Table 68. Summary by North American industry Ciassification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feedlots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
... farms 
4,501 
51,664 
127,726 
898 
656 
1,184 
3,980 
15,597 
26,587 
$1,000 
1 ,923,054 
2,932,775 
7,145,353 
223,983 
236,646 
61,174 
370,019 
513,316 
1,278,629 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
22 
6,199 
10,098 
26 
26 
137 
429 
2,414 
2,524 
$5,000 to $9,999 
35 
4,958 
11,937 
41 
27 
123 
403 
2,295 
2,814 
$10,000 to $19,999 
139 
8,724 
22,117 
73 
32 
291 
608 
3,397 
5,015 
$20,000 to $49,999 
349 
15,867 
40,050 
229 
71 
332 
1,055 
4,702 
8,352 
$50,000 to $99,999 
511 
9,205 
23,983 
203 
90 
184 
639 
1,817 
4,677 
$100,000 to $199,999 
762 
4,090 
12,809 
140 
130 
83 
410 
651 
2,110 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,327 
1,881 
5,957 
100 
149 
30 
318 
312 
1,028 
$500,000 or more 
1,356 
740 
775 
86 
131 
4 
118 
9 
67 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
... farms 
3,972 
31,757 
97,545 
785 
601 
852 
3,202 
1 1 ,056 
19,398 
number 
10,858 
49,436 
152,499 
2,427 
1,991 
1,306 
5,791 
15,200 
29,403 
Tractors, all 
... farms 
3,989 
37,714 
104,132 
785 
618 
774 
2,995 
10,011 
19,422 
number 
13,096 
69,016 
178,701 
1,753 
2,530 
1,041 
5,485 
13,289 
28,663 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
614 
14,594 
41,802 
259 
221 
403 
1,597 
5,710 
9,858 
number 
880 
17,882 
50,012 
357 
314 
459 
2,030 
6,500 
1 1 ,579 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
1,272 
26,306 
73,600 
580 
486 
390 
1,933 
5,153 
11,591 
number 
1,871 
36,057 
99,694 
867 
1,060 
470 
2,965 
5,902 
14,097 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
... farms 
3,650 
9,454 
21,009 
289 
394 
84 
355 
739 
2,322 
number 
10,345 
15,077 
28,995 
529 
1,156 
112 
490 
887 
2,987 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
... farms 
1,095 
1,325 
1,713 
34 
49 
12 
13 
103 
158 
number 
1,207 
1,521 
2,002 
55 
58 
16 
13 
112 
181 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
... farms 
3,468 
781 
235 
4 
4 
4 
3 
18 
16 
number 
4,657 
1,064 
311 
(D) 
4 
4 
(D) 
(D) 
24 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
... farms 
82 
748 
1,175 
12 
46 
5 
10 
61 
100 
number 
88 
887 
1,446 
12 
58 
5 
10 
68 
111 
Hay balers 
... farms 
427 
11,170 
20,310 
197 
278 
55 
450 
640 
1,909 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
555 
14,131 
24,950 
247 
369 
76 
562 
757 
2,376 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
... farms 
4,403 
14,789 
38,128 
357 
352 
148 
638 
1,756 
4,602 
acres treated 
3,608,812 
2,076,726 
4,430,577 
112,358 
161,687 
8,846 
58,345 
68,097 
247,961 
Manure used 
... farms 
239 
1,584 
4,808 
58 
235 
44 
548 
520 
1,616 
acres treated 
125,480 
110,779 
376,711 
13,115 
76,134 
493 
55,422 
13,338 
39,748 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
1,802 
3,599 
6,920 
94 
159 
60 
284 
633 
1,385 
acres 
1 ,478,242 
710,846 
858,623 
23,766 
53,375 
1,536 
14,180 
6,828 
57,041 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
4,387 
13,012 
31,875 
333 
251 
137 
769 
1,640 
4,316 
acres 
4,257,950 
2,388,766 
5,110,891 
130,778 
146,711 
8,230 
73,972 
73,407 
241,592 
Nematodes 
... farms 
1,500 
453 
284 
6 
15 
4 
13 
13 
49 
acres 
717,785 
148,826 
31,951 
1,468 
3,523 
52 
160 
207 
943 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
264 
518 
330 
5 
10 
5 
33 
22 
90 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
91,971 
143,095 
40,897 
1,378 
3,294 
(D) 
264 
(D) 
14,286 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
2,637 
716 
513 
16 
10 
5 
22 
27 
74 
acres on which used 
1,787,950 
216,753 
55,615 
3,257 
2,834 
46 
170 
2,719 
4,689 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
40 
318 
805 
16 
3 
5 
22 
70 
141 
acres 
14,349 
30,674 
85,407 
4,266 
(D) 
48 
464 
9,652 
34,981 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
235 
2,712 
6,715 
35 
18 
58 
266 
682 
1,562 
acres 
215,794 
351,612 
969,125 
65,790 
1,928 
578 
6,192 
15,926 
84,049 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
106 
921 
1,066 
13 
9 
1 
37 
103 
242 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
46,362 
175,425 
335,557 
3,449 
(D) 
(D) 
2,890 
9,249 
80,592 
used 
... farms 
903 
2,338 
2,984 
49 
77 
17 
56 
175 
412 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
556,780 
318,839 
379,793 
15,732 
19,887 
883 
1,781 
9,696 
13,051 
used 
... farms 
1,349 
1,461 
1,692 
25 
51 
13 
46 
62 
181 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
1,014,159 
434,934 
289,756 
14,506 
26,206 
1,821 
1,316 
1,912 
4,857 
practices were used 
... farms 
3,545 
6,336 
8,715 
135 
210 
54 
139 
599 
849 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
3,002,383 
1,296,551 
1,054,411 
62,077 
88,786 
2,290 
6,177 
25,041 
43,935 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
741 
2,028 
2,590 
42 
41 
23 
69 
174 
334 
acres 
350,650 
208,263 
160,156 
6,303 
8,118 
361 
1,771 
3,496 
9,027 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
114 
828 
2,511 
35 
9 
24 
100 
311 
510 
Solar panels 
... farms 
33 
526 
1,942 
29 
2 
20 
80 
249 
397 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
83 
285 
459 
5 
4 
10 
17 
53 
109 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
5 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
- 
22 
41 
- 
1 
- 
6 
12 
10 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
- 
19 
12 
- 
- 
- 
2 
9 
7 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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