Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feed lots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
... farms 
- 
20,717 
9,697 
2,129 
1,224 
3,310 
732 
1,621 
3,941 
$1,000 
- 
681,746 
936,478 
796,140 
424,737 
1,207,225 
201,829 
56,260 
306,745 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
3,591 
658 
10 
9 
74 
85 
231 
449 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
2,976 
702 
7 
12 
73 
76 
255 
455 
$10,000 to $19,999 
- 
4,431 
1,430 
72 
63 
179 
104 
313 
682 
$20,000 to $49,999 
- 
6,035 
2,663 
187 
125 
346 
159 
496 
1,073 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
2,656 
1,785 
234 
142 
427 
103 
184 
626 
$100,000 to $199,999 
- 
629 
1,237 
457 
240 
540 
66 
106 
286 
$200,000 to $499,999 
- 
299 
896 
652 
364 
841 
81 
35 
237 
$500,000 or more 
- 
100 
326 
510 
269 
830 
58 
1 
133 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
... farms 
- 
9,614 
8,190 
2,019 
1,007 
2,943 
515 
1,207 
2,966 
number 
- 
12,813 
13,557 
4,594 
2,096 
7,780 
1,192 
1,578 
4,783 
Tractors, all 
... farms 
_ 
11,985 
8,217 
2,034 
1,123 
2,821 
521 
1,159 
2,993 
number 
- 
22,171 
20,506 
8,516 
5,307 
10,548 
1,256 
2,036 
5,952 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
5,794 
2,734 
490 
323 
794 
235 
613 
1,451 
number 
- 
8,031 
3,958 
761 
520 
1,215 
356 
854 
1,939 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
7,677 
6,029 
1,426 
892 
1,821 
344 
703 
1,842 
number 
- 
10,305 
9,788 
2,816 
1,938 
2,956 
554 
949 
2,482 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
... farms 
- 
2,625 
3,775 
1,711 
966 
2,286 
166 
185 
708 
number 
- 
3,835 
6,760 
4,939 
2,849 
6,377 
346 
233 
1,531 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
... farms 
_ 
728 
1,245 
1,057 
546 
1,552 
85 
41 
330 
number 
- 
779 
1,327 
1,144 
565 
1,645 
87 
44 
353 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
119 
402 
338 
297 
60 
5 
18 
89 
number 
- 
137 
423 
352 
303 
61 
5 
20 
95 
Hay balers 
... farms 
- 
2,351 
3,782 
1,076 
856 
610 
124 
423 
1,008 
number 
2,774 
4,605 
1,297 
1,175 
709 
142 
492 
1,181 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
... farms 
- 
1,916 
4,074 
1,767 
1,054 
2,178 
179 
277 
909 
acres treated 
- 
99,723 
587,403 
614,298 
267,643 
988,834 
41,856 
6,843 
179,421 
Manure used 
... farms 
- 
532 
2,570 
1,291 
843 
1,685 
143 
272 
678 
acres treated 
- 
19,948 
147,690 
226,360 
136,253 
388,733 
22,882 
4,334 
54,177 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
- 
606 
1,253 
1,115 
707 
1,280 
83 
73 
332 
acres 
- 
31,980 
219,889 
325,401 
149,134 
492,264 
24,189 
1,407 
82,237 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
- 
2,301 
3,429 
1,750 
1,004 
2,182 
181 
228 
815 
acres 
- 
107,399 
560,758 
677,805 
246,585 
1,201,199 
56,272 
6,534 
195,161 
Nematodes 
... farms 
- 
45 
178 
144 
64 
185 
17 
10 
35 
acres 
- 
1,170 
31,875 
33,266 
9,873 
54,840 
4,524 
165 
4,223 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
- 
68 
144 
169 
77 
214 
24 
9 
61 
acres 
- 
1,689 
20,601 
50,114 
12,273 
91,329 
3,498 
61 
12,273 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
- 
25 
19 
12 
4 
10 
4 
2 
3 
acres on which used 
- 
400 
327 
290 
215 
485 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
_ 
4,146 
2,403 
1,241 
683 
1,793 
165 
268 
758 
acres 
- 
173,454 
264,015 
338,670 
126,920 
730,260 
34,482 
7,674 
107,253 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
- 
1,698 
1,069 
226 
96 
284 
47 
125 
375 
acres 
- 
72,871 
95,062 
35,049 
12,027 
60,879 
1,383 
2,749 
14,387 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
- 
746 
227 
78 
45 
130 
14 
18 
83 
acres 
- 
45,359 
17,971 
10,875 
12,663 
12,961 
223 
548 
3,903 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
- 
373 
1,139 
602 
293 
800 
53 
46 
198 
acres 
- 
15,357 
141,815 
135,383 
45,711 
270,445 
10,222 
1,823 
40,026 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
- 
345 
1,183 
945 
546 
1,112 
62 
64 
249 
acres 
- 
25,901 
208,970 
319,303 
101,555 
492,256 
21,664 
1,798 
88,361 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
- 
493 
1,424 
833 
702 
1,106 
111 
120 
288 
acres 
- 
15,927 
146,153 
221,298 
106,944 
449,656 
23,326 
3,033 
71,825 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
- 
873 
883 
366 
493 
215 
61 
76 
219 
acres 
- 
17,022 
30,662 
24,563 
29,735 
21,492 
2,547 
872 
6,088 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
- 
366 
257 
90 
39 
120 
31 
43 
125 
Solar panels 
... farms 
- 
74 
64 
2 
20 
8 
12 
19 
40 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
- 
108 
34 
44 
9 
66 
19 
7 
20 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
- 
190 
162 
47 
10 
48 
6 
18 
59 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
- 
3 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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