,557 
2,562 
13 
10 
29 
111 
139 
844 
acres 
51,965 
466,108 
421,104 
3,992 
700 
212 
2,427 
1,803 
48,140 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
5 
392 
146 
- 
3 
3 
6 
3 
38 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
2,033 
68,813 
11,123 
410 
(D) 
578 
(D) 
6,407 
used 
... farms 
20 
200 
223 
1 
16 
- 
5 
1 
42 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
12,360 
73,197 
8,294 
(D) 
1,151 
(D) 
(D) 
1,555 
used 
... farms 
72 
129 
70 
- 
8 
- 
3 
1 
12 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
47,899 
79,987 
6,335 
665 
“ 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
practices were used 
... farms 
66 
601 
360 
2 
33 
6 
13 
7 
73 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
37,968 
448,433 
12,941 
(D) 
2,952 
(D) 
778 
53 
2,642 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
1 
125 
156 
- 
6 
4 
9 
2 
42 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
6,401 
" 
670 
(D) 
384 
(D) 
1,808 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
- 
49 
177 
1 
1 
- 
7 
15 
46 
Solar panels 
... farms 
- 
48 
168 
1 
1 
- 
5 
15 
46 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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