Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
4,048 
4,483 
3,494 
3,137 
2,742 
12,136 
acres 
93,281 
89,399 
57,568 
48,368 
41,496 
337,571 
Irrigated land 
farms 
215 
249 
165 
126 
50 
54 
acres 
4,938 
1,960 
1,163 
398 
186 
1,877 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
210 
246 
159 
124 
47 
33 
acres 
4,843 
1,900 
904 
375 
(D) 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
5 
8 
13 
5 
5 
22 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
acres 
95 
60 
259 
23 
(D) 
(D) 
Programs 
farms 
859 
928 
614 
517 
457 
11,986 
acres 
44,216 
52,649 
24,124 
24,021 
16,929 
801,730 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
2,335 
1,173 
327 
145 
59 
350 
acres 
172,781 
56,570 
10,571 
4,787 
1,970 
29,536 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
58 
61 
33 
17 
1 
1 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
$1,000 
1,364 
656 
90 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
5,630 
6,022 
4,552 
4,047 
3,453 
17,735 
$1,000 
2,549,346 
2,197,439 
1,355,001 
1,023,582 
833,347 
6,032,030 
Average per farm 
dollars 
452,815 
364,902 
297,672 
252,924 
241,340 
340,120 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,021 
3,120 
3,623 
3,792 
4,019 
3,096 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
197 
360 
366 
474 
318 
1,255 
$50,000 to $99,999 
228 
389 
377 
373 
357 
1,879 
$100,000 to $199,999 
708 
1,111 
1,087 
1,089 
1,034 
4,482 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,700 
2,938 
2,139 
1,710 
1,467 
7,253 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,401 
980 
481 
336 
230 
2,158 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
344 
195 
74 
56 
43 
523 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
48 
41 
23 
8 
4 
149 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
4 
7 
5 
1 
- 
21 
$10,000,000 or more 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
1 
15 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
5,630 
6,021 
4,552 
4,047 
3,453 
17,734 
$1,000 
441,057 
334,930 
185,133 
138,432 
104,536 
527,601 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
181 
306 
367 
494 
510 
2,851 
$5,000 to $9,999 
171 
430 
499 
542 
553 
2,943 
$10,000 to $19,999 
573 
925 
908 
934 
816 
4,032 
$20,000 to $49,999 
1,732 
2,022 
1,622 
1,383 
997 
5,112 
$50,000 to $99,999 
1,511 
1,455 
767 
468 
383 
1,989 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,047 
626 
288 
161 
138 
542 
$200,000 to $499,999 
350 
217 
85 
52 
54 
220 
$500,000 or more 
65 
40 
16 
13 
2 
45 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
4,652 
4,886 
3,482 
2,914 
2,453 
8,286 
number 
7,590 
7,346 
4,971 
3,875 
3,287 
10,820 
Tractors, all 
farms 
5,033 
5,286 
3,774 
3,229 
2,744 
10,567 
number 
16,365 
14,790 
9,415 
7,118 
5,867 
19,734 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
2,539 
2,837 
2,162 
1,912 
1,691 
5,916 
number 
4,450 
4,873 
3,576 
3,014 
2,647 
8,595 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
3,944 
4,122 
2,846 
2,258 
1,826 
6,630 
number 
7,631 
7,191 
4,629 
3,412 
2,732 
8,951 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
2,840 
1,954 
935 
543 
389 
1,648 
number 
4,284 
2,726 
1,210 
692 
488 
2,188 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,816 
1,185 
510 
219 
167 
491 
number 
2,003 
1,286 
561 
237 
177 
544 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
250 
283 
166 
105 
93 
163 
number 
278 
312 
181 
116 
96 
171 
Hay balers 
farms 
2,568 
2,839 
1,976 
1,537 
1,278 
2,182 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
3,441 
3,837 
2,602 
1,936 
1,568 
2,620 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
4,030 
2,977 
1,423 
902 
564 
1,076 
acres treated 
242,742 
111,083 
32,447 
14,806 
7,018 
32,770 
Manure used 
farms 
1,458 
1,338 
803 
493 
298 
562 
acres treated 
38,519 
25,863 
11,679 
4,710 
2,824 
8,951 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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