Table 68. Summary by North American industry Ciassification 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 
- 
10,802 
4,949 
157 
90 
66 
105 
251 
2,085 
$1,000 
- 
685,695 
674,350 
39,390 
30,164 
1 1 ,979 
5,546 
12,291 
150,557 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
2,065 
194 
6 
3 
- 
20 
24 
126 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
1,247 
206 
- 
- 
3 
11 
28 
126 
$10,000 to $19,999 
- 
1,857 
436 
13 
2 
7 
32 
52 
389 
$20,000 to $49,999 
- 
2,868 
954 
31 
- 
18 
11 
59 
546 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
1,509 
972 
28 
18 
22 
19 
52 
550 
$100,000 to $199,999 
- 
647 
1,095 
30 
28 
4 
8 
26 
225 
$200,000 to $499,999 
- 
374 
878 
25 
22 
8 
3 
9 
100 
$500,000 or more 
- 
235 
214 
24 
17 
4 
1 
1 
23 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
... farms 
_ 
5,193 
4,452 
142 
90 
54 
81 
223 
1,688 
number 
- 
12,116 
12,802 
458 
366 
120 
163 
345 
3,421 
Tractors, all 
... farms 
_ 
5,690 
4,304 
144 
86 
56 
70 
221 
1,556 
number 
- 
14,412 
13,426 
495 
437 
103 
138 
411 
2,877 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
2,581 
1,351 
47 
22 
29 
44 
112 
631 
number 
- 
3,831 
2,140 
82 
37 
(D) 
55 
160 
918 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
3,466 
2,931 
99 
70 
38 
38 
123 
1,001 
number 
- 
5,327 
5,050 
193 
175 
41 
50 
160 
1,327 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
... farms 
- 
2,807 
2,982 
102 
79 
15 
18 
57 
452 
number 
- 
5,254 
6,236 
220 
225 
(D) 
33 
91 
632 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
... farms 
_ 
994 
842 
37 
44 
7 
3 
3 
67 
number 
- 
1,186 
1,009 
41 
60 
11 
(D) 
3 
70 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
448 
575 
15 
12 
- 
2 
7 
77 
number 
- 
495 
673 
18 
12 
- 
(D) 
7 
89 
Hay balers 
... farms 
- 
2,269 
3,176 
102 
72 
22 
35 
122 
585 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
2,830 
3,914 
122 
103 
22 
41 
172 
775 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
... farms 
- 
1,048 
1,340 
53 
70 
3 
7 
12 
172 
acres treated 
- 
490,239 
457,185 
34,159 
34,361 
3,198 
1,002 
996 
23,946 
Manure used 
... farms 
- 
335 
759 
25 
57 
1 
2 
17 
92 
acres treated 
- 
27,045 
53,973 
2,211 
7,437 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
2,766 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
- 
277 
225 
10 
4 
3 
2 
2 
54 
acres 
- 
154,324 
72,006 
4,291 
(D) 
64 
(D) 
(D) 
8,724 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
- 
1,593 
1,498 
52 
72 
3 
10 
26 
267 
acres 
- 
660,151 
529,249 
26,123 
36,428 
5,992 
1,898 
840 
34,126 
Nematodes 
... farms 
- 
30 
6 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
- 
192 
84 
10 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
- 
159,676 
43,858 
4,015 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
- 
46 
35 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
3 
acres on which used 
- 
34,330 
7,342 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
1,170 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
_ 
54 
25 
1 
_ 
_ 
5 
_ 
4 
acres 
- 
4,059 
1,682 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
346 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
- 
418 
125 
6 
5 
- 
5 
81 
acres 
- 
163,434 
17,840 
1,567 
400 
- 
- 
103 
4,024 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
- 
1,114 
279 
17 
1 
3 
1 
2 
77 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
- 
224,116 
110,133 
2,016 
(D) 
264 
(D) 
(D) 
24,334 
used 
... farms 
- 
446 
731 
26 
34 
1 
- 
4 
32 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
175,127 
300,775 
23,780 
14,404 
(D) 
(D) 
4,851 
used 
... farms 
- 
282 
342 
12 
21 
- 
2 
- 
32 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
- 
86,042 
100,983 
(D) 
13,806 
- 
(D) 
- 
1 1 ,253 
practices were used 
... farms 
- 
673 
756 
27 
39 
2 
4 
4 
70 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
■ 
343,957 
138,003 
9,936 
9,644 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
9,282 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
- 
218 
199 
11 
6 
- 
- 
1 
33 
acres 
- 
21,299 
19,203 
770 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
1,267 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
- 
93 
171 
7 
1 
1 
4 
6 
16 
Solar panels 
... farms 
- 
43 
109 
6 
- 
- 
4 
- 
6 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
- 
14 
23 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
3 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
- 
37 
36 
1 
- 
1 
- 
6 
7 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agricuiture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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