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 
- 
6,737 
9,428 
153 
155 
170 
680 
693 
1,848 
$1,000 
- 
243,780 
554,531 
11,589 
26,012 
3,764 
62,545 
17,949 
66,545 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
575 
501 
3 
3 
29 
47 
151 
180 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
781 
675 
2 
2 
27 
56 
123 
247 
$10,000 to $19,999 
- 
1,265 
1,370 
16 
15 
30 
75 
150 
328 
$20,000 to $49,999 
- 
2,464 
3,116 
45 
35 
59 
181 
160 
683 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
1,196 
2,097 
46 
28 
25 
143 
75 
277 
$100,000 to $199,999 
- 
375 
1,203 
25 
31 
- 
109 
30 
99 
$200,000 to $499,999 
- 
73 
428 
16 
30 
- 
53 
4 
33 
$500,000 or more 
- 
8 
38 
" 
11 
- 
16 
1 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
... farms 
- 
4,242 
7,722 
138 
127 
106 
587 
533 
1,351 
number 
- 
(D) 
11,984 
208 
295 
150 
1,338 
724 
1,854 
Tractors, all 
... farms 
_ 
5,685 
8,765 
141 
137 
98 
581 
493 
1,472 
number 
- 
10,680 
20,011 
321 
565 
146 
1,402 
771 
2,329 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
3,225 
4,276 
55 
61 
73 
344 
332 
915 
number 
- 
4,357 
6,036 
(D) 
93 
(D) 
508 
412 
1,135 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
4,037 
7,196 
121 
124 
45 
412 
267 
864 
number 
- 
6,017 
13,139 
220 
315 
62 
763 
346 
1,124 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
... farms 
- 
237 
644 
14 
79 
2 
78 
11 
66 
number 
- 
306 
836 
(D) 
157 
(D) 
131 
13 
70 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
... farms 
_ 
39 
99 
5 
23 
_ 
17 
2 
6 
number 
- 
45 
102 
5 
26 
- 
18 
(D) 
6 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
82 
160 
2 
18 
- 
28 
3 
15 
number 
- 
93 
175 
(D) 
19 
- 
31 
3 
15 
Hay balers 
... farms 
- 
3,736 
6,491 
104 
102 
29 
280 
182 
579 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
4,754 
9,101 
141 
167 
35 
378 
217 
728 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
... farms 
- 
1,308 
3,224 
62 
87 
25 
126 
99 
270 
acres treated 
- 
(D) 
161,271 
3,577 
17,554 
(D) 
9,084 
1,352 
6,028 
Manure used 
... farms 
- 
615 
1,950 
34 
91 
16 
187 
86 
246 
acres treated 
(D) 
63,616 
845 
11,080 
193 
18,426 
724 
4,226 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
- 
184 
177 
5 
32 
- 
42 
16 
35 
acres 
- 
(D) 
4,982 
29 
6,095 
- 
2,435 
53 
266 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
- 
551 
1,390 
40 
83 
4 
120 
62 
138 
acres 
- 
(D) 
55,643 
877 
16,294 
10 
7,175 
(D) 
2,044 
Nematodes 
... farms 
- 
38 
17 
1 
5 
- 
10 
2 
4 
acres 
- 
360 
574 
(D) 
1,066 
- 
237 
(D) 
13 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
- 
95 
42 
2 
4 
- 
11 
8 
13 
Chemicals used to control growth, 
acres 
(D) 
362 
(D) 
440 
- 
130 
(D) 
28 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
- 
56 
26 
1 
1 
- 
4 
3 
7 
acres on which used 
- 
690 
438 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
24 
(D) 
68 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
_ 
223 
496 
21 
36 
_ 
32 
12 
38 
acres 
- 
4,128 
16,187 
754 
3,431 
- 
851 
176 
610 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
- 
527 
769 
9 
19 
7 
72 
42 
124 
acres 
- 
(D) 
27,538 
198 
772 
46 
1,428 
279 
3,088 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
- 
79 
154 
7 
6 
3 
10 
11 
6 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
- 
5,420 
13,455 
538 
642 
(D) 
465 
223 
424 
used 
... farms 
- 
224 
353 
5 
66 
6 
53 
8 
25 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
4,183 
8,758 
161 
10,614 
61 
3,294 
15 
467 
used 
... farms 
- 
100 
119 
4 
33 
- 
13 
4 
16 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
- 
843 
2,255 
40 
2,817 
" 
1,043 
14 
533 
practices were used 
... farms 
- 
345 
485 
16 
46 
9 
54 
13 
55 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
~ 
3,816 
9,532 
250 
2,997 
51 
1,891 
63 
657 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
- 
208 
256 
3 
43 
1 
42 
9 
32 
acres 
- 
2,159 
3,895 
(D) 
4,017 
(D) 
1,580 
57 
165 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
- 
88 
134 
3 
5 
2 
22 
16 
39 
Solar panels 
... farms 
- 
47 
97 
3 
2 
2 
17 
14 
25 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
- 
10 
7 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
4 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
- 
16 
12 
- 
- 
- 
4 
3 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
2 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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