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 
47,710 
32,241 
13,951 
1,518 
26,895 
20,815 
acres 
2,915,268 
1,382,955 
1,420,812 
111,501 
1,713,951 
1,201,317 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
42,220 
31,259 
10,282 
679 
23,195 
19,025 
acres 
319,696 
225,448 
89,722 
4,526 
180,539 
139,157 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,146 
1,338 
690 
118 
990 
1,156 
acres 
146,442 
24,877 
99,703 
21,862 
54,408 
92,034 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,061 
1,262 
681 
118 
958 
1,103 
acres 
145,995 
24,530 
99,603 
21,862 
54,253 
91,742 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
111 
97 
14 
- 
40 
71 
acres 
447 
347 
100 
- 
155 
292 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
3,437 
2,948 
468 
21 
2,294 
1,143 
acres 
179,740 
159,423 
19,525 
792 
115,025 
64,715 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
3,041 
764 
2,024 
253 
1,921 
1,120 
acres 
2,070,554 
138,462 
1,735,641 
196,451 
1,045,066 
1,025,488 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
68 
54 
12 
2 
28 
40 
$1,000 
1,525 
(D) 
994 
(D) 
277 
1,248 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
68,050 
48,734 
17,045 
2,271 
39,688 
28,362 
$1,000 
38,748,784 
17,401,422 
19,851,049 
1,496,313 
21,384,150 
17,364,633 
Average per farm 
dollars 
569,416 
357,069 
1,164,626 
658,878 
538,806 
612,250 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,565 
3,728 
3,471 
3,117 
3,458 
3,707 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
4,282 
3,650 
264 
368 
2,740 
1,542 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,104 
5,261 
561 
282 
3,767 
2,337 
$100,000 to $199,999 
14,241 
11,998 
1,822 
421 
8,464 
5,777 
$200,000 to $499,999 
25,458 
19,115 
5,768 
575 
14,439 
11,019 
$500,000 to $999,999 
10,470 
6,014 
4,168 
288 
5,908 
4,562 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
4,334 
1,832 
2,320 
182 
2,570 
1,764 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,277 
706 
1,456 
115 
1,349 
928 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
608 
131 
455 
22 
338 
270 
$10,000,000 or more 
276 
27 
231 
18 
113 
163 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
68,046 
48,730 
17,045 
2,271 
39,686 
28,360 
$1,000 
4,712,059 
2,159,035 
2,333,245 
219,779 
2,589,075 
2,122,984 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
4,648 
4,241 
283 
124 
2,913 
1,735 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,731 
5,016 
549 
166 
3,555 
2,176 
$10,000 to $19,999 
11,050 
9,378 
1,347 
325 
6,650 
4,400 
$20,000 to $49,999 
21,879 
16,752 
4,447 
680 
12,659 
9,220 
$50,000 to $99,999 
13,681 
8,582 
4,620 
479 
7,701 
5,980 
$100,000 to $199,999 
6,777 
3,326 
3,160 
291 
3,794 
2,983 
$200,000 to $499,999 
3,202 
1,280 
1,781 
141 
1,837 
1,365 
$500,000 or more 
1,078 
155 
858 
65 
577 
501 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
53,351 
35,676 
15,822 
1,853 
30,232 
23,119 
number 
93,522 
53,725 
36,456 
3,341 
51,459 
42,063 
Tractors, all 
farms 
58,534 
40,327 
16,335 
1,872 
33,838 
24,696 
number 
122,557 
72,180 
46,264 
4,113 
70,342 
52,215 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
26,426 
19,010 
6,692 
724 
14,910 
11,516 
number 
35,034 
24,427 
9,671 
936 
19,760 
15,274 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
45,167 
29,609 
14,133 
1,425 
26,278 
18,889 
number 
72,035 
42,292 
27,382 
2,361 
41,742 
30,293 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
8,977 
4,118 
4,425 
434 
5,275 
3,702 
number 
15,488 
5,461 
9,211 
816 
8,840 
6,648 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
3,129 
740 
2,139 
250 
2,002 
1,127 
number 
3,806 
843 
2,652 
311 
2,366 
1,440 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
520 
67 
376 
77 
321 
199 
number 
727 
100 
527 
100 
427 
300 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
920 
454 
423 
43 
471 
449 
number 
1,090 
524 
520 
46 
559 
531 
Hay balers 
farms 
26,007 
14,441 
10,720 
846 
15,215 
10,792 
number 
33,696 
17,787 
14,788 
1,121 
19,405 
14,291 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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