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 
6,315 
4,448 
1,411 
456 
2,985 
3,330 
acres 
161,243 
88,477 
58,339 
14,427 
76,614 
84,629 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
8,967 
6,720 
1,863 
384 
4,596 
4,371 
acres 
124,876 
84,319 
34,687 
5,870 
65,246 
59,630 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,220 
690 
391 
139 
559 
661 
acres 
104,910 
25,038 
67,940 
11,932 
40,475 
64,435 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,192 
667 
387 
138 
552 
640 
acres 
104,451 
(D) 
67,769 
(D) 
40,272 
64,179 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
45 
38 
5 
2 
13 
32 
acres 
459 
(D) 
171 
(D) 
203 
256 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
2,506 
1,965 
469 
72 
1,506 
1,000 
acres 
73,858 
57,251 
14,206 
2,401 
43,029 
30,829 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
1,612 
456 
898 
258 
919 
693 
acres 
776,497 
84,744 
569,521 
122,232 
352,336 
424,161 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
91 
46 
29 
16 
49 
42 
$1,000 
11,798 
3,172 
7,623 
1,003 
2,685 
9,113 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
12,256 
8,576 
2,671 
1,009 
6,563 
5,693 
$1,000 
14,073,175 
6,082,280 
6,607,377 
1,383,518 
6,786,465 
7,286,710 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,148,268 
709,221 
2,473,747 
1,371,178 
1,034,049 
1,279,942 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,930 
8,205 
6,158 
6,392 
6,816 
7,040 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
577 
427 
20 
130 
338 
239 
$50,000 to $99,999 
606 
460 
54 
92 
367 
239 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,207 
975 
108 
124 
687 
520 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,774 
3,034 
505 
235 
2,047 
1,727 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,986 
2,262 
566 
158 
1,530 
1,456 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,571 
901 
552 
118 
852 
719 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,050 
416 
537 
97 
525 
525 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
304 
71 
204 
29 
145 
159 
$10,000,000 or more 
181 
30 
125 
26 
72 
109 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
12,256 
8,576 
2,671 
1,009 
6,563 
5,693 
$1,000 
1,420,216 
556,947 
697,663 
165,606 
659,552 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
965 
860 
47 
58 
567 
398 
$5,000 to $9,999 
986 
873 
70 
43 
578 
408 
$10,000 to $19,999 
1,520 
1,256 
164 
100 
858 
662 
$20,000 to $49,999 
3,288 
2,677 
375 
236 
1,767 
1,521 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,217 
1,559 
476 
182 
1,151 
1,066 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,512 
789 
570 
153 
787 
725 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,164 
438 
578 
148 
581 
583 
$500,000 or more 
604 
124 
391 
89 
274 
330 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
9,130 
5,910 
2,444 
776 
4,693 
4,437 
number 
19,642 
9,788 
7,814 
2,040 
9,647 
9,995 
Tractors, all 
farms 
10,325 
6,948 
2,534 
843 
5,385 
4,940 
number 
29,864 
15,834 
11,260 
2,770 
15,229 
14,635 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
6,277 
4,497 
1,395 
385 
3,156 
3,121 
number 
10,158 
6,862 
2,610 
686 
5,090 
5,068 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
7,201 
4,470 
2,134 
597 
3,798 
3,403 
number 
13,257 
7,165 
4,931 
1,161 
6,904 
6,353 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
3,251 
1,230 
1,562 
459 
1,754 
1,497 
number 
6,449 
1,807 
3,719 
923 
3,235 
3,214 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,904 
525 
1,084 
295 
1,109 
795 
number 
2,175 
570 
1,270 
335 
1,240 
935 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
379 
123 
211 
45 
148 
231 
number 
405 
135 
222 
48 
152 
253 
Hay balers 
farms 
3,745 
1,933 
1,438 
374 
1,973 
1,772 
number 
5,146 
2,487 
2,149 
510 
2,673 
2,473 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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