Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
25,292 
15,918 
8,634 
740 
13,264 
12,028 
acres 
1,271,242 
571,855 
659,746 
39,641 
679,853 
591,389 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
52,387 
33,426 
17,664 
1,297 
29,993 
22,394 
acres 
1,525,939 
815,086 
661,183 
49,670 
863,247 
662,692 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,853 
1,326 
1,268 
259 
1,313 
1,540 
acres 
524,016 
111,263 
361,666 
51,087 
202,364 
321,652 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,797 
1,294 
1,249 
254 
1,295 
1,502 
acres 
519,952 
110,533 
358,483 
50,936 
201,727 
318,225 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
112 
60 
43 
9 
31 
81 
acres 
4,064 
730 
3,183 
151 
637 
3,427 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
22,533 
16,900 
5,323 
310 
14,182 
8,351 
acres 
1,292,331 
1,027,435 
252,013 
12,883 
791,890 
500,441 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
29,441 
8,500 
17,240 
3,701 
18,087 
11,354 
acres 
16,278,393 
2,011,580 
12,596,010 
1,670,803 
8,307,230 
7,971,163 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
519 
255 
221 
43 
240 
279 
$1,000 
67,325 
18,396 
41,301 
7,628 
27,989 
39,336 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
74,542 
44,400 
24,620 
5,522 
44,502 
30,040 
$1,000 
109,879,162 
24,872,176 
76,556,564 
8,450,422 
57,314,524 
52,564,638 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,474,057 
560,184 
3,109,527 
1,530,319 
1,287,909 
1,749,822 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,220 
3,642 
4,454 
4,186 
4,162 
4,285 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,380 
2,499 
123 
758 
2,249 
1,131 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,983 
3,353 
236 
394 
2,604 
1,379 
$100,000 to $199,999 
10,526 
9,107 
827 
592 
6,300 
4,226 
$200,000 to $499,999 
22,607 
17,502 
3,957 
1,148 
13,158 
9,449 
$500,000 to $999,999 
12,686 
7,235 
4,563 
888 
7,754 
4,932 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
8,290 
2,933 
4,637 
720 
5,185 
3,105 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
7,681 
1,323 
5,779 
579 
4,607 
3,074 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
3,473 
281 
2,912 
280 
1,846 
1,627 
$10,000,000 or more 
1,916 
167 
1,586 
163 
799 
1,117 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
74,537 
44,395 
24,620 
5,522 
44,498 
30,039 
$1,000 
14,737,084 
3,376,852 
9,928,473 
1,431,759 
7,596,769 
7,140,315 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
4,959 
4,510 
233 
216 
3,122 
1,837 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,317 
4,792 
305 
220 
3,259 
2,058 
$10,000 to $19,999 
8,799 
7,562 
780 
457 
5,355 
3,444 
$20,000 to $49,999 
15,500 
12,044 
2,505 
951 
9,405 
6,095 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11,465 
7,330 
3,237 
898 
7,019 
4,446 
$100,000 to $199,999 
9,630 
4,398 
4,321 
911 
5,869 
3,761 
$200,000 to $499,999 
10,246 
2,697 
6,569 
980 
6,099 
4,147 
$500,000 or more 
8,621 
1,062 
6,670 
889 
4,370 
4,251 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
57,769 
29,716 
23,409 
4,644 
33,722 
24,047 
number 
130,403 
48,562 
70,468 
11,373 
71,521 
58,882 
Tractors, all 
farms 
61,683 
33,459 
23,758 
4,466 
36,405 
25,278 
number 
217,404 
90,933 
110,162 
16,309 
124,592 
92,812 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
30,427 
18,129 
10,519 
1,779 
17,417 
13,010 
number 
51,318 
29,343 
18,913 
3,062 
29,345 
21,973 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
45,097 
23,946 
18,233 
2,918 
26,536 
18,561 
number 
80,891 
39,927 
35,933 
5,031 
47,100 
33,791 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
36,003 
12,354 
20,144 
3,505 
21,709 
14,294 
number 
85,195 
21,663 
55,316 
8,216 
48,147 
37,048 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
26,182 
7,206 
16,349 
2,627 
15,932 
10,250 
number 
30,048 
8,109 
18,980 
2,959 
17,967 
12,081 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
3,455 
1,390 
1,869 
196 
1,699 
1,756 
number 
3,761 
1,510 
2,033 
218 
1,848 
1,913 
Hay balers 
farms 
25,658 
12,864 
11,480 
1,314 
14,229 
1 1 ,429 
number 
33,837 
16,256 
15,887 
1,694 
18,351 
15,486 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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