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 
19,530 
8,629 
9,349 
1,552 
10,561 
8,969 
acres 
22,545,069 
7,163,244 
13,827,563 
1,554,262 
11,214,737 
11,330,332 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
21,040 
11,036 
9,138 
866 
1 1 ,723 
9,317 
acres 
1,270,245 
580,261 
646,956 
43,028 
724,108 
546,137 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,656 
675 
879 
102 
787 
869 
acres 
378,678 
95,561 
257,474 
25,643 
175,561 
203,117 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,593 
632 
865 
96 
768 
825 
acres 
370,081 
91,641 
253,028 
25,412 
173,200 
196,881 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
137 
90 
38 
9 
58 
79 
acres 
8,597 
3,920 
4,446 
231 
2,361 
6,236 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
10,596 
6,437 
3,913 
246 
6,439 
4,157 
acres 
948,040 
654,457 
266,698 
26,885 
564,158 
383,882 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
14,305 
3,488 
9,346 
1,471 
8,396 
5,909 
acres 
15,656,546 
2,597,616 
1 1 ,930,902 
1,128,028 
7,504,849 
8,151,697 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
82 
30 
42 
10 
35 
47 
$1,000 
12,810 
4,198 
7,918 
695 
4,344 
8,466 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
31,989 
16,413 
12,802 
2,774 
18,540 
13,449 
$1,000 
72,967,757 
15,691,104 
52,530,131 
4,746,522 
37,438,502 
35,529,254 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,281,026 
956,017 
4,103,275 
1,711,075 
2,019,337 
2,641,777 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,687 
1,311 
1,853 
1,613 
1,746 
1,629 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,258 
1,915 
53 
290 
1,360 
898 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,973 
1,677 
133 
163 
1,232 
741 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,597 
2,912 
367 
318 
2,096 
1,501 
$200,000 to $499,999 
6,280 
4,583 
1,200 
497 
3,523 
2,757 
$500,000 to $999,999 
4,451 
2,355 
1,545 
551 
2,681 
1,770 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
4,121 
1,341 
2,415 
365 
2,537 
1,584 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
5,430 
1,080 
3,937 
413 
3,174 
2,256 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2,485 
337 
2,039 
109 
1,329 
1,156 
$10,000,000 or more 
1,394 
213 
1,113 
68 
608 
786 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
31,987 
16,411 
12,802 
2,774 
18,538 
13,449 
$1,000 
7,721,279 
1 ,637,678 
5,476,231 
607,371 
3,947,891 
3,773,388 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,201 
1,869 
139 
193 
1,388 
813 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,927 
1,575 
224 
128 
1,189 
738 
$10,000 to $19,999 
3,212 
2,631 
347 
234 
1,861 
1,351 
$20,000 to $49,999 
5,534 
3,971 
1,101 
462 
3,266 
2,268 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,567 
2,623 
1,509 
435 
2,699 
1,868 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,734 
1,867 
2,375 
492 
2,784 
1,950 
$200,000 to $499,999 
5,250 
1,194 
3,571 
485 
2,995 
2,255 
$500,000 or more 
4,562 
681 
3,536 
345 
2,356 
2,206 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
26,094 
11,424 
12,328 
2,342 
14,656 
1 1 ,438 
number 
74,725 
23,802 
44,751 
6,172 
38,979 
35,746 
Tractors, all 
farms 
25,964 
11,800 
12,098 
2,066 
14,804 
11,160 
number 
87,474 
29,465 
51,611 
6,398 
47,713 
39,761 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
8,932 
4,793 
3,610 
529 
4,895 
4,037 
number 
14,223 
7,161 
6,224 
838 
7,749 
6,474 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
17,059 
7,958 
7,916 
1,185 
9,536 
7,523 
number 
28,756 
12,252 
14,504 
2,000 
15,850 
12,906 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
17,320 
5,291 
10,464 
1,565 
9,949 
7,371 
number 
44,495 
10,052 
30,883 
3,560 
24,114 
20,381 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
10,688 
2,122 
7,608 
958 
6,202 
4,486 
number 
12,858 
2,548 
9,135 
1,175 
7,206 
5,652 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
2,252 
679 
1,381 
192 
1,120 
1,132 
number 
2,417 
729 
1,482 
206 
1,198 
1,219 
Hay balers 
farms 
13,647 
4,742 
7,871 
1,034 
7,373 
6,274 
number 
16,513 
5,770 
9,509 
1,234 
8,731 
7,782 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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