Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Commodity 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
1,348 
761,135,155 
1,404 
822,957,432 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
198 
71,802,984 
205 
67,340,999 
Layers 
195 
3,950,692 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
66 
5,664,582 
69 
4,938,821 
Turkeys 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
5 
1,339 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs 
35 
771 ,965 
38 
802,385 
Replacement dairy heifers 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
30 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
1 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1 ,000) 
1,669 
2,525,757 
1,759 
2,309,616 
Payments received (see text) ($1 ,000) 
1,669 
316,451 
1,759 
287,307 
Table 46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of land and buildings 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms 
38,076 
(X) 
41,959 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
24,848,149 
(X) 
21,418,146 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
652,593 
(X) 
510,454 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
2,273 
(X) 
1,870 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,088 
81,480 
5,656 
145,243 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,136 
300,792 
5,728 
409,079 
$100,000 to $199,999 
7,552 
1,070,099 
8,412 
1,174,995 
$200,000 to $499,999 
12,207 
3,782,764 
1 1 ,742 
3,592,640 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,851 
3,957,307 
6,039 
4,073,408 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
2,881 
3,886,041 
2,586 
3,468,602 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,664 
4,885,617 
1,281 
3,749,589 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
463 
3,172,242 
359 
2,502,787 
$10,000,000 or more 
234 
3,711,807 
156 
2,301,804 
Table 47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of machinery and equipment 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1 ,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of machinery and equipment 
38,073 
3,499,554 
41,959 
3,086,429 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
91,917 
(X) 
73,558 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,091 
6,985 
3,217 
9,367 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,061 
20,989 
4,245 
29,554 
$10,000 to $19,999 
6,265 
84,675 
7,565 
103,898 
$20,000 to $29,999 
5,494 
128,141 
6,198 
145,189 
$30,000 to $49,999 
6,233 
231,365 
6,763 
252,640 
$50,000 to $69,999 
4,248 
236,301 
4,453 
249,737 
$70,000 to $99,999 
2,727 
217,880 
2,900 
233,477 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,592 
463,374 
3,590 
469,453 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,068 
585,868 
2,113 
619,044 
$500,000 to $999,999 
727 
481,890 
549 
366,966 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
567 
1,042,088 
366 
607,105 
Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Selected machinery and equipment 
Total 
Manufactured 
2008 to 2012 
Manufactured 
prior to 2008 
Total 
Manufactured 
2003 to 2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
28,181 
52,719 
7,179 
9,825 
24,930 
42,894 
34,146 
59,520 
1 1 ,765 
14,979 
Tractors 
30,985 
65,334 
7,540 
1 1 ,326 
27,475 
54,008 
37,234 
9,998 
13,860 
2 or 3 
12,575 
28,997 
1,563 
3,479 
10,713 
24,597 
14,406 
32,798 
1,790 
3,930 
4 or more 
4,021 
21,948 
396 
2,266 
2,985 
15,634 
3,807 
20,790 
344 
2,066 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
11,812 
14,665 
1,499 
1,671 
10,567 
12,994 
15,648 
19,200 
2,591 
2,840 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
22,796 
35,454 
5,143 
6,090 
19,517 
29,364 
26,274 
38,544 
6,879 
8,084 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
7,184 
15,215 
1,842 
3,565 
6,201 
11,650 
7,707 
14,865 
1,610 
2,936 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
2,483 
3,241 
736 
947 
1,864 
2,294 
2,229 
2,941 
485 
666 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
761 
1,078 
173 
225 
609 
853 
683 
1,110 
238 
358 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
327 
382 
76 
92 
255 
290 
245 
247 
50 
50 
Hay balers 
8,335 
10,134 
1,435 
1,542 
7,128 
8,592 
8,757 
10,489 
1,617 
1,717 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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