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 
402 
304 
210 
515 
252 
116 
37 
acres 
9,438 
6,208 
6,022 
23,571 
9,513 
13,469 
21,810 
Irrigated land 
farms 
84 
28 
26 
63 
30 
21 
18 
acres 
312 
276 
343 
1,026 
1,549 
2,691 
22,067 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
83 
28 
26 
63 
30 
21 
18 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
343 
1,026 
1,549 
(D) 
22,067 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
21 
19 
23 
62 
41 
27 
11 
acres 
744 
601 
874 
3,042 
2,254 
1,465 
605 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
10 
23 
6 
80 
69 
73 
28 
acres 
315 
597 
575 
8,265 
21,621 
42,340 
48,084 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
37 
15 
13 
68 
31 
12 
4 
$1,000 
1,311 
1,544 
1,280 
8,744 
9,108 
3,378 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
521 
407 
257 
654 
332 
157 
55 
$1,000 
249,321 
196,117 
122,256 
419,652 
367,166 
326,882 
300,748 
Average per farm 
... dollars 
478,542 
481,860 
475,705 
641,670 
1,105,923 
2,082,051 
5,468,151 
Average per acre 
... dollars 
3,053 
2,465 
1,997 
1,814 
1,636 
1,575 
975 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
14 
5 
2 
1 
- 
- 
- 
$100,000 to $199,999 
75 
66 
34 
50 
4 
- 
- 
$200,000 to $499,999 
285 
169 
125 
266 
57 
5 
- 
$500,000 to $999,999 
122 
130 
79 
221 
146 
37 
4 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
20 
34 
17 
96 
83 
51 
11 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
3 
3 
- 
20 
40 
53 
21 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
9 
13 
$10,000,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
521 
407 
257 
654 
331 
157 
55 
$1,000 
38,836 
24,053 
20,799 
74,404 
71,872 
72,848 
66,831 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
41 
33 
22 
28 
13 
6 
4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
35 
34 
7 
17 
2 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
75 
35 
30 
59 
9 
2 
- 
$20,000 to $49,999 
182 
126 
70 
126 
60 
17 
4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
100 
99 
51 
176 
55 
18 
2 
$100,000 to $199,999 
62 
64 
54 
131 
58 
18 
8 
$200,000 to $499,999 
24 
16 
21 
93 
97 
34 
4 
$500,000 or more 
2 
- 
2 
24 
37 
62 
33 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
428 
297 
221 
536 
302 
141 
43 
number 
701 
536 
431 
1,328 
1,149 
1,008 
782 
Tractors, all 
farms 
474 
344 
241 
585 
302 
144 
50 
number 
1,034 
906 
697 
1,962 
1,306 
808 
590 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
304 
193 
148 
269 
115 
44 
19 
number 
458 
326 
250 
458 
201 
76 
41 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
328 
276 
196 
465 
254 
116 
34 
number 
510 
518 
375 
1,148 
668 
263 
211 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
50 
45 
43 
196 
150 
111 
37 
number 
66 
62 
72 
356 
437 
469 
338 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
9 
4 
10 
35 
41 
52 
20 
number 
9 
6 
10 
42 
43 
62 
26 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
6 
4 
3 
18 
23 
23 
9 
number 
6 
4 
(D) 
21 
29 
28 
11 
Hay balers 
farms 
231 
170 
148 
372 
186 
64 
17 
number 
295 
247 
205 
545 
271 
89 
19 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
199 
120 
85 
252 
187 
108 
42 
acres treated 
4,445 
3,501 
3,984 
21,524 
40,731 
65,098 
85,518 
Manure used 
farms 
119 
89 
62 
203 
99 
37 
15 
acres treated 
2,246 
3,020 
2,588 
15,909 
18,196 
13,111 
9,901 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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