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 
149 
93,724,823 
161 
88,772,648 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
80 
19,651,587 
102 
18,313,750 
Layers 
80 
1,082,341 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
30 
1,489,639 
24 
1,417,500 
Turkeys 
54 
4,563,479 
51 
3,643,307 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
Hogs and pigs 
- 
- 
1 
(D) 
Replacement dairy heifers 
2 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
24 
(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) 
339 
350,326 
390 
268,378 
Payments received (see text) ($1 ,000) 
339 
42,039 
390 
33,494 
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 
21,489 
(X) 
23,618 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
8,883,706 
(X) 
8,819,799 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
413,407 
(X) 
373,435 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
2,463 
(X) 
2,385 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
1,798 
47,066 
2,247 
(D) 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,555 
180,614 
3,297 
235,427 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,848 
675,866 
5,751 
797,631 
$200,000 to $499,999 
7,683 
2,296,691 
7,851 
2,351,788 
$500,000 to $999,999 
2,933 
1,933,014 
2,947 
1,935,964 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
1,116 
1,460,906 
1,034 
1,365,235 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
445 
1,283,331 
417 
1,215,187 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
87 
540,572 
51 
341,400 
$10,000,000 or more 
24 
465,646 
23 
(D) 
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 
21,486 
1,074,873 
23,612 
917,826 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
50,027 
(X) 
38,871 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
1,703 
4,073 
2,975 
7,785 
$5,000 to $9,999 
2,094 
13,936 
2,947 
20,147 
$10,000 to $19,999 
3,565 
48,143 
4,586 
61,830 
$20,000 to $29,999 
3,235 
74,861 
3,544 
81,822 
$30,000 to $49,999 
3,985 
146,198 
3,663 
135,030 
$50,000 to $69,999 
2,500 
138,729 
2,382 
132,607 
$70,000 to $99,999 
1,603 
128,090 
1,432 
114,422 
$100,000 to $199,999 
1,998 
250,342 
1,555 
195,448 
$200,000 to $499,999 
707 
191,071 
467 
120,478 
$500,000 to $999,999 
71 
45,908 
48 
29,975 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
25 
33,522 
13 
18,283 
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) 
15,969 
24,483 
3,061 
3,408 
14,139 
21,075 
17,599 
26,160 
4,615 
5,119 
Tractors 
18,672 
38,995 
3,992 
4,876 
17,101 
34,119 
20,516 
39,174 
4,706 
5,444 
2 or 3 
8,534 
19,862 
614 
1,341 
7,378 
17,031 
8,745 
19,990 
563 
1,187 
4 or more 
2,243 
11,238 
43 
200 
1,845 
9,210 
1,881 
9,294 
33 
147 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
10,132 
13,916 
1,116 
1,206 
9,271 
12,710 
1 1 ,642 
15,438 
1,515 
1,597 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
13,788 
23,287 
2,909 
3,339 
12,262 
19,948 
14,175 
22,300 
3,321 
3,708 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
1,286 
1,792 
280 
331 
1,080 
1,461 
1,078 
1,436 
121 
139 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
305 
329 
11 
12 
294 
317 
312 
334 
15 
15 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
327 
359 
19 
19 
309 
340 
240 
246 
33 
34 
Hay balers 
11,877 
16,037 
1,252 
1,345 
11,080 
14,692 
12,367 
15,990 
1,497 
1,577 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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