Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
180 to 219 
220 to 259 
260 to 499 
500 to 999 
1,000 to 1,999 
2,000 or more 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings. 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
2,465 
1,726 
1,446 
4,854 
4,531 
2,967 
1,257 
acres 
38,838 
31,376 
30,299 
116,375 
147,837 
144,026 
154,656 
Irrigated land 
farms 
79 
47 
59 
236 
310 
340 
303 
acres 
4,398 
3,216 
5,845 
31,778 
72,384 
148,881 
245,289 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
78 
47 
58 
233 
310 
337 
302 
acres 
(D) 
3,216 
(D) 
31,602 
72,340 
148,761 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
2 
- 
2 
5 
3 
3 
1 
acres 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
176 
44 
120 
(D) 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
1,617 
1,063 
818 
2,705 
2,693 
2,193 
1,120 
acres 
80,678 
57,983 
44,716 
147,909 
114,884 
79,946 
70,059 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
1,632 
1,265 
1,289 
5,256 
5,958 
4,589 
2,202 
acres 
204,112 
202,861 
244,379 
1,617,731 
3,650,556 
5,505,289 
5,827,412 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
7 
8 
12 
34 
28 
17 
3 
$1,000 
299 
586 
762 
3,998 
3,843 
7,311 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
3,911 
2,778 
2,358 
8,080 
7,617 
5,267 
2,469 
$1,000 
3,243,333 
2,990,229 
3,121,370 
17,415,837 
33,709,532 
46,584,848 
50,559,669 
Average per farm 
... dollars 
829,285 
1,076,396 
1,323,736 
2,155,425 
4,425,565 
8,844,665 
20,477,792 
Average per acre 
... dollars 
5,269 
5,448 
5,566 
5,923 
6,294 
6,491 
6,533 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
60 
17 
13 
7 
1 
- 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
66 
48 
20 
60 
18 
- 
- 
$100,000 to $199,999 
210 
87 
42 
113 
41 
5 
- 
$200,000 to $499,999 
918 
410 
238 
346 
119 
39 
3 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,394 
909 
603 
927 
221 
56 
2 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,132 
1,015 
953 
2,592 
726 
135 
11 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
128 
277 
483 
3,853 
3,640 
815 
74 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2 
14 
6 
176 
2,696 
2,255 
324 
$10,000,000 or more 
1 
1 
- 
6 
155 
1,962 
2,055 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
3,910 
2,778 
2,358 
8,079 
7,616 
5,267 
2,469 
$1,000 
388,083 
345,087 
352,341 
1,715,547 
3,117,018 
3,871,470 
3,516,071 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
228 
116 
82 
154 
45 
6 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
180 
96 
55 
97 
21 
- 
2 
$10,000 to $19,999 
403 
188 
116 
222 
52 
5 
1 
$20,000 to $49,999 
973 
562 
392 
734 
193 
30 
3 
$50,000 to $99,999 
989 
689 
575 
1,341 
355 
71 
31 
$100,000 to $199,999 
683 
655 
610 
2,278 
1,111 
203 
42 
$200,000 to $499,999 
360 
377 
409 
2,533 
3,515 
1,325 
187 
$500,000 or more 
94 
95 
119 
720 
2,324 
3,627 
2,200 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
2,803 
2,163 
1,980 
7,187 
7,309 
5,175 
2,434 
number 
4,656 
3,811 
3,726 
15,081 
20,082 
18,392 
13,066 
Tractors, all 
farms 
3,096 
2,329 
2,064 
7,365 
7,331 
5,170 
2,437 
number 
9,070 
7,425 
7,096 
28,794 
34,630 
28,082 
16,329 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,424 
913 
850 
2,930 
2,877 
2,034 
984 
number 
2,123 
1,325 
1,295 
4,503 
4,581 
3,283 
1,874 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
2,318 
1,752 
1,539 
5,510 
5,511 
3,774 
1,699 
number 
3,816 
3,032 
2,697 
9,943 
10,143 
7,044 
3,469 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
1,808 
1,662 
1,590 
6,422 
7,073 
5,083 
2,402 
number 
3,131 
3,068 
3,104 
14,348 
19,906 
17,755 
10,986 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,198 
1,125 
1,154 
5,119 
6,760 
5,057 
2,406 
number 
1,309 
1,212 
1,255 
5,592 
7,392 
5,676 
3,339 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
79 
66 
48 
252 
229 
188 
72 
number 
97 
67 
53 
260 
238 
192 
77 
Hay balers 
farms 
867 
669 
572 
2,022 
1,900 
1,185 
457 
number 
1,108 
903 
720 
2,635 
2,490 
1,609 
607 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
2,708 
2,092 
1,913 
7,260 
7,381 
5,198 
2,431 
acres treated 
278,799 
285,401 
312,028 
1,868,502 
3,810,321 
5,321,521 
5,612,709 
Manure used 
farms 
438 
391 
342 
1,416 
1,481 
962 
368 
acres treated 
15,733 
19,023 
14,976 
94,701 
133,266 
125,715 
99,427 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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