Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Beef cattle 
ranching 
and farming 
(112111) 
Cattle 
feed lots 
(112112) 
Dairy cattle 
and milk 
production 
(11212) 
Hog and pig 
farming 
(1122) 
Poultry and 
egg production 
(1123) 
Sheep and 
goat 
farming 
(1124) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
... farms 
- 
9,534 
11,788 
1,083 
247 
644 
282 
837 
3,954 
$1,000 
- 
670,542 
1,273,805 
762,474 
63,884 
179,757 
36,402 
26,143 
209,003 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
1,345 
802 
10 
7 
20 
41 
164 
467 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
1,011 
787 
25 
1 
23 
45 
98 
533 
$10,000 to $19,999 
- 
1,482 
1,605 
46 
16 
101 
73 
215 
724 
$20,000 to $49,999 
- 
2,470 
2,845 
84 
31 
127 
49 
234 
1,181 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
1,586 
2,135 
83 
39 
54 
27 
64 
626 
$100,000 to $199,999 
- 
826 
1,804 
116 
58 
103 
21 
38 
215 
$200,000 to $499,999 
- 
606 
1,375 
300 
66 
118 
14 
23 
150 
$500,000 or more 
- 
208 
435 
419 
29 
98 
12 
1 
58 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
... farms 
- 
5,978 
10,142 
1,019 
221 
575 
207 
635 
3,122 
number 
- 
12,659 
23,567 
4,721 
655 
1,546 
391 
1,029 
5,345 
Tractors, all 
... farms 
_ 
6,516 
9,457 
993 
220 
536 
199 
559 
2,812 
number 
- 
16,815 
26,614 
4,463 
927 
1,376 
351 
983 
5,068 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
2,773 
3,428 
238 
65 
172 
117 
275 
1,362 
number 
- 
4,379 
5,703 
428 
97 
243 
141 
386 
1,803 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
4,404 
6,423 
592 
165 
344 
115 
343 
1,736 
number 
- 
7,159 
11,306 
1,151 
344 
497 
148 
460 
2,376 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
... farms 
- 
2,756 
5,061 
862 
166 
296 
35 
116 
567 
number 
- 
5,277 
9,605 
2,884 
486 
636 
62 
137 
889 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
... farms 
_ 
1,052 
1,435 
504 
87 
201 
14 
11 
153 
number 
- 
1,129 
1,563 
542 
96 
211 
15 
11 
168 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
545 
710 
181 
46 
10 
4 
13 
76 
number 
- 
576 
777 
192 
49 
10 
6 
13 
89 
Hay balers 
... farms 
- 
3,068 
4,472 
454 
127 
102 
30 
156 
740 
number 
- 
3,670 
5,310 
529 
161 
136 
41 
176 
881 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
... farms 
- 
2,614 
3,974 
808 
165 
278 
37 
93 
601 
acres treated 
- 
493,005 
1,006,773 
574,715 
54,270 
128,560 
7,683 
3,666 
83,028 
Manure used 
... farms 
- 
558 
1,361 
420 
127 
186 
22 
60 
351 
acres treated 
39,731 
86,096 
74,706 
16,538 
23,611 
1,528 
817 
15,700 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
- 
818 
990 
434 
56 
116 
5 
12 
147 
acres 
- 
155,926 
245,232 
244,825 
20,860 
62,587 
2,797 
755 
26,988 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
- 
2,773 
4,041 
810 
154 
293 
39 
85 
712 
acres 
- 
526,223 
1,100,429 
615,103 
55,958 
163,994 
8,843 
3,717 
100,083 
Nematodes 
... farms 
- 
79 
114 
47 
22 
6 
- 
- 
5 
acres 
- 
7,691 
20,990 
21,904 
3,968 
2,288 
- 
- 
858 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
- 
144 
173 
103 
10 
28 
2 
6 
13 
acres 
- 
34,274 
40,872 
84,543 
1,869 
8,683 
(D) 
15 
5,618 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
- 
28 
18 
1 
2 
- 
5 
- 
1 
acres on which used 
- 
7,314 
1,607 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
22 
- 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
_ 
291 
230 
102 
27 
56 
9 
17 
78 
acres 
- 
16,732 
18,660 
11,233 
2,089 
5,608 
(D) 
252 
4,166 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
- 
441 
439 
64 
12 
27 
19 
28 
118 
acres 
- 
43,774 
79,683 
10,783 
2,060 
3,216 
1,084 
564 
6,640 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
- 
517 
288 
23 
10 
12 
11 
6 
48 
acres 
- 
79,627 
100,743 
2,391 
1,875 
602 
313 
114 
4,211 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
used 
... farms 
- 
1,098 
1,665 
498 
98 
214 
19 
17 
180 
acres 
- 
168,830 
387,655 
279,647 
25,940 
89,812 
6,623 
536 
33,099 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
used 
... farms 
- 
689 
960 
407 
68 
105 
6 
7 
87 
acres 
- 
161,824 
213,963 
202,719 
17,767 
36,400 
2,611 
1,459 
26,566 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
practices were used 
... farms 
- 
1,114 
1,598 
305 
69 
93 
14 
33 
131 
acres 
- 
142,556 
275,689 
129,212 
11,553 
25,153 
1,969 
1,138 
15,238 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
- 
430 
508 
129 
34 
22 
11 
19 
72 
acres 
- 
32,976 
42,060 
20,954 
4,309 
1,239 
739 
164 
4,218 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
- 
178 
314 
10 
3 
7 
10 
9 
79 
Solar panels 
... farms 
- 
113 
259 
8 
3 
4 
9 
4 
30 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
- 
17 
54 
2 
1 
1 
1 
3 
3 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
- 
54 
33 
- 
- 
1 
2 
43 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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