Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
1,765 
3,692 
4,237 
3,999 
3,741 
8,973 
acres 
28,714 
38,018 
36,292 
27,193 
23,287 
95,184 
Irrigated land 
farms 
475 
665 
570 
325 
241 
290 
acres 
3,238 
2,494 
2,119 
1,300 
677 
1,128 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
461 
646 
561 
309 
227 
251 
acres 
2,585 
2,363 
1,954 
1,040 
507 
661 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
26 
21 
14 
27 
23 
45 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
653 
131 
165 
260 
170 
467 
Programs 
farms 
89 
144 
118 
87 
81 
2,244 
acres 
1,847 
2,857 
1,531 
1,371 
1,412 
77,323 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
462 
392 
193 
84 
44 
118 
acres 
32,304 
15,432 
5,200 
1,831 
973 
2,822 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
39 
40 
24 
29 
22 
12 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
529 
212 
60 
64 
24 
5 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
2,870 
5,579 
6,307 
5,891 
5,457 
13,837 
$1,000 
2,151,119 
2,795,446 
2,494,111 
1,997,722 
1,557,407 
4,520,947 
Average per farm 
dollars 
749,519 
501,066 
395,451 
339,114 
285,396 
326,729 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,142 
5,061 
5,691 
6,214 
6,689 
4,783 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
137 
375 
480 
580 
673 
1,646 
$50,000 to $99,999 
156 
395 
530 
603 
583 
1,753 
$100,000 to $199,999 
408 
843 
1,213 
1,238 
1,314 
3,169 
$200,000 to $499,999 
918 
2,064 
2,533 
2,362 
2,081 
4,906 
$500,000 to $999,999 
672 
1,274 
1,099 
841 
632 
1,725 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
384 
480 
342 
182 
136 
450 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
166 
135 
108 
80 
37 
163 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
20 
12 
2 
5 
- 
18 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
9 
1 
1 
7 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
2,870 
5,579 
6,307 
5,891 
5,457 
13,835 
$1,000 
196,775 
292,378 
240,909 
192,261 
152,507 
407,066 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
117 
314 
415 
577 
820 
2,122 
$5,000 to $9,999 
149 
405 
620 
724 
748 
1,965 
$10,000 to $19,999 
352 
800 
1,276 
1,328 
1,313 
2,980 
$20,000 to $49,999 
816 
1,964 
2,341 
2,048 
1,714 
4,426 
$50,000 to $99,999 
823 
1,362 
1,165 
866 
643 
1,633 
$100,000 to $199,999 
441 
535 
402 
275 
154 
527 
$200,000 to $499,999 
154 
192 
87 
71 
65 
178 
$500,000 or more 
18 
7 
1 
2 
- 
4 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
2,512 
4,746 
5,197 
4,683 
4,107 
9,055 
number 
5,225 
8,389 
8,314 
7,165 
5,861 
13,090 
Tractors, all 
farms 
2,575 
5,009 
5,635 
5,155 
4,499 
10,165 
number 
6,749 
11,678 
11,367 
9,476 
7,459 
16,408 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,329 
2,817 
3,156 
2,988 
2,829 
6,043 
number 
2,063 
4,178 
4,517 
4,053 
3,700 
7,849 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
2,048 
3,932 
4,135 
3,576 
2,650 
6,057 
number 
3,847 
6,714 
6,345 
5,090 
3,511 
7,830 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
624 
638 
430 
282 
194 
626 
number 
839 
786 
505 
333 
248 
729 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
417 
386 
284 
142 
100 
173 
number 
448 
414 
297 
152 
103 
178 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
42 
41 
19 
17 
2 
- 
number 
47 
49 
(D) 
21 
(D) 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
54 
112 
69 
78 
44 
75 
number 
61 
122 
79 
90 
49 
90 
Hay balers 
farms 
995 
2,191 
2,381 
2,048 
1,371 
2,360 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
1,353 
2,945 
3,007 
2,525 
1,675 
2,760 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
2,042 
3,546 
3,481 
2,769 
2,153 
3,353 
acres treated 
116,210 
133,181 
87,005 
53,296 
30,088 
53,532 
Manure used 
farms 
514 
1,041 
959 
884 
613 
1,076 
acres treated 
22,749 
31,185 
19,527 
13,780 
6,904 
13,102 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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