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 
1,671 
783,717,524 
1,838 
769,746,946 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
392 
154,273,519 
448 
151,004,097 
Layers 
378 
7,825,616 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
181 
9,689,213 
226 
10,915,464 
Turkeys 
419 
51,060,655 
522 
54,469,299 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs 
935 
21,604,190 
1,522 
31,167,264 
Replacement dairy heifers 
29 
3,532 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
42 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
5 
(X) 
4 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
2 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
4 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1 ,000) 
3,474 
6,217,495 
4,351 
5,979,353 
Payments received (see text) ($1 ,000) 
3,474 
940,107 
4,351 
691,455 
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 
50,218 
(X) 
52,913 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
36,505,652 
(X) 
34,715,171 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
726,944 
(X) 
656,080 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
4,338 
(X) 
4,096 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
4,101 
98,919 
4,637 
1 1 1 ,754 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,249 
308,581 
4,899 
354,996 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,733 
1,249,191 
9,731 
1,389,134 
$200,000 to $499,999 
16,897 
5,308,917 
16,416 
5,135,982 
$500,000 to $999,999 
8,599 
5,853,892 
9,011 
6,180,418 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
4,064 
5,469,113 
4,819 
6,463,355 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,495 
7,455,612 
2,578 
7,551,845 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
754 
5,086,113 
604 
4,047,253 
$10,000,000 or more 
326 
5,675,315 
218 
3,480,435 
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 
50,215 
4,664,336 
52,910 
4,063,115 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
92,887 
(X) 
76,793 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
4,475 
10,506 
4,566 
12,182 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,787 
32,105 
5,482 
37,297 
$10,000 to $19,999 
8,491 
114,609 
8,907 
121,160 
$20,000 to $29,999 
7,194 
166,438 
7,623 
177,892 
$30,000 to $49,999 
7,676 
282,798 
8,068 
298,762 
$50,000 to $69,999 
5,075 
281,052 
5,454 
304,876 
$70,000 to $99,999 
3,349 
267,669 
3,524 
283,737 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,465 
581,178 
4,710 
611,558 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,906 
848,485 
3,300 
948,770 
$500,000 to $999,999 
998 
661,860 
881 
574,395 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
799 
1,417,636 
395 
692,487 
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) 
40,049 
87,620 
7,430 
10,277 
37,249 
77,343 
44,861 
94,868 
13,159 
17,366 
Tractors 
42,778 
103,667 
7,819 
11,642 
39,848 
92,025 
45,742 
106,347 
10,126 
14,273 
2 or 3 
17,023 
39,657 
1,498 
3,369 
15,588 
36,255 
17,910 
41,557 
1,889 
4,195 
4 or more 
7,965 
46,220 
403 
2,355 
6,873 
38,383 
7,728 
44,686 
394 
2,235 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
23,901 
34,572 
2,402 
2,773 
22,093 
31,799 
27,197 
38,859 
3,468 
3,962 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
30,514 
52,001 
4,661 
5,766 
27,900 
46,235 
31,089 
51,919 
6,406 
7,634 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
7,851 
17,094 
1,835 
3,103 
7,117 
13,991 
7,817 
15,569 
1,687 
2,677 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
4,945 
5,653 
627 
689 
4,395 
4,964 
4,918 
5,614 
532 
598 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
1,228 
1,629 
168 
200 
1,079 
1,429 
1,014 
1,330 
177 
202 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
762 
879 
101 
105 
673 
774 
733 
834 
67 
70 
Hay balers 
14,241 
18,164 
1,417 
1,559 
13,203 
16,605 
13,873 
17,208 
1,814 
1,944 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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