Table 67. Summary by Legal Status For Tax Purposes: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Corporation 
Other- 
Item 
Family held 
Other than family held 
cooperative, 
Total 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
Total 
10 or less 
stockholders 
estate or trust, 
institutional, etc. 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
2,491 
2,323 
2,235 
168 
133 
395 
acres 
12,225,627 
11,238,032 
10,499,981 
987,595 
788,248 
3,562,830 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
2,245 
2,119 
2,038 
126 
104 
343 
acres 
245,094 
223,895 
212,885 
21,199 
18,405 
26,539 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,233 
1,130 
1,064 
103 
82 
136 
acres 
603,500 
548,553 
495,361 
54,947 
34,113 
35,038 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,126 
1,036 
975 
90 
70 
104 
acres 
454,517 
410,999 
364,310 
43,518 
(D) 
20,521 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
387 
355 
340 
32 
27 
61 
acres 
148,983 
137,554 
131,051 
1 1 ,429 
(D) 
14,517 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
872 
834 
816 
38 
31 
138 
acres 
568,346 
538,808 
528,043 
29,538 
27,332 
104,181 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
1,640 
1,579 
1,517 
61 
47 
62 
acres 
3,402,360 
3,244,340 
2,959,860 
158,020 
64,022 
96,020 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
26 
20 
20 
6 
4 
1 
$1,000 
(D) 
2,558 
2,558 
(D) 
181 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
3,509 
3,279 
3,177 
230 
193 
615 
$1,000 
12,672,819 
11,472,065 
10,568,979 
1,200,754 
736,675 
2,258,513 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,611,519 
3,498,648 
3,326,717 
5,220,670 
3,816,970 
3,672,378 
Average per acre 
dollars 
683 
669 
663 
852 
705 
473 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
97 
87 
83 
10 
10 
49 
$50,000 to $99,999 
85 
65 
63 
20 
14 
32 
$100,000 to $199,999 
139 
128 
128 
11 
10 
62 
$200,000 to $499,999 
383 
342 
337 
41 
38 
140 
$500,000 to $999,999 
470 
438 
438 
32 
30 
101 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
708 
684 
671 
24 
21 
70 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,021 
977 
952 
44 
38 
99 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
360 
342 
321 
18 
14 
24 
$10,000,000 or more 
246 
216 
184 
30 
18 
38 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
3,509 
3,279 
3,177 
230 
193 
615 
$1,000 
1,132,583 
1,053,569 
972,565 
79,014 
50,092 
62,757 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
144 
122 
120 
22 
19 
97 
$5,000 to $9,999 
107 
95 
95 
12 
11 
54 
$10,000 to $19,999 
186 
167 
159 
19 
18 
74 
$20,000 to $49,999 
414 
377 
373 
37 
34 
143 
$50,000 to $99,999 
416 
388 
380 
28 
23 
92 
$100,000 to $199,999 
547 
520 
505 
27 
26 
68 
$200,000 to $499,999 
914 
872 
857 
42 
30 
65 
$500,000 or more 
781 
738 
688 
43 
32 
22 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
3,085 
2,918 
2,825 
167 
142 
347 
number 
16,281 
15,392 
14,531 
889 
677 
1,071 
Tractors, all 
farms 
3,000 
2,842 
2,750 
158 
135 
334 
number 
10,456 
9,941 
9,466 
515 
390 
862 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,105 
1,055 
1,021 
50 
40 
146 
number 
1,600 
1,533 
1,480 
67 
50 
222 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,873 
1,776 
1,710 
97 
78 
224 
number 
3,098 
2,941 
2,816 
157 
124 
331 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
2,365 
2,257 
2,178 
108 
88 
152 
number 
5,758 
5,467 
5,170 
291 
216 
309 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,486 
1,431 
1,375 
55 
41 
77 
number 
2,019 
1,925 
1,800 
94 
53 
97 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
548 
525 
491 
23 
15 
60 
number 
650 
620 
567 
30 
18 
67 
Hay balers 
farms 
1,586 
1,515 
1,445 
71 
54 
159 
number 
2,060 
1,968 
1,856 
92 
63 
196 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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