Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Commodity 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
Layers 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Replacement dairy heifers 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
- 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
2 
(X) 
3 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1 ,000) 
4 
157 
3 
381 
Payments received (see text) ($1 ,000) 
4 
22 
3 
(D) 
Table 46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of land and buildings 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms 
9,071 
(X) 
10,327 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
9,147,216 
(X) 
11,255,226 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
1,008,402 
(X) 
1,089,883 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
12,792 
(X) 
15,346 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
577 
1 1 ,236 
633 
14,040 
$50,000 to $99,999 
399 
28,305 
461 
31,586 
$100,000 to $199,999 
796 
112,735 
824 
117,347 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,013 
1,001,195 
2,870 
954,836 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,364 
1,569,537 
2,905 
1,988,433 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
964 
1,262,038 
1,543 
2,002,674 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
656 
1,907,434 
744 
2,123,634 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
201 
1,383,184 
221 
1,504,278 
$10,000,000 or more 
101 
1,871,553 
126 
2,518,397 
Table 47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of machinery and equipment 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of machinery and equipment 
9,071 
739,015 
10,306 
704,665 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
81,470 
(X) 
68,374 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
837 
1,999 
1,237 
3,048 
$5,000 to $9,999 
860 
5,608 
1,211 
8,163 
$10,000 to $19,999 
1,550 
20,738 
1,841 
24,485 
$20,000 to $29,999 
1,277 
29,596 
1,417 
32,983 
$30,000 to $49,999 
1,272 
46,686 
1,406 
51,866 
$50,000 to $69,999 
869 
47,856 
854 
47,154 
$70,000 to $99,999 
626 
49,965 
606 
48,883 
$100,000 to $199,999 
919 
114,941 
899 
111,776 
$200,000 to $499,999 
607 
169,312 
605 
169,167 
$500,000 to $999,999 
156 
100,134 
168 
105,795 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
98 
152,180 
62 
101,345 
Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Selected machinery and equipment 
Total 
Manufactured 
2008 to 2012 
Manufactured 
prior to 2008 
Total 
Manufactured 
2003 to 2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
6,620 
14,691 
1,685 
2,351 
5,767 
12,340 
7,559 
16,136 
2,677 
3,682 
Tractors 
7,622 
20,899 
1,371 
2,159 
7,034 
18,740 
8,703 
23,261 
2,159 
3,186 
2 or 3 
2,749 
6,485 
285 
665 
2,497 
5,870 
2,923 
6,829 
365 
822 
4 or more 
1,708 
1 1 ,249 
81 
489 
1,557 
9,890 
1,850 
12,502 
115 
685 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
5,388 
9,749 
713 
886 
4,919 
8,863 
6,283 
1 1 ,454 
1,244 
1,527 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
4,487 
8,496 
689 
939 
4,093 
7,557 
4,685 
9,096 
977 
1,345 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
1,499 
2,654 
225 
334 
1,372 
2,320 
1,594 
2,711 
247 
314 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
560 
664 
33 
35 
538 
629 
497 
580 
18 
20 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
161 
172 
12 
12 
151 
160 
147 
153 
12 
14 
Hay balers 
1,871 
2,431 
192 
217 
1,754 
2,214 
1,823 
2,274 
189 
215 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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