Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
180 to 219 
220 to 259 
260 to 499 
500 to 999 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 
2,000 or more 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings. 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
1,183 
561 
548 
2,369 
2,876 
2,800 
3,802 
acres 
30,455 
16,411 
15,985 
94,180 
153,835 
203,441 
691,155 
Irrigated land 
farms 
61 
39 
26 
162 
262 
304 
465 
acres 
3,745 
3,127 
2,893 
21,437 
50,492 
86,055 
204,796 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
57 
39 
26 
156 
250 
300 
458 
acres 
3,583 
(D) 
(D) 
20,723 
48,172 
83,087 
203,870 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
9 
2 
2 
10 
25 
15 
15 
acres 
162 
(D) 
(D) 
714 
2,320 
2,968 
926 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
849 
335 
321 
1,289 
1,274 
1,417 
1,877 
acres 
78,518 
33,010 
33,206 
160,624 
137,559 
130,299 
245,215 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
571 
272 
322 
1,840 
2,909 
3,129 
4,299 
acres 
62,250 
38,274 
52,032 
466,458 
1 ,462,948 
2,837,899 
10,683,532 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
7 
- 
1 
9 
26 
12 
14 
$1,000 
146 
- 
(D) 
489 
6,201 
3,327 
2,593 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
2,046 
886 
863 
3,604 
4,229 
4,075 
5,637 
$1,000 
863,449 
428,352 
551,244 
3,555,665 
8,546,833 
14,156,053 
42,693,087 
Average per farm 
... dollars 
422,018 
483,467 
638,753 
986,589 
2,021,006 
3,473,878 
7,573,725 
Average per acre 
... dollars 
2,673 
2,445 
2,682 
2,688 
2,812 
2,483 
1,335 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
83 
11 
11 
17 
8 
1 
1 
$50,000 to $99,999 
182 
40 
22 
92 
18 
4 
- 
$100,000 to $199,999 
356 
149 
96 
183 
105 
23 
2 
$200,000 to $499,999 
781 
339 
332 
851 
409 
167 
53 
$500,000 to $999,999 
509 
256 
252 
1,090 
822 
490 
246 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
131 
86 
119 
977 
1,172 
787 
772 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3 
5 
29 
387 
1,443 
1,671 
1,881 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1 
- 
1 
6 
244 
807 
1,423 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
1 
1 
8 
125 
1,259 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
2,046 
886 
863 
3,604 
4,229 
4,075 
5,637 
$1,000 
133,748 
72,110 
74,170 
455,567 
985,021 
1,667,271 
3,851,844 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
235 
80 
72 
177 
104 
57 
27 
$5,000 to $9,999 
173 
44 
44 
159 
82 
43 
29 
$10,000 to $19,999 
304 
98 
112 
288 
130 
88 
50 
$20,000 to $49,999 
542 
243 
192 
685 
431 
209 
261 
$50,000 to $99,999 
416 
200 
240 
772 
622 
349 
388 
$100,000 to $199,999 
247 
141 
123 
857 
1,014 
705 
871 
$200,000 to $499,999 
92 
64 
60 
526 
1,332 
1,325 
1,543 
$500,000 or more 
37 
16 
20 
140 
514 
1,299 
2,468 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
1,312 
684 
677 
3,027 
3,920 
3,892 
5,508 
number 
2,276 
1,353 
1,306 
6,577 
10,954 
13,581 
27,706 
Tractors, all 
farms 
1,377 
683 
701 
3,021 
3,785 
3,805 
5,421 
number 
3,300 
1,814 
1,827 
9,105 
14,415 
16,458 
26,651 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
556 
227 
221 
1,056 
1,106 
1,037 
1,524 
number 
881 
361 
373 
1,655 
1,807 
1,842 
2,598 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
908 
497 
504 
2,048 
2,497 
2,402 
3,421 
number 
1,408 
837 
846 
3,442 
4,559 
4,363 
6,723 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
671 
391 
394 
2,144 
3,316 
3,487 
4,947 
number 
1,011 
616 
608 
4,008 
8,049 
10,253 
17,330 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
256 
147 
158 
1,077 
2,420 
2,723 
3,461 
number 
275 
158 
172 
1,199 
2,721 
3,080 
4,779 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
69 
45 
48 
233 
404 
451 
744 
number 
76 
47 
49 
255 
425 
481 
815 
Hay balers 
farms 
526 
343 
315 
1,564 
2,223 
2,447 
3,877 
number 
663 
444 
411 
1,929 
2,690 
2,842 
4,676 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
696 
355 
409 
2,115 
3,212 
3,298 
3,982 
acres treated 
68,093 
40,734 
56,778 
438,186 
1 ,336,457 
2,465,608 
6,857,441 
Manure used 
farms 
161 
100 
94 
591 
976 
1,057 
1,084 
acres treated 
6,971 
4,014 
3,669 
28,249 
68,121 
113,413 
210,361 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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