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 
14,084 
10,492 
3,154 
438 
8,138 
5,946 
acres 
633,296 
366,390 
244,328 
22,578 
385,846 
247,450 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
16,379 
12,846 
3,203 
330 
9,546 
6,833 
acres 
334,400 
254,484 
74,297 
5,619 
197,213 
137,187 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,973 
1,262 
560 
151 
988 
985 
acres 
159,239 
31,888 
112,270 
15,081 
57,439 
101,800 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,777 
1,099 
529 
149 
922 
855 
acres 
154,682 
28,417 
111,252 
15,013 
54,864 
99,818 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
251 
199 
49 
3 
90 
161 
acres 
4,557 
3,471 
1,018 
68 
2,575 
1,982 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
2,627 
2,280 
324 
23 
1,851 
776 
acres 
137,515 
119,421 
17,510 
584 
95,356 
42,159 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
2,006 
595 
1,216 
195 
1,305 
701 
acres 
1,038,092 
128,613 
810,892 
98,587 
541,821 
496,271 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
34 
23 
5 
6 
12 
22 
$1,000 
(D) 
176 
(D) 
20 
50 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
25,266 
19,169 
5,055 
1,042 
15,502 
9,764 
$1,000 
14,818,960 
8,648,064 
5,708,401 
462,495 
8,642,612 
6,176,348 
Average per farm 
dollars 
586,518 
451,148 
1,129,258 
443,853 
557,516 
632,563 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,981 
3,173 
2,779 
2,417 
2,913 
3,082 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,619 
2,119 
192 
308 
1,764 
855 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,633 
2,233 
280 
120 
1,724 
909 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,809 
3,972 
642 
195 
2,892 
1,917 
$200,000 to $499,999 
8,322 
6,662 
1,451 
209 
4,995 
3,327 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,783 
2,623 
1,073 
87 
2,280 
1,503 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,758 
972 
705 
81 
1,093 
665 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
970 
437 
498 
35 
561 
409 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
273 
103 
166 
4 
139 
134 
$10,000,000 or more 
99 
48 
48 
3 
54 
45 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
25,266 
19,169 
5,055 
1,042 
15,502 
9,764 
$1,000 
1,829,250 
860,716 
870,097 
98,438 
1,002,913 
826,337 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
2,188 
1,932 
164 
92 
1,425 
763 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,465 
2,163 
214 
88 
1,575 
890 
$10,000 to $19,999 
4,565 
3,925 
473 
167 
2,876 
1,689 
$20,000 to $49,999 
7,966 
6,354 
1,322 
290 
4,902 
3,064 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,273 
2,970 
1,115 
188 
2,525 
1,748 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,107 
1,186 
825 
96 
1,210 
897 
$200,000 to $499,999 
1,175 
542 
551 
82 
716 
459 
$500,000 or more 
527 
97 
391 
39 
273 
254 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
19,058 
13,607 
4,609 
842 
11,305 
7,753 
number 
35,491 
21,514 
12,285 
1,692 
19,928 
15,563 
Tractors, all 
farms 
21,038 
15,381 
4,786 
871 
12,760 
8,278 
number 
45,822 
27,949 
15,769 
2,104 
27,600 
18,222 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
11,025 
8,444 
2,196 
385 
6,527 
4,498 
number 
14,896 
11,029 
3,362 
505 
8,737 
6,159 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
14,744 
10,132 
3,987 
625 
9,090 
5,654 
number 
23,969 
14,620 
8,282 
1,067 
14,668 
9,301 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
3,787 
1,658 
1,841 
288 
2,402 
1,385 
number 
6,957 
2,300 
4,125 
532 
4,195 
2,762 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1,987 
526 
1,265 
196 
1,347 
640 
number 
2,278 
597 
1,468 
213 
1,511 
767 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
680 
152 
469 
59 
443 
237 
number 
899 
197 
624 
78 
576 
323 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
273 
119 
137 
17 
147 
126 
number 
338 
145 
172 
21 
182 
156 
Hay balers 
farms 
5,353 
2,985 
2,164 
204 
3,325 
2,028 
number 
6,824 
3,648 
2,932 
244 
4,173 
2,651 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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