Table 80. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator: 2012 (continued) 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
SELECTED MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, BUILDINGS, AND 
FACILITIES ON DECEMBER 31, 2012 - Con. 
Selected buildings and facilities: - Con. 
Houses for agregados and other workers 
farms 
2,280 
1,931 
224 
125 
number 
ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE OF ALL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 
3,625 
2,801 
586 
238 
Total 
farms 
10,493 
7,052 
1,026 
2,415 
dollars 
365,219,750 
169,356,401 
84,981,779 
110,881,570 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $999 
farms 
1,950 
1,371 
113 
466 
dollars 
683,573 
479,963 
50,221 
153,389 
$1 ,000 to $9,999 
farms 
5,128 
3,741 
377 
1,010 
dollars 
19,857,370 
14,599,968 
1,891,424 
3,365,978 
$10,000 to $29,999 
farms 
1,620 
976 
224 
420 
dollars 
26,049,264 
15,467,703 
4,017,746 
6,563,815 
$30,000 to $49,999 
farms 
396 
229 
100 
67 
dollars 
14,131,388 
8,057,848 
3,406,400 
2,667,140 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,399 
735 
212 
452 
dollars 
304,498,155 
130,750,919 
75,615,988 
98,131,248 
ESTIMATED MARKET VALUE OF ALL LAND, 
BUILDINGS, AND FACILITIES 
Total 
farms 
13,159 
9,362 
1,069 
2,728 
dollars 
4,198,181,341 
2,140,701,773 
1,012,425,715 
1,045,053,853 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $9,999 
farms 
180 
86 
- 
94 
dollars 
998,562 
491,181 
- 
507,381 
$10,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,840 
1,081 
52 
707 
dollars 
50,498,465 
32,276,132 
1,972,365 
16,249,968 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
3,197 
2,485 
149 
563 
dollars 
226,366,102 
180,170,981 
11,207,575 
34,987,546 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
4,378 
3,559 
203 
616 
dollars 
668,352,027 
539,912,418 
36,640,519 
91,799,090 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
1,967 
1,428 
266 
273 
dollars 
641,220,226 
450,060,706 
95,596,308 
95,563,212 
$500,000 or more 
farms 
1,597 
723 
399 
475 
dollars 
2,610,745,959 
937,790,355 
867,008,948 
805,946,656 
AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS USED, INCLUDING FERTILIZER 
Any chemical use 
farms 
8,841 
6,235 
759 
1,847 
Commercial fertilizer used on cropland 
farms 
7,687 
5,582 
561 
1,544 
cuerdas on which used 
86,940 
49,105 
18,135 
19,700 
Commercial fertilizer used on pastureland 
farms 
558 
261 
113 
184 
cuerdas on which used 
28,966 
6,672 
11,139 
11,155 
Organic fertilizer 
farms 
507 
267 
72 
168 
cuerdas on which used 
23,809 
8,470 
4,280 
1 1 ,059 
Chemical products (sprays, dusts, fumigants, etc.) 
used to control- 
Insects on crops 
farms 
2,914 
1,755 
297 
862 
cuerdas on which used 
47,356 
17,625 
15,099 
14,632 
Diseases in crops and orchards 
farms 
2,239 
1,290 
249 
700 
cuerdas on which used 
32,328 
10,767 
9,939 
1 1 ,622 
Weeds, grass, or brush in crops and pastures 
farms 
5,911 
3,987 
627 
1,297 
cuerdas on which used 
109,026 
46,426 
34,696 
27,903 
Nematodes on crops 
farms 
2,004 
1,260 
236 
508 
cuerdas on which used 
28,035 
9,065 
9,560 
9,409 
HIRED FARM WORKERS, AGREGADOS, 
AND SHARECROPPERS 
Workers who worked 5 months or longer 
farms 
5,034 
3,600 
370 
1,064 
number 
14,922 
8,909 
2,185 
3,828 
Workers who worked less than 5 months 
farms 
4,282 
2,765 
511 
1,006 
number 
15,200 
6,631 
3,836 
4,733 
Agregado and sharecropper families 
living on place December 31 
farms 
1,450 
1,177 
203 
70 
number 
2,277 
1,617 
524 
136 
LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, AND THEIR PRODUCTS 
Inventory 
Total cattle and calves 
farms 
3,223 
1,681 
580 
962 
All cows 
number 
257,285 
67,385 
76,433 
113,467 
farms 
2,522 
1,287 
465 
770 
All heifers and heifer calves 
number 
130,339 
33,760 
39,108 
57,471 
farms 
2,528 
1,249 
426 
853 
Bulls, steers, bull calves, and steer calves 
number 
65,579 
20,119 
21,258 
24,202 
farms 
2,810 
1,439 
523 
848 
number 
61,367 
13,506 
16,067 
31,794 
Dairy cattle 
farms 
834 
392 
184 
258 
Cows 
number 
99,892 
24,251 
39,403 
36,238 
farms 
555 
258 
140 
157 
Heifers and heifer calves 
number 
64,494 
15,436 
25,401 
23,657 
farms 
669 
269 
172 
228 
number 
35,398 
8,815 
14,002 
12,581 
Beef cattle 
farms 
2,276 
1,273 
356 
647 
Cows 
number 
96,026 
29,628 
20,963 
45,435 
farms 
2,004 
1,045 
342 
617 
Heifers and heifer calves 
number 
65,845 
18,324 
13,707 
33,814 
farms 
1,907 
1,003 
272 
632 
number 
30,181 
11,304 
7,256 
11,621 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
184 Puerto Rico 2012 Census of Agriculture - SUMMARY DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
