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 
32,250 
20,363 
10,268 
1,619 
17,716 
14,534 
acres 
2,435,064 
861,530 
1,409,996 
163,538 
1,376,677 
1,058,387 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
30,470 
21,335 
8,236 
899 
16,161 
14,309 
acres 
411,758 
240,872 
149,133 
21,753 
235,446 
176,312 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,456 
1,542 
717 
197 
1,089 
1,367 
acres 
68,651 
11,265 
47,126 
10,260 
28,036 
40,615 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,383 
1,481 
714 
188 
1,060 
1,323 
acres 
66,710 
10,529 
46,290 
9,891 
27,445 
39,265 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
114 
90 
14 
10 
40 
74 
acres 
1,941 
736 
836 
369 
591 
1,350 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
2,688 
1,840 
801 
47 
1,623 
1,065 
acres 
58,283 
43,846 
13,689 
748 
33,095 
25,188 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
2,747 
575 
1,842 
330 
1,683 
1,064 
acres 
1,056,366 
84,732 
823,411 
148,223 
542,315 
514,051 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
145 
82 
48 
15 
70 
75 
$1,000 
11,994 
3,444 
6,731 
1,819 
4,692 
7,302 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
46,030 
31,025 
12,547 
2,458 
26,093 
19,937 
$1,000 
35,752,388 
16,542,826 
17,197,853 
2,011,709 
19,363,900 
16,388,487 
Average per farm 
dollars 
776,719 
533,210 
1,370,674 
818,433 
742,111 
822,014 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,306 
4,921 
3,876 
3,987 
4,143 
4,517 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,824 
2,286 
165 
373 
1,832 
992 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3,008 
2,451 
308 
249 
1,888 
1,120 
$100,000 to $199,999 
6,636 
5,320 
982 
334 
3,978 
2,658 
$200,000 to $499,999 
15,671 
11,552 
3,537 
582 
8,605 
7,066 
$500,000 to $999,999 
9,213 
5,916 
2,889 
408 
5,057 
4,156 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
4,971 
2,241 
2,450 
280 
2,728 
2,243 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,900 
1,049 
1,684 
167 
1,602 
1,298 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
554 
141 
365 
48 
274 
280 
$10,000,000 or more 
253 
69 
167 
17 
129 
124 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
46,026 
31,022 
12,547 
2,457 
26,089 
19,937 
$1,000 
3,339,696 
1,427,461 
1,675,973 
236,262 
1,772,392 
1,567,304 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,567 
3,080 
340 
147 
2,188 
1,379 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,866 
3,292 
395 
179 
2,266 
1,600 
$10,000 to $19,999 
7,157 
5,737 
1,056 
364 
4,205 
2,952 
$20,000 to $49,999 
13,872 
10,170 
2,982 
720 
7,716 
6,156 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8,981 
5,441 
3,068 
472 
4,997 
3,984 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,069 
2,276 
2,498 
295 
2,840 
2,229 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,672 
875 
1,609 
188 
1,467 
1,205 
$500,000 or more 
842 
151 
599 
92 
410 
432 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
35,674 
22,209 
11,501 
1,964 
19,695 
15,979 
number 
70,281 
34,952 
31,026 
4,303 
37,878 
32,403 
Tractors, all 
farms 
39,651 
25,619 
12,027 
2,005 
22,169 
17,482 
number 
92,360 
48,358 
38,917 
5,085 
51,775 
40,585 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
20,601 
14,174 
5,613 
814 
11,190 
9,411 
number 
28,602 
18,854 
8,570 
1,178 
15,688 
12,914 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
29,754 
17,452 
10,714 
1,588 
17,018 
12,736 
number 
52,737 
26,499 
23,407 
2,831 
30,058 
22,679 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
6,248 
2,176 
3,518 
554 
3,583 
2,665 
number 
11,021 
3,005 
6,940 
1,076 
6,029 
4,992 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
2,430 
485 
1,679 
266 
1,524 
906 
number 
2,834 
529 
1,989 
316 
1,740 
1,094 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
229 
71 
110 
48 
141 
88 
number 
295 
86 
152 
57 
173 
122 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
1,090 
405 
618 
67 
537 
553 
number 
1,256 
458 
717 
81 
590 
666 
Hay balers 
farms 
19,754 
10,144 
8,597 
1,013 
11,409 
8,345 
number 
26,845 
12,970 
12,537 
1,338 
15,280 
11,565 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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