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 
2,017 
918 
910 
4,120 
4,857 
3,656 
3,396 
acres 
33,104 
19,596 
17,025 
108,360 
188,559 
214,741 
325,360 
Irrigated land 
farms 
827 
410 
489 
2,474 
3,944 
3,704 
3,283 
acres 
87,794 
50,419 
65,943 
502,460 
1,453,624 
2,439,247 
3,626,489 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
811 
402 
484 
2,454 
3,925 
3,693 
3,256 
acres 
85,336 
49,707 
65,038 
497,391 
1,439,285 
2,424,234 
3,598,296 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
58 
23 
22 
128 
189 
144 
166 
acres 
2,458 
712 
905 
5,069 
14,339 
15,013 
28,193 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
860 
402 
356 
1,413 
1,555 
1,343 
1,238 
acres 
66,667 
31,118 
30,870 
147,438 
146,220 
126,126 
189,902 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
1,427 
773 
812 
4,085 
5,713 
4,592 
3,559 
acres 
158,399 
109,169 
134,957 
1,083,277 
2,962,317 
4,353,794 
6,549,360 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
10 
4 
8 
32 
25 
24 
27 
$1,000 
(D) 
298 
453 
(D) 
5,591 
3,550 
6,750 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
3,287 
1,569 
1,521 
6,645 
7,717 
5,844 
5,286 
$1,000 
1,749,014 
1,075,905 
1,266,686 
8,433,396 
20,296,841 
28,128,668 
43,036,475 
Average per farm 
... dollars 
532,100 
685,727 
832,798 
1,269,134 
2,630,147 
4,813,256 
8,141,596 
Average per acre 
... dollars 
3,365 
3,464 
3,505 
3,435 
3,700 
3,491 
1,573 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
56 
18 
11 
16 
7 
2 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
187 
54 
39 
125 
12 
1 
- 
$100,000 to $199,999 
430 
175 
115 
373 
121 
22 
1 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,290 
451 
410 
1,236 
720 
232 
35 
$500,000 to $999,999 
903 
489 
429 
1,560 
1,105 
479 
238 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
385 
335 
426 
1,923 
1,627 
973 
763 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
34 
46 
89 
1,376 
3,046 
1,821 
1,624 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2 
1 
2 
35 
1,061 
1,642 
1,155 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
1 
18 
672 
1,470 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
3,287 
1,569 
1,521 
6,644 
7,716 
5,844 
5,286 
$1,000 
294,330 
167,445 
194,963 
1,102,513 
2,368,551 
2,945,994 
3,577,671 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
303 
95 
69 
320 
134 
27 
22 
$5,000 to $9,999 
240 
83 
67 
169 
90 
49 
26 
$10,000 to $19,999 
384 
194 
127 
420 
204 
95 
60 
$20,000 to $49,999 
859 
396 
348 
1,093 
661 
327 
323 
$50,000 to $99,999 
740 
326 
344 
1,291 
923 
472 
395 
$100,000 to $199,999 
446 
270 
338 
1,599 
1,534 
800 
811 
$200,000 to $499,999 
240 
150 
167 
1,342 
2,704 
1,684 
1,310 
$500,000 or more 
75 
55 
61 
410 
1,466 
2,390 
2,339 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
2,475 
1,258 
1,305 
5,800 
7,264 
5,646 
5,157 
number 
4,831 
2,709 
2,974 
14,421 
23,215 
22,354 
26,486 
Tractors, all 
farms 
2,418 
1,242 
1,282 
5,620 
7,167 
5,582 
5,103 
number 
6,030 
3,218 
3,686 
18,008 
26,850 
24,197 
24,754 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
924 
393 
474 
1,876 
2,125 
1,586 
1,483 
number 
1,443 
630 
706 
3,126 
3,453 
2,822 
2,848 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
1,575 
819 
861 
3,726 
4,725 
3,571 
3,338 
number 
2,538 
1,278 
1,526 
6,559 
8,514 
6,751 
7,045 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
1,335 
779 
877 
4,332 
6,297 
5,150 
4,568 
number 
2,049 
1,310 
1,454 
8,323 
14,883 
14,624 
14,861 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
722 
438 
511 
2,789 
4,996 
4,245 
3,118 
number 
787 
471 
547 
3,015 
5,443 
4,667 
3,853 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
113 
54 
59 
367 
510 
431 
551 
number 
120 
54 
62 
396 
549 
460 
601 
Hay balers 
farms 
751 
477 
479 
2,237 
2,881 
2,408 
2,848 
number 
899 
556 
588 
2,630 
3,394 
2,850 
3,417 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
1,760 
934 
1,051 
4,908 
6,455 
5,148 
3,915 
acres treated 
180,265 
116,751 
148,679 
1,124,565 
2,881,070 
4,248,779 
5,921,862 
Manure used 
farms 
287 
151 
203 
941 
1,368 
1,110 
834 
acres treated 
12,143 
7,355 
8,469 
59,404 
118,701 
155,463 
177,943 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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