Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification 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 
- 
7,396 
8,702 
162 
75 
88 
206 
576 
5,261 
$1,000 
- 
555,906 
1,168,663 
35,192 
19,856 
9,821 
6,714 
25,931 
280,130 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
1,152 
531 
5 
3 
19 
50 
127 
753 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
773 
564 
6 
11 
9 
23 
72 
591 
$10,000 to $19,999 
- 
1,261 
920 
5 
9 
18 
55 
93 
1,128 
$20,000 to $49,999 
- 
1,960 
1,745 
36 
17 
20 
43 
127 
1,406 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
994 
1,538 
32 
3 
9 
22 
91 
727 
$100,000 to $199,999 
- 
630 
1,521 
42 
9 
2 
8 
43 
403 
$200,000 to $499,999 
- 
411 
1,456 
25 
12 
4 
4 
17 
204 
$500,000 or more 
- 
215 
427 
11 
11 
7 
1 
6 
49 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
... farms 
- 
4,680 
7,621 
143 
63 
75 
147 
453 
3,547 
number 
- 
11,685 
24,815 
472 
212 
196 
232 
921 
6,704 
Tractors, all 
... farms 
_ 
4,704 
6,934 
139 
56 
47 
124 
347 
2,896 
number 
- 
10,346 
18,661 
356 
182 
107 
193 
675 
4,306 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
2,018 
2,527 
40 
24 
19 
82 
177 
1,449 
number 
- 
2,764 
3,629 
52 
26 
27 
104 
256 
1,759 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
2,930 
4,606 
104 
32 
32 
56 
214 
1,573 
number 
- 
4,129 
7,269 
159 
61 
41 
79 
309 
1,899 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
... farms 
- 
1,898 
3,854 
74 
31 
17 
8 
71 
421 
number 
- 
3,453 
7,763 
145 
95 
39 
10 
110 
648 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
... farms 
_ 
715 
1,035 
26 
16 
12 
_ 
23 
73 
number 
- 
840 
1,254 
29 
18 
26 
- 
29 
123 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
894 
1,662 
25 
14 
2 
3 
53 
226 
number 
- 
975 
1,926 
28 
17 
(D) 
3 
61 
237 
Hay balers 
... farms 
- 
2,751 
4,662 
103 
39 
17 
24 
153 
704 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
3,440 
5,978 
119 
52 
26 
25 
189 
813 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
... farms 
- 
1,639 
2,482 
58 
27 
16 
22 
103 
676 
acres treated 
- 
545,664 
1,073,862 
19,025 
12,405 
42,723 
217 
9,746 
192,170 
Manure used 
... farms 
- 
429 
970 
19 
26 
13 
19 
83 
467 
acres treated 
29,389 
85,205 
1,525 
4,334 
2,100 
233 
2,112 
19,465 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
- 
282 
290 
12 
6 
8 
7 
17 
102 
acres 
- 
78,375 
86,365 
5,479 
(D) 
(D) 
53 
557 
17,003 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
- 
1,764 
2,709 
56 
30 
24 
28 
95 
915 
acres 
- 
653,165 
975,119 
34,226 
12,431 
37,964 
359 
12,989 
257,688 
Nematodes 
... farms 
- 
39 
12 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
acres 
- 
7,156 
1,785 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
- 
102 
56 
8 
1 
5 
- 
- 
10 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
56,879 
24,467 
3,202 
(D) 
(D) 
" 
~ 
19,923 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
- 
11 
31 
- 
- 
- 
1 
3 
1 
acres on which used 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
11 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
- 
78 
71 
1 
_ 
_ 
1 
5 
19 
acres 
- 
8,626 
9,549 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
45 
606 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
- 
355 
431 
8 
3 
4 
5 
30 
167 
acres 
- 
62,568 
82,144 
2,167 
(D) 
44 
(D) 
931 
6,888 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
- 
353 
297 
7 
1 
3 
2 
4 
114 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
- 
236,690 
634,345 
2,482 
(D) 
1,220 
(D) 
328 
261,916 
used 
... farms 
- 
473 
636 
17 
6 
8 
2 
12 
59 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
309,128 
393,784 
10,088 
5,874 
48,025 
(D) 
2,552 
170,301 
used 
... farms 
- 
257 
403 
17 
6 
- 
- 
10 
21 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
_ 
104,928 
160,583 
3,519 
1,909 
“ 
" 
1,067 
19,978 
practices were used 
... farms 
- 
865 
1,580 
40 
26 
4 
6 
46 
110 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
~ 
234,368 
425,250 
6,702 
(D) 
(D) 
93 
9,703 
35,722 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
- 
230 
348 
13 
1 
- 
- 
12 
52 
acres 
- 
15,494 
40,019 
1,062 
(D) 
- 
" 
314 
1,787 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
- 
191 
537 
8 
4 
3 
4 
36 
154 
Solar panels 
... farms 
- 
124 
461 
8 
2 
3 
4 
26 
117 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
- 
38 
72 
3 
1 
- 
- 
1 
50 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
- 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
- 
27 
35 
- 
1 
- 
- 
12 
19 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
- 
17 
13 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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