Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
180 to 219 
220 to 259 
260 to 499 
500 to 999 
1,000 to 1,999 
2,000 or more 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
692 
385 
318 
1,342 
1,366 
1,559 
4,107 
acres 
10,739 
5,609 
6,107 
38,441 
56,899 
97,410 
577,936 
Irrigated land 
farms 
324 
247 
180 
747 
760 
736 
2,008 
acres 
25,219 
22,204 
22,644 
126,355 
203,449 
276,327 
1,129,772 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
258 
201 
159 
642 
688 
651 
1,905 
acres 
17,631 
15,338 
15,825 
96,535 
169,468 
212,350 
892,952 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
155 
118 
82 
334 
275 
288 
473 
acres 
7,588 
6,866 
6,819 
29,820 
33,981 
63,977 
236,820 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
239 
78 
83 
640 
716 
739 
1,539 
acres 
30,978 
11,059 
12,497 
167,395 
334,046 
543,981 
1,156,537 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
109 
47 
73 
384 
697 
1,060 
3,612 
acres 
13,060 
6,399 
1 1 ,574 
86,685 
286,560 
757,287 
8,145,099 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
6 
1 
- 
2 
17 
17 
50 
$1,000 
213 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
1,242 
1,619 
12,580 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
1,358 
670 
551 
2,614 
2,560 
2,771 
6,481 
$1,000 
645,882 
460,634 
344,064 
2,116,091 
2,867,875 
4,759,823 
32,320,406 
Average per farm 
... dollars 
475,613 
687,514 
624,435 
809,522 
1,120,264 
1,717,727 
4,986,947 
Average per acre 
... dollars 
3,009 
3,491 
2,618 
2,263 
1,549 
1,215 
620 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
114 
23 
15 
51 
10 
3 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
212 
46 
50 
169 
52 
7 
1 
$100,000 to $199,999 
236 
96 
73 
487 
190 
66 
8 
$200,000 to $499,999 
378 
193 
192 
834 
876 
554 
129 
$500,000 to $999,999 
255 
195 
117 
498 
691 
911 
646 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
119 
69 
73 
356 
361 
692 
1,538 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
39 
38 
27 
187 
307 
366 
2,576 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
4 
10 
4 
21 
54 
112 
959 
$10,000,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
11 
19 
60 
624 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
1,358 
670 
551 
2,614 
2,560 
2,771 
6,481 
$1,000 
68,519 
41,289 
39,953 
197,266 
305,135 
434,455 
2,385,227 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
175 
71 
51 
269 
212 
132 
89 
$5,000 to $9,999 
152 
67 
44 
175 
152 
135 
62 
$10,000 to $19,999 
215 
103 
81 
346 
265 
187 
122 
$20,000 to $49,999 
396 
183 
135 
685 
560 
519 
459 
$50,000 to $99,999 
248 
119 
126 
526 
474 
540 
794 
$100,000 to $199,999 
119 
90 
70 
378 
426 
543 
1,296 
$200,000 to $499,999 
37 
33 
36 
192 
340 
536 
2,115 
$500,000 or more 
16 
4 
8 
43 
131 
179 
1,544 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
873 
525 
412 
1,823 
1,983 
2,345 
6,127 
number 
1,693 
1,133 
941 
4,600 
6,221 
8,559 
34,136 
Tractors, all 
farms 
800 
473 
379 
1,685 
1,849 
2,200 
5,989 
number 
1,516 
973 
832 
3,828 
4,784 
6,106 
21,988 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
337 
198 
165 
621 
634 
751 
1,927 
number 
429 
264 
224 
848 
891 
1,047 
2,795 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
508 
313 
253 
1,074 
1,198 
1,349 
3,758 
number 
732 
456 
367 
1,637 
1,822 
2,022 
6,141 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
274 
179 
156 
830 
1,144 
1,609 
5,230 
number 
355 
253 
241 
1,343 
2,071 
3,037 
13,052 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
94 
50 
63 
330 
583 
944 
3,223 
number 
100 
53 
73 
375 
664 
1,124 
4,462 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
107 
70 
77 
281 
329 
424 
1,450 
number 
119 
75 
82 
298 
344 
479 
1,746 
Hay balers 
farms 
371 
245 
209 
866 
1,006 
1,181 
3,902 
number 
470 
324 
277 
1,127 
1,256 
1,512 
5,048 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
272 
153 
171 
713 
894 
1,250 
3,969 
acres treated 
23,258 
12,775 
21,580 
128,153 
313,011 
743,941 
6,314,796 
Manure used 
farms 
75 
53 
41 
178 
176 
206 
671 
acres treated 
2,699 
2,219 
2,426 
9,411 
15,945 
17,475 
118,175 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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