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 
35,646 
23,523 
9,870 
2,253 
18,089 
17,557 
acres 
814,210 
460,719 
306,524 
46,967 
416,282 
397,928 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
45,840 
32,218 
1 1 ,446 
2,176 
24,164 
21,676 
acres 
540,025 
351,694 
169,957 
18,374 
292,705 
247,320 
Irrigated land 
farms 
4,539 
2,884 
1,060 
595 
2,146 
2,393 
acres 
38,990 
13,018 
21,972 
4,000 
17,368 
21,622 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
4,475 
2,833 
1,052 
590 
2,122 
2,353 
acres 
38,224 
12,483 
21,790 
3,951 
17,088 
21,136 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
104 
72 
20 
12 
31 
73 
acres 
766 
535 
182 
49 
280 
486 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
6,547 
5,338 
1,114 
95 
4,076 
2,471 
acres 
194,234 
166,493 
25,486 
2,255 
127,787 
66,447 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
5,092 
1,350 
3,230 
512 
2,640 
2,452 
acres 
1,181,661 
89,061 
977,361 
115,239 
510,520 
671,141 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
600 
270 
227 
103 
269 
331 
$1,000 
78,525 
23,731 
38,921 
15,873 
31,850 
46,675 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
59,309 
40,788 
14,335 
4,186 
32,632 
26,677 
$1,000 
41,795,782 
18,220,546 
20,458,242 
3,116,994 
21,002,509 
20,793,273 
Average per farm 
dollars 
704,712 
446,713 
1,427,153 
744,623 
643,617 
779,446 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,425 
5,279 
5,418 
6,534 
5,274 
5,587 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,268 
2,513 
104 
651 
1,981 
1,287 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,240 
2,635 
271 
334 
1,993 
1,247 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,411 
7,039 
904 
468 
4,830 
3,581 
$200,000 to $499,999 
21,263 
16,954 
3,441 
868 
11,901 
9,362 
$500,000 to $999,999 
12,532 
7,986 
3,652 
894 
6,678 
5,854 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
6,565 
2,742 
3,181 
642 
3,369 
3,196 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3,303 
820 
2,206 
277 
1,587 
1,716 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
517 
83 
398 
36 
212 
305 
$10,000,000 or more 
210 
16 
178 
16 
81 
129 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
59,306 
40,785 
14,335 
4,186 
32,630 
26,676 
$1,000 
5,321,820 
2,206,165 
2,667,472 
448,183 
2,547,931 
2,773,889 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
4,327 
3,805 
253 
269 
2,655 
1,672 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4,185 
3,653 
311 
221 
2,377 
1,808 
$10,000 to $19,999 
7,998 
6,830 
781 
387 
4,625 
3,373 
$20,000 to $49,999 
16,164 
12,922 
2,278 
964 
9,323 
6,841 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11,810 
7,614 
3,193 
1,003 
6,343 
5,467 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,122 
3,972 
3,416 
734 
4,269 
3,853 
$200,000 to $499,999 
5,102 
1,746 
2,880 
476 
2,411 
2,691 
$500,000 or more 
1,598 
243 
1,223 
132 
627 
971 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
40,404 
25,608 
12,020 
2,776 
21,351 
19,053 
number 
73,088 
37,792 
29,847 
5,449 
36,053 
37,035 
Tractors, all 
farms 
49,844 
32,872 
13,592 
3,380 
26,993 
22,851 
number 
146,345 
78,927 
57,362 
10,056 
77,511 
68,834 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
29,080 
20,712 
6,845 
1,523 
15,597 
13,483 
number 
46,808 
32,247 
12,042 
2,519 
25,280 
21,528 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
36,717 
22,360 
11,856 
2,501 
20,211 
16,506 
number 
71,563 
38,358 
28,401 
4,804 
38,797 
32,766 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
15,652 
5,937 
8,053 
1,662 
7,969 
7,683 
number 
27,974 
8,322 
16,919 
2,733 
13,434 
14,540 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
7,067 
2,231 
4,226 
610 
3,873 
3,194 
number 
7,737 
2,345 
4,718 
674 
4,206 
3,531 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
3,055 
1,068 
1,730 
257 
1,407 
1,648 
number 
3,323 
1,176 
1,876 
271 
1,513 
1,810 
Hay balers 
farms 
27,251 
14,877 
10,352 
2,022 
14,867 
12,384 
number 
35,579 
18,436 
14,531 
2,612 
19,158 
16,421 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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