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 
16,751 
10,818 
4,627 
1,306 
9,772 
6,979 
acres 
1,738,667 
674,200 
887,693 
176,774 
950,920 
787,747 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
15,572 
10,925 
3,842 
805 
8,793 
6,779 
acres 
630,925 
286,591 
228,717 
115,617 
354,086 
276,839 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3,015 
1,382 
1,015 
618 
1,658 
1,357 
acres 
1,092,881 
107,476 
517,059 
468,346 
507,946 
584,935 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,790 
1,224 
963 
603 
1,542 
1,248 
acres 
1,078,596 
99,567 
511,982 
467,047 
499,781 
578,815 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
306 
203 
87 
16 
149 
157 
acres 
14,285 
7,909 
5,077 
1,299 
8,165 
6,120 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
2,966 
2,626 
274 
66 
2,010 
956 
acres 
309,282 
260,588 
30,698 
17,996 
197,978 
111,304 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
2,717 
597 
1,282 
838 
1,571 
1,146 
acres 
2,620,337 
245,356 
1,318,087 
1,056,894 
1,254,983 
1,365,354 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
27 
21 
4 
2 
13 
14 
$1,000 
2,445 
(D) 
2,194 
(D) 
92 
2,354 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
28,093 
18,840 
6,621 
2,632 
16,820 
1 1 ,273 
$1,000 
20,175,806 
7,397,537 
8,647,496 
4,130,773 
10,609,242 
9,566,563 
Average per farm 
dollars 
718,179 
392,651 
1,306,071 
1,569,442 
630,752 
848,626 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,554 
2,723 
2,482 
2,430 
2,571 
2,534 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,306 
2,671 
227 
408 
2,157 
1,149 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,499 
2,768 
454 
277 
2,227 
1,272 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,344 
4,221 
782 
341 
3,267 
2,077 
$200,000 to $499,999 
8,152 
5,777 
1,849 
526 
4,719 
3,433 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,716 
2,169 
1,266 
281 
2,163 
1,553 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,852 
734 
896 
222 
1,096 
756 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,478 
374 
787 
317 
860 
618 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
539 
86 
265 
188 
244 
295 
$10,000,000 or more 
207 
40 
95 
72 
87 
120 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
28,093 
18,840 
6,621 
2,632 
16,820 
11,273 
$1,000 
2,933,418 
1,026,513 
1,211,048 
695,857 
1,540,931 
1,392,488 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,152 
1,799 
208 
145 
1,416 
736 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,225 
1,816 
239 
170 
1,472 
753 
$10,000 to $19,999 
4,337 
3,416 
630 
291 
2,695 
1,642 
$20,000 to $49,999 
8,095 
5,968 
1,587 
540 
4,924 
3,171 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,473 
3,545 
1,469 
459 
3,123 
2,350 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,794 
1,431 
1,076 
287 
1,568 
1,226 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,835 
686 
819 
330 
1,024 
811 
$500,000 or more 
1,182 
179 
593 
410 
598 
584 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
20,517 
12,506 
5,875 
2,136 
11,851 
8,666 
number 
36,005 
18,294 
12,772 
4,939 
19,471 
16,534 
Tractors, all 
farms 
23,303 
14,832 
6,245 
2,226 
13,672 
9,631 
number 
50,885 
26,196 
17,789 
6,900 
28,487 
22,398 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
9,748 
6,879 
2,165 
704 
5,418 
4,330 
number 
12,130 
8,432 
2,803 
895 
6,591 
5,539 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
16,324 
10,224 
4,713 
1,387 
9,542 
6,782 
number 
24,692 
14,130 
8,382 
2,180 
14,104 
10,588 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
6,051 
2,386 
2,527 
1,138 
3,639 
2,412 
number 
14,063 
3,634 
6,604 
3,825 
7,792 
6,271 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,857 
280 
956 
621 
1,096 
761 
number 
2,382 
339 
1,227 
816 
1,359 
1,023 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
414 
75 
214 
125 
224 
190 
number 
574 
109 
296 
169 
307 
267 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
209 
96 
92 
21 
100 
109 
number 
252 
112 
113 
27 
127 
125 
Hay balers 
farms 
5,993 
3,030 
2,471 
492 
3,470 
2,523 
number 
7,509 
3,660 
3,225 
624 
4,259 
3,250 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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