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 
19,455 
13,887 
5,145 
423 
9,126 
10,329 
acres 
419,450 
231,093 
180,352 
8,005 
214,937 
204,513 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
38,279 
26,830 
10,772 
677 
20,205 
18,074 
acres 
684,150 
388,984 
273,859 
21,307 
364,612 
319,538 
Irrigated land 
farms 
5,025 
3,001 
1,704 
320 
2,211 
2,814 
acres 
592,243 
93,264 
443,327 
55,652 
206,882 
385,361 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,865 
2,878 
1,668 
319 
2,152 
2,713 
acres 
589,020 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
205,942 
383,078 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
238 
164 
73 
1 
85 
153 
acres 
3,223 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
940 
2,283 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
6,545 
5,211 
1,261 
73 
4,249 
2,296 
acres 
210,675 
173,691 
34,608 
2,376 
134,887 
75,788 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
8,276 
2,169 
5,515 
592 
4,699 
3,577 
acres 
4,098,004 
335,727 
3,443,678 
318,599 
1,802,057 
2,295,947 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
421 
197 
196 
28 
170 
251 
$1,000 
53,503 
11,635 
34,069 
7,800 
16,347 
37,157 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
52,194 
35,234 
14,861 
2,099 
28,911 
23,283 
$1,000 
39,988,344 
12,151,111 
25,779,935 
2,057,299 
18,998,949 
20,989,395 
Average per farm 
dollars 
766,148 
344,869 
1,734,738 
980,133 
657,153 
901,490 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,020 
4,306 
3,910 
3,862 
3,939 
4,096 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,454 
2,876 
152 
426 
2,149 
1,305 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,854 
4,173 
437 
244 
2,801 
2,053 
$100,000 to $199,999 
11,570 
9,843 
1,404 
323 
6,413 
5,157 
$200,000 to $499,999 
17,620 
13,218 
3,946 
456 
9,629 
7,991 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,829 
3,515 
3,053 
261 
3,814 
3,015 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,582 
1,046 
2,383 
153 
2,073 
1,509 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,896 
423 
2,338 
135 
1,494 
1,402 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
943 
92 
793 
58 
396 
547 
$10,000,000 or more 
446 
48 
355 
43 
142 
304 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
52,192 
35,232 
14,861 
2,099 
28,911 
23,281 
$1,000 
6,395,233 
1,866,549 
4,132,000 
396,685 
2,949,060 
3,446,173 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
4,395 
4,032 
235 
128 
2,599 
1,796 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,323 
3,825 
367 
131 
2,522 
1,801 
$10,000 to $19,999 
7,817 
6,658 
906 
253 
4,416 
3,401 
$20,000 to $49,999 
13,797 
10,761 
2,521 
515 
7,718 
6,079 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,639 
5,612 
2,662 
365 
4,724 
3,915 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,709 
2,638 
2,788 
283 
3,190 
2,519 
$200,000 to $499,999 
4,634 
1,390 
3,010 
234 
2,532 
2,102 
$500,000 or more 
2,878 
316 
2,372 
190 
1,210 
1,668 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
38,270 
23,095 
13,583 
1,592 
20,400 
17,870 
number 
75,709 
34,774 
36,850 
4,085 
36,807 
38,902 
Tractors, all 
farms 
42,957 
27,196 
14,092 
1,669 
23,471 
19,486 
number 
127,829 
61,300 
60,823 
5,706 
67,586 
60,243 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
23,786 
16,464 
6,556 
766 
12,698 
11,088 
number 
37,852 
24,937 
11,677 
1,238 
19,991 
17,861 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
30,686 
17,948 
11,548 
1,190 
16,985 
13,701 
number 
55,712 
28,651 
24,740 
2,321 
29,823 
25,889 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
15,465 
5,093 
9,447 
925 
8,870 
6,595 
number 
34,265 
7,712 
24,406 
2,147 
17,772 
16,493 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
11,227 
3,132 
7,401 
694 
6,610 
4,617 
number 
12,820 
3,459 
8,531 
830 
7,406 
5,414 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
1 
- 
1 
- 
1 
- 
number 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
2,036 
812 
1,156 
68 
938 
1,098 
number 
2,230 
882 
1,275 
73 
1,015 
1,215 
Hay balers 
farms 
17,204 
9,089 
7,602 
513 
8,968 
8,236 
number 
22,645 
11,188 
10,802 
655 
1 1 ,593 
11,052 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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