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 
4,498 
2,893 
2,554 
7,998 
5,037 
2,411 
1,206 
acres 
109,904 
83,397 
77,718 
299,479 
259,746 
182,157 
206,227 
Irrigated land 
farms 
106 
129 
115 
458 
409 
319 
226 
acres 
4,672 
8,426 
9,601 
52,955 
85,152 
122,272 
230,184 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
104 
121 
115 
449 
408 
318 
225 
acres 
4,533 
8,295 
9,601 
52,151 
84,829 
121,766 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
12 
8 
- 
20 
12 
6 
3 
acres 
139 
131 
- 
804 
323 
506 
(D) 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
1,992 
1,132 
931 
2,894 
2,144 
1,398 
876 
acres 
126,830 
75,638 
68,708 
251,361 
205,918 
123,081 
115,661 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
2,484 
1,701 
1,651 
6,739 
5,712 
3,600 
2,013 
acres 
289,437 
242,003 
280,042 
1,873,007 
3,364,590 
4,298,235 
5,600,190 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
51 
40 
50 
118 
52 
15 
3 
$1,000 
2,778 
3,116 
5,642 
16,750 
16,095 
8,108 
7,789 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
6,230 
3,975 
3,389 
10,710 
7,293 
4,081 
2,185 
$1,000 
3,508,324 
2,684,173 
2,838,124 
14,658,922 
22,015,792 
24,863,384 
28,939,837 
Average per farm 
... dollars 
563,134 
675,264 
837,452 
1,368,714 
3,018,757 
6,092,473 
13,244,777 
Average per acre 
... dollars 
3,580 
3,417 
3,530 
3,821 
4,337 
4,499 
4,129 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
50 
12 
12 
12 
1 
1 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
157 
39 
20 
64 
31 
- 
- 
$100,000 to $199,999 
733 
286 
178 
232 
54 
8 
- 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,456 
1,472 
919 
1,753 
336 
55 
12 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,003 
1,334 
1,206 
2,819 
877 
156 
17 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
773 
737 
869 
3,343 
1,382 
393 
64 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
52 
94 
185 
2,424 
3,355 
1,195 
308 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
6 
1 
- 
58 
1,232 
1,613 
558 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
5 
25 
660 
1,226 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
6,229 
3,975 
3,386 
10,710 
7,293 
4,081 
2,185 
$1,000 
535,912 
437,041 
437,521 
2,264,403 
2,977,113 
3,177,043 
3,057,170 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
371 
162 
120 
230 
59 
20 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
413 
170 
96 
189 
36 
5 
1 
$10,000 to $19,999 
696 
355 
223 
445 
100 
17 
3 
$20,000 to $49,999 
1,538 
952 
621 
1,211 
265 
44 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,429 
837 
750 
1,774 
511 
76 
27 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,123 
898 
873 
2,614 
1,034 
199 
53 
$200,000 to $499,999 
539 
486 
612 
3,142 
3,029 
994 
240 
$500,000 or more 
120 
115 
91 
1,105 
2,259 
2,726 
1,848 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
4,723 
3,266 
2,858 
9,564 
6,965 
3,955 
2,139 
number 
7,969 
5,757 
5,189 
21,086 
21,801 
17,989 
15,030 
Tractors, all 
farms 
5,175 
3,510 
3,051 
9,958 
7,044 
3,977 
2,125 
number 
17,121 
12,590 
11,596 
43,128 
34,608 
21,888 
13,874 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
2,642 
1,804 
1,482 
4,578 
2,950 
1,494 
730 
number 
4,554 
3,108 
2,651 
8,197 
5,385 
2,840 
1,381 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
4,058 
2,811 
2,480 
8,036 
5,425 
2,743 
1,290 
number 
7,455 
5,511 
4,966 
16,273 
10,522 
5,431 
2,532 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
3,038 
2,276 
2,122 
8,313 
6,601 
3,893 
2,101 
number 
5,112 
3,971 
3,979 
18,658 
18,701 
13,617 
9,961 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,893 
1,425 
1,367 
5,845 
5,726 
3,716 
2,067 
number 
2,080 
1,551 
1,496 
6,453 
6,411 
4,387 
3,160 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
267 
249 
231 
910 
585 
271 
94 
number 
299 
270 
257 
993 
622 
306 
102 
Hay balers 
farms 
2,387 
1,887 
1,680 
5,277 
3,027 
1,241 
395 
number 
3,153 
2,565 
2,266 
7,359 
4,169 
1,602 
495 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
3,693 
2,578 
2,399 
8,715 
6,638 
3,948 
2,140 
acres treated 
327,610 
284,229 
314,835 
1,879,554 
3,070,932 
3,769,299 
4,805,569 
Manure used 
farms 
1,322 
1,112 
1,103 
3,909 
2,729 
1,303 
415 
acres treated 
56,793 
55,255 
69,364 
350,715 
397,214 
330,738 
229,053 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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