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 
28,223 
18,334 
8,705 
1,184 
16,273 
11,950 
acres 
1,051,041 
457,690 
540,945 
52,406 
635,035 
416,006 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
33,122 
23,000 
9,175 
947 
19,346 
13,776 
acres 
472,991 
286,681 
170,719 
15,591 
278,685 
194,306 
Irrigated land 
farms 
4,699 
2,862 
1,451 
386 
2,314 
2,385 
acres 
174,526 
41,308 
116,344 
16,874 
76,221 
98,305 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,520 
2,720 
1,418 
382 
2,237 
2,283 
acres 
164,414 
35,883 
112,696 
15,835 
71,314 
93,100 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
313 
203 
98 
12 
137 
176 
acres 
10,112 
5,425 
3,648 
1,039 
4,907 
5,205 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
3,240 
2,753 
451 
36 
2,242 
998 
acres 
105,906 
91,621 
13,020 
1,265 
71,610 
34,296 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
5,615 
1,032 
3,800 
783 
3,689 
1,926 
acres 
2,819,750 
223,827 
2,264,315 
331,608 
1,501,831 
1,317,919 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
220 
141 
55 
24 
93 
127 
$1,000 
15,563 
3,642 
9,435 
2,486 
10,136 
5,428 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
50,218 
32,936 
14,221 
3,061 
30,657 
19,561 
$1,000 
36,505,652 
14,522,975 
19,831,185 
2,151,492 
20,486,378 
16,019,274 
Average per farm 
dollars 
726,944 
440,945 
1,394,500 
702,872 
668,245 
818,939 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,338 
5,036 
4,000 
3,751 
4,221 
4,498 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
4,101 
3,130 
299 
672 
2,765 
1,336 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,249 
3,182 
694 
373 
2,823 
1,426 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,733 
6,737 
1,482 
514 
5,409 
3,324 
$200,000 to $499,999 
16,897 
12,185 
4,081 
631 
10,009 
6,888 
$500,000 to $999,999 
8,599 
5,161 
3,045 
393 
5,122 
3,477 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
4,064 
1,706 
2,129 
229 
2,537 
1,527 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,495 
670 
1,655 
170 
1,448 
1,047 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
754 
98 
599 
57 
392 
362 
$10,000,000 or more 
326 
67 
237 
22 
152 
174 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
50,215 
32,934 
14,221 
3,060 
30,657 
19,558 
$1,000 
4,664,336 
1,566,796 
2,712,814 
384,726 
2,578,928 
2,085,407 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
4,475 
3,788 
420 
267 
2,883 
1,592 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,787 
3,919 
658 
210 
3,095 
1,692 
$10,000 to $19,999 
8,491 
6,605 
1,426 
460 
5,345 
3,146 
$20,000 to $49,999 
14,870 
10,589 
3,475 
806 
8,922 
5,948 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,424 
4,922 
2,969 
533 
4,945 
3,479 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,465 
2,015 
2,137 
313 
2,761 
1,704 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,906 
822 
1,778 
306 
1,774 
1,132 
$500,000 or more 
1,797 
274 
1,358 
165 
932 
865 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
40,049 
24,331 
13,178 
2,540 
24,050 
15,999 
number 
87,620 
40,836 
40,722 
6,062 
50,409 
37,211 
Tractors, all 
farms 
42,778 
26,703 
13,517 
2,558 
25,937 
16,841 
number 
103,667 
50,134 
46,765 
6,768 
62,115 
41,552 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
23,901 
15,641 
7,039 
1,221 
14,214 
9,687 
number 
34,572 
21,366 
11,398 
1,808 
20,495 
14,077 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
30,514 
17,394 
11,301 
1,819 
18,805 
11,709 
number 
52,001 
25,497 
23,342 
3,162 
31,658 
20,343 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
7,851 
2,217 
4,788 
846 
4,911 
2,940 
number 
17,094 
3,271 
12,025 
1,798 
9,962 
7,132 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
4,945 
910 
3,447 
588 
3,240 
1,705 
number 
5,653 
992 
4,012 
649 
3,618 
2,035 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
1,228 
188 
845 
195 
748 
480 
number 
1,629 
249 
1,129 
251 
954 
675 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
762 
224 
469 
69 
423 
339 
number 
879 
258 
544 
77 
478 
401 
Hay balers 
farms 
14,241 
7,031 
6,494 
716 
8,700 
5,541 
number 
18,164 
8,428 
8,822 
914 
10,912 
7,252 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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