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 
28,076 
13,303 
11,927 
2,846 
15,246 
12,830 
acres 
22,297,424 
7,046,966 
12,994,149 
2,256,309 
10,514,201 
11,783,223 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
31,803 
17,052 
12,736 
2,015 
17,413 
14,390 
acres 
994,306 
354,876 
578,958 
60,472 
524,303 
470,003 
Irrigated land 
farms 
17,136 
4,764 
9,823 
2,549 
9,634 
7,502 
acres 
8,296,573 
1,312,124 
5,879,755 
1,104,694 
4,033,390 
4,263,183 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
16,860 
4,563 
9,761 
2,536 
9,504 
7,356 
acres 
8,225,973 
1,285,675 
5,842,869 
1,097,429 
3,999,547 
4,226,426 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
1,000 
490 
433 
77 
474 
526 
acres 
70,600 
26,449 
36,886 
7,265 
33,843 
36,757 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
10,456 
6,475 
3,646 
335 
6,087 
4,369 
acres 
854,538 
572,528 
261,347 
20,663 
494,422 
360,116 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
23,380 
6,297 
13,617 
3,466 
13,920 
9,460 
acres 
15,486,999 
2,141,792 
11,422,397 
1,922,810 
7,894,206 
7,592,793 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
171 
92 
74 
5 
90 
81 
$1,000 
39,729 
25,973 
12,760 
996 
27,152 
12,578 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
49,969 
24,898 
18,836 
6,235 
28,505 
21,464 
$1,000 
107,896,486 
20,998,774 
74,923,509 
11,974,203 
55,944,264 
51,952,222 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,159,268 
843,392 
3,977,676 
1,920,482 
1,962,612 
2,420,435 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,380 
1,771 
2,614 
2,488 
2,496 
2,267 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,814 
3,060 
121 
633 
2,244 
1,570 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,084 
2,424 
195 
465 
1,849 
1,235 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,746 
4,601 
510 
635 
3,041 
2,705 
$200,000 to $499,999 
10,048 
7,165 
1,716 
1,167 
5,628 
4,420 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,446 
3,246 
2,307 
893 
3,889 
2,557 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
6,675 
2,114 
3,681 
880 
3,993 
2,682 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
8,091 
1,578 
5,572 
941 
4,788 
3,303 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
3,903 
441 
3,057 
405 
2,110 
1,793 
$10,000,000 or more 
2,162 
269 
1,677 
216 
963 
1,199 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
49,967 
24,898 
18,836 
6,233 
28,505 
21,462 
$1,000 
11,503,486 
2,564,373 
7,416,194 
1,522,918 
5,799,551 
5,703,935 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,415 
2,835 
278 
302 
2,029 
1,386 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,939 
2,402 
251 
286 
1,740 
1,199 
$10,000 to $19,999 
5,138 
3,912 
676 
550 
2,877 
2,261 
$20,000 to $49,999 
9,307 
6,332 
1,809 
1,166 
5,224 
4,083 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,256 
4,010 
2,321 
925 
4,257 
2,999 
$100,000 to $199,999 
6,860 
2,495 
3,398 
967 
4,119 
2,741 
$200,000 to $499,999 
8,105 
1,911 
5,080 
1,114 
4,809 
3,296 
$500,000 or more 
6,947 
1,001 
5,023 
923 
3,450 
3,497 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
41,628 
18,109 
18,076 
5,443 
23,373 
18,255 
number 
117,647 
38,063 
65,153 
14,431 
61,744 
55,903 
Tractors, all 
farms 
40,668 
17,947 
17,908 
4,813 
22,904 
17,764 
number 
129,522 
44,292 
70,679 
14,551 
70,545 
58,977 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
14,466 
7,715 
5,432 
1,319 
7,753 
6,713 
number 
23,015 
11,720 
9,141 
2,154 
12,260 
10,755 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
26,142 
11,597 
11,795 
2,750 
14,467 
11,675 
number 
44,601 
18,290 
21,775 
4,536 
24,279 
20,322 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
26,607 
7,678 
15,266 
3,663 
15,468 
11,139 
number 
61,906 
14,282 
39,763 
7,861 
34,006 
27,900 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
17,894 
3,876 
11,725 
2,293 
10,631 
7,263 
number 
19,931 
4,288 
13,120 
2,523 
11,713 
8,218 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
2,508 
822 
1,331 
355 
1,237 
1,271 
number 
2,697 
883 
1,430 
384 
1,330 
1,367 
Hay balers 
farms 
15,357 
5,758 
7,961 
1,638 
8,349 
7,008 
number 
18,213 
6,744 
9,492 
1,977 
9,805 
8,408 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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