Table 70. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator and by Operators on Farm: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Tenure of principal operator 
Operators on farm 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
One operator 
More than one 
operator 
LAND USE - Con. 
Permanent pasture and rangeland, 
other than cropland and woodland 
pastured (see text) 
farms 
18,465 
14,689 
3,129 
647 
7,859 
10,606 
acres 
4,518,550 
2,355,079 
1,725,628 
437,843 
2,630,258 
1,888,292 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
23,631 
19,125 
3,708 
798 
10,166 
13,465 
acres 
563,674 
285,488 
244,633 
33,553 
241,442 
322,232 
Irrigated land 
farms 
14,736 
10,961 
2,713 
1,062 
6,656 
8,080 
acres 
1,633,571 
487,177 
885,459 
260,935 
580,552 
1,053,019 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
12,021 
8,606 
2,428 
987 
5,593 
6,428 
acres 
1,550,138 
445,261 
849,107 
255,770 
549,593 
1,000,545 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
4,269 
3,451 
690 
128 
1,704 
2,565 
acres 
83,433 
41,916 
36,352 
5,165 
30,959 
52,474 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
3,864 
2,613 
852 
399 
1,993 
1,871 
acres 
1,474,873 
706,126 
525,672 
243,075 
651,936 
822,937 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
4,192 
1,868 
1,605 
719 
1,948 
2,244 
acres 
2,928,924 
471,588 
1,622,470 
834,866 
992,142 
1,936,782 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
767 
484 
199 
84 
284 
483 
$1,000 
291,410 
106,114 
155,519 
29,777 
104,375 
187,034 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
37,249 
29,070 
5,927 
2,252 
17,360 
19,889 
$1,000 
33,905,871 
16,424,921 
14,025,667 
3,455,283 
14,465,165 
19,440,705 
Average per farm 
dollars 
910,249 
565,013 
2,366,402 
1,534,317 
833,247 
977,460 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,299 
2,532 
2,321 
1,558 
1,942 
2,663 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,184 
1,844 
64 
276 
1,176 
1,008 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,070 
1,810 
108 
152 
1,122 
948 
$100,000 to $199,999 
5,446 
4,930 
280 
236 
2,638 
2,808 
$200,000 to $499,999 
15,162 
13,413 
1,282 
467 
6,982 
8,180 
$500,000 to $999,999 
6,299 
4,632 
1,354 
313 
2,826 
3,473 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
2,851 
1,437 
1,114 
300 
1,316 
1,535 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
2,248 
764 
1,138 
346 
924 
1,324 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
618 
135 
371 
112 
250 
368 
$10,000,000 or more 
371 
105 
216 
50 
126 
245 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
37,249 
29,070 
5,927 
2,252 
17,360 
19,889 
$1,000 
3,672,289 
1,542,855 
1,577,815 
551,620 
1,441,176 
2,231,113 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
5,315 
4,848 
251 
216 
2,689 
2,626 
$5,000 to $9,999 
3,979 
3,590 
254 
135 
1,976 
2,003 
$10,000 to $19,999 
6,399 
5,613 
524 
262 
3,065 
3,334 
$20,000 to $49,999 
9,957 
8,335 
1,219 
403 
4,426 
5,531 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,026 
3,776 
969 
281 
2,354 
2,672 
$100,000 to $199,999 
2,774 
1,608 
902 
264 
1,352 
1,422 
$200,000 to $499,999 
2,303 
979 
962 
362 
962 
1,341 
$500,000 or more 
1,496 
321 
846 
329 
536 
960 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
26,834 
19,612 
5,455 
1,767 
1 1 ,778 
15,056 
number 
64,943 
34,663 
23,121 
7,159 
26,156 
38,787 
Tractors, all 
farms 
26,845 
19,819 
5,371 
1,655 
12,077 
14,768 
number 
63,140 
36,530 
21,116 
5,494 
27,118 
36,022 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
15,482 
12,356 
2,447 
679 
6,804 
8,678 
number 
21,007 
15,958 
4,017 
1,032 
9,166 
11,841 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
14,944 
10,049 
3,888 
1,007 
6,825 
8,119 
number 
29,105 
16,855 
10,148 
2,102 
12,611 
16,494 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
5,556 
2,196 
2,472 
888 
2,519 
3,037 
number 
13,028 
3,717 
6,951 
2,360 
5,341 
7,687 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
2,567 
652 
1,347 
568 
1,159 
1,408 
number 
3,834 
838 
2,090 
906 
1,638 
2,196 
Cotton pickers and strippers, 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
1,614 
810 
678 
126 
727 
887 
number 
1,867 
878 
828 
161 
823 
1,044 
Hay balers 
farms 
6,891 
4,254 
2,267 
370 
3,197 
3,694 
number 
8,468 
4,951 
3,036 
481 
3,888 
4,580 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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