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 
32,089 
20,589 
10,569 
931 
14,826 
17,263 
acres 
1,034,738 
509,842 
487,690 
37,206 
473,196 
561,542 
Land in farmsteads, homes, buildings, 
livestock facilities, ponds, roads, 
wasteland, etc 
farms 
53,998 
36,093 
16,770 
1,135 
26,523 
27,475 
acres 
1,096,443 
632,133 
441,541 
22,769 
516,104 
580,339 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3,240 
1,947 
1,079 
214 
1,294 
1,946 
acres 
421,721 
65,812 
318,998 
36,911 
101,709 
320,012 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
3,176 
1,908 
1,060 
208 
1,274 
1,902 
acres 
419,439 
65,024 
317,606 
36,809 
101,011 
318,428 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
118 
67 
43 
8 
42 
76 
acres 
2,282 
788 
1,392 
102 
698 
1,584 
CONSERVATION AND CROP INSURANCE 
Land enrolled in Conservation Reserve, 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable Wetlands, 
or Conservation Reserve Enhancement 
Programs 
farms 
11,555 
9,762 
1,711 
82 
6,194 
5,361 
acres 
351,457 
311,268 
37,467 
2,722 
194,728 
156,729 
Land enrolled in crop insurance 
programs (see text) 
farms 
14,652 
4,344 
9,324 
984 
7,207 
7,445 
acres 
4,945,810 
516,640 
4,145,895 
283,275 
1,924,788 
3,021,022 
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE 
Total organic commodity sales (see text) 
farms 
1,180 
544 
554 
82 
523 
657 
$1,000 
121,527 
25,730 
86,921 
8,876 
42,278 
79,249 
VALUE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS 
Estimated market value of land and 
buildings 
farms 
69,754 
45,638 
21,059 
3,057 
35,848 
33,906 
$1,000 
57,166,991 
18,194,905 
36,615,558 
2,356,529 
24,068,628 
33,098,363 
Average per farm 
dollars 
819,551 
398,679 
1,738,713 
770,863 
671,408 
976,180 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,924 
3,665 
4,050 
4,180 
3,772 
4,043 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
4,359 
3,549 
136 
674 
2,613 
1,746 
$50,000 to $99,999 
4,984 
4,319 
375 
290 
2,855 
2,129 
$100,000 to $199,999 
12,713 
10,832 
1,408 
473 
6,794 
5,919 
$200,000 to $499,999 
23,294 
17,688 
4,909 
697 
11,896 
1 1 ,398 
$500,000 to $999,999 
11,571 
6,168 
4,959 
444 
6,043 
5,528 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
6,886 
2,228 
4,412 
246 
3,344 
3,542 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
4,209 
666 
3,392 
151 
1,742 
2,467 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
1,188 
131 
1,011 
46 
403 
785 
$10,000,000 or more 
550 
57 
457 
36 
158 
392 
VALUE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Estimated market value of all machinery 
and equipment 
farms 
69,754 
45,638 
21,059 
3,057 
35,848 
33,906 
$1,000 
9,037,376 
2,647,486 
5,934,454 
455,436 
3,693,160 
5,344,215 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
5,552 
5,024 
311 
217 
3,071 
2,481 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,623 
5,054 
419 
150 
3,054 
2,569 
$10,000 to $19,999 
9,645 
8,335 
996 
314 
5,257 
4,388 
$20,000 to $49,999 
16,875 
13,361 
2,777 
737 
8,980 
7,895 
$50,000 to $99,999 
11,617 
7,319 
3,717 
581 
6,104 
5,513 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,735 
3,778 
4,469 
488 
4,454 
4,281 
$200,000 to $499,999 
7,676 
2,245 
5,053 
378 
3,506 
4,170 
$500,000 or more 
4,031 
522 
3,317 
192 
1,422 
2,609 
SELECTED MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
farms 
50,738 
29,365 
19,148 
2,225 
25,017 
25,721 
number 
90,731 
42,743 
43,808 
4,180 
40,782 
49,949 
Tractors, all 
farms 
57,199 
34,775 
20,073 
2,351 
28,863 
28,336 
number 
192,751 
89,218 
95,299 
8,234 
92,983 
99,768 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
28,611 
18,938 
8,675 
998 
14,390 
14,221 
number 
45,993 
29,190 
15,106 
1,697 
23,111 
22,882 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
farms 
44,133 
25,251 
17,143 
1,739 
22,228 
21,905 
number 
87,031 
44,197 
39,371 
3,463 
43,380 
43,651 
1 00 horsepower (PTO) or more 
farms 
26,609 
9,735 
15,408 
1,466 
13,136 
13,473 
number 
59,727 
15,831 
40,822 
3,074 
26,492 
33,235 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
farms 
12,669 
3,665 
8,302 
702 
6,363 
6,306 
number 
14,225 
3,998 
9,432 
795 
7,121 
7,104 
Cotton pickers and strippers. 
self-propelled 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
farms 
5,132 
1,758 
3,172 
202 
2,182 
2,950 
number 
5,800 
1,951 
3,619 
230 
2,479 
3,321 
Hay balers 
farms 
29,024 
14,826 
13,168 
1,030 
14,160 
14,864 
number 
37,338 
18,264 
17,766 
1,308 
17,877 
19,461 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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