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 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
Layers 
- 
- 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
Turkeys 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Replacement dairy heifers 
4 
356 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
- 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1 ,000) 
4 
402 
6 
(D) 
Payments received (see text) ($1 ,000) 
4 
189 
6 
137 
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 
7,755 
(X) 
7,691 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
5,460,071 
(X) 
6,376,531 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
704,071 
(X) 
829,090 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
10,430 
(X) 
12,313 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
626 
12,123 
537 
11,156 
$50,000 to $99,999 
360 
24,528 
372 
24,094 
$100,000 to $199,999 
803 
116,048 
675 
95,915 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,840 
926,628 
2,237 
733,955 
$500,000 to $999,999 
1,863 
1,243,807 
2,068 
1,402,629 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
756 
1,015,644 
1,082 
1,423,425 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
392 
1,118,574 
606 
1,725,439 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
99 
609,439 
85 
533,603 
$10,000,000 or more 
16 
393,281 
29 
426,316 
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 
7,751 
418,149 
7,690 
433,507 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
53,948 
(X) 
56,373 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
1,214 
2,562 
878 
2,121 
$5,000 to $9,999 
738 
4,789 
830 
5,638 
$10,000 to $19,999 
1,296 
17,054 
1,298 
17,468 
$20,000 to $29,999 
1,006 
22,925 
1,073 
24,926 
$30,000 to $49,999 
1,126 
41,581 
1,094 
40,714 
$50,000 to $69,999 
781 
42,966 
751 
41,661 
$70,000 to $99,999 
400 
32,004 
482 
38,943 
$100,000 to $199,999 
735 
91,399 
841 
107,341 
$200,000 to $499,999 
375 
103,935 
374 
102,687 
$500,000 to $999,999 
69 
43,173 
57 
34,158 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
11 
15,760 
12 
17,851 
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) 
5,484 
10,324 
1,253 
1,549 
4,773 
8,775 
5,781 
1 1 ,282 
1,936 
2,378 
Tractors 
5,826 
13,383 
909 
1,173 
5,407 
12,210 
5,876 
13,534 
1,360 
1,741 
2 or 3 
2,203 
5,136 
150 
347 
1,999 
4,638 
2,195 
5,086 
248 
552 
4 or more 
987 
5,611 
13 
80 
906 
5,070 
1,066 
5,833 
20 
97 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
4,100 
6,704 
457 
518 
3,745 
6,186 
4,074 
6,639 
668 
741 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
3,247 
5,683 
460 
552 
2,994 
5,131 
3,387 
5,963 
721 
839 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
653 
996 
92 
103 
591 
893 
662 
932 
128 
161 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
47 
54 
2 
(D) 
45 
(D) 
25 
28 
- 
- 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
120 
146 
8 
12 
112 
134 
95 
99 
13 
13 
Hay balers 
1,540 
1,884 
151 
166 
1,440 
1,718 
1,838 
2,197 
242 
259 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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