Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
832 
668 
547 
1,246 
725 
337 
252 
acres 
16,058 
16,869 
14,305 
43,482 
52,050 
31,497 
80,159 
Irrigated land 
farms 
65 
45 
44 
138 
112 
135 
114 
acres 
1,624 
1,792 
1,706 
10,660 
18,080 
38,402 
78,143 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
59 
44 
42 
129 
110 
135 
112 
acres 
1,412 
(D) 
1,651 
9,914 
17,849 
38,142 
76,764 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
7 
2 
3 
13 
6 
3 
7 
acres 
212 
(D) 
55 
746 
231 
260 
1,379 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
233 
203 
137 
416 
291 
130 
107 
acres 
10,678 
1 1 ,036 
8,066 
27,087 
21,923 
12,204 
12,748 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
94 
128 
112 
358 
366 
291 
219 
acres 
8,599 
14,458 
17,026 
77,850 
175,964 
284,924 
442,138 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
2 
$1,000 
" 
- 
(□) 
" 
- 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
1,292 
1,032 
787 
1,912 
1,121 
555 
364 
$1,000 
678,093 
634,831 
566,583 
1,795,226 
1,912,830 
1,925,612 
2,942,102 
Average per farm 
... dollars 
524,840 
615,146 
719,928 
938,926 
1,706,361 
3,469,571 
8,082,698 
Average per acre 
... dollars 
3,358 
3,122 
3,018 
2,673 
2,515 
2,568 
2,155 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
44 
12 
5 
4 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
38 
26 
19 
16 
4 
- 
- 
$100,000 to $199,999 
179 
63 
47 
55 
21 
2 
- 
$200,000 to $499,999 
580 
436 
213 
432 
51 
18 
1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
293 
345 
335 
753 
217 
16 
4 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
135 
119 
138 
504 
494 
101 
17 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
21 
30 
30 
136 
312 
320 
105 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
2 
- 
- 
12 
19 
84 
156 
$10,000,000 or more 
1 
3 
14 
81 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
1,292 
1,032 
787 
1,912 
1,121 
555 
364 
$1,000 
76,004 
66,128 
51,785 
175,159 
200,527 
232,873 
330,114 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
87 
76 
48 
115 
49 
12 
12 
$5,000 to $9,999 
92 
62 
53 
80 
43 
14 
4 
$10,000 to $19,999 
186 
157 
90 
232 
80 
26 
10 
$20,000 to $49,999 
454 
321 
237 
490 
216 
54 
23 
$50,000 to $99,999 
257 
210 
205 
398 
192 
71 
29 
$100,000 to $199,999 
123 
141 
111 
352 
213 
74 
31 
$200,000 to $499,999 
88 
55 
40 
202 
226 
147 
77 
$500,000 or more 
5 
10 
3 
43 
102 
157 
178 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
967 
762 
604 
1,498 
908 
495 
337 
number 
1,801 
1,539 
1,239 
3,521 
2,645 
2,055 
2,085 
Tractors, all 
farms 
1,129 
864 
688 
1,659 
1,011 
524 
340 
number 
2,717 
2,163 
1,845 
4,857 
3,680 
2,593 
2,331 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
546 
399 
309 
717 
415 
232 
130 
number 
759 
608 
456 
1,086 
623 
379 
302 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
952 
679 
573 
1,401 
875 
434 
274 
number 
1,638 
1,252 
1,096 
2,762 
1,880 
1,093 
915 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
227 
219 
200 
590 
564 
375 
285 
number 
320 
303 
293 
1,009 
1,177 
1,121 
1,114 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
130 
90 
106 
302 
310 
289 
223 
number 
145 
100 
112 
343 
349 
340 
316 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
18 
25 
24 
104 
152 
150 
137 
number 
22 
30 
26 
130 
192 
207 
204 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
22 
14 
4 
48 
31 
15 
19 
number 
31 
18 
6 
60 
36 
21 
21 
Hay balers 
farms 
419 
319 
288 
697 
338 
141 
83 
number 
561 
415 
373 
938 
474 
190 
120 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
561 
445 
354 
984 
649 
407 
282 
acres treated 
33,196 
34,416 
36,741 
132,356 
203,300 
296,228 
478,013 
Manure used 
farms 
153 
116 
156 
343 
166 
117 
65 
acres treated 
8,822 
8,155 
12,876 
40,650 
41,626 
58,826 
55,176 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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