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 
28,267 
15,116 
11,158 
1,993 
15,522 
12,745 
acres 
1,906,410 
662,695 
1,109,633 
134,082 
1,067,786 
838,624 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
58,909 
35,582 
20,593 
2,734 
33,908 
25,001 
acres 
1,294,425 
570,913 
660,233 
63,279 
746,858 
547,567 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,525 
806 
535 
184 
723 
802 
acres 
171,656 
23,824 
121,903 
25,929 
91,740 
79,916 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,483 
776 
525 
182 
705 
778 
acres 
170,542 
23,525 
121,161 
25,856 
91,377 
79,165 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
53 
36 
14 
3 
27 
26 
acres 
1,114 
299 
742 
73 
363 
751 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
34,568 
24,306 
9,424 
838 
21,047 
13,521 
acres 
1,306,040 
1,002,417 
282,124 
21,499 
776,273 
529,767 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
42,536 
12,211 
23,851 
6,474 
25,981 
16,555 
acres 
20,892,364 
2,440,748 
15,844,728 
2,606,888 
11,314,031 
9,578,333 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
512 
261 
178 
73 
256 
256 
$1,000 
57,545 
15,736 
34,711 
7,097 
22,369 
35,176 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
88,637 
49,525 
30,025 
9,087 
53,202 
35,435 
$1,000 
195,641,346 
35,772,105 
140,008,788 
19,860,454 
106,734,898 
88,906,448 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,207,220 
722,304 
4,663,074 
2,185,590 
2,006,220 
2,509,001 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,389 
5,471 
6,709 
6,174 
6,298 
6,502 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
5,912 
4,968 
115 
829 
3,779 
2,133 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,794 
4,981 
278 
535 
3,535 
2,259 
$100,000 to $199,999 
11,214 
9,424 
899 
891 
6,754 
4,460 
$200,000 to $499,999 
18,001 
14,034 
2,554 
1,413 
10,416 
7,585 
$500,000 to $999,999 
11,731 
7,344 
3,037 
1,350 
7,147 
4,584 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
10,655 
4,695 
4,564 
1,396 
6,794 
3,861 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
13,474 
3,069 
8,913 
1,492 
8,377 
5,097 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
7,757 
760 
6,180 
817 
4,483 
3,274 
$10,000,000 or more 
4,099 
250 
3,485 
364 
1,917 
2,182 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
88,634 
49,522 
30,025 
9,087 
53,200 
35,434 
$1,000 
18,954,910 
3,847,896 
12,754,135 
2,352,879 
10,297,888 
8,657,021 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
6,676 
6,030 
298 
348 
4,196 
2,480 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,788 
5,131 
360 
297 
3,582 
2,206 
$10,000 to $19,999 
9,778 
8,406 
805 
567 
5,998 
3,780 
$20,000 to $49,999 
17,040 
13,144 
2,426 
1,470 
10,193 
6,847 
$50,000 to $99,999 
12,323 
7,750 
3,137 
1,436 
7,478 
4,845 
$100,000 to $199,999 
10,862 
4,498 
4,849 
1,515 
6,800 
4,062 
$200,000 to $499,999 
14,063 
3,262 
8,824 
1,977 
8,493 
5,570 
$500,000 or more 
12,104 
1,301 
9,326 
1,477 
6,460 
5,644 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
67,630 
31,318 
28,581 
7,731 
39,766 
27,864 
number 
137,117 
48,810 
72,552 
15,755 
76,227 
60,890 
Tractors, all 
farms 
70,810 
34,506 
28,744 
7,560 
41,860 
28,950 
number 
232,016 
82,628 
123,646 
25,742 
133,363 
98,653 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
27,050 
15,286 
9,377 
2,387 
15,377 
11,673 
number 
41,846 
22,431 
15,678 
3,737 
23,622 
18,224 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
48,404 
23,427 
20,191 
4,786 
28,577 
19,827 
number 
80,260 
35,809 
36,569 
7,882 
46,662 
33,598 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
45,484 
13,689 
25,644 
6,151 
27,360 
18,124 
number 
109,910 
24,388 
71,399 
14,123 
63,079 
46,831 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
33,430 
7,425 
21,309 
4,696 
20,077 
13,353 
number 
36,451 
8,028 
23,310 
5,113 
21,620 
14,831 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
2,580 
730 
1,540 
310 
1,274 
1,306 
number 
2,709 
769 
1,611 
329 
1,335 
1,374 
Hay balers 
farms 
21,739 
9,048 
10,719 
1,972 
1 1 ,945 
9,794 
number 
26,276 
10,735 
13,156 
2,385 
14,241 
12,035 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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