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 
177,868 
122,411 
45,284 
10,173 
99,056 
78,812 
acres 
90,287,767 
38,135,563 
40,261,343 
11,890,861 
46,664,022 
43,623,745 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
134,352 
101,121 
29,086 
4,145 
70,095 
64,257 
acres 
2,766,980 
1,666,507 
914,048 
186,425 
1,567,668 
1,199,312 
Irrigated land 
farms 
18,169 
10,498 
5,545 
2,126 
9,604 
8,565 
acres 
4,489,163 
1,097,903 
2,401,824 
989,436 
2,070,359 
2,418,804 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
15,184 
8,176 
5,018 
1,990 
8,167 
7,017 
acres 
4,174,843 
974,945 
2,274,786 
925,112 
1 ,922,334 
2,252,509 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
4,142 
2,913 
969 
260 
2,021 
2,121 
acres 
314,320 
122,958 
127,038 
64,324 
148,025 
166,295 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
13,390 
10,848 
2,203 
339 
8,940 
4,450 
acres 
3,203,342 
2,550,098 
559,962 
93,282 
2,095,631 
1,107,711 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
20,730 
7,582 
9,689 
3,459 
12,752 
7,978 
acres 
20,783,561 
4,298,020 
12,322,686 
4,162,855 
10,231,599 
10,551,962 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
238 
138 
75 
25 
93 
145 
$1,000 
71,926 
21,277 
33,328 
17,321 
11,805 
60,121 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
248,809 
179,783 
54,297 
14,729 
141,340 
107,469 
$1,000 
218,109,336 
102,875,110 
93,750,225 
21,484,001 
117,153,087 
100,956,249 
Average per farm 
dollars 
876,614 
572,218 
1,726,619 
1,458,619 
828,874 
939,399 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,676 
1,881 
1,595 
1,286 
1,714 
1,634 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
21,996 
19,509 
828 
1,659 
13,786 
8,210 
$50,000 to $99,999 
25,589 
22,321 
1,930 
1,338 
15,539 
10,050 
$100,000 to $199,999 
46,137 
38,973 
5,098 
2,066 
25,950 
20,187 
$200,000 to $499,999 
74,336 
56,823 
14,012 
3,501 
40,575 
33,761 
$500,000 to $999,999 
37,637 
23,309 
12,178 
2,150 
21,174 
16,463 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
21,420 
10,453 
9,298 
1,669 
12,457 
8,963 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
14,569 
5,980 
7,183 
1,406 
8,069 
6,500 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
4,458 
1,539 
2,371 
548 
2,437 
2,021 
$10,000,000 or more 
2,667 
876 
1,399 
392 
1,353 
1,314 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
248,792 
179,769 
54,295 
14,728 
141,327 
107,465 
$1,000 
17,958,942 
8,859,709 
7,236,852 
1,862,381 
9,409,288 
8,549,655 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
23,118 
19,743 
2,231 
1,144 
14,280 
8,838 
$5,000 to $9,999 
23,649 
19,741 
2,728 
1,180 
14,238 
9,411 
$10,000 to $19,999 
42,327 
34,085 
6,236 
2,006 
24,872 
17,455 
$20,000 to $49,999 
74,663 
56,745 
14,206 
3,712 
41,647 
33,016 
$50,000 to $99,999 
43,661 
29,123 
1 1 ,908 
2,630 
23,716 
19,945 
$100,000 to $199,999 
23,017 
13,078 
8,254 
1,685 
12,591 
10,426 
$200,000 to $499,999 
13,204 
6,055 
5,647 
1,502 
7,432 
5,772 
$500,000 or more 
5,153 
1,199 
3,085 
869 
2,551 
2,602 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
181,709 
123,302 
47,385 
1 1 ,022 
98,742 
82,967 
number 
298,718 
181,037 
96,696 
20,985 
156,590 
142,128 
Tractors, all 
farms 
193,712 
135,203 
48,168 
10,341 
106,882 
86,830 
number 
349,224 
215,915 
1 1 1 ,693 
21,616 
191,052 
158,172 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
80,405 
60,873 
16,494 
3,038 
42,543 
37,862 
number 
97,638 
72,872 
20,992 
3,774 
51,551 
46,087 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
128,378 
87,709 
34,621 
6,048 
70,470 
57,908 
number 
174,283 
112,086 
53,731 
8,466 
95,518 
78,765 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
44,874 
22,282 
18,063 
4,529 
26,160 
18,714 
number 
77,303 
30,957 
36,970 
9,376 
43,983 
33,320 
Grain and bean combines, seif-propelled 
farms 
8,605 
2,416 
4,777 
1,412 
5,046 
3,559 
number 
10,229 
2,772 
5,755 
1,702 
5,821 
4,408 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
5,873 
1,365 
3,253 
1,255 
3,653 
2,220 
number 
7,886 
1,709 
4,577 
1,600 
4,686 
3,200 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
2,507 
1,289 
1,016 
202 
1,320 
1,187 
number 
3,019 
1,558 
1,231 
230 
1,543 
1,476 
Hay balers 
farms 
37,580 
20,401 
15,076 
2,103 
20,989 
16,591 
number 
46,746 
24,571 
19,585 
2,590 
25,835 
20,911 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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