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 
21,345 
14,790 
5,623 
932 
12,860 
8,485 
acres 
1,751,532 
887,021 
779,259 
85,252 
1,086,913 
664,619 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
22,888 
17,191 
4,995 
702 
13,540 
9,348 
acres 
634,654 
408,864 
188,695 
37,095 
359,558 
275,096 
Irrigated land 
farms 
2,454 
938 
852 
664 
1,285 
1,169 
acres 
1,651,978 
82,741 
696,498 
872,739 
696,186 
955,792 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
2,369 
880 
829 
660 
1,254 
1,115 
acres 
1,648,601 
81,429 
694,447 
872,725 
694,389 
954,212 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
126 
80 
42 
4 
51 
75 
acres 
3,377 
1,312 
2,051 
14 
1,797 
1,580 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
9,458 
8,362 
981 
115 
6,373 
3,085 
acres 
959,724 
849,080 
94,131 
16,513 
604,901 
354,823 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
2,998 
576 
1,515 
907 
1,892 
1,106 
acres 
3,093,164 
197,507 
1,575,183 
1 ,320,474 
1,413,653 
1,679,511 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
11 
9 
- 
2 
4 
7 
$1,000 
68 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
12 
56 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
38,076 
27,734 
7,963 
2,379 
23,705 
14,371 
$1,000 
24,848,149 
12,058,735 
9,008,085 
3,781,330 
13,851,540 
10,996,610 
Average per farm 
dollars 
652,593 
434,800 
1,131,243 
1,589,462 
584,330 
765,194 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,273 
2,363 
2,234 
2,108 
2,247 
2,307 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
3,088 
2,388 
219 
481 
2,044 
1,044 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,136 
3,406 
424 
306 
2,702 
1,434 
$100,000 to $199,999 
7,552 
6,158 
1,041 
353 
4,831 
2,721 
$200,000 to $499,999 
12,207 
9,281 
2,539 
387 
7,395 
4,812 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,851 
4,042 
1,603 
206 
3,681 
2,170 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
2,881 
1,660 
1,064 
157 
1,769 
1,112 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,664 
662 
741 
261 
983 
681 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
463 
97 
226 
140 
208 
255 
$10,000,000 or more 
234 
40 
106 
88 
92 
142 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
38,073 
27,731 
7,963 
2,379 
23,702 
14,371 
$1,000 
3,499,554 
1,352,066 
1,431,899 
715,590 
1,833,480 
1,666,075 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
3,091 
2,812 
186 
93 
2,088 
1,003 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,061 
2,597 
310 
154 
2,070 
991 
$10,000 to $19,999 
6,265 
5,301 
673 
291 
4,076 
2,189 
$20,000 to $49,999 
11,727 
9,213 
1,968 
546 
7,298 
4,429 
$50,000 to $99,999 
6,975 
4,808 
1,809 
358 
4,219 
2,756 
$100,000 to $199,999 
3,592 
1,964 
1,375 
253 
2,116 
1,476 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,068 
866 
949 
253 
1,203 
865 
$500,000 or more 
1,294 
170 
693 
431 
632 
662 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
28,181 
18,899 
7,315 
1,967 
16,971 
11,210 
number 
52,719 
30,328 
17,641 
4,750 
30,057 
22,662 
Tractors, all 
farms 
30,985 
21,477 
7,545 
1,963 
18,933 
12,052 
number 
65,334 
37,878 
21,797 
5,659 
38,663 
26,671 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
11,812 
9,002 
2,318 
492 
6,915 
4,897 
number 
14,665 
11,047 
3,026 
592 
8,615 
6,050 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
22,796 
15,702 
5,979 
1,115 
13,947 
8,849 
number 
35,454 
22,442 
11,221 
1,791 
21,401 
14,053 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
7,184 
3,045 
3,041 
1,098 
4,449 
2,735 
number 
15,215 
4,389 
7,550 
3,276 
8,647 
6,568 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
2,483 
354 
1,426 
703 
1,533 
950 
number 
3,241 
430 
1,830 
981 
1,895 
1,346 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
761 
143 
385 
233 
444 
317 
number 
1,078 
207 
535 
336 
625 
453 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
327 
157 
136 
34 
173 
154 
number 
382 
185 
156 
41 
201 
181 
Hay balers 
farms 
8,335 
4,448 
3,524 
363 
5,145 
3,190 
number 
10,134 
5,208 
4,475 
451 
6,183 
3,951 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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