Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
1,616 
1,073 
736 
1,843 
1,067 
616 
370 
acres 
31,253 
20,828 
17,393 
53,063 
48,302 
44,204 
75,383 
Irrigated land 
farms 
166 
125 
89 
338 
281 
221 
159 
acres 
4,794 
5,563 
4,068 
21,099 
27,029 
35,070 
53,080 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
149 
121 
89 
318 
275 
218 
159 
acres 
4,060 
4,931 
3,716 
17,918 
25,443 
34,215 
52,745 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
27 
12 
6 
42 
15 
7 
3 
acres 
734 
632 
352 
3,181 
1,586 
855 
335 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
219 
126 
101 
284 
179 
155 
113 
acres 
7,153 
4,483 
4,341 
12,388 
8,342 
12,618 
15,980 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
297 
265 
246 
962 
998 
766 
501 
acres 
26,928 
35,489 
39,896 
229,916 
499,091 
780,813 
1,141,685 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
6 
5 
2 
10 
8 
4 
6 
$1,000 
652 
1,408 
(D) 
1,730 
1,560 
2,520 
4,551 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
2,326 
1,604 
1,055 
2,728 
1,706 
1,067 
629 
$1,000 
1,656,270 
1,319,126 
1,165,463 
3,904,586 
4,611,763 
4,861,679 
6,663,392 
Average per farm 
... dollars 
712,068 
822,398 
1,104,704 
1,431,300 
2,703,261 
4,556,400 
10,593,628 
Average per acre 
... dollars 
4,558 
4,165 
4,627 
4,051 
3,943 
3,335 
3,150 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
6 
10 
1 
6 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
27 
25 
7 
11 
- 
- 
- 
$100,000 to $199,999 
199 
76 
20 
30 
3 
1 
- 
$200,000 to $499,999 
760 
423 
212 
342 
53 
6 
6 
$500,000 to $999,999 
852 
590 
352 
701 
179 
34 
8 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
384 
403 
337 
1,069 
514 
132 
17 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
94 
71 
111 
526 
805 
522 
111 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
4 
6 
15 
40 
133 
318 
237 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
3 
19 
54 
250 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
2,326 
1,604 
1,055 
2,728 
1,705 
1,067 
629 
$1,000 
180,759 
159,496 
128,640 
442,710 
578,086 
722,376 
835,444 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
116 
75 
32 
95 
26 
13 
5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
131 
82 
41 
71 
18 
8 
- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
234 
161 
91 
170 
43 
12 
3 
$20,000 to $49,999 
674 
375 
232 
441 
100 
37 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
629 
407 
260 
545 
153 
43 
15 
$100,000 to $199,999 
355 
314 
225 
694 
361 
114 
24 
$200,000 to $499,999 
164 
147 
134 
550 
670 
274 
79 
$500,000 or more 
23 
43 
40 
162 
334 
566 
491 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
1,975 
1,376 
905 
2,453 
1,613 
1,019 
605 
number 
4,515 
3,295 
2,487 
7,818 
7,433 
6,679 
5,871 
Tractors, all 
farms 
2,110 
1,463 
968 
2,536 
1,625 
1,028 
608 
number 
5,871 
4,378 
3,222 
9,647 
8,381 
6,646 
5,260 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,121 
759 
506 
1,233 
784 
436 
280 
number 
1,712 
1,193 
846 
2,153 
1,491 
855 
647 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,787 
1,251 
826 
2,261 
1,404 
867 
490 
number 
3,440 
2,497 
1,828 
5,181 
3,720 
2,342 
1,553 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
512 
463 
345 
1,243 
1,243 
917 
570 
number 
719 
688 
548 
2,313 
3,170 
3,449 
3,060 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
289 
224 
187 
760 
904 
735 
514 
number 
307 
243 
201 
873 
1,022 
846 
755 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
41 
49 
31 
144 
237 
314 
254 
number 
43 
60 
36 
160 
292 
421 
438 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
54 
43 
39 
114 
91 
52 
25 
number 
64 
49 
45 
125 
102 
61 
31 
Hay balers 
farms 
1,028 
750 
458 
1,276 
651 
281 
138 
number 
1,374 
1,020 
606 
1,793 
928 
392 
190 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
1,310 
941 
666 
1,948 
1,396 
956 
578 
acres treated 
82,215 
82,404 
74,750 
342,875 
576,002 
803,280 
1,159,230 
Manure used 
farms 
497 
364 
255 
671 
424 
198 
112 
acres treated 
25,238 
22,313 
19,772 
78,007 
82,148 
62,749 
68,884 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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