Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Commodity 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Layers 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
6 
25,194 
8 
36,477 
Hogs and pigs 
- 
- 
2 
(D) 
Replacement dairy heifers 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
36 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
6 
(X) 
3 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1 ,000) 
49 
53,647 
29 
50,787 
Payments received (see text) ($1 ,000) 
49 
3,966 
29 
11,104 
Table 46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of land and buildings 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms 
30,961 
(X) 
31,970 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
56,002,289 
(X) 
30,596,974 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
1,808,801 
(X) 
957,053 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
1,426 
(X) 
771 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,938 
71 ,588 
3,399 
88,632 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,732 
198,365 
3,450 
248,657 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,922 
556,794 
4,850 
689,551 
$200,000 to $499,999 
5,995 
1,898,966 
6,970 
2,217,268 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,242 
2,981,906 
4,628 
3,264,537 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,977 
5,628,169 
4,267 
6,030,307 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
4,165 
13,103,290 
3,350 
10,160,411 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,971 
13,610,465 
968 
6,441,689 
$10,000,000 or more 
1,019 
17,952,747 
88 
1,455,922 
Table 47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of machinery and equipment 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of machinery and equipment 
30,956 
9,297,134 
31,968 
5,584,253 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
300,334 
(X) 
174,683 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,590 
4,905 
2,176 
6,013 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,732 
12,016 
2,487 
1 7,495 
$10,000 to $19,999 
3,076 
42,285 
3,663 
50,694 
$20,000 to $29,999 
2,337 
55,248 
2,685 
63,581 
$30,000 to $49,999 
2,897 
107,452 
3,337 
126,844 
$50,000 to $69,999 
2,337 
130,904 
2,731 
154,969 
$70,000 to $99,999 
1,953 
158,344 
2,028 
164,941 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,889 
520,639 
4,527 
616,443 
$200,000 to $499,999 
4,548 
1,376,288 
5,230 
1,560,229 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,752 
1,889,104 
2,173 
1 ,431 ,590 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
2,845 
4,999,949 
931 
1,391,453 
Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Selected machinery and equipment 
Total 
Manufactured 
2008 to 2012 
Manufactured 
prior to 2008 
Total 
Manufactured 
2003 to 2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
23,725 
89,528 
9,048 
13,085 
22,178 
76,443 
24,408 
90,923 
8,492 
10,960 
Tractors 
23,700 
84,470 
6,022 
10,842 
22,289 
73,628 
25,992 
89,578 
3,804 
6,210 
2 or 3 
8,274 
20,295 
1,858 
4,282 
8,435 
20,717 
9,282 
22,765 
1,020 
2,317 
4 or more 
10,122 
58,871 
556 
2,952 
8,396 
47,453 
10,773 
60,876 
239 
1,348 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
8,602 
13,685 
1,083 
1,213 
7,758 
12,472 
10,261 
16,194 
707 
830 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
14,184 
23,106 
1,393 
1,600 
13,267 
21,506 
16,584 
26,802 
832 
958 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
17,445 
47,679 
4,491 
8,029 
16,235 
39,650 
18,492 
46,582 
2,779 
4,422 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
12,283 
17,147 
3,155 
3,908 
9,851 
13,239 
12,686 
17,586 
1,664 
2,029 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
1,761 
1,994 
268 
281 
1,515 
1,713 
1,569 
1,692 
172 
181 
Hay balers 
10,191 
12,513 
1,674 
1,722 
8,739 
10,791 
10,571 
12,469 
1,679 
1,734 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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