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 
feedlots 
(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 
- 
2,340 
950 
14 
308 
160 
209 
326 
1,291 
$1,000 
- 
133,433 
45,529 
906 
70,126 
2,892 
6,944 
6,759 
58,215 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
297 
123 
- 
14 
41 
39 
91 
158 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
154 
66 
5 
14 
33 
38 
45 
144 
$10,000 to $19,999 
- 
275 
150 
- 
20 
36 
32 
75 
188 
$20,000 to $49,999 
- 
747 
325 
7 
21 
37 
66 
79 
436 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
492 
165 
1 
47 
11 
26 
26 
208 
$100,000 to $199,999 
- 
255 
86 
- 
76 
2 
4 
9 
116 
$200,000 to $499,999 
- 
105 
33 
- 
82 
- 
3 
1 
39 
$500,000 or more 
- 
15 
2 
1 
34 
- 
1 
- 
2 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
... farms 
- 
1,658 
786 
9 
279 
116 
162 
224 
960 
number 
- 
2,766 
1,167 
22 
941 
165 
215 
267 
1,364 
Tractors, all 
... farms 
_ 
1,875 
815 
13 
298 
67 
144 
190 
923 
number 
- 
4,559 
1,657 
38 
1,414 
89 
207 
289 
1,376 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
1,051 
501 
1 
118 
51 
111 
146 
613 
number 
- 
1,677 
712 
(D) 
196 
(D) 
140 
191 
775 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
1,346 
520 
13 
258 
23 
51 
75 
462 
number 
- 
2,451 
823 
33 
748 
32 
62 
90 
554 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
... farms 
- 
292 
83 
1 
169 
1 
5 
6 
44 
number 
- 
431 
122 
(D) 
470 
(D) 
5 
8 
47 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
... farms 
_ 
41 
5 
_ 
18 
5 
3 
1 
2 
number 
- 
49 
(D) 
- 
18 
5 
3 
(D) 
(D) 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
33 
9 
- 
44 
- 
- 
1 
13 
number 
- 
39 
11 
- 
53 
- 
- 
(D) 
13 
Hay balers 
... farms 
- 
1,140 
360 
7 
265 
11 
20 
44 
191 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
1,471 
481 
7 
416 
14 
22 
48 
234 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
... farms 
- 
516 
140 
12 
146 
17 
16 
34 
135 
acres treated 
- 
19,727 
5,518 
220 
34,907 
309 
142 
250 
1,608 
Manure used 
... farms 
- 
494 
199 
7 
172 
10 
35 
46 
203 
acres treated 
- 
16,305 
6,204 
82 
40,564 
238 
280 
516 
3,366 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
- 
191 
14 
1 
51 
2 
5 
2 
22 
acres 
- 
1,519 
586 
(D) 
9,595 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
149 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
- 
260 
38 
1 
114 
6 
17 
10 
40 
acres 
- 
10,381 
1,383 
(D) 
23,508 
(D) 
105 
78 
192 
Nematodes 
... farms 
- 
58 
8 
10 
2 
2 
8 
5 
acres 
- 
571 
10 
- 
717 
(D) 
(D) 
30 
46 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
- 
105 
8 
- 
8 
4 
3 
3 
5 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
- 
804 
78 
- 
225 
(D) 
(D) 
49 
46 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
- 
22 
9 
- 
3 
2 
1 
2 
- 
acres on which used 
- 
234 
15 
- 
78 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
_ 
131 
34 
_ 
49 
11 
4 
1 
33 
acres 
- 
2,761 
814 
- 
2,412 
75 
(D) 
(D) 
129 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
- 
272 
95 
- 
38 
8 
12 
5 
112 
acres 
- 
7,667 
2,972 
- 
2,550 
100 
83 
47 
848 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
- 
117 
34 
- 
26 
3 
6 
20 
30 
Cropiand on which no-till practices were 
acres 
- 
13,114 
2,141 
- 
1,998 
97 
180 
1,498 
1,953 
used 
... farms 
- 
102 
24 
- 
28 
3 
1 
3 
6 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
2,111 
576 
2,486 
5 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
used 
... farms 
- 
53 
5 
- 
28 
4 
1 
3 
6 
Cropiand on which conventional tillage 
acres 
- 
1,059 
40 
- 
4,380 
24 
(D) 
(D) 
142 
practices were used 
... farms 
- 
314 
34 
1 
101 
5 
9 
7 
33 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
■ 
5,421 
1,025 
(D) 
16,059 
(D) 
75 
53 
154 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
- 
192 
24 
- 
46 
6 
9 
5 
18 
acres 
- 
2,786 
1,101 
- 
3,566 
6 
42 
54 
256 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
- 
123 
31 
- 
10 
17 
11 
45 
63 
Solar panels 
... farms 
- 
94 
16 
- 
7 
16 
11 
42 
44 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
- 
36 
15 
- 
2 
1 
1 
7 
19 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
- 
8 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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