Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
14,750 
6,525 
7,183 
1,042 
8,472 
6,278 
acres 
10,247,184 
2,255,470 
7,003,688 
988,026 
5,749,271 
4,497,913 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings. 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
18,925 
9,611 
8,421 
893 
1 1 ,330 
7,595 
acres 
1,596,390 
536,435 
997,304 
62,651 
904,786 
691,604 
Irrigated land 
farms 
744 
220 
457 
67 
346 
398 
acres 
218,407 
34,585 
161,605 
22,217 
99,481 
118,926 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
729 
209 
453 
67 
334 
395 
acres 
217,057 
(D) 
160,902 
(D) 
98,628 
118,429 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
33 
15 
15 
3 
17 
16 
acres 
1,350 
(D) 
703 
(D) 
853 
497 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
13,150 
9,202 
3,674 
274 
8,861 
4,289 
acres 
2,163,579 
1,621,464 
514,302 
27,813 
1,450,791 
712,788 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
13,335 
2,534 
9,002 
1,799 
8,171 
5,164 
acres 
20,632,487 
2,220,636 
16,658,005 
1,753,846 
10,897,170 
9,735,317 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
118 
31 
79 
8 
58 
60 
$1,000 
9,754 
1,487 
7,941 
326 
3,778 
5,976 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
30,961 
15,967 
12,173 
2,821 
19,494 
11,467 
$1,000 
56,002,289 
9,739,045 
42,039,736 
4,223,509 
29,719,451 
26,282,838 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,808,801 
609,948 
3,453,523 
1,497,167 
1,524,544 
2,292,041 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,426 
1,243 
1,486 
1,349 
1,377 
1,487 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,938 
2,513 
88 
337 
1,993 
945 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,732 
2,348 
147 
237 
1,880 
852 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,922 
3,199 
369 
354 
2,630 
1,292 
$200,000 to $499,999 
5,995 
4,064 
1,326 
605 
3,746 
2,249 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,242 
2,084 
1,726 
432 
2,680 
1,562 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
3,977 
931 
2,652 
394 
2,508 
1,469 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
4,165 
525 
3,337 
303 
2,565 
1,600 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,971 
195 
1,669 
107 
1,064 
907 
$10,000,000 or more 
1,019 
108 
859 
52 
428 
591 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
30,956 
15,962 
12,173 
2,821 
19,492 
1 1 ,464 
$1,000 
9,297,134 
1,468,998 
6,923,661 
904,476 
4,890,741 
4,406,394 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,590 
2,351 
133 
106 
1,879 
711 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,732 
1,492 
117 
123 
1,191 
541 
$10,000 to $19,999 
3,076 
2,566 
305 
205 
2,100 
976 
$20,000 to $49,999 
5,234 
4,064 
782 
388 
3,359 
1,875 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,290 
2,599 
1,254 
437 
2,704 
1,586 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,889 
1,384 
2,022 
483 
2,444 
1,445 
$200,000 to $499,999 
4,548 
898 
3,087 
563 
2,759 
1,789 
$500,000 or more 
5,597 
608 
4,473 
516 
3,056 
2,541 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
23,725 
9,497 
11,767 
2,461 
14,314 
9,411 
number 
89,528 
23,262 
57,739 
8,527 
50,640 
38,888 
Tractors, all 
farms 
23,700 
9,743 
11,695 
2,262 
14,299 
9,401 
number 
84,470 
25,147 
51,733 
7,590 
48,696 
35,774 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
8,602 
4,204 
3,767 
631 
5,141 
3,461 
number 
13,685 
6,481 
6,227 
977 
8,135 
5,550 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
14,184 
6,048 
7,026 
1,110 
8,388 
5,796 
number 
23,106 
9,200 
12,135 
1,771 
13,443 
9,663 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
17,445 
4,979 
10,592 
1,874 
10,497 
6,948 
number 
47,679 
9,466 
33,371 
4,842 
27,118 
20,561 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
12,283 
2,320 
8,518 
1,445 
7,530 
4,753 
number 
17,147 
3,012 
12,196 
1,939 
10,090 
7,057 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
1,761 
598 
1,064 
99 
890 
871 
number 
1,994 
667 
1,213 
114 
1,010 
984 
Hay balers 
farms 
10,191 
3,690 
5,749 
752 
5,752 
4,439 
number 
12,513 
4,570 
7,037 
906 
6,910 
5,603 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
216 North Dakota 2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
