Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
1,584 
1,529 
1,510 
55 
44 
342 
acres 
168,415 
148,409 
146,316 
20,006 
7,353 
27,695 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
4,684 
4,400 
4,326 
284 
255 
1,094 
acres 
180,625 
169,608 
164,984 
11,017 
6,336 
31,201 
Irrigated land 
farms 
259 
233 
227 
26 
20 
34 
acres 
40,801 
37,394 
36,485 
3,407 
2,238 
4,138 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
257 
233 
227 
24 
18 
32 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
3 
1 
1 
2 
2 
2 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
3,126 
2,940 
2,885 
186 
162 
1,191 
acres 
119,908 
109,454 
104,949 
10,454 
8,168 
57,949 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
4,761 
4,590 
4,541 
171 
159 
518 
acres 
3,841,647 
3,732,756 
3,666,678 
108,891 
95,434 
147,021 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
38 
34 
34 
4 
3 
11 
$1,000 
(D) 
6,369 
6,369 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
7,189 
6,739 
6,625 
450 
407 
1,789 
$1,000 
34,996,402 
33,702,323 
33,117,189 
1,294,078 
960,408 
2,045,188 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,868,049 
5,001,087 
4,998,821 
2,875,729 
2,359,724 
1,143,202 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,945 
6,953 
6,956 
6,740 
6,679 
5,748 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
272 
238 
227 
34 
32 
163 
$50,000 to $99,999 
234 
206 
195 
28 
27 
161 
$100,000 to $199,999 
408 
363 
353 
45 
43 
266 
$200,000 to $499,999 
760 
671 
659 
89 
78 
446 
$500,000 to $999,999 
607 
554 
546 
53 
48 
290 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
726 
658 
647 
68 
68 
204 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,606 
1,540 
1,517 
66 
55 
174 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,511 
1,478 
1,460 
33 
31 
57 
$10,000,000 or more 
1,065 
1,031 
1,021 
34 
25 
28 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
7,189 
6,739 
6,625 
450 
407 
1,786 
$1,000 
3,281,299 
3,176,722 
3,120,676 
104,577 
91,587 
178,935 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
280 
250 
242 
30 
29 
249 
$5,000 to $9,999 
226 
198 
190 
28 
24 
162 
$10,000 to $19,999 
430 
369 
352 
61 
54 
259 
$20,000 to $49,999 
748 
654 
637 
94 
87 
489 
$50,000 to $99,999 
601 
545 
529 
56 
52 
287 
$100,000 to $199,999 
751 
703 
698 
48 
43 
121 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,664 
1,601 
1,585 
63 
55 
130 
$500,000 or more 
2,489 
2,419 
2,392 
70 
63 
89 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
5,723 
5,473 
5,406 
250 
230 
811 
number 
16,255 
15,505 
15,259 
750 
658 
1,481 
Tractors, all 
farms 
5,989 
5,676 
5,597 
313 
285 
929 
number 
25,078 
24,227 
23,965 
851 
747 
2,419 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,944 
1,857 
1,838 
87 
80 
407 
number 
3,025 
2,897 
2,871 
128 
121 
617 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
4,007 
3,818 
3,766 
189 
166 
639 
number 
7,063 
6,806 
6,722 
257 
225 
1,009 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
4,935 
4,760 
4,711 
175 
158 
397 
number 
14,990 
14,524 
14,372 
466 
401 
793 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
4,154 
4,035 
4,002 
119 
108 
249 
number 
4,576 
4,446 
4,402 
130 
118 
286 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
304 
294 
291 
10 
9 
23 
number 
324 
312 
309 
12 
(D) 
24 
Hay balers 
farms 
1,403 
1,357 
1,347 
46 
38 
182 
number 
1,674 
1,610 
1,596 
64 
49 
214 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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