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 
feedlots 
(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 
- 
1,491 
620 
8 
147 
135 
380 
365 
1,883 
$1,000 
- 
74,943 
21,143 
860 
30,247 
5,938 
20,083 
12,131 
89,397 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
174 
86 
- 
17 
12 
55 
54 
269 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
108 
51 
1 
1 
40 
14 
51 
173 
$10,000 to $19,999 
- 
302 
155 
- 
6 
27 
76 
103 
269 
$20,000 to $49,999 
- 
412 
214 
3 
11 
27 
107 
81 
601 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
264 
68 
1 
17 
22 
67 
52 
316 
$100,000 to $199,999 
- 
164 
32 
1 
37 
- 
46 
14 
167 
$200,000 to $499,999 
- 
55 
13 
2 
40 
5 
13 
10 
85 
$500,000 or more 
- 
12 
1 
- 
18 
2 
2 
3 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
... farms 
- 
1,047 
460 
6 
126 
116 
236 
255 
1,366 
number 
- 
1,831 
738 
14 
411 
203 
354 
347 
2,119 
Tractors, all 
... farms 
_ 
1,285 
562 
6 
127 
97 
252 
264 
1,223 
number 
- 
3,414 
1,170 
20 
620 
190 
415 
428 
1,915 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
859 
365 
4 
50 
54 
169 
189 
878 
number 
- 
1,507 
546 
(D) 
92 
88 
238 
270 
1,130 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
920 
349 
6 
120 
59 
119 
106 
504 
number 
- 
1,672 
570 
11 
352 
93 
156 
134 
684 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
... farms 
- 
170 
46 
2 
80 
7 
18 
15 
79 
number 
- 
235 
54 
(D) 
176 
9 
21 
24 
101 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
... farms 
_ 
3 
1 
_ 
3 
1 
11 
_ 
3 
number 
- 
3 
(D) 
- 
4 
(D) 
11 
" 
5 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
27 
4 
- 
26 
6 
2 
2 
12 
number 
- 
28 
5 
- 
27 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
15 
Hay balers 
... farms 
- 
761 
208 
3 
107 
29 
44 
38 
122 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
(D) 
250 
4 
142 
37 
55 
43 
150 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
... farms 
- 
505 
93 
6 
100 
6 
33 
55 
219 
acres treated 
- 
17,935 
2,212 
235 
16,909 
380 
339 
633 
2,668 
Manure used 
... farms 
- 
239 
103 
1 
85 
18 
53 
56 
184 
acres treated 
(D) 
1,625 
(D) 
10,540 
522 
583 
429 
2,294 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
- 
155 
13 
- 
18 
5 
10 
8 
53 
acres 
- 
2,382 
157 
- 
2,247 
29 
67 
39 
294 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
- 
217 
30 
1 
86 
3 
9 
10 
76 
acres 
- 
4,547 
383 
(D) 
11,267 
35 
74 
(D) 
629 
Nematodes 
... farms 
- 
28 
- 
4 
1 
2 
1 
acres 
- 
779 
- 
- 
178 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
- 
69 
1 
- 
8 
1 
2 
6 
10 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
1,520 
(D) 
" 
526 
(D) 
(D) 
6 
18 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
- 
21 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
acres on which used 
- 
294 
(D) 
- 
" 
- 
(D) 
" 
(D) 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
- 
51 
6 
- 
11 
_ 
2 
4 
20 
acres 
- 
(D) 
97 
- 
170 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
242 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
- 
138 
34 
2 
16 
8 
8 
15 
128 
acres 
- 
(D) 
502 
(D) 
826 
48 
(D) 
55 
977 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
- 
193 
42 
18 
15 
37 
27 
135 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
- 
(D) 
2,839 
6,613 
342 
1,326 
2,327 
5,445 
used 
... farms 
- 
68 
7 
1 
25 
6 
7 
7 
5 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
(D) 
96 
(D) 
1,648 
6 
(D) 
51 
7 
used 
... farms 
- 
54 
8 
- 
29 
2 
8 
2 
3 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
- 
613 
19 
3,662 
(D) 
21 
(D) 
(D) 
practices were used 
... farms 
- 
183 
24 
1 
70 
1 
27 
5 
41 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
" 
2,760 
89 
(D) 
5,828 
(D) 
154 
(D) 
93 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
- 
179 
21 
- 
42 
4 
19 
16 
35 
acres 
- 
2,289 
130 
" 
3,273 
30 
48 
20 
181 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
- 
86 
32 
- 
13 
11 
44 
28 
72 
Solar panels 
... farms 
- 
69 
29 
- 
8 
11 
37 
28 
64 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
- 
9 
1 
- 
3 
- 
7 
1 
5 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
- 
5 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
6 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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