Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbois, see introductory text.] 
Commodity 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
Layers 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
2 
(D) 
5 
1,293,000 
Turkeys 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Replacement dairy heifers 
11 
465 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
1 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
1 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
3 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1 ,000) 
17 
2,749 
10 
4,281 
Payments received (see text) ($1 ,000) 
17 
303 
10 
806 
Table 46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of land and buildings 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms 
8,173 
(X) 
8,136 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
3,356,102 
(X) 
2,968,067 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
410,633 
(X) 
364,807 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
2,308 
(X) 
2,203 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
735 
16,010 
970 
21,041 
$50,000 to $99,999 
615 
43,711 
864 
62,488 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,758 
256,511 
1,648 
234,176 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,301 
998,294 
3,050 
929,828 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,216 
805,447 
1,057 
704,789 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
373 
484,170 
420 
547,043 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
144 
427,145 
110 
305,669 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
24 
166,380 
9 
53,854 
$10,000,000 or more 
7 
158,435 
8 
109,178 
Table 47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of machinery and equipment 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of machinery and equipment 
8,171 
570,168 
8,133 
536,463 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
69,780 
(X) 
65,961 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
1,171 
2,507 
919 
2,243 
$5,000 to $9,999 
777 
5,178 
796 
5,394 
$10,000 to $19,999 
1,222 
16,166 
1,430 
19,437 
$20,000 to $29,999 
1,096 
25,384 
1,129 
26,156 
$30,000 to $49,999 
1,291 
48,131 
1,347 
50,099 
$50,000 to $69,999 
825 
45,505 
827 
46,212 
$70,000 to $99,999 
519 
41,268 
480 
38,934 
$100,000 to $199,999 
705 
89,845 
677 
86,969 
$200,000 to $499,999 
399 
109,957 
406 
118,410 
$500,000 to $999,999 
104 
69,133 
81 
51,678 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
62 
117,095 
41 
90,930 
Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Selected machinery and equipment 
Total 
Manufactured 
2008 to 2012 
Manufactured 
prior to 2008 
Total 
Manufactured 
2003 to 2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
5,974 
11,555 
1,167 
1,545 
5,325 
10,010 
6,360 
12,194 
1,898 
2,276 
Tractors 
6,242 
14,400 
1,273 
1,593 
5,654 
12,807 
6,388 
14,205 
1,515 
1,832 
2 or 3 
2,284 
5,326 
164 
354 
2,037 
4,743 
2,288 
5,302 
182 
392 
4 or more 
1,063 
6,179 
33 
163 
944 
5,391 
1,041 
5,844 
24 
131 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
3,914 
5,711 
559 
616 
3,487 
5,095 
4,014 
5,706 
722 
762 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
3,748 
6,578 
675 
743 
3,343 
5,835 
3,799 
6,533 
771 
888 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
882 
2,111 
158 
234 
813 
1,877 
869 
1,966 
119 
182 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
202 
229 
6 
6 
196 
223 
203 
225 
4 
5 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
131 
155 
22 
23 
110 
132 
139 
150 
17 
18 
Hay balers 
2,285 
2,970 
276 
307 
2,114 
2,663 
2,346 
2,953 
307 
328 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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