Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification 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 
feed lots 
(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 
- 
21,559 
30,041 
541 
890 
262 
1,603 
1,746 
7,826 
$1,000 
- 
832,056 
1,834,691 
47,884 
139,890 
21,345 
159,378 
51,681 
377,382 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
2,274 
1,429 
2 
12 
54 
151 
261 
714 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
2,474 
2,165 
13 
22 
51 
152 
278 
922 
$10,000 to $19,999 
- 
4,444 
4,453 
48 
37 
36 
264 
391 
1,529 
$20,000 to $49,999 
- 
7,210 
9,536 
143 
154 
65 
405 
557 
2,595 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
3,436 
6,992 
149 
208 
22 
276 
162 
1,219 
$100,000 to $199,999 
- 
1,244 
3,802 
131 
236 
11 
165 
68 
558 
$200,000 to $499,999 
- 
399 
1,514 
52 
176 
14 
131 
29 
256 
$500,000 or more 
- 
78 
150 
3 
45 
9 
59 
- 
33 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
... farms 
- 
14,318 
26,166 
498 
713 
196 
1,346 
1,337 
6,261 
number 
- 
21,744 
44,034 
949 
1,875 
380 
2,801 
1,781 
10,007 
Tractors, all 
... farms 
_ 
17,106 
27,756 
521 
820 
181 
1,346 
1,237 
6,313 
number 
- 
33,378 
63,447 
1,408 
3,316 
380 
2,782 
1,740 
10,120 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
8,665 
12,297 
210 
338 
105 
708 
730 
3,351 
number 
- 
11,667 
17,114 
313 
580 
125 
915 
865 
4,068 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
12,857 
23,591 
481 
728 
115 
939 
692 
4,046 
number 
- 
19,163 
40,760 
903 
1,887 
169 
1,471 
820 
5,314 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
... farms 
- 
1,960 
4,168 
149 
421 
31 
212 
50 
557 
number 
- 
2,548 
5,573 
192 
849 
86 
396 
55 
738 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
... farms 
_ 
393 
575 
23 
144 
23 
99 
3 
38 
number 
- 
444 
640 
23 
152 
26 
115 
3 
44 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
~ 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
328 
613 
15 
123 
- 
18 
17 
55 
number 
- 
383 
697 
19 
139 
- 
18 
21 
66 
Hay balers 
... farms 
- 
7,582 
15,780 
368 
681 
34 
392 
299 
1,644 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
9,705 
20,749 
501 
981 
38 
502 
373 
2,048 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
... farms 
- 
4,257 
12,925 
326 
667 
49 
377 
309 
1,444 
acres treated 
- 
240,275 
849,431 
23,770 
113,323 
19,251 
48,331 
3,966 
61,541 
Manure used 
... farms 
- 
1,071 
4,361 
102 
554 
36 
295 
168 
1,041 
acres treated 
- 
28,322 
139,167 
3,287 
42,057 
5,491 
32,954 
1,982 
25,607 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
- 
1,075 
1,460 
50 
314 
34 
180 
65 
254 
acres 
- 
46,551 
61,842 
1,720 
43,907 
8,847 
27,091 
515 
5,099 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
- 
2,856 
6,154 
175 
583 
44 
356 
169 
985 
acres 
- 
133,765 
286,084 
8,525 
87,570 
25,417 
58,201 
1,370 
40,216 
Nematodes 
... farms 
- 
97 
124 
3 
37 
1 
18 
12 
19 
acres 
- 
3,573 
5,199 
59 
4,219 
(D) 
1,887 
(D) 
124 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
- 
225 
288 
14 
55 
9 
39 
15 
41 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
5,711 
8,704 
191 
2,899 
1,375 
3,786 
37 
362 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
- 
213 
240 
8 
67 
2 
27 
5 
34 
acres on which used 
- 
4,660 
4,478 
105 
1,546 
(D) 
565 
(D) 
425 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
_ 
831 
1,307 
23 
87 
11 
81 
37 
247 
acres 
- 
22,931 
43,390 
953 
2,565 
1,782 
6,732 
286 
5,307 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
- 
1,664 
2,217 
49 
71 
14 
191 
117 
595 
acres 
- 
60,691 
109,578 
3,883 
3,951 
899 
8,827 
1,477 
13,345 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
- 
746 
465 
11 
16 
3 
34 
39 
107 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
35,577 
26,907 
934 
2,197 
(D) 
1,061 
725 
10,763 
used 
... farms 
- 
1,140 
2,078 
84 
434 
36 
174 
21 
142 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
74,182 
113,322 
3,304 
68,224 
14,215 
41,962 
177 
7,981 
used 
... farms 
- 
390 
624 
33 
128 
8 
52 
11 
22 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
11,821 
17,534 
918 
12,870 
7,558 
11,773 
100 
424 
practices were used 
... farms 
- 
1,687 
2,188 
67 
346 
22 
169 
55 
179 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
~ 
38,403 
43,579 
1,300 
15,866 
2,316 
10,107 
160 
2,000 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
- 
1,430 
2,099 
64 
371 
21 
98 
31 
173 
acres 
- 
30,146 
57,793 
1,980 
24,492 
819 
4,882 
184 
2,831 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
- 
283 
376 
4 
21 
12 
66 
51 
135 
Solar panels 
... farms 
- 
112 
161 
- 
17 
10 
46 
38 
58 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
- 
23 
23 
- 
2 
2 
2 
2 
9 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
12 
15 
- 
2 
2 
1 
- 
6 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
" 
124 
166 
3 
2 
4 
13 
7 
60 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
- 
30 
30 
1 
2 
2 
2 
3 
9 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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