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 
- 
15,662 
10,241 
892 
10,401 
475 
1,591 
1,555 
4,814 
$1,000 
- 
594,061 
712,291 
183,544 
3,085,903 
37,163 
137,068 
62,758 
224,864 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
- 
2,249 
742 
11 
37 
84 
235 
249 
557 
$5,000 to $9,999 
- 
2,237 
888 
15 
96 
55 
192 
219 
557 
$10,000 to $19,999 
- 
3,375 
1,741 
27 
227 
102 
302 
267 
991 
$20,000 to $49,999 
- 
4,635 
3,139 
173 
944 
107 
440 
466 
1,498 
$50,000 to $99,999 
- 
2,036 
1,901 
210 
1,702 
51 
178 
181 
709 
$100,000 to $199,999 
- 
706 
1,031 
169 
2,547 
33 
111 
114 
286 
$200,000 to $499,999 
- 
332 
618 
188 
3,160 
28 
99 
59 
189 
$500,000 or more 
- 
92 
181 
99 
1,688 
15 
34 
- 
27 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
... farms 
_ 
7,708 
8,123 
829 
9,274 
352 
1,044 
1,098 
3,394 
number 
- 
10,530 
11,733 
1,488 
19,513 
553 
1,657 
1,368 
4,843 
Tractors, all 
... farms 
_ 
10,849 
8,823 
859 
9,818 
341 
1,092 
1,065 
3,354 
number 
- 
24,328 
24,177 
3,684 
52,117 
848 
2,423 
1,969 
6,304 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
6,133 
4,387 
364 
3,733 
183 
683 
617 
2,017 
number 
- 
9,121 
6,907 
618 
6,403 
290 
978 
791 
2,897 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
... farms 
- 
7,406 
7,063 
749 
8,795 
227 
711 
698 
2,024 
number 
- 
12,088 
12,670 
1,781 
22,154 
377 
1,055 
1,038 
2,865 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
... farms 
- 
2,023 
2,706 
598 
8,404 
106 
210 
109 
386 
number 
- 
3,119 
4,600 
1,285 
23,560 
181 
390 
140 
542 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
... farms 
_ 
649 
741 
269 
3,296 
43 
63 
31 
72 
number 
- 
701 
791 
287 
3,577 
46 
66 
37 
80 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
... farms 
- 
451 
558 
118 
2,599 
9 
26 
15 
94 
number 
- 
489 
627 
134 
2,997 
11 
29 
17 
101 
Hay balers 
... farms 
- 
4,445 
5,064 
617 
7,317 
117 
389 
446 
1,194 
FERTILIZERS AND CHEMICALS 
number 
5,556 
6,581 
835 
9,765 
141 
474 
536 
1,431 
Commercial fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners used 
... farms 
- 
2,619 
3,503 
670 
9,210 
83 
258 
266 
752 
acres treated 
- 
(D) 
314,967 
117,816 
2,404,588 
17,448 
32,105 
6,200 
34,404 
Manure used 
... farms 
- 
1,491 
3,365 
612 
7,961 
80 
258 
293 
723 
acres treated 
- 
56,161 
144,078 
45,815 
1,299,905 
7,502 
16,143 
5,237 
1 7,452 
Acres treated to control- 
Insects 
... farms 
- 
608 
834 
317 
4,132 
45 
53 
23 
110 
acres 
- 
53,056 
87,893 
43,514 
799,123 
8,090 
2,911 
425 
9,330 
Weeds, grass, or brush 
... farms 
- 
2,338 
2,652 
640 
8,950 
89 
239 
169 
473 
acres 
- 
(D) 
235,342 
101,459 
1,947,011 
19,111 
32,269 
3,490 
25,754 
Nematodes 
... farms 
- 
101 
71 
34 
400 
4 
10 
4 
26 
acres 
- 
6,122 
3,826 
4,943 
52,981 
311 
428 
31 
1,573 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
... farms 
- 
173 
106 
40 
447 
3 
19 
7 
34 
Chemicals used to control growth. 
acres 
- 
(D) 
5,393 
4,583 
70,646 
352 
704 
33 
653 
thin fruit, ripen, or defoliate 
... farms 
- 
56 
42 
7 
101 
- 
3 
5 
14 
acres on which used 
- 
856 
572 
151 
6,589 
- 
6 
60 
149 
LAND USE PRACTICES 
Land drained by tile 
... farms 
_ 
741 
558 
124 
2,304 
32 
72 
59 
208 
acres 
- 
(D) 
31,798 
7,075 
282,832 
3,063 
1,994 
936 
3,988 
Land artificially drained by ditches 
... farms 
- 
1,226 
796 
134 
1,857 
32 
107 
88 
329 
acres 
- 
(D) 
40,236 
14,540 
240,973 
732 
2,835 
1,588 
6,081 
Land under conservation easement 
... farms 
- 
542 
181 
21 
278 
4 
28 
25 
66 
Cropland on which no-till practices were 
acres 
- 
41,687 
9,601 
1,732 
47,170 
(D) 
1,862 
1,094 
2,292 
used 
... farms 
- 
657 
976 
244 
3,299 
36 
91 
49 
92 
Cropland on which conservation tillage, 
including no till, practices were 
acres 
32,524 
59,309 
22,150 
355,158 
7,233 
14,461 
604 
3,642 
used 
... farms 
- 
550 
907 
302 
4,393 
42 
72 
51 
97 
Cropland on which conventional tillage 
acres 
- 
(D) 
74,807 
45,413 
753,244 
8,245 
10,032 
1,080 
11,313 
practices were used 
... farms 
- 
1,559 
2,026 
420 
6,757 
64 
153 
142 
257 
Cropland planted to a cover crop 
acres 
■ 
70,011 
91,160 
36,672 
854,357 
2,557 
7,192 
2,185 
9,193 
(excluding CRP) 
... farms 
- 
1,252 
1,107 
223 
3,557 
18 
119 
69 
187 
acres 
- 
32,081 
35,700 
8,579 
204,083 
461 
2,879 
829 
3,093 
ENERGY 
Renewable energy producing systems 
... farms 
- 
344 
218 
21 
227 
4 
52 
63 
128 
Solar panels 
... farms 
- 
155 
102 
6 
67 
2 
37 
38 
77 
Wind turbines 
... farms 
- 
48 
31 
8 
53 
- 
6 
8 
20 
Methane digesters 
... farms 
- 
- 
1 
- 
28 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Geoexchange systems 
... farms 
- 
145 
70 
9 
58 
2 
12 
19 
36 
Small hydro systems 
... farms 
- 
1 
3 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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