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 
35 
25,285,024 
38 
28,041,742 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
3 
32,750,830 
- 
- 
Layers 
1 
(D) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Turkeys 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
7 
229,349 
11 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Replacement dairy heifers 
39 
19,458 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
12 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
9 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
36 
(X) 
51 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
2 
(X) 
3 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1,000) 
138 
474,996 
136 
186,681 
Payments received (see text) ($1,000) 
138 
54,637 
136 
47,390 
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 
37,249 
(X) 
39,284 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
33,905,871 
(X) 
29,822,309 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
910,249 
(X) 
759,146 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
2,299 
(X) 
1,992 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,184 
48,272 
2,852 
63,970 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,070 
148,723 
2,647 
190,275 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,446 
800,588 
5,774 
846,250 
$200,000 to $499,999 
15,162 
4,784,600 
13,945 
4,441,697 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,299 
4,174,258 
8,376 
5,594,886 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
2,851 
3,835,903 
2,953 
3,954,265 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,248 
6,753,874 
1,893 
5,716,196 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
618 
4,186,592 
600 
4,005,766 
$10,000,000 or more 
371 
9,173,060 
244 
5,009,004 
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 
37,249 
3,672,289 
39,283 
3,278,858 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
98,588 
(X) 
83,468 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
5,315 
11,446 
4,450 
11,216 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,979 
26,323 
4,344 
29,634 
$10,000 to $19,999 
6,399 
85,509 
6,735 
90,403 
$20,000 to $29,999 
4,949 
114,696 
5,112 
119,054 
$30,000 to $49,999 
5,008 
184,973 
5,732 
213,552 
$50,000 to $69,999 
2,910 
162,180 
3,625 
202,733 
$70,000 to $99,999 
2,116 
171,046 
2,328 
188,121 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,774 
360,544 
3,212 
423,429 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,303 
679,406 
2,643 
786,853 
$500,000 to $999,999 
892 
591,746 
753 
490,462 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
604 
1,284,421 
349 
723,402 
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) 
26,834 
64,943 
4,945 
7,562 
24,975 
57,381 
32,299 
72,330 
8,232 
10,967 
Tractors 
26,845 
63,140 
5,113 
8,634 
24,520 
54,506 
31,130 
68,686 
6,429 
9,659 
2 or 3 
8,740 
20,331 
1,033 
2,316 
8,111 
18,902 
10,308 
23,776 
1,034 
2,338 
4 or more 
4,447 
29,151 
354 
2,592 
3,719 
22,914 
4,613 
28,701 
313 
2,239 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
15,482 
21,007 
2,038 
2,343 
13,845 
18,664 
18,543 
25,319 
3,155 
3,524 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
14,944 
29,105 
2,569 
4,357 
13,561 
24,748 
16,669 
29,679 
2,920 
4,463 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
5,556 
13,028 
1,069 
1,934 
5,159 
11,094 
6,431 
13,688 
962 
1,672 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
2,567 
3,834 
360 
436 
2,292 
3,398 
2,522 
3,839 
243 
302 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
1,614 
1,867 
169 
210 
1,473 
1,657 
1,556 
1,711 
190 
222 
Hay balers 
6,891 
8,468 
766 
884 
6,278 
7,584 
7,281 
8,503 
756 
856 
42 Washington 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
