Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
452 
330 
245 
628 
364 
166 
58 
acres 
7,651 
9,630 
5,440 
17,495 
16,584 
9,801 
11,717 
Irrigated land 
farms 
56 
32 
35 
121 
121 
74 
45 
acres 
1,821 
1,729 
1,493 
12,265 
30,302 
25,326 
26,668 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
53 
32 
34 
120 
121 
74 
45 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
30,302 
25,326 
26,668 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
3 
1 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
169 
122 
90 
255 
170 
101 
40 
acres 
5,619 
4,600 
3,481 
13,209 
7,572 
5,772 
3,910 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
120 
92 
67 
362 
327 
207 
98 
acres 
11,028 
10,726 
9,464 
83,306 
176,134 
223,916 
244,096 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
- 
5 
4 
6 
6 
3 
2 
$1,000 
243 
576 
673 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
629 
427 
306 
861 
553 
265 
114 
$1,000 
675,966 
530,219 
416,218 
1,809,866 
2,417,220 
1,987,992 
1,975,513 
Average per farm 
... dollars 
1,074,668 
1,241,730 
1,360,189 
2,102,051 
4,371,103 
7,501,858 
17,329,057 
Average per acre 
... dollars 
6,750 
6,317 
5,733 
6,005 
6,326 
5,565 
5,597 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
10 
2 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$100,000 to $199,999 
18 
9 
8 
9 
1 
- 
- 
$200,000 to $499,999 
67 
64 
44 
47 
9 
6 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
288 
123 
66 
97 
34 
6 
1 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
174 
151 
123 
321 
67 
8 
- 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
71 
74 
60 
344 
287 
72 
14 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1 
4 
2 
39 
132 
102 
15 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
2 
23 
71 
84 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
629 
427 
306 
861 
553 
265 
114 
$1,000 
61,716 
56,725 
49,515 
190,819 
234,892 
199,830 
137,273 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
30 
26 
5 
21 
7 
3 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
21 
7 
8 
9 
3 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
34 
21 
12 
31 
6 
1 
1 
$20,000 to $49,999 
137 
73 
43 
72 
25 
1 
1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
180 
113 
50 
115 
42 
7 
1 
$100,000 to $199,999 
151 
100 
94 
239 
75 
13 
2 
$200,000 to $499,999 
62 
74 
82 
281 
227 
88 
14 
$500,000 or more 
14 
13 
12 
93 
168 
152 
93 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
513 
333 
260 
761 
525 
254 
108 
number 
1,139 
722 
640 
2,441 
2,293 
1,646 
986 
Tractors, all 
farms 
566 
384 
287 
813 
533 
257 
107 
number 
2,053 
1,511 
1,117 
3,771 
2,881 
1,805 
815 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
326 
217 
154 
412 
256 
114 
46 
number 
611 
459 
245 
749 
474 
310 
111 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
480 
335 
255 
705 
451 
200 
80 
number 
1,002 
760 
580 
1,690 
1,174 
565 
213 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
274 
190 
172 
629 
480 
246 
102 
number 
440 
292 
292 
1,332 
1,233 
930 
491 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
170 
104 
74 
377 
403 
237 
102 
number 
180 
119 
78 
424 
438 
296 
169 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
22 
26 
23 
80 
56 
18 
11 
number 
22 
27 
24 
85 
60 
18 
16 
Hay balers 
farms 
317 
209 
161 
455 
252 
115 
39 
number 
463 
312 
250 
687 
400 
173 
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FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
421 
291 
221 
719 
506 
258 
108 
acres treated 
33,421 
26,678 
27,227 
144,273 
228,109 
235,191 
238,788 
Manure used 
farms 
192 
131 
109 
394 
239 
111 
37 
acres treated 
9,110 
7,748 
7,800 
44,895 
46,220 
38,105 
32,087 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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