Table 64. Summary by Size of Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
140 to 179 
acres 
180 to 219 
acres 
220 to 259 
acres 
260 to 499 
acres 
500 to 999 
acres 
1,000 to 1,999 
acres 
2,000 or more 
acres 
LAND USE - Con. 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
314 
341 
230 
607 
321 
96 
33 
acres 
3,983 
8,027 
5,594 
14,036 
14,228 
8,293 
7,327 
Irrigated land 
farms 
33 
22 
19 
35 
15 
1 
1 
acres 
162 
185 
240 
718 
758 
(D) 
(D) 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
33 
21 
19 
32 
15 
1 
1 
acres 
162 
(D) 
(D) 
605 
758 
(D) 
(D) 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
- 
1 
3 
5 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
(□) 
113 
- 
" 
" 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
18 
12 
12 
51 
39 
24 
7 
acres 
149 
163 
142 
619 
653 
541 
(D) 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
29 
24 
19 
173 
157 
70 
26 
acres 
2,371 
2,321 
2,037 
26,813 
42,478 
42,917 
27,386 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
34 
37 
37 
121 
43 
13 
2 
$1,000 
3,608 
3,325 
4,470 
20,307 
11,493 
7,487 
(D) 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
405 
416 
308 
789 
383 
115 
39 
$1,000 
212,759 
227,199 
178,115 
679,714 
614,522 
382,955 
265,317 
Average per farm 
... dollars 
525,331 
546,152 
578,295 
861,487 
1,604,496 
3,330,041 
6,803,001 
Average per acre 
... dollars 
3,325 
2,747 
2,426 
2,440 
2,454 
2,536 
2,324 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
4 
- 
7 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$50,000 to $99,999 
3 
- 
3 
2 
- 
- 
- 
$100,000 to $199,999 
25 
26 
10 
15 
4 
2 
- 
$200,000 to $499,999 
185 
196 
115 
135 
13 
- 
1 
$500,000 to $999,999 
159 
152 
149 
405 
88 
3 
- 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
27 
42 
24 
200 
172 
23 
2 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2 
- 
- 
32 
105 
72 
12 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
15 
16 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
- 
" 
- 
" 
" 
8 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
405 
416 
308 
789 
383 
115 
39 
$1,000 
33,276 
30,516 
27,560 
114,339 
108,938 
62,746 
56,147 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
21 
16 
15 
12 
1 
3 
1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
20 
17 
4 
26 
2 
- 
- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
46 
44 
38 
30 
6 
6 
- 
$20,000 to $49,999 
103 
108 
73 
120 
33 
2 
2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
105 
111 
70 
142 
39 
4 
2 
$100,000 to $199,999 
76 
89 
75 
251 
78 
14 
4 
$200,000 to $499,999 
28 
31 
27 
185 
168 
34 
3 
$500,000 or more 
6 
- 
6 
23 
56 
52 
27 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
305 
323 
256 
693 
354 
106 
37 
number 
414 
500 
409 
1,315 
921 
385 
250 
Tractors, all 
farms 
363 
362 
285 
759 
371 
102 
37 
number 
948 
993 
819 
2,863 
1,916 
653 
339 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
191 
161 
147 
303 
134 
29 
14 
number 
299 
260 
237 
499 
242 
57 
24 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
293 
294 
235 
679 
336 
89 
33 
number 
565 
619 
479 
1,651 
927 
258 
97 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
62 
76 
72 
342 
254 
86 
33 
number 
84 
114 
103 
713 
747 
338 
218 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
1 
7 
2 
17 
15 
13 
8 
number 
(D) 
7 
(D) 
17 
17 
19 
8 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
10 
12 
14 
60 
74 
31 
22 
number 
10 
12 
16 
74 
90 
37 
31 
Hay balers 
farms 
202 
224 
167 
534 
280 
64 
24 
number 
259 
308 
226 
752 
431 
81 
35 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
farms 
115 
116 
99 
327 
240 
84 
30 
acres treated 
5,498 
6,988 
5,638 
34,070 
51,508 
42,811 
39,968 
Manure used 
farms 
112 
131 
112 
378 
210 
62 
28 
acres treated 
5,158 
8,518 
7,077 
46,582 
55,069 
36,585 
39,884 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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