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 
- 
2,909 
1,649 
45 
417 
76 
922 
482 
1,995 
$1,000 
- 
142,540 
103,100 
9,314 
140,837 
3,452 
161,435 
13,979 
113,274 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
357 
101 
- 
6 
12 
37 
94 
140 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
386 
137 
- 
3 
9 
26 
65 
155 
$10,000 to $19,999 
- 
416 
243 
1 
1 
5 
106 
100 
299 
$20,000 to $49,999 
- 
908 
496 
7 
25 
34 
206 
142 
665 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
489 
359 
9 
56 
10 
206 
58 
416 
$100,000 to $199,999 
- 
234 
215 
13 
100 
2 
150 
15 
217 
$200,000 to $499,999 
- 
98 
90 
13 
148 
3 
113 
8 
90 
$500,000 or more 
- 
21 
8 
2 
78 
1 
78 
- 
13 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
... farms 
- 
1,634 
1,305 
44 
356 
59 
797 
355 
1,578 
number 
- 
2,533 
1,934 
85 
1,070 
93 
2,248 
449 
2,357 
Tractors, all 
... farms 
_ 
2,225 
1,467 
44 
400 
48 
812 
349 
1,664 
number 
- 
5,440 
3,935 
155 
2,077 
104 
2,279 
556 
3,028 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
1,364 
885 
20 
134 
35 
521 
248 
1,125 
number 
- 
2,103 
1,413 
32 
292 
52 
753 
328 
1,637 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
1,613 
1,125 
42 
359 
22 
592 
150 
883 
number 
- 
2,717 
1,985 
87 
941 
37 
1,027 
196 
1,161 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
... farms 
- 
434 
385 
20 
318 
10 
255 
27 
162 
number 
- 
620 
537 
36 
844 
15 
499 
32 
230 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
... farms 
_ 
149 
62 
12 
114 
6 
186 
2 
12 
number 
- 
163 
72 
13 
121 
6 
196 
(D) 
13 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
64 
57 
- 
133 
2 
10 
5 
15 
number 
- 
69 
62 
- 
143 
(D) 
10 
6 
15 
Hay balers 
... farms 
- 
1,000 
859 
33 
330 
10 
106 
51 
246 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
1,340 
1,195 
50 
470 
13 
139 
69 
316 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
... farms 
- 
662 
607 
33 
361 
13 
300 
86 
418 
acres treated 
- 
46,387 
27,390 
3,155 
90,029 
623 
70,434 
905 
10,366 
Manure used 
... farms 
- 
356 
434 
29 
319 
20 
251 
57 
350 
acres treated 
12,830 
13,117 
1,196 
59,295 
688 
29,504 
460 
6,339 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
- 
182 
58 
6 
226 
- 
198 
8 
64 
acres 
- 
(D) 
1,603 
303 
38,397 
- 
49,956 
55 
1,668 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
- 
541 
337 
28 
344 
10 
330 
55 
305 
acres 
- 
34,373 
12,283 
2,275 
88,876 
689 
84,398 
409 
7,134 
Nematodes 
... farms 
- 
47 
- 
- 
13 
- 
19 
1 
5 
acres 
- 
1,761 
- 
- 
2,675 
- 
5,428 
(D) 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
- 
73 
5 
1 
28 
- 
46 
7 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
3,501 
93 
(D) 
7,366 
8,738 
(D) 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
- 
47 
3 
1 
9 
- 
13 
- 
2 
acres on which used 
- 
614 
(D) 
(D) 
971 
- 
583 
" 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
_ 
111 
83 
8 
73 
6 
65 
18 
41 
acres 
- 
3,496 
1,728 
261 
4,919 
9 
4,534 
274 
1,452 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
- 
343 
113 
- 
27 
2 
304 
44 
146 
acres 
- 
(D) 
4,097 
- 
3,129 
(D) 
48,622 
445 
2,426 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
- 
552 
152 
8 
45 
5 
109 
41 
207 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
- 
(D) 
8,301 
910 
7,314 
58 
10,820 
1,198 
9,332 
used 
... farms 
- 
271 
195 
14 
298 
4 
245 
9 
53 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
20,052 
6,217 
1,234 
59,273 
393 
63,265 
30 
3,356 
used 
... farms 
- 
93 
55 
5 
143 
2 
73 
- 
11 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
- 
6,820 
1,073 
190 
10,898 
(D) 
14,043 
- 
269 
practices were used 
... farms 
- 
268 
141 
15 
189 
6 
97 
12 
43 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
~ 
6,701 
3,137 
762 
15,134 
98 
9,727 
29 
624 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
- 
249 
132 
9 
238 
7 
180 
5 
35 
acres 
- 
10,167 
4,196 
303 
34,150 
(D) 
28,409 
(D) 
1,825 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
- 
96 
36 
- 
22 
- 
33 
25 
80 
Solar panels 
... farms 
- 
62 
25 
- 
15 
- 
13 
24 
54 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
- 
6 
4 
- 
7 
- 
1 
- 
3 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
- 
27 
4 
- 
1 
- 
2 
3 
32 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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