Table 68. Summary by North American Industry Classification System: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Other crop farming - con. 
(1119) 
Animal 
aquaculture 
and 
other animal 
production 
(1125,1129) 
Item 
Cotton 
farming 
(11192) 
Sugarcane 
farming, hay 
farming, and 
all other 
crop farming 
(11193, 11194 
11199) 
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) 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
... farms 
112 
10,992 
18,149 
373 
691 
323 
1,668 
1,564 
6,216 
$1,000 
30,242 
517,756 
1,222,086 
43,673 
180,563 
18,606 
173,606 
48,440 
270,326 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
1,168 
955 
10 
9 
37 
136 
193 
506 
$5,000 to $9,999 
4 
1,150 
1,128 
13 
19 
33 
130 
245 
637 
$10,000 to $19,999 
14 
1,967 
2,601 
37 
37 
51 
207 
338 
1,090 
$20,000 to $49,999 
11 
3,552 
5,460 
75 
50 
112 
396 
494 
2,319 
$50,000 to $99,999 
21 
1,990 
4,147 
91 
103 
50 
331 
215 
1,073 
$100,000 to $199,999 
24 
834 
2,624 
87 
164 
16 
235 
54 
384 
$200,000 to $499,999 
22 
256 
1,100 
50 
217 
19 
173 
25 
192 
$500,000 or more 
16 
75 
134 
10 
92 
5 
60 
- 
15 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
... farms 
73 
7,127 
15,289 
334 
539 
258 
1,377 
1,162 
4,776 
number 
280 
11,965 
28,947 
803 
2,241 
443 
3,110 
1,580 
7,073 
Tractors, all 
... farms 
80 
8,921 
16,831 
348 
665 
255 
1,402 
1,101 
4,962 
number 
321 
18,550 
40,459 
1,078 
3,134 
420 
3,381 
1,641 
7,740 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
21 
4,763 
7,692 
151 
273 
112 
766 
656 
3,120 
number 
27 
6,499 
10,716 
213 
412 
127 
1,063 
826 
3,819 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
56 
6,682 
14,114 
310 
573 
159 
973 
614 
2,731 
number 
91 
10,601 
26,466 
710 
1,494 
241 
1,787 
748 
3,523 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
... farms 
60 
957 
2,355 
87 
494 
33 
287 
47 
315 
number 
203 
1,450 
3,277 
155 
1,228 
52 
531 
67 
398 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
... farms 
48 
325 
364 
49 
123 
13 
56 
4 
18 
number 
49 
365 
390 
52 
136 
13 
61 
4 
18 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
... farms 
99 
52 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
2 
- 
number 
(D) 
72 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
... farms 
2 
228 
441 
23 
175 
4 
36 
2 
48 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
509 
23 
203 
4 
40 
(D) 
57 
Hay balers 
... farms 
7 
4,857 
10,957 
245 
487 
89 
530 
266 
1,041 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
9 
6,515 
15,011 
350 
665 
109 
683 
334 
1,332 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
... farms 
100 
3,185 
8,475 
249 
575 
96 
457 
334 
1,385 
acres treated 
54,798 
197,647 
605,975 
26,509 
144,187 
5,130 
41,804 
5,043 
31,930 
Manure used 
... farms 
- 
808 
2,607 
102 
455 
69 
395 
171 
889 
acres treated 
30,840 
137,799 
8,848 
73,803 
2,968 
31,852 
2,019 
17,134 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
82 
493 
609 
24 
313 
11 
168 
39 
178 
acres 
34,838 
59,395 
20,439 
1,626 
55,072 
1,628 
12,409 
310 
3,150 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
100 
1,709 
4,136 
135 
513 
50 
424 
201 
955 
acres 
57,161 
123,923 
212,908 
14,344 
128,892 
3,911 
41,727 
2,586 
17,714 
Nematodes 
... farms 
34 
83 
65 
1 
38 
2 
23 
3 
6 
acres 
19,101 
23,476 
2,531 
(D) 
6,577 
(D) 
1,839 
32 
24 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
30 
192 
119 
1 
46 
8 
44 
4 
28 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
10,186 
15,462 
3,140 
(D) 
7,070 
1,856 
3,388 
(D) 
95 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
75 
140 
80 
1 
9 
4 
14 
1 
20 
acres on which used 
31,464 
25,942 
2,028 
(D) 
907 
659 
(D) 
(D) 
199 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
44 
268 
437 
6 
87 
11 
26 
20 
128 
acres 
9,902 
16,573 
15,094 
65 
3,630 
1,659 
406 
290 
1,651 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
33 
541 
678 
22 
37 
18 
109 
66 
369 
acres 
13,475 
24,812 
23,701 
2,878 
3,489 
1,641 
1,881 
685 
5,553 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
9 
637 
1,031 
23 
45 
16 
73 
52 
369 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
1,432 
89,193 
126,241 
1,441 
13,285 
1,271 
7,794 
2,922 
28,069 
used 
... farms 
81 
736 
1,220 
75 
443 
26 
247 
21 
108 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
38,510 
58,026 
54,058 
7,068 
87,503 
1,514 
26,562 
327 
2,876 
used 
... farms 
37 
231 
376 
32 
146 
13 
65 
11 
33 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
16,817 
24,383 
10,967 
2,927 
15,891 
1,967 
4,242 
(D) 
565 
practices were used 
... farms 
33 
806 
881 
34 
139 
26 
112 
31 
127 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
19,552 
2,178 
9,236 
686 
5,204 
206 
944 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
52 
632 
879 
51 
392 
27 
174 
18 
95 
acres 
15,396 
35,962 
29,746 
2,957 
55,757 
1,597 
11,053 
189 
1,687 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
3 
239 
365 
4 
14 
26 
55 
53 
171 
Solar panels 
... farms 
1 
145 
230 
1 
8 
22 
35 
34 
97 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
1 
43 
30 
1 
- 
- 
1 
3 
14 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
1 
28 
19 
1 
1 
1 
- 
- 
8 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
3 
64 
78 
3 
2 
3 
13 
14 
48 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
1 
35 
41 
1 
1 
- 
1 
2 
8 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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